HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-032-03/03/2015-SUPPORTING THE GRANT APPLICATION FOR A LOCAL PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION GRANT FROM THE STATE BOARD RESOLUTION 2015-032
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
SUPPORTING THE GRANT APPLICATION FOR A LOCAL PARKS AND OUTDOOR
RECREATION GRANT FROM THE STATE BOARD OF GREAT OUTDOORS
COLORADO TRUST FUND AND THE COMPLETION OF ENHANCEMENTS TO THE
OLD TOWN SQUARE RENOVATION
\ WHEREAS, the City, in partnership with the Downtown Development Authority (DDA),
is applying for a Local Parks and Outdoor Recreation Grant from the State Board of the Great
Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund ("GOCO") for enhancements to the Old Town Square
Renovation (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, GOCO's local parks and outdoor recreation projects must be proposed
through a partnership between a local government and a governmental entity, as local
governments are the only entities eligible to apply for GOCO local government grants; and
WHEREAS, the amount of$1,000,000 has been designated for the Project from General
.Improvement District No. 1 funds; and
WHEREAS, the DDA has contributed $2,000,000 to the Project; and
WHEREAS, as part of its grant application process, GOCO requires that the governing
body of any entity applying for grant funds pass a resolution to show that it is aware of and
supports the application, and recognizes the financial and other obligations the grant creates; 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 intergovernmental agreement with the DDA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS, as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council strongly supports the application for the GOCO
local parks and outdoor recreation grant for the Project and the DDA will provide any required
matching funds for the Project, so that no additional City funds will be spent on the Project.
Section 2. That if the grant is awarded, the City Council strongly supports the
completion of the Project.
Section 3. That the City Council has authorized the expenditure of funds necessary to
meet the terms and obligations of any grant awarded within the DDA's 2015budget.
Section 4. That the Project site is owned by the DDA and it is the DDA's and City's
intent that it will be owned.by either the DDA or its successor entity, the City of Fort Collins, for
the next 25 years.
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Section 5. That the DDA and City recognize that, as the recipient of a GOCO local
government grant, the Project site must provide reasonable public access.
Section 6. That, should the City receive a GOCO grant and the DDA complete the
Project as planned, the DDA and City intend that they will continue to maintain the
enhancements to the Old Town Square Renovation in a high quality condition and will
appropriate funds for maintenance in their annual budgets, subject to the discretion of future City
Councils.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 3rd
day of March, A.D. 2015.
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