HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-09-23 - City Council - Public Comments - MinutesCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2025
Present:
Mayor Mattie Parker
Mayor Pro tem Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Michael D. Crain, District 3
Council Member Deborah Peoples, District 5
Council Member Dr. Mia Hall, District 6
Council Member Chris Nettles, District 8
Council Member Elizabeth Beck, District 9
Council Member Alan Blaylock, District 10
Present:
Council Member Charlie Lauersdorf, District 4
Council Member Macy Hill, District 7
Council Member Jeanette Martinez, District 11
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 6:01 p.m.
on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, in the City Council Chamber of the Fort Worth City
Hall, 100 Fort Worth Trail, Fort Worth, Texas.
INVOCATION - Pastor Don Hudson, Trinity Christian Church
The invocation was provided by Mayor Pro tern Flores.
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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 Crain made a motion, seconded by Mayor Pro tem Flores, that
the Work Session and Public Comment meetings of September 9, 2025, be
approved. Motion passed 8-0, Council Members Lauersdorf, Hill, and Martinez
were absent.
25-5400 Minutes - September 9, 2025 Work Session
25-5402 Minutes - September 9, 2025 Public Comment
PUBLIC COMMENTS
25-5406 Public Comments
Bob Willoughby appeared before Council relative to general comments.
Mendi Tackett appeared before Council relative to public comment.
Patrice Jones, representing By Any Means 104, completed a speaker card relative
to Mattie Parker inviting extremism into Tarrant County and was recognized by
Mayor Parker but was not present in the Council Chamber.
Ken Shimamoto appeared before the Council relative to the first amendment.
Jeremy Pope appeared before Council relative to Mayor Parker and Councilwoman
Beck's Instagram post.
Sarah Maxwell appeared before Council relative to a request for the City Council to
censure Elizabeth Beck.
Chris Wood appeared before Council relative to the burden of staying safe.
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Whitney Wood Juarez completed a speaker card relative to asking for unification
and was recognized by Mayor Parker but was not present in the Council Chamber.
Chris Tackett appeared before Council relative to extremism.
Charles Wedemeyer appeared before Council relative to Fort Worth City Council
responsibilities.
Thomas Hamilton completed a speaker card relative to public safety and was
recognized by Mayor Parker but was not present in the Council Chamber.
Eddie Delgado, representing Fort Worth Area Indivisible, appeared before Council
relative to public unity.
Alexander Stein appeared before Council relative to Charlie Kirk.
Jamie Von Trapp appeared before Council relative to disturbing comments from
Councilwoman Beck.
Sabrina Ball appeared before Council relative to community relations.
Denae Jackson, representing Our Kids Our Future, completed a speaker card
relative to the judicial system and youth and was recognized by Mayor Parker but
was not present in the Council Chamber.
Paige Wallace appeared before Council relative to Charlie.
Brian Sprague, representing Brian Sprague for Congress, completed a speaker card
relative to public comments made by Councilwoman Elizabeth Beck and was
recognized by Mayor Parker but was not present in the Council Chamber.
Adrian Smith completed a speaker card relative to recall of Mayor Mattie Parker
and was recognized by Mayor Parker but was not present in the Council Chamber.
Bishop Kirkland appeared before Council relative to public comment.
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Ann Zadeh appeared before Council relative to concerns.
Aysha Masood, representing Success Leadership Network Fellowship, completed
a speaker card relative to Harmony Charter Schools and was recognized by Mayor
Parker but was not present in the Council Chamber.
Nydia Cardenas appeared before Council relative to an alternative to the hate
rhetoric.
Jim DeLong appeared before Council relative to unity.
Barney Holland completed a speaker card relative to Fort Worth City Council and
was recognized by Mayor Parker but was not present in the Council Chamber.
David Rodriguez appeared before Council relative to public comment.
David Martinez completed a speaker card relative to neighborhood events in
southside and was recognized by Mayor Parker but was not present in the Council
Chamber.
James Smith completed a speaker card relative to 2019 over view six year analyst
and was recognized by Mayor Parker but was not present in the Council Chamber.
Carolyn M. Rodriguez appeared before Council relative to tba.
Kay Duffy appeared before Council relative to Council unity.
Alexander Montalvo appeared before Council relative to extremism in Fort Worth.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further, Mayor Parker adjourned the meeting at 7:05 p.m.
These minutes were approved by the Fort Worth City 0-ove
il on the 4th day of November, 2025.
Attest: App
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