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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
FOR THE MEETING AT 10:00 A.M. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL
1000 THROCKMORTON, FORT WORTH, TEXAS
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. INVOCATION - Reverend Jack Crane, Truevine Missionary Baptist Church
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 09, 2008
V. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, INTRODUCTIONS, ETC.
1. Presentation of Certificates of Recognition to Former Board and
Commission Members
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 ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA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 ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN BY STAFF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-1685-Notice of Claims for Alleged Damages and/or Injuries
XIII. BUDGET HEARING
1. Hearing on Proposed Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Appropriation Ordinance,
Debt Service Ordinance and Ad Valorem Tax Levy Ordinance
1. Report of City Staff
2. Citizen Presentations
XIV. ORDINANCES
1. An Ordinance Setting Forth an Itemized Estimate of the Expense of
Conducting Each Department, Division and Office of the Municipal
Government of the City of Fort Worth for the Ensuing Fiscal Year
Beginning October 1, 2008, and Ending September 30, 2009, and
Appropriating Money for the Various Funds and Purposes of Such
Estimate; Providing for Public Hearings Upon this Ordinance Before the
Entire City Council Sitting as a Committee of the Whole; and Providing a
Severability Clause; and Providing a Savings Clause for the Repeal of all
Ordinances and Appropriations in Conflict with the Provisions of this
Ordinance; and Providing for the Publication and Final Passage Thereof
Council Date: 9/16/2008
2. An Ordinance Setting Forth an Estimate of the Expense of the General
Debt Service Fund of the Municipal Government of the City of Fort Worth
for the Ensuing Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2008, and Ending
September 30, 2009, and Appropriating Money for the General Debt
Service Fund and Purpose of Such Estimate; Appropriating Money to
Pay Interest and Principal Sinking Fund Requirement on All Outstanding
General Indebtedness; Providing for Public Hearings Upon this
Ordinance Before the Entire City Council Sitting as a Committee of the
Whole; and Providing a Severability Clause; and Providing a Savings
Clause for the Repeal of All Ordinances and Appropriations in Conflict
with the Provisions of this Ordinance; and Providing for the Publication
and Final Passage Thereof
3. An Ordinance Providing for the Levy and Collection of an Annual Ad
Valorem Tax on All Property, Real, Personal and Mixed, Situated within
the Territorial Limits of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and All Personal
Property Owned in Said City of Fort Worth, Texas, on the First Day of
January, A.D. 2008, Except Such Property as May be Exempt from
Taxation by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Texas
4. An Ordinance Decreasing the Undesignated, Unreserved Fund Balance
in the Worker's Compensation Fund in the Amount of$3,000,000 and in
the Risk Management Fund in the Amount of$5,000,000 for the Purpose
of Transferring Funds to the General Fund to Strengthen Fund Balance,
Providing for a Severability Clause; Making this Ordinance Cumulative of
Prior Ordinances in Conflict Herewith; and Providing an Effective Date
5. An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2, "Administration,"Article V"Human
Resources" of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as
Amended, to Add Section 2-190, "Retired Employee Health Benefits";
Providing that this Ordinance shall be Cumulative; Providing for a
Severability Clause; and Providing an Effective Date
6. An Ordinance Amending Ordinance Nos. 18219-08-2008 and 18241-09-
2008 Ordering a Local Option Election to be Held in the City of Fort
