Oscar Trevino Mayor of North Richland Hills

	Welcome! Thank you for your interest in our city and in the upcoming City Council election. I hope the information that I have provided on this site will help you make the decision to re-elect me as Mayor of North Richland Hills. On February 6, 2012 I announced my bid to seek a sixth two-year term as Mayor of North Richland Hills. Click here to read the press release. (located at the bottom of this page.) After serving as Mayor for the last 10 years, I remain qualified to help North Richland Hills achieve its future goals. My business experience, leadership skills and previous experience working with BISD, Regional leaders, State & Federal officials make me capable of keeping NRH “One of the Best 100 Places to Live” in the United States. As a working partner with City Council, I’ll strive to continue: Promoting open lines of communication with the citizens of North Richland Hills. Enhancing the Economic Development of North Richland Hills. Keeping an open working relationship with BISD, Fort Worth Christian School, KISD and neighboring communities. Pursuing the present direction of the Council in an effort to keep North Richland Hills as the city of choice in N.E. Tarrant County and the Metroplex. Supporting the Police & Fire departments of North Richland Hills so they can remain the best and most efficient in the metroplex. Developing community pride through recognition and identification. Working to reduce long term debt for the City to maintain our existing tax rate. Keeping City Hall user friendly and continue to develop more of a citizen relationship. Enhancing the City's representation with other organizations both locally, regionally and state wide. Having a representative of the city that can be respected, believed and trusted. I will continue to act as a fair facilitator at Council meetings and as a representative of the City Council and of the City. I will continue to respect the experience and wisdom offered by both City Staff and my fellow Council Members on issues that come before the Council. Recognizing herein that City Staff are trained professionals in their fields and the varied background of our Council Members offers different views worthy of consideration. As you continue through this site please take a moment to review the goals and core values that the City Council and I have outlined for our city. These goals and values define my vision & the vision of our City Council for our city and the characteristics that I will continue to enhance as Mayor of North Richland Hills. I do appreciate your vote to be re-elected as your Mayor of North Richland Hills on Saturday, May 12, 2012.

