HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012/03/20-Minutes-City Council-Special CalledCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL BUS TOUR — DISTRICTS 4 & 8
Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 1:00 p.m.
MINUTES
Mayor and City Council Members
Present:
Betsy Price, Mayor
Zim Zimmerman, Mayor Pro tem, District 3
Danny Scarth, District 4
Frank Moss, District 5
Jungus Jordan, District 6
Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Kathleen Hicks, District 8
Absent:
Salvador Espino, District 2
Joel Burns, District 9
City Staff:
Tom Higgins, City Manager
Susan Alanis, Assistant City Manager
Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager
Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney
Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary
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
Dr. Camille Rodriguez, Council Aide in District 8
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 Tuesday, March 20, 2012, to begin their tour of City Council Member Scarth's District
4 (east portion) and City Council Member Hicks' District 8.
The bus tour began with remarks by Council Member Frank Moss about historic African American
churches in the east Downtown area. The tour then proceed into the east portion of District 4, which
is generally bounded by SH 121 on the north, Precinct Line Road on the east, I -30 and Meadowbrook
Drive on the south, and Beach Street on the east. The District 4 tour included the following streets
and neighborhoods:
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
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March 20, 2012
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1. East I" Street and Randol Mill Road
2. Woodhaven
3. Brentwood Stair Road and Eastern Hills
4. Central Meadowbrook
During the tour, Council Member Scarth pointed out existing neighborhoods, schools, parks, City
facilities, commercial areas, transportation projects, gas wells, and future development sites.
The tour continued with District 8, generally bounded by SH 121 and I -30 on the north, US 287 and
Miller Avenue on the east, Fort Worth city limits on the south, and I -35W on the west. The District 8
tour included the following streets and sites:
1. Oakland Corners Village
2. East Rosedale Street and Polytechnic /Wesleyan Village
3. Mitchell Boulevard and East Berry Street
4. Cobb Park
5. Berry /Riverside Village
6. South Riverside Drive and Campus Drive
7. South Loop 820 and VA Clinic
8. Evans & Rosedale Village
9. South Main Village
During the tour, Council Member Hicks pointed out existing neighborhoods, schools, parks, City
facilities, urban villages, commercial conditions, transportation projects, gas wells, and future
development sites.
With the tour completed, the City Council returned to Fort Worth City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton
Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, at 2:50 p.m., on Tuesday, March 20, 2012.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 27th day of March, 2012.
Attest:
Mary J. Ka r
City Secretary