HomeMy WebLinkAbout26-6358 - City Council - ResolutionRESOLUTION 26-6358
APPOINTING MACY HILL AND JESUS "JAY" CHAPA TO THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF GENDY STREET MANAGEMENT CORP., A TEXAS NON-PROFIT
CORPORATION
WHEREAS, Gendy Street Management Corp. ("GSMC") is a privately -created Texas
non-profit corporation organized for the purpose of lessening the burdens of the City of Fort
Worth (the "City") and managing operations of the Will Rogers Memorial Center; and
WHEREAS, the City and GSMC are parties to a qualified management agreement for
the management and operation of the Will Rogers Memorial Center, located in the Cultural
District of the City and owned by the City (Fort Worth City Council Contract No. 65515); and
WHEREAS, GSMC's bylaws (the "Bylaws") specify that the corporation's affairs will
be directed by a board of directors (the "Board"), with two (2) places on the Board reserved for
individuals appointed by the City Council (each a "City Council Appointed Director"); and
WHEREAS, the Bylaws specify that the City Council Appointed Directors must be
persons serving as Mayor, a member of the City Council, the City Manager, or an Assistant City
Manager, but that not more than one (1) City Council Appointed Director may be an elected
official; and
WHEREAS, the City's Ethics Code permits the City Council to appoint a person to the
board of directors or other governing board of a business entity without acquiring a substantial
interest in the entity so long as the person receives no direct or indirect remuneration for his or
her service and the primary nature of the business is either charitable, nonprofit, or governmental;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council Appointed Directors will not receive remuneration or have
any other financial interests in GSMC; and
WHEREAS, the Bylaws provide for staggered, four-year terms of each Board member,
including City Council Appointed Directors; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to appoint the individuals named below to the Board
as City Council Appointed Directors in order to further the City's and the public's interests in the
management and operation of the Will Rogers Memorial Center.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS THAT:
1. The persons whose names appear below are hereby appointed to the Board as City
Council Appointed Directors to serve for terms expiring on the dates set forth
below:
Name City Position Expiration of Term
Macy Hill City Councilmember August 3, 2028
Jesus "Jay" Chapa City Manager August 3, 2030
2. Each respective term of a City Council Appointed Director will be deemed vacant
upon the effective date that such individual is no longer serving as Mayor, a
member of the City Council, the City Manager, or an Assistant City Manager.
3. The City Council hereby reserves the right, at any time and for any reason, to
remove a City Council Appointed Director and to appoint a qualifying individual to
serve in that City Council Appointed Director's place for the remainder of his or her
term.
4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Adopted this August 11, 2026.
ATTEST:
Katlu ize CuuceP�
By:
Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary