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CITY COUNCIL, April 28, 2026

Approved: Renaming North Park YMCA to Corporal Don Graves YMCA Community Center, unanimous

2h 20m17,580 words
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What happened

On April 28, 2026, Fort Worth approved Renaming North Park YMCA to Corporal Don Graves YMCA Community Center (unanimous).

This Fort Worth City Council meeting on 2026-04-28 was dominated by recognitions, proclamations, and a routine consent agenda; the most consequential land-use action was continuing several zoning cases to June 9.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Fort Worth, TX
Governing body
Final authority
Date
April 28, 2026
Decisions
16 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (1)

Duplexes in Mosier Valley / George Court area ZC-26-015

Denied
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Renaming North Park YMCA to Corporal Don Graves YMCA Community Center

Council Proposal 337 renames the North Park YMCA to the Corporal Don Graves YMCA Community Center in honor of the 101-year-old WWII Iwo Jima veteran. Council first suspended rules section 5.2.1 to act on it, then approved it unanimously.

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Key Decisions (16)

Approved

Renaming North Park YMCA to Corporal Don Graves YMCA Community Center

Vote: unanimousMoved by Charlie Lauersdorf
Approved

Funding for Oak Grove Park (MC26-0266)

Vote: passed
Approved

Board appointment - District 3

Vote: passedMoved by Michael Crane
Approved

Zoning case ZC-25-208

Vote: passed
Continued

Concrete batch plant CUP ZC-25-185

Vote: passedMoved by Carlos Flores
Approved

Zoning case ZC-25-199

Vote: passed
Continued

Rezoning amendment ZC-26-009 (Vernon McCoy)

Vote: passed
Approved

Zoning case ZC-26-011

Vote: passed
Continued

Rezoning ZC-26-015 (Cesar Gonzalez)

Vote: passed
Approved

Zoning case ZC-26-016

Vote: passed
Continued

Rezoning ZC-26-017 (AutoZone)

Vote: passed
Approved

Zoning case ZC-26-019

Vote: passed
Approved

Zoning case ZC-26-020

Vote: passed
Approved

Zoning case ZC-26-028

Vote: passed
Approved

Zoning case ZC-26-005 (as amended)

Vote: passed2 conditions attachedMoved by Carlos Flores
Approved

Addie Levy Trust library technology appropriation (MC26-0266 consent)

Vote: passed

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Development Activity (5)

Concrete batch plant at rail-spur location (ZC-25-185)

Industrial

AutoZone retail store rezoning (ZC-26-017)

Commercial

Vernon McCoy commercial rezoning amendment (ZC-26-009)

Commercial

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Market Signals (4)

Commercial Demand

A community member seeking to bring restaurants and a supermarket…

Infrastructure

Fort Worth is proceeding with a May 2 bond referendum;…

Housing Demand

A resident requested rezoning of commercial parcels near Heritage Trace…

Sentiment

Multiple zoning cases were continued to June 9 amid concerns…

Agenda results

Stockyards North LLC / Sean Shanklin, P.E site plan

District CD 2Case ZC-26-005
Approved
freeApprovedmoved by Carlos Flores2 conditions of approval

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Adopt Ordinance Vacating an Alley Located within the Baker Brothers Addition Between… vacation

District CD 11Case M&C 26-0293
No vote recorded

Who spoke

20 distinct speakers; 5 identified names.

All speaker roles: 12 Public, 1 Mayor, 6 Councilmember, 1 Clerk.

Identified name roles: 1 Mayor, 3 Councilmember, 1 Clerk.

Speaker sample: Mattie Parker, Mayor.

4 more identified names in Pro: 3 Councilmember, 1 Clerk.

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Zoning terms (8)

15 recorded timestamps

  • approved (1 timestamps)
  • motion to approve (1 timestamps)
  • zoning (5 timestamps)
  • rezoning (2 timestamps)
  • land use (1 timestamps)
  • denied (1 timestamps)

Decision moments (15)

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