time is remaining? A bell will
sound when you have 30 seconds
remaining before you begin your
comments, please state your
name. Thank you.
>> Good Color meeting to order.
Turn it back over to Catherine.
>> Today's invocation will be
given by Pastor Demario Lewis.
Please rise for the invocation
and remain standing for the
Pledge of Allegiance.
>> Show we bow.
I haven't. Father, we thank
you. This morning. For the city
of Fort Worth. We thank you for
every leader that stands with
us and stands before us.
We thank you for Mayor City
manager in every city
COUNCILMAN. And we prayed this
day that you will continue to
give us wisdom. To lead.
Give courage to make right just
decisions. Also give compassion
that we MAY serve the people of
the city. And your people have
peace. Give them clarity of
thought in every discussion,
unity in every decision and
integrity and every action
protect our leaders, their
families and everyone in the
city of Fort Worth bless.
Fort Worth.
Allow us to let everything be
done. Decently in an order in
your name. We pray. Amen.
>> Are for special recognition
is presentation of recognition
for the 100 and 50th
anniversary of Prairie View.
A m University.
>> Good morning. And I want to
thank the mayor for allowing me
to go first with this
presentation because this is an
extraordinary honor and an
extraordinary time. And I am
grateful to all of you for
being here for this history
lesson. And it is a history
lesson. So I am going to ask
the following folks to please
join me at the podium. Ms Cully
a tail or MR. Jonathan Tamplin.
MISS Michelle McIlroy.
Ms at 10, a rich.
>> MISTER Robert evidence,
MISTER Alvin Scott, MISTER Neil
White. MISTER Claudie Buzbee
MAY is Kathleen Turner. MAY is
Andrea Johnson.
Sand see Hall if they're here
Chelsea lately. And John
Davitt, Jonathan pelvic.
If you are here, please join me
at the podium.
If you all afterwards, if you
all are and along that.
>> The U.S. Team Prairie View a
m University. I would ask you
to join us. But where a U.S.
Prairie view a m University
was established on AUGUST 14th
18. 76 by the 15th, Texas
legislator. And it proudly
proudly stands has the second
oldest public institution of
higher education in the state
of Texas. And it's the state's
oldest public. Historically
black college and university
are as we affectionately call,
And whereas Prairie View am
University was founded by
extraordinary leaders and
founders, including Matthew
Gains, William Holland and Wall
to Burton.
Whereas Prairie View a m's
University hit the university's
history is deeply entwined with
Fort Worth because among its
distinguished leaders was as a
look in our I am Carol, who
led force first public school
for African Americans before
serving as Prairie View's.
5th principal from 1915, to
1918.
And whereas the honorable late
Re be carrying proud Prairie
view. A lot of this became the
first African American American
elected to represent the Fort
Worth school board. And later
represented Fort Worth House
district. 95 in the Texas House
of Representatives. And there's
so
much more because whereas these
historical connections and a
score Prairie View's lasting
impact on the educational civic
and political legacy of Fort
Worth and over the past 100
years, Prairie View a m
University has grown from an
initial enrollment of 8 get
that 8 students into a globally
recognized institution. What
institution with more than
87,000 driving along that.
And where and strood to is
enduring macho and core
mission.
Prairie View am University
consistently. It's sales and
produce it producing productive
people who lead serve and make
indelible contributions across
Fort Worth, Texas, the United
States and the world and where
has the year
2026? Our state historical
Sesquicentennial celebration of
Prairie View a m University
offering a momentous occasion
to honor its rich legacy of
academic excellence, student,
empowerment and unyielding path
to pride. Whereas the Prairie
View am University National
Alumni Association Fort Worth
chapter is recognized as a part
in it to 150 years of
excellence purpose and
leadership. Therefore, be it
resolved that the city of Fort
Worth Texas hereby recognizes
and could graduates Prairie
View am University on his 100
and 50th anniversary commending
its profound and lasting impact
on higher education and public
survey service and MADAM
PRESIDENT, would you please
accept this special
recognition? Thank you and
If you pay at those proudly
wear purple and gold. And so
MADAM PRESIDENT, would you like
to have a few words?
Good morning, everyone. Mayor
Parker, thank you so much for
providing us with this
opportunity to just say a few
words and express our
gratitude.
>> On behalf of Prairie View, a
m University forward. The Lum
that chapter. Thank you.
COUNCILWOMAN Deborah Peoples
and the city of Fort Worth
leadership.
For this meaningful resolution,
recognizing 150 years of
Prairie View am University
history. This honor is more
than a milestone. It's a
celebration of resilience,
excellence and so many people
in the pant, the city to have
all of these pant this year
represented today. The purple
and gold that you see here.
Extends to different
communities within our city.
Purple is royal. Gold is
Resilient. Prairie View has
opened its doors of
opportunity, empowering
generations of African
Americans and citizens of all
ration races and nationalities
to lead served, innovate.
We are now established as an
art to university based on the
number of doctoral degrees
conferred as well as the
research that we do to expand
mindsets, expand innovations
and become the leaders that are
globally competitive. And those
in and looked forward to in
turn our students and become
the leaders that you see that
only sitting on your podiums,
but that we educate in our
schools today.
Here full worth, Arlen not
chapter has proudly care at
this mission forward for more
than 60 years serving students
supporting scholarships and
mentor in future Lee. Future
leaders. We on a distinguished
alumni in our community, such
as I am to Henry b, Kerry and
so many others that are with
us here today, our commitment
to service and leadership is
established by their hard work
and we fight tirelessly to
continue in their legacy as we
celebrate this 150 years, we
recommit ourselves to ensuring
that every generation has the
opportunity to lead, learn vote
and leave a legacy of
excellence. We want to thank
you again for this incredible
recognition. We are proud to
represent Prairie View. A m
University with where
excellence lives here and it
lives on in our in our homes
and in our hearts because we
know Prairie view produces
productive people. And as we
love to say,
>> Thank you.
Next is recognition of Mayor
Mattie Parker. High School are
competition. 2026 top place.
Ers.
>> Thank you, council. I've got
3 amazing young ladies that
can join me at the podium.
If you don't mind Matalin,
Chloe and Lana and I'll walk
you through why this is so
significant. But first, we
would not be here today without
the amazing Lawrence apa.
Lauren has put this art
competition now for how many
years total. Lauren, 10 years,
which is incredible. This is
the annual Merrill, our
competition. This is not belong
to me. This belongs the mayor's
Office of the City of Fort
Worth. It's an art competition,
granite, a talented young
artists for around 4th
opportunity to showcase their
work while gain experience and
the art world. This year, we
received 324 in trees across
dfw from 15 participating
schools out of those entries.
25 students were selected the
exhibition of the Fort Works.
Art galleries to the Gallery
of Dreams are allows us to
connect deeply f-king feelings,
memories and introspection.
I was truly amazed by the
talent, especially the string
and ladies that recognize here
today, they were displayed in
their 3 top pieces and this
recognition honors the 2026
Mayor High School are
competition of the top 3
artists that are here with us.
Our 3rd place winner was MISS
Matalin, Wilkinson for her
piece. The Dragon Blooming
Sanctuary. Please Allen.
Thank you. And you can. She
actually brought her peace with
her, which is fantastic.
Matalin is an 11th grader at
Brewer High School. She mainly
scopes animals because they
embody and convey much more
emotion in her art. She likes
to focus very much on details
because allows the viewer to
beautify new things. Each time
they look into her art. And our
second place winner was MISS
Chloe Swinford for her piece.
High Pony. Got it with you all
wonderful. That beautiful.
Chloe's and entering her
freshman year of college at
Tarrant County College and
believes in creating this a
crucial part of human
expression. She was to painting
and mixed media. She likes to
use recycled material, some
neighbor pieces or previously
used campuses or attachment.
She's made from cardboard in
class with paper. She has saved
from old assignments and sheet
music in order to repurpose
into something new. And our
first place winner has missed
Lana Mackey for her piece
number, tell Lana is a levent
greater at Pasco High School.
Our allies wanted to portray
her creative visions to
reflection month, hiring her to
explore different forms of
expression. It helps Lana
perceived differently by
showing herself that beauty is
all about perspective. Please
take a moment to recognize
these amazing young ladies.
Would any of you like to say
anything? No way. Would you
like to say anything?
>> You're welcome to come on
up close, going to speak for
the group. I think. Good
morning, everyone. Thank you so
much. Oh, my gosh. I'm sorry.
Thank you so much. Thank you
for being here. Thank you so
much. I'd like to invite
everyone to
>> utilize their creativity and
your narrative to create any
kind of work. Whether you think
you have creativity are not.
I believe that.
Creating are is very important
as human beings and thank you.
And Lauren, before we take a
photograph, would you like to
say anything about how
important is our competition
has been for works are are so
appreciative of your
leadership.
>> Thank you. Thank you.
Mayor Parker.
>> First of all, this is the
exact reason why we do this.
This is an honor to see these
3 students up here speaking
to counsel about their art in
high school in the city of Fort
Worth, Texas Gallery of Dreams
was created to connect local
students and emerging artist
with these opportunities and
national connections. And I
think we're doing that. And
this is an example of how we're
doing that.
>> We're going on our 10th
year.
Which is unbelievable. The
support from the mayor's office
has been incredible.
>> We've been able to partner
on other competitions. We just
did the America 2.50, our
competition as well this year.
>> So it's just been an
unbelievable. But a little bit
about the competition. Real
quick. Just these 3 girls.
What they want is a big, big
deal. This was created between
a friend of mine and myself.
When we were looking at how
athletes are treated in high
school and the city versus how
art students are treated in my
high school in the city.
And so we wanted to create
something for artists that was
impactful and as big of a deal
as what athletes and students
and all these other kids are
getting celebrated because art
should be celebrated. So we
and Raul, the mayor's office,
we the can get a curator from
them and major museum here in
Fort Worth this year. We used.
>> The modern art museum again.
So we're so so lucky to do
this. There's prices. There's
awards. There's photos their
parents get to come to an
exhibition of reception and a
real art gallery. That's up for
a couple It's an honor to do
this. And I really just want to
acknowledge these 3 young
ladies and say congratulations
and thank you, Mayor.
>> Next is presentation of
recognition for Gun Safety
Awareness Month.
>> Council adjourned here today
by MR. Hilton Jackson, who?
Runs the aim for safety program
is co-chair and also buddy
Calzada was 4th police
Department.
Cook Children's in for safety
program was established in 2017
by DR. Daniel Guzman designed
to help reduce the number of
injuries we see every year
among children through gun
safety, education for safety
provides education resources
for parents. The goal of
mitigating these incidents,
this program distributes free
cable locks and gun safes.
Cable locks are available at
Cook Children's Emergency
departments in Fort Worth last
year. The number amounted to
488 and safes and 3,523 cable
locks distributed throughout
the community. Our goal is
quite simple in the city of
Fort Worth to see few to fewer
preventable firearm injuries in
children to allow them to grow
up safe today. Special
recognition is important
because Siri Fort Worth here by
recognize is this month as Gun
Safety Awareness Month. But
this time I would invite MR.
Jackson to say any words and
buddy Calzada.
>> On behalf of Doctor who's
many for safety program.
We thank the city of Fort Worth
for highlighting such a special
program. As mentioned. Our
really goal is our goal is
really simple as just provide
safety and awareness to every
community within the city of
forward to make sure that if
there's a firearm in the home,
there's the knowledge and
education there to make sure
that our kids are safe.
>> Good morning. Mayor City
Council city manager. I learned
long ago that everything rises
and falls on leadership and
because of your partnership
in this program and your
leadership in this program,
it was successful. We recognize
that this can't happen. Gun
safety by one individual or one
agency takes all of us working
together. So I thank you for
your leadership. And also I
thank you guys for just to
always be in a park in Fort
Worth. We're not waiting for
change. We're making it happen
and you're helping us to that.
Thank you.
>> Next is items to be with
continued or withdrawn.
Mike should be a new j.
>> We have one item to be
withdrawn from the consent
agenda that's in Muncie.
26 Dash 0, 8, one.
>> Texas consent agenda.
Air believe we have to.
Our first speaker is Adrian
Smith followed by James Smith.
>> Adrian Smith District 9.
I one with the people.
I'm standing to speak regarding
the settlement that is due to
be voted on as it relates to.
The late Atatiana Jefferson
Atatiana Jefferson, NOVEMBER
28th 1990, through 10/12/2019.
Isn't a celebration. My the is
a closure.
Atatiana Jefferson just still
be here. Feel it her life's
purpose. No amount of money can
replace what the world lost in
the aftermath of the tragedy.
That was.
A guilty verdict was read
money. So how do you get event
for Nick Wrenn remedy? Some
sense of accountability?
Well, disgraced individual
whose name I will not mention
the void left by his decision
making when Neville remedy the
heartbreak felt. Tennis loved
ones, friends, community in
turn able MR. James Smith.
Made a memories of who she was
and like continue being the
inspiration got and light for
those who knew her best.
Also for those who stood in
solidarity for justice, letting
the world know let into world.
No her life matter.
MR. Jay Smith, thank you for
keeping her memory alive.
Despite all the sleepless
nights, heartbreak question in
from with Dan and even and some
directed at you. You truly awe
neighbors should be. Someone
concern. For his community and
the individuals. Who make it
home. And in closing.
As it relates to, this is just
a matter which should have been
settled a long time ago.
We should even be here. You
walk in the Senate this week
ahead is not a taking care of a
long time ago. But you all
thought it was important to
continue supporting the
disgraced offices, legal
defense, which in exist because
he's already convicted. He was
already convicted and he lost
2 appeals. Shame on you plus, a
cause this falls on DR. They
view you Oughta mayor, you've
allowed to go on. Go on.
Go on in. The money has been a
so. Out of life or deny million
dollar.
>> but you all have to fight
lawsuits and things of that
nature.
With this settlement. It knocks
it down to roughly 37 million
dollars.
I say to anybody who has any
kind of league amount of
ranking us to see by all means
bring get the money. Is there
and don't let them lowball you.
High. And at the beach in the
middle. Thank you.
>> Our next speaker is James
Smith. MR. Smith here.
>> Good morning to the
COUNCILMAN Is James Smith live
in District 8. You're a stand.
70 pounds lighter. Nearly 7
years after the death of a top
I talking him that night.
To speak on her behalf.
Because I saw something wrong.
During the process after her
shooting. I heard her say don't
let them get away with this.
And that's why you see me
consistently as you head.
We'll talk to his mother died
in that same home.
I was supposed to have lunch
with her to discuss the
incident to happen. I took the
trash out that morning. And as
I walked back across the
street, a fire truck was
pulling up at the same time my
phone was ringing in my pocket.
I answered the phone. It was
her 2 daughters, Amber, Ashley
and MR. James can go check on
my mother. I went into the home
and I watched him perform cpr
for 45 minutes. She didn't
make. But before she left, I
heard her say. Advocate for
my baby. And that's what I've
The settlement today is not
just the monitors settlement.
It's a testament.
That this type of shooting
shouldn't go all. It shouldn't
go all. As a child. I remember
police in their cabin me and
they see a silhouette. It's,
you know, even this is my
target of this is my talk at
this is my talking on. This is
my point. It's called train.
>> This is my target. This is
my point. Up even more hurt.
When I learned through the
trial there talking and was
not given. A chance to live.
They didn't render aid.
John Peter Smith, less than a
mile from the home. The nearest
fire departments less than a
mile from the home. They were
not call. That troubles me.
As I sit on a porch swing.
As of today. And look across
the street. I can honestly say
I did. My best. To attack them.
And I'm hoping.
Plan that there will be a
unanimous vote. For the
settlement. For this city.
For a felony. Thank you.
>> Council. That's the
conclusion of our consent
agenda. Speakers.
Can first on the consent
agenda. Thank you. And motion a
second council. Any other
discussion.
Motion carries.
>> the items to be removed from
content. 1007.18 and Muncie.
26 Dash 0, 8, 8, 1, That's when
adults.
>> Thank you, mayor. Want to
take the opportunity also.
Thank you, MISTER Smith for
coming down. But I want to
opportunity as we get ready to
vote on this agenda item.
We voting on a settlement and
a settlement is something that
you come together with
different groups up parties
and we were able to settle with
this family. We know that this
amount of money, it's not
necessarily justice to have a
life. But it's what we can do
as a council lacrosse's dias.
The majority of us would
council when this incident
happened. But we worked with
City Attorney City staff to
brain for this amount of
justice to this family.
I want to thank this council.
For working diligently. I think
attorneys for Ken diligently
to get to this point. And we
want to remind the citizens
of forward that this council.
This MAY here. The city of for
the care about the residents.
The city of 4. This is just
that estimate. This is just an
example. One of the highest and
largest sum is in the city of
Fort.
To bring justice to top the on
the slide. And so today.
Motion to.
The summit of 11 million
dollars. 250,000.
>> Got a motion and a second
council. Any other discussion.
Motion carries.
>> Next is a non consent
speakers. And I believe we have
one. Thank you. Eugene Smith.
>> All right, mayor for us.
Speaking to is the
fire chief. We're just going to
be on me. Interim basis.
I guess. But I'm asking the
city manager and this just.
Why not just make him 4 times
me. Is rightfully so the
outgoing fire chief is
retiring. Kudos to you, sir.
For what you, Don, as relates
to our city. Wherever you are.
Thank you for your service.
Hopefully in retirement, you
can just about the rest of your
days. You choose to. But going
forward as we.
Frank on a new interim fire
chief who is already serving in
that capacity. Has released.
Why great fire department.
The time comes we'll still
point a new fire chief Estes to
affirm what the instead of
doing it without it's I mean,
we're already in the budget
crisis, right? So save us one
dollars and keep it in in
House. You know.
And let's get a fire
department. Find it. You know.
There was a lot of point if
I see if he had last been
department fire Burns in Fort
Worth. One firefighter injured
a boost this morning. What fox
4 news.
2 former firefighters and it
going home at night House fire.
That was just overnight.
Reporting by w f a a a I say
that to say this. You all to
play hardball with 5 point the
fire department to find it.
You get a ponies, the point
blank check to do whatever they
want to do. All right. I'm
proud apartment.
The top of the line you can
call them the ocean will get
them funded. Stop playing these
games with them is collected,
bought it. You own it. Don't
get them funded. They gave to
the campaigns. Get them funded.
In closing.
Speaking with some of the law
settlement, this duty.
Still to go forth. Another
whistle claw whose life was
apd because she's a whistle.
Whistleblower that support him.
Because you don't you don't.
You don't write you speaking
up for wrong and didn't
retaliate against socialist
fish. A crutch, a you should
ask for more.
You should ask more. I think it
will. You be justice served
should ask for more because
show all the time. What have
you put into becoming a the
press? He wasn't it ponies
deployment. This amount of
money doesn't. It doesn't
amount to anything but kudos to
you, ma'am. And to all future
whistle blows up out there.
You're listening by all means
don't be afraid. The money is
here. Expose the city for what
it is.
And again, a paddle Anglo them
each in the middle. Trust me.
>> Next is changes in
membership on boards and
commissions. The first item
is 26 Dash 6, 0, a 2 at-large
appointments for community
Action. Partners.
>> Got a motion. A second
council. Please vote.
Motion, carries.
>> Next is 26. Just 6, 0, 8,
3 at-large appointments for
human Relations Commission.
>> Usha Second Council. Please
vote.
Motion, carries.
>> Next, is it 26 dash 6 or a
4 board appointments for
district 4? Council are short.
>> Thank you, mayor. Ever
question. Consider Ation to
appoint the following
individuals to the board below
with the term effective AUGUST
25th 2026 and ending OCTOBER
first 2028 Marlon Jones for a
first term on the Library
advisory board.
>> And Motion a second council
and the discussion.
Motion carries.
>> Next is 26 just dash 6, 0, e
5 board appointment for
District 11.
>> That's where Martinez.
I'd first like to thank Leslie
Shields for her 3 years of
service and leadership on the
leaders.
>> On the Library advisory
board and thank you to time
your Ferguson for accepting
the call to serve. And with
that, I request your
consideration to appoint the
following individual to the
board below with the term
effective AUGUST 25th 2026 and
ending OCTOBER first 2027 Tanya
Ferguson, partial term by Barry
Advisory board.
Got a motion a second council.
Any other discussion.
>> Motion passed next.
Is resolution and 26 Dash 6, 0,
7, 4,
Counsel mark for us.
Got a motion. A second council.
Please vote.
Motion, carries.
Next is 26 Dash 6, 0, 7, 9,
Got a motion and a second
council.
>> I just want to what we can
vote and that's when I can
comment. And a motion. A second
council, please vote.
Motion carries she Portner
year. So either. So in a side
point out that I think this is
the first time in history that
the chief of the fire
department and the head of for
40 or all Boswell pioneers and
some good things happen because
of that. So congratulations.
>> Next is 26 Dash re one.
Entertain a motion Council.
Motion a second. Please vote.
Motion carries.
Next is public hearings and we
will be taking all of the paid
public hearing speakers
together and then voting on all
the pet items. And we only have
one speaker for the pit public
hearings. Thank you. Adrian
Smith.
>> So that he did it public
hearing and I'm speaking on it.
Public improvement to shut off.
Speaking on is that as it
relates to district 3.
In Las Vegas Trail area, which
is in councilmember cranes to
street. A truly, truly, truly
hope that.
We get this one right. And this
is no.
Appreciate you commit a crime.
You.
Dawson, thanks. What addition
overall since 2021 you know
bt you brought the Cook's
children's medical planning to
the area, which is. It's very
much necessary, but it's so
much more that can be done for
the area. And we know it's
still a suite, a investment,
you know, investment. Hopefully
we can get investment that's
needed for that area because
the people ordered a deserved.
You know, yes, it is a crime
rate in area. But
it's not because of the people
wanted to be a crime in the
area. They don't have anything
there to sustain and support
them.
You want to area on the
condition. Mayor, if you don't
see many got to make sure he's
now let's get down to those
people. You know, we got it.
We got to help the people
dealing with drug addiction.
We've got to help the seeing a
modest will dealing with trying
to raise their children.
Watch on a work. And, you know,
China just provides
sustainability in a safe place
for children. We've got to try
to have those elderly people.
Does this leave Internet
communities trying to just make
ends meet? You know, and I have
to worry about all that.
Unnecessary things that are
going on older.
It's all least at times.
You know what we know. They've
got to have a hand in the area,
but maybe they could try to be
more community oriented instead
of a reactionary force, which
we we seen habit for police is
more of a reaction. Every post
head that's a perect enforce.
You know, China Bridge the gap.
Maybe something they can do,
but it's going to take money.
You all. And we had to hold
these appointment into account,
sir.
For you know, because they they
getting a lot of concessions.
They know how to pay to front
when it whenever they get all
these calls, whatever it goes
to the mat, these these places
news problem promise not to pay
the money to get them a healthy
way. So how about with this?
How I would just see we can get
rid of some of these bad bad on
this and bring us a new
ownership. But it's going to
take a development is going
to take jobs. It's going to
take a real effort from this
council games. Clayton, thank
you. Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. Last time I stated
that you will be fit and as
a mayor, someone Kath, we
personally
say, hey, icu makes he's a
hero. Something like a lamb to
the individual who he know who
he is. I don't have any heroes.
I'm on But I do have a great
respect for you, sir. So thank
you.
>> Council, that's the
conclusion of our speakers on
these public hearings as
Catherine State are going to
actually take all of these in
one votes that starts with
item. Number 11.1 All the way
through. They're ready to.
I think that most 11.11 Thank
you, counsel for us. All right.
>> Motion to close the public
hearing and Muncy 2, 6, Dash,
0, 9, 1, 0, and Muncy 2, 6 Dash
0, 9, 1, 2, and c 2, 6, Dash,
0, 9, 13 and c 2, 6 Dash, 0, 9,
14 and c 2, 6 Dash, 0, 9, 20
and then see 2, 6, Dash 0, 9,
22 and then see 2, 6 Dash, 0,
9, to 3 and Muncy 2, 6, Dash
0, 9, to 4 and then see 2, 6,
Dash, 0, 9, to 5 and then see
Dash 2, 6,
0, 9, 2, 6, and him and see 2,
6, Dash, 0, 9, 2, 7,
>> Motion a second council that
these vote.
Motion carries.
The next item in Muncie.
26, they're a one-two was
incorrectly listed under the
public hearing instead of
general consent, but it can
still be acted upon and will
need a motion at this time.
Entertain a motion to prove.
Motion a second council.
Please vote.
Motion carries.
Next Muncie. 26 Dash 0, 9, and
there are no speakers on this
item. Cancer back.
I move to close the public
hearing and approve the
sentencing and motion a second
council
motion carries.
Next is the zoning hearing.
The first one will be zc.
26 Dash 0, 9, 7 and there are
no speakers. Counselor for us.
Her proven I can motion a
second council. Please vote.
My mic was ok, sorry, go.
Motion carries.
Next. Is the c 26 Dash 0, 4, 1,
Okay. Thank you. We have a
quite a few speakers on this
item. All the attendees
everyone gets 3 minutes.
I might just encourage if you
have talked to repeating and
could move forward quickly, we
probably have 5 and a half
hours worth of speakers on this
items will help fix expedite
things. And our first speaker
want to get our list second.
Is Bob Rally followed by Rhett
Bennett. Yeah, just second.
And then also there are a few
people that I think signed up
under public comment that
probably intended under this
particular zoning item for a
data center case. So I'm going
to be moving them over
accordingly. Based on who
signed up in those categories,
just letting you know.
Councilmember Nettles.
If we can have just come first
to give a brief presentation
>> What this vote is actually
for today.
Thank you, Mayor.
>> Good morning, mayor and
council. We've got 3 slides
that are really excerpts from
the zoning case. It's in your
docket just to explain what
exactly this request is before
you today. So this first part,
the request is to amend the
current pd designation that's
already been approved on this
property. 2, add an electrical
substation use to increase the
maximum building height to 70
feet and to increase the
maximum ad buildings that back
to 150 feet and to reduce the
parking requirements, which are
one of the things that you
heard and the feedback that
we received is that the parking
for industrial for warehouse
would have caused the site to
be significantly over part for
what the needs are.
This also is listed in the
zoning case that in your
packet, this is a comparison at
the current development
standards that are already
approved by the two-part zoning
cases Zc 24 Dash 1, 5, 3, and
dc 25 dash 1, 3, 2, So on that
left column right now, the
building setback from single
family residential is 80 feet.
The building height is 55 feet.
Maximum. And the parking ratio
is to follow the standard
requirement for industrial
building, a warehouse building
in the Middle column is what
the request is before you
today, which is to amend the
development standards for pd
14, 20 that amendment would
increase the building setback
to 150 feet, an increase of
70 feet from the single family
residential. It would increase
the max building height to 70
feet, which is an increase of
15 feet. The developer in the
zoning case and their narrative
submitted that that is
necessary in order to increase
that setback and they will talk
to you through their request
and then the parking ratio is
to reduce the parking
requirement to one space for
every 4 employees, which is
consistent. I think with the
way we've talked about in our
staff recommendations as we've
been looking at proposed
amendments to the data center
uses.
And then also in your packet is
the site plan that is submitted
pt 14, 20 to 2% in cases
recall. Why are a site plan
approval by council? So this
site plan is in there towards
the end of the packet. I can't
remember exactly what page,
maybe page 9 or 10 of the
zoning case. Dockett is a
zoomed-in view. So you can see
all aspects at this site plan.
Any questions for staff?
Questions for Jeff.
Ok, thank you.
>> For speakers, Bob Riley
followed by Red Bennett.
>> I believe we have power
point.
Thank you, Mayor and ball rally
half associates. On make of our
suite. 600 also resident in.
Council district 4.
The total acreage of site plan
development. Is 187 acres.
It's on long. Stevenson.
Just in the last 8 years, 9, 1,
force he'll cry. As Jessica
stated and this process began
with the the creation of it
pt 14, 20 back in JANUARY of
2025. And subsequently another
zoning caisson. And that was
approved by this body SEPTEMBER
30th. All trying to do is to
include as one of the uses,
included electrical substation
on the site. And she
pointed out increasing the
building height from 70 feet.
Building setback of 150 feet
from Lance Stephenson. And
establish and parking Rachel.
This is the process that we
have talked about for some
time. And actually the very
first case was submitted in
the fall of 2024. The trawl
through. And this case and
that's before you today was.
Nationally approved by the
zoning Commission on APRIL, the
8th and then continued for a
number of council meetings.
This is a distraction to them.
Top of the blue boxes city of
Forest Hill to the West is the
4th and to the south is Everman
the most part. Area in blue is
the subject property that that
does require a site plan.
So I plan has been submitted
and reviewed by staff. I would
note that while we're asking
for 150 foot building setback,
plant has is to these
dimensions. Enter shown and
the closest building along.
Launched in the Sun is 400 and
3 feet.
The South right away line.
Plus, yet another 100 feet.
So in the closest would be over
500 feet from properties in
Forest Hill along the South
side. The subdivision role
Crest.
>> a second setback is.
>> And 900 feet.
One other point I would make is
that this site? Had originally
had a concept plan that had 18.
Buildings totaling over
3 million square feet.
Concept that we are the site
plan that we have before you
today for approval. As for
buildings, inground space of.
A little over a million square
feet.
>> Containing over 2 Million.
>> That's my conclusion of our
next speaker is right. Then it
fell by readjust key.
>> Afternoon council prisoner
bust time.
Really what we're here today is
to vote on a site plan that I
think is most appropriate for
the neighborhood given that the
churches are even resigned.
We know that steady and center
used to write. I think it's
important that we get this
right. And I think you'll see a
lot of the people to campus
sports. They actually live
across the street from the
development. I think getting
the site plan right is
important to them and certainly
looking at, you know, we're
hitting the easy button.
Take the easy way out. We could
just do everything by existing.
The zoning ordinance code and
do a lot of buildings. That's
not the I think we've got a
really thoughtful plan that
it's more appropriate for area.
So if you see this is the
actual rendering of what we
would build its only 4
buildings down from potentially
18. Lots of green space
separating on Stevenson and
on the backside own role.
Crest.
We're asking for a little more.
>> If you can remove the mirror
maze, sorry,
>> outburst.
>> Taking a building high from
35 to 70 allows us to reduce
two-thirds of the buildings.
But with that will do it.
Increased setbacks, sir.
We're not looking at this.
We think it's a much better
Kent Campus Bill.
And we covered some of these
other points, but obviously
West parking less impervious
yeah. Overall, we think it's a
great site plan and looking
forward to answer any questions
on it. And with that l a turn
it over.
>> Our next speaker is re a
jet ski.
Good morning. Mayor Council
rate adjusts. Can we have the
applicant here today? The issue
before the council today is
not whether
>> a data centre in use is
going to be allowed at this
site. The issue was already
resolved when you approved the
zoning for this site pd you
14, 20 back in JANUARY and
SEPTEMBER of 2025, the issue
is whether these proposed
amendments are going to be
approved in the site plan that
you have before you is going to
be approved.
Adding the On-side Electric
substation to power. The data
center provides a direct
independent power source for
the center increasing the
maximum building height by 15
feet reduces the number of
buildings that would be
provided and creates more open
space on the property.
Increasing the building said
bye-bye, almost double the
original amount approved
creates a larger buffer to
those uses that are a long,
long Stevenson Road and
reducing the parking ratio
promotes more open space.
Less pay services still
provides adequate parking for
the small number of employees
that will be required to
operate this data center.
Council. I have in my hand,
essentially the site plan
checklist and requirements
which the city promulgated ce
and looks for when they look
to approve a site plan. What
are some of those questions?
Well, what is the location of
dimensions of the proposed
buildings and structures on the
site which are clearly listed
one of the building heights.
How many parking spaces are
going to be provided show the
required setbacks that are
required by the approved about
the applicable zoning ordinance
and then just stay where the
project is going to comply with
landscaping, urban forestry
signage and other are lighting
requirements of the city.
The proposed site plan does all
of these things who today?
So really before you here
today, comments concerns about
these amendments and the site
plan are germane to the issue
before the council. The
council. This is not a second
bite at the Apple to consider
whether or not the zoning
should be approved on this site
that has already been
considered. So according way, I
would respectfully request that
you approve the proposed
amendments to the site and
approve the site plan who
today. Thank you.
>> Our next speaker is Todd
Workman followed by Emerald
Con.
>> Afternoon mayor and council.
My name is Todd working here to
speak on behalf of its connects
would be the developer
operator, the data Center
campus, the long-term partner
to the city of Fort Worth and
the good corporate citizen to
our Jason Communities for years
to come. It connects serves
the hyperscale market. We're an
experienced operator with over
90 data centers. 60 markets,
20 countries and poor comments.
We're not a crypto mining
operation.
And we're not a speculative
developer. Looking to ride the
Dana Center win. We provide the
infrastructure that enables
hyperscale in computing storage
capacity. Which requires that
we design build and operate to
the highest standards, which is
what your approval of this
request will actually help us
to enable. As the campus
operator, we will employ
hundreds of permanent trades
and engineering jobs. But I'm
sure the 24 7 uptime
environment, these kinds of
facilities require. Our
economic impact to be
substantial. We'll provide the
tax base called on of ever
4,000 households.
Property taxes generated from
this campus would be 10 times
the amount of any kind of
comparable commercial delivery
of real estate.
All this with minimal burden on
schools, protective services
and infrastructure.
It connects is a good corporate
citizen in the communities in
which it operates developing
and executing on long-term
plans for support of the
priorities of the communities
in which we operate. We've got
a track record that's very long
and doing so.
Education is foundational
former that community support,
but not the only form of some
community support that we
provide.
We see great opportunity to
bring our experience whole
experience to learning into the
2 k through 12 environment of
the ice Teas and Fort Worth
area and believe a goal of
reaching 25,000 students.
And that initiative is very
realistic. We've already
started initial outreach in the
community with other
educational opportunities.
But fide organizations bringing
as educational commitments to
the community that we can be
committed to supporting.
And we're only scratching the
surface. We're not even at a
point where we know that we can
develop in the way that we want
to once we do our efforts as
it relates to exploring these
opportunities of corporate
citizenship and community
support with the stakeholders
in the community will get a
wider and deeper. In summary we
develop and operate
responsibly. We're good
stewards in the communities in
which we operate. And we're
very excited about the
opportunity to be a long-term
productive manner, productive
member of the Fort Worth
community.
>> Our next speaker is enrolled
Conf all by Helen Concepts.
Good afternoon, Mayor Parker
and Council. My name is Emerald
Kong, owner of iconic services.
Some of you MAY remember my son
Javan Kong who was pinned and
mentored by Jared Williams
previously representing
districts. It.
>> At the old building in
DECEMBER of 2021 where he
learned the importance of
zoning voting and how to better
serve this community. I wanted
to open by thanking you for
investing in my son and the
young people of this community,
small business owners like
myself understand that a major
project creates more than the
jobs listed on an operator's
payroll. It creates a network
of demand. The campus of the
scale needs various
contractors, concrete work,
electrical work, equipment,
fencing, security maintenance,
and landscaping,
transportation, food, lodging,
and various first professional
services as well as ongoing
vendors. Not every opportunity
will go to a local company
automatically. So we should
insist on local outreach and
supplier, inclusion. But the
opportunity cannot exist if
the investment goes somewhere
else. 4th work Fort Worth is
considering a project measured
in billions of dollars that
kind of private capital can
add substantial taxable value
and help balance the city's
tax pays. That depends heavily
on residents. The city's own
data shows that it's for
extending data sent for
extending data centers
generated more than 83 million,
an approximately in Grove City
property tax revenue over 5
years. That figure is not a
guarantee for this project, but
it shows why this industry
deserves serious fact based
consideration. The council is
also been clear about the
decision. The underlying data
center use has already been
zoned zc. 26 0. 41 concerns
amendments and a revised site
plan including a larger set
back from the residential
zoning and design that reduces
the overall building.
Footprint. I support the better
plan. I approve it. Enforce it.
And parent with measurable
local business engagement Fort
Worth is a city where large
investments and small
enterprises grow together.
So please vote yes on c c.
26 0. 41, thank you for your
time.
>> Our next speaker is Helen
Concepts followed by Robert
Apps.
>> Good afternoon, Mayor Parker
and the City Council.
>> First, I want to thank the
council members for his service
and for the responsibility you
carry and making decisions that
community and our future.
I'm here today to ask you to
approve Black Mountain site
plan. I mean, it. I live
directly across the street at
35. 0, 9, on Stevenson wrote
my battle started in the fall
of 2024 after looking at the
situation and praying looking
at our community as a community
to lead it. I decided to
support Black Mountain. I want
to tell you place to put the
project for me. This not
primarily about a data center.
It's about our children, the
primary focus in our
communities, MR. Bennett has
made a written 20 year
commitment to workforce
development, education,
internships, mentorships, local
opportunities and community
investments. Let me say I
support the moratorium. I
support the likenesses. We need
to be up to date and know
what's going on. That community
in kind of slow the pace.
So I'm grateful for that.
He has committed to partner
with Terry County College to
his College for Kids Program
o de Wet Peer me at Dunbar
Everman School district and
many of our projects in the
community. That is what gets
my attention because when we
walk and we talk about economic
development. I believe we
should ask. What does this mean
children? Can a young person's
grow up here and have mentors?
Can they experience an
internship? Can they learn
about technology? Engineering,
artificial intelligence and of
the careers. We stay a steel
foggiest Elan School. Can they
graduate knowing there's a
pathway from education to
training to good Korea. I
believe the answer is yes.
Children should have to leave
that committed to discover
what's possible. We can bring
those possibilities to them.
I also want to throw in our
children should go hungry in
school. Children shouldn't have
shouldn't wear a size 9 shoe
but have on the size. Shouldn't
wear a size 13 shoe and have on
a size. 9 shoe in reality that
happens every day in our
community. Local colleges.
He's pop. He is partnering with
tcc and other local colleges to
create opportunity for our
children. If black meta need
skilled workers less trying
people for our community, if
their contracts available,
let's help local businesses
compete. If I nonprofits are
already helping families.
That's fine ways to connect
them. This is what a community
partnership looks like. How do
we work together? We come from
all different backgrounds,
ethnicities, cultures did
nominations. We come together
as individuals in the community
to make a city grate or other
problems. Yes, we're not going
to solve them today, but here's
a reality that a citizen here
to stay. We can get on the
winning team. We behind.
We can gripe and complain.
I appreciate all of you and
thank you for this time.
Please support.
>> Our next speaker is Robert
Apps followed by John Collins.
>> Good to
have to new given recognition
to the mayor. You know, the
council.
I'm just here to say I'm a
retired teacher. The husband.
Lady, to sit down to let you
know, I stay across the street.
We have a beautiful house.
The House.
And we check it first. I'm a
school teacher.
It's like police offices when
they reached at least the
police offices fight.
He fought. So we have I have a
mission here alive. She's the
community person. People
respect her. To get help.
So I look at it as a business
having a business with like
now. And that's just wanted to
let you know that. I support.
But I come out. Second him
support us. Thank you.
>> Our next speaker is John
Collins, MR. Collins be
followed by Pastor Pierre
Williams.
Is Johnny present Collins.
Pastor Pierre Williams. Pastor
Williams.
>> GOD bless all of you.
You know, Park. Competition.
And my COUNCILWOMAN Janna
Martinez, GOD bless you.
Support Black Mountain.
The blast site and I think they
put a lot.
>> Into it to make sure they
the community.
He's represented. I had a
chance to meet MISTER Bennett.
I personally like him. He
scored to these. He's a family
man.
>> One of my thoughts are.
>> As ms haven't. It stated
you? I am a house of Hotel neck
with Church of GOD in Christ's.
The church is about people.
The city of forward is about.
There's not many communities.
There's one community. And
that's the city of forward.
Were 36 eur for the city
forward Water Department.
And we was about people then.
And I think that they are pop
people now.
I think that we can maximize
its this opportunity. Upon and
wit back mountain.
To work off a bulwark for good.
We have people, community
people who
>> who care about the
community, one community.
And I think. What our council.
What I see it with the church.
And with our community, we can
maximize this opportunity
regardless of party.
>> Michael Cheese followed by
Reverend David Bell.
It's Michael present to help
their ego. Michael High.
And then Reverend David Bell.
>> Thank you. MADAM. Parker
and 2. The council in today.
My name is Michael g and ai.
Past as a woman.
Texas Sweet Home Church of GOD
in Christ. 36 years.
And I do support Black Mountain
revised site plan. Good to
support passed to the ups.
And I will say like we use our
mission statement, he can make
a change, make a different
building to reach 3 to change
change. You can pay. Thank you.
>> Next speaker is Reverend
David Bell, followed by
Kathleen South Tall.
>> Good afternoon, Mayor.
>> David Bell alive. So this is
just an asset to some Area
Baptist Church. And I am here
to support my friend.
Helene helps as we support like
Mountain revised site plan.
Thank you.
>> Kathleen South Hall followed
by tunnel King.
Get at the Dome.
And to all the city cast the
southpaw. We pull that mic down
just a little bit. Yes, ma'am.
Thank you. Analysts are.
But I am here. To support it
that that our center. I think
it's going to be a very
educational, our youth and top
the young peak. So I'm saying
today support that that's
>> our next speaker is to Neil
King followed by and
Thunderbird.
>> Good
afternoon, Mayor. I am here in
support of pasta apps and I've
been support up there. We pass
plan for a black man in.
>> And on bird followed by
creating Johnson.
And Don know. Crady Johnson.
>> Good afternoon, Mayor Parker
and all the city council
members. I am here to represent
and to agree with Nelda apps.
This will not so much if it
mean, but it will affect my
grandchildren. And my great
grandchildren. And I want and I
do use Google. I do use ai.
I do try to verify but it is a
good too.
And we take good tunes and we
use them by then. So I agree
with Black Mountain out.
>> Bradford Hall.
Radford hall be followed by
Gina. Let Mendoza.
>> They're members of the
council. My name is Brett for
all. I'm a resident of Fort
Worth and District 9. I'm
speaking on item 12 to Kcc 2,
6, 0, 4, 1, the 187 Acre pd
14, 20 amendment for the black
map and Data Center campus.
