One one this delta. Good evening, and welcome to the city council meeting. Before mayor Parker calls the meeting to order, we ask that you please be seated and silence all electronic devices. City council meetings are conducted for the official business of the city council and to receive input from residents. Individuals attending the meeting shall observe rules of decorum and not engage in disorderly conduct that interferes with the ability of others to observe or to participate in the meeting without disruption or fear of in of intimidation.
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is remaining. A bell will sound when you have thirty seconds remaining. Before you begin your comments, please state your name. Thank you. Good evening, and welcome to your four city council meeting. Our meeting is called to order. Tonight's invocation will be by pastor John Reed from Walls of Jericho Deliverance Church. Please rise for the invocation and remain standing for the pledges of allegiance. Let us pray. We come before you today with grateful hearts seeking your wisdom and guidance. We thank you for the privilege of gathering together to serve this community.
Lord, bless the mayor, each council member, our leaders, and all who are present here. Grant us the clarity of mind, unity of spirit, and fairness fairness in our decisions. Help us to lead with integrity, to listen with respect, and to make decision that honors you and be and benefit the people we serve. May this meeting be conducted in peace, guided by wisdom, and rooted in justice and
compassion. We ask you a blessing upon our city, its families, and all who call it home. Keep us mindful that our work here is not for ourselves, but for the good of others and for the future of our community. Lord, as we close this prayer, let us keep our veterans lifted up. In the mighty name of Jesus, I pray. Amen. Our first items will be special presentations with the first one being a presentation of
a recognition for National Caregivers Week. Thank you, Eva, for bringing everyone here from AARP that can join behind me. It's my honor. You can welcome. Don't have to be shy. Come on up. So many may not be aware that November, the city of Fort Worth is joining communities from across Texas and the nation in recognizing and celebrating the extraordinary compassion, dedication, and resilience of family caregivers. More than 5,300,000 in Texas and 63,000,000 Americans selfless devote their time, energy, and love to caring for older parents, spouses, and older loved ones, helping them remain safely and
comfortably in their homes and communities where they wish to be. Family caregivers are the quiet heroes who form the backbone of long term care in our community, providing outstanding two point nine billion hours of unpaid care each year in Texas alone, support valued at more than $41,000,000,000. This tireless effort not only sustains families, but also strengthens our neighborhoods, uplifts our local communities, and enriches the heart of Fort Worth itself. Yet we know that often this labor of love with personal sacrifice oftentimes goes unnoticed.
Many caregivers juggle full time jobs, financial strain, and emotional and physical exhaustion, all while ensuring that their loved ones receive the dignity, and more comfort and respect that they so much deserve. During National Caregivers Month, Fort Worth is extending its deepest gratitude to those remarkable individuals. Let us honor their strength and generosity by surrounding them with understanding, resources, and community support that make their vital work a little easier and their days a bit brighter. I know I share with my council members who each have been touched in this way by being caregivers for our own family members in different capacities, how important it
is to recognize individuals and organizations of course like the American Association of Retired Persons and our volunteers here tonight. So to Eva Bonilla and your entire team, thank you so much for taking the time. I know we're represented by several here. At the risk of getting names incorrect, I'm actually gonna ask miss Bonita to come up to say a few words, introduce your folks, and I'll present this recognition. On behalf of AARP and all caregivers, we really are honored that this recognition is given to them during National Caregivers Month. I'd like to introduce our volunteers, and we give caregiver presentations.
And for people that are just being a caregiver for the first time, go to aarp.com or aarp.org for more information. They helped me through many times. And we don't plan to be caregivers, but because we love our family, we are we do become caregivers, and it's a proud role. This is Esther and, Larry Turner. These are lead volunteers. We have other volunteers, but these are the ones that get out there and do the work and get organized. And and this is Sandra Allen, and I have, I I have Valencia Gilhopper, and,
I have my husband, Bob Bonilla. Without the support of our spouses, of course, we can't do anything. Thank you. Thank you very much. Oh, Katie. Katie. Katie Gutierrez, or Martin Gutierrez. She is our paid staff that is that helps, Zulema Solis, who couldn't be here, an associate director. She's out of town. So thank you very much. I'm sorry, Katie. It's our honor. At this time, I'd like to make this special recognition. Most of the whereas is actually gave here, which I think was important to to rather than read them at you. But, importantly, I think it's it's now more than ever, we want our community to
be a place where people can age in place and for families feel incredibly supported. And I've always learned a tremendous amount from a policy perspective from AARP. So thank you for your patience and your willingness to partner with the city of Fort Worth. I know we still have much work to do. So at this time, if you join me for a picture. Okay. She knows how to do it. I don't, actually. No. Our next presentation will be a presentation of a recognition celebrating twenty one years of pastor Williams and true love sanctuaries annual turkey give giveaway by council member Nettles. Today, council, we have an honor of recognizing a great deed that has been done
over twenty one years. And it's not lost on a lot of us since the government shutdown for the last forty one days. Food insecurity became a real deal. And so we really wanna take the opportunity to really thank Bishop Michael Williams as well as his church for the effort and the work that they do diligently each and every year. And I believe it was two years ago that the church suffered a fire, a really bad fire, but it did not stop the work. And so I want take another opportunity to say thank you for continuing to do
the work in the midst of a crisis at your own church. So I'm gonna read this recognition on behalf of the city of Fort Worth, special recognition to present it to bishop Michael e Williams in recognizing twenty one years of community activism. Bishop Michael e Williams of True Love Sanctuary Christ Holy Sanctified Church is widely known for in Fort Worth Hillside neighborhood as the little church doing the big things for God.
Founded by bishop Williams in 2001, the congregation has grown to become a beacon of faith and service in the community. For over two decades, bishop Williams have and the spirit of God in giving compassion, this year marks twenty first annual Thanksgiving giveaway, which has been provided over a 100,000 families with fresh produce to ensure they can enjoy a hot meal during the holiday season. His dedication and service extend beyond Thanksgiving. Even to Christmas, he supplies gifts to 100 of families offering counseling and providing assistance
to families in need. Bishop Williams has actively partnered with the city officials and serves on mayor of Matty Parker's faith based advisory board. He is a a former member of the ministers against crime and has been honored with an honorary doctorate degree in recognition as the Texas South judicial bishop of the Christ Holy Sanctified Church. On behalf of the city of Fort Worth, we proudly honor and commend you, bishop Michael Williams, and the true love sanctu sanctuary Christ Holy Fi sanctified church presented on
this November 2025. I will say this. We give honor, first of all, to god and to mayor Maddie Parker on tonight and to councilor Nettles and to this entire board on tonight, to our city manager, to all of our councilors on tonight. It's a honor and a privilege to be here, and I truly believe this. The way you be blessed is you bless someone else. I thank god for being able to work with the city.
Thank god for being able to work with the people of god and sharing in this Thanksgiving season. We're looking it's a great challenge on this year because what has transpired with the government, but I still believe that we're gonna be able to feed at least 6,000 families this year on November 22 at nineteen eleven Yuma. I wanna thank you, Mayor Parker, for your contribution, for coming and sharing with us. I wanna thank you, councilman Nettles, for sharing with us and allowing us to be a part. It's hard sometime, but I do know this.
The Bible says that your gift will make room for you. And so I'm so elated tonight to be a man of God who has shared this, and I have to give my wife credit of forty seven years that we started out doing 25 families. And this past year before we had our fire, we done 4,000 families. And so it's we're not in it for self, but we're in it to be a blessing to god's people. We need your prayers. Pray for us. Pray for the families because this year, as we all know, is a dire need
that we supply for our families. You wanna help us? We're open for you to help us to continue the ministry right at 1911 Yuma on the South Side. And one last thing I wanna say, only what we do for Christ shall last. And I believe this, when I get to heaven, God will say, well done, thou good and faithful servant. God bless you. Okay. I'm gonna lower this.
This lowers. It. Our next recognition will be a presentation of a recognition for National Nurses Practitioners Week by council member Beck. Good evening. I am joined today at the podium, by doctor Vicky Brooks, doctor Latasha Baker, student Megan Arnold, student Catherine Ickamwosa. Did I get it right? And Prentice Goss. And they are all here from TCU School of Nursing and Health Science to help
us honor nurse practitioners week. We are truly grateful for the work that you do putting out such great medical professionals here in our community. Nurse practitioners really provide a vital need in our medical ecosystem here in Fort Worth and across the country. They truly are there sometimes to fill in the critical gaps when, MDs can't, get to get to you. So the more nurse practitioners we have in our community, the healthier we are.
So thank you, TCU, for all the work that you do, and without further ado, our proclamation for this evening. Whereas nurse practitioners have served a critical role as a trusted healthcare provider for decades working to expand healthcare access in communities across our state, promote health equity and care, and improve health outcomes. And whereas nurse practitioners provide high quality primary, acute, and specialty care for over 431,000 patients to diagnose, manage, and treat their chronic and acute healthcare conditions.
Nurse practitioners emphasize health promotion, disease prevention, health education, and counseling, empowering patients to take an active role in managing their own well-being, fostering healthier lifestyles, and building long term partnerships that lead to improved individual and community health outcomes. And the confidence that patients have in our nurse practitioner delivered healthcare is evidenced by the more than 1,000,000,000 visits made annually to NPs across the country. As nurse practitioners serve to provide a choice for many and play a pivotal role
in supporting the health and welfare of our communities. So whereas, I'm sorry, now therefore, the city of Fort Worth does hereby proclaim November as nurse Councilwoman Beck. And we are so excited to be here and to be recognized by the City of Fort Worth. TCU has been putting out leaders for a hundred and fifty two years, so we're excited to continue another hundred and fifty two years of nurse practitioner leaders.
Next will be items to be withdrawn from the consent agenda. We have one item to be withdrawn from the consent agenda. M and C 25 dash one zero four zero is being removed so that council member Oursdorf can make some remarks. Mayor, I believe that gets us to the consent agenda speakers. There we go. First speaker on the consent agenda is Chris McGee. Thank you. Sorry. Chris Ge. Sorry about that. My name is, Chris g. I don't know if there's we go. Now I'm right. Okay. Thank you. Everyone hear me?
I'm the president of the Rhine Place Improvement Association. We are grateful to the city manager, mayor Parker, and members of the council for considering, our Joan Klein Park refresh as a candidate for community partnership funds. I'm an ex I'm excited to tell you a little more about the project this evening. At the South end of Ryan Place, we've had about a quarter acre of green space that was dedicated as an official city park in 1974 and known as Ryan Place Park. In recent years, it has declined to the point where it doesn't get much use
or enjoyment from the community, and previous efforts to enhance the park have been met with roadblocks. In 2023, with the passing of a longtime resident, Joan Klein, Rhine Place lost one of its finest neighbors, and Fort Worth lost one of its most effective community advocates. Missus Cline was a founding member of the Rhine Place Improvement Association, a fierce protector of our neighborhood, and a force for good throughout the South Side community and Fort Worth at large. After Joan's passing, the neighborhood wanted to do something to honor her.
And with councilwoman Beck's support, the the Fort Worth City Council approved a measure on 06/25/2024 to rename Ryan Place Park as Joan Klein Park. Joan's legacy, it turns out, has proven to be the wind in the sails that we needed to move this project forward. We're closer than we've ever been before to seeing our vision for this space become a reality. The design has been finalized. The construction plans are in the final stages of approval with the city. We have a contractor ready, and with your help, our funding needs will be reached.
Consistent with RPA's mission and in the spirit of honoring missus Klein, this park will transform from a space that is barely barely utilized and often considered an eyesore within the community to a cherished community gathering space that will enhance Ryan Place for both residents and visitors for generations to come. We appreciate your consideration, and I'm happy to answer any questions you have about the project. Thank you, Chris. Our next speaker is miss Kaylee Nava. Good evening. My name is Kaylee Nava, and officer Henry Hank Nava junior was not only my
dad, but my hero. On December 1, it'll be twenty years since we lost my dad in the line of duty, and it feels special the timing of standing the timing of me standing here in front of you today. Fort Worth has been a special place for my family since my parents moved here in 1991 for my dad to join the Fort Worth Police Academy. He got to live the dream doing what he loved every single day. He left his family well. He left his community well, and his story is one of the many that makes Fort Worth so great. As a family, we wanna thank mayor Parker and the city council council for their
consideration of this memorial marker and honoring his story in this way. A A special thanks to councilman Charles Lausendorf for seeing this through from start to finish and councilman Flores for all your support and work on this as well. We leave tonight with our hearts full of gratitude for your help and honoring our hero. Thank you. Thank you, Kaylee. Our next speaker is Adrian Smith. Mister Smith present? Adrian Smith, District 6. I am one with the people. Tonight, I'm speaking on mayor and council communication two five hyphen one zero two three.
The purpose of this mayor and council communication is to authorize a nonexclusive agreement agreements for the purchase of asphalt and hot lay for multiple departments. Those departments outlined in the water water water transportation and public works, park and rec recreation aviation. The total amount for this initial contract term is 6,546,000 With four renewals possible, the
total amount for this contract should this, continue with the renewal amounts will be $32,730,000 to the taxpayers. Now when I think I don't know much about the aviation, but they had the the lowest amount as it relates to what's being asked in this particular, council, communication. But I know what the water and the transportation and public works in park and recreation do with the asphalt mostly it's usually typically just potholes and, you know, just
layover work. So my question to you, mayor and council, with this dollar amount, why not just leave it at the 6,546,000 for the duration of a, let's say, a term of five years excluding the four year renewal options because this is what this is this is the question this is the issue I have with the renewal options. It states that the agreements may be renewed for a for four additional one year terms. This action does not require a Pacific City Council approval provided that the city council
has appropriate sufficient funds. My my issue with that is, what have we done this year as it relates to what has been done this year as it relates to street projects and repairs? I wanna know what what has been done this year because this is a big amount that's been asked for from we, the taxpayers. And you all wanna renew this blindly, approve it for one year, then renew renew it blindly without no one come back to the table saying we are doing this,
we are doing that, etcetera, etcetera. I think we should be more, it should be a a better check and balance on how what y'all doing with the taxpayer money, Mayor Parker. It should be a better constraint and check and balance on what you all are doing with the taxpayer money. So in closing, I think you get my drift. Restore remote speaking back to all council meetings. Vote no for the upcoming 2026 bond proposal. Give the DFW airport workers a living wage.
Thank you. Okay. There we go. Got a motion and a second counsel. Any other discussion? Please vote. Motion carries. Next will be m and c 25Dash1040. I'll call on council member Lars Orphan, council member Flores. Sorry. Thank you, mayor. So this is one I am obviously incredibly proud of, and I'm also incredibly frustrated by. Just wanna apologize to not have family for this taking so long. Twenty years. I understand that the anniversary is coming up, but that's still entirely way too long. Your family deserved this a long time ago, so I'm glad it's finally coming to
fruition. I wanna thank city staff for all the hard work put into this. I know working with, TxDOT isn't always the easiest task, but I'm glad we stayed on top of them. We appreciate all the work that, the staff did. And the family, thank you again for for being part of it and for providing all your input along the way. And thank you for your patience and your grace, and and everything you continue to do for our city. So thank you. And council mayor Flores. Thank you, mayor. And, again, I wanna thank the Nava family for taking the time to be here. As, my colleague said, it took a while, but we got here, and that's the
important thing. I do wanna acknowledge that this agreement is more than just the memorial sign agreement that that we cast. It it shows for us and for all that travel that roadway that Frank Nava made the ultimate sacrifice in the performance of his duty, and that will not be forgotten. So I wanna give my appreciation, to city staff, DPW staff, Arba Fuller Slider, Martin Phillips. I know that captain Robin Krause is here somewhere from the, Boulder Police Officers Association, who assisted as well, and to TxDOT.
As Charlie said, sometimes, you know, our partners in TxDOT are a little bit, you know, hard to work with. You know, we work on different wavelengths, but we, eventually got to a point where we can make this happen. So, again, thank you, for being here, and thank you for the gift that we had in officer Frank Nava. Thank you, Carlos. And to Theresa and to Kaylee, you are such great representatives for our city, and every time I turn around, you say yes to show up. For those that maybe have never been to our Police And Fire Memorial, specifically our police officer Memorial every year, Kaylee is often asked to give words and it's always
beautifully done and incredibly difficult, I know. So that as was already stated by our fellow council members, we're so proud to be able to partner with your family tonight. I hope that you feel loved and appreciated, for your ultimate sacrifice for your wonderful father and husband. But importantly, this is a way to memorialize his his life and legacy here in Fort Worth forevermore. So thank you for taking time to be here tonight. We love you. Council with that, can I entertain a motion? Motion and a second. Please vote. Next will be upcoming and recent events, recognition of citizens, and approval of ceremonial travel
if needed. Thank you. Council member Flores. No? I don't know. It's got its Alright. It's gonna oh, there we go. Okay. Great. Thank you. Okay. First slide on the top half. I attended the Sierra Fort Worth keyholders program along with Diana Giordano from city staff and captain Kirk Driver. We gave our perspectives on, what leadership looks like and the challenges, that we had and learning experience in doing so in our respective roles. The bottom half of the slide for twenty two years, artist de la Rosa, hosted the annual Dia de los Muertos parade.
And, again, we did it, and the rain, cooperated with us and held back. So we celebrated with the spirits of our dearly departed loved ones in that tradition. So thanks to ADLR for doing that. Next slide, please. I was honored, and privileged to speak on behalf of mayor Parker at the sixteenth annual, this is a long one, Association for Management and Operations of Transportation Infrastructure Assets. I could nerd out with, fellow engineers over there, so thanks, Maddie, for allowing me that. And so Omota was in town, and they appreciated Fort Worth Hospitality very much, the
bottom half of the slide. Again, on behalf of mayor Parker, I attended the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. I hosted five Ukrainian oncologists for a treatment and technique exchange program that they attended here in The States, like, and, learned a lot from them. I know that my family has been touched twice, by cancer and, you know, support them for choosing their respective fields to see if we can find a cure for these various ailments. Next slide, please. Top half. The historic North Side, this Saturday held a community meeting to explain the next phase
of the Main Street America project. So join a panel of speakers. You might recognize someone there from our past, former assistant city manager Fernando Costa, who has joined us to give, his expert advice. Bottom half. And this, you know, I'll set it up, Charlie. You can say anything because you are a resident marine. Happy birthday to the US Marines. I think your staff, you know, raised the marine flag on one of our flag poles yesterday. And then today, we're honoring our veterans. So, Charlie, I don't know if we're gonna say anything about that. It's up to you. Alright. Next slide. Announcements.
Tomorrow at, 6PM at the Northside Community Center, we have our bond, program meeting. That's at 1100 Northwest 18th Street. Staff will be on hand. I will be there, and we will explain what we intend to do with these additional capital dollars to make our city better. Next slide, please. Big announcement. Also, tomorrow in the morning, everyone is cordially invited to the ribbon cutting to the new, ranch style sign that spans across West Exchange. We did a test run right now of the herd, and everything looked good. And, so we're gonna do it for real.
Come tomorrow, at 11AM in the Fort Worth Stockyards. 292 West Exchange Avenue would be precise. Hope to see you there. Mayor Parker and myself will be there to give remarks. Couple more announcements. It is turkey time. It is November. So join us for turkey bingo, Friday, November 21 from six to 8PM at the Northside Community Center, food fund, annual turkey bingo, and it's very competitive. Let me tell you. Okay. Second, turkey related announcement, Chick fil A Stockyards build a turkey. You can join them Tuesday, November 25 from five to eight, and the kids can
build the turkey and turn it into the front counter or a complimentary ice cream cone. That's at 2811 North Main Street just north of the Stockyards, and that's all I have. Thanks, Carlos. Customer Larsdorf. Thank you, mayor. Alright. So first of all, to all the, the marines in the house, happy birthday. Thank you to Booker and Michael, both marines for, taking charge of the flag raising ceremony yesterday, which we'll present to a, well deserving marine tomorrow at the cake cutting ceremony in, down in the lobby here at City Hall. So if you're a city staff or you're you're a citizen, you wanna come by
for a cake cutting ceremony, council member Beck may be bringing some crowns by. I'm not sure yet. Yeah. Snacks. Snacks, crowns, all same thing. So, we look forward to seeing you there at noon tomorrow, City Hall, for the, cake cutting ceremony. K. Next slide. Alright. And then, of course, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention, happy Veterans Day to all those who have served. I'm glad we got to, say just a minute ago, recognition of citizens because as I look out, there's a few I really wanna make sure we recognize. I see Rusty Fuller out there, who is a United States marine. Happy birthday to you, and thank you for your service.
Our very own Jim Owens over here with the other marshal service, also a fellow marine. So thank you for your service, sir. Booker and Michael Rodriguez, of course, thank you both for your service, to the Marine Corps, and happy birthday to you as well. Council member Beck, I just do wanna say happy, Veterans Day to you, and thank you for your service. Even though she is army, we will not hold that against her. And then, of course, Eric Elrod. I see Eric out there. I'm just probably gonna be upset that I'm calling him out, but, he was also a marine or is a marine. He was a a corporal, I believe. Yeah. Got out as a corporal. He was also wounded in the Battle of Fallujah, and now he's doing great things
in our community with Hillwood up north. So thank you all for being here. And if there's anyone else I missed, I'm sorry, but thank you for your service. Genuinely, we would not we would not be here if it were not for you. So thank you. And I believe that is it. Charlie, the one you didn't recognize was yourself, our own resident marine, first sergeant US Marine Corps, still active with the reserves, which is pretty incredible. So we appreciate you as well, sir. Thank you, mayor. Yes. Of course. And council member Nettles is up next. Thank you, mayor. First slide up here is had an opportunity to participate in the twenty first annual
TJ Patterson Senior Golf Tournament, with, TML. It was, first time on the course. I did not know who's gonna be there five hours. But we had a good time with DJ. We was just there. The other two was actually golfing. Judge and Albert. Next slide. The Phoenix Festival on 07/2004, we're able to gather. Had a great event on Saturday. Gave out a lot of donations and things to know about the community. Next slide. Had the opportunity to be honored, by Brave Together at the Our Table honors in
76104. It was outside. It was a beautiful evening. Commissioner Alisa Simmons, was able to give the honor to me. They're doing great work in the 76104, area code. Two announcements, tokes and jokes, talking about mental health with men. And so I have opportunity to speak, with a group of men to talk about mental health issues across four in Tarrant County, how we know how serious it is, and we wanna make sure we take it all very, very serious.
The next announcement is the one we just talked about, the twenty first giveaway Thanksgiving giveaway. And I don't see you, but you text me. Okay. I'm getting a sale for those of you that would like I don't see it. But you can use the QR code to sign up and maybe possibly give as well. Those are my announcements. Thank you. Councilmember Beck. Today is Veterans Day so I appreciate everyone that participated in today's Veterans Day parade,
my colleagues, all of the high school students that you see out there and the community groups. It really does let you know, I'm sorry, you know how incredibly supported our community is here and I don't see Okeem here, but he shared a little statistic with, Councilman Lauersdorf and I, and that's that, we jumped from like 150 something to number 20. 20 to 10. So we jumped from number 20, best places to live for veterans to number 10
in just a year, and so that is a, just a testament to the hard work that we have put in here to support our veterans in our community, and it's paying off. So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. Charlie, thank you for your service. Even if you were a marine, I hope you can understand the big words that are coming out of my mouth at this very moment. I will bring some snacks tomorrow, your favorite red crayons. So next slide. Alright. Had the opportunity to attend the land man screening on November 6. I just wanna give a big shout out to the District 9 residents, who have
really been incredibly patient as Fort Worth becomes the next film mecca. You are incredibly generous with your time and patient as we shut down streets and film on, on your lawns, so thank you for that. Next slide. Oh, we had a bond meeting so thank you for everyone to show who showed up. There's a couple QR codes there. You can get them on our city website. We are entering into the home stretch of when staff will be making the final bond recommendations. So if there's anything you saw that you liked, there's anything that you saw that
you didn't like, or if there's something that you maybe want to see in there, now is your opportunity. So please make sure that you have your voice heard. Next slide. Alright. The weather is cooler, and that means that things are coming back to life in the near South Side. November 15, Lost in Sound is, back. I highly recommend you take a stroll down, the South Main Corridor. It's a lot of fun. There's a lot of live music, so we've gotta support, support our arts community. Next slide. Alright. So Thanksgiving is upon us. That means stretchy pants and the parade of lights.
So November 23 downtown at 6PM, and then November 27, thanks Thanksgiving Day is the YMCA Turkey Trot five k and eight k. There is a little if you can see that, that's the map of the route this year. It looks a lot different because now it's running through downtown. So for my downtown and West 7th residents, please make sure that you're, paying attention to the newsletter and city social media because there will be street closures. Next slide. Okay. This one is near and dear to my heart. This past week, I had the opportunity to go back to my high school, Southwest
High School right here in Fort Worth. For the first time ever, I was in my principal's office, and I was not in trouble. So pat on the back for that one. I asked him if I could do something to get in trouble, maybe skip out, and he said it was too late for that. So instead, we worked on, how we can give back. And so I was, incredibly privileged to get to record a video for the alumni give back campaign. If you are a member of, the Southwest High School alumni, we're asking that for every year it's been since you graduated high school that you consider making a dollar
contribution. So for me, that's $25. You can do so in $1, $10, or I'd even encourage, $100 increments. There's a QR code there if you are interested in giving, and that's all I've got. And councilman Martinez. Okay. Along with, mayor Pro Tem Flores, I also had the opportunity to participate in the Artes de la Rosa, day, Dia de los Muertos parade. It was great to represent District 11 and celebrate our culture and honor our loved ones who have passed. Big shout out to my husband, Eric, for driving me that day. I really appreciate how supportive he is.
And so the pictures on the right, last Saturday, city leadership and staff hosted this district eleven bond meeting at the Riverside Community Center. I'm proud to share that it was standing room only. We had a great meeting. Community leaders present asked really great questions and provided feedback. Thank you to the city staff for a thorough and concise presentation. I appreciate you volunteering your time on a Saturday morning. Next slide. And this past Friday, I also participated in golf tournament, Chris. I participated in the Mexican American College Education Fund or MACE golf tournament.
MACE is a great organization that raises funds to provide scholarships for college bound Mexican American students in Fort Worth. I encourage you to look them up online if you wanna learn more. And one of my favorite events so far was the District eleven Neighborhood Leaders Dinner we hosted at Chadra's. We invited leadership from all over the neighborhood associations, to the dinner, and the goal was to provide an opportunity for them to meet our, leadership in those neighborhood associations, share information, and collaborate. Next slide, please. There are several Thanksgiving related events coming among coming up at our district eleven community
centers. They range from turkey bingos, dinners, and a turkey hunt. Eugene McCray and Victory Forest are providing rides to seniors to attend the Central Market Feast of Sharing on November 12 at Dickies Arena. So if you have any seniors that are in need of a ride for that event, I encourage you to share this with them, and we will also be sharing all of this information on our social media pages. Next slide, please. Again, the Central Market's Feast of Sharing event is taking place on, Wednesday, November 12. It's free community dinner, and anyone is welcome.
On November 21, there is a turkey giveaway at the Fiesta Mart on East Berry And Miller. They have an ambitious goal of giving away 1,000 turkeys. And finally, the Potter's House Fort Worth is hosting a turkey giveaway on Saturday, November 22. You do have to register, so be sure you scan the QR code to register for your mail. So thank you, Mayor. That's all. Thank you. And council, I believe that's the end of our council presentations. Mayor, that gets us to non consent speakers, and I believe there's one. Thank you. Adrian Smith. So I'm speaking to the resolution two five hyphen five five seven six.
The resolution appointed eight members to the board of the Fort Worth Transportation Authority. Given that yourself, mayor mayor, and each of the council members have the authorization to make, board appointments, I would ask that we, first, I would say that the board appointees are reflection of you, for the good or the bad. Hopefully, these appointees, considering that two members of the council sit on this particular board
already. They really just leave six spaces open for the public, the general public's participation. Hopefully, these individuals who are due to sit at these to accept these appointments will be proactive to get involved and understand how this Trinity Metro, does its operations. I would I would love to ask council member Nettles. I'm sure I'm not we're not getting a response. How would you rate the overall Trinity, Metro, operations?
How would you rate it? One to 10. How would you rate it? You can't rate it. Right? Because you haven't you haven't really got involved with it. Right? You just sit on the board. So me, myself, I would rate it a four. There is room for great improvements at Trinity Metro. I will say to the board appointees, don't just sit on these just don't just sit in these seats, but you need to get involved in the the, passenger experience. Get out to see what really goes on, with the day by day operation. Now, we know Dallas is a big city, but Dallas accommodates its citizens thoroughly with
its transportation, and it is top of the line. Fort Worth is a smaller city. We should be doing great things in Fort Worth, but we are still behind the eight ball as it as it relates to transportation. So, again, to the appointees, don't just accept the seats, but please take the time out to get involved in the the, passenger experience to know what's going on so we can so the necessary changes can happen. And in closing, restore remote speaking to all council meetings, vote no for the 2026
bond proposal, Give the DFW Airport customer and passenger support a living wage. Good night. Our next item, counsel, will be changes in membership to boards and commissions with the first one being twenty five five five six seven. Board appointments from District 4. Council member Larsdorf. Thank you, mayor. Request your consideration to appoint the following individual to the board below with partial term effective 11/11/2025 and ending 10/01/2026. Bob Bradley, partial term to the Board of Adjustment. Respective applications and resumes are available upon request, and original copies will be maintained in
the city secretary's office. Got a motion, counsel. Second. Motion and a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is 25 dash five five six eight. Appointments from District 5. House mayor Peoples. Board below with the term effective 11/11/2025 and ending 10/01/2027. James Hook, it will be his first term for the board of adjustment. The respective applications and resumes are available upon request, and the original copies will be maintained in the city secretary's office. And a motion in a second council.
Please vote. Allen, try one more time. Thank you. Motion carries. Next will be 25 dash five five six nine appointments from District 6. Councilmember Hall. Thank you, mayor. Mayor and council, I request your consideration to appoint miss Sandra King, to the board of adjustment with a partial term effective 11/11/2025 and ending 10/01/2026. The respective applications and resumes are available upon request, and the original copies will be maintained in the city secretary's office. Got a motion. K.
Second. Thank you. Council, please vote. Motion carries. Next will be 25 dash five five seven zero, appointments from District 7. Council member Hill. Mayor and council, I request your consideration to appoint Whitley Wollman for the first term of board of adjustment, term effective 11/11/2025 and ending 10/01/2027. The respective application resume are available upon request. The original copies will be maintained in the city secretary's office. Motion and second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is 25 dash five five seven one, board appointments from District 8.
Councilman Nettles. Mayor Council, I request your consideration to appoint the following individuals to the board listed below with the partial term effective November 11 and ending 10/01/2026. Lucretia Powell, Board of Adjustments. The application resumes are available upon request. Motion to second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is 25 dash five five seven two, appointments from District 9. Miss Barbara Beck. I, request your consideration to appoint Kay Duffy to her first term at the Board of Adjustments, term effective 11/11/2025 ending 10/01/2027.
The respective application and resume are available upon request. The original copies will be maintained in the city secretary's office. A motion and a second council. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is 25 dash five five seven three, appointments from District 10. Councilman Blaylock. Mayor and council, I request your consideration to appoint the following individual to the board below with a partial term effective 11/11/2025 and ending 10/01/2026. Jana Herrera, Board of Adjustments. Respect of application and resume are available on upon request.
Motion and a second council. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is 25 dash five five seven four, appointments from District 11. Councilman Martinez. Mayor and council, I request your consideration to appoint Juan Manuel Acosta to his first term of the board of adjustments with terms effective, 11/11/2025 and ending 10/01/2027. The respective application and resume are available upon request. The original copies will be maintained in the city secretary's office. Motion to second. Council, please vote. Motion carries. Next is twenty five dash five five eight zero at large appointments, the revised memo.
Thank you. Council, I request the fallen individuals to be to to serve as alternates to the board of adjustment for terms effective 11/11/2025 and ending 10/01/2027. Deborah Freed, first term alternate one d three. Eric Ortega, first term alternate two d two. Logan Prim, first term alternate three d nine. And Jarrett Wilson, first term alternate four d seven. And all applications, original copies are available upon request in city secretary's office. Motion is second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is twenty five dash five five eight one, board appointments for the Arts Commission.
Thank you, Jeanette. Council, I request the following individuals to be appointed as at large members to the Arts Commission. Terms beginning 11/11/2025 and ending 10/01/2027, appointing Guy Vanderpool, position seven, first term as a community representative, and reappointing the following individuals, Philip Newbern, doctor Jennifer Giddings Brooks, and Libby Tilly Hogg as representatives, third term, second term, and second term respectively for miss Hogg. All applications, resumes are available for review in city secretary's office. Motion and second. Please vote. Motion carries.
Next will be, item 25 dash five five seven six. Got a motion in the second council. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is item 25 dash five five seven seven. Motion in a second council, please vote. Motion carries. Next is M and C twenty five dash one zero five seven. Staffs available if you have questions. Council member Flores. Motion a second. Council, please vote. Motion carries. Next is z c Dash25Dash125. That's more large.
So we have several speakers on this item, but only one, that's not for any opposition. It's Rusty Fuller. Rusty, come on up, Rusty. You're it. He's still recovering from yesterday's Marine Corps birthday. It's okay. I'll tell you. I had to retire from the rainforest. Oh, yes. Good evening, honorable mayor and council. I'm Rusty Fuller, president of the North Fort Worth Alliance. We are a grassroot group of 47 homeowners in the neighborhood associations in the Far North Of Fort Worth. This is in supplement to a letter that was written by Lance Griggs in support of this, development as well, so I won't repeat his stuff.
We are here to provide supporting information to zoning case z c one twenty five concerning the development of a warehousing at Thompson Road and North Riverside Drive in Council District 4. We are aware that the zoning commission and the so silver the city staff have, recommended denial of this rezoning request. In this specific case, we would ask that you overturn those objections and approve the rezoning based on the following information. The North Fort Worth Alliance prize itself in being able to bring homeowners and developers together to have meaningful discussions on the zoning proposals. We were especially interested in doing so in this case because the nature of the
investment was so near a school after what occurred in the case of the motel being zoned close to the elementary school. We worked with the developer in the Summerfields area community leader to bring the developer and homeowners together to hear about the project before it went to the zoning commission. The meeting was held very near the location of the project. We had three homeowners at hand. This was our this was after our contacting several HOAs and their property managers to get the word out. We received no opposition after that meeting. Again, we worked with the developer after the results of the zoning commission vote to
schedule another meeting. We posted on Facebook and emailed flyers in English and Spanish to all HOAs and their management companies that we could identify in the feeder pattern to the Vista Ridge Middle School, the school in question. Saint Julia Orbaugh, the community, outreach liaison from District 4 And 10, she's great, Assistant in this effort by posting on Nextdoor and emailing her, contacts in the neighborhoods. Eight homeowners and two people from Keller ISD attended that meeting.
We received some suggestions on how to approve improve the project, but we did not see receive any objections. We believe this project is well thought out and has taken into consideration the concerns of traffic and safety of the children attending the school. The petitioners have already begun to demonstrate their partnership and support of community events. In addition to the positive aspects of this project, we would point out that because of the draconian legislation concerning zoning control, this is a best use of this land
and should be approved by the council. Thank you. Thank you, Rusty. Customer Lars, do you have any questions? Not for Rusty. I'm just gonna make a couple comments on it. K. The floor is yours. Thank you, mayor. Rusty, thank you for coming out. We appreciate it. I think this is one of those cases where this is how it should be done when it comes to developers and working with the the local community. You know, just one meeting simply was not enough. More and more outreach you do, more and more, they're able to answer concerns and alleviate a lot of those concerns, willingly. And then a lot of it was just, just proactive, community.
So thank you very much, to those in attendance that that helped out along this entire process. We have an entire package here of surveys that were sent out, some of the the feedback that was received, how they're going to they actually modified the entire site plan around some of those concerns. Been absolutely it it it's been great working with you all this entire time and and working through some of those issues. So I I have no doubt that you will be a good partner, in District 4 and especially the, the Keller ISD. And I gotta say, having, you know, Rusty, Lance Griggs, Beverly Feertag, a lot of our our really big, d four supporters, in this process is really key.
And this time, we actually had Keller ISD representation. I mean, granted, it was the Fort Worth side of Keller ISD, but still it was Keller ISD. Nonetheless, so it was great having Chelsea Kelly, the school school board member out there representing. We did try reaching out to some others and no response, but no surprise. But, nonetheless, back to this development, I'm really excited, to see what happens and how we work together with the school across the street, how we've made this area just even more beautiful. So thank you. With that, I move to approve. Got a motion and a second council. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is ZCDash25Dash149.
Yes. Thank you. And councilor Martinez, we do have one speaker on this item, Enrique Alvarez. Thank you, mayor. I do wanna note that this applicant has requested to withdraw their application. I intend to accept that withdrawal. Thank you. Don't know if mister Alvarez is here. So councilor Martinez? No? I lied. That's alright. Yeah. You can. I just as a note, I think miss Martinez has agreed to withdraw the application based on the applicant's wishes. Yeah. But if you could speak if you still wanna speak. Saying that it won't go for it. Right. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Councilor Martinez?
A motion to accept the applicants request to withdraw the application. A motion in a second council. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is ZCDash25Dash088. Council member Beck, our first speaker on this item is Rick Garcia followed by Anita Horky. Good evening, Mayor Parker and council members. My name is Rick Garcia. I'm president of the Pasco Neighborhood Association. This property was formerly a single family home that fit the character and zoning of the block. Dapcon chose to demolish that home in order to pursue a commercial parking lot.
That is a speculative action that relies on weakening the protections the a five zoning district is meant to provide. This lot is surrounded on three sides by homes and a commercial parking lot is simply not compatible with A five residential zoning. A parking lot here would introduce traffic, noise, headlights, and late hour activity into an area that was never intended for, and the current plan shows that every vehicle exiting the lot would shine headlights directly into the homes across Livingston or Loudon, no matter
which driveway would be used. We also need to consider the citywide implications. This is not just a passcode issue. If this request is approved, it sets a precedent that meant that any home, any single family neighborhood could be bought, demolished, and converted to commercial use. The stability that zoning has been to provide would be weakened throughout the city. We understand that applicant wants additional parking and we respect the role that local businesses play in our community. Zoning decisions cannot be based on convenience or preference.
They must be based on planned land use and neighborhood stability. A commercial parking lot is simply not compatible with 85 residential zoning. We would like to see this property return to its tenant residential use where a new neighbor and a new household can join our community and strengthen it. That's exactly what a five zoning is meant to support. We are asking the council to uphold the zoning ordinance to protect residential integrity and to prevent a precedent that would affect neighborhoods across Fort Worth. We respectfully ask the council to uphold the integrity of a five zoning and to
deny this request with prejudice. Thank you very much. Michael Howell. Good evening. My name is Anita Horkey, and I'm here to request you deny the conditional use permit. For the last fifteen plus years, past and current residents of the Paschal neighborhood have worked hard to preserve the single family residential character of our neighborhood. We worked with our council representative in 2008 to have most of the neighborhood rezoned to a five single family. We never envisioned that the warehouses on the most eastern street of the neighborhood would
one day become bars and event venues. The proposed parking at 1812 And 1820 West Loudoun Street would be for the adjacent bar, a business that has already caused problems for neighbors. The requested parking lot will not solve those problems. It will simply help the business grow and attract more patrons. There will still be cars lining the neighborhood streets during the bar's busy business hours. How can I say that confidently? Because the property has been used as a parking lot on and off for the past five years.
Even when the A5 Lot is full of cars, there are plenty more vehicles parked on nearby streets. Here are some photos to show what I'm describing. On page one, this is from April 2021, I just happened to drive by and discovered 26 cars parked on the A5 Lot. Page two, please. This photo shows the privacy fence that was constructed illegally on the property in November 2023. The code enforcement case remains open two years later. Page three, please. I drove by the lot the night before the zoning hearing for this case just
to see if cars were parked there. There were. I said it I decided to drive by a few more times before this hearing. Every time, I saw vehicles parked illegally on the A5 Lot. Page four, please. Page five, please. Page six, please. This is from October 26. At the October 8 zoning hearing, the applicant said, and I quote, it does not matter to me personally, one way or not, if it gets approved, unquote. The applicant stated for public record that he doesn't care about the outcome of this case. I assure you, the many neighbors who have voiced opposition to this case care very
much. Please help us protect our a five neighborhood and prevent further commercial encroachment into our neighborhood. Please deny the conditional use permit tonight. Thank you. Michael Howell. Thank you. Quality of life, we talked about it today in the opening invocation. We talked about quiet, quality of life. Who's it? Mayor Price. She pushed that initiative. We vote the city council in based on a covenant, a covenant of quality of
life for everyone in Fort Worth. Our little corner our little corner in Fort Worth, we want a quality of life for the children, for the parents, for the seniors like me, for the students at TCU, where the word will spread. And guess what? Paschal Neighborhood will be the first choice to build a home and grow a family.
So we're here as a neighborhood association to protect the unknown families that are yet to move in, and to protect the the the quality of life for the people that have moved into the neighborhood, they have to listen to public safety, noise, and public health problems that the bar brings. The project is not for our neighborhood. I don't know how it got approved. I don't know who approved it, but it's not for our neighborhood and for the
children in our neighborhood. Council member Beck, that's the conclusion of our speakers. I am going to move to continue this case to the December 9, 2025 council meeting. And a motion and a second council. Please vote. Carlos, try one more time. Thank you. Question carries. Next is ZCDash25Dash155. We have no speakers on this item. Council member peoples? I'm going to move to approve as amended to f general commercial by the zoning
commission. Got a motion and a second council. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is z c dash two five dash one six zero. We have one speaker, council member of Peoples, Elliot Stovall. Elliot present. Customer of Peoples. So mayor and council, I think mister Stovall left because council member Larterdorp, I wish this case could has been as easy as your first zoning case. This case has given me a lot of angst because I found out that the owners of the property have not met with the neighborhood associations, and there is pushback
from our neighborhood associations. So I am going to move to continue this request until 12/09/2025 to give the owners time to meet not only with the neighborhood associations, but also with their councilwoman. And a motion and a second council. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is z CDash25Dash161. Council member Martinez, we have one speaker on this item, John Phillips. My name is John Phillips. I'm just here for answering questions if needed. Thank you. Councilman Martinez? Thank you, mayor.
John, I just wanna personally thank you and and your colleagues for reaching out to the surrounding neighborhood associations and making them aware of what it is that you were trying to do at your property, and for your generous, contribution that you will be making to the Riverside Alliance for a project within the neighborhood. So, I enthusiastically approve, zoning case two five one six one. Got a motion to second council. Please vote. Thank you. Motion carries. Next is z CDash25Dash162.
No speakers on this item. Council member Hall. Thank you. Thank Thank you, mayor. I just wanna first, thank Encore Electric Delivery for taking time out to meet with, my office. We are looking forward to the improvements that will come along, with the approval of this case. So I move to approve d c 25162. Second. Motion to second, counsel. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is z c Dash25Dash163. Council member Beck. I have one speaker, but only if there's opposition. And to my knowledge, there is none. Motion and a second. Please vote.
Motion carries. Next is ZCDash25Dash164. Council member Flores. Move to approve, mayor. Motion and a second. Council please vote. Motion carries. I see Michael Bennett there at Ben and Partners. Thank you for being here, Michael. Next is ZCDash25Dash170. Second. Motion and a second council. Please vote. Special thanks to city staff for working so hard on this one. Motion carries. Next is ZCDash25Dash156. Council member Hill, there are no speakers on this item.
I'm gonna move to continue this case to the December 9 meeting. Motion and a second. Please vote. Oh, oh, there we go. Motion carries. Next will be m and c twenty five dash one zero five six. Council member Hill. Okay. I move that the Ford City Council adopt the resolution authorizing use of the power of imminent domain to acquire 1.132 acres and permanent water easement and 2.098 acres for a temporary construction easement from real property owned by DBE Realty Investments Limited. The property is needed for the North Side three forty eight inch water transmission main
study and land project, a public use that will increase water supply to the fast growing northern sector of Fort Worth. The property is located at 8987 Boat Club Road in the B Thomas survey, Tarrant County, Texas. The property interest to be acquired is described by the meets and bounds and depicted by the survey exhibits attached to this mayor and council communication. Second. Got a motion and a second council. Please vote. Thank you. And motion carries. Next is M and C twenty five dash one zero five nine. Second. Motion and a second counsel.
Please vote. And motion carries. And that concludes all of the action items. Thank you, Jeanette. And council meeting is adjourned.