HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025/01/14-Minutes-Fort Worth Local Development Corporation (FWLDC)CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
FORT WORTH LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2025
Present:
President Gyna M. Bivens
Vice President Alan Blaylock
Trustee Mattie Parker (Arrived at 5:59 p.m.)
Trustee Carlos Flores (Virtual)
Trustee Michael D. Crain
Trustee Charlie Lauersdorf
Trustee Jared Williams
Trustee Macy Hill
Trustee Chris Nettles
Trustee Elizabeth Beck
Trustee Jeanette Martinez
City Staff.
William Johnson, Assistant City Manager
Robert Sturns, Economic Development Director
Larry Collister, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Reginald Zeno, Treasurer
Ronald P. Gonzales, Assistant 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 5:58 p.m. on Tuesday,
January 14, 2025, in the City Council Conference Room 2020 of the Fort Worth Municipal
Building, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas.
II. Approval of November 19, 2024, Minutes
Motion was made by Trustee Blaylock and seconded by Trustee Nettles to approve the November
19, 2024, meeting minutes. The motion passed on a 10-0 vote; Trustee Parker absent.
III. Briefings
a. Financial Report for the period of October 2024 through November 2024.
There was no discussion on this item; it was for informational purposes.
IV. Action Items
a. Consideration of a resolution to authorize entering into a grant agreement in the
amount of $35,000 with Camp Bowie Inc. for the provision of organizational and other
assistance to the Lake Como Neighborhood Advisory Council (Robert Sturns,
Economic Development Director)
Motion was made by Trustee Crain and seconded by Trustee Williams to approve Resolution No.
FWLDC-2025-01, to authorize entering into a grant agreement in the amount of $35,000 with
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Camp Bowie Inc. for the provision of organizational and other assistance to the Lake Como
Neighborhood Advisory Council. The motion passed on a 10-0 vote.
b. Consideration of a resolution allocating $500,000.00 for third -parry vendors
promoting the City of Fort Worth for the purposes of business recruitment and
expansion and authorizing an agreement with the Fort Worth Economic Development
Partnership to manage the promotional strategies and vendors at no cost (Robert
Sturns, Economic Development Director)
Motion was made by Trustee Crain and seconded by Trustee Williams to approve Resolution No.
FWLDC-2025-02, allocating $500,000.00 for third -party vendors promoting the City of Fort
Worth for the purposes of business recruitment and expansion and authorizing an agreement with
the Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership to manage the promotional strategies and
vendors at no cost. The motion passed on a 11-0 vote.
V. Executive Session
There was no Executive Session.
VI. Request for Future Agenda Items
There were no requests for future agenda items.
VII. Adjourn
With no further discussion, President Bivens adjourned the meeting of the Fort Worth Local
Development Corporation Board at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 14, 2025.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth Local Development Corporation Board of Directors
on the 25th day of February, 2025.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
Prepared and respectfully submitted by:
Jannette S. Goodall
Corporate Secretary