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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 031 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 22-031 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council February 15, 2022 `�` Page 1 of 2 r SUBJECT: LAKELAND ADDITION INHOLDINGS AND THE FORT WORTH rF NATURE CENTER & REFUGE The purpose of this Informal Report is to provide an overview of the history of the residential inholdings in the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge (FWNCR), and the proposed use of excess fund balance to reserve funding for the purchase of remaining properties. FWNCR Master Plan The City Council adopted the FWNCR Master Plan via M&C G-13998 on June 17, 2003. Proposed physical improvements and land use recommendations to the Nature Center included acquisition of the Lakeland Addition homes from willing sellers as properties became available. History of Lakeland Addition Properties The City of Fort Worth began acquiring properties in the Lake Worth watershed during construction of the new lake in the 1910s. The area comprising the Lakeland Addition was owned by the Swift-Armour Meatpacking Company and was used as a weekend retreat and hunting club. The City elected not to use eminent domain to purchase the property as it had elsewhere around the lake to protect the watershed. In the 1930s/1940s Swift-Armour sold the property to Mr. J. D. Teague who subdivided the property creating the Lakeland Addition. The neighborhood has no City water or sewer service. At one time residents obtained water from a community well and all the houses had their own septic systems. The community well was eventually outlawed by the City and residents were required to have a separate well on their property. Many of the lots are too small to have adequate legal separation between the water well and the septic lines. In the early 2000s, in lieu of spending millions of dollars to extend water and sewer lines to the Lakeland Addition, the Water Department determined it would be less expensive to buy out all of the residents. Their program of purchasing from willing sellers began in 2002, just prior to the finalization and adoption of the FWNCR's 2003 Master Plan. In 2004, $200,000 was included in the City's bond program for Lakeland property purchases. Utilizing these funds, the Park & Recreation Department (PARD) acquired two properties in 2005 and 2006 at a cost of$163,000. In 2008 the FWNCR Conservancy borrowed from the Conservancy's FWNCR Endowment to enable the City to purchase one property at a cost of $174,055. The endowment was repaid with funds from the Water Department's Lake Worth Gas Lease revenue. ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 22-031 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council February 15, 2022 `�` Page 2 of 2 r SUBJECT: LAKELAND ADDITION INHOLDINGS AND THE FORT WORTH rF NATURE CENTER & REFUGE Use of Park Dedication Fees Since 2012 the City has utilized interfund loans from the PARD's Park Dedication Policy (PDP) fee interest funds to acquire Lakeland Addition properties. As identified in M&Cs these loans are to be repaid upon leasing of the minerals contained in the Fort Worth Nature Center properties and distribution pursuant to the City's Financial Management Policy Statements. The first property was purchased in 2012 with the remainder of the 2004 Bond funds and PDP fees. A total ten properties have been acquired with PDP interfund loans at a cost of $1,671,851. In total the City has expended $2,482,645 for all acquisitions including closing costs. Lakeland Addition Properties The original Lakeland addition contained 75 platted lots. The City has acquired 31 lots leaving 44 lots to be purchased. During FY2021, the PARD worked with Code Compliance to demolish 13 homes previously purchased. Two homes included in the purchase approved by Council on January 25, 2022 will be demolished by Code Compliance as part of their FY2022 operating budget. Future Acquisition Strategy On February 8, 2022 (M&C 22-0088) Council approved the assignment of $5,000,000 in excess Fund Balance for the purchase of additional Nature Center properties. Upon funding of the appropriation, the Property Management Department will begin contacting the remaining land owners. Demolition of structures will be funded by these funds and work will be coordinated through Code Compliance. Attached to this Informal Report are maps depicting the properties acquired by the City, the remaining properties planned for acquisition and an area map showing the location of the Lakeland Addition within the FWNCR. If you have questions about this information, please contact Richard Zavala, Park and Recreation Director at 817-392-5711. David Cooke City Manager ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS . : \� § @2 : / � < % � / �I y � � " � ° : u . un � � � : � \ \ � ? Z , , ~ � \ } � unax / . >. \ . \ � ^ c � �� : � > \ , , , , « c� Sc . , . , , , . : � , 3 ( ^ � , a:« ^ \ \ :� ( ,/� . \ � ^ � ` .� . , � . . � \ . ! . . � � \ � � � , ° j . . w . . , \ / � I \ \ / \ � \ . ■ ` �� ■ \ � � � \ ' �( ^ � \ r \ \ \ � ` \ � � � � ,~ \ f ` } \ \ ^ � : w , , . . . ^ � . , . ' § : n u . � x. « , ƒ � \ ^ . � � � � \ r �»: ? ` . � \� \ @2 . % �� /� . a � ya � \ � \�\ � ` I , . , � . (�» . � . > . �° e . �a Z «z , . z / � ) > 2 \ � | 7 � : � » � . . 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From OIlk Hardwicke,round-trip. ......0.52 miles Crosstimbers Loop trail through 1BYo r dbdNlllNBB� ancient forest,round-trip......337 miles i kk6 Pdint Greer,Pavilion Deer Mouse Trail connecting Prairie (CCC Structur > and Riverbottom,one way...0.78 miles n Gate House 's Forked Tail Creek Forested trail moIIIIIIl00111�11 accessible from Wild Plum and River- bottom Trails,one way...........0.62miles ,��. �rtrr, y n1sland sn t^"' Greer Island Levee crossing to ,�n 0V �i forested interlocking trails,round-trip Rest-,-Whilerr from parking area......................1.5 miles (CCC Structure) Limestone Ledge ® A paved II:i n1tirairnce Can10 �i8'n6e,s nature trail suitable for short walks or nor Launch round-trip �9e rMarsh Boardwalk 93 Boardwalk loop ......... ° r 3 , over wetland,round-trip.......0.24iniles Oak Motte Meander through grass- lands and clusters of red and live oaks, a.k.a.mottes,loop round-trip..2.16 miles Prairie Open prairie trail leading to 'But by far the richest and most beautiful Prairie Dog Town,round-trip..1.13 miles 'frb district of country I have ever seen,in Texas or N Riverbottom Follows along river, ° elsewhere,is watered by the Trinity and its Caprockto Boardwalk............1.23 miles GG� tributaries." 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