Mic check three up. Mic check three. One, two. Sounds good. Oh, thank you all for being here and I hope that you had uh time to go around to all the different departments and visit with somebody. Please, somebody in
storm water save my duck for me because I need that duck. But uh I am delighted that you all are here this morning. I started my morning at a health fair and I was rushing here but so I promise I calm myself down because I didn't want
to be late. So my blood pressure is good. But um uh in District 5, we try to do it right. And so we wanted you to see the amazing facility here at the East Sidewide. They opened the pool this summer. So there's lots for you to do.
But today we're going to spend some time talking about two very important items. The comprehensive plan and also the 2026 bond election. But I cannot start any presentation without introducing some
VIPs. That's very important public servants. And so today we have been joined by three of our commissioners. Okay. And don't say, "Oh, no." And so, uh, we have our commissioner here for
aviation, Commissioner Marvin Diaz. Would you stand up? Okay. And so, he thought he retired. We got him back on the aviation board. And then he started a whole new aviation program
at UTA. So, thank you. Okay. And then Commissioner Robertson, would you stand up on Trinity Metro board? So, he made the mistake of telling me that he loved what he did and so I signed him
up for a whole another term. But more importantly, we have a very special commissioner here today with a very special something happened yesterday.
Commissioner Charles Edmunds, happy belated birthday. And so, Commissioner Edmunds serves on our zoning commission. He served on our planning commission. So, he had brings a wealth of knowledge and information and
so just so grateful to have him serving. So, thank you very much. Okay. So, but now what you all came for is not to see me. You didn't. I know you didn't. You came to see what we have planned for.
And so, here today, we have extraordinary city staff here to help us navigate this. So, very quickly, I'm going to ask all city staff to please stand or wave or give something so we'll know you're all here.
They're here to answer questions. So, you should not walk out of this room without having your question at least answered or us promise to follow up. This is your meeting and that is why we are here. And
so, I'm going to turn it over uh to our amazing representative from the planning department, Tony. come on up here because Tony is going to walk us through the 2050 comprehensive plan because you
need to know about that before we go into the bond program. So Tony, thank you very much. >> Thank you. Uh so my name is Tony Herald. Um I'm the planning manager for Fort Worth's long-range planning division. Uh here to talk about the 2050 comprehensive plan. Before I start
talking, we have a nice short video for y'all to look at. This is our Fort Worth, the place where we grow up, where our friends will build dreams, and where the choices we make today shape the world we live in tomorrow. >> Our city is growing faster than ever.
But growth takes smart planning, designing neighborhoods and districts where people can live, work, learn, and play within reach. >> It's about thinking long term, and now's the time to is working to get it done. And so we'll
let OGA work on that. But what the cont comprehensive plan tells us is where we're going. And that's uh that's the whole purpose of this. And that's why I wanted us to see the comprehensive plan before we saw the bond program.
>> Okay. Listen. Okay. Tony says, "Okay." Okay. I'm going to sit here and I'll be his visual assistant. So, okay. When When y'all get tired of listening to him, somebody hold your hand and I'll go like this and tell him to shut up. Okay. Or Oh, yeah. Okay.
So, I think we may skip the video for today. It looks like we're having some technical difficulties. >> Oh. >> Oh, maybe it's going to show y'all a pay bill. Look What? So the 2050 comprehensive plan really is
meant to act as it's it it works with the bond, but it's really meant to act as Fort Worth's official guide for growth and development over the next 25 years. It's truly thought of as Oh, >> okay. Um, so it really is the the goals, objectives, policies, and strategies, a summary of all these things that will be
the official guide for growth and development across the city. This is a truly long range plan and it's for 2050. It's for the next two and a half decades. So, it's not just for you and me in this room. It's for our kids. It's for our grandkids and it's even for our great grandkids because as we grow up, we want everybody to have um equal
opportunity for, you know, working in uh job good jobs, good housing, safe neighborhoods, strong neighborhoods, and essentially it's a strong strong resilient economy overall. Um, we just go to the next
>> Rose is working hard over here. >> We do have our team over here, by the way, the long range planning division. Um, we are here to talk to you about long-range planning in general as well as the 2050 comprehensive plan and how it ties into the bond program, how it ties into other plans throughout the city. Uh we also are asking for folks to
um participate in our uh dot board over here. >> This is our Fort Worth, the place where we grew up. >> Where our friends will build dreams and where the choices we make today shape the world we live in tomorrow. >> Our city is growing faster than ever.
