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Home My WebLink About2018/06/12-Minutes-City Council-Worksession CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION JUNE 12, 2018 Present: Mayor Betsy Price Mayor Pro tem Dennis Shingleton, District 7 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 Absent: Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2 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, June 12, 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 none. b. Upcoming and Recent Events Race and Culture Leadership Training for Fort Worth City Council, Appointed Officials, and Assistant City Managers — Thursday, June 14,m 2018, 8:30 am — Noon at the Botanic Garden Center. MLK/Juneteenth Committee Juneteenth activities: Friday, June 15'', noon — 1:00 p.m., City Hall Plaza -Vendor Trucks on-site and an outdoor dance program. Tuesday, June 19th, noon — 1:00 p.m., City Council Chamber - A screening of the film, Wessyngton Plantation:A Family's Road to Freedom. Council meeting for Tuesday, June 19th is cancelled. CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION JUNE 12,2018 Page 2 of 4 Last week Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson designated the Fort Worth Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center as one of the few Envision Centers across the country. Secretary Carson will join Council Member Bivens and Mayor Pro-Tem Shingleton on Tuesday, June 19th from approximately 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for a press conference, tour and roundtable discussion. c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s) There were none. d. Informal Reports 1. IR 10157: April 2018 - Sales Tax Update 2. IR 10158: Proposed Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment for Certain Commission Appointments 3. IR 10159: Proposed Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment for Urban Residential (UR) 2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members M&C C-19306—Creates an appropriation authority to start the 2018 bond projects. M&C P-12209 — Kirk Slaughter provided an explanation of the proposed agreement with Edlen Electrical Exhibition Services of Texas for the Fort Worth Convention Center and Will Rogers Memorial Center. M&C P- 12210—Confirmed that 4 of the trucks will be going to the mounted patrol. M&C C-28730 — Robert Sturns provided an update on the road construction improvements on Trinity Blvd., American Blvd., and US Highway 360 near the American Airlines headquarters expansion. M&C G-19305 —reallocation of gas well revenue funds from completed projects to various city parks. 3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Week There were no items continued. 4. Briefing on Non-Discrimination Compliance Program - Angela Rush, City Manager's Office Ms. Angela Rush, City Manager's Office, briefed the Council on changing from a decentralized Title VI Program to a centralized one. This will allow for a more consistent approach and all departments can use the citywide plan and not have to create their own. The plan will be on the June 26, 2018, City Council agenda for approval. CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION JUNE 12,2018 Page 3 of 4 5. Briefing on Annual Action Plan and Five-Year Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development Programs - Barbara Asbury, Neighborhood Services Department Ms. Barbara Asbury, Neighborhood Services Department, provided recommendations for the 2018-2022 Consolidated Plan Goals and 2028-2019 funding allocations for CDBG, HOME, ESG and HOPWA grants. She also provided recommendations for funding for unprogrammed funds, 2018-2019 Action Plan funds and CDBG funding from a project that is not moving forward. On the June 26, 2018, Council agenda there will be a public hearing on the programs, followed by a comment period and then a final public hearing and adoption of the plan on August 7, 2018. 6. Overview of Purchasing Rules & Regulations and Update on Implementation of PeopleSoft for Purchasing - Cynthia Garcia, Purchasing Division, Financial Management Services Department Ms. Cynthia Garcia, Purchasing Division, Financial Management Services Department, provided an overview of the City's purchasing policies and procedures. 7. Update on Stop Six Neighborhood Improvements - Fernando Costa, City Manager's Office Assistant City Manager Fernando Costa, City Manager's Office, provided an update in the Stop Six Neighborhood improvements and outcomes. 8. Presentation on Media Production Development Zone - Robert Sturns, Economic Development Department Mr. Robert Stums, Economic Development Department, provided an update on the potential development of a Media Production Development Zone (MPDZ) in Fort Worth. The MPDZ allows for a two year sales and use tax exemption for the construction, maintenance, expansion, improvement, or renovation of a media production facility at a qualified media production location in a media production zone. There will be action items on the June 26, 2018, Council agenda for consideration to approve: a MPDZ within TIF #4 and nominate 305 South Main Street, Suite 100-110 as a Media Production Development Location. If approved authorize the Economic Development Director to execute and submit an application for the exemption to the Texas Film Commission. 9. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports Council Member Moon—Update on the noise ordinance and the decibel level when commercial is next to residential; utility work in easements and how to hold utilities responsible for damages caused in city ROW. Council Member Bivens—Coordination of utility services CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION JUNE 12,2018 Page 4 of 4 Council Member—Allen Gray—update on enforcement of the no camping ordinance. Council Member Jordan — Update on funding for Safe Haven; economic forecast including housing. 10. Executive Session (CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, ROOM 290) There being no further business, Mayor Price adjourned the City Council Work Session at 5:08 p.m. These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 26th day of June, 2018. Attest: ;Approveary J. Ka tsy Pri e City Secretary Mayor