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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:
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Greg ie, Managing Director of Community
Services and Facilities
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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RJix McEntir~, City Attorney