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FOR THE MEETING AT 7:00 P.M. TUESDAY, MARCH 04, 2008
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL
1000 THROCKMORTON, FORT WORTH, TEXAS
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. INVOCATION - Pastor Bruce Yancey, The Abiding Word Church
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 26, 2008
V. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, INTRODUCTIONS, ETC.
1. Presentation of Proclamation for Outstanding Women by the Fort Worth
Commission for Women
2. Presentation of Proclamation for Imagination Celebration's 20th
Anniversary
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 ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA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 ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN BY STAFF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-1648-Notice of Claims for Alleged Damages and/or Injuries
XIII. RESOLUTIONS
1. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Fort Worth Amending
Resolution No. 3580-02-2008 to Change the Times of the City Council
Meetings of Tuesday, October 7, 2008, and October 14, 2008, to
Accommodate the "Texans Against Crime" Event
2. A Resolution Supporting a Low Income Housing Tax Credit Application
for Wind River Apartments
3. A Resolution Supporting a Low Income Housing Tax Credit Application
for Lincoln Terrace Apartments
XIV. REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER
A. General
1. M&C G- - Consider a Waiver for a High Impact Gas Well
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Permit Requested by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.,
to Allow the Drilling of Four Gas Wells on Pad
a€oeAa€ of the White Lake Lease Located
Council Date: 3/4/2008
Northwest of the Intersection of First Street and
Oakland Road (Continued from a Previous
Meeting) (PUBLIC HEARING)
a. Report of City Staff
b. Citizen Presentations
c. Council Action
2. M&C G- - Conduct Public Hearings and Review and
16067 Reinstatement of Curfew Ordinance for Minors;
Adoption of Curfew Ordinance for Three
Years (Continued from a Previous
Meeting) (PUBLIC HEARING)
a. Report of City Staff
b. Citizen Presentations
c. Council Action
**3. M&C G- - Adopt Resolution Authorizing Increasing the
16068 Maximum Amount to be Paid to Franklin M. Lee,
Tydings & Rosenburg, L.L.P., to Assist the City on
Issues Related to the Availability and Disparity Study
Performed in Anticipation of Amending the City's
Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance
**4. M&C G- - Authorize Execution of a Partial Release of Lien for
16069 Property Located on Lot 2, Block A of Carter
Distribution Center Owned by Amon G. Carter
Foundation
**5. M&C G- - Adopt a Resolution Finding that Newport Holdings,
16070 Inc., has not Paid for the Costs of Constructing
Water, Sewer and/or Drainage Improvements to
Serve Newport Village at Trinity
6. M&C G- - Adopt Appropriation Ordinances to Provide
16071 Additional Funds for the Construction of the New
Downtown Parking Garage
7. M&C G- - Authorize Acceptance of a Troy-Bilt
16072 Chipper/Shredder/Vacuum from Keep Texas
Beautiful and Keep America Beautiful
8. M&C G- - Authorize the Submission of Revised Fort Worth
16073 Alliance Airport 2005 and 2012 Noise Exposure Map
to the Federal Aviation Administration as Required by
the FAR Part 150 Noise Compatibility Study
Conducted by URS Corporation
9. M&C G- - Adopt Appropriation Ordinance to Appropriate
16074 $100,000,000.00 in Proceeds from Water and Sewer
Revenue Bonds, Series 2007 for Approved Water
and Sewer Infrastructure Projects
10. M&C G- - Consideration of a Variance from Section 4-4 of the
16075 City Code to Allow Alcoholic Beverage Sales for Off-
Premise Consumption, at Fort Worth Seafood,
Located at 4158 East Rosedale Street (AA08-
001) (PUBLIC HEARING)
a. Report of City Staff
b. Citizen Presentations
c. Council Action
Council Date: 3/4/2008
11. M&C G- - Re-Consider a Waiver for a High Impact Gas Well
16076 Permit Requested by XTO Energy, Inc., to Allow the
Drilling of Three Gas Wells on Pad "A" of the
Creamer Lease Located Northwest of the
Intersection of Roberts Cutoff Road and Cahoba
Drive (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 Janitorial
10740 Services with Kemp and Sons General Services for
the Fort Worth Public Library
**2. M&C P- - Authorize Purchase Agreements with Brown's
10741 Tractor Mowing, Whitmore & Sons, Inc., Avanti
Landscape Management, Scott Landscape
Maintenance, Inc., and Lawn Patrol Service, Inc., to
Provide Mowing and Grounds Maintenance for the
Parks and Community Services Department
**3. M&C P- - Authorize Purchase Agreements with Harris Lawn
10742 Care, Avanti Landscape Management, Whitmore &
Sons, Inc., Lawn Patrol Service, Inc., and Scott
Landscape Maintenance, Inc., to Provide Grounds
Maintenance for the Parks and Community Services
Department
**4. M&C P- - Authorize a Purchase Agreement with Avanti
10743 Landscape Management to Provide Mowing and
Grounds Maintenance in the 130-135 Corridor for the
Parks and Community Services Department
**5. M&C P- - Authorize the Purchase of Studio Lighting Equipment
10744 from B & H Photo and Vincent Lighting Systems for
the Cable Communications Office
**6. M&C P- - Authorize Purchase Agreements for Laboratory
10745 Supplies and Consumables with VWR International,
Fox Scientific, SCP Science, Sigma-Aldrich, Inc.,
Fisher Scientific and Environmental Express, Inc., for
the Water Department
**7. M&C P- - Authorize a Primary Purchase Agreement with Martin
10746 Eagle Oil Company and Secondary Purchase
Agreement with Douglass Distributing for Diesel Fuel
for the Equipment Services Department
**8. M&C P- - Authorize a Purchase Agreement with Sprint Press,
10747 Inc., for the Printing of the City Times Newsletter for
the City of Fort Worth
C. Land
**1. M&C L- - Authorize the Direct Sale of a Tax-Foreclosed
14483 Property Located at 3744 Stanley Avenue in
Accordance with Section 34.05 of the Texas Property
Code to the City of Fort Worth for Platting of Existing
Water Department Tank Site in south Fort Worth and
Council Date: 3/4/2008
Authorize Execution and Recording of Appropriate
Documents (DOE 920)
**2. M&C L- - Authorize the Acquisition of One Right-of-Way
14484 Easement from Triangle 1-35 Realty, Ltd., Located in
North Fort Worth, for the Construction of Golden
Triangle Boulevard ImprovementsA (DOE 5773)
3. M&C L- - Authorize the Conveyance of Tax-Foreclosed
14482 Properties Located at 1733 East Hattie Street and 0
South Riverside Drive in Accordance with Section
34.05 of the Texas State Property Code to Bart
Gutierrez (DOE 920) and Authorize Execution and
Recording of Appropriate Documents
4. M&C L- - Authorize Execution of a Pipeline Crossing License
14485 Agreement with Burlington Northern and Santa Fe
Railway Company for Installation of a 16a€ Pipeline
Located at Line Segment 0485, Milepost 0.30 and
Opposite Mile Post 7.15 (DOE 5840 No. 08-35483)
5. M&C L- - Authorize Execution of an Underground Pipeline
14486 License Agreement with Texas Midstream Gas
Services for a Natural Gas Pipeline Across City-
Owned Properties in the Preston Witt Survey Known
as the NE Landfill Property
D. Planning &Zoning
1. M&C PZ- - Adopt an Ordinance Vacating a Portion of Carlock
2775 Avenue, 135 Feet Long by 25 Feet
Wide,A A Containing Approximately 3,375 Square
Feet, between South College Avenue and
Washington Street, in the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Texas, and Waive Purchase Fees
2. M&C PZ- - Adopt an Ordinance Vacating Two Portions of
2776 Gounah Street, Approximately 257 Feet Long by 2
FeetWide and 355 Feet Long by 14 Feet
Wide,A A Containing Approximately 4,772 Square
Feet, between Samuels Avenue and the BNSF
Railroad, in the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County,
Texas, and Waive Purchase Fees
E. Award of Contract
**1. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of an Agreement with AT&T
22689 Mobility 11, LLC, d/b/a AT&T Mobility for Wireless
Solutions for the Computer Aided Dispatch Project
Using a State of Texas Department of Information
Resources Contract for the Information Technology
Solutions Department
**2. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of an Agreement for CAD Add
22690 On Modules Software, Maintenance and
Implementation Services with Orion Communications
Inc., for the Information Technology Solutions
Department
**3. M&C C- - Authorize a Sole Source Maintenance Agreement
22691 with Accela Inc., for Software Licenses and
Maintenance SupportA A for the Planning and
Council Date: 3/4/2008
DevelopmentA A Department
**4. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of Change Order No. 1 to City
22692 Secretary Contract No. 34769 with Gibson &
Associates, Inc., for Bridge Repainting at Various
Locations (2006-21) and Adopt Appropriation
Ordinances
**5. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of an Engineering Services
22693 Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.,
for the Preparation of Signal Timing, Plans,
Specifications, and Estimates for Two Traffic Signals
on Grove Street
**6. M&C C- - Adopt a Resolution Authorizing Execution of a Local
22694 Project Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas
Department of Transportation, for TxDOTa€TMs
Review of Schematic Design Plans for the
Relocation of the Southbound Exit-Ramp for US
81/287 between West of FM 3479 and FM 3479, and
Authorize Execution of an Advance Funding
Agreement with 287/156 Partners, L.P., and Adopt
Appropriation Ordinance
**7. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of a Contract with McClendon
22695 Construction Company, Inc., for the Installation of
Intersection Improvements at IH-30 and Summit
Avenue
**8. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of an Engineering Services
22696 Agreement with TranSystems Corporation
Consultants for the Preparation of Plans,
Specifications, and Estimates for Six Traffic Signals
in Fort Worth
**9. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of an Engineering Services
22697 Agreement with TCB, Inc., for the Preparation of
Plans, Specifications, and Estimates for Five Traffic
Signals in Fort Worth
**10. M&C C- - Authorize Amendment No. 2 to City Secretary
22698 Contract No. 33771 with Turner, Collie and Braden
for Professional Engineering Design Services for
Bridges Located on North Main Street, Henderson
Street, and White Settlement Road Over the Future
Trinity River By-Pass Channel
**11. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of Change Order No. 3 to City
22699 Secretary Contract No. 31509 with McClendon
Construction Company, Inc., for Pavement
Reconstruction and Water and Sanitary Sewer
Replacements on Donnelly AvenueA (Project No.
