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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 10873 ORDINANCE NO ~3 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $33,500 00 TO THE WATER AND SEWER FUND PE45, WATER ADMINISTRATION AND DECREASING THE UNRESTRICTED, UNDESIGNATED RETAINED EARNINGS BY THE SAME AMOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT FOR ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES AND REPEALING ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS SECTION 1 That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for the Fiscal Year 1990-91 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased appropriations in the Water and Sewer Fund, Fund PE45, in the amount of $33,500 00, thereby decreasing the unrestricted, undesignated retained earnings by the same amount, for the purpose of funding a contractual agreement for engineering consulting services SECTION 2. Should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgement shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect. '~;+ ' ~ @` SECTION 3 That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No 10652 and all other ordinances and appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed SECTION 4 The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption and effective date into the minutes of the City Council and by filing this ordinance in the ordinance records of the City of Fort Worth SECTION 5 This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY 11 ,-~, - --- -- -- ~ .---------- ~?c~,~City A rney Date --- 2a_ ..~`'`' "-.g --~ ~ ~-L--------- Adopted _____ ~=~~ --------------- Effective __~ ~ = / ____________~ MA`S CER FILE 1 ACCOUNTING 2 City of Fort worth, Texas 1'RAIVSPORTATI(SN~PU6LIC WORI(ga~ N a r LR ADt~1NiSl RA~~ ~ aid ~;~~;~~ C'armmunicati~~n ll y ~AN~MENT S-RVlCES+11 - ~ DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 07/02/91 C 12943 _ 03CONTR 1 of 2 SUBJECT ~ CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT FOR_ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Adopt the attached supplemental appropriations ordinance increasing appropriations by $33,500.00 in General Fund GGO1, T/PW Administration and decreasing the unreserved, undesignated fund balance of the General Fund by the same amount, and 2. Adopt the attached supplemental appropriations ordinance increasing appropriations by $33,500.00 in Water and Sewer Fund PE45, Water Administration, and decreasing the unreserved retained earnings of the Water and Sewer Fund by the same amount, and 3. Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services contract for an amount not to exceed $67,000.00 with the firm of Everett & Douglas Thompson Associates, Inc. to conduct an engineering management consolidation study for the City of Fort Worth. DISCUSSION: On April 9, 1991, the City Council adopted M&C C-12795 which authorized a study to examine the feasibility of combining similar engineering, and technical services in the Transportation and Public Works, Water and Sewer, and Park and Recreation Departments into one organization. On June 4, 1991, the recommendations of the completed study were presented at Pre-Council. The consulting firm recommended that Transportation and Public Works and Water and Sewer engineering, survey and inspection services be combined into one centrally managed activity. After the Pre-Council meeting, the City Manager directed staff to proceed with negotiations for a second proposal with the consulting firm to develop an implementation plan. Everett & Douglas Thompson Associates, Inc. submitted a proposal to City staff on June 11, 1991, to develop an implementation plan. Their proposal was reviewed by the City Manager's staff and is recommended for approval by the City Manager. The proposal for an Implementation Plan includes the following major sections: ,, 1. Transition Plan 2. Operations Plan 3. Organization Plan 4. Project Control Plan The City Manager agreed with the scope of work presented in the proposal for costs not to exceed $67,000.00. The Everett & Douglas Thompson firm will do all the work and will not subcontract any portion of the scope of work. Primed on recycled paper City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council C,ommunicat~art DATE 07/02/91 REFEREN E NUMBE C-12943 LO NAME 03CONTR PA E 2 of 2 SUBJECT CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT FOR ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION: The Director of Fiscal Services certifies that upon adoption of the .supplemental appropriation ordinances, money required for these expenditures will be available in the Treasury to the credit of the General Fund GGOl and Water and Sewer Fund PE45. CB:b ~. Rdopted Ordinance i~o~~a Adopted prd~nance,IVop~o~~ Su mitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY office by to APPROVED SY 1 PE01 5 1 00 0 CITY C®I~NCl~ Charles Boswell 8500 39 20 06010 33,500 . Orig~nat~ng Department Head J U L ~ iJ91 Charles Boswell 8500 rom For Additional Information ~~~~~ Contact Charles Boswel l 8500 City Secretary of the Pruned on retyped paper