HomeMy WebLinkAbout07935ORDINANCE NO. 7935
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A CAPITAL PROJECT FOR THE
HISTORIC ARKANSAS RIVERWALK OF PUEBLO'S VISITORS
CENTER AND GATEWAY PARK BRIDGE, BUDGETING AND
APPRORIATING THE AMOUNT OF $770,558 FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF SAID PROJECT, APPROVING A GRANT
FROM THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS
(EIAF CONTRACT NO. FO9S5979), AND AUTHORIZING THE
PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME
WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo has received a $279,936 grant from the Energy
and Mineral Impact Assistance Program from the State of Colorado for the use and
benefit of the Department of Local Affairs for the HARP Visitor Center and Gateway
Park Bridge project.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
Capital Project No. PWHP08, HARP Phase IIIA -2 - Visitors Center and Gateway
Park Bridge, is hereby established and the amount of $770,558 is hereby budgeted and
appropriated therefore.
SECTION 2.
A Grant Contract between the City of Pueblo, a Municipal Corporation, and the
State of Colorado Department of Local Affairs (EIAF Contract No. FO9S5979) in the
amount of $279,936, a copy of which is attached hereto having been approved as to
form by the City Attorney, is hereby approved.
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Matching funds in the amount of $490,622 as required by said grant contract will
be provided by the HARP Foundation. The agreement between the City of Pueblo and
the HARP Foundation for the payment of said matching funds will be established by a
separate agreement.
SECTION 4.
The President of City Council is hereby authorized to execute and deliver the
contract 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 and attest same.
INTRODUCED November 24, 2008
Background Paper for Proposed
ORDINANCE
AGENDA ITEM # 24
DATE: NOVEMBER 24, 2008
DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
JERRY M. PACHECO, DIRECTOR
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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A CAPITAL PROJECT FOR THE HISTORIC
ARKANSAS RIVERWALK OF PUEBLO VISITORS CENTER AND GATEWAY PARK
BRIDGE, BUDGETING AND APPRORIATING THE AMOUNT OF $770,558 FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF SAID PROJECT, APPROVING A GRANT FROM THE
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS (EIAF CONTRACT NO.
F09S5979), AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL TO EXECUTE
SAME
ISSUE
Should the City Council budget and appropriate funds for HARP's Visitor Center and
Veteran's Bridge Project and approve EIAF Grant Contract No. F09S5979?
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the Ordinance.
BACKGROUND
The City of Pueblo, on behalf of the HARP Foundation, received a $279,936 grant from
Colorado Department of Local Affairs through the Energy and Mineral Impact
Assistance Program (EIAF). The grant will assist in funding the remodeling of the
existing boathouse near Union Avenue into a regional Visitor Center and construct the
bridge that will be covered with the veteran memorial plaques in Gateway Park. This
project will be Phase IIIA -2 of the overall HARP project. The HARP Foundation will
provide the matching funds through various donations made to the HARP Foundation in
the amount of $490,622. Total project will costs $770,558.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The City will budget and appropriate $770,558 in HARP project number PWHP08. The
City will enter into an agreement with the HARP Foundation securing the matching
funds for the grant agreement. No City funds will be used on this project.
A breakdown for funding the project is listed below:
$279,936 Department of Local Affairs (EIAF Contract No. FO9S5979)
$110,000 HARP Foundation (Local donations towards the Visitor's Center)
$380,622 HARP Foundation (Local donations towards the Veteran's Bridge)
$770,558 Total EDA Budget & Construction Cost for Phase IIIA -1