HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 13259ORDINANCE N0.13259
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING A CERTAIN AREA AS TAX
INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FOUR, CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING A BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR
SUCH REINVESTMENT ZONE, AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED
THERETO
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas
("City"), desires to promote the development or redevelopment of a
certain contiguous geographic area within its jurisdiction by the
creation of a reinvestment zone as authorized by the Tax Increment
Financing Act, Chapter 311 of the Texas Tax Code, Vernon's Texas
Codes Annotated (the "Act"), and
WHEREAS, in compliance with the Act, the City called a public
hearing to hear public comments on the creation of the proposed
reinvestment zone and its benefits to the City and to the property
in the proposed reinvestment zone; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with the Act, notice of such public
hearing was published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, a daily
paper of general circulation in the City, such publication date
being November 17, 1997, a date not later than seven (7) days
prior to the date of the public hearing; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with the Act, notice of such public
hearing, in required form and substance, was provided in writing
not later than sixty (60) days before the date of said public
hearing to the governing body of each taxing unit that levies real
property taxes in the proposed reinvestment zone; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with the Act, the City made a formal
presentation, in required substance and form, to the governing
body of each entity that levies real property taxes in the
proposed reinvestment zone; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with the Act, a preliminary
reinvestment zone financing plan was prepared and a copy of the
plan was sent to the governing body of each taxing unit that
levies taxes on real property in the proposed reinvestment zone,
and
WHEREAS, in compliance with the Act, the public hearing was
convened at the time and place mentioned in the published notice,
to wit, on the 25t'' day of November, 1997, at 10 00 a m at the
Council Chamber in the City Hall of the City of Fort Worth, Texas,
which hearing was then closed; and
WHEREAS, the City at such hearing, invited all owners of
property located within the proposed reinvestment zone,
representatives of all other taxing units, and any other
interested persons and/or their attorneys to appear and contend
for or against (1) the creation of the reinvestment zone, (2) the
boundaries of the proposed reinvestment zone as described in the
boundary description and depicted in the map, both of which
together are attached hereto as Exhibit "A", (3) the concept of
tax increment financing, and (4) the appointment of a board of
directors for the proposed reinvestment zone; and
WHEREAS, the proponents of the reinvestment zone offered
evidence, both oral and documentary, in favor of all of the
foregoing matters relating to the creation of the reinvestment
zone, and opponents, if any, of the reinvestment zone appeared to
contest matters relating to the creation of the reinvestment zone;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Section 1: That the facts and recitations contained in
the preamble of this Ordinance are hereby found and declared to
be true and correct
Section 2 That the City Council, after conducting such
hearing and having heard such evidence and testimony, has made
the following findings and determinations based on the evidence
and testimony presented to it
(a) That the public hearing on adoption of the reinvestment
zone has been properly called, held, and conducted and
that notice of such hearing has been published as
required by law
(b) That all taxing units levying real property taxes
within the reinvestment zone properly received notice
of the City's intention to create the reinvestment zone
and of the public hearing as required by the Act
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(c) That all taxing units levying real property taxes
within the reinvestment zone timely received a
preliminary reinvestment zone financing plan from the
City as required by the Act
(d) That the City made formal presentation to all taxing
units levying real property taxes within the
reinvestment zone as required by the Act
(e) That creation of the proposed reinvestment zone and
improvements made therein will significantly enhance
the value of all of the taxable real property in the
reinvestment zone and will be of general benefit for
the City
(f) That the reinvestment zone, as described in Exhibit
"A", meets the criteria for the creation of a
reinvestment zone as set forth in the Act, including
Section 311 005 thereof, in that
(1) It is a contiguous geographic area located wholly
within the corporate limits of the City; and
(2) The area is found to substantially arrest or
impair the sound growth of the municipality and
retard the provision of housing accommodations
(g) That the total appraised value of all taxable real
property in the reinvestment zone according to the most
recent appraisal roll of the City, together with the
total appraised value of taxable real property in all
other existing reinvestment zones within the City,
according to the most recent appraisal roll of the
City, does not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the
current total appraised value of taxable real property
in the City and in the industrial districts created by
the City, if any
(h) That the reinvestment zone does not contain more than
fifteen percent (15%) of the total appraised value of
real property taxable by Tarrant County or any school
district
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(i) That the development or redevelopment of the property
in the reinvestment zone will not occur solely through
private investment in the reasonably foreseeable
future
Section 3 That the City hereby creates a reinvestment
zone containing the area described in the boundary description
and as depicted in the map, both of which are together attached
hereto as Exhibit "A", and such reinvestment zone shall hereafter
be identified as Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Four,
City of Fort Worth, Texas (the "Zone" or "Reinvestment Zone")
Section 4 That there is hereby established a board of
directors for the Zone, which shall be appointed in accordance
with the Section 311 009 of the Act and pursuant to agreements
with the other taxing units
Section 5 That the Zone shall take effect on January 1,
1998, and that the termination of the Zone shall occur on
December 31, 2022, or at an earlier time designated by subsequent
ordinance of the City Council in the event the City determines
that the Zone should be terminated due to insufficient private
investment, accelerated private investment or other good cause,
or at such time as all project costs and Tax Increment
obligations, if any, and the interest thereon, have been paid in
full
Section 6 That the Tax Increment Base for the Zone,
which is the total appraised value of all taxable real property
located in the Zone, is to be determined as of January 1, 1997,
the year in which the Zone was designated a reinvestment zone
Section 7 That there is hereby created and established
a Tax Increment Fund for the Zone which may be divided into such
accounts and sub-accounts as may be authorized by subsequent
resolution or ordinance, into which all Tax Increments, less any
of the amounts not required to be paid into the Tax Increment
Fund pursuant to the Act, are to be deposited The Tax Increment
Fund and any accounts and sub-accounts are to be maintained in an
account at the depository bank of the City and shall be secured
in the manner prescribed by law for Texas cities In addition,
all revenues from the sale of any obligations hereafter issued by
the City secured in whole or in part from the Tax Increments,
revenues from the sale of any property acquired as part of the
Tax Increment Financing Plan, and other revenues to be dedicated
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to and used in the Zone shall be deposited into such fund,
account or sub-account from which money will be disbursed to pay
project costs for the Zone or to satisfy the claims for holders
of such obligations issued for the Zone
Section 8 That the Zone is designated under Section
311 005 (a) (1) of the Act
Section 9 That the City Manager and City Attorney are
hereby authorized to execute and deliver for and on behalf of the
City, tax increment agreements with the Fort Worth Independent
School District, Tarrant County, Tarrant County Hospital
District, Tarrant County Junior College and Tarrant Regional
Water District, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 311 008
and 311 013 of the Act
Section 10 That if any section, paragraph, clause or
provision of this Ordinance shall for any reason be held to be
invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of
such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any
of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance
Section 11 That this Ordinance shall take effect
immediately from and after its passage in accordance with the
provisions of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth and it is
accordingly so ordained
CITY OF FORT WORTH
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Kenneth Barr
Mayor
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Alice Church
City Secretary
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
Assistant City At rney
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Boundary Description
Fort Worth South Reinvestment Zone
Being a tract of land in the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, which tract is more particularly described as
follows.
Beginning at the southwest corner of Lot 25, Block 20, Fairmount Addition, being in the easterly line of an alley
and in the northerly line of West Arlington Avenue;
Thence westerly along the northerly line of said West Arlington Street to .the easterly line of the Fort Worth &
Western Railroad main track right-of-way;
Thence with said Railroad to it's intersection with the south line of Park Place,
Thence with the south line of Park Place to it's intersection with the west line of Berkley Street;
Thence with the west line of Berkley Street northerly to the south line of Edwin Avenue,
Thence easterly crossing Berkley Street and along the north line of Blocks 7 of Edwin Avenue crossing the afore
