 Meeting before mayor Parker calls the meeting to or to order we ask that you please silence all electronic devices For those of you who have requested to speak there are two podiums in the chambers The podium in the back is for individuals with mobility concerns We ask all others to step forward to the front podium Each podium has a countdown clock Located to the speaker's right that will indicate how much time is remaining the bell will sound when you have 30 seconds left Speakers registered on consent agenda items will be taken following the announcements of any items being pulled from consent Speakers registered on non Consent items other than the public hearings and zoning cases will be taken following council announcements Speakers will be given three minutes to speak on all items within those blocks that they registered to speak on before you begin Your comments, please state your name. Thank you Good evening and welcome to your city council meeting. I'll call us to order Tonight's invocation will be given by Rabbi Brian Zimmerman from Beth El congregation Please rise for the invocation and remain standing for the pledges of allegiance Thank you so much for the honor of welcoming the representatives of the Jewish community of Fort Worth Here tonight We stand here with you after a week that has shattered any sense of calm In the Jewish community here and around the world and so as you begin your deliberations City council we thank you for your support on behalf of the Jewish community of Fort Worth our prayer for you for the Jewish community for all who are subject to bigotry anti-semitism violence a Rational hate for all who are victims of terror Our prayer begins with these Hebrew words at our times of fear and need Avino Shabbat Shemayah Makorah ha'im our God in heaven our source of life and of strength We are grateful to the mayor and the city council for their support of the Jewish community of Fort Worth This is an intensely painful time for us as so many in our community have family and friends in Israel And we know many on the fight front lines fighting for survival We thank you for your support at this time of need Avino Shabbat Shemayah Makorah ha'im our source of God in heaven our source of strength we know in the Jewish community that you represent a diverse and wide community and So we are grateful for your leadership your support to the Jewish community And we are equally grateful that you are reaching out to other faith communities Christian Muslim and so many others who we know also experience a great sense of loss at this time We pray for your strength as you guide this city at this time of turmoil We pray for compassion so that you may see all of our citizens created in the image of God We know too. Well. There are powerful forces in our country that want us to break down into a tribalism of One against the other we pray that you will resist and of the fortitude Fortitude to resist those efforts to divide to stand firm against acts of anti-Semitism anti-Jewish behavior and all acts of hate that would seek to turn us one against the other May your hands and your hearts your minds Be resolute and strong as you guide our city to a place of law and love kindness and justice Amen first item of business will be the special presentations With the first one being a presentation of proclamation for the Jewish Federation of Fort Worth in Tarrant County Councilmember Beck will preside over this proclamation and I'll join her down at the podium With us here this evening. We have Rabbi Andrew Bloom from Congregate Congregation of Oshelom You've already heard from Rabbi Brian Zimmerman from Bethel Robert Simon who is the president of Congregation Bethel Howard Rosenthal who is the associate director of the Jewish Federation Hal Ratner who is president of Havat Shalom and Cindy Simon who works tirelessly at The Federation and then we also have Barry Ables who is the executive director of the Jewish Federation And I appreciate the mayor so much being down here with me tonight And while I know everyone on this diocese not standing here, you will be shortly. Thank you so very much I'm gonna try to get through this without being emotional that our rabbi was right It has been a very hard week for those of us in the Jewish community because it's not just an attack on Israel It's an attack on who we are as a people when you come for us one of us you come for all of us and It's been a struggle and every one of you on this diocese has been so supportive of The Jewish community and myself personally and so thank you Thank you for your calls your text messages your emails making sure that we are okay And I while I know that you're checking on me You're also checking on everybody that's standing behind me in those All of the Jewish community here in Fort Worth as we've seen arise and hate not just in Israel But right here in the city of Fort Worth So thank you for standing with us so strongly to push back against that because if you hate one of us you hate all of us Okay Don't be shy mayor does not bite I'm very clearly left that left that omission. Yes, okay, if we're ready Whereas the Jewish community has been an integral part in the Fort Worth community since before our founding when two Jewish merchants Open stores near the courthouse as Fort Worth grew so did the Jewish population in an 1892 Congregation of Oshalom was established as the city's first synagogue Whereas Fort Worth has long been a place of tolerance and support of the Jewish community Dating back over a century when in response to barbaric programs by the Russian Empire Religious leaders of multiple faiths from across the city signed a proclamation Deming these acts of the Russians are and raised money to resettle Jewish immigrants right here in Tarrant County Whereas the state of Israel is an important ally and the Jewish To the United States and a friend of the city of Fort Worth and serves as the national homeland of the Jewish people Representing their history religion culture and identity And whereas the mission of the Jewish Federation of Fort Worth in Tarrant County is to build a strong and unified Jewish community In order to ensure the well-being and continuity of the Jewish people in Tarrant County in Israel and throughout the world And whereas the Jewish Federation of Fort Worth in Tarrant County urges elected leaders to stand with Israel and the Jewish community in Fort Worth and reject terrorism in the face of horrific Unprovoked attacks on the people of Israel that begin October 7th 2023 And whereas anti-Semitic rhetoric is on the rise across our nation and in our community Fort Worth has recently suffered grotesque displays of hate and anti-Semitism in businesses and gathering places these actions and people who Equivocally with the people of Israel the Jewish Federation of Fort Worth in Tarrant County and the entire Jewish community of Fort Worth To mourn the lives tragically lost and pray for an end to the horrific violence Targeted at the people of Israel and the Jewish community of Fort Worth and Whereas the Fort Worth City Council encourages residents of Fort Worth to firmly reject all forms of hate in the city and show Support and love for the hurting of local Jewish community during our difficult times now Therefore the city of Fort Worth does hereby recognize and proclaim support for the state of Israel the Jewish Federation of Fort Worth in Tarrant County and the Jewish community Thank you Mayor does not buy you know, I do I don't want to block you Mayor Parker Councilwoman Beck and the rest of the city council and everyone here today I Really can't tell you how important This proclamation is to our community and to Israel For so many years Israel in the press and in the world stage receives the short end of the stick and It's really a shame that it takes such heinous acts of terrorism and an all-out war For so many to wake up But you all here at this city that I love to call my home. I've been here for three years and I'm never leaving It is it's a proud moment It's an important moment and your support in light of what's going on on the world stage And in light of what's going on in our community in terms of anti-Semitism and hate that impacts every single one of us It means so much and we will treasure this proclamation and the support offered by the city to Israel To our Federation and to the entire Jewish community. Thank you so much Next will be a presentation of proclamation for the Fort Worth fire station number 18 100th anniversary Councilman more Hill, and I think you have a few guests with you today as well I want to make sure that we have all of fire station 18. That's here Arlington Heights Anybody else from Arlington Heights here that would like to come up down. You're welcome in chief. Thank you Whereas commissioned as part of the Fort Worth City beautiful project in 1922 to 1923 Fort Worth fire station 18 one of the 10 bungalow style fire stations was built for $18,000 and Whereas Fort Worth fire station 18 situated at the corner of Camp Buoy Boulevard in Carlton Avenue began operating on October the 18th 1923 and is the longest operating fire station in Fort Worth And whereas by the mid 1970s the historic building was at risk of being torn down But was saved by the dedicated efforts of the Arlington Heights Sector Council and underwent $250,000 in renovations in the mid 1980s preserving the historic exterior, but changing the inside and Whereas unknown to all in 1923 Fire station 18 at 19 away Carlton would be the last standing bungalow fire station And we go down in the history of Camp Buoy Boulevard as one of the oldest buildings in Arlington Heights neighborhood and Whereas fire station 18 has thrived and served the residents of Fort Worth for a hundred years And will continue to provide excellent service to the community for many years to come We thank the Fort Worth fire department and all who have served over the history of fire station 18 Now therefore the city of Fort Worth does hereby proclaim and celebrate October 16 2023 as a 100th anniversary Fort Worth fire department station number 18 in the city of Fort Worth Next will be a presentation of proclamation for Monaday, North Texas 15th anniversary and councilor Martinez Mayor and count mayor and council it is my distinct pleasure to present this next proclamation to Manada, North Texas Not only because of the great work that they do but because I am a proud lifetime member and Support Manas mission to empower Latinas through leadership development community service and advocacy Here to accept the proclamation is past president Amy Ariaga President Melanie Cedillo and fellow members to Chilvia Bando, Elisa Lopez, Lethe Gomez, Gianna Gomez, Andrea Rivera, Victoria Esquivel and Sandra Garcia Ladies, will you please come up to the podium as I read the proclamation to the record? And then if a representative would like to give some brief remarks you may do so Whereas Mana a national Latina organization was founded by Mexican-American women in 1974 Mana is a national community of Latinas actively working to create a better quality of life for Hispanics and Whereas Manada, North Texas was founded in August 2008 when the Mana national Latina organization and the Hermanitas Leadership Institute Conference was held in Fort Worth, Texas the conference brought in students from across the country who traveled to Fort Worth along with their Madrinas or mentors and mana hermanas are members the program included workshops with guest speakers and an educational barrage experiential day in the city and whereas the Hermanitas Leadership Institute promotes educational achievement and personal enrichment for young Latinas ages 11 to 18 and Whereas Advanzamos is a mana program that helps develop members as leaders and strong women with adult financial literacy education youth mentoring capacity building and countless local program initiatives to meet the needs of Latinas in today's ever-changing environment and Whereas under the leadership of local leaders mana the north Texas has served the Fort Worth community for the past 15 years by empowering Latinas through leadership development community service and Advocacy now therefore the city of Fort Worth does hereby proclaim and celebrate mana the north Texas 15th anniversary Good evening mayor Parker council members On behalf of mana the north Texas, I would like to thank you for recognizing our 15 years of service in the Fort Worth community Even though we are small. We are mighty We were selected chapter of the year in 2017 and 2022 by our national board and we are extremely proud to say that we have our largest group of Hermanitas or mentees and Madrinas or mentors We hope to continue to grow and serve the Fort Worth community for many more years. Thank you for your support Next up we have a presentation of certificate of recognition to fierce beauties with councilmember Williams Thank you mayor and council for this opportunity to recognize some amazing young ladies fierce beauties have been a great supporter in our district 6 community of a number of community service events and I've even participated in some of our events as a district office. I'm participating in guarding cleanups and litter day This league has worked so hard Not only on the field as fierce as the fierce beauties league football league But also off the field Not only in the classroom, but also in community through acts of kindness and service and so I've been totally inspired by this league and thought it appropriate and fitting to Bring these ladies to city hall And recognize them for their amazing work. So Before I yield the floor, I just want to read this recognition This certificate hereby recognizes the fierce beauties football league for their dedication and commitment to encourage young female athletes To expand their physical horizons and break down stereotypes This organization promotes positive youth development and young female athletes by fostering their leadership skills and nurturing their self confidence This organization has a deep commitment to serving our community our office hereby Recognizes and commends the fierce beauties football league for the community service across the district Including the recent district six garden day cleanup and litter day events This certificate is presented to fierce beauties football league and recognition of their leadership And positive youth development on this 17th day of October 23 Um, thank y'all so much for all the work that y'all do. I'm so proud Um, I'm only keeping this seat warm for one of y'all. Um, but it's all But it's already all of our seat. Um, so thank y'all for what y'all do in our community and good luck this season Marissa, would you like to say a few words? I want to thank you so much. Um Dr. Williams and the city of Fort Worth for um seeing our vision and allowing us to transpire It's it's very important for us to get back, you know, I'm from the community Jackie car new Crowley middle school north Crowley North Crowley we graduated from North Crowley together both was Exitant in sports So it's actually not surprising to see him in this position to be honest But I want to thank you so much for shedding the light on our program and allowing our our girls to give back It means so much to us and we're going to keep supporting the city and keep transpiring as well. Thank you Thank y'all for coming our next presentation is a certificate of recognition to the footwork Metropolitan black chamber of congress and I believe that councilmember nettles is going to present this recognition Yes, lots of special guests. I think we do they come down All those that are here Come on down to put i'm gonna have a few remarks before I come down and join you guys Uh, we want to welcome you to the city of Fort Worth chambers. Thank you so much This award tonight is uh, this recognition is about an award that the black chamber has received And uh, there was a lot of questions that went on when um, I beloved de jennons passed away Is what is the black chamber going to do and when I tell you that this black chamber regrouped brought in a phenomenal Woman to lead this chamber and this chamber is not only thriving but growing extra nominally And tonight we get to honor the work that you guys have continued to do And so what you have done is took it statewide and have let texas know that we're doing something here in Fort Worth And so with that i'm going to come down and read this certificate of recognition to the black chamber Michelle this is when you were supposed to sing you didn't know that You didn't get the memo I'm reading this recognition then give it to michelle and let her introduce some of the guests that are here with Her certificate of recognition the city of fort worth hereby recognized Fort Worth metropond's black chamber of commerce At its 35th annual conference this month the texas association of african-american chambers of commerce presented its first chamber of the year award to the fort worth metropond's black chamber of commerce It was deemed most fitting since the chamber of the year award is now named for the late D'Vordy jennons who was the president and co of the fort worth black chamber for more than 30 years jennons passed away in 2021 Charles o'neill president of the texas association of african-american chambers of commerce Noted that the fort worth black chamber incredibly achievements over the past year with its economic development initiatives tremendous increase in membership and an overwhelming increase in corpora Incorporate sponsors and we see one behind us Also pointed out that three other wars presented that evening went to individuals who worked closely close ties with the chamber reaffirming that the fort worth group has Having a significant impact in the community Out of 30 black chambers in the state of texas We are honored to be the first recipient recipient of the void jennons chamber of the year award said fort worth Black metropolitan chamber president and CEO michelle greenford We are especially grateful because it is named for one of our most esteemed leaders I commend and the city of fort worth commend Forward metropolitan black chamber of commerce for its incredible year and for achieving this award I wish them continued success these kinds of achievements affirm why fort worth is the best place to live Work and grow a family this certificate is presented to forward metropolitan black chamber commerce on this 17th day of october 20 All right, I don't have much to say but i'm honored And I want to thank the city of fort worth who is an esteemed partner For the chamber as we're recognized in the state of texas one of the things that's really different In our city is that we get support From the city of fort worth in so many ways we work hand in hand with our council members and so many of our So many of you have stood with us in so many projects to help Businesses grow and so we're thankful for that partnership and we want to continue that I have with me some names. I just want to mention our chair person as chair and douglas Our vice chair is andre mcqueen is here We also have monique winfrey who everybody knows from chase bank a real pillar In the chamber I have tia Also miss tia coal and she is awesome and developing the next group of leaders With the coal lab is so we work together I have bridget also with us bridget davis from our advisory board We started an advisory board for the first time this year Our charlie powell from seara bank Wow work for years and years and years for the chamber before I even came And who might work with our jps health network as well So charlie's here and i'm doing this with my member. You notice i'm not looking back. I said, who else is there? Oh my goodness Bob ray sanders the rock of the chamber A person who's served So tires tirelessly over the years I will tell you that uh him staying at the chamber has been a real Pillar for us to grow on all right. Did I miss anybody? Who did I miss? We got everybody awesome. Well, thank you guys again. We appreciate it and look forward to awesome work going forward We've only just begun. Thank you Next will be items to be withdrawn from the consent agenda There are no items to be withdrawn from the consent agenda Items to be continued or withdrawn by staff Pollution that has been withdrawn. That's resolution two three dash zero five seven nine And in its place counts will be asked to consider a revised resolution. That's two three dash zero five seven nine are And zoning zc two three dash zero six six Will be continued to october 31st Mayor that gets us to the consent agenda speaker jenette Um, we have two speakers on the consent agenda. The first is adrian smith by phone followed by david martinez And smith i am one with the people Uh m m c two three zero eight eight three For those of you all within the chambers who have uh documentation to follow along and to the media who who was uh Holding uh accountability Hopefully holding accountability to this council um authorization of execution of a settlement agreement with sonagro of texas cdr incorporated In the amount of one million eight hundred and fifty eight thousand one hundred and fifty seven dollars and sixty five cent For additional costs related to operation of the bio sledge dryer facility. This is in council district five This was touted as a fifty me fifty nine million dollar project when it first, um Came about and i and i did my little research i did my research and i i i i noticed it's located in Mojo valley how it be fitting how it be fitting to be located in an historic area That that that that and i don't mean that uh in a calm way But um, let me see the city in a contract 2019 was said company Have they been the best of neighbors? No as reported in the uh Fort worth Well, we're just regarded but my question to council member bivers if she's there um Would you like to elaborate on what this lawsuit is this settlement is because I did not I did not see any information on the city's website when I went to uh investigate this information and uh It would you like to elaborate for those of us who are listening or watching at home those who are in the chamber What this lawsuit is about is the city pandas is this coming out of the uh city? Fund or this company pandas to the city because I know we have uh, no mr. Smith And hold on let me finish I direct you to the city attorney It is unfortunate that you don't know the details, but our city attorney can respond to you I encourage you to email her Well, well ma'am the uh city website should provide that information So I guess I would have to just do a FOIA request and See what it is because it sounds like it's a lawsuit you all the money you all are paying out to said, uh Who just said company? So thank you for those words and uh Before I go back into the queue Uh, I just want people to know that the uh, palestinian people have a right have a right to existence as well. So Uh, israel is just reaping reaping The evil we're not doing this tonight. You're done. Thank you Um Our next speaker is david martinez And mr martinez, I know you sign up on a few items I'm going to read those offers for clarity for the audience. They kind of know you come on down. You're good The first is on mnc 23-0843 Um, which had pertained to making a technical correction to police department staffing And the ranking of the president for police association. The second is mnc 23-0843 Um, which actually is in the same item. So disregard that 23-0844 In support of the public art annual work plan 23-0844 these are listing twice. Sorry about that And then the last it has to do with a grant for the department of homeland security And fema so some clarification on those items. You have three minutes. Thank you, sir Do I have to go on all three of them? It's three total. I was just kind of making clarification because you signed up on several. Thank you Yes, I'm here not to complain. I'm here to congratulate city of footwork on doing a great job with the footwork pd today in car park neighborhood association We saw a lot of work done and there was a raid on the motel daisy motel in the office seminary And i35 and thanks to