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CITY COUNCIL
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
August 5, 2008
Present:
Council Member Jungus Jordan, Chairman
Council Member Carter Burdette, Vice Chairman
Mayor Mike Moncrief
Council Member Salvador Espino
Council Member Danny Scarth
Council Member Frank Moss
Council Member Joel Burns
Mayor Pro tem Kathleen Hicks
Absent:
Council Member Chuck Silcox
City Staff:
Tom Higgins, Assistant City Manager
Peter Vaky, Assistant City Attorney
Marty Hendrix, City Secretary
Jay Chapa, Director of Economic and Community Development Department
William Johnson, Assistant Director, Economic and Community Development Department
Dorothy Wing, Business Development Manager, Economic and Community Development
Department
Shallah Hatch, Economic Development Specialist, Economic and Community Development
Department
Other City Staff in Attendance:
Dale Fisseler, City Manager (arrived at 1:35 p.m.)
Joe Paniagua, Assistant City Manager (arrived at 2:38 p.m.)
Karen Montgomery, Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer
Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager
Carl Smart, Acting Assistant City Manager
Darlene Allen, City Internal Auditor
James Mauldin, City Treasurer
Ginny Townsend, Assistant City Treasurer
LeAnn Guzman, Assistant City Attorney
Ardina Washington, Economic Development Manager, Economic & Community Development
Department
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Henry Day
Karen Mueier, Housing Department
Guests:
John Avila, Jr., Board President of Fort Worth Partnership for Community Development
Charlotte B. Sobel, President of Fort Worth Partnership for Community Development
With a quorum of the committee members present, Chairman Jungus Jordan called the
meeting of the Economic and Community Development Committee to order at 1:10 p.m. on
Tuesday, August 5, 2008, in the Pre-Council Chamber of the Fort Worth Municipal Building,
1000 Throckmorton, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
Approval of Minutes of the June 3, 2008,
Economic and Community Development
Committee (Agenda Item 2)
Chairman Jordan opened the floor for a motion on the approval of the minutes.
MOTION: A motion was made by Council Member Espino and seconded by Mayor
Moncrief to approve the minutes of May 6, 2008, Economic and Community
Development Committee. The Committee voted eight (8) "ayes" and zero (0)
"nays", to approved the minutes of the May 6, 2008, Central City Revitalization
and Economic Development Committee meeting. The motion carried
unanimously.
At 1:20 p.m., Chairman Jordan moved down the agenda to the Executive Session agenda
item and adjourned the meeting into Executive Session in accordance with the requirements of
the Open Meetings Law.
Executive Session (Agenda Item 9)
Chairman Jordan convened the Executive Session of the Economic and Community
Development Committee at 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday, August 5, 2008, in the Pre-Council Chamber
of the Fort Worth Municipal Building, 1000 Throckmorton, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, in order
to discuss the following:
A. Seek the advice of its attorneys concerning the following items that are exempt from
public disclosure under Article X, Section 9 of the Texas State Bar Rules, as
authorized by Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code: (i) legal issues
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concerning public improvement districts and (ii) legal issues concerning any current
agenda items; and,
B. Discuss the purchase, sale, lease or value of real property, as authorized by Section
551.072 of the Texas Government Code. Deliberation in an open meeting would
have a detrimental effect on the position of the City in negotiations with a third party;
and,
C. Discuss or deliberate negotiations relating to any economic development
negotiations, as authorized by Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code.
The Executive Session was adjourned at 2:28 p.m. on Tuesday, August 5, 2008.
Chairman Jordan reconvened the regular meeting of the Economic and Community
Development Committee at 2:28 p.m. on Tuesday, August 5, 2008.
Semi-Annual Report on the
Fort Worth Partnership for
Community Development
(FWPCD) (Agenda Item 3)
Charlotte B. Sobel, President of Fort Worth Partnership for Community Development,
spoke before the committee regarding the semi-annual report of the Fort Worth Partnership for
Community Development (FWPCD). Using a PowerPoint presentation, she advised that the
purpose of the presentation was to provide an update on the FWPCD's activities and outcomes.
