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NO. 3983 -05 -2011
ENDORSING THE LAKE ARLINGTON MASTER PLAN
AS IT PERTAINS TO THE CITY OF FORT WORTH
WHEREAS, Fort Worth is the fastest growing large city in the Unites States and the
161h largest city overall with 741,206 residents; and
WHEREAS, Lake Arlington serves as a drinking water supply reservoir that serves
over 500,000 people, is used for recreation purposes, and is home to several species of
game fish; and
WHEREAS, Lake Arlington covers approximately three square miles and is located
on Village Creek, a tributary of the West Fork of the Trinity River; and
WHEREAS, the western shoreline of Lake Arlington is located in the Fort Worth city
limits within the Southeast planning sector and includes over 600 acres of vacant land
with large vacant tracts along its shoreline; and
WHEREAS, in 2004, the City Council designated a Neighborhood Empowerment
Zone (M &C G- 14247) in the Lake Arlington area to facilitate redevelopment and to
stimulate new residential and commercial development; and
WHEREAS, in December 2009, the City of Arlington hired Malcolm Pirnie, an
engineering consultant firm, to develop a master plan for Lake Arlington that would
address issues related to water quality and supply, recreation, and impacts of future
development on the lake; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Arlington Master Plan is the result of a 16 -month planning
process that sought input from stakeholders through the project's website and five
public meetings, two of which were held in Fort Worth, as well as monthly
coordination meetings between the consultant team and the staffs of both the City of
Fort Worth and the City of Arlington; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Arlington Master Plan outlines a vision for future development
around Lake Arlington, much of which is likely to occur within the City of Fort
Worth; establishes guidelines and standards to protect water quality within the Lake
Arlington watershed; examines recreation and open space opportunities around the
lake; and offers recommendations on how to implement the plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Plan Commission on April 27, 2011, recommended to the City
Council endorsement of the Lake Arlington Master Plan as it pertains to Fort Worth;
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RESOLUTION NO. 3983 -05 -2011
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT:
1. The Lake Arlington Master Plan is hereby endorsed as it pertains to Fort Worth;
and
2. City staff will work with stakeholders to incorporate appropriate elements of the
Lake Arlington Master Plan into the 2012 Comprehensive Plan.
Adopted this 3rd day of May 2011.
ATTEST:
By:
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Marty Hendrix, City Secretary
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APPROVED
CITY COUNCIL
MAY 032011
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City Secretary of the
City of Fort Worth, Texas