councilwoman martinez For helping us out and doing all she can to help us out right now What we're going through right now and I think one thing all the officers that were involved with that And thank your families also for letting us have y'all And what y'all do for our families and our our my children Also want to thank also want to thank the fire department everything Thanks for everything that they do and everything. So that's what i'm here to say. Thank you Okay, not complaining today Thank you, miss martinez anything you've got some time or anything on the public art plan you need to address or you're good there okay And I will be going to the footwork art Meetings and everything like that and helping out with our southside community in the native american and hispanic indigenous people Helping with the artwork and everything and making it inclusive and everything with our community and I I second or whatever With the funding and everything. Thank you. Thank you miss martinez council, that's the last of our speakers on the consent agenda to entertain a motion Gonna motion and a second in your discussion. Please vote motion carries Next item will be upcoming in recent events and recognition of citizens by council Thank you. Our first step is councilmember carlos floras Thank you, mayor. I think we have a slideshow presentation start off with that Every now and then council members need to do uh fun things and I certainly had my fill of a lot of great tacos We had a taco countdown taco showdown At the river ranch in the stockyards and I was one of the judges had to go through two rounds of tasting and I think I tasted What was it at least 47 tacos, believe it or not? I didn't eat all of them Okay, but I ate a pretty good majority and and it shows I think but anyways Uh A lot of fun the grand prize winner was a wapo taco made a great taco But there were a lot of good entries. Yeah, michael crane here endorses wapo taco All right next slide, please All right, national night out a lot of council members had you know events going on In their districts. Uh district two had some really good events going on. It was really impressed with the uh national night outs that were happening over in subpoena place Apartments and also uh castes piranza And I want to thank all our neighbors for our police department for our fire department MedStar co-blue volunteers and uh dot kent, you know our crime prevention specialist for getting all that together making it a success Thank you Next slide on the school front av kato elementary over in castleberry isd. They celebrated world uh teachers appreciation day and uh my office provided lunch for them Just a small token of appreciation about 70 teachers 600 students And it's the fastest growing school in castleberry isd So thanks to them for great job doing it. They're super tended uh falkner smith and principal married to the strambler Next slide, please All right texas municipal leaps several lessons popped in and uh participated in tml Um I took advantage of some of the sessions I think they're very helpful and we can certainly learn from our counterparts on uh how to resolve municipal problems next slide, please gringo boots celebrated their partnership with um jones cat's resource center. This is in uh observance of breast cancer awareness month And so ol gringo launched four new boat uh boat the boot styles at this event 10 of those proceeds donated Go to the jones cat's resource center. So thank you for them for doing that all right october 8th pbr Camping world team series rooting for the home team the texas rattlers And I was a bit surprised and honored to be given the uh b cowboy award Which recognizes those that live the cowboy life and embody cowboy code of toughness courage respect termination patriotism All those that many many of us do embody and uh Was very humbled to receive that so thanks to chad lankenship of the texas rattlers for conferring that honor on me Next slide, uh The police foundation dinner uh mayor you were there along with uh council members blalock and crane and I uh celebrated again What the foundation does to support our men and women in blue Next slide October 14th just this past weekend attended the chorizo manuda forum listening to state representative ramon romero Our own councilwoman elizabeth beck was there talked about the budget Uh, and we had a candidate for us senate state senator Roland Gutierrez who also spoke so it was a good turnout appreciate all the speakers that were there All right, and then october 15th. I think it was we enjoyed the first ever ultimate bull riders fiesta del toro in honor of uh Hispanic heritage month it was the first event of its kind there at cattown coliseum the best way to describe it Is this if you imagine acrobats and combine that with bullfighting? That's what it's about. It's really impressive seeing them try to jump bulls and Sometimes the bull got the better end of them, but it was a lot of fun They anticipated about 800 in attendance and they cleared that very handedly with uh 1100 that came to the event So expect to see more of that. All right in terms of announcements. We have a community open house That's happening thursday october 19th from 6 to 8 p.m. At the north side community center 1100 northwest 18th street And it's a come as you go event. We're going to share concerns on a you know myriad of topics We're going to have not just pd there crime prevention. We're going to have City departments like tpw Like neighborhood services, etc They're just one stop shop to get everyone's concerns answered and if they want to get it more information That's the best way to get it Next slide join us for the fourth annual trick or treat at the museum And this museum that i'm referring to is the fort worth aviation museum. You can wear a costume and get free admission Uh, you know, you can have a treat bag and get that filled, you know by the staff And uh, they're going to have a variety of activities there very family friendly event It's a lot of fun. So come on out to the fort worth aviation museum And then the 20th anniversary the others went to sin fort worth It's a celebration of his spandex culture and we're going to have a parade saturday october 28th And uh, it starts at 10 a.m. Beginning at north main street and central avenue And uh festival following from 12 p.m. To 5 p.m. I think all the council's invited I think councilwoman beck said that she was going to be there. So it's a lot of fun. Go see it It's uh, it's a wonderful event And uh, oh a couple more. Sorry trump or treat sunday october 20th from 12 to 5 p.m That's at the north Try ethnic community center And uh, you can you know go and it's also funded. I should say by the lowrider council They're very collaborative and uh, you do a lot of great things for the community There's a costume contest that's happening at 3 p.m. Their cash prizes and balls coming out to the north tri The community center and the last announcement the north fort worth historical society has their 17th annual Saints and sinners tour if you haven't been on this tour go see it. It's at oakwood cemetery It's one of two cemeteries that are his you know historic and they have their designation. It's at 701 grand avenue And uh, these tours where you have the volunteers from the museum dress up in period costumes And they not only tell you about fort worths famous and infamous that are in turn there at oakwood cemetery But they actually act the characters out So it's really engaging a lot of fun go out and see it and that's all I have Thank you carlos next is councilmember larsdorf All right, so on november 9th, we're going to be having our uh district 4 town hall at fossil rich high school Um, I'm going to have quite a few folks from the city coming out to uh to speak about what's going on district 4 Some upcoming projects. Uh, that's going to go from 6 to 8 p.m It is the day before the marine corps birthday. So we will have some cake We were going to bring kegs, but attorneys said we probably should not do that. So I apologize in advance Um, don't have a slide for it. Um But a few days ago I was able to attend the greater fort word builders association, uh, municipal award night Where our fort worths own dj. Harrell, uh, one the director of developer director of development services was awarded the spirit cooperation award Because of all the work that he and his staff do not just in district 4 but across all fort war So it was an honor to attend to uh to honor him that night. So that's all I have Thanks charlie next up is councilmember bivins Thank you mayor and congratulations carlos on that award. You know that you won well deserved Uh, I'm still kind of blurry. I had from councilmember beck's presentation But I had the honor of going to key school And if you see that pink dress, I I've worn that pink dress a lot because it's breast cancer awareness month But at key school You should know key started out as an after school and summer program focusing on tutoring for dyslexic students That's their sweet spot School leaders assist the students with learning differences through small classes and individually tailored instructions Each of those students gave me their testimonial about how special being at key school is And so that was pretty neat. The book I read was written And let's see illustrated by two dyslexic professionals So if you know anyone who needs help or a child who is dyslexic and not feeling comfortable in the public school setting That's on the east side of Fort Worth. I'd suggest you check them out Next in 2024 the mayor knows this we're going to be bringing a lot of sports activities to the region And I say the region because we will have people here for world cup We'll have people for the all-star game and who you see pictured there with me though that group of people. Let's see we've got Bob matwick. He's the head of operations for the texas rangers Monica paul the executive director of the dallas sports commission carla windsor with the north central texas council of governments and lieutenant commander husky at the jrb The whole point was to let these people know that transportation during this time is very important And this body where we were represents 14 county leaders county judges And we're working on roads to make sure they can navigate this area when they come in 2024 I'm sure some remember the super bowl that we got snowed out But people still manage and so we're planning ahead with the regional transportation council And next I think I got a lot of cops. Yeah I am so excited about the turnout of people who showed up to learn about crime prevention Our expert steve kaneester provided the prey lead to a formal meeting just letting people know why they really need to get involved Now we had seasoned neighborhood presidents attending to support the new people But I want you to see who was really in charge Everybody sees sandy there with the yellow on we didn't plan but that's me with yellow Our newest deputy chief monica martin and our new commander for the east side This whole thing was facilitated by sunshine on the line with sunshine from brother joe bag began the center picture Sandy kept us all on track and muscle man josh rivers brought the water Thank you josh And the next one we have deals with transportation again. I hate you can't see that but i've got it on my facebook page We are really trying to get things together when it comes to transportation There are three meetings one's already taken place this afternoon But we're focusing on the Lancaster Carter if you will And so I want people to have credible information From people who are either from the city of fort worth the trinity metro team the council of governments and text dot Because what we plan on focusing on is Lancaster, which is a state highway which is owned by the state And so if you're interested in attending tomorrow night's meeting It is going to start at 4 30 at the handley recreation center Everybody knows that's on beating Thursday's 4 30 meeting at the east regional library takes place at 6301 bridge So don't just listen to everybody you see at the bar when we're at the football game watching These are experts who can tell you what those plans are now. You're thank you for the time Thank you, mayor for tim council member hill Um, this is a picture from my tour of the four worth nature center refuge in late september And I actually was there again last night for our walking town hall for district seven. We had a great turnout for that Um, this is a wonderful natural park, um within fort worth situated on lake worth If you have not been there, I would encourage you to take the time and go out there The nature center has won several awards for its wetlands forestry and prairie conservation They also have a bison herd with the beautiful new bison viewing deck Fort worth is one of the very few cities in the nation that can say they have over 3600 acres of green space dedicated to preserving the natural lands next And then national night out as many of us did on october the third at the pleasure of visiting with several neighborhoods in my district Including crestwood neighborhood association the landing homeowners association harbor point bonds ranch road I want to thank all of those neighborhood associations and homeowners groups for your hospitality engagement in the community And thank you to the fort worth police department and the fort worth fire departments for coming out that evening as well next On wednesday night, we held the public meeting for 1300 gindi street. Um two proposals were presented One of the selection once the selection committee receives public comments They will proceed with finalizing a winning proposal Then there will be a series of public meetings to follow that That will gain further input from stakeholders throughout the community And then that project will come before city council after that it is completed And lastly as we learned tonight fire station 18 is celebrating its 100th anniversary Arlington heights and crestwood neighborhood associations are hosting a birthday party to celebrate the oldest and most historic fire station in fort worth I hope they all will join me on sunday, um october the 22nd from 3 30 to 7 p.m And if you need additional information on where that's exactly located, please feel free to reach out to my office Thank you Thank you councilmember hill councilmember nettles Thank you mayor Our first slide shows uh the weak south point and united black contractors and i did a combined job fair About the works that's come to southeast quarter And i'm pleased to announce that we did have a direct hire on that day as well as Five to seven who was in the pipeline to get hired. So getting people work in southeast forward Next slide, please is our neighborhood national night out. I think there's a couple of them We have the opportunity to go to the light of word church greater progressive church of god in christ historical south side Metta creek neighborhood neighborhood association Mother matador ranch next slide uh glenn crest civically in holland hills and so we had a Right there. We had a great time meeting and talking with our officers npo officers in our neighborhoods Next slide Harambe festival was a great day. Um, the weather was good a lot of people out in the neighborhood next slide During the harambe festival they pulled me to the side and wanted me to Give my blood pressure check for some pictures My blood pressure was high and they started lecturing and I said I just did this for pictures Thank you. Uh, so but uh We had a great time there friday night was the blues night. I did a little dancing Saturday night was the festival and parade. So it was a great event next slide Trinity habitat groundbreaking for dr. Opalee home. It was a fantastic event It brought back memories for dr. Opalee had several council members there mark vc Commissioner brooks nicole cire I had the opportunity where our house was burnt down by the mob Trinity habitat donated it back to her for them to build a house on that location where she can move back Where she had to move out and so it's going to be phenomenal. So it was a great day being there Next slide, please The iam terra fall festival had opportunity my kids They were out of school for the fall break. I wish I had that when I was in school But they worked with me that day Went to this event at iam terra was a great event next slide UGM community outreach center dedication Again, so much work has gone in on the east side Quarter and so a couple of council members the mayor spoke Greatly. Also, I learned that he's retired after 30 plus years. And so We wishing him well as they get ready to find a new ceo and president for uGM But it was a great event next slide United black contractors annual dinner Had the opportunity to talk About our city and getting contracts as well as getting black african-americans in the process And so tammy pierce event steam a gun was there the black chamber forward chamber A lot of representatives southeast forward. We had Some of our individuals here from the city of forward and so it was a great event next slide Holland hills pink day event uh honoring breast cancer and holland hills Again, the weather was good officer Gilbert is doing a fantastic job over there in that quarter One day. I want to recognize him uh in the near future He has really been doing the work for our police department npo in holland hills and evermond and surrounding areas next slide The day day parade in memory of a tatiana jeffins parade was also the same day We walked down evans avenue. Well, I was actually on the golf court I got it at the very end and walked But it was a great event And so honoring her a life and walking to the atata a tatiana to jeffson car Community center at hillside next slide The gala was on sunday uh the officer police monitors uh office was there in support of the gala It was a beautiful event those of you that watched bt back in the day Free from 106 and parks was the guest speaker So she was there um Zion is in the picture. He was in good spirits and we I continued prayers for uh both of them the kids and uh The sister ashley who remains and taken care of the uh two nephews next slide The center for transforming lives groundbreaking again a fantastic A center that's going to come and take care of our women and children In east and southeast forward and I tell you it's at a Pivoted moment in 76104 in the lowest life expectancy. They're going to change the uh the directory of that area And so i'm grateful for what's happening had to support of mayor from day one Commission of brooks and we got the deal done and there will be moving in soon next slide We're going to have a town hall um we have it every year and so uh charlie I chief nokes on the record said I had the most people at all my town hall. So i'm challenging you so Chief nokes. It's on record. It's on record chief nokes said it and so um Y'all come out october 26 uh 2023 I need everyone to come even if you don't if you live in district five or eight so you We're going to be talking about what can happen in the city of forward. Uh next slide Uh warrant forgiveness event. Uh, we do this in all the districts. Uh, we're going to be doing it at Pickham Valley Missionary Baptist Church 4800 south riverside Uh, this is not a time where you get arrested. We're trying to help you. So if you know anyone Literally, it's not a trick. It's a this is really happening. So if you have warrants They can we'll teach you how they can be forgiven. I mean, it's not a trick Okay, next slide Will you make down on fall festival october 28 from six to nine, I believe that's it I got cotton math. So thank you for the opportunity to speak. Thank you chris councilmember beck All right first up If you've driven down jones lately, you've noticed that there's a big red Bus lane. We are trying something new. We're one of very few cities in the nation that have done this and hopefully it will Improve our transit system and make our pedestrians and bikes safer. So we quite literally painted a town red next slide All right Many of you all know that we had a really fun ribbon cutting for our bear cat our swat storage vehicles So I appreciate everyone coming out to district nine and viewing the bear cat barn next slide We have I left that part out Recovery in the park. It was their 10th year to do this and this is really a it's an organization that supports mental health professionals in the recovery space and so it's really important work they do here in the city and so as as always I really enjoy to get out there and support them next slide. All right, we've got a Round of photos from national night out. We were able to hit seven different neighborhood associations So we were tired our team did a great job and so did all of our neighborhoods for putting on some really fantastic events Next slide I've had the opportunity to sit down and address the real estate council about what's happening here in the city I'm grateful to have them as partners as we move forward and making forward a better place to live next slide All right, day of the girl. I was joined by mayor parker and council member martinez as well as some other Folks from the city and council to really help support the girls here in our community and make sure that We are showing that organization That they are loved and supported and we'd like to keep them around Forever here in tarrant county. Okay, so that's what I did what you've got coming up in district nine. Oh No, I'm missing one. Okay, so you heard councilman flores Plug his centers and saints tour and on the pictured on the right Our centers and saints. I'll let you decide which are who or what but Two of the three of those women are actually characters in the centers or states tours So I'd highly recommend you go out they They were telling me about it. It sounds like a a real fun event. All right next slide All right, this is what's coming up. If you don't have any plans this weekend I would highly recommend you get out to art scoggle if you do have plans this weekend I would recommend you can't cancel them and Head on out saturday and it's going to be a great event as always next slide All right tcc is having an event for constitution day at their south campus I will be yours truly will be there and I it's a public event So I'd encourage you all to come and participate in that All right up next we have the queer professionals network It is a group that is newly formed to give our lgbt professional community a place to come together in network So if you or anyone you know might be interested in joining that group They've got a meeting coming up at hotel dress on october 26 and last but certainly not least October 28th. We will be having the firefighters chili cookoff In general worth square if you are in the mood for some really great chili and some heartburn later I would highly recommend you head on down and and check that out and that's all I got Councilmember playlock Thank you. Thank you mayor so We had our first ever district town hall At the end of september and councilman laurstorff and councilman nettles I will just say the bar is now set at just under 200 participants. Our turnout was fantastic I hope y'all can beat it in your districts All right We had a great message from mayor parker to start the session and then we had presentations From city manager cook from assistant chief sparrow From fire chief davis from tpw director lauren preer And more it was a great evening very informative and well received by the community next slide So After that I led the delegation for fort worth sister cities international to naga oka japan Fort worth sister cities is an organization that exchanges cultural and civic Ideas between between the two cities Naga oka japan is one of our oldest relationships nearly 37 years old now Our first delegation was led by mayor bob bullen. So I feel really privileged to follow in those footsteps Fort worth sister cities the other great thing they do is youth exchanges between Each of our sister cities and in this particular case of japan Mr. Hara of harsh in Grocery stores, which is similar to