City of Colorado Springs - File #: 23-360

• File #: 23-360
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Mayor's Office
• File created: 7/5/2023
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 8/22/2023
• Final action: 8/22/2023
• Title: Ordinance No. 23-45 amending Ordinance No. 22-90 (2023 Budget Appropriation Ordinance) for a supplemental appropriation to the Public Safety Sales Tax (PSST) Fund in the amount of $2,000,000, and to the General Fund in the amount of $1,000,000, for additional capital costs for construction of Fire Station 24 and remodel of an existing fire station in Colorado Centre that will become Fire Station 25; and to the Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Fund in the amount of $1,000,000 for the transfer from the General Fund to the Fire Station 24 existing project account Presenter: Chris Fiandaca, City Budget Manager Randy Royal, Fire Chief

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/22/2023	1	City Council	finally passed	Pass
8/8/2023	1	City Council	approved on first reading	Pass
7/24/2023	1	Council Work Session	referred

Title
Ordinance No. 23-45 amending Ordinance No. 22-90 (2023 Budget Appropriation Ordinance) for a supplemental appropriation to the Public Safety Sales Tax (PSST) Fund in the amount of $2,000,000, and to the General Fund in the amount of $1,000,000, for additional capital costs for construction of Fire Station 24 and remodel of an existing fire station in Colorado Centre that will become Fire Station 25; and to the Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Fund in the amount of $1,000,000 for the transfer from the General Fund to the Fire Station 24 existing project account
Presenter:
Chris Fiandaca, City Budget Manager
Randy Royal, Fire Chief


Body
Summary:
The attached Ordinance is a supplemental appropriation to the Public Safety Sales Tax (PSST) Fund in the amount of $2,000,000 and to the General Fund in the amount of $1,000,000 for additional capital costs associated with the construction of Fire Station 24 and the remodel of an existing fire station in Colorado Centre, which will become the City of Colorado Springs' (City) Fire Station 25. The General Fund amount of $1,000,000 will then be transferred to the CIP Fund and into the existing project for the construction of Fire Station 24, that was originally funded for $8.5 million in the 2022 budget.

Background:
Fire Station 24 will be located near the intersection of Highway 83 and Interquest Parkway on the Northeast side of the City. It was initially funded in the 2022 Budget for $8,500,000. Due to rising costs of construction, materials and equipment since the time this project was budgeted, additional funding in the amount of $2,550,000 is needed. The land has been purchased and planning/design is underway. The expected completion date is Q4 of 2024.

Fire Station 25 will be located in the Southeast part of the City, at an existing fire station in Colorado Centre. An IGA between the City and the Colorado Centre Metropolitan District was executed in March 2023, for the City to assume operati...