Speakers registered on consent items will be taken following the announcements of any items being pulled from the consent agenda. Speakers registered on non-consent items other than public zoning in public hearing and zoning cases will be taken following council announcements. Each speaker will be given three minutes. Thank you. Good morning Fort Worth. It's nice to see you on this Tuesday, April 22nd. We have special guests today as our mayors for a day that are going to be calling our meeting to order. So, please give a round of applause to Kristen who is in fourth grade at CarolD and her sister Hazel who's a first grade student at Carol. That's great. Great job, girls. Okay. And I'm gonna allow them to call us to order together. Okay. Can you want to say hello? Hello. call you call the meeting to order and you're gonna hit this thing right here. Okay. Go share it. Call the meeting to order. Great job. Y. Wow. Today's invocation will be by Minister John McKenzie from Bridgeward Church of Christ. Please rise for the invocation and remain standing for the pledges of allegiance. Good morning. Let's pray. Our Father God, we're thankful for this beautiful day. We're thankful for the opportunity to continue reflecting your love to our neighbors and in our community. We're thankful for each one of the children, each one of the students who are here today to take part in this act of local government. We're thankful for each one of the volunteers who who are here and for their good service in this community. We ask that you would be with each of our first responders. You would protect them as they work to protect us. and we ask that you be with each member of the council today as they deliberate the items on the agenda. Give them good discernment. We're thankful to be a part of this community. We ask that you'd give us the opportunity to reflect your love to our neighbors. It's in Jesus name that we pray. Amen. Amen. of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. To the Texas one one indivisible. Council, I believe we have a request to take up the three resolutions before we be do uh special presentations. Those are on page 15 of the agenda. Thank you, Janette. Appreciate that, council. This is for good reasoning. I know several of us on council can can appreciate this. Council member Hill is trying to have a special ceremony for her son who's a graduating senior in high school and she does not need to miss that. So, we're going to pull these resolutions to the beginning. The first resolution is 25-5063 which is a resolution supporting the renovation and expansion of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. And I will turn to Council Member Hill at this time. Thank you, Mayor. Um, I'm extremely supportive of the expansion of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, which will significantly enhance one of Fort Worth's crown jewels in the cultural district. This expansion will attract a broader audience, increase tourism, generate revenue, and continue to enhance the city's reputation as a cultural destination. The museum's exhibits and hall of fame celebrate diverse contributions of women to the American West, showcasing women from diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, and cultures. As other city supported museum and arts projects, the National Calgary Museum and Hall of Fame is improving a building on city-owned land and over twothirds of the required funds for the project have been raised or committed by private philanthropy, demonstrating community buyin and a desire for this project to succeed. This resolution provides a pathway for funding through the community partnership fund to support the expansion, which will provide substantial cultural, educational, and economic benefits to the city of Fort Worth. I move to approve. Got a motion on the floor. Councel second. Got a motion and a second. Any other discussion? If not, please vote. I think is Jared on. Yes, you got yeses. And motion carries. Next up, council B2-5067, a resolution appointing members of the relevant specialties to serve on the medical control advisory board. Can entertain a motion. Move for approval. Motion and a second. Please vote. Motion carries. And our last resolution is 25-5068, a resolution to the city council, city of Fort Worth, adding city council work sessions for budget related presentations. Entertain a motion. Vote for approval. Got a motion and a second. Any other discussion? If not, please vote. And motion carries. Thank you, council. Council, that gets us back to the special presentations with the first one. Mayor, did you want to do National Volunteer Week first? Yes, let's do that first. Thank you, Janette. National Volunteer Week. Thank you. And today is an important recognition for the dedicated volunteers who work very closely with the city of Fort Worth to be volunteer coordinators across dozens of programs here in our city to help strengthen and enrich our community. Today I know that we are joined by various city volunteers and of course our city of Fort Worth volunteer coordinators. I believe that Maline Mackey, who is our volunteer services coordinator and our s city city of Fort Worth volunteers, can come down to the floor and say a few words before I come down and greet them. As Meline's coming to the microphone, I think she'll talk about these amazing volunteer programs, but I think this is worth mentioning if I can steal your thunder, Meline. Um, for the first six months of fiscal year 2025, the city has engaged more than 7,000 volunteers who have logged 55,000 hours. This translates to an economic impact of 1.86 million. And that's based on an estimate of value of a volunteer hour at $33 an hour. Thank you, Meline, for your great leadership here in the city of Fort