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NO. 4187-03-2013
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 4108-07-2012,
AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED,
BY APPOINTING FOUR NEW MEMBERS TO THE
PASSENGER RAIL WORKING GROUP
WHEREAS, on July 24, 2012 the City Council adopted Resolution No. 4108-07-
2012 appointing a 14-member Passenger Rail Working Group; and
WHEREAS, on September 11, 2012 the City Council adopted Resolution No.
4123-09-2012 increasing the membership of the Passenger Rail Working Group to 15
members; and
WHEREAS, the Passenger Rail Working Group is a task force created to make
recommendations and assist the City Council as to acceleration of the development of
various passenger rail initiatives, including TEX Rail, a proposed commuter rail line that
would extend 37 miles from southwest Fort Worth to Dallas/Fort Worth International
Airport; and
WHEREAS, the membership of the Passenger Rail Working Group, as appointed
pursuant to Resolution No. 4108-07-2012, included four (4) members who were on the
Board of Directors of the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T); and
WHEREAS, due to changes in the membership of The T's Board of Directors, the
City Council desires the Passenger Rail Working Group to reflect current members of
The T's Board of Directors;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
Section 1. THAT the City Council hereby appoints the following four (4) new
members of the Board of Directors of The T to the Passenger Rail Working Group:
1. Scott Mahaffey;
2. Sylvia Cervantes;
3. Dennis Dunkins; and
4. Jeff Davis.
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Resolution No. 4187-03-2013
Section 2. THAT the City Council hereby confirms the previous appointment of
the following remaining members of the Passenger Rail Working Group:
1, Council Member Jungus Jordan, Chair;
2. Mayor Betsy Price;
3. Council Member Joel Burns;
4. Council Member Danny Scarth;
5. Judge Glen Whitley, Tarrant County;
6. Bill Thornton, President, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce (or his
designee);
7. Devoyd Jennings, President, Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of
Commerce (or his designee);
8. Asusena Resendiz, President, Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
(or her designee);
9. Dee Kelly, Jr., Kelly, Hart & Hallman, LLP;
10. Michael Morris, Director of Transportation, ]�'orth Central Texas Council of
Governments (or his designee); and
11 . Ben Loughry, Greater Fort Worth Real Estate Council.
Section 3. THAT the City Council requests that the Passenger Rail Working
Group provide the City Council with progress reports on a quarterly basis and at such
other times as might be appropriate, with the understanding that the task force's duties
shall be completed no later than upon the funding and the initiation of construction of
TEX Rail.
Adopted this 5th day of March, 2013.
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