HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025/05/06-Minutes-City Council-WorksessionCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORI�SESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2025
Present:
Mayor Mattie Parlcer
Mayor Pro tem Gyna M. Bivens, District 5(az•rived at 1:13 p.m.)
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Michael D. Crain, District 3
Council Member Charlie Laueisdorf, District 4
Council Member Jared Williams, Distr•ict 6
Council Member Macy Hill, District 7
Council Member Chris Nettles, District 8(arrived at 1:10 p.m.)
Council Member Elizabeth Becic, District 9
Council Member Alan Blaylock, District 10
Absent:
Council Member Jeanette Martinez, District 11
Staff Present:
Jesus "Jay" Chapa, City Manager
Leann Guzman, City Attorney
Katherine Cenicola, Assistant City Secretary
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, Mayor Pai•ker called the City
Council Worlc Session of the Fort Worth City Council to order at 1:03 p.m. on Tuesday,
May 6, 2025, in the City Council Worlc Session Room of the Fort Worth City Hall, 100
Fort Worth Trail, Fort Woi�th, Texas.
1. Report of the City Manager - Jesus "Jay" Chapa, City Manager
a. Upcoming and Recent Events
There were no upcoming and recent events.
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b. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
City Manager Jay Chapa called on:
- DJ Harrell to Recognize LaMonica Smith for Receiving the Excellence
Award fi•om the 2025 Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth's
Legends of Tart•ant County.
- Jesica McEachern to Recognize National Public Works Weelc, May 19
-25, 2025.
- Jesica McEachern to Recognize Texas Flood Awareness Weelc, May
19 -23, 2025.
- Midori Clarlc to Recognize National Library Worlcers Appreciation Day.
- Chief Davis to Recognize EMS Weelc and Fire Fighter Appreciation
Day, May 4, 2025.
c. Info►•mal Repoi•ts
25-0059 Contract with The Marilla Group foc Contracted Chief Communications
Officer - Bethany Wai•nei•, Interim C11ief Communications Officer
Bethany Warner, Interim Chief Communications Officer, provided a summary
of the report.
25-0060 Police Chief Recruitment Process - Leila Peeples, Hu�nan Resoucces
Assistant Directoi•
Victoi• Escobedo, Human Resources Manager, provided a summary of the
report.
25-0061 Proposed Council Initiated Zoning Changes for Certain Pcoperties Along
North, South and West Normandale Street between Loop 820 and Las Vegas Trail
to "MU-1" Low Intensity Mixed-Use Zoning District in Council District 3-
LaShondra Stringfellow, Developinent Services Assistant Director
LaShondra Stringfellow, Development Services Assistant Director, provided a
summaty of the report.
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2. Questions Regarding Changes in Membe�ship on Boards and Commissious for
May 13, 2025 Council Meeting
There were no questions regarding Changes in Membe�ship on Boards and Commissions
for May 13, 2025, Council Meeting.
3. Questions Regarding Signi�cant Zoning Cases for May 13, 2025 Council
Meeting
There were no questions regarding significant Zoning Cases for May 13, 2025, Council
Meeting.
4. Questions Regarding City Council M&C Log for May 13, 2025 Council
Meeting
There were no questions regarding City Council M&C Log for May 13, 2025, Council
Meeting.
5. Crime Lab Update — Neil Noakes, Police Chief
Presentation was made by Neil Noakes, Police Chief.
6. Update on Special Disti•icts — Dana Burghdoff, Assistant City Manager
Presentation was made by Dana Burghdoff, Assistant City Manager.
7. Update on West Side TIF - Michael Hennig, Economic Development Manager
Presentation was made by Michael Hennig, Economic Development Manager.
Mayor Parlcer aslced staff to look into adding West 7th bacic into the TIF and thinking
strategically about who is on the TIF Board.
8. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Mayor Pro Tem requested membership consistency between the Woodhaven TIF and
Woodhaven Neighborhood Association.
Council Member Williams requested process for making Marshal's civil service
empioyees.
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Council Member Becic requested travel spent by departinent, including Mayor and
Council.
Council Member Nettles requested update on lceeping City's alleys clean.
Council Member Nettles requested information on Getting a district office in the Council
Member's comrnunity.
Council Membei• Nettles requested the discretionary authority of Code Compliance
relating to illegal infrastructiire.
ADJOURNM�NT
There being no fiu•ther business, Mayor Parlcer adjourned the meeting at 2:55 p.m.
These minutes were approved by the Foi-t Worth City Council on the 31•d day of
June, 2025. � ,,�
Attest:
Q
J nnette S. Goodall
ity Secretaty
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