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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992/08/04-Minutes-City CouncilOCS-445 CITY COUNCIL MEETING was presented Mayor and August 4, 1992 Council Met On the 4th day of August, A.D., 1992, the City Council of the City Ithe Office of Fort Worth, Texas, met in regular session, at 7:12 p.m., with the recommending that notices of claims following members and officers present, to -wit: Members Present Mayor Kay Granger; Mayor Pro tempore Virginia Nell Webber; Council alleged damages and/or Members Carlos Puente, Morris Matson, Jewel Woods, Bill Meadows, and Risk David Chappell; City Manager Bob Terrell; City Attorney Wade Adkins; and Management City Secretary Alice Church. Council Member Eugene McCray absent; and consensus of the City Council that Council Member Chuck Silcox temporarily absent. With more than a quorum present, the following business was transacted: Invocation The invocation was given by Council Member Carlos Puente.. Pledge of Allegiance M&C G-9753 re appointment of George �� There The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Minutes of July 28, On motion of Mayor Pro tempore Webber, seconded by Council Member 1992 meeting approved Meadows, the minutes of the regular meeting. of July 28, 1992, were Manager recommending approved. Honor Students in the International Mr. Phil Trinery, ,International University, introduced Mrs. Julia University Program Worthington, Program Coordinator for International University, who introduced the honor students who were participating in the International University Program. Certificates of Certificates of Recognition were presented to former Board and Recognition Commission members. Fort Worth Vision Ms. Mary Palko and the Fort Worth Vision Coalition presented their Coalition report report to the City Council. Council Member Puente Fort Town Council Member Puente announced that the . Fort Worth Town Hall re worth Hall Meeting Meeting for Council District 2 of the Vision Coalition would be held on Thursday, August 6, at 7:00 p.m. at Region XI Education Service Center, 3001 North Freeway. Council Member Silcox Council Member Silcox assumed his chair at the City Council table at assumed his chair this time. Withdrew M&C Nos. G-9759 and G-9760 Council Member Puente requested that Mayor and Council Communication Nos. G-9759 and G-9760 be withdrawn from the consent agenda. Withdrew M&C G-9755 City Manager Terrell requested that Mayor and Council Communication No. G-9755 be withdrawn from the agenda. Consent Agenda approved On motion of Council Member Woods, seconded by Council Member Matson, the consent agenda, as amended, was approved. OCS-445 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. OCS-445 from Notice of Claims Ithe Office of the City Secretary recommending that notices of claims regarding alleged damages and/or injuries be referred to the Risk Management Department. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C G-9753 re appointment of George �� There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-9753 from Nicolaides as the the City Manager recommending that the City Council approve the Executive Director of the Employees Retire- ment Fund of the City of Fort Worth Minutes of City Council U-3 Page 256 257 Tuesday, August 4, 1992 M&C G-9753 cont. appointment of George Nicolaides as the Executive Director of the and adopted Employees Retirement Fund.of the City of Fort Worth. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C G-9754 re 1 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-9754 from disposal of public the' Cit Manager recommending that the Cit Council a records in the Health Y g g Y approve the disposal Department_...- 1 . of public records belonging to the Health Department. It was the consepsus of the City �Council {that the recommendation be adopted. M&C G-9755 was with- It was the consensus of the City Council that Mayor and Council drawn Communication No. G-9755, Grant for Fort Worth Public Library from the Summerlee Foundation of $11,425.64, be withdrawn from the agenda. M&C G-9756 re I There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-9756 from application for parti I the City Manager recommending that the City Council approve the tax exemption application for partial tax exemption eligibility of the property located at 2404 Medford Court East. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C G-9757 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-9757 from application for the City Manager recommending that the City Council approve the partial tax exemption application for partial tax exemption eligibility of the property at 2224 Alston (Fairmount/Southside Historic District). It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C G-9758 re There was application for presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-9758 from partial tax exemption the City Manager recommending that the City Council approve the application for partial tax exemption eligibility of property at 1730 South Adams (Fairmount/Southside Historic District). It was the consensus of"the`City"Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C G-9759 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-9759 from grant from the