00058)
**12. M&C C- - Authorize the Execution of one Storm Water Facility
22700 Maintenance Agreement with Westpoint DFW
Apartments Limited Partnership, for Property
Located in West Fort Worth (DOE 5848)
**13. M&C C- - Authorization to Execute an Extension Amendment
22701 and Administrative Changes to the Brownfields
Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund (BCRLF) Agreement
with the Environmental Protection Agency
Council Date: 3/4/2008
**14. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of Amendment No. 2 to City
22702 Secretary Contract No. 30198, an Unimproved
Ground Lease Agreement with Spinks Air
Associates, LLC, at Fort Worth Spinks Airport
**15. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of a Ground Lease Agreement
22703 with Spinks East Side Executive Hangars, Inc., at
Fort Worth Spinks AirportA A
16. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of a Design Enhancement
22704 Agreement with PhenomenArts, Inc., for an
Installation Composed of Five Large Scale Vertical
Transparent Colored Glass Panels or a€oeFinsa€ for
M
the Throckmorton Street FaA§ade of the New
Downtown Parking Garage and Adopt Appropriation
Ordinances
17. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of a Contract with McClendon
22705 Construction Company, Inc., for Pavement
Reconstruction and Sanitary Sewer Main
Replacement on Saunders RoadA A (Project No.
00056) and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance
18. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of a Professional Services
22706 Agreement with New Dimension Solutions, Inc., for
the Fort Worth Reliability Centered Maintenance Pilot
Projects for the Water Department
19. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of an Agreement for
22707 Participation in the Sanitary Sewer Overflow Initiative
Program with the Texas Commission of
Environmental Quality
Xv. ZONING HEARING
a. Cases Recommended for Approval
1. Zoning Docket No. ZC-07-142 -(CD 7) - BDRC Hulen Place
Apartments, 4000 Hulen Street; from "PD-16" Planned Development
for office, banking, specialty, retail and restaurant, with restrictions
and subject to the "G" Intensive Commercial height and area
regulations to Amend "PD-16" to include residential uses. Site plan
required. (SP-07-048) (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
2. Zoning Docket No. SP-07-048 -(CD 7) - BDRC Hulen Place
Apartments, 4000 Hulen Street; Site plan for residential,
commercial, retail and restaurant. (ZC-07-142) (Continued from a
Previous Meeting)
3. Zoning Docket No. ZC-07-225 -Text Amendment: Large Animal
Regulations: An Ordinance Amending the 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
(1986), by, Amending: Article Three, "Accessory Uses" of Chapter 5,
"Supplemental Use Standards" to add a New Section, Section
5.307, "Large Animals" and by Amending Section 4.603,
"Residential District Use Table" of Chapter 4, "District Regulations"
to allow Large Animals in "A" One-Family and "B" Two-Family
Districts, by Right or by Special Exception in certain circumstances.
4. Zoning Docket No. ZC-07-232 -(CD 2) - Beach-North Tarrant,
LTD., 8657 North Beach Street, from "E" Neighborhood Commercial
to "PD/E" Planned Development for all uses in "E" Neighborhood
Commercial, plus retail auto parts supply. No auto repair work on
premises. Signage will be on the building only. Site plan required.
Council Date: 3/4/2008
(SP-07-062)
5. Zoning Docket No. SP-07-062 -(CD 2) - Beach-North Tarrant,
LTD., 8657 North Beach Street; Site plan for retail auto parts supply
store. (ZC-07-232)
6. Zoning Docket No. ZC-07-234 -(CD 2) - Robert A. Garcia, 1413
North Commerce Street; from "J" Medium Industrial to "A-5" One-
Family Residential.
7. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-001 -(CD 7) - Elsie Patricia Leggett, 609
Verna Trail North; from "AG"Agricultural to "A-21" One Family
Residential.
8. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-003 -(CD 3) -Alamar Construction,
L.L.C., 3128 Joyce Drive; from "A-5" One-Family Residential to "I"
Light Industrial.
9. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-004 -(CD 9) -Jennifer Neil Farmer&
David Farmer, 2255 8th Avenue; from "E" Neighborhood
Commercial to "E/HSE" Neighborhood Commercial/Highly
Significant/Endangered.
10. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-005 - (CD 5) -Clarence Reynolds, Jr.
4912 &4924 Eastland Street; from "E" Neighborhood Commercial
to "A-5" One-Family Residential.
11. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-008 - (CD 2) -820 Land Company, LP,
5600 Block of Mark IV Parkway; from "PD-112" Planned
Development for all uses in "K" Heavy Industrial & "PD-782"
Planned Development for"I" Light Industrial uses with restrictions to
"I" Light Industrial.
12. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-010 - (CD 2) - Brisco Clark Co. LTD,
1850 Block of Harriet Creek Drive; from "C" Medium Density
Multifamily Residential to "E" Neighborhood Commercial.
13. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-013 - (CD 2) -City of Fort Worth, 908
North Sylvania Avenue; from "B" Two-Family Residential to "A-5"
One-Family Residential.
14. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-014 - (CD 8) -City of Fort Worth, 915
East Jessamine Street; from "B" Two-Family Residential to "A-5"
One-Family Residential.
15. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-015 - (CD 7) -City of Fort Worth, 1000
River Road; from "B" Two-Family Residential to "A-5" One-Family
Residential.
16. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-016 - (CD 8) -City of Fort Worth, 1631
East Davis Avenue; from "B" Two-Family Residential to "A-5" One-
Family Residential.
17. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-017 - (CD 8) -City of Fort Worth, 1821
Carver Avenue; from "B" Two-Family Residential to "A-5" One-
Family Residential.
18. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-018 - (CD 8) -City of Fort Worth, 2214
Ash Crescent Street; from "B" Two-Family Residential to "A-5" One-
Family Residential.
19. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-019 - (CD 8) -City of Fort Worth, 2364
Evans Avenue; from "B" Two-Family Residential to "ER"
Neighborhood Commercial Restricted.
20. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-020 - (CD 8) -City of Fort Worth, 2500
Moresby Street; from "B" Two-Family Residential to "A-5" One-
Family Residential.
21. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-021 - (CD 2) -City of Fort Worth, 2722
Columbus Avenue; from "B" Two-Family Residential to "ER"
Neighborhood Commercial Restricted.
Council Date: 3/4/2008
22. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-023 - (CD 8) -City of Fort Worth, 2837
Crenshaw Avenue; from "B" Two-Family Residential to "A-5" One-
Family Residential.
23. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-024 - (CD 8) -City of Fort Worth, 3244
Baylor Street; from "B" Two-Family Residential to "A-5" One-Family
Residential.
24. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-025 - (CD 9) -City of Fort Worth, 4235
Sandage Avenue, "D" High Density Multi-family Residential to "A-5"
One-Family Residential.
25. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-026 - (CD 8) -City of Fort Worth, 3101
Avenue J; from "B" Two-Family Residential to "A-5" One-Family
Residential.
b. Cases Recommended for Denial
1. Zoning Docket No. ZC-07-201 -(CD 7) - Poisson Rouge Property
Company L.L.C., 3700, 3704; 3708 Linden Avenue; from "A-5" One-
Family Residential to "AR" One-Family Residential Restricted.
2. Zoning Docket No. ZC-07-233 -(CD 7) - Brian C. Smith, 5837
Locke Avenue; from "C" Medium Density Multi-family to "PD/ER"
Planned Development for all uses in "ER" Neighborhood
Commercial Restricted, plus three residential units and a building
size of 3000 square feet. Site plan waiver requested. (Continued
from a Previous Meeting)
3. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-012 -(CD 8) - Ramon &Juana Chavez,
2508 South Riverside Drive; from "A-5" One-Family Residential to "I"
Light Industrial.
XVI. CITIZEN PRESENTATIONS
1. Ms. Frances Marie McDowell, 3114 N. Pecan Street-Various Legal
Issues Concerning Property at 3304 Ellis Street
2. Mr. George Vernon Chiles, 2800 Jennings - Brandishing of Taser by Fort
Worth Police Officer
3. Mr. Dino Taylor, 5520 Lawnsberry Drive - Pot Bellied Pigs as Pets
XVII. EXECUTIVE SESSION (PRE-COUNCIL CHAMBER)
XVIII. 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: 3/4/2008