Worth, Texas, on Tuesday the 4th Day of November 2008, for the
Purpose of Submitting to the Qualified Voters of Said City the Question of
Whether or Not to Permit the Legal Sale of Beer and Wine for Off-
Premise Consumption only within the City of Fort Worth, to Change
Election Day Locations
7. An Ordinance Amending Ordinance Nos. 18220-08-2008 and 18242-09-
2008 Ordering a Local Option Election to be Held in the City of Fort
Worth, Texas, on Tuesday the 4th Day of November 2008, for the
Purpose of Submitting to the Qualified Voters of Said City the Question of
Whether or Not to Permit the Legal Sale of Mixed Beverages in
Restaurants by Food and Beverage Certificate Holders only within the
City of Fort Worth, to Change Election Day Voting Locations
Xv. RESOLUTIONS
1. A Resolution for Continuation of Declaration of Local Disaster for the City
of Fort Worth, Texas
2. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas,
Ratifying the Property Tax Revenue Increase Reflected in the Fiscal Year
2008-2009 Budget, in Accordance with Section 102.007(C) of the Texas
Local Government Code
3. A Resolution for an Appointment to the Fort Worth Mayor's Advisory Task
Force on Quality Affordable Housing
4. A Resolution Approving the FY 2008-2009 Budget for Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport
Council Date: 9/16/2008
5. A Resolution Adopted Concurrently by the City Councils of the Cities of
Dallas and Fort Worth Authorizing the Dallas/Fort Worth International
Airport Board to Redeem Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport Braniff
Special Facilities Revenue Bonds Series 1979
XVI. REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER
A. General
**1. M&C G- - Adopt Ordinance Approving Dallas/Fort Worth
16272 International Airport Board Resolution 2008-06-124,
Amending Various Traffic Provisions of Chapter 2
and Appendix I of the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Board
Code of Rules and Regulations
**2. M&C G- - Authorization to Confirm Reappointment of Civil
16273 Service Commissioner
**3. M&C G- - Approve and Accept, if Awarded, a Grant from the
16274 Federal Aviation Administration in the Amount of
$263,072.00 and Authorize Use of $13,845.89 in
Land Credits for the City's Match to Update Part 150
Noise Study,A Approve Additional Funding for
Purchase of an Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Vehicle,
and Fund Phase 3 of the Runway/Taxiway Shoulder
Rehabilitation at Fort Worth Alliance Airport and
Adopt Appropriation Ordinance
**4. M&C G- - Authorize Execution of an Interlocal Agreement with
16275 the Northwest Independent School District to
Construct a Joint Use Sidewalk/Trail at Elementary
School No. 14 and Harriet Creek Ranch Park in an
Amount Estimated Not to Exceed $50,000
**5. M&C G- - Authorize Use of Tree Fund Revenue and Gas Well
16276 Revenue to Fund the Community Tree Planting
Program and Authorize Acceptance of a Donation
from Chesapeake Energy Corporation in the Amount
of $500,000.00 over the Next Five Years to Support
Tree Planting on Public Property and Adopt
Appropriation Ordinances
6. M&C G- - Adopt Ordinance Approving Dallas/Fort Worth
16277 International Airport Board Resolution 2008-06-122,
Amending Chapter 4 of the Code of Rules and
Regulations of the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Board
Concerning Taxicab and Taxicab Driver Permits
7. M&C G- - Authorize Application for and Acceptance of a
16278 Disaster Relief Grant from the Department of
Homeland Security, Federal Emergency
Management Agency in the Amount of $750,000.00;
Authorize an Inter-Fund Loan; Adopt Appropriation
Ordinance; and Ratify Expenditures and Contracts in
an Amount Not to Exceed $750,000.00 in Response
to the Disaster Created by Hurricane Gustav
8. M&C G- - Adopt Appropriation Ordinance for Proceeds from the
16279 Sale of $25,000,000.00 Equipment Tax Notes to
Fund the Enterprise Resource PlanningA System,
Phase I, and to Reimburse the City for Expenditures
