COUNCIL COMMUNICATION

DATE:

       

9-16-02

SUBJECT: FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 2002-O-239

 

Amending the City of Laredo FY 01-02 Airport Construction Fund Budget by appropriating revenues & expenditures of $170,035.00 and transferring an additional amount of $563,130.00 from the Airport Construction Fund to the Airport Operations Budget.  The transfer consists of $400,000.00 from additional interest earnings and $163,130.00 from Land Sale Proceeds.

 

INITIATED BY:    Cynthia Collazo

                            Assistant City Manager                            

STAFF SOURCE:    Jose L. Flores

                                  Airport Director

 

PREVIOUS ACTION:   On September 3, 2002, City Council held a Public Hearing and introduced an Ordinance, and Staff was instructed to proceed.

 

 

BACKGROUND:

The proposed budget amendment transfers funds from the Airport Construction Fund into the Airport Operations Budget.  In prior years, interest earned by the Airport Fund was credited to the Airport Operating Budget.  The U.S. recession of 2001 and the events of September 11, 2001 had a negative impact on airport revenues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL:    See attached sheet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: The Airport Advisory Committee recommends approval.

 

 

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION: That the City Manager be authorized to implement this budget amendment.

 

 

 

Revenues - Fund 433 - Airport Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase /

 

 

Line Item Name

 

Account Number

 

Original Budget

 

(Decrease)

 

Amended Budget

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Earnings

 

433-0000-363-1000

 

 407,027

 

 170,035

 

 577,062

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 170,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenditures - Fund 433 - Airport Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase /

 

 

Line Item Name

 

Account Number

 

Original Budget

 

(Decrease)

 

Amended Budget

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer Out:  Airport

 

433-3682-597-0242

 

 100,000

 

 400,000

 

 500,000

Garden Landscape Repair

 

433-3682-563-5525

 

 18,000

 

 (18,000)

 

 -

Reserve Appropriation

 

433-3682-564-9900

 

 207,465

 

 (207,465)

 

 -

Improvements O/T Buildings

 

433-3682-565-9301

 

 4,500

 

 (4,500)

 

 -

Buildings

 

433-3687-565-9201

 

 200,834

 

 (163,130)

 

 37,704

Transfer Out:  Airport

 

433-3687-597-0242

 

 -

 

 163,130

 

 163,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 170,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues - Fund 242 - Airport

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase /

 

 

Line Item Name

 

Account Number

 

Original Budget

 

(Decrease)

 

Amended Budget

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer In:  Airport Const.

 

242-0000-393-0433

 

 100,000

 

 563,130

 

 663,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 563,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORDINANCE NO. 2002-O-239

 

AMENDING THE CITY OF LAREDO FY 2001-2002 AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION FUND BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING REVENUES & EXPENDITURES OF $170,035.00 AND TRANSFERRING AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF $563,130.00 FROM THE AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION FUND TO THE AIRPORT OPERATIONS BUDGET.  THE TRANSFER CONSISTS OF $400,000.00 FROM ADDITIONAL INTEREST EARNINGS AND $163,130.00 FROM LAND SALE PROCEEDS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

 

WHEREAS, the 2001-2002 City of Laredo Annual Budget was approved by City Council on September 17, 2001 by Ordinance No. 2001-O-209;

 

WHEREAS, the proposed budget amendment will transfer the sum of $563,130.00 from the Airport Construction Fund to the Airport Operations Budget and appropriating like revenues and expenditures, and

 

WHEREAS, the transfer consists of $400,000.00 from additional interest earnings and $163,130.00 from Land Sale Proceeds, and

 

WHEREAS, the Airport Director recommends that the City Council approve the proposed budget amendment to the City of Laredo FY 2001-2002 Airport Budget in furtherance of the development of the Laredo International Airport and as a support to the maintenance and operation of the Laredo International Airport, and

 

            WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Laredo is of the same opinion.

 

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAREDO THAT:

 

Section 1:       The City Manager be and is hereby authorized to amend the City of Laredo FY 2001-2002 Airport Budget to appropriate revenues & expenditures of $170,035.00 and transferring an additional amount of $563,130.00 from the Airport Construction Fund to the Airport Operations Budget.  The  transfer consists of $400,000.00 from additional interest earnings and $163,130.00 from Land Sale Proceeds, and authorizing the City Manager to implement said budget amendment.

 

Section 2:       This Ordinance shall become effective upon passage hereof.

 

            PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND APROVED BY THE MAYOR ON THIS THE ____ DAY OF ________________, 2002.

 

 

 

 

______________________

ELIZABETH G. FLORES

MAYOR

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

______________________

GUSTAVO GUEVARA, JR.

CITY SECRETARY

 

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

JAIME L. FLORES

CITY ATTORNEY

 

 

BY:_____________________

VALERIA M. ACEVEDO

ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY