CITY COUNCIL · 11:00 AM · City Council Chamber
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Matters
2 unanimous · 2 with voting irregularityVote tally (9) doesn't match named voters (11) — possible absent-member voting irregularity
Case File 26-5721
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Verify exact buffer distance in adopted Fort Worth sex offender residency ordinance
Context: On February 10, Lauersdorf's standalone sub-motion to increase the buffer to 2,000 feet failed for lack of a second, but Beck's continuation motion 'with the amended language' passed 11-0; the February 24 adoption vote (9-0, with Beck absent) does not confirm on its face which version was enrolled as Ordinance No. 28335-02-2026.
Recommended: Pull the enrolled text of Ordinance No. 28335-02-2026 before advising any residential landlord, property manager, or housing operator on tenant screening compliance — the procedural record is ambiguous about whether the final text contains the original 1,500-foot buffer or Lauersdorf's 2,000-foot version. Advising on the wrong distance exposes clients to code violations the moment enforcement begins.
Request enrolled ordinance and Zoning Commission record on Fort Worth sex offender buffer reversal
Context: The Zoning Commission recommended denial of this city-wide amendment; Council reversed with an 11-0 vote on February 10 that embedded a separately-failed sub-motion's language; and the member who moved to continue with the amended language (Beck) was absent from the final 9-0 adoption vote on February 24.
Recommended: File a public records request for the enrolled Ordinance No. 28335-02-2026 and the Zoning Commission staff report — Lauersdorf's amendment to increase the buffer from 1,500 to 2,000 feet failed for lack of a second as a standalone motion on February 10, but Beck immediately re-packaged that same language into a continuation motion that passed 11-0, and the Commission had recommended denial of the underlying amendment entirely. If you wait, the procedural anomaly disappears into routine implementation with no public explanation.
Map your Fort Worth address against the newly expanded sex offender buffer zones
Context: Ordinance No. 28335-02-2026 was adopted 9-0 on February 24, 2026, and the February 10 council record shows the body's stated intent was to include Lauersdorf's 2,000-foot expanded buffer in the final text sent to adoption.
Recommended: Use Fort Worth's GIS portal to check whether your block falls within the buffer zone around schools, parks, and other places where children gather — if the enrolled ordinance contains the 2,000-foot buffer rather than the prior 1,500-foot standard, properties near multiple covered locations may fall within overlapping restricted zones, changing who can legally rent nearby. Check now while enforcement is just beginning and you can flag errors before they become disputes.
Lohaliva Commercial Zoning at Dan Danciger Road (ZC-25-212)
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Verify no protest petition clouds Dan Danciger commercial rezoning
Context: The March 10, 2026 vote was 10-0 with Mayor Parker absent; if a protest petition covered 20 percent or more of adjacent area, the statutory supermajority requirement applies and must be confirmed in the record before the approval is treated as unassailable.
Recommended: Confirm with Fort Worth's City Secretary whether any adjacent landowner filed a written protest before the March 10 hearing — if a qualifying protest was filed, Texas Local Government Code §211.006 required a three-fourths council vote, and you must verify the 10-member tally satisfies that threshold before advising your client to commit capital.
Pull adopted ordinance for Dan Danciger Road commercial rezoning
Context: ZC-25-212 was continued 9-0 on Feb 24, 2026, then approved 10-0 on Mar 10, 2026; the gap between those two votes is where conditions are typically negotiated and recorded in the adopting ordinance.
Recommended: Request the enrolled ordinance text from Fort Worth's City Secretary to identify any conditions attached to this approval before submitting site plans or executing construction contracts — a mid-process continuance from Feb 24 to Mar 10 frequently signals staff-negotiated conditions that restrict permitted uses or require on-site improvements beyond what the zoning map alone shows.
Explain Council Member Beck's role in Lohaliva Dan Danciger approval
Context: The Feb 24 continuance vote listed Beck as absent (Motion passed 9-0, Council Members Nettles and Beck were absent), yet Beck is named as the motion-maker for the 10-0 approval on March 10, 2026.
Recommended: Cross-reference Lohaliva's Texas Secretary of State entity registration against Council Member Beck's district boundaries and campaign finance records — Beck was absent when this case was continued Feb 24 but personally made the approval motion March 10, and the public record offers no explanation for that shift.
Case File M&C 26-0146
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Request Fort Worth Accela contract for data access terms
Applies if: If you represent clients with active Fort Worth permits, appeals, or code enforcement matters
Context: City Council approved the $7.1M Accela contract (M&C 26-0146) on February 24, 2026; the executed agreement is now a public record subject to disclosure under Texas Government Code Chapter 552.
Recommended: File a Texas Public Information Act request for the executed Accela contract and review the data ownership, API access, and permit-record migration clauses — if your clients have active Fort Worth permits, pending appeals, or code enforcement matters, restrictive data portability terms in the new system could limit record access or require resubmission of documents currently held in the legacy platform.
Get Fort Worth Accela permitting portal migration schedule
Applies if: If you pull permits in Fort Worth
Context: City Council approved a $7.1M contract with Accela, Inc. (M&C 26-0146) on February 24, 2026, signaling Fort Worth is migrating its permitting platform in the near term.
Recommended: Contact Fort Worth Development Services to request the Accela implementation timeline before scheduling permit submissions — platform migrations typically include a window where new applications stall and in-process reviews pause, and knowing the go-live date lets you front-load critical submissions or shift project start dates to avoid the blackout period.
Request bid file for Fort Worth's $7.1M Accela contract
Context: City Council adopted M&C 26-0146 on February 24, 2026, approving the $7.1M Accela contract as part of a consent-style agenda totaling $98.5M across 53 items.
Recommended: Submit a Texas Public Information Act request for the procurement file — specifically whether this was a sole-source award or a competitive bid, the full contract term, and the scope of services — because the contract was approved as one of 53 items in a single $98.5M session with no recorded public deliberation, and Accela contracts in other municipalities have bypassed competitive procurement.
Analysis
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Insights by Role
Contractor
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe council awarded 16 procurement contracts at this session using four distinct structures — cooperative purchasing, sole-source, non-exclusive multi-vendor, and unit-price task order — each of which carries different implications for follow-on work. The $38.6M Meacham Boulevard TxDOT agreement will generate downstream construction solicitations, and three contract awards include renewal terms that create near-term re-engagement windows.
Developer
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectTwo council actions directly reshape the development environment citywide: the new infill development ordinance now codified in Chapter 31 of the City Code, and a $7.1M Accela, Inc. software contract that will change how permits and development workflows are processed across all city departments. Developers with active infill or subdivision submissions should confirm application requirements with the newly renamed Development Services Department before filing.
Journalist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectTwo items were withdrawn by council consensus without any stated reason in the record: a $320,000 FY2027 forensic DNA grant for cold-case homicide and sexual assault analysis (M&C 26-0132), and a resolution seeking court-ordered temporary rights of entry against four property owners for the Bonds Ranch Lift Station project (M&C 26-0126). The DNA grant withdrawal is particularly notable because the council simultaneously approved a sole-source purchase of DNA extraction hardware in the same session.
Resident
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectResidents near 6605 Dan Danciger Road in CD 9 have until the March 10, 2026 Council meeting to weigh in on a pending rezoning from Community Facilities to Neighborhood Commercial Restricted, with the Zoning Commission having already recommended approval. The new infill development ordinance now in effect will govern how vacant lots across established neighborhoods may be subdivided, and transportation construction is active or newly funded in CDs 2, 4, 9, and 10.
Lobbyist
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingTwo multi-stakeholder funding structures activated at this session create distinct advocacy windows: the newly established Panther Island Public Improvement District, which will formalize its governance and assessment structure with the Tarrant Regional Water District, and the $25M federal BUILD grant application for Heritage Trace Parkway, which now enters competitive U.S. DOT review. The council also revised its strategic priorities review schedule, resetting the calendar for when council formally revisits policy goals.
Charts & Data
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PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TEXAS (State of Texas Pledge: "Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.")
#1A ceremonial presentation of a recognition commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Week.
Items on the Consent Agenda require little or no deliberation by the City Council. Approval of the Consent Agenda authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to implement each item in accordance wit
#AGeneral - Consent Items
#1Authorizes the city to file petitions for injunctions seeking temporary rights of entry against four Boat Club Road property owners to conduct due diligence in anticipation of the Bonds Ranch Lift Station Phase A Project.
#2Authorizes application for and acceptance of FY2025 Homeland Security Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grants up to $4,521,282 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the Texas Governor's Office, including execution of grant contracts and an appropriation ordinance.
#3Authorizes reallocation of $595,885.19 in residual, previously deobligated 2023 Urban Area Security Initiative grant funds from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, administered through the Texas Office of the Governor.
#4Adopts appropriation ordinances providing $860,000.00 in additional funding for the Stockyards Traffic Safety Improvements Project and amends the Fiscal Years 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program.
#5Adjusts appropriations in the 2018 Bond Program Fund by $90,000 to provide additional funding for the Jennings, Henderson and Main Streets Bridge Railing Rehabilitation Project, and amends the FY 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program.
#BPurchase of Equipment, Materials, and Services - Consent Items
#1Adopts an ordinance vacating a nine-foot strip of unimproved Anderson Boulevard between Fairweather Drive and Morrison Drive to accommodate a future church expansion, and waives all purchase fee value of the vacated land per city policy.
#2Authorizes an amendment to increase the annual contract with HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, Ltd. for maintenance, repair, and industrial supplies by $106,573, bringing the total to $706,573, and ratifies prior expenditures of the same amount.
#3Authorizes a one-year, $5,100,000 agreement with Toter, LLC via a Sourcewell cooperative contract for the purchase of Toter carts for the Environmental Services Department.
#4Authorizes a software services agreement with Accela, Inc. for development process workflow management software used by city departments, covering a five-year initial term with two optional one-year renewals.
#5Authorizes a purchase and installation agreement with Library Interiors of Texas, LLC for library furniture at the new Sendera Springs Branch library, funded through the 2022 Bond Program.
#6Authorizes non-exclusive generator maintenance and repair agreements with three vendors—GenServe LLC, Diversified Power Systems Inc., and Alturex LLC—at a combined annual amount up to $905,000 for the initial one-year term, with four escalating one-year renewal options, covering the Aviation, Information Technology, Property Management, Public Events, and Water departments.
#CLand - Consent Items
#1Authorizes the purchase of approximately 0.1606 acres at 3205 Pearl Avenue from Jorge Molina for $65,000 plus up to $5,000 in closing costs, to be dedicated as parkland and added to Marine Creek Linear Park, with an appropriation ordinance and amendment to the Fiscal Years 2026–2030 Capital Improvement Program.
#2Authorizes the purchase of 0.420 acres at 2505 Sandage Avenue from St. Stephen Presbyterian Church for $146,156 plus up to $10,000 in closing costs, to be dedicated as an addition to Forest Park, with an accompanying appropriation ordinance and amendment to the FY2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program.
#3Authorizes the conveyance of approximately 1.324 acres in permanent and temporary easements along Westport Parkway to the Trinity River Authority of Texas for $115,000 in support of the Henrietta Creek Relief Interceptor Project.
#EAward of Contract - Consent Items
#1Change Order No. 1 to a Community Facilities Agreement with FG Aledo Development, LLC increases both city and developer participation for the Morningstar North Offsite Sewer Project.
#2Contract with Circle C Construction Company for the 2024 Water Main Leak Repair Contract, accompanied by an appropriation ordinance to fund a portion of the Water Department's FY2026–2030 Capital Improvement Program.
#3Authorizes a Memorandum of Understanding between the city and the Fort Worth Professional Firefighters Association (IAFF Local 440) to amend their collective bargaining agreement, specifically revising eligibility and scoring criteria for dual-role and single-role firefighter positions.
#4Authorizes a sole source agreement with Qiagen LLC for $83,106.15 to purchase a DNA extraction instrument for the Police Department's forensic operations, with a total annual authorization of up to $183,106.15.
#5Authorization to apply for and accept, if awarded, a Testing of Forensic Evidence Grant from the Office of the Texas Governor's Public Safety Office for up to $320,000 to fund genetic genealogical DNA analysis of cold-case homicides and sexual assault cases.
#6Ratification of a task force and asset forfeiture sharing agreement with the U.S. DEA, accepting up to $88,621 in reimbursement funds for overtime expenditures related to participation in the DEA Task Force Group Fort Worth for FY2026.
#7Ratifies task force and asset forfeiture sharing agreements with the DEA and authorizes acceptance of up to $22,155.25 in federal reimbursement funds for officer overtime expenditures incurred through participation in the DEA Tactical Diversion Task Force in FY2026.
#8Authorizes contracts totaling up to $936,000 with three nonprofits — Christ's Haven for Children, Rivertree Academy, and Unbound Now — to continue crime prevention programming under the Emerging Partners Programs, funded by the Crime Control and Prevention District.
#9Authorizes a change in use of $143,506 in CARES Act Community Development Block Grant funds to support Presbyterian Night Shelter of Tarrant County's Moving Home Program, and approves a substantial amendment to the city's 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan for federal grant funds.
#10Authorizes Amendment No. 9 to the contract with Benevate, LLC, adding a sixth renewal term and increasing the total contract value by $200,380 to a new ceiling of $1,185,380 for Neighborly Software licenses and training for the Neighborhood Services Department.
#11Authorizes a contract with Peachtree Construction, Ltd. for $4,735,024 to perform asphalt resurfacing at various locations in Council Districts 4 and 10 as part of the 2026 Asphalt Resurfacing Contract 5 Project.
#12Authorizes a contract with C C Zamora Construction, Inc. for $1,547,925 for the A.V. Cato Elementary Safe Routes to School Project in Council District 2, funded through the 2022 Bond Program.
#13Authorizes a discretionary service agreement with Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC for $2,042,749.55 to purchase transformer equipment for Phase 2 of the Fort Worth Convention Center Renovation and Expansion Project.
#14Appropriation ordinance adjusting the General Capital Projects Fund by $524,160.44 to fund the Camp Bowie Boulevard at Broadmoor Drive Traffic Signal Project, with a corresponding amendment to the FY2026–2030 Capital Improvement Program under the 2022 Bond Program.
#15Authorizes a $2,026,734.45 construction contract with Stabile & Winn, Inc. for street paving and water/sewer main improvements in Council District 9, accepts $2,000,000 from the Southside TIF bringing the total program to $18,000,000, and adopts appropriation ordinances amending the Capital Improvement Program.
#16Authorizes an Advance Funding Agreement with TxDOT for the Meacham Boulevard Project totaling up to $38,646,188, with the city contributing up to $10,159,053 plus any cost overruns, funded through the 2022 Bond Program, and adopts related appropriation ordinances.
#17Authorizes Amendment No. 2 adding $245,000 to an engineering services agreement with Freese and Nichols, Inc., bringing the revised contract total to $1,241,220, for continued engineering work on the Everman Parkway (Rosedale Springs) Project under the 2022 Bond Program.
#18Authorization of a contract with Capko Concrete Structures, LLC for up to $750,000 for task order concrete pavement joint and crack seal construction services at various locations, with two renewal options at the same amount each.
#1Standard notice of claims filed against the city for alleged damages or injuries.
#1Upcoming and Recent Events; Recognition of Citizens; Approval of Ceremonial Travel
#1A resolution amending the previously established schedule under Resolution 5962-06-2024 for the City of Fort Worth's process of reviewing and updating its strategic priorities and goals.
#1Proposed ordinance amending Chapter 23 of the city code to establish residency restrictions for certain sex offenders, continued from a previous meeting.
#1Public hearing to establish Public Improvement District No. 23 – Panther Island (O-PID), including findings on petition sufficiency and advisability of improvements, and authorization of a participation agreement with the Tarrant Regional Water District.
#2Public hearing to adopt an ordinance amending the Subdivision Ordinance to establish regulations for infill developments, rename the Planning and Development Department to the Development Services Department, and update land subdivision regulations.
#1Zoning request to rezone 0.97 acres at 6605 Dan Danciger Road (CD 9) from Community Facilities 'CF' to Neighborhood Commercial Restricted 'ER'; recommended for approval by the Zoning Commission.
#FAward of Contract
#1Authorization to apply for and accept, if awarded, a federal BUILD grant of up to $25 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to fund design and construction of a grade-separated railroad crossing on Heritage Trace Parkway at the BNSF rail lines.
The City Council may convene in Executive Session in the City Council Executive Session Room in order to conduct a closed meeting to discuss any item listed on this Agenda in accordance with Chapter 5
#1A public comment period allowing members of the public to address the council or committee.
The location identified on this agenda is the location at which the presiding officer will be physically present and presiding over the meeting. Members of the City Council may be participating remote
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