HomeMy WebLinkAbout08564ORDINANCE NO. 8564
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE ARKANSAS RIVER
HABITAT PROJECT, PHASE 2, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT NO. PL1301, BUDGETING AND
APPROPRIATING $336,100 FOR SAID PROJECT,
APPROVING A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND
THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES, DIVISION OF PARKS AND WILDLIFE, AND
AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL TO
EXECUTE SAME
WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo has received a $206,000 grant from the Colorado
Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Wildlife to assist in the
installation of new habitat structures, as well as the restoration, adjustment, and
reconstruction of some of the original habitat improvements completed in 2005 along a
seven mile section of the Arkansas River below Pueblo Dam to Dutch Clark Stadium,
subject to the execution of the Grant Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the earlier angling habitat work within the Arkansas River in Pueblo
has resulted in the establishment of a high-quality trout fishery identified as one of the
top 10 trout fisheries in the U.S.; and
WHEREAS, Xcel Energy, Trout Unlimited and the Packard Foundation are
collectively contributing $130,100 in cash match for said Project; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that
SECTION 1.
Capital Improvement Project No. PL1301, Arkansas River Habitat Project, Phase
2, is hereby established.
SECTION 2.
The amount of $336,100 is hereby budgeted and appropriated to the 2013
Capital Budget for said Project.
SECTION 3.
A Grant Agreement between the City of Pueblo, a Municipal Corporation, and the
Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Wildlife providing
$206,000 in funding for said Project, Contract No. 13-FIF-52188, a copy of which is
attached hereto having been approved as to form by the City Attorney, is hereby
approved.
SECTION 4.
The President of City Council is hereby authorized to execute and deliver said
Grant Agreement 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.
INTRODUCED: January 14, 2013
BY: Ami Nawrocki
PASSED AND APPROVED: January 28, 2013
Background Paper for Proposed
ORDINANCE
DATE: JANUARY 14, 2013 AGENDA ITEM # R-1
DEPARTMENT: PARKS AND RECREATION
STEVEN MEIER, INTERIM DIRECTOR
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
JULIE ANN WOODS, AICP/ASLA, DIRECTOR
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE ARKANSAS RIVER HABITAT PROJECT,
PHASE 2, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. PL1301, BUDGETING AND
APPROPRIATING $336,100 FOR SAID PROJECT, APPROVING A GRANT
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION,
AND THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF
PARKS AND WILDLIFE, AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL TO
EXECUTE SAME
ISSUE
Should the City Council establish a capital project, budget and appropriate funds in the
amount of $336,100 for the Arkansas River Habitat Project, Phase 2, and approve a
Grant Agreement between the City and the State of Colorado Department of Natural
Resources that will provide $206,000 in funds for the Project?
RECOMMENDATION
Approval of the Ordinance.
BACKGROUND
The Arkansas River Habitat Project, Phase 2 will complete the addition of new habitat
structures, as well as the restoration, adjustment, and the reconstruction of some of the
original habitat improvements completed in 2005 along a seven mile section of the
Arkansas River below Pueblo Dam to Dutch Clark Stadium. The earlier angling habitat
work has resulted in the establishment of a high-quality trout fishery that is particularly
popular with Front Range anglers in the November-March timeframe. In 2012, Fly
Fisherman Magazine identified this section of the Arkansas River as one of the Top 10
trout fisheries in the U.S. Quality fishing regulations were enacted on a three-mile
portion of the Project stretch in 2011. However, with this popularity, angler crowding
has been increasing. The major purposes of the Project are to increase the amount of
habitat structures in the river, increase trout populations, and to disperse angling
pressure over a wider area of the river. The habitat enhancements include the
modification or reconfiguration of 117 existing structures, adding 107 new in-channel
habitat features, and 1,400 feet of river bank stabilization and revegetation. The Project
will be completed over a two-year period between 2013 and 2014 with construction of
the section between the Goodnight Barn and Pueblo Boulevard starting in 2013. The
section below Pueblo Dam on U.S. Bureau of Reclamation property and the remaining
work to Dutch Clark Stadium will be completed in 2014.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The funding for the Project will be budgeted and appropriated in the amount of
$336,100 in the "Arkansas River Habitat Project, Phase 2" Project No. PL1301. Within
30 days of the approval of the Grant Agreement, funds from Xcel Energy, Southern
Greenback, Cheyenne Mountain Chapters of Trout Unlimited, and the Packard
Foundation will be paid to the City. The Department of Natural Resources grant
requires $103,000 in cash matching funds. There is an additional $27,100 in cash
contributions that will be budgeted and appropriated for the project, but are not required
to match the grant funds. The Project will be completed without the use of any City of
Pueblo General Funds. The following is a breakdown of the funding for the Project:
Cash Contributions for Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Grant:
Colorado Division of Parks & Wildlife $ 206,000
Xcel Energy 100,000
Southern Greenback Chap. Trout Unlimited 3,000
Total Funding for DNR Grant $309,000
Other Cash Contributions to Project:
Southern Greenback Chap. Trout Unlimited 3,100
Cheyenne Mtn Chapter of Trout Unlimited 5,000
Packard Foundation 19,000
Total Other Cash Contibutions $27,100
Total Project Budget $ 336,100