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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10459RESOLUTION NO. 10459 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PUEBLO TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS FOR FUNDING FROM THE ENERGY AND MINERAL IMPACT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO CONSTRUCT PARK IMPROVEMENTS AT THE MINNEQUA LAKE PARK AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo supports the Minnequa Lake Park and Open Space project and has received a $2.3 million dollar grant from Great Outdoors Colorado to assist in funding the acquisition and improvements at Minnequa Lake; and WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo agrees to submit a grant application to the Department Of Local Affairs for funding from The Energy And Mineral Impact Assistance Program to assist in funding the construction the project. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO. that: SECTION 1. A grant application requesting $500,000 from the Department of Local Affairs for funding from the Energy and Mineral Impact Assistance Program to construct park improvements at Minnequa Lake, a copy of which is attached hereto, is hereby approved. SECTION 2. The President of the City Council is hereby authorized to execute and deliver the grant application in the name of and on behalf of the City of Pueblo, a Municipal Corporation, and the City Clerk shall affix the seal of the City thereto and attest same. INTRODUCED July 25, 2005 BY Michael Occhiato Councilperson APPROVED: PRES1DENT 9F CITY CPWCIL ATTESTED BY: CITY CLERK ID a W m � L nj MIN Background Paper for Proposed RESOLUTION 6 0ao . -W AGENDA ITEM # /3 A DATE: JULY 25, 2005 DEPARTMENT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT / JIM MUNCH PLANNING DEPARTMENT/ JIM MUNCH TITLE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PUEBLO TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS FOR FUNDING FROM THE ENERGY AND MINERAL IMPACT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO CONSTRUCT PARK IMPROVEMENTS AT THE MINNEQUA LAKE PARK AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME ISSUE Should the City Council agree to submit a Grant Application to the Department Of Local Affairs for funding from The Energy And Mineral Impact Assistance Program to fund park improvements at the Minnequa Lake and authorize the President of Council to execute same? RECOMMENDATION Approval of the Resolution. BACKGROUND The City's Planning Department is requesting City Council to apply for a $500,000 grant from the Energy and Mineral Impact Assistance Program (EIAF) to assist in funding the construction of park access road and park improvements at Minnequa Lake that have been approved through a grant from Great Outdoors Colorado (see application and site plan). The overall park improvements will include an access road, parking areas, picnic shelters, playgrounds, lawn areas, basketball courts, trails, restrooms and the utility services for the improvements. FINANCIAL IMPACT The Minnequa Lake park improvements identified in the Great Outdoors Colorado large -scale grant are estimated to cost $1,1200,000. The following is a breakdown for the proposed use of Department of Local Affairs funds: Great Outdoors Colorado $ 440,000 (out of $2.3 million grant)) City of Pueblo $ 180,000 Energy & Mineral Impact $ 500,000 (estimated award amount) TOTAL $1,120,000 The City will appropriate and budget the funds for the overall project prior to the approval of the grant agreement with Great Outdoors Colorado and the any other grant sources including funding from the Department of Local Affairs. Rev. 11/04 STATE OF COLORADO (For Use by State) Department of Local Affairs ENERGY AND MINERAL IMPACT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM APPLICATION Public Facilities /Public Services /Community Development Projects (Refer to back page for application filing information) A. GENERAL AND SUMMARY INFORMATION Name/Title of Proposed Project: Minnequa Lake Park & Open Space Project 2. Applicant: City of Pueblo (In the case of a multi jurisdictional application, name of the "lead" municipality, county, special districts or other political subdivision). In the case of a multi jurisdictional application, names of other directly participating political subdivisions: If applying on behalf of a non - profit corporation, the eligible local government must assume responsibility for the administration of any funds awarded. Name of the non - profit corporation: 3. Chief Elected Official (In the case of a multi jurisdictional application, chief elected official of the "lead" political subdivision): Name: Robert Schilling Title: President of City Council Mailing Address: #1 City Hall Place Pueblo, CO 81003 Phone: (719) 553 -2655 E -mail Address: rschilling(a)_pueblo.us Fax: (719) 533 -2698 4. Designated Contact Person for the Application: Name: Scott Hobson Title: Senior Planner Mailing Address: 211 East "D" Street Phone: (719) 553 -2244 E -mail Address: shobsonapueblo.co Fax: (719) 553 -2359 5. Amount requested: $500,000.00 Does the applicant jurisdiction have the ability to receive and spend state grant funds under TABOR spending limitations? Yes X No If no, please explain. CQ 7. 7. a. Local priority as assigned by county-wide impact team (if applicable), or if more than one application from the same local government (e.g., 1 of 2, 2of 4, etc.). This is the only application. b. What is the composition of the countywide impact team? (e.g. energy /mineral industry representation, County Commissioners, municipalities, schools district, emergency service agencies, etc.). Pueblo Area Council of Governments Page 1 of 5 Pages B. DEMOGRAPHIC AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION 1. Population a. What was the 2000 population of the applicant jurisdiction? 102.121 City of Pueblo (Census) b. What is the current estimated population for the applicant jurisdiction? 106.000 (2005 estimate) (Current/most recent lottery distribution estimate is acceptable.) What is the source of the estimate? City of Pueblo Dept. of Planning. Update of 2003 lottery estimate using new housing starts c. What is the population projection for the applicant in 5 years? 110.000 What is the source of the projection? City of Pueblo Dept. of Planning 2. Financial Information (Provide for all municipalities, counties, and political subdivisions directly participating in the application and for any entity on whose behalf the application is being submitted. Attach additional sheets if necessary). Entity Name City of Pueblo ❑ ❑ a. Assessed Valuation (Year 2004 $539,427,500 b. Mill Levy /Annual Revenue 15.633/$8,189,000 c. Sales Tax Rate ( %) /Annual Revenue 3.5 %/$42,288,902 d. Long -Term Finance Obligation, by Type/Amount See attached e. Annual Budget (relevant fund) Fund❑ General Year _2005_ Total Amount $68,852,894 Fund Cash Balance (as of 1/1/ 2005 $19,700,000 f. Water❑ (water projects only) Tap Fee Avg. Monthly User Charges❑ Number of Taps Served by Applicant Fund Cash Balance (as of 1/1/ ) g. Sewer❑ (sewer projects only) Tap Fee Avg. Monthly User Charges❑ Number of Taps Served by Applicant Fund Cash Balance (as of 1/1/ ) ❑ For fund most relevant to application (e.g., General Fund, Sewer Fund, etc.). ❑ Use only in the case of multi jurisdictional or on-behalf-of applications to provide the requested information for other directly participating entities. ❑ Not required if not relevant to application. V Divide sum of monthly residential revenues by number of residential taps served. Page 2 of 5 Pages C. PROJECT BUDGET 8, FUNDING SOURCES PROJECT EXPENDITURES PROJECT REVENUES Project Budget Line Items: Total Impact Other Funds Requested or Committed (Examples: architect, Cost Assistance engineering, equipment, construction etc.) Amount Source Unit Cost Status` Parking & Access Road (includes grading, infra- $450,000 $300,000 $150,000 GOCO & City of Pueblo Lump Sum Committed structure and roadways) General Park Features 670,000 200,000 470,000 GOCO & City Lump Sum Committed (includes restrooms, picnic of Pueblo shelters, play structure, courts, lawn area, plantings, etc.) Design (Arch. & Eng.) In -House Committed TOTAL 51,120,000 $500,000 5620,00 `e.g., committed, in application stage, etc. D. RELATIONSHIP TO ENERGY /MINERAL IMPACT. The statutory purpose to the Energy and Mineral Impact Assistance program is to provide financial assistance to "political subdivisions socially or economically impacted by the development processing or energy conversion of minerals and mineral fuels This section of the application is intended to provide an opportunity for the applicant to describe its energy /mineral impacts, both direct and indirect, and the relationship of application to those impacts. 1. Explain how this project is directly or indirectly related to energy /mineral impacts, including whether it mitigates any adverse impacts. The project addresses the need for a regional size park that is not currently available to the residents of South Pueblo. The recreation facilities will significantly increase the quality of recreation opportunities that will attract families back into the neighborhoods that have been negatively impacted by the decline in the steel industry. The project will also serve as a catalyst for the redevelopment of the Minnequa (Bessemer) area and Lake Avenue corridor. These areas, along with Minnequa Lake, were integrally tied to the economic viability of neighborhoods adjacent to the steel mill where many of the workers and families lived. Page 3 of 5 Pages 2. a. What direct energy /mineral impacts are being experienced by the applicant? Examples of direct impacts include: road /bridge /culvert damage, fire protection /emergency medical services, dust suppression, sound /visual mitigation, weed control, economic boom /busts and other direct physical, social or economic impacts. Energy /mineral sector employment continues to decline, due primarily to reduction in the demand for oil exploration pipe products manufactured by Rocky Mountain Steel Mills. The economic boom /busts cycles associated with the steel mill industry during the past decades have put economic stress on the Bessemer /Minnequa community. This community has had an intrinsic relationship with the activities of the steel mill industry. These people have economically and culturally coexisted with the industrial landscape that has symbolized Pueblo for so long. Their values were founded on the paternal relationship they obtained from the industries leadership. This makes change very difficult for many of the laborers and their families who are or have been involved in the fast disappearing steel industry. They have been personally impacted, and are unable to move on to a different way of life regardless of the ramifications. These social and economic impacts are vast, and in many cases non - repairable. b. What types and amounts of local funds and resources are being used by the applicant to address direct energy /mineral impacts? Examples of funds and resources include: road and bridge funds, Highway User Trust Fund allocations, industry assessments or contributions, sales or property taxes, staff time, etc. The project is part of an acquisition and enhancement project that has received a $2.3 million grant from Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) in February 2005. This project will utilize $440,000 of the GOCO funds. The City of Pueblo is also providing $180,000 of Conservation Trust Fund which together with the GOCO funds, totals $620,000 in local funds for the project. 