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NO.
APPOINTING ELIZABETH BECK AND MICHAEL CRAIN TO FILL THE
REMAINDER OF UNEXPIRED TERMS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TAX
INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER SIX, CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS; APPOINTING ELIZABETH BECK AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD;
AND ACKNOWLEDGING MARK HALLMAN'S APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD BY
TARRANT COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT IN PLACE OF JR LABBE
(RIVERFRONT TIF)
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth ("City Council") previously
adopted Ordinance No. 15325 creating Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Six, City of
Fort Worth, Texas ("Reinvestment Zone");
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 15325 provides that the Reinvestment Zone is to be overseen
by an eleven (II)-memberBoard of Directors ("Board"), of which each taxing unit that levies
taxes on real property in the Reinvestment Zone has the right to appoint one (1) member each and
the City Council has the right to appoint all remaining members;
WHEREAS, House Bill 2853, which was passed by the 82nd Texas Legislature and took
effect on June 17, 2011, amended Section 311.009 of the Texas Tax Code regarding the
appointment of members to the Board of tax increment reinvestment zones and prevails over any
conflicting provision of Ordinance No. 15325;
WHEREAS, on December 15, 2020, the City Council appointed Anne Zadeh to serve on
the Board for a term expiring on December 31, 2022 (Resolution No. 5322-12-2020);
WHEREAS, City Council also appointed Anne Zadeh to act as the chairperson of the
Board for a term expiring on December 31, 2021;
WHEREAS, the Board also has an open position for a City -appointed member for a term
expiring on December 31, 2022;
WHEREAS, Section 311.009(c) of the Texas Tax Code provides that Board members
shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years unless otherwise indicated;
WHEREAS, the City Council has the right, at any time and for any reason, to appoint an
individual to the Board to replace any current member appointed by the City Council for the
remainder of that person's term;
WHEREAS Ann Zadeh is no longer a member of City Council and, therefore, will no
longer serve on the Board;
WHEREAS it is necessary for the City Council to appoint Elizabeth Beck to fill such
vacancy on the Board for the remainder of the term currently in effect;
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City Council to appoint Michael Crain to fill the open
vacancy on the Board with a term expiring on December 31, 2022;
WHEREAS, Tarrant County Hospital District appointed Mark Hallman to serve on the
Board in place of JR Labbe to serve the remainder of her term that expires on December 31, 2021;
WHEREAS, Section 311.009(f) of the Texas Tax Code provides that the City Council
must appoint one (1) member of the Board to serve as the Board's chairperson for a term of one
(1) year beginning January 1 of the year 2021; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to appoint Elizabeth Beck to serve as chairperson of
the Board for the remainder of the unexpired term currently in effect.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT:
1. The City Council hereby appoints the persons listed below to the Board for the
remainder of the term expiring as indicated below:
NAME APPOINTING ENTITY EXPIRATION OF TERM
Elizabeth Beck City of Fort Worth December 31, 2022
Michael Crain City of Fort Worth December 31, 2022
2. The City Council hereby appoints Elizabeth Beck as the Board's chairperson for
the remainder of calendar year 2021.
3. The City Council hereby acknowledges the appointment of Mark Hallman to the
Board by the Tarrant County Hospital District in place of JR Labbe to serve the remainder of her
term that expires on December 31, 2021.
4. The City Council hereby reserves the right, at any time and for any reason, to
remove a Board member appointed by the City Council and to appoint individuals to the Board to
replace any of the City Council -appointed Board members.
AND IT IS SO RESOLVED.
ADOPTED this 241h day of August, 2021
ATTEST:
By:
Ronald P. Gonzales, Acting City Secretary