HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 5948-05-2024A Resolution
NO. 5948-05-2024
APPOINTING DAVID COOKE TO
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
MULTIPURPOSE ARENA FORT WORTH,
A TEXAS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION
WHEREAS, Multipurpose Arena Fort Worth ("MAFW") is a privately -created Texas
non-profit corporation organized for the purpose of, among other things, lessening the
burdens of the City of Fort Worth (the "City") and encouraging agricultural pursuits; and
WHEREAS, the City and MAFW are parties to an agreement for the lease,
management, and operation of the multipurpose Dickies Arena located in the Cultural District
of the City and owned by the City; and
WHEREAS, MAFW's bylaws (the "Bylaws") specify that the corporation's affairs
will be directed by a board of directors (the "Board"), with two (2) places on the Board reserved
for individuals appointed by the City Council (each a "City Council Appointed Director");
and
WHEREAS, the Bylaws specify that the City Council Appointed Directors must be
persons serving as Mayor, a member of the City Council, the City Manager, or an Assistant
City Manager, but that not more than one (1) City Council Appointed Director may be an
elected official;
WHEREAS, the City's Ethics Code permits the City Council to appoint a person to the
board of directors or other governing board of business entity without acquiring asubstantial
interest in the entity so long as the person receives no direct or indirect remuneration for his
or her service and the primary nature of the business is either charitable, nonprofit, or
governmental; and
WHEREAS, the City Council Appointed Directors will not receive remuneration or
have any other financial interests in MAFW; and
WHEREAS, the Bylaws provide for staggered, four-year terms of each Board member,
including City Council Appointed Directors; and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously appointed individuals to serve as city Council
Appointed Directors (Resolutions 4705-12-2016; 5097-06-2019; 5233-05- 2020;5440-08-
202I; 5793-09-2023), with the term for one such position set to expire soon; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to appoint the individual named below to the
Board as a City Council Appointed Director in order to further the City's and the public's
interests in the management and operation of the multipurpose Dickies Arena.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT:
The person whose name appears below is hereby appointed to the Board as a City
Council Appointed Director to serve for a term expiring on the date set forth
below:
Name City Position Expiration of Term
David Cooke City Manager May 26, 2028
2. Each respective term of a City Council Appointed Director will be deemed
vacant upon the effective date that such individual is no longer serving as
Mayor, a member of the City Council, the City Manager, or an Assistant City
Manager.
3. The City Council hereby reserves the right, at any time and for any reason, to
remove a City Council Appointed Director and to appoint a qualifying
individual to serve in that City Council Appointed Director's place for the
remainder of his or her term.
4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
AND IT IS SO RESOLVED
Adopted this 14th day of May 2024.
ATTEST:
By. �
Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary