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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 13856r "~ .. ~. Ordinance No. I VJId! • AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $856,600 00 SUBJECT TO THE RECEIl'T OF THE GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE AGING, INC., FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT 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 $856,600 00 subject to the receipt of the grant from the National Council on the Aging, Inc., from available funds for the purpose of funding the Senior Community Services Employment 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in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.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 Assistant City Attorney ~-17-99 Date ~~ ~' "1"~ Adopted "~~"'"1 Effective City of Fort Worth, Texas n-~Ayar And Caunc~l Cammun~cAt~an DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 7/6/99 **C-17510 08AGE 1 of 2 SUBJECT I APPROPR A 10 ORDINANCE ZONAL' COUNCIL ON THE AGING, INC AND RELATED RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council 1 Authorize the City Manager to submit a grant application to the National Council on the Aging, Inc. (NCOA), accept the grant if awarded, and enter into a grant agreement for an amount not to exceed $770,900 with NCOA governing the City's responsibilities in administering the grant money, in order to implement the Senior Community Service Employment .Project (NCOA/SCSEP) for the program year beginning July 1, 1999, and ending June 30, 2000, and 2. Authorize anon-interest bearing interfund loan from the General Fund to the Grants Fund in the amount of $192,700 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 $856,600 subject to receipt of the grant; and 4 Waive the $7,100 indirect cost based on an indirect cost rate of 5 95% for this department in accordance with the City's Administrative Regulation 3-15 due to NCOA's ceiling of $25,700 for administration of this project; and 5 Apply the waived indirect cost as the City's in-kind contribution toward the $85,700 in-kind match required by the NCOA grant. DISCUSSION The primary objective of the Senior Community Service Employment Program is to provide economically disadvantaged Tarrant County residents age 55 or better with subsidized, part-time, work- experience training in public and/or qualified private, non-profit sectors Work-experience training also is available with private, for-profit entities for eight individuals through the 502 Experimental Project (502e), which is integrated as a part of the grant agreement. The grant requires strong efforts by the participants to secure unsubsidized employment after they have completed training The 1999-2000 program year is designed to serve 116 individuals and place 41 in unsubsidized employment, as well as place seven out of the eight (502e) program participants As of May 20, 1999, a total of 159 individuals had received services from the current program, 20 have become employed at an $8 27 average hourly rate The City of Fort Worth has administered the SCSEP since 1976 The interim loan of $192,700 from the General Fund is a temporary measure designed to ensure the smooth transition from one grant funding period to another Upon execution of the grant agreement with NCOA, the interim loan will be returned to the General Fund City of Fort Worth, Texas ~Ayar and Council CommunicAtion DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 7/6/99 **C-1.7510 08AGE 2 of 2 SUBJECT GRANT CONTRACT WITH NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE AGING, INC AND RELATED APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE The National Council on the Aging, Inc.'s share is $770,900 of the total budget of $856,600 The remaining $85,700 is an in-kind match of services which includes 1) the work of the site supervisory functions performed by the agencies which train the subsidized program participants, and 2) the $7,100 indirect costs waived by the City for administrative services in selecting the agencies and acting as intermediary with NCOA. No City funds will be expended before the grant is approved Upon approval and acceptance of the grant, City funds will be expended before the receipt of grant funds FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION The Finance 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 Grants Fund Upon execution of the grant contract, the interfund loan will be returned to the General Fund RGj Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by: (to) GR76 220001 000220585000. $192,000.00 Ramon Guayardo 6191 GR76 451208 008220585000 $770,900.00 Originating Department Head: GR76 488279 013220585000 $ 85,700.00 APPRQVED GR76 5 (various) 008220585010 . $770,900.00 CITY CO~JNCPL GR76 5 (various) 008220585040 $ 85,700.00 Richard Sapp 5310 (from) JUI_ 6 X959 GG01 136076 0000000 $192,700.00 Additional Information Contact: (f ~ ~~~~~ J " ` C f Lil Browning 5318 oa4 t~tar Y~f a?cas l o f ~ Cit Adopted Ordina~ca No.