HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 26422-09-2023ORDINANCE NO. 26422-09-2023
AN ORDINANCE INCREASING ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE FORT WORTH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT 18 — TOURISM FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,000,000.00, FROM
AVAILABLE FUNDS; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING
THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES; REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the
Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the Fort
Worth Public Improvement District 18 — Tourism Fund by in the amount of $7,000,000.00, from available
funds.
SECTION 2.
That should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void
for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgment shall in no way impair
the remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall
be and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3.
That this ordinance shall be incorporated into the ordinance effecting the budget of the municipal government
of the City of Fort Worth for the ensuing Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2023, and ending September 30,
2024, and all other ordinances and appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the
provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which
instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.
SECTION 4.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: CITY SECRETARY
Assistant City Attorney Jannette S. Goodall ACZ*aoo�nn�
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Mayor and Council Communication
DATE: 09/12/23 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 23-0713
LOG NAME: 17ED PID18FY24
SUBJECT
(ALL) Conduct Public Benefit Hearing for Fort Worth Public Improvement District No. 18 - Tourism; Adopt Ordinance (1) Approving and Adopting
the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget, Service Plan, Assessment Plan, and Assessment Roll, and (2) Levying Special Assessments for Fiscal Year
2023-2024; and Adopt Attached Appropriation Ordinance
(PUBLIC HEARING - a. Report of City Staff. Lacey Ruiz; b. Public Comment; c. Council Action: Close Public Hearing and Act on M&C)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Conduct a public benefit hearing concerning the proposed special assessments on property located in Fort Worth Public Improvement
District 18 - Tourism for Fiscal Year 2023-2024;
2. Adopt the attached ordinance: (1) approving and adopting the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 budget in the amount of $7,000,000.00, service plan,
assessment plan, and assessment roll (on file with the City Secretary) for the Tourism PID; and (2) levying special assessments on property
located within the Fort Worth Public Improvement District 18 - Tourism (Service Assessment Plan and Assessment Ordinance);
3. Direct the City Secretary to record a copy of the Service and Assessment Plan and Assessment Ordinance in the real property records of
the county in which the properties are located no later than the seventh (7th) day after adoption by the City Council;
4. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Fort Worth Public Improvement District
18 - Tourism Fund for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the amount of $7,000,000.00, from available funds.
DISCUSSION:
On August 29, 2017, the Mayor and City Council adopted Resolution No. 4837-08-2017, establishing the Fort Worth Public Improvement District
No. 18, Tourism (Tourism PID). The City Council subsequently approved the expansion of the Tourism PID to include additional hotels on August
18, 2020 (Resolution No. 5264-08-2020), April 13, 2021 (Resolution No. 5382-04-2021), September 14, 2021 (Resolution No. 5467-09-2021),
and April4, 2022 (Resolution No. 5561-04-2022).
The purpose of this benefit hearing is to receive comments from the public regarding the fiscal year 2023-2024 budget and service plan for the
Tourism PID and the proposed assessments to be levied on each property in the Tourism PID for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. Following the public
hearing, it is recommended that the City Council: adopt the attached ordinances (1) approving and adopting the budget, service plan, assessment
plan, and assessment roll; (2) levying the proposed assessments; and (3) appropriating funds. The service plan only covers a period of four
years because the Tourism PID expires on or about September 30, 2027, so there is no established service plan past the expiration of
the Tourism PID.
The improvements and services to be provided in the Tourism PID during Fiscal Year 2024 and the associated costs thereof are as follows:
Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
Improvements
Incentive & Sales Efforts
Total Budgeted
Costs
$3,298,875.00
Marketing and Research (Promotion/Advertising)
$2,430,750.00j
Site Visits & Familiarization Tours
$347,250.00
Cultural Enhancements through Marketing and
promotion of the Arts i
$520,875.00
Operations & Administration
$347, 550.007
City Administrative Fee
$55,000.00!
Total Expenses i�$7,00
The total budgeted costs of the improvements and services are $7,000,000.00, all of which will be funded by the owners/operators of Tourism PID
hotels with 100 or more rooms paying a special assessment at a rate of two percent of revenues they receive from a hotel room. The
owners/operators may seek reimbursement in an amount equal to the special assessment from hotel guests, with such reimbursement being a
mandatory charge that is subject to state and local hotel tax. Note: The Quality Inn at 2000 Beach Street was removed from the list of qualifying
hotels because it no longer has 100 or more hotel rooms.
On August 22, 2023, the City Council conducted a public hearing to receive comments on the proposed Fiscal Year 2023-2024 budget, four-year
service plan, and 2023 assessments for the Tourism PID (Mayor & Council Communication 17ED PID18FY24BENEFIT). Notice of the August 22,
2023, benefit hearing and this hearing were published in the Fort Worth Star -Telegram on August 10, 2023, and mailed to all hotel owners on
record in the Tourism PID on August 10, 2023, in accordance with state law.
In Fiscal Year 2018, the City entered into a contract with the Fort Worth Tourism Public Improvement District Corporation (FWTPIDC) and the Fort
Worth Convention and Vistors Bureau (FWCVB) to manage the operations of the Tourism PID. The term of this agreement is commensurate with
the term of the Tourism PID; thus, the FWTPIDC and the FWCVB will continue to manage the operations of the Tourism PID for Fiscal Year 2023-
2024.
Funding will be budgeted within the FWPID #18 - Tourism Fund for Fiscal Year 2024.
The Tourism PID properties are located in ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
A Form 1295 is not required because: This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations and the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget by the City
Council, funds will be available in the Fiscal Year 2024 operating budget, as appropriated, in the FWPID #18 - Tourism Fund. Prior to any
expenditure being incurred, the Economic Development Department has the responsibility to validate the availability of funds.
Submitted for City Manager's Office �. William Johnson 5806
Originating Business Unit Head: Robert Sturns 2663
Additional Information Contact: Crystal Hinojosa 7808
Lacey Ruiz 2608