But growth takes smart planning. Designing neighborhoods and districts where people can live, work, learn, and play within reach. It's about thinking long term. And now's the time to reimagine where we can go next. That's what the 2050 comprehensive plan is all
about. A vision and a plan for how we grow, connect, and thrive over the next 25 years. >> Think of this as a big picture way to plan. Instead of focusing on one property at a time, we look at how entire neighborhoods, streets, and
districts fit together, how homes link to schools and work sites, and how trails lead to parks and community centers. >> A garden empty lot into imagine turning an empty lot into a new home or a business right down the
street. We can create active neighborhood centers where people meet up with family and friends connected by greeting quarters, trails, and additional transit building every corner of our city. This plan keeps each area's
character intact while giving every neighborhood a chance to grow in a way that faces its residents. Our future can be a place with even more great jobs and innovative companies with advanced employment and higher education centers. >> Vibrant places, great neighborhoods, a
city we're all proud to call home. That's the future the comprehensive plan helps guide for all of us. >> So, what will Fort Worth look like when I grow up? >> Those decisions start now and they start with you. Your voice, your ideas, your
priorities, they shape the goals and policies that will guide our future. This is your chance to help decide how land is used, how growth happens, and how we enhance the character of our neighborhoods. >> Join the conversation, >> share ideas, and help us reimagine Fort
Worth. This is our chance to make Fort Worth a better place with fun. We did it. We made it through. Um, so as again just to reiterate, this is a long range comprehensive plan just to kind of make sure we're under understanding all of this. Um and it
really is meant to guide Fort Worth over the next decades. Uh particularly as we continue to grow uh from 11th largest to 10th largest, 9th, eighth largest city in the country. We really want to be uh have this comprehensive mindset and we want to really involve all departments across the city uh expert consult expert
expertise from consultants as well as um uh consultation with you the public. So where are we now in this plan? In 2024, we worked with the community to develop an emerging vision, an overall vision for the city of Fort Worth. And now, as we're in 2025, moving into 2026
and ultimately into adoption in 2027, we're really trying to hone in on that emerging vision and develop the goals, strategies, and actions needed to turn that vision uh into reality into an actual comprehensive plan. Um, and again, we're doing this through uh expert consultation. We're doing it
through pop-up events. We're doing it through meetings. Um we're doing it through uh online engagement as well and I'm going to show you a couple resources in the future uh the next slide I mean uh where we can continue involvement throughout this process. So our primary your primary window into
our planning process is connect. That's www.connectfw.com/comprehensive plan. Uh it's also available through this QR code and through QR codes throughout this uh throughout the meeting throughout these slides. Um on there we're going to have general we do have general project information. We have a timeline of events. We have
general phasing where we are in the project. Uh any interim um research or uh reports that we're sharing with y'all uh based on what we've learned throughout the process. Uh currently we just added our uh preliminary engagement survey uh preliminary engagement
summary. Sorry about that. Uh uh summarizing the 2024 engagement that I spoke of earlier. So that's available on the site and as we continue through the process through next year we are going to continue to add uh everything uh that we would like to share with you on the plan itself on the connect for site
itself. Uh most importantly right now we have an active interactive survey. This is going to be open through January 2019 which we highly encourage everybody here to take and share far and wide. Um the survey really gets at uh asking y'all for your overall priorities and needs.
uh what you think for the city of Fort Worth, how you feel we should we should grow uh over the next again two and a half decades, any thoughts on potential challenges and opportunities that have been identified uh with the city and then there's uh also an opportunity for you all to identify some specific areas throughout the city that you may think
there be good to have a specific type of development or redevelopment there. And all this information we get it, we work with it, we add it, we we take all this into account when developing the plan. So again, I'm here with the team, Eric Flagiger, Estella Alvarez, Renoso, Anthony Cisneros, and Conor McDonald. Uh
we are the long-range planning team. We're here to talk to you about any questions you might have. Uh happy to chat after this, happy to chat in the future. There's contact information on Connect for Worth. So feel free to send us an email. Uh with any questions, uh we we we check that every morning. Uh long-range planning atorthex.gov.
And with that, I'm going to hand it over to April Rose with the 2026 bond program. Thank you, Tony. >> All right, we're gonna >> Okay, gonna do one thing here, which is Oh, lordy.
