Explanation
Background:
This ordinance provides for the transfer within Fund 223 and appropriation of special purpose funds to continue purchasing supplies and providing services in 2010 that are supported by donations and fees.
In 2007, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was established between the Department of Recreation and Parks and the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) that gave the DPU's Division of Power and Water's Watershed Management Section the task to enforce encroachments on the city's three reservoirs. From the start of the MOU, collections have been deposited and expended from Fund 223-025 (Park Improvements). It has been determined that the appropriate fund for these deposits and expenditures should now be Fund 223-062 (Waterways Nature Preserve) and provide access for both Recreation and Parks and Public Utilities to administer this funding based on individual department OCA codes within this fund.
Currently deposits are made for any encroachment easement fees; tree damage assessments collected by Watershed from neighbors contiguous to reservoir properties who have cut city trees; other general lease or easement fees collected for utility easements (natural gas, electric); common donations for the purpose of restoration / reforestation of city reservoir properties; settlement and other court related fees awarded to the city following civil complaints for encroachment related issues; and reimbursements received for any encroachment removal or restoration of city-owned property conducted on behalf of the contiguous property owner.
The funds deposited in this fund should be utilized for the protection, restoration, and enhancement of city reservoir properties including, but not limited to, the purchase of restoration plants (trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grass seeds); utilization of landscaping services; payment of court related expenses; purchases related to shoreline protection and erosion control materials; expenses related to instal...
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