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NO.
APPOINTING PERSON TO
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
MULTIPURPOSE ARENA FORT WORTH, DBA TRAIL DRIVE
MANAGEMENT CORP., A TEXAS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION
WHEREAS, Multipurpose Arena Fort Worth, dba Trail Drive Management Corp.,
("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, the City and MAFW are parties to an agreement for the lease,
management, and operation of the multipurpose Dickies Arena located in the Cultural
District of the City and 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'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 provide for staggered, four-year terms of each Board
member, including City Council Appointed Directors; and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously appointed individuals to serve as City
Council Appointed Directors (Resolutions 4705-12-2016, 5097-06-2019, 5233-05-2020),
with one such position now vacant due to changes in City elected officials; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to appoint the individual named below to the
Board as a City Council Appointed Director in order to further the City's and the
public's interests in the management and operation of the multipurpose Dickies Arena.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
1. THAT the person whose names appears below is hereby appointed to the
Board as a City Council Appointed Director to serve for a term expiring on the date set
forth below:
Name City Position Expiration of Term
Leonard Firestone City Council Member May 26, 2023
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.
ADOPTED this ___ day of August 2021.
ATTEST:
Ronald P. Gonzales, Acting City Secretary