I'm not asking you to reject
investment and not really
getting last. SEPTEMBER's
rezoning and asking what this
project cost the file doesn't
say. This amendment adds an
electrical substation is
permitted. Use the applicants
narrative says that substation
with only supply power to data
center campus and not be used
for distribution be on the
campus. That's the right
commitment and ask you to write
it down under state utility
rules, dedicated customer
substation is paid for by that
customer network. Substation
is paid for by every rate
payer. The pd language you're
being asked to adopt says only
utility substation on site.
No Limit Electric service is
on course business. Not yours.
But this use is yours. And this
staff report carries no
projected load, no capacity,
you know, says not one number
for that substation is sized to
carry. Permit the use permit
the use, right? The limit in to
the site plan. Word holes.
Second last AUGUST on the
consent agenda, this council
adopted ordinance, 278-5008, to
0 to 5.
It repealed the prior ordinance
and set the hangar at sewer
charge at $4,993 and $0.64 per
acre. That's more than double
the previous charge of $2173.
The ordinance applies to serve
a son of 3,708 acres and it
says the charge applies every
acre inside that base. And with
that exclusion reduction, the
interceptor base for is located
near 7, 8, 1, 9, in Glen Drive.
And one of the 10 addresses in
this case, a 7500 Anglin drive.
Now a street address doesn't
decide this. Sue or basements
drawn by typography did not buy
House numbers. I know that and
I still can't check it because
the ordinance defines a
boundary been exhibit a in a
drainage map and neither one
is published. The city has the
map. I don't.
So I'm asking yes or no
question. Is this 187 acres
inside the hangar in sewer
basin? Because if it is the
adopted rate that is $933,000.
And that ordinances, every acre
without exclusion or reduction.
Whether that applies here
belongs on the record before
you vote. Not after. And one
thing that isn't mine, it's in
your staff report. Staff made
to findings on the same page
when map consistency, request a
change is not consistent policy
consistent. You staff found a
consistent citing a policy that
encourages development adjacent
to existing adequate
infrastructure. I'm not
disputing either finding and
ask about the policy staff
cited. What makes the
infrastructure adequate for a
campus that asking to build its
own substation. That number
isn't in the file either.
i welcome investment that pays
its own way. The growth is not
a blank check. So before you
vote, it's the conclusion of
your time. Bradford, I'm gonna
ask you meet with Dana Bird.
Often hand off your questions
to her directly since they're
highly technical to provide
some answers to our next
speaker is Gina. Let Mendoza.
>> All that. And because Sharma
to to Danish going to find you
if you want to walk to the
actual take, you. JUNE 11,
Joseph, all banned because
Sharma.
>> At this time. I would like
to ask to table the vote.
Force Easy. 26, 0, 4, 1, We
have only just created and data
center committee. So in order
to wait and to give guidance
where where the proper
regulations and what is
necessary. I think it is wise
that at this moment again, we
table the vote and wait to see
what it is that the experts for
the committee have to say.
>> Our next speaker is in
because Sharma.
Good afternoon.
>> It's been interesting to
hear some people in
in favor of the blacks black
mountain of pd today, which is
confusing to me because they
didn't provide the reasoning
today. I want to suggest that
we table to vote primarily
because on AUGUST, 11th, we're
all here until 01:00am. And you
you all voted to create a data
center and infrastructure
committee. And I understand
that you're also financially
investing in that. So if we're
going to make investment in
soliciting expert opinions and
spurred suggestions. Let's wait
for those suggestions to be
provided. I also understand
that they export committee has
hasty timely about 60 days.
So 60 days is not long to wait
for the speedy to be approved
for comment and on. So I would
suggest that we wait until the
expert committee renders their
suggestions to you. And at that
point, you can decide whether
to vote, however you how you
want to vote on this. So my
request is that you table this
topic today. Thank you.
>> Our next speaker is Adrian
Smith. Adrian will be followed
by Pamela Jemison.
Adrian Smith, followed by
Pamela
>> You? Yeah, me. I know
COUNCILMAN Bit. My time.
It's my time. My time on the
claim of my time.
So I have a couple questions.
Merrick as relates to this
zoning case.
If I 4 request will be actually
show that the developer signed
up to speak on his agenda item.
And as you are just giving
favorable means to come up for
us to speak. Second question.
It's not this is not how
democracy Air pocket. The way
we signed up to speak is how
you ship allow us to present.
Asked him to take us out on
him. Most foreign who's against
the process work. Okay. So for
future reference, Howell person
South to speak, let us speak
according to how we signed up,
don't know. Maybe Elsa Point
Gates
that's been go to bed and she
being the merrie like the pit
us against one another. So.
One of the questions you take
the speaker's out of order in
favor of the developed list org
and not a democracy. Certainly.
On his cows has been
compromised for a favorable
vote to develop a I think
somebody yelled out something
like 46,000 I can to make that
what they would. But some like
a dollar amount before he was.
Escorted out of the building.
So something we need to
consider really
Wa continue. Give a tax
abatement to multi million
dollar develop was being all
about Welcome to seed. Why
continue giving them tax
abatement when he had the money
into to the sources to right
out.
>> We will we don't want to
lose out give these tax
abatements. You know, catena
given tax of 85.
Ouch. Moment.
Within the community directly.
On a community that this
particular project is going
to directly impact has been
compromised. In closing.
I mean. What all of the
so-called. And I'm just quoting
somebody with all of the
so-called commitments to
develop a said he was willing
to do. Who's going to hold him
to account for doing so.
Now try to look, I'm surprised
he showed up. I try to look up
his network, but Google say
it is.
It doesn't show anything for
MISTER Redman its network, but
he's worth a whole lot of
money. So Stella and give you
all his word off day. How about
he write a check.
A banking cashed. It.
>> In closing. Today, last
available who got up and spoke.
So brazen and just let you all
know that. Hey, you all can
do anything about it. Except
Rick cetera, that it I don't I
didn't get his name, but he
was brave. Let's well know.
He dares you to voters now
what? You are not going to vote
it down. You know, they got
money take you into the court
and we start this thing all
over.
>> Pamela Jemison followed by
Vanessa Volley. Pamela present.
And that's the Valley.
>> Julie, with others. Leticia
Wilbur.
>> It's not. I think each not
know.
>> That the correction here,
too, is very real.
>> You all have a 28 year
employee and it's with like
Mountain and Dallas Theater
here. None of you all happy
keys. Your sales.
>> And you should.
>> You know, there is some like
to stay here. People lives are
at stake here. People are not
talking about. The health
complications. People are not
talking about the life
expectancies. People are not
talking about the pollution.
People do not talking about
real people live their
children. 80's Alamos, how all
of these things are affected by
the status and is.
>> You all are grains.
>> Of your 20 a year for work
employee who is a big part of
like now too. There's no way
that you all none of you all
should be here in this case.
This
is serious.
>> People lives are at stake
here. People have their is
stake here. Some other things
now.
And look at some of my notes,
some of the things that you all
have to look at have mean it's
spontaneous abortions.
>> Have come about because at
Santos, this area is already
highly polluted. There is a
land deal there.
>> And then do says pollution.
What about the children there?
What about the thing is
citizens there?
>> What about people pits?
There's some people pits.
>> Their only family members.
What about them? What about the
things with the status in a
spike? The noises that you
hear?
>> And then notice that you
don't hear and a big people.
What about the odors? What
about the things that go into
the ground but about the soil?
You know, there are so many
things here. Thank you. People
are not thinking about.
You know, this building is
going to be sitting at the
high.
And you are talking about half
already is, you know, if it
says that distance, but we in
carries it doesn't stop at a
particular location. You have
women in this. This is not me
saying this is a steady.
You have women who will
probably have miscarriages.
You have children who would be
affected and yet you're and
their rights are affected by
these types of things. People
bodies are picked by these
types of things. People pits
are 50. You got to looking at
the mine. Yeah. Not looking
at people.
>> The people are real money
is tangible. People are real.
It's something you this And if
you believe in him, cow got.
And he's gonna put. Yeah.
All of the all of its money
and what you do here on Earth
to combat the babies last if at
the base that will be lost.
Think about the will be
updated. Think about the
citizens.
>> Our next speaker is Peter
Irvine.
Peter will be followed by Brian
Patton.
>> Hello, my name is Peter
Irvine. I am the PRESIDENT Of
the Poynter Crossing H.O.A.
>> And I am a a.
>> a member of district 6.
I urge the City Council to
table the vote for Zc 26, 0, 4,
1, because the city has
allocated up to $100,000 to pay
subject matter. Experts to
provide regulation on data
centers. I think we should use
our tax dollars wisely and wait
until the committee provides
recommendations. Please table
the vote.
>> Brian Patton will be
followed by ej Carrion. MR.
Patton.
>> Well, here we are again,
2 weeks ago, the community were
told that we were hurt the Fort
Worth and happily make sure the
data center development with
false or comments and practices
protect our water power and
our residents. And though many
of us to think that certain
measures with far enough, it
was something there's a
committee to be formed and we
hope to see some good decisions
on regulation come out of it.
But this vote today extending
the scope of the black men to
tears being rushed through for
the days to come easy and a
chance to suggest regulations
before the ink. He's had a
chance dry and their points.
Meanwhile, another site bounded
by Chemical Edge. A connects
for data center nicknamed the
presses Project. Amber France
to sandwich a slice of
neighborhood along Royal Crest
Drive through them. Black
mountain.
This is why I never meant isd
elementary school uplift
charter school or cross the
road to south portions. New
site.
There are people here. First
time I've actually seen who are
in favor is the answer. And
though we MAY respectfully
disagree on Tasers, belong this
heavily industrialized
neighborhood. I would hope that
we agree that the cac should
do their part work for any
approval of such a plan for
seats. But the same time over
the past months I've seen in
met several people upset by
that is her development that
many of these council meetings,
they ask you to pause to make
regulations, protect them first
to stop their piece for being
the star to protect their water
and power from billionaires who
want to use them for their own
games and they ask you to stand
for that.
It seems like to me that so far
the city does everything
possible run interference for
these companies? First and
foremost. So I must ask.
Who is it that you are fighting
for? Because certainly isn't
for us, even though it should
be.
>> Ej Kerry and we followed by
Nicole Smith.
>> All righty. So on.
What we're dealing with in Fort
Worth, Texas right now is
holding up the establishment,
which is the 4th way. The Fort
Worth way has proven to not be
a political party. This is not
Republicans versus Democrats.
Because there's a lot of
Republican presidents and
Democrat residence who are
aligned on not wanting data
centers and their community.
Anything shown is that to be
true?
So you all today have to make
the decision as Republicans
and Democrats. Are you a part
of the party of the Fort Worth
way? And are you to hold up
the establishment?
Ultimately what you're seen
with the rise of community
being invested in data centers
is this fight. You do not have
to vote and the protocol
because Chris Nettles is for
this and a part of that $46,000
that the gentleman shouted and
maybe even some of these other
church congregation leaders are
also funded on is that you can
actually go with your conscious
because you're living in a
moment that need you to be
courageous. This white man who
threatened you that you have to
do what he says. You live in
America where you no longer
have to do that and you can
stand up for the people.
I want to give honor and
recognition to someone who
attempted to stand up to
people. My COUNCILWOMAN,
Jeanette Martinez. Last 2
weeks, we all said you're going
to have a fact. A study and
commission you advocated for
2 of those seats to be
community residents. After
hours of people speaking to you
all about not wanting a
committee unless it was
majority community. And that
is the difference between what
we have today and the
leadership. This community is
craving for. You guys chose to
continue even though she
advocated she didn't listen.
She advocated for 2 seats and
now we have a committee that
nobody knew was getting paid to
do the work. By the way, no
one in the community knew that
your pain tcu to do all that.
And it's still pro industrial
which nobody asked for.
So you guys are just as stuck
point and I appreciate you and
what you said. Give me some
here. Even though your love for
Michael Cranes. Weird. But its
it's what I want you to know
here is that you guys have been
showing that public caught like
what you guys just did,
allowing the establishment,
the lineup at all. Right.
But it took them all 6 months
to get 10 people.
>> To kisses rink when we have
had dozens upon dozens over and
over again, a matter of it,
settle at 06:00pm or 11:00am.
Are you all still choose the
establishment and then you
allow them to take a vip pass
to the chamber and get to speak
for spy. You have made all of
us wait to midnight to hear
our voices. Are you going to be
with the people? Because the
people are done?
>> Our next speaker is Nicole
Smith. All about Bob
Willoughby.
Is MISTER Will be present mean
the Smith.
>> MR. Realty.
MR. Will be will be followed
by Blaine tool.
>> One thing I want to say this
is not necessary. What's
necessary is to have a mayor.
If we had a mayor 2 years ago
when she first took where I've
speak, we wouldn't be doing
this now. This dog and pony
show has been a lie. The data
center has both good and bad.
>> I would like to know more
if we if Fort Worth. Mayor
Parker had been on us and not a
liar.
>> Not to call her a liar
because she lied about me in
this room and said a curse to
12 year-old kids.
>> And never took at bat.
You're going go. I don't want
to take it. But I want to call
you a liar. Every time you come
down here, I can do that to
you. Take it back.
We all know the pros and cons.
At the end of the day months
ago.
I real mayor would have carried
out our decisions just and have
to sit down. Thank you. Just so
I let him finish. His remarks
hits his time to speak. What
was in that time? MR. Smith,
please sit down. Thank you.
And are up much time. Taking it
up ever. Mayor Parker, you have
only one desire to kill your
own age. Your fake mayor
because a real man with a
carried out months coast, we'd
rather be at home. MR. Will be.
I know that you hate me.
That's fine. We stick to the
data center and one that you
are Jesus taught me to connect
the dot and it will. The thing
that is the data center, we
would not have to be doing
this. If you remove community
engagement to the job you're
supposed to and come out in
the pub and hall meetings.
>> Council member.
Devereaux there. She can't do
that when she got elected.
She doesn't know what's going
on. She never meant to the
council meetings. Trump her
civic duty selected for other
people do for her. And I hear
she sets. She's been doing her
duty. Should know what's going
on. She could hold meetings in
our district.
>> Bob, we want to and as we
would not the here, mayor,
anything else ok to sell most
about data center? Because want
my you stop me so much and
okay, I thank mayor will not
take questions like you're
doing your running high like
Councilmember Chris does
nettle. She runs of heights.
They're always be issues here.
But with the mayor who cares
will be no big issues. And this
is a big issue and you have us
at 10 o'clock in the morning.
You did it on purpose with this
reason. This 10 o'clock news so
that people can't be here.
We had him at 7 o'clock 4 times
a month. That's a promise was
a crook. But she a truck or a
plane or you're an amateur
words. What
you are.
>> here. We're going to move on
like this. You're set up under
public comment will hear from
you again. Thank you very much.
Our next speaker is Blaine tool
followed by Kirsten Park.
Mr. Toole followed by Kirsten
Park.
>> Good afternoon, everyone.
Man's reach exceeds his grasp.
We're talking about building a
data center 150 to 850 feet
away from homes and schools.
I get data centers are
happening. Whether we like it
or not. The hyper para wave of
the future. The new Industrial
revolution.
>> The new Cold War, but we
consider the cost. We know
money is no object to this
point. As many of you have been
paid very well. But we consider
the cost data centers put out a
lot of heat raising the ambient
temperature to up to 4 degrees
Fahrenheit within the
surrounding neighborhood.
With that record summer that
we've been dealing with the
last few years that just feels
cruel 150 feet. That's nothing
less than a city block twice as
far to walk from the front door
sitting all the where I'm
sitting right now. Meanwhile,
cattle across the state being
vibrating to stillbirth because
the ranch of their own is near
a data center. Want to put that
150 feet away from someone's
home from a school again.
And you've been paid already.
And you're really hoping the
data center moratorium and
whatever Greg Abbott is doing,
and I saw the ball to peer
shovel to work around. It's
easier that way. I get it.
So hyper powered wave of the
future. We can't fight
progress. Forces business
friendly. We have to keep up
with that. Which keep up with
China. We can't afford an ai
mine shaft gap.
But if you consider the cost
because the property values of
everyone nearby will plummet,
essentially robbing them of
their life savings money will
many won't be able to afford to
leave. What if you found her
back? But I'm voting no table
today released by these people
some time. Sure the city might
get sued because his own about
didn't go back mountains way.
What if you take a real stand
for the people? The city right
now make the moratorium count
for something have had to do
today.
>> Kirsten Park followed by the
tolling of the U.S. Kristen.
Now. Showing. And if it is.
See Weston.
See West and will be followed
by Jackson, Weston.
Good afternoon, Mayor and
council. I'm going to read this
because I want to make sure
that it gets into the record.
I am asking formally asking
you to table. The vote today on
the Black Mountain Data Centre
due to insufficient and
incomplete development. Studies
in assessment of the project of
this magnitude.
>> 2 of our biggest issues of
the storm, water.
>> Assessment studies.
And this structural vibration
studies are critical due to
close proximity of our
100 year old stone walls and
artifacts, a stone ship.
And this is about a half a mile
from Weston Gardens and the
runoff from the site will
directly impact the gardens.
We demand to see a copy of the
developers downstream
assessment before the site plan
is approved under Texas State
law. This development cannot
increase the peak runoff on to
our historic property. And I
don't believe that this is
possible. We also demanded
preconstruction vibration
monitoring plan so that
the vibrations, 3 construction
and operation can be monitored.
We asked you to table this
because all of the studies have
not been done. Residents out
here have have died in these
floods. And this is not
something to just assume that
they'll get the steady. Then a
lighter in on the staff reports
that says Storm assessment,
there's just nothing there.
I mean, I have issues with the
fire had issues with all of
this right next to Elaine feel.
So I think we're moving too
fast. And I think Black
mountain, I would agree they
would want to have all these
assessments dead because my
worst nightmare is that we have
to sue the city because
somebody dies out there.
Thank you.
>> Our next speaker is
Jackson, Weston and then
Michelle. And if you'd like to
go next after that, that's
helpful to you will do that.
Maybe you up. Yes, no problem.
>> Good afternoon, Mayor Parker
and Council. My name is
Jackson, Weston, with Weston
Gardens. Here to ask you to
table this vote on the plan for
Black Mountain Data center like
not met with the nearby
neighborhood and community to
the proposed data center in
MARCH 2026, they promise to
meet again with the community 2
to 3 weeks later to answer
questions about the
environmental impact and
effects on the neighborhood.
But we never heard back on a
date for that second meeting.
That meeting to give the
community more information has
not happened Ish. The initial
meeting did not go well.
And the nearby community did
not receive the answers.
They're craving.
The gentleman from Edge
connects needs to meet with us
in the community. If they're
willing to, if they're saying
they want to be good with the
community, police come, please
talk to us. We need to have a
flood study done before moving
forward with this. Our property
is flooded during heavy rains,
Chambers Creek, which runs
through our gardens, will
occasionally jumped its banks
and flood our property. The
creek that runs from the
proposed data center from that
direction toward us. This new
development cannot be approved
before detailed stormwater
studies done under the notes
for this case for storm water.
Currently states. It states
no comments at this time.
This is not adequate to move
forward. COUNCILMAN Doubles.
Please listen to the residents
of your district. We have been
active community members long
before just for a long time.
We have been can tribute in tax
revenue to Fort Worth long
before data centers were
around. Please come see the
gardens and see the way the
property lays out doors open
to you and the opportunity is
there to come meet with us and
gets no U.S. Give yourself the
gift of time to do this right.
Especially since we have a new
data center task force and
moratorium forming that you
voted for and you all are
investing in. I'll finish by
saying Proverbs 19, 2 states.
It is not good for a person
to be without knowledge.
And one who hurries his
footsteps hairs. Thank you all.
>> Jessica Show men will be
followed by David Record.
Council, thank you for letting
me speak now because I'm
fighting for my life. Here to
be here. So I would just like
to echo all who are against
this are at least me
specifically. I'm asking you to
please continue this case and
really make that moratorium
process means something.
I know that we had a late night
here on AUGUST 11 talking about
this. So make that investment
means something and make that
moratorium means something.
>> Not only the dollars we're
spending on, you know, trying
to research and have all the
experts advise you all. But,
you know, make it mean
something to the people out
here fighting for our lives
and to be here. And these
daytime meetings are these
nighttime meetings, you know,
it just feels like we're moving
with haste and why the money
will be there. If you know,
after the 60 days that the
noted to let the experts do
their research and advice you.
So all I would ask us to
continue this case and please
just right here all the voices
who are here as well as who
couldn't be here because a lot
of mothers are not willing to
bring their fleet of children
to these meetings as it is the
challenge. So thank you for
your time. Thank you for
letting me speak now. And I
would just ask that you please
consider us consider all that.
All people that this will
affect. Thank you.
>> Our next speaker is David
Rodriguez followed by Lauren
Jean.
>> So for
the record, I'm going to also
agree with the majority of the
speakers here and say that, you
know, go ahead and table this
vote.
Farther than quite frankly, I
think it's disgusting that this
is even being brought up.
I mean, we had edge connects.
It just comes up in just as
hate. This is what's going to
happen. This is what we're just
going to do.
