HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 27895-08-2025Ordinance No. 27895-08-2025
AN ORDINANCE ADJUSTING ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE
GENERAL CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND BY INCREASING RECEIPTS AND
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE MR FRED ROUSE MEMORIAL PROJECT (CITY PROJECT
NO. 106414) IN THE AMOUNT OF $232,377.00 AND DECREASING RECEIPTS AND
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE FUTURE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAMMABLE PROJECT
(CITY PROJECT NO. P00047) BY THE SAME AMOUNT TO FUND A ONE-TIME CAPITAL
CONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MR FRED ROUSE MEMORIAL;
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 the budget of the City of Fort Worth for Fiscal Year 2025-2029, as enacted by Ordinance 27107-09-
2024, as amended, is hereby further amended to make the following adjustments to estimated receipts and
appropriations in the General Capital Projects Fund by increasing receipts and appropriations in the Mr Fred
Rouse Memorial project (City Project No. 106414) in the amount of $232,377.00 and decreasing receipts and
appropriations in the Future Community Partnerships programmable project (City Project No. P00047) by the
same amount to fund a one-time capital contribution to support the construction of the Mr. Fred Rouse
Memorial.
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 27107-09-2024 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said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.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:
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Assistant City Attorney
ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE: August 26, 2025
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Mayor and Council Communication
DATE: 08/26/25 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 25-0746
LOG NAME: 03MR FRED ROUSE MEMORIAL PARTNERSHIP FUND
SUBJECT
(CD9) Authorize Future Community Partnerships Fund Contribution to Tarrant County Coalition for Peace and Justice in the Amount Up to
$232,377.00 as a One -Time Capital Contribution to Support the Construction of the Mr. Fred Rouse Memorial at 1000 NE 12th St Fort Worth,
Texas 76102, Find that the Contribution Serves a Public Purpose and that Adequate Controls are in Place, Adopt Appropriation Ordinance, and
Amend the Fiscal Years 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize a contribution to the Tarrant County Coalition for Peace and Justice to pay for 15% of the project cost in the amount up to
$232,377.00 as a one-time capital contribution to support the construction of the Mr. Fred Rouse Memorial at 1000 NE 12th Street Fort
Worth, Texas 76102;
2. Find that the contribution serves a public purpose of honoring Mr. Fred Rouse who was lynched at the comer of NE 12th Street and Samuels
Avenue by a white mob and providing a place of remembrance and rejoicing Mr. Rouse's life, and that adequate controls are in place in the
form of a funding agreement that ensures the public purpose is carried out;
3. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance adjusting estimated receipts and appropriations in the General Capital Projects Fund by
increasing receipts and appropriations in the Mr Fred Rouse Memorial project (City Project No. 106414) in the amount of $232,377.00 and
decreasing receipts and appropriations in the Future Community Partnerships programmable project (City Project No. P00047) by the same
amount to fund a one-time capital contribution to support the construction of the Mr. Fred Rouse Memorial; and
4. Amend the Fiscal Years 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program.
DISCUSSION:
The purpose of this Mayor and Council Communication (M&C) is to authorize use of previously appropriated Future Community Partnership for
use as a contribution to the Tarrant County Coalition for Peace and Justice (TCCPJ) for construction of the Mr. Fred Rouse Memorial at 1000 NE
12th Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
On April 1, 2024, the City of Fort Worth received a funding request for future community partnership funds from TCCPJ for construction of the Mr.
Fred Rouse Memorial at 1000 NE 12th Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102. An updated Opinion of Probable Construction Cost (OPCC) and
construction schedule was submitted on June 16, 2025. TCCPJ provided a detailed funding schedule demonstrating at total of 85% of the OPCC
would be provided from community organizations fundraising.
On December 11, 1921, Fred Rouse was lynched at the comer of NE 12th Street and Samuels Avenue by a white mob. The Mr. Fred Rouse
Memorial will honor the only documented Black person to be lynched in Fort Worth, serving as a place of remembrance and rejoicing Mr. Fred
Rouse's life that ended in tragedy. TCCPJ will merge with Transform 1012 in the first quarter of 2026 and will provide maintenance and ongoing
operational costs for the Mr. Fred Rouse Memorial. TCCPJ will initially own the Mr. Fred Rouse Memorial and upon merger, the memorial will be
owned by Transform 1012. TCCPJ has committed that the Mr. Fred Rouse Memorial will have public access, and will not request any subsidy for
operation or maintenance of the memorial.
The City's contribution in the amount up to $232,377.00 will be subject to verification that TCCPJ has successfully:
1. Documented that the remaining amount of contributions needed to fund the Mr. Fred Rouse Memorial construction has been received or
committed by other organizations, and all funds necessary to complete the project are escrowed solely for the project;
2. Submitted a financial pro forma indicating full operational sustainability without the need for additional funding; and
3. The contribution will be further conditioned on the execution of a funding agreement to ensure the public purpose is carried out.
The construction of the memorial will further the public purpose of providing a place with public access to honor, remember, and rejoice Mr. Fred
Rouse's life.
The funding for this contribution is available in the Future Community Partnerships Programmable project within the General Capital Projects Fund
to fulfill the City's commitment to assist in the construction of the Mr. Fred Rouse Memorial project. Funding for the Mr. Fred Rouse Memorial will be
as follows:
Future
Community
Partnerships
P00047
Mr Fred Rouse
Memorial (Project
No. 106414)
FY2025 Remaining Balance
Authority
Budget Adjustment
FY2025 Remaining Balance
$1,004,620.50
This M&C
($232,377.00)
$772,243.50
$0.00 This M&C $232,377.00
$232,377.00
The action in this M&C will amend the FY2025-2029 Capital Improvement Plan as approved in connection with Ordinance 27107-09-2024.
This Project is located in COUNCIL DISTRICT 9.
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that funds are currently available in the Future Community Partnerships programmable project within the General
Capital Projects Fund and upon approval of the above recommendations and adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance, funds will be
available in the General Capital Projects Fund for the Mr Fred Rouse Memorial project. Prior to an expenditure being incurred, the FWLab has
the responsibility of verifying the availability of funds.
Submitted for Citv Manaaer's Office bv: Dianna Giordano 7783
Oriainatina Business Unit Head
Additional Information Contact:
Expedited
Christianne Simmons 6222
April Rose Escamilla 7371