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Fort Worth City Council Worksession Addresses ADA Compliance, Budget, and Community Initiatives
Fort WorthAug 19, 20257 min read
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The Fort Worth City Council held a worksession on August 19, 2025, focusing on ADA compliance plans for city facilities, updates on the FY2026 budget, community partnership programs, and various departmental introductions and recognitions.
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Indigent care services MOUCity Manager's organizational updatesCity Council future agenda requestsCommunity partnership and memorial programsTransportationZoning ordinance and transportation impact feesBudget & TaxPublic SafetyHealthcareADA compliance and facility upgradesFY2026 budget proposals
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- Approved plans to address ADA compliance for grandfathered city facilities with timelines set for October 31, 2025, and February 16, 2026.
- Acknowledged new hires in key city departments including Economic Development, Library, Neighborhood Services, Property Management, Communications, and Human Resources.
- Received updates on the FY2026 proposed budgets for operating, capital, and Tourism Public Improvement Districts.
- Discussed the Citywide Master Thoroughfare Plan amendment and zoning ordinance updates following the 89th Legislative Session.
- Endorsed a memorandum of understanding with Texas Health Southwest for indigent care services and 340B drug pricing program participation.
- Requested future reports on traffic enforcement collaboration, use of interest earnings, City Hall expenditures, and the cost of adding a new Sister City.
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CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION
Aug 19, 2025, 12:00 AMCity Council Work Session Roomscheduled
Agenda
- Report of the City Manager - Jesus "Jay" Chapa, City Manager
- Upcoming and Recent Events
- Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
- Informal Reports
- City Facilities and Americans Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance - Marilyn Marvin, Property Management Director
- Community Partnership Program - The Mr. Fred Rouse Memorial - Christianne Simmons, FWLab Chief Transformation Officer
- Facilities Re-Naming Policy - Fort Worth Police Department South Patrol Division Headquarters Name Change - Interim Chief of Police Robert Alldredge
- July 2025 Report on the Release of Area from the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) by Petition of Landowner or Resident - D.J. Harrell, Development Services Director
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Texas Health Southwest for Indigent Care Services and 340B Drug Pricing Program Participation - Dianna Giordano, Assistant City Manager
- Citywide Master Thoroughfare Plan Amendment - Kelly Porter, Transportation and Public Works Assistant Director
- Update on Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budgets for Operating, Capital, and Tourism Public Improvement Districts (PIDs) - Brady Kirk, FWLab Assistant Director
- Questions Regarding Changes in Membership on Boards and Commissions for August 26, 2025 Council Meeting
- Questions Regarding City Council M&C Log for August 26, 2025 Council Meeting
- Presentation on the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Proposed FY26 Budget - Chris Poinsatte, DFW International Airport Chief Financial Officer
- Vision Zero Safety Action Plan - Chelsea St. Louis, Transportation and Public Works Sr. Capital Projects Officer
- Updates to the Zoning Ordinance and Transportation Impact Fee Program Resulting from 89th Legislative Session - LaShondra Stringfellow, Development Services Assistant Director, and Jennifer Roberts, Development Services Assistant Director
- One Time Use of Interest Income – Christianne Simmons, FWLab Chief Transformation Officer
- City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
- 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 551 of the Texas Government Code.
- ADJOURNMENT
- 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 remotely in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act and Council Rules of Procedure. CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION ROOM is wheelchair accessible. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services such as interpreters, readers, or large print are requested to contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at (817) 392-8552 or e-mail ADA@FortWorthTexas.gov at least 48 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. If the City does not receive notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting, the City will make a reasonable attempt to provide the necessary accommodations.
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