>> And you don't need to be
cool with their or we're going
to just do some. We're going to
do what we want to do. Anyways.
>> And then you have a whole.
You have what? Maybe 10 people
come up. You give you a one
words in saying I
support this resolution when
you've had leaders is Latisha
will born, who's been coming
to every single meeting given
you 3 minute speech is asking
you to talk to consider the
actual consequences of what's
going on. You've MR. Caleb
Roberts from down wonders at
risk who came on AUGUST.
11th to also have this
conversation with the all.
But because only 10 people get
to show up. And they all say
that they all this and support
it. Now. Now this is apparently
going to be a thing even though
y'all say, well, it's the voice
of the people. But this dci
see hasn't even been created
yet the moratorium. What's the
whole point of this moratorium?
Whenever you are going to
continue to try to pass
legislation underneath? Under
the hood and especially
whenever MAY see hills as Fort
Worth is open for business as
she tries to change the
language in order to try and
get data centers to be able
to flood this community with as
many data centers as they can
possibly be. And I don't
understand why these data
centers can continue to ask
for resources whether it's
Black mountain or whether it's
edgecombe next. But whenever
you have people who are coming
up here and asking you for
resources, the best thing that
you all can do is just kind of
go big, you know, like well,
ask your questions to our city.
City staff will take care of
it, but and all these things
and at the end.
When we talk about the voice of
the people in the power of the
people. Especially in this
community where it's primarily
black and brown people. Is a
black power only whenever they
choose to agree with you is a
black power only whenever it
serves to make money for
corporations. Is a black power,
whatever black mountain decides
to funnel money into your
pockets.
>> Next speaker is Warren.
Sean Parnell be followed by
Erica Zamora.
>> Thank you for the
opportunity to
speak today. I would like to
request that this body table,
Black Mountains, development
standards, request. It has been
pointed out that the request
for the increase of the maximum
height of the data center to
70 feet MAY require rezoning
the area heavy industrial.
And in addition, the setback
of 150 feet for a data center
is far too little.
I get the feeling that data
center regulation is a race
against time, but I believe a
more measured approach is
appropriate for the city of
Fort Worth.
I am kindly requesting that you
hold your horses. You are in
the process of forming the data
Center and Infrastructure
Commission which will be
comprised of community and
interest east in an industry
stakeholders as well as others
with various areas of
expertise. The final
composition of the committee
hasn't been announced yet and
already Black Mountain is
seeking to rush through changes
to their development. Well,
ahead of the early NOVEMBER,
due date for the new
commission's report, give
yourselves a gift of time to
reflect thoughtfully on this
development and the profound
impact it will have on its
community. Who was long.
Stevenson. There isn't a lot
available online about him.
But he was a farmer in Tarrant
County who died in 1960.
I seriously doubt he would have
wanted to see the majestic
land. He wants farm beaten up
by Hyperscale data center.
My mom is a wonderful artist
and she recently did a painting
of Trinity Park. That really
got me thinking as a girl, my
grandmother grazed her pet cow
on what used to be the open
land to the south of city Hall
to the south of here. Lots of
it has has changed. Since then.
It really brings home the point
that land in Fort Worth is a
finite resource. But also happy
at brings into sharp focus.
The importance of Trinity Park
as almost 300 acres of open
space.
And the a measurable impact it
has on our quality of life.
Mayor Parker established the
Good-natured Green Space 2023,
which according to the Fort
Worth report, was aimed at
accelerating the city's open
space conservation efforts by
setting a goal of acquiring
10,000 acres of green space by
2028, I commend you, Mayor
Parker and all the council
members present who
participated in establishing
the good-natured initiative.
According to a Fort Worth
report article from a 2026, the
initiative has saved 3400
acres. That is great. But that
means to meet your goal.
You need to save 6600 acres of
overs of open space over the
next 2 years. How is that
going?
This council's previous
commitment to saving
10,000 acres stance.
>> In stark contrast to the
land grab by data center
developers to build to build
hyperscalers and the fact the
many sitting on this council
accepted donations from Black
Mountain. It is a very stark
contrast. Mayor Parker in
Twenty-twenty. You shared that
the city of Fort Worth is
losing 50,000 acres of open
space per week which equals
2600 acres per year.
>> Land is a finite resource.
I respectfully ask that this
body will reaffirm his
commitment to the residents of
Fort Worth it. That you will
save 10,000 acres of open
space. Think our next speaker
is Erica Zamora.
>> Eric has a will be followed
by Chandler, Sharp. Erika
present. Chandler, Sharp.
Channel be followed by Edgar.
I don't know.
>> Good afternoon, mayor and
council. My name is Chad.
The sharp from district 9.
It is clear that can Tissue
Inc have I told you all that
they what?
Say and how these data centers
per minute they want to say and
how this all comes together.
And so when it comes to these
data centers.
We all know for sure. But the
station is can do and the harm
that they can bring and what
they have wrought only here
within for Perth. Also across
the state like here in Texas,
hundreds of data centers here
just in the state of Texas are
either under construction or
planned to be constructed here
within Texas all across the
state.
And even just with water use,
for example.
Across Dallas and Fort Worth
over the 2 fastest sinking
cities across the country.
A big part of that is a huge
use of groundwater. So with
that particular data center,
the Black on data center using
public water just from here in
Fort Worth. What kind of
impacts they can have with here
in the city. How much for that
exacerbate the sinking not only
here in Fort Worth because
Dallas as well.
What did that do to
infrastructure Dallas and Fort
Worth?
What kind of medications and
costly missed down to us to
have the House can affect us
as well.
And so just weeks ago, we just
had this moratorium put in
place in order to. Have a look
at what putting this data
center by Black Mountain.
It's going to look like.
House go into effect. Committee
members.
And so need to listen to our
constituents of the Senate.
You need to listen to our
constituents. Listen to us and
turns of. Why has more for you
on as important.
You to listen to our
constituents any to want to
have a look at what is that
a center is going to do to
committee members await us
across Fort Worth and Dallas
as well.
I respectfully ask that your
table. This boat. But for after
this more times put in place,
keep in mind, we just voted
to begin the process of his
moratorium site even begun yet.
And yet now we're looking into.
Actually approving a data
Centre column has before even
beginning this moratorium.
This has to be at the
moratorium is done to committee
members and experts have
examined everything clearly
and that we've had to say.
And then even then once all of
that completed, what all that
is done, then from there, we
can even have a discussion
about brings out of place that
are in place. Thank you.
>> Avellino followed league
in fee. Edgar here.
All of it. So. Abdul Aziz.
Good afternoon. Thank you.
And you're sorry. And then
followed by Nelly. Thank you.
Go ahead, please.
>> My name is these are minors
and
to put a few numbers into the
record from the North, Texas.
So the new center of Texas,
Texas Council
of Governments That's that's
As of APRIL. Dfw already had
approximately 206 TDs honors.
More than any other state more
than any other Metro list to
city listed in the
presentation.
One North Texas municipality's
were asked which infrastructure
systems experience the greatest
strain from data centers.
26 out of 27 respon.
Respondents identified it
water. Water supply and second
was.
22. All of them identified to
the electrical grid.
And see if you Kong, which is
the North Central Texas Council
of Governments also estimates
that Texas their centers
consumed approximately
25 billion gallons of water in
2025.
That stated quite the men to as
much as one. 61 billion gallons
annually by 2030, which kind
of lines with a Texas foot
pain. It's so important that
sense. Estimates are that there
would be a drought and f w in
2030, years ago.
Perhaps the most concerning
part of the PRESIDENT, the
presentation, which, by the
way, those presentations were
done by engineers.
Floodplain engineers, and also
does that work inside
development? So the most
concerning part of this
presentation is in the
consumption estimate. It's what
nc to Cox says. We don't know.
The presentation identifies a
lack of transparency from the
U.S. Centers.
Uncertainity in the day to us
about it. He's like your
current information to make
informed decisions and then
a centered Roth not being I
think, with the incorporated
into water planning. Part of
the position is wrong.
Mentioned that they tried to
reach out to existing data
centers to know was the water
use.
They got a gun or 99% of the
time.
If we don't get the information
now, we're not going to get it.
So if your question for you
guys, just please consider.
Kate does 4th know the
community of water and then it
just a game and off every day
to Senator currently operated
approved or portion of the
city. Our developers are
required to disclose protected
and extra water and electricity
costs consumption publicly.
And a 4th of the city and forth
cannot answered those questions
today. Why are we continuing
to approve additional data
centers and allow the existing
wants to operate before we have
a comprehensive policy
governing them.
>> Our next speaker will be
Nellie. Kim Offi.
This coffee was held by sees
oh, I will seize.
I'm sorry, I had a backwards.
So Edgar was not present.
Correct? Okay. Thank you,
Kelly.
>> My name is Natalie Jumpy
and I am a resident of district
6 as well as a precinct chair.
The most concerning part for
me in regards to this
discussion is that we are still
having this discussion. Table,
the votes. We have so many
other issues plaguing the
citizens of Fort Worth. And
this is the discussion we want
to have instead table the vote.
You want us to side with an
issue that we have already
stated that we will not side
with because it brings far more
negatives than positives to
our lives. Water, pollution,
electricity shortages, noise,
pollution, soil, pollution and
the lack of long lasting jobs.
People need something
meaningful to look forward to
table the vote.
We could better be putting this
amount of effort into fixing
the budgetary issues. We
apparently have and providing
the desperately needed services
that the people ask for.
I also don't mean fix it by
cutting and reducing necessary
programs and initiatives that
the people have voted for
table. The vote.
We expect better of our
representatives because we know
you could do better.
Not pass off to a corporation
to give false promises of
service and money. Prioritize
the people elect a better city
manager and get this city back
on track. Otherwise MAY is
going to be a very interesting
time for you. Lastly, tabled
a vote. Thank you.
>> Pamela Reese followed
neighbor him. Pamela present.
Thank you. Pamela Rees followed
on Abraham.
>> Good afternoon.
As many of the the other.
>> Speakers have our a t.
>> Presented and we are moving
way too fast on this and
>> the reckless speed with
which these data centers
projects have been pushed
through will result in
catastrophic impacts to our
environment, our resources and
our basic way of life in our
standard of living, we
respectfully request that any
and all projects be placed on
indefinite hold until the
appropriate research can be
done to determine the full
impact and also to implement
the necessary guardrails and
safety measures to ensure the
well-being and the continued
prosperity of our communities.
This must include the
preservation of
>> wildlife and plant life as
well because no one else has
brought that up.
>> We all know
>> that these are data centers
are going to have a huge strain
on our water supply.
Energy cred.
>> And up.
>> They're going to create air
pollution and also with our.
Continue what we are in the
middle of right now is a
temporary drought.
>> And there's there's.
>> The heat problem
to consider. We're already
living under a heat dome.
It's only going to get worse
with climate change and
everything else. We don't need
to add to that. So I
respectfully request that we
table the vote.
>> On will be followed by Caleb
Roberts.
The City Council, home air.
I came today with some pictures
at that. I took at with Weston
Gardens and I wanted to show
you all the like when we have a
flood, how high the water
levels can rise. And so right
here, this is a picture of a
stone both that was built in
the 1930's by the original
developer of the property.
It it's really cool feature.
So this is this year. This was
this weekend.
>> But in 22, we had a big
flood. The water will rise to
about that level.
>> Here we those. It's like a
big bridge that goes to the
boat. There's the water.
There's the boat again. And the
water rises very high. These 2
the data center that's being
proposed is right on the line.
It looked like from the map.
Y'all had attached to the I.
The thing where I signed up
today where it looks like if
this isn't done right, you
could you could flood us out
pretty bad. So I I'm here to
echo what the Westin said.
Let's table the vote.
Could we get some appropriate
flood and drainage studies done
before and they construct or
you prove their plot plan.
Like here's the grand ground.
So that's where we have our
plants that flooded too.
Okay. Thank you all so much.
>> Our next speaker is Caleb
Roberts. Roberts, Caleb.
We followed by re bills.
Kayla present. Now re bills
followed by Charles Bills.
>> I oppose this zoning
request. To quote, Willie
Nelson. The last thing we need
is allowed.
>> What are its evening light
polluting data center.
>> Anywhere near our town.
Or any others for that matter,
end quote.
>> Surprised to hear that there
hasn't been any.
Studies done on flood. The and
of what floods would do because
Fort Worth has a bad history of
this. I remember they built
that big shopping center right
at the corner of fueling the
and the I-30. And then we're
all surprised when all suddenly
that became really a huge
flood zone. So that's a major
thing. I think we should table
would face in the I think we
should just cancel this whole
deal. But I think you've all
been bribed too much to for
that to happen.
>> Our next speaker is Kyle
Powell. I'll be followed by
Michael Ralston. Kyle, here.
Michael Ralston. We have it
right. Lynette and Roddy.
The PRESIDENT Followed by
Cinnamon Hall.
>> And a hand ready District 3.
>> I wasn't gonna speak on this
because I was told that this is
a done deal.
>> But am I learned today in
the star Telegram that echo
whatever they are are planning
another Davis and White.
Light near the Black mountain
and it's like the elephant
getting into the tent.
>> And then getting bigger and
bigger. So I'm very concerned
about that. And so please table
this until we know exactly what
they really want to do. Thank
you.
>> MISS Hall fall by Christina
Avid Ellis. Seminole.
My representative is there.
>> I usually go to zoning
commission meetings because it
works for my time is something
I'm very passionate about.
As a resident of Fort Worth.
And this kind got on my.
Radar after that zoning
commission meeting where
another.
Was rejected. So with
kind of going from a zoning
perspective for the.
>> He 14, 20.
It would add a electric
substation there. The lady who
spoke earlier was at the zoning
Commission meeting that where
it was rejected for another one
when they at the substations.
So everyone's aware.
>> The other big diesel
machines, they're using diesel
fuel. And there are any of
these things don't shut down at
5 o'clock. The things that
should be on the 11 o'clock,
these things run.
24 hours a day, 365 days.
A year without holidays.
>> Without stop with nonstop.
If they're plugged into the
regular air
electric grid, you know,
sometimes we have little bugs.
I'm receiving way more bombs in
my area, which is all I did and
all the time that been living
here, once they played in that
substation to our brothers and
sisters in Christ in there who
were, I don't know, given lunch
or whatever by the developers,
this is going to it regardless
of the regardless of the
electrical, what is going to
do is cause a constant hum, a
constant noise, a constant
something in the air in your
neighborhoods by increasing
the height, 70 feet. You now
ruining your horizon. You're
not able to see past. They
might have put the setback the
150 feet of a setback. However,
there's no trees in there.
There's no heels in the air.
There's no nothing in there
to buffer this sound. The sound
is going to drone 8. You the
sound is going to drown your
children. It's going to cause
mental issues. It's going to
cause health issues and those
things are going to cost us
here in Fort Worth down the
line. These.
Changes that they're asking
for after apd 14 was approved.
He say he's not wanting a
second bite at the Apple.
That's true because that was
the second bite. This is the
3rd by. So then what is next?
They want to go higher. They
want to go further and they
want to bring more. I I really
ask all of you to think about
our needs as residents of Fort
Worth. I'm not for against data
centers. I'm worried about the
Sony what they want in the
zoning is more than what they
ask for. So what's the next
ask? Just saying no. For now.
And then see what it is we can
give accommodate. This is not
it. These changes are not get
vote. No.
>> Vote no.
>> Our next speaker is
Christine, a have. Those is all
about Muhammad. As Christina
present.
>> Hamann.
Paul David Williams.
MR. Williams, we followed by
Mindy Tackett.
>> And his part that Williams,
he's speaking in public.
I was born and raised in Fort
Worth. And I want to thank the
City Council for initiating.
Well, good luck to all. Taurean
process.
I strongly support the tabling
of Taurean for the many reasons
I emphasize that temporary
pauses or not enough the city
needs to permit. He has
permanent binding protection.
We need more time to analyze
our situation any more time for
deciding permanent regulations
on environment, then, you know,
and just infrastructure
standards for the data center,
infrastructure.
Because children are still
dealing do without
being physically and spent
significant time playing
outdoors. They are particularly
vulnerable to look at last
impacts of data centers.
We need time to encourage e.
To create a minimum buffer
zone, 500 feet with the
continuous evergreen.
Screening. Trees around the
dead are sooner completely to
protect the neighborhood from
the industrial. In closing it.
Would you want to Dennis you,
Bill? Less than 100 in 50 feet
or less than a football field.
Even I think from your house.
I'm in favor of billionaire.
I'm in favor of people making
money. I'm not in favor of
billionaires and enriching
themselves. Compromising the
health of poor children
forward. We need more time to
evaluate close the cooling
systems being considered so
facility for facility
operations so that they do not
joining millions of gallons
from our local water supplies,
which have been substantially
depleted, especially in the
previous year and also to
prevent the strain on our
wastewater infrastructure.
When you time to develop
stricter.
This limitations and forced
24 7 at the property love to
prevent disruption from heaven,
hvac and server. Chillers.
We need time to urge the
council to receive strict
economic grants. Tax
abatements, a municipal
infrastructure.
Funding for Dennis Centre Ville
unless they provide verified
long-term public benefit.
Expressing concern regarding
the persistent noise.
And missions from stand about
diesel generators, decrease
property values.
Urged to cancel to table is
to provide more time to provide
local residents.
>> Over rapid destruction to
protest. Thank you, MR.
Williams.
>> Our next speaker.
Next speakers. Monday Tackett
fall by Catherine. Got be.
>> here today regarding this
status under discussion and
vote as well as all others.
A little over a week ago, I was
told by someone who was in the
room at the Witte Le Pen
breakfasts that you spoke at.
The comments were made,
suggesting that people who
raised concerns about data
centers are anti capitalist
and by extension anti American.
It was a firsthand account.
If that characterization was
made, it is false and it would
then be beneath the office.
You hold. The residents who
have shown up meeting after
meeting to speak on this issue
are business owners. They are
professionals. They pay taxes
in this city. They are, in
fact, exercising one of the
most American right there is
which is the First Amendment
right to petition their
government and speak freely
about decisions that affect
their homes, their water and
their power grid. If comments
like that were made calling
residents anti-capitalist
doesn't just missed.
Characterize these
constituents. It's designed to
de La Jameis them. So their
concerns are dismissed. And
here's why that matters
specifically. Compare those
private remarks.
Reported private remarks to the
public statement issued by your
office about the moratorium
vote and that statement, we're
told that concerns from
residents are legitimate.
We're told that the city
recognizes that data center
policy matters deeply to
residents. We're told you'll
continue listening, citing a
Gallup poll showing that 7 in
10 Americans oppose data center
development and their
communities. So if you said
that, you cannot have it both
ways. You cannot released
public statements praising
public engagement and then
stand in a private room full
of investors and developers
and dismissed the same
residence as anti American
agitators. If that's what was
said that is talking out of
both sides of your mouth.
Public accountability doesn't
pause when the cameras go off.
We are watching. We are
listening and MAY I remind you,
we have friends everywhere.
>> After in GOD, he'll be
followed by Victoria
>> is Katherine here?
Victoria Holland, Karen.
>> Jenny Stencil.
Dennis, we followed by Maria
Pacheco.
Okay. Sorry. Holly is Victoria
coming down?
Hollywood me first. Thank you.
First, I would like to thank
the council and the mayor for
actually listening to all of
these comments. We have other
governing bodies where they
won't listen to. We actually
have to say
I would like to respectfully
request that the zoning case.
26 0, 4, one be put on hold.
We actually due care in this
community about what happens to
our children.
>> The
>> moratorium is for a purpose
and that's for all of us to
be more informed. We will not
be completely informed inside
of 60 days, but we will be more
informed. So taking a look and
whatever facts we can dig up in
the next 60 days.
>> Would help us to determine
what is the best solution for
Fort Worth as a community?
The second thing is is because
of my own personal
circumstances living in a semi
rural area. I am head of Sony
case in my area. That was a
problem to me personally.
And so I learned a lot more
about how zoning and
development works than I ever
wanted to. And it is very
concerning to me that some of
the boxes have not been checked
here, that the storm water
drainage has not been assessed.
And if there is a concern about
his Oracle designation. That
has not been looked into.
I would respectfully request
that we actually honor that.
Thank you.
>> This fans, he'll be followed
by Maria Pacheco.
>> Hello, I'm.
>> Thank you for giving me a
chance to speak. I'm concerned
constituent of Fort Worth from
the area code 7, 6, 1, 207.
And I'd like to echo my of the
many was here that wants to
table the vote and postpone
it plans to expand the data
centers
just kind of a lot of the
concerns is a lot of
repercussions that a lot of us
are familiar with, like the
noise, pollution, environment,
pollution
like there's those provisional
frequencies are impacting
people's sleep. There, causing
health problems. Those
generators caused a lot of air
pollution lead to respiratory
issues. And these answers are
just implemented in
marginalized communities in our
black and brown communities.
So, you know, any expansion is,
you know, I think
counterproductive. So I just
wanted to join the forces that
want to table the vote or
encourage you to table the
vote. And just
remind that have a lot has been
talked about earlier this
morning. And, you know, there
are things that people do want
to find things you know,
supporting artists like the
artists that were here earlier
this morning are, you know, our
fire department. You know,
there's a lot of other issues
that could benefit from like
all the money going into this.
