HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-094-10/16/2012-AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE FOR TH RESOLUTION 2012-094
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A
GRANT AGREEMENT WITH COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE
FOR THE FOSSIL CREEK TRAIL AT EAST TRILBY ROAD
WHEREAS, in October, 2010, the City's Park Planning staff applied for a Non-
Motorized State Trails Program Grant from the State of Colorado, Department of Natural
Resources, Division of Parks and Wildlife(the "State"); and
WHEREAS, in 2012 the State approved the City's grant application and awarded the
City a $200,000 trail grant funded by the National Park Service (the "Grant') for the completion
of the Fossil Creek Trail at East Trilby Road (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, the total cost of the Project is estimated to be approximately $890,000; and
WHEREAS, the City's share of the Project Cost, approximately $690,000, is available in
the Conservation Trust Fund and the Natural Area trail program; and
WHEREAS, in order to receive the Grant funds, the City must enter into a grant
agreement with the State; 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 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 the City to complete the
Project by December 31, 2014; to comply with applicable federal regulations; to make certain
reports to the State; and to provide, upon request, proof of the City's authority to enter into the
Grant Agreement; and
WHEREAS, City staff recommends that the City Council approve the Grant Agreement
as described herein.
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 State obligating the City to use the $200,000 in Grant proceeds for the construction of
the Fossil Creek Trail at East Trilby Road, in substantially the form of agreement that 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
16th day of October, A.D. 2012.
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