HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-008-02/23/2010-AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF COLORADO DEPART RESOLUTION 2010-008
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF COLORADO
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING
THE CITY'S FC BIKES PROGRAM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011 FUNDING
PERIOD UTILIZING CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY FUNDS
WHEREAS,the City's"FC Bikes Program"(the"Program")has been awarded Congestion
Mitigation and Air Quality ("CMAQ") federal grant funding from the North Front Range
Metropolitan Planning Organization and the,Colorado Department of Transportation("CDOT");and
WHEREAS, the CMAQ grant for the fiscal years 2010-2011 awards the City$150,000 for
each year, for a total of$300,000,provided that the City expends matching funds in the amount of
$38,000 for the 2010 budget year and $37,000 for the 2011 budget year•, and
WHEREAS, using the CMAQ funding, the Program will continue to improve community
outreach and operational practices to increase bicycling in the community and integrate training in
bicycle safety in a comprehensive manner throughout the Program activities; and
WHEREAS,the Program also includes new events,campaigns and regional coordination to
improve safety and increase the number of persons bicycling throughout the community and to and
from neighboring communities; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interests of the City that
the Mayor be authorized to enter into this intergovernmental agreement for CMAQ funding for the
Program.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with
the State of Colorado Department of Transportation for the purpose of obtaining Congestion
Mitigation and Air Quality management funding for the FC Bikes Program for the fiscal year 2010-
2011 funding cycles in the total sum of$300,000, with $150,000 to support the 2010 budget and
$150,000 to support the 2011 budget, and for the City to provide matching funds in the amount of
$38,000 for the 2010 budget year and $37,000 for the 2011 budget year.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 23rd
day of February A.D. 2010.
V
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk