HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0017) Intervention Resolution-New Format.PDFRESOLUTION NO.
AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INTERVENE
IN THE LAWSUIT TOWN OF NORTHLAKE V. CITY OF JUSTIN, 18-0654
TO SUE THE TOWN OF JUSTIN
WHEREAS, In 1997 and 2011 Fort Worth and the Town of Northlake ("Northlake")
entered into several agreements to allocate and define extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ")
between the two cities;
WHEREAS, In 2015, after Justin annexed property that was allocated to Northlake
under the agreements between Fort Worth and Northlake, Northlake filed suit against
Justin and Justin countersued;
WHEREAS, In 2020, Fort Worth and Northlake entered into two agreements in part
to reaffirm the ETJ allocations in the 1997 and 2011 agreements;
WHEREAS, In 1992, Justin and Fort Worth entered into the 1992 Joint Resolution
and Agreement Number 1842 that was a boundary agreement between the parties and
provided a boundary that neither party could cross;
WHEREAS, Fort Worth discovered that Justin has annexed areas that are currently
in Fort Worth's ETJ; and
WHEREAS, Justin is also incorrectly claiming its ETJ now extends into portions of
Fort Worth's ETJ, land that is allocated to Northlake under 2020 agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
The City Attorney is authorized and directed to intervene in the lawsuit Town of Northlake v. City of
Justin, 18-0651 and take all necessary legal action to defend Fort Worth's territory and prosecute any
violation of the 1992 agreement.
Adopted this __ day of August 2020.
ATTEST:
Mary Kayser, City Secretary