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AN ORDINANCE INCREASING APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND IN
THE AMOUNT OF $236,000 AND DECREASING THE UNRESERVED
UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE BY THE SAME AMOUNT FOR THE
PURPOSE OF FUNDING A CONTRACT WITH GIDEON TOAL FOR CREATION
OF A WOODHAVEN MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN MAKING THIS
ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR 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 2004-
2005 in the Budget of the City Manager there shall also be increased appropriations in the General
Fund in the amount of $236,000 and decreasing the unreserved, undesignated fund balance by the
same amount, for the purpose of funding a contract with Gideon Toal for creation of a Woodhaven
Master Development Plan.
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 cumulative of Ordinance No. 16061 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conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed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.
APPROV S TO R ND LEGALITY
Assi Cant City ttorney
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION Approved on 10/26/2004 Ordinance 16190
DATE Tuesday October 26 2004
LOG NAME 05WMP REFERENCE NO C-20369
SUBJECT
Professional Services Agreement with Gideon Toal Inc. for the Creation of a Woodhaven Master
Development Plan
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
1 Adopt the attached supplemental appropriation ordinance increasing appropriations in the General Fund
by $236 000 and decreasing the unreserved undesignated Fund balance by the same amount;
2. Authorize the City Manager to extecute a contract with Gideon Toal Inc. for the creation of a Woodhaven
Master Development Plan in an amount not to exceed $236 000 and
DISCUSSION
In December 2003 a report prepared by Leland Consulting Group on recommended housing policies and
strategies was presented to the Housing and Workforce Development Committee (HWDC) Primary among
the recommendations was a proposed amendment to the City's Housing Policy to 'Encourage dispersion of
low income housing units throughout the city This could be achieved in impacted areas by rehabbing
stabilizing and replacing existing affordable housing units with a mix of affordable and market rate
units Conversely in non-impacted areas, the focus should be on converting or constructing existing
structures into affordable housing
The report also proposed that the City should provide investment tools to encourage dispersion such as
loans grants, assistance with property acquistion and assemblage infrastructure participation abatements
and waivers The proposed policy language mentioned above was endorsed by the HWDC and approved
by the City Council as part of the 2004 Comprehensive Plan
After endorsing the recommendations offered by the Leland Consulting Group the HWDC requested staff
to bring forward a demonstration project on dispersal/deconcentration of low income housing in a targeted
neighborhood The Woodhaven neighborhood was selected from a list of ten neighborhoods considered as
a demonstration project based on the concentration of assisted housing and Section 8 units/vouchers. The
Woodhaven neighborhood is an approved Neighborhood Empowerment Zone (NEZ) and contains 5 648
total housing units of which 4 587 are multifamily The ownership rate is approximately 15% and taxable
land value has decreased 28% over the last 17 years. There exists an active neighborhood association as
well as Woodhaven Community Development, Inc.
In March 2004 the proposed demonstration project was presented to the Central City Revitalization and
Economic Development Committee On May 19 2004 a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was distributed
to twenty-six firms for a Master Development Plan Two respondents, Gideon Toal Inc. and DiMambro and
Associates presented proposals to a selection panel on August 16 2004 Gideon Toal was unanimously
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selected as part of this competitive process
SCOPE OF SERVICES
Gidion Toal, Inc. will perform the following services under the contract:
Act as the local contact for the development planning phase and coordinator of predevelopment approvals
and contracting required by the plan
Facilitate community-wide public meetings and propose consensus recommendations for the location of
redevelopment activity
Make recommendations to the City on density location phasing and design character for redevelopment
within the planning area.
Prepare conceptual estimates of the cost and timing of projected relocation remediation and demolition
activity
Engage the services of a market research firm to collect market area data on commercial, retail and
housing rents, occupancy rates, real estate sales prices and absorption
Prepare a scope budget from the preferred scheme for initial redevelopment opportunities
Identify potential private funding solutions and recommend potential public funding sources.
The cost for preparing the Master Development plan will not exceed $236 000 This amount includes a
performance bonus of $21 000 that will be paid to Gideon Toal, Inc. if a developer obtains a permit for
construction of the first project within the master plan within 18 months from completion of the plan It is
anticipated that the plan will be completed by May 2005
Woodhaven is located in Council District 4
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Finance Director certifies that upon adoption of the attached supplemental appropriation ordinance
funds will be available in the current operating budget, as appropriated of the General Fund The
unreserved undesignated fund balance of the General Fund will be $ 34 882 102 after this appropriation
TO Fund/AccountlCenters FROM Fund/Account/Centers
GG01 531200 0905500 $236.000.00 GG01 531200 0905500 $236.000.00
Submitted for City Manager's Office bv• Dale FiSSler (Acting) (6140)
Originating Department Head Jerome Walker (7537)
Additional Information Contact• Jason Hall (7381)
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