It was to also seek the committee's comments and recommendation to continue the City's
funding commitment to the FWPCD. She introduced herself to the committee as well as
recognized the board members as follows:
John Avila, Jr., with Thomas S. Byrne Construction, LTD.
John Robinson, Amon G. Carter Foundation
Valleau "Val" Wilkie, Sid W. Richardson Foundation
Kathleen Hicks, Mayor Pro Tern
Pablo Calderon, United Way of Tarrant County
She also advised of the new board members as follows:
Glenn Spoons, Chamber of Commerce and Community Activist
Sylvia Monsavias, Vice President, Community Development, Bank of America
Glenn Forbes, Vice President, Government Banking, Chase Bank
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Ms. Sobel reviewed the activities of the Partnership as follows:
Financial Support Components:
Operating support
Technical assistance and training
Pre-development assistance
Deliverables
Increased and diverse housing and commercial projects
Stabilized community-based development organizations
Core of seasoned mentor organizations
Ms. Sobel advised that the Partnership is a funding collaborative that: "pools financial
resources to sustain and grow the impact and capacity of community development
organizations." She added that it also advocates for the community development industry,
growing its role in economic mainstreaming for lower income communities and encouraging
partnerships for enhanced neighborhood revitalization strategies.
She then reviewed the Partnership's accomplishments to date as follows:
Expanded Board of Directors
Hired permanent President/CEO
2007 audit and IRS 990 filings completed
Financial management systems in place
Ms. Sobel showed a pie chart of the funds that had been raised to date in 2007-2008.
Those funding sources included charitable grants ($400,000), corporate giving ($25,000), public
funding ($318,528) and in kind support ($79,750).
She spoke about the program delivery as follows:
Using grant criteria, Board selected three community development corporations
for 3-year funding at $50,000 per year:
Near Northside Partners Council, Inc.
Tarrant County Samaritan Housing, Inc.
United Riverside Rebuilding Corporation
Serving as an advocate for the issue of affordable housing in the City.
Providing ongoing technical assistance to grantees and other neighborhood
groups.
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She spoke about the grantee program delivery status as follows:
• First-year grants funded
• Technical assistance provided to grantees
• Near Northside Partners, Inc.
• Tarrant County Samaritan Housing, Inc.
• United Riverside Rebuilding Corporation
She reviewed the Partnership benchmark goals for 2008-2009 as follows:
• Continue board expansion
• Expand the number of community development corporations working in the
City of Fort Worth
• Provide technical assistance to neighborhoods to prepare for community-
based development by others
• Continue fundraising to ensure organization stability
• Continue to provide technical assistance to grantees and others
• Continue to serve as an advocate for quality affordable housing in the City
Ms. Sobel indicated that the City Council supported the Partnership via surplus property
sales as follows:
$800,000 commitment for the first three years
Property sales to date:
700 West Rosedale—M& C 14171 $268,455
3205 Williams Place—M&C 14281 $9,197
2255 8th Avenue—M& C 14280 $40,832
Total: $318,484
She added that $206,516 would be raised through surplus property sales to meet the year 2
commitment and $275,000 would be raised to meet the year 3 commitment.
Ms. Sobel advised that the requested committee action was to:
• Continue the City's commitment to participating in the Partnership
• Support sale of warranty-deed property to fulfill the Year 2 funding commitment
($206,516)
• Determine the Year 3 funding source ($275,000)
Ms. Sobel concluded her presentation.
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Mayor Pro tem Hicks advised that it was a pleasure to work with Ms. Sobel and to work
through out the City to provide and help some groups that needed an extra helping hand. She
added that it was a great partnership and it was a tough budget cycle, second to the last slide and
sell of property hope to continue this process. Mayor Pro tem Hicks added that she applauds the
work of Ms. Sobel.
Council Member Espino stated that protection home statement on tax foreclosure.
CHDo's depends will by quality off
Mayor Moncrief added his appreciation for this service and demand accessibility and
quliaty of life issue.
