HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019/03/19-Minutes-Fort Worth Local Development Corporation (FWLDC)CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
FORT WORTH LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019
Present:
President Gyna Bivens
Vice President Cary Moon
Secretary Dennis Shingleton
Trustee Betsy Price (Arrived at 2:04 p.m.)
Trustee Carlos Flores
Trustee Brian Byrd
Trustee Jungus Jordan
Trustee Kelly Allen Gray
Trustee Ann Zadeh
City Staff:
Susan Alanis, Assistant City Manager
Leann Guzman, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Mary J. Kayser, 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 2:03 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19,
2019 in the City Council Conference Room, Room 290 of the Fort Worth Municipal Building, 200
Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas.
II. Action Items
a. Approval of Minutes from the Meeting Held on February 5, 2019.
Motion was made by Trustee Byrd and seconded by Trustee Shingleton to approve the February
5, 2019, minutes of the Corporation. The motion passed 8-0, Trustee Price absent.
III. Briefings
a. Overview of Use of Pinnacle Bank Place/250 Lancaster Sale Proceeds
Ms. Brenda Hicks -Sorensen, Economic Development, provided a staff report. No action was
taken; the briefing was for informational purposes only.
IV. Presentations
a. Consider and Adopt a Resolution Authorizing a Professional Services Agreement in an
amount up to $100,000.00 with the firm Camoin Associates, Inc. for the Completion of a
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Audit
Ms. Brenda Hicks -Sorensen presented the results of the Request for Proposal (RFP) for a firm to
conduct a Small Business and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Audit and advised that the final report
and plan would be provided in late summer.
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
FORT WORTH LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019
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Motion was made by Trustee Shingleton and seconded by Trustee Price to approve Resolution No.
FWLDC-2019-01. Motion passed 9-0.
V. Written Reports
a. Financial Report through January 2019
b. Update on the Pending Sale of Blue Mound Road Industrial Complex
VI. Executive Session:
There was no Executive Session.
VII. Future Agenda Items
There were no future agenda items.
VIII. Adjourn
With no further discussion, President Bivens adjourned the meeting of the Fort Worth Local
Development Corporation Board at 2:22 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth Local Development Corporation Board of Directors
on the 21st day of May, 2019.
OVED:
Gyna B' s
Presiders
ATTEST:
ed and respectfully submitted by:
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Donald P. Gonzales
Assistant Corporate Secretary