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WHEREAS , the Texas Antiquities Committee (TAC) is responsible for
enforcing property owner compliance with Texas laws and
regulations pertaining to state archeological landmarks and
for coordinating archeological and historical reconstruc-
tion and rehabilitation activities ; and
WHEREAS , any historical building, site or object which has been
designated as a state archeological landmark may not be
altered, damaged or destroyed without a permit from TAC;
and
WHEREAS, a community organization has nominated the Northside
Coliseum in the City of Fort Worth as a state archeological
landmark without notifying or consulting the City of Fort
Worth , owner of the Coliseum; and
WHEREAS , on February 22, 1983 , TAC approved such nomination and
notified the City of Fort- Worth that a public hearing will
be held by TAC in Austin, Texas, concerning designation of
` the Coliseum as a landmark; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth has demonstrated its competence to
deal with historic preservation issues and its commitment
+� to historic preservation ; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth has done as good a job as any Texas
city in preserving its heritage and has worked well with
the private sector in achieving historic preservation
through such projects as Sundance Square and the Texas
Hotel ; and
WHEREAS, designation of the Coliseum as a state archeological land-
mark would obliqate the City of Fort Worth to comply with
numerous state permit restrictions and regulations pertain-
ing to the preservation and rehabilitation of historic
structures ; and
WHEREAS , there are numerous overlapping federal and state historic
preservation regulations which result in increased costs to
the taxpayer and individual property owners ; and
WHEREAS , Section 2.G ( "BC" , Historic and Cultural Subdistrict) of
the Comprehensive Zoninq Ordinance of the City of Fort
Worth is now in effect and contains preservation standards
and permit procedures to achieve the same results as the
state archeological landmark designation ; and
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WHEREAS, application of the HC Subdistrict regulations to property
in the City of Fort Worth avoids unnecessary expenses to
the citizens of Fort Worth and retains control on a local
level through elected officials; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth favors historic preservation but
believes that preservation of the Northside Coliseum can be
handled most efficiently by the City on a local level ;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS :
1 .
That the City of Fort Worth expresses its opposition to desig-
nation of the Northside Coliseum as a state archeological landmark
at this time and requests that the Texas Antiquities Committee
indefinitely postpone action on such designation to permit the City
of Fort Worth to achieve the historic preservation of the Coliseum
on a local basis .
2 .
That the Mayor is authorized to provide written arguments to
the Texas Antiquities Committee opposing the proposed designation of
the Northside Coliseum as a state archeological landmark at this
time and is authorized to appear at any TAC hearings to express such
opposition on behalf of the City of Fort Worth.
3 .
That the City Manager is directed to send copies of this reso-
lution to the members and staff of the Texas Antiquities Committee.
PASSED this day of 1983 .
ATTEST:
City Secretary Mayor
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