HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001/03/20-Minutes-HEDC City of Fort Worth
City Council
Economic Development Committee
Highlights of the Meeting Held
Tuesday, March 20, 2001
Committee Members Present: Chairman Jeff Wentworth, Becky Haskin, Jim Lane, and Frank Moss
Other Council Members and Staff Present: Teresa Carreon, Wendy Davis, Mike Groomer, Vida Hariri, Tom
Higgins, Jim Keyes, Christine Maguire, Kirk Slaughter, Robert Sturns, Peter Vaky, Ardina Washington, and
Dorothy Wing
1. Call to Order: Chairman Wentworth called the meeting to order at 10:43 a.m.
2. Approval of Minutes from the Meetings held January 23, 2001 and February 26, 2001: After a
quorum was present, Chairman Wentworth asked if anyone had any corrections tot the minutes. 7here were
none. The minutes were approved.
3. Discussion of the Cultural District/Will Rogers Master Plan: Mike Groomer, Assistant City Manager,
provided a brief update of the project and ten intro uce icki Dickerson and Ed Bass of Sundance
Projects Group who presented a st5dy conducted by Deloitte & Touche on the economic impact of the arts
to North Texas (see attachment).✓Chairman Wentworth asked Kirk Slaughter, Public Events Director, to
meet with the executive directors of all the museums in the cultural district to provide an update of the
master plan. After a brief discussion, Chairman Wentworth thanked Ms. Dickerson and Mr. Bass for the
information that had been provided.
„a=1. Update and Discussion Concerning a Tax Credit for the Guinn School Project: Dorothy Wing,
Strategy 2000 Director presented information regarding a historic tax credit partners Fp to provide a source
of funds for additional renovations for the Guinn School Project and to provide a home for the Business
Assistance Center (see attachment). After a brief discussion, Chairman Wentworth directed staff to present
the information to the entire Council.
5. Consideration of Tax Abatement Application from Motheral Printing: Chairman Wentworth delayed
this item to a later date because a final application and application fee had not been received.
6. Executive Session: The committee met in a closed session to discuss economic development negotiations as
authorized y ection 551.086 of the Texas Government Code.
7. Adjourn: Chairman Wentworth adjourned the meeting at 11:47 a.m.
Approved By:
Jeff Wentworth, Chairman