How do we go through full screen? Okay. Nope. >> I'm just trying to go to full screen. Okay. Thank you. We can go to the next one. We can go to
the next slide. We can go to the next one. >> In the 2050 comprehensive plan, the city of Fort Worth is looking far ahead, setting an ambitious vision for how our city will grow and thrive in the decades to come. >> There we go. >> Bringing that big picture vision. >> All right. So, there is a video online
through YouTube that we highly encourage you to visit and you can actually access it through www.connectworth.com. But I would like to kind of highlight some of the points within um that specific video. So as Tony mentioned, the comprehensive plan is really looking
into long range planning. Well, to bring some some of that long range planning to fruition, uh we really want to start thinking about real short-term action. And that is where the 2026 bond comes in. So, if you've been a resident of the city of Fort Worth for a while or if
you're new, uh, every four years, Fort Worth voters have that chance to shape what the future can look like uh, through a bond election. And that is looking at essential infrastructure uh, for 2026. And so, currently, we we've
developed a bond at $840 million, and that's a package uh, to really keep up with the city of Fort Worth when it comes to moving forward. So, one of the big takeaways is that out of the city's 67 cent tax rate, almost 15 cents goes
towards paying off debt. Now, that proposed package of the bond at 840 million fits within that 15 cents. So, in other words, your tax rate won't go up because of the bond program. So, fixing every identified need would cost
billions. In fact, the city of Fort Worth, working with city council, we worked with all of our departments. Um, our need is actually at about $2.7 billion. And so, while we cannot fix everything within $2.7 billion, we can try to be
able to assess what we can fit within that $840 million bond program. So I'll go and walk through in a moment related to all the various propositions. But some of the highlights is related to streets and mobility which includes designing and constructing major
roadways, intersections and so forth. And the proposed projects were chosen to advance our city priorities that were identified within the city's master transportation plan. We also have the parks and open space which really focuses on expanding recreation and active transportation uh corridors for
our growing population. And again, that also space and public realm master plans. So the remaining funds that we'll go and show also tie into public safety, animal shelter, library upgrades, and affordable housing. So the projects were
not chosen at random. We worked with our staff to really be able to bring to you sort of our best foot forward. But as all things, we're currently in the public engagement phase in that our projects are not entirely baked, right? They're still a work in progress in terms of being able to receive some of
your feedback, receive uh some of those comments um to really help us confirm what that final list can look like when the May 2026 bond election moves forward. So, all this to say is that today your voice matters and every idea does count and I look forward to
interacting with you and engaging with you uh throughout the next couple of slides. Here you go. >> Thank you. >> Okay. >> Let me move my purpose so you don't trip over. >> There we go. >> I just came in. >> Okay. We're gonna go through full screen
real quick. >> Okay. Yeah. Do you want to click through it for me? >> Yeah. >> Do you want to click through it for me? Can you click for me? >> Can you click for me?
>> Uh, just Oh, keep going. Next. >> There we go. >> Okay. >> Alrighty. Okay. So, as presented, this is the 2026 bond program as it's proposed today. So we have several propositions as we mentioned earlier.
Streets and mobility makes up about 60.9% of the 840 million proposed bond program. Parks and open space makes up about 22% and the remaining public library at 1.7%, affordable single
family housing at 6%, public safety at 7.6% and animal care and shelter at 7.1%. Now, something that's not going to be shown on each one of these slides is public art funding. And um just from a uh just some additional background, uh
the city of Fort Worth through council approval has a city ordinance related to public art. So 1% of public art is funded or yeah, 1% will be funded through the streets and mobility proposition and 2% will be for the remaining propositions. So it's a little
bit over about $10 million in total. Um but you'll you won't see that breakdown for each one of the slides, but understand that it is um taken into account within each one of these propositions. What's also shown is on the left hand side of each one of these slides. Now having it not full screen and also sitting in the back can make it
a little difficult to read where all these projects are, where they're located. Um so we actually have these exhibits all throughout the room. So right here next to me is the overall 2026 bond program. you can really uh dive into where it's located within, you
know, your area, your BFF across the city, um all your various folks um in which you can actually see where where the where the projects are located. Um so again, breaks down parks, library, 911 call center, um intersection projects, the full gamut will be located within uh each one of these
propositions. And so uh next slide, please. To begin with streets and mobility proposition at 511.5 million, this includes expanding major roadways at 199.1 million. We also have rebuilding minor roadways at 129.2
million. You can think of that as your uh neighborhood streets that you may have come to be, you know, to become acquired with and acquainted with uh through the city of Fort Worth. As well as new upgrading traffic signals at 44.6 6 million, upgrading intersections at
40.9 million, bridge safety and connections at 40.7 million. So my background is in civil engineering and within the industry, we consistently talk about our aging infrastructure. That could be streets, but that can also mean bridges as well. And so utilizing
some of our bond proposed bond dollars, we can tackle uh some of the bridge safety components and be able to um really go through and be able to keep our residents safe when it comes to that. So there are dollars that are allocated um to bridge safety. Now in
addition to that we also have regional dollars that we can help leverage. So we have looked at various projects and in working with our regional partners. We're very very how can I say this? Um we're we're lucky in a way to be in
North Texas because we have some great partnerships um all throughout this area. So that includes text, that includes the North Central Texas Council of Governments, that includes Tarant County, uh that includes um also federal dollars that we can apply for. And so
being able to find projects that we can leverage our bond local dollars as the local share component, we're able to get sort of a a a match back. So some projects may have a 200%. to where we've put in 20% of the project cost and
through our regional partnerships they're able to put in 80%. And that really helps in terms of like ranking projects to the you know up on that specific list because it really helps us stretch our dollars to be able to make as much as we possibly can um happen with what we can in this particular
proposition. And you also that also applies to other uh components such as parks and open space as well. Uh, next is sidewalks and school safety at 28.5 million as well as vision zero um, vision zero projects at 12.3%.