Worth. And I'll turn the microphone back to you. Thank you. Good morning, everybody. Um, so I'd just like to thank uh Mayor Parker and council for recognizing our volunteers. Um, these people represent the best of what Fort Worth has to offer. Um, they pick up litter, they foster animals, they coach youth sports, patrol our neighborhoods, monitor our waterways, support our police and fire departments, clean kennels, and serve as wildlife ambassadors and dosent uh, in addition to about a hundred other things. Uh I should point out that this is not glamorous work that they're doing and it's not work that they have to do. Uh it is hot, dirty, long hours. Uh we have some people who are getting called out of their beds at 1:00 in the morning to help respond to fires. Um it's something that they do because they want to make our city a better place and they see a problem and they've decided that the best way to address it is to stand up and act. Um, so I think especially in a time where a lot of things can feel uncertain, um, we should be looking to our volunteers as an example for what we can do when we feel powerless. Um, we should follow their example and step up and give back to our community and give our time and energy and talents. Uh I would like also to note that we have 45 exceptionally dedicated volunteer coordinators that serve across seven city departments with our 45 programs. They also put in long hours uh and they work with the thousands of volunteers that we are lucky uh to greet each and every day. So again, thank you so much. I think what we'd like to do is have the council come down and take a photograph. If you're here on behalf of our volunteer program, we'd love to greet you here in this area. Take one group photograph. That'd be possible. Thank you. [Applause] We could even do three rows if you want to do three rows. Move in a little bit. I think I know we got to get so bad. All right. Big smiles for this guy right here. All right, smile on three. One, two, three. Let me get a couple. I'm gonna pull it right here real quick. Here we go. Don't move. Don't move. Don't move. Look right here. Good. Good. Good. One more. You good? Do one more. Just in case. Just in case. Just in case. Just in case. All right. Good to go. Thank you. [Applause] Our next recognition will be to recognize Chief Nooks. by One Community USA and the Shop Talk program. Chief No wants to come down to the to the front here. He's coming down. And of course, our One Community USA team as well. Chief, I'm gonna allow you to have the microphone first if that's okay because I want you to give the perspective of how important this initiative has been for the city of Fort Worth, of course, for our department and across Tarant County. Mayor and Council, uh, it's wonderful for me to be able to stand up here with this group you see behind me. It's an incredible group of people whose hearts are in the work that's being done for our community and our police department. And as far as any recognition, there are so many other people that should be up here for this, including the team you see behind me that are actually out there doing the work. Uh we have incredible officers, incredible volunteers who make this program uh something that it allows for genuine connection and spaces where people feel comfortable. We have barber shops here in the city of Fort Worth who invite us. They don't just allow us. They invite us to come into their space where we can interact with our communities in fantastic ways that would not be possible otherwise. Also want to say it's uh with a heavy heart that we're here without Miss Tony Brinker who did so much for this program. Not only financially, but she showed up. She did the work. She would come into the barber shops with us and walk the neighborhoods with us. She not only wanted to support financially, she wanted to be an example and that's exactly what she was. So I thank this group for what they do to allow us another avenue to be able to connect in a positive way with our communities and I will turn it over to this group because importantly chief they really wanted to recognize you with your upcoming retirement and all your contributions to make this initiative successful. So to Ian or whomever wants to speak first, please take their microphone. I'll join you there at the podium. I'll be right back. Good morning. My name is John Plunkett. I am the associate director of the shop talk program with one community USA as well as a retired urban police officer. Today we would like to take a moment to recognize someone very special and this is Chief Nos. Several years ago when I was an urban police officer I came to Fort Worth to meet with Chief Nos at a coffee shop. He brought one of his barbers over and I brought one of the barbers from Irving and we all sat down over a cup of coffee and we talked about community relations and we talked about how can we promote community relations between law enforcement and the police department and we came up with shop talk in Fort Worth because the barber in Fort Worth I'm sorry the barber and Irving really really wanted shop talk in Fort Worth. talked to Chief Notes. He told me some stories about how he met some people that was afraid of the police when he was in uniform and after that shop talk started in Fort Worth. I knew that Chief Nos was genuine and Irving we had a Black History Month celebration. I called up Chief No and I asked him could he be our keynote speaker. out of all of the police chiefs all throughout the Dallas Fort Worth area, I asked Chief Nos to come and speak and they really appreciated everything that he did at that um Black History Month celebration. I called Chief Notes at home and said, "Chief, hey, let's do a uh block walk at a shop." at home. He coordinated all of this here so that we can go to Faded Blue Barberhop here in Fort Worth and walk the neighborhood. And here is the owner of Faded Blue here, Mr. Eddie. Okay. Shop Talk in Fort Worth has expanded to approximately 29 shops now. And this is good. This program has been recognized both nationally and internationally. and it's here in Fort Worth now. So, I want to turn it over to our CEO of One Community USA, Mr. Ian here, and he's gonna talk just a little bit more and do a presentation. Thank you, John. Hi, I'm Ian Fer, president CEO of One Community USA. Just want to add a couple things before I read the letter I brought to John. Um, about what John said, John was actually recognized by the Department of Justice in Washington DC for creating this program. Um, and the the neighborhood walk that John mentioned was actually turned into a film, the student film of the interaction that the chief had in the neighborhood and was uh chosen for the All-American High School Film Festival in New York and shown to a New York City audience of Chief Notes interacting with the neighborhood. And I'd like to read a brief statement. Ladies and gentlemen, Fort Mur City Council, on behalf of One Community USA, I have the honor of presenting this plaque to a remarkable leader, a dedicated public servant, Chief Neil Nos. As he prepares to retire after many years of exemplary service, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude for his unwavering support of the shop talk program. Under Chief Nos's leadership, the Fort Worth Police Department has fostered a spirit of collaboration and trust within our community. His commitment to open dialogue and proactive engagement has transformed the way we connect with our residents, ensuring that every voice is heard and valued. The shop talk program, which brings together law enforcement and community members in meaningful conversations, has flourished thanks to Chief Nos's vision and support. His belief in the power of community engagement has not only strengthened our neighborhoods, but has also built bridges of understanding and respect. As we present this plaque today, let it serve as a symbol of our appreciation for Chief Nos's dedication, compassion, and tireless efforts to make Fort Worth a safer, more inclusive place for all. Thank you, Chief Nos, for your support, service, and friendship. Thank you for being a true champion of the community. We wish you all the best in retirement. We will miss you. [Applause] Mayor, can I take a point of privilege and say something real quick? Um, I want to thank the chief and all of you officers that are here. Uh, we talk about all the time about community uh, policing and going into our neighborhoods and talking and I have seen some of the shop talk online. I'm in the shop probably two or three times uh, a month with my hair and my children's hair and so it's a lot that happens at the shop and so we really want to appreciate this program. Thank you guys. Job well done. [Applause] There we go. Here we go. Have you on the back yet? Right there. Good. And here we go. Good. Two more. And one more. Good. So, on three, guys. One, two, three. Thank you. Okay, council. I'm going to stay here to save myself the steps. Uh, I'm filling in for Council Member Hill to recognize National Osteopathic Medicine Week. We are recognizing National Osteopathic Medicine Week, a national observance dedicated to spotlighting the osteopathic medical profession and raising awareness about the distinctiveness of osteopathic medicine. And this recognition is presented to the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine or TCOM by Council Member Hill or really today it's your mayor me. Um an important note that council member Hill's father I believe was a graduate of this medical school which is a special note and most recently I have been saved many times over by Dr. Dr. Janice Kibble who's my father's doctor there in their office of geriatric medicine and I cannot say enough wonderful things so please come forward if you don't mind um and I believe Dr. Seals is going to say a few words our medical students in our white coats are welcome to stand here behind the white line. Thank you very much, Mayor Parker and council for acknowledging osteopathic medicine as a whole and to the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine specifically. Lab last week we celebrated 150 years as a profession of osteopathic medicine and Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine has been in Fort Worth for about 55 years now. Uh so osteopathic medicine came in a time 150 years ago looking for an alternative way a better way to practice medicine that incorporated uh the body as a whole that focused on prevention and we and the student doctors behind me uh want to continue to do that. Um the health care system still needs work. There's still solutions we need to have and we've got a great group of students that are graduating that can be a part of that uh solution. So we appreciate your support. [Applause] Everyone lined up there. Okay, so on three. One, two, three. All right. Thanks, guys. Mayor, while you're coming, I'll just say a special hello to a special council member. You heard him give the invocation, but John McKenzie. John, please stand. John is also a pastor of a church in district 5 and he lets us use his church whenever we want. I want to say thank you. And mayor, I know he sees him there, too. Yes. And I was going to say we also have a very special guest. Um, former council member from council district 3, Zim Zimmerman is here with us today. Zim, it's always great to see you. If you don't mind, raise your hand. Stand if you'd like to be [Applause] recognized. Next will be items to be withdrawn from the consent agenda. We have two items to withdraw. MNC 25-0384 and 25-0382 items to be continued or withdrawn by staff. We have three items. MNC 2500316 will be moved to the June 10th council meeting at the request of the applicant and the paired M andC's of a public uh hearing MNC 2500320 and its companion MSE ZC24-162 will also be moved to the June 10th meeting at the request of the applicant. Next will be speakers on the consent agenda item. Thank you, Janette. Our first speaker is Chris Wood, followed by Bob Willoughby. Good morning. My name is Chris Wood and I'm from District 9. I strongly believe that completing an economic impact analysis for highspeed rail between Fort Worth, Arlington, and Dallas is crucial. If implemented, a high-speed rail system will not only allow faster travel times, but also significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to a cleaner environment. Additionally, it will provide substantial savings to those who rely on public transportation. For instance, when traveling to Arlington for an event such as a Cowboys game, I must take an Uber from the farthest point that Trinity Metro stops at because there is no public transportation available in Arlington. This round trip costs around $50, which is a significant expense for someone on a fixed income. With a high-speed rail system, getting to the stadium would be about 50% cheaper. But public transportation is not only for recreational reasons. Sometimes to get the proper specialized help needed for medical, legal, or financial issues, a person needs to travel to another location. I have to travel to Dallas for legal purposes. and getting to Dallas takes me roughly two hours one way using current public transportation. With highspeed rail, this travel time would be cut in half. Highspeed rail has numerous benefits, including reducing costs and travel times for both recreational and necessary trips to Dallas and Arlington from Fort Worth. I appreciate your time. Our next speaker is Bob Willoughby followed by David Martinez. David Martinez. Uh I'm sorry. I was uh I'm confused. I thought I was supposed to speak for the Seiko Vasquez art. Um, is that correct? Yes, you did. You're correct. Thank you. Well, anyways, um, just want to let everybody know because I know there's going to be a lot of complainers saying that there's too much money spent on the artwork for the Secio Vasquez Park, but I want to let y'all know this is an investment into the community that I'm already working on. I've been working on this for over two years uh since Councilwoman Bank uh was uh gracious enough to uh have that money set aside for the park the name of my great uncle and also my cousin Patrick Zaripa the officer that was killed in the Black Lives Matter march in Dallas. Um but I appreciate it uh everything that's going on but we're already working on uh programs that's going to bring lots of money to the city of Fort Worth. It's going it's this is an investment with this uh children in Southside with a baseball park. Uh the the complex is going to be used. Everything is going to be used uh as soon as we get started. We break ground hopefully soon and then we'll start uh after a year. Uh hopefully everything goes right and we'll have we'll be open for business and we'll have uh lots of community events that will help to improve the uh the neighborhood and also for bring economic development to Fort Worth. Uh we have planned for the the artwork. We're already we're making t-shirts and sweaters. Uh the sape is very symbolic for our community. Uh the Hispanic community in that area. Uh it's already being used. Uh a lot of people uh really like I really didn't like the art. I didn't I didn't know about the art and then I was very upset that I wasn't included in the process. But then when I showed up and they showed us the artwork, I was I was totally for it. I'm I'm 150% for the artwork that's there and I appreciate everything the city has done uh to honor my great uncle Sikil Vasquez and my cousin Patrick Zamaripa. Uh I would like to everybody to know that um when we talk about artwork, a lot of people say that, oh there's money thrown away and we could have used that to put this here, put that there. But let me tell you something, the life that was dedicated um uh you can't put a mount on that. especially for my cousin Dr. Zamariba. Thank you. God bless. Council, that's a conclusion of our consent agenda items. More speakers. Thank you. A motion and a second. Council. Any other discussion? Please vote. All right. Oh, you want me to vote? Sorry. Motion carries. Our next item will be M andC25-0384. Thank you. And I believe we've got two recusals on this item. Is that correct, Council Member Crane and Council Williams? Yes, Mr. Mayor. Due to my wife's employment at Childcare Associates, I'll be recusing myself from this vote. All my paperwork is on file with the city secretary's office. Thank you. Council Williams. Yeah. Likewise, due to my employment with Taran Food Bank, I'll be also recusing from participating in this item and all of my records are on file with the city secretary. Thank you. Council, I'll entertain a motion. Move for approval. Motion and a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Our next item is MNC25-0382. Same for Council Manning. Council Williams need to recuse on this item. Yes. Again, uh due to my wife's employment at Childcare Associates, I've been advised by the city attorney to recuse myself from this vote. I'll uh also my paperwork's on file in the city secretary's office. Thank you, Ed Jared. Yeah, I'm also recusing for uh the same reason as the previous item due to my employment with Tainer Food Bank and my f um documents are on file with the city secretary. Thank you. Got a motion. Motion in a second. Any other discussion? Council, please vote. motion