HomeMy WebLinkAbout26-6357 - City Council - ResolutionRESOLUTION 26-6357
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE FILING OF A PETITION TO
CREATE A NEW PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT TO BE KNOWN
AS FORT WORTH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO.24 (RIO CLARO);
SETTING A DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING; AUTHORIZING
THE PUBLICATION OF NOTICE; AND ENACTING OTHER
PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO
WHEREAS, Chapter 372, Texas Local Government Code, as amended (the "Act"),
authorizes the City of Fort Worth, Texas (the "City") to create public improvement districts within
the corporate limits of the City; and
WHEREAS, on January 6, 2026, MM Rio Claro 620, LLC, a Texas limited liability
company ("Petitioner"), as owner of approximately 630 acres of land, situated in the Garzara,
Ramon Survey, the T & P RR Co #29 Survey, and the Alexander Crane Harris & Brock, within
the corporate limits of the City, generally located south of Bonds Ranch Road and east of Morris
Dido Newark Road, Tarrant County, Texas, submitted and filed with the City Secretary of the City
(the "City Secretary") a petition (the "Petition"), attached hereto as Exhibit A, requesting the
establishment of the Rio Claro Public Improvement District (the "PID") for property described in
the Petition and located within the corporate limits of the City; and
WHEREAS, Petitioner is the record owner of taxable real property representing more than
fifty percent (50%) of the appraised value of the taxable real property liable for assessment (as
determined by the most recent certified appraisal roll for Tarrant County) in the proposed PID and
the record owner of taxable real property that constitutes more than fifty percent (50%) of all of
the area of all taxable real property that is liable for assessment in the proposed PID; and
WHEREAS, the Fort Worth City Council (the "City Council") will hold a public hearing
in accordance with Section 372.009 of the Act regarding the establishment of a public
improvement district within the corporate limits of the City in accordance with the Petition; and
WHEREAS, in order to hold a public hearing for the creation of a public improvement
district, notice must be given in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality in which
the district is to be located before the 15th day before the date of the hearing, and written notice
must be mailed to the current address of each owner, as reflected on the tax rolls, of property that
would be subject to assessment under the proposed public improvement district; and
WHEREAS, both the newspaper notice, and mailed notice must contain the information
required for notice as provided for in Section 372.009 of the Act; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined to hold a public hearing on September 15,
2026, on the creation of a public improvement district; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the passage of this Resolution is in the best interest
of the citizens of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS THAT:
1. All of the above recitals are found to be true and correct factual determinations of the
City and are hereby approved and incorporated by reference as though fully set forth
herein; and
2. City staff has reviewed the Petition and determined that the same complies with the
requirements of the Act and the City Council hereby accepts the Petition. The Petition
is filed with the office of the City Secretary and is available for public inspection; and
The City Council calls a public hearing to be scheduled on the 15th day of September
2026, at or after 6:00 p.m., in the City Council Chamber at City Hall, 100 Fort Worth
Trail, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, on the advisability of the improvements, the nature
of the improvements contemplated, the estimated costs of the improvements, the
boundaries of the PID, the method of assessment, and the apportionment, if any, of
the costs between the PID and the City. All residents and property owners within the
proposed PID, and all other persons, are hereby invited to appear in person, or by
their attorney, and speak on the creation of the PID. The Public Hearing may be
adjourned from time to time. Upon the closing of the Public Hearing, the City
Council may consider the adoption of a resolution creating the proposed PID or may
defer the adoption of such a resolution for up to six months. The creation of the
proposed PID is within the sole discretion of the City Council; and
4. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is the Petition for the Creation of a Public Improvement
District within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, for the Rio Claro
Improvement District; and
5. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a form of the Notice of Public Hearing (the "Notice"),
the form and substance of which is hereby adopted and approved; and
6. Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a legal description of the approximately 630 acres of
land to be included in the proposed PID.
7. The City Council hereby authorizes and directs the City Secretary, on or before the
16th day before the date of the Public Hearing, in accordance with the Act, to: (a)
publish the Notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the City; and (b) mail the
Notice to the owners of property located in the proposed PID as reflected on the tax
rolls.
8. Should any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Resolution be
declared unconstitutional and/or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, it is
expressly provided that any and all remaining portions of this Resolution shall remain
in full force and effect. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed
this Resolution, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof, regardless of
whether any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases is
declared unconstitutional and/or invalid.
9. This resolution shall be effective from and after its passage by the City Council.
Adopted this August 11, 2026.
ATTEST:
By:
Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary
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