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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 14504+;,,: Ordinance No. / -/ J d ~~ AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE FEDERAL AWARDED ASSETS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $17,726 FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING VARIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT PROJECTS, MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES AND REPEALING ALL 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 the Fiscal Year 2000-01 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in Federal Awarded Assets Fund in the amount of $17,726 from available funds for the purpose of funding various law enforcement projects. 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, opimon 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. 14286 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in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.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 and be in full force after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY - ~ Ass~sta t ity Attorney ~. ' / ~/~~1~, Date ,- _ _ __ ° BOG/ Adopted ~ ___. ~~-~: . _ . ~`~ 7, 2 Gv~ Effective ~ i.r» City of Fort Worth, Texas ~1-~A~or And iCaunc~l Cammun~cAt~an DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 2/6/01 **G-13145 35PROPOSALS 1 of 4 SUBJECT FISCAL YEAR 2001-2002 CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROPOSALS RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council 1 Authorize the City Manager to apply for and accept, if awarded, five grants from the Governor's Office, Criminal Justice Division in the amount of $645,970, and 2 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Federal Awarded Assets Fund by $17,726 from available funds, and 3 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the State Awarded Assets Fund by $18,408 from available funds, and 4 Authorize the transfer of $143,291 from the Federal Awarded Assets Fund to the Grants Fund for the City's match, and 5 Authorize the transfer of $141,956 from the State Awarded Assets Fund to the Grants Fund for the City's match, and 6 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grants Fund by $645,970 from available funds, and 7 Approve a contract with Women's Haven at a cost not to exceed $29,550, and 8 Waive indirect costs in the amount of $89,957 DISCUSSION Each year, the Governor's Office, Criminal Justice Division (CJD} funds projects for various law enforcement agencies throughout the state based on grant applications submitted by the agencies Criminal Justice grant applications from agencies in the metroplex area will be reviewed by the North Central Texas Council of Governments The Police Department has developed one new and four renewal projects, listed below Child Violence Intervention Project/5 This grant funds afull-time human services specialist who will continue to work with the five police detectives from the Crimes Against Children Unit. All six positions are assigned at the Alliance for Children facility The primary focus is to serve 10 primary victims per month in person and the immediate family and/or secondary victims would then be included for in-person services Additionally, the victim will be provided one-on-one crisis intervention, information and referral if necessary, and assistance with filling out victims' compensation forms 145 child victims/families have been seen in person and 2,300 primary and secondary child crime victims have been mailed Crime Victims Compensation applications City of Fort Worth, Texas ~11~Ayar And aunc~l a~rlnlun~cAt~an C C DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 2/6/01 **G-13145 35PROPOSALS 2 of 4 suB~ECT FISCAL YEAR 2001-2002 CRIMINAL JUSTICE~GRANT PROPOSALS Domestic Assault Response Team (DART)/4 The Domestic Assault Response Team (DART) program will continue to operate teams consisting of a family violence detective and a trained crisis intervention volunteer, in the East Field Operations Division and the North Field Operations Division DART activities include crisis intervention, information and referral, and facilitating admission to the emergency shelter when indicated Victim services will be provided through the human services administrator, administrative secretary, the victim services specialist and DART volunteers During the 1999-2000 grant period, the DART program trained 30 volunteers, and served 791 primary and 914 secondary victims Sex Offender Registration/Monitoring Unit/4 The focus of this project is to create an extension of the sex offender registration program by the monitoring and surveillance of registered sex offenders living within the City of Fort Worth Two detectives will continue assisting in the registration of sex offenders and conducting investigations The office assistant will perform data entry, retrieval, production of reports, and other clerical activities Over 1,000 registered sex offenders were monitored for compliance and 26 were arrested for =non-compliance during the 1999-2000 grant period Approximately 1,000 surveillance/ investigations of registered sex offenders were conducted Enhanced Domestic Assault Response Team/4 This program primarily provides for the salaries of the two detectives who are assigned to the program and ride with a trained crisis intervention volunteer The detectives work closely with the personnel assigned to the DART program The teams respond to domestic