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AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE
GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,000 SUBJECT TO THE RECEIPT OF THE FUNDS FOR
THE NORTH TEXAS CLEAN AIR COALITION FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING YOUTH AIR
QUALITY EDUCATION, 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 vanous 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
$6,000 subject to the receipt of the funds for the North Texas Clean Air Coalition for the purpose of funding youth air quality
education.
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, inwhich 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repealed.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
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
1/2/01 G-13121 52COALITION 1 of 2
SUBJECT GRANT APPLICATION TO NORTH TEXAS CLEAN AIR COALITION FOR
COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
Authorize the City Manager to submit a grant application to the North Texas Clean Air Coalition
(NTCAC) for the purpose of funding youth air quality education, and
2 Authorize the City Manager to accept and execute the NTCAC grant contract, if awarded, and
3 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimate receipts and appropriations up to
$6,000 in the Grants Fund, subject to receipt of the funds.
DISCUSSION
In May 2000, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) made the decision to
change the air quality notification terminology from Ozone Alert/Action Days to Air Pollution
Watch/Warnings. The sudden change in terminology sparked confusion among Fort Worth citizens,
and the Environmental Management Department received numerous calls regarding the matter The
majority of the calls were from concerned teachers and parents who wondered if it was safe for their
students/children to go outside for recess and/or participate in sports.
Based on this response, City staff decided to expand its "Care for Cowtown Air" program to include the
youth of Fort Worth The Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) and the Environmental
Management Department are partnering to implement air quality education in Fort Worth elementary
schools. Another partner in this project is the Houston-Galveston Area Council's (HGAC) Clean Air
Action Program HGAC created a successful and innovative Internet-accessed poster program
featuring the canine character Andy Airedale, and is providing the use of the character's image and
poster art for the program at no cost and without charging any licensing fees
Andy is an adorable Airedale dog that grabs the attention of children and teaches them about air
quality Andy's image will be placed on a series of six posters, each identifying the Air Quality Index
(AQI) colors If awarded, the $6,000 received under the NTCAC grant would pay for printing of the
poster sets to be distributed to 2,140 FWISD elementary schools teachers Environmental
Management Department staff will design the posters, develop lesson plans with a team of FWISD
teachers, and design and print a sample teacher worksheet entitled, "What's Wrong with This Picture?"
In addition, part:of the grant monies received from WalMart (M&C C-18222, September 5, 2000) will be
used to print AQI Crhart/Cards for distribution by the Environmental Management Department to FWISD
teachers
City of Fort Worth, Texas
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DATE
1/2/01 REFERENCE NUMBER
G-13121 LOG NAME
52COALITION PAGE
2 of 2
SUBJECT GRANT APPLICATION TO NORTH TEXAS
COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM CLEAN AIR COALITION FOR
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Finance Director certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations, adoption of the
attached appropriation ordinance, and receipt of the grant, funds will be available in the current
operating budget, as appropriated, of the Grants Fund
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
Office by: (to)
GR76 451195 052436678000 $6,000 00 APPROVED
Charles Boswell 8511 GR76 533040 052436678010 $6,000.00 CI TY COUNCIL
Originating Department Head:
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Brian Boemer 8079 (from)
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