HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 7866 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING REVENUE OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH OF AN ADDITIONAL
$3,100 FROM THE UNAPPROPRIATED SURPLUS
FUND BALANCE TO ACCOUNT NO. 845-84501 TO
COVER THE INCREASED CITY PARTICIPATION IN
THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM; PROVIDING
FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS
ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES;
REPEALING ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH
AND APPROVING AN EFFECTIVE 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 shall
be provided with such revenue as may be secured from various
sources included in Ordinance No. 7787 and in the Budget of
the City Manager; and in addition thereto there is appropriated
from the Unappropriated Surplus Fund Balance to Account
No. 845-84501 the amount of $3,100 to cover the increased City
participation in the Air Pollution Control Program.
SECTION 2.
Should any part, portion, section or part of a section
of this ordinance be declared invalid or inoperative or void for
any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision,
opinion or judgment shall in no way affect the remaining portions,
parts, sections or parts of sections of this ordinance, which
provisions shall be, remain and continue to be in full force and
effect.
SECTION 3.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance
No. 7787, but all other ordinances and appropriations for which
provision has been heretofore made are hereby expressly repealed
if in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 4
That this ordinance shall tape 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:
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Mayor and council Communication
DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: PAGE
NUMBER Amendment to 1978-79 EPA Air Pollution 2
1/2/73 G-4026 Control Grant Io'
Background
Under the Federal Clean Air Act of 1967, the City of Fort Worth has received
Federal assistance in the form of matching funds to support the Air Pollution
Control Program since 1968.
On July 18, 1978 (M&C G-3871) , the City Council approved submission of an
application to the Environmental Protection Agency to. provide funding for
the APC program for the period October 1, 1978, through September 30, 1979.
The application authorized at that time allowed for total program costs
of $185,869. Of these costs the EPA was to contribute $66,669 and the
City $119,200. The City match was based on the anticipated level of
expenditures for 1977-78 and was projected to exceed that amount to comply
with the EPA Maintenance of Effort Regulation. However, final expenditures
for 1977-78 exceeded estimates rendering the City match amount in noncompliance.
Following preliminary review of the City's proposal, the Regional EPA advised
that the application did not comply with Federal regulations as it proposed
to appropriate fewer City funds to the program than was expended in the
previous fiscal year. Failure to provide funds equivalent to the previous
year's expenditures could result in a loss of the Federal allocation.
The EPA further advised that monies are available to increase the Federal
participation in the Fort Worth program for $66,669 to $70,254. However,
the request for these funds can be considered only if the City amends its
application, obligating funds equivalent to the 1977-78 actual expenditures.
Funding
The changes suggested by the EPA require amendments to the 1978-79 budget
as indicated in the table below. The City's contribution would increase from
$119,200 to $122,300,
City Funds Federal Funds Total. Cost
Original Budget $119,200 b b 9 $185,869
Proposed Budget 122,300 70,254 192,554
Net Increase $ 3,100 $ 3,585 $ 6,685
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NUMBER
DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Amendment to 1978-79 EPA Air I PAGE
Pollution Control Grant I 2 or 2
1/2/79 G-4026
Cost breakdown of the amended budget follows:
Salaries, Supplies, Services $131,462
Fringes 23,796
Indirect 37,296
$192,554
Less Federal Contribution 70,254
Cost to City $122,300
Since the inception in 1968 of Federal support for the FWAPC program, grant
awards have been delayed beyond the beginning of the October 1, fiscal year.
The changes to the grant application described above will further delay
award of the 1978-79 grant, perhaps as long as March, 1979. Consequently,
it is requested that funds be made available to sustain the APC program for
the period December 1, 1978, to March 31, 1979.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council authorized
1) The City Manager to amend the 1978-79 grant application to the
Environmental Protection Agency requesting $70,254 in Federal funds
and increasing the City's contribution to $122,300;
2) The appropriation of an additional $3,100 to Account No. 845-84501
to cover the increased City participation; and,
3) The expenditure of City matching funds to sustain the Air Pollution
Control program uAtil March 31, 1979.
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