[0:00] time is remaining? A bell will

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[0:01] remaining before you begin your

[0:05] comments, please state your

[0:06] name. Thank you.

[0:08] >> Good Color meeting to order.

[0:11] Turn it back over to Catherine.

[0:16] >> Today's invocation will be

[0:18] given by Pastor Demario Lewis.

[0:19] Please rise for the invocation

[0:22] and remain standing for the

[0:28] Pledge of Allegiance.

[0:29] >> Show we bow.

[0:33] I haven't. Father, we thank

[0:35] you. This morning. For the city

[0:41] of Fort Worth. We thank you for

[0:41] every leader that stands with

[0:43] us and stands before us.

[0:43] We thank you for Mayor City

[0:46] manager in every city

[0:47] COUNCILMAN. And we prayed this

[0:51] day that you will continue to

[0:53] give us wisdom. To lead.

[0:59] Give courage to make right just

[0:59] decisions. Also give compassion

[1:02] that we MAY serve the people of

[1:06] the city. And your people have

[1:08] peace. Give them clarity of

[1:11] thought in every discussion,

[1:15] unity in every decision and

[1:16] integrity and every action

[1:17] protect our leaders, their

[1:18] families and everyone in the

[1:21] city of Fort Worth bless.

[1:24] Fort Worth.

[1:25] Allow us to let everything be

[1:29] done. Decently in an order in

[1:32] your name. We pray. Amen.

[2:03] >> Are for special recognition

[2:04] is presentation of recognition

[2:05] for the 100 and 50th

[2:08] anniversary of Prairie View.

[2:11] A m University.

[2:36] >> Good morning. And I want to

[2:40] thank the mayor for allowing me

[2:43] to go first with this

[2:45] presentation because this is an

[2:47] extraordinary honor and an

[2:48] extraordinary time. And I am

[2:51] grateful to all of you for

[2:52] being here for this history

[2:54] lesson. And it is a history

[2:55] lesson. So I am going to ask

[2:58] the following folks to please

[3:00] join me at the podium. Ms Cully

[3:06] a tail or MR. Jonathan Tamplin.

[3:09] MISS Michelle McIlroy.

[3:11] Ms at 10, a rich.

[3:13] >> MISTER Robert evidence,

[3:19] MISTER Alvin Scott, MISTER Neil

[3:22] White. MISTER Claudie Buzbee

[3:25] MAY is Kathleen Turner. MAY is

[3:27] Andrea Johnson.

[3:32] Sand see Hall if they're here

[3:32] Chelsea lately. And John

[3:34] Davitt, Jonathan pelvic.

[3:37] If you are here, please join me

[3:40] at the podium.

[3:44] If you all afterwards, if you

[3:45] all are and along that.

[3:45] >> The U.S. Team Prairie View a

[3:51] m University. I would ask you

[3:54] to join us. But where a U.S.

[3:59] Prairie view a m University

[4:01] was established on AUGUST 14th

[4:06] 18. 76 by the 15th, Texas

[4:07] legislator. And it proudly

[4:11] proudly stands has the second

[4:11] oldest public institution of

[4:15] higher education in the state

[4:17] of Texas. And it's the state's

[4:20] oldest public. Historically

[4:23] black college and university

[4:28] are as we affectionately call,

[4:30] And whereas Prairie View am

[4:33] University was founded by

[4:35] extraordinary leaders and

[4:36] founders, including Matthew

[4:39] Gains, William Holland and Wall

[4:42] to Burton.

[4:44] Whereas Prairie View a m's

[4:45] University hit the university's

[4:50] history is deeply entwined with

[4:51] Fort Worth because among its

[4:54] distinguished leaders was as a

[4:57] look in our I am Carol, who

[5:01] led force first public school

[5:04] for African Americans before

[5:04] serving as Prairie View's.

[5:08] 5th principal from 1915, to

[5:10] 1918.

[5:13] And whereas the honorable late

[5:17] Re be carrying proud Prairie

[5:19] view. A lot of this became the

[5:19] first African American American

[5:23] elected to represent the Fort

[5:25] Worth school board. And later

[5:26] represented Fort Worth House

[5:28] district. 95 in the Texas House

[5:32] of Representatives. And there's

[5:32] so

[5:36] much more because whereas these

[5:38] historical connections and a

[5:40] score Prairie View's lasting

[5:42] impact on the educational civic

[5:45] and political legacy of Fort

[5:47] Worth and over the past 100

[5:49] years, Prairie View a m

[5:53] University has grown from an

[5:56] initial enrollment of 8 get

[6:00] that 8 students into a globally

[6:02] recognized institution. What

[6:05] institution with more than

[6:08] 87,000 driving along that.

[6:09] And where and strood to is

[6:12] enduring macho and core

[6:16] mission.

[6:17] Prairie View am University

[6:19] consistently. It's sales and

[6:22] produce it producing productive

[6:23] people who lead serve and make

[6:26] indelible contributions across

[6:30] Fort Worth, Texas, the United

[6:33] States and the world and where

[6:37] has the year

[6:38] 2026? Our state historical

[6:40] Sesquicentennial celebration of

[6:42] Prairie View a m University

[6:44] offering a momentous occasion

[6:48] to honor its rich legacy of

[6:48] academic excellence, student,

[6:52] empowerment and unyielding path

[6:55] to pride. Whereas the Prairie

[6:58] View am University National

[7:02] Alumni Association Fort Worth

[7:04] chapter is recognized as a part

[7:08] in it to 150 years of

[7:09] excellence purpose and

[7:11] leadership. Therefore, be it

[7:13] resolved that the city of Fort

[7:17] Worth Texas hereby recognizes

[7:21] and could graduates Prairie

[7:24] View am University on his 100

[7:27] and 50th anniversary commending

[7:31] its profound and lasting impact

[7:34] on higher education and public

[7:34] survey service and MADAM

[7:35] PRESIDENT, would you please

[7:37] accept this special

[7:43] recognition? Thank you and

[7:50] If you pay at those proudly

[7:50] wear purple and gold. And so

[7:53] MADAM PRESIDENT, would you like

[7:57] to have a few words?

[8:02] Good morning, everyone. Mayor

[8:04] Parker, thank you so much for

[8:05] providing us with this

[8:07] opportunity to just say a few

[8:08] words and express our

[8:08] gratitude.

[8:09] >> On behalf of Prairie View, a

[8:13] m University forward. The Lum

[8:14] that chapter. Thank you.

[8:14] COUNCILWOMAN Deborah Peoples

[8:17] and the city of Fort Worth

[8:19] leadership.

[8:20] For this meaningful resolution,

[8:23] recognizing 150 years of

[8:24] Prairie View am University

[8:24] history. This honor is more

[8:27] than a milestone. It's a

[8:28] celebration of resilience,

[8:30] excellence and so many people

[8:31] in the pant, the city to have

[8:34] all of these pant this year

[8:35] represented today. The purple

[8:37] and gold that you see here.

[8:40] Extends to different

[8:43] communities within our city.

[8:44] Purple is royal. Gold is

[8:47] Resilient. Prairie View has

[8:47] opened its doors of

[8:48] opportunity, empowering

[8:50] generations of African

[8:53] Americans and citizens of all

[8:56] ration races and nationalities

[8:56] to lead served, innovate.

[8:59] We are now established as an

[9:01] art to university based on the

[9:02] number of doctoral degrees

[9:04] conferred as well as the

[9:06] research that we do to expand

[9:07] mindsets, expand innovations

[9:11] and become the leaders that are

[9:12] globally competitive. And those

[9:14] in and looked forward to in

[9:15] turn our students and become

[9:16] the leaders that you see that

[9:17] only sitting on your podiums,

[9:20] but that we educate in our

[9:20] schools today.

[9:21] Here full worth, Arlen not

[9:24] chapter has proudly care at

[9:26] this mission forward for more

[9:27] than 60 years serving students

[9:29] supporting scholarships and

[9:31] mentor in future Lee. Future

[9:32] leaders. We on a distinguished

[9:34] alumni in our community, such

[9:36] as I am to Henry b, Kerry and

[9:38] so many others that are with

[9:40] us here today, our commitment

[9:42] to service and leadership is

[9:44] established by their hard work

[9:47] and we fight tirelessly to

[9:50] continue in their legacy as we

[9:51] celebrate this 150 years, we

[9:52] recommit ourselves to ensuring

[9:56] that every generation has the

[9:58] opportunity to lead, learn vote

[9:59] and leave a legacy of

[10:01] excellence. We want to thank

[10:02] you again for this incredible

[10:04] recognition. We are proud to

[10:05] represent Prairie View. A m

[10:08] University with where

[10:09] excellence lives here and it

[10:12] lives on in our in our homes

[10:15] and in our hearts because we

[10:16] know Prairie view produces

[10:17] productive people. And as we

[10:22] love to say,

[10:25] >> Thank you.

[12:34] Next is recognition of Mayor

[12:37] Mattie Parker. High School are

[12:38] competition. 2026 top place.

[12:38] Ers.

[12:39] >> Thank you, council. I've got

[12:40] 3 amazing young ladies that

[12:43] can join me at the podium.

[12:44] If you don't mind Matalin,

[12:45] Chloe and Lana and I'll walk

[12:46] you through why this is so

[12:47] significant. But first, we

[12:50] would not be here today without

[12:51] the amazing Lawrence apa.

[12:51] Lauren has put this art

[12:53] competition now for how many

[12:57] years total. Lauren, 10 years,

[12:58] which is incredible. This is

[12:59] the annual Merrill, our

[13:00] competition. This is not belong

[13:01] to me. This belongs the mayor's

[13:03] Office of the City of Fort

[13:05] Worth. It's an art competition,

[13:06] granite, a talented young

[13:07] artists for around 4th

[13:08] opportunity to showcase their

[13:12] work while gain experience and

[13:14] the art world. This year, we

[13:16] received 324 in trees across

[13:18] dfw from 15 participating

[13:20] schools out of those entries.

[13:21] 25 students were selected the

[13:22] exhibition of the Fort Works.

[13:26] Art galleries to the Gallery

[13:27] of Dreams are allows us to

[13:29] connect deeply f-king feelings,

[13:31] memories and introspection.

[13:32] I was truly amazed by the

[13:34] talent, especially the string

[13:36] and ladies that recognize here

[13:37] today, they were displayed in

[13:40] their 3 top pieces and this

[13:41] recognition honors the 2026

[13:42] Mayor High School are

[13:43] competition of the top 3

[13:45] artists that are here with us.

[13:46] Our 3rd place winner was MISS

[13:47] Matalin, Wilkinson for her

[13:51] piece. The Dragon Blooming

[13:52] Sanctuary. Please Allen.

[13:53] Thank you. And you can. She

[13:55] actually brought her peace with

[13:56] her, which is fantastic.

[13:59] Matalin is an 11th grader at

[14:00] Brewer High School. She mainly

[14:00] scopes animals because they

[14:03] embody and convey much more

[14:04] emotion in her art. She likes

[14:06] to focus very much on details

[14:07] because allows the viewer to

[14:10] beautify new things. Each time

[14:11] they look into her art. And our

[14:12] second place winner was MISS

[14:14] Chloe Swinford for her piece.

[14:19] High Pony. Got it with you all

[14:19] wonderful. That beautiful.

[14:20] Chloe's and entering her

[14:23] freshman year of college at

[14:24] Tarrant County College and

[14:26] believes in creating this a

[14:27] crucial part of human

[14:30] expression. She was to painting

[14:31] and mixed media. She likes to

[14:32] use recycled material, some

[14:32] neighbor pieces or previously

[14:35] used campuses or attachment.

[14:37] She's made from cardboard in

[14:38] class with paper. She has saved

[14:39] from old assignments and sheet

[14:41] music in order to repurpose

[14:42] into something new. And our

[14:45] first place winner has missed

[14:46] Lana Mackey for her piece

[14:48] number, tell Lana is a levent

[14:50] greater at Pasco High School.

[14:52] Our allies wanted to portray

[14:53] her creative visions to

[14:54] reflection month, hiring her to

[14:56] explore different forms of

[14:57] expression. It helps Lana

[14:57] perceived differently by

[15:00] showing herself that beauty is

[15:01] all about perspective. Please

[15:02] take a moment to recognize

[15:05] these amazing young ladies.

[15:09] Would any of you like to say

[15:12] anything? No way. Would you

[15:12] like to say anything?

[15:13] >> You're welcome to come on

[15:15] up close, going to speak for

[15:16] the group. I think. Good

[15:19] morning, everyone. Thank you so

[15:20] much. Oh, my gosh. I'm sorry.

[15:24] Thank you so much. Thank you

[15:27] for being here. Thank you so

[15:28] much. I'd like to invite

[15:28] everyone to

[15:29] >> utilize their creativity and

[15:33] your narrative to create any

[15:33] kind of work. Whether you think

[15:37] you have creativity are not.

[15:40] I believe that.

[15:41] Creating are is very important

[15:44] as human beings and thank you.

[15:49] And Lauren, before we take a

[15:51] photograph, would you like to

[15:51] say anything about how

[15:52] important is our competition

[15:53] has been for works are are so

[15:55] appreciative of your

[15:56] leadership.

[15:59] >> Thank you. Thank you.

[16:00] Mayor Parker.

[16:03] >> First of all, this is the

[16:04] exact reason why we do this.

[16:08] This is an honor to see these

[16:09] 3 students up here speaking

[16:09] to counsel about their art in

[16:15] high school in the city of Fort

[16:16] Worth, Texas Gallery of Dreams

[16:17] was created to connect local

[16:20] students and emerging artist

[16:21] with these opportunities and

[16:22] national connections. And I

[16:22] think we're doing that. And

[16:24] this is an example of how we're

[16:24] doing that.

[16:27] >> We're going on our 10th

[16:28] year.

[16:29] Which is unbelievable. The

[16:32] support from the mayor's office

[16:33] has been incredible.

[16:35] >> We've been able to partner

[16:36] on other competitions. We just

[16:37] did the America 2.50, our

[16:43] competition as well this year.

[16:43] >> So it's just been an

[16:45] unbelievable. But a little bit

[16:45] about the competition. Real

[16:47] quick. Just these 3 girls.

[16:48] What they want is a big, big

[16:50] deal. This was created between

[16:53] a friend of mine and myself.

[16:53] When we were looking at how

[16:56] athletes are treated in high

[16:57] school and the city versus how

[17:00] art students are treated in my

[17:02] high school in the city.

[17:03] And so we wanted to create

[17:05] something for artists that was

[17:07] impactful and as big of a deal

[17:09] as what athletes and students

[17:09] and all these other kids are

[17:13] getting celebrated because art

[17:15] should be celebrated. So we

[17:17] and Raul, the mayor's office,

[17:18] we the can get a curator from

[17:20] them and major museum here in

[17:21] Fort Worth this year. We used.

[17:23] >> The modern art museum again.

[17:26] So we're so so lucky to do

[17:26] this. There's prices. There's

[17:27] awards. There's photos their

[17:30] parents get to come to an

[17:32] exhibition of reception and a

[17:34] real art gallery. That's up for

[17:35] a couple It's an honor to do

[17:37] this. And I really just want to

[17:38] acknowledge these 3 young

[17:41] ladies and say congratulations

[17:44] and thank you, Mayor.

[18:30] >> Next is presentation of

[18:33] recognition for Gun Safety

[18:37] Awareness Month.

[18:39] >> Council adjourned here today

[18:42] by MR. Hilton Jackson, who?

[18:45] Runs the aim for safety program

[18:46] is co-chair and also buddy

[18:49] Calzada was 4th police

[18:50] Department.

[18:51] Cook Children's in for safety

[18:54] program was established in 2017

[18:55] by DR. Daniel Guzman designed

[18:57] to help reduce the number of

[18:58] injuries we see every year

[19:01] among children through gun

[19:01] safety, education for safety

[19:02] provides education resources

[19:04] for parents. The goal of

[19:05] mitigating these incidents,

[19:08] this program distributes free

[19:09] cable locks and gun safes.

[19:10] Cable locks are available at

[19:13] Cook Children's Emergency

[19:14] departments in Fort Worth last

[19:17] year. The number amounted to

[19:18] 488 and safes and 3,523 cable

[19:20] locks distributed throughout

[19:21] the community. Our goal is

[19:24] quite simple in the city of

[19:26] Fort Worth to see few to fewer

[19:27] preventable firearm injuries in

[19:30] children to allow them to grow

[19:31] up safe today. Special

[19:31] recognition is important

[19:35] because Siri Fort Worth here by

[19:37] recognize is this month as Gun

[19:37] Safety Awareness Month. But

[19:38] this time I would invite MR.

[19:41] Jackson to say any words and

[19:44] buddy Calzada.

[19:48] >> On behalf of Doctor who's

[19:49] many for safety program.

[19:50] We thank the city of Fort Worth

[19:55] for highlighting such a special

[19:56] program. As mentioned. Our

[19:56] really goal is our goal is

[19:59] really simple as just provide

[20:00] safety and awareness to every

[20:03] community within the city of

[20:05] forward to make sure that if

[20:06] there's a firearm in the home,

[20:06] there's the knowledge and

[20:09] education there to make sure

[20:12] that our kids are safe.

[20:14] >> Good morning. Mayor City

[20:15] Council city manager. I learned

[20:17] long ago that everything rises

[20:18] and falls on leadership and

[20:19] because of your partnership

[20:21] in this program and your

[20:23] leadership in this program,

[20:25] it was successful. We recognize

[20:28] that this can't happen. Gun

[20:30] safety by one individual or one

[20:31] agency takes all of us working

[20:33] together. So I thank you for

[20:34] your leadership. And also I

[20:36] thank you guys for just to

[20:37] always be in a park in Fort

[20:38] Worth. We're not waiting for

[20:39] change. We're making it happen

[20:42] and you're helping us to that.

[20:45] Thank you.

[21:15] >> Next is items to be with

[21:19] continued or withdrawn.

[21:27] Mike should be a new j.

[21:28] >> We have one item to be

[21:30] withdrawn from the consent

[21:34] agenda that's in Muncie.

[21:35] 26 Dash 0, 8, one.

[21:39] >> Texas consent agenda.

[21:41] Air believe we have to.

[21:42] Our first speaker is Adrian

[21:45] Smith followed by James Smith.

[21:53] >> Adrian Smith District 9.

[21:55] I one with the people.

[21:58] I'm standing to speak regarding

[21:59] the settlement that is due to

[22:03] be voted on as it relates to.

[22:05] The late Atatiana Jefferson

[22:07] Atatiana Jefferson, NOVEMBER

[22:11] 28th 1990, through 10/12/2019.

[22:15] Isn't a celebration. My the is

[22:16] a closure.

[22:16] Atatiana Jefferson just still

[22:20] be here. Feel it her life's

[22:21] purpose. No amount of money can

[22:22] replace what the world lost in

[22:26] the aftermath of the tragedy.

[22:29] That was.

[22:29] A guilty verdict was read

[22:30] money. So how do you get event

[22:33] for Nick Wrenn remedy? Some

[22:33] sense of accountability?

[22:34] Well, disgraced individual

[22:38] whose name I will not mention

[22:39] the void left by his decision

[22:42] making when Neville remedy the

[22:43] heartbreak felt. Tennis loved

[22:48] ones, friends, community in

[22:50] turn able MR. James Smith.

[22:51] Made a memories of who she was

[22:53] and like continue being the

[22:56] inspiration got and light for

[22:57] those who knew her best.

[23:01] Also for those who stood in

[23:01] solidarity for justice, letting

[23:07] the world know let into world.

[23:07] No her life matter.

[23:10] MR. Jay Smith, thank you for

[23:13] keeping her memory alive.

[23:14] Despite all the sleepless

[23:15] nights, heartbreak question in

[23:18] from with Dan and even and some

[23:20] directed at you. You truly awe

[23:23] neighbors should be. Someone

[23:25] concern. For his community and

[23:31] the individuals. Who make it

[23:34] home. And in closing.

[23:41] As it relates to, this is just

[23:41] a matter which should have been

[23:44] settled a long time ago.

[23:45] We should even be here. You

[23:46] walk in the Senate this week

[23:50] ahead is not a taking care of a

[23:52] long time ago. But you all

[23:54] thought it was important to

[23:56] continue supporting the

[23:58] disgraced offices, legal

[24:00] defense, which in exist because

[24:00] he's already convicted. He was

[24:05] already convicted and he lost

[24:08] 2 appeals. Shame on you plus, a

[24:11] cause this falls on DR. They

[24:12] view you Oughta mayor, you've

[24:12] allowed to go on. Go on.

[24:17] Go on in. The money has been a

[24:20] so. Out of life or deny million

[24:22] dollar.

[24:22] >> but you all have to fight

[24:25] lawsuits and things of that

[24:26] nature.

[24:27] With this settlement. It knocks

[24:30] it down to roughly 37 million

[24:31] dollars.

[24:35] I say to anybody who has any

[24:35] kind of league amount of

[24:37] ranking us to see by all means

[24:38] bring get the money. Is there

[24:41] and don't let them lowball you.

[24:44] High. And at the beach in the

[24:47] middle. Thank you.

[24:54] >> Our next speaker is James

[24:57] Smith. MR. Smith here.

[25:06] >> Good morning to the

[25:08] COUNCILMAN Is James Smith live

[25:14] in District 8. You're a stand.

[25:15] 70 pounds lighter. Nearly 7

[25:22] years after the death of a top

[25:25] I talking him that night.

[25:26] To speak on her behalf.

[25:29] Because I saw something wrong.

[25:33] During the process after her

[25:33] shooting. I heard her say don't

[25:37] let them get away with this.

[25:40] And that's why you see me

[25:42] consistently as you head.

[25:45] We'll talk to his mother died

[25:47] in that same home.

[25:47] I was supposed to have lunch

[25:50] with her to discuss the

[25:52] incident to happen. I took the

[25:54] trash out that morning. And as

[25:56] I walked back across the

[25:57] street, a fire truck was

[26:00] pulling up at the same time my

[26:00] phone was ringing in my pocket.

[26:02] I answered the phone. It was

[26:03] her 2 daughters, Amber, Ashley

[26:07] and MR. James can go check on

[26:08] my mother. I went into the home

[26:10] and I watched him perform cpr

[26:13] for 45 minutes. She didn't

[26:15] make. But before she left, I

[26:17] heard her say. Advocate for

[26:21] my baby. And that's what I've

[26:22] The settlement today is not

[26:27] just the monitors settlement.

[26:27] It's a testament.

[26:30] That this type of shooting

[26:34] shouldn't go all. It shouldn't

[26:35] go all. As a child. I remember

[26:39] police in their cabin me and

[26:40] they see a silhouette. It's,

[26:41] you know, even this is my

[26:42] target of this is my talk at

[26:43] this is my talking on. This is

[26:48] my point. It's called train.

[26:54] >> This is my target. This is

[26:54] my point. Up even more hurt.

[26:55] When I learned through the

[26:57] trial there talking and was

[27:02] not given. A chance to live.

[27:02] They didn't render aid.

[27:06] John Peter Smith, less than a

[27:07] mile from the home. The nearest

[27:07] fire departments less than a

[27:10] mile from the home. They were

[27:14] not call. That troubles me.

[27:16] As I sit on a porch swing.

[27:18] As of today. And look across

[27:23] the street. I can honestly say

[27:29] I did. My best. To attack them.

[27:30] And I'm hoping.

[27:32] Plan that there will be a

[27:37] unanimous vote. For the

[27:41] settlement. For this city.

[27:45] For a felony. Thank you.

[27:49] >> Council. That's the

[27:52] conclusion of our consent

[27:54] agenda. Speakers.

[27:57] Can first on the consent

[27:58] agenda. Thank you. And motion a

[28:01] second council. Any other

[28:04] discussion.

[28:15] Motion carries.

[28:17] >> the items to be removed from

[28:19] content. 1007.18 and Muncie.

[28:21] 26 Dash 0, 8, 8, 1, That's when

[28:25] adults.

[28:25] >> Thank you, mayor. Want to

[28:26] take the opportunity also.

[28:29] Thank you, MISTER Smith for

[28:30] coming down. But I want to

[28:31] opportunity as we get ready to

[28:33] vote on this agenda item.

[28:36] We voting on a settlement and

[28:37] a settlement is something that

[28:39] you come together with

[28:40] different groups up parties

[28:43] and we were able to settle with

[28:46] this family. We know that this

[28:46] amount of money, it's not

[28:49] necessarily justice to have a

[28:52] life. But it's what we can do

[28:53] as a council lacrosse's dias.

[28:55] The majority of us would

[28:57] council when this incident

[28:58] happened. But we worked with

[29:00] City Attorney City staff to

[29:04] brain for this amount of

[29:04] justice to this family.

[29:07] I want to thank this council.

[29:09] For working diligently. I think

[29:12] attorneys for Ken diligently

[29:13] to get to this point. And we

[29:14] want to remind the citizens

[29:19] of forward that this council.

[29:20] This MAY here. The city of for

[29:24] the care about the residents.

[29:28] The city of 4. This is just

[29:29] that estimate. This is just an

[29:29] example. One of the highest and

[29:32] largest sum is in the city of

[29:33] Fort.

[29:36] To bring justice to top the on

[29:39] the slide. And so today.

[29:42] Motion to.

[29:46] The summit of 11 million

[29:47] dollars. 250,000.

[29:48] >> Got a motion and a second

[29:51] council. Any other discussion.

[30:01] Motion carries.

[30:03] >> Next is a non consent

[30:05] speakers. And I believe we have

[30:08] one. Thank you. Eugene Smith.

[30:12] >> All right, mayor for us.

[30:18] Speaking to is the

[30:23] fire chief. We're just going to

[30:24] be on me. Interim basis.

[30:24] I guess. But I'm asking the

[30:26] city manager and this just.

[30:33] Why not just make him 4 times

[30:34] me. Is rightfully so the

[30:34] outgoing fire chief is

[30:37] retiring. Kudos to you, sir.

[30:41] For what you, Don, as relates

[30:43] to our city. Wherever you are.

[30:45] Thank you for your service.

[30:45] Hopefully in retirement, you

[30:49] can just about the rest of your

[30:52] days. You choose to. But going

[30:53] forward as we.

[30:54] Frank on a new interim fire

[30:57] chief who is already serving in

[31:01] that capacity. Has released.

[31:04] Why great fire department.

[31:05] The time comes we'll still

[31:05] point a new fire chief Estes to

[31:08] affirm what the instead of

[31:09] doing it without it's I mean,

[31:11] we're already in the budget

[31:12] crisis, right? So save us one

[31:16] dollars and keep it in in

[31:16] House. You know.

[31:16] And let's get a fire

[31:19] department. Find it. You know.

[31:22] There was a lot of point if

[31:22] I see if he had last been

[31:25] department fire Burns in Fort

[31:27] Worth. One firefighter injured

[31:30] a boost this morning. What fox

[31:32] 4 news.

[31:32] 2 former firefighters and it

[31:36] going home at night House fire.

[31:38] That was just overnight.

[31:40] Reporting by w f a a a I say

[31:43] that to say this. You all to

[31:44] play hardball with 5 point the

[31:46] fire department to find it.

[31:47] You get a ponies, the point

[31:48] blank check to do whatever they

[31:51] want to do. All right. I'm

[31:52] proud apartment.

[31:55] The top of the line you can

[31:56] call them the ocean will get

[31:56] them funded. Stop playing these

[31:57] games with them is collected,

[31:58] bought it. You own it. Don't

[32:00] get them funded. They gave to

[32:07] the campaigns. Get them funded.

[32:08] In closing.

[32:11] Speaking with some of the law

[32:14] settlement, this duty.

[32:17] Still to go forth. Another

[32:17] whistle claw whose life was

[32:20] apd because she's a whistle.

[32:23] Whistleblower that support him.

[32:25] Because you don't you don't.

[32:27] You don't write you speaking

[32:27] up for wrong and didn't

[32:28] retaliate against socialist

[32:32] fish. A crutch, a you should

[32:33] ask for more.

[32:34] You should ask more. I think it

[32:34] will. You be justice served

[32:37] should ask for more because

[32:40] show all the time. What have

[32:41] you put into becoming a the

[32:41] press? He wasn't it ponies

[32:44] deployment. This amount of

[32:48] money doesn't. It doesn't

[32:49] amount to anything but kudos to

[32:50] you, ma'am. And to all future

[32:50] whistle blows up out there.

[32:52] You're listening by all means

[32:55] don't be afraid. The money is

[32:58] here. Expose the city for what

[32:59] it is.

[33:00] And again, a paddle Anglo them

[33:03] each in the middle. Trust me.

[33:07] >> Next is changes in

[33:09] membership on boards and

[33:12] commissions. The first item

[33:13] is 26 Dash 6, 0, a 2 at-large

[33:15] appointments for community

[33:16] Action. Partners.

[33:19] >> Got a motion. A second

[33:22] council. Please vote.

[33:31] Motion, carries.

[33:32] >> Next is 26. Just 6, 0, 8,

[33:32] 3 at-large appointments for

[33:35] human Relations Commission.

[33:42] >> Usha Second Council. Please

[33:46] vote.

[33:53] Motion, carries.

[33:54] >> Next, is it 26 dash 6 or a

[33:55] 4 board appointments for

[33:58] district 4? Council are short.

[34:01] >> Thank you, mayor. Ever

[34:02] question. Consider Ation to

[34:03] appoint the following

[34:03] individuals to the board below

[34:05] with the term effective AUGUST

[34:09] 25th 2026 and ending OCTOBER

[34:09] first 2028 Marlon Jones for a

[34:12] first term on the Library

[34:13] advisory board.

[34:16] >> And Motion a second council

[34:19] and the discussion.

[34:25] Motion carries.

[34:26] >> Next is 26 just dash 6, 0, e

[34:28] 5 board appointment for

[34:31] District 11.

[34:35] >> That's where Martinez.

[34:35] I'd first like to thank Leslie

[34:37] Shields for her 3 years of

[34:38] service and leadership on the

[34:38] leaders.

[34:39] >> On the Library advisory

[34:41] board and thank you to time

[34:43] your Ferguson for accepting

[34:44] the call to serve. And with

[34:44] that, I request your

[34:48] consideration to appoint the

[34:48] following individual to the

[34:50] board below with the term

[34:53] effective AUGUST 25th 2026 and

[34:53] ending OCTOBER first 2027 Tanya

[34:56] Ferguson, partial term by Barry

[34:57] Advisory board.

[35:00] Got a motion a second council.

[35:03] Any other discussion.

[35:13] >> Motion passed next.

[35:17] Is resolution and 26 Dash 6, 0,

[35:20] 7, 4,

[35:23] Counsel mark for us.

[35:29] Got a motion. A second council.

[35:36] Please vote.

[35:37] Motion, carries.

[35:41] Next is 26 Dash 6, 0, 7, 9,

[35:44] Got a motion and a second

[35:45] council.

[35:46] >> I just want to what we can

[35:48] vote and that's when I can

[35:51] comment. And a motion. A second

[35:55] council, please vote.

[35:58] Motion carries she Portner

[35:58] year. So either. So in a side

[35:59] point out that I think this is

[36:02] the first time in history that

[36:04] the chief of the fire

[36:05] department and the head of for

[36:05] 40 or all Boswell pioneers and

[36:06] some good things happen because

[36:09] of that. So congratulations.

[36:14] >> Next is 26 Dash re one.

[36:17] Entertain a motion Council.

[36:21] Motion a second. Please vote.

[36:32] Motion carries.

[36:34] Next is public hearings and we

[36:35] will be taking all of the paid

[36:36] public hearing speakers

[36:39] together and then voting on all

[36:40] the pet items. And we only have

[36:40] one speaker for the pit public

[36:42] hearings. Thank you. Adrian

[36:44] Smith.

[36:45] >> So that he did it public

[36:48] hearing and I'm speaking on it.

[36:49] Public improvement to shut off.

[36:52] Speaking on is that as it

[36:57] relates to district 3.

[36:58] In Las Vegas Trail area, which

[37:01] is in councilmember cranes to

[37:04] street. A truly, truly, truly

[37:08] hope that.

[37:11] We get this one right. And this

[37:12] is no.

[37:15] Appreciate you commit a crime.

[37:16] You.

[37:20] Dawson, thanks. What addition

[37:25] overall since 2021 you know

[37:25] bt you brought the Cook's

[37:27] children's medical planning to

[37:30] the area, which is. It's very

[37:31] much necessary, but it's so

[37:31] much more that can be done for

[37:33] the area. And we know it's

[37:37] still a suite, a investment,

[37:39] you know, investment. Hopefully

[37:39] we can get investment that's

[37:40] needed for that area because

[37:42] the people ordered a deserved.

[37:45] You know, yes, it is a crime

[37:46] rate in area. But

[37:48] it's not because of the people

[37:49] wanted to be a crime in the

[37:49] area. They don't have anything

[37:52] there to sustain and support

[37:56] them.

[37:56] You want to area on the

[37:57] condition. Mayor, if you don't

[37:58] see many got to make sure he's

[38:00] now let's get down to those

[38:00] people. You know, we got it.

[38:01] We got to help the people

[38:01] dealing with drug addiction.

[38:04] We've got to help the seeing a

[38:05] modest will dealing with trying

[38:07] to raise their children.

[38:08] Watch on a work. And, you know,

[38:09] China just provides

[38:11] sustainability in a safe place

[38:14] for children. We've got to try

[38:14] to have those elderly people.

[38:15] Does this leave Internet

[38:16] communities trying to just make

[38:18] ends meet? You know, and I have

[38:19] to worry about all that.

[38:22] Unnecessary things that are

[38:24] going on older.

[38:26] It's all least at times.

[38:26] You know what we know. They've

[38:30] got to have a hand in the area,

[38:32] but maybe they could try to be

[38:34] more community oriented instead

[38:36] of a reactionary force, which

[38:37] we we seen habit for police is

[38:39] more of a reaction. Every post

[38:41] head that's a perect enforce.

[38:44] You know, China Bridge the gap.

[38:45] Maybe something they can do,

[38:48] but it's going to take money.

[38:51] You all. And we had to hold

[38:55] these appointment into account,

[38:56] sir.

[38:57] For you know, because they they

[38:58] getting a lot of concessions.

[38:59] They know how to pay to front

[39:02] when it whenever they get all

[39:03] these calls, whatever it goes

[39:03] to the mat, these these places

[39:06] news problem promise not to pay

[39:08] the money to get them a healthy

[39:10] way. So how about with this?

[39:10] How I would just see we can get

[39:11] rid of some of these bad bad on

[39:12] this and bring us a new

[39:15] ownership. But it's going to

[39:18] take a development is going

[39:21] to take jobs. It's going to

[39:21] take a real effort from this

[39:23] council games. Clayton, thank

[39:25] you. Thank you. Thank you.

[39:25] Thank you. Last time I stated

[39:28] that you will be fit and as

[39:31] a mayor, someone Kath, we

[39:32] personally

[39:33] say, hey, icu makes he's a

[39:34] hero. Something like a lamb to

[39:35] the individual who he know who

[39:37] he is. I don't have any heroes.

[39:38] I'm on But I do have a great

[39:42] respect for you, sir. So thank

[39:43] you.

[39:44] >> Council, that's the

[39:48] conclusion of our speakers on

[39:49] these public hearings as

[39:49] Catherine State are going to

[39:51] actually take all of these in

[39:53] one votes that starts with

[39:58] item. Number 11.1 All the way

[39:59] through. They're ready to.

[40:02] I think that most 11.11 Thank

[40:03] you, counsel for us. All right.

[40:04] >> Motion to close the public

[40:08] hearing and Muncy 2, 6, Dash,

[40:11] 0, 9, 1, 0, and Muncy 2, 6 Dash

[40:16] 0, 9, 1, 2, and c 2, 6, Dash,

[40:19] 0, 9, 13 and c 2, 6 Dash, 0, 9,

[40:22] 14 and c 2, 6 Dash, 0, 9, 20

[40:25] and then see 2, 6, Dash 0, 9,

[40:26] 22 and then see 2, 6 Dash, 0,

[40:29] 9, to 3 and Muncy 2, 6, Dash

[40:30] 0, 9, to 4 and then see 2, 6,

[40:35] Dash, 0, 9, to 5 and then see

[40:35] Dash 2, 6,

[40:39] 0, 9, 2, 6, and him and see 2,

[40:39] 6, Dash, 0, 9, 2, 7,

[40:43] >> Motion a second council that

[40:46] these vote.

[40:53] Motion carries.

[40:54] The next item in Muncie.

[40:55] 26, they're a one-two was

[40:57] incorrectly listed under the

[40:57] public hearing instead of

[40:58] general consent, but it can

[40:58] still be acted upon and will

[41:01] need a motion at this time.

[41:05] Entertain a motion to prove.

[41:08] Motion a second council.

[41:11] Please vote.

[41:18] Motion carries.

[41:18] Next Muncie. 26 Dash 0, 9, and

[41:24] there are no speakers on this

[41:26] item. Cancer back.

[41:28] I move to close the public

[41:29] hearing and approve the

[41:32] sentencing and motion a second

[41:35] council

[41:42] motion carries.

[41:44] Next is the zoning hearing.

[41:44] The first one will be zc.

[41:46] 26 Dash 0, 9, 7 and there are

[41:51] no speakers. Counselor for us.

[41:52] Her proven I can motion a

[41:55] second council. Please vote.

[42:13] My mic was ok, sorry, go.

[42:15] Motion carries.

[42:18] Next. Is the c 26 Dash 0, 4, 1,

[42:25] Okay. Thank you. We have a

[42:30] quite a few speakers on this

[42:32] item. All the attendees

[42:34] everyone gets 3 minutes.

[42:35] I might just encourage if you

[42:36] have talked to repeating and

[42:37] could move forward quickly, we

[42:39] probably have 5 and a half

[42:41] hours worth of speakers on this

[42:42] items will help fix expedite

[42:43] things. And our first speaker

[42:46] want to get our list second.

[42:51] Is Bob Rally followed by Rhett

[42:53] Bennett. Yeah, just second.

[42:54] And then also there are a few

[42:56] people that I think signed up

[42:58] under public comment that

[42:58] probably intended under this

[42:59] particular zoning item for a

[43:03] data center case. So I'm going

[43:04] to be moving them over

[43:04] accordingly. Based on who

[43:06] signed up in those categories,

[43:10] just letting you know.

[43:13] Councilmember Nettles.

[43:23] If we can have just come first

[43:24] to give a brief presentation

[43:27] >> What this vote is actually

[43:31] for today.

[43:32] Thank you, Mayor.

[43:34] >> Good morning, mayor and

[43:35] council. We've got 3 slides

[43:37] that are really excerpts from

[43:38] the zoning case. It's in your

[43:38] docket just to explain what

[43:42] exactly this request is before

[43:43] you today. So this first part,

[43:45] the request is to amend the

[43:48] current pd designation that's

[43:49] already been approved on this

[43:52] property. 2, add an electrical

[43:54] substation use to increase the

[43:55] maximum building height to 70

[43:56] feet and to increase the

[43:59] maximum ad buildings that back

[44:00] to 150 feet and to reduce the

[44:02] parking requirements, which are

[44:04] one of the things that you

[44:06] heard and the feedback that

[44:07] we received is that the parking

[44:08] for industrial for warehouse

[44:09] would have caused the site to

[44:12] be significantly over part for

[44:16] what the needs are.

[44:18] This also is listed in the

[44:20] zoning case that in your

[44:21] packet, this is a comparison at

[44:22] the current development

[44:24] standards that are already

[44:27] approved by the two-part zoning

[44:31] cases Zc 24 Dash 1, 5, 3, and

[44:33] dc 25 dash 1, 3, 2, So on that

[44:34] left column right now, the

[44:35] building setback from single

[44:38] family residential is 80 feet.

[44:40] The building height is 55 feet.

[44:42] Maximum. And the parking ratio

[44:43] is to follow the standard

[44:45] requirement for industrial

[44:46] building, a warehouse building

[44:49] in the Middle column is what

[44:49] the request is before you

[44:50] today, which is to amend the

[44:54] development standards for pd

[44:56] 14, 20 that amendment would

[44:57] increase the building setback

[45:01] to 150 feet, an increase of

[45:03] 70 feet from the single family

[45:04] residential. It would increase

[45:04] the max building height to 70

[45:07] feet, which is an increase of

[45:09] 15 feet. The developer in the

[45:10] zoning case and their narrative

[45:10] submitted that that is

[45:12] necessary in order to increase

[45:14] that setback and they will talk

[45:17] to you through their request

[45:18] and then the parking ratio is

[45:18] to reduce the parking

[45:21] requirement to one space for

[45:21] every 4 employees, which is

[45:23] consistent. I think with the

[45:24] way we've talked about in our

[45:27] staff recommendations as we've

[45:27] been looking at proposed

[45:30] amendments to the data center

[45:32] uses.

[45:34] And then also in your packet is

[45:36] the site plan that is submitted

[45:37] pt 14, 20 to 2% in cases

[45:39] recall. Why are a site plan

[45:42] approval by council? So this

[45:43] site plan is in there towards

[45:44] the end of the packet. I can't

[45:44] remember exactly what page,

[45:48] maybe page 9 or 10 of the

[45:48] zoning case. Dockett is a

[45:49] zoomed-in view. So you can see

[45:52] all aspects at this site plan.

[45:56] Any questions for staff?

[46:00] Questions for Jeff.

[46:00] Ok, thank you.

[46:03] >> For speakers, Bob Riley

[46:06] followed by Red Bennett.

[46:09] >> I believe we have power

[46:12] point.

[46:34] Thank you, Mayor and ball rally

[46:36] half associates. On make of our

[46:42] suite. 600 also resident in.

[46:45] Council district 4.

[46:53] The total acreage of site plan

[46:56] development. Is 187 acres.

[46:58] It's on long. Stevenson.

[47:02] Just in the last 8 years, 9, 1,

[47:03] force he'll cry. As Jessica

[47:07] stated and this process began

[47:09] with the the creation of it

[47:13] pt 14, 20 back in JANUARY of

[47:15] 2025. And subsequently another

[47:16] zoning caisson. And that was

[47:21] approved by this body SEPTEMBER

[47:23] 30th. All trying to do is to

[47:24] include as one of the uses,

[47:30] included electrical substation

[47:30] on the site. And she

[47:31] pointed out increasing the

[47:33] building height from 70 feet.

[47:37] Building setback of 150 feet

[47:39] from Lance Stephenson. And

[47:42] establish and parking Rachel.

[47:47] This is the process that we

[47:48] have talked about for some

[47:51] time. And actually the very

[47:52] first case was submitted in

[47:55] the fall of 2024. The trawl

[47:56] through. And this case and

[48:00] that's before you today was.

[48:01] Nationally approved by the

[48:01] zoning Commission on APRIL, the

[48:02] 8th and then continued for a

[48:05] number of council meetings.

[48:10] This is a distraction to them.

[48:16] Top of the blue boxes city of

[48:17] Forest Hill to the West is the

[48:19] 4th and to the south is Everman

[48:21] the most part. Area in blue is

[48:25] the subject property that that

[48:27] does require a site plan.

[48:30] So I plan has been submitted

[48:31] and reviewed by staff. I would

[48:33] note that while we're asking

[48:35] for 150 foot building setback,

[48:37] plant has is to these

[48:37] dimensions. Enter shown and

[48:41] the closest building along.

[48:45] Launched in the Sun is 400 and

[48:48] 3 feet.

[48:51] The South right away line.

[48:52] Plus, yet another 100 feet.

[48:53] So in the closest would be over

[48:55] 500 feet from properties in

[48:58] Forest Hill along the South

[49:01] side. The subdivision role

[49:03] Crest.

[49:06] >> a second setback is.

[49:10] >> And 900 feet.

[49:14] One other point I would make is

[49:15] that this site? Had originally

[49:18] had a concept plan that had 18.

[49:21] Buildings totaling over

[49:24] 3 million square feet.

[49:25] Concept that we are the site

[49:27] plan that we have before you

[49:27] today for approval. As for

[49:29] buildings, inground space of.

[49:31] A little over a million square

[49:31] feet.

[49:35] >> Containing over 2 Million.

[49:37] >> That's my conclusion of our

[49:40] next speaker is right. Then it

[49:44] fell by readjust key.

[49:48] >> Afternoon council prisoner

[49:50] bust time.

[49:52] Really what we're here today is

[49:53] to vote on a site plan that I

[49:54] think is most appropriate for

[49:55] the neighborhood given that the

[49:58] churches are even resigned.

[49:59] We know that steady and center

[50:00] used to write. I think it's

[50:01] important that we get this

[50:03] right. And I think you'll see a

[50:04] lot of the people to campus

[50:05] sports. They actually live

[50:06] across the street from the

[50:06] development. I think getting

[50:08] the site plan right is

[50:12] important to them and certainly

[50:12] looking at, you know, we're

[50:14] hitting the easy button.

[50:15] Take the easy way out. We could

[50:18] just do everything by existing.

[50:22] The zoning ordinance code and

[50:23] do a lot of buildings. That's

[50:24] not the I think we've got a

[50:28] really thoughtful plan that

[50:32] it's more appropriate for area.

[50:35] So if you see this is the

[50:38] actual rendering of what we

[50:39] would build its only 4

[50:40] buildings down from potentially

[50:42] 18. Lots of green space

[50:42] separating on Stevenson and

[50:45] on the backside own role.

[50:46] Crest.

[50:49] We're asking for a little more.

[50:52] >> If you can remove the mirror

[50:55] maze, sorry,

[50:56] >> outburst.

[50:59] >> Taking a building high from

[51:00] 35 to 70 allows us to reduce

[51:01] two-thirds of the buildings.

[51:04] But with that will do it.

[51:06] Increased setbacks, sir.

[51:07] We're not looking at this.

[51:10] We think it's a much better

[51:12] Kent Campus Bill.

[51:14] And we covered some of these

[51:14] other points, but obviously

[51:18] West parking less impervious

[51:22] yeah. Overall, we think it's a

[51:22] great site plan and looking

[51:25] forward to answer any questions

[51:28] on it. And with that l a turn

[51:28] it over.

[51:31] >> Our next speaker is re a

[51:35] jet ski.

[51:41] Good morning. Mayor Council

[51:42] rate adjusts. Can we have the

[51:42] applicant here today? The issue

[51:46] before the council today is

[51:47] not whether

[51:48] >> a data centre in use is

[51:52] going to be allowed at this

[51:52] site. The issue was already

[51:54] resolved when you approved the

[51:58] zoning for this site pd you

[52:00] 14, 20 back in JANUARY and

[52:03] SEPTEMBER of 2025, the issue

[52:04] is whether these proposed

[52:05] amendments are going to be

[52:05] approved in the site plan that

[52:08] you have before you is going to

[52:11] be approved.

[52:12] Adding the On-side Electric

[52:14] substation to power. The data

[52:14] center provides a direct

[52:18] independent power source for

[52:19] the center increasing the

[52:22] maximum building height by 15

[52:24] feet reduces the number of

[52:25] buildings that would be

[52:28] provided and creates more open

[52:30] space on the property.

[52:31] Increasing the building said

[52:32] bye-bye, almost double the

[52:35] original amount approved

[52:35] creates a larger buffer to

[52:39] those uses that are a long,

[52:40] long Stevenson Road and

[52:43] reducing the parking ratio

[52:43] promotes more open space.

[52:46] Less pay services still

[52:47] provides adequate parking for

[52:49] the small number of employees

[52:51] that will be required to

[52:53] operate this data center.

[52:55] Council. I have in my hand,

[52:57] essentially the site plan

[52:59] checklist and requirements

[53:00] which the city promulgated ce

[53:03] and looks for when they look

[53:05] to approve a site plan. What

[53:06] are some of those questions?

[53:09] Well, what is the location of

[53:10] dimensions of the proposed

[53:11] buildings and structures on the

[53:13] site which are clearly listed

[53:14] one of the building heights.

[53:18] How many parking spaces are

[53:21] going to be provided show the

[53:21] required setbacks that are

[53:22] required by the approved about

[53:25] the applicable zoning ordinance

[53:27] and then just stay where the

[53:29] project is going to comply with

[53:30] landscaping, urban forestry

[53:33] signage and other are lighting

[53:34] requirements of the city.

[53:37] The proposed site plan does all

[53:40] of these things who today?

[53:41] So really before you here

[53:44] today, comments concerns about

[53:44] these amendments and the site

[53:47] plan are germane to the issue

[53:48] before the council. The

[53:51] council. This is not a second

[53:52] bite at the Apple to consider

[53:53] whether or not the zoning

[53:56] should be approved on this site

[53:57] that has already been

[53:58] considered. So according way, I

[53:59] would respectfully request that

[54:02] you approve the proposed

[54:03] amendments to the site and

[54:06] approve the site plan who

[54:07] today. Thank you.

[54:08] >> Our next speaker is Todd

[54:11] Workman followed by Emerald

[54:14] Con.

[54:19] >> Afternoon mayor and council.

[54:20] My name is Todd working here to

[54:21] speak on behalf of its connects

[54:23] would be the developer

[54:25] operator, the data Center

[54:25] campus, the long-term partner

[54:27] to the city of Fort Worth and

[54:28] the good corporate citizen to

[54:30] our Jason Communities for years

[54:34] to come. It connects serves

[54:36] the hyperscale market. We're an

[54:36] experienced operator with over

[54:37] 90 data centers. 60 markets,

[54:39] 20 countries and poor comments.

[54:42] We're not a crypto mining

[54:43] operation.

[54:44] And we're not a speculative

[54:47] developer. Looking to ride the

[54:48] Dana Center win. We provide the

[54:48] infrastructure that enables

[54:51] hyperscale in computing storage

[54:52] capacity. Which requires that

[54:54] we design build and operate to

[54:56] the highest standards, which is

[54:56] what your approval of this

[55:00] request will actually help us

[55:00] to enable. As the campus

[55:01] operator, we will employ

[55:04] hundreds of permanent trades

[55:05] and engineering jobs. But I'm

[55:05] sure the 24 7 uptime

[55:08] environment, these kinds of

[55:09] facilities require. Our

[55:10] economic impact to be

[55:12] substantial. We'll provide the

[55:15] tax base called on of ever

[55:16] 4,000 households.

[55:17] Property taxes generated from

[55:19] this campus would be 10 times

[55:19] the amount of any kind of

[55:23] comparable commercial delivery

[55:24] of real estate.

[55:25] All this with minimal burden on

[55:28] schools, protective services

[55:30] and infrastructure.

[55:30] It connects is a good corporate

[55:33] citizen in the communities in

[55:33] which it operates developing

[55:37] and executing on long-term

[55:38] plans for support of the

[55:38] priorities of the communities

[55:39] in which we operate. We've got

[55:42] a track record that's very long

[55:43] and doing so.

[55:45] Education is foundational

[55:46] former that community support,

[55:47] but not the only form of some

[55:50] community support that we

[55:52] provide.

[55:54] We see great opportunity to

[55:54] bring our experience whole

[55:55] experience to learning into the

[55:57] 2 k through 12 environment of

[55:58] the ice Teas and Fort Worth

[56:00] area and believe a goal of

[56:02] reaching 25,000 students.

[56:04] And that initiative is very

[56:05] realistic. We've already

[56:05] started initial outreach in the

[56:08] community with other

[56:10] educational opportunities.

[56:11] But fide organizations bringing

[56:12] as educational commitments to

[56:15] the community that we can be

[56:17] committed to supporting.

[56:18] And we're only scratching the

[56:19] surface. We're not even at a

[56:21] point where we know that we can

[56:23] develop in the way that we want

[56:24] to once we do our efforts as

[56:27] it relates to exploring these

[56:28] opportunities of corporate

[56:29] citizenship and community

[56:29] support with the stakeholders

[56:32] in the community will get a

[56:34] wider and deeper. In summary we

[56:36] develop and operate

[56:36] responsibly. We're good

[56:37] stewards in the communities in

[56:39] which we operate. And we're

[56:40] very excited about the

[56:41] opportunity to be a long-term

[56:42] productive manner, productive

[56:45] member of the Fort Worth

[56:47] community.

[56:48] >> Our next speaker is enrolled

[56:51] Conf all by Helen Concepts.

[57:01] Good afternoon, Mayor Parker

[57:04] and Council. My name is Emerald

[57:05] Kong, owner of iconic services.

[57:07] Some of you MAY remember my son

[57:08] Javan Kong who was pinned and

[57:10] mentored by Jared Williams

[57:11] previously representing

[57:12] districts. It.

[57:13] >> At the old building in

[57:15] DECEMBER of 2021 where he

[57:16] learned the importance of

[57:19] zoning voting and how to better

[57:19] serve this community. I wanted

[57:22] to open by thanking you for

[57:24] investing in my son and the

[57:26] young people of this community,

[57:28] small business owners like

[57:28] myself understand that a major

[57:30] project creates more than the

[57:31] jobs listed on an operator's

[57:35] payroll. It creates a network

[57:36] of demand. The campus of the

[57:37] scale needs various

[57:39] contractors, concrete work,

[57:40] electrical work, equipment,

[57:45] fencing, security maintenance,

[57:45] and landscaping,

[57:47] transportation, food, lodging,

[57:49] and various first professional

[57:51] services as well as ongoing

[57:54] vendors. Not every opportunity

[57:55] will go to a local company

[57:56] automatically. So we should

[58:00] insist on local outreach and

[58:00] supplier, inclusion. But the

[58:04] opportunity cannot exist if

[58:05] the investment goes somewhere

[58:06] else. 4th work Fort Worth is

[58:10] considering a project measured

[58:11] in billions of dollars that

[58:12] kind of private capital can

[58:14] add substantial taxable value

[58:15] and help balance the city's

[58:18] tax pays. That depends heavily

[58:22] on residents. The city's own

[58:23] data shows that it's for

[58:24] extending data sent for

[58:29] extending data centers

[58:29] generated more than 83 million,

[58:31] an approximately in Grove City

[58:33] property tax revenue over 5

[58:35] years. That figure is not a

[58:37] guarantee for this project, but

[58:39] it shows why this industry

[58:41] deserves serious fact based

[58:42] consideration. The council is

[58:43] also been clear about the

[58:45] decision. The underlying data

[58:51] center use has already been

[58:52] zoned zc. 26 0. 41 concerns

[58:55] amendments and a revised site

[58:56] plan including a larger set

[58:57] back from the residential

[58:59] zoning and design that reduces

[59:01] the overall building.

[59:03] Footprint. I support the better

[59:05] plan. I approve it. Enforce it.

[59:09] And parent with measurable

[59:10] local business engagement Fort

[59:11] Worth is a city where large

[59:14] investments and small

[59:17] enterprises grow together.

[59:18] So please vote yes on c c.

[59:21] 26 0. 41, thank you for your

[59:22] time.

[59:23] >> Our next speaker is Helen

[59:26] Concepts followed by Robert

[59:29] Apps.

[59:35] >> Good afternoon, Mayor Parker

[59:36] and the City Council.

[59:38] >> First, I want to thank the

[59:39] council members for his service

[59:42] and for the responsibility you

[59:44] carry and making decisions that

[59:46] community and our future.

[59:47] I'm here today to ask you to

[59:50] approve Black Mountain site

[59:52] plan. I mean, it. I live

[59:54] directly across the street at

[59:56] 35. 0, 9, on Stevenson wrote

[59:59] my battle started in the fall

[1:00:02] of 2024 after looking at the

[1:00:03] situation and praying looking

[1:00:05] at our community as a community

[1:00:07] to lead it. I decided to

[1:00:10] support Black Mountain. I want

[1:00:11] to tell you place to put the

[1:00:12] project for me. This not

[1:00:16] primarily about a data center.

[1:00:17] It's about our children, the

[1:00:18] primary focus in our

[1:00:22] communities, MR. Bennett has

[1:00:24] made a written 20 year

[1:00:25] commitment to workforce

[1:00:26] development, education,

[1:00:28] internships, mentorships, local

[1:00:29] opportunities and community

[1:00:31] investments. Let me say I

[1:00:34] support the moratorium. I

[1:00:35] support the likenesses. We need

[1:00:35] to be up to date and know

[1:00:37] what's going on. That community

[1:00:40] in kind of slow the pace.

[1:00:41] So I'm grateful for that.

[1:00:42] He has committed to partner

[1:00:44] with Terry County College to

[1:00:46] his College for Kids Program

[1:00:48] o de Wet Peer me at Dunbar

[1:00:51] Everman School district and

[1:00:51] many of our projects in the

[1:00:55] community. That is what gets

[1:00:57] my attention because when we

[1:00:59] walk and we talk about economic

[1:00:59] development. I believe we

[1:01:01] should ask. What does this mean

[1:01:05] children? Can a young person's

[1:01:05] grow up here and have mentors?

[1:01:08] Can they experience an

[1:01:10] internship? Can they learn

[1:01:14] about technology? Engineering,

[1:01:14] artificial intelligence and of

[1:01:16] the careers. We stay a steel

[1:01:19] foggiest Elan School. Can they

[1:01:20] graduate knowing there's a

[1:01:21] pathway from education to

[1:01:24] training to good Korea. I

[1:01:25] believe the answer is yes.

[1:01:26] Children should have to leave

[1:01:27] that committed to discover

[1:01:29] what's possible. We can bring

[1:01:30] those possibilities to them.

[1:01:32] I also want to throw in our

[1:01:34] children should go hungry in

[1:01:35] school. Children shouldn't have

[1:01:39] shouldn't wear a size 9 shoe

[1:01:40] but have on the size. Shouldn't

[1:01:43] wear a size 13 shoe and have on

[1:01:44] a size. 9 shoe in reality that

[1:01:47] happens every day in our

[1:01:48] community. Local colleges.

[1:01:52] He's pop. He is partnering with

[1:01:54] tcc and other local colleges to

[1:01:55] create opportunity for our

[1:01:56] children. If black meta need

[1:01:59] skilled workers less trying

[1:02:00] people for our community, if

[1:02:02] their contracts available,

[1:02:03] let's help local businesses

[1:02:03] compete. If I nonprofits are

[1:02:06] already helping families.

[1:02:07] That's fine ways to connect

[1:02:09] them. This is what a community

[1:02:12] partnership looks like. How do

[1:02:13] we work together? We come from

[1:02:14] all different backgrounds,

[1:02:17] ethnicities, cultures did

[1:02:19] nominations. We come together

[1:02:20] as individuals in the community

[1:02:22] to make a city grate or other

[1:02:25] problems. Yes, we're not going

[1:02:25] to solve them today, but here's

[1:02:28] a reality that a citizen here

[1:02:29] to stay. We can get on the

[1:02:32] winning team. We behind.

[1:02:33] We can gripe and complain.

[1:02:34] I appreciate all of you and

[1:02:37] thank you for this time.

[1:02:38] Please support.

[1:02:39] >> Our next speaker is Robert

[1:02:42] Apps followed by John Collins.

[1:02:52] >> Good to

[1:02:56] have to new given recognition

[1:02:59] to the mayor. You know, the

[1:03:01] council.

[1:03:02] I'm just here to say I'm a

[1:03:06] retired teacher. The husband.

[1:03:08] Lady, to sit down to let you

[1:03:12] know, I stay across the street.

[1:03:16] We have a beautiful house.

[1:03:18] The House.

[1:03:21] And we check it first. I'm a

[1:03:23] school teacher.

[1:03:23] It's like police offices when

[1:03:26] they reached at least the

[1:03:27] police offices fight.

[1:03:29] He fought. So we have I have a

[1:03:31] mission here alive. She's the

[1:03:36] community person. People

[1:03:37] respect her. To get help.

[1:03:40] So I look at it as a business

[1:03:42] having a business with like

[1:03:45] now. And that's just wanted to

[1:03:50] let you know that. I support.

[1:03:53] But I come out. Second him

[1:03:57] support us. Thank you.

[1:03:58] >> Our next speaker is John

[1:03:58] Collins, MR. Collins be

[1:04:01] followed by Pastor Pierre

[1:04:05] Williams.

[1:04:07] Is Johnny present Collins.

[1:04:11] Pastor Pierre Williams. Pastor

[1:04:14] Williams.

[1:04:19] >> GOD bless all of you.

[1:04:23] You know, Park. Competition.

[1:04:27] And my COUNCILWOMAN Janna

[1:04:30] Martinez, GOD bless you.

[1:04:32] Support Black Mountain.

[1:04:35] The blast site and I think they

[1:04:37] put a lot.

[1:04:40] >> Into it to make sure they

[1:04:42] the community.

[1:04:42] He's represented. I had a

[1:04:47] chance to meet MISTER Bennett.

[1:04:48] I personally like him. He

[1:04:51] scored to these. He's a family

[1:04:54] man.

[1:04:56] >> One of my thoughts are.

[1:05:01] >> As ms haven't. It stated

[1:05:02] you? I am a house of Hotel neck

[1:05:04] with Church of GOD in Christ's.

[1:05:07] The church is about people.

[1:05:11] The city of forward is about.

[1:05:14] There's not many communities.

[1:05:15] There's one community. And

[1:05:18] that's the city of forward.

[1:05:22] Were 36 eur for the city

[1:05:22] forward Water Department.

[1:05:25] And we was about people then.

[1:05:29] And I think that they are pop

[1:05:31] people now.

[1:05:34] I think that we can maximize

[1:05:38] its this opportunity. Upon and

[1:05:40] wit back mountain.

[1:05:41] To work off a bulwark for good.

[1:05:43] We have people, community

[1:05:45] people who

[1:05:47] >> who care about the

[1:05:50] community, one community.

[1:05:53] And I think. What our council.

[1:05:58] What I see it with the church.

[1:06:00] And with our community, we can

[1:06:03] maximize this opportunity

[1:06:06] regardless of party.

[1:06:10] >> Michael Cheese followed by

[1:06:12] Reverend David Bell.

[1:06:13] It's Michael present to help

[1:06:14] their ego. Michael High.

[1:06:17] And then Reverend David Bell.

[1:06:29] >> Thank you. MADAM. Parker

[1:06:32] and 2. The council in today.

[1:06:38] My name is Michael g and ai.

[1:06:39] Past as a woman.

[1:06:43] Texas Sweet Home Church of GOD

[1:06:45] in Christ. 36 years.

[1:06:48] And I do support Black Mountain

[1:06:52] revised site plan. Good to

[1:06:52] support passed to the ups.

[1:06:54] And I will say like we use our

[1:06:57] mission statement, he can make

[1:06:59] a change, make a different

[1:07:00] building to reach 3 to change

[1:07:03] change. You can pay. Thank you.

[1:07:09] >> Next speaker is Reverend

[1:07:13] David Bell, followed by

[1:07:16] Kathleen South Tall.

[1:07:20] >> Good afternoon, Mayor.

[1:07:22] >> David Bell alive. So this is

[1:07:24] just an asset to some Area

[1:07:29] Baptist Church. And I am here

[1:07:32] to support my friend.

[1:07:33] Helene helps as we support like

[1:07:36] Mountain revised site plan.

[1:07:39] Thank you.

[1:07:44] >> Kathleen South Hall followed

[1:07:47] by tunnel King.

[1:07:54] Get at the Dome.

[1:07:55] And to all the city cast the

[1:07:55] southpaw. We pull that mic down

[1:08:00] just a little bit. Yes, ma'am.

[1:08:03] Thank you. Analysts are.

[1:08:06] But I am here. To support it

[1:08:09] that that our center. I think

[1:08:09] it's going to be a very

[1:08:12] educational, our youth and top

[1:08:16] the young peak. So I'm saying

[1:08:20] today support that that's

[1:08:20] >> our next speaker is to Neil

[1:08:23] King followed by and

[1:08:26] Thunderbird.

[1:08:32] >> Good

[1:08:35] afternoon, Mayor. I am here in

[1:08:37] support of pasta apps and I've

[1:08:41] been support up there. We pass

[1:08:43] plan for a black man in.

[1:08:46] >> And on bird followed by

[1:08:51] creating Johnson.

[1:08:54] And Don know. Crady Johnson.

[1:09:03] >> Good afternoon, Mayor Parker

[1:09:05] and all the city council

[1:09:06] members. I am here to represent

[1:09:10] and to agree with Nelda apps.

[1:09:13] This will not so much if it

[1:09:16] mean, but it will affect my

[1:09:17] grandchildren. And my great

[1:09:21] grandchildren. And I want and I

[1:09:23] do use Google. I do use ai.

[1:09:26] I do try to verify but it is a

[1:09:28] good too.

[1:09:32] And we take good tunes and we

[1:09:35] use them by then. So I agree

[1:09:39] with Black Mountain out.

[1:09:39] >> Bradford Hall.

[1:09:42] Radford hall be followed by

[1:09:45] Gina. Let Mendoza.

[1:09:50] >> They're members of the

[1:09:51] council. My name is Brett for

[1:09:53] all. I'm a resident of Fort

[1:09:56] Worth and District 9. I'm

[1:09:59] speaking on item 12 to Kcc 2,

[1:10:00] 6, 0, 4, 1, the 187 Acre pd

[1:10:01] 14, 20 amendment for the black

[1:10:04] map and Data Center campus.

[1:10:05] I'm not asking you to reject

[1:10:07] investment and not really

[1:10:08] getting last. SEPTEMBER's

[1:10:09] rezoning and asking what this

[1:10:12] project cost the file doesn't

[1:10:14] say. This amendment adds an

[1:10:15] electrical substation is

[1:10:17] permitted. Use the applicants

[1:10:19] narrative says that substation

[1:10:20] with only supply power to data

[1:10:22] center campus and not be used

[1:10:24] for distribution be on the

[1:10:24] campus. That's the right

[1:10:29] commitment and ask you to write

[1:10:29] it down under state utility

[1:10:32] rules, dedicated customer

[1:10:33] substation is paid for by that

[1:10:35] customer network. Substation

[1:10:37] is paid for by every rate

[1:10:38] payer. The pd language you're

[1:10:39] being asked to adopt says only

[1:10:42] utility substation on site.

[1:10:45] No Limit Electric service is

[1:10:48] on course business. Not yours.

[1:10:51] But this use is yours. And this

[1:10:53] staff report carries no

[1:10:54] projected load, no capacity,

[1:10:54] you know, says not one number

[1:10:59] for that substation is sized to

[1:11:00] carry. Permit the use permit

[1:11:03] the use, right? The limit in to

[1:11:05] the site plan. Word holes.

[1:11:07] Second last AUGUST on the

[1:11:08] consent agenda, this council

[1:11:11] adopted ordinance, 278-5008, to

[1:11:12] 0 to 5.

[1:11:12] It repealed the prior ordinance

[1:11:18] and set the hangar at sewer

[1:11:20] charge at $4,993 and $0.64 per

[1:11:23] acre. That's more than double

[1:11:24] the previous charge of $2173.

[1:11:29] The ordinance applies to serve

[1:11:30] a son of 3,708 acres and it

[1:11:30] says the charge applies every

[1:11:33] acre inside that base. And with

[1:11:34] that exclusion reduction, the

[1:11:36] interceptor base for is located

[1:11:38] near 7, 8, 1, 9, in Glen Drive.

[1:11:39] And one of the 10 addresses in

[1:11:42] this case, a 7500 Anglin drive.

[1:11:46] Now a street address doesn't

[1:11:46] decide this. Sue or basements

[1:11:50] drawn by typography did not buy

[1:11:51] House numbers. I know that and

[1:11:51] I still can't check it because

[1:11:53] the ordinance defines a

[1:11:54] boundary been exhibit a in a

[1:11:56] drainage map and neither one

[1:11:59] is published. The city has the

[1:12:01] map. I don't.

[1:12:02] So I'm asking yes or no

[1:12:04] question. Is this 187 acres

[1:12:05] inside the hangar in sewer

[1:12:08] basin? Because if it is the

[1:12:11] adopted rate that is $933,000.

[1:12:13] And that ordinances, every acre

[1:12:14] without exclusion or reduction.

[1:12:15] Whether that applies here

[1:12:18] belongs on the record before

[1:12:19] you vote. Not after. And one

[1:12:21] thing that isn't mine, it's in

[1:12:22] your staff report. Staff made

[1:12:24] to findings on the same page

[1:12:28] when map consistency, request a

[1:12:29] change is not consistent policy

[1:12:29] consistent. You staff found a

[1:12:31] consistent citing a policy that

[1:12:33] encourages development adjacent

[1:12:35] to existing adequate

[1:12:36] infrastructure. I'm not

[1:12:37] disputing either finding and

[1:12:39] ask about the policy staff

[1:12:40] cited. What makes the

[1:12:40] infrastructure adequate for a

[1:12:42] campus that asking to build its

[1:12:45] own substation. That number

[1:12:45] isn't in the file either.

[1:12:46] i welcome investment that pays

[1:12:50] its own way. The growth is not

[1:12:51] a blank check. So before you

[1:12:52] vote, it's the conclusion of

[1:12:53] your time. Bradford, I'm gonna

[1:12:54] ask you meet with Dana Bird.

[1:12:55] Often hand off your questions

[1:12:56] to her directly since they're

[1:12:57] highly technical to provide

[1:12:58] some answers to our next

[1:13:00] speaker is Gina. Let Mendoza.

[1:13:01] >> All that. And because Sharma

[1:13:02] to to Danish going to find you

[1:13:04] if you want to walk to the

[1:13:05] actual take, you. JUNE 11,

[1:13:08] Joseph, all banned because

[1:13:11] Sharma.

[1:13:30] >> At this time. I would like

[1:13:34] to ask to table the vote.

[1:13:34] Force Easy. 26, 0, 4, 1, We

[1:13:37] have only just created and data

[1:13:39] center committee. So in order

[1:13:40] to wait and to give guidance

[1:13:41] where where the proper

[1:13:44] regulations and what is

[1:13:46] necessary. I think it is wise

[1:13:47] that at this moment again, we

[1:13:48] table the vote and wait to see

[1:13:51] what it is that the experts for

[1:13:52] the committee have to say.

[1:13:55] >> Our next speaker is in

[1:13:58] because Sharma.

[1:14:05] Good afternoon.

[1:14:09] >> It's been interesting to

[1:14:12] hear some people in

[1:14:14] in favor of the blacks black

[1:14:14] mountain of pd today, which is

[1:14:16] confusing to me because they

[1:14:18] didn't provide the reasoning

[1:14:21] today. I want to suggest that

[1:14:21] we table to vote primarily

[1:14:24] because on AUGUST, 11th, we're

[1:14:26] all here until 01:00am. And you

[1:14:27] you all voted to create a data

[1:14:28] center and infrastructure

[1:14:29] committee. And I understand

[1:14:31] that you're also financially

[1:14:33] investing in that. So if we're

[1:14:36] going to make investment in

[1:14:38] soliciting expert opinions and

[1:14:40] spurred suggestions. Let's wait

[1:14:41] for those suggestions to be

[1:14:44] provided. I also understand

[1:14:45] that they export committee has

[1:14:49] hasty timely about 60 days.

[1:14:50] So 60 days is not long to wait

[1:14:51] for the speedy to be approved

[1:14:55] for comment and on. So I would

[1:14:57] suggest that we wait until the

[1:14:58] expert committee renders their

[1:14:59] suggestions to you. And at that

[1:15:00] point, you can decide whether

[1:15:03] to vote, however you how you

[1:15:05] want to vote on this. So my

[1:15:09] request is that you table this

[1:15:10] topic today. Thank you.

[1:15:13] >> Our next speaker is Adrian

[1:15:16] Smith. Adrian will be followed

[1:15:20] by Pamela Jemison.

[1:15:21] Adrian Smith, followed by

[1:15:22] Pamela

[1:15:25] >> You? Yeah, me. I know

[1:15:27] COUNCILMAN Bit. My time.

[1:15:30] It's my time. My time on the

[1:15:32] claim of my time.

[1:15:34] So I have a couple questions.

[1:15:37] Merrick as relates to this

[1:15:40] zoning case.

[1:15:41] If I 4 request will be actually

[1:15:42] show that the developer signed

[1:15:44] up to speak on his agenda item.

[1:15:45] And as you are just giving

[1:15:47] favorable means to come up for

[1:15:50] us to speak. Second question.

[1:15:55] It's not this is not how

[1:15:56] democracy Air pocket. The way

[1:15:57] we signed up to speak is how

[1:16:00] you ship allow us to present.

[1:16:01] Asked him to take us out on

[1:16:06] him. Most foreign who's against

[1:16:09] the process work. Okay. So for

[1:16:09] future reference, Howell person

[1:16:10] South to speak, let us speak

[1:16:11] according to how we signed up,

[1:16:13] don't know. Maybe Elsa Point

[1:16:15] Gates

[1:16:15] that's been go to bed and she

[1:16:16] being the merrie like the pit

[1:16:19] us against one another. So.

[1:16:23] One of the questions you take

[1:16:24] the speaker's out of order in

[1:16:24] favor of the developed list org

[1:16:27] and not a democracy. Certainly.

[1:16:29] On his cows has been

[1:16:33] compromised for a favorable

[1:16:34] vote to develop a I think

[1:16:34] somebody yelled out something

[1:16:36] like 46,000 I can to make that

[1:16:37] what they would. But some like

[1:16:39] a dollar amount before he was.

[1:16:42] Escorted out of the building.

[1:16:46] So something we need to

[1:16:48] consider really

[1:16:49] Wa continue. Give a tax

[1:16:50] abatement to multi million

[1:16:53] dollar develop was being all

[1:16:54] about Welcome to seed. Why

[1:16:54] continue giving them tax

[1:16:55] abatement when he had the money

[1:16:58] into to the sources to right

[1:16:59] out.

[1:16:59] >> We will we don't want to

[1:17:01] lose out give these tax

[1:17:04] abatements. You know, catena

[1:17:08] given tax of 85.

[1:17:08] Ouch. Moment.

[1:17:11] Within the community directly.

[1:17:13] On a community that this

[1:17:14] particular project is going

[1:17:17] to directly impact has been

[1:17:20] compromised. In closing.

[1:17:23] I mean. What all of the

[1:17:25] so-called. And I'm just quoting

[1:17:26] somebody with all of the

[1:17:27] so-called commitments to

[1:17:30] develop a said he was willing

[1:17:33] to do. Who's going to hold him

[1:17:34] to account for doing so.

[1:17:37] Now try to look, I'm surprised

[1:17:37] he showed up. I try to look up

[1:17:40] his network, but Google say

[1:17:41] it is.

[1:17:42] It doesn't show anything for

[1:17:43] MISTER Redman its network, but

[1:17:46] he's worth a whole lot of

[1:17:48] money. So Stella and give you

[1:17:51] all his word off day. How about

[1:17:54] he write a check.

[1:17:57] A banking cashed. It.

[1:17:59] >> In closing. Today, last

[1:18:00] available who got up and spoke.

[1:18:03] So brazen and just let you all

[1:18:04] know that. Hey, you all can

[1:18:06] do anything about it. Except

[1:18:07] Rick cetera, that it I don't I

[1:18:07] didn't get his name, but he

[1:18:13] was brave. Let's well know.

[1:18:13] He dares you to voters now

[1:18:14] what? You are not going to vote

[1:18:15] it down. You know, they got

[1:18:17] money take you into the court

[1:18:21] and we start this thing all

[1:18:22] over.

[1:18:24] >> Pamela Jemison followed by

[1:18:29] Vanessa Volley. Pamela present.

[1:18:33] And that's the Valley.

[1:18:36] >> Julie, with others. Leticia

[1:18:39] Wilbur.

[1:18:56] >> It's not. I think each not

[1:18:56] know.

[1:18:59] >> That the correction here,

[1:19:01] too, is very real.

[1:19:03] >> You all have a 28 year

[1:19:04] employee and it's with like

[1:19:05] Mountain and Dallas Theater

[1:19:07] here. None of you all happy

[1:19:10] keys. Your sales.

[1:19:12] >> And you should.

[1:19:12] >> You know, there is some like

[1:19:16] to stay here. People lives are

[1:19:21] at stake here. People are not

[1:19:21] talking about. The health

[1:19:24] complications. People are not

[1:19:24] talking about the life

[1:19:26] expectancies. People are not

[1:19:28] talking about the pollution.

[1:19:31] People do not talking about

[1:19:33] real people live their

[1:19:34] children. 80's Alamos, how all

[1:19:35] of these things are affected by

[1:19:39] the status and is.

[1:19:41] >> You all are grains.

[1:19:42] >> Of your 20 a year for work

[1:19:46] employee who is a big part of

[1:19:47] like now too. There's no way

[1:19:48] that you all none of you all

[1:19:51] should be here in this case.

[1:19:52] This

[1:19:52] is serious.

[1:19:53] >> People lives are at stake

[1:19:55] here. People have their is

[1:19:58] stake here. Some other things

[1:20:01] now.

[1:20:02] And look at some of my notes,

[1:20:05] some of the things that you all

[1:20:08] have to look at have mean it's

[1:20:09] spontaneous abortions.

[1:20:12] >> Have come about because at

[1:20:14] Santos, this area is already

[1:20:17] highly polluted. There is a

[1:20:17] land deal there.

[1:20:20] >> And then do says pollution.

[1:20:24] What about the children there?

[1:20:24] What about the thing is

[1:20:25] citizens there?

[1:20:28] >> What about people pits?

[1:20:28] There's some people pits.

[1:20:32] >> Their only family members.

[1:20:33] What about them? What about the

[1:20:36] things with the status in a

[1:20:36] spike? The noises that you

[1:20:36] hear?

[1:20:38] >> And then notice that you

[1:20:41] don't hear and a big people.

[1:20:42] What about the odors? What

[1:20:44] about the things that go into

[1:20:45] the ground but about the soil?

[1:20:47] You know, there are so many

[1:20:50] things here. Thank you. People

[1:20:51] are not thinking about.

[1:20:52] You know, this building is

[1:20:55] going to be sitting at the

[1:20:57] high.

[1:20:58] And you are talking about half

[1:21:02] already is, you know, if it

[1:21:03] says that distance, but we in

[1:21:06] carries it doesn't stop at a

[1:21:07] particular location. You have

[1:21:08] women in this. This is not me

[1:21:10] saying this is a steady.

[1:21:13] You have women who will

[1:21:16] probably have miscarriages.

[1:21:17] You have children who would be

[1:21:17] affected and yet you're and

[1:21:21] their rights are affected by

[1:21:22] these types of things. People

[1:21:22] bodies are picked by these

[1:21:24] types of things. People pits

[1:21:27] are 50. You got to looking at

[1:21:31] the mine. Yeah. Not looking

[1:21:32] at people.

[1:21:35] >> The people are real money

[1:21:36] is tangible. People are real.

[1:21:37] It's something you this And if

[1:21:40] you believe in him, cow got.

[1:21:42] And he's gonna put. Yeah.

[1:21:44] All of the all of its money

[1:21:47] and what you do here on Earth

[1:21:48] to combat the babies last if at

[1:21:52] the base that will be lost.

[1:21:53] Think about the will be

[1:21:54] updated. Think about the

[1:21:54] citizens.

[1:21:57] >> Our next speaker is Peter

[1:21:59] Irvine.

[1:22:02] Peter will be followed by Brian

[1:22:05] Patton.

[1:22:12] >> Hello, my name is Peter

[1:22:14] Irvine. I am the PRESIDENT Of

[1:22:16] the Poynter Crossing H.O.A.

[1:22:20] >> And I am a a.

[1:22:22] >> a member of district 6.

[1:22:26] I urge the City Council to

[1:22:29] table the vote for Zc 26, 0, 4,

[1:22:30] 1, because the city has

[1:22:33] allocated up to $100,000 to pay

[1:22:35] subject matter. Experts to

[1:22:37] provide regulation on data

[1:22:39] centers. I think we should use

[1:22:41] our tax dollars wisely and wait

[1:22:42] until the committee provides

[1:22:45] recommendations. Please table

[1:22:46] the vote.

[1:22:48] >> Brian Patton will be

[1:22:51] followed by ej Carrion. MR.

[1:22:54] Patton.

[1:23:02] >> Well, here we are again,

[1:23:04] 2 weeks ago, the community were

[1:23:06] told that we were hurt the Fort

[1:23:06] Worth and happily make sure the

[1:23:09] data center development with

[1:23:09] false or comments and practices

[1:23:12] protect our water power and

[1:23:12] our residents. And though many

[1:23:13] of us to think that certain

[1:23:15] measures with far enough, it

[1:23:16] was something there's a

[1:23:17] committee to be formed and we

[1:23:17] hope to see some good decisions

[1:23:21] on regulation come out of it.

[1:23:22] But this vote today extending

[1:23:22] the scope of the black men to

[1:23:23] tears being rushed through for

[1:23:25] the days to come easy and a

[1:23:26] chance to suggest regulations

[1:23:27] before the ink. He's had a

[1:23:30] chance dry and their points.

[1:23:31] Meanwhile, another site bounded

[1:23:32] by Chemical Edge. A connects

[1:23:35] for data center nicknamed the

[1:23:36] presses Project. Amber France

[1:23:36] to sandwich a slice of

[1:23:37] neighborhood along Royal Crest

[1:23:40] Drive through them. Black

[1:23:40] mountain.

[1:23:42] This is why I never meant isd

[1:23:43] elementary school uplift

[1:23:44] charter school or cross the

[1:23:46] road to south portions. New

[1:23:47] site.

[1:23:48] There are people here. First

[1:23:50] time I've actually seen who are

[1:23:52] in favor is the answer. And

[1:23:53] though we MAY respectfully

[1:23:53] disagree on Tasers, belong this

[1:23:55] heavily industrialized

[1:23:58] neighborhood. I would hope that

[1:23:59] we agree that the cac should

[1:23:59] do their part work for any

[1:24:04] approval of such a plan for

[1:24:05] seats. But the same time over

[1:24:06] the past months I've seen in

[1:24:06] met several people upset by

[1:24:08] that is her development that

[1:24:12] many of these council meetings,

[1:24:13] they ask you to pause to make

[1:24:15] regulations, protect them first

[1:24:16] to stop their piece for being

[1:24:17] the star to protect their water

[1:24:19] and power from billionaires who

[1:24:20] want to use them for their own

[1:24:23] games and they ask you to stand

[1:24:24] for that.

[1:24:25] It seems like to me that so far

[1:24:26] the city does everything

[1:24:26] possible run interference for

[1:24:29] these companies? First and

[1:24:31] foremost. So I must ask.

[1:24:32] Who is it that you are fighting

[1:24:33] for? Because certainly isn't

[1:24:36] for us, even though it should

[1:24:39] be.

[1:24:42] >> Ej Kerry and we followed by

[1:24:48] Nicole Smith.

[1:24:50] >> All righty. So on.

[1:24:52] What we're dealing with in Fort

[1:24:54] Worth, Texas right now is

[1:24:57] holding up the establishment,

[1:24:58] which is the 4th way. The Fort

[1:25:01] Worth way has proven to not be

[1:25:02] a political party. This is not

[1:25:06] Republicans versus Democrats.

[1:25:08] Because there's a lot of

[1:25:09] Republican presidents and

[1:25:11] Democrat residence who are

[1:25:11] aligned on not wanting data

[1:25:14] centers and their community.

[1:25:18] Anything shown is that to be

[1:25:18] true?

[1:25:21] So you all today have to make

[1:25:24] the decision as Republicans

[1:25:25] and Democrats. Are you a part

[1:25:28] of the party of the Fort Worth

[1:25:31] way? And are you to hold up

[1:25:33] the establishment?

[1:25:34] Ultimately what you're seen

[1:25:36] with the rise of community

[1:25:40] being invested in data centers

[1:25:42] is this fight. You do not have

[1:25:43] to vote and the protocol

[1:25:45] because Chris Nettles is for

[1:25:48] this and a part of that $46,000

[1:25:49] that the gentleman shouted and

[1:25:50] maybe even some of these other

[1:25:54] church congregation leaders are

[1:25:55] also funded on is that you can

[1:25:57] actually go with your conscious

[1:25:57] because you're living in a

[1:26:01] moment that need you to be

[1:26:01] courageous. This white man who

[1:26:05] threatened you that you have to

[1:26:06] do what he says. You live in

[1:26:06] America where you no longer

[1:26:10] have to do that and you can

[1:26:11] stand up for the people.

[1:26:12] I want to give honor and

[1:26:15] recognition to someone who

[1:26:17] attempted to stand up to

[1:26:19] people. My COUNCILWOMAN,

[1:26:19] Jeanette Martinez. Last 2

[1:26:21] weeks, we all said you're going

[1:26:23] to have a fact. A study and

[1:26:26] commission you advocated for

[1:26:28] 2 of those seats to be

[1:26:29] community residents. After

[1:26:32] hours of people speaking to you

[1:26:32] all about not wanting a

[1:26:34] committee unless it was

[1:26:37] majority community. And that

[1:26:39] is the difference between what

[1:26:39] we have today and the

[1:26:43] leadership. This community is

[1:26:44] craving for. You guys chose to

[1:26:46] continue even though she

[1:26:48] advocated she didn't listen.

[1:26:50] She advocated for 2 seats and

[1:26:51] now we have a committee that

[1:26:52] nobody knew was getting paid to

[1:26:53] do the work. By the way, no

[1:26:54] one in the community knew that

[1:26:57] your pain tcu to do all that.

[1:27:01] And it's still pro industrial

[1:27:03] which nobody asked for.

[1:27:04] So you guys are just as stuck

[1:27:05] point and I appreciate you and

[1:27:05] what you said. Give me some

[1:27:09] here. Even though your love for

[1:27:10] Michael Cranes. Weird. But its

[1:27:12] it's what I want you to know

[1:27:14] here is that you guys have been

[1:27:18] showing that public caught like

[1:27:18] what you guys just did,

[1:27:19] allowing the establishment,

[1:27:20] the lineup at all. Right.

[1:27:21] But it took them all 6 months

[1:27:25] to get 10 people.

[1:27:28] >> To kisses rink when we have

[1:27:28] had dozens upon dozens over and

[1:27:30] over again, a matter of it,

[1:27:33] settle at 06:00pm or 11:00am.

[1:27:35] Are you all still choose the

[1:27:35] establishment and then you

[1:27:39] allow them to take a vip pass

[1:27:40] to the chamber and get to speak

[1:27:41] for spy. You have made all of

[1:27:43] us wait to midnight to hear

[1:27:44] our voices. Are you going to be

[1:27:47] with the people? Because the

[1:27:47] people are done?

[1:27:48] >> Our next speaker is Nicole

[1:27:51] Smith. All about Bob

[1:27:52] Willoughby.

[1:27:53] Is MISTER Will be present mean

[1:27:57] the Smith.

[1:27:57] >> MR. Realty.

[1:28:01] MR. Will be will be followed

[1:28:04] by Blaine tool.

[1:28:28] >> One thing I want to say this

[1:28:28] is not necessary. What's

[1:28:31] necessary is to have a mayor.

[1:28:34] If we had a mayor 2 years ago

[1:28:34] when she first took where I've

[1:28:36] speak, we wouldn't be doing

[1:28:39] this now. This dog and pony

[1:28:39] show has been a lie. The data

[1:28:43] center has both good and bad.

[1:28:46] >> I would like to know more

[1:28:47] if we if Fort Worth. Mayor

[1:28:48] Parker had been on us and not a

[1:28:51] liar.

[1:28:52] >> Not to call her a liar

[1:28:52] because she lied about me in

[1:28:54] this room and said a curse to

[1:28:57] 12 year-old kids.

[1:28:58] >> And never took at bat.

[1:28:59] You're going go. I don't want

[1:29:01] to take it. But I want to call

[1:29:02] you a liar. Every time you come

[1:29:05] down here, I can do that to

[1:29:06] you. Take it back.

[1:29:10] We all know the pros and cons.

[1:29:13] At the end of the day months

[1:29:15] ago.

[1:29:15] I real mayor would have carried

[1:29:18] out our decisions just and have

[1:29:18] to sit down. Thank you. Just so

[1:29:20] I let him finish. His remarks

[1:29:21] hits his time to speak. What

[1:29:21] was in that time? MR. Smith,

[1:29:24] please sit down. Thank you.

[1:29:30] And are up much time. Taking it

[1:29:30] up ever. Mayor Parker, you have

[1:29:34] only one desire to kill your

[1:29:35] own age. Your fake mayor

[1:29:37] because a real man with a

[1:29:38] carried out months coast, we'd

[1:29:40] rather be at home. MR. Will be.

[1:29:41] I know that you hate me.

[1:29:42] That's fine. We stick to the

[1:29:43] data center and one that you

[1:29:44] are Jesus taught me to connect

[1:29:47] the dot and it will. The thing

[1:29:50] that is the data center, we

[1:29:51] would not have to be doing

[1:29:52] this. If you remove community

[1:29:52] engagement to the job you're

[1:29:53] supposed to and come out in

[1:29:57] the pub and hall meetings.

[1:30:01] >> Council member.

[1:30:03] Devereaux there. She can't do

[1:30:03] that when she got elected.

[1:30:04] She doesn't know what's going

[1:30:07] on. She never meant to the

[1:30:07] council meetings. Trump her

[1:30:08] civic duty selected for other

[1:30:12] people do for her. And I hear

[1:30:13] she sets. She's been doing her

[1:30:13] duty. Should know what's going

[1:30:15] on. She could hold meetings in

[1:30:15] our district.

[1:30:18] >> Bob, we want to and as we

[1:30:18] would not the here, mayor,

[1:30:21] anything else ok to sell most

[1:30:23] about data center? Because want

[1:30:24] my you stop me so much and

[1:30:27] okay, I thank mayor will not

[1:30:28] take questions like you're

[1:30:29] doing your running high like

[1:30:29] Councilmember Chris does

[1:30:31] nettle. She runs of heights.

[1:30:34] They're always be issues here.

[1:30:36] But with the mayor who cares

[1:30:37] will be no big issues. And this

[1:30:38] is a big issue and you have us

[1:30:40] at 10 o'clock in the morning.

[1:30:40] You did it on purpose with this

[1:30:43] reason. This 10 o'clock news so

[1:30:44] that people can't be here.

[1:30:45] We had him at 7 o'clock 4 times

[1:30:48] a month. That's a promise was

[1:30:49] a crook. But she a truck or a

[1:30:52] plane or you're an amateur

[1:30:52] words. What

[1:30:54] you are.

[1:30:55] >> here. We're going to move on

[1:30:56] like this. You're set up under

[1:30:57] public comment will hear from

[1:30:59] you again. Thank you very much.

[1:31:02] Our next speaker is Blaine tool

[1:31:06] followed by Kirsten Park.

[1:31:10] Mr. Toole followed by Kirsten

[1:31:13] Park.

[1:31:22] >> Good afternoon, everyone.

[1:31:24] Man's reach exceeds his grasp.

[1:31:26] We're talking about building a

[1:31:28] data center 150 to 850 feet

[1:31:30] away from homes and schools.

[1:31:30] I get data centers are

[1:31:31] happening. Whether we like it

[1:31:34] or not. The hyper para wave of

[1:31:34] the future. The new Industrial

[1:31:35] revolution.

[1:31:37] >> The new Cold War, but we

[1:31:37] consider the cost. We know

[1:31:38] money is no object to this

[1:31:41] point. As many of you have been

[1:31:42] paid very well. But we consider

[1:31:43] the cost data centers put out a

[1:31:46] lot of heat raising the ambient

[1:31:46] temperature to up to 4 degrees

[1:31:48] Fahrenheit within the

[1:31:48] surrounding neighborhood.

[1:31:49] With that record summer that

[1:31:51] we've been dealing with the

[1:31:53] last few years that just feels

[1:31:54] cruel 150 feet. That's nothing

[1:31:55] less than a city block twice as

[1:31:56] far to walk from the front door

[1:31:58] sitting all the where I'm

[1:32:02] sitting right now. Meanwhile,

[1:32:03] cattle across the state being

[1:32:04] vibrating to stillbirth because

[1:32:04] the ranch of their own is near

[1:32:07] a data center. Want to put that

[1:32:07] 150 feet away from someone's

[1:32:08] home from a school again.

[1:32:11] And you've been paid already.

[1:32:11] And you're really hoping the

[1:32:13] data center moratorium and

[1:32:15] whatever Greg Abbott is doing,

[1:32:15] and I saw the ball to peer

[1:32:18] shovel to work around. It's

[1:32:19] easier that way. I get it.

[1:32:21] So hyper powered wave of the

[1:32:21] future. We can't fight

[1:32:22] progress. Forces business

[1:32:23] friendly. We have to keep up

[1:32:23] with that. Which keep up with

[1:32:26] China. We can't afford an ai

[1:32:27] mine shaft gap.

[1:32:28] But if you consider the cost

[1:32:30] because the property values of

[1:32:31] everyone nearby will plummet,

[1:32:32] essentially robbing them of

[1:32:33] their life savings money will

[1:32:37] many won't be able to afford to

[1:32:37] leave. What if you found her

[1:32:38] back? But I'm voting no table

[1:32:41] today released by these people

[1:32:41] some time. Sure the city might

[1:32:43] get sued because his own about

[1:32:44] didn't go back mountains way.

[1:32:45] What if you take a real stand

[1:32:46] for the people? The city right

[1:32:47] now make the moratorium count

[1:32:50] for something have had to do

[1:32:53] today.

[1:33:00] >> Kirsten Park followed by the

[1:33:03] tolling of the U.S. Kristen.

[1:33:08] Now. Showing. And if it is.

[1:33:08] See Weston.

[1:33:11] See West and will be followed

[1:33:14] by Jackson, Weston.

[1:33:39] Good afternoon, Mayor and

[1:33:39] council. I'm going to read this

[1:33:40] because I want to make sure

[1:33:43] that it gets into the record.

[1:33:48] I am asking formally asking

[1:33:51] you to table. The vote today on

[1:33:53] the Black Mountain Data Centre

[1:33:53] due to insufficient and

[1:33:56] incomplete development. Studies

[1:33:59] in assessment of the project of

[1:34:00] this magnitude.

[1:34:02] >> 2 of our biggest issues of

[1:34:05] the storm, water.

[1:34:05] >> Assessment studies.

[1:34:08] And this structural vibration

[1:34:12] studies are critical due to

[1:34:12] close proximity of our

[1:34:14] 100 year old stone walls and

[1:34:16] artifacts, a stone ship.

[1:34:20] And this is about a half a mile

[1:34:21] from Weston Gardens and the

[1:34:21] runoff from the site will

[1:34:25] directly impact the gardens.

[1:34:25] We demand to see a copy of the

[1:34:26] developers downstream

[1:34:28] assessment before the site plan

[1:34:31] is approved under Texas State

[1:34:32] law. This development cannot

[1:34:34] increase the peak runoff on to

[1:34:35] our historic property. And I

[1:34:39] don't believe that this is

[1:34:41] possible. We also demanded

[1:34:45] preconstruction vibration

[1:34:45] monitoring plan so that

[1:34:46] the vibrations, 3 construction

[1:34:50] and operation can be monitored.

[1:34:50] We asked you to table this

[1:34:53] because all of the studies have

[1:34:55] not been done. Residents out

[1:34:56] here have have died in these

[1:34:59] floods. And this is not

[1:35:00] something to just assume that

[1:35:01] they'll get the steady. Then a

[1:35:04] lighter in on the staff reports

[1:35:04] that says Storm assessment,

[1:35:08] there's just nothing there.

[1:35:09] I mean, I have issues with the

[1:35:11] fire had issues with all of

[1:35:12] this right next to Elaine feel.

[1:35:16] So I think we're moving too

[1:35:17] fast. And I think Black

[1:35:18] mountain, I would agree they

[1:35:19] would want to have all these

[1:35:22] assessments dead because my

[1:35:24] worst nightmare is that we have

[1:35:25] to sue the city because

[1:35:28] somebody dies out there.

[1:35:31] Thank you.

[1:35:36] >> Our next speaker is

[1:35:36] Jackson, Weston and then

[1:35:37] Michelle. And if you'd like to

[1:35:38] go next after that, that's

[1:35:38] helpful to you will do that.

[1:35:41] Maybe you up. Yes, no problem.

[1:35:52] >> Good afternoon, Mayor Parker

[1:35:52] and Council. My name is

[1:35:56] Jackson, Weston, with Weston

[1:35:56] Gardens. Here to ask you to

[1:35:59] table this vote on the plan for

[1:36:01] Black Mountain Data center like

[1:36:02] not met with the nearby

[1:36:03] neighborhood and community to

[1:36:06] the proposed data center in

[1:36:09] MARCH 2026, they promise to

[1:36:09] meet again with the community 2

[1:36:11] to 3 weeks later to answer

[1:36:11] questions about the

[1:36:13] environmental impact and

[1:36:15] effects on the neighborhood.

[1:36:17] But we never heard back on a

[1:36:19] date for that second meeting.

[1:36:19] That meeting to give the

[1:36:23] community more information has

[1:36:24] not happened Ish. The initial

[1:36:24] meeting did not go well.

[1:36:25] And the nearby community did

[1:36:28] not receive the answers.

[1:36:30] They're craving.

[1:36:31] The gentleman from Edge

[1:36:31] connects needs to meet with us

[1:36:35] in the community. If they're

[1:36:35] willing to, if they're saying

[1:36:36] they want to be good with the

[1:36:39] community, police come, please

[1:36:39] talk to us. We need to have a

[1:36:41] flood study done before moving

[1:36:45] forward with this. Our property

[1:36:47] is flooded during heavy rains,

[1:36:48] Chambers Creek, which runs

[1:36:49] through our gardens, will

[1:36:51] occasionally jumped its banks

[1:36:52] and flood our property. The

[1:36:53] creek that runs from the

[1:36:56] proposed data center from that

[1:36:56] direction toward us. This new

[1:36:59] development cannot be approved

[1:37:00] before detailed stormwater

[1:37:01] studies done under the notes

[1:37:04] for this case for storm water.

[1:37:06] Currently states. It states

[1:37:09] no comments at this time.

[1:37:10] This is not adequate to move

[1:37:11] forward. COUNCILMAN Doubles.

[1:37:12] Please listen to the residents

[1:37:15] of your district. We have been

[1:37:18] active community members long

[1:37:19] before just for a long time.

[1:37:21] We have been can tribute in tax

[1:37:24] revenue to Fort Worth long

[1:37:25] before data centers were

[1:37:26] around. Please come see the

[1:37:27] gardens and see the way the

[1:37:30] property lays out doors open

[1:37:31] to you and the opportunity is

[1:37:34] there to come meet with us and

[1:37:36] gets no U.S. Give yourself the

[1:37:37] gift of time to do this right.

[1:37:40] Especially since we have a new

[1:37:41] data center task force and

[1:37:42] moratorium forming that you

[1:37:46] voted for and you all are

[1:37:46] investing in. I'll finish by

[1:37:49] saying Proverbs 19, 2 states.

[1:37:53] It is not good for a person

[1:37:54] to be without knowledge.

[1:37:54] And one who hurries his

[1:37:57] footsteps hairs. Thank you all.

[1:38:04] >> Jessica Show men will be

[1:38:12] followed by David Record.

[1:38:13] Council, thank you for letting

[1:38:13] me speak now because I'm

[1:38:17] fighting for my life. Here to

[1:38:20] be here. So I would just like

[1:38:21] to echo all who are against

[1:38:21] this are at least me

[1:38:23] specifically. I'm asking you to

[1:38:24] please continue this case and

[1:38:27] really make that moratorium

[1:38:28] process means something.

[1:38:31] I know that we had a late night

[1:38:32] here on AUGUST 11 talking about

[1:38:33] this. So make that investment

[1:38:35] means something and make that

[1:38:36] moratorium means something.

[1:38:38] >> Not only the dollars we're

[1:38:40] spending on, you know, trying

[1:38:42] to research and have all the

[1:38:43] experts advise you all. But,

[1:38:44] you know, make it mean

[1:38:47] something to the people out

[1:38:48] here fighting for our lives

[1:38:50] and to be here. And these

[1:38:50] daytime meetings are these

[1:38:52] nighttime meetings, you know,

[1:38:56] it just feels like we're moving

[1:38:56] with haste and why the money

[1:38:58] will be there. If you know,

[1:39:01] after the 60 days that the

[1:39:02] noted to let the experts do

[1:39:03] their research and advice you.

[1:39:05] So all I would ask us to

[1:39:08] continue this case and please

[1:39:10] just right here all the voices

[1:39:10] who are here as well as who

[1:39:12] couldn't be here because a lot

[1:39:14] of mothers are not willing to

[1:39:15] bring their fleet of children

[1:39:18] to these meetings as it is the

[1:39:19] challenge. So thank you for

[1:39:22] your time. Thank you for

[1:39:23] letting me speak now. And I

[1:39:23] would just ask that you please

[1:39:26] consider us consider all that.

[1:39:29] All people that this will

[1:39:32] affect. Thank you.

[1:39:34] >> Our next speaker is David

[1:39:37] Rodriguez followed by Lauren

[1:39:40] Jean.

[1:39:52] >> So for

[1:39:52] the record, I'm going to also

[1:39:53] agree with the majority of the

[1:39:54] speakers here and say that, you

[1:39:57] know, go ahead and table this

[1:39:58] vote.

[1:39:59] Farther than quite frankly, I

[1:40:02] think it's disgusting that this

[1:40:02] is even being brought up.

[1:40:05] I mean, we had edge connects.

[1:40:06] It just comes up in just as

[1:40:06] hate. This is what's going to

[1:40:09] happen. This is what we're just

[1:40:10] going to do.

[1:40:11] >> And you don't need to be

[1:40:11] cool with their or we're going

[1:40:12] to just do some. We're going to

[1:40:16] do what we want to do. Anyways.

[1:40:17] >> And then you have a whole.

[1:40:18] You have what? Maybe 10 people

[1:40:21] come up. You give you a one

[1:40:22] words in saying I

[1:40:22] support this resolution when

[1:40:24] you've had leaders is Latisha

[1:40:27] will born, who's been coming

[1:40:29] to every single meeting given

[1:40:30] you 3 minute speech is asking

[1:40:30] you to talk to consider the

[1:40:34] actual consequences of what's

[1:40:35] going on. You've MR. Caleb

[1:40:37] Roberts from down wonders at

[1:40:38] risk who came on AUGUST.

[1:40:40] 11th to also have this

[1:40:41] conversation with the all.

[1:40:42] But because only 10 people get

[1:40:43] to show up. And they all say

[1:40:46] that they all this and support

[1:40:46] it. Now. Now this is apparently

[1:40:48] going to be a thing even though

[1:40:51] y'all say, well, it's the voice

[1:40:54] of the people. But this dci

[1:40:55] see hasn't even been created

[1:40:58] yet the moratorium. What's the

[1:40:59] whole point of this moratorium?

[1:41:00] Whenever you are going to

[1:41:01] continue to try to pass

[1:41:05] legislation underneath? Under

[1:41:06] the hood and especially

[1:41:08] whenever MAY see hills as Fort

[1:41:09] Worth is open for business as

[1:41:09] she tries to change the

[1:41:10] language in order to try and

[1:41:13] get data centers to be able

[1:41:14] to flood this community with as

[1:41:18] many data centers as they can

[1:41:20] possibly be. And I don't

[1:41:21] understand why these data

[1:41:23] centers can continue to ask

[1:41:24] for resources whether it's

[1:41:25] Black mountain or whether it's

[1:41:25] edgecombe next. But whenever

[1:41:27] you have people who are coming

[1:41:29] up here and asking you for

[1:41:30] resources, the best thing that

[1:41:31] you all can do is just kind of

[1:41:33] go big, you know, like well,

[1:41:34] ask your questions to our city.

[1:41:37] City staff will take care of

[1:41:41] it, but and all these things

[1:41:43] and at the end.

[1:41:43] When we talk about the voice of

[1:41:47] the people in the power of the

[1:41:47] people. Especially in this

[1:41:49] community where it's primarily

[1:41:52] black and brown people. Is a

[1:41:55] black power only whenever they

[1:41:56] choose to agree with you is a

[1:41:57] black power only whenever it

[1:42:02] serves to make money for

[1:42:04] corporations. Is a black power,

[1:42:05] whatever black mountain decides

[1:42:07] to funnel money into your

[1:42:11] pockets.

[1:42:11] >> Next speaker is Warren.

[1:42:14] Sean Parnell be followed by

[1:42:18] Erica Zamora.

[1:42:25] >> Thank you for the

[1:42:26] opportunity to

[1:42:26] speak today. I would like to

[1:42:27] request that this body table,

[1:42:30] Black Mountains, development

[1:42:31] standards, request. It has been

[1:42:33] pointed out that the request

[1:42:34] for the increase of the maximum

[1:42:35] height of the data center to

[1:42:38] 70 feet MAY require rezoning

[1:42:39] the area heavy industrial.

[1:42:40] And in addition, the setback

[1:42:43] of 150 feet for a data center

[1:42:45] is far too little.

[1:42:45] I get the feeling that data

[1:42:48] center regulation is a race

[1:42:49] against time, but I believe a

[1:42:49] more measured approach is

[1:42:52] appropriate for the city of

[1:42:53] Fort Worth.

[1:42:57] I am kindly requesting that you

[1:42:58] hold your horses. You are in

[1:43:00] the process of forming the data

[1:43:02] Center and Infrastructure

[1:43:04] Commission which will be

[1:43:05] comprised of community and

[1:43:06] interest east in an industry

[1:43:07] stakeholders as well as others

[1:43:09] with various areas of

[1:43:11] expertise. The final

[1:43:12] composition of the committee

[1:43:13] hasn't been announced yet and

[1:43:14] already Black Mountain is

[1:43:16] seeking to rush through changes

[1:43:17] to their development. Well,

[1:43:19] ahead of the early NOVEMBER,

[1:43:19] due date for the new

[1:43:23] commission's report, give

[1:43:24] yourselves a gift of time to

[1:43:25] reflect thoughtfully on this

[1:43:26] development and the profound

[1:43:29] impact it will have on its

[1:43:31] community. Who was long.

[1:43:32] Stevenson. There isn't a lot

[1:43:33] available online about him.

[1:43:34] But he was a farmer in Tarrant

[1:43:38] County who died in 1960.

[1:43:39] I seriously doubt he would have

[1:43:40] wanted to see the majestic

[1:43:43] land. He wants farm beaten up

[1:43:44] by Hyperscale data center.

[1:43:45] My mom is a wonderful artist

[1:43:46] and she recently did a painting

[1:43:49] of Trinity Park. That really

[1:43:49] got me thinking as a girl, my

[1:43:53] grandmother grazed her pet cow

[1:43:53] on what used to be the open

[1:43:56] land to the south of city Hall

[1:43:58] to the south of here. Lots of

[1:43:58] it has has changed. Since then.

[1:44:00] It really brings home the point

[1:44:01] that land in Fort Worth is a

[1:44:03] finite resource. But also happy

[1:44:05] at brings into sharp focus.

