HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022/06/28-Minutes-Fort Worth Local Development Corporation (FWLDC)CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
FORT WORTH LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2022
Present:
President Gyna Bivens
Trustee Mattie Parker
Trustee Carlos Flores
Trustee Michael D. Crain
Trustee Alan Blaylock
Trustee Jared Williams
Trustee Leonard Firestone
Trustee Chris Nettles
Trustee Elizabeth Beck
City Staff:
J. B. Strong, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Jannette S. Goodall, 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 12:22 p.m. on Tuesday,
June 28, 2022, in the City Council Conference Room 2020 of the Fort Worth Municipal Building,
200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas.
II. Executive Session
President Bivens convened the Executive Session at 12:22 p.m.
A. Seek the advice of its attorneys about any matter regarding the following in which the
duty of the attorney under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the
State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the Texas Open Meetings Act (Tex. Govt.
Code Section 551.071): (i) legal issues related to any current agenda items
B. Discuss the purchase, sale, lease or value of real property, as authorized by Section
551.072 of the Texas Government Code. Deliberation in an open meeting would have
a detrimental effect on the position of the Corporation in negotiations with a third parry;
and
C. Discuss or deliberation negotiations relating to any economic development
negotiations, as authorized by Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code.
President Bivens adjourned the executive session at 12:38 p.m.
President Bivens reconvened the regular session of the Fort Worth Local Development
Corporation at 12:38 p.m.
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III. Written Reports
a. Financial Report for the period of October 2021 through April 2022
No action was taken on these agenda items; they were for informational purposes only.
IV. Action Items
a. Nomination of Candidates for Vice President and Election of Vice President
Nominate:
Motion was made by Trustee Parker and seconded by President Bivens to elect Trustee Blaylock
as Vice President of the Fort Worth Local Development Corporation. The motion passed 9-0.
b. Approval of April 26, 2022, Meeting Minutes.
Motion was made by Trustee Nettles and seconded by Trustee Crain to approve the April 26, 2022,
minutes of the Corporation. The motion passed 9-0.
c. Authorize execution of agreement with the City of Fort Worth in an amount not to exceed
$100,000 for the structural engineering inspection of historic properties in downtown Fort
Worth
Mr. Justin Newhart, Senior Planner, Development Services, provided a staff report.
Motion was made by Trustee Crain and seconded by Trustee Beck to approve Resolution FWLDC-
2022-08, authorizing execution of agreement with the City of Fort Worth in an amount not to
exceed $100,000 for the structural engineering inspection of historic properties in downtown Fort
Worth. The motion passed 9-0.
d. Authorize the execution of a temporary right of entry agreement for the Berry-Stalcup
Project located at 5401 and 5425 E. Berry Street
Staff report by Robert Sturns, Economic Development Director.
Motion was made by Trustee Crain and seconded by Trustee Flores to approve Resolution
FWLDC-2022-09, authorizing the execution of a temporary right of entry agreement for the Berry-
Stalcup Project located at 5401 and 5425 E. Berry Street. The motion passed 9-0.
V. Presentations
There were no presentations.
VI. Future Agenda Items
Robert Sturns, Economic Development Director recommended the following two items for future
agenda items.
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Discussion on recommendations for allocation of funds available from the sale of the Blue
Mound Road property including ideas on utilization of funds the Corporation had set aside
for entrepreneurship and for catalytic redevelopment projects.
VIL Adjourn
With no further discussion, President Bivens adjourned the meeting of the Fort Worth Local
Development Corporation Board at 12:44 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth Local Development Corporation Board of Directors
on the day of , 2022.
APPROVED:
Gyna M. Bivens
President
ATTEST:
Prepared and respectfully submitted by:
Jannette S. Goodall
Corporate Secretary