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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 13451r~ 1~ :1 J Ordinance No._~~~ AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GRANT FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $250,000 00 FROM INCREASED REVENUE FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE WEED AND SEED PROGRAM, PHASE VII, THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, 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 1997-98 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be mcreased estimated receipts and appropriations m the Grant Fund in the amount of $250,000 00 from increased revenue for the purpose of funding the Weed and Seed Program, Phase VII, through a grant from the Department of Justice. SECTION 2. 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 jurisdicfion, 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. 13111 and all other ordinances and appropriations amending the same except m 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in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.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 and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY ~~ Assist~lCity Attorney v ~r3 ~ q~ Date .7- ~~~~ Adopted ,S- / 9-R ~ Effective ,k } City of Fort Worth, Texas ~1-!IJAyar And aunc~l ammun~cAt~an C C DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 5/19/98 C-16772 Revised 35WEED 1 of 2 SUBJECT WEED'AND SEED GRANT, PHASE VII BECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council _p,1., .,.Authorize, the City Manager to accept a grant:award from the Department of Justice in the amount of •`: ~$175,Or00~for the Weed and Seed.grant, and ,. ~~, ~, .. s. 3_. t 2,t.: AuthorizentheCity Manager~to enter~into{antagreement with the Drug Enforcement Administration to 4 ~ receive~,up to~$75,000, in federal seized-funds ~to support the weeding side of the grant program through September 30, 1999, and , 3: Adopt: the attached: appropriation ordinance increasing .estimated receipts and appropriations in the ~: ~,;.~,Grant,F;und by~$250;000 OO.from increased~revenue,;and i.: .}.. ~ ~ ~ A:: 4 4. Authorize the City .Manager to execute a contract with the Citizens Crime Commission of Tarrant ` County, and f ~L~ l~, f 3 , x sat r _ n . - ,. ,- 5. ;Authorize'alie City,Manager to execute a contract with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth. DISCUSSION ~A ~ _ '~ Since 1992, Fort Worth has 'served as one of. the original demonstration sites for Weed and Seed The :..original ~target~,area `is composed primarily ofthree major neighborhoods. near Southeast, Polytechnic and~Stop~Sa:'°-A fourth target area is m~the Diamon~d~Hill/West Northside neighborhood ~ w Y ~~"~e.. 'Y~ k..s k";:~w++'~.e i,v 4°73` a i1 ~~xi"KF!~. ~ a,. ~:. *. i:~ ,~' ~ .4,,,~~~1k~+~'~"'f~,`yiY• 4"'c 5, ~' °~`°~ .i~ }~Both~theWeed~and~Seed~,grantand~the{Comprehensive~Communities.Program grant require aafeering .~>, ,,~ 4:committee,,~;and fin-an effort to maximize~resourcesthis requirement has been combined~iinto a ,~ committee 'for, .all 12, Neighborhood Policing Districts. The .committee is co-chaired by Mayor Barr and j the~,United~States~Attorney, for the,Northern=DistrictFof~Texas, Paul Goggins. Other members are Chief of ,~PoliceTh~'omas~R Vllindham, AssistantdCity~Manager~Libby Watson, the President of the Crime -Control .and Prevention District `Board, Tarrant County District Attorney; the Executive Director of the' Citizens Crime'Commission, the Chair of the Minority Leadership Council, and the Chair of the United Hispanic Council . _ fe . ~~;,The Citizens..Crime Commission of Tarrant •Countyywill. continue to serve as a partner in this grant and will``coitinue=.to operate the Special Emphasis section :($50,000) of the grant regarding Community Mobilization. ':This program provides community based training in a variety of subjects, including local government operations, use of cable television, dispute mediation, and etc., for five persons from each Neighborhood Policing District. ~ ' The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth will continue to operate the Weed and Seed Safe Haven located in the .original site, on the Van Zandt Guinn Elementary School Campus. The majority of the funds within this application ($110,000) will be for that Program They will continue operating in partnership with the AmeriCorps program City of Fort Worth, Texas ~l~Ayar And ~aunc~l ammun~cAt~an DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 5/19/98 C-16772 Revised 35WEED 2 of 2 SUBJECT WEED AND SEED GRANT, PHASE VII The City of Fort Worth will provide technical assistance and training to other agencies ($10.,000) in the following areas: community policing, law enforcement, Citizens on Patrol, community mobilization and Weed and Seed Jobs Bank. Additionally, emphasis is being placed on improving the economic development ;component of the Weed and Seed program. According to the Citizens Crime Commission; more than $20 million in economic development and social services have been brought J into the Weed .and Seed target area since program inception, including the opening of a branch bank and,~a~planned .chain supermarket, currently under construction A total of $5,000 in travel funds has been included for travel to other communities with successful economic development components to study their programs firsthand ,.. An :additional $75,000, in Asset Forfeiture Funds from the Drug Enforcement Administration is to ;, continue;:on=going operations with partnered federal agencies. , ~i Y,~,i .... The: budge t is as follows: w sy ';,;, Coritmuation of the-near Southeast Safe Haveri $110 000 , ,,:..Community Leadership Development Project $ 50,000 Econom'ic' Development and Technical Assistance $ 15,000 ' `"Strategic, Operating Funds $ 75.000 ; ;, '~~. - TOTAL GRANT FUNDS ~ r $250,000 " M , ' C , ~ ~h~^Yy i ~ G`. h, ~ 'f ~ ~{:.o „} ~, "~1. i ~i ,~ •x. y.<,`~..y,a:\ >.`~~ ~ KtC~ r ~=~.'-~~~ ~.°~~>-z ~~°- ;'FISCAL INFORMATION/ :FRTIF .ATIC~N ` %- =The°D~rector~of~Fiscal Services certifies that-upon~adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance. and ~approyal~of«Ithe`~above recommendations, funds will be available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of'the Grant Fund t m ~ i,,. t' ..tie.M ~; ice..} ~' r i . ~, ,~~~,,,,## ~,:. ..~5~ ~:fir r ~~H ~c~ q~:'i;. °'~ x ~'~.. ... .. ~. - ...,. Submitted for~Ciiy,Manager's - • t FUND ACCOUNT '" ;CENTER AMO ~T CITY SECRETARY Office by ~ . ,n a-. ~ (to) . ;• - (3) GR76 451891 035423517000 $175,00 :00 ~ ~ ~°Q~~~g~$A Libby Watson 6183 (3) GR76 various 035423517010 $175,00 •.00 _ ~ jl V~ 6~ r,. Originating Department Head: GR76 451891 035423518000 $ 75 000 00 , . GR76 various 035423518010 $ 75,000.00 ~~~ -~ ~ ~ Thomas Windham 4-83$5 (from) o Additional Information Contact: G ~fi off, ~es~s Thomas Windham 4-8385 6 ` ~.] Ad~pte~. Or~tnar~ iya® 3 ~ i