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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 14101Ordinance No I ~ i ~ ~ , AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE SPECIAL TRUST FUND, AWARDED ASSETS, BY $153,466.00 FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001 CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROPOSALS, PROVIDING FORA SEVERABILITY 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 1999-00 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropnarions in the Special Trust Fund, Awarded Assets, by $153,466.00 from available funds for the purpose of funding the This Fiscal Year 2000-2001 Criminal Justice Grant Proposals. 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 remammg 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. 13886 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in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.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 and effect and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY ssis City Attorney zl~ /~-- Date ~_~~~ ~~ Adopte 1x31 ~o Effecti e City of Fort Worth, Texas M,~A~ae and Council CommunicArivn DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 2/22/00 **G-12823 35,JUST 1 of 3 SUBJECT FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001 CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROPOSALS RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council 1 Authorize the City Manager to apply for and accept, if awarded, two grants from the Governor's Office Criminal Justice Division in the amount of $152,701, and 2. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Special Trust Fund, Awarded Assets, by $153,466 from available funds, and 3 Authorize the transfer of $153,466 from the Special Trust Fund, Awarded Assets, to the Grants Fund for the City's match, and 4 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grants Fund by $306,167 subject to receipt of the grant. DISCUSSION Each year, the Governor's Office of Criminal Justice 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 two renewal projects, and they are listed below Child Violence Intervention Project/4 A full-time human services specialist will continue to work with the five police detectives from the Crimes Against Children Unit. All six staff members will continue to be assigned to the Alliance for Children facility The primary focus is to serve 10 primary victims per month in person 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. One hundred seventy-five child victims/families have been seen in person and 1,450 primary and secondary child crime victims have been mailed Crime Victims Compensation applications The human services specialist shall also serve as a community liaison and attempt to enlist community interest and support in addressing this critical problem City o, f'FoNt Worth, Texas ~1-~A~a~r a~n~ ~,aun~il iCan~~rtun~cAt~vn DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 2/22!00 **G-12823 35JUST 2 of 3 SUBJECT FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001 CRIMINAL-JUSTICE GRANT PROPOSALS 2 Sex Offender Registration/Monitoring Unit/3 The focus of this project is to create an extension of the sex offender registration program through monitoring and surveillance of registered sex offenders living within the City of Fort Worth Two detectives will continue assisting in the registration of offenders and conducting investigations. The officer will continue to monitor and conduct surveillance on the registered offenders The office assistant will continue to perform data entry, information retrieval, production of reports, and other clerical activities. One thousand and eight registered sex offenders have been monitored for compliance, surveillance operations have been conducted on 230 registered offenders, and, 328 investigations have been conducted on registered sex offenders. Project Title Child Violence Intervention Project/4 Sex Offender Registration! Monitoring Unit/3 Total CJD Grant $ 17,643 (*$1,433) 135 058 (*$6,387) $152,701 City Match $ 29,918 (*$5,600) 123 548 (*$33,951) $153,466 Total $ 47,561 (*$7,033) 258 606 (*$40,338) $306,167 *Indirect costs per approved indirect cost rates computed by David M Griffith, Inc. for the City of Fort Worth (19 06°!o for the Police Department), and as specified by the Accounting Division of the Finance Department. Additionally, the Criminal Justice Division has mandated that in the event of any misuse or loss of issued Criminal Justice Division funds, the City will replace these funds in full Pre-applications have been submitted to the North Central Texas Council of Governments in order to meet state budget estimate deadlines The North Central Texas Council of Governments will prioritize all grant applications and, shortly afterwards, it will be known which projects can reasonably be expected to receive state funds. The required matching funds for these grants will be budgeted in the Special Trust Fund as part of the normal budget process. ,~~ r City of Fort Worth, Texas ~1-~A~a~ And aunc~l aini»un~cAt~ian C C DATE 2/22/00 REFERENCE NUMBER **G-12823 LOG NAME 35JUST PAGE 3 of 3 SUBJECT FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001 CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROPOSALS FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION 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 budgets, as appropriated, of the Grants Fund and the Special Trust Fund LW.k Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by: (to) 2)FE72 488076 035535000000 $153,466.00 Libby Watson 6183 2) FE72 538070 035535000000 $153,466 00 Originating Department Head: 4) GR76 451644 035202618000 $ 17,643.00 A~~~(~ 3&4) GR76 472072 035202618000 $ 29,918.00 CITY COUNCI L 4) GR76 511010 035202518010 $ 47,561.00 4) GR76 451644 035202619000 $135,058.00 3&4) GR76 472072 035202619000 $123,548.00 FEH 22 2~0~ 4) GR76 511010 035202619010 $258,606.00 / f _ y , ) Ralph Mendoza 4-8385 (from) L ~ J + l7G 3) FE72 538070 035535000000 $153,466.00 City Secretary of the as T h Additional Information Contact: ez , City of Fort Wort Kathy Gerland 4-8058 Adopted Ordinance No. j~ Adopted Ordinance No. ~