3. List energy /mineral activities (past, present and future) affecting the applicant. Be as specific as possible by listing company names, locations, production levels, employment levels, etc. Include production projects (e.g., oil, gas, carbon dioxide, coal, molybdenum, gold, etc.), but also processing, transmission (e.g., oil /gas pipelines, electric transmission lines, etc.), transportation (e.g., roads, rail lines, etc.) and energy conversion facilities (e.g., coal and gas -fired electric generating facilities). Subsequent to the strike in the fall of 1997, Rocky Mountain Steel has been operating with a workforce approximately 300 less than pre - strike levels. Abandonment of E/W rail lines through Pueblo resulted in loss of approximately 139 workers. Coal shipments E/W through Pueblo were consequently eliminated. Prior to this, the UP /SP RR shipped 4 trainloads of coal per day E/W through Pueblo (see attached tables). 4. Are energy /mineral companies that impact the applicant jurisdiction aware of and supportive of this request? Yes X No Attach supporting documentation when appropriate. Rocky Mountain Steel Mill staff are actively engaged in several Neighborhood redevelopment efforts. E. OTHER PROJECT INFORMATION 1. Why is the project needed? What are the specific goals of the project? In 1976, the Steel Mill closed the lake and shoreline areas to any and all types of recreational use. Since the closure five community plans have pointed out the need for that since the closing of Lake Minnequa there is no longer a district -sized or what today might be called a "regional park" in South Pueblo, an area composed primarily of low to moderate level income households (see attached census map). All of the plans have advocated the acquisition and reopening of Lake Minnequa as a public park and open space area to address the needs of the South side residents and to protect one of Pueblo's premier open space property within City limits. The park resources in the Bessemer and the adjacent South Pueblo neighborhoods are, on a statistical basis, below National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) standards for parkland. The number of tennis courts and football/soccer fields in these neighborhoods are well below the Pueblo average, as well as the NRPA standard. The development of a new park to serve these two residential neighborhoods is within an area of the City of Pueblo that is identified in the 2000 census as containing a greater than 51% of the residents with low- moderate level income. Page 4 of 7 The area surrounding Minnequa Lake contains 15,384 people, of which 58.3% are minority population, compared to the average of a 48.9% minority population throughout the City of Pueblo (see attached minority distribution map). The Minnequa Lake area consists of low to moderate - income people who are limited by their economic status (see attached Low & Moderate Income % Families Map). They are a family - oriented group of people that is striving to remain intact communally (see attached Kids Under Age 13 Census Map). The new park construction funds requested are for a park access road, parking, picnic shelters, playground, lawn area, basketball court, trails, restrooms and the utility services for the improvements. Goals: The addressed changes will significantly increase the quality of recreation opportunities provided specifically for the South Pueblo and Bessemer residents, but will also improve the parks system for the entire community (see attached Concept Plan). The project will redevelop recreation facilities at Pueblo's first park area established in 1874. For over 75 years, between 1874 and the early 1950's, Lake Minnequa was described as "quite a resort". In 1976 CF&I closed the lake to any and all types of public use and all of the recreation facilities have been removed from the property. This project is one of the City's continuing efforts to establish park facilities the meet the City Parks Department's Mission, which states: "Provide adequate opportunities for leisure enjoyment to the citizens of Pueblo by maintaining existing parks, streetscapes and related facilities; renovating existing and developing new park facilities; and offering affordable recreational activities that meet a general variety of needs for all ages." The Minnequa Lake project combines a large park and open space area with a regional storm water and water quality enhancement facility allowing for the pooling of the City's financial resources in a way that provides a significant saving of the community's tax dollars. 