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Ord 139-95 12/5/1995ORDINANCE NO. k :3q _ , AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AS AN "ENHANCEMENT DISTRICT "; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW. WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to eliminate slum and blight, to promote economic development of the downtown area, and to improve the tax base; and WHEREAS, to facilitate such improvement, the Council wishes to designate an area as an "Enhancement District ": NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. The term "blighted" will refer to land parcels and/or structures located within this area as characterized by vacancy or abandonment; and, The term "blighted" will refer to land parcels and/or structures located within this area as characterized by lack of maintenance and including structures that fail to meet building code standards established by the City of Wichita Falls; and, The term "blighted" will refer to land parcels and/or structures located within this area as characterized by structural deterioration. At least one quarter of all the buildings in the Facade Enhancement District are in a state of deterioration; and, The term "blighted" will refer to infrastructure located within this area as characterized by deterioration including sidewalks, curb, gutter, streets, and utilities; and, The term "blighted" will refer to land parcels and/or structures located within this area as characterized by vacant land with debris, litter, trash, and junk accumulation; and, The term "blighted" will refer to land parcels and/or structures located within this area as characterized by lack of sanitary facilities, whereby private, on -site sanitary facilities are lacking and/or inadequate according to City of Wichita Falls building code; and, The term "blighted" will refer to land parcels and/or structures located within this area as characterized by adverse environmental nuisances, such as noise, heavy traffic, and odors, and whereby the land parcels and/or structures are adversely impacted by traffic conditions caused by defective or inadequate streets, street layout, or accessibility; and, The term "blighted" will refer to land parcels and/or structures located within this area as either adversely affecting the public health, safety, morals, or welfare of the municipality and its residents, substantially retards the provision of a sound and healthful housing environment, or results in an economic or social liability to the municipality. SECTION 2. At least one quarter of the land parcels and/or structures located in the area defined herein exhibit the above stated conditions. Therefore, the following description defined herein is a "blighted" area to be designated as an Enhancement District: Beginning at a point of intersection of westerly Right -of -Way (ROW) line of Indiana Street and the northerly ROW line of Fifth Street. Said point also being the most southeasterly corner of Lot 12, Block 127, Original Townsite; Thence in a northeasterly direction along the northerly ROW line of Fifth Street to a point in the easterly ROW line of Ohio Avenue; Thence in a southeasterly direction along the easterly ROW of Ohio Avenue. to a point in the northerly ROW line of Sixth Street; Thence in a northeasterly direction along the northerly ROW line of Sixth Street to a point in the westerly ROW line of the Burlington Northern Railroad; Thence in a southeasterly direction along the westerly ROW line of the Burlington Northern Railroad ROW and also along the westerly lines of Blocks 162, 177, and 181, Original Townsites, to a point in the southerly ROW line of Tenth Street; Thence in a southwesterly direction along the southerly ROW line of Tenth Street to a point in the easterly ROW line of the alley within Block 194, Original Townsite. Said alley ROW also lying between Scott Avenue and Indiana Avenue, and between Tenth Street and Eleventh Street; Thence in a northwesterly direction along the easterly alley ROW line, passing the easterly lines of Blocks 183 and 175, Original Townsites, to the most northwesterly corner of Lot 4, Block 175, Original Townsite; Thence in a northeasterly direction along the northerly lot line of Lot 4, Block 175, Original Townsite, to a point in the westerly ROW line of Indiana Avenue. Said point also being the most northeasterly corner of Lot 4, Block 175, Original Townsite; Thence in a northwesterly direction along the westerly ROW line of Indiana Street, passing the easterly lines of Blocks 175, 164, 151, and 140, Original Townsites, to a point in the northerly ROW line of Fifth Street. Said point also being the place of beginning. SECTION 3. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this ordinance was passed was open to the public as required by law. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 5th day of Decemb ATTEST: tilry LERK 1Y1 P1 1 V 1\ i FACADE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM I 11 -A-.i_ -- .. _ u i fSS S4 � a � a "'A im ICEMEN' 1R1CT lima_ OlT`f c yi ORDINANCE N0.130 -95 ORDINANCE WAIVING SECTION 27 -30 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES WITH RESPECT TO PLACING A SIDEWALK ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF OLD LAKE ROAD (FM 2380) , ADJA- CENT TO THE NORTH Affidavit of Publication THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF WICHITA #21984 EAST LINE OF LOT SA, KELL SUBDIVISION. ORDINANCENO.131 -95 ire ORDINANCE CLOSING,' VACATING AND ABAN- 13th February DONING A TEN FOOT On this day of WIDE UTILITY EASE- MENT BETWEEN LOT 24 AND LOT 25, BLOCK 2, 1996 TANGLEWOOD HOLLOW A.D............. personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority ADDITION; AUTHORIZ- ING THE CONVEYANCE Mary E. Newell OF THE ABANDONED bookkeeper EASEMENT TO THE FEE OWNER; FINDING AND for the Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the Wichita Falls DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT Times/Record News, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in Wichita County, WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS DISCUSSED WAS Texas, and upon being duly sworn b me, on oath states that the attached OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS P g Y Y REQUIRED BY LAW. ORDINANCE NO. 132-95 advertisement is a true and correct copy of advertising published ORDINANCE WAIVING APPENDIX A, SUBDIVI- � in one (1) issues thereof on the following dates: SION SECTION 9 (B) (2) - _— OF THE CODE OR- DINANCES NANCES WITH H RE- SPECT TO PLACING CURB AND GUTTER ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF OLD LAKE ROAD (FM 2380), ADJACENT TO THE NORTHWEST LINE OF LOT 5A, KELL SUBDIVI- SION. ORDINANCE N0133-95 ORDINANCE APPROPRI- fur ATING FUNDS FROM j SANITATION FUND EQ- UITY� ORDINANCE NO.134 -95 ORDINANCE APPROPRI- AT I N G F U N DS R E- CEIVED FROM THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE FOR THE PURCHASE OF TREES. ORDINANCE NO.135 -95 ORDINANCE APPROPRI. ATING $265,000 FROM TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NATURE WORKS SHEL iii TER AND RAIL IN LUCY, PARK FOR THE FY END INGSEPTEMBER30,1995. ORDINANCE NO.136 -95 AN ORDINANCE REZON- ING LOT 1, BLOCK 19, LAKE WELLINGTON ES- TATES, PHASE THREE (5000 KELL BLVD.) WICH- ITA FALLS, TEXAS, A 4.51 ACRE TRACT, FROM SIN- GLE FAMILY -2 (SF -2) TO MULTIFAMILY RESI. DENTIAL (MFR) (CASE 95 -17); FINDING AND DE- TERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS RE- QUIRED BY LAW. ORDINANCE NO. 137-95 ORDINANCE REZONING THE SOUTHWEST 25'X50' PORTION OF LOT 7 -A, BLOCK 15, FOUNTAIN PARK 2A, (3101 MCNIEL AVENUE), WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, FROM SINGLE FAMILY -2 RESI- DENTIAL (SF -2) TO GEN. ERAL COMMERCIAL (GC) (CASE #R 95 -18), FINDING AND DETER- MINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS RE- QUIRED BYLAW, ORDINANCE NO.138 -95 ORDINANCE APPROPRI- ATING FUNDS R E- ecivcn FRAM THE December 22, 1995 Bookkeeper for /, imes Publishing Company of Wichita Falls Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above written: ORDINANCE NO.138 -95 ORDINANCE APPROPRI- ATING FUNDS RE- CEIVED FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR CAPITAL EXPENDI- TURES OF THE TRANSIT SYSTEM FOR THE FIS- CAL YEAR ENDING SEP- T E M B E R 30, 1 9 9 5; FINDING AND DETER- MINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS RE- QUIRED BY LAW. ORDINANCE NO. 139-95 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE C I T Y OF W I C H I T A FALLS, TEXAS, DESIG- NATING CERTAIN AR- EAS W I T H I N T H E CENTRAL BUSINESS DIS- TRICT AS AN "ENHANCE- MENT DISTRICT "; FINDING AND DETER. MINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO !, ,THE PUBLIC AS RE- QUIRED BY LAW. ORDINANCE NO. 140-95 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZ- ING AND ALLOWING, UN- D E R T H E A C T GOVERNING THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIRE- MENT SYSTEM, "UPDAT- ED SERVICE CREDITS" IN SAID SYSTEM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR SER- VICE PERFORMED BY QUALIFYING MEMBERS OF SUCH SYSTEM WHO AT THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ALLOW- ANCE ARE IN THE EM- PLOYMENT OF THE C I T Y OF W I C H I T A FALLS; PROVING FOR INCREASED PRIOR AND CURRENT SERVICE AN- NUITIES FOR RETIREES AND BENEFICIARIES OF DECEASED RETIREES OF THE CITY; AND ES- TABLISHING AN EFFEC- TIVE DATE FOR THE ORDINANCE. ORDINANCE NO.141 -95 ORDINANCE TRANSFER- RING APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPART- MENT TO THE FIRE DE- PARTMENT AND THE TRAFFIC AND TRANS- PORTATION DEPART- MENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEM- B E R 30,1995. ORDINANCE NO. 142-95 ORDINANCE ESTABLISH- ING A COMMISSION ON HIGHWAY TRANSPORTA- TION SYSTEM NEEDS. ORDINANCE NO. 143-95 ORDINANCE MAKING AN APPROPRIATION IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR ADDITIONAL GRANT REVENUE FROM THE TEXASDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND AUTHO- RIZING THE CITY MAN- AGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACT ACCEPTING SAME. ORDINANCE NO. 144-95 ORDINANCE CLOSING, VACATING, AND ABAN- DONING A PORTION OF THE ALLEY AND A UTIL- ITY EASEMENT IN BLOCK 262, THOMPSON SUBDIVISION; AUTHO- RIZING THE CONVEY- A N C E O F T H E PROPERTY TO THE FEE OWNER; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS DISCUSSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.