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Ordinance No. 17-32 amending Ordinance No. 16-116 (2017 Appropriation Ordinance) for a supplemental appropriation to the Conservation Trust Fund (CTF) Fund in the amount of $570,000 for high-priority projects
Presenter:
Karen Palus, Director of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services
Kurt Schroeder, Parks Operations Manager
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Summary:
The attached Ordinance is a supplemental appropriation to reduce the backlog of tennis court resurfacing projects, playground resurfacing projects, to address capital project budget shortfalls and to address several immediate health and safety issues at Park facilities.
Previous Council Action:
On November 27, 2016, City Council approved the 2017 Budget per Ordinance No. 16-116, which included the appropriation for the Conservation Trust Fund.
On February 27, 2017, City Council received a presentation providing an Overview of Supplemental Appropriations Requests to be introduced at the March 13th City Council Work Session.
Background:
The projected revenues for the 2016 Conservation Trust Fund (CTF) budget was forecast to be $4,070,800 and the 2016 CTF budget was created and approved by City Council accordingly. The 2016 Capital Improvements Budget (CIP) for the department was initially presented to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board on May 12, 2016 and approved by the Board on June 9, 2016. In the presentation a list of Additional Unfunded Priority Projects was presented and listed a wide variety of CIP and deferred maintenance facility needs. The list included tennis court resurfacing in the amount of $750,000 and playground renovations in the amount of $350,000. Other immediate needs have arisen since that time that are attributable to health and safety issues, ADA issues, and capital project budget shortfalls that have occurred due to the significant inflation of construction costs.
Actual revenue in 2016 exceeded the revenue budget by almost $900,000, mainly due to a much larger than ex...
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