carries. Our next item will be upcoming and recent events, recognition of citizens, and approval of ceremonial travel. Council member Flores, you're up first. Thank you, mayor. Let's get the uh slide uh please. All right. My wife and I had a wonderful evening uh supporting the Castleberry ISD Education Foundation 6th annual Gayla and that was on April 11th. Uh the funds given back to educator students awarding uh classroom grants and scholarships for high school seniors. So, uh, you know, we had Mark from, uh, WFAA doing the MNC, uh, duties and, uh, it was a very successful event. So, I appreciate Calberry ISD for that. Uh, second, uh, the mayor, myself, uh, Macy Hill, Chief No, and other council members were present for the groundbreaking uh, for the new, uh, police northwest division patrol uh, that we did right off of Marine Creek Parkway. This is going to be a very important facility. we've outgrown our current facility and we will also uh be able to shed a high lease facility that we're doing as well. So, this is going to be at a good savings and a good investment for uh not just district 2 but also district 7. Next slide, please. Okay. Uh it was a special day at North Side High School. I was asked to uh celebrate uh their senior night and with their baseball team, I was asked to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. So that was a lot of fun. A lot of families, faculty members, students, teachers were there uh hosting also a Earthfest event which many in the community attended. So hats off to them. And uh the next is my district office hosted a breakfast uh just to say thank you and to honor uh three Fort Worth police officers, Dustin Lamb, Officer uh Emmanuel Pettes, and Officer John Martin, who couldn't be present because of his duties. their life-saving efforts back to the event that occurred on October 27th during a head-on collision in the vehicle that was on fire. It was if it wasn't for their heroic actions, the driver's life would have been lost. But fortunately, he was saved. So, thanks to them, thanks to the Northwest Division and their command staff. Uh then one announcement I have Fort Worth Aviation Museum is having its premiere event hops and props this Saturday, April 26 from 12 to 5:00 p.m. I know that uh former council member Zim Zimmerman is in the audience. He and I are on the board of directors uh for the aviation museum. Uh there is a lot of program fund for this. Uh you also have a lot of local craft breweries that are there giving you samples of uh what they make and in addition you have static aircraft displays uh local food vendors uh local crafts tours um some aerial demonstrations. So come on out. It's a wonderful event and that's at 3300 Ross Avenue this Saturday from 12 to 5. Thank you. Thank you Carlos. Uh, Council Member Crane. Yeah. Hello. Uh, yes. I've been advised by the city attorney to ask for council approval for travel May 18th through 20th to Washington DC with Triny Metro for an APA conference and retroactively March 17th and 18th Austin, Texas with the Fort Worth Professional Firefighters 440 for meetings with state legislators. Thank you, Michael. Council member Bibbons. Thank you, Mayor. I actually got married at an APA conference. Yeah, that didn't last long. Let's see. I'm ready for the slides. Do I have any slides? There. Oh, they're behind me. Okay, I'll just Okay. Recently, we had a tax foreclosure workshop at Handley Met Brook Rec Center. We had a full house uh thanks to Merilyn from property management and Casey from neighborhood services. Their teams put together this workshop letting people know what you need to do to buy a tax foreclosed property, what you need to look out for in buying one. And the the beauty of the workshop is at least people know what steps they have to take to buy one. Too often you might see a vacant property. It may be run down. It may not be, but that could be your neighbor. But if you want to pick your neighbors and there's a tax forclosed property next to you, at least now if you went to this workshop, you know how to buy one. And so thanks to all of those who helped pull this off. We had a wonderful turnout in spite of the rain. So my hat goes off to all who participated. Uh, next slide. Of course, there is we we actually have a 7-second delay, mayor. I'm convinced of that. So, we had an Easter egg hunt in historic Stop Six over the weekend. I started out being greeted by kids, ended up being greeted by kids. Uh there's Jan Bennett who is an officer with the historic stop six neighborhood association and the group you see in front of a public art project is gathered by the president of that association Michael Moore. I want to say thanks to all who showed up including the police who kept us all safe and entertained and it was a wonderful time to be had by all and the the rain didn't stop the fun. And that's it. Thank you Gina and Council Member Beck. There we go. Okay. Okay, first up we have Oh, okay. Sorry. You the screen's loading. All right, so first up we have the um Fort with PD Central Division uh had their Easter event at Hillside um Community Center in District 8 um on April 12th and it was a lot of fun. Um I was glad to be joined by um Councilwoman Martinez and Councilman Nettles at that event. Next slide. Same day we celebrated 125 years of the um Byron German Sports Club and um the city of Fort Worth is actually one of their premier um premier fan clubs. So it was fun to be out there um watching a bunch of folks watch soccer. Um, not shown in the picture is the um, three- foot tall polliner uh, beerstein that they gave me um, and then tried to get me to drink out of. So um, I told them we didn't need any additional um, incidents on West 7th, so I opted out. Next slide. Uh, speaking of West 7th, we had