HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 6078-04-2025A Resolution
NO.6078-04-2025
DESIGNATING ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER DANA BURGHDOFF
TO SERVE AS AN ADVISORY DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS, INC.,
A TEXAS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, AND DESIGNATING PARK AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR DAVE LEWIS TO SERVE AS AN
ADVISORY DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BRIT
LANDOWNER, A TEXAS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION
WHEREAS, the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Inc. ("BRIT") is a privately -
created Texas non-profit corporation organized for the purpose of, among other things,
protecting, utilizing, expanding, enhancing, and caring for certain botanical collections for
the benefit of scholarly research and general public education; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth ("City") and BRIT are currently parties to the
following two agreements. (1) a lease governing the development, construction, and
operation of BRIT's public botanical research institute located on City -owned property
at 1700 University Drive (City Secretary Contract Number 31471); and (2) a management
agreement for operating and improving the Fort Worth Botanic Garden on City -owned
property located at 1800 University Drive (City Secretary Contract Number 54201); and
WHEREAS, BRIT Landowner ("Landowner"), a Texas non-profit corporation, was
created as a support organization of BRIT; and
WHEREAS, the City's Ethics Code permits a person to serve on the board of directors
or other governing board of a business entity without it constituting a substantial interest
in the entity so long as the person has been designated by the City Council to serve on such
board, the person receives no direct or indirect remuneration for his or her service, and the
primary nature of the business is charitable, nonprofit, or governmental; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, as the appropriate body.for designating individuals
to serve on behalf of the City on the Boards of Directors of BRIT and of Landowner, previously
appointed Assistant City Manager Jesica McEachern to serve as an Advisory Director on the
Board of Directors of BRIT (Resolution Number 5797-09-2023) and appointed former
Director of the Park and Recreation Department Richard Zavala to serve as an Advisory
Director on the Board of Directors of Landowner (Resolution Number 5111-06-2019); and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to appoint Dana Burghdoff and Dave
Lewis as replacement members to these Boards of Directors; and
WHEREAS, neither Dana Burghdoff nor Dave Lewis will receive any
remuneration or have any other financial interests in either BRIT or Landowner;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT:
1. The City Council designates Assistant City Manager Dana Burghdoff to replace
Jesica McEachern as a non -voting Advisory Director on the Board of Directors
of BRIT, said designation to remain in effect until City Council designates a
successor or until such time as Dana Burghdoff is no longer serving as Assistant
City Manager or in a comparable role within the City Manager's Office,
whichever comes first.
2. The City Council reserves the right, at any time and for any reason, to remove
Dana Burghdoff as an Advisory Director on the Board of Directors of BRIT.
3. The City Council designates Park and Recreation Department Director Dave
Lewis to replace Richard Zavala as a non -voting Advisory Director on the Board
of Directors of Landowner, said designation to remain in effect until City
Council designates a successor or until such time as Dave Lewis is no longer
serving as the Park and Recreation Department Director, whichever comes first.
4. The City Council reserves the right, at any time and for any reason, to remove
Dave Lewis as an Advisory Director on the Board of Directors of Landowner.
5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
AND IT IS SO RESOLVED.
ADOPTED this 8a' day of April, 2025.
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