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IN SUPPORT OF LOCATING THE MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION
MANUFACTURING FACILITY AT ALLIANCE AIRPORT
WHEREAS, the McDonnell Douglas Corporation is evaluating potential sites for
the location of a manufacturing facility for its next-generation
commercial airplane, the MD-12X, which facility will involve an
estimated capital investment of $1.4 billion for facilities and
equipment and will generate 8,600 new jobs;
WHEREAS, since 1987 the City of Fort Worth, Texas, in partnership with other
public and private sector participants, has applied its resources and
energy with a vision to develop Alliance Airport as a state of the art,
industrial airport that would serve as a catalyst for economic
development and for the creation of new jobs;
WHEREAS, the Proposed Facility represents the type of jobs and investment in
the Alliance Airport area that the City envisioned;
WHEREAS, in contemplation of the type of development represented by the
~_ Proposed Facility, the City has exercised its regulatory powers to
construct or cause to be coniructed an extensive network of water,
sewer, and transporation infrastructure, as well as, police and fire
protection;
WHEREAS, in contemplation of the type of development represented by the
Proposed Facility, the City has exercised its regulatory powers to
adopt land use regulations that encourage commercial and
industrial development consistent with the City's vision for Alliance
Airport;
WHEREAS, in contemplation of the type of development represented by the
1 Proposed Facility, the City has created enterprise zones and
~~ reinvestment zones to offer incentives to qualifying businesses;
WHEREAS, in contemplation of the type of development represented by the
Proposed Facility, the City has supported the need to have Alliance
Airport designated as a "user fee" airport;
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WHEREAS, the City has a highly technical and qualified labor force that has,
throughout the years, enabled the City and its employers to
successfully compete worldwide in the aviation Industry;
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WHEREAS, the City has demonstrated its willingness and ability to compete with
other cities and states nationwide to attract new businesses, and the
citizens of Fort Worth have demonstrated a "can do" spirit and
attitude with respect to attracting new businesses;
WHEREAS, the City has demonstrated its willingness and ability to adjust its vision
for Alliance Airport to accommodate the marketplace and the
specific needs of prospective users and to explore Innovative
techniques to meet the needs of such users;
WHEREAS, the efforts of the City and the other public and private sector
participants that have been involved in the development of Alliance
Airport have been nationally recognized by President George Bush
and Secretary of Transporation Samuel Skinner as a model "public-
private partnership"; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS; THAT the City of Fort Worth, Texas, extends to McDonnell Douglas
an invitation to locate the proposed MD-12X manufacturing facility at Fort Worth
Alliance Airport;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, in support of its invitation, the City of Fort Worth,
Texas, is willing to extend its best efforts to accommodate the needs of
McDonnell Douglas in a manner that will contribute to the further realization
of the City's vision for Fort Worth Alliance Airport, for future economic
growth and development and for the creation of new jobs for Fort Worth.
Approved and adopted on this ~_fn day of , 1991.
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