HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 4522-09-2015 A Resolution
NO. 4522-09-2015
APPROVING THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE FORT
WORTH ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ENDING HOMELESSNESS
WHEREAS, homeless people reside in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and are our
neighbors, constituents, family members and friends; and
WHEREAS, homeless persons are among the City's most vulnerable residents,
experiencing higher rates of victimization and early death than the general public; and
WHEREAS, homelessness is a serious problem in the City of Fort Worth and Tarrant
County and frustrates orderly sustainable development, compromises the economic base of
impacted neighborhoods, limits the effectiveness of efforts to create and maintain a clean,
attractive city, and imperils the safety and health of those experiencing homelessness; and
WHEREAS, the City cannot realize its vision of being Texas' "Most Livable City"
without civic leadership and funding to help end homelessness; and
WHEREAS, on May 17, 2005, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth ("City
Council") adopted Resolution No. 3203-05-2005 which established the Mayor's Advisory
Commission on Homelessness to advise the City Council on policies, plans and methods for
addressing homelessness and to develop a ten-year plan to end chronic homelessness; and
WHEREAS, on June 17, 2008, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 3628-06-2008
which adopted Directions Home: Making Homelessness Rare, Short-Term and Non-Recurring
in Fort Worth, Texas, within Ten Years as the City's official ten-year plan to end chronic
homelessness and amended the City's Comprehensive Plan to incorporate the Directions Home
plan; and
WHEREAS, on January 10, 2012, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2039-01-2012
which created the Fort Worth Advisory Commission on Ending Homelessness ("the
Commission") to promote and encourage community participation in efforts to end
homelessness, to provide recommendations to the City Council regarding policies, plans and
methods for addressing homelessness, and more effectively carry out the Directions Home
Plan; and
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WHEREAS, on March 3, 2015, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 21669-03-
2015, repealing Ordinance No. 20039-01-2012, which created the Fort Worth Advisory
Commission on Ending Homelessness, and re-established the Fort Worth Advisory
Commission on Ending Homelessness; defining its purpose; establishing guidelines for
appointments to the Commission and providing for the Commission's duties and
responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, the Commission shall consist of 15 members appointed by the Mayor,
subject to the approval of the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL O
F THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
The City Council hereby approves the appointment of the persons listed below to the
Fort Worth Advisory Commission on Ending Homelessness to serve at the pleasure of the City
Council as members of the Commission in the places listed adjacent to their names for
terms beginning on the date of adoption of this Resolution and expiring as indicated below:
Name Place Expiration of Term
Don Boren 1 September 30, 2017
Jesse Aguilera 2 September 30, 2016
Monnie Gilliam 3 September 30, 2017
Greg Scott 4 September 30, 2016
Naomi Byrne 5 September 30, 2017
Jason Hall 6 September 30, 2016
Ted Blevins 7 September 30, 2017
Andy Taft 8 September 30, 2016
June Davis 9 September 30, 2017
James Tapscott 10 September 30, 2016
Patricia Ward 11 September 30, 2017
Carol Klocek 12 September 30, 2016
Dawn Zieger 13 September 30, 2017
Melinda Veatch 14 September 30, 2016
Sherly Kenny 15 September 30, 2017
Adopted this 29thday of September, 2015.
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