Municue

August 2026 Report

6 meetings · 3 committees · $10.1B financial · 12 important findings

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Executive Summary

City Summary — August 2026

The August 25 agenda included a $537,982,128.13 construction contract with Webber Waterworks, LLC for the Mary’s Creek Water Reclamation Facility project. [1]City Council MeetingAug 25

Financial Highlights

The agenda included a proposed $537,982,128.13 construction contract with Webber Waterworks, LLC for the Mary’s Creek Water Reclamation Facility. [1]City Council MeetingAug 25 Item 7.1.6 included a FY2026 DOJ Model Cities Initiative grant application, acceptance, and contingent appropriation of up to $75,000,000. [1]City Council MeetingAug 25 Staff recommended recognizing $22,157,262 in projected unrestricted and unpledged surplus interest income. [2]City Council Work SessionAug 25 Item 7.5.27 listed $6,236,519.65 for oversized water-main work involving CTMTGT Alpha Ranch, LLC near Alpha Ranch Parkway and Comancheria Way. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11 Item 7.5.28 listed Change Order No. 1 for the 2026 Asphalt Resurfacing Contract 3 with a revised construction-contract amount of $3,675,727.90 for Peachtree Construction, Ltd. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11 Item 7.5.30 scheduled consideration of Jackson Construction, Ltd. Change Order No. 2 for Sanitary Sewer Contract 127, listing a $206,308.40 change order and a revised contract amount of $2,619,428.40. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11 The HUD Annual Action Plan listed $7,153,410 in CDBG funding. [5]City Council Work SessionAug 4 The Summer Food Service Program update proposed $162,272 in emergency City funding to maintain uninterrupted summer-camp meal service. [5]City Council Work SessionAug 4 Substitute municipal judges had a listed $64 compensation rate. [5]City Council Work SessionAug 4

Development & Land Use

The August 25 agenda included an ordinance establishing a $195,396.14-per-million-gallons-per-day water-main capacity charge for the 16-inch Aledo Road Infrastructure transmission main. [1]City Council MeetingAug 25 Item 7.1.10 included a proposed $6,000,000 fee-simple acquisition of 400 East Vickery Boulevard from Boykin Land Company, LLC, plus up to $3,000 in estimated closing costs. [1]City Council MeetingAug 25 Item 7.1.26 was scheduled for consideration of a 30-year skybridge encroachment agreement involving Tarrant County Hospital District and John Peter Smith Hospital. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11

Community Impact

Item 7.1.24 included a proposed $15,000 Texas Health Community Hope grant for healthy snacks and the Healthy Summer Initiative through the Park & Recreation Department. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11 Item 7.1.28 was scheduled for consideration of a $500,000 appropriation from Park and Recreation Dedication Fees Fund interest earnings for park real-estate pre-acquisition expenses. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11 Item 7.2.7 was on the agenda for an emergency procurement of summer meals for Camp Fort Worth participants, with a proposed maximum appropriation of $162,272 and an estimated cost of $4.60 per meal. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11

Governance & Oversight

The August 25 City Council agenda included Board Appointment—District 4 (item 9.1.3) and Board Appointment—District 11 (item 9.1.4). [1]City Council MeetingAug 25 Item 10.2.8 was a resolution proposing to direct the City Manager to initiate the process to adopt a 90-day moratorium. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11 Item 14.0 listed an Executive Session in the City Council Executive Session Room. [1]City Council MeetingAug 25

Infrastructure & Facilities

The August 25 agenda included a $537,982,128.13 construction contract with Webber Waterworks, LLC for the Mary’s Creek Water Reclamation Facility project. [1]City Council MeetingAug 25 The August 11 agenda scheduled consideration of a $16,320,562 construction contract with Mountain Cascade of Texas, LLC for Silver Creek Force Main, Gravity Main and Water Main, Part 2. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11 Item 7.1.13 proposed a $1,000,000 contract with Tejas Commercial Construction, LLC for Residential Lead Service Line Replacement Contract 1. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11

Public Safety

Item 7.1.5 proposed $10,000,000 in appropriation authority for Fire Department deployment expenditures and corresponding reimbursements. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11 Item 7.1.7 proposed a $103,555 appropriation of Fire Department donations in the Special Donations Life to Date Fund. [1]City Council MeetingAug 25 Item 7.2.6 listed a $125,524.50 annual compensation increase for LaSalle Corrections VI, LLC jail intake services, with a stated new maximum annual compensation of $4,309,674.50. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11

