HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 3985-05-2011A Resolution
NO. 3985 -05 -2011
ADOPTING A LAKE WORTH VISION PLAN AND
AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
TO INCORPORATE THE VISION PLAN
WHEREAS, Fort Worth is the fastest growing large city in the United States and
the 16th largest city overall with 741,206 residents; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth constructed Lake Worth in 1914 as a
municipal water supply reservoir and a recreational resource for the region; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Worth Vision Plan study area included approximately
14,900 acres within the Far Northwest and Far West planning sectors of Fort Worth,
which have been two of the fastest growing sectors of the city over the last decade;
and
WHEREAS, the Lake Worth Vision Plan is the result of a planning process
spanning two and a half years that engaged expert consultants, lakeshore
residents, nearby property owners, nonprofit stakeholders, the Naval Air Station
Joint Reserve Base, and neighboring jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Worth Vision Plan describes and depicts appropriate long -
range future land uses, development pattern and forms, and recreational uses and
facilities on and around the lake; and
WHEREAS, the recommendations of the Lake Worth Vision Plan are based on the
following four principles: 1) Protect and enhance Lake Worth's water quality,
natural beauty, and recreational character, 2) Develop Model Sustainable
Communities in the Lake Worth area that create desirable places to live and work
while enhancing livability of existing communities, 3) Create Lake Worth Regional
Park, a linear park that encompasses the lake and provides high - quality
recreational amenities and cultural hubs, and 4) Connect communities, resources,
and amenities with parkways, greenways, and trails; and
WHEREAS, on April 27, 2011, the City Plan Commission recommended that the
City Council adopt the Lake Worth Vision Plan with certain minor revisions
related to community involvement in implementing the plan.
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Resolution No. 3985 -05 -2011
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS THAT:
1. The Lake Worth Vision Plan is hereby adopted incorporating the attached
revisions to the implementation measures; and
2. The Comprehensive Plan shall be amended to incorporate the Lake Worth
Vision Plan by reference.
Adopted this 10th day of May 2011.
ATTEST:
By: - -- — —
Marty Hendrix, City Secretary
APPROVED
CITY COUNCIL
MAY 10 2011
City Secretary of the
City of Fort Worth, Texas
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May 10, 2011— For Consideration by the City Council
Lake Worth Vision Plan - Committee Text
Text = Revisions recommended by the City Plan Commission
Highlighted Text = Additional revisions recommended by Councilmember Burdette
1.1 Include the entire Lake Worth watershed when planning for development around Lake
Worth.
Implementation Measures:
1.1(a) Create a Lake Worth Regional Coordination Committee ( LWRCC) to ever-see -and gale review
and recommend to the City of Fort Worth and participating jurisdictions relevant actions re ag rding
development activity around the lake. The committee should include representatives from the City of Fort
Worth, Tarrant County, surrounding jurisdictions, watershed neighborhood
leaders, major property owners, and other nonprofit stakeholders. The consultant panel suggested using
the Trinity River Vision Authority as a template for Lake Worth. However, an authority may not be the
appropriate body since an authority typically receives funds from all participating jurisdictions. A
coordinating committee similar to the NAS JRB Regional Coordination Committee is recommended for
Lake Worth. A Lake Worth Watershed Council made up primarily of landowners within the watershed
may also be a future implementing body of the Vision Plan.
1.1(b) One of the first tasks for the Lake Worth Regional Coordination Committee should be to
commission a study to assess the entire Lake Worth watershed during normal and flash flood rain events.
The results from the study would provide essential information for the watershed master planning
process.
1.1(c) The LWRCC should lead a detailed master watershed planning process, with input from all
stakeholders in the Lake Worth watershed, to identify areas contributing excessively to sediment and
pollution runoff into Lake Worth, and to determine the most appropriate strategies and actions to
implement throughout the watershed to control erosion, reduce sediment pollution loading, and minimize
nonpoint source pollution within the watershed.
1.1(d) Lake Worth stakeholders may wish to form a committee to provide input to the Lake Worth
Regional Coordination Committee, the Fort Worth City Council, and other agencies to support
implementation of the Lake Worth Vision Plan. This committee might include but is not limited to
watershed neighborhood leaders, property owners business owners recreational users environmental
interests, and development interests.