HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022/02/01-Minutes-Other-City Council CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Present:
Mayor Mattie Parker
Mayor Pro tem Gyna M. Bivens, District 5 (Video)
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Michael D. Crain, District 3
Council Member Cary Moon, District 4
Council Member Jared Williams, District 6 (Video)
Council Member Leonard Firestone, District 7
Council Member Chris Nettles, District 8
Council Member Elizabeth Beck, District 9
Staff Present:
David Cooke, City Manager
Laetitia Brown, Interim City Attorney
Jannette Goodall, City Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, Mayor Parker called the City
Council Public Comment Meeting of the Fort Worth City Council to order 6:01 p.m. on
Tuesday, February 1, 2022, in the City Council Chamber of the Fort Worth City Hall, 200
Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas.
INVOCATION-Father Edward Fitzhugh, St. Timothy Episcopal Church
The invocation was provided by Father Edward Fitzhugh, St Timothy Episcopal Church.
PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE
OF TEXAS -(State of Texas Pledge: "Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance
to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.")
The Pledges of Allegiances to the United States of America and the State of Texas were
recited.
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CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
Motion: Council Member Crain made a motion, seconded by Council Member Beck, that
the minutes of the Work Session and the Public Comment meeting of January 18,
2022, and the minutes of the Regular meeting of January 25, 2022, be approved.
Motion passed 9-0.
22-1938 Minutes - January 18, 2022 Work Session
22-1939 Minutes - January 18, 2022 Public Comment Meeting
22-1940 Minutes - January 25, 2022 Council Meeting
PUBLIC COMMENTS
22-1936 Public Comments
Mr. Robert Dellamura, representing Overton Park Neighborhood Association, 3720
Arborlawn Drive, appeared before Council relative to redistricting.
The following individuals, representing the Worth Heights Neighborhood
Association, appeared before Council relative to the initial redistricting map:
Ms. Vicki Bargas, 301 East Drew Street
Mr. Joe Guerrero, 3713 Bryan Avenue
Ms. Susan Kenney, representing the Park Glen Neighborhood Association, 8116
Island Park Court, appeared before Council via conference call to redistricting
map, supporting maps & and X, from Park Glen and far north Fort Worth
Multi-Neighborhood working group.
Mr. Paul Wilson, representing the Multi-Neighborhood Working Group, 3517
Stone Creek Court, appeared before Council via conference call relative to support
of maps X and U, North Fort Worth, Fossil Creek, Multi-Neighborhood Working
Group, and the City Council redistricting maps.
Mr. Bob Willoughby, 617 Fay Boulevard, appeared before Council relative to the
City Council and elections.
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Mr. George Chiles, 74, 2901 Travis Avenue, appeared before Council relative to
public comments.
Mr. Jim DeLong, 8704 Granite Court, appeared before Council via conference call
relative to the flip side of hate.
Mr. Thomas Torlincasi, 1515 6th Avenue, appeared before Council relative to toxic
relationships with Tarrant Regional Water District and Trinity River Valley.
Mr. James Smith, 1208 East Allen Avenue, appeared before Council relative to
continuous systematic traumatization and justice for Atatiana Jefferson.
Ms. Antrece Brooks, P.O. Box 100671, appeared before Council via conference
call relative to the online Fort Worth Police Department reporting system.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Parker adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 15th day of February, 2022.
Attest: A ed:
J rnnette Goodall a ie Parker
y Secretary Mayor
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