heb here actually funds a scholarship and he pays for 10 Citizens from the u.s. To go every year 10 of our youth and pretend to come here he's done this for over 30 years and It's a tremendous gift and a tremendous blessing for those youth that get to participate Encourage anyone that's high school age God has a high school age Child to to look into participating with sister cities next slide So we have two upcoming events the first is a north fort worth alliance meeting this Saturday at 9 a.m. We'll be talking about construction projects on You know highway 170 new proposed developments in the north And completion dates from north beach street north of 170 We'll also have a week from saturday our fort worth police departments north divisions community safety fair That'll be in the morning as well Encourage you to come out to both of those events next slide Lastly, we have the new far northwest library. There's still time to participate In the survey saying what you as a resident would like for that library to include There's qr code scan it do the survey much appreciated Thank you Thank you and councilor martinez Okay, so I will be starting out with the east Echo Heights open house that we had on September 28th and where we presented changes to the comprehensive plan We had several neighbors come out and take a look at those and so that input will be Implemented in the next echo heights Open house that we're going to have later this month and you'll see a flyer here in a minute I had the pleasure of participating in the young men's young women's leadership Academy their hispanic heritage event finding your voice where they invited three latina Representatives to speak on a panel and that was hosted by the lulac youth youth council the spanish club And the hispanic honor society. So it was wonderful evening of hearing all of our stories and I also Was able to participate in the eastern hills high school homecoming parade as a grand marshal on september 29 And that night eastern hills beat diamond hill jarvis 54 to zero. So carlos On at september 30th the Jordan elizabeth harris foundation Hosted a speak life community block Sorry, that was still the back of the okay speak life community block party where they Invited the community to hear about raising awareness on depression and suicide. So it was a really great event Council member nettles was there as well and next slide please On october 2nd, I met with a group of parents at the rock ship Dennis duncans elementary school. And so we had some good conversation on Some important issues that they wanted to discuss I also participated in national night out on october 3rd It was able to visit five neighborhoods that included greenway riverside oak hush Metta brook and eastern hills. So it's a great. It was a great night On october 5th, I was able to speak at the mercy clinic Fundraiser a dinner that they had so if you don't know who mercy clinic is they provide medical and dental services to Uninsured individuals that live in zip codes 7 6 1 1 0 7 6 1 0 4 if you'd like to share that with anybody that you know And on october 7th, I was able to kick off the race on ray street that was organized by pt fitness a business off ray street and that Event was able to help support for local nonprofits that included alliance for children Hope farm cook children's and pancreatic cancer action network So I Ran half a mile and then walked the other half back And then from there I went to carnaval de salud, which is a hispanic wellness coalition event It's a health for for health fair for All ages and they had about 900 attendees that day. I also checked my blood pressure and it was a little high But it's probably that mile that I ran and walked So next slide, please On october 13th, you know as you heard from councilmember beck I was able to participate in day of the girl I brought my daughter with me bella who was also a girls ink participant And so it was a really wonderful event to help support girls ink of tarant county And on october 13th, I participated in the victory force fall festival So it was a really great event where the entire community was invited and We got to meet our firefighters and our police department representatives that were there that day And on october 24th, uh, I participated in three litter stomp day events So we had a litter stomp day event in district 11 in rosemond Meadowbrook and carter park and I believe there is another event at gateway that I wasn't able to make and then I want to congratulate the rear-side arts district. They had a really great Art all night event on that evening. And so that's me with One of the businesses that was handing out free corn on the cob. It was really great Next slide, please So announcements the worth heights community center is having a fall festival on saturday october 21st So after arts goggle, I think or before you can swing by this free fall festival next slide And then we will have our second open Echo Heights open house event on october 26th where folks will come and see those changes that we made from the first Echo Heights open house meeting and Open here additional suggestions. So that's all for me. Thank you presentations Mayor next will be speakers on the non-consent agenda items I'll take these and try to group them together based on what they're speaking on The first group is speaking on resolution adopting the fort worth neighborhood conservation plan and housing affordability strategy First speaker is christine panagop Panagopoulos followed by westley kirk and then michelle kennedy perfect Westley kirk and then michelle can go. Thank you westley My name is westley kirk. I live in district seven And i'm here to speak in support of of the resolution for affordable housing It's a step in the right direction, but it's only a tiny step I urge you all to take a big bold leap in doing everything in your power to shape the laws in the city in favor of building more housing More variety and housing stock and more incentives for that housing to naturally be affordable Right now if someone wants to worsen the unaffordability crisis There are too few rules in place to stop them They can buy what is meant to be a starter house tear it down and build an enormous mansion with no backyard Destroying the character of the neighborhood raising the property values of everyone nearby to an unreasonable degree And pricing those out of the neighborhood who've lived there for decades But if someone wanted to try and help solve the unaffordability crisis Then they would have to jump through hoops work their way through red tape and push through roadblocks at every step to create Anything that isn't just large expensive single family houses or giant luxury apartment complexes We need to make it easier for people to do the right thing and for them to provide The variety in housing that people are looking for we need backyard apartments for seniors on fixed income Who can no longer afford their property taxes and want to live with caretakers while still retaining some independence? We need duplexes so that young people can have places where they can afford to start families We need to have live work spaces for artists and entrepreneurs We need to have above garage apartments for students kicking off their new lives as adults We need courtyard houses so that intergenerational families Can live together and look after one another for this city to continue thriving We need to provide more housing that match how people want to live where they want to live Otherwise, where will everyone go when we convince corporations to move here? Where are their employees supposed to live when our parents grow old and need someone to look after them? Where are they supposed to live when our when your children are ready to leave the nest? But can't afford even the tiniest apartment. Where are they supposed to live? The answer isn't to keep spreading out further and farther people are desperate to live near the urban core The answer isn't to leave it up to the market the market has already failed us The answer is to get smarter with how we use the land that we have now and make it easy to provide What people are desperate for we need this and more and we need it now And also every time this some subject comes up, please keep in mind who is not in the room Whose voices aren't being heard and why there are countless people who care deeply about this issue and urgently want to see it fixed But they are too busy working struggling to make ends meet because they are so deeply overburdened by how unaffordable it is to live here Please use your power and resources to help Thank you. Thank you. Wesley. Your next speaker is michelle kennedy followed by and zeta Good evening. I'm michelle kennedy. I am the senior director of advocacy and government relations for tunity habitat for humanity Thank you guys for allowing me to be here tonight. I'm supposed to give my address 93 33 north normandale street fort worth 76116 Thank you, mayor parker and council for giving us the opportunity to speak In support of adopting the fort worth neighborhood conservation plan and housing affordability strategy The neighborhood services staff have worked long and hard with the consultants and the community to create this plan The information speaks for itself We have an affordability crisis in fort worth our latest Appraisals on habitat houses came back at $230,000 The gentleman who spoke before me talked about diversity Had a lot of notes i was going to read just going to go off script for just a moment We have worked hard As an as an affordable home ownership provider We have been creative. We've diversified our product We have done everything that has been asked of us by the city by council By the communities and yet we still find ourselves up against a wall when it comes to affordability And it's time for the city council to do something to come alongside us as providers in the community Working to keep an affordable home ownership option Available to our residents. It's time for you guys to come alongside of us and do something about it And this plan provides that opportunity It's a good plan. It's got great recommendations I do believe many of you received a letter from many of us Today an email from many of us who worked collectively to talk about our priorities As those of us who are doing the work and what we see And what we need right now is we need policy and money Honestly We need funding and policy to wrap around this plan Or it's going to go on the shelf like the previous plans have And we need something that's going to outlive you guys and your time on the council And me and habitat and my time at habitat, which trust me is it's not much longer Which will show this community that there is a place for affordability There is a place For home ownership There is a we are going to work hard to keep a place for our essential workers to have an option In our community because it's important that all people in Fort Worth Have an option to an affordable housing product Thank you so much Thank you, michelle. Our next speaker is anzeda My name is anzeda. I live in district nine 3408 harwin terrace I didn't prepare myself as well as I did last time But you all have the comments that I made the last time that this came before you and those still stand today In addition, I've signed on with the letter that you received today from many of the Affordable housing providers and others in the community that are very passionate And have done a lot of work in our community around this issue So i'm just here again to encourage you to adopt this plan And then make the next steps that are so very important to make sure that plans don't just sit on a shelf But actually are implemented in our community And we will continue to work with you in any way that we possibly can to make sure that those things happen going forward And many of the comments that were said by the first two speakers I also agree with completely so I won't take up any more of your time And I just appreciate it and want to make sure that the voices are heard. Thank you. Thank