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AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN
THE GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $400,000 00 FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR
THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT, TITLE IV, 1996
QUANTUM OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE U S
DEPARTMENT LABOR; 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 1995-96 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 $400,000 00 from available funds for the purpose of funding the Job Training
Partnership Act, Title IV, 1996 Quantum Opportunities Project through a grant from
the U S Department of Labor.
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 judgement 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 12074 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ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed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 and after the
date of its passage, and it is so ordained
APP O D AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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City of Fort L~orth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
06/18/96 C-15525 08TITLE 1 of 2
SiTBJECT GRANT CONTRACT -JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT, TITLE IV, PROGRAM YEAR
1996 QUANTUM OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT GRANT, U S DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that City Council authorize the City Manager to
1 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 a demonstration project to
replicate and evaluate the Quantum Opportunities Project (QOP) for the contract period
beginning June 28, 1996, to June 27, 1997, and
2 Accept in-kind match of $45,000 from Fort Worth Communities in Schools, and
3 Accept in-kind match of 5155,000 from JTPA Title IIC, and
4 Adopt the attached appropriations ordinance increasing estimated receipts and
appropriations in the Grants Fund by 5400,000 from available funds, and
5 Execute a contract with Fort Worth Communities in Schools for an amount not to exceed
536,772 for the contract period beginning June 28, 1996, and ending June 27, 1997
DISCUSSION
On June 28, 1995, the U S Department of Labor accepted a grant application from the City of
Worth Fort Employment and Training Department to replicate and formally evaluate the Quantum
Opportunities Project 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 entering and succeeding in post-secondary
education It has been successfully pilot-tested at several sites, and is now in the demonstration
stage in which it is formally evaluated before being replicated widely across the country
The terms of the Department of Labor grant required that the local public school system be a
partner, that acommunity-based organization be identified to operate the demonstration, that a
match of 5200,000 be provided from local funds, and that the target school have a high dropout
rate (at least 40% fewer graduating seniors in 1994 than entering ninth graders in 1990)
Accordingly, Fort Wor,t,h ISD agreed to be a partner, the Fort Worth Communities in Schools
program agreed to operate the demonstration, and contribute funds towards the cost of the
project, the City of Fort Worth Employment and Training Department provided a match from the
1995 JTPA Title IIC grant, and the project was located at Paschal High School to serve 80 ninth
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE
06/18/96 RSFERENCS NUMBER
C-15525 LOG NAME
08TITLE PAGE
2 of 2
SUBJECT GRANT CONTRACT -JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT, TITLE IV, PROGRAM YEAR
1996 QUANTUM OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT GRANT, U S DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
The project is now entering its second year, with contributions of $155,000 from JTPA Title IIC
and 545,000 from Communities in Schools
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Director of Fiscal Services certifies that upon approval and execution of the above
recommendations and adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance funds will be available
in the current operating budget, as appropriated; in the Grants Fund
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
Office by: (to)
GR76 488064 008210387000 $200,000 00 gppR4VED
Ramon Guajardo 6191 GR76 488349 008210387000 $200,000.00 ®, 1 ~~ ~
Originating Department Head: GR76 516010 008210387010 $200,000.00 CI TY ~
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GR76 517040 013210387020 $200,000 00 !
Richard Sapp 5310 (from) JU~ ~'~ ~~
GR76 539120 008210387010 $ 36 772.00 ~, ,
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Richard Sapp 5310
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