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Home My WebLink About1984-12-18 - City Council - Regular - AgendaA G E N D A PRE -COUNCIL MEETING NOV TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1984 8:30 A.M. PRE -COUNCIL ROOM 4W 1) Issuance of Industrial Development Bonds for the Stockyards Improvement Authority, Inc. - Judson Bailiff, Assistant Director of Finance, and Jeffrey Leuschel, McCall, Parkhurst & Horton (10 Min.) 2) Certificates of Obligation (M&C G-6197) - Judson Bailiff, Assistant Director. of Finance, and Boyd London, First Southwest Company (10 Min.) 3) Relocation of Ambulance Stations and Combined Dispatch of Fire Department EMS and Contract Ambulance (M&C G-6203) - Bob Terrell, Assistant to the City Manager (15 Min.) 4) Xeriscope Program (I. R. No. 6989) - Richard Sawey, Water Director (10 Min.) 5) Update on 9-1-1 Emergency System - Jane Dunavant, City Council Representative, Communication District Board (10 Min.) * * * * * * * * * * MEETING OF THE STOCKYARDS IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY, INC. 9:45 A.M. PRE -COUNCIL CHAMBER OFFICIAL RECORD ********** CI;YSLCRETARY FT. WORTHY TOL , * To add or make revisions, please call the City Manager's Office, 870-6143, before 3:00 P.M., Monday, December 17, 1984 The purpose of the Pre -Council Conference held prior to a regular City Council Meeting is to allow the Mayor and Councilmembers to discuss informally items on the agenda and to secure information from the City Manager and the staff. Although the meeting is open to the public, citizens are requested to reserve comments and questions for the subsequent Council meeting so they will be a part of the public record. Pre -Council Minu' ' NW December 18, 1�-, ITEM 1) Issuance of Industrial Development Bonds for the Stockyards Improvement Authority, Inc. Bailiff: Updated the Council on IDBs for the Stockyards. Interest rate on the bonds will be 85 percent of the prime rate, which means it will be a variable rate. Stute: Asked if the entire term of bonds would be variable. (Bailiff: Yes.) 2) Certificates of Obligation (M&C G-6197) REFERRED TO: Bailiff: Informed the Council that because the Certificates of Obligation are similar to Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, the City had to file with the state by 5:00 p.m. on December 17 The City indicated it would issue a maximum of $2.8 million. If the City does not issue at least 90 percent of that amount, it will have to wait 60 days for another opportunity to issue certificates of obligation. A "drop dead clause" will allow the City to call the bonds without a fee if all private funding does not fall into place by June 1. Bolen: Asked if there would be a fee for prepayment? (London: The terms of the financial package state that the COs would not be callable before 15 years unless private funding fell through prior to June 1, 1985. Williams: Asked if private funding is in place? (London: Commitments have been made, but actual funding wont be available until January. Lancaster: What would the total yearly payments be? (London: Approximately $354,000 per year.) The source of revenue for retiring the $1.8 million debt will be General Fund. Newkirk: What would happen if the Coliseum is destroyed? (Adkins: The lessee is required to carry replacement insurance.) A provision dealing with the possibility of the building being destroyed should be in the lease. Stute: If the building is destroyed, the City should decide whether it should be replaced, such a provision should be in the lease. Pre -Council Minute December 18, 1984.• Page 2 3) Relocation of Ambulance Stations and Combined Dispatch of Fire Department, EMS and Contract Ambulance (M&C G-6203) Terrell: Presented information concerning the relocation of ambulance stations to the fire stations, and the combination of fire dispatch with ambulance dispatch. This action is intended to improve communication between fire and ambulance personnel. In addition, the City will be able to maintain more control over in-service and out -of -service ambulances. Bolen: Has everyone involved signed off on the project? (Terrell: Yes.) Wetherby: What other changes would take place? (Terrell: None at this time, but after the system is implemented, the City can make other changes.) Lancaster: How did the City decide on which fire stations to locate the ambulances? (Terrell: Location is based on volume of fires.) 4) Xeriscape Program (I. R. No. 6989) Sawey: Described the Xeriscape project to the Council. This program is intended to educate the public about the potential limits to reasonably priced water, and to increase public acceptance of water conservation. The public will be encouraged to landscape .with. low water use plants native to this area or other areas that have limited rainfall. A demonstration garden planned for Rolling Hills Water Treatment Plan. Williams: Is the project aimed at new developments only.? (Sawey: The City hopes that low water use plants will be integrated into older developments as well as new ones.) Stute: The public should be informed of the economic feasibility of replacing plants. Sawey: The Water Department hopes to quantify costs for different types of landscaping, so it can provide cost information to citizens. 5) Update on 9-1-1 Emergency Medical System Dunavant: Explained amendments to present enabling legislation. Wetherby & Bagsby: Why should Fort Worth pay the extra cost of the election - this should be a County function? (Terrell: Most of the people in the county reside in Fort Worth.) Wetherby: When will the public awareness campaign begin? (Dunavant: The 2-1-1 Board plans to begin campaign efforts in January, 1985. Administrative Action "quested 'WAW December 18, %01( ITEM 1) Items to be Continued/Withdrawn -- REFERRED TO: Ordinance Revising the Building Code Board of Appeals (M&C G-6180)- Withdrawn DAI:RA Adoption of 1982 Uniform Building Code (M&C G-6179) - Continued until January 3) DAI:RA Construction and Fire Prevention Standards Ordinance (M&C G-6198)- Continued until January 3) DAI:RA Adoption of City of Fort Worth Fire Code (M&C G-6188) - Continued until January 3) DAI:RA 2) Appointments to Boards/Commissions -- Councilman Williams appointed Ms. Gwendolyn Loving to Place No. 5 on the Zoning Commission. DAI:RA 3) Comments/Requests -- Councilman Zapata suggested that either the Council appoint a committee to look into the problem of alcoholism and drug abuse, or that staff do a study to assess the problem. VS 4) Citizen Presentations -- Gary Wimbish, representing a task force on alcoholism and drug abuse, asked Council not to make a final decision about the rehabilitation farm until his group presents a proposal to the Council. The group hopes to get its proposal on the agenda in early January. LL Russell Allen spoke on behalf of the Park and Recreation Advisory Board about the closure of the rehabilitation farm. The Board supports the closure because it feels the land should be developed by the Park Department. LL Administrative on Requested December 18, 19 %ow Page 2 4) Citizen Presentation (Continued) Dennis Sweet, representing the community surrounding the rehabilitation farm, voiced support for returning land and buildings to the Park Department. LL Versie Thomas, Evelyn Williams requested Council action to help them obtain housing. (Mayor Bolen instructed the women to seek legal counsel.) 5) Letters from Citizens John Brady (Claim ) BH Quarter Horse Track Magazine (Claim) BH Ricky Wayne Snow (Claim) BH Lillian Dunn (Claim) BH Elizabeth Maserang (Claim) BH Robert J. Bender (Claim) BH James Lester Woods (Claim) BH Odis L. Taylor (Claim) BH Sherrie A. Nelloms (Claim) BH James L. Caffrey, Ph.D, TCOM, (Animal Control Ordinance, Appreciation to staff) VS