you, ann Council our next speakers are on different items. The first is adrian smith by phone Pertaining to approving a waiver of transportation impact fees Located at 840 and 1000 oak grove road in fort worth for palladium oak grove development Mr smith I'm here. Hey, hey, hey Even though the mayor told me I was gone uh, so This is in district nine and I would like to ask if um Uh, miss bick would uh speak to this particular item Uh, considering that we know that developers They already received a received a healthy Received a healthy dose of tax abatement from the city as relates to uh, developments that they Bring to the city And we know everybody always disguised what they're doing under the The guise of affordability, which thankful i'm thankful for the The voices that are tonight uh speaking as relates to affordability As relates to housing now um What what what is this saying because it says approve waiver to transport impact fees estimated at 494 $100 for the palladium oak grove development blah blah blah Uh, it says it serves this the part I want to get to it serves a public Adrian so what adrian? It's councilman beck you asked me to speak on this and um, just so you know, we're waving those I wasn't through yeah, I think we can I think we could probably give you an answer And so then we don't have to go through what all of this nonsense This is a public. This is an affordable housing project. And so I appreciate your support um and your your advocacy for affordable housing and so I appreciate your support on this particular item that is waiving transportation impact fees so that we can meet the bottom line and create more additional affordable housing right here in district nine Adrian okay, so because uh, you know, you know the uh last, um See Mary you you the chair And you all continue to interrupt my speaking while i'm speaking i'm speaking on a agenda item, you know Asked a question Adrian you asked me to answer it. I wasn't I wasn't finished talking. I wasn't finished talking It's rude to allow a person to finish what they're saying before you cut them off. That's called courtesy Okay But you you you cut me off me at sentence. Yeah, adrian Minute and 10 seconds left deliberately doing anything else on this item You all you all deliberately do this again So you all always talk about affordability But but wasn't this deck you stated in a previous council meeting meeting that regardless of how you are How how you all vote when it comes to housing? and quote-unquote Affordability that the developers at the that that the developers at the end of the day they They're the ones who control the market. So I think we need to have more accountability for developers and stop giving out these freebies as it relates to tax ababens because you all want people to believe that you all are truly advocates for affordable housing So In there I have another item to speak on and hopefully before the night is over You you will explain to me what you mean by when you tell an individual they are done Because you said it a lot you seem to say that a lot tonight. Just myself with other individuals. So hopefully tonight We can get a adrian You had me seven seconds left. I'll let you finish five four Three two one I don't think I have to explain It was incredibly inconsiderate as members of our jewish community set in the audience for you to start professing your support for Palestine and Hamas at the same time. So I'll leave that there On this side. I'm just for clarification Council member back already touched on this. This is an affordable housing project And but for these waiver of fees this project would not have worked So I just really want to thank our city departments that worked with palladium and council member back on this project It's very exciting Um has already been talked about on some of these conversations around affordability every single dollar counts And we are very careful about waiver of fees and we don't do it willingly But in this situation, I think it's absolutely warranted and again, thanks to council member back on your leadership on that project Next speaker is steven chaco. I didn't see mr. Chaco. Oh, he's by phone. We have not been able to reach him Okay, our next speaker then would be ray ojeski And ray is speaking pertaining to the goldenrod development mr. Ojeski nothing, okay That's the last of our non-consent speakers The next item will be changes and memberships on boards and commissions with the first one being appointments by the mayor I'm sure I have them, but I don't see them. Hold on Thank you, dear okay Council I'd like to request your consideration to appoint the following individual with terms effective october 17 2023 Ending october 1st 2025 Mr. David castles in his first term on the building standards commission The respective application is attached and a resume is provided the original copy will maintained by the city secretary's office Thank you Motion in a second. Please vote motion carries Next will be appointments by district 2 council member floris Yes, thank you Mayor and council I request your consideration to reappoint the following individual the term beginning october 17 2023 and ending october 1st 2024 kathy hamilton this is her first full term To the plan commission and capital improvements plan advisory committee for transportation impact fees Respective applications attached and resume is on file The original copy will be maintained in the city secretary's office In a second council, please vote motion carries Next item will be appointments from district 3 council member crane Yes, mayor and council. I request your consideration to appoint the following individual with the term effective october 17 2023 and ending october 1st 2025 Tom car first took term the urban design commission He's actually here tonight. Where is he tom wave your hand? I appreciate when any citizen steps up and wants to serve on one of these Boards and commissions and bringing your expertise to it So the respective applications attached and resume if provide original copy will maintain the city secretary's office council, please vote motion carries Next item will be appointments from district 9 council member beck I'm requesting your consideration to reappoint Richard call to a second term as the only pedestrian and bicycle advisory commission the respective application is attached and resume If it's provided, um, is that the city secretary's office? Move to approve Motion a second, please vote motion carries Next item is appointments from district 10 council member laylock Mayor and council. I would request your consideration to appoint andria shields Board of adjustments commercial and forward alliance board of adjustments For a partial term effective october 17 2023 and ending october 1 2024 The respective applicants resume is attached and provided and a copy is maintained in the city secretary's office Motion I need a second council. Thank you. Motion a second. Please vote motion carries Next will be item 230579 which was withdrawn. So we will do 23070579 r Thank you council and we've had our speakers on this item already pertaining to the fourth neighborhood conservation plan and housing affordability strategy Motion a second any other discussion on this item council Special thanks to fernando costa and our neighborhood services department for getting us to this point tonight. Thank you motion carries Next will be 230806 Motion a second. Please vote motion carries Next will be item 230807 Move to approve Motion a second Please vote motion carries Next will be mnc 230864 with a report by city staff member Diane Anderson Good evening mayor and council. I'm Diane Anderson. I'm a neighborhood development coordinator in the neighborhood services department This evening on your agenda is mnc 230864 regarding the adoption of a resolution of no objection supporting a housing tax credit application by columbia renaissance square three lp For the new construction of columbia renaissance square phase three a proposed multifamily affordable development to be located at 2757 moresby street and council district eight columbia renaissance square three lp intends to submit a four percent non competitive housing tax credit application to the department Texas department of housing and community affairs also known as tdhca In order for four percent housing tax credit application to be submitted to tdhca A municipality is required to hold a public hearing for the purpose of receiving public comments on the project Of the 100 total proposed units for the project 55 units will be made available to households at or below 60 of the area median income Of those 25 units for permanent supportive housing will be set aside for households exiting homelessness Staff has rebued the request by columbia renaissance square three lp And found the development is consistent with the quality affordable housing goals and priorities in the city's most recent consolidated plan Therefore staff recommends that after any public comments are received the public hearing be closed and city council take formal action to approve mc 2308 64 in the attached resolution of no objection for the development of columbia renaissance square phase three. Thank you Thank you, diane councilmember nettles. Yes moves to close the public hearing and act upon the m and c 2308 64 for approval Motion a second. Please vote I didn't mean to do that I hit the wrong button. You just have to cue voting for me And then just click in vote when they're done and i'm a yay. I just hit the wrong button here Next item is zoning case 23066 which was continued by staff to october 31st So the next item is zc 22 dash 186 Here in bond here y'all can look on your Okay Okay Let's see on this one right here. I'm gonna move To approve it with a cup for a five-year period of time. Just give a little background to council I know that staff has had a considerable amount of conversations with the applicant and the applicant representative Basically, it's an all over part of town. It's a palette company. They're on the corner I've talked to a pd who's had some issues with some of the larger truck traffic that's been parking there But that's because the space on the area is restricted So what I would like to see Is the following And steven I want you to pay attention to make sure that I think I get this right They're gonna need a land to use co So in order to do that I know they submitted a site plan but that site plan was deficit on a number of things to primary things It needs a screening fence And physically It's not much of a fence there on the property So they're gonna need to have that on the side plan direct to screening fence then buffer yard setbacks These are development standards that they can go ahead and meet and again, I will approve this issuing a cup for a period of five years I've got a motion and a second and their discussion council Please vote Motion carries Next item will be zc dash 22 dash 194 Thank you council and we do have one speaker on this item ryanlyn cone Hi ryan morning Morning Long day. Yeah Thank you My name is ryanlan son. I'm with the Texas capital invest in north texas holdings I'm just here to ask for the approval of the zoning change request for the property at 3621 meta brook drive 76103 It was sold to me as a triplex. It's been a triplex Since at least 2007 which I look back on the google maps as far as it goes The water the city of fort worth water department recognizes as a triplex The electricity company same thing recognizes as a triplex and We're just looking at to keep the same triplex the same The main building separated into two has a three bed one bath Also a one bedroom one bath and also the detached garage has been converted to a one bed one bath Met with mike phipps, which was the west meta brook home association the homeowners association Um, we confirmed the property was a triplex their big concern was they thought it was a quadplex instead of a triplex so we kind of We uh walked him through the property and let him look around to confirm it wasn't a quadplex Uh, we also went through