2. How were the cost estimates arrived at? Have preliminary architectural /engineering studies been completed? What additional design work must still be completed? (Attach preliminary engineering reports, architectural drawings, cost estimates, detailed project budget.) The City of Pueblo's Planning Department completed the preliminary design and cost estimate (see attached Concept Plan). Construction drawings and specification for the have not been completed and will be provided by the City's Planning and Public Works Departments. The final design and engineering will be completed prior to construction based on funding received. 3. a. Describe local commitment to the project, including local fees or regulations altered to ensure project success, local taxing efforts to address continuing development and maintenance needs, and local citizen support. Describe any in -kind contributions, by type and value, in support of this project. The City of Pueblo is In the process of completing a master plan for the Minnequa Lake Park and Open Space area that is being funded, in part, through a grant from Great Outdoors Colorado. The planning effort includes involvement with the staff, neighborhood residents bordering Minnequa Lake and citywide park and recreation planning meetings. In addition, the recommendations and action plan from the City of Pueblo Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Plan identify the need for a large district -size or regional park located in South Pueblo. This plan states policies and identifies current citywide needs and strategies for improving the provision of park and recreation services. This plan serves as the parks and recreation master plan for the City of Pueblo. The City has committed to provide $180,000 in funds and in -house design/engineering towards the project. The City is also utilizing $440,000 of a $2.3 million grant from GOCO to fund the park development. The balance of the funds are being used to acquire the lake, surrounding property, water rights, and to complete shoreline and habitat improvements separate of this grant application. b. Was the cash value of the in -kind contributions calculated into the Project Budget (C)? Yes No X Page 5 of 7 4. What other funding alternatives have been explored? The City has sought a Congressional earmarking of funds for the development of park facilities at Minnequa Lake in 2006 through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Economic Development Initiative funds. To date the funding has not been included within any of the federal appropriations bills. 5. Has the applicant jurisdiction been subject to any refund under TABOR or statutory tax limitations? Has the applicant sought voter approval to keep revenues above fiscal spending limits ?Yes X No If yes, please explain. When required, the City has sought voter approval to keep revenues above fiscal annual spending limits. The City has obtained voter approval to keep revenues above fiscal spending limits to pay for numerous projects including items such as: fire stations, police cars, and the HARP project. Only once has the City not received voter approval. In 2003, a broad based citizen initiative to remove the City from TABOR spending limits failed. 6. If the applicant jurisdiction is classified as an enterprise under TABOR, will acceptance of a state grant affect this status? Yes _No X Please explain. The City is not classified as an enterprise under TABOR. 7. If the project is funded, what on -going operational obligations will be incurred? What is the applicant's plan for addressing these additional costs? (Attach a detailed budget showing annual operating revenues and expenses, by amounts and sources.) Additional operational costs will be provided annually by the City Parks and Recreation Department. 8. When do you expect the project to start? 11112006 When will it be completed? 12/31/2007 9. Indicate below whether any of the proposed project activities: a. Will be undertaken in flood hazard areas. Yes No X List flood plain maps/studies reviewed in reaching this conclusion. Describe alternatives considered and mitigation proposed. FIRM Map No. 08577 0012C, dated September 29, 1986. b. Will affect historical, archeological or cultural resources, or be undertaken in geological hazard area? Yes No X Describe alternatives considered and mitigation proposed. c. Create or fail to address any other related public health or safety concerns? Yes _ No X Describe. + + + + + + +aa ##+#*aafa: gaga ++a +aa + + +aaa+ + + + + ++aaa+ age++++ a+ aaa +aaaaaaaraaa + +aaaaaa ++aaaaa + ++ gaga*+ a+++++ aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa +a + +aaaaaaa+ + To the best of my knowledge and belief, the statements and data in Robert Schilling Name (typed or printed) President Title July 25, 2005 Date are true and correct. Please submit one o riainal and three copies to Sue Schneider Department of Local Affairs 222 South Sixth Street #409 Grand Junction, Colorado 81501 Page 6 of 7 Also submit: P. 1 copy to the local Council of Governments or Regional Planning Commission ► 1 copy to the local county impact (prioritization) team (if applicable) Attachments List (check and submit if applicable; one set per application): ► Preliminary Engineering Reports ► Architectural Drawings X ► Cost Estimates ► Detailed Budget ► Map showing location of the project X Page 7 of 7 Ll 5NI "�f 7 71! 1 t N'' pm 7 Ap low 17N, ram man Ila ov Paroject I innanns; All.r- 1 -1 ✓ Al 9