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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 15761Ordinance No. .~ ~ ~~ AN ORDINANCE INCREASING ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $400,000.00, SUBJECT TO RECEIPT OF THE GRANT FROM THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE BROWNFIELDS ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL flF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SEGTION 1 That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grants Fund in the amount of $400,000.00, subject to receipt of the grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for the purpose of funding the Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Program. 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. 15636 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in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.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: ~~ __, ~ 1 ~ ?~~ ~~ Assisfan'C~City Attorney pity of Fort I~lorth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication CflUNCI~ AGTION: Approved on X2/2/2003 -Ord. 15761 DATE: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 LOG NAME: 52BRC}WNFIELDS REFERENCE NO.: ~'*G-14172 SUBJECT: Authorization for Grant Application for the Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Program REG4MMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Authorize the City Manager to apply for and accept a grant, if awarded, from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency {EPA} in the amount of $400,000 for the Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Program. 2. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations up to $400,000 in the Grant Fund subject to receipt of the funds. DISCUSSION: In 1999, the EPA awarded the City of Fort Worth a $200,000 grant to implement a program to identify and assess Brownfields sites in the central city. In 2001, the EPA awarded the City a supplemental grant of $200,000, including $50,000 for assessment of sites to be redeveloped as green space. It also awarded the City $1 million that same year to implement a Brownfields cleanup revolving loan fund. The City of Fort Worth`s Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Program promotes redevelopment of qualifying Brownfield sites through identification, environmental site assessment, and cleanup. The program covers all of Fort Worth, but has focused on Council Districts 2, 5, and 8. Brownfields are defined as "real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant." In the four years of the City's Brownfields program, over 300 sites have been identified as potential candidates for redevelopment The majority of the identified sites are located in the targeted council districts. Grant funds have Been used to provide environmental site assessments at the Evans and Rosedale Business and Cultural District, the LaGrave Field Redevelopment, Ellis Pecan, and 4th and Elm site, the future site of a dot~fntn~nln park. '±c '~' rl~ dti~lll ~~"In G fr~~ t!~~ Ile>rl~!~ (~l,-~~ha7 '# ~,~„~ it~,f fit,, ~ ,~,t-, ..j~^ --~ ~ _. "tai-' ., - ... ~ ;? .. }~. ~ ,.~ ~ i' , { ~~- _7 .,, ~' _ '1 . _,.1 ." ~ ;rt +i(; _. ,fit `I _ _ ~ '~~' .~ ',1,h.~h I ,I~'ll_ ~ ;){ _I'.E?S c3i!C~1C~y I~C,~, f C., ~:~'t1C (J'C!Q(~(1? /T~~ C'i~ WIII _~-( ,I~IUC ~J If1vCr(tC'(~~ (1 t4"/ ~I;C t ~ ;~ !a u.,.~h9~e FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION ~~~ n.~~n~~; ~I;I:c ~\\ '~i 111LL} 1',i ,~, 1 cif? T4 FundlAccountlCenters GR76 451314 052214894000 00 0{7{}.04 GR76 5 V{ ARIOR_!S} 052214°9'`Q"? `}0 0^" ^~ FR©M FundCAccountlCenters SubmitEed for City Manager`s C'}ffice~ Libby Watson {6183} Originating Department Head: Brian Boerner {8079} Additional Information Contact: Brian Boerner {8079} ~.i~_Il:lillC: ~'}3RU~1\lllLi~~ I'a~~~ ~' c~f~