The City of Fort Worth Plan Commission met on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at 9:00 AM with all 11 members present. The meeting included approval of previous minutes, two continuances, three right-of-way vacation cases, and one waiver request for a building permit without a final plat. All votes were unanimous (11-0).
All right, it's nine o'clock. We'll get started. This is the city plan commission meeting for Thursday, April 9th, 2026 for the city of Fort Worth. Um we will begin with uh minutes, right? Opening statement. Yes, ma'am. See, I forgot my cheat sheet, I don't know where to go. Okay. Good morning, and welcome to the April 9th, 2026 in-person meeting of the City of Fort Worth Plan Commission. The Commission meets monthly in open session to get that 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, street and alley right away 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 have been appointed by the city council. A quorum of six of the 11 members must be present in order to conduct the commission's business. Eleven members are present. Therefore, the hearing may proceed. Seated at the center of the table is Miss Caroline Kranz, the chair of the City Plan Commission. Other commissioners members present today, or in and Commissioner Beardon, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner Lamberth, Commissioner Johnson, Commissioner Turner, Commissioner Henderson, Commissioner Reicher. And Commissioner Kelly, Commissioner Reed, and Commissioner Gillette. Staff members present today are Alex Johnson, Paul Rodriguez, Jessica Williams, Alex Johnson, Michelle Pinya, Barbara Siltero, and Representative from FIRE. 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. The staff reports have been called 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 hearing are to be are being documented by CAP. Well, today's public hearing is in person. 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 a two-minute rebuttal. Each side will be allowed a collective total of seven minutes for initial presentation. We have Barbara Soltero keeping the time today. When you come up uh to the dais, please clearly state your name and city prior to addressing the commission. All dialogue will occur only between the speaker and the commission. Upon the chairman's initial close of the case, the commission will remain an 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 man matters is final. Action on the other docket items constitute a recommendation recommendation to the 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. Mr. Chair, our Ms. Chair, Commissioners, the first order of business is the approval of the minutes for March 12th meeting. All right, your minutes are in front of you. Hopefully you had a chance to review them as well. Um motion or discussion. I move that we approve the previous meeting minutes from CPC on March 12th. I second we have a motion by Commissioner Johnson and a second by um Commissioner Turner, I believe we were competing for that second. We call a vote, please. Commissioner Beardon, how do you vote?