HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2009-033RESOLUTION NO. 2009-033
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING STATEWIDE PROPOSITION 1 TO
AMEND THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE
LEGISLATURE TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY OR A COUNTY TO
ISSUE BONDS AND NOTES TO FINANCE THE PURCHASE OF
BUFFER AREAS OR OPEN SPACES ADJACENT TO MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS
WHEREAS, THE Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS JRB) Regional
Coordination Committee (RCC) is responsible for encouraging compatible land use
planning, conducting community outreach, and participating in military affairs
surrounding the installation; and,
WHEREAS, Tarrant County and the cities of Benbrook, Fort Worth, Lake Worth,
River Oaks, Westworth Village and White Settlement have voluntarily formed the RCC
to promote and preserve the military mission at the installation; and,
WHEREAS, a Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) was initiated in 2006 by the base,
the communities and the North Central Texas Council of Governments that indentified
actions needed to enable the continued co-existence of the installation and the
communities through compatible land use planning and community support; and,
WHEREAS, through the RCC the city and county partners are coordinating
efforts to complete the implementation actions identified in the JLUS in addition to
supporting other strategies related to preserving and enhancing the mission of the base;
and,
WHEREAS, the RCC is a voluntary committee with no land use or regulatory
authority; and,
WHEREAS, on November 3, 2009 Texas voters will vote on 11 Texas
Constitutional Amendments; and,
WHEREAS, Texas Constitutional Amendment Proposition 1 (HJR 132) would
amend the constitution to authorize the legislature to allow a municipality or a county to
issue bonds and notes to finance the purchase of buffer areas or open spaces adjacent
to military installations for prevention of encroachment or for the construction of
roadways, utilities, or other infrastructure to protect or promote the mission of the
military installation; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment would appear on the ballot as follows;
"The constitutional amendment authorizing the financing, including through tax
increment financing, of the acquisition by municipalities and counties of buffer areas or
open spaces adjacent to military installation for the prevention of encroachment or for
the construction of roadways, utilities or other infrastructure to protect or promote the
mission of the military installation."; and,
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WHEREAS, the implementation of compatible land use planning is viable to
enable the military to sustain a realistic training mission at he Naval Air Station Joint
Reserve Base and by using these funding mechanisms, areas adjacent to the
installation that are located in the Clear Zone, Accident Potential Zone 1 and Accident
Potential Zone 2 could be purchased through voluntary sale to prevent encroachment
and/or to construct infrastructure to protect the installation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT:
Section 1. The City of North Richland Hills, Texas supports the Texas
Constitutional Amendment Proposition 1 (HJR 132).
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 26th day of October, 2009.
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CITY OF TH RI H ND HI
By:
Oscar Tre no, Mayor
AP O ED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
George A. S pies, City Attorney
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Mike Curtis, P.E., Managing Director
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