HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011/08/16-Minutes-City CouncilCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AUGUST 16, 2011
Present:
Mayor Betsy Price
Mayor Pro tem W. B. "Zim" Zimmerman, District 3
Council Member Salvador Espino, District 2
Council Member Daniel Scarth, District 4
Council Member Frank Moss, District 5
Council Member Jungus Jordan, District 6
Council Member Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Council Member Kathleen Hicks, District 8
Council Member Joel Burns, District 9
Staff Present:
Tom Higgins, Interim City Manager
Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney
Marty Hendrix, City Secretary
I. CALL TO ORDER
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, Mayor Price called the regular session of the
Fort Worth City Council to order at 10:03 a.m., on Tuesday, August 16, 2011, in the City Council
Chamber of the Fort Worth City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
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The invocation was provided by Pastor Darren Holt, Pantego Bible Church.
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
IV. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF AUGU 9 2011
Motion: Council Member Hicks made a motion, seconded by Mayor Pro tem Zimmerman, that the
minutes of the regular meeting of August 9, 2011, be approved. The motion carried
unanimously nine (9) ayes to zero (0) nays.
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There were no items to be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda.
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Interim City Manager, Tom Higgins requested that Mayor and Council Communication No. G -17357
be continued until the September 13, 2011, Council meeting.
VII. CONSENT AGENDA
Motion: Mayor Pro tem Zimmerman made a motion, seconded by Council Member Burns, that the
Consent Agenda be approved. The motion carried unanimously nine (9) ayes to zero (0)
nays.
A. General - Consent Items
1. M &C G -17352 - Adopt Appropriation Ordinance Increasing Estimated Receipts and
Expenditures in the Mayor's Committee on Persons with Disabilities Section of the Special Trust
Fund, in the Amount of $6,064.80, to Fund Academic Scholarships for Eligible Fort Worth
Residents with Disabilities.
The City Council approved the following recommendation: Adopt Appropriation Ordinance No.
19838 -08 -2011 Increasing the Estimated Receipts and Appropriations in the Mayor's Committee on
Persons With Disabilities Section of the Special Trust Fund in the Amount of $6,064.80, From
Available Funds, for the Purpose of Funding Academic Scholarships to Eligible Fort Worth Residents
With Disabilities.
2. M &C G -17353 - Authorize the Temporary Closure of a Portion of Main Street Between Third
Street and Fourth Street from November 14, 2011 Until January 4, 2012 to Accommodate the
Downtown Fort Worth Inc., Annual Christmas Tree Display.
The City Council approved the following recommendation: Authorize the Temporary Closure of a
Portion of Main Street Between Third Street and Fourth Street From November 14, 2011, Until
January 4, 2012, for the Downtown Fort Worth, Inc., Annual Christmas Tree Display.
3. M &C G -17354 - Authorize the Temporary Road Closure of Stayton Street from West Seventh
Street to West Sixth Street from August 17, 2011 to October 31, 2011.
The City Council approved the following recommendation: Authorize the Temporary Road Closure of
Stayton Street From West Seventh Street to West Sixth Street From August 17, 2011, to
October 31, 2011, to Relocate Atmos Energy's Facilities From the West Seventh Street Bridge.
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(VII. CONSENT AGENDA Continued)
4. M &C G -17355 - Authorize Acceptance of an Anonymous Donation of $12,242.00 for the
Purchase of Equipment for Various Fire Stations, Authorize the Transfer of $12,242.00 from the
Special Gifts Fund to the General Fund and Adopt Appropriation Ordinances.
The City Council approved the following recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to Accept a
Monetary Donation in the Amount of $12,242.00 From an Anonymous Donor; Adopt Appropriation
Ordinance No. 19839 -08 -2011 Increasing the Estimated Receipts and Appropriations in the Special
Gifts Fund in the Amount of $12,242.00, Upon Receipt of an Anonymous Monetary Donation for the
Purpose of Transferring Said Funds to the General Fund, for the Purchase of Equipment for Various
Fire Stations; Authorize the Transfer of $12,242.00 From the Special Gifts Fund to the General Fund;
Adopt Appropriation Ordinance No. 19840 -08 -2011 Increasing the Estimated Receipts and
Appropriations in the General Fund, From Available Funds, for the Purpose of Purchasing the
Equipment; and Authorize the Purchase of the Equipment in Accordance With City Regulations and
State Laws.
5. M &C G -17356 - Authorize Acceptance of a Routine Airport Maintenance Project Grant for
Fort Worth Spinks Airport from the Texas Department of Transportation Aviation Division, if
Offered, in an Amount Up to $50,000.00, Authorize the Use of Revenue from Gas Lease Revenue
in an Amount Up to $47,000.00 for the City's Grant Match, Authorize the Use of Revenue from
the Municipal Airports Fund in an Amount Up to $3,000.00 for the City's Grant Match and
Adopt Appropriation Ordinances.
The City Council approved the following recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to Accept a
Routine Airport Maintenance Project Grant, if Offered, for Fort Worth Spinks Airport From the Texas
Department of Transportation (TxDOT)), Aviation Division, in an Amount Up to $50,000.00;
Authorize the Use of Gas Lease Revenue in the Amount of $47,000.00 to Cover Capital Expenditures;
Adopt Appropriation Ordinance No. 19841 -08 -2011 Increasing the Estimated Receipts and
Appropriations in the Airports Gas Lease Project Fund, From Available Funds, for the Purpose of
Transferring Said Funds to the Airports Grant Fund for the City's Match of a Routine Airport
Maintenance Project Grant From the TxDOT, Aviation Division, to Provide Routine Maintenance and
Small Capital Projects at Fort Worth Spinks Airport; Authorize the Transfer of $47,000.00 From the
Airports Gas Lease Project Fund to the Airports Grant Fund for the City's Match; Authorize the
Transfer of $3,000.00 From Municipal Airports Fund to the Airports Grant Fund for the City's Match;
and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance No. 19842 -08 -2011 Increasing the Estimated Receipts and
Appropriations in the Airports Grant Fund in the Amount of $100,000.00, Subject to Receipt of the
Grant, for Maintenance and Projects.
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(VII. CONSENT AGENDA Continued)
B. Purchase of Equipment, Materials, and Services - Consent Items
1. M &C P -11279 - Authorize a Sole Source Purchase Agreement with Locution Systems Inc., for
Those Fire Stations with a CADVOICE Alert System for Spare Parts, Annual Maintenance and
One New System at Fire Station No. 5 for an Amount of $61,200.00 for the First Year.
The City Council approved the following recommendation: Authorize a Sole Source Purchase
Agreement With Locution Systems, Inc., for Those Fire Stations With a CADVOICE Alert System for
Spare Parts, Annual Maintenance and One (1) New System at Fire Station No. 5 for an Amount of
$61,200.00 for the First Year.
C. Land - Consent Items
1. M &C L -15227 - Authorize the Acquisition of Two Fee - Simple Interests Corner Clips in 0.005
Acres of Land for Right -of -Way Located at 12124 Long Stem Trail and 0.005 Acres of Land for
Right -of -Way Located at 4708 Dwarf Nettle Drive from NFWLB, LLC., in the Amount of
$1,000.00 and Pay the Estimated Closing Costs of $1,000.00 for a Total Cost of $2,000.00.
The City Council approved the following recommendation: Authorize the Acquisition of a Fee - Simple
Interest Corner Clips in Two (2) 0.005 Acre of Land for Right -of -Way Located at 12124 Long Stem
Trail, Described as Lot 1, Block 96 and 4708 Dwarf Nettle Drive, Described as Lot 39, Block 98, The
Villages of Woodland Springs West, From NFWLB, LLC., to Widen Alta Vista Road, for a Total of
$1,000.00 and Pay Estimated Closing Costs of $1,000.00; Find That the Total Price of $1,000.00
Offered for the Purchase of the Two (2) Rights -of -Way is Just Compensation; and Authorize the
Acceptance and Record the Appropriate Instruments.
2. M &C L -15228 - Authorize the Acquisition of a Fee Simple Interest in 0.005 Acres of Land for
Right -of -Way Corner Clip Located at 4817 Crumbcake Drive from Jeremy and Heather Reed in
the Amount of $1,000.00 and Pay the Estimated Closing Costs of $1,000.00 for a Total Cost of
$2,000.00.
The City Council approved the following recommendation: Authorize the Purchase of a Fee Simple
Interest in 0.005 Acre of Land for Right -of -Way Corner Clip Located at 4817 Crumbcake Drive,
Described as Lot 5, Block 53, The Villages of Woodland Springs West, From Jeremy and Heather
Reed, for $1,000.00 and Pay Estimated Closing Cost of $1,000.00; Find That the Amount of $1,000.00
Offered for the Purchase of the Right -of -Way is Just Compensation; and Authorize the Acceptance and
Recording of Appropriate Instruments.
