HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019/05/14-Minutes-City Council-Worksession CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
MAY 14, 2019
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 3:09 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 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
M&C G-19538 will be withdrawn from the consent agenda.
b. Upcoming and Recent Events
There were none announced.
c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
City Manager David Cooke introduced Ms. Allison Long from U.S. Army Garrison Alaska who
is here learning about various aspects of city management as part of the ICMA/U.S. Army
installation command fellowship program.
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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
MAY 14, 2019
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d. Informal Reports
1. IR 10271: Fire Collective Bargaining with the Fort Worth Firefighters Local 440
2. IR 10272: March 2019 Sales Tax
3. IR 10273: Rockwood Park Golf Course Green Fee Rate Increase
4. IR 10274: The Role of Magistrates
2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
There were no questions.
3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Week
There were no Items continued.
4. Presentation on Establishment of a Medical Innovation District — Robert Sturns
and Brenda Hicks-Sorenson, Economic Development Department
Mr. Robert Sturns and Ms. Brenda Hicks-Sorenson, Economic Development Department, gave a
presentation on the development of a Medical Innovation District.
5. Briefing on Response to Criminal Justice Recommendations of the Task Force on
Race and Culture—Jay Chapa, City Manager's Office
Assistant City Manager Jay Chapa, City Manager's Office, provided a briefing on Criminal,
Justice recommendations from the Task Force on Race and Culture and their status.
6. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Mayor Price—Report on departments over budget or on track to go over budget.
Council Member Allen Gray — Monthly attendance reports and notification to council members
if there are issues with their appointees on Boards and Commissions.
Council Member Jordan—Update on Game rooms.
Council Member Bivens — Detailed crime stats and an update on the Street repair
dashboard/street report.
Council Member Byrd—Report on Fire Fighter exposure to carcinogens.
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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
MAY 14, 2019
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7. Executive Session (CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL,
ROOM 290
There being no further business to come before the City Council Mayor Price adjourned the
meeting at 4:29 p.m.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 41h day of June, 2019.
Attest: Appro d:
Mary J. KaVeK Dennis Shinglet
City Secretary Mayor Pro tem