Update on TECH Fort Worth's Launch
of a New Business Known as Office
Authority (Agenda Item 4)
Quarterly Update on the City's Minority
and Woman-Owned Business
Enterprises (MWBE) Program (Agenda Item 5)
Preview of the Promotional Video
Prepared by Economic and Community
Development Department to be Shown
at the American Contract Compliance
Association's Annual Meeting (Agenda Item 6)
Discussion and Consideration of Nominating Miller
Brewing Company as an Enterprise Proiect (Agenda Item 7)
Shallah Hatch, Economic Development Specialist, Economic and Community
Development Department, provided a presentation on the nomination of Miller Brewing
Company as an enterprise project. Using a PowerPoint presentation, Ms. Hatch reviewed the
Texas Enterprise Zone Program as follows:
Program Objective
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The Texas Enterprise Zone Program is an economic development tool for local
communicates to partner with the State of Texas to promote job creation and capital
investment in economically distressed areas of the State.
An Enterprise Project is:
An enterprise project is a business that is nominated by a municipality or county and
approved by the bank for state and local benefits. State incentives include state sales and use tax
benefits based on capital investment and jobs created and/or retained during the designation
period. The State may designate up to 105 enterprise projects and each biennium.
Ms. Hatch advised that the enterprise project requirements were:
Projects that are nominated by a city or county and applications are made to the state.
The projects must have at least 35% of new/retained employees meet economically
disadvantaged or enterprise zone residency requirements.
Jobs must provide employment of at least 1,820 hours annually.
Jobs must exist through the end of the designation period, or at least three years after the
date on which a state benefit is received, whichever is later.
She provided an overview of the enterprise project benefits. She stated the designated
projects are eligible to apply for state sales and use tax refunds on qualified expenditures. The
level and amount of refund is related to the capital investment and jobs created at the qualified
business site.
Ms. Hatch reviewed the location of MillerCoors. She stated that it was situated at the
southeast quadrant of IH-35W and Altamesa Boulevard and provided an aerial map of the
location. She pointed out that it was eight minutes south of downtown Fort Worth and located in
the Carter Industrial Park. She added that this location was in Council District 8.
She reviewed MillerCoors annual investment as follows:
Payroll: $45,577,308 (710 employees)
Real & business personal property taxes: $3,320,729
High water consumption: 877,000,000 gallons
Ms. Hatch advised of their benefit to Fort Worth as follows:
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MillerCoors will consolidate in Fort Worth.
Project investment is
Brewing and packaging lines $54,600,000
Utility and related upgrades $30,200,000
Building and IT Infrastructure $10,000,000
Other Fixed Asset improvements $10,000,000
Total: $104,700,000
There will be 500 jobs retained with payroll of$31.2 million
Company would submit the necessary annual paperwork to state to receive
benefits.
The request required no fiscal obligation from the City of Fort Worth.
She advised that if MillerCoors invests $104.7 million and retains 500 jobs, they would
be eligible for a maximum refund of$1,250,000 for state sales and use tax.
Ms. Hatch reviewed the next steps as follows:
Place a resolution of support on August 19 Council Agenda.
Submit application to the state prior to September 1 deadline.
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Consideration of Written Reports:
Quarterly TIF Report (Agenda Item 8)
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Requests for Future Agenda Items (Agenda Item 10)
There were no future agenda items requested.
Date of Next Regular Meeting—
September 2, 2008 (Agenda Item 11)
Chairman Jordan advised that the next regular meeting of the Economic and Community
Development Committee would be held on Tuesday, August 5, 2008.
Adiourn (Agenda Item 12)
With no further presentations or discussions, Chairman Jordan adjourned the regular
meeting of the Economic and Community Development Committee at 3:05 p.m., on Tuesday,
August 5, 2008.
These minutes approved by the Economic and Community Development Committee on
the 7th day of October, 2008.
APPROVED:
Jungus Jordan, Chairman
Minutes Prepared by and Attest:
Marty Hendrix, City Secretary