HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 3869-03-2010A Resolution
NO 3869-03-2010
ADOPTING THE 2009 UPDATE TO THE STOP SIX NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT
ZONE PLAN AND INCORPORATING THE PLAN BY REFERENCE IN THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
WHEREAS on April 25 2000 (M&C G-12897) the City Council approved a Policy Statement
on the Creation of Local Neighborhood Empowerment Zones (NEZ) m accordance with Chapter 378 of
the Texas Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS on October 3 2000 (M&C G-13030), the Crty Council approved Fort Worth s
NEZ Administrative Procedures, which include criteria to determine eligible areas, the development of a
basic incentives package, and elements to include m NEZ Plans, and
WHEREAS on April 17 2001 (Resolution No 2721), the City Council designated the Stop Six
neighborhood as an NEZ, and on February 24 2004 expanded the Stop Six NEZ (Resolution No 3048)
in order to promote 1) the creation or rehabilitation of affordable housing m the zone, 2) an increase in
economic development in the zone, and 3} an increase m the quality of social services, education or
public safety provided to residents of the zone; and
WHEREAS on June 5 2001 (M&C G-13208R), the City Council approved basic incentives
that include municipal property tax abatement, development fee waivers, impact fee waivers, and release
of Crty liens for qualified properties or projects m designated NEZs, and
WHEREAS on June 26 2001 the City Council adopted a Stop Six NEZ Plan (Resolution No
2742) that was prepared by Crty staff m consultation with Historic Stop Six Empowerment Coalition
(HSSEC) and
WHEREAS m accordance with the Texas Property and Redevelopment and Tax Abatement
Act, Tax Code, Chapter 312, which enables Fort Worth NEZs to be eligible for residential, commercial,
and industrial tax abatement agreements, on September 1 2001 the City Council designated Stop Six
NEZ as Fort Worth Neighborhood Empowerment Reinvestment Zone (FWNERZ) No 1 (Ordinance No
14767), and on February 24 2004 designated Stop Six NEZ and its expanded areas as FWNERZ No 17
(Ordinance No 15886), and on February 17 2009 renewed FWNERZ No 17 at its five year expiration
(Ordinance No 18482) and
WHEREAS City staff, m consultation with HSSEC, updated and enhanced the Stop Six NEZ
Plan in 2009 by 1) providing current demographic and real estate data, 2} addressing changes m
economic conditions, 3) including residential, commercial, and industrial design guidelines, 4) listing
stakeholder-preferred and unsupported project types, 5) updating target redevelopment areas, and 6)
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including highlights on the redevelopment progress made as a result of the NEZ designation m 2001
and
WHEREAS a public meeting was held on November 5 2009 to receive feedback on the draft
Stop Six NEZ plan, and
WHEREAS, the Crty Plan Commission held a public heanng on February 24 2010 to receive
feedback on the plan and recommended to City Council that the 2009 update to the Stop Six NEZ Plan
be adopted and incorporated into the Crty's Comprehensive Plan,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
1 The 2009 update of the Stop Six Neighborhood Empowerment Zone Plan is adopted and
incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan by reference.
Adopted this 23rd day of March 2010
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APPROVED
CITY COUNCIL
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City Secretary of the
City o! Foct Worth. Texas