HomeMy WebLinkAbout10408ORDINANCE NO. 10408
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PROJECT ACCOUNT NO.
CI2316 - ABRIENDO PARKWAY TREE MAINTENANCE AND
BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT
OF $75,000 FROM THE UNAPPROPRIATED GENERAL FUND
BALANCE TO SAID PROJECT ACCOUNT
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
Project Account No. CI2316 - Abriendo Parkway Tree Maintenance is hereby
established.
SECTION 2.
Funds in the amount of $75,000.00 are hereby budgeted and appropriated into Project
Account No. CI2316 - Abriendo Parkway Tree Maintenance from the unappropriated General
Fund balance.
SECTION 3.
The officers and staff of the City are authorized and directed to perform any and all acts
consistent with this Ordinance to implement the policies and procedures described herein.
SECTION 4.
This Ordinance shall become effective on the date of final action by the Mayor and City
Council.
Action by City Council:
Introduced and initial adoption of Ordinance by City Council on February 27, 2023.
Final adoption of Ordinance by City Council on March 13, 2023 .
President of City Council
Action by the Mayor:
☒ Approved on March 15, 2023 , .
□ Disapproved on based on the following objections:
Mayor
Action by City Council After Disapproval by the Mayor:
□ Council did not act to override the Mayor's veto.
□ Ordinance re-adopted on a vote of , on
□ Council action on _______ failed to override the Mayor’s veto.
President of City Council
ATTEST
City Clerk
City Clerk's Office Item # R5
Background Paper for Proposed
Ordinance
February 27, 2023
COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
TO: President Heather Graham and Members of City Council
CC: Mayor Nicholas A. Gradisar
VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk
FROM: Steven Meier, Director of Parks and Recreation
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PROJECT ACCOUNT NO. CI2316 -
ABRIENDO PARKWAY TREE MAINTENANCE AND BUDGETING AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $75,000 FROM THE
UNAPPROPRIATED GENERAL FUND BALANCE TO SAID PROJECT
ACCOUNT
SUMMARY:
The attached Ordinance will establish a new Project Account No. CI2316 – Abriendo
Parkway Tree Maintenance and budget and appropriate $75,000.00 from the
unappropriated General Fund balance to said project account.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
Not applicable to this Ordinance.
BACKGROUND:
Many of the trees in the Abriendo Parkway are some of the oldest trees in Pueblo. Non-
profit organization Trees Please, Inc. is requesting $75,000 to hire an arborist
contractor to completely go through the trees on Abriendo Parkway and conduct
various tree removals and to prune dead branches. Once this tree maintenance is
complete, Trees Please, Inc. will plant new trees in the parkway from Dutch Clark
Stadium to Stauter Field.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The estimated project cost is approximately $75,000.00. Funds for the project will be
provided from the existing unappropriated General Fund balance.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Not applicable to this Ordinance.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
Not applicable to this Ordinance.
ALTERNATIVES:
If this Ordinance is not approved, the project will not be completed.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of the Ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS:
None