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COUNCIL PROPOSAL
Date: File Number: Subject:Waiver of All City Fees Related to the Development and Construction of the 9/11 Tribute Exhibit
at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
09-20-2011 287
Proposed By: City Manager's Review: Page:
Dennis Shingleton City Attorney's Review: PAGE 1 OF 2
It is proposed that the City Council waive all City fees related to the development and construction of the 9111
Tribute exhibit located at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.
DISCUSSION:
On September 11,2001, the United States of America was the target of the largest single act of terrorism on its
soil. The World Trade Center Towers in New York were destroyed along with thousands of innocent lives.
Despite the magnitude of destruction, lives were saved thanks to the courageous actions of first responders,
citizens and volunteers from across the country.
Since that day,the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has preserved components of the World Trade
Center Towers and distributed those artifacts to cities across the country for use as memorial displays. In 2010,
then-Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief along with Fort Worth Museum of Science and History President Van A.
Romans sent the Port Authority a request for a piece of the fallen twin towers. In response, Fort Worth took
delivery of one of the few recoverable components the National Institute of Standards and Technology has been
able to trace to its exact location within the North Tower. The artifact once supported the three floors(101-103)
located two stories above the center of the impact zone. It is a full fagade panel and comprised of three steel
columns and weighs approximately 6,500 pounds. It measures 36 feet high by 6 feet wide by 3 feet thick. The
museum was selected as the caretaker of the piece, officially known as WTC 1, Column 133,floors 100-103 NIST
Steel 9N-101, Impact Steel,and took receipt of it in February 2011. The fagade panel given to the museum is the
largest World Trade Center Towers artifact in the State of Texas. I 01h
On September 11, 2011, following ceremonies commemorating the anniversary of the events of 9/11,the Fort
Worth Museum of Science and History opened a new exhibit titled 9111 Tribute. The exhibit tells the stories of
Fort Worthians who were inspired to do more for their community and the nation after the events of 9/11. The
centerpiece of the exhibit is the North Tower fagade panel, which is currently on display in the museum's atrium.
It will be housed there until November 6, 2011 when it will be moved to a permanent outdoor exhibit near the
main entrance.
The City's permit and related development fees for this outdoor exhibit are estimated at$2,500.
This exhibit will preserve the memory of this tragic event and the strength and spirit of the American people in
Because ecuse of the public purpose served by this exhibit, waiver of the City's permit and other development
fees associated with the exhibit is appropriate.
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COUNCIL PROPOSAL
Date: File Number: Subject:Waiver of All City Fees Related to the Development and Construction of the 9111 Tribute Exhibit
at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
09-20-2011
Proposed By: City Manager's Review: Page:
Dennis Shingleton City Attorney's Reviews _ PAGE 2 OF 2,
LEGALITY:
The Law Department finds that this proposal is legal and within the authority of the City Council.
FISCAL NOTE:
The Finance Director certifies that this action will have no material effect on City funds
CITY -MANAGER'S COMMENT:
The City Manager has no objection to this proposal.
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Approved September 20, 2011
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