HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022/11/01-Minutes-Other-City Council CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Present:
Mayor Mattie Parker
Mayor Pro tem Gyna M. Bivens, District 5
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Michael D. Crain, District 3
Council Member Alan Blaylock, District 4
Council Member Jared Williams, District 6
Council Member Leonard Firestone, District 7
Council Member Chris Nettles, District 8
Absent:
Council Member Elizabeth Beck, District 9
Staff Present:
David Cooke, City Manager
Leann Guzman, 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 at 6:00 p.m.
on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, in the City Council Chamber of the Fort Worth City
Hall, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas.
INVOCATION- Dr. Cedric Belcher, Grace Temple 7th Day Adventist Church
The invocation was provided by Dr. Cedric Belcher, Grace Temple 7th Day Adventist
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 Williams made a motion, seconded by Council Member Nettles,
that the Joint City Council and Fort Worth Employees' Retirement Fund Board
Meeting of May 24, 2022, the minutes of the Regular meeting of October 11,
2022, the Work Session and Public Comment meetings of October 18, 2022, and
the Regular meeting of October 25, 2022, be approved. Motion passed 8-0.
Council Member Beck absent.
22-2526 Minutes -May 24, 2022 Joint City Council and Fort Worth Employees'
Retirement Fund Board Meeting
22-2322 Minutes - October It, 2022 Council Meeting
22-2323 Minutes - October 18, 2022 Work Session
22-2324 Minutes - October 18, 2022 Public Comment
22-2325 Minutes - October 25, 2022 Council Meeting
PUBLIC COMMENTS
The City Council may not discuss or deliberate about a topic not specifically listed on the
Agenda,including those presented during the Public Comments section of the Agenda
(Tex. Gov't Code § 551.042)
22-2338 Public Comments
Barbara Nitis, New Jersey, appeared before Council relative to the August 22nd
25th Flooding.
Mayor Parker directed Ms. Nitis to meet with Anthony Rojas, District 9 Director,
after the meeting.
Bob Willoughby appeared before Council relative to general comments.
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Mona Kissentaner, Arlington, Texas, completed a Public Comment Card relative to
false arrests and was recognized by Mayor Parker but was not present in the
Council Chamber.
George Chiles appeared before Council relative to the loss of quorum on October
18, 2022.
Jim DeLong appeared before Council relative to an expert panel review.
Tara Rice appeared before Council via conference call relative to public comments.
Pamela Young appeared before Council relative to a police oversight board.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Parker adjourned the meeting at 6:22 p.m.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 15th day of?November, 2022.
Attest: App v d:
J ette Goodall Mattie Parker
i Secretary Mayor
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