HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 18850-09-2009ORDINANCE NCO. I8850-09-2009
AN ORDINANCE CHANGNG THE NA~'IE OF CROM~'ELL
STREET FROM[ EAST LLiEDA STREET TO EAST VICKERY
BOULEVARD TO "SI14IS LEGACY LANE' ; MAKING THIS
ORDNANCE CU'VIULATIVE OF ALL OTHER ORDINANCES
AFFECTING STREET NAMES; REPEALNG ALL ORDINA~'CES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS;
SECTION L
That the name of Cromwell Street from its intersections with East Lueda Street to
East Vickery Boulevard and located adjacent to Blocks 1 ~ and 16 of the Glenwood Addition,
an addition to the City of Fort Worth, Texas; as more specifically described in Exhibit "f1"
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, be and the same is hereby changed to
"Sims Legacy Lane".
SECTION 2.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances affecting the names of
streets in the cite of Fort Worth except insofar as it may be in conflict ~°ith the provisions of
those ordinances, in which instance thev are expressly repealed.
SECTION 3.
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City of Fort VI/orth, Texas
Mayor and council communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 9/29/2009 -Ord. No. fi8850-09-2009
DATE: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 REFERENCE NO.: PZ-2850
LOG NAME: 06SIMS LEGACY SN-009-006
SUBJECT:
Adopt An Ordinance Changing the Name of Cromwell Street to Sims Legacy Lane between East Leuda
Street and East Vickery Boulevard
RECOMMENDATION:
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It is recommended that the City Council adopt an ordinance changing the name of Cromwell Street to
Sims Legacy Lane, located adjacent to Block 14 and Block 16 of the Glenwood Addition, from East Leuda
Street to East Vickery Boulevard.
DISCUSSION:
Vernell Sturns, on behalf of the Community Christian Church, has requested a street name change for a
portion of Cromwell Street between East Vickery Boulevard and East Leuda Street. The Community
Christian Church owns aA of the property adjacent to the area. The name change will honor Paul A. Sims,
a deceased pastor and community leader. A map exhibit of the area is attached as Exhibit A. A
biographical sketch of Mr. Sims is attached as Exhibit B.
The Fire Department supports the street name change request.
The applicant will pay for the manufacture and installation of the new street name signs.
Pursuant to Texas state law, a public hearing must precede the ordinance adapting the proposed change.
Notice of the required public hearing was mailed to the property owners on September 11, 2009.
The proposed street name change lies within COUNCIL DISTRICT 8.
FISCAL INFORMATION 1 CERTIFICATION:
Thy Financial Management Services Director certifies that this action will have no material effect on City
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BIUGRAPKICAL Sh:ETCH OF PAUL A. SIiVIS
November 7, 192 - .Tiny ~7, 1988
Paul A. Sirns, Deputy Director and Director of Programs of the greater Fort Worth and
Tarrant County Community Action Agency since November 15, 1966, was formerly the
Executive Secretary of the Texas Christian l~rtissionary Fellowship and Director of Negro
work far the Texas Association of Christian Churches {TACC), where he served from
Juty 1, 1956.
His services at the TACO as a staff member included personnel placement of ministers,
supervising leadership programs, and guiding mission churches; and he also supervised
the development of district and state organizations for the TACO.
He served as Pastor of churches in Fort North and Dallas, Texas; and Topeka, Atchison
and Kansas City, Kansas. He earned a $.A. Degree from the University of Kansas in
Lawrence, Kansas, and completed most of the work for the B. D. Degree at Brite Divinity
School, a graduate seminary of Texas Christian University (TCUj in Fort Worth, Texas.
Rev. Sims traveled extensively in Europe and all across the United States.
He sertTed as one of the area consultants in Race Relations for several organizations and
served as an officer, and director of trustees of the following organizations:
1} Jarvis Christian College
2} I~~tcrnauon~il C'or;~ention c~fChristianChurches
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Locally, Rev. Sims served as an officer, and boardlcommittee member of the following
orgamzat; ons~
1) Fort Worth Literacy Council
2} Child Welfare Advisory Board
3} Travelers Aid Board
4} The Community Council
5} Town Hall Community Planning & Development Committee
b) Junior College Development Committee
7} Mayor's Community Relations Committee
8} Community Action Program Committee
~} Fort Worth Affiliate of Southern Leadership Conference
10} NAACP
11 }Planned Parenthood Advisory Committee
12) Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance
13}Youth C}pportunity Center Board
I4} 1~3ationai Conference of Christians & Jews
I S) The United Fund Campaign Area Leader
16}Fort Worth School Board Minority Advisory Council
17) Tarrant County Commission for the Hearing Impaired
18) Tarrant County youth Services Bureau
19) Federal Correctional Advisory Board
20j Christian Church in Texas, and
21) Fort Worth Tarrant County Board of Adjustments.
Alpo, a «'orld ~'~u- II comb~rt veteran, Rc~. Suns teas a~~~.rrdcci tyre Brt~n~e Star '~`Ieci~I in
~t~l?:hilt `,t"~~l]L ~~;vilr~~ :1l ~Pl ~~!~~r~~ j'~'''j ill( CCI" „ 11~'. ':'c' ~~~~~ ~Il~allli"~ J~IA 1~1~~i'; !Il ~ ll(ili~t.-
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Recipient of Numerous Civic and putstandin~ Citizen Awards:
1 } The National Christian Missionary Fellowship
2} The Texas Agricultural Extension Service
3} City ofFort Worth -Mayor's Proclamation
4} Fort jrVorth Police Department
5) Community Action Program Committee
6} National Convocation of the Christian Church
7} Humanitarian Award of the Year
8} Jack & Jill of America Appreciation Award
9} Recognition by U. S. Government Small Business Administration
10} South East Lions Club
11 }Mildred M. Anderson Charity Club
12} Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
13}Tarrant County Community Council
14}James W. Griffith Regional Director of O.E.O
15}Hubert H. Humphrey Recognition
16}Lyndon B. Johnson Recognition
17}Ten {10) years devotion to Texas Association of Christian Churches
18}Paul Sims represented over one (1}million youth abroad during post war years
attending a World Conference in Oslo, Norway.
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