U.S. the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Department of Health Manager to accept the grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and and Human Services Human Services for the program entitled, "Youth Gang Research", in the amount of $92,745.00 (M&C G-9649, dated May 12, 1992, authorized the submission of this grant proposal). Council Member Puente Council Member Puente advised Council that, in this final year of re M&C G-9759 funding for the Youth Gang Research Grant, he hoped that the data that was collected would provide answers and help solve the problems of youth gangs. M&C G-9760 re Onda Music, Inc. use of Marine Park Council Member Puente made a motion, seconded by Council Member Matson, that the recommendation, as contained in Mayor and Council Communication No. G-9759, be adopted. The motion carried unanimously. There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-9760 from the City Manager recommending that the City Council permit the Tejanos for Onda Music, Inc., to use the Marine Park for the purpose of conducting a Music Festival, selling beer, and collecting admission fees, and to waive collection of the ten percent fee on the sale of concession items. Council Member Puente Council Member Puente advised citizens that one of the subjects to re M&C G-9760 be discussed at the Vision Coalition meeting on Thursday would address the concerns regarding the limitation of activities in Marine Park. Council Member Puente made a motion, seconded by Council Member Silcox, that the recommendation, as contained in Mayor and Council Communication No. G-9760, be adopted. The motion carried unanimously. M&C G-9761 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-9761 from improvements to Bryce the City Manager recommending that the City Council declare the necessity Avenue from Western Avenue to Tremont for and order the improvements to Bryce Avenue from Western Avenue to Avenue Tremont Avenue; authorize the assessment of a portion of the cost of the improvements to Bryce Avenue against the owners of the abutting property; approve the estimate of costs and amounts to be assessed as stated in the Engineer's Estimate; establish September 1, 1992, as the date of the benefit hearing; and authorize the preparation of assessment rolls and notification of property owners in accordance with the provisions of Article 1105b of Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes. On motion of Council Minutes of City Council U-3 Page 257 258 Tuesday, August 4, 1992 M&C G-9761 cont. 11 and adopted Member Meadows, seconded by Council Member Woods, the recommendations were adopted. M&C G-9762 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-9762 from request for an ex- the City Manager recommending that the City Council deny the request for tension of injury- an extension of injury -leave -of -absence -pay benefits by Police Sergeant leave -of -absence -pay for Police Sergeant Eduardo Mendoza. On motion of Council Member Chappell, seconded by Eduardo Mendoza Council Member Silcox, the recommendation was adopted. M&C G-9763 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-9763 from donations from Fortthe Worth Club of I.A.P.E. City Manager recommending that , the City.Council authorize the City S., Warrene Lewis, Manager to accept donations from Fort Worth Club of I.A.P.E.S. , Warrene Michaeline Jones, Lewis, Michaeline Jones, . __Sherry Watson, Kelley..Jones and cash, totalling Sherry Watson, Kelley $217.64 for the Worth Heights Fishing Derby, and adopt Appropriation Jones and cash Ordinance No.. 11142.increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Special ,Trust Fund in the amount of $217.64 for the purpose of accepting contributions ,for,the Worth Heights Fishing Derby; providing for a severability clause; making this ordinance cumulative of prior ordinances and repealing all prior ordinances in conflict herewith; providing for engrossment and -enrollment; and providing an effective date. On motion of Council Member Meadows, seconded by Council Member Silcox, the recommendation was adopted. M&C G-9764 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-9764 from a grant from the U.S. the City Manager recommending that the City Manager be authorized to Department' of Housing submit app p grant application, and accept if offered, a grant from the U.S. and Urban Development Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $350,000.00 over a two-year period for staffing and program funding of economic development efforts in the South Enterprise Zone with initial and primary emphasis on the "Weed and Seed" area. On motion of Council Member Chappell, seconded by Council Member Woods, the recommendation was adopted. M&C G-9765 re ' ` ' There was presented Mayor'and Council Communication No. G-9765 from weather normalization the City Manager recommending that the City Manager adopt Ordinance adjustment and No. 11143 amending � cOrdinince No: ' 10849 ' by deleting Section 2D of the adopted Ordinancece No. 11143 Ordinance and adding a new Section 2D to Ordinance No. 10849, revising the calculation of the weather normalization adjustment. On motion of Council Member Woods, seconded by Council Member Meadows, the recommendation was adopted': s M&C P-5844 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-5844 from agreement with Waste the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a purchase Management of Fort agreement to provide garbage container service with Waste Management of Worth Fort Worth on its low bid of unit prices, with term of agreement to begin July 21, 1992, and end July 20, 1993, with the option to renew annually for two years. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-5845 from agreement with B.F.I. M&C 5845 re the City Manager recommending that the City Council exercise its option Waste Systems to renew the purchase agreement with B.F.I. Waste Systems to provide rental of chemical toilets to the City of Fort Worth based on unit prices, with term of agreement to begin September 10, 1992, and end on September 9, 1993. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. - r ` M&C P-5846 re There was presented Mayor, and Council Communication No. P-5846 from amendment with Lone the City Manager recommending that the City Council amend Mayor and Star Electric, Inc. Council Communication No. P-5680„ for emergency repairs at Meacham Airport to include an additional $11,877.43 to Lone Star Electric, Inc., for the Department of Aviation fora new total amount of $88,629.02. It was the consensus of the,Cit.y,Council.that the recommendation be adopted. M&C P-5847 re There was presented Mayor, and Council Communication No. P-5847 from agreement with Alan the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a purchase Young Buick agreement with Alan Young Buick to provide OEM GMC Parts to the City Services Department on sole quotation of parts suggested list price less 20 percent, with term of agreement to begin August 22, 1992, and end August 21, 1993, with options to renew for two additional one-year periods. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. Minutes of City Council U-3 Page 258 259 Tuesday, August 4, 1992 M&C P-5848 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-5848 from agreement with AIS Continental the City Manager recommending that the City Council exercise the first renewal option on a purchase agreement with AIS Continental for the purchase of manufacturer's genuine Champion, Galion, JBC, and Gradall parts and engines for the City Services Department on bid of manufacturer's suggested list price less zero percent discount on parts and three percent discount on engines, with term of agreement to begin July 6, 1992, and end July 5, 1993, with option to renew for one additional one-year period. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C P-5849 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-5849 from purchase from Memorex the • City. Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the annual Telex, Inc. agreement to purchase mainframe terminals for Information Systems and Services Department from low bidder meeting specifications, Memorex Telex, Inc., for unit prices, net, f.o.b. Fort Worth. It was the 'consensus of the'City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C P-5850 re ,. There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-5850 from agreement with Datanet the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize an annual Corporation purchase agreement for mainframe controllers for Information Systems and Services Department and various departments from Datanet Corporation for low bid of unit prices, with all terms net, f.o.b. delivered Fort Worth. It was the consensus of- the City Council that the recommendation be adopted: - ' - M&C P-5851 re purchase from Plantlan There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-5851 from Industries, Inc. the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the purchase of 6,000 marigolds for the Park and Recreation Department from Plantland Industries, Inc., low bid of $0.99 each for a total amount not to exceed $5,940.00 net, f.o.b. Fort Worth. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C P-5852 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-5852 from agreement with Chemlim the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a purchase the City Manager' recommending that agreement with Chemlime for lime slurry for the Transportation and Public hemical Company, Inc. Works Department on its bid, meeting City specifications, of $68.51 per ton; -.net, f�.o.b: Fort Worth, with term of agreement to begin August 11, 210 drums, 55 gallons each, of 1992, and end August 10,.1993. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C P-5853 re ' - agreementwith Bowles -There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-5853 from and Eden Equipment, the City . Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the Texas Water Department purchase agreement i for cast, iron fittings for the Water Department with and United States Pipe �tBowles. and Eden Equipment, Texas Water Department, and United States Pipe and Foundry Company and Foundry Company based on, low overall bid, with terms of agreement to and Council Communication No. P-5856 from begin August i4, 1992, and end August 3, 1993, with option to renew the City -Manager recommending annually for one year. It was the consensus of the City Council that the ompany recommendation be adopted. &C P-5854 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-5854 from greement with Cobler the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a purchase ales and Service, agreement to provide Wallace and Tiernan water parts with Cobler Sales nc. and Service, Inc., for the Water Department on low bid of unit prices less two percent off list price, with all terms net, f.o.b. Bellville, New Jersey, and authorize term of agreement to begin July 28, 1992, and end July 27, 1993, with the option to renew annually for two years. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. &C P-5855 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-5855 from uthorize sale to Expo the City Manager' recommending that the City Council authorize the sale of hemical Company, Inc. 210 drums, 55 gallons each, of defoamer from the Water Department to Expo -Chemical"Company,•Inc., on high bid of $9.50 per drum, for a total amount of $1;995.00: It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. &C P-5856 re greement with Bowles There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-5856 from nd Eden Equipment the City -Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a one-year ompany purchase agreement to provide cast iron valve boxes and lids with Bowles and Eden Equipment Company for the Water Department on low bid of unit prices, with term of agreement to begin July 28, 1992, and end July 27, 1993. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. Minutes of City Council U-3 Page 259 /! 260 . " 14 .-r„ -Tuesday, August 4, 1992 M&C P-5857 re There was_ presented Mayor. and Council .Communication No. P-5857 from agreement with Power- _ seal Pipeline Product the City Manager recommending that the City 'Council_ authorize a purchase Corporation agreement to provide stainless full circle clamps with Powerseal Pipeline Products Corporation for the Water Department on its low overall bid of unit prices, with term of agreement to begin July 28, 1992, and end July 27, 1993. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C P-5858 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-5858 from agreement with JWC the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a sole Environmental source purchase agreement with JWC Environmental, to provide Muffin Monster parts and training for the Water Department on sole quotation of unit prices, with term,of agreement to begin July 28, 1992, and end July 27, 1993, with the option to renew annually for two years. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C P-5859 re''[There was presented Mayor:.i and Council, Communication No. P-5859 from purchase from WesTech the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the sole Engineering, [ -source purchase:>ofrfIoat ,. skimmers efon the Water Department from WesTech Inc. r.- � Engineerings .Inc:, for an amount^�,notrt_o exceeds $26,600.00 net, f.o.b. -Fort -3[-Worth.: c 11It) was :the ;:.consens-us a •of _ the -::City Council that the -['r, recommendation .be -adopted: _ r aG _ 3,z3-; ;o0 3- i T M&C P-5860 re ,- o -There ,was. -presented Mayor andr,Council .`.Communication No. P-5860 from agreement with the City Manager recommending that the City Council -exercise its option Victoria Bearing, FW for renewal of the purchase agreement to provide industrial bearings with Inc. c;Z a ijVictoria Bearing,_FW Inc.,.on low overall bid of unit prices, with term of agreement to begin October 20, 1992, and end October 19, 1993, with one remaining renewal option. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C P-5861 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-5861 from purchase from M & L Construction the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the purchase of regular weatherization services from M & L Construction for a block of houses not to exceed $2,455.00, and authorize the purchase of enhanced'weatherization:services from M & L Construction for a block of houses not to exceed $2,210.00, with term of agreement to begin August 4, 1992, and end March 31, 1993. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation -be. -adopted. M&C L-11023 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. L-11023 from acquisition of right- of-way the City Manager`: recommending that the City Council approve the acquisition of right-of-way described as a portion'of Lot 26, Block 2, Elmwood Addition (1600.East Terrell.. Avenue); find that $180.00 is just r compensation _.for'property acquired, from Dario Saldivar and Margarita Saldivar,"required for'Terrell Avenue Reconstruction; and authorize the acceptance and recording of the 'appropriate deed'.. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation -be adopted. M&C L-11024 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. L-11024 from acquisition of a the City Manager recommending that the City Council approve the permanent sanitary acquisition of a permanent sanitary sewer easement described as being a sewer easement portion of Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, Block 13, Third Filing Nies and Rouse Addition (300, 306, 308, 310, and 314 North Sylvania); find that $1.00 is just compensation for property acquired from David H. Cline, required for Grace Avenue Area Sewer Improvements; and authorize the acceptance and recording of the appropriate easement. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C L-11025 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. L-11025 from improvements on Lake, -_--,the City, -Manager,) recommending i that l the rCity� Counci l adopt Supplemental Worth Leases and Adopted Ordinance No: Appropriation iOrdinance:i Noj.,n11144i,,pincreasing -.the Water and Sewer 11144'- t Operating; Fundi appropriation 3 by n$52)500�00- )nand decreasing the -unrestricted,�rrundesignated retained earnings by: the same amount for the purpose of acquiring leasehbld-,improvements ,on=i Lake Worth Leases; providing for a severability clause; making this ordinance cumulative of = ; prior ordinances,and;,repealing)allcprior_ordinances in conflict herewith; and providing: -.an 'effecti've mdate; and:-rauthorize-i the City Manager to r=:; acquire the leasehold -improvements located oniLot-S,.;Block 28, Lake Worth Leases, from Floyd Ei -zWebbiand)wifeyr,Doris Ci^Webb;- for $52,500.00. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. Minutes of City Council U-3 Page 260 261 Tuesday, August 4, 1992 M&C C-13486 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-13486 from execute Texas Depart- the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City ment of Health Local Manager to accept and execute Texas Department of Health Local Health Health Services Services Contract, Document No. C3000187/Attachment 01A, increasing Contract funding for Sexually Transmitted Disease control activities by $26,99.7.00. It was 'the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C C-13487 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-1348,7 from contract with Tarrant the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City County Manager to execute a revised contract with Tarrant County for the reimbursement of $25,242.79 to the City for the provision of HIV Early Intervention Services at the Public Health Department. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C C-13488 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-13488 from amendment contract the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City with Environmental Manager to execute an amendment to City Secretary No. 17498 with Manager's Inc. a Fort Environmental Manager's, Inc., a Fort Worth firm, to continue engineering Worth firm services and oversight of the City's underground storage tank g Y q (U.S.T.) remediation program, increasing the total Phase II project cost by $12,000.00 from $762,050.00 to $774,050.00, and the total contract not to exceed amount from $937,050.00 to $949,050.00. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C C-13489 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-13489 from approve transfer of the City Manager recommending that the City Council approve the transfer funds and contracts of $999,000.00 in Community Development Block Grant Year XVIII funds to three with Tarrant County Housing Partner-, fund Tarrant County Housing Partnership, Inc.; authorize the City Manager ship, Inc. to enter into three contracts with' Tarrant County Housing Partnership, Inc., in the amounts of $400,000.00 for a non-profit housing development organization which will acquire, rehabilitate and manage 52 houses to rent to low and moderate -income families; $400,000.00 for rental development projects to assist low and moderate -income special populations; $199,000.00 to assist low and moderate -income first-time homebuyers with the purchase of their homes and authorize the contract period for all three contracts to begin August 1, 1992, and end July 31, 1994. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C C-13490 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-13490 from approve Joint Resolu- the City Manager recommending that the City Council approve Joint tion and Agreement No. Resolution and Agreement No. 1842 exchanging portions of extraterritorial 1842 jurisdiction between the City of Fort Worth and the City of Justin (FW release approximately 62.02 acres, FW gain approximately 61.57 acres) and establishing an extraterritorial jurisdiction boundary line. On motion of Council Member Matson, seconded by Council Member Puente, the recommendation was adopted. M&C C-13491 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-13491 from approve fund transfer the City Manager recommending that the 'City Council approve $21,000.00 and adopted supple- fund transfer from the Cable TV Center to the Library Cable Studio Center mental appropriation and Special Trust Fund; adopt Supplemental Appropriation Ordinance No. Ordinance No. 11145 11145 increasing estimated receipts in the Special Trust Fund in the amount of $21,000.00 from increased revenues for the purpose of funding the TV Studio share of construction cost in connection with the Central Library expansion; providing for a severability 'clause; making this ordinance cumulative of prior ordinances and repealing all ordinances in conflict herewith; providing for engrossment and enrollment; and providing an effective date; and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with the Briscoe Construction Company for the construction of Phase 1 (demolition and foundations) of the Central Library Expansion and Cable TV Studio Project for the bid price of $259,227.00. Council