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Background Paper for Proposed
RESOLUTION
DATE: AGENDA ITEM # M-8
June 10, 2013
DEPARTMENT:
City Council
TITLE:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCIES
ACCOUNT IN THE 2013 GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO THE MILE HIGH YOUTH CORPS IN
THE AMOUNT OF $5,670 TO SPONSOR EASTSIDE PARKS AND TRAILS CLEAN UP
PROJECTS OR OTHER PROJECTS DESIGNATED BY THE CITY PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND TO THE SOUTHERN COLORADO SOAP BOX DERBY,
INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,500 TO SPONSOR THE ANNUAL PUEBLO SOAP BOX DERBY
RACE
ISSUE:
Should the City Council approve a Resolution authorizing the payment of $7,170 from the
Council Contingencies Account to sponsor Eastside parks and trails clean up projects or other
projects designated by the City Parks and Recreation Department and to sponsor the Annual
Pueblo Soap Box Derby Race?
RECOMMENDATION:
This Resolution is at the request of City Council Member Eva Montoya.
BACKGROUND:
Council Member Eva Montoya is requesting $5,670 to sponsor a project for the Mile High Youth
Corps. The Mile High Youth Corps will provide a trained trail crew for one week during the
summer of 2013 to provide labor for Eastside parks and trails clean up projects or other projects
designated by the City Parks and Recreation Department that are suitable for a youth corps
crew. The intent is to trim trees, put mulch around trees, and pick up trash at Eastside parks,
including Mitchell, St. Anne’s, Bradford, Plaza Verde, and El Centro. The trail heads will include
the Plaza Verde Trailhead and the trailhead near El Centro.
Council Member Eva Montoya is requesting $1,500 to sponsor the Annual Pueblo Soap Box
Derby race on June 15, 2013. Funds raised will go toward helping local boys and girls build and
race derby cars. This includes entry fees, car kits, upgrades on current cars, and scholarships
for the winners to attend the AASBD International Race in Ohio.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funds in the total amount of $7,170 would be paid from the Council Contingencies Account in
the 2013 General Fund Budget in the following manner: $5,670 to the Mile High Youth Corps
and $1,500 to the Southern Colorado Soap Box Derby, Inc.
RESOLUTION NO. 12692
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM THE
COUNCIL CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT IN THE 2013
GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO THE MILE HIGH YOUTH
CORPS IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,670 TO SPONSOR
EASTSIDE PARKS AND TRAILS CLEAN UP PROJECTS
OR OTHER PROJECTS DESIGNATED BY THE CITY
PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND TO THE
SOUTHERN COLORADO SOAP BOX DERBY, INC. IN THE
AMOUNT OF $1,500 TO SPONSOR THE ANNUAL
PUEBLO SOAP BOX DERBY RACE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
Section 1.
Payment in the amount of $5,670 from the Council Contingencies Account in the
2013 General Fund Budget is authorized to be paid to the Mile High Youth Corps to
sponsor Eastside parks and trails clean up projects or other projects designated by the
City Parks and Recreation Department.
Section 2.
Payment in the amount of $1,500 from the Council Contingencies Account in the
2013 General Fund Budget is authorized to be paid to the Southern Colorado Soap Box
Derby, Inc. to sponsor the Annual Soap Box Derby Race on June 15, 2013.
Section 3.
This Resolution shall become effective upon passage and approval.
INTRODUCED: June 10, 2013
BY: Ami Nawrocki