HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 4705-12-2016 A Resolution
NO. 4705-12-2016
APPOINTING TWO PERSONS TO
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
MULTIPURPOSE ARENA FORT WORTH,
A TEXAS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION
WHEREAS, Multipurpose Arena Fort Worth ("MAFW") is a privately-created
Texas non-profit corporation organized for the purpose of, among other things, lessening
the burdens of the City of Fort Worth (the "City") and encouraging agricultural pursuits;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to ongoing negotiations with the City, it is expected that
MAFW will lease, manage and operate a multipurpose arena that is being constructed in
the Cultural District of the City and that will be owned by the City; and
WHEREAS, MAFW's bylaws (the "Bylaws") specify that the corporation's affairs
will be directed by a board of directors (the "Board"), with two (2) places on the Board
reserved for individuals appointed by the City Council (each a "City Council Appointed
Director"); and
WHEREAS, the Bylaws specify that the City Council Appointed Directors must be
persons serving as Mayor, a member of the City Council, the City Manager, or an
Assistant City Manager, but that not more than one (1) City Council Appointed Director
may be an elected official; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to appoint the individuals named below to the
Board as City Council Appointed Directors in order to further the City's and the public's
interests in the management and operation of the multipurpose arena; and
WHEREAS, the City's Ethics Code permits the City Council to appoint a person to
the board of directors or other governing board of a business entity without acquiring a
substantial interest in the entity so long as the person receives no direct or indirect
remuneration for his or her service and the primary nature of the business is either
charitable, nonprofit or governmental; and
WHEREAS, the City Council Appointed Directors will not receive remuneration
or have any other financial interests in MAFW; and
WHEREAS, the Bylaws specify that the terms of each Board member will be four
(4) years, but that initial terms, including those of City Council Appointed Directors, are
to be staggered;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
1. THAT the persons whose names appear below are hereby appointed to the
Board as City Council Appointed Directors to serve for terms expiring on the dates set
forth below:
Name City Position Expiration of Term
Dennis Shingleton City Council Member May 26, 2019
Susan Alanis Assistant City Manager May 26, 2020
2. THAT each respective term of a City Council Appointed Director will be
deemed vacant upon the effective date that such individual is no longer serving as
Mayor, a member of the City Council, the City Manager or an Assistant City Manager.
3. THAT the City Council hereby reserves the right, at any time and for any
reason, to remove a City Council Appointed Director and to appoint a qualifying
individual to serve in that Director's place for the remainder of his or her term.
4. THAT this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
AND IT IS SO RESOLVED.
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ADOPTED this 16th day of December 2016. ,d'�`�°� ?- as
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