HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021/01/26-Attachments-Scott Resolution.PDFRESOLUTION NO.
AUTHORIZING A LAWSUIT ENTITLED
CITY OF FORT WORTH V. DONALD SCOTT AND MARK WEIBEL,
IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS HEARING OFFICER FOR GAME ROOM APPEALS
WHEREAS, the Tarrant County Game Room Regulations (the Regulations) became effective
April 1, 2020 and became the game room regulations of the City of Fort Worth via an interlocal
agreement with Tarrant County; and
WHEREAS, the Regulations provide that game rooms may not be located within 1,500 feet of a
school, a place of religious worship or a residential neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, Donald Scott and P. A. Scott Industries d/b/a Pot of Gold Game Room filed an
application with the City's Game Room Administrator for a permit to operate a game room at 5125 Sun
Valley Drive: and
WHEREAS, the City's Game Room Administrator denied the permit because the location of the
proposed game room was within 1,500 feet of a residential neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Scott, as allowed by the Regulations, appealed the denial of the permit to the
Hearing Officer, Mark Weibel; and
WHEREAS, on November 3, 2020 Mark Weibel reversed the Game Room Administrator's
denial of the permit; and
WHEREAS, the Regulations provide that the decision of the Hearing Officer may be appealed to
a District Court of Tarrant County;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT:
The City Council ratifies the City Attorney's filing of a suit in a District Court of Tarrant County
against Donald Scott, P.A. Scott Industries d/b/a Pot of Gold Game Room, and Mark Weibel, In His
Official Capacity As Hearing Officer For Game Room Appeals, to set aside the decision of the Hearing
Officer and re -instate the denial of a permit for a game room at 5125 Sun Valley Drive.
Adopted this __ day of January 2021.
ATTEST:
Mary Kayser, City Secretary