HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution No. 145-00 09-26-2000 RESOLUTION NO. 145-00
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, EXPRESSING
COMMENTS ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S METROPOLITAN
AREA STANDARDS.
WHEREAS, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is responsible for
establishing the standards by which the federal government defines metropolitan areas; and,
WHEREAS, under the current metropolitan area standards, OMB recognizes Fort Worth
as a central city within the four-county Fort Worth-Arlington Primary metropolitan statistical area,
and as a central city within the twelve-county Dallas-Fort Worth consolidated metropolitan
statistical area; and,
WHEREAS, according to the most recent population estimates published by the U.S.
Bureau of the Census, Fort Worth had a 1998 population of 491,801 and thus ranked as the
country's 29"' largest metropolitan area; and,
WHEREAS, according to the same estimates, the Fort Worth-Arlington primary
• metropolitan statistical area had a 1998 population of 1,592,577 and thus ranked as the country's
32°d largest metropolitan area; and,
WHEREAS, OMB has received the final report and recommendations of the interagency
Metropolitan Area Standards Review Committee regarding proposed changes to the federal
government's metropolitan area standards, and has published said final report and
recommendations in the August 22, 2000 edition of the Federal Register; and,
WHEREAS, OMB's stated goal in reviewing the federal government's metropolitan area
standards is to ensure the continued usefulness and relevance of those standards; and,
WHEREAS, under the proposed metropolitan area standards as applied to 1990 census
data, OMB would eliminate the twelve-county Dallas-Fort Worth consolidated metropolitan
statistical area and effectively replace it with an eleven-county "Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington"
metropolitan; and,
WHEREAS, OMB would also eliminate the four-county Fort Worth-Arlington primary
metropolitan statically area, but would fail to replace it with a comparable five-county
"metropolitan division" of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area; and,
WHEREAS, OMB's failure to recognize Fort Worth as a principal city within a distinct
• metropolitan area or division would result in loss of national identity for Fort Worth and a loss of
efficient access to census data for a variety of economic development and planning purposes; and,
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WHEREAS, OMB would also combine the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area
with five "micropolitan areas" -Athens, Corsicana, Gainesville, Greenville, and Mineral Wells -
so as to create aseventeen-county "Dallas combined area;" and,
WHEREAS, OMB's proposed name for the seventeen-county combined area would be
inconsistent with the common name for this area, which appears in the names of Dallas-Fort
Worth International Airport and other nationally recognized institutions; and,
WHEREAS, OMB has established a deadline of October 6, 2000, for receipt of written
comments on the proposed metropolitan area standards; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Richland Hills wishes to submit written comments on the
proposed metropolitan area standards by said deadline;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, THAT:
1. The City Council supports OMB's stated goal of ensuring the continued usefulness
• and relevance of the federal government's metropolitan area standards.
2. The City Council does not object to the proposed standards under which OMB
would eliminate the twelve-county Dallas-Fort Worth consolidated metropolitan
statistical area and effectively replace itwith aneleven-county "Dallas-Fort Worth-
Arlington" metropolitan area.
3. The City Council strongly objects to the proposed standards under which OMB
would eliminate the four-county Fort Worth-Arlington primary metropolitan
statistical area, but would fail to replace it with a comparable five-county
"metropolitan division" of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area.
4. The City Council strongly objects to the proposed standards under which OMB
would exclude Fort Worth from the name of the seventeen-county combined area.
5. The City Council urges OMB to defer any action on the proposed metropolitan
area standards pending an appropriate revision of said standards so as to satisfy the
objections cited in sections 3 and 4 of this resolution.
6. The City Council requests the Mayor to transmit certified copies of this resolution
to the designated representatives of OMB and to other appropriate federal officials.
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PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Richland Hills,
Texas, by a vote of 4 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions, on this the 26`'' day of
September, 2000.
APPROVED:
G~
C. yF. KELLEY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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TE1~ Wl`f.LIS, C, ITY SECRETARY