The City Plan Commission of Fort Worth met on February 12, 2026, at 9:00 AM to conduct public hearings, vote on waivers and a street vacation, and receive training on the platting process. The meeting covered three cases, including a waiver for a road right-of-way vacation, waivers for street extension and cul-de-sac requirements, and a street vacation that was continued to a future meeting. The commission also welcomed new Commissioner Laura Kelly and heard platting process training from staff.
All right, good morning. It's nine o'clock. We'll call to order the meeting of the City Plan Commission of Fort Worth, meeting for February 12th, 2026. Start with announcements. Good morning and welcome to the February 12, 2026 in-person meeting of the City of Fort Worth Plan Commission. The commission meets monthly in open session to conduct public hearings on advertised cases. Specific rules and procedures governing these hearings include the city subdivision ordinance, city plan commission rules, regulations and bylaws, and related provisions of the Texas state law. The commission's primary responsibility are to review and act upon subdivision plans and plats, streets and alley right-of-way vacations and closures, annexations, comprehensive planning, and other land development issues affecting the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction area. The commission is made up of 11 Fort Worth citizens, each of whom appointed by the city council. The quorum of six members of the 11 members must be present in order to conduct the commission's business. Seated at the center of the table is Miss Carolyn Cranz, Chair of the City Plan Commission. Other commission members present today are Andrew Beardon, Golby Adams, Commissioner Lamberth, Commissioner Johnson, Commissioner Turner, Commissioner Risher, Commissioner Farda, Commissioner Reed, and Commissioner Kelly. Staff present today are Alex Rodriguez, Paul Rod, Alex Parks, Paul Rodriguez, Rich McCracken, Jessica Williams, Alex Johnson, Michelle Penya, Barbara Soltero, Leo Valencia, and representation for FIRE and TPW. My name is Stephen Murray, plating manager and facilitator of today's meeting. Copies of the meeting agenda and staff reports are included in the commission's docket and are available on the city's website site. The staff reports have been compiled by the city's development review committee to inform the commission and applicants of city code requirements and technical issues associated with the cases to be heard. Today's public hearings are being documented by cable television and streamed on the internet. To achieve an orderly and timely hearing, we request that you observe the following rules and procedures. All cases are called. Applicants and others in support of the case will be asked to present their testimony for a total of five minutes. Opposing testimony will follow and be given a total of seven minutes. The applicant will be allowed two minutes for rebuttal. Each side will be allowed a collective total of seven minutes for initial presentations. We have Barbara Soltero keeping time today. Clearly state your names and city prior to addressing the commission. All dialogue will occur between the speaker and commission. Upon the chairman's initial close of the case, the commission will remain in open session to discuss and vote upon the case. No further public testimony or commentary will be allowed. Be advised that the commission's decision on plating matters is final. Action on other document docket items constitute a recommendation to city council. If you need additional information about a particular case, please call the Development Services Department at 817-392-8027. Thank you for your attention, Ms. Chairman and Commissioners. The first order of business is the approval of the minutes for the January 29th meeting. Thank you. All right, if you've had a chance to review the minutes, I'll welcome a motion or discussions. I move to approve minutes from the previous CPC meeting. Motion by Commissioner Johnson and a second by uh Commissioner Turner. Um let's just do a voice vote. All in favor, say aye. Any opposed yes. Before we move on to our agenda items, want to um introduce our newest commissioner um representing council district 10. Uh Laura Kelly, would you like to give a brief introduction for yourself? Hello. Um, hi, my name is Laura Kelly. I am a realtor here in Fort Worth. Um I'm also serving on the board of the Board of Realtors for the Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors. And I've been a resident here since 2011, but I definitely intend to stay here. I love Fort Worth, so I definitely look forward to serving my community. Um thanks for having me.