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AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN
THE GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $40,000 00 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING
EXPANSION OF THE PARENTREAD FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM AND THE CREATION
OF SIMILAR PROGRAMS AT THE RIVERSIDE BRANCH LIBRARY AND THE DIAMOND
HILL/JARVIS BRANCH LIBRARY THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE TEXAS STATE
LIBRARY SERVICES TO DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS; 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 $40,000 00 for the purpose of funding the expansion of the Parentread Family
Literacy Program and the creation of similar programs at the Riverside Branch
Library and the Diamond Hill/Jarvis Branch Library through a grant from the Texas
State Library Services to Disadvantaged Populations
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ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed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
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
Assistant City orney
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Mayor and Council Communication
DATE REFERENCE NUbIBER LOG NAME PAGE
01 /23/96 **G-11375 84LEYEND 1 of 1
svsJECT APPLICATION FOR AND ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FROM THE TEXAS STATE
LIBRARY SERVICES TO DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS FOR THE PARENTREAD
ILA FAMILIA LEYENDO) FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM AT RIVERSIDE AND DIAMOND
HILL/JARVIS BRANCH LIBRARIES AND ADOPTION OF RELATED APPROPRIATIONS
ORDINANCE
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
1 Authorize the City Manager to apply for and accept, if awarded, a grant from the Texas
State Library Services to Disadvantaged Populations in the amount of 540,000 for the
purpose of expanding the ParentRead Family Literacy Program at the Diamond Hill/Jarvis
Branch Library and creating a similar program at the Riverside Branch Library, and
2 Adopt the attached appropriations ordinance increasing estimated receipts and
appropriations in the Grants Fund upon receipt of the funds from increased revenues
DISCUSSION
The ParentRead (La Familia Leyendo) Family Literacy program has been operating at the Diamond
Hill/Jarvis Branch Library for over three years This is a small but effective bilingual family
literacy program designed specifically to address the special needs and to promote literacy and
library usage of the Hispanic community in the Diamond Hill/Jarvis service area Funding is being
sought to expand this successful program at the Diamond Hill/Jarvis Branch and to create a
similar family literacy program at the Riverside Branch to serve Hispanic and Asian patrons
ParentRead uses personal tutoring, the Laubach Method and computer-assisted learning to help
participants learn to read English
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Director of Fiscal Services certifies that upon the execution of the grant agreement and
adoption of the attached appropriations ordinance, the funds required for this contract will be
available, 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 451458 084308354000 $40,000 00
Ramon Guajardo 6140 GR76 516010 084308354010 $40,000.00 APPROV
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