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    ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION FACT SHEET

City of Shreveport

 

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AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2010 BUDGET FUNDING CONTRACTUAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO SPORTRAN BY METRO MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC. AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

Oct. 1, 2009

EXECUTIVE OFFICE

    SPONSOR OR COUNCIL MEMBER

MAYOR CEDRIC B. GLOVER

    PURPOSE

To adopt the 2010 Sportran budget funding contractual services provided to Sportran by metro management associates, Inc. in accordance with State law and City Charter.

This Ordinance or Resolution will have direct impact on Council District:

All

    BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This to provide funding for the operation of Sportran including a $5,466,000 subsidy from the City of Shreveport to fund operations. This subsidy is slightly less than $5,566,000 in 2009.

TIMETABLE

    Introduction:

October 13, 2009

    Final Passage:

By December 15, 2009

SPECIAL PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS

A public hearing must be held on this budget for adoption by Council.

    FINANCES

    SOURCE OF FUNDS

   


    CONCLUSION

Approval of this ordinance is recommended.

    FACT SHEET PREPARED BY:

Rick Seaton, Assistant CAO

ORDINANCE NO. _____ OF 2009

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2010 BUDGET FUNDING CONTRACTUAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO SPORTRAN BY METRO MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC. AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

BY:

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the year 2010; and

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport operates a public bus transportation system known as SporTran; and

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport has contracted with Metro Management Associates, Inc., to provide management services for the operation and maintenance of the SporTran bus system.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

    1. Estimated Receipts - The estimated receipts, including operating subsidies, available for the operation of the SporTran bus system for the year beginning January 1, 2010 are hereby established and adopted as follows:

      Operating Income $ 2,649,000

Government Grants and Contributions:

      City of Shreveport $ 5,466,000

      City of Bossier City 768,000

      State of Louisiana 693,000

      Federal Transit Administration 2,979,000

        Subtotal $ 10,395,000

        TOTAL $13,044,000

    2. Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the receipts produced by SporTran operations and operating subsidy receipts for the year beginning January 1, 2010:

      Contractual Services $ 13,044,000

      Transfer to Capital Projects Fund 0

        TOTAL $13,044,000

    3. The SporTran budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2009, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

    4. Capital Transfers - All amounts authorized by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance to be financed by SporTran receipts and subsidies shall be transferred to the Capital Projects Fund as provided in the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance.

    5. Operating Transfers - All amounts authorized in this ordinance to subsidize SporTran operations shall be transferred to the SporTran budget as needed.

    6. Administration - The Mayor, or any duly authorized representative, is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive the funds authorized herein.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will become effective on January 1, 2010.

APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:

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City Attorney’s Office

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