 Happy Monday everyone. Oh come on say happy Monday back. Happy Monday. I know Mondays are always the toughest But I'm so excited to have this community meeting This has been a long time coming and many of you here We're really instrumental along the way and giving feedback into How do we make strategic investments in the ultimacy in the car area? To ensure that it's a vibrant thriving corridor for us our families and our neighbors So thank y'all so much for being here. I'm gonna take a little bit of liberty and just Acknowledge a few dignitaries who are here who are doing amazing work in our community trustee and our thank you for opening up your district and your School here with South Hills High School and thank you for your work I also saw Roderick Miles who is the executive administrator for Commissioner Roy Brooks Thank you for being here, sir Also, I want to thank our staff For all of the hard work that you do day in and day out to serve our city and our residents I mean, it certainly doesn't go unnoticed by me and I am extremely grateful for all that y'all do So let's give a round warmer applause for our staff. I Have a few notes because this news and all the things that we've been working on is so exciting that I don't Want to leave anything out so bear with me a little bit I first want to say that you know, we've worked alongside Residents and city staff around this topic of what does it look like to have a vibrant corridor in the ultimatum of the car area? And that input was given by residents by city staff And it's helped us get to this point over the past 17 months. We've worked really diligently Not only to receive that input, but also to coordinate with staff To develop a plan to improve our commercial corridors and the public spaces and places That connect that corridor This has led us to develop what we're calling the clean safe and green plan Each one of those items clean safe and green We're tied to strategic goals that ultimately help us address some root issues and root opportunities To revitalize our corridor. I think what's most important is To note, how do we do that and it's through two ways One is leveraging the current city services that are already funded in our general fund I'm to ensure that we're delivering services and a coordinated effort through an interdepartmental coordination Strategically designed to address and move forward the plan of clean safe and green in our corridors And then the second thing is in addition to maximizing the city services and the way that we deliver them to this corridor It's also important that we explore economic development tools that are available for us That help us to generate additional Resources to make strategic investments to deliver additional services that are needed ultimately to achieve that plan I mean, that's what we'll be presenting to you today Chief Aldridge is going to be here to kind of talk about our safe community initiative And how our departments are working together in an interdepartmental Coordination in partnership with you all as the residents of district six and a foot worth And that that work is extremely critical to this plan and secondly Crystal, you know Sam Vicky Moss who are with our economic development team will walk us through Two important economic development tools that we could potentially use with community feedback That would allow us to have additional resources To invest in ways strategically and informed by our neighborhoods and our residents in this corridor So without any further ado, I do want to introduce chief Aldridge before I do I just want to say that this conversation is a continued conversation of the many conversations. We've had and whether it was formally related to the Revitalization work or whether it was through neighborhood meetings of us in the community And I think that this conversation is one of many and so if you're really interested by the end of this presentation We do have some next steps for you one of being if you're interested in being a part of our working group To discuss, how do we execute this plan and how do we make this plan better? We have a sign up my district director Davia Johnson is here and she has a sign up That is on the paper. So please sign up after we conclude this presentation And for our folks online You can email our office at district six at Fort Worth Texas gov if you're interested in joining on when you see this video later Without any further ado chief Aldridge come on up. Thank you for being here Thank you for being here I know it takes a lot to take away from your family your nightly events to carve out a little bit of time to be with us But you're gonna find out it's really important that you're here So chief notes whenever he first took over one of his poignant things that he always says is we can't arrest our Way out of a problem that is so vitally true So crime prevention is everybody's you know responsibility whether you're a citizen whether it's code parks Library any other departmental group that's within our city So earlier this year we started the Fort Worth safe initiative Fort Worth safe initiative It's a violent crime strategy that we've kind of incorporated throughout the city to address our violent crime Now last year we kind of had a very similar initiative But whenever we looked at violent crime We looked at it if you looked at a weather map a weather map kind of encompassed a large Geographical area and they were called hotspot maps now all they're the really good to put some resources in those areas The problem was is that it was kind of a very broad net and so this year we looked at it We said you know that that's just it's too big. It's too large We need to pare down that information and basically give our officers some better tools in in hit areas that we think are Really kind of eaten us up with the violent crime. So we kind of broke everything down into PRA's They're called police reporting areas PRA's And we were able to basically identify 24 PRA's that had the majority of our violent crime across the city And so with that the PRA's are very very small in nature. So We have about a little over 800 PRA's put that into perspective. We only have 93 patrol beats within our city So there are multiple PRA's in every one of the