HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-016-02/06/2018-APPROVING THE GRANT OF FUNDS FOR A LOCKER PROGRAM AT FORT COLLINS MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP (DEFEATED)DEFEATED
2/6/18
RESOLUTION 2018-016
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING THE GRANT OF FUNDS FOR A LOCKER PROGRAM
AT FORT COLLINS MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP
WHEREAS, as part of the City Council’s consideration of an ordinance regarding
appropriate use of public spaces in 2017, members of the public expressed concern about a lack of
storage spaces for people experiencing homelessness; and
WHEREAS, Fort Collins Mennonite Fellowship (FCMF) has offered to host a pilot locker
program on its property in downtown Fort Collins that would provide twenty outdoor storage
lockers managed by FCMF for one year; and
WHEREAS, under FCMF’s proposal the City would provide $10,500 as a grant to FCMF
to fund purchase and installation of the lockers, awnings, and the cost of program oversight; and
WHEREAS, if the use of City funds for the locker program is approved, funds are
appropriated and available for expenditure in the Community Initiatives Fund within the City
Manager’s budget; and
WHEREAS, the City has received both strong support and strong opposition to this
proposal; and
WHEREAS, City staff has researched programs around the country that provide lockers to
people experiencing homelessness and whether they have been successful; and
WHEREAS, staff has not found another program that is directly comparable to the FCMF
proposal, as most programs are larger in scope and provide oversight and control when individuals
are accessing the lockers, mitigating safety concerns; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the pilot locker program proposed by FCMF is
in the best interests of the citizens of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into a funding
agreement with FCMF to provide $10,500 for the pilot locker program described above, on terms
and conditions consistent with this Resolution, along with such additional terms and conditions as
the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney, determines are necessary or appropriate
to protect the interests of the City and effectuate the purposes of this Resolution.
DEFEATED
2/6/18
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 6th
day of February, A.D. 2018.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk