HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0096) Proof of Publication ST.pdf3/23/2021 Public Notices I Fort Worth Star -Telegram
Notice of Proposed Budget
Published in Fort Worth Star -Telegram on March 19, 2021
Location
Tarrant County, Texas
Notice Text
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Re: Notice of Public Hearings Regarding the Proposed Expansion of Fort Worth Public
Improvement District No. 18 (Tourism PID) and Related Levy of Assessments, along with the Revised Budget and Plan of
Service for the Remainder of Fiscal Year 2020-2021 for the Tourism PID Pursuant to Sections 372.009 and 372.016, of the
Texas Local Government Code, as amended, ("Code") notice is given that the City Council ("City Council") of the City of Fort
Worth, Texas ("City") will conduct public hearings to consider (1) the expansion of Fort Worth Public Improvement District
No. 18 (Tourism PID) ("PID"); (2) levy of assessments on the new properties to be included in the PID; and (3) the revised
budget and plan of service related to the improvements and/or services in the PID. The City Council will hold two public
hearings to consider the expansion of the PID and the levy of assessments on the new properties to be included in the PID,
along with the revised budget and plan of service, which will be held during the regular City Council meetings on Tuesday,
April 6, 2021, beginning at 7:00 P.M. and Tuesday, April 13, 2021, beginning at 7:00 P.M. in the City Council Chamber, City
Hall, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas. The City Council is expected to take final action and vote on all of the above -stated
items following the close of the hearing on April 13, 2021. All persons owning property that are liable for assessment located
within this PID are invited to be heard concerning the proposed improvements and/or services, the benefits to the property
because of the proposed improvements and/or services, and any other matter to which they are entitled to be heard
pursuant to the Code. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to appear and be heard at such public hearings.
Written and oral objections will be considered at the hearings. If you would like to speak at the public hearings, you must
sign up no later than 5:00 pm on the day of the applicable hearing online at https://fortworthgov.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
by clicking on the applicable agenda item OR email at csoadmin@fortworthtexas.gov OR by phone at 817-392-6150. NOTE:
DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE PRESENT AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO SPEAK AT THE
PUBLIC HEARINGS. IF YOU WANT SPEAK REMOTELY, YOU MAY DO SO BY SIGNING UP TO SPEAK THROUGH THE ABOVE -
STATED METHODS. There is no requirement that any property owners attend or speak at the public hearings. You can submit
any written objections or concerns about this PID to the contact listed at the bottom of this notice, which should be
submitted prior to the date of the applicable hearing to ensure adequate time for written comments to be received and
distributed for proper consideration. The subject of the public hearings will include the following matters: The advisability of
expanding the PID to include additional hotels in order to provide the proposed improvements and services set forth below
and described in the petition, which is on file at the Office of the City Secretary at City Hall, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth,
Texas. The proposed improvements and/or services set forth below and in the petition will promote the interest of the City
and confer a special benefit on the assessed properties within the PID. The general nature of the proposed improvements
and/or services to be provided in the Tourism PID include, without limitation, the following, marketing, business recruitment,
and promotional activities authorized by the Code for improvements and promotion of the Tourism PID, including, but not
limited to, the provision of incentives to organizations to encourage them to bring large and city-wide events (including,
without limitation, meetings, sporting, recreation, and cultural events) to Fort Worth and to fund additional marketing to
increase hotel stays within the City ("Proposed Improvements"). A preliminary estimate of the cost of the Proposed
Improvements to be provided in the Tourism PID during fiscal year 2020-2021 is as follows: FY 2020-2021 BUDGET Incentive
& Sales Efforts $1,262,000.00 Marketing and Research $972,000.00 Site Visits & Familiarization Tours $81,000.00 Cultural
Enhancements through Marketing and Promotion of the Arts $257,000.00 Operations and Administration $173,000.00 City
Administrative Fee $55,000.00 Total Expenses $2,800,000.00 4. Current Boundaries: The current boundaries of the Tourism
PID consist of noncontiguous areas authorized under Subchapter 372.0035 of the Code consisting solely of hotel properties
with 100 or more rooms ordinarily used for sleeping within the City of Fort Worth and subject to assessment per Resolution
Nos. 4837-08-2017 and 5264-08-2020, as revised. Copies of the resolutions and subsequent assessment orders are on file in
the City Secretary's Office, City Hall, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102. 5. Expanded Boundaries: Section 372.0121 of
the Code allows the City Council to include property in the PID if (i) the property is a hotel and (ii) the property could have
been included in the PID without violating Section 372.005(b-1) of the Code when the PID was created regardless of
whether the record owners of the property signed the original petition. The following properties meet the requirements of
the Code and, therefore, are being considered for inclusion in the PID: a. Home2 Suites Cultural District, 3000 & 3012 W
Lancaster Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107 b. Hotel Drover, 200 Mule Alley Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76164 c. Residence Inn Waterside -
Fort Worth Southwest, 5825 Arborlawn Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76109 6. The City will not be obligated to provide any funds to
finance the proposed improvements and/or services, other than from assessments levied on property in the PID. All of the
costs of the PID will be paid by assessments on the property within the PID and from other sources of funds, if any, available
to the PID. 7. The apportionment of costs for the proposed improvements and/or services will be made on the basis of
special benefits accruing to the PID and will be levied on the hotel properties within the Tourism PID at a rate of 2% of the
consideration received from occupancy of any sleeping room furnished by hotels within the Tourism PID. This methodology
imposes equal shares of the cost on property similarly benefitted. 8. The proposed assessment roll providing for the costs of
the Proposed Improvements to be assessed, levied, and apportioned against the property within the Tourism PID, and the
owner or owners thereof, is on file at the office the City Secretary at City Hall, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas. For further
information, please contact Crystal Hinojosa at (817) 392-7808 or via email at crystal.hinojosa@fortworthtexas.gov.** Si
necesita esta carta en Espa ol, por favor Ilamar al (817) 392-8500. ** W00000000 Publication Dates
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