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Ordinance No. 15-51 amending Ordinance No. 14-101 (2015 Appropriations Ordinance) to adopt the budget and appropriate monies for the Senior Programs Fund
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From:
Kara Skinner, Chief Financial Officer
Summary:
The attached appropriations ordinance is to adopt the 2015 budget and appropriate monies for the Senior Programs Fund.
Previous Council Action:
On November 9, 2010 City Council approved Resolution No. 208-10, authorizing the transfer of the HSC to the Housing Authority.
On January 25, 2011, City Council approved Ordinance No. 11-1, an ordinance amending the 2010 annual appropriations ordinance for the Human Services Complex Fund in the amount of $1,200,000 and the Senior Center Fund in the amount of $800,000 to allow payment of funds associated with the transfer of the Golf Acres Complex (a.k.a. the Human Services Complex or "HSC") and the Colorado Springs Senior Center to the Colorado Springs Housing Authority ("Housing Authority"). Actual cash transfers together were approximately $1.6 million.
Background:
Due to significant budget reductions in 2010, the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department explored alternative means to provide services to the community. In some instances, partnerships were formed. In other instances, operations were turned over to a non-profit or for-profit entity. In 2010, it was determined that the best long-term solution was to transfer ownership of the Golf Acres Complex to the Housing Authority with the understanding that senior services would continue and potentially be enhanced or expanded over time. The agreement with the Housing Authority provided that the Housing Authority would continue to operate the Golf Acres Complex conveyed for senior services consistent with the usage at the time of the agreement. In addition, the agreement provided that if the Housing Authority proposed to cease senior services operations on the Golf Acres Complex, the City had the ...
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