the West 7th Neighborhood Association meeting at the state and um, thanks to all of the city staff that showed up. It was um, really informative for those folks and we got a lot of positive feedback. Next slide. Okay, now we're on to future events. So May 10th, Fort Worth PD South Division um at Fort Worth PD South Division headquarters on Risinger Road, the McCart Avenue corridor study open house is taking place. I hope to see you all out there. Next slide. Uh May 24th is uh Carry the Load for the City of Fort Worth employees. If you haven't already, you should be receiving a link uh to sign up. Please sign up early so that we can uh make sure that you have uh our first ever city of Fort Worth team t-shirts to wear for that event. And I think that's it. Thank you, Counc. Um I believe I'm last up, but for an important recognition, um Lisa Athetherton is here with us today. Lisa is the CEO of Bell here in Fort Worth. Lisa, you're welcome to join me here at this center podium. For those of you that don't know Lisa and the Bell team, um Lisa is an incredible leader with an amazing career both um in the military and now in the private sector leading Bell forward and you are creating an immeasurable impact in the city of Fort Worth. For those of you who weren't aware, the Bell project that we recently voted on at council is a truly transformative opportunity for our city. It is impactful not only for our national security, but also for our city, state, and regional economy. The new facility is reinforcing that Fort Worth is a leader in some of the most advanced developments in aerospace manufacturing. This new 630 million dollar facility in North Fort Worth will build the V280 Valor military aircraft. It's one of the US Army's largest programs valued at $70 billion. Four city council members unanimously approved an incentives package that included tax breaks and grants valued at more than $46 million just a few months ago. Importantly, this investment will create at least 520 jobs, as well as an internship and career train opportunities for Northwest ISD students. I'd be remiss if I didn't also mention the important work between Robert Allen and the Fourth Economic Development Partnership to get this job over the finish line as well as Brian Chase and his entire team to steward this project forward. Bel, we are incredibly incredibly thankful for your long-standing partnership in the city of Fort Worth and we are proud that you'll continue to call forth home. Lisa, if you'd like to have a few moments, you may. Yes, mayor. Uh, council members, thank you all so much for allowing me the privilege to stand here and represent the thousands of men and women at Bell who are just honored to be a part of this community. Uh before I go any further, uh council member Bivvens, I just want to say thank you uh for your representation of our headquarters as you enter in your final term. We've been honored to have you as a part of our team and uh God bless. We we appreciate all your restate where the headquarters is. Fort Worth. District five. District five. District five. Yeah. So um look, I I I just want to say you all have been incredible partners since Belle moved to Fort Worth in 1951. We celebrate 90 years uh as a company this year and this most recent project as I get my glasses here. Um it is going to be the new site for our core manufacturing of the US Army's future longrange assault aircraft. The mayor detailed it clearly. Uh it this is a major undertaking for our city. Uh and I will tell you that we are becoming known as the aerospace and defense capital here in Fort Worth. So I thank you all for your support in that. It's a huge win because the last time the Army made a decision of this magnitude was in the 1970s. Uh this is going to carry us forward uh generationally for all of our employees. Uh but more importantly for the men and women in service, they need this capability. They need it now and they need our uh support and the future workforce that we have here at Bell. We're going to be investing, as the mayor stated, hundreds of millions of dollars um potentially approaching a B at some point uh in this program uh in the new factory and hiring all the talented men and women and really looking forward to investing uh in ladies such as you have to your left and right, mayor, who could be a part of this program in the in the future. Uh this site selection was made possible by you, by our incredible staff, as you mentioned, uh and along with the team at the Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership. You all have been incredible and we appreciate all that you've done. Cow Town is now an aerospace and defense city and we are proud to call it home. Uh mayor, I really would like to present you uh this V280 model to display in this amazing facility. Uh and and to all the council, thank you very much. [Applause] Go ahead and get yours first. All right. Sure. Thank you. Thank you. That's why I got confused on my [Applause] district. Next will be our non-consent speakers. And mayor, we have one that is Don Allen. Is Mr. Allen here? Yeah. Yes, I'm here. But I actually signed up, I thought, online to uh for the last case on the agenda, which is a rideway vacation. So, I tried to sign up under uh uh that agenda item. So, I don't have anything to say until that time. Well, this is where you would make your comments on that item, sir. Okay. Well, then uh in that case, I will um just say that uh we're here recipienting the City on the Hill Church on the last item on the agenda, MNC. I'm sorry I didn't bring it up here, but it's the right vacation in of Anderson Boulevard and Council Councilwoman Bivven's district. Uh and uh it's pretty cut and dried, I think, at this case with a an MNC written by uh city uh legal. Uh, so I don't think I'm going to go through the case and make any presentations unless you have any questions at the time you consider the case. Thank you, Don. Any questions? Council Bivvens. I just want to say thank you for the work you're you're doing, you've done, and you'll continue to do. Thank you, Councilwoman. Thank you, Mayor. That concludes all of the non-consent agenda speakers. That gets us to the council proposals. The first one being CP-330. Okay, thank you. First is CP 330 and council as a reminder, we have to do two votes on these items. One to wave the fees and then one for weigh the rules. So we can vote on these today. So I believe Mayor Pretim, you're on this first item. Like to move for approval. Second. Do we have to? Yeah, we need to we're going to vote twice. So one is to weigh the rules to vote on this today. Mayor Pim and now for the second I move for approval. You have to say I don't have my paper to wave the rules of council to vote on this uh council proposal today. Was that good enough, Lean? She's happy. Okay, great. As always. Thank you, council. Motion in a second. Council, please vote. Uh oh, there we go. Motion carries. Now, Mayor Pim, you can move to approve. Okay. Can I just say move for approval? Yes, you may. Okay. If you see how big this book is, you see why I don't know what's going on. Move for approval. Second. Motion in a second. Council, please vote. Thank you all. Motion carries. Next will be CP-331. Council member Beck. Great. Uh I move to wave the rules of council procedure uh to vote on CP 3 CP 331 today. Uh waving the second reading requirement. Second motion a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Now I move to approve. Second. Motion a second. Please vote. All right motion carries. Next will be MNC 25-0375 with city staff report by Crystal Hinosa. Good morning, Mayor Parker and members of city council. My name is Crystal Hosa and I'm an economic development manager in the city of Fort Worth, Fort Worth Lab Department. The purpose of today's public hearing is to receive comments from the public on the advisability of expanding the boundaries of the Fort Worth public improvement district 18 tourism pit to include one additional hotel property. Notification of today's public hearing was mailed to all property owners within this pit on April 4th, 2025 and published in the START telegram on the same date in compliance with state law. A newly constructed hotel may be added to the district of record owners consent to its conclusion. LIM meridian located at 811 Commerce Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 76102, opened in late summer 2024. Its property owners and their duly authorized representatives have signed a petition requesting inclusion into the tourism pit. If L limmeridan is added to prior signers of the pit pit petition, the following percentages result. A total of 81.79% of appraised value, 70.39% of area of property liable for assessment and 67.8% of record owners liable for assessment will have signed in favor of the PID. Because all the percentages are above the 60% threshold, inclusion of this hotel meets the all required elements and may be considered for inclusion into the tourism pit. The total estimated cost for services and improvements for the remaining life of the tourism pit, approximately 3 years is $24,190,000, which includes estimated costs of 7,750,000 for fiscal year 25. Following receipt of any public comment, staff recommends that city council close today's public hearing and approve MNC25-0375 to declare the petition sufficient authorize the filing of the budget and set a benefits hearing of for May 13th. After the second hearing, it is planned for council to take formal action to add this hotel to the tourism pit and levy assessments. A representative from Visit Fort Worth and I are both available to answer any questions. Thank you, Crystal. Any questions from council? If not, I can entertain a motion to close the public hearing and vote on the MNC. I move to close the priv hearing and approve MNC 25-375 and one find that the petition for expansion of PID 18, also known as a tourism PID meets the statutory requirements of local government code chapter 372. And two, approve the revised 2425 PID 18 assessment rule. and three, set the public benefits hearing before council before this council for May 13, 2025 at 6 pm for final approval of the following for PID 18 expansion of the PID, the update of the revised FY 2425 budget and three-year service plan and the 2425 assessment for an additional hotel. Thank you, Council Member Beck. I've got a motion and a second by Mayor Pertim Bibbons. Please vote. Thank you. Thank you, Crystal. Um, and Janette, before we go to MNC25-0315 with a report by city staff Derek Cole, let's go back. We actually need to vote. Council member Crane on his ceremonial travel. That's my mistake earlier. Entertain a motion. Councel. Second. Motion and a second. Please vote. Just all in favor say I. I. Any nays? Motion carries. Now we're moving to MNC 25-0315. report by Derek Hull. Hi Derek. Looks like you're with us for two or three more here. So you just get to stay at the microphone if that sounds okay. You may have to come to this one. Sorry. I'm sorry, Derek. We confused you. If you turn that monitor around. We're too fancy in here now. There we go. That'll work. Thank you, Mayor Parker, members of council. Uh we do have in fact two uh public hearings. The first is for annexation AX230009. This is Walsh Ranch in the planning area 5 and it's located in future council district 3. Perfect. Thank you. So, by way of some background information, the owner of this particular annexation is Qual Valley Devco 5 LLC. This is a owner initiated annexation for full purpose um annexation activities. Um, as was