for Fire and Construction Equipment
Council Date: 9/16/2008
9. M&C G- - Authorize Execution of Contract with Texas
16280 Department of State Health Servicesa€TM Regional
and Local Services Section/Local Public Health
System for Triple Zero Local Public Health System
Development Funds in an Amount Not to Exceed
$36,508.00, Waive Indirect Costs; Authorize an Inter-
Fund Loan and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance
B. Purchase of Equipment, Materials, and Services
**1. M&C P- - Authorize a Purchase Agreement with PeopleCorp,
10840 d/b/a Skilled Labor Contractors, to Provide
Temporary Employment Services to the City of Fort
Worth for a Projected Amount Not to Exceed
$254,200.00
**2. M&C P- - Authorize a Purchase Agreement for Liquid Polymer
10841 with Polydyne, Inc., for the Water Department for an
Amount Not to Exceed $550,000.00
**3. M&C P- - Authorize the Purchase of a Portable Radio Tower
10842 on Wheels from Motorola, Inc., Using a Houston-
Galveston Area Council Cooperative Contract for the
Information Technology Solutions Department for
aA Total Amount Not to Exceed $97,475.00
**4. M&C P- - Authorize the Purchase of a Cargo Van From Philpott
10843 Ford and Cues TV Inspection System from Cues,
Inc., for the Water Department Using Houston-
Galveston Area Council Cooperative Contracts for a
Cost Not to Exceed $157,442.00
5. M&C P- - Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Contract to
10844 Supply Parts, Staffing and Management for the
Citya€TMs Parts Distribution and Maintenance
Centers with AutoZone Texas, LP, for a Projected
Cost Not to Exceed $5,120,000.00 in Fiscal Year
2008-2009
C. Land
**1. M&C L- - Approve the Sealed Bid Sale of Tax Foreclosed
14637 Properties for a Total of $62,639.00 in Accordance
with Section 272.001 of the Texas Local Government
Code and Authorize Execution of Appropriate Deeds
Conveying the Properties to the Highest Bidder
2. M&C L- - Authority to Use Eminent Domain Proceedings in the
14638 Acquisition of an Easement for a Sanitary Sewer
Main Located within the Union Pacific Railroads€TMs
Davidson Rail Yard Near Hulen Street
D. Planning &Zoning
**1. M&C PZ- - Adopt an Ordinance Vacating Portions of Two Alleys
2797 and Portions of Three Streets, Livingston Avenue,
Stanley Avenue, Dickson Street, Containing
Approximately 1.31 Acres of Land, Located within
Blocks 10, 11 and 12, University Hill Addition, Block
21 Homeland Addition and Block 2, Weisenberger
Addition No. 3, in the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant
Council Date: 9/16/2008
County, Texas
E. Award of Contract
1. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of a Public Right-of-Way Use
22992 Agreement Granting Texas Midstream Gas Services,
LLC, a License to Use Certain Public Right-of-Way
for the Purpose of Constructing, Maintaining and
Operating a Natural Gas Pipeline Across Northern
Cross Boulevard, West of North Riverside Drive; a
Second Crossing at North Riverside Drive, South of
Northeast Loop 820; a Third Crossing at Altair
Boulevard, North of Northern Crossing; a Fourth
Crossing at Endicott Avenue, West of Beach Street;
and a Fifth Crossing at North Beach Street, South of
Northeast Loop 820 (Continued from a Previous
Meeting)
2. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of a Public Right-of-Way Use
23013 Agreement Granting Texas Midstream Gas Services,
LLC, a License to Use Certain Public Right-of-Way
for the Purpose of Constructing, Maintaining and
Operating a Natural Gas Pipeline Across Old
Burleson Road, Oak Grove Road, Race Street, and
McPherson Road (Continued from a Previous
Meeting)
3. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of a Public Right-of-Way Use
23027 Agreement Granting Texas Midstream Gas Services,
LLC, a License to Use Certain Public Right-of-Way
for the Purpose of Constructing, Maintaining and
Operating a Natural Gas Pipeline Across Meacham
Boulevard, Along Mercantile Street and West of
North Beach Street (Continued from a Previous
Meeting)
