HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018/05/08-Minutes-City Council-Worksession CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
MAY 8,2018
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 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 3:01 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, 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
There are no changes to the Council Agenda.
b. Upcoming and Recent Events
Mayor Price and City Manager Cooke announced the Bond Election Results, with all
propositions passing.
c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
Theresa Ewing, Municipal Court Director, introduced new City Marshal, Philip J. Swift.
Matt Dufrene and Bandy O"Quinn with Blue Zones Project recognized Dana Burghdoff,
Planning and Development and Brian Jahn, Transportation and Public Works for receiving the
Community Impact Award and Jocelyn Murphy, Planning and Development and Wyndie
Turpen, Code Compliance for receiving the Power 9 Award.
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d. Informal Reports
1. IR 10136: Accessible Transit Stops on East Rosedale Street from Miller to IH 820
During Construction
2. IR 10137: Fort Worth Independent School District Truancy Response
3. IR 10138: Police Preparation for End of School Year
4. IR 10 13 9: Proposed Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD) Calendar
5. IR 10140: Timeline for Mary's Creek Water Reclamation Facility
6. IR 10141: Ad Valorem Tax Debt Per Capita
2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
No questions or comments.
3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Week
a. M&C PZ-3158 - (COUNCIL DISTRICT 6 —Jungus Jordan) - Adopt Ordinance
Vacating a Portion of Prescriptive Right-of-Way for Old Granbury Road Near
the Intersection of Sycamore School Road and Summer Creek Drive for a
Proposed Mixed Use Development (Continued from May 8, 2018 by Staff) Will
move forward.
b. ZC-18-040 - (COUNCIL DISTRICT 6— Jungus Jordan) - JLJ Investments, 301
E. Rendon Crowley Road; From: PD 363 Planned Development/Specific Use for
manufactured home sales; site plan waived To: " F" General Commercial 1.82
acres (Recommended for Approval by the Zoning Commission) (Continued
from May 8, 2018 by Council Member Jordan) Will move forward
4. Opterra LED Lilzht Pilot Program — Marisa Conlin, Transportation and Public
Works Department, Jeff Holland, Opterra and Leadership Academy of Forest Oak
Students
Ms. Marisa Conlin, Transportation and Public Works Department, and Mr. Jeff Holland, Opterra
and Leadership Academy at Forest Oak, gave a presentation on a LED light project at the
Leadership Academy.
5. Briefing on Meacham Airport Improvements - Bill Welstead, Aviation Department
Mr. Bill Welstead, Aviation Department, gave a briefing on completed improvements to
Meacham Airport and upcoming projects.
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6. Briefing on Proposed Improvements for West Seventh Core Area - Fernando Costa,
City Manager's Office
Assistant City Manager Fernando Costa, City Manager's Office, gave a history of the West
Seventh Core area, outlined some of the challenges and proposed improvements including: Street
improvements, sidewalk improvements, Farrington Field parking, parking meters, the Dash
circulator bus, one-way streets and police resources.
7. Presentation on Towing Ordinance — Ty Hadsell, Police Department, and Ms. Jo
Ann Pate, Law Department
Lieutenant Brandon O'Neil Police Department, and Ms. Jo Ann Pate, Law Department,
discussed the improvements planned for the current Fort Worth towing procedures and provided
a comparison of the current ordinance to the proposed ordinance.
8. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Councilmember Allen Gray - Update on 60 & Better program's move from Fellowship Corner to
SS Community Center and disposition of Fellowship Corner.
Councilmember Bivens - Quality of summer programming for kids and seniors while Handley
and McCray Community Centers are under construction and an update on the NEZ program.
Mayor Price—Update on all summer programming.
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
5:18 p.m.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 15th day of May, 2018.
Attest: Approv
Mary J. ser etsy Price
City Secretary Mayor