indicated before, for council's actions, um, for consideration to conduct a public hearing, authorize the execution of the municipal service agreement, and consider adoption of the ordinance for annexation 230009 for full purpose. This is a 100% residential uh, annexation. Uh the current site acreage includes 239 acres of land and approximately 25 acres to include Interstate 20. It's located in Parker County. Uh and it does comply with state law uh relative to section 43.0672 and as you can see there are several related cases dating all the way back to 2003. Uh by way of background information related to land use, the comprehensive plan, land use map indicates three different land use designations. Single family residential, lowdensity residential, and open space. Uh the current use of the land is vacant. Um as proposed with the annexation, the proposed land uses are consistent with the comprehensive plan and this is located in the far west planning sector. As it relates to the zoning, uh the zoning is planned development specific to lowdensity residential for a range of residential uses to include A-43 all the way through R2. The Fort Worth Lab has prepared a fiscal impact analysis looking at the long-term positive impacts. Uh it indicates by year five the um minus the expenditures for the annexation we can expect a cumulative net total impact of $5 million 5.4 million. And then by year 40 um with complete buildout um the cumitive net total positive impact will be approximately 63 million. So with that staff will conclude the presentation and the applicant uh is here for any questions. Thank you Derek. Any questions councel? If not I'll turn to council crane. Uh thanks. I'll move to close the public hearing act on the MNC. Second motion a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is MNC25-0318, the staff report by Derek Hall, which was combined into the previous presentation. I'll move to close the public hearing and act on the MNC. Second. Motion, a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Our next item is ZC-24-162. Oh sorry. ZC-24138. Council member Beck. Move to approve. Second. Motion a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is ZC-25-056. Council member Martinez. Move to approve. Motion a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is ZC-25-062. Move for approval. Motion a second. Please vote. Mayor Pro Tim, your fines and fees. We got I think we have one one more tree related item. We do. Yes. Motion carries. Next is MNC25-0323. Council member Mayor Tim Bivvens, I'll turn this one to you. Yeah, this this really results in a lot of hard work uh by staff more than years to get us to changes in our tree ordinance. That's layman's terms. It's important that people know when they build in Fort Worth, you just can't come and clearcut our significant trees and not be held accountable for it. And so, Mayor, what I tell staff is I would not be embarrassed if we had the strongest tree ordinance in the state. Really wouldn't. We're not there yet, but we're better than we were before. and staff came up with these caps and they really were the inspiration for me from Councilwoman Beck. And you might want to talk about whatever that character is. You always talk about the Lorax. The Lorax. The Lorax speaks for the trees and there's no one in the city of Fort Worth that speaks for the trees like you, Council Councilwoman Bibbons. So, thank you for all your hard work on this and making sure that us young folks on council understand the importance of preserving um trees in in our districts and across this city. So, um as you as your time here draws to an end, I hope that this is really something that um that you take with you because it's big. You have been very special to me in educating me on things all things Dr. Zeus and I had no idea what the Lorax was or anything until you called me that one day. And I didn't know if you were being complimentary or rude, but it was a compliment. It was a compliment. I promise. You know, when you don't have kids, I I know Paul Geel and he said, "Oh, you know, that that that's that's a big deal. That's Dr. Zeus's great nephew." But we have quite a few caps that we'll share with council members Dak who was very supportive of making these changes and anyone who thinks that they love trees and so you know with that I move for approval. Thank you. I've got a motion in a second council and I also want to give a really special thanks to city staff for your hard work on this ordinance. Thank you for the hats. We do appreciate them and you already mentioned it Gina but to our our development advisory committee um for their cooperation. And that's very uncommon in big cities that you see our development community come alongside the city of Fort Worth to create what they may perceive as more regulation. But I think they recognize the importance of our tree canopy in the city and that the leadership of this city was making this a priority. So again to city staff, thank you very much for your tenacity and patience to get us to this point. Um and with that council, I think we can vote. Put my hat on here. [Music] Motion carries. Congratulations, Gina. Thank you. [Applause] Next item is MNC25-0362. Thank you. Council, I can entertain a motion. Move for approval. Second. Got a motion and a second. Councel, please vote. Motion carries. Next item is MNC25-0326. Move for approval. Motion a second. Council, please vote. And with that, the church is fine. And motion carries. Mayor, that concludes all of the action items. Thank you, council. And with that, meeting is adjourned. And the drum line will meet us outside. Yes. For a little entertainment, Kristen, you want to gabble us out? You can say meeting adjourned. Meeting adjourned. Great job. All [Applause] right J