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Ordinance No.
AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE
GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $200,000.00 SUBJECT TO THE RECEII'T OF THE GRANT
FROM THE U S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE QUANTUM
OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT, 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 estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grants Fund in the amount of
$200,000 00 subject to the receipt of the grant from the U S. Department of Labor for the purpose of funding the Quantum
Opportunities Project.
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. 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repealed.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
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
6/22/99 C-17493 08QUANTUM 1 of 2
SUBJECT APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE, ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT AND CONTRACT WITH
FORT WORTH' COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS INC FOR PROVISION OF EMPLOYMENT
AND TRAINING SERVICES UNDER QUANTUM OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
Accept a Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Title IV grant from the U S Department of Labor in
the amount of $200,000 to continue implementing the Quantum Opportunities Project (QOP) for the
contract period beginning July 1, 1995, and ending on September 30, 2000, and
2 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the
Grants Fund by $200,000 subject to the receipt of the grant; and
3 Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Communities in Schools, Inc. in the amount
of $149,200 for the provision of employment and training services under the QOP beginning
October 1, 1999 and ending September 30, 2000, and
4 Apply indirect costs according to Administrative Regulation 3-15 using the most current approved
indirect cost rate of 5 95% for the Employment and Training Department.
DISCUSSION
On June 28, 1995, the U S Department of Labor accepted a grant application from the City of Fort
Worth Employment and Training Department to replicate and formally evaluate the Quantum
Opportunities Project (QOP) QOP is a model project developed by the Ford Foundation and directed
specifically to at-risk youth entering the ninth grade Its objectives are to enable participants to
complete high school and to improve their rate of graduation and succeeding in post-secondary
educational institutions
The terms of the initial Department of Labor grant required that (1) the local public school system be a
partner; (2) that acommunity-based organization be identified to operate the demonstration, (3) that a
match be provided from local funds, and (4) that the target school have a high dropout rate of at least
40% fewer graduating seniors in 1994 than entering ninth grades in 1990
The Fort Worth ISD agreed to be a partner; the Fort Worth Communities in Schools, Inc. program
agreed to operate the demonstration and contribute funds towards the cost of the project; and the
project is located at Paschal High School and is designed to serve 100 students
The actual number of students that enrolled in the project was ninety-nine At the conclusion of the
initial four years of operation, fifty-one students have graduated and five have obtained GED's Thirty-
seven students are still attending high school To date, only six of the students have been
unsuccessful, four relocated and their status is unknown, and two are incarcerated
City of Fort Worth, Texas
M,Ayar and Caunc~l Cammun~cAtion
DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
6/22/99 C-17493 08QUANTUM 2 of 2
SUBJECT gPPROPRIATION ORDINANCE, ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT AND CONTRACT WITH
FORT WORTH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS, 1NC FOR PROVISION OF
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES UNDER QUANTUM OPPORTUNITIES
PROJECT
The U S Department of Labor has notified the Employment and Training Department of their desire to
continue the project for a fifth and final year to allow aH remaining students an oppo rtunity to graduate
The Department of Labor has agreed to award an additional $200,000 for the o ne-year extension
There is no requirement for a local match as has been the case in previous years
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Finance Director certifies that upon approval and execution 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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