beats. So whenever we dug it down really, you know close We're able to pinpoint where what PRA's are actually causing causing us the biggest problems And each month as we went on this initiative started April 2nd Every month we had run another report because we know that those PRA maps would basically change and morph Whenever the crime whenever we started addressing crime So Coincidentally during this whole time David Cook the city manager he kind of task us. He said listen crime prevention is everybody's issue. This isn't just a police issue We're not expecting the police to solve this by themselves And he goes I want you guys to put together the entire every department within the the city to start working on this And that's how the interdepartmental working group kind of formed So during the summer we started having meetings and so part of those meetings where we talked about violent crime We talked about what did it look like if code compliance did certain things if parks did things if the library kind of pitched in And then from that we kind of started looking at the maps the crime maps because for us It's really important that would again we put the resources where we want the biggest bang for our buck So if you look at this map, this is just kind of a small section This is what a PRA map looks like and so this is just south division I didn't put on the entire city because really we're talking about ultimatum a card area And so whenever we looked at it you can see quite a few areas are highlighted the darker the color The the further you get away from green the more propensity for violent crime there is and so you know from that We started looking really closely to go. How can we have the biggest impact? We know that you guys have been asking for help asking for services and asking for us to make a Safe place for you guys to you know live work and play. I can tell you councilman Williams He wants to make sure that the investments that go into this area are good investments Not just throwing businesses in here because they want to open up a business He wants to make sure that business fits within this area and it fits with the values of the community So from that we basically we narrowed it down to these three PRAs And if you look on the western edge, of course, it's McCart goes up from Walton all the way down to steamboat Now although those are of course pretty hard boundaries We're not bound specifically by those hard boundaries, but those were some of the highest Incidents of violent crime in the south division that we think we could have some really good impact Now we know from the police department some of the you know Some of the things that we can do to help impact this crime. We have community cameras We got community cameras across the city. Those have been very effective not only solving crime, but preventing crime We got Billy Rudd who's our crime prevention specialist many of you guys know him He is very active out there and our whole goal is prevention. We can be very reactive We're always reactive on all the calls that we get but if we can actually prevent some of the stuff from happening I think overall we're going to be better. Now. This doesn't mean that departments haven't been working in ultimacy and McCart We've been working in the areas independently for quite some time codes been doing their thing parks has been doing theirs tpnw This is more of a concentrated air effort. We've actually you know, we formulated an actual group We formalized that process to have everybody in the room to become accountable to one another Going if these are our issues then this is what we need to start addressing. This is where you come in This is why we're here because I can tell you what I think is a great plan You guys live here. You guys know what the issues are We don't know every issue that's going on because you guys are here 24 7 so that's where I need your help Let us know what you think needs to be fixed Let us know what you think needs to be improved upon if it's a park that needs to be cleaned if it's street lights That either need to be put in or repaired if it's code compliance with code issues if it's tpnw for You know street calming measures if it's the library to put on some more educational, you know activities We need to know Because although what I think is a good fit for you that doesn't necessarily mean that's a good fit for you Because this is your community that is the whole reason for this event is for you guys to be able to speak up and tell us What you think is important? So I just thought it was important to kind of give you an overview of where we were kind of how we got here And what we're going to do moving forward because what we're going to do is take your feedback And we're going to basically sit back digest it and see what steps We need to take moving forward to try and implement some of those issues that you brought to us So from that I'll pass it over to crystal and she can take over from there. Hi everyone I'm crystal and a hosa and like council member William said I'm going to talk to you tonight about tips and pids and how those economic development tools could potentially revitalize the corridor of optimism or mccart and so First I want to tell you about the purpose of revitalization and the corridor and the efforts and those are to target the ultimacy and mccart area for redevelopment projects and infrastructure improvements to better utilize existing assets and Connect the area with major employment nodes such as the emerges emerging Chisholm Trail Parkway corridor and the large industrial district along interstate 35 Also to support new and existing business to spur community support for additional and diverse commercial Retail and service oriented development that as well as improve the existing public spaces We would also want to create momentum that spurs private investment Catalytic development and additional community-based economic development that will result in a self-sustaining resilient area Also to implement the safe green and clean goes that council member Williams had just spoken about And so first I want to tell you what a tiff or a terse is and When it which stands for tax increment financing district and when a tiff is established It freezes the tax