Housing

Item 7.1.23 was on the August 11 agenda for additional Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs funding for the 2026 Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program, administered through Neighborhood Services. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11 The additional grant amount proposed was $175,220. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11 The agenda included ZC-26-075 at 604 Luxton Street in Council District 8, within the Terrell Heights Historic District, with General Whitfield listed as applicant and Lynn Jordan mentioned. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11

Transportation

Item 7.5.25 proposed Amendment No. 1 to GFT Infrastructure, Inc.'s engineering agreement for Bailey Boswell East, adding $1,843,055 in professional engineering services and bringing the revised agreement total to $2,626,788. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11 Item 7.5.28 scheduled Change Order No. 1 with Peachtree Construction, Ltd. for 2026 Asphalt Resurfacing Contract 3, with a proposed change order of $677,183.40 and a revised contract total of $3,675,727.90. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11 Item 7.1.37 scheduled a maximum $10,263,000 Federal Aviation Administration construction grant for Runway 18R-36L rehabilitation and underdrains installation at Fort Worth Spinks Airport. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11

Environment

Item 7.1.6 proposed a maximum $400,000, four-year professional-services agreement for solid-waste consulting services. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11 Item 7.1.10 was scheduled for consideration of non-exclusive GOP hauler agreements and named Delta Solid Waste Management, LLC. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11 Item 7.5.19 was on the agenda as the 2027 Healthy and Sustainable Communities Grant Awards. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11

Personnel & Labor

Item 10.1.2 was scheduled to confirm the appointment of James W. Horton as Fort Worth Fire Chief on an interim basis. [1]City Council MeetingAug 25 Item 7.1.25 was scheduled for consideration of substitute judge appointments through Municipal Court, listing Lisa J. Sofos and Brittany A. McAfee as applicants and mentioning Chief Judge Gonzalez. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11 The agenda listed a prior hourly compensation rate of $64 for substitute municipal judges and a proposed hourly rate of $66.56. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11

Zoning

Item 10.1.1 was a resolution initiating rezoning in the Panther Island Form-Based Zoning District in Council District 2. [1]City Council MeetingAug 25 Eric Fladager was scheduled to present proposed council-initiated zoning changes for certain properties in the Northside TEXRail Station Transit-Oriented Development Area in Council District 2. [5]City Council Work SessionAug 4 Item 7.4.1 proposed a prescriptive right-of-way vacation, file VA-26-004, for Ring Road near West Risinger Road. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11

Historic Preservation

Item 7.1.15 was on the agenda for historic-site tax exemption declarations involving Historic and Cultural Landmark properties at Calhoun Street, 2141 Pembroke Drive, and 2200 Harrison Avenue. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11 The agenda specified a $3,000 minimum rehabilitation-cost threshold for substantial treatment. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11 ZC-26-075, with General Whitfield listed as the applicant, was scheduled for consideration for 604 Luxton Street in the Terrell Heights Historic District in Council District 8. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11

Insights by Role

Resident

Medium
Medium significance — notable action worth tracking

Residents should note that Item 7.2.7 was on the agenda for an emergency procurement of summer meals for Camp Fort Worth participants, with a proposed maximum appropriation of $162,272 and an estimated cost of $4.60 per meal. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11

Developer

High
High significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effect

Developers should note that the August 25 agenda included an ordinance establishing a $195,396.14-per-million-gallons-per-day water-main capacity charge for the 16-inch Aledo Road Infrastructure transmission main. [1]City Council MeetingAug 25

Contractor

High
High significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effect

Contractors should note that the August 11 agenda scheduled consideration of a $16,320,562 construction contract with Mountain Cascade of Texas, LLC for Silver Creek Force Main, Gravity Main and Water Main, Part 2. [4]City Council MeetingAug 11

Charts & Data

Largest Financial Items

Most Mentioned Entities

EntityTypeMentions
WaterDepartment22
Transportation and Public WorksDepartment17
Development ServicesDepartment13
Water DepartmentDepartment12
Texas Department of TransportationOrganization12
Financial Management ServicesDepartment11
City CouncilOrganization11
Lacey RuizPerson11
Environmental ServicesDepartment8
AviationDepartment8

Meetings by Committee

Source Events(6)

[1]Aug 25City Council Meeting
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[3]Aug 21Budget Work Session
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Aug 18Budget Work Session
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[4]Aug 11City Council Meeting
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