Fort Worth City Council approves broad consent agenda, continues Veale Ranch data center public hearing, adopts World Cup districts ordinance
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The Fort Worth City Council met March 31, 2026 (called to order at 11:58 a.m.; meeting adjourned 3:19 p.m.) with Mayor Mattie Parker and all 11 council members present. The Council approved the Consent Agenda (11-0), adopting multiple contracts, appropriations, land actions, and procurement items across transportation, water/utilities, stormwater, public safety, and library services. Council denied an alcohol-sales variance (M&C 26-0205), continued the Veale Ranch data center public hearing to May 12, 2026 (M&C 26-0243), adopted an ordinance establishing temporary 2026 FIFA World Cup districts (Ordinance No. 28395-03-2026; effective June 1–July 27, 2026), and adopted eminent domain resolutions for the Mary’s Creek force main project (Resolutions No. 6289-03-2026 and 6290-03-2026). Other notable actions include approval of a settlement related to a terminated food and beverage agreement (M&C 26-0235), several water and biosolids contracts and appropriations, tax abatement agreements, and vendor agreements for health benefits and digital library services.
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- Approved Consent Agenda (motion passed 11-0), encompassing numerous M&C items for contracts, appropriations, land actions, and procurement (M&C 26-0206 through M&C 26-0260 listed on the agenda).
- Denied variance to allow off‑premise alcoholic beverage sales within 300 feet of a church at Mica’s Carniceria Tortilleria (M&C 26-0205) — public hearing closed and item denied 11-0.
- Continued the public hearing and action on Tax Abatement Reinvestment Zone No. 116 (Veale Ranch) / proposed data center and related ten-year tax abatement with EDC Fort Worth LLC to the May 12, 2026 Council meeting (M&C 26-0243).
- Adopted Ordinance No. 28395-03-2026 to establish Temporary World Cup Districts for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, suspending certain signage rules with an effective date of June 1, 2026 and expiration of July 27, 2026 (M&C 26-5867).
- Adopted resolutions authorizing eminent domain acquisitions for the Mary’s Creek Force Main Project (Andrews 440 Ranch, LP and Chapin Holdings LLC) to obtain permanent and temporary easements (M&C 26-0239 and M&C 26-0242; Resolutions No. 6289-03-2026 and 6290-03-2026).
- Authorized settlement, release, and payment totaling $510,000 with offset payments up to $305,000 to resolve claims related to termination of the food and beverage services agreement with Craft Culinary Concepts, LLC (M&C 26-0235).
- Approved multiple utilities and water-related contracts and appropriations, including fee purchase of ~3.23 acres for $2,111,760 (total up to $2,126,760 with closing costs) for a pump station and ground storage tank (M&C 26-0238), and several contracts/amendments for sewer, biosolids, and reclamation projects (M&C 26-0219, 26-0228, 26-0229, 26-0218, etc.).
- Authorized large procurement and service agreements: non-exclusive public safety/firehouse supplies agreements up to $20,500,000 annually (M&C 26-0230); sole-source digital library services with OverDrive, Inc. up to $3,400,000 annually (M&C 26-0209); vendor services for city health and welfare benefits with HUB International up to $487,500 annually (M&C 26-0241); and Vision Zero speed‑limits implementation professional services with Toole Design Group, LLC for $248,852 (M&C 26-0244).
- Adopted tax abatement and incentive actions, including multiple five‑year tax abatement agreements for specified local developments and a nomination resolution for an enterprise project (M&C 26-0245 and several M&Cs in the consent agenda).
- Approved appropriations and CIP amendments for stormwater, street paving, and bond program projects, including a $103,882.95 increase in the Stormwater Capital Projects Fund for a hazardous road overtopping project (M&C 26-0249).
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