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(VII. CONSENT AGENDA Continued)
3. M &C L -15229 - Authorize the Acquisition of a Fee Simple Interest in 0.1828 Acres of Land for
the Lebow Channel Drainage Improvements Project, Located at 1108 De Ridder Avenue from
Shirley Trevino for $48,000.00 and Pay the Estimated Closing Costs of $2,000.00 for a Total Cost
of $50,000.00.
The City Council approved the following recommendation: Authorize the Acquisition of a Fee Simple
Interest in the Improved Lot Located at 1108 De Ridder Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas, Described as Lot
29, Block 46, Sabine Place Addition, From Shirley Trevino; Find That the Purchase Price of
$48,000.00 is Just Compensation; and Authorize the City Manager or his Designee to Accept the
Conveyance, Record the Appropriate Instruments and to Pay the Estimated Closing Costs Up to
$2,000.00.
D. Planning & Zoning - Consent Items
1. M &C PZ -2952 - Adopt Ordinance Changing the Name of Green Oaks Road Extension to Mall
Circle within Ridgmar Mall.
The City Council approved the following recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 19843 -08 -2011
Changing the Name of Green Oaks Road Extension, a Loop Street Within Ridgemar Mall, to "Mall
Circle ".
E. Award of Contract - Consent Items
1. M &C C -25102 - Authorize Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Texas
Department of Transportation to Adopt and Adhere to Its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Program on City Projects that Receive Funds from the Federal Highway Administration
Through the Texas Department of Transportation for the Purpose of Assisting with
Construction and Design Costs.
The City Council approved the following recommendation: Authorize Execution of a Memorandum of
Understanding Adopting the Texas Department of Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Program on City Projects that Receive Funds From the Federal Highway Administration Through the
Texas Department of Transportation for the Purpose of Assisting With Construction and Design Costs.
2. M &C C -25103 - Authorize Execution of One Storm Water Facility Maintenance Agreement
with HCA Health Services of Texas, Inc., Located in the William McGowan Survey, A 999 Trail,
1115, 3A1, 3C, 5K, and 5C1 Located East of Interstate Highway 35W and North of North Tarrant
Parkway at No Cost to the City.
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(VII. CONSENT AGENDA Continued)
(C -25103 Continued)
The City Council approved the following recommendation: Authorize the Execution of a Storm Water
Facility Maintenance Agreement With HCA Health Services of Texas, Inc., for Property Located in
the William McCowan Survey, A 999 Trail, 1135, 3A1, 3C, 5K and 5C1, Located East of Interstate
Highway 35W and North of North Tarrant Parkway, at No Cost to the City.
3. M &C C -25104 - Authorize Execution of a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Federally Funded Grant Agreement in an Amount Not to Exceed $250,482.00 for Air Pollution
Control Services, Apply Indirect Costs at Approved Percentage Rate and Adopt Appropriation
Ordinance.
The City Council approved the following recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to Execute the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Federally Funded Grant Agreement for Air
Pollution Control Services With a Maximum Amount of $250,482.00 for a Two (2) Year Term of
September 1, 2011, Through August 31, 2013; Authorize the Use of Existing Personnel Services for
the City's In -Kind Match With an Anticipated Value of $82,660.00 for the Two (2) Year Term of
September 1, 2011, Through August 31, 2013; Adopt Appropriation Ordinance No. 19844 -08 -2011
Increasing the Estimated Receipts and Appropriations in the Grants Fund in the Amount of
$167,822.00, Subject to Receipt of the Grant From the TCEQ for Grant Years 2011 -2012 and
2012 -2013, for the Purpose of Funding the Oakridge and Linda Lane Water, Sewage and Drainage
Improvements; and Apply Indirect Costs at the Most Recently Approved Rate of 21.48 Percent for the
Transportation and Public Works Department.
4. M &C C -25105 - Ratify the Application for and Authorize Acceptance of Two Grants from the
Texas Department of Transportation, One in the Amount of $249,710.00 for the Comprehensive
Selective Traffic Enforcement Program, and One in the Amount of $45,975.00 for the
Commercial Motor Vehicle Selective Traffic Enforcement Program, Authorize Expenditure of
$159,261.84 in Partial Matching Funds, Authorize Execution of Related Grant Agreements and
Adopt Appropriation Ordinance.
The City Council approved the following recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to Ratify the
Application for and Authorize the Acceptance of, if Awarded, the Fiscal Year 2012 Comprehensive
Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant, in the Amount of $249,710.00, and the Fiscal Year
2012 Commercial Motor Vehicle Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant, in the Amount of
$45,975.00, Both From the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT); Authorize the City
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(VII. CONSENT AGENDA Continued)
(C -25105 Continued)
Manager to Execute Contracts With TxDOT for the Grants, Contingent Upon Appropriation of
Matching Funds; Authorize the Transfer of $159,261.84 From the State Awarded Assets Fund to the
Grants Fund for the City's Match Requirement for the Grants, Contingent Upon Receipt of Adequate
Funding in the Fiscal Year 2012 State Awarded Assets Fund; and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance No.
