HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017/10/10-Minutes-City Council-Special Called CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CALLED CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WITH APPOINTED OFFICIALS
CONVERSATION ABOUT RACE AND CULTURE
OCTOBER 10,2017
Present:
Mayor Betsy Price
Mayor Pro tem Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Council Member Brian Byrd, District 3
Council Member Cary Moon, District 4
Council Member Gyna Bivens, District 5
Council Member Jungus Jordan, District 6
Council Member Kelly Allen Gray, District 8
Absent:
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Ann Zadeh, District 9
Staff Present:
David Cooke, City Manager
Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney
Mary Kayser, City Secretary
Patrice Randle, City Auditor
Susan Alanis,Assistant City Manager
Jay Chapa, Assistant City Manager
Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager
Valerie Washington, Assistant City Manager
Mattie Parker, Mayor's Chief of Staff
I. Call to Order—Mayor Betsy Price
With a quorum present,Mayor Price called the Special Called meeting of the Fort Worth City
Council to order at 8:41 a.m., on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, in Oak Hall, Fort Worth Botanic
Gardens, 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas. Assistant City Manager, Fernando
Costa gave background on the Race and Culture initiative, talked about the Race and Culture
Task Force and their Conversations in the Community. He also spoke about data collection to
look for disparities across the community and determine if any of the disparities are related to
race and culture. He provided an update on the leadership training for the elected officials,
department heads and assistant directors.
II. Conversation about Race and Culture: Common Values and Goals
Leon Andrews, Director of REAL,National League of Cities,provided background on REAL and
appreciative inquiry. The participants interviewed each other about what brought them to work in
the public sector;what examples and images of racial equity there are in Fort Worth. This is what
we will build on in the next session.
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SPECIAL CALLED CITY COUNCIL MEETING
OCTOBER 10,2017
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III. Adjourn—Mayor Betsy Price
There being no further business, Mayor Price adjourned the Special Called meeting at 10:33 a.m.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 9th of January, 2018.
Attest: Appro
Mary J. r Betsy Price
City Secretary Mayor