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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1689~.~,-_~ - Page 1 of 5 .: is t ~~ '~: ~ Resolution RESOLUTION NO. ~6 8~ WHEREAS, on August 9, 1988, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, adopted a Resolution which authorized the establishment of the Fort Worth Improvement District No. 2 (the "District") as provided by state law; and WHEREAS, at 10:00 a.m. on November 27, 1990, the City Council held a public hearing concerning the following matters: (a) the general nature of the proposed improvements and/or services to be provided by the District during 1990; (b} the estimated cost of such improvements and/or services; (c) the proposed method of assessment; (d) the proposed apportionment of costs between the Improvement District and the City as a whole; and WHEREAS, the City Council adjourned such public hearing and adopted this resolution which: (a) makes findings concerning the nature and advisability of the improvements and/or services to be provided by the District during 1990, the estimated costs, the method of assessment, and the apportionment of costs between the District and the City as a whole; (b) adopts the service, improvement and assessment plan which was recommended by The Perot Group for 1990; and (c) approves the budget, service, and assessment plan recommended by The Perot Group for the years 1990- 1994, and authorizes the City Manager to execute a contract with The Perot Group for payment from available district funds for costs incurred to provide services as outlined in the plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: 1. The City Council, after duly considering the evidence and testimony presented at the public hearing held on November 27, 1990, hereby makes the following findings: (a) It is advisable for the Fort Worth Improvement District No. 2 (the "District") to undertake and provide improvements and/or services during 1990. CITY OF FORT WORTH Page 2 of 5 (b) The general nature of the proposed improvements and services to be provided by the district shall include: (1) An improvement district landscaping, construction and maintenance program consisting of the planting. and maintenance of special supplemental landscaping, the construction and maintenance of special supplemental fencing, and the construction and maintenance of special. supplemental irrigation systems along Park Vista Boulevard and Basswood Boulevard. A description of the proposed improvements is on file in the office of the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth. (2) An improvement district management program to provide for the establishment, administration, management, and operation of the district. (3} The City will be paid $10,000 per year for administrative costs, and an additional $10,000 for the first year for the additional costs of establishing a district. 6 (c) According to the Plan of Services and Budget hereto approved and adopted by the City Council, the cost of the improvements and/or services of the district during calendar year 1990: TOTAL TO BE 1. COST ASSESSED The proposed improvements and/or services would be a supplement to the standard existing level of city improvements and/or services and would constitute an added increment to the improvements and/or services normally provided to the taxpayers generally. The City would continue to furnish or pay for standard improvements and/or services in the district at the same level as they would be provided to the taxpayers generally. (a) Expense of establishing the district $ 20,000 $ 20,000 (b) -Cost of maintenance $221,335 $125,052 {c) Replacement reserve $ 5,000 $ 5,000 {d) Expense of administration/operation $ 10,000 $ 10,000 {e) Capital recovery $ 1,000 5~~000 TOTAL $257,335 $161,052 Note 1. The remaining $96,283 in revenue-will come from a subsidy provided by the Hillwood Development Company. CFPY OF FORT r01ORTS ~.... ~. .. =Yom.... ~" - - ~ ~ -"~ - .. _ _ ~- 3 of 5 >"• ' The cost of constructing additional improvements and/or providing additional supplemental services in subsequent years will be determined in the annual service plan to be adopted and amended from time to time by the City Council. (d) The approximate boundaries of the improvement district are: Within an area bounded by State Highway 377 on the east; Western Center Boulevard on the South; Teal Drive on the west; and Summerfields Boulevard on the north. Such area is more particularly shown on a map which is on file in the office of the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas, and is made a part hereof by reference. (e) The method of assessment is: (1) A service plan will be approved and adopted by the City Council for a period of not less than five years. The plan shall be reviewed and updated annually by the City Council to deter- mine the annual budget for improvements and/or services within the district. (2) The cost of an improvement and/or special service will be assessed against real property within the District on a square footage basis.- The assessment rate per square foot will vary for different categories of property (e.g., commercial vs. residential and platted vs. unplatted) depending on the relative benefit conferred on each category of property. In determining the relative benefit conferred, consideration will be given to the proximity of the property to the improvements, traffic generation, enhanced value, noise abatement, and security. Using the results of the benefit analysis, actual assessment rates for each category of property were calculated based on the total square footage contained in each category and on the approved district budget. The assessment rates are as follows: • CITY OF FORT N1ORTH 4 of 5 ~'':- ;. s Category Unplatted Commercial Unplatted Multi-Family Unplatted,Sngle Family Platted Commercial Platted Multi-Family Platted Single Family $0.001353 $0.004342 $0.005086 $0.007670 $0.024646 $0.028880 For all platted single family properties, assessments will levied against the full area of a subject parcel, provided however, that no assessment. will be levied for the area in excess of 7,500 square feet. (f) The apportionment of costs between the improvement district and the city as a whole shall be: (1) All of the cost of an improvement and/or service shall be paid by special assessments against real property in the district or by subsidy funds provided by the Hillwood Development Company. ~.` J (2) The City Council of the City of Fort Worth will be authorized to establish by ordinance reasonable classifications and formulas for the apportionment of costs between the City and the property to be assessed and to establish the methods for assessing special benefits for various classes of improvements and/or services. (3) The City as a whole will continue to provide standard improvements and sezvices to the district at the same level as they are provided to the taxpayers generally. (g) The probable maximum benefits to be conferred on each tract in the district because of the improvements and/or services shall be greater than the amount of the assessment against such tract and the owners thereof. (h} The City Council Resolution of August 9, 1988 authorizing establishment of the district provides that the District will exist for an indefinite term unless the District is terminated as provided by law. • Per Sg, Foot__Assessment, f.TPY OF FORS' WOR'!'B Page 5 of 5 _. 2. The City Secretary is hereby directed to give notice of authorization for the district to provide improvements and/or services during 1990 by publishing a copy of this Resolution once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Fort Worth. 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a contract with The Perot Group to provide improvements and/or services in the district under this Resolution and_ the service plan for 1990 is hereby adopted by the Council. 4. The district shall be a complete alternative to other methods by which the City of Fort Worth may finance public improvements and%or special supplemental services by assessing property owners. Adopted this ~ T/~ day of November, 1990. Mayor ATTEST: City Secretary APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL NOV 27 1990 `~x/~ City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas it o CITY OF FORT N10RTS