**4. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of an Encroachment Agreement
23032 with Texas Health Resources Harris Methodist Fort
Worth Hospital Authorizing Use of the Pennsylvania
Avenue Right-of-Way for the Installation of
Underground Conduits to Carry Irrigation Lines to the
Landscaping on the Center Median in Pennsylvania
Avenue
**5. M&C C- - Authorize Amendment to City Secretary Contract No.
23033 26268 for Budget and Analysis System with
American Management Systems, Inc., to Extend the
Term for Annual Maintenance and Support for the
Budget Reporting Analysis Support System in an
Amount not to Exceed $51,051.00
**6. M&C C- - Authorize the Execution of an Architectural
23034 Agreement in the Amount of $51,500.00 with
Halbach Dietz Architects to Evaluate the Terminal
Building at Meacham International Airport for
Renovation or Replacement; Authorize Project
Management Expenses for Transportation and
Public Works Department Architectural Services in
the Amount of $4,500.00, and Adopt Appropriation
Ordinances
Council Date: 9/16/2008
**7. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of an Interlocal Agreement with
23035 the City of Keller for Drainage Improvements
Adjacent to Katy Road with City of Fort Worth
Participation in an Amount Not to Exceed
$100,000.00
**8. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of Amendment No. 1 in the
23036 Amount of$75,965.00 to City Secretary Contract No.
34384 an Engineering Agreement with Lockwood,
Andrews and Newnam, Inc., for 8100 Trinity
Boulevard Culvert Improvements (Project No. 00487)
**9. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of Amendment No. 1 in the
23037 Amount of$37,300.00 to City Secretary Contract No.
35548 with DeOtte, Inc., for Westcreek-Kellis Park
Drainage Improvements (Project No. 00630)
**10. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of Change Order No. 3 in the
23038 Amount of$46,655.96 to City Secretary Contract No.
35864 with Humphrey and Morton Construction
Company, Inc., for 2004 Capital Improvement
Program Minor Miscellaneous Channel
Improvements, Contract D (Project No. 00096)
**11. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of Two Task Force Agreements
23039 with the United States Department of Justice, Drug
Enforcement Administration to Continue Operation of
the Drug Enforcement Administration Multi-Agency
Task Force and the Drug Enforcement
Administration Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Task Force
for Reimbursement of Overtime Costs for an Amount
Not to Exceed $16,320.00 Per Officer, and for
Clerical Costs Associated with the Programs in an
Amount Not to Exceed $41,000.00
**12. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of a Sole Source Service
23040 Agreement for Mobile Data Computers with Motorola
Communications for an Amount Not to Exceed
$242,225.75
**13. M&C C- - Authorize Entry into Interlocal Agreements with
23041 Various Municipalities and Other Governmental
Entities for Participation in the Environmental
Collection Center Household Hazardous Waste
Program
**14. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of Amendment No. 4 to City
23042 Secretary ContractA A No. 31731 for Consulting
Services with URS Corporation in the Amount of
$88,820.00 to Revise Work on the FAR Part 150
Noise Compatibility Study at Fort Worth Alliance
Airport Contingent Upon Approval of Companion
M&C G-16274
**15. M&C C- - Authorize the Execution of a Farm Lease Agreement
23043 with Mr. Floyd Walker to Farm Approximately 220
Acres of Land at Fort Worth Spinks Airport in the
Amount of$1,000.00 Per Year
16. M&C C- -
23044 Authorize Execution of a Tax Abatement Agreement
with Fort Worth Camera, LLC, for Property Located
at 2900 West 6th Street in the West 7th/University
Council Date: 9/16/2008
Neighborhood Empowerment Zone
17. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of a Public Right-of-Way Use
23045 Agreement Granting Barnett Gathering, L.P., a
License to Use a Certain Public Right-of-Way for the
Purpose of Constructing, Maintaining and Operating
a Natural Gas Pipeline Across Forest Hill Drive
Located Approximately 600 Feet South of Enon
Avenue
18. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of a Project Development
23046 Agreement with Johnson Controls, Inc., in an
Amount up to $1,584,000.00 to Perform a Detailed
Energy Study of City Water Department Wastewater
Facilities to Identify Energy Saving Equipment
Retrofit and Process Improvement Opportunities
19. M&C C- - Authorize an Additional Payment in the Amount of
23047 $3747958.97 to the Texas Department of
Transportation Under City Secretary Contract No.
37265, a Local Project Advance Funding Agreement,
for the Replacement of a Hydraulically Inadequate
Culvert (Northeast 28th Street Bridge) at State
Highway 183 and a Tributary to the West Fork of the
Trinity River, for Additional Costs Including
$21,226.00 for Integral Lighting for the Public
Art/Design Enhancement Component Associated
with the Construction and Inspection of the Lebow
Channel Roadway Crossing Project (Project Nos.
