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ORDINANCE NO ~~~~~
AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $60,000.00 TO THE GENERAL
FUND AND DECREASING THE UNRESERVED, UNDESIGNATED
FUND BALANCE BY THE SAME AMOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE OF
FUNDING A CONTRACT RELATIVE TO THE EMPOWERMENT
ZONE AND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY APPLICATIONS,
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 1993-
94 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased appropriations in the General
Fund in the amount of $60,000.00; thereby decreasing the unreserved, undesignated fund balance by the
same amount, fox the purpose of funding a contract with Fulbright & Jaworski to provide technical and
professional assistance in completion of Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community applications.
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 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 11379 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provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.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 from and after the date of its passage,
and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE REFERENCE LOQ~ NAME pAaE
NUMBER C-14196
02/22/94 02ZONE 1 of 3
strsJECT AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH FULBRIGHT
& JAWORSKI FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EMPOWERMENT ZONE & ENTERPRISE
COMMUNITY APPLICATIONS __ _
RECOMMENDATION.
It is recommended that the City Council
Adopt the attached supplemental appropriations ordinance increasing appropriations in the
General Fund by 560,000 00 and decreasing the unreserved, undesignated Fund balance
by the same amount, and
2 Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with the law firm of Fulbright &
Jaworski to provide technical and professional assistance in completion of Empowerment
Zone and Enterprise Community applications, and
3 Adopt the attached Resolution fixing in advance, as far as practicable, the sum to be paid
Fulbright &Jaworski for their services, in an amount not to exceed 560,000 00
DISCUSSION
On August 13, 1993, the U S Congress passed the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
which included the enabling legislation for the federal government's Empowerment Zone and
Enterprise Community program. The legislation provides for 6 urban empowerment zones nation
wide and 65 urban enterprise communities The Department of Housing & Urban Development
(HUD) is charged with review, selection and designation of urban zones Empowerment Zone
designees are eligible to receive up to 5100 million in Social Service Block Grants (SSBGs) in
addition to numerous tax incentives available to businesses choosing to operate in the zones
Enterprise Communities are eligible for 53 million in SSBGs and a lesser number of tax
incentives Both empowerment zones and enterprise communities are designed to address the
high poverty areas of the nation's cities and rural areas
The application process for both empowerment zone and enterprise community designation
involves a great deal of data collection, public input and strategic planning Because the
applications are due June 30, 1994, a great deal of work must be completed in a relatively short
amount of time
Currently, the cities of Fort Worth and Dallas are planning a joint empowerment zone application
In addition to this joint effort, the City of Fort Worth will pursue a separate enterprise community
designation for only the City of Fort Worth
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City of Fort Worth, 7"exas
Mayor and Council Communication
02/22/94
DER C-14196
02ZONE ~ 2 of 3
SUBJECT AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH FULBRIGHT
& JAWORSKI FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EMPOWERMENT ZONE & ENTERPRISE
COMMUNITY APPLICATIONS
Therefore, City staff may be compiling two separate applications Due to the numerous
requirements to be met in the application and the fact that staff anticipates compiling two
applications, the assistance of Fulbright &Jaworski will be essential to ensure this two-track
application process will be completed in a timely manner
Fulbright and Jaworski, through Ms Jane Macon, will perform the following activities under this
professional services contract
1 Interface with HUD to obtain clarification/explanation of rules regarding empowerment zone
or enterprise community application
2 1 If necessary, provide written amendments to current regulations to insure a more favorable
response to Fort Worth application(s)
3 Meet with HUD representatives concerning designation of Fort Worth application once
submitted
4 Structure the strategic planning process in such a way as to ensure the application will be
complete and final by June 30, 1994
5 Assist with scheduling and administration of public Bearings including notification to
participants and location selection
6 Oversee development of entire application (including strategic plan) and insure the
application complies with federal regulations
7 Review application for correctness and thoroughness during both "draft" and "final"
stages
8 Pursue and obtain approval and endorsement of Fort Worth application with State of Texas
representatives
Attached as Exhibit "A" is a schedule which shows the law firm's hourly rates The firm will
comply with the City's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise policy
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE REFERENCE LO(; NAME PAt3E
NUI~ER C-14196
02/22/94 02ZONE 3 of 3
svs~cT AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH FULBRIGHT
& JAWORSKI FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EMPOWERMENT ZONE & ENTERPRISE
COMMUNITY APPLICATIONS
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION.
The Director of Fiscal Services certifies that, upon adoption of the attached supplemental
appropriation ordinance, funds required for this contract will be available in the current operating
budget of the General Fund After adoptions of this supplemental appropriations ordinance, the
preliminary, unaudited, unreserved, undesignated fund balance of the General Fund will be
531,799,202 00
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
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Mike Groomer 6140 CITY CQ~~C~L
Originating Department Head:
Fi=.~ 22 1994
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Tom Higgins 6192 ~ , , ,
For Additional Information (2) GGOI s31200 090ss00 560,000.00 >wity 84~A~~9' o$1!t!
Contact: Cilq of Fort ~vrflt,
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Tom Higgins 6192 flp ed ordinance ~o ~~~
Adopted Resution No./~f
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