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FY 2020-2021 Highlights

ECO NO MI C D EVELO PMENT
Co o r di nat i o n wi t h Chi ck-{ l -A co r po rat e o f { ces t o { nal i ze Eco no m i c D ev el o pm ent Pr o g ram Ag r eem ent r eg ar di ng ut i l i t y
r el o cat i o n and s t r eet r eco n{ g urat i o n; Co o r di nat i o n wi t h Tur ni ng Po i nt B eer r eg ar di ng Eco no m i c Pr o g ram Ag r eem ent
r eg ar di ng br ewer y expans i o n; Mo ni t o r pr o g ram y ear m i l es t o nes and execut e r ebat es o n 13 act i v e Eco no m i c
D ev el o pm ent Pr o g ram ag r eem ent s .
Co o r di nat i o n wi t h a publ i c-pr i v at e Eco no m i c D ev el o pm ent Par t ner s hi p Co ns ul t ant t o es t abl i s h t he cr eat i o n o f a Tax
Incr em ent Re{ nanci ng Zo ne ( TIRZ) f o r t he Ci t y -o wned pr o per t y kno wn as B edf o r d Co m m o ns and o t her ar eas wi t hi n t he
Ci t y l i m i t s s ui t abl e f o r r edev el o pm ent . The no n-co nt i g uo us ar ea o f t he TIRZ was appr o v ed by Co unci l and has no w been
des i g nat ed and r ecei v ed appr o v al f r o m Tar rant Co unt y Co m m i s s i o ner s Co ur t .
Co o r di nat i o n wi t h dev el o per s , nei g hbo r ho o d g r o up( s ) and co ns ul t ant s r eg ar di ng l and us e co ncer ns wi t hi n t he B edf o r d
Co m m o ns dev el o pm ent zo ne.
Lar g e s cal e, i m pact f ul pr o j ect s i ncl ude: Res i dence Inn ( 2000 Hwy 121-new co ns t r uct i o n) ; B edf o r d Medi cal Cent er ( 1400
Ho s pi t al Pkwy -new co ns t r uct i o n) ; Hi s t o l o g y Lab ( 1800 Pl aza Pkwy -s t r uct ur e and i nt er i o r ) ; Texas Heal t h HEB Ho s pi t al
( 16 00 Ho s pi t al Pkwy -new co ns t r uct i o n) ; G o o dy G o o dy Li quo r ( 16 12 Ai r po r t F wy -new co ns t r uct i o n) ; S pec' s Li quo r ( 1520
Ai r po r t F wy -expans i o n, r em o del , r er o o f )
O t her pr o j ect s i ncl ude exi s t i ng bui l di ng r em o del s o n t he f o l l o wi ng pr o per t i es : F el l o ws hi p o f t he Par ks Chur ch ( 2045
B edf o r d Rd) ; B edf o r d O aks F am i l y Vet ( 16 00 B edf o r d Rd) ; CV S Heal t h Hub ( 6 01 N Indus t r i al B l v d) ; Tur ni ng Po i nt B eer
( 1309 B r o wn Trai l ) ; B i g ' s B ar & G r i l l ( 16 01 Ai r po r t F wy ) ; Wendy ' s ( 39 24 S H-121) ; Q ui kTr i p ( 2201 Cent ral D r ) ; No r t h Texas
Neur o s ur g i cal and S pi ne Cent er ( 16 04 Ho s pi t al Pkwy S ui t e 403) .