and just kind of discussed ways to improve the property to benefit the community And uh, we're ready to implement those suggestions as soon as possible Again, we just asked that we uh, approve the zoning change to continue our pledge To provide low income and affordable housing to the city of fort worth and its residents. So currently we have a HUD recipient and also a disabled family that was there, but Yeah, basically, uh, thank you for your time consideration Thank you, ryan kels from martinas so, um, I spoke with the neighborhood association and um, they were against this at this time And I have also reached out to staff who shared that there's some Code issues there that need to be corrected. So I am going to deny without prejudice And have you work on that and then maybe you can bring this back and we'll consider it and work with the Neighbor association and see if you can get their support Motion and a second any other discussion council, please vote Motion carries Next item is zc dash two three dash one zero five We have no speakers on this item council member or Martinez So this is um, the property that is off of Berry street correct. Okay. So yeah, I motion to approve Motion a second. Please vote Motion carries Next item is zc dash two three dash one oh nine One speaker on this item council member Martinez venesa via Oh, yeah, only there's opposition which there is none, but you can come on down venesa in case you have a question Councilman Martinez, I don't my motion to approve. There you go easy night for you motion in a second Motion carries Next item is zc dash two three dash one one zero We have one speaker on this item councilman Martinez angela block wits Oh, I'm sorry. Yeah, you're right on the other page She just had to turn it over angela. You're up first followed by loretta snook ways out That's our poll. We'll go ahead ready. You want to come first? Oh, there she is Right on cue Is angie block wits and I'm here representing the jmsl neighborhood association We voted against the previous attempt of development at this location when that request was pulled And the neighborhood was informed of the new owner's intent We were in agreement that this space could stay a car lot as it historically and in my lifetime has always been one There was suggestion of denial by councilwoman martinez due to the intensity of car lots in the area However, this is not a new car lot coming to hempill street It is simply revitalizing an existing space with the same purpose when the zoning case was sent out I reached out to the owners to welcome them and to get a feel for what zoning they had planned It was discussed in-depth with the casales our options and with the help of paul from south hempill heights We came to an agreement that suited the owner and neighborhoods Supporting a rezoning request under fr general commercial with all wording removed Except car lot and no car lot only and no alcohol sales This only allows auto sales to be added with this fr request as we have it worded so it can protect our neighborhoods from any Future sales of the property and will allow the casales to get to work on their space and to deter the homeless camps That have begun to grow on the lot and spread out into our neighborhood Delaying or denying this fr rezoning will only allow for the lots to deteriorate more with these homeless camps Councilwoman martinez has stated her preferences for a coffee shop at this location Coffee is not the business that the owners are in However, we have helped them find a middle ground and have reached out and confirmed with multiple local cafe trucks within our community To speak at this to park at this location and create a walkable sitting space for patrons and other events The community can host onsite in addition to the car lot We want our end of the corridor to be full and thriving and welcoming to business owners who live in our communities That want to help protect the surrounding homeowners and be actively involved with the neighborhood and corridor Councilwoman martinez, we encourage you to vote in a way that supports the wishes of the neighborhoods You were voted in by to represent on the platform Which you ran being on latina and being the first latina and fort worth city council Use that and help us support these latino and latina business owners Who have built themselves from the ground up who live in our community and whose children attend our schools Bring a space to our neighborhood that not only serves as a business But will help us bring beauty and walkability to our end of the corridor In a way that suits our neighborhoods needs and will help to bring revenue for our surrounding businesses And provide trustworthy and attainable services not just to our community, but for any that should seek it out JMSL and south hempo heights neighborhood association have voted in support of this rezoning case The zoning commission voted in support seven to one and we encourage council to vote council to vote yes for zoning case 23 dash one one zero. Thank you Thank you. Our next speaker is loretta snook wezzo followed by fernando floris Good evening madam mayor council members. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak with you this evening My name is loretta snook whistle and I live in the rosemont neighborhood, which also borders hempill street I'm speaking today in support of my neighbors and jmsl and approval of this zoning change This property has historically always been a car lot and approving the zoning change would not be adding another one Especially since the other car lots on hempill are already being rezoned into other uses That being said this zoning change is about so much more than a simple car lot It is about the community having developers that are community members and developments that they feel are attainable and best suited for their neighborhood Mr. And mrs. Kassada live within the community their children attend the neighborhood schools And they are active members of this community This is the type of developers and developments that south side needs rather than the out of state corporate developers It is important for you all to consider the message you're sending your constituents in south side With these type of zoning change approvals or denials It was only a few short months ago that you all approved a zoning change where the developers had zero community engagement and massive community opposition And now in this instance you have a developer that's gone above and beyond with community gageant and has the community support You all have the opportunity with this decision to rebuild trust and support a south side neighborhood with what they have decided is best for them Please don't forget that community consensus should weigh more in your decision making than what you personally want According to the city of forward's development zoning 101 classes You all expect developers to complete a significant amount of community engagement Mr. And mrs. Kassada have done just that and more they have attended multiple meetings in and around jmsl presenting their plans It is my understanding that they have committed to jmsl leadership the use of this property for community events Isn't that amazing a developer that values our neighborhoods will contribute to them and help protect them I respectfully request you all approve this zoning change or at the very least defer it for 30 days The deferment would be so mr. And mrs. Kassada could meet with you all individually and work towards the solution As I have been meeting different council members and building relationships I have been encouraged to sit down and collaborate with developers I am asking that you all meet the same standard miss if I'm asking that you all meet the same standard and mr. mrs. Kassada's If they request a meeting with you do not ignore it Do not brush them off with a phone call and do not deny the meeting Sit down with them in person and collaborate so they can have a thriving business at that location and give back to the community And helps outside flourish. Thank you Thank you. Our next speaker is fernando floras followed by vicki bargass Is fernando here? There you go. Hi mr. Floras Yes, sir, come on up Good evening mayor councilwoman Jeanette martinez And the rest of you here in the city council My name is firmando floris I Recite at 2040 hemp ill have been there for Over 40 years Have been involved in a community for about that long and In the neighborhood association. We also started the hemp ill court task force Back in 91 And I was set there set there up in the front in the hot seat And I have to tell you that we spent tens of thousands of hours Revive lysing hemp ill it was it was destroying the whole city the whole south side. That's how bad it was And I wish I had more time to tell you a lot more about it but one of the things that we decided was that we needed to limit the types of businesses on hemp ill before we cleaned it up and We decided that in the different sections To change the zoning from f To e to keep some undesirable businesses and and that one of them And this is not personal was used car auto sales another one was beer joints So that's what we did But we didn't just jump in there. We spent a lot of time Had meetings many meetings where everybody wasn't invited Wide open meetings and we came up with their zoning this e And I just want to keep it short here tonight and tell you We're not in favor look at what we've done on hemp ill We're not in favor of turning the clock back Tens of thousands of hours of volunteer work And there's not a person here that can look at me and tell me that they were left out of that whole process Because that would be a lie So i'm asking you tonight And I also forgot to say that I represent the united Hispanic council we've been active for a long time and if you were involved in redistricting you saw what we did I'm asking you to vote against the zoning change is not the right thing to do Thank you Thank you, mr. Flores our next speaker is vicki bargas is vicki here. Hi vicki come on down Good evening mayor Council members. My name is vicki bargas. I live at 3 o'clock and he's drew in the worth heights neighborhood in district 11 I'm here to state my opposition To zoning case zc 23 dash 110 This change would allow a used car lot on this property We're up to our ears and used car lots on hemp ill street At last count there are at least 12 And that's not counting the cars that are sold on the side by the mechanic and auto body shops If hemp ill is ever going to get cleaned up we have to start somewhere As mr. Flores stated We have previously worked to disallow these types of businesses So it seems to me that voting To deny zoning case zc 23 110 would be a good place to start to clean up hemp ill So i'm asking you Please vote to deny this case Thank you for your help Thank you, mr. Bargas councilor martinez. It's the last of our speakers So I want to begin by communicating that my office has received numerous emails and phone calls in opposition of this zoning request And all this from neighbors that live in district 11 I'm in the like mind that we simply have enough car lots on hemp ill And to put this into perspective and like miss bargas just said we have at least 12 car lots on hemp ill between morning side And seminary And this doesn't include those mechanic and body shops that sell cars off their properties And this also doesn't take into account the full hemp ill corridor, which adds just adds to the number of car lots Like you've heard I would love to see a coffee shop, but you know, it doesn't have to be a coffee shop I want to create a sense of community where we could work remotely where we can Where our students can study or young professionals can you know, just go and convene and be together Or an office space that would bring in good paying jobs A shared workspace that our young professionals or college students could work out of these are just a few ideas There's a vision To build hemp ill up and this just feels like a step back There's a reason this property was zoned down to