HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023/02/28-Minutes-Fort Worth Local Development Corporation (FWLDC)CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
FORT WORTH LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Present:
President Gyna M. Bivens
Vice President Alan Blaylock
Trustee Mattie Parker
Trustee Carlos Flores
Trustee Michael D. Crain
Trustee Jared Williams
Trustee Chris Nettles
Trustee Elizabeth Beck
Absent:
Trustee Leonard Firestone
City Staff:
William Johnson, Assistant City Manager
Robert Sturns, Economic Development Director
J. B. Strong, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Reginald Zeno, Treasurer (Absent)
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 at 11:57 a.m. on Tuesday,
February 28, 2023, in the City Council Conference Room 2020 of the Fort Worth Municipal
Building, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas.
II. ACTION ITEMS
a. Approval of Minutes of regular meeting on November 29, 2022.
Motion was made by Trustee Beck and seconded by Trustee Blaylock to approve the November
29, 2022, meeting minutes. The motion passed 5-0. Trustees Parker, Crain and Nettles were off
the dais. Trustee Firestone was absent.
III. WRITTEN REPORTS
Financial Report for the period of October 2021 through September 2022
There were no questions on the Financial Report.
IV. EXECUTIVE SESSION
President Bivens convened the Executive Session at 11:58 a.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
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State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the Texas Open Meetings Act (Tex. Govt.
Code Section 551.071): (i) legal issues receivership of historic properties
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 party;
and
C. Discuss or deliberate 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 12:07 p.m.
President Bivens reconvened the regular session of the Fort Worth Local Development
Corporation at 12:07 p.m.
V. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
a. Request for Future Agenda Items
There were no future agenda items identified.
VI. ADJOURN
With no further discussion, President Bivens adjourned the meeting of the Fort Worth Local
Development Corporation Board at 12:08 p.m. on Tuesday, February 28, 2023,
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth Local Development Corporation Board of Directors
on the Q day of � , 2023.
APPROVED:
Gyna M. Bivens
President
ATTEST:
Prepared and respectfully submitted by:
Jannette S. Goodall
Corporate Secretary