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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1462ATTACHMENT FOR t4&C C-11854 ~.; ~ ~ Resolution ~SOZ~on ~..~~Z ~. WHEREAS, on August 3, 1989, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth received a Petition for reestablishment of the Fort Worth improvement District No. 1; and WHEREAS, ON August 15, 1989, the City Council found and determined that such petition included sufficient signatures and met other requirements of Sections 372.002 and 372.005, Charter 372, Local Government Code (the "Act"); and WHEREAS, the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth gave written notice and notice by publication that a public hearing would be held by the City Council on September 5, 1989, at 7:00 p.m:, in accordance with Section 372.009 of the Act; and WHEREAS, the City Council held such public hearing on September 5, 1989, at 7:00 p.m. and on September 5, 1989, finally adjourned such hearing; 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 such public hearing, hereby makes the following findings: (a) It is advisable to reestablish a public improve- ment district under Chapter 372, Local Government Code which district shall be known as the Fort Worth Improvement District No.1. -- {b) It is advisable to authorize the City of Fort Worth to exercise the powers granted by Chapter 372, Local Government Code, in connection with the reestablishment of the public improvement district, including the undertaking of improvement projects and/or services that confer a special benefit on property in the district and the levying and collecting of special assessments on property in the district, based on the benefit conferred by the improvement project and/or services, to pay the costs of such project and/or services. (c) It is advisable for improvements and/or services to be undertaken and provided by the district. (d) The general nature of the improvements and/or services of the district shall include: ~I (1) an improvement district maintenance and land- scaping program consisting-o~lemental street CITY OF FORT r1/0RT8 sweeping, sidewalk cleaning, bus shelter cleaning, planting and landscape maintenance, streetscape improve- a_ ments, and trash receptacle pickup. (2) an improvement district promotions program consisting of recreational and cultural enhancements and activities; promotional program; and the staging or monitoring of special recreational and cultural events. (3) an improvement district marketing program consisting of an advertising and marketing campaign to promote the use of the District by three primary popula- tions: downtown workers, visitors, Fort Worth and Tarrant County residents. (4) an improvement security program consisting of a public relations crime prevention campaign; a private security force coordination campaign; a parking garage and parking lot security program. (5) an improvement district transportation and parking program consisting o a campaign to promote FWTA bus service and ridesharing; the development of a plan concerning better utilization of short-term park- ing facilities; and the improvement of traffic signs. (6) an improvement district management program to provide for the establishment, administration and opera- tion of the district activities and programs. Such improvements and/or services will be a supple- ment to the standard existing level of city improve- ments and/or services and will constitute an added increment to the improvements and/or services currently provided by the City of Fort Worth to taxpayers generally. The annual cost of standard improvements and/or services currently provided by the City of Fort Worth to tax payers in the district is on file with Informal Report No. 7491 in the Office of the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, 1000 Throckmorton, Fort Worth, Texas, with any corrections therein which may have heretofore been certified by the City Manager of the City of Fort Worth, which report and corrections are made a part hereof by reference. During the five-year term of the district, the City will provide not less than the level of standard improvements and/or services to taxpayers in the dis- trict as enumerated in the attachments to informal Report No. 7491, with such corrections therein as have been certified by the City Manager. O CITY OIE' FOBT N108TH }, 3 (e) A preliminary estimate of the cost of the improve- ments and /or services of the district during the first year of operat ion is: F:(. (1) maintenance of landscaping program $445,000.00 (2) Promotions program $113,257.00 (3) Marketing program $ 56,743.00 (4) security program $ 23,818.00 (5) (6) transportation and parking program management program $ 4,550.00 $150,073.00 93, 1.00 The cost of such improvements and/or services in subse- quent years will be determined in accordance with the service plan adopted by the City Council. (f) The boundaries of the improvement district shall be: The area bounded by Jones Street on the east; Lancaster Avenue on the south; Texas Street, Macon Street, Fifth Street, Fourth Street, Burnett Street, Belknap Street and Taylor Street on the west; and the Trinity River and the East 100 and East 200 blocks of Bluff Street on the north. Such area is more particularly shown on a map which is on file with Informal Report No. 7491 in the Office of the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, 1000 Throckmorton, Fort Worth, Texas, and is made a part hereof by reference. (g) The method of assessment shall be: (1) A service plan shall be approved and adopted by the City Council for a period of not less than five years. The plan will be reviewed and updated annually by the Council to determine the annual budget for improvements and/or special supplemental services within the district. (2) The cost of an improvement and/or special supplemental service will be assessed against real property within the district according to the value of such property as determined by the City Council, includ- ing the value of structures or other improvements on the property. (3) During the five-year term of the district, the annual assessments against real property in the district will not exceed an amount equal to 8.5 cents a on CITY OF FORT NiORTH 4 a ~' per $100 of the value of such property as determined by the City Council, including the value of structures or other improvements on the property. (h) The apportionment of costs between the district and the city as a whole shall be: (1) All of the cost of an improvement and/or service will be paid•by special assessments against real property and structures or other improvements thereon in the district. (2) The City of Fort Worth will be responsible for the payment of assessments on exempt city-owned real property and structures or other improvements thereon in the district. The payment of assessments, if any, on property owned by other exempt jurisdictions will be established by contract. The City as a whole will continue to provide the standard improvements and services to the district as referred to in (d) above. (3) The City Council of the City of Fort Worth shall be authorized to establish by ordinance reason- able classifications, formulas and methods for assessing special benefits for various classes of improvements and/or services. (4) The probable maximum benefits to be conferred on each tract in the district because of the improve- ments and/or services will be greater than the amount of the assessment against such tract and the owners thereof. (i) The district will exist for five years immediately following adoption of this Resolution unless property owners in the district petition the City Council for reestablish- ment of the district, or unless the district is sooner termi- nated as provided by law. (j) The area to be assessed may not include any prop- erty not within the area described in paragraph (f) unless there is an additional hearing pursuant to Section 372.009 of the act, preceded by the required notice. 2. The Fort Worth Improvement District No. 1 is authorized to be and is hereby reestablished as a public improvement dis- trict under Chapter 372, Local Government Code, in accordance with the above findings as to the advisability of the improve- ments and/or services. The district shall be subject to all of the terms, conditions, limitations and reservations contained in such findings. (;lTi Vi- svaa nvn~a +~,~ 3. The City Secretary is hereby directed to give notice of authorization for reestablishment of the district by publishing a copy of this Resolution once in a newspaper of general circula- tion in the City of Fort Worth. Such authorization shall take effect and the district shall be deemed to be reestablished effec- tive upon the publication of such notice. 4. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to prepare specifications and to negotiate a proposed contract with Downtown Fort Worth, Inc. for the improvements and/or services to be provided by the district under this Resolution and the ser- vice, improvement and assessment plan adopted by the City Council 5. No actual construction of improvements or implementa- tion of services by the district shall begin until at least 20 days after authorization for the district takes effect. 6. 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 ~"'~ day of September, 1989. Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL City Secretary /JS~E/P ~/5 1989 IvA~I. ~lmr~_.. City Seetetary of the City of Fort Wonh, Texas CITY OF FOHT NIOHTH