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AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE
GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $44,000 SUBJECT TO THE RECEIPT OF THE EXECUTED
CONTRACT WITH THE TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION FOR
THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FIVE (5) AIR
POLLUTION MONITORING SITES, PROVIDING FOR A 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 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
$44,000 subject to the receipt of the executed contract with the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission for the
purpose of funding the operation and mamtenance of five (5) air pollution monitoring sites.
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 cumulafive 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 mstance 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repealed.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.
TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
8/15/00 **G-12984 52MONITOR 1 of 2
suB~ECT ADOPTION OF APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AND INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
WITH THE TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION FOR THE
OPERATION OF LOCAL AIR POLLUTION MONITORING SITES
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for the two (2) year period from September 1, 2000, through
August 31, 2002, in the amount of $44,000 per year The agreement is for the operation and
maintenance of five air pollution monitoring sites in the local area, and
2. Authorize anon-interest bearing inter-fund loan from the Environmental Management Fund to the
Grants Fund in the amount of $11,000 for interim financing of 25% of this project pending contract
execution, and
3 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the
Grants Fund by $44,000, subject to receipt of an executed contract.
DISCUSSION
In 1998, the United States Environmental Protection Agency revised its measurement standards for
particulate matter (PM) emissions into the atmosphere Beginning in FY1999-2000, the TNRCC has
contracted with the City for operation and maintenance of the monitoring equipment they provide for six
PM monitoring stations The location of each station is as follows
• Environmental Resource Center 5000 Martin Luther King Freeway (2 monitors)
• Diamond Hill Community Center 1701 NE 37th Street (1 monitor)
• Fire Station No 1 120 North Pecan Street (2 monitors)
• Fire Station No 23 3201 Portales Drive (1 monitor)
The City will be responsible for retrieving the sampling data, sending it for analysis, and performing
regular maintenance activities on the equipment.
A seventh monitoring site for a speciation monitor is scheduled for installation during 2001 A contract
amendment will be necessary at that time
City of Fort Worth, Texas
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DATE
8/15/00 REFERENCE NUMBER
**G-12984 LOG NAME
52MONITOR PAGE
2 of 2
SUBJECT ADOPTION OF APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AND INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
WITH THE TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION FOR THE
OPERATION OF LOCAL AIR POLLUTION MONITORING SITES
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Finance Director certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations, funds will be
available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the Grants Fund Upon execution of the
interlocal agreement, the inter=fund loan of $11,000 will be returned to the Environmental Management
Fund
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
Office by: (to)
GR76 220103 000412663000 $11,000 00
Charles Boswell 8511 GR76 451543 052412663000 $44,000.00
Originating Department Head: GR76 (5) Various 052412663010 $44,000 00 A~,~pv~p
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Brian Boerner 8079 (from) G 15 2~~0
R103 136076 0000000 $11,000.00 AE
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