Member Meadows Council Member Meadows requested permission of the City Council to re M&C C-13491 abstain from voting on Mayor and Council Communication No. C-13491 abstain from voting involving a business relationship. Council Member Chappell made a motion, seconded by Council Member Woods, that Council Member Meadows be permitted to abstain from voting on Mayor and Council Communication No. C-13491. The motion carried unanimously. Minutes of City Council U-3 Page 261 262 Tuesday, August 4, 1992 Mr. Leonard Edward Mr. Leonard Edward Briscoe, Jr., 2016 Evans Avenue, appeared before Briscoe, Jr. re the City Council and advised Council.that he was in agreement with M&C C-13491 Council Member Matson on rebidding the contract and stated that the citizens are better served if all citizens feel that all bids were fair. Mr. Larry Frymire re Mr. Larry Frymire, 1504 Clover Lane, appeared before the City M&C C-13491 Council and questioned the significance of acknowledging receipt of Addenda No. 1 and No. 2 to the contract. Mr. Pat Taylor re M&C C-13491 Mr. Pat Taylor„. 1407 N. -.Commerce, appeared before the City Council and Thomas Byrne and expressed concern with regard to; the alleged violations of the City Company and the concerning the Thomas, Byrne Company and the Growald's Company relative to Growald's Company I the expansion of the library., Council Member Matson made a motion, seconded by Council Member Puente, to approve Recommendations.1 and 2; reject the bid for Item 3 and request staff to rebid the .contract for construction of Phase 1, (Demolition and Foundation) of,the Central Library expansion and Cable TV Studio Project. The motion carried unanimously. M&C FP -2973 re There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. FP -2973 from final payment to the City Manager recommending that the City Council accept as complete Pate Brothers Con- struction, Inc. the contract with Pate Brothers Construction, Inc., for the Northside II Transmission Main, Phase II, Section 3, Contract 1 and authorize final payment in the amount of $53,168.38 to Pate Brothers Construction, Inc., bringing the final project cost to $1,063,367.68 under City Secretary Contract No. 18886. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. Mr. Phil Bordeleau Mr. Phil Bordel eau, 1909 Alston Avenue, appeared before the City re Boys Club in the Fairmount Neighbor- Council regarding, the closure of the.. Boys Club in the Fairmount hood Neighborhood area and inquired about the status of the gymnasium that is to be constructed across from the Fire Station. Assistant City Managen Assistant City Manager Libby Watson appeared before the City Council Libby Watson re -• • Boys Club in the and advised Council that, since this is going to be a tight budget year, Fairmount Neighborhood staff felt that they should not go forward with a major construction project until after budget hearings were held and advised Council that the project was not currently under construction. Ms. Bobbie Black re Ms. Bobbie Black, 206 N. Henderson, representing Mr. Rosevelt Ripley Arnold Apart- Sutton, appeared before the City Council regarding the conditions at the ments Ripley Arnold Apartments and expressed concern regarding the need for an educational assessment program; advised the City Council that this assessment need is possible under -the Hope III Program; and also advised Council that there is a problem involving cars speeding on Bluff Street. City Manager Terrell re Ms Black City Manager Terrell advised Ms. Black that he would have a meeting with Ms. Barbara Holston, Interim Director of the Housing Authority, on August 5th, and stated that he would express the concerns of Ms. Black with regard to the Ripley Arnold Apartment Complex. Ms. Ophelia Martin refl Ms. ophelia Martin, 500 West Bluff, appeared before the City Council traffic conditions regarding the traffic conditions on Bluff Street. on Bluff Street Ms. Leona Reyes re Ripley Arnold Apart- Ms. Leona ,Reyes, .414 West Belknap, appeared before the City Council ments regarding the necessity for air conditioning in. the Ripley Arnold apartment complex. City Manager Terrell City Manager Terrell advised; Ms. -Reyes that the U.S. Department of re Ms. Reyes Housing and Urban Development, did not allow for changes to their rule regarding air conditioning and advised her that the City of Fort Worth did not have any funding available. Mr. William H. Gates Mr. William H. Gates, 4128 Baldwin Street, appeared before the City re Ripley Arnold Apartments Council and suggested that the people .living in the Ripley Arnold Apartments take care of some responsibilities, such as cutting grass, and picking up the trash around the apartment complex, and stated that air conditioning was not needed in the apartment complex. Minutes of City Council U-3 Page 262 Ms. Mary Cantu - Crouch re closing of the Firs Station Recreation Center Adjourned 263 Tuesday, August 4, 1992 Ms. Mary Cantu -Crouch, 1820 S. Henderson, appeared before the City Council and expressed opposition to the closing of the Fire Station Recreation Center located in the Fairmount Area. There being no further business,'the meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m. CITY SECRETARY MAYOR ov Minutes of City Council U-3 Page 263