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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 19199-06-2010Ordinance No 19199-06-2010 AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE SPECIALLY FUNDED CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $950 000 00 FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER (EOC) PROJECT PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, 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 Fiscal Year 2009-2010 in the Budget of the City Manager there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the Specially Funded Capital Projects Fund in the amount of $950 000 00 from available funds, for the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) project. SECTION 2. That 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 judgment 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 18809 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in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed SECTION 4 This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption APPROVED ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE. City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication T ___ ... COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 6/22/2010 -Ord. No. 19199-06-2010 DATE Tuesday June 22, 2010 REFERENCE NO G-16968 LOG NAME 36EOC SUBJECT Authorize Amendment No 2 in the Amount of $1 235 000 00 to City Secretary Contract No 35558 a Job Order Contract with Yeargan Construction Co The Mark IV Construction Group Authorize a Work Order in the Amount of $872 610 13 Authorize Amendment No 3 in the Amount of $1 100 000 00 to City Secretary Contract No 34101 with Elements of Architecture Inc. for the Joint Emergency Operations Center and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council 1 Approve the transfer of $600 000 00 from the Water and Sewer Operating Funds to the Specially Funded Capital Projects Fund for the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Enhancement Project; 2. Approve the transfer of $350 000 00 from the Red Light Enforcement Program Fund to the Specially Funded Capital Projects Fund for the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Enhancement Project; 3 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations by $950 000 00 in the Specially Funded Capital Projects Fund from available funds 4 Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No 2 to City Secretary Contract No 35558 with Yeargan Construction Company-the Mark IV Construction Group to increase this individual year's aggregate from $1 765 000 00 to $3 000 000 00 and 5 Authorize the City Manager to execute a work order with Job Order Contractor Yeargan Construciton Company-The Mark lV Construction Group in the amount not to exceed $872 610 13 for the Emergency Operations Center project; and 6 Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No 3 to City Secretary Contract No 34101 an annual architectural design agreement for small multidisciplinary projects with Elements of Architecture Inc. to increase the total fee from $900 000 00 over the five-year period DISCUSSION On June 19 2007 M&C C-22191 authorized the execution of a Job Order Contract with Yeargan Construction Company-The Mark IV Construction Group for construction services for minor construction and renovation projects. On September 12 2006 M&C C-21667 authorized the execution of an annual architectural design Logname• 36EOC Page 1 of 3 agreement with Elements of Architecture Inc. On January 29 2008 City Council approved a contract with Audio Visual Inovations Inc.-Signal Perfection Limited (now AVI-SPL) for design services to enhance the Emergency Operations Center (M&C C-22637). The planned design and infrastructure enhancements will expand the workspace and audio- visual capability to provide the capacity to support incident management efforts for the City of Fort Worth through the next decade Proposed enhancements to the EOC will result in 1500 square feet of additional working space A minimum of 50 workspaces in the main operation room The addition of three breakout/conference rooms for special operations /team assignments The upgrade of the teleconferencing capability to connect with regional State and Federal agencies The upgrade to the telecommunications system to improve message routing call recording rollover management and system management The update of the fire alarm system to comply with City code TPW plans to construct a backup Traffic Management Center (TMC) within the new EOC at the Zipper Building This TMC will be manned during severe emergencies and support EOC operations TPW will use the TMC as a control center to manage the city's traffic signal systems traffic camera systems and other traffic control devices. TPW will provide assistance to the EOC with camera views of major city arterials and freeways assessments of the 700 city traffic signals and the ability to retime traffic signals rapidly in response to changing traffic demands on arterial roadways.TPW is underway with modernization of their current traffic management system with the deployment of new traffic signal controllers new communication systems to connect field devices to the TMC and expanding the traffic camera system The City and Tarrant County will utilize the EOC during emergency incidents such as major hazmat incidents severe weather incidents and other possible disasters The EOC will serve as a central command area far the City and Tarrant County to effectively respond to a Chemical Biological Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE)/1Neapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)/terrorism incidents The remodel project is expected to take twelve months to complete and total around $5 720 000 00 The Emergency Operations Center will be functional by the Super Bowl but not complete and we are working with other departments and Tarrant County to add additional funding to the project, which will be present to Council on July 13 2010 In addition to the Capital Projects Funds and Internal Department Operating Funds, an additional $2 345 000 00 in homeland security grant funds have been budgeted to address the balance of non-construction related equipment and infrastructure improvements for this project. FISCAL INFORMATION /CERTIFICATION The Financial Management Services Director certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations and adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance funds are available in the current capital budget of the Specially Funded Capital Projects Fund FUND CENTERS TO Fund/Account/Centers 1~ C291 472045 201070111780 2)C291 472159 201070111780 3) C291 472045 201070111780 3)C291 472159 201070111780 3)C291 541200 201070111780 3)C291 541330 201070111780 FROM Fund/Account/Centers $600,000.00 1) PE45 538070 0609020 $350,000.00 ~ R159 538070 0202504 $600,000.00 ~ C291 541200 201070111780 $350.000.00 $650,000.00 $300.000.00 $600,000.00 $350.000.00 $872.610.13 Logname 36EOC Page 2 of 3 CERTIFICATIONS Submitted for City Manager's Office b~ Originating Department Head. Additional Information Contact: Tom Higgins (6192) Rudy Jackson (6805) Juan Ortiz (6173) Logname 36EOC Page 3 of 3