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AN ORDINANCE INCREASING APPROPRIATIONS IN THE CRIME CONTROL
AND PREVENTION DISTRICT FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $154 912 AND
DECREASING THE UNRESERVED UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE BY THE
SAME AMOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING FIVE PARTIAL YEAR
POSITIONS AND VARIOUS LINE ITEM INCREASES FOR THE GRAFFITI
ABATEMENT PROGRAM IN THE PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
DEPARTMENT 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 2006-
2007 in the Budget of the City Manager there shall also be increased appropriations in the Crime
Control and Prevention District Fund in the amount of $154 912 and decreasing the unreserved,
undesignated fund balance for the purpose of funding five partial-year positions and various line
item increases for the Graffiti Abatement Program in the Parks and Community Services
Department.
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 17142 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conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.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
AP OVED AS TO ORM AND LEGALITY
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Assistant Ci ttorney
ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE. _ May 29, 2007
City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION Approved As Amended on 5/29/2007 Ordinance No 17571-05-2007
DATE Tuesday May 29 2007
LOG NAME 8000PDGAP REFERENCE NO G 15741
SUBJECT
Conduct Public Hearing Approve Mid-Year Amendments to FY2006-2007 Crime Control and
Prevention District Budget for Funding of Graffiti Abatement Program and Adopt Appropriation
Ordinance
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
1 Conduct a public hearing to receive public comment on a mid-year amendment of $154 912 to the
FY2006-2007 Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD) budget to fund changes in the Graffiti
Abatement Program (GAP)
2. Close public hearing and approve amid-year amendment of $154 912 to the FY2006-2007 CCPD
budget to fund .changes in the Graffiti Abatement Program and
3 Adopt the attached supplemental appropriation ordinance increasing appropriations by $154 912 in the
CCPD Fund and decreasing the unreserved undesignated fund balance by the same amount.
DISCUSSION
On May 8 2007 (M&C G-15714) the City Council authorized the City Manager to submit amid-year
funding request to the Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD) Board to fund changes to the Graffiti
Abatement Program in the following manner
1 Partial-year funding of five positions to evaluate and abate graffiti ($81,412) The Parks &
Community Services Department's Graffiti Abatement Program (GAP) staff have evaluated the program to
determine where efficiencies could be realized and recommends changes to the current abatement
program to help offset rapidly escalating costs as a result of increasing graffiti complaints To facilitate
these changes an additional three Maintenance Workers, one Office Assistant, and one Field Services
Representative and associated resources to support the administrative functions of the program are
requested to be approved and funded by the CCPD from June 16 through September 30 Permanent
funding has been requested in the FY2007 2008 Crime Control and Prevention District budget. These
positions will enable the GAP to evaluate and abate private and commercial graffiti that does not occur on
color paint-to-match sites.
2. Increase the Other Contractuals line item in the Graffiti Abatement Program for contract
abatement ($73,500) The GAP utilizes an annual agreement with an independent contractor to abate
graffiti on private property In order to continue to provide abatement to private property on color paint-to-
match sites it is necessary to increase the funding for this contractual service
On May 17 2007 the CCPD Board held a public hearing and voted to approve this request with the
understanding that staff would begin the program utilizing seasonal employees in two of the maintenance
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positions. Staff will evaluate operation of the program in this manner for six months and report findings to
the CCPD Board in November 2007 At that time the need to maintain seasonal staffing or convert to full
time staff will be determined
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Finance Director certifies that upon approval of the above recommendation and adoption of the
attached supplemental appropriation ordinance funds will be available in the current operating budget, as
appropriated of the Crime Control and Prevention District Fund Upon approveal the unreserved
undesignated CCPD fund balance will be $2 689 067
Last Sentence Amended to read. Upon approval, the unaudited, unreserved, undesignated CCPD
fund balance will be $4,854,664, which is the amount available above the minimum reserve fund
balance of $28,065,576 required by the Crime Control and Prevention District's Financial Managment
Policy (i.e., 60% of the current-year adopted budget expenditures).
TO Fund/Account/Centers FROM Fund/AccountlCenters
GR79 VARIOUS 0808040 $154.912.00 GR79 5VARIOUS 0808040 $154,912.00
Submitted for City Manager's Office ~ Libby Watson (6183)
Originating Department Head Melody Mitchell (Acting) (5704)
Additional Information Contact: Mark Woolsey (Acting) (5714)
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