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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 14604l ,~ _~ ORDINANCE NO ~~"7 AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROl'IZIATIONS IN THE GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $84,000 FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING A GRANT EXTENSION FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE ANIMAL BITE REDUCTION PROGRAM, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILTTY CLAUSE, 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 the Grants Fund in the amount of $84,000 from available funds for the purpose of funding a grant extension from the Texas Department of Health for the Animal Bite Reduction Program. SECTION 2. ~ 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 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in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.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 upon adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY ~~ ~~ Assistant City Attorney ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE. V - ~ ~ ~l City of Fort Worth, Texas Afar A11d C,01~111~` `,olrll~uillcAt1o11 ~~ DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 5/1/01 **G-13218 50EXTEND 1 of 1 suB.JECT TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH INNOVATION GRANT EXTENSION RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council 1 Authorize the City Manager to apply for and, if offered, accept a grant extension from the Texas Department of Health (TDH) for the Animal Bite Reduction Program, and 2 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing appropriations and estimated receipts in the amount of $84,000 from available funds, and 3 Waive the current indirect cost rate of 27 31 % due to the highly competitive nature of the grants DISCUSSION On April 4, 2000 (M&C G-12875), the City Council authorized the application and acceptance of a grant for innovative projects from the Texas Department of Health A $168,849 00 grant was awarded to the Public Health Department for the Animal Bite Reduction Program This grant contract began on July 1, 2000, and will expire August 31, 2001 The Public Health Department is requesting that the City Council approve a request to the TDH to extend the Animal Bite Reduction Program until February 28, 2002 The deadline to submit the extension proposal is May 2, 2001 The Animal Bite Reduction Program seeks to lower the number of animal bites to City residents through the identification of bite victims and animal owners using the Geographic Information System (GIS) surveillance system Data for the first nine months is being analyzed, and a preventive social marketing intervention program has begun An extension of this grant for six months will enable the Animal Control team to continue the community education intervention activities initiated under the original grant The evaluation period would then be based on a full year's activities, rather than only six months as provided in the original grant FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION The Finance Director certifies that upon acceptance and execution of the grant contract and adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance, 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 ECRETARY CIT Y S Office by• (t0) a~ pp ~~ -~~VE® " l1i t GR76 451923 050301636010 $84,000.00 C I Libby Watson 6183 GR76 5 (Various) 050301636010 $84,000 00 TY COUNCIL Originating Department Head: MAY 1 2001 Daniel Reimer 7201 (from) ~ ~~ ,, ~ .. l~ ~~ Additional Information Contact: Citq Soarettery of the ' City oi Fori t/Joxth, Tesass James Agyemang 3743 Adop~d Ordinance do. ~~