HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026 - RESO 10 - Urban Forestry GrantCITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 10-2026
SERIES OF 2026
TITLE: A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE 2026 FISCAL YEAR OPEN SPACE
FUND BUDGET TO REFLECT THE APPROVAL OF A SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $213,470 FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS FROM THE URBAN
SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS NETWORK
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge was awarded a grant from the United States
Department of Agriculture’s Urban and Community Forestry program in the amount of
$669,073 for tree planting, tree care supplies, and tree monitoring software as a pass-through recipient of the Urban Sustainability Directors Network; and
WHEREAS, the funding was terminated in April 2025, followed by an injunction
pausing that termination in August 2025; and
WHEREAS, the appropriation of these grant funds was not included in the 2026
Open Space Fund due to the timing of the termination and injunction; and
WHEREAS, this supplemental budget appropriation will be deposited into the Open
Space Fund to cover grant-related expenses in 2026.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF WHEAT
RIDGE, COLORADO THAT:
Section 1. The Mayor or the City Manager of the City and all appropriate City officers are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver and the City Clerk is
hereby authorized and directed to attest and deliver such other agreements and
certificates and to take such other actions as may be necessary or convenient to carry
out and give effect to the Assignment and this Resolution.
Section 2. Nothing contained in this Resolution, or the Assignment shall constitute a debt, indebtedness, or multiple-fiscal year direct or indirect debt or other
financial obligation of the City within the meaning of the Constitution or statutes of the
State or the home rule charter of any political subdivision thereof, nor give rise to a
pecuniary liability of the City or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers.
Section 3. If any section, paragraph, clause, or provision of this Resolution shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of
any such section, paragraph, clause, or provision shall not affect any of the remaining
provisions of this Resolution.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval.
DONE AND RESOLVED this 23rd of February 2026
Korey Stites, Mayor
ATTEST:
Onorina Maloney, Senior Deputy City Clerk