City of Brighton - File #: ID-153-17

• File #: ID-153-17
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 3/22/2017
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 4/4/2017
• Title: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BRIGHTON AND ADAMS COUNTY REGARDING A JOINT AG INNOVATION SPECIALIST POSITION; APPROVING THE CITY’S NOT TO EXCEED ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION OF FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($40,000) TOWARD SAID SPECIALIST POSITION; AUTHORIZING A 2017 BUDGET AMENDMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAID INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND THE ACTING CITY MANAGER TO UNDERTAKE SUCH TASKS AS MAY BE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE TERMS OF SAID AGREEMENT; AND SETTING FORTH OTHER DETAILS RELATED THERETO

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/4/2017	1	City Council

Body
Department of Parks and Recreation
Reference: A Resolution approving the IGA between the City of Brighton and Adams County establishing a joint Ag Innovation Specialists Position to support the District Plan Commission and appropriating funds for the position in 2017

To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Clint Blackhurst, Acting City Manager
Chontel Trujillo, Assistant City Manager Operations
Prepared By: Gary Wardle, Director Parks and Recreation
Date Prepared: March 22, 2017
PURPOSE
A Resolution approving an IGA between the City of Brighton and Adams County regarding a Joint Ag-Innovation Specialist position to support the District Plan Commission and appropriating funds for the Ag Innovation Specialist position for 2017.
BACKGROUND
In April of 2016 both the City of Brighton City Council and the Adams County Board of County Commissioners ratified the District Plan. The District Plan promotes the communities' vision for local food production, conservation, agri-tourism and other agri-based land uses identified by the District Plan for the area south of Brighton. The adopted District Plan calls for a joint, City of Brighton and Adams County citizen commission to make recommendation to the City Council and County regarding the implementation of the District Plan within the District Plan boundary and beyond. The establishment of the District Plan Commission will encourage community involvement by individuals with relevant expertise to make recommendations to the City Council regarding the implementation of the action items identified by the District Plan The District Plan Commission has been established.
The jointly adopted District Plan calls for a joint, City and County shared employee to carry out the District Plan's implementation action items. The position of Ag Innovation Specialist will be the project-designated employee for the project. The Ag Innovation Specialist will be assigned tasks in accordance with an ann...