Railroad crossings at 6 million and street lights at 5.2 million. Now, I like to stop on that vision vision zero uh, projects. So the city council actually approved uh the safety action plan uh this past August and so that
really helps and will help inform uh the future when it's when it's related to vision zero projects um so that we could utilize uh that 12.3 million in furthering components within that study really using that as like a guiding north star um so that we can implement a lot of safety measures when we're
looking at one specific corridor for example and seeing how exactly can we improve safety features along that said corridor um so that we can decrease the number of fatalities that are traffic related. All right, next please
is parks and open space proposition at 185.1 million and this includes upgrading metropolitan and community parks at 57.5 million. So you can think of like the gateway park for example, there's about 25 million within the proposed bond program uh for that
specific again citywide project. uh the rebuilding the Atana Car Jefferson Community Center at Hillside for 30 million, the open space land conservation at 25 million. If you're not familiar with open space, um that is an initiative uh that the city has
undertaken from and it's I believe also in the previous bond cycle. Um but that looks at uh the future growth and being able to um acquire and also retain natural open space throughout the city. And we have an entire table that has a
great exhibit that shows where some of that availability is. And again, it's about natural open space. And so they can really dive into it. And if you could see Brandy at the very back, she'll wave her hand over there. Um she can she can help um further clarify and really show you where where those opportunities are. Uh next are aquatic
centers at 22 million. The botanic garden upgrades at 10.5 million. The water garden upgrades at 10 million. So if you have ever gone to downtown near the convention center, brought your friends or out of state uh you know family that may be visiting, I highly
encourage you to to go visit and then under and then also understand that there is uh 10 million proposed to help with those specific uh upgrades in that area. Uh we also have the Fort Worth Zoo infrastructure at 4 million. And with our next slide, we're going to move into
public library proposition. So that's about 14.6 6 million which includes the relocation of the Fort Worth History Center, the renovation of Southwest Regional Library, the renovation of Diamond Hill and Jarvis Library. Now, I've said renovation twice already, and
that's because it is tied to uh the public library master plan. And so through that master plan, there's like facility assessments um that also basically elevated those two projects up to that list um to be able to identify that to be the next two uh projects um
to fit within the specific proposition as shown. And also because those two uh particular public libraries are also reaching that 40-year life cycle and they've also been you know assessed to be uh the next on this proposition.
Okay, next slide is the affordable single family housing proposition and this is at $5 million and this includes buying vacant or blighted properties and funding construction of infra the infrastructure cost to develop
affordable single family that's single owner occupied housing within the city. So the breakdown of the 5 million is that 1 million would go towards the acquisition of the vacant or blighted properties and the 4 million again we
talk about leveraging dollars. We still want to keep with that ethos in that we use that 4 million to leverage our dollars to cover public based capital infrastructure like water wastewater
impact fees, service lines, sidewalks. again capital public infrastructure so that the development community can cover the additional dollars to be able to build the affordable single family housing. Now, Casey Thomas is here and
she's the director of neighborhood services and she has brought with her today some great exhibits that really show what the affordable housing can look like with bond dollars as well as you know who would qualify from that perspective but then also um really dive
into a lot more of the specifics and I'm sure you may have some questions and we'll go and dive into that at the end of this particular presentation. Next is public safety proposition and this is at 63.9 million. This includes the new fire station 46 in to assist
with the southwest Fort Worth area at 19.4 million, the rebuilding of fire station 40 in the northwest Fort Worth area at 15 million and the new 911 call center. So, the new 911 call center will
actually as it's being proposed, it's proposed to be in the zipper building. If you've had a chance to visit, go to downtown, you'll be able to see that there's a little zipper on a mural on the outside. And that is that that specific 28 28.3 million would be
utilized to renovate the building but also bring together under one roof like a one-stop shop of our services related to fire to police to emergency management. And we know that technology is changing constantly. And this is our
