HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-02-05 - City Council - Regular - AgendaPre -Council Minute -
February 5, 198_�4
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ITEM REFERRED TO:
1) Status Report on Police Computer -Aided Dispatch (CAD)
Center
Kennedy: Updated the Council on the move of the communications center
to the facility in the new police b4ilding. The move was
completed on February 2 and 3.
Williams: Asked how the move will affect response time. (Kennedy:
Because the new communications center has more phone lines,
should be able to respond more quickly; however, the center
needs more people to answer the lines.)
Williams: Asked whether the dispatch center is staffed by civilian
or civil service personnel. (Kennedy: The Police Department
is trying to civilianize most positions; however, one civil
service person must be on each shift.)
Marshall: Stated that the voice and digital systems are working well,
and that it will take a few weeks to get the entire system
up.
Newkirk: Asked about the status of the fire department's new dispatch
center. (Marshall: Within the next month there will be a
concentrated effort to move the fire departments dispatch
center to its new facilities.)
2) 1985 Legislative Program - Legislative Policy Items
(MSC G-6237)
Johnson: Briefed the Council on the eight policy items, which have
a potential impact on the City, that the Legislative Affairs
Committee is focusing on. Requested that City staff take
a loon at the legislation concerning regulation of mobile/
manufactured homes to ensure that such legislation doesn"t
negatively affect cltizenslability to obtain A-1 family
housing.
Lancaster: Asked if any committee members have trouble accepting the
Oosition on the Billboard bill? (Johnson: No.) Asked how
much support the billboard issue has from other cities?
1A (Wilson: Strong support from Houston, Lubbock, Dallas, San
Antonio and Austin.)
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3) Update on Growth Management
Toal: Briefed the Council on the proposed schedule of implementation
for the previously approved 25 growth management initiatives.
The Planning Department will be refining the list of priority
growth areas until June, when it will submit the list to the
Plan Commission.
4) Library User Fee for Non -Residents (M&C G-6243)
Allmand: Presented a proposal to charge non-residents fees for use of
City Library facilities. The plan calls for three sets of
fees: 1) Fees for individuals; 2) Fees for groups and
institutions; and, 3) Fees for cities. Estimated that the
first year income will be approximately $175.000.
Newkirk: Asked why the Library -should give special rates to non-
resident senior citizens and students? (Allmandi In response
to citizen preferences as indicated in a Star -Telegram poll.)
Adkins: Stated that the specific fee levels must be detailed in: -the
ordinance.
Stute: Stated that the City of Fort Worth should not give special
lower fees to non-resident senior citizens and students.
Bolen: Stated that if the County wants to subsidize non-resident
senior citizens and students, it can; however, the City of
Fort Worth citizens should not be burdened with subsidizing
any particular group of non-residents. The Council wants the
two reduced rates eliminated from the fee structure.
5) Child Safety Seat Program (I. R. No. 6996)
Boswell: Asked for Council's endorsement to seek private sources for
contributions to the Child Safety Seat Program.
6) Update on Capital Improvements Program
Boswells Informed the Council that,the administrative process of
soliciting projects from departments has begun for the
upcoming 1986-88 CIP Bond election.