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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-051-07/17/2012-AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COLORADO DE RESOLUTION 2012-051 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR "FASTER" GRANT FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $384,000 TO SERVE AS A LOCAL MATCH PORTION OF FUNDING FOR THE PURCHASE OF BUSES WHEREAS, in 2011, the City was awarded $1,920,000 in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality capital funding from the Federal Highway Administration for the purpose of enabling the City to purchase six 35-foot compressed natural gas ("CNG") buses for Transfort's fleet; and WHEREAS, recently the City was also awarded a "FASTER" grant from the Colorado Department of Transportation("CDOT")in the amount of$384,000 for the purpose of covering 80% of the required $400,000 local match to purchase the buses; and WHEREAS,the City,utilizing Transit fund capital reserves,will fund the remaining balance of the local match in the amount of$96,000; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the purchase of the buses is in the best interests of the City both from an operational and environmental standpoint; and WHEREAS,in order to obtain the agreed-upon grant from CDOT,it is necessary For the City to enter into a intergovernmental agreement establishing the terms and conditions for the grant, the form of which is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and available for public inspection (the "IGA"); 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. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute an intergovernmental agreement between the City and CDOT for the completion of a"FASTER"grant from CDOT,consistent with the terms of this Resolution and the form of the IGA on file in the Office of the City Clerk, subject to such modifications or additional terms and conditions as the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney,determines to be necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the City or effectuate the purpose of this Resolution. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 17th day of July, A.D. 2012. O�FORTCO` `, . .��y ayok ATTEST: cOLOi3P©0 City Clerk