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AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS
IN THE SPECIAL TRUST FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,909,286 FOR THE
PURPOSE OF INCREASING FUNDING WITH DFW RAILTRAN SYSTEM AND THE
MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CAPACITY
IMPROVEMENTS IN MOCKINGBIRD YARD, DALLAS, TEXAS; 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 1994-95 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall
also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the Special Trust
Fund in the amount of $2,909,286 for the purpose of increasing funds with DFW
RAILTRAN SYSTEM to pay for design and construction improvements to the
Mockingbird yard
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 11645 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of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed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 ASS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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City of Ford worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Ccn;rtmunication
DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
03/21 /95 **C-14731 OZDFW 1 of 2
SUBJECT DFW RAILTRAN SYSTEM APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITIES OF
DALLAS AND FORT WORTH AND THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS IN MOCKINGBIRD YARD,
DALLAS, TEXAS
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
1 Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement w+th Missouri Pacific Railroad
Company (MP) for the construction of certain capac+ty improvements in Mockingbird Yard,
Dallas, Texas for the +mplementat+on of Phase I Commuter Ra+l Service, and
2 Accept funds transfer from the City of Dallas RAILTRAN Office in the amount of
$2,909,286, and
3 Adopt the attached appropriations ordinance increasing estimated receipts and
appropriations by 52,909,286 from increased revenues, and
4 Authorize the use of the funds to pay for design and construction improvements to the
Mockingbird Yard
DISCUSSION
Section 3 3 of the Joint Use Agreement between the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth and the MP
on August 16, 1993, gives MP exclusive use of the Mockingbird Yard for both rail and rail-related
purposes
Certain improvements within Mockingbird Yard were identified in Schedule A of the 1993 Joint
Use Agreement which were determined to be necessary for the co-existence of freight and
passenger service in Phase i The proposed agreement will provide for the preliminary
engineering, final design, and construction of these improvements
Under the proposed agreement, MP will
1 Competitively bid all work not performed by MP's own forces
2 Provide to RAILTRAN all construction documents
3 Comply with the Cities' Disadvantaged or Minorities and Women Business Enterprise
Programs in the selection of subcontracting firms
Project design and construction will not exceed 52,909,286 All liability, insurance, and
indemnification provisions of the Joint Use Agreement is incorporated into the proposed
agreement
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
l~fayor and Council Comcnication
DATE
03/21 /95 REFERENCE NUMBER
**C-14731 LOG NAME PAGE
02DFW 2 of 2
sIIBJECT DFW RAILTRAN SYSTEM APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITIES OF
DALLAS AND FORT WORTH AND THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS IN MOCKINGBIRD YARD,
DALLAS, TEXAS
The execution of the proposed agreement will authorize the preliminary engineering and final
design activities A separate Notice to Proceed will be issued for construction and will be
conditioned on the receipt of Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality funds from the federal
government
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Director of Fiscal Services certifies that after receipt of funds from the Dallas RAILTRAN
account to the Fort Worth RAILTRAN account in the amount of 52,909,286, sufficient funds will
be available in the current operating budget of the Special Trust Fund The City of Fort Worth
RAILTRAN Office is responsible for the collection and deposit of these funds
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
Office by: (to)
(3) FE72 488413 002514009500 $2,909,286 00 APPRQUEa
Bob Terrell 6116 (3) FE72 539130 002514009500 CI TY CQ~ 6 ~
Originating Department Head: ,
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Lisa Pyles 6123 (4) FE72 539130 002514009500 $2,909,286 00 ~,,F ~a~„~'y ~..~
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Lisa Pyles 6123
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