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The Fort Worth City Council approved a broad consent agenda including appropriation ordinances, grants, construction and professional services contracts, zoning changes, and bond-related ordinances. Council authorized funding for parks, water and airport projects, homelessness and opioid-response programs, accepted housing funding actions, adopted a Natural Area Land Management Policy, and approved a joint election agreement for special elections.
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What this means
Council authorized city spending and agreements that will fund park and trail improvements, water and sewer work, and airport projects; this means construction and maintenance work can proceed. The council approved grants and funding for homelessness services and allocated opioid settlement money to public safety and community programs. They also approved zoning changes and housing support for an affordable 228-unit project, and set up a joint election with the county for special ballot measures and a district council seat.
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- Renamed Northpark YMCA to Corporal Don Graves YMCA Community Center (CP-337 approved).
- Authorized acceptance of TDHCA homeless housing and services grants (approx. $475,534; $161,373; $21,800.58) and related subgrant agreements.
- Authorized acceptance of up to $1,500,000 from Texas Parks & Wildlife for Oak Grove Park with matching city participation up to $1,500,000 (total project up to $3,000,000).
- Adopted multiple appropriation ordinances and supplemental bond/commercial paper ordinances related to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport financing and other capital projects.
- Authorized FAA grants and contracts for Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport taxiway construction and related construction management services (grants and contracts totaling multi-million dollars).
- Approved joint election agreement and contract with Tarrant County for special elections on May 2, 2026, and authorized a 75% deposit ($420,615.08) toward estimated costs.
- Allocated Texas Opioid Settlement funds up to $648,136.56 to the Fire Department, Homeless Strategies Division, and Neighborhood Services, and authorized use of up to $75,000 interest earnings.
- Adopted Resolution for the Proposed Natural Area Land Management Policy.
- Conducted and closed public hearings approving expansion/assessments for several Public Improvement District matters and approved a no-objection resolution and funding commitment for a 228-unit affordable housing tax credit application (Richardson Ridge).
- Approved multiple zoning dockets and rezonings (including ZC-25-208, ZC-25-199, ZC-26-011, ZC-26-016, ZC-26-019, ZC-26-020, ZC-26-028, and ZC-26-005) and various transportation and water/sewer construction contracts and amendments.
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