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AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $30,000 00 TO THE GENERAL FUND AND
DECREASING THE UNRESERVED, UNDESIGNATED GENERAL FUND BALANCE BY THE
SAME AMOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE STONE SOUP
CONNECTION AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM, 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 1998-99 and in the
Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased appropriation in the General Fund in the amount of
$30,000 00; thereby decreasing the unreserved, undesignated Fund balance by the same amount for the purpose of
providing funding for the Stone Soup Connection after-school program.
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 m full
force and effect.
SECTION 3
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No 13540 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are hereby expressly repealed.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 after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
Assistan ity Attorney
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
9/16/99 C-17644 13STONE 1 of 2
SUBJECT SUPPLEMENTAL. APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACT
WITH THE STONE SOUP CONNECTION
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
1 Adopt the attached supplemental ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the
General Fund by $30,000 from available funds, and
2. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with The Stone Soup Connection for an amount
not to exceed $30,000 to operate an after-school program at several school sites.
DISCUSSION
The Stone Soup Connection is a collaborative effort of community organizations, neighborhoods,
congregations, businesses, non-profit and fraternal organizations for the purpose of encouraging
students to be successful and remain in school The Stone Soup Connection got its start in the
summer of 1995 The objective of The Stone Soup Connection is to provide an after-school program
that provides a safe and educationally enriching environment for students. The program has several
components including (1) a safe environment on the school campus for children to spend their
afternoon between the time they are out of school until their parents pick them up, (2) help with
homework and other academic activities to help improve student reading, writing, and math skills, (3) to
help students develop physically and socially through a broad variety of experiences, and (4) to
educate and encourage parents to become more involved with their children's schooling
The initial target school for The Stone Soup Connection program in 1995 was De Zavala Elementary
School The program, at the encouragement of the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD),
has expanded to six sites this school year including De Zavala, Daggett, A.M Pate, George C Clarke,
and Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary Schools, as well as Daggett Middle School The City, through the
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, has partially funded the program at De Zavala
Elementary School and Daggett Middle School This year's CDBG allocation for the program is
$22,356 Although FWISD encouraged expansion of the program to other sites, adequate funding was
not made available to cover the cost of the additional sites.
Representatives of The Stone Soup Connection approached the City Council about cone-time
allocation of $40,000 to help cover the costs of expanding the program to the six sites The City
Council, at the August 31, 1999 budget hearing, directed the City Manager to allocate up to $30,000 in
a one-time allocation for The Stone Soup Connection out of available funds. The funds are to be used
by The Stone Soup Connection during the 1999-2000 school year
City of Fort Worth, Texas
M~Ayar and C,auncil Commun~cAtian
DATE
9/16/99 REFERENCE NUMBER
C-17644 LOG NAME
13STONE PAGE
2 of 2
SUBJECT SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACT
WITH THE STONE SOUP CONNECTION
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Finance Director certifies that upon adoption of the attached supplemental ordinance, funds will be
available in the FY 98-99 operating budget, as appropriated
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
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