HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025/05/13-Minutes-City Council (2)CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2025
Present:
Mayor Mattie Parker
Mayor Pro tem Gyna M. Bivens, District 5
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Michael D. Crain, District 3
Council Member Charlie Lauersdorf, District 4
Council Meinber Jared Williams, District 6
Council Member Macy Hill, District 7
Council Member Chris Nettles, District 8
Council Member Elizabeth Beck, District 9
Council Member Alan Blaylocic, District 10
Council Member Jeanette Martinez, District 11
Staff Present:
Jesus "Jay" Chapa, City Manager
Leann Guzman, City Attor�iey
Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary
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With a quorum of the City Council Members present, Mayor Parlcer called the Special
Called City Council Meeting - Election Canvass to order at 5:14 p.m. on Tuesday, May
13, 2025, in the Fort Worth City Hall, 100 Fort Worth Trail, Fort Worth, Texas.
CERTIFICATION OF OFFICAL RETURNS SY CITY SECRETARY
1. General Election Held on May 3, 2025, for the Purpose of Electing a Mayor and City Council
Members for City Council Districts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11
City Secretaiy Goodall advised Council that they had been provided with the
certifications and tabulations of the official election retunis froin Tarrant, Denton, and
Parker Counties for the General Election held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, for the purpose
of electing the Mayor and ten (10) City Council Members for their respective single
member disn-icts of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, with the certified cumulative returns
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for such elections. She stated that as a result of the taUulations, the following persons
were hereby elected to the City Council:
Mayot : Mattie Parlcer
Council Member Disri-ict 2: Carlos Flores
Council Member Dist�ict 3: Michael Crain
Council Member District 4: Charles Lauersdorf
Council Member District 5: Deborah Peoples
Council Member Dishict 7: Macy Hill
Council Meinber District 8: Clu-is Nettles
Council Member District 9: Elizabeth Beck
Council Member District 10: Alan Blaylock
Council Meinber Dish�ict 11: Jeanette Martinez
City Secretaiy Goodall advised that no candidate had received a majority of the total
number of votes received by all candidates for the City Council District 6 and that no
candidate be declared elected to City Council District 6. In accordance with Chapter IV,
Section 2, Fort Worth City Home Rule Charter, a ilin-off election is hereby necessary to
fill this place on the Ciry Council.
RESOLUTIONS
1. 25-5090 A Resolution Canvassing the Returns; Declaring tlie Results of the General
Election Held on May 3, 2025, for the Purpose of Electing a Mayor and City Council
Members for the City of Fort Worth; and Declaring a Run-Off Election for June 7,
2025
The following individuals appeared before Council in opposition to Item 25-5090.
Bob Willoughby
Adrian Smith
Motion: Mayor Pro tem Bivens made a motion, seconded by Council Member
Nettles, that Resoh►tion No. 6087-OS-2025 Ue adopted. Motion passed 11-0.
Mayor Pro tem Bivens expressed appreciation to her family, friends, citizens of Fort
Worth and staff for their support and provided remarlcs relative to District 5.
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Judge Mary Ellen Hicks administered the Oath of Office to Deborah Peoples.
(Council Member Peoples took her place at the dais.)
PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION
Certificates of Election for the Mayor and City Council were placed at the dais.
ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE
City Secretary Goodall administered the Oath of Office to Council Meniber Nettles.
REMARKS AND INTRODUCTIONS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
There were no remarks a�id introductions by Council Meinbers.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Parker adjounied the meeting at 6:05 p.m.
These minutes were approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 3rd day of
June, 2025. €�
Attest:
annette S. Goodall
ity Secretary
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