HomeMy WebLinkAbout3. Las.Vegas.Trail.neighborhood.planPROJECT RISE:
PROPOSAL TO PREPARE LAS VEGAS TRAIL
NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSFORMATION PLAN
Presented to the Fort Worth Housing Finance Corporation
August 17, 2021
Las Vegas Trail Neighborhood
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Insert map from RFQ
Low-and Moderate-Income Area
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Low-and moderate-income area
o 32 apartment complexes
o Approximately 12,000 residents
o 38% poverty rate
o 45 crimes against people per 1,000
Public Improvement District No. 21
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Historical Note
Las Vegas Trail Neighborhood Before 1955 Sale and Development of 1,800-Acre Harrisdale Farms
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Dr. Charles H. Harris Hereford bull from Harrisdale FarmsCattle auction book
Texas Health
Harris Methodist Hospital
Fort Worth
Western Hills North
Neighborhood Association
Top Priorities for Neighborhood Revitalization, 2017
•Crime control and prevention
•Community center
•Code enforcement
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Las Vegas Trail Neighborhood Crime Offenses, 2018-2021
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*Violent Crime Offenses include Aggravated Assault, Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter, Forcible Rape, and Robbery
220 206 236 144
2,040
2,378 2,264
1,336
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500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
2018 2019 2020 As of July 31, 2021Number of Crime OffensesYear
Violent Crime*Overall Crime
-4.8%
+14.6%
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*Violent Crime Offenses include Aggravated Assault, Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter, Forcible Rape, and Robbery
137 137 126 144
1,311
1,454
1,226
1,336
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200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
2018 2019 2020 2021Number of Crime OffensesYear
Number of Crime Offenses: January 1 -July 31
Violent Crime*Overall Crime
+9.0%
+14.3%
Seven-Month Crime Offenses, 2018-2021
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Comparison to Citywide Crime, 2018-2021
Citywide Crime Offenses Las Vegas Trail Crime Offenses
Year Citywide
Overall
Citywide
Violent
Violent
as Percentage of Overall
Las Vegas Trail
Overall
Las Vegas Trail
Violent
Violent
as Percentage of Overall
2018 62,515 3,893 6.2%2,040 220 10.8%
2019 58,029 3,478 6.0%2,378 206 8.7%
2020 61,043 5,068 8.3%2,264 236 10.4%
As of July 31, 2021 35,627 3,116 8.7%1,336 144 10.8%
Total 217,214 15,555 7.2%8,018 806 10.1%
Violent Crime Offenses include Aggravated Assault, Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter, Forcible Rape,and Robbery
Crime Prevention Strategies
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•Cooperate with LVT Rise on neighborhood initiatives.
•Increase partnerships with businesses and apartment complexes to
identify violent offenders and suspects.
•Increase number of community events and meetings.
•Work with the Real Time Crime Center, Crime Analysts, and
Neighborhood Police Officers to identify emerging trends and hotspot
areas.
•Collaborate with other units within the department --including Gang,
Narcotics, Vice, Homicide, Robbery, and Family Violence --to reduce and
solve crime.
Need for Community Center
•No community center providing social
services within 1.5-mile radius.
Como Community Center is 5 miles
away.
•Greatest need among Fort Worth’s 12
most underserved neighborhood
profile areas.
Poverty rate
Crime rate
Concentration of children and youth
Concentration of elderly
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Need for Code Enforcement
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Major Accomplishments
•October 2018: LVT Rise formed to revitalize neighborhood.
•March 2019: City Council authorizes development of Community Center.
Acquisition of 5.0-acre Calmont Avenue property from YMCA
Three -year lease agreement with LVT Rise to deliver community services
Matching funds for building renovations and site improvements
Matching funds for operations and maintenance
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Major Accomplishments (Continued)
•May 2021: Phase 1 (north building) renovations completed.
•June 2021: City Council establishes Public Improvement District (PID) to support public safety, community services, and beautification.
•July 2021: Phase 2 (south building) renovations begin, with completion scheduled for January 2022.
•August 2021: Child Care Associates applies for $2.2 million federal grant to develop Phase 3, Head Start Center on 0.69-acre site adjacent to Community Center.
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Efforts
Neighborhood Transformation Plan
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Revitalization Redevelopment Transformation
Guiding Principles
•Planning process
Inclusive
Transparent
Focused on feasibility
•Neighborhood
Access to public facilities
Sense of place
Neighborhood identity
•Housing
Mixed -income
Minimal displacement
Safety and affordability
•People
Health and wellness
Education
Job training and placement
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Proposed Schedule
Date Action
August 17 HFC board receives briefing and provides comments.
August 18 Staff issues Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to prospective firms.
September 10 Deadline for prospective firms to submit statements of qualifications.
September 14 Staff briefs HFC board on responses to RFQ.
September 30 Selection committee interviews finalist firms and recommends preferred consultant.
October 19 HFC board authorizes contract with preferred consultant.
February 1 Staff presents interim report to HFC board.
May 3 HFC board and City Council adopt Las Vegas Trail neighborhood transformation plan.
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Questions?