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AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $338,735.04 IN THE GENERAL FUND AND
DECREASING THE UNRESERVED UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE BY THE SAME
AMOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSFERRING SAID FUNDS TO THE GRANTS
FUND TO MEET MATCHING REVENUE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO RECOVERY
FROM THE STORM OF MARCH 28, 2000; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR 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 2002-2003 in the
Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be appropriations in the amount of $338,735.04 in the General
Fund and a decrease in the unreserved undesignated fund balance by the same amount, for the purpose of
transferring said funds to the Grants Fund to meet matching revenue requirements related to recovery
from the storm of March 2$, 2000.
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. 15184 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 ins#ance said conflicting provisions of said prior
ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.
SECTION 4.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption.
APPR~VEQ AS TC,~ FORM AND LEGALITY:
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER ~t~G NAME PAGE
919103 **G-1A~482 02STORMREGON 1 of 2
su~.~ECT FINAL REGONGILIATION OF CITY FUNDS FOR RECOVERY EFFORTS RELATED TO
THE STORM OF MARCH 28, 2000
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Gity Council:
1. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing appropriations and decreasing retained
earnings in the Water and Sewer Fund by $9,015.54 for the purpose of providing the City's
matching revenue requirements for the storm of March 28, 2000; and
2. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing appropriations and decreasing retained
earnings in the Solid Waste Fund by $52,296.46 for the purpose of providing the City's matching
revenue requirements for the storm of March 28, 2000; and
3. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing appropriations and decreasing fund balance
in the General Fund by $338,735.04 for the purpose of providing the City's matching revenue
requirements far the storm of March 28, 2000; and
4. Approve a transfer to the Grants Fund in the amount of $338,735.04 from the General Fund,
$9,015.54 from the Water and Sewer Fund, and $52,296.46 from the Solid Waste Fund.
DISCUSSION:
Immediately following the storm of March 28, 2000, City staff began undertaking actions to restore the
community to normal operations as quickly as possible. This included clearing debris from public
rights-of-way and private property, where the debris represented an immediate hazard; undertaking
emergency operations such as search and rescue, traffic control and security of high-hazard areas; and
making emergency repairs to Gity property andlor equipment to protect the property from further
damage.
On May 16, 2000, Gity Gouncil approved MSC G-'12918, which authorized the Gity Manager to apply for
all federal, state, and/or other funding saurces available fo the Gity of Fort Worth for storm recovery.
One of the mast important sources of funding eventually obtained by the City vas the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) p~.iblic Assistance Program Under the prograrn_ FFMA
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LC>G NAME PAGE
9/9103 ~`*{,~-14t}82 02STORMRECON 2 of 2
suB~ECT FINAL RECONCILIATION OF CITY FUNDS FOR RECOVERY EFFORTS RELATED TO
THE STORM OF MARCH 28, 2000
FISCAL INFORMATIONICERTIFICATION:
The Finance Director certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations and adoption of the
attached appropriation ordinances, funds will be available in the current operating budgets of the Water
and Sewer Fund, Solid Waste Fund, and General Fund. Sufficient estimated receipts previously had
been established in the Grants Fund {M&C G-12918, approved May 16, 2000).
The Finance Directar further certifies that upon the transfer of funds as Hated in Recommendation Na.
3, the undesignated unreserved fund balance in the General Fund will be $31,668,209.
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