HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018/02/06-Minutes-City Council-Worksession CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
FEBRUARY 6,2018
Present:
Mayor Betsy Price
Mayor Pro tem Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Brian Byrd, District 3
Council Member Cary Moon, District 4
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
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 6, 2018, 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
Continue M&C G-19213 to February 13, 2018.
b. Upcoming and Recent Events
City Council Retreat on Friday, February 9, 2018, at BRIT, 1700 University Drive.
c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
City Secretary Mary Kayser recognized Allison Tidwell, Assistant to the City Secretary, for
achieving her Texas Registered Municipal Clerk designation.
d. Informal Reports
1. IR 10103: Proposed Contract with City of Benbrook on Emergency Access Bridge
2. IR 10104: Reorganization of Continuum of Care Board and Proposed Dissolution of
Fort Worth Advisory Commission on Ending Homelessness
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2. Current Agenda Items -City Council Members
Council Member Shingleton will continue ZC-18-002 to March 6, 2018.
Council Member Bivens will continue ZC-17-097b to March 6,2018.
3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Week
a. M&C G-19213 - (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS) Adopt Resolution Revising the
Policy for Operating Public Improvement Districts (Continued from January
30, 2018 by Staff) This item will be continued to February 13,2018.
4. Overview of Significant Zoning Cases — Dana Burghdoff, Planning and
Development Department
5. Briefing on the Economic Impact of Alliance Development - Mike Berry, Hillwood
Development Corporation
Mr. Mike Berry, Hillwood Development Corporation, gave an overview of the 2017 highlights
from the Alliance development and what will be coming in 2018.
6. Presentation on Office of Business Diversity Goals and Initiatives - Robert Sturns,
Economic Development Department
Mr. Robert Sturns,Economic Development Department,provided a briefing on 2017 activities in
the Office of Business Diversity. The department will expand outreach efforts and have their
contract compliance system fully functional by Summer 2018. An Availability and Disparity
Study is proposed for FY 2019/
7. Briefing on 2018 Housing Tax Credit Applications - Aubrey Thagard,
Neighborhood Services Department
Mr. Aubrey Thagard, Neighborhood Services Department, provided information on three
projects that will be brought forward to the Council on February 13, 2018, for Resolutions of
Support: Columbia at Renaissance Square II — Senior; Palladium Fain Street, And Avenue at
Sycamore Park. In addition Columbia at Renaissance Square II — Senior and Palladium Fain
Street are requested to receive additional support for Concerted Revitalization and that Columbia
at Renaissance Square II — Senior; Palladium Fain Street, And Avenue at Sycamore Park receive
additional support for Local Commitment Of Development Funding.
8. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Council Member Zadeh—update on the Warrant Forgiveness activities.
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Council Members Byrd and Bivens — Briefing on human trafficking to include staffing data,
number of arrests and locations of activity.
Council Member Byrd—Quarterly update/presentation from Trinity Metro.
9. Executive Session (CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL,
ROOM 290)
There being no further business, Mayor Price adjourned the City Council Work Session at
4:38p.m.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 13th of February, 2018.
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City Secretary Mayor