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AN ORDINANCE INCREASING ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN
THE GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $500 000 SUBJECT TO RECEIPT OF THE
GRANT FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE PURPOSE OF
FUNDING PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND BIOTERRORISM RESPONSE,
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 2004-2005 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 $500 000 subject to receipt of the grant from the Texas Department of
Health, for the purpose of funding public health preparedness and bioterrorism response.
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 16061 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ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.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
Assistant 'ty Attorney
ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE. _ S~j~P~~.~- ~7~ )~ -'"
City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayer and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION Approved on 9/27/2005 Ordinance No 16619-09-2005
DATE Tuesday September 27 2005
(LOG NAME 50BIOGRANT REFERENCE NO *C-21031
'SUBJECT
Authorize Execution of a Contract with the Texas Department of State Health Services for a Public
(Health Preparedness and Bioterrorism Response Grant from September 1 2005 through August
31 2006 Authorize <~n Interfund Loan and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance
RECOMMENDATION'
It is recommended that the City Council
1 Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with the Texas Department of State Health Services
(DSHS) for up to $500 000 00 to be used for public health preparedness and bioterrorism response from
September 1 2005 to August 31 2006
2. Authorize anon-initerest bearing interfund loan from the General Fund to the Grants Fund in the amount
of $25 000 00 for the interim financing of this grant pending contract execution transition from one grant
funding period to the next;
3 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the
Grants Fund by up to $500 000 00 and
4 Approve an indirect cost rate of 10% of salaries, as approved by DSHS
DISCUSSION
For the fourth year the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided funding to the
DSHS to enhance tPie capacity of the public health system to prepare for and respond to terrorism
infectious outbreaks and other public health threats and emergencies. Last year funding for the Fort Worth
Public Health Department was $495 512.00 (M8~C C-20186) During the current funding period a total of
$34 437 966 00 is to be allocated among DSHS the regional offices and local health departments in
Texas. Each county will receive a base amount of $20 000 00 plus an additional amount based upon $1 30
per capita. No local matching dollars are required
Tarrant County will receive $2 064 162.00 which will be allocated between the City of Fort Worth and
Tarrant County Public Health Departments according to a needs assessment and plan jointly developed by
the departments and approved by the Regional Health Director The estimated apportionment will be
approximately $497 4Ei3 00 for the City and $1 566 699 00 for Tarrant County
The CDC and DSHS require each local health department to address nine preparedness goals including
1 Increase the use and development of interventions to prevent human illness from chemical biological,
radiological agents and naturally occurring health threats,
2. Decrease the tirrie needed to classify health events as terrorism or naturally occurring in partnership
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with other agencies,
3 Decrease the time needed to detect and report chemical biological radiological agents in tissue food
or environmental samples that cause threats to the public s health
4 Improve the timE;liness and accuracy of information regarding threats to the public s health as reported
by clinicians and through electronic early event detection in real time to those who need to know
5 Decrease the tirne to identify causes, risk factors, and appropriate interventions for those affected by
threats to the public's health
6 Decrease the time needed to provide countermeasures and health guidance to those affected by
threats to the public s health
7 Decrease the time needed to restore health services and environmental safety to pre-event levels
8 Increase the lonc~-term follow-up provided to those affected by threats to the public s health and
9 Decrease the tirne needed to implement recommendations from after-action reports following threats
to the public s health
Fort Worth has received funds for the Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) development
program which requires local health departments to continue to assure their need assessments and plans
are coordinated with the plans of MMRS cities, as well as regional plans with other jurisdictions and
implementation of they program services underwritten by the subject grant will enable the City to meet this
requirement.
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Finance Director certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations, receipt of the grant and
adoption of the appropriation ordinance funds will be available in the current operating budget, as
appropriated of the Grants Fund Upon execution of the grant contract, the interim inter-fund loan will be
returned to the General Fund
TO Fund/Accuunt/Centers FROM Fund/AccountlCenters
GR76 451923 050301053000 $500.000.00 GG01 136076 0000000 $25,000.00
GR76 5 (VARIOUS) 050301053010 $500,000.00
GR76 220001 000301053000 $25.000.00
Submitted for City Manager's Office by_ Joe Paniagua (6140)
Originating DepartmE:nt Head. Daniel Reimer (7201)
Additional Information Contact: Witold Migala (6209)
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