Fort Worth City Council Unanimous Vote Initiating 90 Day Data Center Moratorium

1. Clip 1 · 0:32 Elizabeth Beck, Council Member, Fort Worth City Council Elected Official Opposed auto captions, unchecked

   Moratorium Zoning Noise Water

   Following three hours of public testimony from more than 100 speakers, Fort Worth City Council votes unanimously on Council Member Elizabeth Beck's motion to start a 90 day data center moratorium.

   "CONTINUES OF TREVOR, NORTH TEXAS, RESIDENTS JUST PUSHING BACK ON THESE PROJECTS. >> YEAH, MADISON, WE HAVE SEEN PEOPLE PACK INTO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS JUST LIKE THE ONE LAST NIGHT IN ORDER TO ARGUE AGAINST DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT RIGHT IN THEIR BACKYARD. THIS TIME, IT TOOK ABOUT THREE HOURS TO GET THROUGH ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO ENACT THIS MORATORIUM PROCESS. >> I'VE GOT A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BACK IN A SECOND BY DR."

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2. Clip 2 · 1:08 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked

   Residents and community speakers address Fort Worth City Council regarding local water, power grid, noise, and zoning impacts.

   ">> FORT WORTH CURRENTLY HAS FOUR DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENTS WITH TEN BUILDINGS ACROSS THE CITY. THE MORATORIUM WILL LAST 90 DAYS AND PAUSE ALL REZONING AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS. DURING THAT TIME, CITY STAFF WOULD STUDY NOISE ISSUES, WATER SUPPLY CONCERNS AND POSSIBLE CODE CHANGES FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. CITY COUNCIL IS ALSO VOTING TO CREATE A COMMISSION TO STUDY THE IMPACTS OF DATA CENTERS. IT WOULD LOOK AT ECONOMIC BENEFITS WEIGHED AGAINST INCENTIVES FOR DEVELOPERS, A FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION WOULD GO IN FRONT"

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3. Clip 3 · 1:41 Fort Worth City Council Member Elected Official Opposed auto captions, unchecked

   Moratorium Zoning Noise Water

   Fort Worth City Council members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.

   "MATCH THE PUBLIC COMMENT. WORRIES OVER WATER USE, NOISE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. >> THE PEOPLE HERE IN FORT WORTH ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN TELL YOU WHAT THEY'RE WILLING TO PUT UP WITH, WHAT THEY'RE AFRAID OF AND WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE HAPPEN. >> WE CAN BE KNOWN FOR THE LEADER OF DATA CENTER REGULATION WHILE KEEPING OUR CITIZENS SAFE. OUR MENTAL HEALTH POSITIVE IN KEEPING OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH FROM"

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