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MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Environmental Quality staff proactively identified potential pollution issues and contracted engineering design to
remediate pollution concerns at the Brennan Street Project. Keep Fort Worth Beautiful was designated as the
2018 Keep America Beautiful Affiliate of the Year. Air Quality Monitoring contract renewals were negotiated with
the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) resulting in monitoring sites being more appropriately
located; therefore, creating service efficiencies. The first ever Environmental Master Plan is in the final stages for
the City of Fort Worth.

FY2019 DISCUSSION

The FY2019 Adopted Budget includes an adjustment to the FY2018 AP and FTE counts. The counts increase by 2
AP and 2.00 FTE for two grant positions that were omitted in the counts. There is no financial impact to the fund.

The FY2019 Adopted Budget decreases in other revenue for the removal of miscellaneous revenue associated
with the ECC that transitioned to the Solid Waste Fund in FY2018. The Adopted Budget increases in general
operating and maintenance expenditures for renewals of contracts and rising costs of emergency cleanups.
Transfer out and other increases $110k for billing services provided by Water. This slight overall rise in
expenditures will be covered in part by the use of fund balance for FY2019.

HORIZON ISSUES

The development of the Environmental Master Plan has identified the need to evaluate the current Environmental
Fee structure to meet current and future budget constraints. TCEQ changed the city’s hazardous waste
classification due to city growth which results in additional expenses. In addition, new MS4 permit requirements
and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) development to control bacteria as designated by the TCEQ also result in
additional expense to maintain compliance.

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