this is an opportunity for us to be able to optimize our services so that we can increase our level of service and we can all work together to be able to bring together a new 911 call center for our residents across the city. We do have Sunny here today who can also dive into
any of the specifics um talk to you more about the technology, why it's important um especially to take us through for a couple more decades. And so the next slide is related to the animal shelter proposition at 59.9 million and this includes building a new animal control
shelter with increased space and it's intended to replace the current Chuck and Brenda Silcox animal shelter. Now the current animal shelter was built in 1998. It has since been expanded three times to the point where there is no
more room from an expansion standpoint. Um, but also being built in 1998, the 2000 census for the city of Fort Worth, the population was about 560,000 people. So, we have since doubled um in that amount. And for every,000 individuals
that move to the city of Fort Worth, there's about 25 to 35 animals that enter the animal welfare system. And so this was an opportunity that staff proposed um to be able to take advantage of being able to to to build a new
animal shelter so that there could be increased space so that we can also possibly attract more volunteers um to be able to come in and um when it comes to our animal shelter area. And uh we have Brian over there. Yep. he's very
passionate and also talk about all the all the all the nuances, all the specifics for that specific proposition. Um, so that's there. All right. So in our next slide, I'd really like to give a highlight of our bond program like how did we arrive here? What's been the past and and how what what have been the
amounts as well, right? So in 2018, the bond program was at 400 million. And you can see where all of the projects are again, all the propositions that you've seen here today. um except for of course affordable housing because affordable housing, believe it or not, is actually
newer to the overall bond program that actually came on board about this past August and so it's newer to the bond program. Um but so it was not part of that 400 million. Um but either way, so diving in uh you can see where all the projects are located. And if we move to
the next uh slide, you'll see that in 2022 the bond program was at 560 million. So you can see where the 2018 bond projects are grayed back and the 2022 are overlaid. And if you go to the
next slide, we can see the 2026 bond program at 840 million where we have again through ranking and through being able to balance across the city as well. And I'll go and get your question at the end of the presentation. Um you can see where all the various projects are
located. And so you may also ask okay so 2022 bond program where are the projects how are they now? Well we are fortunate to come forward every four years uh to be able to go to that next bond program. It's related to public infrastructure
that helps seed new projects to be able to begin with design rideway acquisition if it's needed permitting and so forth to go into construction. And so we're able to utilize those dollars so that if we can complete construction within four
years, that is great. But sometimes some projects tend to to go a little bit longer because say they have to go through a federal component and we have to federalize and and meet all those requirements. Well then at that point construction may begin right at the end of that four-year mark or if not it's earmarked to actually begin that next
bond cycle. So there are some strategy behind how we have selected a lot of these projects. Um, and we're more than happy to dive into those specifics. So, as I mentioned at the very very start, all these projects are not entirely baked. This was our best foot forward
and having worked with city staff and with city council um since October, in April, throughout the summer, in August, and here today so that we can um you go to the next slide, really talk about potential project swaps. So, this is
just a a list to kind of get the conversation started, but if you feel passionate about specific projects or if you, you know, are in favor of one proposition increasing or or others decreasing or whatever that may be, we really want to hear back from you
through this process. And there is something just a concept to to always keep in mind is that by adding say one project you need to be able or have an understanding of what can be removed from either that same proposition or another proposition because again we
have 840 million in bond capacity. So we need to be able to fit all of our projects which within that amount. So, if I for example today wanted to add the Bellnap Riverside intersection, it's shown here as as a potential cost at six million, but we would still have to
narrow down what that dollar is. So, I would have to look at the overall projects and say, okay, what would I be willing to take off that list? And that's a lot of tallying, a lot of, you know, back and forth trying to make up and see how my 840 million would would
lay out at the end of the day. So what we've done is we've created a great tool called the balancing act tool. And if we go to the next slide, we have added a QR code. So if you take out your phone and you're able to highlight that QR code, it will take you to the balancing act.
