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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 20465-10-2012Ordinance No. 20465 -1 0 -20 1 2 AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $571,566.00, SUBJECT TO RECEIPT OF A GRANT FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2012 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT FORMULA PROGRAM FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS AND BIJREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE AND ANTICIPATED INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GRANT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING ACTIVITIES TO PRE-VENT CRIME AND TO 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 2012-2013 in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grants Fund in the amount of $571,566.00, subject to receipt of a grant from the Fiscal Year 2012 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Formula Program from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs and Bureau of Justice Assistance and anticipated interest in accordance with the with the grant, 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. 204 1 1 -09 -20 1 2 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in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.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 AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: Ass AND EFFECTIVE: October 16, 2012 City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication ii„ reem. m�mmm xmnnno�w.wammwwwww�uwmmmmwwnw, . imuimuewm. nsrmoa�rr rmeaamwunwio�oru�rv✓�ummm�r a�n�w�ww u�i �i �nmr,wn „uu.....u�au w±, muu�rnoummoi ,�uMw�wummnmm�.rvm�rvn�rwrs �wur, �au�an��ms�mm�mra ^mrou��wwaww�mu�rm�wmsa oo...o�ui r�nrvsuuunwmn�.arvar�mmu w�m�, wmui. �wua�m�m� ,^�muuoiwiwiummooiwiw��wiwuwwry COUNC1 ACTION, Approved on. 10/1612012 .Ordlnante, No. 20465.10�-201 n,�iuwn; ww, �, w, �, w, ur.. .. �io��mimwumw, wxiw. w�, w, vw, w, uawu�oiwiumwmwroiumwmmwwmumomnwraa�amr�wrvavwwi�no �nr�nm ».?m�wwrcmww,�mmrenmuuwuaax!m wmm�marww; cem��im�aawMUrma�mmre�mwvfln�ur�wuum��uumummm�wumw�; mmsrm�numrranmmrm�m�mmmrvWU�ut��mremmmmmuv ;murv�mm oi�mmooimttwwmimmomiumiw�uwimmu�uiNMmwwwwawwwummRmirvimiiimriiimmmmi miiouuuuuuuri mmu ww muoioiouumiown DATE: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 LOG NAME: 35JAG12 SUBJECT- REFERENCE NO.: C -25928 Conduct a Public Hearing, Ratify Application for and Authorize Acceptance of a Grant from the Fiscal Year 2012 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 the Amount of $561,566.00, Authorize Execution of a Grant Agreement with the United States Department of Justice 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. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Ratify the application for and authorize acceptance of a grant from the Fiscal Year 2012 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 $561,566.00; 3. Authorize the execution of a grant Agreement with the United States Department of Justice and 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 $571,566.00, subject to receipt of the grant. DISCUSSION: The Fiscal Year 2012 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, Haltom City, 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 -2011 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Formula and Recovery Act JAG Programs. Following the announcement of the Logname: 35JAG12 Pagel of 3 Fiscal Year 2O12 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 2012 JAG Formula Program. A total in the amount of $561,566.00 is available to be shared among the jurisdictions listed below and will be distributed in the following manner: No matching funds are required. The City of 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 for an updated digital recording system. This sysbsno would replace the current Communications Division's failing recording system which has been in place since 2003. The current recording system has experienced several outages due to equipment failure that have caused loss (n both radio and telephone recordings that must be achieved and kept for o minimum ofone year to meet the standards of the records retention schedule and to supply both investigative and open records request recordings of both radio and telephone transmissions. As the project scopeo[the/edio system does not include audio recording equipment for 0-1-1 telephone transmissions. the Communications Division is requesting additional equipment and recording packages necessary hmmeet both quality measurement and audio logging requirements. The digital audio recording system would a||om/ for quality assessment, the coaching package, screen recording and the analytics package. FISCAL INFORMATION / . . 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, aa appropriated, of the Grants Fund. CENTERS: FUND TO Fund/Account/Centers 5) GR76 451891 035423000 5) GR76 441042 035423000 5) GR76 5(VARIOUS) 035423010 5) GR76 539120 035423020 ON. 0 of FROM Fund/Account/Centers City of Fort Worth 1$281,506.0& mmunications Division 'Arlington Su nt Mobile Video Devices and Supporting 39,406.00i -]Equipment North Richland Police Equipment $ 14,461.06 No matching funds are required. The City of 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 for an updated digital recording system. This sysbsno would replace the current Communications Division's failing recording system which has been in place since 2003. The current recording system has experienced several outages due to equipment failure that have caused loss (n both radio and telephone recordings that must be achieved and kept for o minimum ofone year to meet the standards of the records retention schedule and to supply both investigative and open records request recordings of both radio and telephone transmissions. As the project scopeo[the/edio system does not include audio recording equipment for 0-1-1 telephone transmissions. the Communications Division is requesting additional equipment and recording packages necessary hmmeet both quality measurement and audio logging requirements. The digital audio recording system would a||om/ for quality assessment, the coaching package, screen recording and the analytics package. FISCAL INFORMATION / . . 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, aa appropriated, of the Grants Fund. CENTERS: FUND TO Fund/Account/Centers 5) GR76 451891 035423000 5) GR76 441042 035423000 5) GR76 5(VARIOUS) 035423010 5) GR76 539120 035423020 ON. 0 of FROM Fund/Account/Centers 5) GR76 539120 035423030 $139,406.00 5) GR76 539120 035423040 $13,819.00 5) GR76 539120 035423050 $10,760.00 5) GR76 539120 035423060 $11,765.00 5) GR76 539120 035423070 $14,461.00 4) GR76 5(VARIOUS) 035423080 $10,000.00 CERTIFICATIONS: Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Originating Department Head: Additional Information Contact: Charles W. Daniels (6299) Jeffrey W. Halstead (4210) Aya Ealy (4239) Logname: 35JAG12 Page 3 of 3