HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024/05/07-Minutes-Other-City CouncilCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 79 2024
Present:
Mayor Mattie Parker
Mayor Pro tern Gyna M. Bivens, District 5
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Michael D. Crain, District 3
Council Member Charlie Lauersdorf, District 4 (via video)
Council Member Jared Williams, District 6
Council Member Macy Hill, District 7
Council Member Chris Nettles, District 8
Council Member Alan Blaylock, District 10
Council Member Jeanette Martinez, District 11
Absent:
Council Member Elizabeth Beck, District 9
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 6:06 p.m.
on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in the City Council Chamber of the Fort Worth City Hall, 200
Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas.
INVOCATION - Associate Pastor Phil Beck, Wedgwood Baptist Church
The invocation was provided by Associate Pastor Phil Beck, Wedgewood Baptist
Church.
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CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 7, 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 Crain made a motion, seconded by Mayor Pro tem Bivens that
the Council Meeting of April 23, 2024, and Work Session, Special Called Budget
Work Session, and Public Comment meetings of April 30, 2024, be approved.
Motion passed 10-0, Council Member Beck absent.
24-4240 Minutes - April 23, 2024 Council
24-4263 Minutes - April 30, 2024 Work Session
24-4269 Minutes - April 30, 2024 Special Called Budget Work Session
24-4265 Minutes - April 30, 2024 Public Comment
PUBLIC COMMENTS
24-4267 Public Comments
Bob Willoughby appeared before Council relative to general comments.
Bishop Kirkland, representing St. Mark Church, appeared before the Council
relative to Las Vegas Trail.
Cassie Will, representing LUCA, appeared before Council relative to Park and
Recreation leaking public information for people to come protest in front of her
house and first amendment violation.
Carlos Turcios, representing Latinos Uniting for Conservative Action, appeared
before Council relative to Freedom of Speech.
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CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024
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Michael Strickland appeared before Council relative to a complaint about
construction and protecting endangered animals.
Meredith Gross appeared before Council relative to constituent concerns of
unresponsiveness.
George Chiles appeared before Council relative to behind the signs.
David Martinez appeared before the Council relative to the Holocaust.
Patrick Jacobs, representing ER Property Owners Association, Inc., appeared
before Council relative to the Northside III water transmission line.
Adrian Smith appeared before Council relative to boa.
Kelly Field appeared before Council via conference call relative to putting a
four -and -a -half -foot water main through Eagle Ranch housing addition.
James Smith appeared before Council relative to Atatiana Jefferson, the alley way in
his district, and safe jails.
Marylin Phillips, representing ER Property Owners Association, Inc., appeared
before Council relative to the Northside III water transmission line.
William Burgan appeared before Council relative to the Convention proposition.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Parker adjourned the meeting at 6:51 p.m.
These minutes were approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 41h day of June, 2024.
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Assistant City Secretary Mayor
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