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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 13783_.. f Ordinance No ` AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE PARKS IMPROVEMENTS CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 00 FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE SOCCER FIELD MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR FY 1998-99; 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 Park Improvements Capital Projects Fund in the amount of $30,000 00 from available funds for the purpose of funding the Soccer Field Management and Development Plan for FY 1998-99 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in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.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 vL Assistant Attorney ~~~~~ Date .~- ~ 7- ~~ Adopted ~ -~ 7-~~ Effective City of 1G'ort Worth, Texas M,'ayor and Council CommunicAt~an DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 4/27/99 G-12548 80S000ER 1 of 3 SUBJECT ADOPT APPRORIATION ORDINANCES AND IMPLEMENT THE SOCCER FIELD MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - FY 1998-99 RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council Adopt the attached supplemental appropriation ordinance increasing appropriations in the General Fund by $71,200 and decreasing the unreserved, undesignated General Fund balance by the same amount; and 2 Authorize the transfer of $30,000 from the General Fund to the Parks Improvements Capital Projects Fund for the purchase and installation of up to 15 sets of soccer goals ($30,000), and 3 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Parks Improvements Capital Projects Fund by $30,000 from available funds, and 4 Authorize the use of $41,200 in the General Fund for increased maintenance to existing soccer fields, and 5 Authorize the City Manager to enter into an Interlocal Agreement with the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) for the construction and joint use of three soccer fields DISCUSSION On December 1, 1998, the Parks and Community Services Department (PACSD) presented a Soccer Field Management and Development Program plan to the City Council Staff proposed a plan that would address the documented shortage of 27 fields in the City and establish a classification of fields and their usage limits, and recommended an increase in the overall maintenance of existing and proposed fields The five-year plan would bring the City up to national standards established in the 1998 Comprehensive Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan While the plan received tentative endorsement by the City Council, staff was instructed to research ways in which the plan might be accelerated to increase the number of fields in the next two years On January 19, 1999, at the joint meeting between the City Council and the Parks and Community Services Advisory Board, staff presented an accelerated plan which would reduce the 27 field deficiency to 7 by December 2001 While the funded and unfunded amounts reported in the December proposal did not change, the need to appropriate funds for the unfunded items would be greatly accelerated Following the joint meeting, staff was directed to review the management and development program with emphasis on a balanced annual appropriation schedule City of Fort Worth, Texas,. ~1-~Ay~r And Cauncll Cammun~cAt~an DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 4/27/99 G-12548 80S000ER 2 of 3 SUBJECT ADOPT APPRORIATION ORDINANCES AND IMPLEMENT THE SOCCER FIELD MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - FY 1998-99 On March 2, 1999, Informal Report No 8176 was issued revising the Soccer Fields Management and Development Program to address the existing deficiency while forecasting appropriations of less than $500,000 per year for the next five years for both unfunded capital needs and increased maintenance on existing and proposed soccer facilities This revised schedule includes a partnership with the FWISD to construct three fields to the south of Rolling Hills Park on school district property The City would fund the materials required to construct this complex and the FWISD would provide all the necessary labor The City would be allowed to use these three fields approximately nine months per year As part of year one of the Soccer Fields Management and Development Program, 10-15 practice fields would be established around the city to reduce the pressure on existing fields, which are scheduled game-only fields The purchase and installation of 10-15 sets of soccer goals would cost $30,000 The third element of the plan would be to add additional personnel, supplies and contractual services to increase the maintenance level of the existing 22 competition fields The annualized cost for the increased maintenance would be $165,000 The purpose of this M&C is to 1 Allocate funds in the amount of $30,000 for the purchase and installation of up to 15 sets of soccer goals, 2. Allocate $41,200 (three months' funding) for increased maintenance for the 22 existing competition fields, and 3 Enter into an interlocal agreement between the City of Fort Worth and FWISD for the construction and joint use of three soccer fields The reimbursement to FWISD in the amount of $350,000 and $165,000 for increased maintenance will be included in the Parks and Community Services' budget as a part of the City Manager's proposed budget for FY1999-2000 ,. .~ City of Fort Worth, Texas M'Ayar And Council CammunicAt~an DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 4/27/99 G-12548 80S000ER 3 of 3 SUBJECT ADOPT APPRORIATION ORDINANCES AND IMPLEMENT THE SOCCER FIELD MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - FY 1998-99 FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION The Finance Director certifies that upon approval of the above recommendatio ns and adoption of the attached appropriation ordinances, funds will be available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the General Fund and the current capital budget, as appropriated, of the Parks Improvements Capital Project Fund Upon completion of this recommend ation, the unreserved, undesignated fund balance of the General Fund will be $30,431,657 LW j Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by: (to) 2,3) C188 472001 080188100030 $30,000.00 yp Libby Watson 6183 3) C188 541200 080188200030 $30,000.00 ~~ ~~~' Originating Department Head: 1) GG01 511010 0808080 $41,200.00 /~M / %VVI>iVil. CI l i 1) GG01 538070 0808080 $30,000.00 ~_ Richard Zavala 5704 (from) ~ ~~ ~?- 5) C188 541200 080188200030 $30,000.00 Additional Information Contact: 4) GG01 511010 0808080 $41,200.00 ~~ 2) GG01 538070 0808080 $30,000.00 ~ ~ ~ ~l~a t o ~ ~ Richard Zavala 5704 ws grN 7 Ci t R Qf~OQ~1 Q;~It1r~gGi1 ~10.~~ ~Q~ Ot~- LSO. 3 Z~ . .-