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AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEII'TS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE
GRANT FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $98,540 00 FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE
OF FUNDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT'S AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
PROGRAM THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION
COMMISSION, 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 I
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 Grant Fund in the amount of
$98,540.00 from available funds for the purpose of funding the Environmental Management's Air Pollution Control Program
through a grant from the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.
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 jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgment shall in no way imparr 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 appropnations 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repealed.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 and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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Assistant City Attorney
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Date
Adopted
Effective
City of Fort Worth, Texas
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
8/25/98 **G-12308 52GRANT 1 of 2
SUBJECT APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL GRANT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 1998-99
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
Authorize the City Manager to submit an application for, and accept if offered, a grant from the
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for the Department of
Environmental Management's Air Pollution Control Program in the amount of $98,540, and
2. Authorize anon-interest bearing inter-fund loan from the Environmental Management Fund to
the Grant Fund in the amount of $24,635 for interim financing of 25% of this grant project
pending contract execution, and
3 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in
the Grant Fund by $98,540 from available funds, and
4 Waive the collection of indirect costs for this grant in the amount of $9,614, based on the most
current indirect cost rate of 21 33% for this department, and use the amount of waived indirect
costs as a portion of the City's required in-kind matching amount for this project; and
5 Authorize the use of $65,693 in the General Fund as an in-kind match for this grant.
DISCUSSION
The TNRCC is the pass-through agency for all Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Section 105
grant funds. EPA Section 105 grant funds received annually by the City's Air Pollution Control
Program, in cooperation with the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, enforce the
Federal and State Clean Air act provision within the City of Fort Worth This includes inspections of
specific emission sources, daily monitoring of ozone and particulate levels, permit reviews, and
complaint investigations.
This grant requires alocal-in-kind match of $65,693 Funds in the amount of $56,079 which are
included in the City's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 1998-99 will be used as matching funds for this
grant. The remaining $9,614 of uncollected indirect costs will be considered part of the City's matching
portion as a non-cash in-kind amount. The interim funding of $24,635 will be returned to the
Environmental Management Fund upon execution of a grant contract with the TNRCC
No City funds will be expended before the grant is approved Upon approval and acceptance of the
grant, City funds will be expended before receipt of grant funds.
City of Fort Worth, Texas
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DATE
8/25/98 REFERENCE NUMBER
**G-12308 LOG NAME
52GRANT PAGE
2 of 2
SUBJECT APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL GRANT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 1998-99
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Finance Director certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations, adoption of the
attached appropriation ordinance, and receipt of the grant contract, funds will be available in the current
operating budget, as appropriated, in the Grant Fund Upon execution of the grant contract, the inter-
fund loan of $24,635 will be returned to the Environmental Management Fund
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
Office by: (to)
GR76 220001 000412535000 $24,635.00 ~PR~~~®
Charles Boswell 8511 GR76 488112 052412535000 $98,540.00 ~®1 f~C
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Originating Department Head: GR76 488279 013412535000 $65,693.00 CI Y
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GR76 (5) various 052412535010 $98,540.00 2~
Edward Sierra 8079 GR76 (5) various 013412535020 $65,693.00 AUG
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