e as you heard from mr. Flores And that's an effort that was led by the community in a fight that will be continued And is for this these reasons that I will be voting to deny with prejudice zc 23 1 1 0 Got a motion and a second in your discussion council. Please vote Motion carries Next item is zc dash 23 dash 1 1 4 We have one speaker on this item council member Martinez and that is adrian smith mr. Smith Yeah, I'm here. Yes, uh council member martinez As you so stated in the previous on it Uh case that you received numerous emails from community Community members In opposition to that zoning and you also had individuals there who were in favor of the zoning change So with this particular zoning case, we know that zoning can be uh, it's really We know the zoning commission they make they make a decision to approve or disapprove But it's ultimately up to the council who can override it. We've seen this we've seen this happen numerous times when communities were disregarded because of Uh, maybe a council member's particular Uh invested interest. So this particular site when I looked at it on the map my question to you is, um It this day is the neighborhood commercial plus warehouse site planning clue recommended about it So he said basically this development can be used for any purpose and as I looked at the site map There was already a business next to this empty lot and then there was a residential community right behind this particular Said a lot. So my thing is If they can put anything there or have you received any communication from the Hello, have you received any communication from the community as relates to this particular zoning case because if they can just change the zoning To their uh, to their liking and put anything there then what what do the community stand to uh, receive from this, you know, because They could put it if they could put anything there. They could put a gany room. They can put, um, you know things that might bring the The community down for say so I'm glad I'm glad that you are somebody who is Considering everything that's going on with your district and you are trying to have to rectify issues within your district um so, yeah That's that's that's more or less all I had to say on it and uh Uh, I think next week I will be calling in for public comment But I possibly will be going live tomorrow since the mayor has put words in order not your main Uh, again the palestinian people deserve the right to exist I don't know The palestinian people Order I'm gonna motion. I don't know. Mr. Elbrary, would you tell us a little bit about your project? So folks can hear what you're planning Good evening everyone. My name is armor Elbright with Elbright group um This project we are not doing game rooms or gaming or auto shops or auto repair shops. This is uh My partners and I are starting a it's a new brand. It's called work park and the the idea is two to three thousand square foot suites office suites with a little bit of warehouse availability no outdoor storage and the target uh is really The target tenant is going to be plumbers electricians h-fat contractors a lot of blue collar workers, which actually A lot tend to live in these areas in this neighborhood close to it And so what we found we're a real estate developer and we found that the very subcontractors that we work with have to drive Sometimes a hundred miles to their warehouse to get products to come back and do the work And so what we're coming up with the work park This is the one of many that we want to roll out Is doing these office warehouse so the front of it looks like storefront looks retail looks very clean But then there's an overhead door in the back where they can park their van park their vehicle and store some you know supplies This is not a general light industrial warehouse used by any means not even close So I I believe that this fits very well within the community Well, I'm excited about the development and I have heard support for it. So I will motion to approve Thank you Motion and a second. Please vote council Motion carry. Oh, there we go. Sorry y'all Motion carries Next item is zc dash two three dash one one seven Um, we have a few speakers on this item mayor pertin bivens. Um, the first go ahead Green button. Okay I'm I'm going to be denying this case with prejudice to allow the developer to come back It is that the developers request that I do deny it because they wanted it pulled And denying it without prejudice so that you can come back And I hope that satisfies anybody here who wants to speak so that we can go home So Thank you, mayor pertin. Just confirming anybody in the audience is okay with not speaking this evening Okay, I see joe jared hornsby was here dallas rice or bishop hornsby. We're good. Yeah, okay very well Motion on the floor. Can I get a second council? Thank you motion a second. Please vote Thanks, joe See you next time motion carries Next item is sp dash two three dash zero zero seven Once more we're bivens only there's opposition, which there is none. Mr. Ray Ogieski move for approval Motion and a second. Please vote. We're very we we agreed on a case. How about that? I like that Thank you Jared try again. Sorry. I didn't pick up jared vote You're fine motion carries The next item is sp dash two three dash zero zero eight Move for approval. Thank you Motion a second. Please vote We won't get y'all out of here For real motion carries Next item is zc dash two three dash one two two no speakers on the side of council. We're back This one Move to approve Motion a second. Please vote Motion carries Next item is zc dash two three dash one two three Councilor floras. We have a few speakers first is david reeves follow up an s martin Both in support Thank you. Mr. Reeves any questions councilor floras. No questions move for approval motion a second. Please vote Motion carries Next item is zc dash two three dash one two four We have one speaker on this item only there's opposition which there is none randy free councilmember beck Move to approve Motion a second in their discussion. Please vote motion carries Next item is zc dash two three dash one two five We have three speakers, but only there's opposition which there is none councilmember martinez to approve Second, please vote. Oh, yeah, there we go Elizabeth hit your button motion carries Next item is zc dash two three dash one two six We have no speakers on this item councilmember beck. All right. I'm going to move to continue at 30 days To the next zoning hearing which is 11 14 23 continue Motion a second. Please vote motion carries Next item is zc dash two three dash one two nine We have one speaker on this item councilmember hill, but only if there's opposition mary no poll Mary now also some to save some time on this. Um, I would like to move to approve But first I wanted to state that we're going to do um 55 units It's gonna be medium density on a piece of really rugged topography. I think it's a really good use of the space I'd appreciate bringing it forward Um, so move to approve second motion a second. Please vote motion carries Next item is zc dash two three dash one three zero We have one speaker on this item councilmember hill carl crawley Carl crawley, um, I'm going to be real quick because I don't think I have any opposition This is for parker hannahfield. They have been in this location since the 50s They want to basically leave their plant in operation or they do aerospace products for Defense and everyone else and build a new factory next to it tear down the old one It's pretty straightforward. So here to answer any questions. Otherwise any questions councilmember hill? I have no questions. I appreciate you keeping your business in fort worth Make a motion to approve motion a second. Please vote council motion carries Next item is zc dash two three dash one three one Councilmember beck. We have no speakers I am going to move to continue this case till 11 14 23 to give the applicant the opportunity to reach out to our office motion Second council anyone? Thank you motion a second. Please vote motion carries Next item is zc dash two three dash one four zero Councilmember floras. No speakers on this item move for approval Motion a second. Please vote council Jean is not here motion carries Next item is zc dash two three dash one two eight Councilmember hill says we have two speakers, but I don't have them Is she on the phone? One is online I don't even Sorry y'all turn the page. I'm having struggle bus with that jacala boyd by phone followed by sarah wallace miss boyd I was just here to represent myself and answer any questions you may have Thank you miss boyd any questions. I do not have any questions. No questions. Thank you jacala Our next speaker is sarah wallace And miss wallace is not he present councilmember hill Mrs. Boyd, um, I have we have not had the opportunity to meet or visit about this project and I'd like for you to To reach out to my office next time that you would like to have a zoning case like this I am going to recommend denial of the zoning case do the concerns with parking on the neighborhood street and conducting a business In a neighborhood zoned a five in addition the park hill Park view hills hoa property management companies opposed to the zoning case because it violates the deed restrictions in this neighborhood Lush in a second, please vote motion carries Next item is zc dash two three dash one four three Councilmember large dwarf. We have two speakers on this item The first is dev sorati followed by shatan patel We were not able to get a hold of dev Okay, any luck with mr. Patel. Yes, we have Him online Any questions councilmember large dwarf mr. Patel No, I think he was only going to speak if there was opposition. Okay. Thank you. And that's probably the last of our speakers So I know mr. Sorati is listening So one. Thank you, mr. Sorati for for your patience in the process There's a few things we didn't quite get right But uh, you're patient and now thanks to a tie in his team for making things right and moving things quickly but without cutting corners Um, I think you were bringing your business here to uh to north Fort Worth. So without I move to approve Motion a second any discussion, please vote motion carries Next item is mnc 23 dash zero eight five zero Okay entertain a motion council Motion a second, please vote Next item is mnc 23 dash 0 8 6 6 Entertain a motion council councilmember beck Move to approve Motion a second, please. I adrian Next item is mnc 23 dash zero nine zero two Martinez if you want to make a motion on this one So I move to approve Motion a second Sorry Okay, I'm supposed to read this so I move that the forward city council adopt the resolution authorizing use of the power of imminent domain to acquire 0.110 acres and permanent sewer easement for real property owned by itad estates llc The property interest is needed for a public use The jessamine sanitary sewer project for an easement to repair damaged sewer lines Allow better flow within the sewer pipes and help prevent sewer backups between stations six 358 and station 10 75 on l 284 the property rights and subject property are needed for the construction operation maintenance replacement upgrade And repair the permanent sewer line facility as needed The property is located at 2140 south main street fort worth in the bone queue addition block 2 lot 18 through 23 Tarrant county texas the property interest to be acquired is described by Meets and bounds and depicted by survey exhibits attached to this mayor and council communication Got a motion and a second council. Please vote motion carries Next item is mnc 23 dash 08 57 councilmember beck move to approve Motion and a second. Please vote motion carries Next item is mnc 2308 71 Motion and a second. Please vote motion carries Mayor I believe that concludes all of the action items. Thank you council. That's a conclusion on our meeting meeting adjourned Collaboration with the community and the city moving forward on this adventure. We do have a short 20 minute time frame for our presentation So we are going to dive right in