19845 -08 -2011 Increasing the Estimated Receipts and Appropriations in the Grants Fund in the
Amount of $454,946.84, Subject to Receipt of the Grants, for the Purpose of Funding the Fiscal Year
2012 Selective Traffic Enforcement Programs.
VIII. PRESENTATIONS BY THE CITY SECRETARY - CONSENT ITEMS
1.00S - 1824 - Notice of Claims for Alleged Damages and /or Injuries
IX. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, ,
There were no special presentations, introductions, etc.
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1. Upcoming a nd Recent Events
Council Member Hicks announced that a meeting regarding the East Berry Fort Worth Public Art
Project would be held on August 17, 2011, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Guinn School Complex,
located at 1150 South Freeway. She also announced that the Police Department would host a Diversity
Forum on August 18, 2011, at 7:00 p.m., at the Hazel Harvey Peace Center for Neighborhoods, located
at 818 Missouri Avenue. She further announced that two (2) Redistricting Public Workshops would be
held on August 22, 2011, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at Meadowbrook United Methodist Church,
located at 3900 Meadowbrook Drive and on August 23, 2011, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at Highland
Hills Community Center, located at 1600 Glasgow Road. She stated that citizens could call her office
at (817) 392 -8808 to obtain more information on the meetings. She also recognized former Council
Member Carter Burdette who was in attendance at the meeting.
Council Member Scarth announced that a meeting relative to the update on the I -30 Gateway
Monument Project would be held on August 24, 2011, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at the East
Regional Library.
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(X. ANNOUNCEMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF #1 Continued)
Council Member Burns announced that a Redistricting Public Workshop would be held on
August 17, 2011, at 6:30 p.m., at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also announced
that the new Mayor and other delegates from Budapest, Hungary, a Sister City of Fort Worth, would be
visiting the City next week. He stated that welcome and send off activities had been planned and
encouraged anyone interested in attending the events to contact the District 9 Office at (817) 392 -8809.
Mayor Price expressed appreciation to Fort Worth Police Officers Jacob Boldin, Craig Chambers and
Jeremy Keys, who provided assistance to a family with five (5) children after they were stranded on
I -30 in a broken -down vehicle. She stated that after blocking traffic and moving the van off the
freeway, the officers paid for the family to eat at a nearby restaurant. She added that the officers, with
the assistance of an area Pastor, also paid for the family to stay overnight in a nearby hotel.
2. Recognition of Citizens
There were no citizens recognized at this time.
XI. PRESENTATIONS BY THE CITY COUNCIL
1. Changes in Membership on Boards and Commissions
There were no changes in membership on Boards and Commissions
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1. ReDort bv the " v Zonin2 Commission
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(XIII. ORDINANCES Continued)
2. An Ordinance Setting Forth an Estimate of the Expense of the General Debt Service Fund of
the Municipal Government of the City of Fort Worth for the Ensuing Fiscal Year Beginning
October 1, 2011, and Ending September 30, 2012, and Appropriating Money for the General
Debt Service Fund and Purpose of Such Estimate; Appropriating Money to Pay Interest and
Principal Sinking Fund Requirement on All Outstanding General Indebtedness; Providing for
Public Hearings Upon This Ordinance Before the Entire City Council Sitting as a Committee of
the Whole; and Providing a Severability Clause; and Providing a Savings Clause for the Repeal
of All Ordinances and Appropriations in Conflict with the Provisions of This Ordinance; and
Providing for the Publication and Final Passage Thereof.
3. An Ordinance Providing for the Levy and Collection of an Annual Ad Valorem Tax on All
Property, Real, Personal and Mixed, Situated Within the Territorial Limits of the City of Fort
Worth, Texas, and All Personal Property Owned in said City of Fort Worth, Texas, on the First
Day of January, A.D. 2011, Except Such Property as May be Exempt from Taxation by the
Constitution and Laws of the State of Texas; and Providing a Severability Clause; and Providing
a Savings Clause for the Repeal of All Ordinances in Conflict with the Provisions of This
Ordinance; and Providing for the Publication and Final Passage Thereof.
City Secretary Hendrix read the caption of each ordinance in its entirety and advised that Council
action was not necessary at this time and the items would remain open until adoption of the budget,
debt service and tax rate ordinances.
