HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024/04/16-Minutes-Other-City CouncilCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2024
Present:
Mayor Mattie Parker
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Michael D. Crain, District 3
Council Member Charlie Lauersdorf, District 4
Council Member Macy Hill, District 7
Council Member Chris Nettles, District 8
Council Member Elizabeth Beck, District 9
Council Member Alan Blaylock, District 10
Council Member Jeanette Martinez, District 11
Absent:
Mayor Pro tern Gyna M. Bivens, District 5
Council Member Jared Williams, District 6
Staff Present:
David Cooke, City Manager
Leann Guzman, City Attorney
Jannette S. 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, April 16, 2024, in the City Council Chamber of the Fort Worth City Hall,
200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas.
INVOCATION - Pastor Ben Weiss, Grace Community Church
The invocation was provided by Pastor Ben Weiss, Grace Community Church.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2024
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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 Lauersdorf
that the Council meeting of March 26, 2024, Work Session and Public Comment
meetings of April 2, 2024, and the Council Meeting of April 9, 2024, be approved.
Motion passed 9-0, Mayor Pro tem Bivens and Council Member Williams absent.
24-4146 Minutes - March 26, 2024 Council Meeting
24-4204 Minutes - April 2, 2024 Work Session
24-4206 Minutes - April 2, 2024 Public Comment
24-4208 Minutes - April 9, 2024 Council Meeting
24-4212 Public Comments
Bob Willoughby appeared before Council relative to general comments.
Danita Brackett completed a speaker card relative to public housing and was
recognized by Mayor Parker but was not present in the Council Chamber.
David Martinez appeared before Council relative to school consolidation.
Tommy Chatman appeared before Council via conference call relative to assault by
Tarrant County Jail officers.
Adrian Smith appeared before Council via conference call relative to BOA.
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Faryall Tayyab appeared before Council relative to calling for a ceasefire resolution
for Gaza.
James Smith completed a speaker card relative to alleyway maintenance and was
recognized by Mayor Parker but was not present in the Council Chamber.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Parker adjou
These minutes were approved by The Fort Worth Cit
Attest:
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ette S. Goodall
Secretary
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at 6:20 p.m.
30th da of April, 2024.
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