HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017/02/14-Minutes-City Council-Worksession CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Present:
Mayor Betsy Price
Mayor Pro tem Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Council Member Salvador Espino, District 2
Council Member W.B. "Zim" Zimmerman, District 3
Council Member Gyna Bivens, District 5
Council Member Jungus Jordan, District 6
Council Member Kelly Allen Gray, District 8
Council Member Ann Zadeh, District 9
Absent:
Council Member Cary Moon, District 4
Staff Present:
David Cooke, City Manager
Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney
Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, Mayor Price called the Fort Worth City
Council Work Session to order at 3:04 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14, 2017, in City Council
Conference Room 290 of the Fort Worth City Hall, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas.
1. Report of the City Manager - David Cooke, City Manager
a. Changes to the City Council Agenda
There were no changes to the City Council Agenda.
b. Upcoming and Recent Events
There will be a Crime Control and Prevention District meeting at 5:30 pm on February 16, 2017.
C. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
There were no Organizational Updates or Employee Recognitions.
d. Informal Reports
1. IR 9985: Amendment to Economic Development Program Agreement with
Clearfork Development Company, LLC to Extend the Completion Deadline for
the First Phase
2. IR 9986: Texas Enterprise Zone Nomination of TTI, Inc.
3. IR 9987: Agreement with Revitalize Charging Solution, Inc., for a Charging
Station at the Guinn School Complex
4. IR 9988: December 2016 - Sales Tax Update
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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
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2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
There were no comments or questions on current agenda items.
3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Week
There were no continued items.
4. Briefing on Collaboration Between Police and Code Compliance - Ed Kraus, Police
and Brandon Bennett, Code Compliance
Assistant Police Chief Kraus and Mr. Brandon Bennett provided some history on the
collaboration between Code Compliance and Police. They provided specifics about front yard
parking and animal control collaborations. They reviewed next steps such as call center
streamlining and automation of barking dog complaints after hours. Identify funding for Radio
over IP, adding a common radio channel to share between Code and Police after hours, and
review job re-class for Animal Control Officers to Senior Code Enforcement Officers to be able
to help with Code violations when called out on an animal violations in the middle of the night.
5. Briefna on Evaluation of 2017 Tax Credit Applications - Aubrey Thagard
Neighborhood Services
Mr. Thagard presented the projects that would be recommended for a Resolution of support at
the February 21, 2017, City Council Meeting:
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT
Project Meme Council Total 111 t of PSH tot RAD t of Zoning Prox.to Prox.to High Opp.
District of units Units Units Market transit Jobs, Area or
Rate (114 mile) services Cent.City
f Units
Vista Park West 3 150 0 15 30 0-Med Density MF No 2.0 mi HOA
Palladium Fort 3 150 0 15 60 HOA
WowC-Med Density MF No 0.9 mi
The Reserve at 3 120 0 12 12 HOA
Silver Creek A-10 No 1.5 mi
Gala at Alta Vista 7 114 0 11 22 E-Neighborhood HOA
Commercial No 1.4 mi
Churchill at 7 lie 0 12 13 HOA
Golden Triangle PD-Planned No 12 mi
Community Development
The Vineyard on 8 104 6 11 6 MH-2/PD-Mixed Cent.City
Lancaster Use High Intensity/
Yes 0.3 mi
Planned
Development
Columbia a 120 10 12 12 Cent.City
Renaissance PD-Pianned Yes 1.2 mi
Square RSenlor Development
Mistletoe Station 9 B8 5 0 6 NS-T5"Mixed Use Cent City
Near South Side Yes 0.4 mi
Urban Center
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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
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6. Update on MedStar Ordinance and Interlocal Agreement with City of Fort Worth-
Chief Rudy Jackson and Mark Rauscher, Fire
Fire Chief Jackson and Mr. Rauscher updated the Council on necessary changes to update the
previous Interlocal Agreement with a Restated Interlocal Cooperative Agreement and to adopt a
new Uniform EMS Ordinance. The new ordinance and agreement will be presented at the
February 21, 2017, Council meeting.
7. Briefing on Economic Development Program Agreement with Heart of America
Group LLC - Carol Griffith, Economic Development
Ms. Griffith presented the proposed 16-year Economic Development Program Agreement to
grant up to 100% of the City's 7% Hotel Occupancy Tax for the Heart of America Group Hotels,
LLC — Hotel Renovo. The agreement will be presented at the February 21, 2017, Council
meeting.
8. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Mayor Price and Council Members Bivens and Jordan asked for an update on litter and graffiti
control along interstate highways to include 1-20, 1-30 and Loop 820.
There being no further business, Mayor Price adjourned the City Council Work Session at
4:05 p.m.
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