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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-018-03/05/2013-SUPPORTING THE GRANT APPLICATION FOR A SCHOOL PLAY YARD GRANT FROM THE STATE BOARD OF THE GREAT OUTD RESOLUTION 2013-018 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS SUPPORTING THE GRANT APPLICATION FOR A SCHOOL PLAY YARD GRANT FROM THE STATE BOARD OF THE GREAT OUTDOORS COLORADO TRUST FUND FOR THE COMPLETION OF LINTON ELEMENTARY PLAYGROUND WHEREAS, the City's Park Planning and Development Department, in partnership with Poudre School District (the "District"), is applying for a School Play Yard Grant from the State Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund (GOCO) to fund the construction of playground improvements at Linton Elementary School (the "Project"); and WHEREAS, School Play Yard projects must be proposed through a partnership between a local government and a school or school district, as local governments are the only entities eligible to apply for GOCO Local Government Grants; and WHEREAS, if the grant request is approved, the amount of the grant could be up to 75% of the Project's eligible costs, not to exceed a maximum of$100,000; and WHEREAS, the District will provide any required matching funds for the Project, so that no City funds will be spent on the Project; and WHEREAS, if the Project is funded by GOCO, then GOCO will require that the play yard be open to the general public daily, when school is not in session, and the Project budget must include funding for signage that informs the community of the days and hours the play yard is open to the public; and WHEREAS, all property on which GOCO-funded projects are located must be owned by or under control of the applicant; and WHEREAS, the Project will be constructed on property owned by the District, so GOCO would also require the City to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the District governing the District's construction and maintenance of the Project over its useful life, and granting the City a license to enter on the Project property to complete the Project requirements should the District fail to do so; and WHEREAS, as part of its grant application process, GOCO requires that the governing body of any entity applying for grant funds approve of and show its support for the grant application through a resolution of the governing body; and WHEREAS, should the City receive a GOCO grant for the Project, staff will ask the City Council, by a separate resolution, to authorize the City to enter into a Grant Agreement with GOCO and to enter into an IGA with the District. - NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, that in light of the forgoing, the City Council hereby supports the City's application for a GOCO School Play Yard Grant, in partnership with Poudre School District, for playground improvements at Linton Elementary School. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 5th day of March A.D. 2013. ,I �- ,-,,gayor �G\IY of- ATTEST: .r n• :2 City Clerk f' r"