So, you know, I just, you know,
want to join all the other
people who want to ask you guys
to pretty pleasent table the
vote and consider, you know,
going back because I know it's
like everyone sings a done
deal, but it's never too late
to change summit. What to do
the right thing. And so I want
to just humbly encourage you
guys to table the vote and
>> Yeah. Thank you for hearing
me out and yet to publicly.
Thank you.
>> Jaylon Gordon will be
followed by Christopher Santos.
By Christopher Santos. And then
Louis been.
>> I want to start by saying I
know someone said earlier that
this is an issue that's on the
table. But this is an issue
that's on the table because
we say its an issue that's on
the table. Someone said earlier
that they built facilities to
the highest standard. It's
so these are the standards that
we are working with. It's
currently in the triple digits
outside record-breaking heat.
A farmer has reported that
every single calf. That has
been born after a data center
has been built in his
community. Has been born
stillborn.
It's killing our food supply
before it even arrives the
great is breaking all over the
country. We have Tennessee with
the most followed by Nevada,
California.
Indiana, and also say GOD bless
the people of Gary, Indiana.
And now we can add Houston's
5th Ward to that list, Arkansas
and Ohio. And with the approval
of the zoning, Texas will be
added to that lists. So my
question is when it does get
at it, what's your plan?
When your home loses power for
14 days?
Food writing in the free, you
can't even flush your own to
lately. You're sitting in a
home which triple digits
outside. What exactly is your
personal plan? When you run
out of water. What's your plan?
When we write out of the food
supply because there is no
water. What exactly is your
plan when your children look at
you and Ed, as what was your
role in making this happen?
Is a city council
representative. My question
to you is, what's your plan?
Let has a tendency to favor
the prepared and I can
guarantee you the most prepared
individuals at the organizers,
the activists, the Anti Data
Center, folks, we are actually
the most prepared.
And when that time comes for
you to then ask us what we
should do next, please. No,
that many of us might simply
look at you and say your parish
is your problem.
It's not what you're doing to
us. It's really what you're
doing to yourselves. Table.
The vote and I'll extend that
and say don't approve for this
data center to be built for
your own sake because we are
actually know.
>> But you do have a plan.
Christopher Santos will be
followed by Lily ban.
>> My next Christopher settles.
I'd like to say I disapprove of
this plan for a black man to 2
at that Senate to my
neighborhood. Please table.
Thank you.
>> Steven Sanchez, we fall by
Wesley Kirk. MR. Sanchez here,
thank you. Leslee Kirk be
followed by Alexander Montalvo.
>> This morning I went down
to lawn Stephenson and Roll
Crest Studio talked to a couple
of residents. It was a relive
the experience.
>> Lady back here that said
that they lived right across
the street. Also talks of a
cross street was too early.
>> Very vehemently against the
data center being. They're
entirely. The people that are
right there at that.
That buffer that 150 foot
buffer. They were on that on
discussion on this ending.
I got told all before I would
have shown you all before on
data on what I've recorded
recorded at the proposal
proposed. Feats that you guys
had on.
The amendments for data center
regulations or new proposals
for destiny regulations.
I went to though I went to
those distances and recorded at
those distances and I let you
hear at those distances.
I showed you the chart at those
distances.
>> At 250 feet, y'all.
Just just table. It.
Again. I go on the ground,
right? I'm an engineer. I go.
I walk places. I just walk into
places a lot of the time and I
just get I get the information.
It.
>> I walk on the sites. I get a
job. That's usually how it
happens. I go talk to people.
I are you a good neighbor park.
You do know all of your
neighbors.
>> Do you know your neighbors,
Chris? Do you know all your
neighbors along your block?
I do. I go talk to the people.
And that's what you you all
have to do.
You can't just sit and the
office and expect. Thanks to
get done. Or I guess you you
want them to get done without
any opposition. That's what it
feels like.
I am giving you the objective
information here. And it seems
like. We've already made the
decision that should have been
table to should have been
hunted. I shouldn't be talking
right now because that's what
you all do. Your point when I
need to speak, I tried to speak
on this.
The very first time. Not just
the second time I had it on on
the docket.
Got punted. I came to warn all
that was about to go record all
these places.
I've given you a baseline.
It's quiet. You're going to
ruin piece. Just table it.
Please. Thank you.
>> Harley Boone or Carlos over
here and this those on the
list. Okay. Thank you. Really
come on down. And then Carlos
and then Wesley thank you.
>> My name is Lillian. A
resident at Fort Worth in
District 9. I'm speaking out
against this item for to be
table. I don't believe back
9 has any place in our city or
anywhere for that matter.
Hyperscale datacenters driven
in large part by the ai boom
have represented responsible
of development. That puts
corporate interest in
short-term economic promises.
Ahead of the people who
actually live here after
hearing from residents across
Fort Worth in Greater Terry
County. It is evident that
people are deeply concerned
about these data centers and
upset at the lack of serious
consideration of their impacts
on our communities, our
infrastructure, our water, and
our shared environment at the
AUGUST 11 City Council meeting
this council voted unanimously
to consider the essence for
moratorium so that more
information could be gathered
and stronger regulations could
be considered. That process
should matter when you consider
Black Mountain. This is a
development happening in a
place for families, children
every day working class people
list. Hyperscale data center
does not make sense in this
place. Your that previously,
which is why this council voted
to rezone the space to allow
for the Senate to get started
developing doctor dies in the
health and well-being of its
own constituents. Why must be
approved this project now,
while the city is working for a
moratorium process of
developing new regulations for
the U.S. Centers, if this
project is anticipated to
require more zoning additions
in the future, why should this
project to move ahead before
this council has been issued,
citing what responsible dia
Center development looks like
in Fort Worth. I've heard Fort
Worth be referred to as the
unexpected city. I like this to
be true before that to be true,
we need to be a silly city
willing to challenge corporate
city willing to take
accountability for past
mistakes. So you willing to
treasure its environment and
it's beautiful spaces like the
Westin Gardens over short-term
economic profit and the city
willing to take a stand for the
people who live work and
retire, who have come down over
and over again. Here to plead
with you to consider our lives
over your own interest. Fort
Worth deserves better. Please
vote now or consider. But I
taping this motion.
>> Carlos Silva, followed by
Wesley Kirk.
>> listen. The cultural law.
Yes. To all pt was that stuck
out and saw his song goes.
The Devil wears a suit and tie.
They've been talking about
taking a bite of apples.
I think you guys need a
reminder and we've been trying
to remind you over and over and
over again how government
works.
>> The people tell you what
they want and you the elected
officials. Where you do your
best to do it. And when you
can't do it, you give us a good
reason why you can't do it.
And U.S. Uk people. So that
then they go to the next level
of government and they say,
hey, my city told me they don't
have the power to do this.
MR. State legislator. I want
you to pass a bill that says
they can't. But if you just
hide things from us, you hide
behind incompetent website.
Have a terrible sign up.
You hide behind.
Flip-flopping your messaging
saying you're not considering a
moratorium and then you are
considering a moratorium.
You give us a data center
committee.
That supposedly looking into
the impact, a data center in
less than a week later, you.
Move forward or are being asked
to move forward with the the
thing that brought this whole.
Item to the forefront in the
first place. We don't want
Black mountain. It's not that
we just don't want data
centers. We don't want black
mountain or anybody else.
Building data centers.
Ertz me that we have to keep
coming up here to tell you over
and over again at every stage
what it is we want you to do
and you keep seemingly ignoring
us. You know, look at anybody
in the eye. You look down, MR.
Carlos flores, MR. Charlie,
last Rudolph. MR. Jay Chapa.
Okay. We're coming up here in
the middle of the day to tell
you that we don't want black
mountain. Again, you've
forgotten. But this is
representative government that
the people tell you what.
You think you're beholden to
Capitol this overlords that
tell you they want up and on
the stock market and make a
billion dollars in a day
because they have the data
centers that can do the fancy
new ai that taking over the
world and it's gonna. Replace
every single worker in 5 years.
You want to bet on that.
Want to bet the future of 4th
residents of babies, of of of
families of children. In this
city and you're letting them
do it. Table. This discussion
table. Every other discussion
move forward the committee and
to stop building data centers
and forth. Thank you.
>> MR. Kirk is not present us.
Alexander Montalvo.
Alexander will be followed by
the nice cordon.
>> All right. Let's focus on.
What is the power source of the
influence source of Rett
Bennett?
So he has some dollars. He
throws all the way.
But when it comes to trying
to replicate and organizing
effort for his financial
benefits for his company.
>> He is horrible.
>> At trying to do any of that
work.
>> Not only have they been
pain. No telling how much money
to Facebook to try to advertise
a survey.
No telling who he's paid on
his staff to try to convince
people to come to the community
in. Yeah. At those a few people
who came that that was willing
to speak on the behalf, which
is so unfortunate because it
did not help their case
whatsoever.
It has been over a year since
the original zoning case.
i believe.
>> There's been all of this
fervor around.
>> The concerns of data centers
in the impacts to our
communities. And yet Rhett
Bennett with all his dollars,
can't do anything of substance
when it comes to rallying the
people for his cause. Why?
Because his cause is just about
making himself rich being a
billionaire and exporting our
resources. And guess what?
The people are not behind that
type of effort and our city.
The city council we have before
us maybe more about the
billionaire city council than
the actual city of Fort Worth.
But y'all need to understand
that this vote. But you're
about to make if you decide to
push forward with a vote.
People have suggested table and
that people sub subject
suggested saying no. If you
decide to vote on this. This
is it for your political career
like this vote is that one?
Now? There's plenty of reasons
for people to vote you out.
There's plenty of things that
you've done that not help the
people. But I want you to
understand that.
Come MAY this vote is going
to be what's played.
>> Over and over and over.
>> And your political career is
done. And if you want to
maintain city manager.
Jay Chapa, consider that in
question with what this vote
ends up doing.
So why these billionaires MAY
be able to buy their city
council.
What they can't buy is the
people of Fort Worth. And the
people of Fort Worth Arts
showing you over and over and
over. We are getting organized
more more by the day and there
is nothing that's going to stop
U.S. 4 NOVEMBER. And there's
nothing that's going to stop
us. Come MAY.
Time for you to get on the side
of the people.
>> Our next speaker is Denise
Cordon.
Denise will be followed by
Emily Dial.
>> Good afternoon.
Thanks for listening to us.
All. My name is Doctor Denise
Cordon. And I want to emphasize
it's not a medical degree.
>> It's a
Ph d and the 3 passions that I
have behind that degree is
course education. Next comes
the environment and the 3rd
passion would be chemistry.
Yes, several other people
behind me have spoken about.
>> The problems with data
centers.
You know, Texas source wants to
be the big and the s and the
most. So right now in West
Texas, there's a data center
that's over 11,000 acres.
Cole, Stargate. And it is.
Out in West Texas where there's
hardly any water.
So once a data center starts is
kind of like a cancer. It will
start rolling. They have and
extension of one building.
But they want another. And
another.
So the negatives aside, swat
unit heard I'm gonna throw in
some chemistry.
The air pollution because it
does take diesel to run those
substations. Well, we've got
Microsoft site.
Nitrogen dioxide carbon
monoxide. Carbon dioxide thing.
Sulfur dioxide. Formaldehyde.
Coming out of the data centers.
So are you can ask yourself,
is black mountain going to
clean with scrubbers before
the release? The air? But it's
in those formal plumes that
so hot. One gentleman said that
it would increase 4 degrees.
But I don't know. He said
Fahrenheit or Celsius. I read
that it will increase 2 degrees
within the surrounding area.
And that's miles.
For the water pollution.
Is it going to be a closed
loop? Because they have to
cool. All those cells or is it
up and open loop? We're that
we're releasing water and
drawing. Then those 5 million
gallons of water a day.
Most of the data center say
they will be using recycled
energy. Well.
>> Yeah, you have 30 seconds.
Please keep going for the
water pollution.
>> If it's good to be released
because this is Texas, we've
got hard water. They're going
to have to use.
By all sides, which is
corrosive inhibitors.
There will also be using
probably anti scaling agents
because if you got pipes, you
know that it plucks up with a
hard water and that's night
rights debates. There is some
wastewater discharge. Thank
you.
>> Our next speaker is Emily
Dial.
Missed. I'll be followed by
Zachary Criss pause, but
missteps already spoken as
Emily present. Zachary Criss.
Mr. Chris will be followed by
Daryl Washington.
>> All right. Good afternoon.
Mayor Councilmembers. My name
is Zachary Criss. I over 6 the
year a member of the 4th for us
to community. And that time I
watched Fort Worth. Grow with
the city. But grow with care.
That's one thing I'm proud
forward. We maintain a carrot.
One thing I think we should
not forget.
That character does not mean
stance. The
worth he's shown growth.
Although a lot of areas.
And I made a few notes.
On to this bill and they do it
around the Cowboys in the
right.
Dallas has built an identity
around the Mavericks and the
stars.
Fort Worth is taking a
different path. We've been
innovative with aviation, the
just the medicine culture and
our Western heritage. So now we
have an opportunity.
To host digital infrastructure
in Fort Worth.
Not very Minnesota's, not maybe
very many cities, could
attract. Such a project before
it passed.
The skill alone doesn't excuse
week planning. That's why I
applaud the moratorium. But by
the same token. I think that's
why this revised plan really
doesn't matter. Because they
came to the table with one
thing. And they have made some
revisions to improve the
project that they already
brought before the council.
It's an important. It's very
important. But I say. And Black
Mountain has already
demonstrated support for our
community in many ways. And
these are not like short term
commitments. These are
commitments that a long time.
Support the students in our
community.
So this project and substantial
taxable value construction, a
technical work, an opportunity
for a local businesses and
community members. So I want
to thank Fort Worth Council.
Looking for growth ways that
we can overcome some of these
deficits that we're having in
our budget. At the same time,
allow people to pork and chive
communities. Thank you.
>> Our next speaker is Daryl
Washington, followed by DeWayne
Washington.
>> How you
guys doing? I just want to get
some quick straight to the
point. I'm a cook straight to
the point. Fall
for not. The data center
meeting and I would not put a
data center. It's 2 different
things. Point got good goals,
education. You're going to
bring computers in. They're
going to work on technology.
The economy going to grow.
You don't create jobs. A lot of
the things that's good for the
community is going to put it
the bad point. You've got a
bunch of people who I think
that is bad on water.
Late Tuesday. No, you don't
call kids home and so many
other different things. So I
think what with the guy need
to do is low. We stop bickering
is get this guy would
Blackstone because if it was
named White Stone would be
different. Think about it too
small. You know, so I just want
this will add to it. But but my
whole point is lit. That guy
from Blackstone get with the
community. Guess it and try
to put these numbers together
and show that it don't home.
Go to go home. And it added
that the heat, let's put it
together and get this. And so
they can get the numbers
together so we move forward and
stop big win. And one another
this good. And so everybody can
way. This get out. We're going
to check out so.
You know, I I'm out of here
like Bobby Brown say I'm out
here.
>> Our next speaker is Dewayne
Washington, MR. Washington will
be followed by 2 Darien
Christian Grey.
>> Dr But thank you. Good
afternoon, mayor and council
members. I have a very unique
perspective on today. And I'll
tell you why just a moment.
But I do love this Love
everyone coming up and there's
based. There's different
perspectives. And that's really
what we need a good, healthy
conversation. But I'm here
today to actually speak in
favor of the proposed site plan
for the data center.
The powers that be actually did
meet with the community there
for us, too. And revise the
footprint that is there.
And that's appreciated. But I
do want to let you know that.
More broadly. I proved the
concept in general I was born,
raised educated worship, preach
and teach right here in the
city of Fort Worth business
here in the city of forward.
I grew up not too far from
where this data center. It's
going. I'm actually somebody
who spent their whole life the
whole adult life in the tech
industry. We'll tell you how
long that's been. But it's been
a long time. And if someone who
has worked in a data center.
I have a very unique
perspective of all of this.
And I can tell you this that
most of us use the data center
before we even brushed our
teeth this morning. If your
cell phone woke you up and you
check the weather, guess what?
You probably were connected to
a data center.
If you read Scripture before
you got out of bed on the phone
that app was probably connected
to a data center. If you use
Facebook data center. Email
data Center as Google. A
question data center you to
data center chatgpt. You
definitely used a data center.
If you use Starbucks on the way
here and use your debit card.
Guess what? You are using a
data center. If your wife have
Amazon on speed dial is on
first-name basis with the
delivery driver. Another.
Data center.
But the point is it.
Data centers on some strange
technically technical found
thing. It's literally a
building with a bunch of
computers and it's not a
situation where the that they
were looking for infrastructure
that doesn't exist. We're
already doing this right now
that that infrastructure is
supporting the life. We're
currently living today.
We don't think about the
infrastructure behind
electricity. Every time we flip
open alike. We don't think
about the infrastructure behind
water. Every time we turn on
the faucet and to be honest.
Most of us don't think about
the infrastructure behind the
digital lives that we live
every single day. When we pick
up our phones. But that
infrastructure has to exist.
Some where it's not in the
cloud. It literally is in a
building. Ironically, the
building that we're talking
about not only right around the
corner from where I grew up
actually across the street.
For more from Washington, our
next speaker is Dendreon
Christian Grey.
>> Good afternoon, mayor and
council.
I am drd injury on great and
I served in higher education
and work for development for
over 2 decades. Even though I
MAY not look like it.
Because large infrastructure
investments have become
powerful training ecosystems
where employers, schools,
colleges and community partners
work together at that center.
Campus needs more than computer
scientists, its construction
and operation involves
electricians, mechanics
technicians, control
specialists network in
cybersecurity professionals.
Not to mention safety teams,
security personnel, project
managers, logistic providers,
landscapers, and many more Fort
Worth can use this project not
only just to expand at print to
ships, credentials,
internships, Veterans, Pathways
and supplier development
programs, but also for our
children. We should be precise
about public decisions. This
site has existing planned
development zoning for the
underlying usage and for my
amendment. And refi. State
plans. It includes the
substation a 40 foot maximum
high that support a smaller
to level.
150 foot maximum sit back near
residential zoning. Parking
alignment with the staffing
model. The zoning Commission
unanimously recommended
approvals. I commend these
developers. The city should
pair approval with the
expectation that convert
investment into local.
Regular workforce meetings,
acessible procurement
information, schools and
colleges partnerships,
transparent reporting and Mina
for outreach to communities
near the site will and should
continue to happen. A proposed
10 billion dollar project can
strengthen the commercial tax
base and create significant
economic activity. Its greatest
legacy, however, should include
people who gain skills and
business that gained
opportunity. I urge the council
to approve the c 26 0. 41 and
forced the improved plan and
challenge every partner.
2 and it every part of it to
make for talent. Part of the
project from the beginning.
Thank you for your time.
>> Take him again. All by
Dolores, Macon.
And part of me, it's Tay to
believe. Thank you.
>> My name is Delores. Making.
I work in health care and that
the nation.
Response, but decisions rally
come from. And and then there's
no reason they come from
identifying grits.
Houston evidence apply and
safeguards and result.
That is how forward should
approach to Black Milton
Project.
Questions about noise,
lightning water, our air
quality track. The and
emergency preparedness. Is
there serious answers?
>> Happily cover athlete goal.
>> I missed us. It is standard
should be mandatory and to grow
and invoice. It developed but
development should communicate
openly with nearly residents
and report on complies. It.
Risk management also requires
use, compare realistic options.
The underlying data center
Hughes has already been
established. The proud zoning.
The seat. 26 0 pull one.
It's a form. A mid-MAY, though,
to that plan development and
includes a revised site plan.
This revision increases the
residential setback to one
defeat and allows to level
design that reduces the
footprint. The zoning
commission in an Israeli
recommended a pro. The project
also a real public by a private
investment. Major them billions
of strong, a commercial tax
base opportunities to
construction love to go
work. Engineering, technology,
security, 90's and local
services. We should not make
air what he's about it. That
tax revenues job count. Have
not been documented. We do not
need to verify scale and
improve plan provides a strong
basis or support. I respect the
blacks you to approve the 6, 2,
6, 0, 0, 1, Likewise
transparent and are meant to
land. Operation comply says
and choose response about
progress. All of it outdated
was this. But at that point.
>> The Laureus Macon followed
by Wanda Bell.
Oh, sorry and making sure I
didn't MISS Tate ahead again.
Correct? Okay. Want a bell?
>> Good afternoon. Mayor and
council members.
And then this tower hand again.
And I want to start with.
>> I love
for because we have never
needed to be a copy of anyone.
Arlington has the Cowboys and
the Rangers. Dallas has the
Mavericks and the stars, those
Arlington and are powerful
regional Bryant's forward pass
something different before it.
The chance to.
The chance to our our powerful
regional Bryant for war has
something different at
different before it. The chance
to become home to a private
digital and struck
Infrastructre complex with an
investment manager Ed,
approximately 10 Billion.
I do support the Black Mountain
Project. Thank you.
>> Our next speaker is Delores
Macon, fallen by Wanda Bell.
>> And Marion. And present,
thank you.
>> My name is and that area.
I am a working mother who cares
deeply about both the
opportunity and quality of life
and full court.