value on the property in its current state That's called the tiff's base value as the area sees more investment in new development that causes the area's value to rise That increment or the tax revenue generated by the difference between the tiff's new value and its original base is Set aside to fund public improvements within the district So some potential tiff goes For the corridor would be redevelopment within a tiff district consisting of a combination of a public improvements and private investment projects These will provide a foundation of development and encourage support long-term for long-term public needs of neighborhoods and secure mix use economic growth opportunities Some broad goals that tiff's serve are to increase the tax base increase retail and commercial business and create new employment opportunities public infrastructure Would be roads sidewalks stormwater drainage sewers streetscapes all associated with mixed-use development and some potential projects and improvements would be corridor improvements specific to street traffic drainage utility and other public infrastructure improvements Associated with renovation of retail strips district-wide improvements to enhance connectivity such as sidewalks bicycles and trails and then gateway enhancements Some tax increment financing basics tiff's are authorized by chapter 311 of the Texas tax code The city establishes a tiff according to those guidelines Other taxing entities may elect to participate in a tiff by approving a Participation agreement which this agreement sets forth the percentage of tax increment that taxing entity is willing to dedicate to the tiff fund And so establishment of a tiff is subject to some limitations such as the district not having more than 10% of residential as A result as I said they're primarily oriented to serve infrastructure improvements Generally put towards projects like construction of roads utilities environmental remediation demolition of existing structures and historic preservation and rehabilitation The duration of a tiff is set typically for 20 years It's governed by a board composed of members appointed by the participating tax jurisdictions Including the city and the board reviews and approves all policies and projects for the tiff fund for that particular district Properties that are exempt from local property taxes do not contribute tax increment into a tiff So what is a pit? Public improvement districts, they are authorized by chapter 372 of Texas local government code And the way these are created is that property owners when they work within a defined boundary who agreed a levy and assessment Basically a fee applied to their property value across the district in order to provide public improvements and maintenance within a district so a Pit can fund things Can provide funding for supplemental services and improvements that meet the needs of the community But could not not otherwise be constructed or provided that those are things such as security maintenance and beautification of common areas promotion of the district and economic development initiatives To create a pit property owners must petition to sit the city and to qualify The petition must be signed by owners of taxable real property Representing more than 50% of appraised value and record owners of property who constitute more than 50% of all record owners or Who own taxable real property that constitutes more than 50% of the area Councilmember Williams said potential pit goals. They're clean safe and green and so clean being to ensure cleanliness litter clean up and installation of public waste can waste cans public murals and other public art enhanced code enforcement safe being to improve safety installation of light and lighting and security cameras additional police presence off-duty patrols improvements to enhance pedestrian bike and bus shelter safety and Green being to improve park connectivity and maintenance. Those are things such as established seeing Establishing a trail of systems connecting community centers and parks within the corridor as well as tree planning and beautification in parks mediums and streetscapes And as we said benefits of a pit They help stable stabilize commercial and residential districts to promote business growth along the corridors Some specific examples we have and other pits across the city Marketing the districts defining assets communicating unique features through storytelling and supporting a bilocal experience We see that with camp buoy pit. They utilize pit funds to market their shop small Saturday events We also have other pits utilizing Resources for the district safety and security. We see that with Las Vegas Trail They are supplementing service to provide Fort Worth police off-duty patrols in their corridors And I just want to mention that five other kids in the city of Fort Worth utilize funds to have Additional police presence in the corridor And so with the next steps we said that we're going to host future community meetings to share information and gain Feedback on establishing a pit for ultimatum a cart corridor and to identify a committee of working group or a working group to facilitate the establishment of the pit And with that I'll give it to you councilmember. Do you have any closing remarks to fill any questions you have regarding tips and Pids I'll be at the quality of live station Absolutely, thank you crystal and cheap all George really appreciate y'all. Let's give them a round of applause, please So we have city departments here that are available for questions I'll also be here for questions. We thought it'd be much more interactive and engaging if we have you ask specific questions around The current city services and also this plan and so I'm available as well as all the city staff For those of you are watching online We would love to hear your feedback as well And we'll be sure to make sure that on our posting of this video and also in the video that you will have Instructions on how to give your feedback We look forward to hearing from you all and thank y'all again for presenting or being here today and we look forward to Discussing this plan and your hopes for improved services in this area So thank y'all again, and we look forward to talking to y'all take care