PLA NNI NG A ND ZO NI NG
F aci l i t at ed m eet i ng s wi t h po t ent i al dev el o per s and co ns ul t ant s o n B edf o r d Co m m o ns des i g n g ui del i nes .
Wo r ked wi t h Chi ck-{ l -A eng i neer s t o { nal i ze zo ni ng i s s ues and s i t e pl an det ai l s f o r t hei r upco m i ng r es t aurant at 1850
Cent ral D r i v e, t he no r t heas t co r ner o f Cent ral D r i v e and Hwy 183. F i nal zo ni ng and s i t e pl an appr o v al was r ecei v ed by t he
Ci t y Co unci l o n 10/ 27/ 2020.
F aci l i t at ed zo ni ng and s i t e pl an cas es f o r t hr ee ( 3) new packag ed l i quo r s t o r e l o cat i o ns i n B edf o r d; G o o dy G o o dy Li quo r ,
S pec' s W i ne & Li quo r and Li quo r D epo t . Thes e cas es wer e pr eci pi t at ed by t he pas s i ng o f a r ef er endum t o al l o w packag ed
l i quo r s al es i n B edf o r d o n 11/ 03/ 2020.
Pr o ces s ed a v ar i et y o f new zo ni ng appl i cat i o ns rang i ng f r o m r et ai l , m edi cal and ho s pi t al i t y t o r es i dent i al dev el o pm ent s .
Wo r ked wi t h l o cal Pl anni ng Co ns ul t ant t o pr o ces s cl as s i { cat i o n addi t i o ns and chang es t o t he Ci t y ' s Zo ni ng
O r di nance/ Per m i t t ed Us es s chedul e.
Par t i ci pat ed i n l eg al t rai ni ng f o r new Pl anni ng and Zo ni ng Co m m i s s i o n m em ber s .

PERMI T S A ND I NSPECT I O NS
Recei v ed appr o xi m at el y $ 846 ,49 1 i n per m i t f ees .
Is s ued 2,9 70 bui l di ng and t rade per m i t s .
Per f o r m ed 78 Mul t i -F am i l y pr o per t y m ai nt enance i ns pect i o ns .
Per f o r m ed 3,86 2 bui l di ng i ns pect i o ns .
Per f o r m ed 1,140 pl an r ev i ews .
Is s ued 16 3 Cer t i { cat e o f O ccupancy per m i t s f o r new bus i nes s es i n t he Ci t y .
Ini t i at ed t em po rar y Per m i t F ee wai v er pr o g ram f o r bui l di ng and co ns t r uct i o n per m i t s f o r s er v i ces r equi r ed as a r es ul t o f
dam ag e f r o m F ebr uar y 2021 wi nt er s t o r m s . Thi s pr o g ram wai v ed f ees f o r bui l di ng and co ns t r uct i o n per m i t s dur i ng t he
per i o d o f F ebr uar y 24-May 24, 2021.

NEI G HB O RHO O D SERVI CES
Pr o ces s ed chang es t o t he Ci t y ' s Co de o f O r di nances t o f ur t her de{ ne Tras h/ D ebr i s ( 54-6 7) and Nui s ance ( 54-6 8) , per Ci t y
Co unci l di r ect i o n.
Int r o duced i ni t i at i v es t o addr es s i l l eg al l y pl aced Cl o t hi ng D o nat i o n B i ns , Hi g h Weeds / G ras s o n Undev el o ped S i t es , and
t he pl acem ent o f Tras h/ Recy cl e B i ns i n Publ i c V i ew
30 0 9 Glenwood C ourt - A fter yea rs of zoning a nd code viola tions a ssocia ted with m ultiple illega lly constructed
structures in the rea r ya rd of 30 0 9 Glenwood, the C ity of Bedford wa s gra nted a tem pora ry injunction by the
th
Ta rra nt C ounty 67 District C ourt in ea rly Februa ry 20 21, which required the rem ova l of these structures by the
property owner within 30 da ys. When the structures were not rem oved a fter thirty da ys, the C ity wa s gra nted
perm ission to rem ove the structures a nd return the property to its origina l sta te. The rem ova l of the structures wa s
done in ea rly Ma rch 20 21. A dditiona l viola tions on the property included open sewa ge collection, da ngerous
electrica l wiring, tra sh, a nd debris. P rior to the rem ova l, the C ity ha d m a de num erous a ttem pts with the

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