>> With families here about
a project of this large.
We naturally as hard questions.
Will it be a good neighbor?
Will the city and for us noise
and lightning lighting rules.
What about water power?
Traffic, air air quality and
emergency planning.
Those questions should be
should not be brushed aside.
They should be answered.
Through her mitts conditions
monitoring and continue popping
communication.
We should also be clear about
the decision before the
council. The data center use
has already been established
through parts on easy cc 26, 0,
4, 1,
is an amendment to that.
Planning development and foods,
a revised site plan, the new
design and increases the Fed
back near. The Fed back there,
residential zoning up to one
50 feet. And uses too 2 level
layout to level layout that
reduces the ground but print.
In other words, the choice is
not helpful. A data center are
no data center. The choice and
choose from. But their
community receives more
neighborhood conscious man as a
mother also want my children to
grow up in a city that with a
strong tax base mater, in
effect and fact structure.
Skill, career and look at all
opportunities. A million
billion billion dollar profit
as the best man can help create
that future.
Through cost direction.
Technical work, suppliers and
ongoing operations. I support
the revised plan because it
moves and the right just
decision 2 sorry to our action.
Lisa proves the c 26 0, 4, 1,
and force every standard.
And keep listening to the
families who live closest to
the fight. Thank you.
Council. That is the conclusion
of our speakers on this is any
item all turn out to the floor
for any comments or questions
for staff.
>> Customer Nettles.
Yes, mayor times well spent.
Thank you guys for coming to
speak on this on this zoning
case. Are the site plan
actually?
>> I we can have a city staff
made the city attorney and Sony
as well if back now to can't
come. We've got 3, Mike, I want
to x some questions and I want
you guys to have to keep going
back and forth.
Dj. Please just let's let's
finish the meeting that side
like would love to let's let's
just please do you want to
leave or you want to stay your
choice?
>> You know, I would love for
you to stay. Let's just have a
great meeting in fish. I really
don't want you to leave.
Would like you to stay. Thank
you.
MR. Knowles, ok, thank And
there's a couple things that
was said we want to I have some
questions. All of the map.
It.
>> a couple of questions as
recourse to be site plan and
the feat that you're proposing
from the neighborhood to the
building. What is on the site
plan on the site plan, the
buildings we have on those 4
buildings. All of them are
greater than 300 feet from
adjacent.
>> Residents us from the
property lines. So
we're going to face the correct
number there.
>> Okay. So this 150 feet
that's on increase is
increasing. What you guys have
already put in place. It's
increasing from 80 to one 50.
But when you look at the actual
buildings that we laid out,
those buildings are 300 feet
from the property lines.
So even more than the those are
our questions. Okay. Please
know at bars. You got the
virus. But now.
It's not in the site plan.
So there is there a way that if
this is approved, we can amend
it to 300 feet.
Because these baseless and 75
feet. Plus one 50.
>> The site correctly depicts
to 3 defeat. If you wanted to
make it even more restrictive,
the 4 men can be made by the
council to reflect what the
site plan actually provide.
It.
That was a question about
diesel fuel.
>> Will this company we will
they be using feel? And I think
one of the statements was the
the substation uses diesel fuel
up probably.
Point out substations exist to
take great power, stepping down
from larger transmission lines
to consumptive level bulges.
And so that is not something
where you have on site
generation. That's all we have
a power plant Sen.
Running. 24 7, 3.65 diesel
engines was the start of
accurate statement. What we
have backup generational side
for when our goes out 10, 20
hours a year. We will either
natural gas turbines or backups
into it. But there's no are
24, 7, 3, 65 engines running.
Thank you.
The type of investment that
will be into Everman isd, I
believe, is about
10111 million dollars
>> per year property tax was
completely. But as that
accurate statement, this yet
completely unabated built out
970 megawatts. If you use the
term counties online tax
calculator. I've done the math
numerous times that works out
to about 111 million per and
iced tea. Notably their budget
today is 85 million to you're
talking 2 times the resources
available to that. I stand and
those kids and I think that's
pretty powerful.
I want for couple from staff.
Thank you, Brad. Think that
might be less in one else.
Have questions for him. Staff,
I believe. This all done with
quiz was approved JANUARY 2025.
And SEPTEMBER of 2025. Today
we're actually voting on a site
plan.
Not actually whether or not
the data center can be built.
To speak to that. Yes, thank
you, mayor.
>> And COUNCILMAN In Dayton,
with that development services,
the entitlements for the zoning
is in place. They're asking to
increase the setback, increase
the height and approved the
site plan. In absence of any
other.
Decisions made today, the the
entitlement is still there for
the data center use. I think.
I love it was JANUARY to
SEPTEMBER.
We would quite because the
council require them to do a
site plan.
>> Because normally the site
plan is not required, but
because of the neighbors in the
community asking so many
questions. This council require
them to do a site plan. Is that
accurate statement as well?
Yes, sir. The original request
was a site plan waiver. This
council required the site plan.
I have a question about that.
A lot of
conversation about.
>> Tabling the vote and waiting
for the recommendations.
>> That we have put in place
with the moratorium as well
as with the committee. That
task force whatever comes to
what the task force and next.
90 days. This case. Have to
abide by
those recommendations.
>> Essentially know as zoning
staff has indicated there on
time into place that they
already have their development
regulations in place. And so
the moratorium or even the
regulations adopted by the
recommended by the dci c
they're not retroactive, they
would be for any new develop.
New data centers coming into
the city itself.
>> Okay. Thank you, Anne.
The recommendations.
>> That war proposed by city
staff.
Black Mountain, the developer
metals be on those
recommendations.
I believe they have, according
to staff. Zoning staff. Can
I get more clear, precise about
sir.
>> Good afternoon. Mayor and
council dj. Real director of
development services. Yes, some
of our recommendations included
urban forest, the tree
mitigation and preservation
on site. The proposed site plan
meets and exceeds those typical
standards that we would see
with those type of
applications.
With regard to drainage,
they're still reviewing
drainage for that is for the
area. But they're also looking
at when they're combined in
the entire site. You know, to
detain on site. There was a lot
of testimony about, you know,
there's not a lot of drainage.
So I want to clarify that there
will also be detention on site
that would mitigate adverse
impact on the neighboring
properties.
>> Council are back in the
council are stark just had a
quick question for you do to
follow up on that and you said
that there will be detention on
that. I don't have it right in
front of it. Is that shown in
the site plan or is that in
future zoning changes? So thank
you for that question.
>> So the approval of the site
plan does not wavered, defer
any additional development
standards for the site. So it
still has to me, I did Tia
assumptions. It still has to
meet the drainage substances.
Also has to go through planning
and the rest of the development
process. And so they're unable
to to their go into a drainage
study review at this approach
at this time. So we don't know
the size or the location of the
detention pond. However, the
current proposal includes that.
>> The current site plan
includes a detention pond.
>> The currents like site plan
for the drainage study.
>> That does not make sense to
me dj. So we have a site plan,
right? And that site plan as it
was
shown today, does it have a
place holder for detention
pond? And I'm not sure. I don't
think that then I guess what
I'm trying to ask is is there
when you tell me there's a
place holder that means that we
don't know where it's going.
And so I'm uncertain why would
vote on something today that it
could potentially change based
on our could it potentially
change based on this study?
>> the site layout is not going
to change the open space that
is currently providing new
beware. The detention pond is
ok, it's ok, thank you.
>> If I could clarify one thing
on that. So when we look at a
drainage study, that's a part
of plotting. The property has
nothing to do with the zoning
action before City Council
today.
You handle zoning first.
Then you do a drainage study
and that's part of the plot of
the property.
Zoning and drainage. Don't go
together, trying to just to
later. Council our stores.
Thank you, mayor. Try to have
any any questions and comments.
We want to comment an hour.
You can't go ahead, ok, perfect
so one to the other residents
who actually come out and
support So I just want to
apologize the way some of you
guys are true today.
Missed Hackett was correct in
for for the gentlemen are so
that we don't listen. I I do
not have some notes. Missed
Hackett said the Americans have
the right to petition
government. That includes you
all. So it includes those are
different opinions than others.
You MAY speak. So she was
correct in that MR. Silva, you
mentioned that the government
works for the people. We have
to do what they say now.
There's differing views.
What does the government do
that case? They listened.
They make decisions so he was
partially correct in that.
So back to great saying b, b,
minus on that one
MR. Kerry and I you brought up
a Republican versus Democrat
yet you're hearing a shirt
paddling or your partisan
candidate of Irony is not lost
on me. There, but really to
those rest again, I want to
apologize for the allegations
that he put out to get you
guys, especially the clergy
saying you guys are taking
money just like he's he's doing
right now. So I hope he gets
those clicks. Unsubscribe that
he's looking for in that case.
I think it's quite interesting,
especially the you know, saying
No, if we say no to this, which
we've heard before are ready,
it wants the doesn't. It would
continue to be built. However,
it would hurt the neighborhood
even more as far as the
concessions that they've been
asking for and getting so
that's the irony, again, is not
lost me there. But again, to
those folks who came out to
speak in support. You haven't
been up here? I don't think
I've seen many of you up here.
So thank you for coming out.
We do this all the time where
we're chastise, whether we do
something that they like or not
quite frankly, there's some on
this ties that could cure
cancer and off and end
homelessness. Now are there
still could be some basement
dwellers that hate us. So I
guess welcome to the club to
the rest of you. Just sorry you
had to put up with that.
So that's all my comments are
councilor Deborah Peoples.
Try one more time. I'm MAY try.
Now. I don't know. And then try
again area.
>> Well, thank you. And for
everybody that came out today.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank
you. I know that this process
is long and you had of the
places you rather be. But you
stuck with this and I'm
grateful. But I had a question
that I wanted to ask. And,
Jeff, maybe you can help me
with this. I know that, Chris,
you said
>> that the
>> decisions that the dci a
make will not do not impact
this. A data centre, but just
one of the things you talked
about and I just want to be
sure, can we go back and off
if once the dci comes up with
them recommendations, can we go
back and a half a black
mountain if they'd be willing
to comply with those new
recommendations?
>> Under state law in this is
what we've talked about it
every briefing so far because
we want people to understand
this state law gives the
landowner and the developer
the right to choose to stay
under the development rules in
place at the time they start
the process. That does not mean
that we cannot ask any
developer to comply with our
new rules. And we've been doing
that now at this time. We do
not have any new rules. They
are still being contemplated in
what direction we go. We can
certainly ask that of any
developer. They can say yes,
and they can also stay know and
still stay within their rights
under state law. Okay. So thank
you so.
>> Should we choose today to
wait till we got the new
regulations? We could go back
and all MR. Bennett and Black
Mountain if they'd be willing
to comply with that.
>> Yes, I I know that's all
I wanted to know. I mean, I
just wanted to know if that
were to pass a bill yet.
>> Ok, thank you. I mean, it's
just like today they have
development standards already
in place that have been
adopted. They can choose to
stay under those development
standards.
>> They're coming to the table
now to say we want to amend
that. We want to increase our
setbacks and increase the
height in the future. They can
do the same and they can choose
that's a fact hours.
>> Councilor Paul, go ahead.
>> And that so I'm going to be
honest and I am not the best
extemporaneous speaker. That is
certainly not my kids. This
case has really. Given me a
tremendous amount of anxiety.
And as weight really heavily.
My heart and mind.
All the time that we've had
to consider it and the
continuances and the
information that's been coming
forward. The information I saw
on my own.
And it doesn't way just because
I'm a councilmember. It weighs
on me.
Generally as a resident, a
parent taxpayer, all the things
and I really have been
struggling to kind of find a
balance on how to inform our
decision-making on this because
I obviously believe that we
need to have regulations.
There's no has done to. And
my my and the professing that
and I obviously support having
a moratorium and my vote pans
also reflect that.
And the only way that I like
today, I came here and I
thought I'll keep score like I
just really have been trying to
find a possible away off.
Talk to.
>> Stakeholders and in the
community. I've talked to
leaders in the community have
talked to my colleagues, have
talked to academics. I've
talked to activists and
certainly from people in our
own district.
But they
did that heard today is some
misinformation, which I'm glad
people up. Ask questions to
clarify. Voting no. Today we're
voting against the site plan.
>> That that.
>> If there was ever a time
to had been out talking about
this topic, it was we it was
proceeds today.
It's about a site plan. We get
to choose a site plan or b site
plan. And so we've heard a
number of people today.
Those of which who live most,
all of them live in here as
residents Fort Worth. But we've
also heard from people who live
most proximate to the actual
proposed site. This is not
district 6. So for me.
I want to represent the people
who are most impacted.
And from what I hear, the
people most impacted are
deciding between.
They want site but do they want
5 plan? The? And so?
That's to me. That's the
question at hand. I can't stop
a data set from being there
and there's going to be a data
center there and either a
guard. And so to me, the most
important part is to. Provide
for the protections or this
site plan that is Leith op
intrusive, I guess on the
people that it's going to be
the most proximate to so.
That is where I am on this
I'm looking forward to hearing
the recommendations from.
The commission. That much
needed Italy awaiting them.
I definitely.
Want to continue on the
moratorium process. But
unfortunately, this was a case
that was already in the
pipeline.
It's toothpaste out of the 2.
And at this point.
I want to do what's best for
the residents that it has
greatly impacts.
Summer crane and oh, yes,
following on that, then, Chris,
I don't know if you're planning
to do this, but since we've
already talked about,
>> increasing the setback on
paper, I'd like to offer that
amendment which also puts that
on on paper further setback
than the one 50 required to at
least the community has that
assurance. I know the process
there, but
I need to say something more
than that to amend the site
plan for 300 feet.
>> I believe the site plan
ready reflects that. And so if
you wanted to just reflect in
the motion, it would just to be
that's exactly what I wanted to
amend the setback and to 300
feet. Yes, the single fact.
>> Are you making a motion
councilmember crane?
I wish I could. Thank you.
Okay. Thank you.
>> Any other questions or
comments from council on this
item.
And again, I really do
appreciate everyone that's been
here today and spend their
time. I hope that you felt like
you were heard. I know that
there's quite a bit of angst
around this issue, not just in
Fort Worth all over the
country. I've said this so many
times where there is in private
meetings or public meetings,
we've got to find a better way
to uk. I know. I mean, always
agree with MR. Carry-on or
other speakers here today.
I can certainly tell there's
plenty of hatred towards me
personally. I've health that
many times. But the point is
this, that leadership is
difficult. And this is one of
those moments.
>> I think this is an in really
important option for residents
and I cannot thank you enough
to those that live in proximity
to this particular data center
for spending so much time
literally in the weeds
understand what was best for
your community as the Dr Hull
and listen to every single word
you said I understood what you
were asking for for your
community and for your
neighborhood. And that is why
I will be supporting the
current current alternative
motion on the floor. Let me
say this. We're going to keep
talking about data centers,
the data Center Infrastructure
Commission. We'll be in place
very soon and come forward with
regulations. The important a
lot of discussion about 60 day
timeline. Why do we put 60 days
in place? Because I want our
city to have some type of great
regulatory framework before
we enter legislative session
that we can be a good example
because we will lose control.
At that point. We do not know
what the state plans on doing
and I think we can be a good
example. I really do
appreciate. I'm sorry. I don't
always say it right. You don't
love it. I'm your mayor and I'm
your leader right for for such
as time. Is this. This is why
I'm here. I respect every
colleague on this Dyess.
They work incredibly hard to
be here. They don't deserve.
Personal attacks are vendettas.
I'm really proud to serve with
each and every one of you.
So at this time I've got a
motion on the floor. Do I have
a second? The motion the second
council please vote.
Motion carries.
>> Mayor, that concludes all
of our action item. So that
gets us to public comment.
>> Thank you. Let's take a 5
minute recess and come back to
full public comments are making
this restaurant. Thank you.
We can get underway.
All right. We're continuing
with our public comments for
Speaker Bob, a living.
3 minutes, sir, followed by
Connelly Burr.
>> Can you go to the center
podium, please?
>> Center podium. But up.
>> I'm gonna from Trump to the
commissioners court to do with
3 minutes. That's good. You
just something good. Finally,
Carlos, all these years.
Here's the thing right here.
Chris Jamison. Your website,
what you won't look, he's not
gonna look at the most about
him. Your website, your
endorsements for Mattie Parker.
Ameris which commissioner
marriage which the PRESIDENT P
l a got on there. Firefighters
association. The only ones you
don't happen to your your dose
of your supporters. Charles
Manson and Hitler sot mission.
You can pick the worst bunch of
people ever the put down for
endorsements. Because you don't
know what you're doing. Chris,
you never been to a COUNCILMAN,
Chris. You never been to a
bomb. And Chris, you capture
duties for other people, do it
for you. And here you sent.
But you're not. You're a waste
of time to me. Like most
councilmember Debora People's
Choice staff to issue saying
why. MAY use just go and Now,
here's the thing about the Oi.
It tells and hear how they got
Dan Scarfe out and Kate Cary
Moon in office that brag about
in this book, volume for the
tracked right k. This is the
4th volume. They brag how that
take councilmembers I out and
put them in. Mayor Parker.
They own you. We do. I wish
people to her. No. There were
not talking to council members.
We're not talking a marriage.
We're talking pitch with
sawdust. Her head.
If you've been to her doing
such, I'm going to council
meetings like Denver, people to
shoot ever showing up one to
her civic duty, different sort.
Chris, over there, he got ball
down. He used to be one of us.
He got bought out.
>> When he got enough money,
he changed Ottawa. So the real
answer to the city of Port war
as you air first as we can all
both there Windermere on our
side and then we can start with
when these people out and
appeal any candidate, the text
on Ocean Appeal. I firefighter
association. It's not a Canada.
It's a puppet. It's time to
change them.
And people can answer questions
like Crystal runaway. What a
coward.
You keep our discretion really
are. But I appreciate I could
come and go. I think many parts
of being here, grocers haircut.
You shows how dumbing down the
city is allow someone like or
share for that law. Take away
our Russian treat people like
rep.
>> You're a disgrace to tear
your. Here are a total
discretion, your heart patient,
a human being. And I tell you,
you never did your civic
duties. You never came out to
means you didn't do nothing and
that the election was 100%
ridge on the person you're
sitting there. And, you know,
it was really, you know what,
GOD knows it. I know it.
It was rigged or you wouldn't
be there.
Enjoy Denver. Judgment Day will
be a different story.
>> Next week are calling the
brewer followed by Adrian
Smith.
>> Well, Mayor Councilmembers,
good afternoon. My name is
Colin Brewer and I'm a resident
of District 6. I'm here today
regarding transparency.
Financial disclosure and
information presented a 4th
residents concerning a member
of this council.
Public records involving
Councilmember Chris Nettles,
even a purpose childcare center
and purpose driven Ministry's
re substantial questions.
The desert clarification.
Councilmember Nettles 2026
personal financial statement
identifies him as self employed
and describes his occupation
as owner of Child Care
and after-school, the Texas
Child Care Licensing Records
show that haven a purpose have
been under voluntary suspension
since JULY of 2024. Reporting
0 children, 0 staff before
ultimately closing in APRIL of
this year. Yet the city's
official biography continue
to state the council member
Middle Schools owns and
operates the center.
Those circumstances alone.
More clarification. But we now
know considerably more on
AUGUST 18th of this year, the
Texas Department of
Agricultural submitted a brief
to the Texas attorney general
concerning records. I requested
tva states that have a purpose
became purpose. Truth
Ministries when it began
operating as a sponsor and the
federal child and adult Care
food program. The longer view
Tda determined that the
organization was to see us
seriously deficient identifying
noncompliance is resulting in
787,000 $872. And
$0.77 allowable expenses and
Milt losses covering 2021 2,
2023.
With interest that reach
$794,175.76 winner for to the
attorney general for the
lawsuit that was filed in
AUGUST. The 6th of this month.
Furthermore, records indicate
that purpose for the ministries
and councilmember Nettles
himself restricted from
participating in the food
program. I'm asking for
clarification about the bases
and scope of that restriction.
I want to be precise. The
lawsuit is against is against
the entity and not a judgment
against Councilmember Nettles
personally and it does not
establish personal wrongdoing.
But we now have an official
state agency stating that
organization policy publicly
associating with a sitting
council member incurred nearly
$800,000 and disallowed meals
under federally funded
nutrition program. I
respectfully ask the mayor and
the council to determine
whether the circumstances
require correction of city
information. Clarification of
financial disclosures referral
to the appropriate city.
A story for review. I'm not
asking this council to presume
guilt. I'm asking for
transparency.
Public trusts requires one
standard of accountability for
everybody. Thank you.
>> Next Speaker Kevin Carlson
fall by Chris. What?
>> We got
Adrian, sir, I'm sorry. Adrian
Smith, you're next. Followed by
Kevin Carl's, sir.
>> Order a smoke. There's fire.
Well, where we have a problem.
It was previously reported in
MAY of this year that our city
is facing a 49 million budget
short fall feels that the year
2027. Fast forward to now all
this present day, it's being
reported the city is facing
a 77 million dollar budget
shortfall full physical year.