violence calls in the North Field Operations Division and East Field Operations Division DART activities include crisis intervention, information and referral, facilitate admission to the emergency shelter when indicated, conduct comprehensive evidence gathering and investigation, and relieve patrol from the scene in a timely manner when the law enforcement process is complete A total of 791 responses were made by DART teams during the 1999-2000 grant period Computer Crime Fraud Expansion During the past half decade there has been an explosion of the popularity of the Internet and the use of personal computers These devices brought speed and convenience for the consumer An unfortunate side effect to this was that it made many forms of crime faster and more efficient, particularly various fraud offenses This growth has impacted the Fraud Detail, increasing the average caseload of fraud detectives to 85 cases per month, precluding them from properly attacking computer-based offenses Through the addition of a fraud detective, the acquisition of specialized training in computer crimes at no cost to the grant, and the addition of astate-of=the-art video system, the fraud detail will lower the average caseload per detective ~~S City of Fort Worth, Texas ~11~Ayar And ouncil an~tmun~cAt~an C C DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 2/6/01 **G-13145 35PROPOSALS 3 of 4 SUBJECT FISCAL YEAR 2001-2002 CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROPOSALS Proiect Title CJD Grant City Match In-Kind Total Child Violence Intervention Project/5 $ 8,803 $ 34,524 $ 43,327 (*$173) (*$173) Domestic Assault Response Team/4 $ 79,835 $ 44,635 $18,025 $142,495 Sex Offender Registration/Monitoring Unit/4 $ 90,039 $141,706 $231,745 Enhanced Domestic Assault Response Team/4 $ 77,521 $ 64,132 $18,025 $159,678 Computer Crime Fraud Expansion $ 68,475 $ 250 $ 68,725 * 1 343 1 343 Total $324,673 $285,247 $36,050 $645,970 City matching funds of $125,565 were included in the Federal Awarded Assets adopted budget, and City matching funds of $123,548 were included in the State Awarded Assets adopted~budget~ Because these matches were underestimated, additional funds totaling $36,134 are being appropriated from state and federal Awarded Assets to cover the difference *Indirect costs were computed using two percent (2%) of the total direct charges requested in CJD funds. The indirect costs are included in the total amount of the grant program Since the maximum award for the Domestic Assault Response Team and Enhanced Domestic Assault Response Team is $80,000 each, it is necessary to waive the indirect costs in the amount of $45,497 ($18,127 and $27,370, respectively) Since we are approaching the end of the 5-year funding cycle by CJD for the Sex Offender Registration program, we are asking to waive the indirect costs in the amount of $44,460 so as not to make the program cost prohibitive Additionally, the CJD has mandated that in the event of any misuse or loss of issued CJD funds, the City will replace these funds in full The in-kind match of $36,050 represents time donated by the volunteers ~;Pr~eL~appl~cations have been submitted to the North Central Texas Council of Governments in order to me~ettstate•budget estimate deadlines The North Central Texas Council of Governments will prioritize ~`"allj~granfi applications and, shortly afterwards, it will be known which projects can reasonably be ti~}expected to receive state funds The required snatching funds for these grants will be budgeted for in ' the Special Trust Fund as part of the normal budget process ~A .*~,~~ !: ,~ ~ .,s 't r + ~a ~; City of Fort Worth, Texas M,,Ayoe and Council CammunicAtion DATE 2/6/01 REFERENCE NUMBER **G-13145 LOG NAME 35PROPOSALS PAGE 4 of 4 suB~ECT FISCAL YEAR 2001-2002 CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROPOSALS FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFfCATION The Finance Director certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations and adoption of the attached appropriation ordinances, funds will be available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the Grants Fund LW k Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by• (to) 6) GR76 451644 035202682000 $ 8,803.00 Libby Watson 6183 4&6) GR76 472107 035202682000 $ 34,524 00 Originating Department Head: 6) GR76 511010 035202682010 $ 43,327.00 6) GR76 451644 035202683000 $ 79,835.00 4&6) GR76 472107 035202683000 $ 44,635 00 6) GR76 488339 035202683000 $ 18,025 00 6) GR76 511010 035202683010 $124,470 00 6) GR76 517040 013202683020 $ 18,025.00 6) GR76 451644 035202684000 $ 90,039.00 5&6) GR76 472108 035202684000 $141,706.00 6) GR76 511010 035202684010 $231,745.00 6) GR76 451644 035202685000 $ 77,521 00 4,5&6) GR76 472107 035202685000 $ 64,132.00 6) GR76 488339 035202685000 $ 18,025 00 6) GR76 511010 035202685010 $141,653.00 6) GR76 517040 013202685020 $ 18,025 00 6) GR76 451644 035202686000 $ 68,475.00 `~~h 5 7 6 0 0 6) GR 6 51101 0 03520268601 0 $ 68,725 00 CITY CO U NC ~~ 2) R107 472076 0352000 $ 17,726.00 2) R107 538070 0352000 $ 17,726.00 ~B s foot 3) R108 472076 0352000 $ 18,408.00 y~~ 3) R108 538070 0352000 $ 18,408 00 ~ t1~t~~.~ Ralph Mendoza 48386 (from) ~ ~~ oI ~ o ~ 4) R107 538070 0352000 $143,291 00 City t)E'artWa rtti,fi~, Additional Information Contact: 5) R108 538070 0352000 $141,956 00 7) GR76 539120 035202683010 $ 29,550.00 Ralph Mendoza 48386 ,~~opt~d ~rc~~r~anc~ tdo~ / `/ivy Adopted Urdictanc~ No, ~~~' Rdopted Ordinance hi0.~~