HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 20006-12-2011Ordinance No. 20006 -12 -2011
AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $707,332.00
SUBJECT TO RECEIPT OF A GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, BUREAU OF JUSTICE
ASSISTANCE, FISCAL YEAR 2011 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE
ASSISTANCE GRANT FORMULA PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING
ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT CRIME AND IMPROVE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM; 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 2011 -2012 in the
Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grants
Fund in the amount of $707,332.00 subject to receipt of a grant from the United States Department of
Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Fiscal Year 2011 Edward Byrne
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Formula Program for the purpose of funding activities to prevent crime
and to improve the criminal justice system.
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. 19911 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ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.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.
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ADOPTED AN�) EFFECTIVE: December 6, 2011
City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 12/6/2011 - Ordinance. Na: 20006 -12 -2411
DATE: Tuesday, December 06, 2011
LOG NAME: 35JAG11
REFERENCE NO.: C -25340
SUBJECT:
Conduct a Public Hearing and Ratify Application for and Authorize Acceptance of a $697,332.00 Grant
from the Fiscal Year 2011 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Formula Program from the
United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs and Bureau of Justice Assistance,
Authorize Execution of Grant Agreement and Related Memoranda of Understanding with Tarrant County
and Cities Located in Tarrant County, Authorize Use of Anticipated Interest in the Amount of $10,000.00
and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Ratify the application for and authorize acceptance of a grant from the Fiscal Year 2011 Edward Byrne
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Formula Program from the United States Department of Justice, Office
of Justice Programs and Bureau of Justice Assistance in an amount not to exceed $697,332.00;
2. Authorize the acceptance of grant funds, if awarded, in an amount not to exceed $697,332.00;
3. Authorize the execution of Memoranda of Understanding with Tarrant County and other cities located
within Tarrant County to designate the City of Fort Worth as the cognizant fiscal agency for the purpose of
administrating this grant and the manner in which the grant money will be disbursed and utilized;
4. Authorize the use of anticipated interest in the amount of $10,000.00 in accordance with the grant;
and
5. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the
Grants Fund in the amount of $707,332.00, subject to receipt of the grant.
DISCUSSION:
The Fiscal Year 2011 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Formula Program allows
local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent crime and to improve the criminal
justice system. The City of Fort Worth, along with the cities of Arlington, Bedford, Hurst and North
Richland Hills are required to negotiate with Tarrant County to develop a program budget and
strategy. The cities included in this Application have worked on collaborative projects for the past 20
years including intelligence sharing, crime analysis, juvenile and adult drug treatment and the 2005 -2010
Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Formula and Recovery Act JAG Programs. Following the announcement
of the Fiscal Year 2011 JAG, representatives from the below listed agencies agreed that the City of Fort
Worth should again serve as the cognizant agency for the Fiscal Year 2011 JAG Formula Program.
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A total of $697,332.00 is available to be shared among the below listed jurisdictions and will be distributed
in the following manner:
JURISDICTIONS
PURPOSE AREA
AMOUNT
City of Fort Worth
Marked Police Vehicles for the Criminal Highway
$341,539.00
Interdiction Unit
Tarrant County
Adult Drug Court and Mental Health Liaison
$120,742.00
Arlington
Police Supplies (Minor Equipment)
$183,882.00
Bedford
Police Equipment
$17,799.00
Hurst
Police Equipment
$15,033.00
North Richland
Hills
police Equipment
$18,337.00
No matching funds are required. Fort Worth was responsible for submitting the full grant application and
will, upon receipt of the grant funds, distribute funding to the other jurisdictions, as agreed among the
above entities.
The City of Fort Worth's funding will provide eight new marked vehicles and the equipment to outfit these
vehicles for the Criminal Highway Interdiction (CHI) Unit that is being created. The establishment of this
Unit is a top priority for the Department, but with budget constraints, funding has not been available. The
Police Department does not have within its organizational structure a Domestic Highway Enforcement
Unit. The CHI Unit will consist of seven police officers and one police sergeant. The purpose of the CHI
Unit will be to conduct highway enforcement of existing traffic laws and subsequent roadside
investigations in an overt effort to detect, disrupt, thwart, gain intelligence within and to arrest those
persons and /or entities involved in the illegal transportation of the following items of concern:
• Illicit narcotics,
• Illicit currency related to the proceeds (or funding) of narcotics trafficking and /or terrorism,
• Human trafficking of deportable aliens,
• Human trafficking of those individuals related to known or unknown terrorist cells, and
• Transportation of weapons of mass destruction.
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Financial Management Services Director certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations,
receipt of the grant, and adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance, funds will be available in the
current operating budget, as appropriated, of the Grants Fund.
FUND CENTERS:
TO Fund /Account/Centers
6) GR76 451891 035423577000
6) GR76 441042 035423577000
6) GR76 5(VARIOUS) 035423577010
6) GR76 539120 035423577020
6) GR76 539120 035423577030
6) GR76 539120 035423577040
$697,332.00
$10,000.00
$341,539.00
$120.742.00
$183,882.00
$17,799.00
FROM Fund /Account/Centers
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6) GR76 539120 035423577050
6) GR76 539120 035423577060
6) GR76 WARIOUS) 035423577070
CERTIFICATIONS:
Submitted for City Manager's Office by:
Originating Department Head:
Additional Information Contact:
$15,033.00
$18,337.00
$10,000.00
Tom Higgins (6292)
Jeffrey W. Halstead (4210)
Sasha Kane (4243)
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