HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022/11/15-Minutes-Other-City Council CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Present:
Mayor Mattie Parker
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Alan Blaylock, District 4
Council Member Jared Williams, District 6 (Via Video)
Council Member Leonard Firestone, District 7
Council Member Chris Nettles, District 8
Council Member Elizabeth Beck, District 9
Absent:
Mayor Pro tem Gyna M. Bivens, District 5
Council Member Michael D. Crain, District 3
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 6:02 p.m.
on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, in the City Council Chamber of the Fort Worth City
Hall, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas.
INVOCATION- Pastor Joe Chamness, Edge Park United Methodist Church
The invocation was provided by Pastor Joe Chamness, Edge Park United Methodist
Church.
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CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING
TUESDAY,NOVEMBER 15,2022
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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.
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
Motion. Council Member Beck made a motion, seconded by Council Member Flores, that
the Work Session and Public Comment meetings of November 1, 2022, be
approved. Motion passed 7-0, Mayor Pro tem Bivens and Council Member Crain
absent.
22-2326 Minutes -November 1, 2022 Work Session
22-2327 Minutes -November 1, 2022 Public Comment
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)
22-2339 Public Comments
Brenda Waddell appeared before Council relative to loud music from 2 to 10.
JD Jimmerson appeared before Council relative to receiving citizen calls and the
responses from the Police Department.
Adrian Smith appeared before Council relative to public comments.
Payton Jackson appeared before Council relative to the Police Oversight Board
that was voted down.
Bob Willoughby appeared before Council relative to general comments.
Jim DeLong appeared before Council relative to trust.
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Bart Gutierrez, Crowley, Texas, completed a public comment card relative to
homeless policy in Fort Worth and was recognized by Mayor Parker but was not
present in the Council Chamber.
George Chiles appeared before Council relative to November 8th part 1.
Tonya Carter appeared before Council relative to Code Compliance.
James Smith appeared before Council relative to a tribute to Thomas and the reality
of transparency.
Jeralynn Jackee Cox appeared before Council relative to citizens and an oversight
board to monitor conduct of the Fort Worth Police Department.
LaSondra Huggins appeared before Council via conference call relative to a 2022
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport and registering property.
Bruce Miller complete a public comment card via conference call relative to a
police review board and was recognized by Mayor Parker but could not be
reached by telephone.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Parker adjourned the meeting at 6:38 p.m., in
memory of W.R. Bob Watt, Jr., who passed away on Wednesday,November 9, 2022.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council n the 6th day of December, 2022.
Attest: App v d:
ette Goodall Mattie P ker
ity Secretary Mayor
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