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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 17415-02-2007Ordinance No. 17415-02-2007 AN ORDINANCE INCREASING APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $500.000 AND DECREASING THE UNRESERVED, UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE BY THE SAME AMOUNT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING APPROXIMATELY 400 ACRES LOCATED IN TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, BORDERING THE EAST SIDE OF EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE SOUTH OF PEDEN ROAD AND WEST OF MORRIS DIDO NEWARK ROAD FOR TARRANT COUNTY AND THE CITY OF FORT WORTH CITIZENS; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for Fiscal Year 2006- 2007 in the Budget of the City Manager, there sha11 also be increased appropriations in the General Fund in the amount of $500,000 and decreasing the unreserved, undesignated fund balance by the same amount, for the purpose of purchasing approximately 400 acres located in Tarrant County, Texas, bordering the east side of Eagle Mountain Lake south of Peden Road and west of Morris Dido Newark Road for Tarrant County and the City of Fart Worth citizens. SECTION 2. That should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgment shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect. SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No. 17142 and all other ordinances and appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption. APP OV~~EAAD^^ AS 1'O FORM AND LEGALITY: G~v~ Assistant City A rney ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE: February 20, 2007 A RESOI~iT'TIOleT NO. 3459-02-2007 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TARRANT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT FOR THE PURCHASE AND ITSE OF EAGLE MOi:iNTAIN LAKE PARK AND ADOPTION OF AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE WHI'REAS, in 1980, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department purchased approximately 400 acres located in Tarrant County, Texas, bordering the east side of Eagle Mountain Lake south of Peden Road and west of Morris Dido Newark Road in order to develop a public state park; and WHEREAS, for more than 25 years, the area has remained undeveloped and inaccessible to the public and because the site is now deemed to be too small for a major state park, the Texas General Land Office plans to sale the area in order to buy a larger tract of land for a regional park in Palo Pinto County; and WHI/REAS, The Trust for Public Land, a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization specializing in developing parkland thorough public-private partnerships, has filed an letter of intent with the Texas General Land Office and is working with the Tarrant Regional Water District, Tarrant County, TXU and various private entities to bring a coalition of public and private entities together to purchase the property in order to preserve and develop the area as a public park with picnic areas, bathroom facilities, hiking trails, and open areas for viewing wildlife; and WHEREAS, upon purchase, the Tarrant Regional Water District would own and manage the area as a public park and natural area; and WHEREAS, the Tarrant Regional Water District and Tarrant County have pledged six million dollars towards the purchase of the area parkland, but additional funds are needed to complete the land transaction; and WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth has determined that the area, by virtue of its location within the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction and its proximity to the city limits and the citizens of Fort Worth, is suitable for conservation as a public park; and WHEREAS, the City Council, by obligating $500,000 through the adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance, wishes to cooperate with the Tarrant Regional Water District, Texas General Land Office, Tarrant County and other interested parties in the purchase of the area for use as a public park, contingent upon the execution of an agreement with the District for the purchase use and maintenance of the park for Tarrant County and the City of Fort Worth citizens; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCH. OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT: 1. The attached ordinance be adopted appropriating $500,000 towards the purchase of approximately 400 acres located in Tarrant County, Texas, bordering the east side of Eagle Mountain Lake south of Peden Road and west of Morris Dido Newark Road in order to develop a state park contingent upon the execution of an agreement with the District for the purchase, use and maintenance of the park for Tarrant County and the City of Fort Worth citizens. Resolution No. 3459-02-2007 2. The City Council hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Tarrant Regional Water District for the purchase, use and maintenance of the park and access, including but not limited to, pedestrian and watercraft access to Eagle Mountain Lake from the park for Tarrant County and the City of Fort Worth citizens. 3. Nothing contained herein shall obligate the City of Fort Worth to expend City funds for the operation or maintenance of the parkland either before or after annexation of the area. 4. Request that the City Manager explore working with Tarrant County, the Tarrant Regional Water District and the State for the dedication of mineral interest proceeds generated from the park toward future improvement and maintenance of this park. AND IT IS SO RESOLVED. ADOPTED this 20'~ day of February , 2007. ATTE\ST,~ By: ~ Y \ ~Vl. APPROVED Marty Hendrix, ~ Secretary CITY CCI~~CIL FEB 2 0 2007 City Secretary of the. City ~f Port Worth, Texas