HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021/09/21-Minutes-Fort Worth Local Development Corporation (FWLDC) (3) CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
FORT WORTH LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Present:
President Gyna Bivens
Trustee Mattie Parker(Arrived at 2:03 p.m.)
Trustee Carlos Flores
Trustee Michael D. Crain
Trustee Jared Williams (Arrived at 2:03 p.m.)
Trustee Leonard Firestone (Arrived at 2:02 p.m.)
Trustee Chris Nettles
Trustee Elizabeth Beck
Absent:
Vice President Cary Moon
City Staff:
Jay Chapa, Deputy City Manager
Jo Ann Pate, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Reginald Zeno, Treasurer
Ronald P. Gonzales, Acting City Secretary
I. Call to Order.
With a quorum present President Bivens called the meeting to order for the Board of Directors of
the Fort Worth Local Development Corporation (Corporation) at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
September 21, 2021, in the City Council Conference Room, Room 2020 of the Fort Worth
Municipal Building, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas.
II. Written Reports
a. Financial Report through August 2021
III. Action Items
a. Approval of June 23, 2021, Meeting Minutes.
Motion was made by Trustee Crain and seconded by Trustee Beck to approve the May 18, 2021,
minutes of the Corporation. The motion passed 5-0 (Trustees Parker, Moon, Firestone and
Williams absent).
b. Consider and Adopt a Resolution Approving a Vendor Services Agreement in an Amount
Up to $750.000 with Schaefer Advertising Co., Ltd. for the Development of a Messaging
Strategy to Promote Economic Development in the City of Fort Worth
Mr. Robert Sturns, Director of Economic Development,provided a staff report.
(Trustees Parker, Firestone and Williams arrived during the staff report.)
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Motion was made by Trustee Parker and seconded by Trustee Beck, second by Trustee Beck, to
Adopt a Resolution Approving a Vendor Services Agreement in an Amount Up to $750.000 with
Schaefer Advertising Co.,Ltd. for the Development of a Messaging Strategy to Promote Economic
Development in the City of Fort Worth. The motion failed for lack of a majority.
Trustee Crain stated that he would be comfortable approving payment of$13,000 for work already
done and requested that staff ask a representative from Schaefer Advertising Co., Ltd to attend the
October 19, 2021, Corporation meeting and provide a full presentation on this item.
Motion was made by Trustee Crain and seconded by Trustee Beck to approve Resolution No.
FWLDC-2021-06, Authorizing Payment in an Approximate Amount of $13,000 to Schaefer
Advertising Co.,Ltd. for Services Rendered To Date for the Development of a Messaging Strategy
to Promote Economic Development in the City of Fort Worth. Motion passed 8-0. (Trustee Moon
absent.)
c. Consider and Adopt a Resolution Approving a Contract in the Amount of Up to $650,000
with National Main Street Center, Inc., for the Implementation of a Three-Year Pilot
Program for an Urban Main Revitalization Program
Ms. Martha Collins, Business Development Coordinator, provided a staff report.
(Trustee Beck left her place at the table and returned after the vote.)
Motion was made by Trustee Parker and seconded by Trustee Williams to approve Resolution No.
FWLDC-2021-07, Approving a Contract in the Amount of Up to $650,000 with National Main
Street Center, Inc., for the Implementation of a Three-Year Pilot Program for an Urban Main
Revitalization Program. Motion passed 7-0. (Trustee Moon and Beck absent.)
d. Consider and Adopt a Resolution Approving the Budget for the 2022 Fiscal Year
Mr. Michael Hennig, Acting Economic Development Manager, provided a staff report.
Motion was made by Trustee Beck and seconded by Trustee Nettles to approve Resolution No.
FWLDC-2021-08, Approving the Budget for the 2022 Fiscal Year for the Fort Worth Local
Development Corporation. Motion passed 8-0. (Trustee Moon absent.)
IV. Presentations
a. Update on 5401 & 5425 E. Berry Street Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI)
Mr. Robert Sturns, Director of Economic Development,provided a staff report. This presentation
was for informational purposes only. No action was taken by the Board.
V. Executive Session:
There was no Executive Session
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VI. Future Agenda Items
There were no requests for future agenda items.
VII. Adjourn
With no further discussion, President Bivens adjourned the meeting of the Fort Worth Local
Development Corporation Board at 3:02 p.m. on Tuesday, September 21, 2021.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth Local Development Corporation Board of Directors
on the day of , 2021.
PROVED:
Gyn Bivens
President
ATTEST:
P ed and respectfully submitted by:
onald P. Gonzales
Corporate Secretary