HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018/12/11-Minutes-City Council-Worksession CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
DECEMBER 11,2018
Present:
Mayor Betsy Price
Mayor Pro tem Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Council Member Carlos Flores,District 2
Council Member Brian Byrd, District 3 (left at 4:00pm and returned at 4:50pm)
Council Member Gyna Bivens, District 5
Council Member Cary Moon, District 4
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 3:01 p.m. on Tuesday, December 11, 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
City Manager Cooke noted changes to the Pension M&C and how it would be handled. More
detail to come in the presentation later in the meeting.
There is an annexation public hearing on the agenda. The companion M&C (L-16171) and
Zoning Case (ZC-18-181)will be called at the same time.
b. Upcoming and Recent Events
There were none.
c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
Brian Dickerson, Human Resources Director, recognized Mark Barta and the Workers
Compensation Team for their score of 99.73 (high performer) by the Texas Department of
Insurance regarding the administration of Workers Compensation.
Kevin Gunn, ITS Director, announced that the City of Fort Worth was the 2018 winner of the
Business Transformation Award for Excellence for the City's automated forms and forms portal.
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Council Member Byrd recognized MedStar, Bob Jameson and the Convention Center Public
Events staff for the successful EMS Conference that brought in 3600 attendees.
Mayor Price recognized Ms. Yolanda Blackmon, Water Customer Service employee for her
exceptional service, which was recognized by a citizen.
d. Informal Reports
1. IR 10210: Amendment No 2. to Interlocal Agreement with Northwest Independent
School District Related to Construction of Blue Mound Road West and Willow
Springs Road
2. IR 10211: Proposed Sign District for Dickies Arena and Will Rogers Memorial
Center
3. IR 10212: Update on Comprehensive Review of the Trinity River Vision Central
City Flood Control Project
2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
Council Member Bivens stated that M&C 28980 will be continued to January 15, 2019.
Council Member Moon requested that M&C G-19435 be removed from the Consent Agenda for
individual consideration.
3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Week
a. M&C G-19423 - Adopt Ordinance Amending Chapter 2.5, Retirement, Article
1, Employees' Retirement Fund, of the City Code to Make Pension
Modifications, to Increase Contributions for Participating Members of the Fort
Worth Employees' Retirement Fund Contingent on a Successful Vote by the
Participating Members to Increase Contributions, and to adopt Resolution
calling a Special Election of the Participating Members of the Fort Worth
Employees' Retirement Fund to vote to increase their contributions to the Fund
(ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS) (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
4. Briefing on Selection of 2019 Neighborhood Improvement Target Area - Aubrey
Thagard, Neighborhood Services Department
Mr. Aubrey Thagard, Neighborhood Services Department, gave updates on the two previous
Target Areas — Stop Six and Ash Crescent. He then reviewed the criteria for the selection of the
next target area. The next target area will the Northside. The Resolution supporting selection of
Northside Area will be on the Council's January 15, 2019, Council agenda for action.
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5. Briefing on Performance and Budget Department - Lynda Johnson, Performance
= and Budget Department
Ms. Lynda Johnson, Performance and Budget Department, provided a briefing on the
Department's service areas and how they align with the City's Strategic Priorities.
6. Presentation on Library Department Strategic Plan - Manya Shorr, Library
Department
Ms. Manya Shorr, Library Department, provided a briefing on the Library's Strategic Plan. She
revealed the Mission, Vision, Values, and Strategic Focus Areas for the Library. She then
walked through how they were going to impact the Strategic Focus Areas.
7. Pension Update - David Cooke, City Manager
City Manager David Cooke, City Manager's Office, provided an update on the most current
pension proposal that will be presented to the Council for action on the Council's agenda at the
7:00pm Council meeting. The latest proposal has increased City contributions (4.5% of the
solution); changes to benefits/eligibility(2.9% of the solution); increased employee contributions
(2.9% of the solution and subject to employee vote); risk sharing and a variable COLA.
Education will take place in January 2019; election in February 2019.
8. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
There were no requests for future agenda items.
9. Executive Session (CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL,
ROOM 290)
Mayor Price adjourned the City Council Work Session at 5:20 p. in.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 15th day of January,2019.
Attest: / Approv d:
y . a Dennis Shinglet
City Secret ry Mayor Pro tem