XIV. REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER
B. General
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Purpose of Balancing the Fiscal Year 2012 a
The recommendation was that the City Council Adopt an Appropriation Ordinance Increasing the
Estimated Receipts and Appropriations in the Capital Projects Reserve Fund in the Amount of
$5,000,000.00, From Available Funds, for the Purpose of Transferring Said Funds to the General Fund
to Balance the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget; and Authorize the Transfer of $5,000,000.00 From the Capital
Projects Reserve Fund to the General Fund for the Purpose of Balancing the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget.
It was the consensus of the City Council that Mayor and Council Communication No. G -17357 be
continued until the September 13, 2011, Council meeting.
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2. 735 - Approve the Use of $450,000.00 fr m the Fort Worth s a cc
Corporation rte 'i ' s Homebuyer Assista ce Program and the Adopt Appropriation
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Ordinance.
The recommendation was that the City Council Approve the Use of $450,000.00 From the Fort Worth
Housing Trust Fund Portion of the Fort Worth Housing Finance Corporation Fund for the City's
Homebuyer Assistance Program, and for Such Funds to Satisfy the City's Fiscal Year 2011 -2012
Match Obligations Required by the HOME Investment Partnerships Program; Adopt an Appropriation
Ordinance Increasing the Estimated Receipts and Appropriations in the Fort Worth Housing Finance
Corporation Fund, From Available Funds, for the Purpose of Funding the City's Homebuyer
Assistance Program.
Motion: Council Member Hicks made a motion, seconded by Council Member Espino, that Mayor
and Council Communication No. G -17358 be approved and Appropriation Ordinance No.
19846 -08 -2011 be adopted. The motion carried unanimously nine (9) ayes to zero (0) nays.
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Keller and City of Collelville Fire Vehicles and Apparatus.
The recommendation was that the City Council Authorize the Equipment Services Department to
Respond to the Request for Bid to Provide Preventative Maintenance and Repair Services for the City
of Southlake, City of Keller and City of Colleyville Fire Vehicles and Apparatus.
Motion: Council Member Burns made a motion, seconded by Council Member Scarth, that Mayor
and Council Communication No. G -17359 be approved. The motion carried unanimously
nine (9) ayes to zero (0) nays.
The recommendation was that the City Council Suspend the Financial Management Policy Statements
That Limit the Expenditure of Mineral Lease Revenue to One (1) Time Capital Items; Adopt an
Appropriation Ordinance Increasing the Estimated Receipts and Appropriations in the Aviation
Endowment Gas Lease Fund in the Amount of $8,572,012.18, From Available Funds, for the Purpose
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(G -17360 Continued)
of Transferring Said Funds to the Municipal Airports Fund to Reimburse the City for Aircraft Rescue
and Firefighting Services for the Period From January 4, 2005, to September 30, 2010, at Alliance Fire
Station 35 and Meacham Fire Station 44; Authorize the Transfer From Aviation Endowment Gas
Lease Fund to the Municipal Airports Fund; Authorize the Transfer of $2,053,742.00 From Capital
Projects Reserve Fund to the Municipal Airports Fund; Adopt a Supplemental Appropriation
Ordinance Increasing the Estimated Receipts and Appropriations in the Municipal Airports Fund in the
Amount of $10,625,754.18, From Available Funds, for the Purpose of Reimbursing the City for
Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Services for the Period From January 4, 2005, to September 30, 2010,
at Alliance Fire Station 35 and Meacham Fire Station 44; and Authorize the Transfer of
$10,625,754.18 From the Municipal Airports Fund to the General Fund for the Purpose of
Reimbursing the General Fund.
Motion: Council Member Jordan made a motion, seconded by Council Member Shingleton, that
Mayor and Council Communication No. G -17360 be approved and Appropriation Ordinance
No. 19847 -08 -2011 and Supplemental Appropriation Ordinance No. 19848 -08 -2011 be
adopted. The motion carried unanimously nine (9) ayes to zero (0) nays.
C. Purchase of Equipment, Materials, and Services
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The recommendation was that the City Council Authorize the Purchase of Public Safety Supplies and
Equipment Using a Texas Association of School Boards Buyboard Contract No. 363 -10 for the Police
and Fire Departments for an Amount of $1,250,00.00 for the First Year.
Motion: Council Member Scarth made a motion, seconded by Council Member Shingleton, that
Mayor and Council Communication No. P -11280 be approved. The motion carried
unanimously nine (9) ayes to zero (0) nays.
D. Land
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Keith A. Kid�eii, on South Cravens Road for the Cravens Road at Wildcat Branch Bridge
Replacement Project.
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(L -15230 Continued)
The recommendation was that the City Council Declare that Negotiations Between the City and the
Landowner to Acquire Fee Simple and Easement Interests in a Total of 0.615 Acre of Land Owned by
Keith A. Kidwell, and Known as South Cravens Road, Block 4, LotsIB, 213, 2C, 313, Npt 6, 1013, 1113,
12B, 13B and Block 6, Lots 14A, 15A & 16A, Handley Heights South Addition, City of Fort Worth,
Tarrant County, Texas, Were Unsuccessful Because of the Inability to Reach an Agreement on a
Purchase Price and Other Terms; Declare the Necessity to Take by Condemnation the Subject Property
for the Cravens Road at Wildcat Branch Bridge Replacement Project; Authorize the City Attorney to
Institute Condemnation Proceedings to Acquire the Fee Simple and Easement Interests in the Property;
and Authorize the Acceptance and Recording of Appropriate Instruments.
Motion: Council Member Moss made a motion, seconded by Council Member Espino, that Mayor
and Council Communication No. L -15230 be approved. The motion carried unanimously
nine (9) ayes to zero (0) nays.
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The recommendation was that the City Council Conduct a Public Hearing Under the Guidelines Set
Forth by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 26, Protection of Public Parks and Recreational
Lands; Find That No Feasible or Prudent Alternatives Exist to Use Trinity Park and Arnold Park as
Proposed; Find That the Proposed Use Includes All Reasonable Planning to Minimize Harm to the
Parkland and Including That the Proposed Use Will Have No Impact on Use of the Surface of
Parkland; and Close the Public Hearing and Authorize the City Manager to Approve Use of the
Subsurface of Parkland for the Drilling and the Extraction of Natural Gas: Trinity Park - Located at
2401 University Drive, South Southeast by the Clear Fork Trinity River, South Access IH 30 West,
East of University Drive, Intersected by Crestline Road, South of Terminus of Foch Street, Intersected
Lancaster Avenue, East of Museum Way, South of 7th Street. Arnold Park - Located at 700 Samuels
Avenue, Northwest of Cold Springs Road, Intersected by Clear Lake Street, West of Samuels Avenue,
South of Mayfield Street, and West of Woods Avenue.
a. Rer)ort of City Staff
Mr. David Creek, Assistant Director, Parks and Community Services, appeared before Council and
provided a staff report.
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(L -15231 Continued)
b. Citizen Presentations
Mr. Jim Ashford, 6209 Riverview Circle, appeared before Council in opposition to Mayor and Council
Communication No. L -15231 and stated that he opposed the subsurface drilling and extraction of
natural gas from all public parks. He also stated that he felt that the name of the company that would
be doing the drilling should have been listed on the agenda. He provided a handout of an excerpt of
Local Government Code Section 253.005 and stated that Section (b) prohibited the City from drilling
under public areas. He requested this item be denied or delayed until a future meeting.
Mayor Price requested City Attorney Fullenwider provide Mr. Ashford with an attorney opinion
relative to his issue.
c. Council Action
Motion: Council Member Burns made a motion, seconded by Council Member Scarth, that the public
hearing be closed and that Mayor and Council Communication No. L -15231 be approved.
The motion carried unanimously nine (9) ayes to zero (0) nays.
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(PUBLIC Pate Park.
The recommendation was that the City Council Conduct a Public Hearing Under the Guidelines Set
Forth by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 26, Protection of Public Parks and Recreational
Lands; Find That No Feasible or Prudent Alternatives Exist to the Use of Cobblestone Trail Park and
Marie F. Pate Park as Proposed; Find That the Proposed Use Includes all Reasonable Planning to
Minimize Harm to the Parkland and Including That the Proposed Use Will Have No Impact on Use of
the Surface of Parkland; and Close the Public Hearing and Authorize the City Manager to Approve the
Use of the Subsurface of Parkland for the Drilling and the Extraction of Natural Gas: Cobblestone
Trail Park - Located at 7601 John T. White, North of John T. White Road., North Terminus of
Morrison Drive, Terminus of Bentree Drive, South of Cross Ridge Circle, Terminus of Kelley Court,
South of Fresh Springs Road, Terminus of Atascosa Avenue, West of Cooks Lane. Marie F. Pate Park
- Located at 3751 South Edgewood Terrace, North of Eastland Street, North of Terminus of Jennifer
Court, East of South Edgewood Terrace, South of Virgil Street.
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(L -15232 Continued)
a. Report of Citv Staff
Mr. David Creek, Assistant Director, Parks and Community Services, appeared before Council and
provided a staff report and advised that action would only be required on the Mary F. Pate Park and the
Cobblestone Trail Park would be continued to the September 13, 2011.
