HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 6083-04-2025A Resolution
No. 6083-04.2025
SUPPORTING THE RENOVATION AND EXPANSION OF THE NATIONAL
COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE
FORT WORTH'S DIVERSE HISTORY AND CULTURE
WHEREAS world -class museums contribute significantly to the City of Fort Worth's
community identity and economic vitality; and
WHEREAS established in 1974 in Hereford, Texas, the National Cowgirl Museum
and Hall of Fame ("Cowgirl Museum") honors and celebrates women, past and present,
whose lives exemplify the courage, resilience, and independence that helped shape the West,
and fosters an appreciation of the ideals and spirit of self-reliance they inspire; and
WHEREAS the Cowgirl Museum moved to Fort Worth,, Texas, in 1994; and
WHEREAS in 2001, the Cowgirl Museum entered into a fifty-year lease with the
City of Fort Worth ("City") for its current location, at 1720 Gendry Street, within the
Will Rogers Memorial Complex in the heart of the City's Cultural District; and
WHEREAS the Cowgirl Museum is currently undergoing arenovation and expansion
project, known as the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Expansion (the "Project");
and
WHEREAS to facilitate the Project, the City Council approved the execution of a
Fourth Amendment to the Lease with the Cowgirl Museum on April 8, 2025, to expand
the museum's leased footprint; and
WHEREAS in addition to increasing tourism and educational opportunities,
museums and facilities benefit the public by offering opportunities to explore examples
of extraordinary courage and the pioneer spirit; and
WHEREAS the City seeks to leverage its existing cultural resources by supporting
the development and expansion of high -quality museums that preserve and promote the City's
diverse history and culture; and
WHEREAS the City supports the Project and the expansion of the Cowgirl Museum;
and
WHEREAS the City may contribute up to Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($6,500,000.00) to support the Project, if and when such funds become available.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS;
Section 1. The City Council supports the renovation and expansion of the National
Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame and is considering the funding of up to Six Million, Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,500,000.00) for the capital costs associated with the Project,
subject to the following conditions:
a. The availability of sufficient Community Partnership Funds to the City;
b. The total City contribution to the Project shall not exceed $6.5 million;
c. The City shall not contribute its share of Project costs unless and until the
Cowgirl Museum first provides a letter from the Cowgirl Museum's financial
institution confirming funds -on -hand in an amount no less than two-thirds of
the Project's planned construction costs, exclusive of the City's funding,
which is intended to be provided as the "last dollars in;" and
d. The provision of City funds shall require:
i. approval by the City Council through a Mayor and Council
Communication; and
ii. A finding by the City Council of the specific public purposes the Project
will serve.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect immediate'ly from and after its passage
in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, and is accordingly so
resolved.
Adopted this 22" d day of April 2025.
ATTEST:
Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary