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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986/12/22-Minutes-City Council r COUNCIL MEETING COUNCIL CHAMBERS DECEMBER 22, 1986 ABSENT:NONE. ITEMS 1. ITEMS CONTINUED/WITHDRAWN Councilman Lancaster asked that C.P. No. 126 - "Appointment of City Charter Review Committee" be continued January 7, 1987. Councilman Garrison requested that MSC G-6905 - Approval of Articles of Incorporation for Fort Worth Cultural District Committee (held over from a previous week) be continued. City Manager Harman requested that the financing and the account number be changed for M&C P-1973 - Excess Workers Compensation Insurance. Risk Management, not Personnel is the department that will be funded. The correct account number should read Account No. 15-10-00 instead of 14-20-00. He noted a financial correction for MSC G-6921 - Will Rogers Revenue Improvement Bonds, Series 1987. The total dollar amount should include $44. 15 and thus read, $1 ,700,044.15. (Council considered this item with MSC C-10039 - Award of Contract for Construction of the Multi-Purpose Equestrian and Livestock Facility at the Will Rogers Memorial Complex (Held Over From A Previous Week)). 2. ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA MSC C-10051 - Change Order No. 1 Utility Cut Repair Southwest Area and MSC C-10052 - Change Order No.2 Utility Cut Repair Northeast Area were both removed from the consent agenda by Councilman Williams. MSC P-1973 - Excess Workers Compensation, Insurance - was removed from the consent agenda by Councilman Vance. Upon a later appearance and explanation from Mr. Bill Herrington, Director of Risk Management, Council approved this amendment. 3. BOARD/COMMISSION CHANGES Councilman Garrison requested that Kathleen Livingston be appointed to the Cultural Advisory Board. After much discussion, Council approved Mayor Bolen's recommendations to the Board of Directors for the Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau. Appointments to the Executive Committee for this Commission included the following. Councilmen Bert C. Williams and Steve Murrin; County Commissioner John McMillian [another appointment wil be made from the County Commissioner's Office at a later time] ; Hotel representative Robert Small; At Large representatives James R. Nichols, Herschel Winn, and David Tracy. General Committee member appointments included: Hotel representaives Larry Schultz, Stephen Millard, and Jeff Landesberg; Restaurant representatives Neal Hospers and Jody Ambrose; Airline representaives Bill Holland (Delta) , Vincent Caminiti (American); and At Large representatives Walter B. Barbour, Don Otto, Vernell Sturns (D/FW Airport) , Jane Schlansker, and Alex Jiminez. Two Ex-Offico appointments would also be made, City Manager Douglas Harman and a member of the Fort- Worth Chamber of Commerce. Councilman Zapata stated that the Council had just made the same error that the Council had scolded the City Manger's staff about, namely handing Council material at the last minute. Councilmen Zapata and Bagsby stated that they were displeased with the representation on this Board. The Mayor and Mr. Thomas Hamlin and City Manager Harman stated that this commission was entirely separate from the Convention Center. Mr. Harman stated that as of January 1 , 1987 this would be a legal entity. The Mayor stated that the commission makeup was representative of the businesses most affected (having the most gain/lost) by the tourism business and they would consist of experts in law, accounting. . . The Mayor stated that Mr. Hamlin was most fearful of not having anyone to sign checks. Councilman Bagsby asked that Mr. Hamlin give him a breakdown of the ethnic makeup for this commission. 4. COMMENTS & REQUESTS Assistant City Manager Ruth Ann McKinney, Mr. Judson Bailiff, Director of Finance and Attorney William McGuire spoke to Council about Presentation by the City Secretary XI.4. Resolution Approving Form of Official Statement, Will Rogers Revenue Improvement Bonds, Series 1987. Councilman Lancaster asked whether the City's studies show that the revenues generated from this specific facility would support the bonds that will be issued. Ms. Kinney answered "yes" (based on the City's best projections). Regarding M&C C-10054 - Lease Agreement with Mr. J.T. Luther, Jr. , for the Property at 6323 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Suite 163 - Councilman Gilley stated that the City appreciates the private sector contribution and that the City should take every chance it gets to point to this. Regarding Presentations by the City Secretary XI.5. Consideration and Action Regarding Amending Moratorium on Issuance of Building Permits for Pawn Shops Held Over From A Previous Week, Councilmen Vance, Zapata, Bagsby and the Mayor made the following comments to Mr. Bill Gates. Councilman Vance questioned whether this case would be the last one and that Mr. Gates improve the sign he had on his pawn shop. Councilman Vance stated that other pawn shop owners were generally trying to improve their image. The Mayor stated that the Council asked the Pawn Shop Organization not to come back again. } Responding to Councilman Zapata's request for clearity on the grandfather Clause, City Attorney Adkins stated that anyone that Council would consider to exclude from this moratorium, would have had to have obtained a license as a second hand dealer prior to and including the day the moratorium was passed. Council lifted the moratorium to permit Mr. Gates to open his pawn shop. Councilman Garrison mentioned several times today that his " request light" was malfunctioning. 5. BENEFIT HEARING (M&C G-6919) . a. Report of the City Staff. Ms. Ann Long-Dively, Assistant to the City Manager and Mr. Michael Pyles, Director of Real Property Management, asked Council to approve an assessment rate reduction from 8.5% to 8% and to accept the methodology used in this accessment. They stated that this was a fair and equitable method. b. Citizen Presentations. A majority of citizens/business representatives favored this assessment. They included Mr. Gary Cumbie (Lone Star Gas Company) , Mr. Bill Serrault, Mr. Thomas D. Hanlon, Mr. Clark Newlin, Mr. J.H. McDaniel, Mr. Stephen Millard, Mr. Roger L. Youdelland Mr. Kenneth Devero (Downtown Fort Worth Inc. Company). Council made several amendments to the assessment value of property that each of the business owners addressed as unfair. Council requested a 50% reduction of the assessment dollar value accorded to Ms. Hellen M. Wallace, Mr. Lloyd Miles and Mr. Jim Mabe. Council requested a 25% reduction of the assessment dollar value accorded to Mr. W.H. Swain and Mr. Larry Taylor. Councilman Zapata stated that an increase in police for this area meant an increase in the risk that the City would take for this project. Council noted that today would be the last day for the Benefit Hearing for this Fiscal Year. 6. ANNEXATION HEARING - Annexation of 93.895 Acres in Pecan Hills Addition - 2nd Public Hearing: Council closed this hearing. 7. CITIZEN PRESENTATIONS Regarding M&C C-10039 - Award of Contract for Construction of the Multi-Purpose Equestrian and Livestock Facility at the Will Rogers Memorial Complex (Held Over From A Previous Week)several citizens spoke to Council. They included Ms. Lela Standifer, Ms. C.B. Mauldin, Mr. W.D. McGhee, Mr. Patrick Z. Wyers and Mr. Ronald Zepeda. Mr. Zepeda stated that this facility will be good for jobs and the City. He asked that the City remember the Casa Manana in regards to fund raising. He cited auctioning off of red seats and other items which generated many dollars in a short time from citizens who volunteered, instead of being forced to do so by taxes. The Mayor stated that that idea was being considered by Mr. Bailiff. f Ms. Standifer asked who had given the designer the permission to build a "state of the art" facility. She also stated that the designer should have had a price comparison of other facilities while he was visisting them. City Manager Harman stated that the term " state of the art" referred to meeting the functional needs of the animals and the humans that would enter that facility. He commented that the study had many components of comparison and not every thing could be compared. Finally, he stated that this study could not find another facility of comparable size, regarding the comparison of cost that Mr. Hanhfeld, the architect was asked at the Saturday work session. The Mayor stated that it is not normal to award a contract before business is conducted, in regards to her question about the timing relationsip between contracts awarded and business being completed. Ms. C.B. Mauldin stated that she represented herself and many citizens who spent their time and $.22 for the teabag protest. She stated that the over 12,000 signatures were agianst the current amount of tax. She suggested that the City consider the cost saving ideas that Mr. Blautcher had made to the architect for this project on Saturday. She asked that the City run the City business consistent with the way individuals run their own private business, that citizens were not to be used as an oil well. As of January 1 , 1987, she stated that Texas would have the ninth most taxing state in the nation. Regarding the 400 calls that the Mayor stated he had received she claimed that she could only find one in 400 people that sought a tax increase. The Mayor corrected her. He stated that on the one item law enforcers or not, all of the Council (except Councilman Bagsby) voted for the suplus money to be used for law enforcement. He stated that Mr. Blautcher did not bid on this contract, but that does not preclude him from making suggestions. She suggested to Mr. Bailliff as she had Saturday that the City ask the hotels and the restaurants to contribute to this project. She stated that the bed tax and the sales tax would definitely benefit them. Finally, she made the same comment that she made Saturday. She and Mr. Wyers agreed with the City using the $12 million dollars that citizens had voted for. However, not one penny more should be forced upon citizens. Volunteer donations should only be requested. Councilman Vance stated that the private industry has helped the Council to avoid a very embarassing position: either violating the citizens trust or scarping this project and losing out on an excellent opportunity. Dr. Brooks Taylor introduced the Assistant Director of the Health Department-, Mr. Nick Curry.