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Home My WebLink AboutIR 7552 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7552 September 24, 1991 Page I of 4 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council ,DEW -J x I rx, Subject: INFORMATION CONCERNING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. I FOR THE 1991-92 FISCAL YEAR On September 10, 1991, the City Council approved M&C G-9293 which set October 1, 1991 as the date for a public hearing to consider the proposed budget and plan of services for Fort Worth Improvement District No. 1 for fiscal year 1991-92. That' M&C directed the City Manager to prepare certain documents and information, and to file the same with the City Secretary as provided in Chapter 372 of the Local Government Code. The following documents and information are hereby submitted: 1. The general nature of the proposed improvements and services to be provided by the district shall include: (a) A maintenance and landscaping program consisting of supplemental street sweeping,g, sidewalk cleaning, bus shelter cleaning, planting and landscape maintenance, streetscape improvements and trash receptacle pickup; (b) A promotions program consisting of recreational and cultural enhancements and activities; a promotional program; and the staging or monitoring of special recreational and cultural events; (c) A marketing program consisting of an advertising and marketing campaign to promote the use of the District to three target populations (primarily) , downtown workers, visitors, and Fort Worth and Tarrant County residents; (d) A securitV program consisting of additional police services, a public relations crime prevention campaign, a private security force coordination campaign, and management of a park security program; (e) A transportation and parking program consisting of a campaign to promote FWTA bus service and ridesharing; the development of a plan concerning better utilization of short-term parking facilities, and the improvement of traffic signs; (f) A management program to provide for the establishment, administration, management, and operation of the District. The proposed improvements and/or services would be a supplement to the standard existing level of city improvements and/or services and would constitute an added increment to the improvements and/or services normally provided to the taxpayers -ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS W.'7552 -, September 24, 1991 to To the Mayor and Members of the City Council Page 2 of 4 "0 Subject: INFORMATION CONCERNING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. I FOR THE 1991-92 FISCAL YEAR generally. The City would continue to furnish or pay for standard improve ments and/or services in the district at the same level as they would be provided to the taxpayers generally. 2. A preliminary estimate of the cost of the improvements and/or services of the district during fiscal year 1991-1992 TO BE TOTAL ASSESSED COST 1991-92 FY (a) A maintenance and $400,381 $ 303 ,297 landscaping program (b) A promotions program 78, 140 39,819 (c) A marketing program 51,235 51 ,235 (d) A security program 20,975 20, 975 (e) A transportation & 3,990 31990 parking program (f) A management program 155,500 147 ,000 TOTALS 710,221 5660,3161 Note 1. The additional $143,905 in revenue will come from a contract with the city for payment in lieu of services which the District will provide ($82,084) . a contract with the Fort Worth Transit Authority for bus shelter cleaning ($15,000) . revenue from District events ($14 ,321) , interest earnings ($13,500) , and the use of contingency funds 3. The boundaries of the improvement district are: The area bounded by Jones St. on the east; Lancaster Ave. on the South; Texas St. , Macon St. , Fourth St. , Burnett St. , Belknap St. and Taylor St. on the west; and the Trinity River and the east 100 and east 200 blocks of Bluff Street on the north. Such area is more particularly shown on a map which is attached hereto, marked Exhibit A, and made a part hereof by 4. The method of assessment is: (a) A service plan was approved and adopted by the City Council on September 5, 1989 for a period of not less than ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS ` INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. X552 • September 24, 1991 fu� To the Mayor and Members of the City Council Page 3 of 4 r DW,*, Subject: INFORMATION CONCERNING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. I FOR THE 1991-92 FISCAL YEAR five years . The plan shall be reviewed and updated annually by the City Council to determine the annual budget for improvements and/or services within the district. (b) The cost of an improvement and/or special service will be assessed against real property within the District according to the value of the property, including improvements, as determined annually by the City Council. (c) The City Council Resolution of September 5, 1989, which authorized establishment of the District contains a provision which states that during the five-year term of the District, the annual assessments against real property in the District would not exceed an amount equal to 8.5 cents per $100 of the value of such property as determined by the City Council, including the value of structures or other improvements. 5. The apportionment of costs between the improvement district and the city as a whole shall be: (a) All of the cost of an improvement and/or service shall be paid by either: (1) Special assessments against real property and structures or other improvements thereon in the district; (2) Contractual agreements with the City; or, (3) Revenues from district activities. (b) The City of Fort Worth shall be responsible for the payment of assessments on exempt, city-owned real property and structures or other improvements thereon in the district. The payment of assessments on property owned by other exempt jurisdictions could be established by contract. (c) The City Council of the City of Fort Worth will be authorized to establish by ordinance reasonable classifications and formulas for the apportionment of costs between the City and the property to be assessed and to, establish the methods for assessing special benefits for various classes of improvements and/or services. (d) The City as a whole will continue to provide standard -ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Nc►- 7552 September 24, 1991 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council Page 4 of 4 xa� Subject: INFORMATION CONCERNING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 `•" FOR THE 1991-92 FISCAL YEAR improvements and services to the district at the same level as they are provided to the taxpayers generally. 6. The probable maximum benefits to be conferred on each tract in the district because of the improvements and/or services shall be greater than the amount of the assessment against such tract and the owners thereof. 7. The City Council Resolution of September 5, 1989, authorizing establishment of the district provides that the District will exist for five years immediately following adoption of such Resolution unless property owners in the District petition the City Council for re-establishment of the District, or unless the District is sooner terminated as provided by law. The original of this report was filed with the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth on September 13, 1991 . Please contact me if further information is desired. Respectfully submitted, Davit ory City Manager [ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS EXHIBIT A I. • , rA n V r. Mf+ • C _ n0 Cr C J J L L N t. _...»..._...»......C- 3 oo `t ` •,4jN'11'•••••'•• 1 C � QC 4�r' � • 1 E; to o6at AS w,s..—V-J 0 �•/ i J TEXAS LO J • C ••�• J C VC oafr Tr hVEMLANCA �fo/rll 1985 «.......• Fort Worth Improvement :/' f.. .• District No. 1 Boundaries Fringe Area •.ewes•. Core Area