[1:44:06] The importance of Trinity Park

[1:44:09] as almost 300 acres of open

[1:44:09] space.

[1:44:11] And the a measurable impact it

[1:44:13] has on our quality of life.

[1:44:15] Mayor Parker established the

[1:44:17] Good-natured Green Space 2023,

[1:44:18] which according to the Fort

[1:44:19] Worth report, was aimed at

[1:44:22] accelerating the city's open

[1:44:23] space conservation efforts by

[1:44:23] setting a goal of acquiring

[1:44:28] 10,000 acres of green space by

[1:44:28] 2028, I commend you, Mayor

[1:44:30] Parker and all the council

[1:44:30] members present who

[1:44:32] participated in establishing

[1:44:34] the good-natured initiative.

[1:44:34] According to a Fort Worth

[1:44:36] report article from a 2026, the

[1:44:41] initiative has saved 3400

[1:44:42] acres. That is great. But that

[1:44:45] means to meet your goal.

[1:44:46] You need to save 6600 acres of

[1:44:48] overs of open space over the

[1:44:51] next 2 years. How is that

[1:44:52] going?

[1:44:55] This council's previous

[1:44:55] commitment to saving

[1:44:56] 10,000 acres stance.

[1:44:58] >> In stark contrast to the

[1:44:59] land grab by data center

[1:45:01] developers to build to build

[1:45:03] hyperscalers and the fact the

[1:45:04] many sitting on this council

[1:45:05] accepted donations from Black

[1:45:09] Mountain. It is a very stark

[1:45:10] contrast. Mayor Parker in

[1:45:11] Twenty-twenty. You shared that

[1:45:12] the city of Fort Worth is

[1:45:13] losing 50,000 acres of open

[1:45:16] space per week which equals

[1:45:17] 2600 acres per year.

[1:45:18] >> Land is a finite resource.

[1:45:19] I respectfully ask that this

[1:45:20] body will reaffirm his

[1:45:24] commitment to the residents of

[1:45:25] Fort Worth it. That you will

[1:45:26] save 10,000 acres of open

[1:45:29] space. Think our next speaker

[1:45:30] is Erica Zamora.

[1:45:32] >> Eric has a will be followed

[1:45:37] by Chandler, Sharp. Erika

[1:45:38] present. Chandler, Sharp.

[1:45:42] Channel be followed by Edgar.

[1:45:45] I don't know.

[1:45:52] >> Good afternoon, mayor and

[1:45:55] council. My name is Chad.

[1:45:56] The sharp from district 9.

[1:45:58] It is clear that can Tissue

[1:46:01] Inc have I told you all that

[1:46:02] they what?

[1:46:04] Say and how these data centers

[1:46:09] per minute they want to say and

[1:46:09] how this all comes together.

[1:46:12] And so when it comes to these

[1:46:15] data centers.

[1:46:16] We all know for sure. But the

[1:46:16] station is can do and the harm

[1:46:19] that they can bring and what

[1:46:20] they have wrought only here

[1:46:22] within for Perth. Also across

[1:46:23] the state like here in Texas,

[1:46:26] hundreds of data centers here

[1:46:28] just in the state of Texas are

[1:46:29] either under construction or

[1:46:30] planned to be constructed here

[1:46:33] within Texas all across the

[1:46:34] state.

[1:46:37] And even just with water use,

[1:46:40] for example.

[1:46:41] Across Dallas and Fort Worth

[1:46:43] over the 2 fastest sinking

[1:46:45] cities across the country.

[1:46:48] A big part of that is a huge

[1:46:51] use of groundwater. So with

[1:46:51] that particular data center,

[1:46:52] the Black on data center using

[1:46:55] public water just from here in

[1:46:55] Fort Worth. What kind of

[1:46:59] impacts they can have with here

[1:47:00] in the city. How much for that

[1:47:01] exacerbate the sinking not only

[1:47:03] here in Fort Worth because

[1:47:04] Dallas as well.

[1:47:04] What did that do to

[1:47:08] infrastructure Dallas and Fort

[1:47:10] Worth?

[1:47:11] What kind of medications and

[1:47:11] costly missed down to us to

[1:47:14] have the House can affect us

[1:47:16] as well.

[1:47:18] And so just weeks ago, we just

[1:47:21] had this moratorium put in

[1:47:22] place in order to. Have a look

[1:47:24] at what putting this data

[1:47:26] center by Black Mountain.

[1:47:27] It's going to look like.

[1:47:30] House go into effect. Committee

[1:47:31] members.

[1:47:31] And so need to listen to our

[1:47:32] constituents of the Senate.

[1:47:33] You need to listen to our

[1:47:36] constituents. Listen to us and

[1:47:40] turns of. Why has more for you

[1:47:41] on as important.

[1:47:41] You to listen to our

[1:47:44] constituents any to want to

[1:47:46] have a look at what is that

[1:47:46] a center is going to do to

[1:47:47] committee members await us

[1:47:50] across Fort Worth and Dallas

[1:47:52] as well.

[1:47:55] I respectfully ask that your

[1:47:56] table. This boat. But for after

[1:47:59] this more times put in place,

[1:48:02] keep in mind, we just voted

[1:48:02] to begin the process of his

[1:48:03] moratorium site even begun yet.

[1:48:05] And yet now we're looking into.

[1:48:08] Actually approving a data

[1:48:12] Centre column has before even

[1:48:12] beginning this moratorium.

[1:48:13] This has to be at the

[1:48:13] moratorium is done to committee

[1:48:15] members and experts have

[1:48:18] examined everything clearly

[1:48:20] and that we've had to say.

[1:48:20] And then even then once all of

[1:48:24] that completed, what all that

[1:48:25] is done, then from there, we

[1:48:26] can even have a discussion

[1:48:29] about brings out of place that

[1:48:32] are in place. Thank you.

[1:48:39] >> Avellino followed league

[1:48:42] in fee. Edgar here.

[1:48:52] All of it. So. Abdul Aziz.

[1:48:53] Good afternoon. Thank you.

[1:48:55] And you're sorry. And then

[1:48:58] followed by Nelly. Thank you.

[1:48:58] Go ahead, please.

[1:49:01] >> My name is these are minors

[1:49:02] and

[1:49:06] to put a few numbers into the

[1:49:07] record from the North, Texas.

[1:49:10] So the new center of Texas,

[1:49:11] Texas Council

[1:49:17] of Governments That's that's

[1:49:17] As of APRIL. Dfw already had

[1:49:21] approximately 206 TDs honors.

[1:49:25] More than any other state more

[1:49:26] than any other Metro list to

[1:49:29] city listed in the

[1:49:29] presentation.

[1:49:33] One North Texas municipality's

[1:49:35] were asked which infrastructure

[1:49:38] systems experience the greatest

[1:49:40] strain from data centers.

[1:49:41] 26 out of 27 respon.

[1:49:45] Respondents identified it

[1:49:49] water. Water supply and second

[1:49:49] was.

[1:49:52] 22. All of them identified to

[1:49:55] the electrical grid.

[1:49:55] And see if you Kong, which is

[1:49:59] the North Central Texas Council

[1:50:02] of Governments also estimates

[1:50:04] that Texas their centers

[1:50:05] consumed approximately

[1:50:08] 25 billion gallons of water in

[1:50:11] 2025.

[1:50:14] That stated quite the men to as

[1:50:16] much as one. 61 billion gallons

[1:50:20] annually by 2030, which kind

[1:50:21] of lines with a Texas foot

[1:50:23] pain. It's so important that

[1:50:25] sense. Estimates are that there

[1:50:28] would be a drought and f w in

[1:50:29] 2030, years ago.

[1:50:32] Perhaps the most concerning

[1:50:33] part of the PRESIDENT, the

[1:50:33] presentation, which, by the

[1:50:36] way, those presentations were

[1:50:37] done by engineers.

[1:50:40] Floodplain engineers, and also

[1:50:41] does that work inside

[1:50:42] development? So the most

[1:50:45] concerning part of this

[1:50:45] presentation is in the

[1:50:46] consumption estimate. It's what

[1:50:49] nc to Cox says. We don't know.

[1:50:51] The presentation identifies a

[1:50:55] lack of transparency from the

[1:50:58] U.S. Centers.

[1:50:58] Uncertainity in the day to us

[1:51:00] about it. He's like your

[1:51:04] current information to make

[1:51:05] informed decisions and then

[1:51:05] a centered Roth not being I

[1:51:09] think, with the incorporated

[1:51:09] into water planning. Part of

[1:51:10] the position is wrong.

[1:51:10] Mentioned that they tried to

[1:51:12] reach out to existing data

[1:51:15] centers to know was the water

[1:51:15] use.

[1:51:18] They got a gun or 99% of the

[1:51:20] time.

[1:51:20] If we don't get the information

[1:51:23] now, we're not going to get it.

[1:51:27] So if your question for you

[1:51:30] guys, just please consider.

[1:51:32] Kate does 4th know the

[1:51:33] community of water and then it

[1:51:34] just a game and off every day

[1:51:38] to Senator currently operated

[1:51:39] approved or portion of the

[1:51:42] city. Our developers are

[1:51:43] required to disclose protected

[1:51:44] and extra water and electricity

[1:51:47] costs consumption publicly.

[1:51:51] And a 4th of the city and forth

[1:51:52] cannot answered those questions

[1:51:55] today. Why are we continuing

[1:51:56] to approve additional data

[1:51:57] centers and allow the existing

[1:52:00] wants to operate before we have

[1:52:00] a comprehensive policy

[1:52:01] governing them.

[1:52:04] >> Our next speaker will be

[1:52:06] Nellie. Kim Offi.

[1:52:09] This coffee was held by sees

[1:52:10] oh, I will seize.

[1:52:11] I'm sorry, I had a backwards.

[1:52:13] So Edgar was not present.

[1:52:16] Correct? Okay. Thank you,

[1:52:17] Kelly.

[1:52:20] >> My name is Natalie Jumpy

[1:52:22] and I am a resident of district

[1:52:24] 6 as well as a precinct chair.

[1:52:25] The most concerning part for

[1:52:26] me in regards to this

[1:52:28] discussion is that we are still

[1:52:32] having this discussion. Table,

[1:52:33] the votes. We have so many

[1:52:36] other issues plaguing the

[1:52:36] citizens of Fort Worth. And

[1:52:40] this is the discussion we want

[1:52:42] to have instead table the vote.

[1:52:44] You want us to side with an

[1:52:46] issue that we have already

[1:52:48] stated that we will not side

[1:52:49] with because it brings far more

[1:52:52] negatives than positives to

[1:52:53] our lives. Water, pollution,

[1:52:57] electricity shortages, noise,

[1:53:00] pollution, soil, pollution and

[1:53:01] the lack of long lasting jobs.

[1:53:03] People need something

[1:53:06] meaningful to look forward to

[1:53:07] table the vote.

[1:53:08] We could better be putting this

[1:53:11] amount of effort into fixing

[1:53:13] the budgetary issues. We

[1:53:14] apparently have and providing

[1:53:17] the desperately needed services

[1:53:18] that the people ask for.

[1:53:20] I also don't mean fix it by

[1:53:22] cutting and reducing necessary

[1:53:24] programs and initiatives that

[1:53:27] the people have voted for

[1:53:29] table. The vote.

[1:53:30] We expect better of our

[1:53:34] representatives because we know

[1:53:35] you could do better.

[1:53:36] Not pass off to a corporation

[1:53:39] to give false promises of

[1:53:43] service and money. Prioritize

[1:53:44] the people elect a better city

[1:53:48] manager and get this city back

[1:53:49] on track. Otherwise MAY is

[1:53:51] going to be a very interesting

[1:53:55] time for you. Lastly, tabled

[1:53:59] a vote. Thank you.

[1:54:01] >> Pamela Reese followed

[1:54:02] neighbor him. Pamela present.

[1:54:05] Thank you. Pamela Rees followed

[1:54:08] on Abraham.

[1:54:20] >> Good afternoon.

[1:54:25] As many of the the other.

[1:54:25] >> Speakers have our a t.

[1:54:30] >> Presented and we are moving

[1:54:30] way too fast on this and

[1:54:32] >> the reckless speed with

[1:54:33] which these data centers

[1:54:34] projects have been pushed

[1:54:37] through will result in

[1:54:38] catastrophic impacts to our

[1:54:38] environment, our resources and

[1:54:42] our basic way of life in our

[1:54:43] standard of living, we

[1:54:45] respectfully request that any

[1:54:47] and all projects be placed on

[1:54:48] indefinite hold until the

[1:54:50] appropriate research can be

[1:54:51] done to determine the full

[1:54:54] impact and also to implement

[1:54:57] the necessary guardrails and

[1:54:58] safety measures to ensure the

[1:54:59] well-being and the continued

[1:55:02] prosperity of our communities.

[1:55:02] This must include the

[1:55:05] preservation of

[1:55:05] >> wildlife and plant life as

[1:55:07] well because no one else has

[1:55:11] brought that up.

[1:55:12] >> We all know

[1:55:13] >> that these are data centers

[1:55:17] are going to have a huge strain

[1:55:19] on our water supply.

[1:55:20] Energy cred.

[1:55:22] >> And up.

[1:55:22] >> They're going to create air

[1:55:25] pollution and also with our.

[1:55:29] Continue what we are in the

[1:55:29] middle of right now is a

[1:55:32] temporary drought.

[1:55:35] >> And there's there's.

[1:55:36] >> The heat problem

[1:55:36] to consider. We're already

[1:55:38] living under a heat dome.

[1:55:39] It's only going to get worse

[1:55:40] with climate change and

[1:55:43] everything else. We don't need

[1:55:44] to add to that. So I

[1:55:47] respectfully request that we

[1:55:50] table the vote.

[1:55:55] >> On will be followed by Caleb

[1:55:58] Roberts.

[1:56:08] The City Council, home air.

[1:56:12] I came today with some pictures

[1:56:13] at that. I took at with Weston

[1:56:14] Gardens and I wanted to show

[1:56:16] you all the like when we have a

[1:56:18] flood, how high the water

[1:56:20] levels can rise. And so right

[1:56:21] here, this is a picture of a

[1:56:23] stone both that was built in

[1:56:27] the 1930's by the original

[1:56:28] developer of the property.

[1:56:28] It it's really cool feature.

[1:56:31] So this is this year. This was

[1:56:34] this weekend.

[1:56:34] >> But in 22, we had a big

[1:56:38] flood. The water will rise to

[1:56:39] about that level.

[1:56:40] >> Here we those. It's like a

[1:56:44] big bridge that goes to the

[1:56:47] boat. There's the water.

[1:56:51] There's the boat again. And the

[1:56:53] water rises very high. These 2

[1:56:55] the data center that's being

[1:56:56] proposed is right on the line.

[1:56:57] It looked like from the map.

[1:57:00] Y'all had attached to the I.

[1:57:05] The thing where I signed up

[1:57:05] today where it looks like if

[1:57:08] this isn't done right, you

[1:57:10] could you could flood us out

[1:57:10] pretty bad. So I I'm here to

[1:57:13] echo what the Westin said.

[1:57:16] Let's table the vote.

[1:57:19] Could we get some appropriate

[1:57:20] flood and drainage studies done

[1:57:23] before and they construct or

[1:57:24] you prove their plot plan.

[1:57:25] Like here's the grand ground.

[1:57:27] So that's where we have our

[1:57:27] plants that flooded too.

[1:57:30] Okay. Thank you all so much.

[1:57:35] >> Our next speaker is Caleb

[1:57:36] Roberts. Roberts, Caleb.

[1:57:39] We followed by re bills.

[1:57:42] Kayla present. Now re bills

[1:57:45] followed by Charles Bills.

[1:57:58] >> I oppose this zoning

[1:57:59] request. To quote, Willie

[1:58:02] Nelson. The last thing we need

[1:58:02] is allowed.

[1:58:04] >> What are its evening light

[1:58:07] polluting data center.

[1:58:08] >> Anywhere near our town.

[1:58:11] Or any others for that matter,

[1:58:14] end quote.

[1:58:28] >> Surprised to hear that there

[1:58:31] hasn't been any.

[1:58:33] Studies done on flood. The and

[1:58:35] of what floods would do because

[1:58:37] Fort Worth has a bad history of

[1:58:39] this. I remember they built

[1:58:39] that big shopping center right

[1:58:43] at the corner of fueling the

[1:58:44] and the I-30. And then we're

[1:58:49] all surprised when all suddenly

[1:58:49] that became really a huge

[1:58:52] flood zone. So that's a major

[1:58:53] thing. I think we should table

[1:58:55] would face in the I think we

[1:58:56] should just cancel this whole

[1:58:56] deal. But I think you've all

[1:58:59] been bribed too much to for

[1:59:00] that to happen.

[1:59:02] >> Our next speaker is Kyle

[1:59:04] Powell. I'll be followed by

[1:59:10] Michael Ralston. Kyle, here.

[1:59:13] Michael Ralston. We have it

[1:59:14] right. Lynette and Roddy.

[1:59:17] The PRESIDENT Followed by

[1:59:20] Cinnamon Hall.

[1:59:25] >> And a hand ready District 3.

[1:59:26] >> I wasn't gonna speak on this

[1:59:28] because I was told that this is

[1:59:29] a done deal.

[1:59:30] >> But am I learned today in

[1:59:33] the star Telegram that echo

[1:59:36] whatever they are are planning

[1:59:38] another Davis and White.

[1:59:39] Light near the Black mountain

[1:59:41] and it's like the elephant

[1:59:43] getting into the tent.

[1:59:44] >> And then getting bigger and

[1:59:47] bigger. So I'm very concerned

[1:59:48] about that. And so please table

[1:59:49] this until we know exactly what

[1:59:52] they really want to do. Thank

[1:59:56] you.

[2:00:01] >> MISS Hall fall by Christina

[2:00:04] Avid Ellis. Seminole.

[2:00:09] My representative is there.

[2:00:10] >> I usually go to zoning

[2:00:11] commission meetings because it

[2:00:12] works for my time is something

[2:00:12] I'm very passionate about.

[2:00:19] As a resident of Fort Worth.

[2:00:22] And this kind got on my.

[2:00:23] Radar after that zoning

[2:00:26] commission meeting where

[2:00:30] another.

[2:00:31] Was rejected. So with

[2:00:33] kind of going from a zoning

[2:00:37] perspective for the.

[2:00:40] >> He 14, 20.

[2:00:41] It would add a electric

[2:00:43] substation there. The lady who

[2:00:43] spoke earlier was at the zoning

[2:00:46] Commission meeting that where

[2:00:47] it was rejected for another one

[2:00:51] when they at the substations.

[2:00:54] So everyone's aware.

[2:00:56] >> The other big diesel

[2:00:58] machines, they're using diesel

[2:00:59] fuel. And there are any of

[2:00:59] these things don't shut down at

[2:01:00] 5 o'clock. The things that

[2:01:03] should be on the 11 o'clock,

[2:01:05] these things run.

[2:01:10] 24 hours a day, 365 days.

[2:01:11] A year without holidays.

[2:01:11] >> Without stop with nonstop.

[2:01:15] If they're plugged into the

[2:01:16] regular air

[2:01:18] electric grid, you know,

[2:01:19] sometimes we have little bugs.

[2:01:20] I'm receiving way more bombs in

[2:01:23] my area, which is all I did and

[2:01:25] all the time that been living

[2:01:25] here, once they played in that

[2:01:27] substation to our brothers and

[2:01:27] sisters in Christ in there who

[2:01:30] were, I don't know, given lunch

[2:01:32] or whatever by the developers,

[2:01:35] this is going to it regardless

[2:01:35] of the regardless of the

[2:01:39] electrical, what is going to

[2:01:42] do is cause a constant hum, a

[2:01:45] constant noise, a constant

[2:01:46] something in the air in your

[2:01:48] neighborhoods by increasing

[2:01:50] the height, 70 feet. You now

[2:01:54] ruining your horizon. You're

[2:01:55] not able to see past. They

[2:01:59] might have put the setback the

[2:02:00] 150 feet of a setback. However,

[2:02:02] there's no trees in there.

[2:02:04] There's no heels in the air.

[2:02:05] There's no nothing in there

[2:02:06] to buffer this sound. The sound

[2:02:07] is going to drone 8. You the

[2:02:08] sound is going to drown your

[2:02:10] children. It's going to cause

[2:02:11] mental issues. It's going to

[2:02:13] cause health issues and those

[2:02:14] things are going to cost us

[2:02:18] here in Fort Worth down the

[2:02:19] line. These.

[2:02:20] Changes that they're asking

[2:02:23] for after apd 14 was approved.

[2:02:25] He say he's not wanting a

[2:02:26] second bite at the Apple.

[2:02:27] That's true because that was

[2:02:29] the second bite. This is the

[2:02:33] 3rd by. So then what is next?

[2:02:34] They want to go higher. They

[2:02:37] want to go further and they

[2:02:40] want to bring more. I I really

[2:02:41] ask all of you to think about

[2:02:44] our needs as residents of Fort

[2:02:46] Worth. I'm not for against data

[2:02:48] centers. I'm worried about the

[2:02:49] Sony what they want in the

[2:02:51] zoning is more than what they

[2:02:51] ask for. So what's the next

[2:02:56] ask? Just saying no. For now.

[2:02:58] And then see what it is we can

[2:02:59] give accommodate. This is not

[2:03:00] it. These changes are not get

[2:03:03] vote. No.

[2:03:05] >> Vote no.

[2:03:05] >> Our next speaker is

[2:03:08] Christine, a have. Those is all

[2:03:10] about Muhammad. As Christina

[2:03:13] present.

[2:03:17] >> Hamann.

[2:03:18] Paul David Williams.

[2:03:21] MR. Williams, we followed by

[2:03:25] Mindy Tackett.

[2:03:29] >> And his part that Williams,

[2:03:32] he's speaking in public.

[2:03:33] I was born and raised in Fort

[2:03:35] Worth. And I want to thank the

[2:03:37] City Council for initiating.

[2:03:40] Well, good luck to all. Taurean

[2:03:42] process.

[2:03:44] I strongly support the tabling

[2:03:47] of Taurean for the many reasons

[2:03:49] I emphasize that temporary

[2:03:52] pauses or not enough the city

[2:03:53] needs to permit. He has

[2:03:56] permanent binding protection.

[2:04:00] We need more time to analyze

[2:04:00] our situation any more time for

[2:04:04] deciding permanent regulations

[2:04:06] on environment, then, you know,

[2:04:07] and just infrastructure

[2:04:11] standards for the data center,

[2:04:11] infrastructure.

[2:04:15] Because children are still

[2:04:15] dealing do without

[2:04:17] being physically and spent

[2:04:18] significant time playing

[2:04:20] outdoors. They are particularly

[2:04:23] vulnerable to look at last

[2:04:23] impacts of data centers.

[2:04:27] We need time to encourage e.

[2:04:31] To create a minimum buffer

[2:04:35] zone, 500 feet with the

[2:04:35] continuous evergreen.

[2:04:38] Screening. Trees around the

[2:04:39] dead are sooner completely to

[2:04:41] protect the neighborhood from

[2:04:44] the industrial. In closing it.

[2:04:51] Would you want to Dennis you,

[2:04:53] Bill? Less than 100 in 50 feet

[2:04:54] or less than a football field.

[2:04:57] Even I think from your house.

[2:05:01] I'm in favor of billionaire.

[2:05:04] I'm in favor of people making

[2:05:08] money. I'm not in favor of

[2:05:09] billionaires and enriching

[2:05:09] themselves. Compromising the

[2:05:12] health of poor children

[2:05:14] forward. We need more time to

[2:05:18] evaluate close the cooling

[2:05:20] systems being considered so

[2:05:22] facility for facility

[2:05:23] operations so that they do not

[2:05:25] joining millions of gallons

[2:05:27] from our local water supplies,

[2:05:27] which have been substantially

[2:05:31] depleted, especially in the

[2:05:32] previous year and also to

[2:05:35] prevent the strain on our

[2:05:35] wastewater infrastructure.

[2:05:38] When you time to develop

[2:05:43] stricter.

[2:05:43] This limitations and forced

[2:05:47] 24 7 at the property love to

[2:05:51] prevent disruption from heaven,

[2:05:51] hvac and server. Chillers.

[2:05:54] We need time to urge the

[2:05:57] council to receive strict

[2:05:58] economic grants. Tax

[2:06:01] abatements, a municipal

[2:06:04] infrastructure.

[2:06:05] Funding for Dennis Centre Ville

[2:06:08] unless they provide verified

[2:06:09] long-term public benefit.

[2:06:12] Expressing concern regarding

[2:06:13] the persistent noise.

[2:06:15] And missions from stand about

[2:06:18] diesel generators, decrease

[2:06:20] property values.

[2:06:22] Urged to cancel to table is

[2:06:25] to provide more time to provide

[2:06:28] local residents.

[2:06:30] >> Over rapid destruction to

[2:06:30] protest. Thank you, MR.

[2:06:33] Williams.

[2:06:35] >> Our next speaker.

[2:06:39] Next speakers. Monday Tackett

[2:06:42] fall by Catherine. Got be.

[2:06:45] >> here today regarding this

[2:06:48] status under discussion and

[2:06:49] vote as well as all others.

[2:06:51] A little over a week ago, I was

[2:06:53] told by someone who was in the

[2:06:55] room at the Witte Le Pen

[2:06:58] breakfasts that you spoke at.

[2:06:59] The comments were made,

[2:06:59] suggesting that people who

[2:07:01] raised concerns about data

[2:07:02] centers are anti capitalist

[2:07:05] and by extension anti American.

[2:07:08] It was a firsthand account.

[2:07:12] If that characterization was

[2:07:12] made, it is false and it would

[2:07:16] then be beneath the office.

[2:07:17] You hold. The residents who

[2:07:18] have shown up meeting after

[2:07:22] meeting to speak on this issue

[2:07:22] are business owners. They are

[2:07:26] professionals. They pay taxes

[2:07:27] in this city. They are, in

[2:07:29] fact, exercising one of the

[2:07:29] most American right there is

[2:07:32] which is the First Amendment

[2:07:33] right to petition their

[2:07:33] government and speak freely

[2:07:35] about decisions that affect

[2:07:38] their homes, their water and

[2:07:40] their power grid. If comments

[2:07:44] like that were made calling

[2:07:44] residents anti-capitalist

[2:07:47] doesn't just missed.

[2:07:47] Characterize these

[2:07:50] constituents. It's designed to

[2:07:53] de La Jameis them. So their

[2:07:55] concerns are dismissed. And

[2:07:55] here's why that matters

[2:07:59] specifically. Compare those

[2:08:00] private remarks.

[2:08:02] Reported private remarks to the

[2:08:04] public statement issued by your

[2:08:06] office about the moratorium

[2:08:07] vote and that statement, we're

[2:08:11] told that concerns from

[2:08:11] residents are legitimate.

[2:08:13] We're told that the city

[2:08:15] recognizes that data center

[2:08:16] policy matters deeply to

[2:08:20] residents. We're told you'll

[2:08:21] continue listening, citing a

[2:08:23] Gallup poll showing that 7 in

[2:08:25] 10 Americans oppose data center

[2:08:27] development and their

[2:08:30] communities. So if you said

[2:08:32] that, you cannot have it both

[2:08:34] ways. You cannot released

[2:08:35] public statements praising

[2:08:36] public engagement and then

[2:08:38] stand in a private room full

[2:08:41] of investors and developers

[2:08:43] and dismissed the same

[2:08:45] residence as anti American

[2:08:46] agitators. If that's what was

[2:08:49] said that is talking out of

[2:08:51] both sides of your mouth.

[2:08:54] Public accountability doesn't

[2:08:56] pause when the cameras go off.

[2:08:57] We are watching. We are

[2:08:58] listening and MAY I remind you,

[2:09:00] we have friends everywhere.

[2:09:07] >> After in GOD, he'll be

[2:09:10] followed by Victoria

[2:09:16] >> is Katherine here?

[2:09:20] Victoria Holland, Karen.

[2:09:22] >> Jenny Stencil.

[2:09:25] Dennis, we followed by Maria

[2:09:28] Pacheco.

[2:09:31] Okay. Sorry. Holly is Victoria

[2:09:32] coming down?

[2:09:36] Hollywood me first. Thank you.

[2:09:45] First, I would like to thank

[2:09:46] the council and the mayor for

[2:09:50] actually listening to all of

[2:09:51] these comments. We have other

[2:09:51] governing bodies where they

[2:09:55] won't listen to. We actually

[2:09:57] have to say

[2:10:00] I would like to respectfully

[2:10:03] request that the zoning case.

[2:10:07] 26 0, 4, one be put on hold.

[2:10:07] We actually due care in this

[2:10:09] community about what happens to

[2:10:12] our children.

[2:10:15] >> The

[2:10:16] >> moratorium is for a purpose

[2:10:20] and that's for all of us to

[2:10:22] be more informed. We will not

[2:10:24] be completely informed inside

[2:10:27] of 60 days, but we will be more

[2:10:29] informed. So taking a look and

[2:10:31] whatever facts we can dig up in

[2:10:33] the next 60 days.

[2:10:35] >> Would help us to determine

[2:10:38] what is the best solution for

[2:10:40] Fort Worth as a community?

[2:10:42] The second thing is is because

[2:10:42] of my own personal

[2:10:45] circumstances living in a semi

[2:10:48] rural area. I am head of Sony

[2:10:51] case in my area. That was a

[2:10:53] problem to me personally.

[2:10:55] And so I learned a lot more

[2:10:55] about how zoning and

[2:10:59] development works than I ever

[2:11:00] wanted to. And it is very

[2:11:01] concerning to me that some of

[2:11:05] the boxes have not been checked

[2:11:07] here, that the storm water

[2:11:10] drainage has not been assessed.

[2:11:13] And if there is a concern about

[2:11:16] his Oracle designation. That

[2:11:16] has not been looked into.

[2:11:18] I would respectfully request

[2:11:21] that we actually honor that.

[2:11:24] Thank you.

[2:11:29] >> This fans, he'll be followed

[2:11:32] by Maria Pacheco.

[2:11:34] >> Hello, I'm.

[2:11:36] >> Thank you for giving me a

[2:11:37] chance to speak. I'm concerned

[2:11:39] constituent of Fort Worth from

[2:11:41] the area code 7, 6, 1, 207.

[2:11:42] And I'd like to echo my of the

[2:11:46] many was here that wants to

[2:11:47] table the vote and postpone

[2:11:51] it plans to expand the data

[2:11:53] centers

[2:11:54] just kind of a lot of the

[2:11:55] concerns is a lot of

[2:11:56] repercussions that a lot of us

[2:11:58] are familiar with, like the

[2:12:01] noise, pollution, environment,

[2:12:02] pollution

[2:12:03] like there's those provisional

[2:12:06] frequencies are impacting

[2:12:08] people's sleep. There, causing

[2:12:08] health problems. Those

[2:12:10] generators caused a lot of air

[2:12:12] pollution lead to respiratory

[2:12:15] issues. And these answers are

[2:12:15] just implemented in

[2:12:17] marginalized communities in our

[2:12:20] black and brown communities.

[2:12:23] So, you know, any expansion is,

[2:12:24] you know, I think

[2:12:26] counterproductive. So I just

[2:12:28] wanted to join the forces that

[2:12:29] want to table the vote or

[2:12:34] encourage you to table the

[2:12:35] vote. And just

[2:12:37] remind that have a lot has been

[2:12:37] talked about earlier this

[2:12:39] morning. And, you know, there

[2:12:42] are things that people do want

[2:12:42] to find things you know,

[2:12:43] supporting artists like the

[2:12:44] artists that were here earlier

[2:12:46] this morning are, you know, our

[2:12:47] fire department. You know,

[2:12:49] there's a lot of other issues

[2:12:52] that could benefit from like

[2:12:52] all the money going into this.

[2:12:56] So, you know, I just, you know,

[2:12:57] want to join all the other

[2:12:57] people who want to ask you guys

[2:13:01] to pretty pleasent table the

[2:13:02] vote and consider, you know,

[2:13:03] going back because I know it's

[2:13:05] like everyone sings a done

[2:13:05] deal, but it's never too late

[2:13:08] to change summit. What to do

[2:13:09] the right thing. And so I want

[2:13:12] to just humbly encourage you

[2:13:15] guys to table the vote and

[2:13:18] >> Yeah. Thank you for hearing

[2:13:21] me out and yet to publicly.

[2:13:25] Thank you.

[2:13:25] >> Jaylon Gordon will be

[2:13:28] followed by Christopher Santos.

[2:13:32] By Christopher Santos. And then

[2:13:35] Louis been.

[2:13:45] >> I want to start by saying I

[2:13:46] know someone said earlier that

[2:13:49] this is an issue that's on the

[2:13:50] table. But this is an issue

[2:13:52] that's on the table because

[2:13:55] we say its an issue that's on

[2:13:59] the table. Someone said earlier

[2:14:02] that they built facilities to

[2:14:03] the highest standard. It's

[2:14:06] so these are the standards that

[2:14:09] we are working with. It's

[2:14:09] currently in the triple digits

[2:14:12] outside record-breaking heat.

[2:14:16] A farmer has reported that

[2:14:20] every single calf. That has

[2:14:21] been born after a data center

[2:14:23] has been built in his

[2:14:26] community. Has been born

[2:14:29] stillborn.

[2:14:32] It's killing our food supply

[2:14:33] before it even arrives the

[2:14:35] great is breaking all over the

[2:14:39] country. We have Tennessee with

[2:14:43] the most followed by Nevada,

[2:14:46] California.

[2:14:47] Indiana, and also say GOD bless

[2:14:50] the people of Gary, Indiana.

[2:14:54] And now we can add Houston's

[2:14:58] 5th Ward to that list, Arkansas

[2:15:01] and Ohio. And with the approval

[2:15:04] of the zoning, Texas will be

[2:15:05] added to that lists. So my

[2:15:10] question is when it does get

[2:15:11] at it, what's your plan?

[2:15:14] When your home loses power for

[2:15:16] 14 days?

[2:15:16] Food writing in the free, you

[2:15:21] can't even flush your own to

[2:15:23] lately. You're sitting in a

[2:15:24] home which triple digits

[2:15:26] outside. What exactly is your

[2:15:28] personal plan? When you run

[2:15:32] out of water. What's your plan?

[2:15:36] When we write out of the food

[2:15:39] supply because there is no

[2:15:39] water. What exactly is your

[2:15:43] plan when your children look at

[2:15:45] you and Ed, as what was your

[2:15:46] role in making this happen?

[2:15:46] Is a city council

[2:15:48] representative. My question

[2:15:51] to you is, what's your plan?

[2:15:56] Let has a tendency to favor

[2:15:58] the prepared and I can

[2:16:00] guarantee you the most prepared

[2:16:02] individuals at the organizers,

[2:16:04] the activists, the Anti Data

[2:16:07] Center, folks, we are actually

[2:16:09] the most prepared.

[2:16:12] And when that time comes for

[2:16:15] you to then ask us what we

[2:16:17] should do next, please. No,

[2:16:19] that many of us might simply

[2:16:22] look at you and say your parish

[2:16:23] is your problem.

[2:16:24] It's not what you're doing to

[2:16:27] us. It's really what you're

[2:16:29] doing to yourselves. Table.

[2:16:32] The vote and I'll extend that

[2:16:34] and say don't approve for this

[2:16:37] data center to be built for

[2:16:41] your own sake because we are

[2:16:42] actually know.

[2:16:43] >> But you do have a plan.

[2:16:46] Christopher Santos will be

[2:16:49] followed by Lily ban.

[2:17:00] >> My next Christopher settles.

[2:17:03] I'd like to say I disapprove of

[2:17:03] this plan for a black man to 2

[2:17:05] at that Senate to my

[2:17:08] neighborhood. Please table.

[2:17:11] Thank you.

