HomeMy WebLinkAbout08579ORDINANCE NO. 8579
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ACCEPTING A
COLORADO TREE COALITION GRANT, CTC GRANT
NUMBER 13-11, AND APPLICABLE CONDITIONS
PERTAINING THERETO, AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT
OF CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENT
RELATING TO SAME, ESTABLISHING PROJECT NO.
PL1302, AND BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000 FOR THE PURPOSES
AUTHORIZED BY THE GRANT AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the Colorado Tree Coalition (CTC) has tendered a grant award, CTC
Grant Number 13-11, to the City of Pueblo in the amount of $2,000; and
WHEREAS, acceptance of the award is in the best interest of the City; NOW
THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
The Grant Agreement, a true copy of which is attached hereto, having been
approved as to form by the City Attorney, is hereby approved.
SECTION 2.
The President of City Council is authorized and directed to execute the Grant
Agreement and deliver any other instruments required to effect acceptance of the Grant
Agreement on behalf of the City, and the City Clerk is directed to attest same.
SECTION 3.
Project No. PL1302 is hereby established. The full amount of the grant shall be
deposited to Project No. PL1302. The amount of $2,000 is hereby budgeted and
appropriated to Project No. PL1302 for expenditure for the purposes authorized by the
Grant Agreement.
SECTION 4.
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final passage and
approval.
INTRODUCED March 11, 2013
BY: Chris Nicoll
PASSED AND APPROVED:
March 25, 2013
Background Paper for Proposed
ORDINANCE
DATE: March 11, 2013 AGENDA ITEM # R-1
DEPARTMENT: STEVEN MEIER, INTERIM DIRECTOR
PARKS AND RECREATION
TITLE:
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ACCEPTING A COLORADO TREE COALITION
GRANT, CTC GRANT NUMBER 13-11, AND APPLICABLE CONDITIONS
PERTAINING THERETO, AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL TO
EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENT RELATING TO SAME, ESTABLISHING PROJECT
NO. PL1302, AND BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF
$2,000 FOR THE PURPOSES AUTHORIZED BY THE GRANT AGREEMENT
ISSUE:
Should the City of Pueblo accept a grant award from the Colorado Tree Coalition in the
amount of $2,000, establish a Project account, and budget and appropriate the amount
of $2,000 for the grant purposes?
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of the Ordinance.
BACKGROUND:
An application for a grant from the Colorado Tree Coalition, was submitted in December
2012. The CTC notified the Parks and Recreation Department of the grant award on
February 6, 2013. The application submitted was for the “Mineral Palace Rejuvenation
and Arboretum Addition” project which consists of the purchase and planting of several
trees to improve the area located southeast of the Main Display and Rose Garden areas
in Mineral Palace Park. The trees to be purchased will consist of ginkgo, horse chestnut
and oak (appropriate for the climate and soil conditions) and will be unique additions to
the existing tree inventory. This will help diversify the entire urban forest and discourage
health issues. Planting these species in the Mineral Palace Arboretum will not only add
diversity, but also community awareness of the urban forest. Working on this project
will be neighborhood associations, high school students needing community service
hours and full-time Parks Department employees.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Acceptance of the grant, as recommended, would bind the City to the conditions of the
CTC Grant Agreement.