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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCP 248 CIT FO wo , TEXAS ll o n COUNCIL PROPOSAL Date: File Number: Subject: 012107104 Request from Shiloh Baptist Church to Rename N.Houston St.to Chew Drive 248 Proposed By: City Manager's Review: Page: Councilmember Jim Lane City Attorney's Review: �,u;r &AL,- PAGE 1 OF 3 It is proposed that the City Council: 1. Consider waiver of the following standard street renaming requirement related to the renaming of N. Houston Street to Chew Drive from 28th Street to its terminus at NW 38h Street: Requirement that an individual be deceased in order to have a public facility named in their honor 2. Conduct a public hearing and adopt the attached ordinance renaming N. Houston Street to Chew Drive from 28th Street to its terminus at NW 38th.Street DISCUSSION: Mr. Donald Babers submitted and application for a street name change to the City's Development Department on behalf of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. The application requests that N. Houston Street be renamed to Albert E. Chew Drive from the 2800 block to its terminus at NW 386' Street. Because there is already a street named Albert Ave. in Fort Worth,in order to avoid confusion for public safety purposes the Fort Worth Fire Department recommends that the street name be changed to Chew Drive instead of Albert E. Chew Dr. In September 2003 Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church celebrated Rev.Albert E. Chew, Jr `s 45th year as pastor at Shiloh. Rev. Chew has been a dynamic force in the spiritual, social and economic life of Fort Worth, Tarrant County,the State of Texas,the United States and the international communities. Rev. Chew has established within the Shiloh Family the spirit of community and individual growth by LEGALITY FISCAL NOTE ❑ CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS ❑ CITY POLICIES MANUAL CIT FO WO , TEXAS 0 0 13. COUNCIL PROPOSAL Date: File Number: Subject: 012/07/04 Request from Shiloh Baptist Church to Rename N.Houston St.to Chew Drive 248 Proposed By: City Manager's Review: Page: Councilmember Jim Lane City Attorney's Review: PAGE 2 OF 3 supporting community projects and programs such as encouraging and providing personal and financial assistance with: • Volunteering at John Peter Smith Hospital • Providing Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets for needy families • Supporting the Salvation Army's"Angel Tree"project • Supporting the Women's Haven • Presenting educational supplies to selected Northside schools Ministering to AIDS victims by contributing food items monthly to the AIDS Pantry Outlet and preparing a monthly meal for the residents of the Samaritan House for the AIDS. Rev. Chew has brought together the Pastors/Clergymen of the various denominations in the City to forr- an organization(B.E.L.A.)to serve the needs of the citizens of Fort Worth. He also encouraged the growth of the Fort Worth, Tarrant County and Texas economies by hosting the 1983 and 1988 conventions of the National Baptist Convention of America,Inc. In addition,he influenced other local churches to host national and state conventions in Fort Worth. The applicant has submitted a petition signed by abutting property owners on both sides of the street and a notice for public hearing regarding the proposed street name change was sent to all property owners within 300 feet of the proposed change. LEGALITY: The Law Department finds that this proposal is within the authority of the City Council. LEGALITY ❑ FISCAL NOTE ❑ CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS ❑ CITY POLICIES MANUAL CBT FO WO , TEXAS 0 COUNCIL PROPOSAL Date: —F�ile Number: Subject: 012107", 248 Request from Shiloh Baptist Church to Rename N.Houston St.to Chew Drive Proposed By: City Manager's Review: Page: Councilmember Jim Lane City Attorney's Review: PAGE 3 OF 3 FISCAL NOTE: The Transportation and Public Works Department estimates the costs for replacing street signs along N. Houston Street from 28`h Street to NW 38`h Street to be $1,100.00. The $550.00 application fee for street name changes is used toward the cost of sending notices for the public hearing to all property owners within 300 feet. CITY MANAGER'S COMMENT: Attached you will find Council Resolution No. 725 adopted on August 26, 1980, which established the standal street renaming requirements. Should it be the desire of Council to approve this proposal, our recomm ndat�on would be to consider this an exception, not a policy change. a.�.. Councilmember District 2 Y==:L� Councilmember District Y l -EGALITY FISCAL NOTE ❑ CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS 0 CITY POLICIES MANUAL