Council Member Scarth clarified that the Council would not be voting on the subsurface drilling and
extraction of natural gas from Cobblestone Trail Park.
Ms. Susan Alanis, Assistant City Manager, clarified that a revised Mayor and Council Communication
No. L -15232 had been distributed to the City Council and a new Mayor and Council Communication
with a new number would come before Council at a later date for the subsurface drilling and extraction
of natural gas from Cobblestone Trail Park. She also advised that the property owners would receive a
new notice relative to the park.
b. Citizen Presentations
There was no one present desiring to be heard in connection with the public hearing.
c. Council Action
Motion: Council Member Moss made a motion, seconded by Council Member Espino, that the public
hearing be closed and that Mayor and Council Communication No. L -15232 be approved as
revised. The motion carried unanimously nine (9) ayes to zero (0) nays.
Council Member Jordan requested that Council Member Moss revise his motion to include the
revisions to Mayor and Council Communication No. L -15232 and that the revisions be read into the
record.
Assistant City Manager, Susan Alanis read the revisions into the record as follows: Paragraph 4 was
revised to reflect, "Continue the public hearing until September 13, 2011, for Cobblestone Trail Park.
Paragraph 5 was added to reflect, "Close the public hearing and authorize the City Manager to approve
the use of the subsurface of parkland for the drilling and the extraction of natural gas at Marie F. Pate
Park ".
Motion: Council Member Moss made a motion, seconded by Council Member Espino, that Mayor
and Council Communication No. L -15232 be approved as amended to continue the public
hearing until September 13, 2011, for Cobblestone Trail Park and close the public hearing
and authorize the City Manager to approve the use of the subsurface of parkland for the
drilling and the extraction of natural gas at Marie F. Pate Park. The motion carried
unanimously nine (9) ayes to zero (0) nays.
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F. Award of Contract
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Alliance Airport Runway Alliance Airport.
The recommendation was that the City Council Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Contract
With Mario Sinacola & Sons Excavating, Inc., in the Amount of $5,104,789.18 for Alliance Airport
Runway Extension Project John Day Road and Keller Haslet Road Relocation at Fort Worth Alliance
Airport.
Motion: Council Member Espino made a motion, seconded by Council Member Moss, that Mayor
and Council Communication No C -25106 be approved. The motion carried unanimously
nine (9) ayes to zero (0) nays.
XV. BUDGET HEARING
1. Hearing r se Fiscal Year 2011-2012 A r riati r i a ce, De t Service
Ordinance and Ad Valorem Tax Levy Ordinance
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Mr. Horatio Porter, Budget Officer, City Manager's Office, appeared before Council and provided a
staff report.
2. Citizen Presentations
There was no one present desiring to be heard in connection with the budget hearing.
3. Council Action
Motion: Council Member Hicks made a motion, seconded by Mayor Pro tem Zimmerman, that the
budget hearing be closed. The motion carried unanimously nine (9) ayes to zero (0) nays.
XVL ZONING HEARING
Mayor Price opened the public hearing.
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(ZC -11 -044 Continued)
This item was continued from the August 2, 2011, Council meeting.
Council Member Espino advised that he would recommend that this item be remanded to the City
Zoning Commission for a PD /SU designation for a beauty shop and for further discussion with the
neighbors.
There was no one present desiring to be heard in connection with the request.
Motion: Council Member Espino made a motion, seconded by Council Member Hicks that Zoning
Docket No. ZC -11 -044 be remanded to the City Zoning Commission. The motion carried
unanimously nine (9) ayes to zero (0) nays.
It appeared to the City Council that the Notice of Special Hearing set today as the date for the hearing
in connection with recommended changes and amendments to Zoning Ordinance No. 13896 and that
notice of the hearing had been given by publication in the Fort Worth Star - Telegram, the official
newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, on July 29, 2011.
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Mr. Brandy O'Quinn, 2801 Willing Avenue, completed a speaker card in support of Zoning Docket
No. ZC -11 -049, but did not wish to address the City Council.
Council Member Hicks requested a brief explanation of the "UR" Urban Residential zoning
classification.
Ms. Dana Burghdoff, Deputy Director, Planning and Development Department, appeared before
Council and stated that the idea for the "UR" Urban Residential zoning classification came from the
Urban Development Master Plans which were adopted in 2007. She stated the designation was thought
to be useful within the urban villages or the areas adjacent to them to provide a buffer between mixed -
use high density development and single - family neighborhoods.