2027. We can change that amount
to 97 Million. So he's actually
97 Million.
It's been reported that this
project is show followed the
rise from current property
valuations coming in Lloyd in
lower than expected. Lets be
clear. The current property
tax bill, what valuation isn't
causation for the expected 2027
budget shortfall.
Yes, the reckless on account.
It's an account expanded
bodies, Marion Mayor and
council. That happens on a
weekly basis. Thank through
without giving consideration
for long-term costs and a fake
Diaz is the result we're left
with.
Former COUNCILWOMAN Gyna Bivens
wants and money should need it
region. Plus fundamental.
No offense taken to what she
said because it's true
regarding the importance of
reading.
i think I witnessed a man was
more beef in 400 and council
colleagues. Those who steal
Carney said before us, this
PRESIDENT Thanked.
One thing I do before presented
myself to speak at council
meetings is study Council
agenda and prospective to its
impact.
It will have on our livelihoods
as residents of this city.
The collective tax dollars to
come into the coffers. We the
people are enough to accomplish
necessary priorities for our
city.
My suggestions for better
government efficiency. One.
We need a new city manages
someone, new ideas and
perspectives. Who hasn't been
part of the system. That's been
a 4, 4, quake.
We need to elect a
representation beginning with
the mayor in every council
district that governs the city
individuals that was served,
the will of the people first
above all else, 3. The fund
a ccpd.
Public presentation to the top
of the sea cows agenda
Re story most peak. And that
allows all residents to be a
part of what governs a lot of
that 6. We still a stand-alone
speaking on individual again,
the items before you all
implemented to Thomas Thomas
Tull, a Casi it.
7 someone recommended. Get rid
of Sasha bans. We noticed a
I'll leave it there. I want to
say something this large up and
leave it there. Oh, yeah.
Leadership isn't a bet.
Leadership isn't hard if your
heart in the right place to the
mayor.
>> Next speaker coming Carlson
followed by Chris One.
>> Good afternoon.
Also, Henry, pretty should you
guys ticking time listening
today? My name is Kevin
Carlson. I'm a property owner
within the community of would
be crossing District 10.
The displaying to you all
today.
The streets, the impact of the
current ongoing construction
site at the entrance to my
neighborhood.
The Liberty Monument know
appears abandoned the flags
still fly record Reagan and
Warren.
To me. Our entrance now
resembles a salvage yard.
More than a neighborhood due to
the commercial impacts.
Property values are huge
concern for me. This photo is
a great example of what happens
to residential environment when
mixed with current current
zoning in this area. I'm here
today out of concern for future
development to the north side
here. Just race its an
approximate 5 to 10 acre
parcel. I need your help and
request council to do its own
unchanged. Er neighborhood
commercial restricted. The
property is.
On the North West corner of
Blue Mountain Road and
Heritage. Trace Parkway address
is 9 for 9, 1, and 9, 2, 6, 1,
Blue Mound Road.
I have supportive comments for
this change request and names
of the residents from Liberty
crossing that I will that I
have email today. To Mayor
Mayor Parker during this
meeting. I understand this is
a commercial property and
potential future development.
But as we but we as a community
need a more family-friendly
zoning to minimize commercial
impacts request that Mayor
Parker COUNCILMAN Jameson and
counsel to please help us
preserve our community and
rezone it. Our neighborhood
commercial restricted that will
help and minimize and limit the
type of businesses that could
put their city shut down at
night and don't have a 24 7
function like the 7.11 that
we lost to the south that's
being built. And it's a message
you can see. They've got that
whole entrance all tore up an
I don't even know who owns that
monument, but it's ridiculous.
And it's disgraceful that the
U.S. Flag flowing that way.
You guys want to come visit
over there some time and take a
look at the whole area. That
would be awesome.
And Mayor Parker spoke to me
earlier in private and said
something that she's going to
refer me to someone's to have a
meeting with them about all
this.
>> Yes, they never talk to
probably be your best contacts
or she city and over there to
the rim to your left are
Victor. I appreciate that 3
minutes and thank you guys for
your time. And I really do
appreciate the work you guys
are doing for us. Thank you.
>> Next Speaker Chris, what
followed by Leticia Welborn.
I'm Chris. What from Willow
Park.
>> Thank you for the
opportunity to speak today.
In late Spring, I was living
in a low rent apartment in Fort
Worth District 6. The
surrounding area was full of
nicer homes and apartments.
But my rent was extremely cheat
because the complex had fallen
into disrepair. And there was
an out of control bug
infestation. Like many
residents there, I would not
have lived there if I could
have afforded something better
maintained. One Sunday morning,
a distraught couple approached
me. They had entered the
apartment complex during the
night and their car was now
missing from where they had
parked it. I directed them to
the leasing office to find a
sign with a phone number to
call.
I often saw cars being towed
from this complex, especially
in the morning. The parking
signs or difficult to see at
night when entering the gated
complex. So residents and
visitors could MISS The rules
before parking. Enloe rent
apartment complexes. Predatory
towing can create sudden
financial burdens that
destabilize low-income families
and contribute to evictions.
Predatory towing practices have
several harmful effects.
They create disproportionate
financial strain. Telling and
storage fees can cost hundreds
of dollars per incident.
For low income residents.
A single $300 Towing bill
represents a significant
portion of monthly income,
forcing them to sacrifice
essentials like food or
medicine to retrieve their
vehicles.
Second unclear, policies can
create an equitable outcomes.
Many complexes have inadequate
parking spaces combined with
confusing non inclusive signage
such as parking rules posted
only in anguish for communities
where many residents MAY have
limited English proficiency.
This sets vulnerable residents
up to fail.
3rd when properties are under
maintained while penalties are
aggressively enforced.
Low-income tenants can
experience the system as a way
to extract additional fees
rather than having a fair
parking policy.
Please monitor telling practice
is at low rent apartment
complexes, especially those
surrounded by higher income
properties for problems MAY
go unnoticed. Please review
whether towing rules are
clearly posted visible at
night.
Available and languages.
Residents can understand fairly
enforced an adequate to protect
tenants from sudden
destabilizing cost. Thank you
for your time and
consideration.
>> Next, a petition willborn
followed by George House.
>> I just want to say I'm
really saddened that the city
is not taking the have the
people into consideration.
Yeah. Look at this part of
town. The East side, a 10 and
it's something where people
do map, especially you,
Charlie. Look, I listen to the
comments that you made today.
People matter their lives
matter. You guys know that this
black man out and it's going
to be disastrous to our area.
Baby sour, ready nationally,
environmental issues.
>> But yeah, not taking people
into account gallon that taking
babies into account.
>> Whether they opt for an eye
on for.
>> That
said here in this into yeah,
make all of these negative
comments. Time after time at
the time. Yeah. Like black and
brown, people do not matter.
Ms the nettles. It doesn't
matter if you a pass because
you will have to be accountable
to GOD. You might not be
accountable accountable to me
or anybody else in here.
You have to be accountable to
got so some of these decisions
that you guys think the
challenge making that a
popular, it's not because at
the end of a yellow have
accountability and 5 men to
racism is real. And that is
what's happening here in the
city of Fort Worth. This
particular sat our black
mountain. It's going it's
already highly polluted
nationally and y'all know it.
But yeah, keep adding to it.
Alan. Notice that it's not a
statistic into consideration.
Most of those people that spoke
not even for worth residents.
They live and fires to. Zach
has a home and all that.
And he coaches said od Wyatt,
but he does not live in Fort
Worth. And that's to hear and
listen to you out. Time after
time after 10.
Downplay the citizen support
work acting like weed out
matter.
Huerta says since in Fort
Worth, we do matter.
>> And it's disturbing to me.
>> Thanks, you guys. Sit up
and yeah, key.
>> Pass an ala this black now
to step because they have the
money nearby to assist if black
and brown people. What about
you? But what about pits ya?
Know what the death rate is
over yet? No to council race
over to. Yeah. I know the
statistics, but Jackie and his
step over there.
>> Over and over and over like
people do not matter at sit
here and look and missed a chap
and you just Wisner Aggies.
Sure. Thank you, chair.
>> People lives Matter. They're
half Matt. This women who loses
their babies that matter when
people have to bear and now
wants to play medical fields.
First up, this happened because
of the impact mental issues of
the day. It matters. It might
not matter to you. It matters
to us and I pray to GOD that
he has his eyes on each and
every last one of you that
grandpa. Nothing bad cuts at
the meeting got and I know or
supple, but I think the chalice
heart, it's in the wrong place
cuts right now. So, yeah, I
might be getting pay. It seems
like out can pay because Jack
did not have the people of
interest at heart. I hear you.
>> Next Speaker George Stiles
fall by Peter Irving.
>> There's George Bernard
Shaw's
island forward. I'm acutely
were no matter what I say or
how I say it. The enduring
impression, if any MAY be.
>> I've been doing missions.
Bob Bolen was mayor, which i
have to 7 mayor so far. I'm
here today Councilmember
Nuttall saying AUGUST, 11th,
quote, I know you don't have no
way to go home, too, but I do,
unquote. When I heard that
also, Karen heard the mayor say
years ago. Well, those of us
who have a lot outside of this
building, unquote, that's
plainly implying that those
who are then frequently saying
thank you, didn't agree with
had nothing to do with their
lives. But just that they show
who all over again, this
t-shirt, unquote at nauseum
Grand Stander.
Unquote, was reaction to that
kind of venom against the First
Amendment. It combines a were
councilmember back applied to
Thomas Tholen Casi on
6/28/2022. When she was like it
playing that he was the wrong
gender to speak sister issues
with the phrase favorite at
that time by some council
members. I have another sure
that vintage it reads, quote,
All I felt this was a theater,
unquote. This is my Mayor
telling Thomas that them City
Hall was not custom and yacht
Thomas data on SEPTEMBER 7th
2022. I had on a shirt on more
on SEPTEMBER 6, 2022. When
Thomas spoke for last minute he
ever said to city Council,
quote, When is the transparency
and accountability coming,
unquote.
APRIL 22nd 2023 Fort Worth
Report Container Interview of
Councilmember Crane. That
included, quote, If you're just
trying to root for 3 minutes of
fame and a meeting to promote
yourself are a lot of personal
attacks. And I have no time
for that nonsense, unquote.
The nonsense that he did have
time for was baiting Bob and
Adrian, they start to speak.
That's stealing part of their
3 minutes. This finally caused
me to speak on OCTOBER, 8th
2024 about the City Council
comedy Club.
Understands this can be a
Parisian road is a battle of
Hastings. Some of the very
dedicated and effective
speakers who come here. But
I've never seen a support
network, but the serpent that
attacks the speaker because he
can't answer that message early
slumber. It started blowing up
on AUGUST. 11th to bring me
here. It's slumbers and white.
And according to ms Tackett,
it's not slippery at all.
And more sheltered locations
in hair there. It is very
active indeed.
>> Next, speaker. Peter Irving
followed by Brian Patton.
>> That's Peter Irving year.
Brian Patton.
You take area.
And he'll be followed by Brent
Beasley.
>> All right. So what's cool
about being a part of the
people side. It's a win-win
regardless, right when you have
courage, he actually stand up
against the establishment.
A win that we get receipts on
where your courage actually
lights. So I want to make sure
for the people to know what
just happened. People sign up
for public comments. They had
people speak at the front end
and then they planned another
10 and the back and to create
Book Inc to silence to real
people.
And if Chris Nettles worked
this hard.
On actually this in the
community, you have 1000 people
in here. But you worked really
hard to get his 40 50.
Deborah Peoples. I want to make
sure you and I know something
now. You always want, you know,
we get the privilege to talk.
You tell me that, you know.
I don't trust these, you know,
white progressives.
And she's white. Progressives
don't vote for Jasmine
cracking. And today we just
had 2 Black City Council
members. Allowed a rich white
people. Frey on old black
people. To pass a vote.
So we can make a hard time
about why progressive when some
people in this dies in the Jena
Bivens era.
And so we have to understand
that this safeguarding that we
did for Elizabethton, Jeanette
and Carlos, we all see it.
I've been coming here. Since
last year. It was the dei Vo.
It was a racial mander.
Gerrymander proclamation.
If I was you guys on this
diocese, I would have been in
so much joy. This kind of group
behind you to actually move
this city forward.
You can watch Commissioner Lisa
Simmons do that at the county
level. And so.
Instead you all continue to
choose the establishment.
Rather. Then the people.
And this is why we're still
standing here today with the
status of the vote because you
don't know who else. We
probably outnumbered who
actually live in the area.
Sioux Wesson Gardens in a
matter me a call.
>> The guy who showed you
flooding were a kid could drown
that. It mattered to me all.
I recommend you guys watch
centers and the movie get out.
And you guys kind of decide.
Are you going to continue to
allow Jay Chapa?
And I believe what I like it
here, Adrian say we have to
desperately moved to a mayor
form of government.
Because in a city manager form
of government, we will never
beat the establishment. We will
never what you're seeing in
New York, which is seen or ever
are people actually are able to
have the leverage. There is a
full on taking forward down
to the states. And if any of
you had vision. You would have
put the home with us. And now
you got to move out.
>> Brent Beazley followed by
David Rodriguez. I don't see
Brent here. Moving on. David
Rodriguez. Followed by James
Smith.
>> So my public comments are
going to be based on. We're
going to be what I find to be.
Sort of just utter carelessness
and under. I guess, discussed
that for city Council sometime
task for its constituent and
its residents as was example,
whenever trial, I was sort of
the sites to go off and make
fun of people.
And just based on those
comments, even from now, I'm
going to read it and I quote.
From MISTER Lauer's or from
this is pretty embarrassing
footage if a citizen clearly
breaking laws claiming
something went wrong. I'm
sorry. She he they them it
didn't get the lights in
subscribers you were hoping
for, but maybe they should not
get in the middle of the
street. Surely they've heard
folk around and find out and
that obviously means getting in
the way of traffic, the better
humans signed Charlie's hours.
Dorothy has this whole thing
district 4 and has his whole
city council member thing on
the. So if the people are
wondering how certain
councilmembers really view
them. There's a pretty good
example. And the video
specifically referencing you
see and the beginning, there's
a woman.
>> She
>> is recording. It goes a
cargo van and a car completely
passes by her. She is in no
danger and does not pose a
threat to any vehicle. And yet
the truck of a sheriff's
personal vehicle. He comes in
and he goes any parks, try and
put himself right into that
woman's way.
What are we and again, this
goes almost to what Mayor
Maddie Parker saying when she
says there needs to be a better
way to communicate between the
residents and city Council.
When we have councilmembers
who talk like this about the
private and public, when you
have people who treat others
like this
in private, what is the where
is the middle ground? Whenever
it's been made clear that
certain city council members
will allow people to be taken
advantage of in the federal
government. So, for example,
when guns bring up is, but
these flock cameras, I've been
going around everywhere and
then so not only do police
officers have access to them.
So 2 ice agents. So when we
have our 2, a descendant of
Mexican immigrants council
members up here and they're not
saying a single word about
anything that what's going on
with flock. The fact that ice
is not going to have shot
gloves to discriminate against
people who look like me who
look like them who look like
some of the people out here
and or the fact that now
there's a new drone operation
program and everyone's going to
say, well, it's for safety.
Who safety.
Who's going to be tracked by
all of these things. And so
it's incredibly difficult for
me to try and b. Civil.
Whenever it seems pretty clear
that the Fort Worth City
Council is adamant on treating
their own citizens and
constituency with such
discussed.
>> James Smith followed by
Erica
>> Good Afternoon Council.
My name is James Smith.
And for once they get a chance
to address another issue other
than one of bin champion for
the last 7 years, almost 7
years.
The alleyways in my
neighborhood and Hillside
Morningside neighborhood in
probably over the the course of
the whole city.
Nobody is la should be allowed
to grow.
4 feet 5 feet tall before
script.
I understand you have more in
cycles are in the city times
that year. You're going to
relook at that Moon cycle.
But it shouldn't get this high.
Anybody is neighborhood.
And I know your neighborhood
problem have grass for 5 feet
tall. You put out a flyer that
says to the to the residence
of forward, keep your grass
cut.
>> Deters mosquitoes in the
history of this. But the
property that you own you
allowed to get. 4 feet tall.
This cut now. And I'm really
appreciative of that. I welcome
the alley and see. 4 blocks
down that way. And I could see
4 blocks down that way. That's
the way it should be in a from
a welcome. I have. So if you
get them on schedule to keep it
like that. I'm quite sure to
be cheaper on the city to cover
before gets 4 feet off right?
Because I've cut grass before
and my customers, I which are
as the morning progresses,
higher.
It can become quicker if it's
cut before gets 4 feet tall.
So I appreciate that. To talk
to him an a he's not close for
me.
I recently heard from the
influential person. Somebody
else. The there and being got
convicted. Had I not testimony
have not testify.
Her that I should the mind of
my business.
This bothers me. Yes. Then the
person says I should be grand
a lot.
That's been on my back for 7
years. And that list thanks to
chickens coming routes.
But now I have to advocate for
myself. And I will. I've been
cordial for 7 years. But when
it comes to me. And my family.
You'd be more in this building.
The U.S. Utility.
It's not be tolerated in the
city forward. Change has to
come and I'll talk to is going
to be the catalyst for that
change.
Thank you for your time.
>> Erika Zamora followed by
Jim. Too long. Is Erica.
Here. Moving on Jim, the longer
next. And he will be followed
by. Caroline James.
>> It's an honor to stand
before you today. My name is
Jim. Too long from Fort Worth.
And I'm going to read a summary
of a summary of a study that
I did. On being thankful.
What if there were something
simple?
And entirely free. That
measurably turned people.
Of every race, creed, culture,
and ideology in our city away
from anger, rebellion, strife
and the violence. Those things
eventually produce.
A friend of mine recently
shared an article with me about
the benefits of mentoring
people to be thankful.
A four-year study of about 700
students ages 10 to 14,
comparing the most least
grateful groups. Richards
researchers found that those
who are
thankful had 15% higher life
satisfaction 17% more happiness
and hope 15% fewer depressive
system symptoms and 9% less
delinquency. Among those who
deployed the most gratitude
over the 4 years.
The delinquency measures worth
a second. Look. It was a
composite of alcohol drug use,
cheating school absence and
disciplinary referrals. A list
that over laps almost exactly
with what principality school
districts in juvenile services
already managing fund.
Being thankful and haven't
gratitude is an antidote.
The strife. An antidote to
anger an antidote to a sense
of entitlement and antidote
to isolation and an antidote
to division. Just think about
that. Just being thankful.
Just saying thank you in the
workplace, a field experiment
was taken place. Employees who
received a brief specific
expression of things from a
supervisor increase their
output by 50%. The following
week. Just by Saint. John,
thank you.
You know, we hear a lot of
complaining today and you guys
take a lot of it. But you guys
sit up. There I go. Wow.
>> Well, a bitter, bitter.
>> So the claims are
distinguished receiving thanks,
changes short-term behavior,
practicing gratitude, modestly
improves will be in just
positional gratitude projects.
Health outcomes. The studies on
complete over the current
findings indicate the powerful
effects being thankful has on
the positive and healthy
perspective. People can have of
the world around them. Thank
you.
>> Next, Speaker Caroline
James, are you here? Caroline
James. All right. Moving on.
Kyle Powell followed by Nancy
Estrada.
Next speaker. Linda and ready.
She will be followed by David
Martinez.
>> Lend a hand ready and I'm
grateful to be a district.
3 represented by Michael Crane.
I am very concerned about the
composition of the 11 person
data Center and Infrastructure
Commission. If it is anything
like the gas drilling Committee
of old, it will be dominated
by the industry that will
approve its interests over the
interests of the community.
The commission should include
data centers. Experts, not
industry shills, as was the
case with the gas drilling
committee. I attended some of
their meetings where committee
representatives that concerns
we never addressed. The ai
industry and the the industry
is interested in developing new
data centers as rapidly and as
cheaply as possible with no
liability liability to
themselves, no matter what the
consequences to the surrounding
communities, putting these
people on the committee.
We'll ensure data centers,
favorite industry over
community. So why is the danger
centers? Don't control noise
and vibration. He was heavily
polluted. The sun, diesel
backup generators, gas fired,
fired power plants or the grid
for electricity and lots of
water, not just for cooling,
but for the gas-fired plant
and for fire protection as
well. They would do not belong
in residential areas are
populated rural areas and
probably not in Texas at all.
The payoffs to the community
for the centers is minimal and
their shelf life is likely to
be only 5 or 10 years due to
technological improvements.
Then communities will be left
with huge developments with
little reuse value depreciated
by land pollution because
diesel generators often leak
and spew pollution into the
air when in operation his
generator of which there are
can be hundreds is the size of
a railroad car. They only have
to be on for a short period
time periodically. But unless
there is a problem unless
there's a problem with the
grid, but even then it's too
much backup. Solar or wind
power would be at with
batteries would be preferable.
The committee should include
only one or 2 industry
representatives at most 2 or 3
public interests. Data center
experts like public citizen
less knowledgeable, open mind
its residents with no financial
interest in the ai industry.
Data centers can. It centers
must be him industrial areas
said Buck should be substantial
from residential uses at least
one half mile preferable.
Yes, this is a political issue.