	Oscar Trevino announced today his bid to seek a sixth two-year term as Mayor of North Richland Hills. “We’ve made outstanding progress in improving the city’s quality of life, safety and security, and economic development,” Trevino said, “I am just as excited today to address the challenges ahead as I was during my first campaign as Mayor of North Richland Hills 10 years ago in 2002.” “North Richland Hills has seen its population grow from 55,635 to 63,420 from 2000 through 2011. New development to meet the housing needs of our newcomers has helped increase the average home value from $99,905 to $149,930. I’m looking forward to continuing to work with the citizens, City Council, and city staff to keep making NRH the City of Choice,” Trevino said. Trevino pointed to the opening of the following parks since 2000 as contributing to the city’s high quality of life standard: · Tommy and Sue Brown Park - 8250 Shadywood Lane, off North Davis Boulevard in the Forest Glenn East Subdivision. · Liberty Park - 5825 Holiday Lane, at Holiday Lane and Liberty Way. · Clyde Zellers Park - at Snow Heights Elementary School, 4801 Vance Rd · Dick Faram Park - 8344 Amundson Dr. · Kay Granger Park - at Alliene Mullendore Elementary School, 4100 Flory St. · Founders Park - 7908 Brandon Ct., located in the Brandonwood subdivision off North Tarrant Parkway. · Legacy Park - at Foster Village Elementary School, 6800 Springdale Lane · Dr. Pillow Park – 7501 Continental Trail · Ace Park – 7751 North Richland Blvd. · Tipps Canine Hollow @ Northfield Park · Norich Park Renovations – 5400 Finian Lane · JoAnn Johnson Hike & Bike Trail – Blvd . 26 To NRH/Haltom City Limits at Suncrest · Randy Moresi Trail – Adjacent to North Hills Hospital “These openings reflect the soundness of the master park plan I assisted with when I was on the Parks and Recreation Board in 1991. Our strategy is to put parks near where people live so they can walk to them with their families, conveniently and safely,” Trevino said. “Although we have developed new parks in areas that were lacking park land, we are not done yet”. Our 2007 Parks Master Plan has brought some exciting new vision to the needs that remain in our community as it relates to parks and the needs of our citizens. We were successful in refurbishing the greens at Iron Horse Golf Course which has increased the play on this highly recognized municipal golf course. We continue to add new life to NRH2O by the introduction of new rides, such as the Viper, and areas for families to sit and enjoy the park. This continues to make the park more attractive each year, Trevino said. “Quality of life is not limited to a first-rate park system,” Trevino said, “We have opened an award winning NRH Public Library that is surpassing all growth estimates as it continues to provide services for all our citizens. The NRH Centre is nearing completion and will be opening in April of this year with a natatorium, fantastic work out facilities, indoor track, banquet facilities and a new combined Senior Center that will host many of of our senior events and day to day gatherings. A new Animal Control facility will also be provided in the near future.” Citizens responses have been overwhelmingly positive to the public celebrations the city has undertaken, Trevino said. These include the Night of Holiday Magic, Concert in the Parks Series, our combined 4th of July festivities in which North Richland Hills contributes. The placement of art pieces at city facilities and in city parks are another positive development, he said. The ongoing and long anticipated work on Loop 820 has started and will impact NRH over the next few years as our mobility in the region is much improved. With the construction impacting some of NRH’s major facilities, a Citizens Committee has been asked to study the needs of NRH for a complete facilities review and recommendation as to what our future holds for us in regards to our Public Safety Facility & Municipal Court as well as what options we have for the future use of our City Hall. “City staff, Council, and I have worked hard to give our police and fire departments the right tools so they can uphold their high response time standards as well as maintaining one of the lowest crime rates in the region,” Trevino said. The police department has maintained a response time on Priority 1 calls under 5 minutes while the fire department has continued their 4 ¾ minute response on all calls. We continue to improve our clearance rate on Part 1 Violent Crimes, he said. We are currently working towards a Joint Dispatch with Haltom City, Richland Hills and Watauga that will be a cost savings to all the participating cities with the reduction of duplication of services as well as increasing efficiencies for all involved. We are presently doing that now with a Joint Detention Facility. The CCD extension was also resoundingly supported by NRH voters. We successfully transitioned our City Leadership from a City Manager, Larry Cunningham, that retired after a combined 42 years of City Management and that had set the bar for City Services and Financial Stability extremely high to a new City Manager, Mark Hindman, that has taken the reins and continues in the tradition of Larry to strive for excelence in delivering City Services and remaining financially stable a prudent. With the leadership of these two and past City Management, Mayors and Council, we have been able to maintain a $0.57 tas rate for 19 consecutive years. The Neighborhood Initiative Program continues to assist residents with property maintenance projects throughout NRH.  Volunteers paint houses, replace fences, mow lawns, install wheel chair ramps and more. This initiative is undertaken by the Neighborhood Services Department at NRH and have a lot of local participation by NRH businesses like Home Depot and many of our local church and youth groups who also assist in this endeavor. “The City Economic Development department continues to work towards the redevelopment and revitalization of the business in the section of Rufe Snow that is North of Loop 820 as well as the BIG Program which is concentrating its effort inside the Loop” he added. “Infrastructure improvements is an important task the voters give to Council and the Mayor,” Trevino said, “Our Public Works Department has overseen a number of road reconstruction projects over the last few years.” These include: · Terry Drive · Mackey Drive · Douglas Lane · Overlaying and sealing over 200 lane miles of city roads · Signal Lights installed at Bursey Road/Davis Blvd., Rumfield Road/Precinct Line Road, Chapman/Holiday Lane. · Currently nearing completion of the construction of North Tarrant Parkway from Davis to US 377 in Keller. · Construction continues on Shady Grove Road · Construction continues on Honey Lane Trevino said other significant accomplishments since 2004 include: · Maintaining a $0.57 per $100 valuation tax rate; · Continual diligence to code enforcement issues; · Working with the City of Richland Hills on the completed plan to renovate and revitalize of Blvd 26; · Strong planning and oversight to maintain the city’s AA Bond rating, which only 2% of Texas cities hold; · Economic Development efforts along Loop 820; · Addressing future commuter rail stations; T. Oscar Trevino, Jr., P.E. was elected North Richland Hills Mayor in June 2002. He has served on the City Council since 1999. Trevino was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He is a 1978 graduate of Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He is presently president and owner of O. Trevino Construction, a Heavy-Highway Contractor working throughout Texas. He is a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church and a fourth degree Knight of Columbus. Trevino’s past service includes membership on the following: · Board of the Associated General Contractors of Texas · Texas Chapter of the American Concrete Paving Association · Executive Committee of Texas Good Roads and Transportation · Coalition for Better Transportation · Birdville Independent School District TEE Committee · (Site Base) Richland High School's Site Base Committee · North Richland Hills Parks and Recreation Board · North Richland Hills Park Facilities & Development Corporation · Tarrant County Board of Directors of American Cancer Society · Teen Court Advisory Board · North Hills Hospital Board of Directors · Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors · Public Transportation Advisory Board · Partners in Mobility Steering Committee, North Central Texas Council of Governments Trevino serves or has served as a board member of the following: · BISD Foundation of Educational Excellence · North Richland Hills Crime Control & Prevention District · North Richland Hills Landscape Review Committee Capital Improvement Program · Serves as the City Representative on the Big Fossil Watershed Policy Committee · National League of Cities Transportation Infrastructure and Services Policy Committee – Past Chair · Regional Transportation Council (RTC) – Past Chair · TEX-21 Committee · Executive Board of the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) - Past President · Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition – Past Chair · Advisory Board to the Civil Engineering Department at Texas A&M University · Advisory Board of the Texas Transportation Institute · Northeast Leadership Forum – Chair-Elect · C5 Board of Directors – Texas · Coalition for Better Transportation · Tarrant County Mayors Council – Chair Some of the recognitions Trevino has received include the following: · William J. Pitstick Regional Excellence Award presented by the North Central Texas Council of Governments, 2010 · Transportation Excellence Award in Mobility from the North Texas Commission, 2008 · Distinguished Leadership Award from the Northeast Leadership Forum, 2008 · Partnership Award from the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association, 2003 · Planning Award, 2012 Mayor Trevino stated that “We still have many exciting opportunities ahead of us with the redevelopment and reinvestment on Boulevard 26, the opening of the NRH Centre, the implementation of the Loop 820 Overlay plan. We face many challenges in the implementation of a commuter rail system in the western section of the metroplex, the addressing of air quality issues, water issues and especially 820 and the impact the construction will have on our businesses and city facilities. We need to continue to address the growth that will be occurring in the region over the next number of years.” Trevino went on to say that with the continued support of the City Council, City Staff and the Citizens of North Richland Hills these opportunities will be faced and eventually resolved. For City business, Mayor Trevino may be contacted at NRHOscar@sbcglobal.net or at 817-427-6060. For campaign commentary or direction, you can contact him at Trevino4Mayor@ATT.net or 817-281-1815. Any comments or questions? Please email me at: trevino4mayor@att.net

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