Council Member Hicks expressed appreciation to the Planning and Development Department staff and
to the developer of the property for their hard work on this project.
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(ZC -11 -049 Continued)
ORDINANCE NO. 19849 -08 -2011
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, BEING ORDINANCE NO. 13896, AS AMENDED, SAME BEING AN
ORDINANCE REGULATING AND RESTRICTING THE LOCATION AND USE OF BUILDINGS,
STRUCTURES, AND LAND FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY, RESIDENCE AND OTHER PURPOSES,
THE HEIGHT, NUMBER OF STORIES AND SIZE OF THE BUILDINGS AND OTHER
STRUCTURES, THE SIZE OF YARDS AND OTHER OPEN SPACES, OFF - STREET PARKING
AND LOADING, AND THE DENSITY OF POPULATION, AND FOR SUCH PURPOSES
DIVIDING THE MUNICIPALITY INTO DISTRICTS AND THE BOUNDARIES THEREOF UPON
"DISTRICT MAPS "; PURPOSE AND CONFLICT; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
XVII. CITIZEN PRESENTATIONS
Ms. Brenda Scruggs, 8132 Hosta Way, appeared before Council and stated that she and her husband
were being harassed by the Police Department. She stated that police officers were sitting at the
entrance of her neighborhood waiting to pull her over. She stated that Officer Mendez tailgated her and
pulled her over without reason where she was given a citation. She also stated that three (3) patrol units
responded to this incident and only one (1) name was listed on the citation. She requested the officer
who gave her the citation be investigated and disciplined.
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(XVII. CITIZEN PRESENTATIONS Continued)
Ms. Jerry Horton, 2608 Carter Avenue, appeared before Council and expressed appreciation to the
Code Compliance Department and the Neighborhood Police Officers in her area. She stated that she
had a number of issues with the property next door to her house and the Code Enforcement Officer
who had assisted her had gone above and beyond what she had requested of him relative to the vacant
property.
Council Member Hicks expressed appreciation to Ms. Horton for sharing the kind words and reiterated
what a great job the Code Compliance Department did on a regular basis.
Mr. Joe Waller, 2533 Castle Circle appeared before Council relative to the air quality in the City. He
stated that a member of the Environmental Protection Agency suggested that the Barnett Shale activity
accounted for half of the ozone issues in the area. He suggested that the Council avoid the temptation
to overly emphasize limited studies and the policy analysis ordinance refinement. He stated the
Council must embrace the larger view of all contributing factors for the future of the City's air quality.
He added that Council should realistically consider the limitations of the City's resources as well as the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and Texas Railroad Commission (TRRC)
limited staff. He stated that the TCEQ and TRRC were staffed before all of the focus on the air and
water quality became increased. He urged the City to require air and water quality monitoring devices
on all wells.
XVIIL EXECUTIVE SESSION (PRE- COUNCIL CHAMBER)
It was the consensus of the City Council that the City Council meet in closed session at 11:22 a.m., to:
Seek the advice of its attorneys concerning the following pending or contemplated litigation or
other matters that are exempt from public disclosure under Article X, Section 9 of the Texas
State Bar Rules, as authorized by Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code:
a. Sullo & Bobbitt, PLLC and Barry L. Bobbitt v. Greg Abbott, Attorney General of
Texas, et al., Civil Action No. 3:11 -CV- 01926 -D;
b. Legal issues related to natural gas rates of Atmos Energy; and
C. Legal issues concerning any item listed on today's City Council meeting agendas.
2. Deliberate the purchase, sale, lease or value of real property in accordance with Section
551.072 of the Texas Government Code. Deliberation in an open meeting would have a
detrimental effect on the position of the City in negotiations with a third party; and
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(XVIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION (PRE- COUNCIL CHAMBER) Continued)
3. Deliberate concerning economic development negotiations as authorized by Section 551.087 of
the Texas Government Code; and
4. Deliberate the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or
devices, in accordance with Section 551.076 of the Texas Government Code.
Mayor Price adjourned the Executive Session of the Fort Worth City Council at 11:37 a.m.
Mayor Price reconvened back into regular session at 11:37 a.m.
XIX. ADJOURNMENT
Council Member Burns welcomed District 9 residents Andrew Manning, Wilder Bogle and Matt
Keller to the Council meeting and stated they were working on their Eagle Scout badge.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:37 a.m. in memory of Dallas Fire
Department Lieutenant Todd W. Krodle, a 17 -year veteran, who was killed on August 14, 2011, after
falling through the roof of a burning apartment building.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 23rd day of August, 2011.
Attest:
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Marty He drix
City Secretary