mentioned Fort Worth & Western Railroad to the east line of said Railroad;
Thence northerly along the east line of said railroad to its intersection with the north line of All Saints Episcopal
Hospital Block 2;
Thence easterly with the north line of said Block 2 to its intersection with the western line of Fort Worth & Western
Railroad right-of-way;
Thence northerly along the west line of said railroad to the southerly line of Mistletoe Boulevard;
Thence westerly along the south line of said Mistletoe Boulevard to the easterly line of the Fort Worth & Western
Railroad right-of-way
Thence northerly along the east line of said Railroad to the southerly line of West Rosedale Street;
Thence westerly along the south line of said West Rosedale Street to the easterly line of Forest Park Boulevard,
Thence northerly along the east line of said Forest Park Boulevard to the southerly line of line of the Union Pacific
Railroad;
Thence northeasterly along the southerly line of said Union Pacific Railroad to the north line of West Vickery
Boulevard,
Thence easterly along the north line of said West Vickery Boulevard to the southerly right-of-way line of new
Interstate Highway 30;
Thence easterly along the southerly right-of-way line of said new U S. Highway 30, crossing Interstate Highway
35W to the east line of Kentucky Street;
Thence southerly along the east line of said Kentucky Street to it's intersection with the south line of Terrell
Street;
Thence westerly with the southerly line of said Terrell Street to the northeast corner of Lot 1, Block 2 McNulty and
Nesbit Subdivision,
Thence southerly along the easterly line of said Lot 1 and Lot 30 of said McNulty and Nesbit Addition to the
northerly line of Humbolt Street;
Thence easterly along the northerly line of said Humbolt Street to a point on the northerly extension of the last line
of lots 32 and 32A, Block 2 of said McNulty and Nesbit Addition;
Thence southerly crossing said Humbolt Street and along the east line of said lots 32 and 32A and continuing on
said line to the southeast corner of Lot 4, Graves and McDaniel Subdivision and being in the north line of Maddox
Avenue, (this line to run generally along the east line of the first tier of lots on the east side of Evans Avenue from
Humbolt to Maddox),
Thence westerly along the northerly line of said Maddox to a point on the northerly extension of Lot 553, Block
22, Hyde Park Addition;
Thence southerly crossing said Maddox Street along the easterly line of lots 553 and 580 of said Hyde Park
Addition to the southerly line of said East Allen Avenue;
Thence westerly along the southerly line of said East Allen Avenue to a point on the southerly extension of the
westerly line of South Main Street;
The northerly crossing said East Allen Street and along the westerly line of said South Main Street to the southerly
line of Feliks Gwozdz Place,
Thence westerly along the southerly line of said Feliks Gwozdz Place to a point on the southerly extension of the
east line of Lot 2, Block D, of the Hendricks Subdivision of Fields-Welsh Addition;
Thence northerly crossing said Feliks Gwozdz Place and along the east line of said Lot 2 to the northerly line of
Ingram Street;
Thence easterly along the north line of said Ingram Street to the westerly line of Travis Street;
Thence northerly along the west line of said Travis Street to the southerly line of West Morphy Street;
Thence westerly along the south line of said West Morphy Street to the northwest corner of Lot 8, Block D, of said
Hendricks Subdivision,
Thence southerly along the west line of said Lot 8 to the north line of an alley which divides said Block D,
Hendricks Subdivision,
Thence westerly along the north line of said alley to the east line of Lipscomb Street;
Thence southerly along the east line of said Lipscomb Street to a point on an easterly extension of the south line
of Lot 12, Block C of Armstrong Subdivision of Fields-Welsh Addition;
Thence westerly along said line and along the south line of Lot 12 and Lot 4 of Block C, said Armstrong
Subdivision to the easterly line of Alston Street;
Thence southerly along the east line of said Alston Street to the southerly line of Maddox Street;
Thence westerly along the southerly line of Maddox Street to the westerly line of College Street;
Thence northerly along the west line of said College Street to the northerly line of West Morphy Street;
Thence easterly along the north line of said West Morphy Street to the westerly line of said Lipscomb Street;
Thence northerly along the westerly line of said Lipscomb Street to the northeast corner of Lot 3B, Block A, of
Martin & Moodie Subdivision of Fields-Welsh Addition,
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Thence westerly to the northwest corner of said Lot 3B,
Thence southerly to the southwest corner of Lot 36,
Thence westerly along the southerly line of Lot 3A of said Block A, extending to the westerly line of said Alston
Street;
Thence northerly along the westerly line of said Alston Street to the northeast corner of Lot 4, Block 1, Brooks and
Bailey Subdivision;
Thence westerly along the northerly line of said Lot 4 extending to the west line of an alley;
Thence southerly along the west line of said alley to the northerly line of an intersecting alley;