[2:17:16] >> Steven Sanchez, we fall by

[2:17:18] Wesley Kirk. MR. Sanchez here,

[2:17:18] thank you. Leslee Kirk be

[2:17:21] followed by Alexander Montalvo.

[2:17:35] >> This morning I went down

[2:17:35] to lawn Stephenson and Roll

[2:17:39] Crest Studio talked to a couple

[2:17:43] of residents. It was a relive

[2:17:45] the experience.

[2:17:46] >> Lady back here that said

[2:17:47] that they lived right across

[2:17:47] the street. Also talks of a

[2:17:50] cross street was too early.

[2:17:53] >> Very vehemently against the

[2:17:55] data center being. They're

[2:17:59] entirely. The people that are

[2:18:00] right there at that.

[2:18:00] That buffer that 150 foot

[2:18:03] buffer. They were on that on

[2:18:06] discussion on this ending.

[2:18:07] I got told all before I would

[2:18:12] have shown you all before on

[2:18:13] data on what I've recorded

[2:18:15] recorded at the proposal

[2:18:19] proposed. Feats that you guys

[2:18:21] had on.

[2:18:22] The amendments for data center

[2:18:25] regulations or new proposals

[2:18:29] for destiny regulations.

[2:18:31] I went to though I went to

[2:18:33] those distances and recorded at

[2:18:34] those distances and I let you

[2:18:37] hear at those distances.

[2:18:38] I showed you the chart at those

[2:18:41] distances.

[2:18:44] >> At 250 feet, y'all.

[2:18:54] Just just table. It.

[2:18:55] Again. I go on the ground,

[2:18:57] right? I'm an engineer. I go.

[2:18:58] I walk places. I just walk into

[2:18:59] places a lot of the time and I

[2:19:02] just get I get the information.

[2:19:03] It.

[2:19:06] >> I walk on the sites. I get a

[2:19:07] job. That's usually how it

[2:19:08] happens. I go talk to people.

[2:19:09] I are you a good neighbor park.

[2:19:11] You do know all of your

[2:19:12] neighbors.

[2:19:14] >> Do you know your neighbors,

[2:19:16] Chris? Do you know all your

[2:19:19] neighbors along your block?

[2:19:22] I do. I go talk to the people.

[2:19:26] And that's what you you all

[2:19:29] have to do.

[2:19:32] You can't just sit and the

[2:19:37] office and expect. Thanks to

[2:19:38] get done. Or I guess you you

[2:19:38] want them to get done without

[2:19:41] any opposition. That's what it

[2:19:42] feels like.

[2:19:43] I am giving you the objective

[2:19:47] information here. And it seems

[2:19:48] like. We've already made the

[2:19:49] decision that should have been

[2:19:50] table to should have been

[2:19:52] hunted. I shouldn't be talking

[2:19:55] right now because that's what

[2:19:57] you all do. Your point when I

[2:20:01] need to speak, I tried to speak

[2:20:01] on this.

[2:20:02] The very first time. Not just

[2:20:05] the second time I had it on on

[2:20:07] the docket.

[2:20:07] Got punted. I came to warn all

[2:20:11] that was about to go record all

[2:20:14] these places.

[2:20:16] I've given you a baseline.

[2:20:16] It's quiet. You're going to

[2:20:20] ruin piece. Just table it.

[2:20:23] Please. Thank you.

[2:20:28] >> Harley Boone or Carlos over

[2:20:28] here and this those on the

[2:20:29] list. Okay. Thank you. Really

[2:20:32] come on down. And then Carlos

[2:20:36] and then Wesley thank you.

[2:20:44] >> My name is Lillian. A

[2:20:45] resident at Fort Worth in

[2:20:47] District 9. I'm speaking out

[2:20:48] against this item for to be

[2:20:49] table. I don't believe back

[2:20:52] 9 has any place in our city or

[2:20:53] anywhere for that matter.

[2:20:54] Hyperscale datacenters driven

[2:20:54] in large part by the ai boom

[2:20:58] have represented responsible

[2:20:59] of development. That puts

[2:20:59] corporate interest in

[2:21:00] short-term economic promises.

[2:21:02] Ahead of the people who

[2:21:03] actually live here after

[2:21:05] hearing from residents across

[2:21:07] Fort Worth in Greater Terry

[2:21:08] County. It is evident that

[2:21:09] people are deeply concerned

[2:21:10] about these data centers and

[2:21:12] upset at the lack of serious

[2:21:13] consideration of their impacts

[2:21:13] on our communities, our

[2:21:16] infrastructure, our water, and

[2:21:18] our shared environment at the

[2:21:19] AUGUST 11 City Council meeting

[2:21:20] this council voted unanimously

[2:21:21] to consider the essence for

[2:21:22] moratorium so that more

[2:21:22] information could be gathered

[2:21:25] and stronger regulations could

[2:21:27] be considered. That process

[2:21:28] should matter when you consider

[2:21:28] Black Mountain. This is a

[2:21:29] development happening in a

[2:21:31] place for families, children

[2:21:32] every day working class people

[2:21:34] list. Hyperscale data center

[2:21:36] does not make sense in this

[2:21:37] place. Your that previously,

[2:21:38] which is why this council voted

[2:21:40] to rezone the space to allow

[2:21:41] for the Senate to get started

[2:21:42] developing doctor dies in the

[2:21:44] health and well-being of its

[2:21:46] own constituents. Why must be

[2:21:47] approved this project now,

[2:21:48] while the city is working for a

[2:21:49] moratorium process of

[2:21:51] developing new regulations for

[2:21:52] the U.S. Centers, if this

[2:21:52] project is anticipated to

[2:21:55] require more zoning additions

[2:21:56] in the future, why should this

[2:21:58] project to move ahead before

[2:21:59] this council has been issued,

[2:21:59] citing what responsible dia

[2:22:02] Center development looks like

[2:22:02] in Fort Worth. I've heard Fort

[2:22:03] Worth be referred to as the

[2:22:07] unexpected city. I like this to

[2:22:08] be true before that to be true,

[2:22:10] we need to be a silly city

[2:22:12] willing to challenge corporate

[2:22:13] city willing to take

[2:22:14] accountability for past

[2:22:15] mistakes. So you willing to

[2:22:17] treasure its environment and

[2:22:17] it's beautiful spaces like the

[2:22:20] Westin Gardens over short-term

[2:22:20] economic profit and the city

[2:22:23] willing to take a stand for the

[2:22:24] people who live work and

[2:22:25] retire, who have come down over

[2:22:26] and over again. Here to plead

[2:22:28] with you to consider our lives

[2:22:29] over your own interest. Fort

[2:22:31] Worth deserves better. Please

[2:22:34] vote now or consider. But I

[2:22:38] taping this motion.

[2:22:41] >> Carlos Silva, followed by

[2:22:44] Wesley Kirk.

[2:22:49] >> listen. The cultural law.

[2:22:53] Yes. To all pt was that stuck

[2:22:54] out and saw his song goes.

[2:22:57] The Devil wears a suit and tie.

[2:23:04] They've been talking about

[2:23:08] taking a bite of apples.

[2:23:09] I think you guys need a

[2:23:11] reminder and we've been trying

[2:23:12] to remind you over and over and

[2:23:13] over again how government

[2:23:14] works.

[2:23:17] >> The people tell you what

[2:23:20] they want and you the elected

[2:23:22] officials. Where you do your

[2:23:24] best to do it. And when you

[2:23:26] can't do it, you give us a good

[2:23:29] reason why you can't do it.

[2:23:30] And U.S. Uk people. So that

[2:23:31] then they go to the next level

[2:23:33] of government and they say,

[2:23:36] hey, my city told me they don't

[2:23:38] have the power to do this.

[2:23:39] MR. State legislator. I want

[2:23:42] you to pass a bill that says

[2:23:46] they can't. But if you just

[2:23:47] hide things from us, you hide

[2:23:51] behind incompetent website.

[2:23:54] Have a terrible sign up.

[2:23:57] You hide behind.

[2:23:58] Flip-flopping your messaging

[2:23:59] saying you're not considering a

[2:24:01] moratorium and then you are

[2:24:02] considering a moratorium.

[2:24:05] You give us a data center

[2:24:06] committee.

[2:24:06] That supposedly looking into

[2:24:07] the impact, a data center in

[2:24:10] less than a week later, you.

[2:24:12] Move forward or are being asked

[2:24:12] to move forward with the the

[2:24:15] thing that brought this whole.

[2:24:21] Item to the forefront in the

[2:24:22] first place. We don't want

[2:24:23] Black mountain. It's not that

[2:24:25] we just don't want data

[2:24:26] centers. We don't want black

[2:24:29] mountain or anybody else.

[2:24:32] Building data centers.

[2:24:34] Ertz me that we have to keep

[2:24:37] coming up here to tell you over

[2:24:39] and over again at every stage

[2:24:41] what it is we want you to do

[2:24:42] and you keep seemingly ignoring

[2:24:46] us. You know, look at anybody

[2:24:47] in the eye. You look down, MR.

[2:24:49] Carlos flores, MR. Charlie,

[2:24:52] last Rudolph. MR. Jay Chapa.

[2:24:58] Okay. We're coming up here in

[2:24:58] the middle of the day to tell

[2:25:03] you that we don't want black

[2:25:04] mountain. Again, you've

[2:25:05] forgotten. But this is

[2:25:08] representative government that

[2:25:10] the people tell you what.

[2:25:12] You think you're beholden to

[2:25:15] Capitol this overlords that

[2:25:17] tell you they want up and on

[2:25:18] the stock market and make a

[2:25:19] billion dollars in a day

[2:25:20] because they have the data

[2:25:20] centers that can do the fancy

[2:25:24] new ai that taking over the

[2:25:25] world and it's gonna. Replace

[2:25:28] every single worker in 5 years.

[2:25:29] You want to bet on that.

[2:25:31] Want to bet the future of 4th

[2:25:35] residents of babies, of of of

[2:25:35] families of children. In this

[2:25:39] city and you're letting them

[2:25:42] do it. Table. This discussion

[2:25:43] table. Every other discussion

[2:25:44] move forward the committee and

[2:25:47] to stop building data centers

[2:25:51] and forth. Thank you.

[2:25:55] >> MR. Kirk is not present us.

[2:25:56] Alexander Montalvo.

[2:26:00] Alexander will be followed by

[2:26:03] the nice cordon.

[2:26:14] >> All right. Let's focus on.

[2:26:17] What is the power source of the

[2:26:20] influence source of Rett

[2:26:21] Bennett?

[2:26:24] So he has some dollars. He

[2:26:26] throws all the way.

[2:26:28] But when it comes to trying

[2:26:29] to replicate and organizing

[2:26:32] effort for his financial

[2:26:34] benefits for his company.

[2:26:35] >> He is horrible.

[2:26:37] >> At trying to do any of that

[2:26:37] work.

[2:26:40] >> Not only have they been

[2:26:43] pain. No telling how much money

[2:26:46] to Facebook to try to advertise

[2:26:47] a survey.

[2:26:49] No telling who he's paid on

[2:26:50] his staff to try to convince

[2:26:52] people to come to the community

[2:26:56] in. Yeah. At those a few people

[2:26:56] who came that that was willing

[2:27:01] to speak on the behalf, which

[2:27:01] is so unfortunate because it

[2:27:04] did not help their case

[2:27:06] whatsoever.

[2:27:06] It has been over a year since

[2:27:09] the original zoning case.

[2:27:09] i believe.

[2:27:12] >> There's been all of this

[2:27:13] fervor around.

[2:27:15] >> The concerns of data centers

[2:27:16] in the impacts to our

[2:27:19] communities. And yet Rhett

[2:27:21] Bennett with all his dollars,

[2:27:23] can't do anything of substance

[2:27:28] when it comes to rallying the

[2:27:29] people for his cause. Why?

[2:27:33] Because his cause is just about

[2:27:34] making himself rich being a

[2:27:37] billionaire and exporting our

[2:27:38] resources. And guess what?

[2:27:40] The people are not behind that

[2:27:43] type of effort and our city.

[2:27:53] The city council we have before

[2:27:53] us maybe more about the

[2:27:54] billionaire city council than

[2:27:57] the actual city of Fort Worth.

[2:27:58] But y'all need to understand

[2:28:01] that this vote. But you're

[2:28:04] about to make if you decide to

[2:28:06] push forward with a vote.

[2:28:06] People have suggested table and

[2:28:08] that people sub subject

[2:28:10] suggested saying no. If you

[2:28:13] decide to vote on this. This

[2:28:17] is it for your political career

[2:28:18] like this vote is that one?

[2:28:20] Now? There's plenty of reasons

[2:28:21] for people to vote you out.

[2:28:22] There's plenty of things that

[2:28:24] you've done that not help the

[2:28:27] people. But I want you to

[2:28:28] understand that.

[2:28:31] Come MAY this vote is going

[2:28:35] to be what's played.

[2:28:36] >> Over and over and over.

[2:28:36] >> And your political career is

[2:28:40] done. And if you want to

[2:28:42] maintain city manager.

[2:28:42] Jay Chapa, consider that in

[2:28:45] question with what this vote

[2:28:46] ends up doing.

[2:28:47] So why these billionaires MAY

[2:28:50] be able to buy their city

[2:28:51] council.

[2:28:53] What they can't buy is the

[2:28:56] people of Fort Worth. And the

[2:28:58] people of Fort Worth Arts

[2:29:01] showing you over and over and

[2:29:04] over. We are getting organized

[2:29:05] more more by the day and there

[2:29:08] is nothing that's going to stop

[2:29:08] U.S. 4 NOVEMBER. And there's

[2:29:11] nothing that's going to stop

[2:29:12] us. Come MAY.

[2:29:15] Time for you to get on the side

[2:29:15] of the people.

[2:29:19] >> Our next speaker is Denise

[2:29:21] Cordon.

[2:29:24] Denise will be followed by

[2:29:27] Emily Dial.

[2:29:36] >> Good afternoon.

[2:29:42] Thanks for listening to us.

[2:29:42] All. My name is Doctor Denise

[2:29:44] Cordon. And I want to emphasize

[2:29:47] it's not a medical degree.

[2:29:47] >> It's a

[2:29:50] Ph d and the 3 passions that I

[2:29:52] have behind that degree is

[2:29:55] course education. Next comes

[2:29:56] the environment and the 3rd

[2:29:59] passion would be chemistry.

[2:30:01] Yes, several other people

[2:30:02] behind me have spoken about.

[2:30:05] >> The problems with data

[2:30:07] centers.

[2:30:09] You know, Texas source wants to

[2:30:12] be the big and the s and the

[2:30:14] most. So right now in West

[2:30:16] Texas, there's a data center

[2:30:21] that's over 11,000 acres.

[2:30:22] Cole, Stargate. And it is.

[2:30:25] Out in West Texas where there's

[2:30:27] hardly any water.

[2:30:29] So once a data center starts is

[2:30:32] kind of like a cancer. It will

[2:30:34] start rolling. They have and

[2:30:35] extension of one building.

[2:30:38] But they want another. And

[2:30:41] another.

[2:30:42] So the negatives aside, swat

[2:30:45] unit heard I'm gonna throw in

[2:30:46] some chemistry.

[2:30:49] The air pollution because it

[2:30:54] does take diesel to run those

[2:30:57] substations. Well, we've got

[2:31:00] Microsoft site.

[2:31:03] Nitrogen dioxide carbon

[2:31:06] monoxide. Carbon dioxide thing.

[2:31:09] Sulfur dioxide. Formaldehyde.

[2:31:12] Coming out of the data centers.

[2:31:15] So are you can ask yourself,

[2:31:17] is black mountain going to

[2:31:19] clean with scrubbers before

[2:31:21] the release? The air? But it's

[2:31:24] in those formal plumes that

[2:31:26] so hot. One gentleman said that

[2:31:29] it would increase 4 degrees.

[2:31:32] But I don't know. He said

[2:31:34] Fahrenheit or Celsius. I read

[2:31:36] that it will increase 2 degrees

[2:31:39] within the surrounding area.

[2:31:43] And that's miles.

[2:31:44] For the water pollution.

[2:31:45] Is it going to be a closed

[2:31:50] loop? Because they have to

[2:31:51] cool. All those cells or is it

[2:31:54] up and open loop? We're that

[2:31:55] we're releasing water and

[2:32:00] drawing. Then those 5 million

[2:32:02] gallons of water a day.

[2:32:04] Most of the data center say

[2:32:07] they will be using recycled

[2:32:07] energy. Well.

[2:32:12] >> Yeah, you have 30 seconds.

[2:32:12] Please keep going for the

[2:32:13] water pollution.

[2:32:13] >> If it's good to be released

[2:32:15] because this is Texas, we've

[2:32:18] got hard water. They're going

[2:32:20] to have to use.

[2:32:24] By all sides, which is

[2:32:27] corrosive inhibitors.

[2:32:28] There will also be using

[2:32:28] probably anti scaling agents

[2:32:30] because if you got pipes, you

[2:32:32] know that it plucks up with a

[2:32:35] hard water and that's night

[2:32:36] rights debates. There is some

[2:32:37] wastewater discharge. Thank

[2:32:38] you.

[2:32:42] >> Our next speaker is Emily

[2:32:42] Dial.

[2:32:45] Missed. I'll be followed by

[2:32:46] Zachary Criss pause, but

[2:32:48] missteps already spoken as

[2:32:51] Emily present. Zachary Criss.

[2:32:55] Mr. Chris will be followed by

[2:32:58] Daryl Washington.

[2:33:09] >> All right. Good afternoon.

[2:33:14] Mayor Councilmembers. My name

[2:33:15] is Zachary Criss. I over 6 the

[2:33:18] year a member of the 4th for us

[2:33:20] to community. And that time I

[2:33:23] watched Fort Worth. Grow with

[2:33:28] the city. But grow with care.

[2:33:29] That's one thing I'm proud

[2:33:32] forward. We maintain a carrot.

[2:33:35] One thing I think we should

[2:33:36] not forget.

[2:33:39] That character does not mean

[2:33:44] stance. The

[2:33:45] worth he's shown growth.

[2:33:49] Although a lot of areas.

[2:33:52] And I made a few notes.

[2:33:53] On to this bill and they do it

[2:33:56] around the Cowboys in the

[2:33:56] right.

[2:33:58] Dallas has built an identity

[2:34:01] around the Mavericks and the

[2:34:01] stars.

[2:34:05] Fort Worth is taking a

[2:34:07] different path. We've been

[2:34:10] innovative with aviation, the

[2:34:13] just the medicine culture and

[2:34:16] our Western heritage. So now we

[2:34:18] have an opportunity.

[2:34:22] To host digital infrastructure

[2:34:24] in Fort Worth.

[2:34:25] Not very Minnesota's, not maybe

[2:34:28] very many cities, could

[2:34:32] attract. Such a project before

[2:34:32] it passed.

[2:34:36] The skill alone doesn't excuse

[2:34:38] week planning. That's why I

[2:34:42] applaud the moratorium. But by

[2:34:43] the same token. I think that's

[2:34:46] why this revised plan really

[2:34:46] doesn't matter. Because they

[2:34:51] came to the table with one

[2:34:52] thing. And they have made some

[2:34:52] revisions to improve the

[2:34:53] project that they already

[2:34:58] brought before the council.

[2:35:03] It's an important. It's very

[2:35:06] important. But I say. And Black

[2:35:07] Mountain has already

[2:35:10] demonstrated support for our

[2:35:13] community in many ways. And

[2:35:14] these are not like short term

[2:35:14] commitments. These are

[2:35:18] commitments that a long time.

[2:35:21] Support the students in our

[2:35:22] community.

[2:35:24] So this project and substantial

[2:35:27] taxable value construction, a

[2:35:28] technical work, an opportunity

[2:35:29] for a local businesses and

[2:35:31] community members. So I want

[2:35:37] to thank Fort Worth Council.

[2:35:38] Looking for growth ways that

[2:35:39] we can overcome some of these

[2:35:41] deficits that we're having in

[2:35:43] our budget. At the same time,

[2:35:47] allow people to pork and chive

[2:35:50] communities. Thank you.

[2:35:50] >> Our next speaker is Daryl

[2:35:53] Washington, followed by DeWayne

[2:35:56] Washington.

[2:36:02] >> How you

[2:36:03] guys doing? I just want to get

[2:36:04] some quick straight to the

[2:36:09] point. I'm a cook straight to

[2:36:10] the point. Fall

[2:36:10] for not. The data center

[2:36:13] meeting and I would not put a

[2:36:15] data center. It's 2 different

[2:36:16] things. Point got good goals,

[2:36:20] education. You're going to

[2:36:21] bring computers in. They're

[2:36:21] going to work on technology.

[2:36:25] The economy going to grow.

[2:36:26] You don't create jobs. A lot of

[2:36:28] the things that's good for the

[2:36:29] community is going to put it

[2:36:31] the bad point. You've got a

[2:36:35] bunch of people who I think

[2:36:36] that is bad on water.

[2:36:37] Late Tuesday. No, you don't

[2:36:38] call kids home and so many

[2:36:40] other different things. So I

[2:36:43] think what with the guy need

[2:36:48] to do is low. We stop bickering

[2:36:48] is get this guy would

[2:36:49] Blackstone because if it was

[2:36:50] named White Stone would be

[2:36:55] different. Think about it too

[2:36:58] small. You know, so I just want

[2:37:01] this will add to it. But but my

[2:37:03] whole point is lit. That guy

[2:37:06] from Blackstone get with the

[2:37:07] community. Guess it and try

[2:37:10] to put these numbers together

[2:37:12] and show that it don't home.

[2:37:15] Go to go home. And it added

[2:37:17] that the heat, let's put it

[2:37:19] together and get this. And so

[2:37:20] they can get the numbers

[2:37:23] together so we move forward and

[2:37:24] stop big win. And one another

[2:37:26] this good. And so everybody can

[2:37:30] way. This get out. We're going

[2:37:31] to check out so.

[2:37:31] You know, I I'm out of here

[2:37:34] like Bobby Brown say I'm out

[2:37:37] here.

[2:37:41] >> Our next speaker is Dewayne

[2:37:42] Washington, MR. Washington will

[2:37:45] be followed by 2 Darien

[2:37:49] Christian Grey.

[2:37:49] >> Dr But thank you. Good

[2:37:52] afternoon, mayor and council

[2:37:54] members. I have a very unique

[2:37:55] perspective on today. And I'll

[2:37:55] tell you why just a moment.

[2:37:58] But I do love this Love

[2:37:59] everyone coming up and there's

[2:38:00] based. There's different

[2:38:02] perspectives. And that's really

[2:38:06] what we need a good, healthy

[2:38:06] conversation. But I'm here

[2:38:08] today to actually speak in

[2:38:11] favor of the proposed site plan

[2:38:12] for the data center.

[2:38:13] The powers that be actually did

[2:38:17] meet with the community there

[2:38:19] for us, too. And revise the

[2:38:19] footprint that is there.

[2:38:20] And that's appreciated. But I

[2:38:25] do want to let you know that.

[2:38:26] More broadly. I proved the

[2:38:29] concept in general I was born,

[2:38:32] raised educated worship, preach

[2:38:34] and teach right here in the

[2:38:35] city of Fort Worth business

[2:38:38] here in the city of forward.

[2:38:39] I grew up not too far from

[2:38:42] where this data center. It's

[2:38:42] going. I'm actually somebody

[2:38:45] who spent their whole life the

[2:38:46] whole adult life in the tech

[2:38:47] industry. We'll tell you how

[2:38:51] long that's been. But it's been

[2:38:53] a long time. And if someone who

[2:38:56] has worked in a data center.

[2:38:56] I have a very unique

[2:38:58] perspective of all of this.

[2:39:00] And I can tell you this that

[2:39:00] most of us use the data center

[2:39:04] before we even brushed our

[2:39:04] teeth this morning. If your

[2:39:06] cell phone woke you up and you

[2:39:07] check the weather, guess what?

[2:39:10] You probably were connected to

[2:39:11] a data center.

[2:39:11] If you read Scripture before

[2:39:14] you got out of bed on the phone

[2:39:17] that app was probably connected

[2:39:20] to a data center. If you use

[2:39:23] Facebook data center. Email

[2:39:26] data Center as Google. A

[2:39:28] question data center you to

[2:39:29] data center chatgpt. You

[2:39:34] definitely used a data center.

[2:39:34] If you use Starbucks on the way

[2:39:37] here and use your debit card.

[2:39:41] Guess what? You are using a

[2:39:43] data center. If your wife have

[2:39:44] Amazon on speed dial is on

[2:39:47] first-name basis with the

[2:39:51] delivery driver. Another.

[2:39:54] Data center.

[2:39:57] But the point is it.

[2:39:58] Data centers on some strange

[2:40:00] technically technical found

[2:40:02] thing. It's literally a

[2:40:04] building with a bunch of

[2:40:05] computers and it's not a

[2:40:07] situation where the that they

[2:40:08] were looking for infrastructure

[2:40:10] that doesn't exist. We're

[2:40:11] already doing this right now

[2:40:12] that that infrastructure is

[2:40:15] supporting the life. We're

[2:40:16] currently living today.

[2:40:17] We don't think about the

[2:40:18] infrastructure behind

[2:40:21] electricity. Every time we flip

[2:40:23] open alike. We don't think

[2:40:23] about the infrastructure behind

[2:40:24] water. Every time we turn on

[2:40:27] the faucet and to be honest.

[2:40:27] Most of us don't think about

[2:40:29] the infrastructure behind the

[2:40:30] digital lives that we live

[2:40:33] every single day. When we pick

[2:40:34] up our phones. But that

[2:40:37] infrastructure has to exist.

[2:40:41] Some where it's not in the

[2:40:43] cloud. It literally is in a

[2:40:43] building. Ironically, the

[2:40:44] building that we're talking

[2:40:45] about not only right around the

[2:40:47] corner from where I grew up

[2:40:48] actually across the street.

[2:40:49] For more from Washington, our

[2:40:52] next speaker is Dendreon

[2:40:56] Christian Grey.

[2:41:03] >> Good afternoon, mayor and

[2:41:06] council.

[2:41:07] I am drd injury on great and

[2:41:09] I served in higher education

[2:41:10] and work for development for

[2:41:13] over 2 decades. Even though I

[2:41:15] MAY not look like it.

[2:41:17] Because large infrastructure

[2:41:18] investments have become

[2:41:19] powerful training ecosystems

[2:41:20] where employers, schools,

[2:41:23] colleges and community partners

[2:41:25] work together at that center.

[2:41:26] Campus needs more than computer

[2:41:28] scientists, its construction

[2:41:32] and operation involves

[2:41:33] electricians, mechanics

[2:41:34] technicians, control

[2:41:35] specialists network in

[2:41:36] cybersecurity professionals.

[2:41:39] Not to mention safety teams,

[2:41:41] security personnel, project

[2:41:43] managers, logistic providers,

[2:41:45] landscapers, and many more Fort

[2:41:49] Worth can use this project not

[2:41:51] only just to expand at print to

[2:41:52] ships, credentials,

[2:41:53] internships, Veterans, Pathways

[2:41:54] and supplier development

[2:41:58] programs, but also for our

[2:42:00] children. We should be precise

[2:42:01] about public decisions. This

[2:42:05] site has existing planned

[2:42:06] development zoning for the

[2:42:07] underlying usage and for my

[2:42:11] amendment. And refi. State

[2:42:13] plans. It includes the

[2:42:14] substation a 40 foot maximum

[2:42:17] high that support a smaller

[2:42:19] to level.

[2:42:22] 150 foot maximum sit back near

[2:42:25] residential zoning. Parking

[2:42:26] alignment with the staffing

[2:42:28] model. The zoning Commission

[2:42:30] unanimously recommended

[2:42:33] approvals. I commend these

[2:42:34] developers. The city should

[2:42:35] pair approval with the

[2:42:38] expectation that convert

[2:42:40] investment into local.

[2:42:43] Regular workforce meetings,

[2:42:45] acessible procurement

[2:42:47] information, schools and

[2:42:48] colleges partnerships,

[2:42:48] transparent reporting and Mina

[2:42:50] for outreach to communities

[2:42:53] near the site will and should

[2:42:56] continue to happen. A proposed

[2:42:59] 10 billion dollar project can

[2:43:00] strengthen the commercial tax

[2:43:03] base and create significant

[2:43:07] economic activity. Its greatest

[2:43:07] legacy, however, should include

[2:43:09] people who gain skills and

[2:43:11] business that gained

[2:43:15] opportunity. I urge the council

[2:43:17] to approve the c 26 0. 41 and

[2:43:19] forced the improved plan and

[2:43:23] challenge every partner.

[2:43:24] 2 and it every part of it to

[2:43:25] make for talent. Part of the

[2:43:28] project from the beginning.

[2:43:30] Thank you for your time.

[2:43:34] >> Take him again. All by

[2:43:37] Dolores, Macon.

[2:43:42] And part of me, it's Tay to

[2:43:45] believe. Thank you.

[2:43:58] >> My name is Delores. Making.

[2:44:01] I work in health care and that

[2:44:03] the nation.

[2:44:03] Response, but decisions rally

[2:44:05] come from. And and then there's

[2:44:09] no reason they come from

[2:44:10] identifying grits.

[2:44:13] Houston evidence apply and

[2:44:14] safeguards and result.

[2:44:14] That is how forward should

[2:44:17] approach to Black Milton

[2:44:19] Project.

[2:44:22] Questions about noise,

[2:44:24] lightning water, our air

[2:44:25] quality track. The and

[2:44:27] emergency preparedness. Is

[2:44:27] there serious answers?

[2:44:30] >> Happily cover athlete goal.

[2:44:32] >> I missed us. It is standard

[2:44:35] should be mandatory and to grow

[2:44:39] and invoice. It developed but

[2:44:40] development should communicate

[2:44:40] openly with nearly residents

[2:44:43] and report on complies. It.

[2:44:47] Risk management also requires

[2:44:50] use, compare realistic options.

[2:44:51] The underlying data center

[2:44:52] Hughes has already been

[2:44:55] established. The proud zoning.

[2:44:59] The seat. 26 0 pull one.

[2:45:02] It's a form. A mid-MAY, though,

[2:45:05] to that plan development and

[2:45:07] includes a revised site plan.

[2:45:10] This revision increases the

[2:45:11] residential setback to one

[2:45:12] defeat and allows to level

[2:45:15] design that reduces the

[2:45:16] footprint. The zoning

[2:45:19] commission in an Israeli

[2:45:23] recommended a pro. The project

[2:45:24] also a real public by a private

[2:45:27] investment. Major them billions

[2:45:29] of strong, a commercial tax

[2:45:32] base opportunities to

[2:45:33] construction love to go

[2:45:35] work. Engineering, technology,

[2:45:38] security, 90's and local

[2:45:39] services. We should not make

[2:45:40] air what he's about it. That

[2:45:42] tax revenues job count. Have

[2:45:48] not been documented. We do not

[2:45:49] need to verify scale and

[2:45:51] improve plan provides a strong

[2:45:54] basis or support. I respect the

[2:45:59] blacks you to approve the 6, 2,

[2:46:00] 6, 0, 0, 1, Likewise

[2:46:01] transparent and are meant to

[2:46:04] land. Operation comply says

[2:46:05] and choose response about

[2:46:07] progress. All of it outdated

[2:46:10] was this. But at that point.

[2:46:17] >> The Laureus Macon followed

[2:46:17] by Wanda Bell.

[2:46:18] Oh, sorry and making sure I

[2:46:20] didn't MISS Tate ahead again.

[2:46:23] Correct? Okay. Want a bell?

[2:46:41] >> Good afternoon. Mayor and

[2:46:44] council members.

[2:46:50] And then this tower hand again.

[2:46:53] And I want to start with.

[2:46:54] >> I love

[2:46:56] for because we have never

[2:46:57] needed to be a copy of anyone.

[2:47:00] Arlington has the Cowboys and

[2:47:05] the Rangers. Dallas has the

[2:47:08] Mavericks and the stars, those

[2:47:09] Arlington and are powerful

[2:47:10] regional Bryant's forward pass

[2:47:13] something different before it.

[2:47:16] The chance to.

[2:47:18] The chance to our our powerful

[2:47:19] regional Bryant for war has

[2:47:20] something different at

[2:47:24] different before it. The chance

[2:47:28] to become home to a private

[2:47:28] digital and struck

[2:47:30] Infrastructre complex with an

[2:47:33] investment manager Ed,

[2:47:34] approximately 10 Billion.

[2:47:37] I do support the Black Mountain

[2:47:40] Project. Thank you.

[2:47:41] >> Our next speaker is Delores

[2:47:44] Macon, fallen by Wanda Bell.

[2:47:50] >> And Marion. And present,

[2:47:53] thank you.

[2:48:09] >> My name is and that area.

[2:48:12] I am a working mother who cares

[2:48:15] deeply about both the

[2:48:17] opportunity and quality of life

[2:48:18] and full court.

[2:48:20] >> With families here about

[2:48:22] a project of this large.

[2:48:24] We naturally as hard questions.

[2:48:27] Will it be a good neighbor?

[2:48:28] Will the city and for us noise

[2:48:32] and lightning lighting rules.

[2:48:34] What about water power?

[2:48:37] Traffic, air air quality and

[2:48:38] emergency planning.

[2:48:40] Those questions should be

[2:48:43] should not be brushed aside.

[2:48:46] They should be answered.

[2:48:47] Through her mitts conditions

[2:48:50] monitoring and continue popping

[2:48:54] communication.

[2:48:54] We should also be clear about

[2:48:59] the decision before the

[2:49:00] council. The data center use

[2:49:04] has already been established

[2:49:07] through parts on easy cc 26, 0,

[2:49:11] 4, 1,

[2:49:12] is an amendment to that.

[2:49:13] Planning development and foods,

[2:49:16] a revised site plan, the new

[2:49:21] design and increases the Fed

[2:49:22] back near. The Fed back there,

[2:49:27] residential zoning up to one

[2:49:31] 50 feet. And uses too 2 level

[2:49:33] layout to level layout that

[2:49:36] reduces the ground but print.

[2:49:40] In other words, the choice is

[2:49:42] not helpful. A data center are

[2:49:46] no data center. The choice and

[2:49:48] choose from. But their

[2:49:51] community receives more

[2:49:53] neighborhood conscious man as a

[2:49:55] mother also want my children to

[2:49:56] grow up in a city that with a

[2:49:59] strong tax base mater, in

[2:50:02] effect and fact structure.

[2:50:05] Skill, career and look at all

[2:50:05] opportunities. A million

[2:50:08] billion billion dollar profit

[2:50:11] as the best man can help create

[2:50:13] that future.

[2:50:14] Through cost direction.

[2:50:16] Technical work, suppliers and

[2:50:18] ongoing operations. I support

[2:50:22] the revised plan because it

[2:50:23] moves and the right just

[2:50:28] decision 2 sorry to our action.

[2:50:30] Lisa proves the c 26 0, 4, 1,

[2:50:31] and force every standard.

[2:50:32] And keep listening to the

[2:50:35] families who live closest to

[2:50:39] the fight. Thank you.

[2:50:41] Council. That is the conclusion

[2:50:42] of our speakers on this is any

[2:50:42] item all turn out to the floor

[2:50:44] for any comments or questions

[2:50:47] for staff.

[2:50:49] >> Customer Nettles.

[2:50:50] Yes, mayor times well spent.

[2:50:52] Thank you guys for coming to

[2:50:53] speak on this on this zoning

[2:50:55] case. Are the site plan

[2:50:58] actually?

[2:51:00] >> I we can have a city staff

[2:51:03] made the city attorney and Sony

[2:51:05] as well if back now to can't

[2:51:09] come. We've got 3, Mike, I want

[2:51:10] to x some questions and I want

[2:51:13] you guys to have to keep going

[2:51:16] back and forth.

