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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986/11/04-Agenda-Pre-CouncilPRE-COUNCIL ~EETING PRE-COUNCIL CHAMBER XOVEMBER 4, 1986 ABSENT: Councilman Bagsby ITEMS 1. Ambulance Update -Mr. Tom Morgan, President of Medstar, discussed the present operating condition of the new Medstar System. The system was put into operation on April 1 . The Medstar system has ambulance service in the City operating on four priority response times: 1)Priority 1 -life threatening situation requiring a response time of 8 minutes with a contractual response time of 10 minutes; 2)Priority 2 -non-life threatening situation requiring a response time of 10 minutes; and 3)Priorities 3 and 4 requiring a response time of 60 minutes . Xr. Morgan stated that the systems' performance is continuing to improve because the number of penalties that were previously paid out decreased substantially. Mr. Morgan also mentioned that Motorola, Maintenance Contractor, has confirmed the installation of all mobile equipment, the completion of all fixed equipment and the final system sign-off will be completed at the end of this week. Dr. Tryon, Overseer of the medical aspect of the system stated that Emergency Medical Service System(EMS) is performing as expected. The major problem being confronted is that of integrating this program within the community. Mr. Tryon mentioned that there is a misunderstanding by the public of what the system provides. Xr. Tryon also discussed ETAK, Fleet Management System. ETAK serves as navigator, dispatch manager and vehicle locator for Medstar. As a navigator the system will serve as a tool to help drivers find their way in the City; t~us, showing the exact location on a map scale display. As a dispatch manager, dispatchers will be able to map routes and print the information on a cartridge. As a vehicle locator, the system will link navigator and dispatch manager; assign calls instantly; and locate the position and status of vehicles on the map. A mutual aid agreement with jurisdictions in the boundary has been reached and a completed bill will be bought back to Council. Each jurisdiction that signs up will have to pay an increment fee. Councilman Lancaster asked if there is an opportunity for rates to decrease if the volume of calls grow. Mr. Morgan said that it was not possible for a decrease to take place. Councilman Lancaster asked if there is any formula which allows for reduction. OFFICIAl RECDID TY SECRETARY. FT. WORTH, TEX. Councilman Garrison answered no, saying that this would be a business risk. One-time-implementation cost will be 60 cents per person and On-going-cost will be 78 cents per person. Councilman Lancaster asked whether small cities would be given the advantage in this cost negotiating. ~r. Morgan answered yes but said that Fort Worth would also have an advantage in that it would have a full cost recovery. Mr. Robert Terrell, Assistant City Manager told Council that the cost they were seeing was the cost that would come back to the City; however, the jurisdiction would still have to pay $1.98 per capita cost. Mr. Terrell also added that administrative overhead cost had not yet been considered but a 10/. contingency amount was included in the budget. 2. Convention and visitors Bureau Structure -Mr. Rice Tilly told Council that the structure would consist of a 19 member Board of Directors, who will handle the overall policy matters; an Executive Committee, who will oversee the day-to- day operations; and an Executive Director. The County will designate one board member and the remaining 18 will be designated by the election committee. The Mayor and two Council members(elected by Council) will serve on the election committee. Mr. Tilly assured Council that the City has total control. The reasons being that they would have a majority on the election committee and that operating funds would be controlled by the City. There would be no chance for a political appointment system to take place. Councilman Murrin told Council that he favors an independent board and feels that the board should have the authority to run the operations and oversee them carefully but he does not feel that the election committee would be controlled by Council with a 3-2 membership. Councilman Murrin showed strong opposition to the Chamber being allowed to place two members on the committee. Councilman Lancaster told Council that he felt that dollars have been wasted in the past, especially if the objective was to attract tourists and to increase sales taxes and revenue. Councilman Lancaster stated that if the center if to be separated from the Chambers, then it should be done and control should be brought to Council. Councilman Williams opposed the separation of Chambers from the center totally. He stated that there should and must be a working relationship with the business community. Mayor Bolen reminded Council that if the business community large amount of revenue would be lost. is not i nvol v irl:t~ftl:-::-CIA-L -RE-CO-RD~l CITY SECRETARY 3. Meacham Airport Access Issues -Mr. David Ivory, Senior Assistant Cit~ rt UtnR TEX. Manager and Mr. Ike Thompson, Director of Meacham Field explained to Cou~c ~~·wH~ TH, Mr Roy Taylor no longer had access to the field after the construction of a fence around the field last friday. Mr. Ivory stated that Mr. Taylor had signed no type of agreement with the City even after several alternatives had been offered to him for having access. Mr. Ivory told Council that even after Mr. Taylor's lease had expired, a 90 day extension was offered to him and he turned it down. Councilman Lancaster sug8ested that a thru-the-fence operation be considered. Councilman Murrin suggested that Mr. Taylor be given a month-by-month lease. Councilman Murrin showed concern over the tax revenue that would be lost. 4. Police Territorial Command -Chief Thomas Windham briefly explained to Council that his territorial command plan woul? assign Police Captains to four territories within the City; each having eight hours shift. This plan would realign beats and the configuration of radio boundaries would be chanBed. Implementation of the configuration of radio boundaries would take place on January 3, 1987. The captains assigned to these territories would be Captains Prichard, B.G. Williams, Hoag and V. Swift. Chief Windham assured Council that resources would be availabe to employ this concept and that no additional revenue would be required. Councilman Williams asked if only one officer would be assiBned to a beat. Chief Windham replied that in some areas two officers would be assigned. Mayor Bolen asked if reserves would be available if needed. Chief Windham replied that there would be reserves available but stated that reserves generally work only six hours shift. Chief Windham told Council that roll call stations would be located through out the City . However, Chief Windham stated that a lot of fragmented roll call locations would be undesirable; what is needed are more police stations through out the City. He also mentioned that report units have been implemented. Chief Windham informed Council that on Monday, 64 police recruits were place in the Police Academy (28% black and 20% female) and 38 would be graduating on December 20 (36% black, 23% female and 5.4% hispanic). Mayor Bolen asked if local recruitment had been done. Chief Windham answered yes but said that most of the selected recruits had come from other areas within the state. r- OFFICIAL RECDRO r CITY SECRETARY L.FT. WORTH, TEX. -