00778 and 00084)
20. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of Amendment No. 1 in the
23048 Amount of $430,000.00 to City Secretary Contract
No. 33129 with TCB, Inc., for the Forest Park-Berry
Storm Drain Watershed Planning Study
21. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of an Engineering Agreement in
23049 the Amount of $127,000.00 with Kimley-Horn and
Associates, Inc., for the Development and Installation
of Synchronized Signal Timing Plans on East
Rosedale Street, East Lancaster Avenue, and
Hemphill Street for the Thoroughfare Assessment
Program Phase 3.2
22. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of an Engineering Agreement in
23050 the Amount of $451,313.00 with Dannenbaum
Engineering Corporation, for Pavement
Reconstruction and Water and Sanitary Sewer Main
Replacements on 5Aa€"Bideker Avenue, Bright
Street and Burton Avenue; 5B-Avenue M, Edgewood
88
Terrace South and Valley Vista Drive;A A 5C-Capers
Avenue, Osborne Lane, Ramson Terrace and Plant
Avenue (Project Nos. 5A-00946, 513-00947, 5C-
00950)
23. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of an Engineering Agreement in
23051 g g g
the Amount of $800,272.00 with Brown and Gay
Engineers, Inc., for Pavement Reconstruction and
Water and Sanitary Sewer Main Replacements on
9A a€" 5th Avenue, Frazier Avenue, Orange Street
and Wayside Avenue; 9B a€" Biddison Street,
Council Date: 9/16/2008
Blodgett Avenue, Eugene Avenue and East Butler
Avenue; 9C a€" 5th Avenue, 6th Avenue, Cantey
Street West, Lake Street, Willing Avenue and South
Henderson Street; 9D a€" Templeton Drive, 5th
Avenue and Wingate Street (Project Nos. 9A-00979,
9B-00980) 9C-00983, 9D-00981)
24. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of Amendment No. 3 in the
23052 Amount of $234,689.00 to City Secretary Contract
No. 29785 with TranSystems Corporation
Consultants for Additional Services to Sanitary
Sewer Rehabilitation LXIX Village Creek Drainage
Basin and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance
25. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of Amendment No. 1 in the
23053 Amount of $208,803.00 to City Secretary Contract
No. 35294 with ANA Consultants, L.L.C., for Fossil
Drive Drainage Improvements, Yolanda-Meadowlane
Drainage and Kings Oak Addition Drainage
Improvements (Project No. 00483)
26. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of a Contract in the Amount of
23054 $1,593,206.00 with Conatser Construction TX, LP,
for Street Reconstruction, Water and Sanitary Sewer
Replacement on Spindletree Lane (Buttonwood
Drive to Pepperbush Drive) (Project No. 00446) and
Adopt Appropriation Ordinance
27. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of a Professional Services
23055 Agreement with Buford Goff and Associates, Inc., in
an Amount Not to Exceed $293,200.00 to Perform an
Assessment of the Public Safety Radio System
28. M&C C- - Authorize Execution of an Engineering Agreement
23056 with Red Oak Consulting, a Division of Malcolm
Pirnie, Inc.,A to Update the Citywide Water and
Wastewater Impact Fee Report for a Fee Not to
Exceed $258,800.00 and Adopt Appropriation
Ordinance
29. M&C C- - Authorize the City Manager to Enter into a Renewal
23057 Agreement in the Amount of $70,770.00 for the
Fourth Option Year of the 21st Century Learning
Center Program at Rosemont and Daggett Middle
Schools and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance
XVII. ZONING HEARING
a. Cases Recommended for Approval
1. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-120 -(CD 2) - Richard L. Cohen, 4200
N. Main Street; from "A-5" One Family Residential to "I" Light
Industrial (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
2. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-128 -(CD 5) -City of Fort Worth, North
of Ramey Avenue, west of Stalcup, south of Rosedale Street and
east of Hughes Avenue; from "A-5" One Family Residential, "B" Two
Family Residential, "C" Medium Density Multifamily Residential, "D"
High Density Multifamily Residential, "ER" Neighborhood
Commercial Restricted, "E" Neighborhood Commercial and "FR"
General Commercial Restricted to "A-5" One Family Residential,
"CF" Community Facilities and "E" Neighborhood
Commercial (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
Council Date: 9/16/2008
3. Zoning Docket No. ZC-08-137 -(CD 6) -Triad Senior Living I, LP,
6700 Dan Danciger; from "C" Medium Density Multifamily
Residential to "CF" Community Facilities
XVIII. CITIZEN PRESENTATIONS
1. Mr. Leroy Comley, 2604 Market Avenue-Blocking Off Various Streets in
Neighborhood
XIX. EXECUTIVE SESSION (PRE-COUNCIL CHAMBER) -See Attachment
XX. 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: 9/16/2008