Thence westerly along the northerly line of said alley to the westerly line of said College Street;
Thence northerly along the westerly line of said College Street to the northeast corner of Lot 3, Block 2, of said
Brooks and Bailey Subdivision;
Thence westerly along the northerly line of said Lot 3, Block 2 extending to the westerly line of an alley;
Thence southerly along said westerly line to the northerly line of an intersecting alley;
Thence westerly along said northerly line to the westerly line of Washington Street;
Thence northerly along said westerly line to the northeast corner of Lot 1 E of D S. Ross Subdivision;
Thence westerly along the northerly line of said Lot 1 E extending to the westerly line of an alley;
Thence southerly along said westerly line to the southeast corner of Lot 1A, said D S. Ross Subdivision;
Thence westerly along the southerly line of said Lot 1 A extending to the westerly line of Adams Street;
Thence northerly along said westerly line to the northeast corner of Lot 8D, said D S. Ross Addition,
Thence westerly to the northwest corner of said Lot 8D;
Thence southerly along the westerly line of said Lot 8D to the northeast corner of Lot 8C, said D.S. Ross Addition,
Thence westerly along the northerly line of said Lot 8C extending to the westerly line of Henderson Street;
Thence southerly along said westerly line to the southeast corner of Lot 4R, Block A, King's Subdivision of Fields-
Welsh Addition,
Thence westerly along the southerly line of Lots 4R and 13R, Block A extending to the westerly line of Fifth
Avenue,
Thence northerly along said westerly line to the northeast corner of Lot 4, Block B of said King's Subdivision;
Thence westerly along the northerly line of said Lot 4 and Lot 13 extending to the westerly line of Lake Street;
Thence southerly along said westerly line to the northeast corner of Lot 5, Block 1, Johnson Subdivision of Fields-
Welsh Addition,
Thence westerly along the northerly line of said Lot 5 to the northeast corner of Lot 28 said Block 1,
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Thence southerly to the southeast corner of said Lot 28,
Thence westerly along the southerly line of said lot 28 extending to the westerly line of Sixth Avenue,
Thence northerly along said westerly line to the northeast corner of Lot 5, Block 2, of said Johnson Subdivision;
Thence westerly along the north line of said Lot 5 to the southeast corner of Lot 29, said Block 2;
Thence northerly to the northeast corner of Lot 30, said Block 2;
Thence westerly along the northerly line of said Lot 30 extending to the westerly line of Fairmount Street;
Thence northerly along the west line of said Fairmount Street to the southerly line of Magnolia Street;
Thence westerly along said southerly line to the westerly line of an alley which divides Block C of McNulty and Nye
Subdivision,
Thence southerly along the westerly line of said alley to the southeast corner of Lot 4, Block C of said McNulty and
Nye Subdivision,
Thence westerly along the southerly line of said Lot 4 extending to the westerly line of Seventh Avenue;
Thence southerly along said westerly line to the southeast corner of Lot 27, Block B of said McNulty and~Nye
Subdivision,
Thence westerly along the southerly line of said Lot 27 extending to the westerly line of an alley;
Thence northerly along said westerly line to the southerly line of said Magnolia Street;
Thence westerly along said southerly line to the easterly line of Hurley Street;
Thence southerly along said easterly line to the southerly line of said West Morphy Street;
Thence westerly along said southerly line to the northeast corner of Lot F7, Block F, of said McNulty and Nye
Subdivision,
Thence southerly along the easterly line of said Lot F7 and F3 and F2 and F4 and extending to the southerly line
of Myrtle Street;
Thence easterly to the easterly line of an alley which divides Block 9 of Loyd's Addition and Block 1 of Stewart's
Addition,
Thence southerly along the easterly line of said alley to the southerly line of said West Allen Avenue;
Thence easterly along said southerly line to the northeast corner of Lot 32, Block 10, Fairmount Addition;
Thence southerly to the southeast corner of Lot 23, said Block 10;
Thence westerly along the southerly line of said Lot 23 to the easterly line of an alley;
Thence southerly along the easterly line of said alley to the southwest corner of Lot 25, Block 20, Fairmount
Addition and THE POINT OF BEGINNING
SAVE & EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING TRACTS OF LAND•
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Lot 36, Block N, Rosedale Addition (Newkirk Wallerich Building),
Lots 5, 6, 7, and 7 feet of Lot 4 Block I, Rosedale Addition (Fresnel);
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4A, 5B, 6A, & 66, Block 34, Tucker's Addition (Fire Station),
Lots 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, & 8, Block Land 700, Smith, Jones & Daggett Addition (Recreation Building),
Lots Al B and A2, Block 2, Field's-Welch Addition (Parker Commons),
Lots 1A, 16,1 C, 1 D, 2, and 3, Block 3, Martin and Moodie Subdivision of Field's-Welch Addition (Modern Drug),
Lots 7R and 8R, Block 3, McLellan Subdivision of Field's-Welch Addition (Mehl Building), and those tracts of land
