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AN ORDINANCE INCREASING ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN
THE GRANTS FUND IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $900 000 SUBJECT TO RECEIPT OF THE
GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE METROPOLITAN
MEDICAL RESPONSE SYSTEM PROGRAM; 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 an amount up to $900 000 subject to receipt of the grant from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency Department of Homeland Security for the purpose of funding the Metropolitan
Medical Response System 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 incorporated into the ordinance effecting the budget of the municipal
government of the City of Fort Worth for the ensuing Fiscal Year beginning October 1 2004 and ending
September 30, 2005 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hereby expressly repealed.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.
PROVED A T FORM AND LEGALITY
Assistant City A orney
ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE. ~ v
City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION Approved on 9/21/2004 Ordinance No. 16129
DATE. Tuesday September 21 2004
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SUBJECT
FY 2004 Metropolitan Medical Response System Program Grant
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
1 Authorize the City Manager to apply for and accept, if offered an eighteen (18) month grant from the
Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency in the estimated amount of
$900 000 00 for the FY2004 Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) Program, and
2. Adopt the attached appropriations ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the
Grants Fund by up to $900 000 00
DISCUSSION
Since the inception of the Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) program its role has been to
provide funding and support directly to jurisdictions to develop plans, conduct training exercises and
acquire pharmaceuticals and equipment, in order to achieve and maintain the enhanced capability
necessary to respond to a mass casualty event, whether caused by Weapons of Mass Destruction attack,
epidemic/pandemic disease outbreak, large scale HAZMAT incident, radiological or natural disaster
The MMRS program enhances a local jurisdiction's preparedness efforts to respond to those events using
its own resources during the vital period when lifesaving and population protection are most effective from
incident occurrence until significant. external resources arrive. The core requirement of the MMRS program
is the integration of first responder medical treatment, public health and emergency management
components into an integrated system. The City's Emergency Management Office will coordinate with
multiple City Departments in the formation of the requirements of the grant.
The City was invited to apply for the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management
Agency Grant for the MMRS Program continuation The City will be notified of the FY2004 award amount
September 2004 Although the actual amount of this grant award is not known at this time the maximum
available is $900 000 00
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
Finance Director certifies upon receipt of the grant and the approval of the attached appropriations
ordinance funds will be available as appropriated in the Grant Fund
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TO FundLAccount/Centers FROM Fund/Account/Centers
GR76 488022 036444981000 $900,000.00
GR76 5*"*** .036444981010 $900,000.00
Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Joe Paniagua (6140)
Originating_Department Head. Charles Gaines (6801)
Additional Information Contact: J J Jones (6172)
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