[2:51:23] Dj. Please just let's let's

[2:51:24] finish the meeting that side

[2:51:24] like would love to let's let's

[2:51:25] just please do you want to

[2:51:27] leave or you want to stay your

[2:51:28] choice?

[2:51:29] >> You know, I would love for

[2:51:30] you to stay. Let's just have a

[2:51:31] great meeting in fish. I really

[2:51:31] don't want you to leave.

[2:51:34] Would like you to stay. Thank

[2:51:35] you.

[2:51:37] MR. Knowles, ok, thank And

[2:51:38] there's a couple things that

[2:51:40] was said we want to I have some

[2:51:41] questions. All of the map.

[2:51:41] It.

[2:51:45] >> a couple of questions as

[2:51:46] recourse to be site plan and

[2:51:48] the feat that you're proposing

[2:51:50] from the neighborhood to the

[2:51:51] building. What is on the site

[2:51:53] plan on the site plan, the

[2:51:54] buildings we have on those 4

[2:51:54] buildings. All of them are

[2:51:58] greater than 300 feet from

[2:51:58] adjacent.

[2:52:01] >> Residents us from the

[2:52:02] property lines. So

[2:52:05] we're going to face the correct

[2:52:08] number there.

[2:52:09] >> Okay. So this 150 feet

[2:52:10] that's on increase is

[2:52:13] increasing. What you guys have

[2:52:14] already put in place. It's

[2:52:15] increasing from 80 to one 50.

[2:52:16] But when you look at the actual

[2:52:17] buildings that we laid out,

[2:52:19] those buildings are 300 feet

[2:52:21] from the property lines.

[2:52:24] So even more than the those are

[2:52:24] our questions. Okay. Please

[2:52:27] know at bars. You got the

[2:52:33] virus. But now.

[2:52:33] It's not in the site plan.

[2:52:34] So there is there a way that if

[2:52:37] this is approved, we can amend

[2:52:40] it to 300 feet.

[2:52:43] Because these baseless and 75

[2:52:48] feet. Plus one 50.

[2:52:48] >> The site correctly depicts

[2:52:50] to 3 defeat. If you wanted to

[2:52:53] make it even more restrictive,

[2:52:54] the 4 men can be made by the

[2:52:55] council to reflect what the

[2:52:58] site plan actually provide.

[2:53:03] It.

[2:53:04] That was a question about

[2:53:06] diesel fuel.

[2:53:07] >> Will this company we will

[2:53:10] they be using feel? And I think

[2:53:11] one of the statements was the

[2:53:14] the substation uses diesel fuel

[2:53:16] up probably.

[2:53:18] Point out substations exist to

[2:53:19] take great power, stepping down

[2:53:21] from larger transmission lines

[2:53:22] to consumptive level bulges.

[2:53:24] And so that is not something

[2:53:25] where you have on site

[2:53:28] generation. That's all we have

[2:53:31] a power plant Sen.

[2:53:33] Running. 24 7, 3.65 diesel

[2:53:34] engines was the start of

[2:53:34] accurate statement. What we

[2:53:40] have backup generational side

[2:53:40] for when our goes out 10, 20

[2:53:41] hours a year. We will either

[2:53:44] natural gas turbines or backups

[2:53:45] into it. But there's no are

[2:53:52] 24, 7, 3, 65 engines running.

[2:53:55] Thank you.

[2:54:00] The type of investment that

[2:54:05] will be into Everman isd, I

[2:54:08] believe, is about

[2:54:09] 10111 million dollars

[2:54:10] >> per year property tax was

[2:54:11] completely. But as that

[2:54:14] accurate statement, this yet

[2:54:16] completely unabated built out

[2:54:18] 970 megawatts. If you use the

[2:54:22] term counties online tax

[2:54:22] calculator. I've done the math

[2:54:24] numerous times that works out

[2:54:27] to about 111 million per and

[2:54:29] iced tea. Notably their budget

[2:54:31] today is 85 million to you're

[2:54:33] talking 2 times the resources

[2:54:33] available to that. I stand and

[2:54:36] those kids and I think that's

[2:54:39] pretty powerful.

[2:54:44] I want for couple from staff.

[2:54:44] Thank you, Brad. Think that

[2:54:46] might be less in one else.

[2:54:51] Have questions for him. Staff,

[2:54:53] I believe. This all done with

[2:54:56] quiz was approved JANUARY 2025.

[2:54:56] And SEPTEMBER of 2025. Today

[2:54:59] we're actually voting on a site

[2:55:03] plan.

[2:55:03] Not actually whether or not

[2:55:05] the data center can be built.

[2:55:09] To speak to that. Yes, thank

[2:55:10] you, mayor.

[2:55:11] >> And COUNCILMAN In Dayton,

[2:55:13] with that development services,

[2:55:16] the entitlements for the zoning

[2:55:17] is in place. They're asking to

[2:55:19] increase the setback, increase

[2:55:22] the height and approved the

[2:55:25] site plan. In absence of any

[2:55:26] other.

[2:55:28] Decisions made today, the the

[2:55:30] entitlement is still there for

[2:55:33] the data center use. I think.

[2:55:36] I love it was JANUARY to

[2:55:37] SEPTEMBER.

[2:55:38] We would quite because the

[2:55:40] council require them to do a

[2:55:40] site plan.

[2:55:43] >> Because normally the site

[2:55:44] plan is not required, but

[2:55:45] because of the neighbors in the

[2:55:48] community asking so many

[2:55:50] questions. This council require

[2:55:51] them to do a site plan. Is that

[2:55:52] accurate statement as well?

[2:55:54] Yes, sir. The original request

[2:55:55] was a site plan waiver. This

[2:55:58] council required the site plan.

[2:56:04] I have a question about that.

[2:56:05] A lot of

[2:56:06] conversation about.

[2:56:08] >> Tabling the vote and waiting

[2:56:09] for the recommendations.

[2:56:12] >> That we have put in place

[2:56:12] with the moratorium as well

[2:56:16] as with the committee. That

[2:56:17] task force whatever comes to

[2:56:24] what the task force and next.

[2:56:27] 90 days. This case. Have to

[2:56:28] abide by

[2:56:29] those recommendations.

[2:56:31] >> Essentially know as zoning

[2:56:32] staff has indicated there on

[2:56:32] time into place that they

[2:56:35] already have their development

[2:56:37] regulations in place. And so

[2:56:38] the moratorium or even the

[2:56:42] regulations adopted by the

[2:56:42] recommended by the dci c

[2:56:44] they're not retroactive, they

[2:56:44] would be for any new develop.

[2:56:47] New data centers coming into

[2:56:51] the city itself.

[2:56:55] >> Okay. Thank you, Anne.

[2:56:58] The recommendations.

[2:57:01] >> That war proposed by city

[2:57:04] staff.

[2:57:07] Black Mountain, the developer

[2:57:10] metals be on those

[2:57:13] recommendations.

[2:57:16] I believe they have, according

[2:57:17] to staff. Zoning staff. Can

[2:57:20] I get more clear, precise about

[2:57:23] sir.

[2:57:23] >> Good afternoon. Mayor and

[2:57:27] council dj. Real director of

[2:57:30] development services. Yes, some

[2:57:32] of our recommendations included

[2:57:33] urban forest, the tree

[2:57:34] mitigation and preservation

[2:57:36] on site. The proposed site plan

[2:57:37] meets and exceeds those typical

[2:57:37] standards that we would see

[2:57:40] with those type of

[2:57:42] applications.

[2:57:43] With regard to drainage,

[2:57:45] they're still reviewing

[2:57:47] drainage for that is for the

[2:57:48] area. But they're also looking

[2:57:51] at when they're combined in

[2:57:52] the entire site. You know, to

[2:57:55] detain on site. There was a lot

[2:57:55] of testimony about, you know,

[2:57:56] there's not a lot of drainage.

[2:57:59] So I want to clarify that there

[2:58:01] will also be detention on site

[2:58:02] that would mitigate adverse

[2:58:05] impact on the neighboring

[2:58:09] properties.

[2:58:09] >> Council are back in the

[2:58:10] council are stark just had a

[2:58:13] quick question for you do to

[2:58:16] follow up on that and you said

[2:58:18] that there will be detention on

[2:58:19] that. I don't have it right in

[2:58:20] front of it. Is that shown in

[2:58:21] the site plan or is that in

[2:58:23] future zoning changes? So thank

[2:58:24] you for that question.

[2:58:28] >> So the approval of the site

[2:58:29] plan does not wavered, defer

[2:58:29] any additional development

[2:58:33] standards for the site. So it

[2:58:34] still has to me, I did Tia

[2:58:35] assumptions. It still has to

[2:58:36] meet the drainage substances.

[2:58:39] Also has to go through planning

[2:58:41] and the rest of the development

[2:58:44] process. And so they're unable

[2:58:44] to to their go into a drainage

[2:58:47] study review at this approach

[2:58:49] at this time. So we don't know

[2:58:51] the size or the location of the

[2:58:54] detention pond. However, the

[2:58:54] current proposal includes that.

[2:58:57] >> The current site plan

[2:58:57] includes a detention pond.

[2:59:00] >> The currents like site plan

[2:59:03] for the drainage study.

[2:59:05] >> That does not make sense to

[2:59:06] me dj. So we have a site plan,

[2:59:09] right? And that site plan as it

[2:59:09] was

[2:59:13] shown today, does it have a

[2:59:13] place holder for detention

[2:59:14] pond? And I'm not sure. I don't

[2:59:17] think that then I guess what

[2:59:19] I'm trying to ask is is there

[2:59:19] when you tell me there's a

[2:59:21] place holder that means that we

[2:59:22] don't know where it's going.

[2:59:25] And so I'm uncertain why would

[2:59:26] vote on something today that it

[2:59:26] could potentially change based

[2:59:27] on our could it potentially

[2:59:32] change based on this study?

[2:59:34] >> the site layout is not going

[2:59:37] to change the open space that

[2:59:38] is currently providing new

[2:59:41] beware. The detention pond is

[2:59:43] ok, it's ok, thank you.

[2:59:45] >> If I could clarify one thing

[2:59:49] on that. So when we look at a

[2:59:50] drainage study, that's a part

[2:59:52] of plotting. The property has

[2:59:52] nothing to do with the zoning

[2:59:55] action before City Council

[2:59:57] today.

[2:59:58] You handle zoning first.

[2:59:59] Then you do a drainage study

[3:00:02] and that's part of the plot of

[3:00:05] the property.

[3:00:06] Zoning and drainage. Don't go

[3:00:11] together, trying to just to

[3:00:12] later. Council our stores.

[3:00:12] Thank you, mayor. Try to have

[3:00:13] any any questions and comments.

[3:00:15] We want to comment an hour.

[3:00:18] You can't go ahead, ok, perfect

[3:00:21] so one to the other residents

[3:00:22] who actually come out and

[3:00:22] support So I just want to

[3:00:26] apologize the way some of you

[3:00:28] guys are true today.

[3:00:29] Missed Hackett was correct in

[3:00:30] for for the gentlemen are so

[3:00:33] that we don't listen. I I do

[3:00:34] not have some notes. Missed

[3:00:34] Hackett said the Americans have

[3:00:35] the right to petition

[3:00:37] government. That includes you

[3:00:38] all. So it includes those are

[3:00:39] different opinions than others.

[3:00:41] You MAY speak. So she was

[3:00:44] correct in that MR. Silva, you

[3:00:44] mentioned that the government

[3:00:45] works for the people. We have

[3:00:48] to do what they say now.

[3:00:49] There's differing views.

[3:00:49] What does the government do

[3:00:51] that case? They listened.

[3:00:53] They make decisions so he was

[3:00:54] partially correct in that.

[3:00:58] So back to great saying b, b,

[3:01:02] minus on that one

[3:01:02] MR. Kerry and I you brought up

[3:01:05] a Republican versus Democrat

[3:01:06] yet you're hearing a shirt

[3:01:07] paddling or your partisan

[3:01:09] candidate of Irony is not lost

[3:01:10] on me. There, but really to

[3:01:11] those rest again, I want to

[3:01:11] apologize for the allegations

[3:01:13] that he put out to get you

[3:01:15] guys, especially the clergy

[3:01:15] saying you guys are taking

[3:01:19] money just like he's he's doing

[3:01:22] right now. So I hope he gets

[3:01:22] those clicks. Unsubscribe that

[3:01:23] he's looking for in that case.

[3:01:26] I think it's quite interesting,

[3:01:28] especially the you know, saying

[3:01:31] No, if we say no to this, which

[3:01:31] we've heard before are ready,

[3:01:33] it wants the doesn't. It would

[3:01:35] continue to be built. However,

[3:01:37] it would hurt the neighborhood

[3:01:37] even more as far as the

[3:01:40] concessions that they've been

[3:01:40] asking for and getting so

[3:01:43] that's the irony, again, is not

[3:01:43] lost me there. But again, to

[3:01:45] those folks who came out to

[3:01:47] speak in support. You haven't

[3:01:48] been up here? I don't think

[3:01:48] I've seen many of you up here.

[3:01:51] So thank you for coming out.

[3:01:53] We do this all the time where

[3:01:54] we're chastise, whether we do

[3:01:58] something that they like or not

[3:01:58] quite frankly, there's some on

[3:02:00] this ties that could cure

[3:02:01] cancer and off and end

[3:02:02] homelessness. Now are there

[3:02:05] still could be some basement

[3:02:05] dwellers that hate us. So I

[3:02:06] guess welcome to the club to

[3:02:06] the rest of you. Just sorry you

[3:02:08] had to put up with that.

[3:02:11] So that's all my comments are

[3:02:13] councilor Deborah Peoples.

[3:02:17] Try one more time. I'm MAY try.

[3:02:25] Now. I don't know. And then try

[3:02:29] again area.

[3:02:30] >> Well, thank you. And for

[3:02:31] everybody that came out today.

[3:02:33] Thank you. Thank you. Thank

[3:02:36] you. I know that this process

[3:02:37] is long and you had of the

[3:02:39] places you rather be. But you

[3:02:41] stuck with this and I'm

[3:02:42] grateful. But I had a question

[3:02:43] that I wanted to ask. And,

[3:02:45] Jeff, maybe you can help me

[3:02:49] with this. I know that, Chris,

[3:02:49] you said

[3:02:53] >> that the

[3:02:55] >> decisions that the dci a

[3:02:59] make will not do not impact

[3:03:00] this. A data centre, but just

[3:03:02] one of the things you talked

[3:03:06] about and I just want to be

[3:03:09] sure, can we go back and off

[3:03:10] if once the dci comes up with

[3:03:13] them recommendations, can we go

[3:03:13] back and a half a black

[3:03:14] mountain if they'd be willing

[3:03:18] to comply with those new

[3:03:21] recommendations?

[3:03:23] >> Under state law in this is

[3:03:23] what we've talked about it

[3:03:24] every briefing so far because

[3:03:27] we want people to understand

[3:03:28] this state law gives the

[3:03:32] landowner and the developer

[3:03:33] the right to choose to stay

[3:03:34] under the development rules in

[3:03:36] place at the time they start

[3:03:39] the process. That does not mean

[3:03:40] that we cannot ask any

[3:03:41] developer to comply with our

[3:03:42] new rules. And we've been doing

[3:03:43] that now at this time. We do

[3:03:45] not have any new rules. They

[3:03:47] are still being contemplated in

[3:03:50] what direction we go. We can

[3:03:51] certainly ask that of any

[3:03:53] developer. They can say yes,

[3:03:53] and they can also stay know and

[3:03:55] still stay within their rights

[3:03:59] under state law. Okay. So thank

[3:04:01] you so.

[3:04:04] >> Should we choose today to

[3:04:05] wait till we got the new

[3:04:06] regulations? We could go back

[3:04:07] and all MR. Bennett and Black

[3:04:10] Mountain if they'd be willing

[3:04:14] to comply with that.

[3:04:15] >> Yes, I I know that's all

[3:04:16] I wanted to know. I mean, I

[3:04:20] just wanted to know if that

[3:04:21] were to pass a bill yet.

[3:04:22] >> Ok, thank you. I mean, it's

[3:04:23] just like today they have

[3:04:24] development standards already

[3:04:25] in place that have been

[3:04:26] adopted. They can choose to

[3:04:27] stay under those development

[3:04:28] standards.

[3:04:29] >> They're coming to the table

[3:04:30] now to say we want to amend

[3:04:32] that. We want to increase our

[3:04:33] setbacks and increase the

[3:04:33] height in the future. They can

[3:04:38] do the same and they can choose

[3:04:41] that's a fact hours.

[3:04:47] >> Councilor Paul, go ahead.

[3:04:51] >> And that so I'm going to be

[3:04:55] honest and I am not the best

[3:04:57] extemporaneous speaker. That is

[3:05:00] certainly not my kids. This

[3:05:00] case has really. Given me a

[3:05:02] tremendous amount of anxiety.

[3:05:08] And as weight really heavily.

[3:05:11] My heart and mind.

[3:05:15] All the time that we've had

[3:05:16] to consider it and the

[3:05:17] continuances and the

[3:05:19] information that's been coming

[3:05:22] forward. The information I saw

[3:05:24] on my own.

[3:05:24] And it doesn't way just because

[3:05:27] I'm a councilmember. It weighs

[3:05:29] on me.

[3:05:31] Generally as a resident, a

[3:05:37] parent taxpayer, all the things

[3:05:37] and I really have been

[3:05:38] struggling to kind of find a

[3:05:39] balance on how to inform our

[3:05:43] decision-making on this because

[3:05:44] I obviously believe that we

[3:05:45] need to have regulations.

[3:05:47] There's no has done to. And

[3:05:49] my my and the professing that

[3:05:53] and I obviously support having

[3:05:56] a moratorium and my vote pans

[3:05:58] also reflect that.

[3:06:00] And the only way that I like

[3:06:01] today, I came here and I

[3:06:02] thought I'll keep score like I

[3:06:04] just really have been trying to

[3:06:07] find a possible away off.

[3:06:08] Talk to.

[3:06:10] >> Stakeholders and in the

[3:06:11] community. I've talked to

[3:06:11] leaders in the community have

[3:06:13] talked to my colleagues, have

[3:06:16] talked to academics. I've

[3:06:17] talked to activists and

[3:06:21] certainly from people in our

[3:06:25] own district.

[3:06:27] But they

[3:06:28] did that heard today is some

[3:06:28] misinformation, which I'm glad

[3:06:32] people up. Ask questions to

[3:06:33] clarify. Voting no. Today we're

[3:06:38] voting against the site plan.

[3:06:40] >> That that.

[3:06:41] >> If there was ever a time

[3:06:43] to had been out talking about

[3:06:46] this topic, it was we it was

[3:06:50] proceeds today.

[3:06:53] It's about a site plan. We get

[3:06:54] to choose a site plan or b site

[3:06:57] plan. And so we've heard a

[3:07:00] number of people today.

[3:07:02] Those of which who live most,

[3:07:05] all of them live in here as

[3:07:06] residents Fort Worth. But we've

[3:07:08] also heard from people who live

[3:07:12] most proximate to the actual

[3:07:15] proposed site. This is not

[3:07:16] district 6. So for me.

[3:07:19] I want to represent the people

[3:07:20] who are most impacted.

[3:07:21] And from what I hear, the

[3:07:24] people most impacted are

[3:07:25] deciding between.

[3:07:31] They want site but do they want

[3:07:34] 5 plan? The? And so?

[3:07:36] That's to me. That's the

[3:07:37] question at hand. I can't stop

[3:07:38] a data set from being there

[3:07:40] and there's going to be a data

[3:07:42] center there and either a

[3:07:45] guard. And so to me, the most

[3:07:48] important part is to. Provide

[3:07:50] for the protections or this

[3:07:54] site plan that is Leith op

[3:07:54] intrusive, I guess on the

[3:07:57] people that it's going to be

[3:08:01] the most proximate to so.

[3:08:02] That is where I am on this

[3:08:05] I'm looking forward to hearing

[3:08:09] the recommendations from.

[3:08:09] The commission. That much

[3:08:15] needed Italy awaiting them.

[3:08:19] I definitely.

[3:08:20] Want to continue on the

[3:08:21] moratorium process. But

[3:08:21] unfortunately, this was a case

[3:08:24] that was already in the

[3:08:24] pipeline.

[3:08:28] It's toothpaste out of the 2.

[3:08:29] And at this point.

[3:08:29] I want to do what's best for

[3:08:33] the residents that it has

[3:08:36] greatly impacts.

[3:08:37] Summer crane and oh, yes,

[3:08:38] following on that, then, Chris,

[3:08:38] I don't know if you're planning

[3:08:40] to do this, but since we've

[3:08:43] already talked about,

[3:08:44] >> increasing the setback on

[3:08:45] paper, I'd like to offer that

[3:08:48] amendment which also puts that

[3:08:49] on on paper further setback

[3:08:51] than the one 50 required to at

[3:08:53] least the community has that

[3:08:56] assurance. I know the process

[3:08:59] there, but

[3:09:00] I need to say something more

[3:09:03] than that to amend the site

[3:09:06] plan for 300 feet.

[3:09:08] >> I believe the site plan

[3:09:10] ready reflects that. And so if

[3:09:12] you wanted to just reflect in

[3:09:14] the motion, it would just to be

[3:09:15] that's exactly what I wanted to

[3:09:16] amend the setback and to 300

[3:09:19] feet. Yes, the single fact.

[3:09:24] >> Are you making a motion

[3:09:25] councilmember crane?

[3:09:27] I wish I could. Thank you.

[3:09:28] Okay. Thank you.

[3:09:28] >> Any other questions or

[3:09:31] comments from council on this

[3:09:34] item.

[3:09:35] And again, I really do

[3:09:36] appreciate everyone that's been

[3:09:37] here today and spend their

[3:09:40] time. I hope that you felt like

[3:09:40] you were heard. I know that

[3:09:41] there's quite a bit of angst

[3:09:43] around this issue, not just in

[3:09:45] Fort Worth all over the

[3:09:46] country. I've said this so many

[3:09:46] times where there is in private

[3:09:47] meetings or public meetings,

[3:09:50] we've got to find a better way

[3:09:51] to uk. I know. I mean, always

[3:09:53] agree with MR. Carry-on or

[3:09:54] other speakers here today.

[3:09:55] I can certainly tell there's

[3:09:56] plenty of hatred towards me

[3:09:59] personally. I've health that

[3:09:59] many times. But the point is

[3:10:00] this, that leadership is

[3:10:02] difficult. And this is one of

[3:10:03] those moments.

[3:10:06] >> I think this is an in really

[3:10:07] important option for residents

[3:10:08] and I cannot thank you enough

[3:10:09] to those that live in proximity

[3:10:12] to this particular data center

[3:10:13] for spending so much time

[3:10:14] literally in the weeds

[3:10:17] understand what was best for

[3:10:17] your community as the Dr Hull

[3:10:21] and listen to every single word

[3:10:22] you said I understood what you

[3:10:22] were asking for for your

[3:10:24] community and for your

[3:10:26] neighborhood. And that is why

[3:10:26] I will be supporting the

[3:10:27] current current alternative

[3:10:30] motion on the floor. Let me

[3:10:32] say this. We're going to keep

[3:10:36] talking about data centers,

[3:10:37] the data Center Infrastructure

[3:10:39] Commission. We'll be in place

[3:10:41] very soon and come forward with

[3:10:42] regulations. The important a

[3:10:43] lot of discussion about 60 day

[3:10:47] timeline. Why do we put 60 days

[3:10:49] in place? Because I want our

[3:10:50] city to have some type of great

[3:10:52] regulatory framework before

[3:10:54] we enter legislative session

[3:10:55] that we can be a good example

[3:10:56] because we will lose control.

[3:10:58] At that point. We do not know

[3:10:58] what the state plans on doing

[3:11:02] and I think we can be a good

[3:11:04] example. I really do

[3:11:05] appreciate. I'm sorry. I don't

[3:11:05] always say it right. You don't

[3:11:09] love it. I'm your mayor and I'm

[3:11:09] your leader right for for such

[3:11:12] as time. Is this. This is why

[3:11:14] I'm here. I respect every

[3:11:14] colleague on this Dyess.

[3:11:17] They work incredibly hard to

[3:11:18] be here. They don't deserve.

[3:11:19] Personal attacks are vendettas.

[3:11:23] I'm really proud to serve with

[3:11:23] each and every one of you.

[3:11:24] So at this time I've got a

[3:11:25] motion on the floor. Do I have

[3:11:29] a second? The motion the second

[3:11:32] council please vote.

[3:11:40] Motion carries.

[3:11:42] >> Mayor, that concludes all

[3:11:45] of our action item. So that

[3:11:46] gets us to public comment.

[3:11:47] >> Thank you. Let's take a 5

[3:11:48] minute recess and come back to

[3:11:48] full public comments are making

[3:11:51] this restaurant. Thank you.

[3:12:09] We can get underway.

[3:13:08] All right. We're continuing

[3:13:11] with our public comments for

[3:13:14] Speaker Bob, a living.

[3:13:18] 3 minutes, sir, followed by

[3:13:21] Connelly Burr.

[3:13:24] >> Can you go to the center

[3:13:27] podium, please?

[3:13:34] >> Center podium. But up.

[3:13:37] >> I'm gonna from Trump to the

[3:13:38] commissioners court to do with

[3:13:38] 3 minutes. That's good. You

[3:13:41] just something good. Finally,

[3:13:41] Carlos, all these years.

[3:13:46] Here's the thing right here.

[3:13:48] Chris Jamison. Your website,

[3:13:49] what you won't look, he's not

[3:13:52] gonna look at the most about

[3:13:52] him. Your website, your

[3:13:55] endorsements for Mattie Parker.

[3:13:56] Ameris which commissioner

[3:13:59] marriage which the PRESIDENT P

[3:14:03] l a got on there. Firefighters

[3:14:04] association. The only ones you

[3:14:06] don't happen to your your dose

[3:14:07] of your supporters. Charles

[3:14:10] Manson and Hitler sot mission.

[3:14:12] You can pick the worst bunch of

[3:14:14] people ever the put down for

[3:14:16] endorsements. Because you don't

[3:14:17] know what you're doing. Chris,

[3:14:19] you never been to a COUNCILMAN,

[3:14:23] Chris. You never been to a

[3:14:23] bomb. And Chris, you capture

[3:14:25] duties for other people, do it

[3:14:28] for you. And here you sent.

[3:14:32] But you're not. You're a waste

[3:14:33] of time to me. Like most

[3:14:33] councilmember Debora People's

[3:14:38] Choice staff to issue saying

[3:14:38] why. MAY use just go and Now,

[3:14:43] here's the thing about the Oi.

[3:14:44] It tells and hear how they got

[3:14:45] Dan Scarfe out and Kate Cary

[3:14:48] Moon in office that brag about

[3:14:50] in this book, volume for the

[3:14:54] tracked right k. This is the

[3:14:55] 4th volume. They brag how that

[3:14:57] take councilmembers I out and

[3:15:00] put them in. Mayor Parker.

[3:15:02] They own you. We do. I wish

[3:15:04] people to her. No. There were

[3:15:04] not talking to council members.

[3:15:07] We're not talking a marriage.

[3:15:11] We're talking pitch with

[3:15:12] sawdust. Her head.

[3:15:14] If you've been to her doing

[3:15:14] such, I'm going to council

[3:15:15] meetings like Denver, people to

[3:15:17] shoot ever showing up one to

[3:15:18] her civic duty, different sort.

[3:15:19] Chris, over there, he got ball

[3:15:21] down. He used to be one of us.

[3:15:21] He got bought out.

[3:15:25] >> When he got enough money,

[3:15:27] he changed Ottawa. So the real

[3:15:28] answer to the city of Port war

[3:15:31] as you air first as we can all

[3:15:32] both there Windermere on our

[3:15:36] side and then we can start with

[3:15:37] when these people out and

[3:15:37] appeal any candidate, the text

[3:15:40] on Ocean Appeal. I firefighter

[3:15:44] association. It's not a Canada.

[3:15:47] It's a puppet. It's time to

[3:15:48] change them.

[3:15:49] And people can answer questions

[3:15:52] like Crystal runaway. What a

[3:15:53] coward.

[3:15:54] You keep our discretion really

[3:15:55] are. But I appreciate I could

[3:15:58] come and go. I think many parts

[3:15:59] of being here, grocers haircut.

[3:15:59] You shows how dumbing down the

[3:16:01] city is allow someone like or

[3:16:02] share for that law. Take away

[3:16:05] our Russian treat people like

[3:16:08] rep.

[3:16:10] >> You're a disgrace to tear

[3:16:11] your. Here are a total

[3:16:12] discretion, your heart patient,

[3:16:12] a human being. And I tell you,

[3:16:14] you never did your civic

[3:16:15] duties. You never came out to

[3:16:16] means you didn't do nothing and

[3:16:17] that the election was 100%

[3:16:18] ridge on the person you're

[3:16:19] sitting there. And, you know,

[3:16:21] it was really, you know what,

[3:16:21] GOD knows it. I know it.

[3:16:24] It was rigged or you wouldn't

[3:16:25] be there.

[3:16:28] Enjoy Denver. Judgment Day will

[3:16:30] be a different story.

[3:16:30] >> Next week are calling the

[3:16:33] brewer followed by Adrian

[3:16:36] Smith.

[3:16:38] >> Well, Mayor Councilmembers,

[3:16:38] good afternoon. My name is

[3:16:40] Colin Brewer and I'm a resident

[3:16:44] of District 6. I'm here today

[3:16:45] regarding transparency.

[3:16:46] Financial disclosure and

[3:16:46] information presented a 4th

[3:16:50] residents concerning a member

[3:16:50] of this council.

[3:16:52] Public records involving

[3:16:54] Councilmember Chris Nettles,

[3:16:55] even a purpose childcare center

[3:16:57] and purpose driven Ministry's

[3:17:01] re substantial questions.

[3:17:03] The desert clarification.

[3:17:03] Councilmember Nettles 2026

[3:17:05] personal financial statement

[3:17:07] identifies him as self employed

[3:17:10] and describes his occupation

[3:17:12] as owner of Child Care

[3:17:12] and after-school, the Texas

[3:17:14] Child Care Licensing Records

[3:17:16] show that haven a purpose have

[3:17:18] been under voluntary suspension

[3:17:21] since JULY of 2024. Reporting

[3:17:22] 0 children, 0 staff before

[3:17:25] ultimately closing in APRIL of

[3:17:26] this year. Yet the city's

[3:17:26] official biography continue

[3:17:28] to state the council member

[3:17:31] Middle Schools owns and

[3:17:32] operates the center.

[3:17:32] Those circumstances alone.

[3:17:36] More clarification. But we now

[3:17:36] know considerably more on

[3:17:39] AUGUST 18th of this year, the

[3:17:40] Texas Department of

[3:17:41] Agricultural submitted a brief

[3:17:43] to the Texas attorney general

[3:17:45] concerning records. I requested

[3:17:47] tva states that have a purpose

[3:17:47] became purpose. Truth

[3:17:50] Ministries when it began

[3:17:50] operating as a sponsor and the

[3:17:53] federal child and adult Care

[3:17:57] food program. The longer view

[3:17:58] Tda determined that the

[3:17:58] organization was to see us

[3:18:00] seriously deficient identifying

[3:18:06] noncompliance is resulting in

[3:18:08] 787,000 $872. And

[3:18:10] $0.77 allowable expenses and

[3:18:13] Milt losses covering 2021 2,

[3:18:17] 2023.

[3:18:17] With interest that reach

[3:18:20] $794,175.76 winner for to the

[3:18:21] attorney general for the

[3:18:21] lawsuit that was filed in

[3:18:24] AUGUST. The 6th of this month.

[3:18:26] Furthermore, records indicate

[3:18:27] that purpose for the ministries

[3:18:28] and councilmember Nettles

[3:18:30] himself restricted from

[3:18:32] participating in the food

[3:18:32] program. I'm asking for

[3:18:34] clarification about the bases

[3:18:37] and scope of that restriction.

[3:18:38] I want to be precise. The

[3:18:39] lawsuit is against is against

[3:18:41] the entity and not a judgment

[3:18:42] against Councilmember Nettles

[3:18:42] personally and it does not

[3:18:46] establish personal wrongdoing.

[3:18:49] But we now have an official

[3:18:51] state agency stating that

[3:18:52] organization policy publicly

[3:18:53] associating with a sitting

[3:18:55] council member incurred nearly

[3:18:57] $800,000 and disallowed meals

[3:19:00] under federally funded

[3:19:01] nutrition program. I

[3:19:02] respectfully ask the mayor and

[3:19:03] the council to determine

[3:19:04] whether the circumstances

[3:19:05] require correction of city

[3:19:08] information. Clarification of

[3:19:09] financial disclosures referral

[3:19:11] to the appropriate city.

[3:19:11] A story for review. I'm not

[3:19:13] asking this council to presume

[3:19:16] guilt. I'm asking for

[3:19:17] transparency.

[3:19:18] Public trusts requires one

[3:19:21] standard of accountability for

[3:19:23] everybody. Thank you.

[3:19:25] >> Next Speaker Kevin Carlson

[3:19:29] fall by Chris. What?

[3:19:32] >> We got

[3:19:32] Adrian, sir, I'm sorry. Adrian

[3:19:34] Smith, you're next. Followed by

[3:19:36] Kevin Carl's, sir.

[3:19:38] >> Order a smoke. There's fire.

[3:19:40] Well, where we have a problem.

[3:19:43] It was previously reported in

[3:19:45] MAY of this year that our city

[3:19:46] is facing a 49 million budget

[3:19:48] short fall feels that the year

[3:19:52] 2027. Fast forward to now all

[3:19:54] this present day, it's being

[3:19:56] reported the city is facing

[3:19:56] a 77 million dollar budget

[3:19:59] shortfall full physical year.

[3:20:03] 2027. We can change that amount

[3:20:07] to 97 Million. So he's actually

[3:20:09] 97 Million.

[3:20:10] It's been reported that this

[3:20:12] project is show followed the

[3:20:13] rise from current property

[3:20:14] valuations coming in Lloyd in

[3:20:18] lower than expected. Lets be

[3:20:21] clear. The current property

[3:20:22] tax bill, what valuation isn't

[3:20:25] causation for the expected 2027

[3:20:25] budget shortfall.

[3:20:28] Yes, the reckless on account.

[3:20:28] It's an account expanded

[3:20:30] bodies, Marion Mayor and

[3:20:32] council. That happens on a

[3:20:33] weekly basis. Thank through

[3:20:35] without giving consideration

[3:20:36] for long-term costs and a fake

[3:20:39] Diaz is the result we're left

[3:20:40] with.

[3:20:42] Former COUNCILWOMAN Gyna Bivens

[3:20:45] wants and money should need it

[3:20:46] region. Plus fundamental.

[3:20:48] No offense taken to what she

[3:20:49] said because it's true

[3:20:52] regarding the importance of

[3:20:53] reading.

[3:20:55] i think I witnessed a man was

[3:20:56] more beef in 400 and council

[3:20:57] colleagues. Those who steal

[3:21:00] Carney said before us, this

[3:21:02] PRESIDENT Thanked.

[3:21:03] One thing I do before presented

[3:21:05] myself to speak at council

[3:21:06] meetings is study Council

[3:21:09] agenda and prospective to its

[3:21:09] impact.

[3:21:13] It will have on our livelihoods

[3:21:13] as residents of this city.

[3:21:18] The collective tax dollars to

[3:21:19] come into the coffers. We the

[3:21:19] people are enough to accomplish

[3:21:22] necessary priorities for our

[3:21:23] city.

[3:21:25] My suggestions for better

[3:21:26] government efficiency. One.

