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CITY COUNCIL BUS TOUR — DISTRICTS 2 & 4 (North Portion)
Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 1:00 p.m.
MINUTES
Mayor and City Council Members
Present
Betsy Price, Mayor
Zim Zimmerman, Mayor Pro tem, District 3
Salvador Espino, District 2
Danny Scarth, District 4
Frank Moss, District 5
Jungus Jordan, District 6
Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Absent
Kathleen Hicks, District 8
Joel Burns, District 9
City Staff
Tom Higgins, City Manager
Susan Alanis, Assistant City Manager
Charles Daniels, Assistant City Manager
Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager
Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney
Jason Lamers, Mayor and Council Chief of Staff
Gleniece Robinson, Library Director
Richard Zavala, Parks and Community Services Director
Dana Burghdoff, Deputy Planning and Development Director
Jeanine Ricks, Council Aide in District 4
With a quorum of the City Council members present, the Council and staff boarded a bus at the
northeast corner of Fort Worth City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, at
1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, January 31, 2012, to begin their tour of City Council Member Scarth's
District 4 (north portion) and City Council Member Espino's District 2.
The bus tour began with a tour of the north portion of District 4, which is bounded by North Tarrant
Parkway on the north, I -35W on the west, Fort Worth city limits on the east and I -30 on the south.
The District 4 tour included the following streets:
1. I -35W
2. Western Center Boulevard
3. North Riverside Drive
4. North Beach Street
5. Basswood Boulevard
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL BUS TOUR — DISTRICTS 2 & 4 (North Portion)
January 31, 2012
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During the tour, Council Member Scarth pointed out existing neighborhoods, schools, parks, City
facilities, industrial areas, transportation projects, gas wells, and future development sites.
The tour continued with District 2, generally bounded by Fort Worth city limits and Loop 820 on the
north, Fort Worth city limits and I -35W on the east, North Tarrant Parkway and the Trinity River on
the south, and Blue Mound Road and Jacksboro Highway on the west. The District 2 tour included
the following streets:
1. North Beach Street
2. Golden Triangle Road
3. Altavista Road
4. Timberland Boulevard
5. Old Denton Road and North Riverside Drive
6. North Main Street
7. East Long Avenue
8. Decatur Avenue, NE 36`h Street, and Schwartz Avenue
9. Central Avenue, Lee Avenue, NW 14`h Street, and Circle Park Boulevard
During the tour, Council Member Espino pointed out existing neighborhoods, schools, parks, City
facilities, commercial and industrial conditions, transportation projects, gas wells, and future
development sites. Acting Aviation Director Bill Welstead also provided a brief tour of Meacham
Airport.
With the tour completed, the City Council returned to Fort Worth City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton,
Fort Worth, Texas 76102, at 3:25 p.m., on Wednesday, January 31, 2012.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 7th day of February, 2012.
APPROVED:
Betsy Price
Mayor
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