HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 19018-02-2010Ordinance No 19018-02 2010
AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS
IN THE SPECIAL TRUST FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $182,965 00 WITH $82,965 00
TRANSFERRED FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND $100 000 00 COMING FROM THE
FORT WORTH BOTANICAL SOCIETY FOR THE OPERATION OF THE BOTANIC
GARDEN EDUCATION AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010
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 Fiscal Year 2009-2010 in the
Budget of the City Manager there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the
Special Trust Fund in the amount of $182,965 00 with $82,965 00 transferred from the General Fund and
$100 000 00 coming from the Fort Worth Botanical Society for the operation of the Botanic Garden
Education and Volunteer Programs for Fiscal Year 2010
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 cumulative of Ordinance No.18809 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ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed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
D jAS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
Assi§t`~nt
ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE. February 2, 2010
City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
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COUNCIL ACTION:` Approved on 2/2/2010 -Ord. No. 1901&02-2010
DATE Tuesday February 02, 2010 REFERENCE NO *G-16831
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SUBJECT
Accept a Contribution in the Amount of $100 000 00 from Fort Worth Botanical Society for Operation of the
Botanic Garden Education and Volunteer Programs Create New Program Account in Special Trust Fund
Authorize Transfer from the General Fund to the Special Trust Fund Authorize Amendment to License
Agreement with Fort Worth Botanical Society and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance (COUNCIL DISTRICT 7)
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
1 Authorize the City Manager to accept a monetary contribution in the amount of $100 000 00 from the
Fort Worth Botanical Society for the operation of the Botanic Garden Education and Volunteer Programs
2. Authorize the City Manager to create a Botanic Garden Education Program Account within the Special
Trust Fund
3 Authorize the transfer of $82 965 00 from the General Fund to the Special Trust Fund
4 Authorize the City Manager to amend the City's license agreement with the Fort Worth Botanical
Society to address the contribution for the Botanic Garden Education Program and
5 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the
Special Trust Fund by $182,965 00
DISCUSSION
Since 1973 the City and the Fort Worth Botanical Society (FWBS) have entered into a series of license
agreements for the operation of the Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden (FWBG). During
that time the Gardens Restaurant and Botanic Garden concessions have been added to the
agreements The current agreement, City Secretary Contract 32788 was executed in 2005 with an initial
term that continues until 2015 Under the contract, the FWB places revenues generated as a result of the
license in a special account and used for the operation expansion and improvement of the FWBG
During Fiscal Year 2009 the General Fund provided funding for the Botanic Garden Education and
Volunteer Programs which included three authorized positions an Education Horticulturist, Public
Education Specialist/Volunteer Coordinator and Customer Service Representative The Programs
activities included workshops classes tours volunteer coordination docent/teacher training grant writing
outreach program material development, and exhibit coordination The Volunteer Program registered and
coordinated 425 persons who donated 22 168 hours during Fiscal Year 2009 with an estimated monetary
value of $432 497 00
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The City Manager's proposed Fiscal Year 2010 budget included a program reduction package which
would have eliminated the Programs
In response the FWBS submitted a proposal to contribute $100 000 00 to partially fund the Botanic
Garden Education and Volunteer Program contingent upon 1 } an increase in fees effective October 1
2009 at the Botanic Garden and Japanese Garden to fund the contribution and 2) the City of Fort Worth
providing the remaining balance of funding for the Program in the amount of $82,965 00 This proposal
was intended to save the Programs from elimination during Fiscal Year 2010 by providing funding for the
three authorized positions and Program costs
Parks and Community Services Department staff identified several items in the Botanic Garden operations
budget that could be deferred so that funds could be reprogrammed to realize the $82 965 00 needed for
the City's contribution The deferred items include the freezing of one vacant Senior Maintenance Worker
position decrease in temporary employee funding and reductions in supply and contractual service line
items.
The revised fees and reprogramming of the identified operations budget items were presented to the City
Council and adopted as part of the Fiscal Year 2010 budget.
Staff recommends that the $100 000 00 contribution from the FWBS be accepted and deposited in a
special account for the Programs, that a Botanic Garden Education Program Account be created within
the Special Trust Fund to receive the FWBS's contribution and other funds used for operation of the
Programs and that the attached appropriation ordinance be adopted appropriating the $100 000 00 from
the FWBS and the $82 965 00 from the FWBG General Fund operations budget to the new program
account in the special trust fund
The Fort Worth Botanic Garden is located in COUNCIL DISTRICT 7 and serves the entire City
FISCAL INFORMATION /CERTIFICATION
The Financial Management Services Director certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations
and adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance funds will be available in the current operating
budget, as appropriated of the Special Trust Fund and General Fund The Parks and Community
Services Department is responsible for the collection and deposit of funds due to the City
FUND CENTERS
TO Fund/Account/Centers
FE72 488100 080502101130
FE72 472001 080502101130
FE72 511010 080502101130
FE72 518060 080502101130
FE72 518070 080502101130
FE72 518010 080502101130
FE72 512410 080502101130
FE72 539120 080502101130
FE72 533030 080502101130
FROM Fund/Account/Centers
$100,000.00 GG01 538070 0807080
$82,965.00
$136,227.00
$16, 596.00
$21,444.00
1 968.00
1 600.00
5 000.00
130.00
$82,965.00
CERTIFICATIONS
Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Charles Daniels (6183)
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Ori inating Department Head. Richard Zavala (5704)
Additional Information Contact: Sandra Youngblood (5755)
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