[3:21:28] We need a new city manages

[3:21:30] someone, new ideas and

[3:21:31] perspectives. Who hasn't been

[3:21:34] part of the system. That's been

[3:21:36] a 4, 4, quake.

[3:21:36] We need to elect a

[3:21:37] representation beginning with

[3:21:40] the mayor in every council

[3:21:40] district that governs the city

[3:21:41] individuals that was served,

[3:21:44] the will of the people first

[3:21:47] above all else, 3. The fund

[3:21:50] a ccpd.

[3:21:54] Public presentation to the top

[3:21:56] of the sea cows agenda

[3:21:57] Re story most peak. And that

[3:21:58] allows all residents to be a

[3:22:02] part of what governs a lot of

[3:22:02] that 6. We still a stand-alone

[3:22:06] speaking on individual again,

[3:22:06] the items before you all

[3:22:10] implemented to Thomas Thomas

[3:22:11] Tull, a Casi it.

[3:22:12] 7 someone recommended. Get rid

[3:22:18] of Sasha bans. We noticed a

[3:22:18] I'll leave it there. I want to

[3:22:20] say something this large up and

[3:22:24] leave it there. Oh, yeah.

[3:22:24] Leadership isn't a bet.

[3:22:25] Leadership isn't hard if your

[3:22:27] heart in the right place to the

[3:22:27] mayor.

[3:22:30] >> Next speaker coming Carlson

[3:22:33] followed by Chris One.

[3:22:40] >> Good afternoon.

[3:22:42] Also, Henry, pretty should you

[3:22:44] guys ticking time listening

[3:22:45] today? My name is Kevin

[3:22:46] Carlson. I'm a property owner

[3:22:49] within the community of would

[3:22:49] be crossing District 10.

[3:22:52] The displaying to you all

[3:22:54] today.

[3:22:55] The streets, the impact of the

[3:22:56] current ongoing construction

[3:22:59] site at the entrance to my

[3:23:00] neighborhood.

[3:23:01] The Liberty Monument know

[3:23:02] appears abandoned the flags

[3:23:05] still fly record Reagan and

[3:23:07] Warren.

[3:23:07] To me. Our entrance now

[3:23:08] resembles a salvage yard.

[3:23:11] More than a neighborhood due to

[3:23:12] the commercial impacts.

[3:23:14] Property values are huge

[3:23:16] concern for me. This photo is

[3:23:18] a great example of what happens

[3:23:19] to residential environment when

[3:23:23] mixed with current current

[3:23:24] zoning in this area. I'm here

[3:23:24] today out of concern for future

[3:23:27] development to the north side

[3:23:29] here. Just race its an

[3:23:31] approximate 5 to 10 acre

[3:23:32] parcel. I need your help and

[3:23:34] request council to do its own

[3:23:36] unchanged. Er neighborhood

[3:23:39] commercial restricted. The

[3:23:40] property is.

[3:23:40] On the North West corner of

[3:23:43] Blue Mountain Road and

[3:23:45] Heritage. Trace Parkway address

[3:23:49] is 9 for 9, 1, and 9, 2, 6, 1,

[3:23:49] Blue Mound Road.

[3:23:50] I have supportive comments for

[3:23:52] this change request and names

[3:23:54] of the residents from Liberty

[3:23:56] crossing that I will that I

[3:23:57] have email today. To Mayor

[3:24:01] Mayor Parker during this

[3:24:03] meeting. I understand this is

[3:24:03] a commercial property and

[3:24:08] potential future development.

[3:24:09] But as we but we as a community

[3:24:11] need a more family-friendly

[3:24:13] zoning to minimize commercial

[3:24:15] impacts request that Mayor

[3:24:15] Parker COUNCILMAN Jameson and

[3:24:17] counsel to please help us

[3:24:19] preserve our community and

[3:24:22] rezone it. Our neighborhood

[3:24:24] commercial restricted that will

[3:24:25] help and minimize and limit the

[3:24:26] type of businesses that could

[3:24:29] put their city shut down at

[3:24:29] night and don't have a 24 7

[3:24:32] function like the 7.11 that

[3:24:33] we lost to the south that's

[3:24:34] being built. And it's a message

[3:24:36] you can see. They've got that

[3:24:38] whole entrance all tore up an

[3:24:39] I don't even know who owns that

[3:24:40] monument, but it's ridiculous.

[3:24:41] And it's disgraceful that the

[3:24:44] U.S. Flag flowing that way.

[3:24:46] You guys want to come visit

[3:24:47] over there some time and take a

[3:24:50] look at the whole area. That

[3:24:51] would be awesome.

[3:24:53] And Mayor Parker spoke to me

[3:24:53] earlier in private and said

[3:24:54] something that she's going to

[3:24:55] refer me to someone's to have a

[3:24:58] meeting with them about all

[3:25:01] this.

[3:25:03] >> Yes, they never talk to

[3:25:03] probably be your best contacts

[3:25:08] or she city and over there to

[3:25:09] the rim to your left are

[3:25:10] Victor. I appreciate that 3

[3:25:10] minutes and thank you guys for

[3:25:11] your time. And I really do

[3:25:12] appreciate the work you guys

[3:25:14] are doing for us. Thank you.

[3:25:15] >> Next Speaker Chris, what

[3:25:18] followed by Leticia Welborn.

[3:25:36] I'm Chris. What from Willow

[3:25:36] Park.

[3:25:37] >> Thank you for the

[3:25:40] opportunity to speak today.

[3:25:42] In late Spring, I was living

[3:25:46] in a low rent apartment in Fort

[3:25:46] Worth District 6. The

[3:25:48] surrounding area was full of

[3:25:50] nicer homes and apartments.

[3:25:51] But my rent was extremely cheat

[3:25:54] because the complex had fallen

[3:25:55] into disrepair. And there was

[3:25:59] an out of control bug

[3:26:00] infestation. Like many

[3:26:00] residents there, I would not

[3:26:01] have lived there if I could

[3:26:05] have afforded something better

[3:26:06] maintained. One Sunday morning,

[3:26:09] a distraught couple approached

[3:26:11] me. They had entered the

[3:26:12] apartment complex during the

[3:26:13] night and their car was now

[3:26:15] missing from where they had

[3:26:18] parked it. I directed them to

[3:26:18] the leasing office to find a

[3:26:21] sign with a phone number to

[3:26:21] call.

[3:26:23] I often saw cars being towed

[3:26:26] from this complex, especially

[3:26:28] in the morning. The parking

[3:26:30] signs or difficult to see at

[3:26:33] night when entering the gated

[3:26:33] complex. So residents and

[3:26:38] visitors could MISS The rules

[3:26:40] before parking. Enloe rent

[3:26:43] apartment complexes. Predatory

[3:26:43] towing can create sudden

[3:26:45] financial burdens that

[3:26:46] destabilize low-income families

[3:26:50] and contribute to evictions.

[3:26:54] Predatory towing practices have

[3:26:54] several harmful effects.

[3:26:57] They create disproportionate

[3:27:00] financial strain. Telling and

[3:27:02] storage fees can cost hundreds

[3:27:05] of dollars per incident.

[3:27:09] For low income residents.

[3:27:09] A single $300 Towing bill

[3:27:12] represents a significant

[3:27:13] portion of monthly income,

[3:27:16] forcing them to sacrifice

[3:27:16] essentials like food or

[3:27:19] medicine to retrieve their

[3:27:21] vehicles.

[3:27:25] Second unclear, policies can

[3:27:25] create an equitable outcomes.

[3:27:29] Many complexes have inadequate

[3:27:31] parking spaces combined with

[3:27:33] confusing non inclusive signage

[3:27:37] such as parking rules posted

[3:27:38] only in anguish for communities

[3:27:38] where many residents MAY have

[3:27:41] limited English proficiency.

[3:27:45] This sets vulnerable residents

[3:27:47] up to fail.

[3:27:48] 3rd when properties are under

[3:27:51] maintained while penalties are

[3:27:52] aggressively enforced.

[3:27:53] Low-income tenants can

[3:27:57] experience the system as a way

[3:27:58] to extract additional fees

[3:28:01] rather than having a fair

[3:28:03] parking policy.

[3:28:06] Please monitor telling practice

[3:28:07] is at low rent apartment

[3:28:09] complexes, especially those

[3:28:09] surrounded by higher income

[3:28:12] properties for problems MAY

[3:28:15] go unnoticed. Please review

[3:28:16] whether towing rules are

[3:28:19] clearly posted visible at

[3:28:19] night.

[3:28:23] Available and languages.

[3:28:25] Residents can understand fairly

[3:28:27] enforced an adequate to protect

[3:28:28] tenants from sudden

[3:28:28] destabilizing cost. Thank you

[3:28:31] for your time and

[3:28:33] consideration.

[3:28:36] >> Next, a petition willborn

[3:28:39] followed by George House.

[3:28:44] >> I just want to say I'm

[3:28:45] really saddened that the city

[3:28:48] is not taking the have the

[3:28:48] people into consideration.

[3:28:50] Yeah. Look at this part of

[3:28:51] town. The East side, a 10 and

[3:28:53] it's something where people

[3:28:55] do map, especially you,

[3:28:56] Charlie. Look, I listen to the

[3:28:58] comments that you made today.

[3:29:02] People matter their lives

[3:29:02] matter. You guys know that this

[3:29:03] black man out and it's going

[3:29:06] to be disastrous to our area.

[3:29:10] Baby sour, ready nationally,

[3:29:11] environmental issues.

[3:29:11] >> But yeah, not taking people

[3:29:13] into account gallon that taking

[3:29:13] babies into account.

[3:29:15] >> Whether they opt for an eye

[3:29:18] on for.

[3:29:18] >> That

[3:29:20] said here in this into yeah,

[3:29:22] make all of these negative

[3:29:24] comments. Time after time at

[3:29:27] the time. Yeah. Like black and

[3:29:30] brown, people do not matter.

[3:29:30] Ms the nettles. It doesn't

[3:29:31] matter if you a pass because

[3:29:34] you will have to be accountable

[3:29:36] to GOD. You might not be

[3:29:37] accountable accountable to me

[3:29:39] or anybody else in here.

[3:29:40] You have to be accountable to

[3:29:41] got so some of these decisions

[3:29:43] that you guys think the

[3:29:45] challenge making that a

[3:29:48] popular, it's not because at

[3:29:49] the end of a yellow have

[3:29:52] accountability and 5 men to

[3:29:53] racism is real. And that is

[3:29:57] what's happening here in the

[3:29:57] city of Fort Worth. This

[3:30:01] particular sat our black

[3:30:01] mountain. It's going it's

[3:30:03] already highly polluted

[3:30:05] nationally and y'all know it.

[3:30:08] But yeah, keep adding to it.

[3:30:10] Alan. Notice that it's not a

[3:30:12] statistic into consideration.

[3:30:13] Most of those people that spoke

[3:30:15] not even for worth residents.

[3:30:16] They live and fires to. Zach

[3:30:17] has a home and all that.

[3:30:21] And he coaches said od Wyatt,

[3:30:22] but he does not live in Fort

[3:30:22] Worth. And that's to hear and

[3:30:25] listen to you out. Time after

[3:30:26] time after 10.

[3:30:27] Downplay the citizen support

[3:30:30] work acting like weed out

[3:30:30] matter.

[3:30:33] Huerta says since in Fort

[3:30:36] Worth, we do matter.

[3:30:37] >> And it's disturbing to me.

[3:30:40] >> Thanks, you guys. Sit up

[3:30:40] and yeah, key.

[3:30:44] >> Pass an ala this black now

[3:30:44] to step because they have the

[3:30:46] money nearby to assist if black

[3:30:49] and brown people. What about

[3:30:51] you? But what about pits ya?

[3:30:52] Know what the death rate is

[3:30:54] over yet? No to council race

[3:30:54] over to. Yeah. I know the

[3:30:58] statistics, but Jackie and his

[3:30:58] step over there.

[3:31:01] >> Over and over and over like

[3:31:02] people do not matter at sit

[3:31:03] here and look and missed a chap

[3:31:05] and you just Wisner Aggies.

[3:31:06] Sure. Thank you, chair.

[3:31:09] >> People lives Matter. They're

[3:31:11] half Matt. This women who loses

[3:31:12] their babies that matter when

[3:31:13] people have to bear and now

[3:31:15] wants to play medical fields.

[3:31:18] First up, this happened because

[3:31:19] of the impact mental issues of

[3:31:20] the day. It matters. It might

[3:31:23] not matter to you. It matters

[3:31:25] to us and I pray to GOD that

[3:31:25] he has his eyes on each and

[3:31:28] every last one of you that

[3:31:30] grandpa. Nothing bad cuts at

[3:31:33] the meeting got and I know or

[3:31:34] supple, but I think the chalice

[3:31:35] heart, it's in the wrong place

[3:31:38] cuts right now. So, yeah, I

[3:31:39] might be getting pay. It seems

[3:31:40] like out can pay because Jack

[3:31:41] did not have the people of

[3:31:44] interest at heart. I hear you.

[3:31:51] >> Next Speaker George Stiles

[3:31:54] fall by Peter Irving.

[3:31:58] >> There's George Bernard

[3:31:59] Shaw's

[3:31:59] island forward. I'm acutely

[3:32:01] were no matter what I say or

[3:32:04] how I say it. The enduring

[3:32:05] impression, if any MAY be.

[3:32:07] >> I've been doing missions.

[3:32:11] Bob Bolen was mayor, which i

[3:32:12] have to 7 mayor so far. I'm

[3:32:13] here today Councilmember

[3:32:15] Nuttall saying AUGUST, 11th,

[3:32:18] quote, I know you don't have no

[3:32:19] way to go home, too, but I do,

[3:32:19] unquote. When I heard that

[3:32:23] also, Karen heard the mayor say

[3:32:23] years ago. Well, those of us

[3:32:25] who have a lot outside of this

[3:32:27] building, unquote, that's

[3:32:28] plainly implying that those

[3:32:29] who are then frequently saying

[3:32:30] thank you, didn't agree with

[3:32:33] had nothing to do with their

[3:32:37] lives. But just that they show

[3:32:37] who all over again, this

[3:32:40] t-shirt, unquote at nauseum

[3:32:41] Grand Stander.

[3:32:43] Unquote, was reaction to that

[3:32:44] kind of venom against the First

[3:32:47] Amendment. It combines a were

[3:32:48] councilmember back applied to

[3:32:49] Thomas Tholen Casi on

[3:32:52] 6/28/2022. When she was like it

[3:32:54] playing that he was the wrong

[3:32:56] gender to speak sister issues

[3:32:56] with the phrase favorite at

[3:33:00] that time by some council

[3:33:01] members. I have another sure

[3:33:03] that vintage it reads, quote,

[3:33:07] All I felt this was a theater,

[3:33:07] unquote. This is my Mayor

[3:33:09] telling Thomas that them City

[3:33:13] Hall was not custom and yacht

[3:33:15] Thomas data on SEPTEMBER 7th

[3:33:18] 2022. I had on a shirt on more

[3:33:18] on SEPTEMBER 6, 2022. When

[3:33:21] Thomas spoke for last minute he

[3:33:23] ever said to city Council,

[3:33:23] quote, When is the transparency

[3:33:26] and accountability coming,

[3:33:29] unquote.

[3:33:30] APRIL 22nd 2023 Fort Worth

[3:33:34] Report Container Interview of

[3:33:35] Councilmember Crane. That

[3:33:35] included, quote, If you're just

[3:33:39] trying to root for 3 minutes of

[3:33:40] fame and a meeting to promote

[3:33:41] yourself are a lot of personal

[3:33:43] attacks. And I have no time

[3:33:44] for that nonsense, unquote.

[3:33:46] The nonsense that he did have

[3:33:47] time for was baiting Bob and

[3:33:48] Adrian, they start to speak.

[3:33:52] That's stealing part of their

[3:33:54] 3 minutes. This finally caused

[3:33:54] me to speak on OCTOBER, 8th

[3:33:57] 2024 about the City Council

[3:33:58] comedy Club.

[3:33:59] Understands this can be a

[3:34:00] Parisian road is a battle of

[3:34:01] Hastings. Some of the very

[3:34:04] dedicated and effective

[3:34:07] speakers who come here. But

[3:34:08] I've never seen a support

[3:34:09] network, but the serpent that

[3:34:10] attacks the speaker because he

[3:34:13] can't answer that message early

[3:34:14] slumber. It started blowing up

[3:34:15] on AUGUST. 11th to bring me

[3:34:18] here. It's slumbers and white.

[3:34:21] And according to ms Tackett,

[3:34:22] it's not slippery at all.

[3:34:24] And more sheltered locations

[3:34:28] in hair there. It is very

[3:34:31] active indeed.

[3:34:35] >> Next, speaker. Peter Irving

[3:34:37] followed by Brian Patton.

[3:34:40] >> That's Peter Irving year.

[3:34:49] Brian Patton.

[3:34:52] You take area.

[3:34:55] And he'll be followed by Brent

[3:34:58] Beasley.

[3:35:07] >> All right. So what's cool

[3:35:07] about being a part of the

[3:35:10] people side. It's a win-win

[3:35:10] regardless, right when you have

[3:35:13] courage, he actually stand up

[3:35:15] against the establishment.

[3:35:17] A win that we get receipts on

[3:35:19] where your courage actually

[3:35:19] lights. So I want to make sure

[3:35:22] for the people to know what

[3:35:25] just happened. People sign up

[3:35:26] for public comments. They had

[3:35:27] people speak at the front end

[3:35:28] and then they planned another

[3:35:30] 10 and the back and to create

[3:35:33] Book Inc to silence to real

[3:35:34] people.

[3:35:37] And if Chris Nettles worked

[3:35:37] this hard.

[3:35:38] On actually this in the

[3:35:40] community, you have 1000 people

[3:35:43] in here. But you worked really

[3:35:44] hard to get his 40 50.

[3:35:45] Deborah Peoples. I want to make

[3:35:48] sure you and I know something

[3:35:49] now. You always want, you know,

[3:35:49] we get the privilege to talk.

[3:35:52] You tell me that, you know.

[3:35:55] I don't trust these, you know,

[3:35:56] white progressives.

[3:35:58] And she's white. Progressives

[3:35:59] don't vote for Jasmine

[3:36:00] cracking. And today we just

[3:36:04] had 2 Black City Council

[3:36:05] members. Allowed a rich white

[3:36:11] people. Frey on old black

[3:36:12] people. To pass a vote.

[3:36:15] So we can make a hard time

[3:36:15] about why progressive when some

[3:36:18] people in this dies in the Jena

[3:36:22] Bivens era.

[3:36:23] And so we have to understand

[3:36:24] that this safeguarding that we

[3:36:29] did for Elizabethton, Jeanette

[3:36:32] and Carlos, we all see it.

[3:36:36] I've been coming here. Since

[3:36:37] last year. It was the dei Vo.

[3:36:39] It was a racial mander.

[3:36:41] Gerrymander proclamation.

[3:36:41] If I was you guys on this

[3:36:45] diocese, I would have been in

[3:36:47] so much joy. This kind of group

[3:36:50] behind you to actually move

[3:36:51] this city forward.

[3:36:52] You can watch Commissioner Lisa

[3:36:58] Simmons do that at the county

[3:36:59] level. And so.

[3:37:02] Instead you all continue to

[3:37:05] choose the establishment.

[3:37:07] Rather. Then the people.

[3:37:07] And this is why we're still

[3:37:10] standing here today with the

[3:37:13] status of the vote because you

[3:37:14] don't know who else. We

[3:37:14] probably outnumbered who

[3:37:15] actually live in the area.

[3:37:16] Sioux Wesson Gardens in a

[3:37:18] matter me a call.

[3:37:19] >> The guy who showed you

[3:37:19] flooding were a kid could drown

[3:37:22] that. It mattered to me all.

[3:37:25] I recommend you guys watch

[3:37:29] centers and the movie get out.

[3:37:29] And you guys kind of decide.

[3:37:33] Are you going to continue to

[3:37:33] allow Jay Chapa?

[3:37:36] And I believe what I like it

[3:37:37] here, Adrian say we have to

[3:37:40] desperately moved to a mayor

[3:37:41] form of government.

[3:37:43] Because in a city manager form

[3:37:46] of government, we will never

[3:37:48] beat the establishment. We will

[3:37:49] never what you're seeing in

[3:37:50] New York, which is seen or ever

[3:37:53] are people actually are able to

[3:37:53] have the leverage. There is a

[3:37:55] full on taking forward down

[3:37:58] to the states. And if any of

[3:37:59] you had vision. You would have

[3:38:02] put the home with us. And now

[3:38:05] you got to move out.

[3:38:07] >> Brent Beazley followed by

[3:38:10] David Rodriguez. I don't see

[3:38:12] Brent here. Moving on. David

[3:38:15] Rodriguez. Followed by James

[3:38:18] Smith.

[3:38:30] >> So my public comments are

[3:38:31] going to be based on. We're

[3:38:34] going to be what I find to be.

[3:38:40] Sort of just utter carelessness

[3:38:41] and under. I guess, discussed

[3:38:41] that for city Council sometime

[3:38:46] task for its constituent and

[3:38:46] its residents as was example,

[3:38:47] whenever trial, I was sort of

[3:38:50] the sites to go off and make

[3:38:50] fun of people.

[3:38:52] And just based on those

[3:38:53] comments, even from now, I'm

[3:38:56] going to read it and I quote.

[3:38:58] From MISTER Lauer's or from

[3:38:59] this is pretty embarrassing

[3:39:00] footage if a citizen clearly

[3:39:02] breaking laws claiming

[3:39:05] something went wrong. I'm

[3:39:06] sorry. She he they them it

[3:39:06] didn't get the lights in

[3:39:07] subscribers you were hoping

[3:39:09] for, but maybe they should not

[3:39:10] get in the middle of the

[3:39:13] street. Surely they've heard

[3:39:13] folk around and find out and

[3:39:15] that obviously means getting in

[3:39:18] the way of traffic, the better

[3:39:19] humans signed Charlie's hours.

[3:39:20] Dorothy has this whole thing

[3:39:21] district 4 and has his whole

[3:39:25] city council member thing on

[3:39:26] the. So if the people are

[3:39:26] wondering how certain

[3:39:31] councilmembers really view

[3:39:34] them. There's a pretty good

[3:39:35] example. And the video

[3:39:35] specifically referencing you

[3:39:37] see and the beginning, there's

[3:39:40] a woman.

[3:39:41] >> She

[3:39:41] >> is recording. It goes a

[3:39:45] cargo van and a car completely

[3:39:45] passes by her. She is in no

[3:39:46] danger and does not pose a

[3:39:51] threat to any vehicle. And yet

[3:39:52] the truck of a sheriff's

[3:39:53] personal vehicle. He comes in

[3:39:54] and he goes any parks, try and

[3:39:57] put himself right into that

[3:40:01] woman's way.

[3:40:03] What are we and again, this

[3:40:05] goes almost to what Mayor

[3:40:05] Maddie Parker saying when she

[3:40:09] says there needs to be a better

[3:40:09] way to communicate between the

[3:40:12] residents and city Council.

[3:40:15] When we have councilmembers

[3:40:16] who talk like this about the

[3:40:18] private and public, when you

[3:40:22] have people who treat others

[3:40:22] like this

[3:40:24] in private, what is the where

[3:40:28] is the middle ground? Whenever

[3:40:29] it's been made clear that

[3:40:31] certain city council members

[3:40:32] will allow people to be taken

[3:40:32] advantage of in the federal

[3:40:33] government. So, for example,

[3:40:34] when guns bring up is, but

[3:40:38] these flock cameras, I've been

[3:40:39] going around everywhere and

[3:40:41] then so not only do police

[3:40:41] officers have access to them.

[3:40:44] So 2 ice agents. So when we

[3:40:45] have our 2, a descendant of

[3:40:46] Mexican immigrants council

[3:40:49] members up here and they're not

[3:40:50] saying a single word about

[3:40:50] anything that what's going on

[3:40:52] with flock. The fact that ice

[3:40:54] is not going to have shot

[3:40:56] gloves to discriminate against

[3:40:57] people who look like me who

[3:40:58] look like them who look like

[3:41:00] some of the people out here

[3:41:02] and or the fact that now

[3:41:02] there's a new drone operation

[3:41:03] program and everyone's going to

[3:41:06] say, well, it's for safety.

[3:41:07] Who safety.

[3:41:10] Who's going to be tracked by

[3:41:11] all of these things. And so

[3:41:16] it's incredibly difficult for

[3:41:18] me to try and b. Civil.

[3:41:22] Whenever it seems pretty clear

[3:41:23] that the Fort Worth City

[3:41:25] Council is adamant on treating

[3:41:26] their own citizens and

[3:41:29] constituency with such

[3:41:31] discussed.

[3:41:35] >> James Smith followed by

[3:41:38] Erica

[3:41:50] >> Good Afternoon Council.

[3:41:51] My name is James Smith.

[3:41:54] And for once they get a chance

[3:41:55] to address another issue other

[3:41:56] than one of bin champion for

[3:41:59] the last 7 years, almost 7

[3:42:00] years.

[3:42:00] The alleyways in my

[3:42:01] neighborhood and Hillside

[3:42:02] Morningside neighborhood in

[3:42:05] probably over the the course of

[3:42:06] the whole city.

[3:42:09] Nobody is la should be allowed

[3:42:10] to grow.

[3:42:13] 4 feet 5 feet tall before

[3:42:14] script.

[3:42:14] I understand you have more in

[3:42:17] cycles are in the city times

[3:42:20] that year. You're going to

[3:42:20] relook at that Moon cycle.

[3:42:25] But it shouldn't get this high.

[3:42:27] Anybody is neighborhood.

[3:42:27] And I know your neighborhood

[3:42:31] problem have grass for 5 feet

[3:42:31] tall. You put out a flyer that

[3:42:33] says to the to the residence

[3:42:36] of forward, keep your grass

[3:42:36] cut.

[3:42:39] >> Deters mosquitoes in the

[3:42:40] history of this. But the

[3:42:41] property that you own you

[3:42:44] allowed to get. 4 feet tall.

[3:42:46] This cut now. And I'm really

[3:42:49] appreciative of that. I welcome

[3:42:50] the alley and see. 4 blocks

[3:42:52] down that way. And I could see

[3:42:53] 4 blocks down that way. That's

[3:42:56] the way it should be in a from

[3:42:57] a welcome. I have. So if you

[3:43:00] get them on schedule to keep it

[3:43:01] like that. I'm quite sure to

[3:43:03] be cheaper on the city to cover

[3:43:05] before gets 4 feet off right?

[3:43:06] Because I've cut grass before

[3:43:07] and my customers, I which are

[3:43:10] as the morning progresses,

[3:43:11] higher.

[3:43:11] It can become quicker if it's

[3:43:16] cut before gets 4 feet tall.

[3:43:18] So I appreciate that. To talk

[3:43:21] to him an a he's not close for

[3:43:21] me.

[3:43:24] I recently heard from the

[3:43:26] influential person. Somebody

[3:43:30] else. The there and being got

[3:43:33] convicted. Had I not testimony

[3:43:34] have not testify.

[3:43:38] Her that I should the mind of

[3:43:41] my business.

[3:43:43] This bothers me. Yes. Then the

[3:43:46] person says I should be grand

[3:43:49] a lot.

[3:43:53] That's been on my back for 7

[3:43:56] years. And that list thanks to

[3:43:56] chickens coming routes.

[3:44:00] But now I have to advocate for

[3:44:02] myself. And I will. I've been

[3:44:04] cordial for 7 years. But when

[3:44:07] it comes to me. And my family.

[3:44:11] You'd be more in this building.

[3:44:18] The U.S. Utility.

[3:44:23] It's not be tolerated in the

[3:44:25] city forward. Change has to

[3:44:25] come and I'll talk to is going

[3:44:28] to be the catalyst for that

[3:44:32] change.

[3:44:36] Thank you for your time.

[3:44:37] >> Erika Zamora followed by

[3:44:42] Jim. Too long. Is Erica.

[3:44:44] Here. Moving on Jim, the longer

[3:44:49] next. And he will be followed

[3:44:52] by. Caroline James.

[3:45:28] >> It's an honor to stand

[3:45:29] before you today. My name is

[3:45:32] Jim. Too long from Fort Worth.

[3:45:35] And I'm going to read a summary

[3:45:41] of a summary of a study that

[3:45:41] I did. On being thankful.

[3:45:44] What if there were something

[3:45:46] simple?

[3:45:49] And entirely free. That

[3:45:51] measurably turned people.

[3:45:53] Of every race, creed, culture,

[3:45:56] and ideology in our city away

[3:45:59] from anger, rebellion, strife

[3:46:02] and the violence. Those things

[3:46:03] eventually produce.

[3:46:07] A friend of mine recently

[3:46:08] shared an article with me about

[3:46:11] the benefits of mentoring

[3:46:15] people to be thankful.

[3:46:17] A four-year study of about 700

[3:46:19] students ages 10 to 14,

[3:46:21] comparing the most least

[3:46:22] grateful groups. Richards

[3:46:25] researchers found that those

[3:46:26] who are

[3:46:29] thankful had 15% higher life

[3:46:35] satisfaction 17% more happiness

[3:46:38] and hope 15% fewer depressive

[3:46:42] system symptoms and 9% less

[3:46:43] delinquency. Among those who

[3:46:46] deployed the most gratitude

[3:46:47] over the 4 years.

[3:46:50] The delinquency measures worth

[3:46:54] a second. Look. It was a

[3:46:55] composite of alcohol drug use,

[3:46:59] cheating school absence and

[3:47:01] disciplinary referrals. A list

[3:47:03] that over laps almost exactly

[3:47:05] with what principality school

[3:47:08] districts in juvenile services

[3:47:10] already managing fund.

[3:47:12] Being thankful and haven't

[3:47:17] gratitude is an antidote.

[3:47:18] The strife. An antidote to

[3:47:21] anger an antidote to a sense

[3:47:23] of entitlement and antidote

[3:47:25] to isolation and an antidote

[3:47:27] to division. Just think about

[3:47:30] that. Just being thankful.

[3:47:31] Just saying thank you in the

[3:47:34] workplace, a field experiment

[3:47:35] was taken place. Employees who

[3:47:39] received a brief specific

[3:47:42] expression of things from a

[3:47:42] supervisor increase their

[3:47:45] output by 50%. The following

[3:47:48] week. Just by Saint. John,

[3:47:52] thank you.

[3:47:54] You know, we hear a lot of

[3:47:56] complaining today and you guys

[3:47:58] take a lot of it. But you guys

[3:48:02] sit up. There I go. Wow.

[3:48:03] >> Well, a bitter, bitter.

[3:48:04] >> So the claims are

[3:48:06] distinguished receiving thanks,

[3:48:07] changes short-term behavior,

[3:48:10] practicing gratitude, modestly

[3:48:10] improves will be in just

[3:48:13] positional gratitude projects.

[3:48:18] Health outcomes. The studies on

[3:48:19] complete over the current

[3:48:22] findings indicate the powerful

[3:48:23] effects being thankful has on

[3:48:24] the positive and healthy

[3:48:25] perspective. People can have of

[3:48:28] the world around them. Thank

[3:48:30] you.

[3:48:31] >> Next, Speaker Caroline

[3:48:33] James, are you here? Caroline

[3:48:37] James. All right. Moving on.

[3:48:40] Kyle Powell followed by Nancy

[3:48:43] Estrada.

[3:48:51] Next speaker. Linda and ready.

[3:49:00] She will be followed by David

[3:49:03] Martinez.

[3:49:09] >> Lend a hand ready and I'm

[3:49:09] grateful to be a district.

[3:49:13] 3 represented by Michael Crane.

[3:49:15] I am very concerned about the

[3:49:17] composition of the 11 person

[3:49:18] data Center and Infrastructure

[3:49:18] Commission. If it is anything

[3:49:20] like the gas drilling Committee

[3:49:23] of old, it will be dominated

[3:49:24] by the industry that will

[3:49:26] approve its interests over the

[3:49:27] interests of the community.

[3:49:30] The commission should include

[3:49:31] data centers. Experts, not

[3:49:33] industry shills, as was the

[3:49:33] case with the gas drilling

[3:49:36] committee. I attended some of

[3:49:37] their meetings where committee

[3:49:39] representatives that concerns

[3:49:43] we never addressed. The ai

[3:49:46] industry and the the industry

[3:49:47] is interested in developing new

[3:49:50] data centers as rapidly and as

[3:49:51] cheaply as possible with no

[3:49:53] liability liability to

[3:49:55] themselves, no matter what the

[3:49:55] consequences to the surrounding

[3:49:58] communities, putting these

[3:49:59] people on the committee.

[3:50:00] We'll ensure data centers,

[3:50:02] favorite industry over

[3:50:04] community. So why is the danger

[3:50:06] centers? Don't control noise

[3:50:10] and vibration. He was heavily

[3:50:11] polluted. The sun, diesel

[3:50:14] backup generators, gas fired,

[3:50:16] fired power plants or the grid

[3:50:17] for electricity and lots of

[3:50:18] water, not just for cooling,

[3:50:21] but for the gas-fired plant

[3:50:24] and for fire protection as

[3:50:26] well. They would do not belong

[3:50:26] in residential areas are

[3:50:28] populated rural areas and

[3:50:29] probably not in Texas at all.

[3:50:32] The payoffs to the community

[3:50:33] for the centers is minimal and

[3:50:35] their shelf life is likely to

[3:50:35] be only 5 or 10 years due to

[3:50:39] technological improvements.

[3:50:42] Then communities will be left

[3:50:44] with huge developments with

[3:50:47] little reuse value depreciated

[3:50:48] by land pollution because

[3:50:48] diesel generators often leak

[3:50:52] and spew pollution into the

[3:50:54] air when in operation his

[3:50:54] generator of which there are

[3:50:58] can be hundreds is the size of

[3:50:59] a railroad car. They only have

[3:51:01] to be on for a short period

[3:51:02] time periodically. But unless

[3:51:03] there is a problem unless

[3:51:05] there's a problem with the

[3:51:07] grid, but even then it's too

[3:51:08] much backup. Solar or wind

[3:51:10] power would be at with

[3:51:11] batteries would be preferable.

[3:51:12] The committee should include

[3:51:14] only one or 2 industry

[3:51:17] representatives at most 2 or 3

[3:51:18] public interests. Data center

[3:51:24] experts like public citizen

[3:51:25] less knowledgeable, open mind

[3:51:26] its residents with no financial

[3:51:30] interest in the ai industry.

[3:51:33] Data centers can. It centers

[3:51:34] must be him industrial areas

[3:51:36] said Buck should be substantial

[3:51:39] from residential uses at least

[3:51:41] one half mile preferable.

[3:51:43] Yes, this is a political issue.

[3:51:44] And if the city doesn't write,

[3:51:44] as many Parker said, we could

[3:51:47] be a model for other cities

[3:51:48] in Texas, but I'm afraid we

[3:51:52] will just resort to the Fort

[3:51:52] Worth way. I profits for the

[3:51:53] rich and well connected and

[3:51:57] harm to everyone else. Thank

[3:51:59] you.

[3:52:04] >> Next Speaker David Martinez

[3:52:07] followed by Gilkey say it.

[3:52:14] >> The second good afternoon

[3:52:17] in Philly. Been here all day

[3:52:21] I want to talk about what's

[3:52:22] going on. But the data centers

[3:52:26] and 4 days the what I'd like to

[3:52:29] point out is we have is a group

[3:52:31] of socialist.

[3:52:33] >> Who are influencing social

[3:52:36] media and our city.

[3:52:37] >> And something I know about

[3:52:40] history. I know what the

[3:52:43] socialist did to my people.

