HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-053-07/05/2011-AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH GREAT OUTDOORS COLORADO FOR FUNDS RESOLUTION 2011-053
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT
WITH GREAT OUTDOORS COLORADO FOR FUNDS FOR A DISC GOLF COURSE
AT HUGHES STADIUM
WHEREAS, the Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund (the "GOCO Board")
is a political subdivision of the State of Colorado which invests a portion of the net proceeds of
the Colorado Lottery in the State's parks, wildlife, open space and recreational resources; and
WHEREAS, in 1994 the GOCO Board created a statewide grant program pursuant to
which eligible entities could apply for grants for local government parks and outdoor recreation
projects; and
WHEREAS, on June 14, 2011., the GOCO Board approved a Local Parks and Outdoor
Recreation application by the City for a grant to be used for construction of a disc golf course on
property owned by Colorado State University (CSU) at Hughes Stadium (the "Project"), and has
awarded the City a grant in the amount of$85,000 to be used together with matching funds to
construct the Project; and
WHEREAS, City staff is in the process of negotiating a lease agreement with CSU for
use of the property for the Project; and
WHEREAS, the total cost of the Project is estimated at $135,000, with $48,700 of
additional funding to come from the Conservation Trust Fund, subject to Council's appropriation
of such funds by separate ordinance, and $1,300 of in-kind donations; and
WHEREAS, the City is authorized to enter into intergovernmental agreements, such as a
grant agreement, to provide any function, service or facility, under Article II, Section 16 of the
Charter of the City of Fort Collins and Section 29-1-203, C.R.S.; and
WHEREAS, the GOCO Grant Agreement, a copy of which is on file in the office of the
City Clerk and available for public inspection (the "Grant Agreement"), requires a resolution,
adopted by the governing body of the Grantee, authorizing the execution of the Grant Agreement
and approving its terms and conditions; and
WHEREAS, the Grant Agreement further requires that the City operate and maintain the
Project for 25 years or the useful life of the Project, subject to the annual appropriation of funds,
allow reasonable public access to the Project, and cooperate with the GOCO Board on publicity,
public information and signage for the Project; and
WHEREAS, City staff recommends that the City Council approve the Grant Agreement
as described herein.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that the City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into the Grant Agreement
with the GOCO Board obligating the City to use the $85,000 in grant proceeds for construction
of the disc golf course at Hughes Stadium, in substantially the form of agreement as is on file in
the office of the City Clerk, and that the terms of the Grant Agreement are approved together
with such other terms and conditions as the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney,
determines to be necessary and appropriate to protect the best interests of the City.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 5th
day of July, A.D. 2011.
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