HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 9580 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9580
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council August 6, 2013
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SUBJECT: CURRENT AND PROPOSED COORDINATION WITH INDEPENDENT
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Staff is providing this report as follow-up to the July 16 joint meeting of the City Council and
representatives from independent school districts (ISDs) serving Fort Worth.
City staff currently provides the following development-related services to all ISDs:
• Demographic data and population forecasts;
• Early courtesy notice for all zoning, platting, right-of-way, and design cases requiring
a public hearing inside or within '/4 mile of an ISD boundary;
• School site selection assistance if requested;
• Annual updates on capital projects;
• Shared park facilities and planning for other shared facilities as feasible;
• Development project facilitation for new schools and additions;
• Interlocal agreements for arterial roadway improvements;
• Signage, pedestrian crossings and flashing beacons for school zones; and
• Building code accommodations for temporary buildings.
Staff also holds quarterly coordination meetings with Fort Worth ISD to discuss facility,
capital project, and operational matters. Staff will begin holding quarterly coordination
meetings with other ISDs starting this fall to discuss similar topics. Staff will focus on
opportunities for shared facilities, school site selection, pedestrian and bicycle access to
school sites, and development project facilitation.
If you have any questions, please contact Randle Harwood, Planning and Development
Director, at 817-392-6101 .
Tom Higgins
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS