--------- row. You're right. street clothes. You know, that's a big >> Uh, no. I don't know. I don't know where it came from. >> Putting on the rits. I'm back. I thought you were going to say minimum.
It's a two drink minimum. Deborah was just telling me about I think I need to solve this problem. He's not seven foot. >> I should have used the restroom. Press it down. That's okay. I'll go eventually. I'll get this thing started.
Yeah, you did. >> I know. But all these people waiting. >> Okay. Good afternoon, council. So good to see everybody back. I will call our city council work session November 4th to order and turn it over to Jay Chapa.
>> Good afternoon everyone. Uh today we don't have anything on upcoming recent events, but I do have some organizational updates and employee recognition. I'm going to start off with DJ Herel from our development uh department to introduce a new employee.
Good afternoon, honorable mayor, council, city manager Chapa. I stand before you to introduce our newest employee in development services. Uh we've hired a deputy director in development services. This is Jennifer Mullenshot. She comes to us with 25
years of public service uh experience. Uh most recently she served as uh chief of staff at uh GSA and her some of her strengths are organizational management, leading crossf functional teams and uh you know working with the public. I'll
allow her to say a few words. >> Good afternoon everyone. I'm ecstatic to be here. It is my first day, so it's been kind of a whirlwind. And I'm sure that everyone that I've met so far is going to be looking for me to have already memorized all the names, so just
bear with me. But again, just great to be here. I lived in the city of Fort Worth. I'm passionate about the city. And even though I'm from Ohio, I've been here for 20 years and I haven't left. So just again, happy to be here. >> Welcome. >> Thank you. [Applause]
Next up is William Rumley, and he will uh talk to us about Municipal Court Week. Oh, and Chief Judge Gonzalez as well. >> William, as you're getting started, DJ, was that your way of making sure we knew who Jennifer was so we stopped calling you directly? I'm surprised you didn't hand out her card and her cell phone
number immediately. DJ would like us all to stop calling. No, teasing Jennifer. Welcome. We're glad to have you. William, please. >> Yes. Mayor, city council, city manager's office, uh William Rumley, court director. Municipal court director. I'm excited to say that this week is municipal court week. Every year, the
first week of November, municipal courts across the state are recognized. We try to celebrate staff and staff and also the function of municipal courts. This year is a special celebration for us. We're celebrating a century of service. So from 1924 to 2024, 100 years of
service to the municipal court in the city of Fort Worth. Um, we are uh have food trucks that came out today. We want to thank our local uh small our our food vendors. I'm sorry. Sawmark barbecue, Funky Town Funnels, Flores, Home Cooking, and Hail on Wheels. All were
out here today to provide lunch and support us. Um, and uh we had lots of people out there and they did a great job. Um, so we're here to represent the 160 plus employees in Municipal Court. We have the honor to be able to do that. Um, as I said, we're celebrating 100
years and sometimes things come circular. You know, in the old days, the judge would ride around in a in a wagon and go from town to town and well, we go out uh in different places of town with our court in the community. So, uh, some things come circular. Obviously, from a technology standpoint, there's been different types of enhancement, but at
the end of the day, it's still a exceptional customer service that makes the difference. So, one of the things we talk about is the only person someone may have a contact here in the city may be the court. And so we want them to say Fort Worth's a great place um because they had a great experience with us. With that, I'll turn it over to Chief
Judge Gonzalez. >> Good afternoon, Mayor, Council members, uh City Men Chapa, staff, and guests. In celebration of Municipal Court Week, I would like to take this time to recognize and extend my appreciation to everyone who has assisted with or been
involved in addressing the needs of our municipal court. First, I would like to thank you, mayor and council members, for your continued support of our municipal court, addressing the needs of our citizens, assisting with court engagement and community outreach through the individual council member
court and the committee warrant forgiveness videos, and your consideration and appointment of our municipal court judges. Your commitment and leadership are truly appreciated. Next, I'd like to thank the city marshalss. As the municipal courts
enforcement arm, I would like to thank Marshall Swift, Chief Marshall Kerry, and all the deputy marshals for their work in serving the court's legal processes, keeping our courtrooms secure and safe while maintaining order and protecting our judges, court staff, and
citizens that conduct their daily business into municipal court. To the court administration and staff, I'd like to thank the court administrators, supervisors, and municipal court staff for their professionalism and hard work in serving our community and citizens
that visit our municipal court on a daily basis. Their efforts do not go unnoticed. To the prosecutors, I would like to extend my appreciation to Chief Prosecutor Stacy White and the municipal court prosecutors for their dedication to justice and their commitment to
upholding the law in service in their community. The professionalism and integrity ensures that our municipal court remains fair, efficient, and accessible to all. to the judges. I would like to thank the judges for their service to our community and for their
fair fair fairness and integrity they bring to the municipal court. Their dedication and their I'm sorry their dedication to justice, public safety, and due process helps ensure that every person is treated with respect and given
the opportunity to be heard under the law. To our court director, William Rumley, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for Mr. Romley for his professionalism and dedication to ensuring the smooth operation of our courts. Thank you for your support and
for the valuable work you do in serving our community and our municipal court. And finally, ACM Johnson. I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to Assistant City Manager William Johnson for his outstanding work in supporting
and facilitating the needs of our department. His dedication and initiative has been instrumental to our judicial department for facilitating the process to increase the hourly rate of pay for our substitute judges and expediting the recruitment and
appointment process to fill the vacant full and part-time judge positions. In closing, I would like to say that our municipal court could not function without the collaboration and support of all who I've already recognized here today. As we look ahead, we at the
municipal court remain committed to serving the citizens of Fort Worth with transparency, compassion, and excellence. It is an honor to serve the city with you, for you, and alongside of you. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Judge William. Appreciate you. [Applause] >> Council, when you have a second, go through this uh annual report. And it's funny. I don't y'all need to bring back the obligatory staff photos that look like school photographs. Did you see
them at the back? I don't think we do that anymore. I think department heads would love that. Those are really funny. >> Yes, mayor. And just one more thing we did highlight in there was AD Marshall, which our buildings named after, our namesake. We did actually get to host their family earlier this year and they came back for our opening ceremony this
Monday. And so as one of the longest serving employees of the city of Fort Worth, um, outstanding family and they continue to carry that legacy. So, um, they are highlighted in our magazine this year. >> Thank you, William. We appreciate it. >> Thank you, gentlemen. Next up, I'd like to call up William Johnson to recognize
the Golden Lasso program. >> Good afternoon, William Johnson, assistant city manager for public safety. Come on up, guys. In 2023, TCU student Wes Smith was randomly shot
and killed in the West 7th Street Entertainment District. In response to growing nightlife safety concerns, Mayor Maddie Parker, Councilwoman Beck, uh, led the city of Fort Worth and and
as we assembled department heads and stakeholders including Fort Worth PD, TPW, Code Enforcement, Fire, the Seventh Street Bar Owners Association, Downtown Fort Worth, Inc., Stockyards, Inc., the Near Southside, Inc., JPS and others to
implement safety programs in our entertainment district citywide. The city contracted with Safe Night LLC to conduct a comprehensive assessment of our entertainment district and make recommendations on how we could improve.
As a result, we implemented safety measures throughout the area that improved lighting, controlled traffic, parking, uh provided higher visibility of police and and and security um all supporting
on street safety. The Golden Lasso program was also birthed from this effort uh in coordination with our consultants um and the committee and it closes the loop with improved safety programs
inside places of business in these entertainment districts. The Golden Lasso program is a free and voluntary accreditation program that recognizes bars, restaurants, and venues committed to creating a safe, enjoyable nightife.
uh experience. Um participating establishments formalized their safety practices through written policies and and employee training. They've invested in necessary safety improvements. They emphasize the concept of safety branded
entertainment in Fort Worth. This approach enhances patrons confidence and peace of mind while pro promoting collaboration between businesses and public safety partners. Since launching the program, some
patrons are now traveling from Dallas and other surrounding cities, specifically because of the sense of safety and hospitality that Fort Worth's night life offers. Today, we're proud to recognize 16 establishments that have earned the Golden Lasso accreditation,
officially designating them as leaders in night nightife safety and community well-being. Many of whom are here with me today. Uh, some of them include bar 2909, reservoir bar, patio and kitchen,
koi wetszel riot room, whiskey garden, junk punch, bodega west 7th. >> You're doing great, William. Keep going. >> One one of my one one of my favorites. Bedga West 7th, Dirty Laundry, Rusty
Nickel, Ice House, uh, Stars Basement Bar, Stars Cafe and Cocktails, Towns Drive-Thru, Proper, El Shinkon, >> Yeran, The Shot Seller, and Shipwreck. This
program is available for all businesses in all entertainment districts throughout the city. Um, bar and restaurant owners that would like more information on this program can reach out to our Golden Lasso program coordinator coordinator,
Kimberly Tyler, at 682 263 5852. Congratulations. We'll take a quick picture um if that's okay and any of you that want to join. >> Of course. And council I think. >> Yeah. I just want to thank everybody
here for being part of the solution for the city of Fort Worth and not part of the problem. Um because of the hard work that you've done. We've seen crime drastically decreased in the West 7th area. And so I appreciate everyone's hard work. I also he's lurking in the
back and I don't know why he didn't come up here with us, but I'd also like to thank I see Lieutenant General Waldo back there. He's our um in charge of our West 7th uh detail. So, thanks for all the hard work that PD's put into this as well. >> You want to do a picture? >> Mayor. >> Yes, Carlos.
>> We do a picture. I have a question. Um >> can you give me a very quick uh bullet point? How are we doing on encouraging businesses in the stockyards to join in on the the going to Alasso to get accredited? I know that uh uh Stockyards
business the stock stock Stockyards Inc. is part of the of the committee and we've encouraged both near southside businesses, Stockyards businesses, downtown businesses to all actively participate and we what we're looking at
here are is just the start of a much much broader citywide program. And to your point, we want to reemphasize that this is available to all bars and restaurants throughout the city. >> Right. And uh any information that you give me to keep me updated on the
progress there, I keep in touch with Stockyards, Inc. on it. Want to encourage more because we're getting new bars coming in to the stockyards and uh it's very, you know, present on my mind to make sure that they understand, you know, the environment we want to uh encourage and that is a safe one for
everyone. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Thank you. Come on, police guys. Come on up here. You're part of this fire. thinking it's waste management. >> We walked out there That's all for organizational updates
and employee recommendations. If you'd like me to move into informal reports, >> let's do it. >> All right. The first and formal report 25-0119 quarterly development activity report for Q3 and DJ Herel and Development Services is here to answer any
questions. >> Okay. No, I just need to ask him a question just to keep him on his toes. No, I'm joking. Okay, >> you caught a break there, DJ. >> Yeah, you did. >> Uh, this one. >> The next one's 25-0120,
Athletic Fields Improvement Plan. Dave Lewis, Parks and Recre, is here. >> Dave, I know. Why don't we walk through this IR if you don't mind? Thank you, sir. I know Council Member Hill has questions, but there's some good information here and lots of questions circulating around athletic field improvements.
Good afternoon. Dave Lewis, director of park and recreation. Uh, yes, as specified in the informal report, we've actually had two studies done in the last five or so years. One of them is really focused on sports tourism and establishing whether the city of Fort
Worth has an opportunity to capitalize on the sports tourism industry. And the report stated, "Yes, we absolutely do. It would take a substantial investment." And the the next phase of that study was to start to to identify some locations. And we've studied a couple locations and
and where we've landed right now is because Rolling Hills already has an established complex, the cost to upgrade that to not only a sports tourism facility, but also for more local play is probably the best route to go. Um, and then the second part of the report
does call out a another study that we did more of our city-owned complexes for local play and also identified a a pretty significant gap for a city of our size and the popularity of sports to a tune of about $80 million in deficit in
sports fields. And so what the what we have done is prioritized the improvements and the additions of fields into two phases. one phase being uh the 2026 bond where we identified improvements to Rolling Hills, West Park, Alliance, and then Gateway Park as
well. And the 25 million that's currently proposed for Gateway Park isn't all for athletic fields. It would go to the next phase of improvements for that $140 million master plan. So, it's yet to be determined how much of that would be spent on uh athletic fields.
And then with the balance of the remaining fields hopefully being proposed in a 20 2030 bond with the plan really to be up to speed and everything in alignment with uh the number of fields that we should have by 2037.
That's kind of the plan that we put forward for now. >> Thank you Dave. Council member Hill. >> Thank you Dave. And I know you and I have been in conversations with the sports commission on what sports tourism, specifically soccer, lacrosse, what that would look like, as well as addressing the local play issues that we have. Um, and there's been talks about
public private partnership may be the only way to do that. Can you talk through that a little bit? >> Sure. Yeah, there's there's several avenues that we could go with public private partnership. A lot of them revolve around having a partner actually manage the facility. for them to partner with uh us to build additional fields,
they would obviously need to be able to recuperate that investment somehow. So definitely lots of partners out there that we're willing to talk to and we've had some really preliminary conversations, but yes, we've worked very closely with Visit Fort Worth and the sports commission. It's about an 11 billion dollar industry that we're not getting a lot of right now. So we really
want to make sure that we're doing our best to get involved in that. And then some of the questions I've gotten just from bond conversations and then as some of the the soccer fields have come up, um what can the public do to voice their opinion on where where they think soccer fields and some of these um partnerships
should be with local play? Um is it best for them to reach out to the parks department or is it to make comments through the bond? >> I think all of the avenues are good and we we've done a substantial amount of outreach especially when we did the field study that we did for the for the park department fields. We met with
almost all of the major soccer providers, football, lacrosse, pretty much all the organizations and got from them how many do you serve now? How many could you serve if you have more fields to really get to that methodology of how many fields we need to be set by 2037?
Uh our our approach on this phase one in the 2026 bond was really to improve the complexes in all parts of town. So we have a north with Alliance, a west with west, south and rolling hills and then Gateway Park as well. So, we really try to tackle all those at once with West
being a priority because those fields have been unplayable. We wanted to make sure to get those back online, the four fields there and and obviously to expand. The master plan calls for like 12 fields and and eight diamonds out there. So, that's a complex that we see a lot of potential in.
>> Question for you Dave, related to the public private partnership piece and this and the sports commission. Have we done kind of an inquiry to the public on who might be interested in partnering in a more official capacity and what the private sector market would tell us?
>> We have not yet. We could do an RFP or an RFI, just a request for information and to find out who's interested and um we have not done that approach. A lot of it has been through Visit Fort Worth. They're really the ones who have that expertise and with the national outreach and uh procuring events and things here
in the city, but we could definitely do a formal outreach. And I'll leave that to both you and the sports commission, but I do think most people understandably believe it's the responsibility of the city to think through what that should look like. And and maybe we get nothing back, but if it's if it's not too much work on staff
time to just inquire more officially across the country with organizations that we know are reputable and could operate a facility like that, I think it could be helpful for sure. >> Yeah, in in the informal conversations we have, we know there's at least half a dozen organizations who would love to really explore that deeper. So that's
definitely an option. similar to what we're talking about with Gateway with $140 million master plan. >> If we keep doing 25 million at a time, we're not going to get there. It really is going to take alternative means. And I think most people would would believe that some of the activities aren't
necessarily things that you would expect the city to fund. More kind of private dollars would help with those things as well. >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you. >> My second comment would be related to recreational sports and local sports. I mean, we all understand kind of the phenomenon around select sports and that
impact on wreck leagues. I don't I'm not saying we don't do a great job, but I want us to maybe dig in a little bit to understand have we seen a dip in availability and access to recreational sports across the city? Should the city of Fort Worth be sponsoring and paying for more rec leagues through our own
staff opportunity? That can come back to us whenever the timing works best. But I I have seen a definite um lack of equity across the city when you look at different um recreck league opportunities for kids and you have a lot of families that are trying to hold it together and it's becoming
increasingly more difficult to compete. So to the extent the city needs to step up and do things differently, I'd be really interested in supporting that. >> Yeah. One of our initiatives that we've brought to council before with this update, we've talked about really different levels. We talked about sports tours and we talked about local
recreation and then really the very entry level recreation. It also serves for wraparound services for our children that are in schools. Many of them can't afford to get into any of the leagues and you know we see the latch key kids where they go home with nothing to do. We'd rather keep them at the schools.
It's why we launched our after school program with sports and so we really want to keep ramping that up as well. That is a solution to getting more kids active, more kids engaged and at a level that their families can participate in. Thank you, Council Peoples. >> Dave, um I know it's in Councilwoman
Martinez's district, but Gateway Park is literally three blocks from my house. I walk out of district 5. So, talking about public private partnerships, we had a presentation a couple of weeks ago from I think it was the Friends of Gateway Park. They announced that
initiative. Are we working with them? So, >> yes, ma'am. Yeah, the Gateway Park Action Coalition. We've had several conversations with them and we're really walking through how we activate them. Um it could be through advocacy, through helping us find partners that are
engaged. We really really see an opportunity to have them really help steward that project. >> Good. Okay. >> Thank you. >> Thanks, Dave. Next up is 25-0121 broadband project update with Kevin Gun
here to answer any questions. date. Kevin, it's Sally, not Kevin. >> Hi, Sally. >> Thank you all. Uh, Sally Troder, deputy CTO, IT Solutions. Uh, not Kevin Gun. He's on vacation this week, so you get me. So, yes, ma'am. How can I help you?
>> Just wanted you to give a brief update on where we are. I mean, I have the IR, but I think just for general public purposes, where are we on the broadband update? >> Sure. Sure. So, if y'all remember, we started this with the neighborhood Wi-Fi program um several a couple of years
ago. Um got that all started and got that out there. And we're still seeing um very robust engagement in that in the five neighborhoods that we're in. Uh we're seeing about 5,000 unique users a month come in still on that. Uh we did
do as Dave was speaking about we did do a public private um partnership RFP and we uh ended up with Sprocket and we assigned that contract to them about two years ago and so they've been going through the process of um getting the
equity funding getting everything in place and getting ready to begin you know drilling and putting fiber in the ground and that is occurring now. So we're starting to see that throughout the city. A lot of crews are out there. Um really excited. TPW has been our uh
closest friend as we've been working on this and working on the permitting to get everything in. And so they're hoping to come to market to residential and con uh uh commercial partners uh probably within I believe late 27. I've uh got JT
Fischer with me who is their chief operating officer and he's just here to kind of speak to any of the mechanics behind it should there be any other questions. But we're making progress, so we're very excited about it. >> I had one follow-up question. Um, when it launches in 2027, what is the communication plan to get it out to
residents? >> They're working on that right now. Um, as they are beginning to do the drilling and all the putting the fiber in the neighborhoods. They're doing door hangers and there's uh communication out in the neighborhoods so that they know that drilling is occurring, this kind of thing. So they are they will have a full
court press on, you know, what they're bringing to the table, what it'll cost, you know, which neighborhoods they're going to start with and all of that. So that is in progress. >> Thank you, >> Sally. Thank you. >> Oh, sorry. Council member Blelock.
>> Sally, I just have uh one additional question. As I was reading through the IR, uh it indicates that sites will go live when the entire ring is completed and tested. Is that first ring going live in 2027? And if so, what's the overall time frame?
>> Uh, that is the plan. I'll let JT maybe speak a little bit more to that. >> So, we're we're building we're building a big uh network 275 miles, but it is think of a clover leaf. So, you basically have a central ring and then you have four rings around that. Uh we
do expect that in in some areas we'll be able to light individual kind of leaves um ahead of that date but the overall completion date is expected at end of 27 where everything would be lit >> and if you remember this is underpinned
by the municipal network. So what we'll what we will start off with as they get the rings built and healthy and uh serviceable then we will take the 200 plus city uh city locations and we will put them on this network is uh you know
that's what will service us. So that gives them the the platform I guess if you will to get out into the neighborhoods and begin deliver services to all the different neighborhoods. So >> mayor I have one question. >> Yes sir. before they could leave the podium. Um,
>> what progress can you report on the implementation of broadband technology on East Rosedale and East Lancaster? >> Um, East Lancaster is part of our build. Um, it has not started yet. So, that is
one that'll be coming between now and 27. there is the whole East Lancaster and East Rosedale uh TPW kind of projects that we are connected with and tied into. So, as we begin working those, then we'll that'll all come
together. So, I I apologize. I don't have a date or anything like that, but that's part of it. >> You're going to do it concurrently with other stuff. Okay. >> Yeah, Mr. floors. If I can just add add that uh we have about uh 200,000 roughly feet permitted already to work on and that is one of the areas that is
permitted uh for work. So you're going to see that toward the earlier part of the project. Um it kind of east uh west and south of Fort Worth are in permitting now and then we'll move north. So that'll be on the uh earlier end. Okay. Thank you.
>> Thank you both. Right. Thank you. >> Thank you all. Up next is 25-0122 Community Partnership Fund for the uh participation in the Joan Klein Park Refresh Project. And Christian Simmons is here to answer any questions.
>> No questions. >> Uh 25-0123, the irrigation ordinance compliance 2025 update. And Chris Harter is here to answer the question. Uh >> if Chris could come give a rundown of what we plan on doing with this. Thank
you, Chris. Good afternoon, Mayor and Council. Uh maybe start with just kind of a big picture uh and why we're investing so much time and effort in conservation. So there's really two components to conservation that are affecting our the
utility. one is the actual water uh system and what we are trying to do is reduce our peak demands. So when you talk about the peak demands where are they coming from? They're coming from the irrigation systems. So that's the the first goal. The second
goal is to overall to reduce our overall water usage and that goes to our supply. That's part of a commitment we're making as a regional partner to reduce our water uh water system uh usage. So when you look at the per capita usage, you know, the metroplex is generally a
little higher than what you see down in Austin, what you see in San Antonio, the cheapest water, I've seen many uh different uh articles about it, is existing water. So you think about where does new water come from? Conservation
is a water uh as a water strategy. Reuse is a water strategy. Once those kind of systems are exhausted, then you're looking at actually reservoirs. where would those reservoirs be located? You're talking about moving water from East Texas to this area. So, that's
extremely expensive. So, you know, we uh we had an IR last year where we talked about the goals for this year. Uh you all uh approved a uh a system where we would have a a notice that would go to a customer when they were uh violating the
irrigation ordinance. Then that would be followed by a $25 assessment, a $50 assessment, and a $75 assessment. So, we've gone through that this summer. We presented the the data in this IR, and what we found is that we've we've got a
a stopping point where after that $75 assessment, what do we do? So I will tell you that what we've done is we've been trying to get with a lot of our commercial customers that have irrigation meters that are, you know, the group that have seen these kind of four violations
uh in four consecutive months. And we've we've realized that a lot of the accountants are just paying these fees without necessarily changing the irrigation systems. So, we've been reaching out to a lot of the different commercial customers and trying to get with their maintenance staff to get them
to change the irrigation settings on their uh their systems. But what we have in place for next year with this uh ordinance amendment is it clarifies what the process we would like to have next year. And that is we would continue to
use this this one month of uh of notice followed by 2550 75. After that, if they're still not compliant with the ordinance, what we would be doing is we would send them a letter stating that if you don't comply with the ordinance by this date, we are going to turn off your
irrigation meter or in the case of a like a residential meter. We would shut it off at the backflow on the irrigation side. We're not going to cut off anybody's water for their domestic indoor usage. Talking about irrigation systems. and we would then re reestablish the service after they
showed us that their irrigation controller was in complant with the ordinance. Do we think that the current dollar amounts associated with the fines are sufficient to curtail behavior? And is that something
that we should look at increasing that as a as a deterrent? Because those seem pretty low. If if if I'll say this, if I want a nice lush green grass in the middle of August,
I'll pay $75 a month for it. So >> So My answer to that is I look at this as a multi-year effort. So I will tell you if if if we go forward with what is proposed as this ordinance amendment this time next year, I should really
have no commercial customers. They're in violation of the ordinance, right? So either either they're going to be um in compliance with the ordinance at this time next year or they're going to have their water shut off and it won't be turned back on. and we're talking about
the irrigation system until they show compliance with the irrigation uh ordinance. So, that can be done very quickly, but this is the this is like the closing process that we've kind of missed with the process that we got right now. >> You go, Elizabeth. Okay.
>> Yes. Cameron Flores. >> Uh Chris, I'm not going to preface too much uh the upcoming meeting that we have. Um just as a a data point, you know, for you to consider. I've been receiving more and
more calls from HOA specifically uh that have concerns about uh the manner of billing, right? The manner of receiving notifications that they are in violation of it. So, look forward to our meeting so we >> I look forward to a deeper dive on that. Thank you. >> Thank you, Chris.
>> Thank you. >> Thanks, Chris. Next up is 25-0124, the mayor and council training and travel related expenditures. Reggie Zeno and Whitney are here to answer any questions. >> Questions? Council Hill.
>> I don't know, Reggie. I don't know if this is the right question for you or Jay. Um, can you kind of go through a policy? Do we have a policy in place for council spending as far as travel goes or a specific budget? We we have a a policy actually that was
just re uh revamped really around how we uh how staff puts in all the information related to to travel. There is a budget line item and really in the past the
policy has been that council members decide if they're going to travel somewhere and whether or not a city related as long as stayed within the budget of their of their um district office it's been allowed. So, there's not a
specific policy that says you have to you can only go here or there. And it's really more up to the city council member and and their discretion. >> Do you know what that budget number is? >> Not off the top of my head. No.
>> Um when I guess as I'm flipping through that and then looking at the backup too, my my biggest concern, guys, honestly, I mean, now that it's all public information, is that we have a fiduciary duty to our taxpayers. Um, I mean, the mayor's the ambassador of the city. I think that we just need to
be respectful of who we serve every day. I don't think we should acrue any benefit. Um, whether it's certificates or any other travel outside of what really benefits us as a council. Um, and no one should enjoy the ride at the taxpayer dime. I mean, truly, that's that that's the bottom line. Um, I mean, I feel like I do my job without having
to spend a whole lot of money, and I expect the rest of us to do that, too. And I know there's things that come up, but when I was reading this and then talking to count the constituents about it, I think the general public has concern and I just want to make sure that we're as a a body doing the best job to manage the money respectfully. And maybe we do need to come up with
some guidelines and policy for all of us to talk about and work through. Um especially since we asked um I think it was what 3% budget cut across all the departments. Um I just want us to be cognizant of that as we move forward. I think we're we just finalized this new policy and we're getting ready to send it to all the I think we did we send it
to the district offices. >> Uh yes, I believe >> we sent it to the district offices in the last couple of weeks. >> Council member back. >> Yeah. So my question uh really is piggybacking off of what Macy brought up and that's the fact that um we know that there's a line item for travel in the
budget, but it very clearly has not been enforced. And so why hasn't it been enforced? Because when you look at everyone is roughly around $25,000 with the exception of Michael Crane who's at $84,000.
And so without you being able to tell us what that number that budget number is, I can look at everyone else's travel and say that at least one of these seems way out of whack. So was it >> kept in budget? >> So I wasn't here for the last three years where this was kept. the the policy or the practice
previously has been that as long as the council member's district budget the overall budget not just a line item is not is isn't gone over that was has been allowed. So what happens when a district when a council member travels say in
December and January let's say they go to an inauguration the the DC inauguration and the city pays for that right so that's a good example so then you have staffing costs that come up at the end of the fiscal year but you've already frontloaded your budget so how
do you keep within council budget if you frontloaded your travel? So my my understanding none of the council districts budgets in the past three or four years has went through this exercise have been exceeded. >> The whole the whole district but so it
includes beyond just travel the travel line item. It includes other contractual. It includes all the different line items that are part of that budget. Well, we can all see each other's budgets and I've had my staff pull my colleagues budgets and I can tell you without a doubt that members of
this council have gone over their budget. In fact, I went over two years ago by $100. So, I don't think that statement >> overall that's what that was my understanding. Yeah. >> And I wasn't here two years ago. So, I I have to agree with Macy here that we owe a fiduciary responsibility to our
residents and that we have to be able with a straight face justify how we've spent their hard-earned tax dollars on our travel. I don't know that we can do it today and it took us an inordinate amount of time to figure it out and I'm glad that I appreciate the work that
staff did to get this to us. Um, I would like to see a policy brought forward, one that holds us accountable to our travel and our overall council budget. We do that to every other department. We should be doing that to council as well.
And so we can't um obviously I don't know, you know, where Macy goes or where Chris goes and their offices um process that travel. So we really depend on city manager, the city management office to hold us accountable. So, my ask of you
is I know um the inclination is to try to give council members what they want, but I'm asking you as city manager to make sure that you hold us accountable to our budgets the same way that we hold ours department uh directors accountable to theirs as well. >> I don't have a problem doing that. And I
think part of it is each council member also holding themselves accountable, make sure what that the travel is cityreated and it stays within the budget. >> No, but it's clear that maybe some discretion isn't where it needs to be. So in that instance, that's where we come in and regulate when people can't self-regulate.
>> Same same type of logic that I use with de directors and assistant directors in the city. >> Any other questions or comments for Reggie? No. No. >> I do have a question on this. I guess I'm sorry. >> There's been a lot of uh discussion I
guess about travel and things of that nature. And um in my previous service, you know, we've had recommendations on what we spend, but then there are those uh members who may travel and there's members who don't travel. And so, um, we may have our individual
district budgets for travel, but what is the ideology or philosophy on if there's x amount of council members and each, you know, are going to on average spend if we're not all spending it, is it an abuse that that money be spent by
another council member? Does that make sense? Meaning if they're allocated $200,000 on average, you know, however much that is, and that's a really big number, but just throwing it out there for math sake. If I don't spend mine and Elizabeth, you travel more, is that
somehow some type of exploitation? >> Yeah. And it shouldn't be because I want to take the position that I'm giving money back to the residents. You know, when I don't use all of my budget, I want to be able to say to my residents, I didn't use all my budget. I gave 10,000, 20,000, 5,000 back, you know,
into to the coffer. So, if that's what we're doing, I think that takes away our ability to to control our budgets and allows free spending. >> Mayor, >> so you know, other departments can reallocate money. Can we not do that,
Jay? Reallocate? If I want to spend more money on a neighborhood um event and I've already exceeded all my budget for food, um can I not reallocate some travel to that? >> I think that's what I was talking about
earlier. The the policy has been staying within your district budget, your district office. There's and and part of the issue I think because the the policy and practice has been that way whenever uh one of our the the manager that was responsible to take care of this got
sick and other people were doing it that didn't have the experience they were charging travel into other line items. That's what led to all the work trying to figure all this out because of that practice. I think now we put a policy in place where that's being more specific and and there needs to be folks that are
that know what they're doing uh allowing that to happen. So yes, you can go you can reallocate but there is a process for reallocating that involves going through the budget process >> the request >> those kind of things not just spending out of a different account >> when something doesn't fit into it
>> but it it's always been by district office not across all the >> Yes. Council Hill. >> Um, and maybe it's a question for Reggie too, but as we when we travel or we have um I know for my office when we expend um money, we turn in receipts. Is that
Can you walk me through a the policy for the city employees, everybody has to turn in a receipt or validate their purchases? Correct. And are those approved or is there a certain method that we have to do that? >> Correct. Uh actually the revised policy uh does deal with the reimbursement process and we're asking that uh all of
the various receipts be turned in within 10 calendar days and then it's the mayor and council office responsibility to process that within 5 days and then once that transaction is approved then uh the
reimbursements if if necessary would be included in the next following uh period. referral cycle. >> Is there any con consequence for not turning in receipts? Currently, >> uh not that I know of. We are we've been pretty consistent across city government
in departments uh submitting uh timely receipts because oftentimes there are reimbursements involved. Uh but uh that's basically the policy that we had in place for all departments uh to process uh any any of the travel uh
related expenses within that uh 10day cycle. >> Thank you, Reggie. >> Sure. >> Can I ask another question? >> Yes, of course. Council Hall, >> I'm you know, I'm the freshman here, you guys, so I'm trying to learn. Um, so these are viewpoints that we have individually on, I guess, how people
spend their money. Is this the form for that? I mean, is that is that where this needs to be discussed? Is it appropriate for it to be discussed? >> I think it's appropriate. I think because it was requested by numerous council members as an IR, that's what you're getting today.
>> Just our individual opinions on >> how we're spending our money. Well, and importantly, you know, it feels like maybe additional policy that's has better framework may be necessary for council members. You know, to your point, everybody's going to have their own viewpoint, but if there's a general standard where the K council can
generally agree this makes sense for travel reimbursement, I think it I think it's healthy, I guess, is the best way to say it. >> Okay. Um, and so where would those ideas be advanced? If someone had ideas, we we knew the IR was coming today and then would assume today that people would
bring some of those ideas with some specificity on what they're suggesting. Is this also the forum for that? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. Does anyone have any ideas >> that they'd like to put forth specifically? >> Council member N. >> I I just feel like we're I feel like
there's a there's disciplining happening, but there's not a lot of ideas being introduced into the space. That's just my personal opinion. >> Nettles. Um, yes. I don't know if I have ideas, but I do have a uh well, I do have one. I think this conversation should be more broad as talking about uh
each council fund balance. I don't think we as a council have a fund mechanism uh where we give out funds such as you talked about uh fund towards foods or organization, nonprofits as well as into spending our um travel. And so I think
our travel was in one bucket where this is mayor and council's travel and then we use our travel because I haven't really seen our travel on our individual budget other than historically we have only used about $8,000 per council member in the history. Uh, so I think
that I brought this question before that we should have a a fund balance within each district where they can choose if they're going to use it for travel or if they're going to use it for giving nonprofits uh uh to assist them with
some issues that they may have in the community. >> So, this is just from a city manager. I I think that's a really bad idea. It becomes a part of a nonprofit's annual budget
request or how they live. When the city gives a nonprofit money, whether it comes from a council member or it comes from a department on an annual basis and things change over time, I think making that decision should be if you're you're
going to give dollars to an individual nonprofit, it should be a city council policy decision, not an individual versus decision. That's just kind of >> and I don't dis >> administration 101. I mean, we we might
differ on the on the on the perspective, but then it becomes the very next year that same non because I've I've lived it. The same nonprofit is expecting that $10,000 the next year after that, the next year after that, and it becomes a
an issue for wherever the council member is the following year. So, >> and I don't disagree with that. And and I think travel probably falls on that same bucket. Uh so I mean I think that you could excessively use travel and disrespect it but at the same time uh I
would say looking at my travel speaking for me as a council member uh when I travel I do get information from uh other cities other peer cities and I bring those back to uh my district and if you don't travel does not maybe you
just don't have the time to do it but uh my travel I can only speak for my community TML NBC Leo and all those uh are used. Uh very important. I do have another question about the PE card because I've seen I guess this new
policy is going to require um the PE card not to be used when we're like such as in DC and only thing we can do is Uber a lift and you're requiring council members who uh get paid $25,000 by the city of Fort Worth uh which is not a a
penny in the bucket of the budget to pay for Ubers and Lift that can mount up to be about $900 when you're out traveling. uh and it took over 6 months or 8 months to be reimbursed. So I want some information about how we're going to pay
for council travel when they are traveling on behalf of the city and not having to be reimbursed. Can we answer that question? >> I'd like to find out about the six to nine months to get reimbured issue because I hadn't heard that but >> I will show you. >> But the we what we did is apply the same the what we applied to all the employees
and the the one of the reasons is because of the lack of receipts in a timely fashion. So part of it is is both sides working with each other to get the receipts to come back. But oftentimes is there has to be a memo written and
somebody signs it that I this is what I actually did. And then when we get asked public information or what was a detail on that, we don't have the detail. >> So that's that's the reason that the policy has said to provide uh for the just like an employee expends it and
then they get reimbursed. >> So just let me finish the PE card. So on that, this new this new uh policy is going to require us not to use the PE card when we're traveling. Is that correct? >> That's correct. That's what the policy has right now. We can we can talk about changing it some,
>> right? I think we should because I I I mean and Whitney can remember uh and I think Joanne and others uh it was DC two years ago uh and it took six or eight months to be in reverse. I'll get the information to
you, but I think that we really and if I'm traveling on behalf of the city, I'm there on behalf of the city. >> Council member Hill and then Council Member Peoples. >> Thank you, Mayor. Um, Councilwoman Hall.
Oh, my tone is not disciplinary. It's not where I'm coming from. It's coming out of a a place of concern and questioning. And I think out of this conversation, I do think it's healthy because I think we can figure out a policy and procedures that work for all of us. because you're right, some of us travel more, some of us travel less. There's not judgment on that is making
sure that we stay in budget, we're be respectful of taxpayer dollars. That's where I'm coming from on it. I do think that we need to find a solution. Um, and just I I think the IR came out of constituent concern of seeing travel that people don't understand why council members travel or what they do.
Everybody looks at the mayor as the ambassador and so there are questions about what we do every day. Um, especially if we're traveling out of the country or we're traveling to other cities and a lot of it's valid. to council member Nettle's point, you are um learning about new cities, what they do, how they do it, and how we can improve. But I do think this
conversation is this should be a healthy result for us all and figuring what that looks like for policy and procedure. >> Thank you for your response. >> Council peoples and I appreciate it. >> So I just want to say this and I probably am the most frugal person
around here, but I think we have to be very careful. Every council person's district is different and every council person has to go through their own thought process on travel. For example, I met with lobbyists yesterday and they've already asked me to come to
Washington. It won't be till next year, but I think but they might not have asked somebody else. So, I think we have to manage to our budget. I'm not going to try to tell you Councilwoman Beck or Councilwoman Nettles or Councilwoman Hill how to spend your budget, but I am
going to ask you to stay in budget. And for me, it's as simple as that. Everybody makes different decisions about how to spend that money and we need to try we are given a budget and we need to manage to that budget. >> And Council Member Hall and then Council Member Block.
>> Thank you. I certainly agree with uh you councilwoman Peoples as well and I do appreciate your response uh Councilwoman Hill um maybe a recommendation as we are traveling um maybe we bring that information back um if you're going to take a trip or if you're going to travel
and it's going to be a benefit to the budget and benefit to the city and you're on the city's time maybe just providing some information about that. I mean I know that we do our council reports on a weekly basis on a monthly basis or weekly some of you seems weekly but monthly however that's done but
maybe you offer that information to give a highlight so that it doesn't look um felonious or suspicious or abusive um because we are we all do have different I would say needs expectations and and different issues that we're addressing or even
different aspirations on what you're trying to do and I do believe that travel, PD, things of that nature are beneficial to uh the constituents that we serve. >> Sure. Um Council Blair Beck, sorry. >> Thank you, Mayor.
>> I I just make a comment. We're talking in broad term about this category called travel. Just want to kind of dive into that a little deeper and say the vast majority of everything we're talking about in this category is representing the city in an official capacity or
training to be a better council person. And I think both of those are very valid activities. Uh it's, you know, we're not talking boondoggles here and I just don't want that to be the perception of the public. Council member Beck, >> I think uh Council Member um Hall, to
your point, we all do have different aspirations. Some of those are higher than others, but our taxpayers should not be footing the bill for those aspirations. And that's a a firm belief in mine. And and you might see differently. What I and the reason why I initially asked for this is because like
council member Hill, I think we owe a duty to our taxpayer. um we are not transparent about our travel here on council. One thing that I would like to see and I think it was a very good question um what policy and I think I
was very clear in that um I wanted a clear budget and us to be held accountable to that budget. Every other department in this city has a travel budget that they are held accountable to. So we should be no different. Second, I think we should be more
transparent and in doing so right now we never announce when we are or not traveling. I think that as part of the ceremonial travel right now, we only are required to do that if someone else is paying for our travel, not if the city is paying for our travel. I think we should have to announce on the dis at
least um when we returned that we did travel and the purpose for that travel. I think we owe it to our voters because they do look at travel and they see it as a trip on their dime. If I could m I just want to clarify when I said aspirations I'm not saying
speaking to prof professional or or personal I would say aspirations I was mentioning referencing perhaps there's something that you a project something you would seek more information about in your district and so your aspirations would be for your district. So I just want to clarify I use the word
aspirations. >> We've all had travel like that but managed to stay within our budget when we did it. And I think that's the point is you have to prioritize. We make departments prioritize. So, uh, for example, uh, Councilman Nettles and I took a trip to Nebraska because they
have a medical innovation district there. I'm one of my aspirations is to have a strong medical innovation district here um that straddles district 9 and district 8. So, we took that trip and and to your point that is aspirational for our district, but we
also had to prioritize that trip within our budget. And I think that's what it comes down to is that we should be held accountable in the same way that we as a body hold other departments accountable and that is included in your travel budget. Now we can have a discussion
about what that travel budget looks like. I think when we came to it initially it was an average. We looked at on average where did we typically go? NLC, TML, National Association of Black uh Elected Officials, uh you know, one
sister cities trip. What um you didn't get invited? >> No, sorry. Um and so that's how we came to that. And so I think coming to a reasonable number is um is where we should be and also making sure that Allan gets that invitation so we don't feel left out. Okay. Council
>> Martinez and Council Nettles. >> So here's an idea. How about we just add travel related requests to the agenda? So, I was going to suggest as part of the next year's budget process, we could start off in our April meeting with uh with a discussion about council
travels for next year's budget and get an idea of have every council member that where they typically go and then we could come up with council budgets line items that >> because do we currently have a travel budget for per council? Yes, just it's
it it's basically a carryover from the year year based on previous years average travel and so that's how it's been done for years. We could turn it into a these are the likely this is the likely trips I'll take like that's what
every department does in the city going to a conference those kind of things that's how those are put together in the past it's just been at the discretion of the council member as they go on on on the year that they're in so >> good either way >> our travel currently follows under our
general fund budget >> part of the city manager's budget right the and there's a line item for each district that says travel and training and it's a line item for that.
>> Okay. But on our current budget Okay. Okay. Workshop. Okay. So, so roughly maybe 16,000 >> roughly. I think that's the number >> yearly. >> Yearly. Yes. >> Okay. I mean I I think if we're looking at these numbers or just give people an idea, correct? So 16,000 a year
>> that for just the workshops, travel, training, >> 16,000 a year. Okay. So that's the number. >> Anybody else? No. Okay. Thank you. I I'm going to make one comment because I think it's not in the IR and I've said this before, especially when there were
questions from media about this. The one thing that that that I regret and I think everybody does is well, we had two all-star people in the mayor's office, both Ethel and Miss Tanisha, that helped manage travel and council budgets and did such a great job for years. And when
Ethel retired, she put all of her knowledge with Tenanisha. And then when Tanisha got sick, we just weren't prepared for that, honestly. And HR does such a great job really resource planning for succession planning. And we just didn't do that with Tanisha. And so it created this huge void that's un that
really is unspoken in all of this confusion. The great thing about Tanisha, we all were scolded at one time or another about something we did wrong or line item wrong or she fixed it for us. She handled all of the purchasing and though our new process is okay. We can we can it's a little clumsy. We're
going to get used to it. But I just want us to acknowledge that to me that's one of the biggest voids we had when Tanisha died. So we're going to come back from it. You've all raised good questions about the PE card and more training needed. Make sure no one's out of pocket for six months. That's ridiculous. Making sure that all of you feel like
that's handled better. So, just communicate better to Whitney and our office on the training side. And then we can have a healthy discussion around budgets. I think that was a great suggestion from both Janette and Elizabeth about announcing your travel, where you're going afterwards. Transparency is key. On a positive note,
I would say I got a few articles yesterday from from City of Austin. There were several articles about their spending, which is completely different than what we're experiencing here in Fort Worth. And I I I do think, and you said this well, Alan, while there are some questions here that all of our
colleagues have raised, we're still in a really great place and position as a city, we want to keep it that way and have good light on the community. And maybe just let's tweak things a little bit and be a little more transparent with each other, I think, could be helpful. So, those are my comments.
Thank you. Thanks, Reggie. >> Thanks, Reggie. >> Next item is 25-0125, Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program Updates, and Chelsea St. Louis is here to answer any questions. >> No questions.
>> Next, 25-0126. It's a proposed 2026 city of Fort Worth housing tax credit policy. Casey Thomas. >> Yes, Council Member Hall. Sorry, let me get back to my question.
Um, I had a one of the the recommended changes uh for 2026 was removing the community outreach requirement. And I I understood I I I can infer that presumably because they are that
developers are seeking to acquire or rehabilitate something that's already um an affordable housing development. But why remove the community outreach requirement? Just to just want to understand that >> certainly part of it is um not setting
up unrealistic expectations because the property is already an affordable housing development if there is input from the community that indicates that that is something that they do not like or do not support. We would not be able to change the use of the property at that
time since it is already affordable housing. Would the feedback coming from the community only solely be about not liking affordable housing as to maybe setting expectations for the community or expressing issues that they may have experienced from the previous owners or
just other insight they might want to offer other than we just don't like affordable housing? >> Yes, that is possible. Yes, we could potentially get that kind of feedback. And so if that is something that you think would be valuable um to keep in, we could certainly look at that. I I
would appreciate um that consideration. I think that community outreach is just that I don't think it's a I it's I'm not the developer, but I don't think it's um too much to ask to give people a platform to talk about um issues that they experienced or um just expectations
or just having a place a platform for their their insights. >> Certainly. >> Thank you. >> Any other questions? down. >> Casey, could you give us a brief overview about the the first big change, the adding neighborhood improvement
program areas as one of the city's designated revitalization areas? What exactly does that do for us? >> Sure. So what it does um so currently the different areas that we have where these um properties could be in are neighborhood empowerment zones, our tiff
districts, our um urban villages, also our high opportunity zone areas, and then our um regional mixeduse facilities. What we're looking to do by including the neighborhood improvement areas are we're really trying to um make the impact of those neighborhood
improvement program areas really big. And so anything that we can do to support the growth and development of that program, we'd like to focus um focus that effort. And so that's the reason for including the neighborhood improvement areas is this another opportunity to bring improvements to
those areas. And so by adding the neighborhood improvement area, we would be opening up affordable housing developments that are located in those areas. >> In those areas specifically, are these the designated area.
>> Correct. So, for example, we just did the um so we have Fair Haven, Stop Six, um Como, all of those areas that are designated as neighborhood improvement areas. New Mitchell is the most recent one. So, if there was a developer who is
looking to put an affordable housing housing tax credit property in that area, they would be eligible under the policy. Now, >> any other questions? Yes, you do. Okay. Go ahead, Chris. >> Uh, your bullet point number two, removing the community outreach
requirement. Uh, I understand that piece, but the requirement for um developers who want to do the housing credit uh that's not affordable housing still will have to uh do community outreach. >> Correct. Yes, they would still be required to do community outreach and
then they would also still be required to meet with the council member to get their support for the development as well. >> And correct me, this is when they want to apply, but they still have to go through the process of applying and still also need a zoning change. >> Correct. Yes. So, if it is a property
that requires zoning, then they would still have to go through that process. Um, getting a resolution of support or resolution of no objection does not eliminate that process. So, it's possible that someone could get a resolution of support or resolution of no objection. It requires a zoning
change and then they not get approval for the zoning change or they may receive approval for the zoning change. >> Okay. And I don't know if we revisit this. I don't think we did, but I think about a few months ago we had those three uh uh that came to council. I think we pulled it and had a meeting
about it. Have we discussed how we're going to uh communicate this information to our residents? I think some of our residents were upset that we did the resolution uh because basically it was against the law if we didn't uh if they met all the requirements and so it seemed like that we was approving
something that we also need to do a zoning change on if I'm making sense. >> I'm not sure if I clearly understand but I'll try and take a attempt at answering the question. So, so if you're correct, so the policy, what we try to do is if a
affordable housing project meets all the requirements that are in the policy, then as a department, we submit that as a recommended um for either a resolution of support or a resolution of no objection. Um we don't try and make a a decision at that point in terms of the
merits of the project or make any decisions at that point related to zoning. Um and so then those projects are submitted to you. There were some projects at times where if the um council member does not feel like the developer has provided adequate outreach
to either the council members out office or the neighborhood association then sometimes those projects do get pulled from the the recommendation that we're submitting. So the communication piece for me is when we do the a resolution to the community, how can we communicate
better to the community that this is just a res resolution because they have met all the requirements. We can take a look at that. Um we do have the developer does provide to us a list of the neighborhood association that they are in contact with. And so we
what we can look at is once the um mayor and council communication is approved, whether you all um vote to accept those resolutions or not, then we could do some communication back to those neighborhood groups and let them know what the decision was.
>> Thank you. >> Thanks, Casey. >> Next was 25-0127. It's update on the high impact outcomes and program expansion. Bethany Warner is here. >> I think there's interest in having Bethany walk through this.
>> Good afternoon, Mayor, Council, City Manager. Uh, Ter Perez is out at a conference today. So, you've got me. Uh, you just want to go over for specific questions? >> Any questions? Council Hill. >> Thank you, Bethany. And so, the contract is over, correct? The pilot's complete.
>> Yes. The pilot is complete and as of October 1, we're now on a new contract. That is the contract that council approved at the June 17th city council meeting. >> Is that another 17 months? Will you remind me? >> Now we're on one year, just a normal contract year. The first one was 17 months because it was a midyear begin.
So that's why the odd time frame, but now we're just on annual contract full program. >> Okay. And I mean reading through the IR, I think this has been a tremendous success. I think we've reached a population that we all see that are very visible that we have not been able to reach otherwise. So, I want to commend um all of our partners because this
really is a big lift um and it's high impact for a reason because it takes a lot of effort, I think, across the city um and high touch point to get it done. Um I noticed the only goal we didn't meet was um the housing piece, but is that mostly on the client side? >> Do you mean the um the fourth line of
the table, the uh up to 40 was the goal? >> Correct. Yes. >> Correct. Yes. So, we had that one as an up to 40 goal because um it was the idea was leveraging other people's housing programs. So if those didn't exist to work with, there were there were fewer than 40 to work with, so we just
couldn't reach 40. So other vouchers that were in existence, there were some that we thought were going to come to fruition in that time frame that did not. >> Okay. And that had nothing to do with client acceptance? >> No. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Yes, Council Beck. >> Yeah. Um, so reading through this real
quick, um, the second page, last paragraph, MHMR has agreed to use its project 40 set aside with forth housing solutions for the high impact program. Um, what is project 40? >> Oh, that's a great question. I can get Tara to follow up with you to be more
uh, specific, but the um, the action plan for housing solutions sets aside a plan for how they're going to use all their different vouchers. And there are different categories for different reasons and different types of uses. Specifically the project 40 10 of them are being used by partnership home and
there were 30 remaining that were allocated towards MHMR but not in use and MHMR said to the city that we would like those 30 to go towards high impact. So Housing Solutions is working with us to redirect those 30 toward the high impact program and get them into use. So
we're not taking vouchers that are being utilized right now. um they're targeted but not utilized. >> Okay. >> Um and just so I'm I'm clear on how our numbers because um so as council member Hill brought up, so we didn't get to the 40, but we only got to that 33 number
because that's the number of vouchers that we had available through the different programs, >> right? So you have 43 were provided housing assistance through our general fund master lease programs. That's three over the 40 goal. And then 33 are folks
in other voucher programs. Okay. Um, and so with the additional 30, does that get us to a like a 60 number or is that in lie of the 33 that we have now? >> It would be on top of So this is 30 more people. >> Okay, perfect.
>> 30 new individuals into the program with these 30 new slots. >> Okay. Thank you so much and thank you for putting this together. Thank you for spearheading this um project. I know Tara's not here. Um, I can personally attest to the tremendous amount of work that has gone into this and the
tremendous amount of benefit um to the point now where we are down to um kind of several people that are, you know, we're down to a couple folks in some of our key areas that we're trying to house that, you know, still meet the the programs
requirements, but um for one reason or another, we haven't been able to, you know, make them a success. But um I've personally seen a huge difference in downtown and near Southside. So I just want to thank everybody for being um part of this >> and council member Peoples.
>> I continue to lobby to include district 5 in the study and I know Tara's not here so I'll just tell you today we have uh problems with chronic homelessness and I have been working with the folks in district 11 just uh by virtue of one
street. I have uh problems with chronic homelessness and we're right outside of district 11 and so we need to get five in this program. >> Thank you, Councilwoman Peoples. So I with the 30 additional vouchers, we're going to continue working with um the NPOS which worked really well for us the
first round. They really know these areas. While we don't plan on adding any target areas, we do accept some citywide referrals into the program and we can talk with your NO. Um something also not in this IR um that we recently are also kicking up conversations with um our EMS
folks in fire and how we can also coordinate with what they're seeing for referrals into the program. >> Thank C Flores. >> Thank you, Mayor. Uh Bethany, uh not that significant migration changes have affected the
target areas, but what I'm beginning to see in the stockyards/norside area is the more development that comes, especially uh north of the stockyards on that corridor, there there have been recently
large homeless encampments that have been uh disbanded and displaced. So those people have to find other places to be at, right? Where are they going becomes the question. Are they staying in the area or migrating to areas
further out u are we actively looking at that to make sure that we have an accurate read on the target areas in regards to movement of of homeless people? I think that's a good question because um part of this program was to look at where individuals might be that
wasn't the traditional East Lancaster area and we do continue to look at where folks are on the annual pit count and um whenever the point in time count that's done every January with partnership home that is that spot that quick snapshot of where folks are and looking to see if
there's movement year-over-year. Right now when we're looking at those maps the the you know hot spot areas are remaining the ones we see. But that next um point in time count is coming up on January 22nd. So we'll have another year of data to inform that. We also follow the My Fort Worth app complaint data to
see where um residents are voicing concerns. And so yes, that's something we'll continue to monitor as the as the program goes forward and as we continue to to seek how we grow it and expand and meet resources. Where are those issues and are they migrating? >> All right. Thank you.
>> Yes, Councilman Nettles. >> Couple things I just want to kind of pull on the record. make sure uh Einstead and the community. So this high impact program are assisting individuals who are on the street, not in uh physical shelters in these in these
areas. >> This program, yes, it's directed at uh individuals who are experiencing long-term unsheltered homelessness. So um unsheltered, yes. Also, we're looking for folks that have been unsheltered for at least a year, but the median is seven years for people in the program and who
we suspect that they have severe mental illness. Of course, that's not validated until you're in the program, but our NPOS's are pretty good at um having a strong indicator of who they suspect would be a candidate for this. So, unsheltered, long-term, and severe mental illness. >> Okay. Unshelter is on the street. Longterm, maybe they are in the shelter,
but they've been there for a year or so. no have been unsheltered for at least a year. So, not not in a shelter on the street. >> Okay. And so, um I think it will help especially historic Southside and uh District 8, um to know the number of
people who have successfully made it through this program. Um because when they what what they see is what they're carrying uh sight of those who are still unsheltered. And it seems as though Fort Worth or District 8 or the elected
official is not doing nothing to help house these individuals where we are doing the work and because you see here that we're doing the work if we can able to break that up by area. This is what we're doing in East Lancaster.
uh the homeless shelter. Uh do you think that we we can get like a breakdown of that or is it kind of more broad? >> No. Yes, we can. In the um June presentation, we had a breakdown, but that's there's not an update to that in this IR. So, we can follow up with you and give you the chart of where folks
who are into housing from this program originated from. Um yes, but we we know with um the target areas and as the the with there being seven target areas and approximately 80 slots, it is hard for areas that have a larger population to feel the impact of so few. So we're
hoping the hope is as more spots are added, as the program grows, people really do feel the impact of high impact. And along those lines, I know you and I have discussed how to communicate this better to the public and adding a better web page, maybe graphics that council
members can print out or provide to their districts. Is that still in the works, Bethany? >> Yes. >> Okay, that's great. Um, remind me the the budget originally for this program in fiscal year 2024 when it was a pilot pilot. Do you remember? Or maybe I'll put you on the spot with
the 2025 budget if you remember what it might be. So the it's about 2.2 in the annual. So I think the original 17-month pilot was around three million and then FY25 was 2.2 and FY26 is also 2.2. That's what I meant. 26. Thank you.
Okay. Um and that's helpful. I think maybe when we I think we're going to do these more frequently. Am I right? These IRS to update on on homelessness. >> I I think she said okay. Okay. Sorry. I think we're also looking with the team on a um you know, heads up, this is a
project we're working on, but a public-f facing dashboard on homeless strategies citywide to um even beyond maybe regular IRS give folks a window into the programs the city is running. We're looking at some different cities who have public facing dashboards both on
overall homeless system data, but outcomes of city's programs and projects and camp cleanup and everything so that they can easily access that information anytime they're curious. and that council members can easily point folks in the right direction to learn more and not always be um asking us for information so it can feel a bit more
open and accessible. >> Thank you NS. >> Yeah, of course. >> Yeah. Um mayor brought up a good point uh with the uh the budget that we have set. What is the biggest hurdle that we are seeing for for success? Is it getting them into
the program? I think when you said up to 40, you don't have enough people or enough programs to put them in. Is that the biggest hurdle that we have in uh for this program? >> So expanding the program comes in two parts and what we're talking about just today the the expansion we announced came in the form of getting 30
additional vouchers into the program. So we do want to see that rental assistance availability increase and we're continuing to work on some strategies to do that. But the other side of that is the services. So the ACT team, the high level care psychiatric medical team um there's a small case load for this
program because of the intensive resources needed. So it's about 1 to 10 of staff to clients. That means every time we get 10 more vouchers in the program, we need one more staff. So as we look at options to grow the program, we're looking at both how do we get more
rental uh voucher resources and how do we grow the services alongside it and what is the overall growth goal for the program? Because as we've mentioned with high impact, this is not the program for every person experiencing homelessness. It's a very very specific subgroup that
we're talking about. So what what is our ultimate end goal? How many people truly need these services? And then what are the steps to get there? So with what we're coming at uh to you today, um we really appreciate uh MHMR and Fort Worth Housing Solutions for allowing us to bring 30 more vouchers into the program.
We're working with an existing budget to have the um staffing resources to do that, but for growth beyond that, we're going to need to look at some different strategies to make that happen. Any other questions for Bethany? Great job. Thanks for your team, too,
>> mayor. That's all I >> Okay, I think we're moving into any future agenda items. No, excuse me, not yet. We have a work session item first. Um, but changes to boards memberships or semiconing cases on the next meeting that you're concerned about, Carlos. >> Yeah. Regarding board of adjustment, uh,
I just confirmed today the willingness of my appointee to continue serving that capacity and all that's left is I have to select an alternate. So that'll be coming up and included in that package for the 11th. >> Thank you, Carlos. Any other questions? Nope. Okay. I'm going to move to aviation overview and capital program
update with Roger Venibals, our aviation director. >> Good afternoon, Mayor, members of city council, city manager Chapa. Afternoon. I'm excited to be here today to share a little bit about the aviation system of
the city of Fort Worth. But before I get started, I do want to introduce a couple of folks behind me uh that are in that play an integral role in delivering the services that the aviation department does. Today I'm going to turn around here and introduce Joe Hammond. He's our
assistant director for Spinx airport. I'll ask them all to stand up and embarrass him. So Aaron Bar, our assistant director, he's housed at Meechum. Got Ricardo Bosalo. He's our senior administrative services manager. He's the budget guy. He's the one that
keeps us in check. In the background there, we got Sasha Kaine. She is our grants manager. Right beside her, Katia Flores. She's our senior contract compliance manager. On the back there in red hiding is
Christy Medina. She is our senior accountant. And right beside her, integral part of the team is our real estate manager, Barbara Goodwin. Now, Barbara, I'm gonna call her out specifically. She's the one that actually designed our 100-year
commemorative coin. >> So, she is the responsible party for that. I'm really privileged to to work alongside such a great group of dedicated professionals. And now that I've introduced them, who's running the airport?
>> Good question. Anyway, there I I again I really appreciate them and the opportunity to introduce them. They don't really get enough facetime. So anyway, what I wanted to do was give you more or less a report card. You know, what's happened over the last five years. I'll talk
about our revenue growth a little bit terms of operations at each one of these airports. Uh and then look at our capital program. Of course, we operate in a system. We call it a system. Uh it really is comprised of three primary airports. Perau Field uh Meechum and Spinx each have different
characteristics that make them unique in our system. If you look at Perau Field, it's subject to a third-party management agreement that's, you know, they're in charge of the day-to-day operations and maintenance, but the city is still overall responsible for capital programming tied to that airport.
Primarily, it's an industrial airport. Mechum International, 100 years old, is the the granddaddy of general aviation. uh it is become and evolved into more of a business jet center. Now you still see all the other amenities used to have associated with the general aviation
airport, right? Everything from MRO facilities that addressed avionics to airframe to paint shops to to flight schools both fixed wing and helicopter. Then we have Spinx that's the newest uh in our system. Uh it is more
recreational also has its share of business jet traffic and it is continuing to grow. It's the youngest airport we have. We acquired in 1988, I think is when we officially acquired the airport. So before I get into the revenue and
operations part of this, I just want to set the stage that our our airport system is completely self- sustaining. So words, all the revenue that's generated by our airports pay for all the operating, maintenance, and capital costs associated with those airports. So
it's all userbased. So when you look at the type of revenue sources that we we have, we have land leases, hanger leases, uh landing fee rates. Again, all those involve a user of the airfield and that's the idea is to remain self- sustaining where we don't have to ask
for any funding from the general fund to support any of those services that we offer at the airport. The other side of that coin is too revenue that's generated at the airport cannot be diverted to other to say general fund activity. Again, the FAA wants general
aviation airports and any commercial service there to be self- sustaining. So, we start with operations and build from there. Operations are really important. It not only indicates the overall health of your airport, particularly if you're an environment of
increasing operations over time. So if you look at the calendar year from 2020 through 2024, we had a 7% annual growth rate in operations across the board. Some more than others. Mechum experienced about 11.2%.
Um so again an indicator of good growth at the airport, but that's tied strongly. There's a strong correlation between operational growth and revenue growth, which you'll see in just a moment. So in terms of operating revenue, the
top line represents our revenue uh from 2020 through 2025. We've almost doubled in terms of our revenue growth since that time. Uh if you look between 20 and 2021, we had a significant spike almost
a 39% increase in revenue in just that one year. That year was the pandemic year. That's when everybody was ordering everything and having it flown in. is a lot of uh air cargo traffic. Amazon had just got its legs. It opened at the end
of 2019. 2020 opened up a whole new world in terms of uh package delivery. Same with FedEx. They saw a significant increase in package delivery over that time. You look down below that, there's other uh contributing factors that have
increased too in that revenue stream over time. Land leases, new hanger leases. We've had contractual adjustments in those leases over time, too. A lot of them are tied to CPI adjustments on an annual basis. The same with our air cargo operating agreements that we have with those air cargo
carriers out at Perau Field, including FedEx. So, the next line down that you see is the uh land hanger and facility lease. These three lines that I'm going to talk about today are our largest revenue centers. We have others. Uh we've got US
customs fees that we charge for landing at Meechum and and and a Perau field. We also have transiented aircraft parking. These are smaller revenue source categories. These represent the largest categories that we have. Uh the line right below it uh is our landing fees.
As you can imagine, from 2020 through 2022, that huge spike, again, pandemic related. But post pandemic, we've seen kind of a leveling off in those landing fees. What's tempered a little bit of that too with the reduced air cargo
traffic is we've had annual adjustments, CPI adjustments to those landing fee rates over that same period of time. Where we see things now is kind of smoothing out, right? uh from 24 to 25. We actually saw a 2% uptick for the first time in our landing fees. But
again, that's a good healthy growth over that period of time from 2020 through 2025. And of course, the last line item is our fuel flowage fees. That's about a 9% compound annual growth rate over over that period of time. Nice and steady, right? Uh moving from about 1.5 little
over five million in 2020 to almost $2.4 billion. So again just want to highlight the significant amount of growth both in terms of operation and in revenue over that period of time. So what's contributed some of that as I mentioned too was new hangar
development. Uh what you see at Meechum we've leased about 19 a little about 19.8 acres of land uh for future development. In about 2015, we eliminated the crosswind runway that was out there 0927
because it was an underutilized runway and Tex was not going to fund it anymore as part of its capital program. So, we worked with them to redefine uh new uh taxiways in order to accommodate future
land development. So, eventually we created green space is what we did. So, in 2023, we um built Commander Road from Main Street into the midfield, which opened up about 20, it's about 29 acres in total uh for redevelopment.
Lots of leasing activity. We completed that road in 2023. And since that time, we're up to 19 acres, and I think by the end of the year, we'll be at 24 of those 29 acres under lease. Those projects are scheduled to be complete or in substantive completion by
2028. That'll put almost 280,000 square feet of additional hanger space. Now, these would be hanger space that would accommodate uh corporate flight departments. It could be aircraft management companies, uh corporate charters, you name it. Aircraft storage.
We're seeing a lot more uh larger jets. Um, we've seen a lot of activity actually come from Europe. You know, we started out in 2019 about 59 flights we were clearing at US customs. Now we're at about 430 to 440 flights a year. And
we're seeing them from all over the globe. So we're seeing them from Europe, South America, Africa, of course, Canada, we got most of North America all covered, right? So we're seeing it come from all over the place. That's pretty substantial because it's
it's it's accommodating what we see as current and future growth in particularly in the business jet category. Uh with Spinx, same thing. These three uh that you see highlighted in yellow box here, these are three additional taxi lanes that were completed at the end of last year. Those
have gone under lease. It's about 5.7 acres, including the one up on the far right, some vacant land that we've leased uh for private sector development. He's putting in 17 box hangers and 24 T hangers. Again, continued growing demand uh for uh
aviation opportunities at both our airports. So, those will be completed by 2026, putting about 85,000 plus square feet of additional hanger space at that airport. So, where do we get our capital funding from? You know, the significant portion of our capital funding doesn't come from
just our aviation revenue. It comes from others, other revenue sources. I want to take a shout out to the FAA and Tech Aviation who over the last couple of years have really come through in
financing and helping to support through grants uh capital improvements at our airports. When you you'll see the staggering numbers here in just a minute as to what their contribution is as well as what the aviation department has contributed to to address some of our critical infrastructure needs at our
airports. But those where the FAA grants, tech stock grants, future grant match is actually a fund that we maintain ourselves. We put money in there on an annual basis to help support and match obligations that we have. So every time we get a grant, say it's a
9010 grant, 90% of it's being covered by either text dot or the FAA, we have a 10% match obligation that's a part of that. The alliance 10% fund is 10% of the revenue that's generated at uh Perau
Field goes into a 10% reserve account. And the reason why is that from the time Perau Field was originally established the first 350 acres it was done through a donation. Today we're up to almost 1300 acres represents the size
of that airport. The majority of those acres have been donated over the year. So every time there's a donation, there's a value established on that donation, a land value. We can actually, we've actually been using over the years
the value of that land to meet our capital match obligation. So if it's a 9010 split, that 10% match obligation is done with the value of land that was donated. We haven't had to cash fund much of that. In other words, that 10% reserve
account is there to account for that t period in time when you run out of land credits. And now you've got this large bucket of money that again you can be used forward with actual cash match obligations. The uh aviation municipal fund is a fund that we also contribute to and draw from from time to time for
cap for our capital obligations at the airport. the or you can have it through specific legislation as we did in 2021 with the uh BIL or the infrastructure investment jobs act where the government just allocated essentially $15 billion
to support the nation's air air transportation system. Well, all of your general aviation airports and commercial service airports received an allocation. We're authorized an allocation each year beginning in 2022 all the way through 26.
We can use those allocations that we receive on an annual basis to support our capital program. Now, I have to be airport and program airport improvement program eligible projects. But again, since 2022 through 2025, we've received
about $3.7 million total uh just at Meechum about $1.5 million at Spinx and about $6.7 million um at Perau Field. Again, where you fall in the category of the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems determines on what your annual
allocation is, right? You still treat it like a grant. You apply for it. It goes towards an eligible project, but it can help augment your request to them on an annual basis for for specific projects, right? I'll show you how that works in just a moment. Our gaswell royalty
earnings. So, any of those lands that are underneath the airport, again, that's counted as airport revenue. We don't use that to fund our operations. We only use those grass well revenues for one-time capital expenditures. Typically, we roll it into revenue
generating opportunities like building hangers, for instance, of our own. Same with the gaswell investment earnings. That's interest earnings on an annual basis that come to us because of pulled investments. And then, of course, the noise land sale proceeds. I talked to council earlier
last year about the noise land sale. We're we own quite a few acres south of the airport that was acquired as part of a noise mitigation program several years back. um we have an obligation if we don't use the land permanently for airport
purposes that the FAA there's an expectation that we sell that land right for development with compatible land uses to the airport right so there is actual deed restrictions embedded in the deeds that says you can't build churches
you can't build residential properties you can't be those things that are more sensitive to the airport environment so we sold one of those properties properties here recently too in March. Uh we sold about 23 acres. There's a reuse of those funds and I'll show you where we're going to we're proposing to
reuse those funds in accordance with FA regulations. So the projects that we have today ongoing and recently completed uh our April Bravo and Taxiway Golf that that particular area on Meechum had the lowest pavement condition index anywhere
on our field. I'll give you the scale. 0 to 100. It was a 27. Really in bad shape. Needed to be replaced. That was part of uh BIL funding, textile funding, and cash on our part for our match obligation. So, it was the aggregation of those funds that were able to move
forward this project. It's about a $9 million project. We repainted our primary runway. We rebuilt or rehabbed a Gulfream and Falcon Way, which is essentially an internal service road to the airport. We've got a design build underway for a new maintenance building
to replace the aging physically and functionally obsolete uh maintenance building that we have today. We got a grant administered through the cog uh through text dot to put in a right turn lane at gate one. It's just the far
north end of mechum. Today we don't have a right turn lane there. there's no place for traffic to queue up and that's where all the deliveries for the fuel trucks or con heavy construction equipment come in through gate one. So, we're really fortunate to be able to secure that um that funding to construct
that right turn lane. Probably the most exciting one is our airport frontage improvement project that's been on the books for for a while. Um, I'll talk a little bit about that in a moment, but as you can see, that's almost $30 million worth of capital investment made here just recently completed or
currently underway just for Meechum. So, this is what the Meechum frontage project looks like today. Actually, it looks a little bit different today because we've torn up everything, right? It's under construction. The southbound uh outside lane today is barricaded off as you can see on the third picture from
the left. Well, basically we've got an area where we don't have intermittent curb and gutter. Got open bar ditches. You've got sidewalks with poles right in the middle. That's a nice look. All that needs to be replaced. Uh a little over $12 million. Again, that project's
underway. We're dropping all overhead utilities. It'll have new street light frontage, all new curb and gutter. It's really at its core an infrastructure improvement project, but we're taking the opportunity to improve the aesthetics at the same time. Right. uh with new sidewalks, uh again, new
street lighting, much cleaner look along the frontage of the airport, and of course, bookend it with some beautiful monument signs that let you know you're here. You you've arrived at meum International. So, we'll have one up near gate one and then we'll have one
down 38 next to 38th in Main Street. All right. Part of that BIL funding was5 billion dollars of it was allocated to kind of address the the aging infrastructure of particularly air traffic control towers and modernize
those towers either through uh rehabilitation or in some instances outright replacement. There were 31 uh control towers that selected across the country to be replaced. Mechum made the list and so we're going to get a new air
traffic control tower. Uh they're already wrapping up the design, anticipate construction to start next year. That's a $13 million project paid for 100% by the FAA to replace the aging tower that was built in the 60s. That's really small at 54t tall. The new tower
will be at 119 ft, giving better visibility to uh all parts of the airport, which they don't have today. It'll sit just southeast uh of the existing tower if you're familiar with and you've been out to the airport.
So for Spinx, these are some of the projects ongoing or just recently completed. Uh we put airport weather observation system got upgraded. We finished a new vehicle service road. We've got three new taxi lanes uh being constructed at about $3.9 million. I
think that's on your agenda for 11-11 to be approved too is that that funding associated with that in the applica grant application uh east side hangar taxi lane phase one construction number four was recently completed and then at east side property acquisition what was
identified in our master planning effort in 2023 were acquisition opportunities uh at me uh sorry at Spinx just so happened the property owner reached out to us on the east side of the property and had his property for sale. We went ahead and had it
appraised, negotiated a deal with that property owner and ended up acquiring those 36 acres. It provides it kind of protects the airspace for us in the interim, but it can also be used for future uh development on the east side of the airport, about $8 million
total. Uh pro field, we just got done with our uh taxway papa extension phase three. We've been slowly extending uh this taxiway Papa which sits on the west side of the airport if you think where Amazon sits out today with their sorting and distribution facilities. This
taxiway continues to extend on to the north about $ 8.8 million project complete. We just did our joint resale and pavement repair one of the run primary runways. The ARF truck replacement uh so we got a new uh aircraft rescue firefighting facility.
Uh 1.6 six that was primarily paid for by the FAA. Again, land credits were used on our side and the Fort Worth Fire Department wanted some enhancements, so they paid a little bit of cash uh to do those. A taxway hotel extension. I mentioned the noise land sale proceeds. That's what we're going to use to extend
hotel. Hotel extension is extremely important. There was just a recent groundbreaking with Embryair for the new MRO facility. That's what you see in blue. This taxiway extension gives them actual access to the airfield itself. So
again, a good repurpose of those funds that again were used to acquire land previously and now can be repurposed for projects that are AIP eligible like this. So that's about $20 million worth of projects recently completed or currently
underway. We're wrapping up the design right now of hotel. We begin to we'll start that construction sometime next year. So, our CIP funding support. So, I talked a little bit about where all those funding sources are. I think the takeaway here is look over to the far
right on that column 1%. Airport funding. This is our aviation department funding only 20%. So, the rest of the funding that we receive to support our capital and program comes from 80% is from others.
If you look at land credits, FAA grants, text dot grants, the noise land sale proceeds, we've got more land to sell out there, by the way, too. So, we're going to have a lot more noise land proceeds that we're going to collect over time. And of course, the BIL and IIGJ funding. We will run out of that
funding. That program is only good through next year. And then we have a 4-year period to have expended it. We are easily going to do that. We want to take every opportunity possible to address our infrastructure needs and use those funds that are available to us.
Overall the next five years, $163 million. Now, that assumes that some of these projects I'm about to show you, the FAA actually funds. We apply for those grants, but sometimes we don't get those grants. Some they push it out for a year or two. I think this is a really important
project for the for the airport. We had an engineering study, a very in-depth engineering study done a couple of years ago to determine the condition of our primary runway at at Meechum. It was to look at everything. It wasn't just a PCI study, which is more of a visual
observation of the runway. Did deflection testing, core sampling to determine where do we have areas on the primary runway that are in need of significant rehabilitation. We identified those through that engineering study.
We also have a parallel taxi way that you see on the left side of the uh the runway in red that's been on the books since 2008 and we've not received funding for it. We've received funding for the whole thing. Now we stepped forward and said we'll take
care of the design the engineering design for for these improvements. Also the ILS which is the instrument landing system that is that is aging out there. It is an FAA owned piece of infrastructure. We're going to go ahead and do the design work
at the same time. We're doing that for the runway, for the pavement rehabilitation, and our alternative landing surface. We've applied to the FAA to use taxiway alpha, which is not unprecedented. It was done in 2010 as an alternative
landing surface when we shut down the primary runway. We're doing that so we maintain continuous operations at the airport. It would be devastating to our FBOs's out there, really to the airport sponsor, too. If we shut down that
airport for an extended period of time, because we wouldn't be collecting fuel flowage fees, you might have aircraft owners that want to leave and may not come back. I mean, they it could be devastating. So this is a way for us to implement that program to use alpha as
an alternative landing surface. So this will be going through the design phase next year for 26 and then probably later latter part of 27 uh we'll get our funding which we get from the uh FAA and uh and text dot but
you can see the amount of funding we're getting just for the runway improvements in ILS $26.5 million. That's a significant amount of funding to receive in one year toward this type of project, much needed project. We have to take a look at our
alternative fuel farm. Right now, we're looking at uh because of the design bill for the new maintenance building. When it gets put in place, we're going to remove that maintenance building and establish an alternative fuel farm. And the reason why is we need to replace the
fuel farm on the north end of the airport. There are 23 underground storage tanks that have been there for 40 years plus. We need to get rid of that. The more modern fuel farms that we have today are all above ground. So, this is going to be starting that effort, right?
Reestablishing an alternative location for it in the interim while we address the issues on the north end with the with the fuel current fuel farm. Buy the tanks that we need because they can easily be transported. These are more movable tanks now because they are above
ground. So then we'll move in 28 to the fuel farm replacement itself. Digging up those existing tanks out there, reconfiguring the site for a new fuel farm. Same time we're going to address the connector uh these two Bravo and
Delta. Bravo is the parallel taxi lane for our secondary runway. and Shel Charlie and Delta are kind of segments of those taxiway connectors between the primary and the secondary that we need to have rehabilitated. Uh Bravo and Delta rehabilitation again
this is the construction piece of it. 28 was actually the design piece and then of course identified in our master plan is creating a helicopter training landing strip. We have a significant amount of operations for helicopter training out at me today. They use our
bra our taxi lane bravo and next to our secondary runway for uh emergency landing procedures. And what it does is it skids across the asphalt and kind of tears it up a little bit. We're going to give them their own playground if you will to the on the west side of uh of our secondary runway.
Got a couple other things to clean up too. Some crack sealed seal coat and markings on the secondary runway. And another exciting project is the ARF station. Today we there there are two uh fire stations. Each one is our ARF station which sits within the airport
boundary and and serves just airfield related incidences. And then we've got the landside fire station number 24 that sits 25 that sits at the corner of 38th and Main Street. This is taking both those stations which are aging. Actually
the AR stations really in poor condition and combining those stations much like we have today as a joint use station at uh Profield. So you got one side that'll serve the the airport and the other will serve the landside. So again you gain
some efficiencies too by only having one facility and not two separate standalone facilities. So, we'll go ahead and cover the design on that in 2030. For Spanx, we've got some under drain uh design that we need to do. What we found is on the primary runway, we've got some
sea pitch coming up from underneath the runway and it's kind of uh I don't know degrading the subgrade out there. We need to put some under drain construction. We've got uh rehabilitate Alpha and Charlie. You know, there's
some taxi taxi ways we have out there. Um so most of this stuff here will just be the uh design and construction with construction probably occurring at the latter part of the year. This pro these are already funded projects too. We've already it's already on the CIP for
Texot to fund that. Our medium intensity lighting systems for Alpha Delta and Golf. We're going to do another PCI study for all pavements that are out there, their taxiways, ramps, and primary runways. Uh
again, some more of our medium intensity taxiway lightings. We're looking at a hanger construction project, too, just north of the one we built in 2023. These will be a 10 unit box hanger at about $5.5 million. Again, we'll fund that out of that gaswell unspec fund balance that
we've accumulated out of the gaswell royalties. perimeter fence replacing. Seems like we're always replacing fences out at an airport. And of course, we'll expand our our apron here. We've got a public use apron out there, too. We want to be able to
expand it for additional transient aircraft parking opportunities at the airport. And then I'll move on to Perau Field Taxiway Hotel extension again next year for construction. We're also looking at the joint resale and pavement repair on the west runway. Uh, and then we've got
another Papa extension. We're only going to do the fence and road relocation because right now the road sits in the runway safety area of that runway. It needs to be moved out. So, it's a safety issue for us. It looks like a lot of money just to move a road and a fence,
but there's also topography challenges out there. So we are going to do the design on this thing to accommodate what we see as the future extension of that pavement section of t of taxiway papa to the north. This would be the actual design of uh
four and five of the taxway papa extension. We'll actually do the construction of the fence and road in 27. Here we move on with shoulder pres preservation. The shoulders are important to your runway. Not only does it protect the edges of
the runway itself, it uh it stops it creates an opportunity for for water to flow off of the runway itself. It's also there in case aircraft deviates from the runway itself. It can course correct and has an area to do that. These shoulders
are typically asphalt, but they need to to withstand the weight of that aircraft as it courses correct back onto the runway. So they play an important role. Again, we don't have these funded yet. These we continue to apply for with the FAA. Same with Taxway Papa extension
four and five extension. Again, we could use some of those noise land sale proceeds as we continue to do that to kind of offset some of that uh discretionary ask from the FAA. There's pop extension
five. Gil rehabilitation in 2030. Significantly expensive project. Again, we'll have another uh pavement management report done at the same time to make absolutely sure that we need to which sections of the keel we need to replace, but we're planning for it,
right? Got to plan for these things. Our our capital programs are not just five years. They're fiveyear, 10 year, 15year plans. So the keel section, if you think about that, that's the core of your runway. That's where you receive the most amount of weight bearing activity on the runway. That's the keel section.
So, we wouldn't necessarily replace the whole runway itself. Okay. So, we went from all that to community connection which I think is really exciting. Uh this is an opportunity obviously for us to connect with kids. Uh we not only do it through
career days, uh we encourage e either it's summer day camps, schools, we've even had the homeschool organization that we hooked up with to bring the homeschoolers out there. Again, they sometimes they don't have an opportunity with kind of structured field trips and had them come out to the airport. We
spend time with them at the museums first because they love to turn knobs and push buttons, right? Take them from there. We bring them into the conference center. uh they get an opportunity to go out onto the airfield itself and visit with PD and fire and see all the cool
stuff they've got. So really I think this is one of the most important things that we do is reaching out to the youth, right? And it's not they see these planes flying back and forth and they think, "Oh, you know, I can never be a pilot." Well, yeah, you can. Well, guess
what? There's other things, too. There are aircraft mechanics. There are administrators, right? There are engineers. their planners. So what are the key takeaways? Well, airport system operations grown about 7% on an annual basis. Again, our revenue has almost
doubled in the last five years. We've had a compound annual growth rate of about 13.3% really healthy. Uh significant revenue growth as I mentioned really right out of the pandemic from 20 to 2021 with 39% spike
in revenue. I see it's it's stabilized right in the last two or three years. We're now at about 3 to 5% which we think is healthy. You're going to see a lot of that is is based on contractual adjustments but over time but also we're having new hangers built. There will be new based
aircraft out there. There'll be m fuel flowage opportunities uh for the city. And then of course you can see our capital investment strategy is let's get out there and let's let's start taking care of that uh that aging infrastructure because we have this
significant revenue growth and we have the opportunity and to be a good steward to go out replace those those aging that maintenance building. Let's look at that frontage itself and that's get the new infrastructure that we need in there to make it operate more efficiently. So,
um, both on the land side and the air side, our primary, I guess number one is airside, but number two, we have an opportunity to address some of those landside deficiencies as well. So, that's all I got. So, have you got any questions? >> Thank you, Roger. Any questions from
council? Yes, Councilman Flores. >> Uh, Roger, thanks for that um presentation. As far as Meechum is concerned, uh using taxiway alpha, uh you know, as an alternate runway, will it get any necessary improvements, you
know, prior to using that under the CIP? Yeah, that's part of what we're going to be evaluating as a part of the implementation plan for the conversion of taxway alpha is to do an engineering report on particularly the N/3s because we want to make sure uh you know we're
very fortunate number one to have a parallel taxiway number two to be as wide as it is and number three we think it's done at the same strength as the primary runway design strength but we want to make absolutely sure that it's a safe landing service for it to land on.
So, if we get into the situation where we've done that engineering report and we determine we need to do some work to it, then we're going to have we'll we'll address that before we convert the runway. Uh we there are things that you need to do regardless, right? We need to change the the edge lighting. It's much
different than it is for a taxi way, right? The all the geometrics of it have to mimic that of your primary runway, right? So all your runway safety area setbacks, all your object free setbacks, everything has to mimic that, including your pavement markings. So there is a
cost to conversion and we're willing to absorb that and recognize those costs. What we don't know, the unknown right now is that is there anything in the pavement condition of the surface itself that we need to address first before the conversion. So >> I think we'll be better off, you know,
for in a way kind of gain >> yes. need it. >> It'll it'll always be there. You know, once we get done with this project, we're anticipating it'll be another 15 to 20 years before you'll have to touch that primary runway. This is a
significant rehabilitation project. >> Good deal. Thank you. >> Any other questions for Roger? >> Terrific update. Thank you very much, Roger, and to your entire team for taking the time to be here today. We appreciate it. >> Yeah. Thank you for your time. We really appreciate it. >> Council, that's the conclusion of our presentations today. Are there future
requests for agenda items for council to consider? Janette, >> thank you, mayor. Um, it's been a minute since I asked this, but um I feel like we need to revisit it. So, uh, gunshots continue to be a big concern in District 11 and I'm sure across the city. So, I'd like to request an IR on how we're using
our gunshot detector equipment to address this issue and specifically numbers on any um uh you know citations that we've issued or any anything that's been done against those by those that are um
pretty much shooting guns within the city. Thank you. >> Any other updates or requests? >> Yes, Council Nettles. Uh, I want the city to um look at options of uh working with the ISD as providing
some type of educational bond. I know the city of Austin did something uh two years ago um if we can visit what we can partner with uh for ISD for education. Also a presentation during my bond
meeting. Repeat that. Jay asks, you repeat your first. >> Sorry. >> So, what the city of Fort Worth can do to partner with the ISD uh such as educational bond. I think the city of Austin >> education bond. >> Education bond. I think the city of
Austin put something on the ballot uh and the voters voted for it uh two years ago. So, >> are you saying something? Are you saying some type of allocation to support the district in the way of the city having a
bond? Is that what you're saying? Supporting a partnership? >> The city of the city of Austin works with Austin ISD and they put a bond on the ballot uh for $46 million to go towards uh education uh I think to do the pay increase for uh teachers to
increase people to want to uh work. I think I >> I know they funded uh I think they were parent teacher advisors that the city of Austin paid for that they act the city paid for it but they actually worked
with parents in the schools to help them work through issues. I'm not sure if it's the same thing, but I know I think they were called parent teacher advisors, >> but they helped with where they had a lot of English as a second lang uh
English as a second language students and they were advisors that worked with those parents to help get those students more acclimated. >> Sure. I can provide some background for you uh this afternoon. Uh the second one uh during my bond meeting um several
residents was concerned about the um what was the $5 million be allocated for the housing how it's going to be worked um and then if there is a mechanism of adding more dollars in there and I believe that the neighborhood services
uh can put together some type of IR letting us know what we can do with 5 million or what we can do any more than that and Then uh the last IR I have is I don't know if it's IR. Boy, I do want to
uh a IR. It's kind of crazy, but IR on the IR request. Uh there's been several IRS that I requested that has not come back uh across this table. And so I want uh a date when they requested and when
they were actually brought to council. >> Anyone else? No. Make sure your mic's on. Deborra, I think it is. Is it on? >> Sorry. If we had um if we could have a calendar of when we request IRS when they come back. So, for example, I ask
about the IR for uh us to look at a new sister city. And I know uh I just like to see it on the calendar and when we can expect some of those things to come up. >> Okay. Any other questions or comments from council? Okay. Perfect. Meeting
adjourned. Part: 2
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Thank you. Thank you, Janette. We'll call our November 4th public comment meeting to order. >> Tonight's invocation will be by Pastor Steven Bandolino from Seven City Church. Please rise for the invocation and remain standing for the pledges of
allegiance. >> Let us pray. Heavenly Father, we come to you this evening in the matchless and powerful name of Jesus Christ. This evening, we begin by giving you thanks. Thank you for your unfailing love. Thank
you for your grace and your mercy. Thank you that you invite us to call on your name and to present our requests to you this evening. We pray for Mayor Parker, our council men and women, our city manager, and their staff. We ask that you fill them with the wisdom and
knowledge of God. We ask that you bless their families as we enter this season of thanksgiving. We ask that you give each one strength in hardships, hope in times of despair, that you would empower them by your Holy Spirit to lead
courageously as they serve our city. As our city council meets this evening, give them the mind of Christ as they make decisions. May your kingdom come and your will be done. And may our city flourish as they submit their leadership
to your lordship. We thank you for each of them and we welcome your presence here tonight in Jesus name. Amen. Allegiance flag to the standy
for all indivisible. Mayor and Council, our first item will be consideration and approval of the minutes from the September 16th, 23rd, and 30th meetings and October 14th council meetings. Got a motion and a
second, council. Any other discussion? Not, please vote. >> Yeah, we'll change that. It would be council member back as a second. Council member Martinez, are you online? >> Yes. >> Yes.
>> Thank you, May. Thank you. Motion carries. Mayor, that concludes all of the action items. >> Thank you, Janette. Our first speaker is Anthony Michael Moore, followed by Ernie Moran. Good afternoon. Good evening, um, fellow council and honorable mayor. My name is
Anthony Moore. Um, today I just want to talk about mental illness versus mental health condition. I was able to do that last meeting and just kind of want to expand it today. Honorable Mayor Parker, awesome servants, city council, men and women, police
officers, a great civic leader, social activist, preacher, husband, father, and a man. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has an office message from the country's precious history, life's blueprint. Find it on Google or YouTube back in the 60s.
Mayor Parker, Councilman City, my brain was built with a blueprint. Your brain was built with the blueprint, mayor, honorably. And then council and police department, your brains are built with blueprint, too. Uh me having to live conditioner, my blueprint is to share a bit of, you know, like I did last week,
just the perplexity, the grandeur, and then the unknown of this situation. My bipolar along with my peers and my colleagues. I was fortunate this last week to go down to the Texas conference for NAMI. Uh we have ours here over there on course street, but it was a great time to be with the triumph. Just
to give you example, the mental health condition is not mental illnesses. Uh signifying like something that's broke versus something that could be conditioned or maintenance. Our conditions synergistically meet at the neurons, access points, brave waves, brain waves, neurological chemistries,
and neuropathways. Council citizens, Mayor Parker, my title is mental health versus mental illness. Um, I like to say it that way because I solicited city for Worth. Um, it's only I'm only one example of one brain and our 8.5 people on the earth of a billion people on the
earth. My B, excuse me, my bipolar diagnosis doesn't define me nor who I am, God created me to speak and he didn't make a mistake. Funny thing, the more as like my last name is Anthony Moore grows authenticity. I feed, nurture, steward my brain, then the more
I live out who I am as Anthony Moore and like ourselves too. The more all of our brains become like my hero and all of our heroes, whether it's Dr. Martin Luther King or other people, um, as I mentioned King's one of mine as speaker, we all got a blueprint, something in life to work on.
Distinguished Honorable Mayor Parker, God bless you. Thank you for another opportunity. I'm really appreciative that I can share this uh situation that's been near and dear to me for the last 26 years. Our brains in a condition of bipolar and purpose. Uh sharing my blueprint as an example. Mental health
is not a mental illness but a blueprint. God bless you. Our next speaker is Ernie Moran followed by Alyssa Stutter. >> I want to acknowledge that we are on land seated and shared by Takani, Kikapu, Jimano, Switch and Comanche
Nations. So, here we are again. That in itself is as ridiculous as it is true because in a regular timeline, you, Mayor Parker, would have resigned when the police report about the casket incident was released, proving that you lied in your statement following your comments from
that seat. However, since we don't live in a regular timeline anymore, that's not the case. But here's what I know. I know that your statement exposes you to litigation. My First Amendment law class at TCU with the great Tom Williams taught me all about liel. As to whether anything comes of it, that is for Miss
Jones and her attorneys to decide. So, while you attempted to try her in the media, you might well be tried in civil court. I know that while you made it a point to comment on a council woman's single social media post, you have remained remarkably silent while a county party chair posts one racist
comment after another or threat of violence after threat of violence. The disparity is as extreme as it is consistent. I know that while you might plan to serve out your term this term and possibly another one, we the voters of Fort Worth will be the final arbittors of your future. And it might
well be your political career that is in need of a casket. Finally, know this. No matter how much you attempt to cater to the Christian nationalist and try to fill this room with their congregation, no matter how much you try to twist things and paint yourself as a victim,
no intimidation tactic is going to keep us from our task of protecting one another on this side. So while you and your ilk traffic and hatred and some perverted interpretation of Christ's love, my Catholic upbringing and Jesuit education will have me continuing to do
work in the name of social justice. Also, I just want to address something else. My friend Ken Shimamoto has been up here to speak several times in the past few years, and you have yet to get his name right. And it's really not difficult. Shimamoto. It is a pattern of consonants and vowels. I can't tell if
you're doing a bit since you've aligned yourself with people who trade in cruelty for fun, or if you're really struggling with it, but can put on the uniform and served his country. Put some respect on the man's name and say it right. Do better. I say peace be to you if you're willing to fight for it. Our
next speaker is Alyssa Stutter, followed by Orlando Corvalo. Good evening, mayor and city council members. My name is Alyssa Stutter and I live in district 11. Um I'm the director of Go Beyond Grades Tarant County and I'd like to provide an update tonight on the progress of our work. Um, thanks to
the support of city services like public libraries, community organizations in the city and some of your offices um here tonight that have signed on as our partners, Tarant County has a significant significant gap between parents perceptions of their children's academic performance and their
proficiency. Despite 96% of parents believing their child reads at grade level, only 52% met that standard last spring 2024. Additionally, 86% of parents report relying on report card grades to understand their child's progress. With only 52% of students in
the city and the county reading at grade level and only 43% on track in math, many of our students risk falling short of their potential and the potential to earn a living wage. In response to this, last spring 2024, over 80 community partners led by Fort Worth Education
Partnership in collaboration with the national nonprofit Learning Heroes launched the Go Beyond Grades campaign to close the perception gap in Taran County. Our goal was to raise awareness among families about their children's academic performance, access, and understanding of student data, and to
provide tools to them to help them engage with teachers. We placed billboards, ran a robust social media campaign, and hosted partner events, which engaged over a thousand families. The campaign resulted in a 12% reduction in the parent perception gap, one of the largest seen across the nation, bringing
the number of parents who believe their child is on grade level down from 96% to 84% as of this past summer. Research shows that when parents and teachers work together, equipped with clear grade level information, it leads to better student outcomes. Building on this evidence and the community's momentum
around this initiative, we've moved from raising awareness to taking action this year. This past August, we began piloting a parent education course with five local nonprofits and one leadership academy network school. The course helps bring the the course helps parents log into their school portals, understand
test scores, and prepare for conversations with teachers. It also provides practical strategies at home for supporting their students. So far, nearly 300 parents have engaged with the course content. Participants from 15 different school districts have uh partaken with a majority from Fort Worth
ISD and we're already seeing positive outcomes. Looking ahead, we're refining the course based on participant feedback and translating all materials into Spanish by the end of this year. By summer 2026, we aim to expand our reach using the insights we've gathered to create a con comprehensive go beyond
grades toolkit for broader use across the community. Thank you for your time tonight and your continued support in helping close this critical education gap. >> Our next speaker is Arlando Carvalo. Orlando will be followed by Chris Wood,
>> Mayor Parker, City Manager Chop, and members of the Fort Worth City Council. I'm Orlando Carvalo, the chair of the board of trustees for the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. Thank you for this opportunity to address you regarding the tremendous capability and benefits the museum's new Jane and John
Justin Foundation Omni Digital Dome Theater is bringing to the Fort Worth community. In 2022, a capital campaign was undertaken to raise the funds required to embark on a greatly needed renovation to the original 40-year-old Omnitheater. The objectives of the
renovation were three-fold. Bring the theater into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Replace the original IMAX projection system with a state-of-the-art digital LED dome. And modernize the theater with a completely new interior and exterior makeover.
Thanks to a $5 million grant from the city of Fort Worth, unanimously approved by the city council, together with a $3 million grant from Taran County and various other grants from many foundations and donors, the museum was able to move ahead with the renovation,
completing the project in December of 2024. As we approach the one-year anniversary of the reopening of the new Omni Theater, we wanted to highlight for you the accomplishments we have already realized over the course of 2025. These accomplishments begin with already
hosting over 19,000 field trip students just this past spring, including 10,000 students from title one schools. We expect these numbers to grow significantly in the current full school year. We have developed innovative collaborations with our many community
partners. For example, both the Van Klyurn and the Fort Worth Symphony Symphony have each had a three-piece orchestra perform live in the Omni Theater to a backdrop of space imagery on the dome. We are also
partnering with Colonial Charities, A Wish with Wings, and the Fort Chamber of Commerce on hosting select events. In September, we partnered with Visit Fort Worth to host the global conference for the Giant Screen uh Cinema Association.
We hosted content producers from around the world who came to our great city to experience the Omni Theater firsthand. In a word, the attending producers were aruck by our first of its kind Omni Theater. Finally, we have developed a new program in the Omni Theater called
Live from the Omni. This program works with local artists to provide a mini Las Vegas fear experience to showcase local Fort Worth talent. Today we have featured artists Jacob Fur, Lena Lee, Cutthroat Finches, and Driving Slow Motion, the last two of which sold out
the 270 seat Fort Worth Omni Theater. In closing, I believe you would agree with that the success of the Omni Theater is critical not only for the continued sustainability of our science and history museum, but more importantly for the role that it plays in the Fort Worth community. Thank you. Our
>> next speaker is Carol. I'm sorry, Chris Wood. Is Miss Wood present? Hi, Miss Wood. Carol Click. And then Wesley Kirk. I'm Chris Wood from District 6. Fort Worth is helping develop Panther Island into a waterfront district with
residential, commercial, and recreational spaces. Historically, there have been many issues blocking the development of Panther Island. I know the biggest force hindering this development. In October 2021, my stalker
entered my life. I was shocked by how nice his place was. He lived in a $ 1.5 million mansion owned by the mob that overlooked the Trinity River, specifically what is to be the South Island of the Panther Island
development. I noticed his lack of neighbors. Only empty lots or buildings that the drug cartel owned surrounded his residents. The reason? Organized crime groups do not like neighbors that can be nosy. Plus, law enforcement poses
as neighbors to gather evidence against the mafia. As an Uber driver, I would pass near my stalker's house at various times, day and night. I noticed nefarious activity that my stalker wanted to keep under wraps. When I
learned about the rep the problems regarding Panther Island, I knew the organized crime groups that operate nearby were throwing a monkey wrench in its development. The success of its completion would result in lots of people close by noticing their illicit
activities. They had set up shop there and it would be expensive to move and impossible to replicate the exact benefits of this location such as a large amount of real estate, proximity to businesses that launder their drug
money, and a large homeless population to use as cheap labor. To help advancement of Panther Island, please be aware of neighboring criminal groups obstructing progress. Career criminals hide themselves well, but they
can be beat. The fact that I'm standing here, even though I am one of their targets, is testament to the fact that they can be overcome. All it takes is perseverance, hard work, creativity, courage, and knocking on every possible
door to get the desired result. Stand tall. Our next speaker is Carol Click, followed by Wesley Kirk. >> Good evening, Mayor and Council. Thank you so much for letting me be here. Um, I'm Carol Closek, chief executive
officer of Center for Transforming Lives, and I'm here to give you an update on our Riverside facility. Um, Center for Transforming Lives, for those who don't know us, is a new is an oral is a organization um, founded originally
as a YW.CA and now operates under the new name. So, people can tell us can tell the difference between us and the Y. Um we serve primarily single mothers with young children and um but we had outgrown our old facility um downtown
and needed a new place and what was perfect was the old McGomery Ward department store um at the intersection of Riverside and Barry in Councilman Nettle's district. Um we opened our facility in May um in part thanks to the
city um with their gift of $3 million in ARPA funds and um we now have uh many services happening in the building including our flagship um child development center. We have clinical counseling. All of our homeless services
staff. Our um child and family services staff work out of there. Um but we also have our economic mobility work which includes Riverside co-working um which today despite opening just in June has um nearly 100 members um most of whom
have come out of our small business program. Um we're very excited to be doing what we're doing where we are. Um the facility is truly beautiful. It is um use it's designed using um trauma-informed design principles. It's
built to support community So, it's not unusual at all for us to have um large groups of community members, small groups of community members who are using it as a third place to gather. Um uh it has also allowed us to expand
services. Um we've added a donation and distribution center, free drop-in healthc care for parents who are on-site receiving services. Um we have mobile health um services and our partners are Abide, Texas Health Resources and Fort
Worth Health um all of which are providing free or lowcost health care to the community. Um and then Monday um we started providing rent and utility assistance. So this beautiful space is really um creating change and um and
very welcoming to all who enter. So um thank you so much for your support, your support and helping to make this possible for so many individuals and families. >> Our next speaker is Wesley Kirk,
followed by James Mardle. Hello, I'm Wesley Kirk with Support Fort Worth Art. In 2023, many of you heard hours of speeches by community members speaking passionately and unanimously about the urgent need for the city of Fort Worth to preserve the community arts center as a vital resource for the
city. Mattie Parker, you promised that you would not approve anything that did not maintain the building as a community arts space. Last year we saw later that year we saw pitiful presentations from developers about how they would redevelop the building and they were both rejected because they did not meet
the needs of the arts community nor the needs of the city. Y'all said that you would restart the redevelopment process and I spoke with several of you about the need for that process to put the wants and needs of the art community at the forefront in order for it to be successful. And yet since then we have
not seen a single bit of progress towards that effort. In fact, in 2024, Arts Fort Worth fell victim to the inevitable result of the city underfunding and undersupporting the building and had to end their management of the community arts center, or else risk jeopardizing the entire
organization and Fort Worth's arts ecosystem, which then put the ownership of the building back into the hands of the city of Fort Worth. This entire year, the arts community has waited patiently. First you said that we had to wait for to hire a new city manager. Jay
Chapoa is here now. Then you said you had to hire a new head of economic development. Jessica Rogers is here now. Then something amazing happened. TCU was set to take over the building while their new theaters and galleries were being built on campus. Entire departments that were being displaced
could find a home in a space that has acted as an incubator and a crucial hub of creativity. a large local institution with money to handle repairs and take care of the building while the redevelopment process finally got underway. It was the perfect solution.
But last week, I learned that the city's property management department backed out of the deal. A deal that would have been an enormous boon to the city of Fort Worth and to TCU. I cannot fathom a reason why this could be considering it had been in talks for months and months
and ended so abruptly. We cannot keep letting the city neglect the community arts center and Fort Worth's arts community as a whole. We cannot wait any longer. I urge you all to talk with property management and give TCU a temporary home for the arts. I urge you
to finally restart the redevelopment process of the community arts center. I urge you to get it right this time by centering the arts community and support the arts that make Fort Worth such a vibrant city. It is time to support Fort Worth art.
James McAdle followed by Caroline James. Is James here? Caroline James followed by Xavier Sanchez. >> It'll get pulled up. You can start. Okay. Good evening, Mayor Parker and council members. Over 200 residents of
Fort Worth attended the film Left Behind last night at the Modern. It was a Monday night and the movie was about dyslexia. Our community has rallied around the issue of literacy and specifically dyslexia. The city's pioneering literacy roundup was a terrific success. Literacy Roundup has
identified and is supporting students in our city schools who have dyslexia. And importantly, it's putting dyslexia in the spotlight. Last night, the audience participated in a brief dyslexia experience where they got to feel the anxiety that a student with dyslexia
feels every day. When all eyes are on you, waiting for you to read, and all you can see on the page are moving letters. Letters that don't seem to make sense. I want to share the film's trailer with you here tonight. >> And then we finish. gone.
>> Don't >> don't hear >> have >> have to came >> come. Mhm. >> My son, he cannot read. He cannot write. >> I was told there is not a program in the public school system that's going to
teach your dyslexic kid reading and writing. >> The teachers just gave us homework and said do it and just gave up. >> And I was like, how is this possible? In a city like New York, in a school system that is over 70% children of
color, the fact that a major portion of them are just never going to read is offensive to me. All of us have kids struggling with this. >> If I don't help him, I know what lies ahead in this country for him. >> Just can't do it.
60 to 80% of incarcerated youth have reading and writing disabilities. >> You should have had to learn to read when you locked up. [Music] >> I'm part of a team that is trying to build the first ever dyslexia school.
What I need is a green light. >> It's not a secret what will support them. The research is there. >> We know that it works. [Music] >> The people are patting us on the head and, you know, saying good job, but no
one's giving us the green light. >> We have to make our own noise. >> Education means emancipation. [Music] >> Neurode divergence matter. The answer to cancer might be in a dyslexic brain.
This can be revolutionary for the entire country if we do this right. [Music] >> Left behind is a powerful example of advocacy and possibility. Please continue to make literacy and dyslexia a priority for Fort Worth. And please make time to see the movie. It's terrific.
Thank you. >> Our next speaker is Xavier Sanchez. Um Xavier be followed by Rose Bradshaw. >> Good evening, Mayor Parker, members of the city council. My name is Javi or Xavier uh Javi Sanchez and I have the
honor of serving as the chief academic officer at New Heights. I'm here tonight to share a glimpse of what can happen when a great idea and leaders from our city come together to create possibilities for our students and families. At New Heights, we believe that every student has a right to a
livable working wage and education is the path to attain that goal. Through strategic implementation of recent changes in state law, we were able to partner with Fort Worth to create a high school for adults 18 to 50. To help them attain their diploma and a careersbased
certification, our partnership with TCC and Forward ISD, amongst others, have been key to our success. This past year, we opened our first campus here in our stop six community, welcoming many students not only into high school, but onto a college campus. We reached a peak
enrollment of nearly 800 students. And we proudly share that in less than one year, our students showed over two years of growth on their MAP scores and 100% passing rate on STAR. Our students have also started earning college credits while still in high
school working towards certifications and high demand careers and most importantly investing in their own future. We also go beyond academics. We're committed to the whole person supporting students at every level with mental health care, child care, transportation, food, career counseling,
and more. Just a few days ago, we celebrated the grand opening of our second New Heights campus in the McCart and Seminary area. We're expecting enrollment to reach similar capacities as word spreads. But none of this happens in isolation. It
happens because Fort Worth has been working for years to create the conditions for a school like ours to exist and thrive. The mayor's council on workforce and education taran through and through T3 and advocacy from educational partners has been integral. Thank you mayor Parker Councilman
Nettles Councilwoman Beck and our ford superintendent Karen Molar Karen Molinar amongst others. This happens because our philanthropic partners have invested not just dollars but belief in innovation in equity and in our students. The Rainwater
Foundation, the Sid Richardson Foundation, the Community Foundation of Texas, and Fort Worth Education Partnership have said yes to empowering our adult learners and help them fulfill their potential. And of course, this happens because we have an amazing team of educators and various community
organizations that stood beside us to educate, elevate, and empower our students and families. At New Heights, we look forward to continuing the work with transparency, collaboration, and a deep sense of responsibility to the families we serve. Thank you for allowing me to share
today. Rose Bradshaw will be followed by Rudolph Taylor. Good evening, council members. Thank you for your service to our community and for this opportunity to address you today. As president of North Texas Community Foundation, I'm honored to
represent a network of dedicated individuals and organizations committed to strengthening our community through strategic investment, collaboration, and service. Our mission is rooted in the belief that through strate that our that thriving communities are built on access
to opportunity. Over the past year, we worked closely with local nonprofits, civic leaders, and residents to identify pressing needs and mobilize resources toward impactful solutions. From economic mobility to neighborhood revitalizations, our efforts reflect a
deep commitment to sustainability and long-term progress. We've been proud to partner with our mayor and our city council and on the city's Fort Worth maternal health strategy, land conservation, and now community development with our city manager,
specifically on the historic southside and his historic north sides. I want to bring to your attention today a a growing crisis affecting thousands of families across our city. Access to healthy, reliable food. We've been listening closely to our nonprofit
partners and learning about the critical needs facing our community, especially among families who are struggling to put food on the table. According to our friend Julie Butner at the Tarant Area Food Bank, by the end of November, up to 350,000 families in our region could
lose access to SNAP, supplemental nutrition assistance program, commonly known as food stamps. This loss translates into an average of $350 per family per month or nearly two million per day in lost benefits. It's
not just a devastating blow to our neighbors. It's also going to be a hit to local retailers and the broader economy where those benefits are spent. Tarant area food bank is already under enormous strain. This summer they experienced a $5 million reduction in
federal grant funding. Despite these challenges, they're doing everything they can, escalating the spending of an entire annual food purchase budget of $5 million within just three months. At the foundation, we're mobilizing our fund holders and offering matching grants to
key organizations on the front lines, including Tarant Food Bank, Community Food Bank, Meals on Wheels, Arlington Charities, and Center of Hope. These donations will help in the short term, but they're not a long-term solution. We are committed to doing everything in our
power to ensure Fort Worth families don't go hungry. But we can't do it alone. We urge city council to join us in addressing this urgent issue, whether through emergency funding, public policy advocacy, or strategic partnerships. And last but not least, I just want to say
we recognize the vital role that city government plays in shaping the future of our community. And that's why I am here today to reaffirm our partnership and express our readiness to collaborate on initiatives that align with our shared goals. Thank you. >> Our next speaker is Rudolph Taylor.
Rudolph will be followed by Efine Kerrion. >> We're going to each try to talk real fast. I'm Mrs. Rudolph Taylor. Regina Taylor. I'm executive director of community food bank in the Riverside community.
I have with me food door supervisor Andrew Walker, our vice chair, board of directors, and my husband that signed us up, Rudolph Taylor. We want to make sure the city know what we are doing. Community Food Bank is an intricate part
of the city. No matter what happens, if we change our time, we have to notify 211 and we have to notify the T because we have people coming from all over the city to us. Community food banks
function 80% as a food pantry. Food pantries feed families directly and that's what we do at our back door. We function as a food bank. We give our free surplus to smaller pantries and to
organizations. We're special because we have Walmart the same way that Terran Area Food Bank does in North Texas. Those are Feeding America. Unlike them, we've never receive USDA because we're not part of
Feeding America because we are independent and we are very entrenched in the community. We specialize in giving fresh and frozen meats, produce, and dairy. 6,000 square foot freezer. We're using
6,000 square foot cooler. People can go to any large or small pantry, get bread, bread, beans, and rice. But we give out three meats to every box. We give out dairy. We give out a lot. We
have great collaborations. We feed our clients four-legged loved ones. We get pet food, cat food, dog food, sometime bird. Because of our great collaborations, we're also in a position to give out
washers, dryers, stoves. Uh when Chris Nettles was our representative, he's been out and participated and given some wonderful things away. Our clients are at or below the federal poverty guideline. They're also the ones that are getting
food stamps that may not get any. And the number is growing. Janette has been out. She's my current representatives and she's been out and she's supported our fundraisers. She's toured our facility. And mayor, thank you for having good representatives,
council people that will go out in the community and help us. We give out clothes. I can stand and tell you so much that we do. We supplement everybody's income, but there is a crisis going on. Judy's at the front line of the crisis. 80% of
what we do are families coming to our food door. We take care of the homeless, too. But Judy is telling us a big influx of people that are coming. Food door supervisor. Judy. >> My name is Judy Gutierrez and I work at Community Food Bank. I am a supervisor
there. Every day I see clients, new clients. We were first I was seeing 40 40 new clients, 30, you know, now I'm seeing 90 100 new clients. Our lines are getting very long. Uh, one line that I
attend to is seniors. We have a lot of new seniors who a lot of benefits have been taken away already. Um, and they're saying that they're not they're not sure if they're going to have a a dinner the next day, the next night. And I've seen a lot of new families in the line. Um, a
lot of moms saying that they're not sure if they're going to have enough food for their kids because SNAP benefits have been cut off. I also have spoken to a lady who said, um, I do not know how I'm going to do it. Um, she says, I I can't afford groceries. And I told her, don't
worry, we're here to help you. You just come and see us if you don't have enough food and we will help you. I have spoken to a veteran who said, "I've never been through this and look at me. I'm here now." And I'm like, "Don't worry. We we're a family. We're going to be here to help you." And um I've I've even
spoken to a man who lost his job and it was his first time going to a food bank and he started crying when we helped him because he said it was his first time and he didn't even know how to do this or how to go to a food bank. So, thank you for listening to me.
>> Judy, I see our clients. I go out every day, but Judy see them all day that our pantries open. So, she gets the brunt of everything. Rudy, did you want to talk about our needs? We asked Andrew Walker to come. He's our vice chair of board of
directors because I want the mayor and the council people to know we're supported by a strong board of directors. We're blessed to have foundations like Sid Richards, Rainwater, Aean Carter, Morris Foundation. We're blessed to have
that support, but we want to make sure the city know what we're doing because we don't turn anybody away. Save him some time. >> Thank you, Rose. Thank you for being here today. Thank you for all the support you give all the food banks in
Fort Worth. The hunger train is really getting bigger and bigger every day. If there's one thing I want you to understand is we're not in this by ourself. We could use your assistance.
East side, north side, west side, Fort Worth, they're coming to our door and they're hungry. We could use your help. Thank you, Dr. Andrew. >> 10 seconds. That's the le least I've ever been given. The um I would just say
I've been on the board at the community food bank for eight years and the one thing that Regina said that's so important is they're they're in the neighborhood, they're in the community, they are at essential. >> Thank you, Andrew. [Applause]
>> Our next speaker is Efron Kerrion followed by Whitney Wood Wararez. >> All righty. So, uh, first I just want to apologize to anyone who had to be here because Pete Garren told you to be. Uh, if you didn't want to be here, but it was for your work. Also apologize for
those who may not aware why you're invited to start speaking at public comments. Um, well, it's because the people have been speaking. But since the Fort Worth establishment decided to show up to these public comments, we can kind of talk about why we keep showing up. Uh, here's the problem with the Fort
Worth establishment. Um, recently, Mayor Parker, you were on a podcast and you talked about how you just finished a book, performative outrage and how there's so much money behind it. Um, but the only money I see in this room the last couple p public comments is the
money behind you. Um, I think you and Pete could actually write the book performative good. I think that would be a good book you could you could focus on next. But um what I want to do also talk about to the people who do matter on this dis the the people who I believe can make some change here is the Fort
Worth establishment and the Fort Worth has to stop and what it starts with is simple things like the chili cookoff downtown right it was the Fort Worth fire association the 440s chili cookoff seems like a good event some of you were there looked like a good time but on
that October 25th the same day you decided to go to the chili cookoff they endorsed Leah Wamsggon's for senior for state senate district 9. The Fort Worth firefighters association selected her and endorsed her. Let me tell you about
Lee. She is the chief communication officer of Patriot Mobile, which Patriot Mobile has spent six figures, hundreds of thousands of dollars into schoolboard races. All right, this is schoolboard races that push to book bands. and our
firefighters association and union thought that's who's best to represent us. And I find it interesting another book recommendation mayor is uh the novel uh Fahrenheit 451. It's supposed to be about dystopian where firefighters burn books so that people don't have
knowledge and power. Um it feels like without the accountability from anyone on this dis that is what our firefighters of Fort Worth decided to do by endorsing the bookb lady. When we talk about the Fort Worth way,
it's eating chili, having a good time, acting like it's everything's okay, but in the back room they're ripping our faces apart. So when are we going to start building that power? So this is to the people who matter on this dis. Clearly Allen Bllelock got the
picture being here isn't going to work anymore for him and he's pumped. He got the Nate Scats line endorsement. We got to start understanding what we're asking you because this is people power and no one's getting paid besides the people here by Maddie to
speak on her behalf. Our next speaker is Whitney Wood Roresz followed by Bob Willoughby. Is Miss Wararez here? Bob Willoughby will be followed by Adam Powell. >> Which one? I go to the middle.
>> The time already started on I know this other one had a sentence out before it started. Thank you. Okay. Uh start the video. This is the one you wouldn't play at a council meeting because you said it was off track. Let's play it. Let's see if it was off track. >> You brief Eddie about me, didn't you? I'm pretty sure.
>> Well, let's start off right here. I want you to look at this meeting. Uh it's a public meeting at a uh center. The speaker is over to the right there uh from channel 4 or whatever. And I'm talking to her. I got my hand. I'm up front. I got my my right arm. You can
see it there. And I'm just talking and making a point. I'm sitting down, not jumping all around or yelling. No one's, you know, no one's acting. But now, if you look over to the right, there's Gina Bibbons. Her hand just came up. She's over by the speaker and she's looking at me. Now she raises her other hand. Here comes the police officer from the back
of the room and grabs me right there. And then instead of taking me out towards the back of the room, she takes me around front. And if you notice, here comes officer board. He grabs the other side of me and walks out as if we need two or three officers. Oh man, that was just terrible. Well, this what came
from. They wrote this bogus report right here and it says I was disrupted over Gina Bibbons when she wasn't even speaking. This is a lie. It's a piece of garbage that needs to be rewritten and I want it rewritten. >> I removed from that room in there. What did I say? What did I remove from that
room in there for? What did I say? What did I do? Who did I hit? Who did I hurt? Can you answer that question? >> It's a disruption of a public proceeding and it's a criminal trespass. You want you escorted out off the property. >> Wait a minute. Wait a minute. You say disruption. >> What was I doing to use that word?
>> Did you see me do something wrong? >> Did you see me doing something wrong, sir? >> Disruption, sir. >> I'm asking you, sir. Did you see me? >> Okay. I I can't I'm not going to go I'm not >> You did not see me. >> I'm not going to do anything back and forth. >> Here's Chief Neil No. >> He won't take a question. I was going to
talk about this. Who you go to and you got a problem, you should go to the police chiefs or talk about that. That's >> But instead, he goes out. He does this two or three times. He'll not take any questions. He runs away. Now, that's not the way a police chief should be.
>> Throw that up on there. And what this is not to our new police chief, um Eddie, if you don't have a meeting with me, which y'all said you would and you had and I knew you wouldn't. If he doesn't have a meeting with me near future, I'm Mattie, I'm taking you off my car as a two-faced
liar. Everybody knows that. No sense showing it anymore for a year. And we're putting Chief uh Eddie on the car as a coward. Fort Worth police officer a coward. That's what he is. We can't Where's my They didn't even put it up there, did they? You see how they treat me? You're a terrible person.
>> Our next speaker is Adam Powell, followed by Jeremy Pope. All right. Good evening. Good evening. Uh my name is Adam Powell. I have the honor and privilege of serving as the president and CEO at United Way of Taran County. And I was um fortunate enough to
to fall into this role about 10 months ago. And the question that I've been asked the most over the last 10 months is what is United Way going to do next? And I always cringe when someone askked me personally kind of what my vision is because I believe your vision for an organization uh is not the leaders, it's
the people, right? it's the city, it's the residents, it's the institutions, it's the foundations, etc. Uh so we spent a decent amount of time over the last 10 months uh talking to all of these stakeholders to really trying to figure out what our direction for it will be. And last month, I'm excited to
announce uh that our board approved our strategic plan. And I will run through really quickly the five pillars of that strategic plan so that again the city, the council, and everyone has an idea of how United Way will be moving forward. So the first thing is really about uh leadership development. Uh so developing
our internal staff to make sure that we've got the best the brightest minds uh working at United Way of Taran County really working to solve these these complex problems and challenges that we've got all across the county. Uh the second thing is and many of you know this we have invested millions of dollars uh in the nonprofit community
over the last several years and that is something we want to continue to do and really do at a higher level. Right? And for us to do that, that means we need to have a more robust funding model. Uh not only targeting local foundations and individuals, corporations, etc., but also looking at statewide and national organizations and how we bring them uh
to Fort Worth uh to be a part of this ecosystem. And the third thing is really around brand awareness. So again, making sure that we've got a brand that is as ubiquitous as possible that folks all across the county uh specifically here in Fort Worth understand and know uh the work that we're leading. And the last
two things are about impact. And it's kind of a bifurcated approach. So think first from a capacity building perspective really leaning heavily into research, data and innovation, right? So producing high quality localized which is a really important word here, localized research, uh understanding
data and then using that to really spurn innovation. Uh one of the things about working in problem solving in 2025 is that we've got all these tools that exist uh from artificial intelligence to virtual reality and the list of those things uh goes on and on that we did not have a decade ago or 20 30 years ago. So
really figuring out how we deploy those things across the broader ecosystem to really help solve uh complex problems. And the last thing is in addition to the capacity building piece, we really want to have a an impact in direct service. So, we've identified four areas that we'll be um hyperfocused on. It's
education and learning, community health, financial security, and community resiliency. And we're going to invest a lot of time, energy, and effort in each of those. And also integrating innovation into those uh direct service programs that we stand up as well. And if you don't remember any of this, the
biggest thing to remember is we're 103 years old. And although the faces might be different uh different vision, different path forward, we're the same organization that is committed with the same passion to serving this community. Thank you. Our >> next speaker is Jeremy Pope followed by
Sabrina Ball. >> Good evening. My name is Jeremy Pope and I am a resident of District 5. I noticed there was no announcement this evening about the presence of another faith community offering prayer over the city in these proceedings. And given that
Fort Worth is a multiffaith city, I had assumed the mayor would be inviting a variety of faith communities to participate. Particularly after the attention given to Mercy Cultures presence at the last public comment meeting. As a local faith leader, I have
contact information for several Fort Worth city uh faith leaders. So, mayor, if your office um needs any of those numbers, you're welcome to reach out to me. It's often said that we never really
leave grade school regardless of age. Nowhere does that ring truer than in these chambers. We have a sitting mayor, also a respected member of the State Bar of Texas, who publicly made an accusation, lying by claiming to have proof of the accusation. When citizens
requested an apology, we were met with silence and a statement of regret only for possibly negatively impacting the city's image, not for the harm caused. When the police report was finally released, fully exonerating the accused,
that silence deepened. It seems that you, Mayor Parker, are hoping the public will simply forget. Your silence is your shame. We deserve better. Mayor Parker, please do better. I know by your own admission
that you feel this type of meeting nothing more than performative. Your privilege and ignorance about the way that representative government works is showing. I wonder how you expect to represent a million people if you make it more difficult to hear from those
people. Thank you to the members of the this council for making clear where each of you stands in 2025. Your words and actions often misalign are often misaligned. Hopefully this year has shown you that the people of Fort Worth are paying
attention. I wish I wish each of you a peaceful and joyous holiday season and may you have the 2026 that you voted for. >> Our next speaker is Sabrina Ball followed by Larry Off. This weekend, I attended the area
marching band contest where local public schools shared the hard work of the past five months with families and judges. This is a massive undertaking for the kids, the admin, and the families who support them. Sadly, many of those volunteer parents from Fort Worth ISD
don't know what is coming. They don't know that their kids will be discouraged from reading books, even penalized in favor of more testing. In Houston, not only did they close libraries and actually throw away books that taxpayers paid for, they continue to punish
teachers for letting kids read novels and story books. Teachers cannot have story time. They don't know that specialty programs will likely end because the state will drop anything that brings joy and opportunity in favor of scripted lessons and daily tests. They don't know that their kids will be
held back from harder classes so the district can appear as if it is improving. Our kids will not be given the opportunity to strive for more. They don't know that 504s will not be honored and special education will suffer even more. They don't know that good teachers
will be silenced and AI will write the lessons. They don't know that this is already happening in Fort Worth ISTD in an attempt to appease the people in charge. The very people who have been failing us for decades. They don't know that the unelected board of managers
only answer to Abbott and Morath, not taxpayers. They don't know that their kids are being used by MAGA Republicans, some on this council, for profit. They don't know that the schools they are trying to save will close. That kids will be forced to go to charters with
same ratings as Fort Worth ISTD or worse where the rich can make a profit and kids kids lack the opportunity to even participate in something like marching band or their high-erforming school will be turned into a charter and the programs and services that made the
school great will end. We public school parents fund raise relentlessly to ensure our kids have opportunities. We have to fund raise for things like paper, decent curriculum, books, art supplies, even building maintenance because the GOP has chosen to starve our
school districts. We make sure teachers feel appreciated and schools are supported during testing period after testing period. Instead of sporting the kids who need help, instead of focusing the funding on those kids, you chose this system of failure. And you ch you
chose this takeover that will punish our kids while your kids get education served on a silver platter. And now you'll even get coupons to give them more. I came here today to say I see you. I see the billionaires funding you. I see your plan. And I see your
motivation. I can only hope that other parents see it too in time to save this generation of kids from your greed. >> Our next speaker is Larry Off. Larry will be followed by Daniel Martinez Salavar. Is Larry here? There he is.
Daniel Martinez Salavar followed by Jared Howard with a group. Mayor and councel, good evening and thank you for your time. I'm Larry Oth uh with Game On Arena Sports in Fort Worth and also on the board of directors for the Fort Worth Sports Commission. I want to share with you an update related
to the FIFA World Cup to our region, I believe. There we go. Thank you. Uh, as you know, DFW will host nine games, more than any other region from mid June to mid July. I'll talk to you about the legacy strategy in a minute. That's a lot of potential visitors. As a former general manager of the Omni Fort Worth
Hotel, I know that we have the best hospitality package in the state of Texas. Thank you. First, I want to remind you the overall strategy to attract visitors, media, and corporations here in 2026 when they're in a region for the World Cup. We're already working on with
a national and international media with more marketing programs to come to next year. Second, this is a community effort. Even though Fort Worth is not hosting a game, we know that many visitors will seek out our entertainment districts while they're here. There's also a coalition of tourism partners working to get the
message out. And we're working on our Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce to bring business home to our city. Also, there's a strong chance that TCU will host a base camp for our practices uh for their fields, I'm sorry, which will bring even more visibility to Fort Worth.
Third, we're not waiting for 2026. On Friday, December 5th this year, Fort Worth will host the DFW regional draw party when we find out the countries will be matched up for the games next year. Next month, the party in Fort Worth. Mark your calendars on Friday, December 5th. from 11:00 to 2:00 at
Billy Bobs. We'll have media coverage, music, and if you don't know much about soccer, we'll give you uh information you need to enjoy the World Cup. Finally, I'm especially grateful to serve on the Legacy Project Task Force for North Texas organizing committee. They have brought together coaches, clubs, schools, players, and nonprofits
for the mission, how do we leave a legacy after the World Cup is over? Our legacy committee is working with local soccer and social development partners to map out activities and areas of need. We're working on donating soccer balls and equipments to area children in need and increase their access to sports.
We're identifying areas around DFW where we can build a soccer pitch or field. These will not solve our long-term needs for a soccer complex, but we'll expose many more children to the number one sport in the world. Our committee is looking forward to hosting um and working with corporate partners,
employees to work as volunteers across the DFW region. We're making sure these programs understand our existing soccer clubs and their needs. Thank you guys for your time. >> Our next speaker is Daniel Martinez Salavar, followed by Jared Howard.
>> Hello. Uh I'm a high school student at Northside High School and I was kind of concerned about the fences I've been uh putting up the about the school, you know, those really tall fences that and I was kind of concerned about that because it looks like it looks really bad and I feel like it brings down a little bit of the like I was it looks
like the community is really bad literally like I was I was kind of curious if y control any of that. Yeah. >> And that'll be >> Thank you very much. We appreciate you. Jared H Howard on behalf of a group.
>> Good evening, Mayor, Council, Mr. Chopper, and staff. My name is Jared Howard. I stand to represent a group of about 25 stakeholders here uh to give you an update on the upcoming and forthcoming National Junth Museum coming to the historic Southside. I figured the best way to do that would be with images
that have not been seen by anybody else. So, I'll invite you and the audience to turn to the screen and take a look at what's coming to the historic Southside. Next slide. Do I have it? This is the frontal elevation. If you were standing on Rosedale looking uh
north, this is the final elevation of the National Junth Museum. So, this is what you'll actually see in about two years on the site, the current site where the uh historic where the Southside Community uh Southside Community Center currently sits. This is an aerial view looking to the north and
to the west. You can see that the top of the building is copper. That is by design because when we first sat with the people of the Southside Neighborhood Association, they told us they wanted something that fit within the v the context of the neighborhood and that is the result of our architect's work. Let's take a look at some of the
exterior. Uh we'd really like some green space is what Miss Sherry Williams told us about three years ago. So we are delivering green space. This is walking into the museum from the front entrance. You'll see that there is a journey that you'll experience before you even get into the museum that narrates the Junth
story in a very significant way. We are building an experience, not just a museum. Here is the east side of the building, which is what we're calling Emancipation Plaza. That is a food hall where five local food vendors will hone their craft for a local community, local community
and beyond. Right now, the only neighborhood in the ne the only restaurant in the neighborhood where people that live in the neighborhood can sit down and have a meal on a Sunday afternoon is a Jack in the Box. That dynamic is going to change with the National Junth Museum. This is the Journey Garden which is on the east side
of the building. And that is a theater which I'll show you images about in just a minute. And this is the I can't read it. What's that say at top? Too small for me. Whatever it is, it's uh some emancipation garden. I think this is looking into the business in knowledge garden. There you go. Thank you,
Councilman Nettles. Uh my eyes are bad at my age. Uh you're looking into the business incubator, which we which is where we will teach and train entre entrepreneurs. This is an aerial view of the courtyard of the building. Again, green space at the center of the building. And if you
look, the uh carve out of the Junth star represent is represented in the roof line there. It's more than a museum. And what I'll show you for the next couple minutes is the interior of the building. This is the frontal elevation. As if we were to take the front cover off. I'll give you a more detailed perspective of what's on
the inside of the building here. This is the lobby area. As you will go up the stairs, you will see the exhibition where which is where we will narrate the Junth story because most Americans don't know the appropriate Junth story. And on the bottom level is where the programs will be housed which is what we'll talk
about right now. This is looking out into the courtyard from the there it is. This is looking into the courtyard from the exhibition of the Junth Museum. This is an a view from the food hall in the center. You'll see in the morning it'll be a barista with a
local coffee vendor and then in the evenings it'll be a cocktail bar with uh screen so you can come and watch a game or whatever's happening on TV. Another view of the food hall with those five vending spaces that I mentioned a couple of minutes ago. This is the 250 seat theater. The image
on the left is looking from the stage outward. The image on the right is looking on from the audience to the stage. As you'll notice at the top, you'll see a window in an area where you can see people maneuvering through the building. That is the exhibition space. And so it is bu built to be communal by
design. So everything feeds everything else. We're really excited about that component. Another view of the theater with the windows open up top. This is the business incubator again which is where we will teach entrepreneurs to be successful entrepreneurs and where we will make
people who are currently employees who will make them to be entrepreneurs. really excited about the impact of that to the to the extent that this building, this project will result in about $20 million of the annual impact, economic impact of the city of Fort Worth. This is what we're calling the red box
space. This is a place where you can hold private events, elections, voting, polling locations. It can be used for whatever reason we think is appropriate. 71%. What does that represent? I'm glad you asked. That represents the the amount of money that we've raised toward
our $70 million goal. We are at $51 million. About a week and a half ago, we were made aware of about another $1.25 million. And so, we anticipate reaching and surpassing the $70 million goal in 2026. And let me say thank you to Mayor Parker and the members of this council
for their support in our pursuit of the $10 million appropriation that we received from this state's legislature in the most recent session. We're really excited about that. The the nation's epicenter of Junth programs. What does that mean? That is
Freedom Vibes. In 2025, this year, we presented the inaugural version of Freedom Vibes, which caused about 6,000 people to converge on downtown Fort Worth over a 3-day period. In 2026, it will be a week-long festival brought with several events, including three
concerts, uh, a choir celebration, workshops, entrepreneurship workshops, culinary workshops, uh, voter education workshops. It'll be a 7-day period of 7-day event that will cause about 20,000 people to converge on the city of Fort Worth in the central city. So, really
excited about that. And I think that's my last slide. But, by the way, uh it'll be sponsored by our friends at Fidelity Investment. So, I'm really grateful for that partnership. And this is a little bit of a recap of what you'll see. That's my presentation. And I wanted to say thank you for your support and your continued support. Stay tuned for more information from the National Junth
Museum. [Applause] Our next speaker is Amara Barrera followed by Mindia Woodier. >> Good evening. Uh my name is Somora.
Uh recently I voted I bought a piece of land and it belongs to district five and I just found out at the moment that I wanted to pull out the permits to start building on it that
there is no sewer or either water lines that can you know cross or go onto the property and I just wondering to know if someone of you guys can help me to um succeed my dream to build a house on And that's going to be all for me. Thank
you. >> Of course. I know I don't council member Peoples, I believe your staff is here, too. And Maria can also help coordinate as needed. >> Okay. >> Great.
>> Okay. Thank you very much. Mindia Whittier will be followed by Payton Abrams. I have slides. Mayor Parker publicly claimed that evidence in a police report attributed a 2022 protest involving a casket to
Patrice Jones. Next slide. According to this email from one of the people recruited by Pete Garin to defend you at last month's public meeting, your campaign to convict her in the court of public opinion worked. Notice how she refers to Patrice as quote the offender.
Although your words placed Patrice at the scene of the crime, the police report did not. Next slide. What the official report actually says is that none of the persons involved have the same physical features as Jones, and it is virtually impossible to say she committed the offense necessary for a
search warrant. When a reporter contacted your office for comment, your staff sought to get the story put on hold for time to release other alleged evidence from Homeland Security. Given the history of government officials and agents of the state fabricating evidence that criminalizes black folks to keep
them in their place, this attempt to buy some time was a chilling request. Next slide. You misrepresented the contents of an official government document to the public. When reporters asked if you regretted it, you said no. You only regret bad publicity. Next slide. You
also said you didn't press charges in 2022 so the city could heal from the murder of a Tatiana Jefferson. In truth, you didn't press charges because you couldn't. You're an attorney. You know that. The perspective your claim reveals is compelling. You think not pressing
baseless charges against a black woman is what racial healing looks like. What healing really looks like is addressing the racial disparities that cause the 76104 zip code to have the lowest life expectancy in our state. It looks like fulfilling the race and culture task
force's recommendation to create a community police oversight board. And it looks like refusing to accept a meet and confer agreement with the Fort Worth police that retains the provision which directly contributed to Atatiana Jefferson's murder, but you voted to
adopt. That is the pathway to racial healing. Instead, you take blood money from the police officers association and you launch a smear campaign against a black woman who holds you to account. I believe you can do better. So, I'm going to leave you with a saying. A hit dog
hollers. Our next speaker is Payton Abrams. [Applause] No, >> if you don't mind hand it to the city secretary's office, that'd be perfect. Thank you. And Mr. Abrams will be followed by
Shimodia Krenshaw. >> Hello, my name is Payton Abrams. I'm an unaccompanied minor escort at the DFW airport. We work primarily with children flying by themselves between the ages of 8 to 14. We do both domestic and
international arrivals and departures. I stand before you today to call for your help in assisting contracted airport workers at DFW to receive a living wage. We need to st establish a
standard We have airport workers that are making as little as $10 an hour plus tips. And not everybody tips, by the way. And how can you live on that? There's absolutely no benefits. We also use the term in the
industry for unaccompanied minor. I'll be using it. The airline charges $150 each way for a fee for unaccompanied miners for our service. Uh give you some numbers to listen to. We in the summer
put We had two of us to put we each had four eightums on a flight. When we got to the gate, there were 10 originating. So, we put all 18 of them on that flight. American made $2,700
on that one leg and we were paid $14 an hour each. Do you see the disparity there? We are losing a lot of experienced workers due to these poverty wages.
causes us to lose experienced workers. And we know it takes time to build experience that is needed and the skill at the airport to ensure the safety and security of our flying public and especially for our children when they're
flying alone. I am sure that you know every child is different and we have to adjust to that child as they come off that flight. We want to make sure we have enough experienced staff to take care of these
unaccompanied miners that the parents are paying for. This means that you need to pay the DFW airport workers fairly like the city workers of Fort Worth in Dallas. For you know that DFW is the second
largest airport in America and we take care of it. Fact. The CEO of DFW airport, Chris McLaclin, has reported that DFW is the third busiest airport in the world. Fact. He said that DFW has an annual
economic income of $24 billion from visitor spending. Fact, the airport is undergoing a $4 billion expansion to keep up with growth. We service from the curb to the cabin and I believe we
deserve better. Thank you. [Applause] >> Our next speaker is Shimodia Krenshaw. >> Um, Esther and I believe we're going to give six minutes because we're going to have a translator at the same time.
Good evening, Mayor Parker. and council members. My name is Esther Aila. I'm a baggage service agent at DFW airport and I live right here in district 5. I love my job. I take the responsibility of getting people's belongings back to
them very seriously. I like being the person passengers can turn to and I love the looks of relief I get when passengers get their bags after a long awaited journey. But the truth is I don't earn enough to live with dignity. I'm currently in
recovery from a brain tumor and sometimes I have to choose between taking the medication I need to survive and paying for groceries. I don't get paid sick leave. I don't get benefits. I don't get paid enough to survive. That makes it difficult to stay
in this job. And I'm not the only one. When workers leave the airport for higher paying jobs somewhere else. It only increases the work for the rest of us. It can lead to more problems and more uncertainty. It means I have more passengers coming to me for help with
their bags and I can't get to any one of them as quickly as I would like to. It means baggage areas get more hectic and people become more worried. for personal. If we want to stay a worldclass airport, we need to provide a world-class
service. My goal is for every customer to say they came in and out of the airport with no hassle. That they could easily find their bags no matter how far they traveled or how many flights they were on. But for with that, we need more staff. And for more staff, we need
higher pay. Other cities recognize it. Miami airport pays their workers at least $21 an hour. Denver pays almost $19 an hour. But here in DFW, we make as little as $10 an hour. Don't let DFW airport get left
behind. Make sure workers are paid the wages that they deserve. >> Thank you. [Applause] >> Tata Utafi
Tivat. No. Okay. Thank you, Jade Chang. Good evening, mayor and council members. My name is Jay Chen. I'm a flight attendant and a representative of the association professional flight attendant who represents the flight attendant and American Airlines. I'm here to stand in solidarity with the
airport service worker who are the people make travel possible. From cabin cleaners, wheelchair attendants, baggage handlers, security officers, and custodians. Each of them is essential to maintain a clean, safe, and accessible airport for all passengers. I would like
you to imagine your loved ones who need assistance when traveling by themselves. From the time of check-in, they're assisted by the wheelchair attendant to the gate and board the flight. DFW is a major connecting hub and often passenger will need assistant traveling from gate
to gate. When the passenger arrives at the destination, it is these attendant who helped them off the airplane and exit exit the terminal to reunite with their loved ones. You will not have a clean cabin without the cleaners. They not only clean, but they also ensure the cabin is free from
any weapons and other hazards. You won't receive assistance with your baggage without the bag baggage service handlers. If you're sending your kids across the country by themselves, it is the airport escort agent who accompany your children safely from gate to gate.
All these jobs are critical to the safety and comfort of all travelers. The airport service worker deserve a livable wage. The cost of living has risen drastically. For them to earn $10 to $15 an hour plus pay for their uniforms,
their own parking and high health insurance costs out of their own pocket is inhumane. They came to work to take care of the passenger and the operation. They deserve to be taken care of by their employer. The low pay also creates a
high turnover and low staffing which directly impacts the operation. I cannot tell you how many times I have to wait on the airplane with a passenger who needs assistance because the wheelchair attendance is under staff. I urge all council members to call the DFW airport board to set a livable wage standard for
all the airport service workers. They deserve the respect for their hard work and should not have to live in poverty. Thank you. Robert Smith will be followed by Dica Patterson. Robert Smith present. No
Derkica Patterson. Oh, I'm sorry, Robert. Thank you. Come on down, please. Madame Mayor, distinguished members of the council, I'm a member of an organization within the Fort Police Department called PAC,
Police and Clergy Coalition. We are a combination of two soon to be former units that had the same mission. MAC, Ministers Against Crime, founded in the late 1980s, and Kappa, Clergy and Police All Alliance,
which began in the early 2000s. While we are part of the police department and are a unit within the department, we are not officers. The best way to describe our role is that we serve in a very similar way as chaplain,
but we are not necessarily chaplain as defined. Though some of our members are, we are actually a spiritual or faith-based volunteer unit within the department with a mission to to serve our officers
and the citizens of this great city in any way we can. We accomplish this goal in many different ways, but there are two primary ways that we serve. The first is that we do writeouts with our amazing patrol division. This not only gives us the opportunity to develop
relationship with our officers and serve them on a personal and professional level, but it also affords us the opportunity to serve the community at large as we answer calls with the officers. The other primary way we serve is that
we have an on call list that our dispatchers at the call center have in case we need in case there's a need for a pack member arises and none are on duty with patrol. The majority of these calls are deceased person calls um where we go and
primarily serve the the families of the deceased person. But in the more um tragic calls, we we also can serve the officers. Um while our organization is all-inclusive and designed to have members of every religion and belief
system, unfortunately at the moment, Protestant Christians make up the vast majority of the volunteers that are active in our roles. And what I mean by active is they actually come and do the write outs or uh respond to the calls or attend our meetings. Um
while it is my great honor to serve people of all faiths, I feel that I'm woefully inadequate to properly serve our Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, and other religious members of our department and the community. It is my hope that we have more participation from these other faith
communities in our next ministers police academy coming in 2026. We are under the umbrella of CodeBlue in the police department. So you can find us in the website menu in the get involved tab under kappa and MAC links. Thank you madame mayor and distinguished council members for your time today and
everything you do for our city. Derkica Patterson followed by Robert Kaine. Okay. Good evening. My name is Dererica Patterson and I'm a resident of District 6. I want to address the city's ongoing neglect of Whitfield Park and the lack
of accountability from parks and recreation department. The current schedule that miraculously appeared after outrage at a few public comment meetings delays construction until 2027, almost 10 years after residents first began requesting something as basic as
lighting. Lighting is not an improvement. It's a safety necessity. The city acknowledged that requests go back to at least 2023, though it's confirmed to be well before then. And yet, we're told to wait another 2.5 years just to see the first phase begin.
I was told that there are three there are quote 310 parks awaiting improvements and some of them have nothing. Well, I know about that because ours is one. I was also told told that per our quote per our park dedication
policy, neighborhood park unit fees can be used for adjacent neighborhood park units. I'm glad they said that. We have another city park that is located less than a mile away that also has no lights, a few park benches, and a retention pond. I was also told that
quote, "In order for parks and recreation department to provide sufficient improvements to our park system, it is necessary to allow these units to accumulate funding over time so that there is a sufficient amount of funding. Now that we have a sufficient funding amount, $361,
I'm $361,594, we will bundle this site with several others and solicit engineering contracts. Meanwhile, that's less than 1% of the 34 million allocated to Trinity Trails and related park upgrades for comfortability.
So, I'm asking for clarity. How much of that less than 1% actually came from the city and how much of it was paid for by fees by the developer tied to our community nearly a decade ago? Families in District 6 shouldn't have to beg for the bare minimum. We also need to
address the oversaturation of vape shops, liquor stores, and low value retailing filling our corridors. They don't build community or attract families. What's the plan to encourage balanced quality development and limit these zoning patterns? Lastly, I'd like
to know how the city is working with the Tarant County homeless coalition to address the unhoused population migrating to Southwest Fort Worth. The uh the Walmart on Mart and Alt Mesa has essentially become a shelter and it's time for structured compassionate coordination. Most of the land up for
sale in our area is zoned for multifamily housing, but there is no multifamily resources. Stop the concentration of overpopulation that the state complains is unfair illegal districtricting when clearly we have no choice. >> Our next speaker is Robert Kaine
followed by Donnell Ballard. >> Honorable mayor, honorable manager, members of the council, good evening. I'm Robert Kaine. I'm a resident of uh district six and uh my lovely and talented wife and I are have been homeowners for three and a half years
now there now. I came to Fort Worth nearly eight years ago on parole. Currently under consideration by the council by the city are residency restrictions
for uh registrants. I'm on the registry. Had these restrictions been in place, I could not have come to Fort Worth and thrived as I have. When I came to Fort Worth, I lived a year in a uh ministry house with a bunch of people that all had to
register, most of whom have gone on to become productive members of this community. They mo most of them are in management now. I could find jobs with these people now. And these people would not have gotten that opportunity with this kind of restriction. Now, this morning I found out that if 1,000 ft
perimeters are put around all of the child safety zones, 51% of Fort Worth will be inaccessible. They will essentially be banned from living here. If the,500 perimeters about 74% red zone can't live here. Oh, thousand
2,000 ft about 91% of Fort Worth would be we would be banished. Now, I realize I'm grandfathered in. I've been off parole for four years. I'm here to speak for the future residents of Fort Worth who would benefit from this city's uh peace and safety and prosperity.
These people are very unlikely to reaffend. And I know that's a countercultural statement. Common wisdom has it that registrants are all going to do it again with somebody to somebody or something like that. But the fact is nine out of 10 don't reaffend. Better than nine out of 10 don't
reaffend. Look it up, folks. has become established. Now, we're talking about people who are not likely to harm again. Very unlikely. And the ones that I've known, they've become established citizens in this county and in this city. And I speak on their future on the
behalf of the future residents that could come here and benefit. I wish while you're under consideration of uh the res residency restrictions that you please have mercy. This is not backed up by uh mere rumor
as is the high reoffense rate or you know the fright the propaganda that has essentially gone out against this group of people. And I wish for you to all please carefully consider residency restrictions in the light of truth and
facts and not in scares. Thank you for your time. Our next speaker is Danell Ballard followed by Manuel Mada. Mr. Ballard here. No, Emanuel Mada.
Mr. Ma here. Eddie Delgado. Lucy Fischer. Adrienne Smith. Lucy. Okay. Lucy Fischer. Well, Fischer, excuse me, will be followed by Adrienne Smith.
Good evening. My name is Lucy Fiser and I am from uh district 7. Uh I am here to speak about project 103122 Hatch Road Water and Sewer uh initiative by the city of Fort Worth. I was here on
September 9th uh to bring up all the problems that we've had with this project. They dug up our road. They dug up patch road starting on April 3rd. The month of April, every other day they broke a water line. Every other day for two to five hours we were out with
without water. Leaks were made. People were out money. We had excessive water bills. I have an elderly couple that lives on dis that lives on social security at the corner. They got a water bill that they spent 20,000
gallons of water in a month. They're on social security. They make less than $40,000 a year. We have talked to project managers. We have talked to developers. I have spoke with the city of Fort Worth water department head Chris Harter. I spoke to him at that
meeting is why I didn't speak. He assured me if I got him the receipts that he would get us reimbured by the developer. That was eight weeks ago. So I'm here today. We've still not been paid. We have half a road. There's so much more I could go into. My main
complaint is I've got people who are out money that live paycheck to paycheck. And because the city in their contract with the developer states that any damage done is the developer's responsibility, we cannot get these people paid back. They're out $200 and
something dollars. I'm out $265. There's another lady that's out $500 and something dollars and we can't seem to get a check. I did get an email back from Chris Harter yesterday stating that he had spoke to the developer, got him all of the paperwork, all of the receipts, and he thought that he had
discussed that with us last week. I also heard a rumor that checks went out last month. The fact of the matter is we have been passed around the merrygoround and passed around the merry-goround and passed around the merrygoround. We are tired. We are upset. We have been put
out. I have been without a road to my house for seven months. This road is less than a tenth of a mile. There are only six properties on this road. Every one of us has been affected and nobody has been considerate of us other than the people that are working on the
ground. I would really like for somebody to get back with me and let me know who I need to talk to to get our reimbursements for the elderly that live on this street that cannot afford a 235
bill above what they normally pay. I don't know who I need to talk to, but these people need to be paid back. We didn't ask for this project. We didn't ask for our stuff to be broke. And that's just the highlight of it. Y'all would not believe the stuff that has happened in the last seven months. It has been the worst project ever. The
developer has not done what he probably needed to do. And apparently the managers don't know. >> Thank you, Lucy. >> Thank you, >> Jay. Do you want to assign someone to meet with Okay. Thank you. Yeah. Council member Hill. >> Sorry. There you go. >> One more time. Help me. Okay, Miss
Fischer, I do have an update from Chris Harter. He's going to get in touch with you. Um, he has been in touch with the developer and he said that they will give you an update and that should happen tomorrow. So, I've been in the loop on this. I got an email this afternoon at 4:30 with an update. >> We've waited eight weeks. That's why I'm here.
>> We'll make sure that Sammy reaches it out to you tomorrow. >> Our next speaker is Adrien Smith. Will be followed by James Smith. >> Adrien Smith, District 6. I and one with the people. The one thing to be
understood about the hiring of Jay Chapel as city manager, the Fort Worth way continues. What do I mean by the Fort Worth way? One might ask. Bullying, extortion, retaliation, character and reputation assassinate. As assassination,
these acts come from individuals and institutions which holds hold the strings of our local government. Advantage stirs. Sadly, no one is exempt from the influence and continued misguided behavior of said individuals and institutions.
Anyone who seeks to hold a position of authority must not go against the structure that's been unless they're ready for the same structure to come down on them. Former Fort Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis, let me say thank you
for your service and leadership to our city. Although the headlines say resigned, those of us intelligent enough to read between the lines know you were forced out. This behavior is all too familiar.
Former Fort Police Chief Joel Fisher. Anyone? He's a millionaire by the way. Fort Worth PO Fort Worth Police Chief Joe Fischer local local 440 which is the Fort Worth Firefighters Association
and Fort Worth Police Officer Association are the biggest threat to our local government. Both organizations hold influence over certain elected individuals and decisions necessary for our city. The playbook which governs
these organizations is all too familiar. also find something wrong with those selected as leadership. Cozy up with the city manager for support of fault, disparage the character of said individual via the meeting and boom, another life ruined. If you ask me, they
are a bunch of cowards who only who only accomplishment in life is seeing the enjoyment of others fall. Well, I hope they're watching as well as listening. No, no one fears you and your days of having unchecked rule over over this
city will ultimately fall. In closing, Mayor Parker, don't think for once your position is safe and protected. They will come for your they will come for you whenever it's decided that doing what's morally right is more important than upholding wrong. Mark my words. In
closing, J Chaffa, you are not a Ma boss. It's still free Palestine. Restore remote speaking to all council meetings. Restore public comment to all council agendas. Money is not the problem.
$333,626,188 spent on this facility. Mary, you sit on the DFW airport board. See to that the people get a fair living wage. >> James Smith will be followed by Karolina Rodriguez. Is Mr. Smith present? No.
Carolina Rodriguez. Carolina will be followed by Da Jackson. [Music] Hello. Hello. Hello. We who speak at these meetings know nothing's going to change. But the reason we keep coming back is so that at least we get it on record. So my name is Carolina. I'm not
a cop hater. I'm a cop watcher. I'm not the bad guy. I'm someone who believes in accountability, truth, and transparency. So um on August 22nd, Chief Garcia said, according to the Fort Worth report, you will be treated with dignity and respect by your police department. We will work
to earn and maintain your trust every single day. Well, I don't know if he's here or not, but good luck with that because that's what the last one said, too. So, um, as long as the meet and confer agreement is in effect, there's no way
that he can ever treat us with respect and dignity because the Fort City Council gave the police union the power to discipline any of their police officers. So, Chief Garcia can't fire anyone. He can't discipline anyone. He
can't suspend anyone. He can't do any kind of house cleaning. He can't fix the culture over there because the the the uh the union's there. The union's there. And they have to do whatever the union says because that's what the the city council did. They gave the police union
the power to do all of that. And I wonder if that could be because they were all endorsed by the police union. H maybe that's so but there's no way Chief Garcia can guarantee citizens will be treated fairly because Manuel Garcia was arrested a few weeks ago again for
interference with police duties when he was over two football fields away from where someone was being arrested. He goes to court for that this month. And of course the district attorney Bill Sorz he was endorsed by the by the police union too.
So during this same speech, Garcia said that police are obligated to report undocumented arresties to ICE. But here's an example of how shady Fort Worth police are. Allegedly written on the paperwork, an arrestee by a Fort Worth police officer was on his way back
to Mexico. So this man was flagged as undocumented because he was flagg because he was flagged as undocumented. He sat in a Taran County jail for over six months waiting for ICE. And what happens if you don't pay your car note for six months, your rent for six months, your mortgage for six months,
your dog's gone out of your house, all your stuff's put onto the curb, um you lose your job, and um all this, the reason I'm telling you about this guy that was uh flagged as undocumented is because in his property, in his
possession, was his driver's license, his social security card, and his birth certificate. because he wasn't an undocumented citizen. He was a US citizen born here and the cop knew that because all that paperwork isn't wasn't his property and he lost everything
because of this officer who was retaliating against him probably because he was a smartass during the arrest. >> Our next speaker is D. Jackson. D will be followed by Alexander Montalvo. Da Jackson. No, Alexander
Montalvo. So, this is the second meeting we've had where organizations have been asked to come to give reports during a general public comment meeting. And we saw an email where Pete Garren has been one of the folks helping suggest, most likely
that suggestion coming from the mayor or from our city manager or anybody else from the fourth establishment to try to bring to light good work that they want to have highlighted within the city. And there is some real good work that is
happening. And so kudos to those who are trying to make that happen. But the problem is is that we live in a city where no philanthropy or nonprofit effort is going to solve the systemic issues that are happening. When we look
at just food, SNAP benefits are not going to be made available to families this month. May not be made available for a second month. How are those families going to feed themselves? And what is causing that impact to those families? Well, we have
an extremist federal government that wants to play politics because they want money to go into the pockets of billionaires versus food going to children. Now, it's not just our federal government. It's our state government as
well. Over the course of the summer, Abbott, who Maddie you've supported in previous election cycles, also chose not to have funding and resources for food programs during the summer for kids.
So, we see one issue around food of how our federal government and our state government is hurting kids. And yes, there are great local nonprofits trying to fill the gaps, but they by their own word said it is getting worse and worse
and worse. So when community members come to the city council to talk about what does leadership look like? What does accountability look like? It is the question of how are we actually going to solve these type of issues in our communities.
We just heard from workers getting poverty wages asking for your support. And we can go back to when city employees were wanting raises. Right now, the livable wage in Tarant County is $23 an hour for a single person with
no children. Imagine the families who have children that they're trying to feed, trying to support. We are not building sustainability for people in this city. We're not building affordability. The bond only has $5
million to affordable housing and has hundreds of millions of dollars to other things. We are not addressing these problems. And that's why people are coming to you, Maddie, and coming to the city council. And you can make your PR moves to try to
say this is just about partisan politics and this is just noise, but this is the people standing up and saying they want more. Council, that's the conclusion of our public comment speakers this evening. Our meeting is adjourned.