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NO.
AMENDING RESOLUTIONS 5375-04-2021, 5488-10-2021, AND 5512-12-2021
TO AMEND CERTAIN REDISTRICTING PROCEDURES
WHEREAS the City Council on April 6, 2021, adopted Resolution No. 5375-04-
2021, accepting the Redistricting Task Force's findings and recommendations as set forth
in their final report which included recommended criteria and procedures to be used in
redrawing the City Council district boundaries; and
WHEREAS the City Council on October 19, 2021, adopted Resolution No. 5488-
10-2021, amending Resolution No. 5375-04-2021, to incorporate the work of the
reactivated and reappointed Task Force into the redistricting procedures; and
WHEREAS the City Council on December 14, 2021, adopted Resolution No. 5512-
12-2021 to amend the redistricting schedule to allow more flexibility and 21-CP 320 to
allow additional maps to be submitted to the Task Force; and
WHEREAS, recent hearings and public comment sessions regarding redistricting
have involved substantial public engagement via technology, including telephone and
internet meeting platforms; and
WHEREAS, the technological capabilities of the City Hall facilities provide the
greatest opportunity to readily facilitate such technology -based public participation; and
WHEREAS to facilitate the City Council's robust public transparency, spirited
public discourse, and broad input from the public, the aforementioned resolutions must be
further amended.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, as follows:
1. That the City Council hereby amends Resolution Nos. 5375-04-2021, 5488-10-2021,
and 5512-12-2021 (the "Redistricting Procedure Resolutions") as necessary to provide
for the following provisions:
a. The required public notice for map drawing meetings of the City Council shall
be 72 hours;
b. The initial map selected by the Task Force, which was submitted to the City
Council with the recommendation of substantial changes as a result of public
input, is considered informative and instructive to the City Council, and City
Council may consider the Task Force selected map, the Task Force recommended
changes to that map, the public input to the Task Force, and the public discourse
of the Task Force, as well as any other input, basis, and starting point for City
Council map drawing and changes. Changes made to any map considered by
City Council will be made public, but written explanation of each change is not
required;
c. The City Council shall hold one public hearing at City Hall during the month of
February for the City Council proposed map and before any map is finally
adopted and may hold additional pre -adoption public hearings, and the public
may attend in person or via telephone, subject to technological difficulties;
2. That any and all prior actions of the City Council on matters covered by this Resolution
are hereby ratified;
3. That the City Council may make changes to the procedures set forth in the Redistricting
Procedure Resolutions without the necessity of further City Council action, provided
the changes further the City Council's goals of public transparency, public discourse,
and input from the public; and
4. That except as modified by this Resolution, all of the terms and conditions of
Resolution Nos. 5375-04-2021, 5488-10-2021, and 5512-12-2021 remain in full force
and effect.
Adopted this 22" d day of February, 2022.
ATTEST:
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Jannette Goodall, City Secretary