Finance Item/Grant Request Template
Date Submitted: 1/18/22
Requesting Agency: Finance
Division: BMO
Subject Matter Expert Name: Nikki McCabe
Email Address: Nikki.mccabe@denvergov.org
Phone Number:
Item Title & Description:
(Do not delete the following instructions)
These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney's Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).
Both the title and description must be entered between the red "title" and "body" below. Do not at any time delete the red "title" or "body" markers from this template.
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A bill for an ordinance authorizing a capital equipment purchase in the Culture and Recreation Special Revenue Fund.
Authorizes the capital equipment purchase of a vehicle through the Denver Botanic Gardens (DBG) fund 15803 to support DBG research team field work. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 1-25-22.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide? 10
Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
Detailed description of the item and why we are doing it. This can be a separate attachment.
The Botanic Gardens requests authorization to purchase a vehicle, as it exceeds the $50,000 threshold requiring City Council approval. The Botanic Gardens has requested preliminary pricing through CCD Fleet Management and has sufficient funds available in the Botanical Gardens Fund, 15803/7027100, to support the vehicle purchase. The vehicle is needed to support the DBG research team doing field work that involves the team travelling 200-300 miles of highway and then some off / back road work to get to remote areas in the mountains and the plains. The terrain has proven to be damaging to our current vehicles. Procuring a vehicle that is made for this type of travel would preserve our other vehicles as well as being safer for staff.
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