being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the northerly line of Terrell Street with the easterly line of Seventh Street;
Thence northerly along the easterly line of said Seventy Street to the northwest corner of Lot 1, Block 2,
Grandview Addition,
Thence easterly along the northerly line of Lots 1 through 8, said Block 2 and extending to the easterly line of
West Sixth Avenue,
Thence northerly along the easterly line of said Sixth Avenue to the southerly line of Pennsylvania Avenue,
Thence easterly along the southerly line of said Pennsylvania Avenue to the westerly line of said Henderson
Street;
Thence along the westerly line of said Henderson Street to the northerly line of said Terrell Street;
Thence westerly along the northerly line of said Terrell Drive to THE POINT OF BEGINNING (Cook's Children's
and Harris Methodist Hospitals) ,and
Beginning at the intersection of the northerly line of Petersmith Street with the easterly line of Jennings Avenue;
Thence northerly along the easterly line of said Jennings Avenue to the southerly line of Broadway Street;
Thence easterly along the southerly line of said Broadway Street to the westerly line of Galveston Street;
Thence southerly along the western line of Galveston to the northerly line of Petersmith Street;
Thence westerly along the northerly line of said Petersmith Street to THE POINT OF BEGINNING (Broadway
Baptist Church and Temple Beth EI)
November 24, 1997
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
11/25/97 G-12075 02TIF 1 of 2
SUBJECT PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE DESIGNATING A
REINVESTMENT ZONE FOR THE SOUTH SIDE TIF
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council.
1. Hold a public hearing concerning the creation and designation of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone
Number Four, City of Fort Worth, Texas, in the Medical District; and
2. Adopt the attached Ordinance, which creates and designates the Tax Increment. Reinvestment
Zone Number Four, City of Fort Worth, Texas, pursuant to the Texas Tax Increment Financing Act,
Tax Code, Sections 311 001 through 311.017, as amended.
AISCUSSION
The proposed zone includes property in the Medical District area of Fort Worth, which has been
certified to be located within the proposed reinvestment zone. The exact boundaries of the property are
more fully described in Exhibit "A° of the attached ordinance. The creation of the proposed zone has
been requested by Fort Worth South, Inc. anon-profit redevelopment strategic planning organization.
The proposed TIF is not as the result of a petition from a majority of the property evaluation ownership
Adoption of the ordinance will
(a) identify the boundaries of the proposed zone;
(b) create a board of directors for the zone. The composition of the board will include.
(1) one member of the board appointed by each taxing unit other than the municipality that
levies taxes on real property in the zone; and
(2) governing municipality appoints the remainder of the board not to exceed 15 board
members.
(c) cause the zone to take effect on January 1, 1998,
(d) provide a date for termination of the zone;
(e) name the zone "Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Four, City~of Fort Worth, Texas";
(f) establish a tax increment fund for the zone,
(g) find that:
(1) improvements in the zone will significantly enhance the value of all the taxable real
property in the zone and will be of general benefit to the city; and
(2) the area meets the requirements of Section 311 005 of the Act;
(h) specify that this reinvestment zone is being designated by the Fort Worth City Council
Consideration of this issue as part of today's agenda includes a public hearing on the designation of the
reinvestment zone as required by the Texas Tax Increment Financing Act. As required by state law,
notice of this public hearing was: (a) delivered at least 60 days prior to the date of this hearing to the
presiding officer of each taxing unit which levies taxes on real property within the proposed zone, and
(b) published in the newspaper at least seven days prior to this hearing
City of Fort Worth, Texas
M,'Ayar And Council Camman~cAt~an
DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
11/25/97 G-12075 02TIF 2 of 2
SUBJECT PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE DESIGNATING A
REINVESTMENT ZONE FOR THE SOUTH SIDE TIF
Following adoption of this ordinance, the appraisal district will certify the zone's value as of January 1,
1997, as the base value of the TIF district. Any increase in value above the January 1, 1997, value will
be considered as the increment. Pending outcome of negotiations with other taxing jurisdictions, up to
100% of the taxes levied on this increment may be contributed to the tax increment fund to be used for
improvement projects within the proposed zone.
,FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Director of Fiscal Services certifies that adoption of this ordinance will not require the expenditure
of City funds.
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Submitted for City Manager's F[JND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOiJNT CITY SECRETARY
Office by: (to)
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Mike Groomer 6140 ~~~~ ~~~~
Originating Department Head:
Tom Higgins 6192 (from)
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