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Home My WebLink About12495RESOLUTION NO. 12495 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT IN THE 2012 GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF PUEBLO, INC. dba NEIGHBORWORKS OF PUEBLO IN THE AMOUNT OF $7500, TO CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF PUEBLO, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $2500, AND TO CSF FIESTA COMMITTEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1000, AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF $1000 FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT IN THE 2012 GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT 2012 GENERAL FUND BUDGET BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: Section 1. Payment in the amount of $7500 from the Council Contingencies Account in the 2012 General Fund Budget is hereby authorized to be made to Neighborhood Housing Services of Pueblo, Inc. dba NeighborWorks of Pueblo to assist NeighborWorks of Pueblo in implementing the Homeownership Center. Section 2. Payment in the amount of $2500 from the Council Contingencies Account in the 2012 General Fund Budget is hereby authorized to be made to Catholic Charities Diocese of Pueblo, Inc. to be used for the agency’s emergency assistance program. Section 3. Payment in the amount of $1000 from the Council Contingencies Account in the 2012 General Fund Budget is hereby authorized to be made to CSF Fiesta Committee to support the 2012 Fiesta Day Parade. Section 4. A budget transfer in the amount of $1000 from the Council Contingencies Account in the 2012 General Fund Budget is hereby authorized to be made to the Parks and Recreation Department 2012 General Fund Budget to pay for the installation of horseshoe pits at Orr Park. INTRODUCED: September 10, 2012 BY: Chris Nicoll COUNCIL PERSON Background Paper for Proposed RESOLUTION DATE: AGENDA ITEM # Q-1 September 10, 2012 DEPARTMENT: Office of the City Manager James F. Munch, Interim City Manager Jenny M. Eickelman, Interim Deputy City Manager TITLE: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT IN THE 2012 GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF PUEBLO, INC. dba NEIGHBORWORKS OF PUEBLO IN THE AMOUNT OF $7500, TO CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF PUEBLO, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $2500, AND TO CSF FIESTA COMMITTEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1000, AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF $1000 FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT IN THE 2012 GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT 2012 GENERAL FUND BUDGET ISSUE: Should the City Council approve a Resolution authorizing the payment of $12,000 from the Council Contingencies Account to provide financial assistance to Neighborhood Housing Services of Pueblo, Inc. dba NeighborWorks of Pueblo, Catholic Charities Diocese of Pueblo, Inc., and CSF Fiesta Committee, and to provide for the installation of certain recreational improvements at Orr Park? RECOMMENDATION: This Resolution is at the request of the City Council. BACKGROUND: Neighborhood Housing Services of Pueblo, Inc. dba NeighborWorks of Pueblo requested funding from the City in the amount of $10,000 to assist the agency in its efforts to become a designated Homeownership Center through NeighborWorks America. This designation would help the agency transition back to their main mission of preparing families for homeownership rather than focusing primarily on foreclosure prevention counseling. Council has expressed a desire to provide funding in the amount of $7500 to this effort. This funding would directly assist NeighborWorks in implementing the Homeownership Center. Catholic Charities Diocese of Pueblo, Inc. provides assistance to needy families through its emergency assistance program. There are currently over 400 families requesting relief of utility bills in the Pueblo community. Council has expressed a desire to provide financial assistance in the amount of $2500 for this emergency assistance program. The Colorado State Fair Fiesta Committee, which organizes the Fiesta Day Parade each year, operates on a shoestring budget. Council has expressed a desire to provide financial support in the amount of $1000 to assist with this well attended Fiesta Day Parade. These funds would be used to pay for port-o-lets and trash receptacles along the parade route and to purchase hardware and trophies for contestants. The Homeowner’s Association in the Orr Park neighborhood has requested to have horseshoe pits installed in the park. The Association has indicated they will maintain the pits if the City will install them. Council has expressed a desire to provide $1000 to this effort. This Resolution would direct the City to make a budget transfer in the amount of $1000 from the Council’s Contingencies Account to the Parks and Recreation Department Budget to pay for the installation of horseshoe pits at Orr Park. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funds in the total amount of $12,000 would be paid from the Council Contingencies Account in the 2012 General Fund Budget in the following manner: $7500 to Neighborhood Housing Services of Pueblo, Inc. dba NeighborWorks of Pueblo; $2500 to Catholic Charities Diocese of Pueblo, Inc.; and $1000 to CSF Fiesta Committee; and $1000 would be transferred to the Parks and Recreation Department 2012 Budget. DATE BALANCE IN 2012 CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT DEBIT CREDIT BALANCE Beginning Balance $ 100,000.00 3/5/2012 Demolition of Former Naval Reserve Facility $ 50,000.00 $ 50,000.00 3/26/2012 Sponsorship of the Summit for Recycling $ 2,500.00 $ 47,500.00 3/26/2012 Facility $ 50,000.00 $ 97,500.00 4/9/2012 Mile High Youth Corps $ 20,000.00 $ 77,500.00 4/9/2012 Nature and Raptor Center $ 20,000.00 $ 57,500.00 7/9/2012 Tire Distribution Systems - -Tire Abatement at 1645 Belmont Avenue $ 1,387.00 $ 56,113.00 7/23/2012 Colorado Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic $ 5,000.00 $ 51,113.00 7/23/2012 Eastwood Heights Illegal Dump Site Cleanup $ 1,409.47 $ 49,703.53 8/13/2012 Animal Shelter Service Freezer $ 935.56 $ 48,767.97 8/27/2012 Special Counsel for Light Replacement Project $ 20,000.00 $ 28,767.97 9/10/2012 NeighborWorks of Pueblo Homeownership Center designation $ 7,500.00 $ 21,267.97 9/10/2012 Catholic Charities Diocese $ 2,500.00 $ 18,767.97 9/10/2012 Colorado State Fair Fiesta Committee $ 1,000.00 $ 17,767.97 9/10/2012 Orr Park horseshoe pits $ 1,000.00 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97 $ 16,767.97