HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007/09/04-Agenda-City Council CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
FOR THE MEETING AT 7:00 P.M. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 04, 2007
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL
1000 THROCKMORTON, FORT WORTH, TEXAS
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. INVOCATION - Reverend Jack A. Crane, Truevine Missionary Baptist Church
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF TUESDAY,
AUGUST 28, 2007
V. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, INTRODUCTIONS, ETC.
1. Presentation of Proclamation for National Preparedness Month
2. Presentation of Proclamation for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF
VII. ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
VIII. ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN BY STAFF
IX. CONSENT AGENDA
All items with asterisks (**)are a part of the Consent Agenda and require little
or no deliberation by the City Council. Approval of the Consent Agenda
authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to implement each item in
accordance with staff recommendations.
X. PRESENTATIONS BY THE CITY COUNCIL
1. Changes in Membership on Boards and Commissions
XI. PRESENTATIONS AND/OR COMMUNICATIONS FROM BOARDS,
COMMISSIONS AND/OR CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES
XII. PRESENTATIONS BY THE CITY SECRETARY
1. **OCS-1623-Notice of Claims for Alleged Damages and/or Injuries
XIII. REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER
A. General
1. M&C G- - Approve Fiscal Year 2007-08 Budget and Five-Year
15839 Service Plan for Fort Worth Public Improvement
District No. 7 (HERITAGE); Authorize Transfer of
City's Payment In-Lieu of Services; Adopt Proposed
2007 Assessment Roll; Set Benefit Hearing;
Authorize Transfer for Administrative Fees; Adopt
Related Appropriation Ordinance and Authorize
Execution of a Contract with Premier Communities
Management Company to Provide Management
Services for the District; and Adopt Appropriation
Ordinance (Continued from a Previous
Meeting) (PUBLIC HEARING)
a. Report of City Staff
b. Citizen Presentations
Council Date: 9/4/2007
c. Council Action
2. M&C G- - Adopt City Council Resolution Changing Retiree
15846 Healthcare Benefits for Employees Hired on or after
January 1, 2008 (Continued from a Previous
Meeting)
**3. M&C G- - Approve Applications from Multiple Property Owners
15849 for Partial Approval of the Historic Site Tax
Exemption Pertaining to Historically Designated
Properties Located at 2232 Winton Terrace West,
1824 South Cravens Road, 1523 Alston Avenue,
2320 Cass Street, 2004 6th Avenue, 1421 South
Adams Street, 1317 Alston Avenue, 1329-1331
Alston Avenue, 1616 5th Avenue, and 1619 College
Avenue
**4. M&C G- - Adopt Appropriation Ordinance and Resolution
15850 Authorizing Employment of Outside Counsel to Assist
the City Regarding Certain Election Law Issues
**5. M&C G- - Authorization to Execute the Third Renewal of the
15851 Agreement with Concentra Medical Centers as the
Citya€TMs Preferred Provider for Occupational Health
Care Services
**6. M&C G- - Authorize Temporary Closure of Quail Ridge Road
15852 from Dirks Road to Meadowside Road
7. M&C G- - Adopt Appropriation Ordinance for the Citya€TMs
15853 Inter-Fund Loan Financing of Computer and
Peripheral Equipment for the Information Technology
Solutions Department
8. M&C G- - Authorize the City Manager to Initiate Rezoning of
15854 Certain Properties in the Oakland Corners Urban
Village in Accordance with the 2007 Comprehensive
Plan
9. M&C G- - Authorize Acceptance of Bank of America Student
15855 Leader Award and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance
10. M&C G- - Acceptance of a Gift of an Artist Designed Granite
15856 Seating Installation from the Family and Friends of
