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Home My WebLink AboutContract 46056 777 main street CITY SEC • Adis suite 2250 CONTRACT NO.L�u _U fort worth � texas 76102 817.820.6607 fax 817.820.6650 RAINIATER Charitable Funds August 15, 2014. Ms. Cynthia Gray - - - — Fort Worth Public Library OF��MAL RECORD 500 W. 3rd Street (�rlll Il 's EG—GkEt�/,RV Fort Worth, TX 76102 Gee M@RVN9 V K Dear Ms. Gray: — It is our pleasure to inform you that the Rainwater Charitable Foundation has approved a grant to support the Fort Worth Public Library through a gift to the City of Fort Worth. The purpose of the grant is to provide funds for the Briscoe Elementary Parenting Engagement Project in the Morningside Children's Partnership as outlined in Attachment A. This is a one-time gift, totaling $9659• By signing this letter,the Fort Worth Public Library/City of Fort Worth agrees the gift will be used for the collaboration activities/efforts outlined in Attachment B unless all parties agree to any necessary changes. For income tax purposes,please sign and return this letter and the enclosed form by E- mail(scarrillo @rwtrinc.com),fax(817-82o-665o), or regular mail. Upon acceptance and deposit of the funds addressed in this letter, you are representing that you are a 501(c)(3) organization, that the charitable gift will be used for the purposes specific herein, and that you agree to make any reporting requested herein. Please note that Rainwater Charitable Foundation declines any benefit in return for this grant. t'HhUV CLJ lAb 0--o Fo4be . G b, dministrat e Trustee Acknowledged by: 14- Name: °°°6'°°° A a 8 0 ° RECEIVED OCT 23 2014 Ar Ronald P. Gonzales,Asst. City �S City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 10/14/2014 Ordinance No. 21503-10-2014 DATE: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 REFERENCE NO.: G-18338 LOG NAME: 842014 MORNINGSIDE COLLABORATION GRANT SUBJECT: Ratify Application for and Authorize Acceptance of a Morningside Briscoe Parent Engagement Collaboration Grant from the Miles Foundation, the Morris Foundation and the Rainwater Charitable Foundation in the Amount of$19,318.00, Authorize Execution of the Grant Agreements, Authorize an In- Kind Match in an Amount Up to $17,800.00, Authorize Use of Anticipated Interest in an Amount Up to $50.00, Authorize Execution of an Interlocal Agreement with Fort Worth Independent School District in the Amount Up to $7,500.00 for School Library Operation on Saturdays and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance (COUNCIL DISTRICTS 8 and 9) RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Ratify the application for and authorize acceptance of a Morningside Briscoe Parent Engagement Project grant from the Miles Foundation, the Morris Foundation and the Rainwater Charitable Foundation for the Library Department for the period of October 1, 2014 through July 31, 2015 in the total amount of$19,318.00; 2. Authorize the execution of the related Grant Agreements with each of the foundations; 3. Authorize the City to provide an in-kind match in an amount up to $17,800.00; 4. Authorize the use of anticipated interest in an amount up to $50.00; 5. Authorize the execution of an Interlocal Agreement with Fort Worth Independent School District in the amount up to $7,500.00 for the operation of the Briscoe Elementary School library on Saturdays from October 18, 2014 through the duration of the Morningside Briscoe Parent Engagement Project; and 6. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grants Fund in the amount of$37,168.00, upon receipt of the grant. DISCUSSION: The Morningside neighborhood of Fort Worth has been identified as an area of high need to improve educational outcomes for children. Because children who enter kindergarten ready for school have been shown to have better educational outcomes than their peers who lack the necessary skills and because parents are young children's first teachers, strategies are under way to reach parents whose children are not enrolled in pre-kindergarten programs. In April 2014 the Miles Foundation, the Morris Foundation and the Rainwater Charitable Foundation jointly issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for grants to support parent engagement/education efforts in the Morningside neighborhood for families with children ages birth to five years old. In response to this RFP, the City of Fort Worth Library Department (Library) submitted a Logname: 842014 MORNINGSIDE COLLABORATION GRANT Page I of 2 proposal, in conjunction with several partners, for a Morningside Parent Engagement Project. The program activities will engage parents and their children at Fort Worth Independent School District's (FWISD) Briscoe Elementary School in early learning and literacy readiness and familiarize these families with the school before the children enter kindergarten. The Library's partners in this project are Briscoe Elementary School in the FWISD, The Parenting Center and Literacy United. The Library's Youth and Teen Services staff will conduct programs as an in-kind match in an amount up to $17,800.00. The Parenting Center and Literacy United will also conduct programs. Funding for the Morningside Parent Engagement Project is funded as follows: Miles Foundation $ 4,829.50 Morris Foundation $ 4,829.50 Rainwater Charitable Foundation $ 9,659.00 Total $19,318.00 Up to $7,500.00 will reimburse the FWISD for the additional cost of operating the school library on Saturdays for the duration of the project, $11,128.00 will fund the costs of learning materials, books and other supplies, and $690.00 will fund consultant costs of Literacy United to deliver programs. Anticipated interest of$50.00 will be used to further the program objectives. FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION: 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, as appropriated, of the Grants Fund. FUND CENTERS: TO Fund/Account/Centers FROM Fund/Account/Centers 5) GR76 488928 084464729000 $19,318.00 6) GR76 539120 084446729010 $7,500.00 4 &5) GR76 441012 084464729000 $50.00 5) GR76 5 (VARIOUS) 084464729010 $19,368.00 3 &5) GR76 488339 084464729020 $17,800.00 3 &5) GR76 517040 084464729020 $17,800.00 CERTIFICATIONS: Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Charles Daniels (6199) Originating Department Head: Gleniece Robinson (7706) Additional Information Contact: Cindy Gray (6294) ATTACHMENTS 1. 842014 y2 MORN INGSIDE COLLABORATION GRANT AO FY2015 .docx (Public) Logname: 842014 MORNINGSIDE COLLABORATION GRANT Page 2 of 2 Ordinance No. AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $37,168.00, WHICH INCLUDES $19,319.00 OF MORNINGSIDE BRISCOE PARENT ENGAGEMENT COLLABORATION GRANT, $17,800.00 IN PROGRAMS AS THE CITY'S IN-KIND MATCH, AND $50.00 OF USE OF ANTICIPATED INTEREST, ALL SUBJECT TO RECEIPT OF A MORNINGSIDE BRISCOE PARENT ENGAGEMENT COLLABORATION GRANT FROM THE MILES, MORRIS AND RAINWATER FOUNDATIONS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING PARENT ENGAGEMENT/EDUCATION EFFORTS IN THE MORNINGSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO FIVE YEARS OLD; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. SECTION 1. That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grants Fund in the amount of $37,168.00, which includes $19,319.00 of Morningside Briscoe Parent Engagement Collaboration Grant, $17,800.00 in programs as the city's in-kind match, and $50.00 of use of anticipated interest, all subject to receipt of a Momingside Briscoe Parent Engagement Collaboration Grant from the Miles, Morris and Rainwater Foundations, from available funds, for the purpose of supporting parent engagementleducation efforts in the Momingside neighborhood for families with children ages birth to five years old. 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 incorporated into the ordinance of the municipal government of the City of Fort Worth for the ensuing Fiscal Year beginning October 1,2014,and ending September 30,2015,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. CITY SECRETARY Assistant City Attorney Mary J. Kayser ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE: