HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025/04/01-Minutes-Public Comments-City CouncilCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2025
Present:
Mayor Mattie Parker
Mayor Pro tern Gyna M. Bivens, District 5 (Virtual)
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Michael D. Crain, District 3
Council Member Jared Williams, District 6 (Virtual, joined at 6:10 p.m.)
Council Member Macy Hill, District 7
Council Member Chris Nettles, District 8
Council Member Elizabeth Beck, District 9
Council Member Alan Blaylock, District 10 (Virtual)
Council Member Jeanette Martinez, District 11 (Virtual)
Absent:
Council Member Charlie Lauersdorf, District 4
Staff Present:
Dana Burghdoff, Assistant City Manager
Leann Guzman, City Attorney
Jannette 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 6:02 p.m.
on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in the City Council Chamber of the Fort Worth City Hall, 100
Fort Worth Trail, Fort Worth, Texas.
INVOCATION - Lieutenant Colonel Michael Seaman, U.S. Air Force Reserve
Chaplain
The invocation was provided by Lieutenant Colonel Michael Seaman, Chaplain for the
U.S. Air Force Reserve.
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CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2025
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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 Nettles made a motion, seconded by Mayor Pro tem Bivens, that
the Regular Council meeting of February 25, 2025, and the Work Session and
Public Comment meetings of March 4, 2025, be approved. Motion passed 9-0,
Council Member Lauersdorf absent and Council Member Williams off the dais.
25-4919 Minutes - February 25, 2025 Council Meeting
25-4974 Minutes - March 4, 2025 Work Session
25-4976 Minutes - March 4, 2025 Public Comment
PUBLIC COMMENTS
25-4982 Public Comments
Chris Wood appeared before Council relative to tenant advocacy.
Bob Willoughby appeared before Council relative to general comments.
David Martinez appeared before Council relative to Carter Park.
Payton Jackson appeared before Council relative to -.
Carolina Rodriguez appeared before council relative to tba.
Basil Zangare, representing BZWatchdog News, appeared before Council relative
to tba.
Adrian Smith completed a speaker card relative to abedefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz
and was recognized by Mayor Parker but was not present in the Council Chamber.
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CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2025
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Jim DeLong appeared before Council relative to a prayer.
Rick Herring, representing Friends of Gateway Park, appeared before Council
relative to Gateway Park 2026 bond funding.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Parker adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m.
These minutes were approved by the Fat Worth City CAcil on the 15th cfi of April, 2025.
Attest SMIfioe"'
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C ty Secretary Mayor
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