HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017/02/21-Minutes-City Council-Worksession CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
FEBRUARY 21,2017
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 3:03 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 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
Amended motion for G-18582
M&C L-16005 will be removed from consent due to a speaker request
M&C C-28124 will be continued to March 7, 2017
b. Upcoming and Recent Events
Mayor's State of the City—February 22, 2017
Sixth Patrol Groundbreaking—February 27, 2017
Tarrant County Days in Austin March 1St and 2°d
Fort Worth Housing Finance Corporation meeting March 7, 2017, followed by a joint
meeting of the City Council and the Fort Worth Housing Solutions Board
C. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
Betty Tanner retirement February 22, 2017
Juan Ortiz"send-off' February 24, 2017
Several Council Members recognized city staff
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d. Informal Reports
1. IR 9989: Victory Forest Community Center Update
2. IR 9990: Proposed 2017 Comprehensive Plan
3. IR 9991: Changes in Locations Where Accessibility Improvements Are Being
Made with Community Development Block Grant Funds
4. IR 9992: Communication of City Information and News
5. IR 9993: Freeway Lighting Along East Loop IH-820 Between IH-30 and US
287
6. IR 9994: Proposed Mixed-Use and Urban Residential Zoning Ordinance Text
Amendment
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
No items were continued from the previous week.
4. Briefing on Fort Worth Police Department's Judgment Simulator — Chief Joel
Fitzgerald and Lt. Bryan Jamison, Police
Police Chief Fitzgerald and Lt. Jamison, Police Department, briefed the Council on the
Police Department's Judgment Simulator.
5. Briefing Healthcare Costs,Brian Dickerson,Human Resources
Mr. Dickerson, Human Resources Department, updated the Council on the current trends
in healthcare costs and recommendations for 2018 plan design changes.
6. Briefing on Capital Proiect Communication — Michelle Gutt, Communications and
Public Engagement
Ms. Gutt, Communications and Public Engagement Department, provided a briefing on
the Capital Project Communication Plan. The plan includes updates, consistent
messaging and branding for the Capital Project program.
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7. Citv Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
There were no requests for future agenda items.
There being no further business, Mayor Price adjourned the City Council Work Session at
4:27 p.m.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 7th day of March, 2017.
.Attest: Ap
Mary J. K f ff U Betsy Pric
City Secretary Mayor