HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019/01/15-Minutes-City Council-Worksession CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
JANUARY 15,2019
Present:
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 Cary Moon, District 4
Council Member Jungus Jordan, District 6
Council Member Kelly Allen Gray, District 8
Council Member Ann Zadeh, District 9
Absent:
Mayor Betsy Price
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 Pro tem Shingleton called the Fort
Worth City Council Work Session to order at 3:01 p.m. on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 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 were no changes to the City Council Agenda.
b. Upcoming and Recent Events
There will be no City Council meeting on January 22, 2019.
c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
Steve Cooke, Interim Director of Transportation and Public Works (TPW), introduced Tanya
Brooks, TPW Assistant Director and Chad Edwards, TPW Mobility and Innovation Officer.
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d. Informal Reports
1. IR 10213: Audit of Property Tax Exemptions
2. IR 10214: Biosolids Processing and Disposal Procurement
3. IR 10215: Customer Survey Results for Water Department
4. IR 10216: Minority and Women Business Enterprise Availability and Disparity
Study
5. IR 10217: Monthly Development Activity Report
6. IR 10218: October 2018 — Sales Tax Update
7. IR 10219: November 2018 — Sales Tax Update
8. IR 10220: Pension Reform Education Campaign
9. IR 10221: Process for Conducting Traffic Studies
10. IR 10222: Proposed Series 2019 Drainage Refunding Bonds
11. IR 10223: Proposed Update to the Near Southside Form Based District
Development Standards
12. IR 10224: Public Art Quarterly Project Status Report
13. IR 10225: Status of the Cowboy Santas Program
2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
There were no comments on current agenda items
3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Week
a. M&C C-28980 - Authorize Execution of an Engineering Services Contract with
Halff Associates, Inc., in the Amount of $148,000.00 for the Engineering-
Related Professional Services for the Trinity Trails - River Trails Park to River
Legacy Park Trail Project (COUNCIL DISTRICT 5) (Continued from
December 11, 2018) This item will go forward.
b. ZC-18-161 - (COUNCIL DISTRICT 8—Allen Gray) - Amon G Carter Estate, et
al, 6501 Oak Grove Road; From: " A-5" One-Family To: " K" Heavy
Industrial 142.52 acres (Recommended for Approval by the Zoning
Commission) (Continued from December 4, 2018 by Council Member Allen
Gray) This item will go forward.
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C. ZC-18-171 - (COUNCIL DISTRICT 6 - Jordan) - Pate Ranch Land, LP, Pate
Ranch Commercial LP, 7400 - 7500 blocks Chisholm Trail Parkway; From: "
PD 1064" Planned Development for all uses in " MU-2" High Intensity Mixed-
Use excluding: community home, group home I & II, probation or parole office,
electric power substation, telecommunications tower (allow stealth towers &
antennas on buildings), baseball/softball facility (commercial), massage parlor
(allow massage therapy), mortuary or funeral home, newspaper distribution
center, pawn shop, tattoo parlor, taxidermist shop, automotive repair, paint &
body shop, recreational vehicle (RV) sales/service, assaying, assembly of pre-
manufactured parts, except for vehicle, trailers, airplanes or mobile homes,
bottling works, milk or soft drinks, food processing (no slaughtering),
manufacture of artificial flowers, ornaments, awning, tents, bags,
clean ing/polishing preparations, boats under 28 ft. in length, brooms or
brushes, buttons and novelties, canvas products, clothing, suits, coats, or dresses
for wholesale trade, monument/marble works, finishing and carving only,
monument works, stone, paper box manufacturing, pattern shop, printing,
lithographing, book-binding, newspaper or publishing, rubber stamping,
shearing/punching, sheet metal shop, welding shop, custom work (not
structural), airport, aviation field, or landing area (allow helistop), railroad
roundhouse or railroad car repair shop, recycling collection facility, storage
outside (display outside allowed), trailer, portable, sales, construction or
storage, site plan required To: PD/CF Planned Development for all uses in "
CF" Community Facilities, site plan included for a school 12.66 acres
(Recommended for Approval by the Zoning Commission) (Continued from
December 4, 2018 by Council Member Jordan) This item will be continued to
the February 5, 2019, Council Meeting at the applicants request.
4. Overview of Significant Zoning Cases — Dana Burjjhdoff, Planninj4 and
Development Department
Ms. Dana Burghdoff, Planning and Development Department, provided an overview of
significant zoning cases.
5. Briefing on the Neil4hborhood & Community Park Dedication Policy Update -
Richard Zavala, Park and Recreation Department
r. Richard Zavala, Park and Recreation Department, provided an update on the Neighborhood
and Community Park Dedication Policy. Staff provided recommendations for policy updates
outside the loop and for the central city. The policy will be brought for Council consideration at
the January 29, 2019, Council meeting.
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6. Presentation on 2017 Incentive Review Findings and Policy Recommendations for
Tax Abatement and Economic Development Program Agreements - Robert Sturns,
Economic Development Department
Mr. Robert Sturns, Economic Development Department, presented the results of the incentive
agreement review for Tax Year 2017. Mr. Sturns provided policy recommendations to maximize
participation and competitiveness. The updated policies will be presented to Council for
consideration at the January 29, 2019, Council Meeting.
7. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Council Member Bivens—how projects from previous bond issues can be changed.
Council Member Flores—update on Animal Care and Control.
8. Executive Session (CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL,
ROOM 290)
Mayor Pro tem Shingleton adjourned the City Council Work Session at 5:33 p. in.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 5th day of February, 2019.
Attest: Approve
Mary J. Kayseretsy Price
City Secretary Mayor