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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