Marie Dulaney Pullen at the Fort Worth Botanic
Garden for Acquisition into the Fort Worth Public Art
Collection (FWPA), Acceptance of Donations for
Maintenance and Adoption of Attached Appropriation
Ordinance
11. M&C G- - Grant a Waiver for a High Impact Gas Well Pad Site
15857 Permit Requested by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.,
for the Golf Lease Located Northeast of Rockwood
Park Drive and Southwest of Jacksboro
Highway (PUBLIC HEARING)
a. Report of City Staff
b. Citizen Presentations
c. Council Action
12. M&C G-
15858 Adopt Ordinance Amending Section 12.5-340 of the
City Code "Categories of Drainage Utility Rates" by
Revising Monthly Fees Assessed for the Municipal
Council Date: 9/4/2007
Drainage Utility System (PUBLIC HEARING)
a. Report of City Staff
b. Citizen Presentations
c. Council Action
B. Purchase of Equipment, Materials, and Services
**1. M&C P- - Authorize a Purchase Agreement for Software
10640 Support and Maintenance for the IT Service Manager
Software with Front Range Solutions USA, Inc., for
the Information Technology Solutions Department
**2. M&C P- - Authorize a Purchase Agreement with GST Public
10641 Safety Supply to Furnish Winter Jackets for the Fire
Department and Authorize Interlocal Agreements for
Participation in the Bid Award
3. M&C P- - Authorize a Sole Source Purchase Agreement with
10642 NLE for WiFi Equipment, Services, and Maintenance
for the Library Department
C. Land
**1. M&C L- - Authorize the Conveyance of a Tax Foreclosed
14384 Property Located at 1123 Grainger Street Pursuant
to the Right of Redemption as Allowed under Texas
Property Tax Code Section 34.21 (DOE 0920); and
Execution and Recording of Appropriate Documents
**2. M&C L- - Authorize the Renewal of an Underground License
14385 Agreement with Daniel and Tresa Deetz for a Septic
Drain-Field Located on City Owned Property
Adjacent to 7424 Love Circle and Now Known
asA Lot 34, Block 14, Lake Worth Leases Addition
**3. M&C L- - Authorize the Condemnation of One Permanent
14386 Drainage Easement Located Near the Intersection of
Keller Hicks Road and Old Denton Highway in Far
North Fort Worth Owned by Victor F. and Sharron G.
Driskill (DOE 5271)
**4. M&C L- - Approve Acceptance of Lease Agreement with
14387 Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., for Natural Gas
Drilling Under 8.8 Acres, More or Less, of City-
Owned Properties Located at the Intersection of
Northside Drive and Samuels Avenue in Tarrant
County, Texas
**5. M&C L- - Approve Acceptance of One Street or Road
14388 Dedication Deed from Oncor Electric Delivery
Company for the Acme Brick Court Project Located
in Southwest Fort WorthA (DOE 5642)
**6. M&C L- - Approve Acceptance of Lease Agreement with
14389 Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., for Natural Gas
Drilling Under 3.7703 Acres, More or Less, of City-
Owned Properties Located in Tarrant County, Texas,
Known as the Smith-Wilemon Park
**7. M&C L- - Approve Acceptance of 4.195 Acres of Unimproved
14390 Parkland from The Ranches North, Ltd., for Lost
Creek Ranch Park
Council Date: 9/4/2007
D. Planning &Zoning - None
E. Award of Contract
**1. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of a Public Right-of-Way Use
22355 Agreement Granting Texport Gathering, LLC, a
License to Use a Certain Public Right-of-Way for the
Purpose of Constructing, Maintaining and Operating
a Natural Gas Pipeline Across Old Weatherford Road
West of Chapel Creek Boulevard
**2. M&C C- - Authorize Payment to the North Central Texas
22356 Council of Governments for the Feasibility Study of
the Upper Trinity River Basin for FY2007 and
FY2008
**3. M&C C- - Authorize Rejection of Bids for Shoulder
22357 Rehabilitation a€" Phase 1 at Alliance Airport and
Authorize Readvertisement
**4. M&C C- - Authorize Amendment No. 2 to City Secretary
22358 Contract No. 34090 with Stream Water Group, Inc.,
for Additional Engineering Services Related to
Drainage Improvements on Decatur Avenue (Project
N o. 00441)
**5. M&C C- - Authorize an Amendment to City Secretary Contract
22359 No. 32880 with DFW Advisors, Ltd., Co., to Extend
the Project Management of the Noise Mitigation
Program at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
and Approve Additional Payment Amount (DOE
5101)
**6. M&C C- - Approve Acceptance of Lease Agreement with
22360 Chesapeake Exploration Limited Partnership for
Natural Gas Drilling under 30.474 Mineral Acres,
More or Less of City-Owned Properties Located in
Tarrant County Texas known as the Sycamore Creek
Golf Course
7. M&C C- - Authorization to Enter into a Design Agreement with
22361 Ned Kahn, d/b/a Ned Kahn Studios, for Conceptual
Design of Integral Public Art/Design Enhancements
for the Central City (Trinity Uptown) Bridges
8. M&C C- - Authorize a Professional Services Agreement with
22362 Kimley-Horn, Inc., for an Americans with Disabilities
Act Compliant Pedestrian Curb Ramp Improvement
Program Study
XIV. PUBLIC HEARING
1. Hearing on Proposed Ad Valorem Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2007-2008
XV. BUDGET HEARING
1. Hearing on Proposed Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Appropriation Ordinance,
Debt Ordinance and Ad Valorem Tax Levy Ordinances
XVI. ZONING HEARING
a. Cases Recommended for Approval
1. Zoning Docket No. ZC-07-015 -(CD 5) -Cornerstone Acquisitions,
L.P., 12,000 Block of Trinity Boulevard; from "J" Medium Industrial to
Council Date: 9/4/2007
(Tract 1) "PD/R2" Planned Development for"R2"
Townhouse/Cluster Residential, as described in Exhibit A. Site plan
waiver recommended. (Tract 2) "E" Neighborhood Commercial.
2. Zoning Docket No. ZC-07-120 -(CD 5) -Syn Station, 9600 Block of
Trinity Boulevard; from "R2" Townhouse/Cluster Residential to "CR"
Low Density Multifamily Residential.
3. Zoning Docket No. ZC-07-139 -(CD 2) - Maple Tree Investment
Corp., 5600 Block of Mark IV Parkway; from "A-5" One Family
Residential and "E" Neighborhood Commercial to "I" Light
Industrial. (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
4. Zoning Docket No. ZC-07-088 -(CD-ALL) -Text Amendment:
Secondary Dwelling Units: An Ordinance Amending the
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Fort Worth, being
Ordinance No. 13896, as Amended, Codified as Appendix"A" of the
Code of the City of Fort Worth, by Amending Article 6 and 7
"Residential Districts" of Chapter 4 "District Regulations"to add a
One Family District Allowing a Secondary Dwelling Unit as a Rental
Unit; Amend Chapter 9 "Definitions" to add a Definition for
Secondary Dwelling Unit. (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
5. Zoning Docket No. ZC-07-124 -(CD 7) -Sunny & Disa, Inc., 6500
Shady Oaks Manor Drive; from "G" Intensive Commercial to "PD/G"
Planned Development for"G" Intensive Commercial plus hotel. Site
plan required. (SP-07-041)
6. Zoning Docket No. ZC-07-141 -(CD 8) - Nancy Beth Hawkins, 609
& 619 Hemphill Street; from "G" Intensive Commercial to "MU-1"
Low Intensity Mixed Use. (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
7. Zoning Docket No. SP-07-041 -(CD 7) -Sunny & Disa, Inc., 6500
Shady Oaks Manor Drive; Site plan for a hotel. (ZC-07-124)
8. Zoning Docket No. ZC-07-125 -(CD 7) -AKAL Corp., 6400 Shady
Oaks Manor Drive; from "F" General Commercial to "PD/F" Planned
Development for"F" General Commercial plus hotel with no pole
sign allowed. Site plan required. (SP-07-040)
9. Zoning Docket No. SP-07-040 -(CD 7) -AKAL Corp., 6400 Shady
Oaks Manor Drive; Site plan for hotel. (SP-07-125)
10. Zoning Docket No. ZC-07-135 - (CD 3) -Alamar Construction,
L.L.C., 31327 31367 3140 & 3144 Joyce Drive; from "A-5" One
Family Residential to "I" Light Industrial.
11. Zoning Docket No. ZC-07-136 - (CD 5) -J. Britt Henry, 3821 Oak
Street; from "AG"Agricultural to "B" Two Family Residential.
12. Zoning Docket No. ZC-07-138 - (CD 9) -City of Fort Worth, 711
East 1st Street; from "H/DD" Central Business/Demolition Delay to
"H" Central Business.
13. Zoning Docket No. ZC-07-146 - (CD 4) -City of Fort Worth,
(Brentwood-Oak Hills Neighborhood, 2001, 2101) 2107, 2115 Oak
Hill Road and 6155 Meadowbrook Drive; From "A-5" One Family
Residential to "A-43" One Family Residential.
b. Cases Recommended for Approval/Denial
1. Zoning Docket No. ZC-07-144 -(CD 9) -City of Fort Worth
(Linwood Neighborhood), South of Whitmore Street, east of Carroll
Street, west of Wimberly Street and north of 5th Street;
Recommended for Approval
from "B" Two Family Residential, "C" Medium Density Multifamily
Residential, "D" High Density Multifamily Residential, "ER"
Neighborhood Commercial Restricted and "I" Light Industrial to "A-5"
One Family Residential, "R2" Townhouse/Cluster Residential and
Council Date: 9/4/2007
"MU-1" Low Intensity Mixed Use.
Recommended for Denial
(A)212 Carroll Street, from "I" Light Industrial to "MU-1" Low
Intensity Mixed Use; 2734 &2736 Merrimack Street, from "B" Two
Family Residential to "R-2" Townhouse/Cluster Residential
2. Zoning Docket No. ZC-07-145 -(CD 7) -City of Fort Worth
(Arlington Heights Neighborhood), 3600 & 3700 block of Watonga
Street, 3800 block of Tulsa Way and 1500 block of Owasso Street;
Recommended for Approval
from "C" Medium Density Multifamily Residential and "C/DD"
Medium Density Multifamily Residential/Demolition Delay to "A-5"
One Family Residential and "A-5/DD" One Family
Residential/Demolition Delay.
Recommended for Denial
(A) 3600 Watonga Street, from "C" Medium Density Multifamily
Residential to "A-5" One Family Residential
�. Cases Recommended for Denial
1. Zoning Docket No. ZC-07-080 -(CD 7) -Quiktrip Corporation, et.
al., 4602, 4608, 4612, 4616 Diaz Avenue and 4605, 46091 4613
Geddes Avenue; from "B" Two Family Residential and "E"
Neighborhood Commercial to "PD/E" Planned Development for"E"
Neighborhood Commercial. Site plan required. (SP-07-
021) (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
2. Zoning Docket No. SP-07-021 -(CD 7) -Quiktrip Corporation, et.
al., 4602, 4608, 4612, 4616 Diaz Avenue and 4605, 4609, 4613
Geddes Avenue; Site plan for convenience store. (ZC-07-
080) (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
XVII. CITIZEN PRESENTATIONS
1. Mr. Joe Don Brandon, 1515 East Lancaster, Request for Ordinance
Banning the Use of Offensive Language in the City
XVIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION (PRE-COUNCIL CHAMBER)
XIX. ADJOURNMENT
According to the City Council Rules of Procedures, individual
citizen presentations shall be limited to three minutes, and group
presentations shall be limited to ten minutes. The Mayor, at his
discretion, may reasonably extend these limits.
This facility is wheelchair accessible. For
accommodations or sign interpretive services,
please call the City Manager's Office at 817-392-
6143, 48 hours in advance.
Council Date: 9/4/2007