[3:52:43] I'm a truck or patchy and I'm

[3:52:45] Jewish and I and my family or

[3:52:47] my grandmother was a Holocaust

[3:52:49] survivor. And the rest in

[3:52:53] peace, my grandmother, I would

[3:52:54] tell you something

[3:52:55] I see what's going on with 4

[3:52:56] times the and we see that the

[3:52:58] things that are going on is

[3:52:59] that there counterproductive.

[3:53:01] And another thing is that some

[3:53:06] of these people are here, too.

[3:53:07] To inflame things. They're

[3:53:08] trying to making where they're

[3:53:08] hoping somebody one of these

[3:53:11] little kids die of the 4 days,

[3:53:12] the so they can make a headline

[3:53:15] and poppy lie and make it

[3:53:17] popular for them. It's on

[3:53:19] their agenda. That's the that's

[3:53:19] the thing is you hear him yell

[3:53:21] at behind me. I'm only allowed

[3:53:26] to speak, but you hear them

[3:53:26] right here behind me. So the

[3:53:29] socialist, it always ends up

[3:53:30] in violence. Is this what they

[3:53:32] keep that the temperature high.

[3:53:34] They wanted to be this way.

[3:53:34] They get the win to get thrown

[3:53:39] out of here. It's it's right

[3:53:40] there to make Ford

[3:53:40] report headlines. I've got to

[3:53:41] of them when they're saying

[3:53:44] they're trying to organize a

[3:53:46] walkout for the teachers.

[3:53:47] I mean, there they get. I mean,

[3:53:49] I'm pretty that's what they put

[3:53:50] out there on the media for us

[3:53:50] to see. Just imagine what they

[3:53:53] do when they need mine closed

[3:53:55] doors.

[3:53:58] And I'm telling you like the I

[3:53:58] mean, they're not a front than

[3:54:02] our front. They they sneak into

[3:54:03] the Democrat Party, a lot of

[3:54:03] urine and we have some

[3:54:05] far-right Republicans there

[3:54:08] along with them. And you see

[3:54:09] the Anti-Semitism that goes

[3:54:11] on the anti-Israel thing, the

[3:54:12] anti Lockheed Martin,

[3:54:14] everything, the infrastructure,

[3:54:16] things like that. That's it.

[3:54:18] You know, I needed it to be

[3:54:19] different. If I knew that

[3:54:19] there, they didn't know.

[3:54:20] But these days with the

[3:54:21] national security things going

[3:54:23] on, that we're in war right now

[3:54:27] with Iran. We have a world

[3:54:29] where. We're at war with

[3:54:30] Russia. So I mean, when you

[3:54:33] talk about things this, Nasdaq

[3:54:35] will I mean? Do they not know

[3:54:38] what's going on? It is all part

[3:54:41] of the defense program. That's

[3:54:41] all it is a mean. And in some

[3:54:45] of the things that we're doing

[3:54:45] is

[3:54:49] counterpart active. But I can

[3:54:51] say this and with this, you

[3:54:52] know, I'm always here for to

[3:54:53] represent the children. These

[3:54:54] children, I Democrats, not

[3:54:57] Republicans. They deserve a

[3:55:00] future.

[3:55:03] Next Speaker.

[3:55:06] >> Syed a bill case Syed.

[3:55:07] >> by Bradford

[3:55:07] >> Jessica, did you take care

[3:55:08] of MISTER Hall earlier with

[3:55:11] his questions? Okay. Thank you.

[3:55:15] >> Good afternoon. Council.

[3:55:18] I'm saying this and and I want

[3:55:20] to talk about.

[3:55:21] You know, Bpp accounts. What

[3:55:25] happened with that? It's a new

[3:55:29] exemption. You see it's

[3:55:30] $125,000 for bp account.

[3:55:33] Assuming every business has

[3:55:33] been account figure out now

[3:55:38] some businesses have multiple.

[3:55:39] Most of the the ppi counts.

[3:55:48] So instead of getting $125,000.

[3:55:52] Exemption did not 250,000

[3:55:53] $275,000 exemption and a

[3:55:55] prison district decide to do

[3:55:58] one business. One exemption.

[3:55:59] >> But they have a right to

[3:55:59] protest. And when they have a

[3:56:02] right to protest figured

[3:56:05] exemptions. That's what

[3:56:06] >> one of the reason that your

[3:56:09] not only the excellent value

[3:56:10] bend down.

[3:56:13] It's been on because of the

[3:56:14] new exemption as well. And

[3:56:15] there is some loopholes and

[3:56:17] exemptions. The other thing I

[3:56:21] would like to talk about as in

[3:56:24] 2025 try and convey lost 12% of

[3:56:26] taxable value.

[3:56:30] And 2026. We lost 13.2% of the

[3:56:31] decks of the venue and in 2027,

[3:56:37] it's good. You're going to not

[3:56:38] be news. 17% off taxable value

[3:56:41] and the promise that that give

[3:56:44] it to you.

[3:56:47] Next year. Unc, 15% surge in.

[3:56:51] Your valuation. But that's a

[3:56:52] live ammunition.

[3:56:55] I don't see it because in the

[3:56:58] last 2 years that

[3:56:59] has done so much non-union

[3:57:01] farmer and an easy flow that we

[3:57:04] should all overturn county.

[3:57:07] >> And I heard that 47% off a

[3:57:08] tiny county is for forward.

[3:57:10] So they did so much non-uniform

[3:57:12] and unequal and then they want

[3:57:15] to make it uniform unequal next

[3:57:16] year. It's not gonna fix it.

[3:57:19] So the 17% you're going to lose

[3:57:22] next year, you'll never able

[3:57:24] to recapture those value its

[3:57:26] all from the seeds of 2024,

[3:57:28] that's for the residential

[3:57:30] side. But you will not have are

[3:57:31] able to recapture that. On the

[3:57:34] other hand, in Twenty-twenty

[3:57:36] for.

[3:57:38] 400,000 properties were or

[3:57:42] valued residential properties

[3:57:44] out of 720,000 that 60% of the

[3:57:47] property's any should leave

[3:57:50] ended and send a notice at 204

[3:57:52] paws and Dr Direction. But

[3:57:59] 195,000. That is 25% to 6% off

[3:58:01] Tax roll were overvalued and

[3:58:03] there is so much tanks that I

[3:58:06] can discuss if the deal, it's

[3:58:08] all the debt down from Berks

[3:58:08] the consolidated account and

[3:58:12] the into account. No one is

[3:58:13] looking into it. Those

[3:58:13] valuations, outgoing,

[3:58:16] drastically. Don't thank you

[3:58:17] for your time.

[3:58:18] >> Next, Speaker Carlos Soler

[3:58:21] followed by Stephen Lawrence.

[3:58:30] We're just back. We're just

[3:58:31] back on the b#

[3:58:31] #

[3:58:32] . We're

[3:58:35] back on it. Chris.

[3:58:38] >> We

[3:58:38] >> you voted for you. Put

[3:58:41] forward the motion to reduce

[3:58:44] our public comment

[3:58:45] >> earlier in last week.

[3:58:50] You guys also decided to vote

[3:58:53] in. Council. That did not

[3:58:57] include the 11 members of Fort

[3:58:59] Worth that we want it right.

[3:58:59] So we went all night with you

[3:59:02] guys to tell you what we

[3:59:02] wanted. And you said Screw,

[3:59:05] you will do what we want.

[3:59:06] Instead. Immediately said

[3:59:08] screen, you will do what we

[3:59:11] want instead by reducing a

[3:59:14] public comment.

[3:59:15] >> And now today we come and we

[3:59:16] tell you that we still do on

[3:59:18] black mountain and you say

[3:59:19] screw you will do will instead.

[3:59:22] >> It's a pattern over and over

[3:59:23] and over.

[3:59:26] >> And so when you see a

[3:59:26] government body exhibit that

[3:59:29] pattern over and over and over.

[3:59:32] You start losing trust that

[3:59:34] that. Government actually cares

[3:59:35] about what you have to say.

[3:59:37] And I I don't think anybody in

[3:59:40] this room is any trust that

[3:59:41] this city government, we'll do

[3:59:41] what's best for people. They

[3:59:44] will do what's best for

[3:59:45] corporations. They will do

[3:59:46] what's best for Black mountain.

[3:59:49] They will do what's best for

[3:59:52] their pocket, but they will not

[3:59:55] do what's best for people.

[3:59:56] I want to go on the record

[3:59:59] here. What Black Mountain did

[4:00:04] was gross. That procession of

[4:00:05] citizens that MR. Lost your

[4:00:05] door from the, you know, thanks

[4:00:08] for coming forward.

[4:00:09] >> He.

[4:00:10] >> I was thinking people that

[4:00:13] were reading. Chatgpt

[4:00:15] generated.

[4:00:16] Scripts. I could see him.

[4:00:17] I was sitting right over here.

[4:00:20] I could see them. They each had

[4:00:21] the same ai generated script in

[4:00:22] front of them. And you could

[4:00:25] tell that a lot of them bless

[4:00:27] your souls. Then really know

[4:00:30] what those scripts to even

[4:00:31] said. So too. Thank those

[4:00:31] people.

[4:00:33] >> For being coerced or being

[4:00:36] private are being whatever

[4:00:37] compelled them to come. I do

[4:00:40] not blame them at all, but I do

[4:00:40] blame the devil in the suit

[4:00:43] that made them come up here.

[4:00:49] Their community and I also

[4:00:52] blame the chamber at the people

[4:00:53] sitting in the chamber. In

[4:00:53] front of me right now for

[4:00:55] allowing that to happen.

[4:00:58] And then. Playing out a clown

[4:01:00] show. Were you thinking?

[4:01:01] This is completely unacceptable

[4:01:03] behavior? I have a city

[4:01:05] council. So when we tell you,

[4:01:05] we're coming for you shouldn't

[4:01:11] event in MAY recover. She MAY.

[4:01:12] We mean it because we're done.

[4:01:15] We're done with how much you

[4:01:18] guys ignore us over and over

[4:01:19] and over again. And you every

[4:01:19] time you do if you energize

[4:01:20] more people and you get more

[4:01:22] people and you energize more

[4:01:25] people, it's coming and you

[4:01:25] can't stop it. So please help

[4:01:28] us by getting out of the way.

[4:01:34] >> Next, speaker, as Nancy

[4:01:37] Estrada followed by Stephen

[4:01:38] Lawrence. I'm sorry. MISTER

[4:01:41] Lawrence said I was told that

[4:01:44] man says trucks here.

[4:02:00] >> My name is Nancy Estrada.

[4:02:01] I used to help Bice in Fort

[4:02:04] Worth with sex crime cases.

[4:02:08] And I've helped in hundreds

[4:02:11] of cases.

[4:02:11] Through my experiences. I've

[4:02:13] gathered information, some

[4:02:17] which I believe is useful to

[4:02:18] you and the community.

[4:02:19] Helping vice was an experience

[4:02:21] that allowed me to see the

[4:02:24] Wizard of Oz behind the curtain

[4:02:24] myself and others watched

[4:02:27] hundreds of stuck sex crimes be

[4:02:28] swept under the rug because

[4:02:31] of who those sex crimes were

[4:02:32] committed by.

[4:02:33] Doctors, professors, public

[4:02:37] servants, et cetera. And I've

[4:02:38] witnessed it. Vice get

[4:02:41] suspended for trying to expose

[4:02:45] the truth on cases being swept

[4:02:48] under the rug. Vice at that

[4:02:51] time was a group of white men

[4:02:52] and the case is being swept

[4:02:53] under the rug. Were all

[4:02:56] professional Whiteman. Also

[4:02:57] here in Fort Worth, the

[4:03:00] patriarchy is very real in Fort

[4:03:00] Worth. Racism is very real.

[4:03:04] Enforce. The controlled

[4:03:05] narrative is very real

[4:03:07] Infowars. The criminal system

[4:03:09] being used as a weapon by

[4:03:10] public servants to retaliate

[4:03:15] against the community in Fort

[4:03:15] Worth is very real. Even if

[4:03:16] they can't convict us. The

[4:03:20] process is the punishment jail

[4:03:20] in a mug shot, torture and

[4:03:23] humiliation. Court fees and

[4:03:26] attorney fees. All punishments

[4:03:30] for extra sizing constitutional

[4:03:31] rights in Fort Worth. Now I've

[4:03:34] stood here before you multiple

[4:03:35] times and explained that I was

[4:03:37] arrested as retaliation after

[4:03:38] reporting a sexual predator to

[4:03:39] Fort Worth Country Day private

[4:03:43] school and nobody here cared.

[4:03:45] Nobody. Nobody even bothered to

[4:03:49] talk to me. So I'm going to

[4:03:49] help Fort Worth vice with

[4:03:51] hundreds of sex crime cases.

[4:03:55] But when I'm but then I'm

[4:03:56] called a liar for reporting

[4:03:59] Hugo Munoz, the wrestling coach

[4:04:01] at Fort Worth Country Day.

[4:04:04] And arrested. I was arrested

[4:04:04] for exercising my First

[4:04:06] Amendment right. They tried to

[4:04:08] use the criminal system to

[4:04:10] date. Me and it didn't work.

[4:04:14] The da ended up dismissing my

[4:04:15] case with the document and

[4:04:15] which Hugo Munoz is

[4:04:19] acknowledged as a sexual

[4:04:21] predator.

[4:04:22] Now I want everybody here that

[4:04:24] has been retaliated against

[4:04:25] by public servants to the

[4:04:27] criminal system or if you know

[4:04:31] someone that has to stand up

[4:04:34] right now.

[4:04:39] It's happening.

[4:04:39] To multiple people to a lot

[4:04:45] of people here in Fort Worth.

[4:04:47] It's not just myself.

[4:04:47] Thank you again for your

[4:04:50] consideration. And thank you.

[4:04:55] Adrian Smith.

[4:04:55] >> MR. Steve Lawrence.

[4:04:58] >> He'll be followed by Manuel

[4:05:01] Mata.

[4:05:09] >> And in the Stephen Lawrence,

[4:05:10] I'm a resident of Fort Worth

[4:05:12] and the Fort Worth attorney.

[4:05:15] I have come here to speak

[4:05:17] before I have a capacity, but I

[4:05:20] am also the founder of the Fort

[4:05:21] Worth, the flock, social media

[4:05:23] accounts and working with

[4:05:24] activist in the area to end the

[4:05:27] surveillance state in Fort

[4:05:32] Worth.

[4:05:32] Want to reference earlier

[4:05:33] comments. First of all, the

[4:05:36] gentleman that spoke one before

[4:05:37] me saying that you're bringing

[4:05:40] other people in an energizing

[4:05:41] them by your behavior is

[4:05:42] exactly correct. I'm not a

[4:05:43] person that has ever spoken at

[4:05:47] a city council body before this

[4:05:48] year. I came here because the

[4:05:51] city did not answer a four-year

[4:05:51] request.

[4:05:55] The city appealed that then

[4:05:56] appealed that to the

[4:05:56] attorney general. My COUNCILMAN

[4:06:00] Won't get the four-year quest

[4:06:01] honor for me. And she also want

[4:06:03] more in Fort Worth. Residents

[4:06:06] of the dangers that the fbi is

[4:06:07] warning the city about.

[4:06:09] Behavior like this behavior

[4:06:11] like keeping me here for 7

[4:06:12] hours during the last Camp

[4:06:13] Council meeting and then not

[4:06:15] letting me speak for more than

[4:06:20] a minute in violation of your

[4:06:21] own rules, MR. Crane MR.

[4:06:25] Lau store, Ms Hill, MR. Nuttall

[4:06:26] Smith's back Jameson. You all

[4:06:28] violated Fort Worth rules to

[4:06:32] limit my public comment.

[4:06:35] That is not body. That cares

[4:06:36] about its citizens. That is a

[4:06:37] body that wants to do its own

[4:06:40] thing on behalf of whoever

[4:06:41] you're doing it for. There is a

[4:06:43] concept called the Fort Worth

[4:06:45] way. The guests discussed a lot

[4:06:46] and that way can be of use and

[4:06:48] something positive in that we

[4:06:51] don't let for New Diaz g's and

[4:06:52] National politics pollute our

[4:06:55] community. And instead we saw

[4:06:56] things ourselves. The debt,

[4:06:58] dark side of the Fort Worth way

[4:07:00] is when you exclude the

[4:07:01] community from those decisions.

[4:07:04] And that is exactly what you

[4:07:09] have been doing. The people of

[4:07:09] Fort Worth will not let forward

[4:07:14] to continue to become a police

[4:07:14] state. We refuse to become

[4:07:17] Beijing. We refused to become

[4:07:20] Kelo v and we have fresh up

[4:07:21] next. We especially. Refuse

[4:07:23] to become the West Bank.

[4:07:26] And if you want to continue.

[4:07:33] Chinese communist inspired.

[4:07:33] Social credit system.

[4:07:37] And an Israeli inspired

[4:07:38] surveillance state. In Fort

[4:07:40] Worth. We are going to do

[4:07:44] something about that. Now you

[4:07:44] can be leaders and work with us

[4:07:47] or you can get out of the way.

[4:07:50] So please work with us. I have

[4:07:52] inquiries into multiple people.

[4:07:54] I am welcome to work with you.

[4:07:57] But we will default Fort Worth

[4:08:00] with or without you.

[4:08:01] >> Next, Speaker Manuel motto

[4:08:04] followed by Stephen Sanches.

[4:08:20] >> My name annoyed about them.

[4:08:24] And I live and Carlos U.S.

[4:08:27] District. And first, I want

[4:08:30] to address.

[4:08:31] Recent First Amendment

[4:08:33] constitutional training course

[4:08:36] that was given to the forward

[4:08:38] police department. That was

[4:08:40] released JULY 20 20th. And it's

[4:08:43] a calm, prefer a niche, a

[4:08:43] comprehensive refresher course

[4:08:47] for law enforcement. First

[4:08:48] Amendment audit right?

[4:08:49] Rights, ok, now I'm going to

[4:08:53] take you to their policies

[4:08:55] right? It's right here.

[4:08:59] 3 to 806 civil disturbances

[4:09:00] protest us right. And it

[4:09:02] specifically states that we

[4:09:02] have the right to right.

[4:09:06] That officers are supposed to

[4:09:07] be. There's a whole bunch of

[4:09:09] words, right? But basically

[4:09:13] unbiased. They're not supposed

[4:09:14] to pick sides. And if they have

[4:09:16] prior relationships with me

[4:09:17] because I say f the ponies,

[4:09:19] they're not supposed to violate

[4:09:23] my rights because I want to

[4:09:25] read to Utah. The police

[4:09:27] report. This is Officer

[4:09:28] Coleman, 3, 5, 6, 7, received a

[4:09:32] phone call and multiple text

[4:09:33] messages. From different people

[4:09:36] about a disturbance at 7, 7,

[4:09:38] 7 Taylor Street.

[4:09:40] Flock 9-1-1. Started plane, a

[4:09:43] 9-1-1, call.

[4:09:46] >> From Stephen Perillo.

[4:09:47] >> At the deet at.

[4:09:51] >> All. The details were about

[4:09:55] a small protest on the sidewalk

[4:09:58] with people

[4:10:00] having signs an upside American

[4:10:02] flag for signaling we are under

[4:10:05] distress. So Stephen was

[4:10:08] calling about 2 of the people

[4:10:09] yelling in his face repeatedly

[4:10:12] saying if you can go f

[4:10:14] yourself, which I did it

[4:10:14] because I wanted him to leave

[4:10:18] us alone. Stop following us and

[4:10:20] harassing us, which I recorded

[4:10:21] it. Officer Coleman and

[4:10:23] officers, Snyder did not want

[4:10:26] to view those videos because

[4:10:30] it clearly stated. That he was

[4:10:31] following us harassing us.

[4:10:32] And we asked him to leave us

[4:10:33] alone. We even try to

[4:10:36] compensate with him. He didn't

[4:10:37] like it. He didn't like that.

[4:10:39] We were starting our First

[4:10:41] Amendment rights. So we called

[4:10:44] Coleman and Snyder to come help

[4:10:47] them because his feelings were

[4:10:48] offended by my speech of

[4:10:51] telling him leave us the f

[4:10:55] alone and go f yourself.

[4:10:57] There is no need for retraining

[4:10:57] because what they need is to

[4:11:02] start getting into trouble.

[4:11:05] Right? They're held liable

[4:11:06] financially. And this one day

[4:11:06] suspension.

[4:11:07] >> I obviously is not stopping

[4:11:11] them from doing anything

[4:11:12] because all they do is ask and

[4:11:14] passion to keep it from me

[4:11:14] because it's a one-day

[4:11:18] suspension. I'm not new to true

[4:11:22] to this.

[4:11:23] >> Next Speaker Steven Sanchez.

[4:11:26] >> He'll be followed by and

[4:11:29] because Sharma.

[4:11:35] >> Thank you know, the root of

[4:11:38] Robert's rules of order.

[4:11:41] You make a motion to get to

[4:11:42] get things started. You don't

[4:11:44] just tell you about the time we

[4:11:44] get that done. That's it.

[4:11:48] It's so disrespectful to your

[4:11:49] staff. That work here. Learn

[4:11:52] the rules. You've been up there

[4:11:55] for a long time.

[4:11:58] I was so good. That seat.

[4:12:01] All right. So Mia. You went on

[4:12:03] this diatribe. And you could

[4:12:05] have just motioned again to

[4:12:08] table the vote. You don't have

[4:12:08] to say yes or no. You could

[4:12:10] table. You can't put it down

[4:12:11] the road just like you did when

[4:12:12] I first tried to speak on this

[4:12:15] on that item, you could put a

[4:12:17] down the road.

[4:12:18] You can wait until DECEMBER

[4:12:21] until after the dci see does

[4:12:24] their thing. But we didn't do

[4:12:25] that.

[4:12:30] The council members that voted

[4:12:31] no. Maybe in solidarity.

[4:12:37] But that's not what we wanted.

[4:12:39] And now we're here.

[4:12:42] Seals gone. Charlie is gone.

[4:12:45] Man is gone.

[4:12:49] It seems like the decision was

[4:12:52] already made.

[4:12:56] I've given you the objective

[4:12:59] information. I've shown you

[4:12:59] what these places sound like

[4:13:02] 250 feet, another 50 feet is

[4:13:05] nothing.

[4:13:11] And update you on the district

[4:13:13] to report.

[4:13:14] Telecom facility. The

[4:13:17] Co-location Telecom facility

[4:13:21] entered our district. They

[4:13:22] decided to fix their unit and

[4:13:22] stopped in a dating. The

[4:13:23] residents across the street

[4:13:27] that are 50 feet from that

[4:13:29] building. With that noice.

[4:13:30] My report was given to them.

[4:13:33] So it's scared should have

[4:13:36] them. And they fixed.

[4:13:40] You could say, oh, well, the

[4:13:43] ordinance works. Then. You can

[4:13:44] say that.

[4:13:46] But it also has loopholes and

[4:13:50] that ordinance it has a track

[4:13:50] as an exemption.

[4:13:52] It's got industrial with

[4:13:56] exemptions. And they're not

[4:13:58] being brought up.

[4:13:59] You have there's nothing on

[4:14:00] the books right now that says

[4:14:03] anything about amending the

[4:14:04] noise ordinance. And that's

[4:14:04] something that I brought to

[4:14:08] your attention, Carlos, right

[4:14:09] to your attention as a

[4:14:12] none of you have reached out to

[4:14:13] me at all.

[4:14:16] Except for back already said.

[4:14:18] You first mentioned you.

[4:14:19] I've shown you all. I've shown

[4:14:21] you what Prince William County

[4:14:24] did. And that's what we're

[4:14:28] doing again here.

[4:14:30] We wanted residential.

[4:14:34] We want it. Residents to be

[4:14:37] on this only.

[4:14:44] >> because Sharma followed by

[4:14:46] Joey Florence.

[4:14:50] >> Because Sharma, I want to

[4:14:51] talk about the

[4:14:51] forward budget. I will thank

[4:14:53] you to MR. Chop and his team

[4:14:55] because you guys are doing a

[4:14:56] tour of the city and its an

[4:14:59] informational sessions. I

[4:15:00] learned a lot. It's very

[4:15:03] troubling to hear that we have

[4:15:04] a 94 million shortfall learned

[4:15:05] during that meeting up in a

[4:15:09] lot of blame was put on

[4:15:09] township Rizal District.

[4:15:13] I attended the District 6

[4:15:14] presentation where you are so

[4:15:15] time to present district was

[4:15:17] bashed repeatedly during the

[4:15:18] district 6 meeting and it was

[4:15:21] bashed since then because I

[4:15:21] watched a few of these online.

[4:15:26] So and I brought some evidence.

[4:15:26] I hope as somebody who, you

[4:15:28] know, a student of stem.

[4:15:28] I just keep thinking that

[4:15:32] perhaps objective information

[4:15:34] will win the day. So I'm on

[4:15:35] your side on this one, MR.

[4:15:38] Chapa. I do agree that I think

[4:15:39] Todd did screw us over. Tad

[4:15:41] has won many jobs. One of which

[4:15:46] is a constitutional mandate

[4:15:46] to ensure equal and uniform

[4:15:47] appraisal of all taxable

[4:15:50] properties. 100 1% of the

[4:15:52] market price.

[4:15:54] This source here, this report

[4:15:56] is from the chief appraiser

[4:15:58] report. It was presented during

[4:16:00] Tad AUGUST board meeting.

[4:16:03] So this is Todd's report and

[4:16:04] what they're showing you here

[4:16:06] is residential ratios of

[4:16:09] residential appraisal value

[4:16:11] compared to the sales price

[4:16:12] and is divided up by home

[4:16:15] value. So I'll walk you through

[4:16:16] to highlighted items. The first

[4:16:19] row there is if the home was

[4:16:21] up to $200,000.

[4:16:24] It was actually a praise at

[4:16:24] 106% of the market price.

[4:16:28] More than 100 means you are

[4:16:29] over appraised. So again, home

[4:16:31] up to $200,000 was appraised

[4:16:35] at 106% of the market sales

[4:16:36] price in 2026. Then if we go to

[4:16:38] the higher and which are homes

[4:16:40] worth more than a million

[4:16:41] dollars, those homes were

[4:16:43] appraised at only 71%. So below

[4:16:46] the market price and again,

[4:16:46] going back to the

[4:16:49] constitutional mandate, Tara,

[4:16:52] to preserve district must by

[4:16:52] law ensure equal and uniform

[4:16:55] appraisal of all property

[4:16:57] values to the market price by

[4:16:58] publishing this report and

[4:16:59] appraisal District is admitting

[4:17:00] that they were not in their

[4:17:03] constitutional mandate. Feige

[4:17:05] to place.

[4:17:05] >> This is something you

[4:17:08] mentioned yesterday. I think

[4:17:08] MR. Chapa, you were saying.

[4:17:09] >> You know, I think somebody

[4:17:10] in the audience asked you like

[4:17:11] you should know that they were

[4:17:14] freezing appraisals. I think

[4:17:15] you commented that we didn't

[4:17:18] know that appraisals would also

[4:17:19] go down. So this is data around

[4:17:21] protests. So by law, everybody

[4:17:22] has a right to protest the

[4:17:23] appraisals. So what you see

[4:17:26] here is in 2026. So the one

[4:17:31] we are in right now, we had

[4:17:32] a 13% uptick in protest of

[4:17:34] which 78% of the protests were

[4:17:38] led by agents. And only 22%.

[4:17:39] We're led by owners. So again,

[4:17:41] all of this protesting has

[4:17:42] become a viable business.

[4:17:45] My call to action. My request

[4:17:47] is SEPTEMBER 8. Tad is meeting.

[4:17:47] Please send somebody and say to

[4:17:50] stop this and go back to

[4:17:53] uniform. Appraisals.

[4:17:54] >> Next, Speaker Joey Flores

[4:18:00] followed by one sentiment.

[4:18:15] >> My name is Joey Flores,

[4:18:16] District 9 resident Domino's

[4:18:17] Artists, High School class, one

[4:18:19] 90 graduate Tax. Chris

[4:18:20] University class class

[4:18:21] twenty-third. That's 23

[4:18:23] graduate and lifelong Fort

[4:18:24] Worth. Texas resident. I want

[4:18:27] to put a time a timeline on the

[4:18:27] record today because there are

[4:18:29] many Fort Worth residents that

[4:18:30] don't know how we legally

[4:18:30] arrived at the current tv, a

[4:18:34] state takeover a 4th estate.

[4:18:35] This did not begin with for

[4:18:37] Thursday, receiving 5

[4:18:40] consecutive feeling ratings.

[4:18:41] Instead, the dress will trigger

[4:18:44] 40 ea action is based on a

[4:18:44] single schools ratings which

[4:18:47] allows the state to take over

[4:18:49] an entire district. And it was

[4:18:50] only one school that your this

[4:18:53] land Cress 6th grade since

[4:18:54] closed in

[4:18:57] 2024. And is now the league

[4:18:58] is now music at me at 4.

[4:18:59] So that school had had

[4:19:03] unacceptable unacceptable

[4:19:06] ratings in 2016, 2017, 2018

[4:19:07] 2019. Then covid happened in

[4:19:10] APRIL 2020 announced that can

[4:19:13] come says the receipt that

[4:19:14] campuses will receive a a covid

[4:19:17] related not rated designation.

[4:19:20] Would not have that your break

[4:19:24] and existing streak of

[4:19:26] unacceptable ratings. He meant

[4:19:28] then re reiterated this pup

[4:19:29] that this was the and its 2021

[4:19:32] accountability materials.

[4:19:33] And in 2021.

[4:19:36] The Texas Legislature passed

[4:19:37] Senate Bill, 1365, which

[4:19:41] Governor Abbott signed into

[4:19:42] law. That law said that a not

[4:19:44] rated rating is not a break in

[4:19:47] consecutive unacceptable

[4:19:50] ratings Poss back to going.

[4:19:52] Crest. 6th grade after 4 on

[4:19:54] except unacceptable ratings

[4:19:55] at this one school there.

[4:19:57] There were multiple years with

[4:20:01] no ratings in between Venkat

[4:20:04] then. Came the 2020. 22 2023

[4:20:05] school a school year when

[4:20:08] ratings were renewed as a

[4:20:10] through f.

[4:20:10] Going crest 6th grade been

[4:20:14] received and separating from

[4:20:15] the state meet. Meanwhile,

[4:20:16] districts challenge these

[4:20:20] changes. 2 states counties,

[4:20:20] accountability system and

[4:20:23] lawsuits delayed release of the

[4:20:26] 2023 ratings until APRIL 24th

[4:20:31] 2025.

[4:20:31] Then on MAY 5th 2025.

[4:20:32] Commissioner Roth notified 4

[4:20:32] times the that if a rating

[4:20:35] became final in the

[4:20:36] intervention would be

[4:20:39] triggered. The district peeled.

[4:20:39] The appeal was denied in

[4:20:42] AUGUST. 25 and on AUGUST 19th

[4:20:43] 2025. The 2023, Glenn, Kris,

[4:20:45] 6 grade rating became the 5th

[4:20:46] consecutive win. It's an

[4:20:47] acceptable rating consecutive

[4:20:50] by the state statute, not by

[4:20:50] their own definition of

[4:20:51] consecutive. Then more Astros

[4:20:54] to replace the elected of the

[4:20:55] entire district and the

[4:20:55] heartbreaking effects that are

[4:20:56] playing out today in my

[4:20:57] community requires much more

[4:20:58] time that I have here today.

[4:21:00] Now I would help now.

[4:21:03] Appreciate. Filling out this

[4:21:06] timeline. Who knew what when?

[4:21:11] There are any par knowledge

[4:21:12] to this?

[4:21:15] >> The public please release

[4:21:15] that timeline and

[4:21:16] communications. Thank you, MR.

[4:21:19] Flores next, speaker Alexander

[4:21:22] on top.

[4:21:39] >> He's already been a great

[4:21:41] recap of what happened today by

[4:21:42] several committee members.

[4:21:45] But I had just had my thoughts

[4:21:47] as well. I really wish Charlie

[4:21:49] feelings was here still instead

[4:21:49] of bailing on this city council

[4:21:52] meeting and the public

[4:21:53] comments.

[4:21:54] We nobody has belt on. The

[4:21:58] community MAY see is about on

[4:21:58] the community. But really.

[4:22:00] Charlie and his feelings need

[4:22:02] to be addressed further because

[4:22:05] of how much

[4:22:06] >> he has the stain.

[4:22:08] >> For herring, people that are

[4:22:11] going to challenge, he's Rolen

[4:22:12] City Council, whatever form of

[4:22:15] leadership he thinks he has.

[4:22:17] It's not as severe as the crash

[4:22:19] out. He has on Facebook which

[4:22:22] too many of y'all have crash

[4:22:23] out on Facebook. It's

[4:22:25] embarrassing just like, you

[4:22:29] know. It's why embarrassing

[4:22:30] to see how many of y'all are,

[4:22:31] whether it's alcohol induced or

[4:22:33] something else crashing out

[4:22:36] on Facebook. But Charlie loves

[4:22:37] to do that and he's getting

[4:22:40] closer and closer to question

[4:22:42] out here. City Council.

[4:22:45] It was sad to see the committee

[4:22:46] members.

[4:22:50] The corporate talking points.

[4:22:54] And then for all of y'all to

[4:22:55] participate in the show as

[4:22:58] legitimate perspectives from

[4:23:00] community. We can see clearly

[4:23:01] that they were given corporate

[4:23:05] talking points from Black

[4:23:06] Mountain with their very

[4:23:07] insignificant organizing

[4:23:07] efforts that maybe they did in

[4:23:12] collaboration with you, Chris.

[4:23:16] And yeah, when you say this is

[4:23:17] not my district, I want to

[4:23:17] hear the residents most

[4:23:18] impacted. It's completely

[4:23:22] hypocritical because you heard

[4:23:23] from residents that are also in

[4:23:26] that space that are impacted

[4:23:27] that don't want this.

[4:23:30] So that talking point is in

[4:23:33] adequate.

[4:23:33] And data centers do not just

[4:23:36] impact the people living across

[4:23:37] the street from them.

[4:23:37] You know, too much at this

[4:23:40] point with everything the

[4:23:41] committee has brought in and

[4:23:43] even the information you said

[4:23:44] your research, the data centers

[4:23:48] and the impact on the water

[4:23:51] and electricity and our air

[4:23:51] quality and noise pollution.

[4:23:52] Everything does not just impact

[4:23:54] the people living across the

[4:23:58] street. So no, that isn't

[4:23:59] adequate. What you did.

[4:24:00] Now, I know Chris needed to

[4:24:02] make sure he got a coalition of

[4:24:03] people to pass because he's

[4:24:06] taken so much money from this

[4:24:07] and he's going to, you know,

[4:24:07] this is a h#

[4:24:07] #

[4:24:08] he's going to

[4:24:08] die on. And he satisfied with

[4:24:11] that. And that's

[4:24:11] understandable.

[4:24:14] My last challenge is going to

[4:24:14] be a Carlos in Jeannette.

[4:24:15] Well, I appreciate you all

[4:24:17] voted against the site Let's

[4:24:18] make it clear morning. It's a

[4:24:21] site plan is not the only told

[4:24:22] your head and you all's.

[4:24:23] Tool box just cause. They're

[4:24:24] holding a hostage and saying

[4:24:25] either you accept this order to

[4:24:27] do what we want, we need you to

[4:24:29] lead much better. But you net

[4:24:33] and Carlos for y'all to not

[4:24:35] even speak to talk publicly

[4:24:36] about why you're voting against

[4:24:36] this and what you would

[4:24:37] challenge the city council

[4:24:40] shows you're still not leading.

[4:24:45] >> Thank you. City secretary's

[4:24:46] at all. Our speakers.

[4:24:49] All right. We are adjourned

[4:24:52] at 3.37

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