City Council Work Session · 9:00 AM · 100 Fort Worth Trail, Fort Worth, Texas
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Development & Land Use
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Insights by Role
Developer
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThe Panther Island zoning changes and Form-Based Code update (item 1.3.3) and the contractor accountability process (item 1.3.2) could change entitlement and permitting conditions. Neither received action.
Journalist
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThe interest income report (item 1.3.4) proposes allocating $22,157,262, including a $16,600,000 transfer to the Group Health Insurance Fund, yet it also references a $30,612,231 figure. The report's figures merit reconciliation, and no action was taken.
Lobbyist
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingSeveral items previewed likely Council decisions: the interest income allocation (item 1.3.4), the Carrier Corporation economic development agreement (item 3.4), and the Chapter 12.5 updates (item 1.3.6). All were presentations with no action taken.
Resident
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingPanther Island zoning changes (item 1.3.3), Chapter 12.5 environmental code updates (item 1.3.6), and the solid waste mid-year update (item 1.3.5) were briefed with no action. Residents can follow these items on upcoming agendas.
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18 items
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#0.1.1Agenda cover page for the August 25, 2026 City Council Work Session.
#1.1.1Upcoming and Recent Events - Minutes Placeholder
#1.2.1Organizational Updates - Minutes Placeholder
#1.3.1Informal report on second-quarter 2026 development activity, permit volumes, plan review performance, and process-improvement efforts. It reports commercial permit valuation increases alongside residential and multifamily permit metrics.
#1.3.2Development Services proposes a contractor tracking and progressive suspension framework to deter repeat permitting and inspection violations and strengthen construction safety compliance.
#1.3.3Council will consider initiating rezoning for specified Panther Island properties and comprehensively updating the Panther Island Form-Based Zoning District. The update would consolidate districts, revise development standards and procedures, and implement the Panther Island Vision 2.0 Strategic Plan.
#1.3.4Staff recommends recognizing $22.16 million in FY2026 unrestricted interest income in the General Fund and allocating it to health insurance and risk reserves, a community arts building project, and a forgivable affordable-housing loan. The report discusses interest-income projections and other related fund, reserve, settlement, and project amounts.
#1.3.5Mid-year update on residential solid-waste collection service levels, performance metrics, and customer-service operations. Waste Management serves approximately 269,920 residential accounts across garbage, recycling, yard-waste, and bulk-waste routes.
#1.3.6Informal report summarizing proposed amendments to City Code Chapter 12.5 concerning environmental protection, enforcement, stormwater, and water-quality regulations.
#1.3.7Informal report on progress toward Community Center Facility and Aquatics Master Plans to guide long-term recreational facility investments. Dunaway Associates is evaluating current facilities, needs, demographics, and future service gaps.
#3.1Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Proposed FY27 Budget - Brian Butler, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
#3.2Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Designation of Additional Eligible “Public Facilities” for the Airport’s Public Facility Improvement Corporation - Kevin Haas. Vice President of Commercial Deve
#3.3Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Code Amendment to Reduce Speed Limit on International Parkway - Paul Tomme, Legal Counsel
#3.4Presentation of a Proposed Economic Development Agreement with Carrier Corporation - Brianna Brown, Economic Development Assistant Director
#3.5Presentation on the 2026 Bond Project Schedule - April Rose Escamilla, FWLab Senior Capital Projects Officer
#3.6FY27 Budget Responses and Updates - Christianne Simmons, FWLab Chief Transformation Officer
#4.0Placeholder for City Council requests for future agenda items or reports, with notice that the Council may enter executive session as permitted by state law.
#5.1Adjournment notice describing remote participation, accessibility, and accommodation procedures for the City Council meeting.
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