Or you can also visit it at www.connectfw.com. And that balancing act will walk you through each one of the propositions where you can select, unselect, increase, decrease um various propositions, various projects. And in
each one of those propositions, you can submit comments and and you can say I'm, you know, I'm for this or I'm, you know, would like to see XYZ instead or whatever your comment may be. Um it's really just adding that information in there because we're actually able to aggregate once you hit submit. We
aggregate all that data so that we can work with our leadership, we can work with our council members um to really say that throughout this entire process that we work together engaging with our community. These are some of the results. This is what our residents would like to see proponent of. You fill
in all that information. Um but that is what we're able to aggregate all together because we're here in engagement communities right now fall 2025. We plan to have our project list finalized through towards the end of this year. So
we still have, you know, plenty of work ahead of us, a fun time, and then uh so that we can work with council and so that council is prepared to call the election in the January February time frame so that we can come back out for one last round to really show you what
that final list looks like after having aggregated your data, taken into account all of your comments or questions um in early 2026. so that our residents are ready to head out uh for the bond election on May 2nd, 2026. So, that was
a whole lot of information in a very quick time frame. Again, the video is online through YouTube. Um but we also have microphones because this is a live streamed event and if you happen to have any questions, I believe we had one question um up front. We'll go ahead and
pass around the microphone. I wish I could answer all the questions, but we have a room full of subject matter experts and so they'll also be uh tagging in and helping answer those questions. So, first question, >> I had a question. Is it on? >> It is on. >> Okay. I had a question about um the
prior bonds, the 18 and the 22. So, are any of those things that were in those bonds still ongoing or did they all finish? >> I believe there are uh in the 2022 bond program, there are still some that are ongoing. Um, again, a lot of it came back to possibly some >> the federal
>> federal type of things, um, rightway acquisition. And so, our staff, we have prioritized to make sure those get out the door. Um, but then also, uh, there have been some cycles where in the previous bond cycle, they said like project Y was supposed to be for design only. And so, you may see that project
name again, but in this time around, it will be construction. And uh we have labeled that uh within previous bond cycles so that our residents are aware of the intent of those projects >> and the money is not included in the new bonds at all. >> Correct. That stays within that specific
bond. Um the the time in which we do uh cover costs for this bond cycle again is if we've outlined it and now we've said we're going to do construction now. And we have a question up here and then we have a gentleman in the back. >> Yes, sir. Sorry. >> Good morning. Are any of the numbers
that were listed for the different allocations projections or are those solid numbers >> for each of the propositions? The amounts that are shown for each like the 60.9% for street mobility. Um those can in theory increase or decrease based off
of feedback and also council and leadership. Uh so it's not entirely baked. Um but that as long as the overall bond program at 840 million is what what we're aiming for. >> Okay. So another question. I'm sorry. When you mentioned that for public
housing, I think there's the 5 million total. I know it's only 6% for the public housing or the excuse me, affordable housing. You said that 1% would come from the government >> that there's a leverage there from the
government, four million will come from the city, and then 1 million will come from some sort of leveraged funding. So the 5 million is all local dollars. This is this is all city um dollars with the bond program. 1 million would be used
for land acquisition or purchasing of like the blighted home of the properties and then 4 million would be utilized towards the public infrastructure component when it comes to affordable housing affordable single family single owner occupied housing. So you can think
of uh water and wastewater impact fees. So related to meters if there isn't one that exists there today. We can also think about service lines. So water and sewer service lines. Some of them may be um they may be technically out of water department policy where they're smaller in size. They need to be upsized. Um
another thing can be related to sidewalks. So there's a lot of those public infrastructure that in theory um a developer or someone coming in to build their home would have to cover themselves. But through this program, we're utilizing our dollars to cover the public based infrastructure. And Casey,
would you like to add anything else related to that response? >> Yes. And so, as um April mentioned, the leveraging part comes on what the developer would be bringing to the table. So, for example, when we're building a house, we may be contributing
to the water and sewer impact fees, but then there's still the construction of the home. So the let's say for instance a $200,000 home. And so that's the leveraging piece is that even though we're putting in $5 million, there's additional funds that the development
community would bring to the affordable housing initiative. >> Okay. Is that somewhat the same as the animal shelters? Because I noticed there's a large amount allocated for animal shelters and then the 5 million for the affordable housing. >> Yeah. So the um so the affordable single
family housing focuses on on leveraging for the animal shelter that is the dollars and this is the city's opportunity to be able to cover that entire capital one-time infrastructure cost and that would be the cost to be able to develop that uh specific animal
shelter. And so there currently is no leveraging of those dollars. And I'll go and have Brian add a little bit more. No problem. I'm pretty loud. Let me, I guess, get where everyone can see me. >> Yes. The difference there is one is being leveraged, you know, with private
builders and everything else. This is an all-encompassing one-time buy for the animal shelter and it would it's replacing an aging existing uh shelter that the infrastructure, the HVAC, plumbing, all of that because significant significant
uh cleaning is done with our animals to prevent disease, everything else. And what they're it's operating in right now was never meant to handle that sort of traffic. And so it's wore out to the point where doing all the repairs would be significantly more than simply
replacing it. And when also when you replace it, this is going to be a building that's going to last significantly longer than what's there now. I think I answered the question. >> Yes. Better for the animals, better for everyone else. Uh it's going to have the proper space they need, natural light,
the play areas. Uh and the other aspect of it which isn't talked about quite a lot is uh our staff that works there also has a lot of challenges just with their own you know day-to-day operations and this would be a significant improvement for them which also serves you know the animals but the public as well as our field services where they're
out in every single one of your neighbor uh neighborhoods picking up animals. >> What will happen with the existing shelter and will the new one would the new one be named still for it? Uh the naming uh is still subject to
whatever city council wants to go after. Um as far as the existing uh building though and land, we're going to use that to leverage for the land acquisition if this is approved uh to sort of you know uh still get the use out of it but not through the city. Yes. >> Okay. >> So Chuck,
>> we want to use the microphone because we're live on screen. >> Did Chuck and Brenda Silox help pay for that other one? Is that why their names on it? I mean, is that a possibility again to get someone to help sponsor? >> I don't think it was a naming right per se. It was simply they cared about
animals and put a lot of effort into it and he was a previous council member. So, that was just like a lot of these buildings will get named after previous council members due to their impact. >> No money was given for it. >> I don't believe so. No. >> Okay. >> Okay. We had a question. Gentleman in
the back right corner >> with a microphone, please. We're we're streaming so we have to we're live streaming so we want to use the microphone. Thank you. >> What I'd like to know is where in the bond does it talk about mass transit like and where can I find the money
that's being allocated for improvements in mass transportation and what's the vision for mass transportation going forward? >> Yeah. So as it comes as it's related to mass trans as mass transit um I know there are there's a mobility category uh
within the proposition and if there are opportunities to leverage those dollars we can also add to that and Dana will go ahead and expand a bit more on mass transit. >> Yeah thank you for the thank you for the question. So the the Trinity Metro is the Fort Worth Transportation Authority.
So they're a separate entity from the city of Fort Worth. So they receive dollars from the sales tax um and then they also receive dollars from the Federal Transit Administration and through the North Central Texas Council of Governments. So transit is funded
separately, >> not funded through the city of Fort Worth. Correct. Yeah. Thank you. But we do support transit in through the city's transportation and public works department. We support transit um by helping to fund sidewalks um to support
safe routes to transit and we also try to support development uh that supports access to transit. Um but it's more indirect if you will. >> Yeah, thank you though. >> It's a great question. Uh oh, here we go. Okay, question up here. up to everybody out there.
um >> you had mentioned a $25 million uh amount for Gateway Park as a it's kind of a tentative number and I thought that had been up to 26 but whatever it turns out to be if that is passed.
We have a wonderful uh master plan for Gateway Park which I hope that money will all be used toward that master plan. But how will it be determined which parts of that plan are done first? >> Great question. We do have Dave Lewis
here to help expand on that. >> Good morning. Dave Lewis, director of park and recreation department. Uh, a couple of things. Right now, we have, even though it's probably phase eight or nine, we're calling phase one underway right now that's launched since the new master plan. We have about $14 million
that's currently in design expected to go under construction very soon. that all of that will be on what we're calling west of Beach Street portion of the park. The amount we are putting in now, however, will not complete everything west of Beach. So, it's expected that if this bond does pass,
the first part of the 25 million would go to complete that portion and then we would reach back out to the community to figure out which portions of the master plan are the next priority. So, it's yet to be determined how the 25 million would be spent. It's expected that a realignment of the front entrance would
be important. uh some new realignment of some of the trail system. As you know, there's a lot of erosion. There are some closed trails that need to be rerouted, but we would definitely reach back out to the community to understand the next highest priority of that. >> Thank you, Dave. There's a question up
here. Now, we are we're coming up on time, but I do know that we have some technical difficulties, so we'll have time about three more questions or so and then um going go from there. So, there is a gentleman or lady in purple. you.
>> Yes. Okay. I would like to just suggest that you talk about green space. Stop what the city's doing selling the cowtown in property 7100 block East Lancaster. Leave that as a green space.
And please look forward to looking at our Metobrook Library. We have space. We could be expanded. And there are many people in our community that need the library without transportation and difficulties getting there. Thank you.
>> Right. Thank you for your comment. Okay. Uh this >> Hi, I'm Sam Cordaposi. I am a volunteer and foster with the Fort Worth shelter. I I am absolutely in support of it. And trust me, when I first saw that 59 whatever million dollars, I just about
fell out of my chair. But the more you look into it, the more you realize that it is dramatically needed. The current Chuck and Brenda Silcox shelter was built in 98. At the time, the Fort Worth population was 400,000.
