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WHEREAS, the Jennings-May-St. Louis Neighborhood Association has. requested that the
City Council approve the closure (by means of gates or curbs as described below) of rune locations
within the area bounded by Hemphill, Page, St. Louis, and West Berry Streets; and
WHEREAS, these street closures are part of a comprehensive plan under the Cnme
Prevention Through Environmental Design grant and will serve as a model program to foster
neighborhood safety and security for revitahzatnon, and
WHEREAS, the Plan Commission reviewed the request on August 27 1997 and
recommends that the request be approved,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
That the following street nght-of way locations in the Jemm~gs-May-St.Loms
Neighborhood, as delineated on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein, be physically
closed by means of gates or otherwise as described below with the City to retain title to the public
nght-of--way m said streets, retaimng any and all easements for existing and prospective utilities,
and retaining the nght of access at all times for the purpose of maintaining existing and prospective
utility facilities and for emergency access.
1 MULKEY STREET (Proposed gate closure at nts intersection with Hemphill Street) Gate
to be equipped with opticom remote emergency access.
2. W. CANTEY STREET (Proposed gate closure east of the alley between Hemphill Street
to the west and Jemm~gs Street to the east) Gate to be equipped with opticom remote
emergency access.
3 W. BOWIE STREET (Proposed gate closure east of the alley between Hemphill Street to
the west and Jennings Street to the east) Gate to be equipped with opticom remote
emergency access.
4 .MAY STREETlW. BERRY UNDERPASS (Proposed hammerhead curb with turnaround
access located south of West Berry Street.) App~p~Fp
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5 W. BOWIE STREET (Proposed gate closures at the east right-of--way line of the alley east
of South Jemm~gs Avenue) Gate to remain open until St. Louis Street is reconstructed
between West Morningside Drive and West Lowden Street and extended to West Bovine
Street. Gate to be equipped with ophcom remote emergency access.
6. W LOWDEN STREET (Proposed gate closures located west of the alley east of May
Street.) West Lowden Street railroad crossing is to be removed by the raikoad under a
separate street vacation request after reconstruction and extension of St. Louis Street.
7 W. CANTEY STREET (Proposed gate closure west of the alley between May Street to the
west and St. Louis Street to the east} Gate to be equipped v~nth ophcom remote emergency
access.
8. LAPPS STREET (Proposed gate closure located east of May Street) Gate to be egtupped
with opticom remote emergency access.
In addition, the City reserves the nght, at the sole discretion of the City Council, to reopen
by resolution the aforesaid street nghts-of--way at any time by directing the removal of the aforesaid
gates or other means of closure.
ADOPTED this 1a.~ day of ~1 c~,~ ~,,, ,1997
CITY OF FORT WORTH