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.. ORDINANCE NO. Q n
AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL REVENUE OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH IN THE AMOUNT OF $37,482.35 FROM THE UNAP-
PROPRIATED RETAINED EARNINGS OF THE AIRPORTS FUND FUND TO
THE MEACHAM FIELD OPERATIONS FUND, ACCOUNT NO. 55-20-00;
PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE
CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES AND REPEALING ALL PRIOR
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.; AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC-
TIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS
SECTION 1.
That the City Manager of the City of Fort Worth is hereby
authorized to appropriate $37,482.35 from the Unappropriated
Retained Earnings of the Airports Fund and transfer it to the
Meacham Field Operations Fund, Account No. 55-20-00.
SECTION 2.
Should any portion, section or part of a section of this
Ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any reason by
a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judg-
ment shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections or
parts of sections of this Ordinance, which said remaining provisions
shall be and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3.
That this Ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No. 8157,
and all other ordinances and appropriations amending the same except
in those instances where the provisions of this Ordinance are in
direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in
which instances said conflicting provisions are hereby expressly re-
pealed.
SECTION 4.
That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect from and after the date of its passage, and it is so or-
dained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
ity Attorney
Date:
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TRANSPORTATION~~UID~1Y~Eyy,ORK$:~ NUMBER CE SUBJECT Airfield Lighting Repairs - PAGE
Meacham Field 1
5/17/83 *G- 5626 ' °f--~
AVIATION• T I
Background
During the summer of 1981, the airport lighting system at Meacham Field experi-
enced serveral failures On two occasions, the City Council approved the transfer
y of bond funds to cover payments to Gifford Electric. (See M&C's C-5063 and
C-5896..).
'""-~~-- The failures continued during 1982, at a cost of $3,344.90 Although only $1,455
~!` ~ was budgeted for lighting repairs, the excess was absorbed in the airport opera-
tions budget.
Thus far in the 1982-83 budget, emergency payments have been made in the amount of
$20,452.84. Accumulated unpaid charges for emergency repairs now total $16,999.51
The failures resulted from moisture seeping between the layers of the Type B
wiring. Each time a faulty section of wiring was replaced and the current applied
a section further down the wiring system would fail because it could not carry
I the increased load
Further aggravating the problem of the deteriorating wiring was damage done by
~ fire ants eating the insulation, thus allowing more moisture to enter.
~~z Because Gifford Electric Company was working on the airport or had equipment on
the field at the time, the firm was asked to perform the emergency repairs in
order to make the lighting system operational as soon as possible. When the
taxiway lights failed around the Terminal Ramp, pilots had difficulty maneuvering
in the dark, especially those unfamiliar with Meacham• Field. This created
hazardous conditions endangering both lives and property.
The Federal Aviation Administration has indicated that rehabilitation of the
lighting system, using a newer, improved Type C wiring, is high on the agency's
. r priority list of improvements at Meacham Field However, funds are not yet
available for the project
Financing
Funds are available in the Unappropriated Retained Earnings of the Airports Fund.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council
1. Adopt the attached supplemental appropriations ordinance appropriating
$37,482 35 from the Unappropriated Retaining Earnings of the Airports Fund,
Fund No 40 to Meacham Field Operations, Account No 55- 0-00 I.C. 331041e
and, ~4pPRdvED BY
2. Authorize payment for the repairs completed to date fo ~a~rfi~e~~'l~~~ing
by Gifford Electric in the amount of $37,482 35 MAY 17 193
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SUBMITTED FOR THE ~J M~~~L/~~_
CITY MANAGER'S (/ `1
nfFICE BY ~
ORIGINATING
DEPARTMENT HEAD• Ike ThOmpSQIi --
FOR ADDITIONAL IN FOR ATION
CONTACT Loretta ~cott 624-1127
DISPOSITION BY BY
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CITY SECRETARY
DATE