A N N U A L
R E P O R T
PUBLISHED 2022
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Welcome to our Annual Report for 2021 In 2017, Hurst City Council established a strategic plan to guide the budget process for the coming years. Since the establishment of the strategic plan, staff focuses on six priorities as budget decisions are made each year. These priorities include redevelopment, public safety, leadership, innovation, economic vitality and infrastructure. These priorities were determined based on feedback you gave us in our citizen survey, by speaking to a city council member or staff member or through other platforms. Staff is responsible for making sure each project and budget request falls in line with these priorities to ensure the city is continuing in the right direction and with the future in mind.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we made some changes to our 2021 budget as a way to stay financially conservative and, based upon community feedback in the citizen survey, emphasized three of the six strategic priorities: Public Safety, Infrastructure and Economic Vitality. We will continue this focus during our 2022 budget. For more information on our 2022 budget, please visit our website at hursttx.gov/budget. We hope you feel encouraged after reading through this report and learning how your tax dollars were used in 2021.
Fire Calls for Service Fire
EMS
Hazardous Conditions Good Intent
2021
107
3,393
101
2020
88
3,034
2019
85
3,094
Vaccinations administered through the Northeast Tarrant Vaccination Clinic: HURST CITY COUNCIL Henry Wilson - Mayor Cathy Brotherton - Mayor Pro Tem David Booe - Council Member Jon McKenzie - Council Member John Miller - Council Member Cindy Shepard - Council Member Gary N. Waldron- Council Member
MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the City of Hurst is to provide responsive services and effective programs to ensure that Hurst remains a vibrant community.
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Service
446
247
1,084
21
152
440
274
916
31
145
435
234
857
162
188,186
Other
January 12 - June 30, 2021 Partnered with 36 different groups/agencies
Planning & Community Development
2,329 7,197
Code Enforcement inspections Building inspections
Hurst Intervention Team: 7 homes Assisted
Building Permits: 112 Value of Building Permits
$20,727,407
CPR: 11 home improvements valued at
$72,530
New Homes: 3
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Public Works Average daily water consumption was
4.97 million gallons per day
2.95
tons of household hazardous waste collected from residents
New asphalt overlay Brown Trail from Bluebonnet Drive to State Highway 10 TCC Road from Precinct Line Road to new animal shelter
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Concrete curb and gutter replaced totaling
1,260 linear ft. Concrete sidewalk replaced totaling
305 linear ft.
sanitary sewer main stoppages cleared
More highlights:
Residential streets overlaid by city and county with hot mix asphalt totaling
5.03 lane miles
Residential streets seal coated with high density mineral bond totaled
6 lane miles
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Completed construction of the 46th Year CDBG Grant Project/ Livingston Drive from West Pipeline Road to 665 feet south.
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Completed construction of 2020 Miscellaneous Street Reconstruction Program.
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Completed the federal unfunded mandate of a Risk and Resilience Assessment & Emergency Response Plan and certified both with the EPA by end of December 2021 for our water system.
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Begin construction of West Pipeline Road improvements, Phase 3 from Lorean Branch bridge to Harrison Lane.
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Completed construction of 2020 Miscellaneous Sanitary Sewer Replacements Project.
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Completed restoration and repainting of the North Precinct Line Road Elevated Storage Tank.
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Parks & Recreation
Landscape & Irrigation Park Hours
completed at the new Animal Shelter and Adoption Center and Hurst Dog Park.
$300,000
TXDOT Green Ribbon grant for Hurst Boulevard median improvements.
Received Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF) “Member City of the Year Award”
updated to add the Hurst Dog Park.
Winter Storm Uri damage continues to be mitigated.
319 softball teams
2,750+
tennis lessons occurred at the Hurst Tennis Center.
participated in the Hurst softball league.
43
adult basketball teams participated in the Hurst basketball league.
More highlights:
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pickleball courts opened at the Hurst Tennis Center.
Over 130,000
Recreation Center visitors and offered more than classes through the Classroom program.
350
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Successfully awarded city-wide landscape contract
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Updated critical infrastructure maps to aid in faster irrigation testing and repairs
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Hosted the Hurst Tennis Center’s Inaugural Fall Pickleball Open
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Created a new sand volleyball league
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Hosted the TAAF Men’s 45 & Over State Basketball Tournament
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A new
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special events hosted which included the following:
Drive-thru Eggstravaganza Movie in the Park Series Hurst Stars and Stripes Christmas Tree Lighting
at Mayfair Park
A modified
fireworks show at Hurst Community Park
at the Hurst Conference Center
Dash & Splash
at Chisholm Park and Chisholm Aquatics Center
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Aquatics
Gold Ellis & Associate International Award received for Aquatics Professionalism and Safety.
Provided Learn to Swim classes for more than
1,000
participants at Central Aquatics Center.
37,000+ guests attended Chisholm Aquatics Center.
Doggie Dive-In attendance included
162 humans at
94 dogs
Central Aquatics Center.
Heroes’ Night at Chisholm Aquatics Center.
Play Safe Event: Drowning Prevention at Chisholm Aquatics Center.
Now hiring! for the 2022 aquatics season.
Special Needs Swim Time
at Central Aquatics Center.
Dive-In Movie
at Central Aquatics Center. Showed
Frozen 2
with
152 attendees
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Library
5,000+
virtual visitors served through Library’s website.
TMLDA Excellence in Libraries Award received.
First-Ever Teen Innovation Panel/Friends of the Hurst Library Fundraising Event – All Wrapped Up
21 patrons attended, $170.
and the Friends raised almost Teen volunteers wrapped Christmas gifts for patrons for a few hours on a Saturday.
“Up for Grabs” collection created This collection is a surprise, curated group of books for young readers (K-2nd grade) to check out! Each bag contains a mix of fiction and nonfiction books curated by your librarians.
Over 63,000
patrons served in person.
Year-long reading challenges introduced for youth and adults.
264 programs offered with over in attendance.
10,000
More than 266,500 items borrowed.
Hosted Library Showcase “Falloween” in October with
over 300 guests.
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Senior
15,000 guests
Over 62,100 guests
1,081
attended the classes and programs offered at the Senior Activities Center.
have visited the facility since the reopening in
May 2021.
During the holidays the Hurst Senior Activities Center members donated more than
10 60
boxes of food that benefitted Mission Central and more than toys for Toys for Tots.
More than 60 members have participated in the new cornhole program since its creation in October.
100
members saluted our veterans at our annual Veterans Day Salute event.
Over 1,500 members currently at the Senior Activities Center.
Hosted Craft & Holiday Market with more than
400 attendees.
More than 1,300 participants joined in Chair Volleyball which restarted in July.
695 guests
attended monthly social and specialty dances after they resumed in July.
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Economic Development
152
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newly opened or expanded businesses occupying more than
347,670 sq . ft.
17
new stores opened at North East Mall nearing new restaurants
Hurst Sustainable Neighborhood Plan continues to drive redevelopment including the opening of the $20M Provision at Patriot Place apartments.
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lots of new residential neighborhoods
$38,777,360
in new commercial construction
672
new families moved to Hurst with the purchase of existing single family homes at an average sales price of
$320K ;
a 16% increase over the year before
100% occupancy Hurst’s citizens approved packaged liquor store election 5 packaged liquor stores now open or soon to open.
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Fiscal Services Much of FY 2021 had us evaluating operations, the economy, various state and federal regulations related to the ongoing pandemic, and the potential impact of inflation. The General Fund budget was cut by 3.14% to ensure a balanced budget and we were pleased to see that sales tax revenue was not as severely impacted as we thought it would be. Council and staff focused intently on developing the FY 2022 budget in alignment with the citizen survey and the priorities outlined in the strategic plan. Following citizen input and council direction, staff presented a budget that supports returning to full operations. Stable property values and recovering sales tax revenue supported the 4.24% increase necessary to fund the restored services. However, the increase from pre-pandemic levels is only 1.13%. This increase helps ensure our ability to resume full operations and includes measures aimed at mitigating increasing inflation, especially in the wage and labor market. In the charts on page 6, you will see that over 50% of the General Fund budget is spent on public safety. This investment aligns with results from the survey and the council’s strategic plan. Additionally, you will see strong investments in infrastructure such as streets and sidewalks as well as in our parks and recreational facilities.
2022 Fiscal Budget Year Highlights • General Fund Budget increased by 4.24% but only 1.13% from pre-pandemic levels • Restores services in alignment with Council priorities and citizen feedback • Maintains funding for public safety • Establishes funding to support a strategic partnership with Humane Society of North Texas for animal adoption services The annual budget, or financial plan, represents the Council’s continued commitment to strategic planning and ensuring Hurst continues to provide high quality and affordable services. On average, households in Hurst pay about $3.06 per day for all their general local government services. That’s less than a cup of coffee! For more details, please visit our website at hursttx.gov.
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General Fund Where the Money Comes From $17,018,541
Ad Valorem Tax
$8,772,509
Consumer Tax
$5,394,228
Intragovernmental
$2,515,000
Franchise Tax Charges for Services
$1,811,200 $760,580
Fines Licenses/Permits Intergovernmental Misc. / Reserves
$896,100 $272,491
TOTAL $37,935,080
$494,055
Where the Money Goes $ 11,682,032 $8,756,896
Police Fire/EMS
$6,110,695
Parks/REC/Senior
$3,081,746
Public Works Non-Departmental
$2,443,388
Library General Services Public Services Administration Fiscal Services Human Resources
$1,709,193 $1,580,271 $1,036,233 $631,411 $462,721 $440,494
TOTAL $37,935,080
Crime Statistics
17 19
17 23
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2021
Motor Vehicle Theft 2020
2021
2020
2021
2020
2021
Aggravated Burglary Theft Assault 2020
2021
2020
2021
2020
2021
2020
Sexual Assault Robbery Murder
1 53
40 94
63
103 102 712 822
* These are Part 1 crimes as defined by the Uniform Crime Reporting. Overall crime has decreased 35% from 2016-2020. Hurst remains below national averages.
HURST CITY STAFF Clay Caruthers - City Manager Clayton Fulton - Assistant City Manager
Matia Messemer - Executive Director of Human Resources
Malaika Farmer - Assistant City Manager
Steve Bowden - Executive Director of Economic Development and Tourism
Greg Dickens - Executive Director of Public Works
Kyle Gordon - Executive Director of Community Services
Rita Frick - City Secretary Steve Niekamp - Police Chief
Michelle Lazo - Executive Director of Planning and Community Development
David Palla - Fire Chief
Shelly Klein - Outreach Coordinator