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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2001-022 TABLED AT THE MARCH 05. 2001 CITY COUNCIL MEETING RESOLUTION NO. 2001-022 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, SUPPORTING THE PRINCIPLE OF A LOCALLY CONTROLLED, LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. WHEREAS, the economy of Texas, and especially the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, has flourished in recent times due to the aggressive and sensible economic development efforts of a myriad of locally inspired leaders that reflects the diversity and values of each independent community; and WHEREAS, the continued strength and growth of the Texas economy is contingent upon the support of the Texas Legislature in maintaining a fair and level playing field upon which cities across Texas may equally compete for new business development; and WHEREAS, any effort by a governmental entity to seek legislative relief in order to avoid compliance with fair business attraction practices should be summarily dispatched by the Texas Legislature and vigorously opposed by all Texas cities competing for new business opportunities for their citizens; and WHEREAS, is attempting to put more than 5,000 acres of publicly held land on the commercial marketplace which is not subject to the same taxing limitations or zoning regulations as any other private development; and WHEREAS, this will not only create an unfair economic development attraction mechanism favoring the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth to detriment of their own existing private property owners, but will also seriously impede surrounding cities' ability to market new commercial projects in their own cities; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS: 1. That it is fundamentally wrong for the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, through the land holdings of DFW Airport, to compete with privately owned properties for commercial developments that must pay taxes at the full market values and be subject to local zoning oversight. 2. That the ability to publicly develop projects subject only to leasehold improvement taxes and exempt from all local municipal development and zoning controls in fundamentally inconsistent with fair and equitable business practices and sound business judgment. 3. That the cities of Texas should unite in opposing DFW Airport's attempt to persuade the Texas Legislature to create for DFW Airport alone an economic development incentive measure that no Texas City may compete against and no Texas developer may match. 4. That the use of publicly held airport land for the development of office, and retail and industrial uses that compete with private property owners is inconsistent with the principles of a free market economy. 5. That the Texas Legislature is hereby urged to reject any attempts by DFW Airport to acquire unfair economic incentive advantages which will flood the market with vast amounts of land with permanently reduced taxes and zoning exemptions, thereby damaging the value and marketability of existing developable land and available lease space in North Texas. ADOPTED this 5th day of March 2001. APPROVED: ATTEST: Patricia Hutson, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: /- j L/< Greg ie, Managing Director of Community Services and Facilities APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: ) / t I- ( .' ,i ...".~,' /' .",' '-"' .,-' . ,./' " RJix McEntir~, City Attorney