HomeMy WebLinkAbout08465ORDINANCE NO. 8465
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PROJECT NO. PL1201 –
WASTE TIRE REMOVAL, ACCEPTING FUNDS IN THE
AMOUNT OF $76,680 FROM THE COLORADO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND
ENVIRONMENT, AND BUDGETING AND
APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS FOR THE WASTE TIRE
REMOVAL PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo has received a $76,680 grant from the Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment to assist in the removal of waste tires
from the City owned property commonly known as the Police Firing Range, and
WHEREAS, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has
pledged to provide $76,680 in funds for said Project;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
Project No. PL1201, Waste Tire Removal, is hereby established.
SECTION 2.
The City will provide $9,164 as in-kind contribution for the salary and fringe
benefits of the City’s Grant Manager during the duration of the grant.
SECTION 3.
Funds in the amount of $76,680, Purchase Order # OE FFA EHS12000019, are
accepted from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and hereby
budgeted and appropriated in Project No. PL 1201 – Waste Tire Removal.
INTRODUCED: March 26, 2012
BY: Leroy Garcia
COUNCIL PERSON
PASSED AND APPROVED: April 9, 2012
Background Paper for Proposed
ORDINANCE
DATE: MARCH 26, 2012 AGENDA ITEM # R-5
DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
JERRY M. PACHECO, DIRECTOR
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PROJECT NO. PL1201 – WASTE TIRE REMOVAL,
ACCEPTING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $76,680 FROM THE COLORADO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, AND BUDGETING AND
APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS FOR THE WASTE TIRE REMOVAL PROJECT
ISSUE
Should City Council establish Project PL1201 – Waste Tire Removal, accept funds in
the amount of $76,680 from the Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment, and budget and appropriate said funds for the Waste Tire Removal
Project?
RECOMMENDATION
Approval of the Ordinance.
BACKGROUND
The Project will remove and recycle waste tires from City owned property commonly
known as the Police Firing Range. Over the past four years, waste tires have been
illegally dumped at this location and it now suffers from over 40,000 waste tires. The
contractor for the Project is licensed as both a tire hauler and recycling facility. The
intended use for the tires is to supply GCC Cement Plant with the tires to burn as fuel
pending its permit approval. The Project will be completed by June 20, 2012.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Funding for the Project will be budgeted and appropriated in the amount of $76,680 in
Project No. PL1201 – Waste Tire Removal. Funds will be reimbursed by the Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment at the end of the Project.
The following is a breakdown of the funding for the Project:
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment $76,680
City Staff Grant Management (In-kind Contribution) 9,164
Total – Waste Tire Removal Project $85,844