Currently, we are well over a million. So, that shelter is out of space, like you all have said. It's also desperately out of date. There are so many issues when you go in there. You have to walk
between the kennel rooms which promotes a spread of disease and conflicts between dogs and people and everything. The HVAC the ventilation system it's not isolated to each room. So the medical
isolation area is connected by that HVAC HVAC center to the healthy dog areas to the visitor and waiting rooms. It's connected through everything. So, it just kind of blows disease around. Three years ago, we had an outbreak of
distemper and we had another minor outbreak uh last yearish and they had to close intake which means there's more stray dogs in the neighborhood which creates a public safety issue because those animals don't
know you. People are trying to catch them. There's nowhere for them to go. I've heard people mention, "Oh, let's do a mobile spay and neuter vaccination clinic to help with the population issue." It's already in the works. That's already in the works. It's not a
part of this bond, I believe. But something that a lot of people don't realize about the shelter, the current shelter, it's really depressing to go into. People don't want to volunteer and foster. And
the shelter is not just an animal shelter. It's a community center for people. I had my own mental health crisis last year. And it was the volunteers and fosters that had become
my friends and family were the ones that reached out and said, "You're not okay. Here's how we're getting you help. Here's what you need to do." it was the staff that reached out and said, "Hey, we haven't seen you in a
while. Are you okay?" So, I know that's just me and my story, but I also know dozens of other volunteers and fosters and staff at that shelter that have had their own issues and everyone has
rallied around them to help. So, it's it's more than just an animal center. It's a community center and it's community outreach. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Okay, we have one more. >> Oh, good morning. Good morning. Um, my
name is Tory White and I'm an eastsider. Um, and I would like to make sure that the Metabrook Golf Course is recognized and that um, this room understands that
that bond money went to enhancing that golf course. Okay. I live in district five. It's in district 11, but we're all Eastsiders. So we invite you to please support the
golf course. It has been newly renovated. It is beautiful. It is absolutely beautiful. So um thank staff uh for participating in that and but we ask you to participate by at least you
know go and have breakfast there, go and have lunch there so we can support it and keep it going. Now, we've asked for and supposedly is in the bond package to expand it to a fullervice restaurant
because we on the east side are continuously begging for a restaurant and this can be our goto facility. Okay, it can be our meeting place. Um, it can help farmers, you know, and it can
benefit our business community and it's our east side heritage. So, please um go over and have a burger. They don't have much there now, but the burgers are excellent. They are ve They are very good.
>> But the views are just astounding. Okay. From inside and then on the patio. So, thank the city for making sure that we on the east side have a goto spot. Thank you.
>> Thank you. We are going to conclude this portion of the presentation. Our staff is here to be able to answer additional questions. If you haven't picked up handouts, please do so. We'll be here for a couple more minutes. And Councilwoman Peoples closes out. >> Thank you, April Rose, so very much for
doing this. And so I want to point out before we close, I want to thank Torchy and my for talking about the Metobrook Golf Course and I want to thank you all for bringing up Gateway Park. We live on the east side and while I'm going to
fight for you in District 5 like crazy, I'm also we talked about the comprehensive plan. So we are looking at how we improve the quality of life for all of us in all parts of Fort Worth. And so I know some questions came up
about affordable housing. Uh state they work Casey and her team work very hard on the affordable housing issue. We do a lot in district 5 around affordable housing. We're going to leverage those dollars to make sure that we increase
more. Uh the whole green space issue. I think you all know I moved back to the east side because of the beauty and the green space. and we're going to make sure that we're taking advantage of that. You know, we're working with the parks department to be sure that we're
upgrading and doing things. I think there are a lot of great things in this bond proposal that we can build on. Uh but I want you all to please use the QR code. Go in and give me your thoughts. You know, I came on board in May and I'm opinionated. They know I sit in those
meetings and go, "What's in it for district five?" And so, but I I need your help to make sure that I'm fighting for the things you care about. I'm fighting for green space. I'm fighting for affordable housing. I'm fighting for
roads. We have many erosion issues because we do have a lot of flood plane in district 5. I can't do it without you going in and telling us how you feel about it. But city staff has worked very hard on this and we've got some
assistant city managers who are here just kind of waved. I see Dana back there. I see Jen back there. I see Diana. And so they're here to answer your questions. Fort Worth Labs. Uh you don't know how hard the city folks have worked on this and so but they can only
do it properly with your feedback. So, please use the QR code, tell us what you think, and by all means, I'm not supposed to probably say this, but support this bond program. We're growing so quickly, and we need to get these things done so we can move forward.
Thank you.