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Home My WebLink About2025-12-02 - City Council - Public Comments - MinutesCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 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 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 Absent: Council Member Charlie Lauersdorf, District 4 Staff Present: Jesus "Jay" Chapa, City Manager Leann Guzman, City Attorney Jannette S. 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 5:01 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, in the City Council Chamber of the Fort Worth City Hall, 100 Fort Worth Trail, Fort Worth, Texas. INVOCATION - Pastor Chris Freeland, Doxology Bible Church The invocation was provided by Pastor Chris Freeland, Doxology Bible Church. City of Fort Worth page 1 Printed on 1211112025 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2025 Page 2 of 7 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 Council meeting of October 21, 2025, the Council meeting of October 28, 2025, the Special Called Council, Work Session, and Public Comment meetings of November 4, 2025, the Council meeting of November 11, 2025, and the Council meeting of November 18, 2025, be approved. Motion passed 10-0, Council Member Lauersdorf absent. 25-5542 Minutes - October 21, 2025 Council Meeting 25-5544 Minutes - October 28, 2025 Council Meeting 25-5601 Minutes -November 4, 2025 Special Called Council Meeting 25-5603 Minutes -November 4, 2025 Work Session 25-5605 Minutes - November 4, 2025 Public Comment 25-5607 Minutes -November 11, 2025 Council Meeting 25-5609 Minutes -November 18, 2025 Council Meeting PUBLIC COMMENTS 25-5564 Public Comments Sara Redington, representing The Miles Foundation/North Texas Community Foundation, appeared before Council relative to Tarrant County Maternal & Infant Health Coalition Progress and Go -Forward Opportunities. City of Fort Worth Page 2 Printed on 1211112025 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2025 Page 3 of 7 Mendi Tackett appeared before Council relative to in -person comments. Peter Irvin appeared before Council relative to Fort Worth Bond. Nelly Gyamfr completed a speaker card relative to 2026 Bond and City funded childcare 0 - Pre-K and was recognized by Mayor Parker but was not present in the Council Chamber. Chris Wood appeared before Council relative to every second. Nancy Estrada appeared before Council relative to funds. Kaila Womack, representing Justin's Place, appeared before Council relative to Justin's Place. Shaina Starks, representing Literacy Round Up, appeared before Council relative to dyslexia support for children. Kim Medford, representing Literacy Round Up, appeared before Council relative to literacy. Alan Lobaugh completed a speaker card relative affordable housing and was recognized by Mayor Parker but was not present in the Council Chamber. Whitney Wood Juarez appeared before Council relative to affordable housing. Jerry Jerry appeared before Council relative to Helping Heros. George Childs appeared before Council relative to first amendment protections/shrinkflation. Shae Shaw, representing Shae Shaw, LLC dba The Party Poet, appeared before Council relative to "We, The People" are priority. Jerre Tracy, representing Historic Fort Worth, Inc., appeared before Council relative to Fort Worth Community Arts Center usage. Q1, of Fort fflortit Page 3 Printed on 1211112025 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2025 Page 4 of 7 Rebecca Montgomery, representing Literacy Round -Up, appeared before Council relative to literacy. Bart McGaughy appeared before Council relative to transportation. Leila Santillan, Fort Worth Education Partnership, appeared before Council relative to public comment. Andrew Torre appeared before public comments. Yolanda Smith Smith, representing Literacy Roundup, appeared before Council relative to literacy. Chris Shropshire, representing Paul Quinn College, appeared before Council relative to Paul Quinn College - Crowley ISD 1882 Partnership update. EJ Carrion appeared before Council relative to leadership. Martin Muloski appeared before Council relative to District 6 ice rink. Sabrina Ball appeared before Council relative to Maternal Health. Sharma Snider, representing United Way of Tarrant County, appeared before Council relative to Team Birth and Maternal Health. Becky Bass, representing Fort Worth Community Land Trust, appeared before Council relative to 2026 Bond priorities. Michelle Kennedy, representing Trinity Habitat for Humanity, appeared before Council relative to 2026 Bond. CJ Johnson completed a speaker card relative to Team Fort Worth is worth it and was recognized by Mayor Parker but was not present in the Council Chamber. Wesley Kirk, representing Support Fort Worth Art, appeared before the Council relative to the future of the Fort Worth Community Arts Center. Cil1' of rorl I i'orllr Page 4 Primer/ on 1211112025 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2025 Page 5 of 7 David Martinez appeared before Council relative to Native American affairs. Ann Zadeh appeared before Council relative to various concerns. Stephen Bryant appeared before Council relative to Fort Worth 26 Bond ideas. Amy Rasor appeared before Council relative to the importance of the arts in a world class city. Mindia Whittier appeared before Council relative to accountability. Dereka Patterson appeared before Council' relative to District 6 (Risinger/McCart not new Chisholm Trail area). Benjamin Ledesma appeared before Council relative to 1300 Gendy redevelopment. Chris Tackett appeared before Council relative to affordability. Darlene Cryer, representing Literacy Roundup, appeared before Council relative to literacy. David Rodriguez appeared before Council relative to public comments. Drew Brown appeared before Council relative to Fort Worth Community Arts Center. Manuel Mata appeared before Council relative to public comments. Donna VanNess, representing Housing Channel, appeared before Council relative to 2026 Bond priorities. Becky Delaune appeared before Council relative to Tarrant County sending the most kids to state prison. Qv of Fort Worth Page 5 Printed on 1211112025 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2025 Page 6 of 7 Jeffery Berk appeared before Council relative to renovating the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center, renovating and utilizing the criminal courts building, and incentives for utilizing abandoned buildings. Adrian Smith appeared before Council relative to the time is now. Patrice Jones appeared before Council relative to limit of public comments and Bradford Davis. Julie Wende appeared before Council relative to Community Arts Center. Carolina M Rodriguez completed a speaker card relative to tba and was recognized by Mayor Parker but was not present in the Council Chamber. Anthony Michael Moore, representing NAMI, completed a speaker card relative to mental health and was recognized by Mayor Parker but was not present in the Council Chamber. Hailey Green appeared before Council relative to requesting an update of the state of the Fort Worth Community Arts Center. Jim DeLong appeared before Council relative to unity. Jazelle Henderson, representing We The People, appeared before Council relative to public opinion. James Smith Smith completed a speaker card relative to Atatiana Jefferson 7th year and public comment departure of the norm and was recognized by Mayor Parker but was not present in the Council Chamber. Tara Maldonado -Wilson completed a speaker card relative to Fort Worth 2026 Bond and was recognized by Mayor Parker but was not present in the Council Chamber. Alexander Montalvo appeared before Council relative to poor weak leadership that continues to try to silence people. City oJ'Fort Worth Page 6 Printed on 1211112025 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2025 Page 7 of 7 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Mayor Parker adjourned the meeting at 6:28 p.m. These minutes were approved by the Fort Worth City Cquncil on the 6th day of January 2026. Attest: nnette S. Goodall Mattie P City Secretary Mayor Cite of Fort Worth Page 7 Printed on 1211112025