AGENDA #4h

MEMORANDUM

TO:                  Mayor and Town Council

FROM:            W. Calvin Horton, Town Manager

SUBJECT:       Transfer of Capital Improvement Funds for Lower Booker Creek Project to Multi-Year Capital Project Fund

DATE:             July 5, 2000

The attached budget ordinances would:

DISCUSSION

Lower Booker Creek Greenway: On June 12, 2000, the Council approved a project budget for the Lower Booker Creek Trail project that included $90,000 in funds from the FY 2000-01 Greenways Capital Improvements Program. The attached ordinance would transfer these funds to the project account in the Multi-Year Capital Project Fund already established for the Lower Booker Creek Trail project.

RECOMMENDATION

Manager’s Recommendation: That the Council adopt the attached budget ordinances that would transfer $90,000 from the annual Greenways Capital Improvements Program fund to the Lower Booker Creek Trail project in the Multi-Year Capital fund.


AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND “THE ORDINANCE CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS AND THE RAISING OF REVENUE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2000 (2000-07-05/O-2)

BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Budget Ordinance entitled “An Ordinance Concerning Appropriations and the Raising of Revenue for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2000” as duly adopted on June 26, 2000 be and the same is hereby amended as follows:

ARTICLE I

                                                  Current                                                             Revised

APPROPRIATIONS   Budget            Increase            Decrease         Budget

CAPITAL

IMPROVEMENTS FUND

           

            Greenways            1,216,500         90,000            1,126,500

            Transfer to Multi-

                Year Capital Fund  0            90,000             90,000

This the 5th day of July, 2000.


AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CAPITAL PROJECTS ORDINANCE FOR VARIOUS CAPITAL PROJECTS (2000-07-05/O-3)

BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that, pursuant to Section 13.2 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, that the capital projects ordinance for various capital projects funded from a variety of sources is hereby amended as follows:

SECTION I

The capital projects as authorized by the Town Council includes various capital projects funded from grants, the Capital Improvements Program funds, and other miscellaneous sources of revenue for a variety of projects extending beyond one fiscal year.

SECTION II

The Manager of the Town of Chapel Hill is hereby directed to proceed with implementation of these projects within terms of funds appropriated here.

SECTION III

Revenues anticipated to be available to the Town to complete the project are as follows:

                                                                        Current Budget Revised Budget

         Adopt-A-Trail Grant         35,000         35,000

         Clean Water Management Grant 200,000         200,000

         Metropolitan Planning Grant 79,000         79,000

         State Bicycle/Pedestrian Grant         300,000         300,000

         Pritchard Park Gift         100,193         100,193

         Pritchard Park Interest & Rental Income         63,807         63,807

         Donations        2,000         2,000

         Orange County Bond Funds  105,000         105,000

         Transfer from CIP Fund         346,549         436,549

         Transfer from General Fund 25,000         25,000

         Interest Earnings 88,156         88,156

         N.C. Transportation Grant 212,865         212,865

         OWASA Reimbursement         42,931         42,931

         Pedestrian Signal Reimbursement         5,000         5,000

         Total         1,605,501         1,695,601

SECTION IV

                                                                        Current Budget Revised Budget

         Booker Creek Linear Park  20,000         20,000

         Dry Creek Trail         270,800         270,800

         Lower Booker Creek Trail  651,749         741,749

         Pritchard Park  164,000         164,000

         Southern Community Park  105,000         105,000

         Willow Drive Bridge         343,952         343,952

         Hargraves        50,000         50,000

         Total         1,605,501         1,695,501

SECTION V

The Manager is directed to report annually on the financial status of the project in an informational section to be included in the Annual Budget, and shall keep the Council informed of any unusual occurrences.

SECTION VI

Copies of this project ordinance shall be entered into the Minutes of the Council and copies shall be filed within 5 days of adoption with the Manager, Finance Director and Clerk.

This the 5th day of July, 2000.