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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2020 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO BY TRANSFERRING $87,500 FROM THE LOTTERY FUND TO THE CIPP FUND FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RAGWEED DRAW BALLFIELDS PROJECT AND AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXPENDITURE THEREOF
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Summary and Background Information:
In 2019 City Council approved the capital improvement project Ball Field Upgrades and Additions - 27J in the amount of $625,000 funded from the CCBSD Use Tax Fund. Practice facilities are needed in neighborhoods so that youth participating in the city's baseball and sofball programs have a nearby place to practice. These programs are consistently growing in size and more fields are needed to accommodate growth in youth participation. The 27J Schoool District is unable to maintain their existing fields to city standards so the city must take on these tasks if its programs are to be adequately serviced. The city has made similar improvements to ADCS14 ballfields and provides operation and maintenance service for those fields. The Ragweed Draw ballfield improvements are not eligible for the CCBSD Use Tax Funding. Therefore, staff secured an Adams County Open Space grant in the amount of $77,500 and requests a city contribution (re-appropriation) in the amount of $87,500 providing for the total project budget $165,000 (includes contingency.)
Staff Responsible (Department Head): Carolyn Keith
Staff Member Presenting: Carolyn Keith
Financial Impact: $87,500
Funding Source: Lottery Fund
Staff Recommendation: Approve Ordinance 2257 as presented.
Suggested Motion: Move to approve Ordinance 2257 on first reading by council as seated.