From
Mark Dempsey
Title
Ordinance approving a Boundary Adjustment Agreement between the cities of Dallas and Grand Prairie adjusting their common boundary line and releasing certain tracts of land to the City of Grand Prairie (Mountain Creek Park, Area B), and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement
Presenter
Bill Crolley, Deputy City Manager
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The City of Grand Prairie requested a boundary adjustment to adjust the common boundary with the City of Dallas to move the Mountain Creek Lake Park into the City of Grand Prairie. The park is owned and maintained by the City of Grand Prairie, with most park users being Grand Prairie citizens.
The issues prompting the Grand Prairie City Manager's Office to request the boundary adjustment pertain to jurisdiction and enforcement within the park. Grand Prairie city staff receives and processes complaints and service requests regarding the park from surrounding citizens. Code compliance issues are not handled by Grand Prairie city staff since the property in within the City of Dallas. The Grand Prairie Police Department does not respond to calls relating to criminal activities within the park because the park is not within the City of Grand Prairie.
The Dallas Police Department responds to 911 calls relating to the park, and City of Dallas staff is responsible for enforcement of Dallas regulations within the park. Between 2012 and 2018, there were 79 calls to Dallas 911 regarding the park. The calls included two robberies of an individual and two assaults. In 2019, there have been eight calls with one assault.
The boundary adjustment will take place in three segments. Each of the three segments is less than 1000 feet in width and qualify under Section 43.031 of the Texas Local Government Code as candidates for the mutually agreeable boundary adjustments. If approved, the three boundary adjustments will move Mountain Creek Lake Park currently within the City of Dallas into the City of Grand Prairie. This consolidation of the park into the City of Grand Prairie will allow for more efficient delivery of city services and enforcement of laws and regulations.
Financial Consideration
none
Body
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITIES OF DALLAS AND GRAND PRAIRIE ADJUSTING THEIR COMMON BOUNDARY LINE; RELEASING CERTAIN TRACTS OF LAND TO THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE; PROVIDING THIS ORDINANCE BE CUMULATIVE; AND PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the cities Dallas and Grand Prairie to adjust their common boundary line in order to establish clear lines of demarcation for the most efficient development and delivery of services to the citizens in the area; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 43.031 of the Texas Local Government Code, the City of Grand Prairie and the City of Dallas wish to enter into an agreement adjusting the common boundary line; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the public interest for the City of Grand Prairie to make such an adjustment;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council does hereby approve the agreement attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “A”, and the City Manager is authorized to execute said agreement.
SECTION 2. That the official map of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, shall be amended to reflect the adjustment to the common boundary line between the two cities.
SECTION 3. That upon final passage of this ordinance, the City Secretary shall transmit a certified copy of this ordinance to the City Secretary of the City of Dallas.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be and is hereby declared to be cumulative of all other ordinances of the City of Grand Prairie; and this ordinance shall not operate to repeal or affect any of such other ordinances except insofar as the provisions thereof might be inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, in which event such conflicting provisions, if any, in such other ordinance or ordinances are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect upon approval and adoption of the attached agreement by the City of Dallas or immediately from and after its passage in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Grand Prairie, whichever occurs later.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, september 3, 2019.