And if the city doesn't write,
as many Parker said, we could
be a model for other cities
in Texas, but I'm afraid we
will just resort to the Fort
Worth way. I profits for the
rich and well connected and
harm to everyone else. Thank
you.
>> Next Speaker David Martinez
followed by Gilkey say it.
>> The second good afternoon
in Philly. Been here all day
I want to talk about what's
going on. But the data centers
and 4 days the what I'd like to
point out is we have is a group
of socialist.
>> Who are influencing social
media and our city.
>> And something I know about
history. I know what the
socialist did to my people.
I'm a truck or patchy and I'm
Jewish and I and my family or
my grandmother was a Holocaust
survivor. And the rest in
peace, my grandmother, I would
tell you something
I see what's going on with 4
times the and we see that the
things that are going on is
that there counterproductive.
And another thing is that some
of these people are here, too.
To inflame things. They're
trying to making where they're
hoping somebody one of these
little kids die of the 4 days,
the so they can make a headline
and poppy lie and make it
popular for them. It's on
their agenda. That's the that's
the thing is you hear him yell
at behind me. I'm only allowed
to speak, but you hear them
right here behind me. So the
socialist, it always ends up
in violence. Is this what they
keep that the temperature high.
They wanted to be this way.
They get the win to get thrown
out of here. It's it's right
there to make Ford
report headlines. I've got to
of them when they're saying
they're trying to organize a
walkout for the teachers.
I mean, there they get. I mean,
I'm pretty that's what they put
out there on the media for us
to see. Just imagine what they
do when they need mine closed
doors.
And I'm telling you like the I
mean, they're not a front than
our front. They they sneak into
the Democrat Party, a lot of
urine and we have some
far-right Republicans there
along with them. And you see
the Anti-Semitism that goes
on the anti-Israel thing, the
anti Lockheed Martin,
everything, the infrastructure,
things like that. That's it.
You know, I needed it to be
different. If I knew that
there, they didn't know.
But these days with the
national security things going
on, that we're in war right now
with Iran. We have a world
where. We're at war with
Russia. So I mean, when you
talk about things this, Nasdaq
will I mean? Do they not know
what's going on? It is all part
of the defense program. That's
all it is a mean. And in some
of the things that we're doing
is
counterpart active. But I can
say this and with this, you
know, I'm always here for to
represent the children. These
children, I Democrats, not
Republicans. They deserve a
future.
Next Speaker.
>> Syed a bill case Syed.
>> by Bradford
>> Jessica, did you take care
of MISTER Hall earlier with
his questions? Okay. Thank you.
>> Good afternoon. Council.
I'm saying this and and I want
to talk about.
You know, Bpp accounts. What
happened with that? It's a new
exemption. You see it's
$125,000 for bp account.
Assuming every business has
been account figure out now
some businesses have multiple.
Most of the the ppi counts.
So instead of getting $125,000.
Exemption did not 250,000
$275,000 exemption and a
prison district decide to do
one business. One exemption.
>> But they have a right to
protest. And when they have a
right to protest figured
exemptions. That's what
>> one of the reason that your
not only the excellent value
bend down.
It's been on because of the
new exemption as well. And
there is some loopholes and
exemptions. The other thing I
would like to talk about as in
2025 try and convey lost 12% of
taxable value.
And 2026. We lost 13.2% of the
decks of the venue and in 2027,
it's good. You're going to not
be news. 17% off taxable value
and the promise that that give
it to you.
Next year. Unc, 15% surge in.
Your valuation. But that's a
live ammunition.
I don't see it because in the
last 2 years that
has done so much non-union
farmer and an easy flow that we
should all overturn county.
>> And I heard that 47% off a
tiny county is for forward.
So they did so much non-uniform
and unequal and then they want
to make it uniform unequal next
year. It's not gonna fix it.
So the 17% you're going to lose
next year, you'll never able
to recapture those value its
all from the seeds of 2024,
that's for the residential
side. But you will not have are
able to recapture that. On the
other hand, in Twenty-twenty
for.
400,000 properties were or
valued residential properties
out of 720,000 that 60% of the
property's any should leave
ended and send a notice at 204
paws and Dr Direction. But
195,000. That is 25% to 6% off
Tax roll were overvalued and
there is so much tanks that I
can discuss if the deal, it's
all the debt down from Berks
the consolidated account and
the into account. No one is
looking into it. Those
valuations, outgoing,
drastically. Don't thank you
for your time.
>> Next, Speaker Carlos Soler
followed by Stephen Lawrence.
We're just back. We're just
back on the b#
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. We're
back on it. Chris.
>> We
>> you voted for you. Put
forward the motion to reduce
our public comment
>> earlier in last week.
You guys also decided to vote
in. Council. That did not
include the 11 members of Fort
Worth that we want it right.
So we went all night with you
guys to tell you what we
wanted. And you said Screw,
you will do what we want.
Instead. Immediately said
screen, you will do what we
want instead by reducing a
public comment.
>> And now today we come and we
tell you that we still do on
black mountain and you say
screw you will do will instead.
>> It's a pattern over and over
and over.
>> And so when you see a
government body exhibit that
pattern over and over and over.
You start losing trust that
that. Government actually cares
about what you have to say.
And I I don't think anybody in
this room is any trust that
this city government, we'll do
what's best for people. They
will do what's best for
corporations. They will do
what's best for Black mountain.
They will do what's best for
their pocket, but they will not
do what's best for people.
I want to go on the record
here. What Black Mountain did
was gross. That procession of
citizens that MR. Lost your
door from the, you know, thanks
for coming forward.
>> He.
>> I was thinking people that
were reading. Chatgpt
generated.
Scripts. I could see him.
I was sitting right over here.
I could see them. They each had
the same ai generated script in
front of them. And you could
tell that a lot of them bless
your souls. Then really know
what those scripts to even
said. So too. Thank those
people.
>> For being coerced or being
private are being whatever
compelled them to come. I do
not blame them at all, but I do
blame the devil in the suit
that made them come up here.
Their community and I also
blame the chamber at the people
sitting in the chamber. In
front of me right now for
allowing that to happen.
And then. Playing out a clown
show. Were you thinking?
This is completely unacceptable
behavior? I have a city
council. So when we tell you,
we're coming for you shouldn't
event in MAY recover. She MAY.
We mean it because we're done.
We're done with how much you
guys ignore us over and over
and over again. And you every
time you do if you energize
more people and you get more
people and you energize more
people, it's coming and you
can't stop it. So please help
us by getting out of the way.
>> Next, speaker, as Nancy
Estrada followed by Stephen
Lawrence. I'm sorry. MISTER
Lawrence said I was told that
man says trucks here.
>> My name is Nancy Estrada.
I used to help Bice in Fort
Worth with sex crime cases.
And I've helped in hundreds
of cases.
Through my experiences. I've
gathered information, some
which I believe is useful to
you and the community.
Helping vice was an experience
that allowed me to see the
Wizard of Oz behind the curtain
myself and others watched
hundreds of stuck sex crimes be
swept under the rug because
of who those sex crimes were
committed by.
Doctors, professors, public
servants, et cetera. And I've
witnessed it. Vice get
suspended for trying to expose
the truth on cases being swept
under the rug. Vice at that
time was a group of white men
and the case is being swept
under the rug. Were all
professional Whiteman. Also
here in Fort Worth, the
patriarchy is very real in Fort
Worth. Racism is very real.
Enforce. The controlled
narrative is very real
Infowars. The criminal system
being used as a weapon by
public servants to retaliate
against the community in Fort
Worth is very real. Even if
they can't convict us. The
process is the punishment jail
in a mug shot, torture and
humiliation. Court fees and
attorney fees. All punishments
for extra sizing constitutional
rights in Fort Worth. Now I've
stood here before you multiple
times and explained that I was
arrested as retaliation after
reporting a sexual predator to
Fort Worth Country Day private
school and nobody here cared.
Nobody. Nobody even bothered to
talk to me. So I'm going to
help Fort Worth vice with
hundreds of sex crime cases.
But when I'm but then I'm
called a liar for reporting
Hugo Munoz, the wrestling coach
at Fort Worth Country Day.
And arrested. I was arrested
for exercising my First
Amendment right. They tried to
use the criminal system to
date. Me and it didn't work.
The da ended up dismissing my
case with the document and
which Hugo Munoz is
acknowledged as a sexual
predator.
Now I want everybody here that
has been retaliated against
by public servants to the
criminal system or if you know
someone that has to stand up
right now.
It's happening.
To multiple people to a lot
of people here in Fort Worth.
It's not just myself.
Thank you again for your
consideration. And thank you.
Adrian Smith.
>> MR. Steve Lawrence.
>> He'll be followed by Manuel
Mata.
>> And in the Stephen Lawrence,
I'm a resident of Fort Worth
and the Fort Worth attorney.
I have come here to speak
before I have a capacity, but I
am also the founder of the Fort
Worth, the flock, social media
accounts and working with
activist in the area to end the
surveillance state in Fort
Worth.
Want to reference earlier
comments. First of all, the
gentleman that spoke one before
me saying that you're bringing
other people in an energizing
them by your behavior is
exactly correct. I'm not a
person that has ever spoken at
a city council body before this
year. I came here because the
city did not answer a four-year
request.
The city appealed that then
appealed that to the
attorney general. My COUNCILMAN
Won't get the four-year quest
honor for me. And she also want
more in Fort Worth. Residents
of the dangers that the fbi is
warning the city about.
Behavior like this behavior
like keeping me here for 7
hours during the last Camp
Council meeting and then not
letting me speak for more than
a minute in violation of your
own rules, MR. Crane MR.
Lau store, Ms Hill, MR. Nuttall
Smith's back Jameson. You all
violated Fort Worth rules to
limit my public comment.
That is not body. That cares
about its citizens. That is a
body that wants to do its own
thing on behalf of whoever
you're doing it for. There is a
concept called the Fort Worth
way. The guests discussed a lot
and that way can be of use and
something positive in that we
don't let for New Diaz g's and
National politics pollute our
community. And instead we saw
things ourselves. The debt,
dark side of the Fort Worth way
is when you exclude the
community from those decisions.
And that is exactly what you
have been doing. The people of
Fort Worth will not let forward
to continue to become a police
state. We refuse to become
Beijing. We refused to become
Kelo v and we have fresh up
next. We especially. Refuse
to become the West Bank.
And if you want to continue.
Chinese communist inspired.
Social credit system.
And an Israeli inspired
surveillance state. In Fort
Worth. We are going to do
something about that. Now you
can be leaders and work with us
or you can get out of the way.
So please work with us. I have
inquiries into multiple people.
I am welcome to work with you.
But we will default Fort Worth
with or without you.
>> Next, Speaker Manuel motto
followed by Stephen Sanches.
>> My name annoyed about them.
And I live and Carlos U.S.
District. And first, I want
to address.
Recent First Amendment
constitutional training course
that was given to the forward
police department. That was
released JULY 20 20th. And it's
a calm, prefer a niche, a
comprehensive refresher course
for law enforcement. First
Amendment audit right?
Rights, ok, now I'm going to
take you to their policies
right? It's right here.
3 to 806 civil disturbances
protest us right. And it
specifically states that we
have the right to right.
That officers are supposed to
be. There's a whole bunch of
words, right? But basically
unbiased. They're not supposed
to pick sides. And if they have
prior relationships with me
because I say f the ponies,
they're not supposed to violate
my rights because I want to
read to Utah. The police
report. This is Officer
Coleman, 3, 5, 6, 7, received a
phone call and multiple text
messages. From different people
about a disturbance at 7, 7,
7 Taylor Street.
Flock 9-1-1. Started plane, a
9-1-1, call.
>> From Stephen Perillo.
>> At the deet at.
>> All. The details were about
a small protest on the sidewalk
with people
having signs an upside American
flag for signaling we are under
distress. So Stephen was
calling about 2 of the people
yelling in his face repeatedly
saying if you can go f
yourself, which I did it
because I wanted him to leave
us alone. Stop following us and
harassing us, which I recorded
it. Officer Coleman and
officers, Snyder did not want
to view those videos because
it clearly stated. That he was
following us harassing us.
And we asked him to leave us
alone. We even try to
compensate with him. He didn't
like it. He didn't like that.
We were starting our First
Amendment rights. So we called
Coleman and Snyder to come help
them because his feelings were
offended by my speech of
telling him leave us the f
alone and go f yourself.
There is no need for retraining
because what they need is to
start getting into trouble.
Right? They're held liable
financially. And this one day
suspension.
>> I obviously is not stopping
them from doing anything
because all they do is ask and
passion to keep it from me
because it's a one-day
suspension. I'm not new to true
to this.
>> Next Speaker Steven Sanchez.
>> He'll be followed by and
because Sharma.
>> Thank you know, the root of
Robert's rules of order.
You make a motion to get to
get things started. You don't
just tell you about the time we
get that done. That's it.
It's so disrespectful to your
staff. That work here. Learn
the rules. You've been up there
for a long time.
I was so good. That seat.
All right. So Mia. You went on
this diatribe. And you could
have just motioned again to
table the vote. You don't have
to say yes or no. You could
table. You can't put it down
the road just like you did when
I first tried to speak on this
on that item, you could put a
down the road.
You can wait until DECEMBER
until after the dci see does
their thing. But we didn't do
that.
The council members that voted
no. Maybe in solidarity.
But that's not what we wanted.
And now we're here.
Seals gone. Charlie is gone.
Man is gone.
It seems like the decision was
already made.
I've given you the objective
information. I've shown you
what these places sound like
250 feet, another 50 feet is
nothing.
And update you on the district
to report.
Telecom facility. The
Co-location Telecom facility
entered our district. They
decided to fix their unit and
stopped in a dating. The
residents across the street
that are 50 feet from that
building. With that noice.
My report was given to them.
So it's scared should have
them. And they fixed.
You could say, oh, well, the
ordinance works. Then. You can
say that.
But it also has loopholes and
that ordinance it has a track
as an exemption.
It's got industrial with
exemptions. And they're not
being brought up.
You have there's nothing on
the books right now that says
anything about amending the
noise ordinance. And that's
something that I brought to
your attention, Carlos, right
to your attention as a
none of you have reached out to
me at all.
Except for back already said.
You first mentioned you.
I've shown you all. I've shown
you what Prince William County
did. And that's what we're
doing again here.
We wanted residential.
We want it. Residents to be
on this only.
>> because Sharma followed by
Joey Florence.
>> Because Sharma, I want to
talk about the
forward budget. I will thank
you to MR. Chop and his team
because you guys are doing a
tour of the city and its an
informational sessions. I
learned a lot. It's very
troubling to hear that we have
a 94 million shortfall learned
during that meeting up in a
lot of blame was put on
township Rizal District.
I attended the District 6
presentation where you are so
time to present district was
bashed repeatedly during the
district 6 meeting and it was
bashed since then because I
watched a few of these online.
So and I brought some evidence.
I hope as somebody who, you
know, a student of stem.
I just keep thinking that
perhaps objective information
will win the day. So I'm on
your side on this one, MR.
Chapa. I do agree that I think
Todd did screw us over. Tad
has won many jobs. One of which
is a constitutional mandate
to ensure equal and uniform
appraisal of all taxable
properties. 100 1% of the
market price.
This source here, this report
is from the chief appraiser
report. It was presented during
Tad AUGUST board meeting.
So this is Todd's report and
what they're showing you here
is residential ratios of
residential appraisal value
compared to the sales price
and is divided up by home
value. So I'll walk you through
to highlighted items. The first
row there is if the home was
up to $200,000.
It was actually a praise at
106% of the market price.
More than 100 means you are
over appraised. So again, home
up to $200,000 was appraised
at 106% of the market sales
price in 2026. Then if we go to
the higher and which are homes
worth more than a million
dollars, those homes were
appraised at only 71%. So below
the market price and again,
going back to the
constitutional mandate, Tara,
to preserve district must by
law ensure equal and uniform
appraisal of all property
values to the market price by
publishing this report and
appraisal District is admitting
that they were not in their
constitutional mandate. Feige
to place.
>> This is something you
mentioned yesterday. I think
MR. Chapa, you were saying.
>> You know, I think somebody
in the audience asked you like
you should know that they were
freezing appraisals. I think
you commented that we didn't
know that appraisals would also
go down. So this is data around
protests. So by law, everybody
has a right to protest the
appraisals. So what you see
here is in 2026. So the one
we are in right now, we had
a 13% uptick in protest of
which 78% of the protests were
led by agents. And only 22%.
We're led by owners. So again,
all of this protesting has
become a viable business.
My call to action. My request
is SEPTEMBER 8. Tad is meeting.
Please send somebody and say to
stop this and go back to
uniform. Appraisals.
>> Next, Speaker Joey Flores
followed by one sentiment.
>> My name is Joey Flores,
District 9 resident Domino's
Artists, High School class, one
90 graduate Tax. Chris
University class class
twenty-third. That's 23
graduate and lifelong Fort
Worth. Texas resident. I want
to put a time a timeline on the
record today because there are
many Fort Worth residents that
don't know how we legally
arrived at the current tv, a
state takeover a 4th estate.
This did not begin with for
Thursday, receiving 5
consecutive feeling ratings.
Instead, the dress will trigger
40 ea action is based on a
single schools ratings which
allows the state to take over
an entire district. And it was
only one school that your this
land Cress 6th grade since
closed in
2024. And is now the league
is now music at me at 4.
So that school had had
unacceptable unacceptable
ratings in 2016, 2017, 2018
2019. Then covid happened in
APRIL 2020 announced that can
come says the receipt that
campuses will receive a a covid
related not rated designation.
Would not have that your break
and existing streak of
unacceptable ratings. He meant
then re reiterated this pup
that this was the and its 2021
accountability materials.
And in 2021.
The Texas Legislature passed
Senate Bill, 1365, which
Governor Abbott signed into
law. That law said that a not
rated rating is not a break in
consecutive unacceptable
ratings Poss back to going.
Crest. 6th grade after 4 on
except unacceptable ratings
at this one school there.
There were multiple years with
no ratings in between Venkat
then. Came the 2020. 22 2023
school a school year when
ratings were renewed as a
through f.
Going crest 6th grade been
received and separating from
the state meet. Meanwhile,
districts challenge these
changes. 2 states counties,
accountability system and
lawsuits delayed release of the
2023 ratings until APRIL 24th
2025.
Then on MAY 5th 2025.
Commissioner Roth notified 4
times the that if a rating
became final in the
intervention would be
triggered. The district peeled.
The appeal was denied in
AUGUST. 25 and on AUGUST 19th
2025. The 2023, Glenn, Kris,
6 grade rating became the 5th
consecutive win. It's an
acceptable rating consecutive
by the state statute, not by
their own definition of
consecutive. Then more Astros
to replace the elected of the
entire district and the
heartbreaking effects that are
playing out today in my
community requires much more
time that I have here today.
Now I would help now.
Appreciate. Filling out this
timeline. Who knew what when?
There are any par knowledge
to this?
>> The public please release
that timeline and
communications. Thank you, MR.
Flores next, speaker Alexander
on top.
>> He's already been a great
recap of what happened today by
several committee members.
But I had just had my thoughts
as well. I really wish Charlie
feelings was here still instead
of bailing on this city council
meeting and the public
comments.
We nobody has belt on. The
community MAY see is about on
the community. But really.
Charlie and his feelings need
to be addressed further because
of how much
>> he has the stain.
>> For herring, people that are
going to challenge, he's Rolen
City Council, whatever form of
leadership he thinks he has.
It's not as severe as the crash
out. He has on Facebook which
too many of y'all have crash
out on Facebook. It's
embarrassing just like, you
know. It's why embarrassing
to see how many of y'all are,
whether it's alcohol induced or
something else crashing out
on Facebook. But Charlie loves
to do that and he's getting
closer and closer to question
out here. City Council.
It was sad to see the committee
members.
The corporate talking points.
And then for all of y'all to
participate in the show as
legitimate perspectives from
community. We can see clearly
that they were given corporate
talking points from Black
Mountain with their very
insignificant organizing
efforts that maybe they did in
collaboration with you, Chris.
And yeah, when you say this is
not my district, I want to
hear the residents most
impacted. It's completely
hypocritical because you heard
from residents that are also in
that space that are impacted
that don't want this.
So that talking point is in
adequate.
And data centers do not just
impact the people living across
the street from them.
You know, too much at this
point with everything the
committee has brought in and
even the information you said
your research, the data centers
and the impact on the water
and electricity and our air
quality and noise pollution.
Everything does not just impact
the people living across the
street. So no, that isn't
adequate. What you did.
Now, I know Chris needed to
make sure he got a coalition of
people to pass because he's
taken so much money from this
and he's going to, you know,
this is a h#
#
he's going to
die on. And he satisfied with
that. And that's
understandable.
My last challenge is going to
be a Carlos in Jeannette.
Well, I appreciate you all
voted against the site Let's
make it clear morning. It's a
site plan is not the only told
your head and you all's.
Tool box just cause. They're
holding a hostage and saying
either you accept this order to
do what we want, we need you to
lead much better. But you net
and Carlos for y'all to not
even speak to talk publicly
about why you're voting against
this and what you would
challenge the city council
shows you're still not leading.
>> Thank you. City secretary's
at all. Our speakers.
All right. We are adjourned
at 3.37