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A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING PARTICIPATION CF THE POLYTECHNIC MAIN STREET PROJECT IN THE
TEXAS MAIN STREET PROJECT AS A SELF-INITIATED URBAN PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the Texas Main Street Project of the Texas Historical Commission has been
created to assist cities to develop public/private initiatives to revitalize their
downtowns or neighborhood commercial areas, and
WHEREAS, the Texas Main Street Project has established criteria for designation as a
self-initiated urban Main Street Project and a program of limited assistance to
qualifying projects, and
WHEREAS, the Polytechnic Main Street Project has been participating in such
revitalization efforts since January 1987 in the Polytechnic Heights camiercial area,
and
WHEREAS, the Polytechnic Main Street Project Advisory Board and City staff have
reviewed the criteria for the Polytechnic Heights commercial area's continu6d
designation as a self-initiated urban Main Street Project and recommend that these
criteria be accepted by the City, and
WHEREAS, the Polytechnic Main Street Project Advisory Board recommends that the City
;;join with the Board and Texas Wesleyan College to undertake the Texas Main Street
'2roject in the Polytechnic Heights commercial area;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: That the City of Fort Worth, Texas supports and accepts the criteria for
the Polytechnic Heights cc miercial area's designation as a self-initiated urban Main
Street Project.
SECTION 2: That the City of Fort Worth will cooperate with Polytechnic Main Street
Project Advisory Board and Texas Wesleyan College to achieve the goals of the Texas
Main Street Project.
SECTION 3: That the City of Fort Worth recommends to the Polytechnic Main Street
Advisory Board and Texas Wesleyan College that the Main Street Project be funded with
resources available and that a full-time Main Street Project Manager be employed.
SECTION 4: That the Polytechnic Main Street Project Advisory Board, whose members
include representatives from Texas Wesleyan College, the Mayor's Task Force on
Polytechnic Heights (Polytechnic Heights Strategy Committee), the Polytechnic Heights
Business Association, and the City Planning Department, be designated to oversee the
ctivities of the Main Street Project Manager.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS poi
CITY CUU 1L
MAYOR
CITY SECRETARY
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V 124 1967
City of, Fort Worth. Tex