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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008/07/17-Minutes-City Council-Special Called CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS JOINT RAIL TOUR TO DALLAS BY THE FORT WORTH CITY COUNCIL/MODERN STREETCAR STUDY COMMITTEE/THE FORT WORTH TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS JULY 17, 2008 Present: Mayor and City Council Members: Mike Moncrief, Mayor Daniel Scarth, District 4 Frank Moss, District 5 Jungus Jordan, District 6 Carter Burdette, District 7 Joel Burns, District 9 Absent: Mayor Pro tem Kathleen Hicks, District 8 Salvador Espino, District 2 Chuck Silcox, District 3 City Staff: Dale Fisseler, City Manager Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager Tom Higgins, Assistant City Manager David Yett, City Attorney Cinde Gilliland, Regional Transportation Coordinator Susan Alanis, Director of Planning and Development Department Dana Burghdoff, Deputy Director of Planning and Development Department David Gaspers, Planner, Planning and Development Department Greg Simmons, Acting Director of Transportation/Public Works Department Mark Rauscher, Transportation Manager, Transportation/Public Works Department Jay Chapa, Director of Economic and Community Development Department Jason Lamers, Public Information Officer, Mayor's Office Chad Morgan, Police Liaison, Mayor's Office Jerome Albritton, Marshal's Office Members of the Modern Streetcar Study Committee Fran McCarthy, serves on the Central City Redevelopment Committee Phillip Poole, serves on the Central City Redevelopment Committee Transit Sub-Committee CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS JOINT RAIL TOUR TO DALLAS BY THE FORT WORTH CITY COUNCIL/MODERN STREETCAR STUDY COMMITTEE/THE FORT WORTH TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS JULY 17, 2008 Page 2 of 4 Members of the Modern Streetcar Study Committee (cont'd) Bill Cranz, with Plains Capital Bank Janet Saltsgiver Bob Riley, Consultant Jeff Davis, Attorney Melissa Dailey, representing Andy Taft, President, Downtown Fort Worth, Inc. (Chair) Renee Lamb, representing Judge Glen Whitley, Tarrant County Judge, Ex-Officio Member Absent: Louise Appleman, with Tarrant County College Board of Trustees Johnny Campbell, with Sundance Square Management Ed Casebier, with Greater Fort Worth Real Estate Council Marvinell Johnson, from the Rolling Hills Neighborhood Michael Morris, NCTCOG Transportation Director—Ex-Officio Member Dr. Carlos Vasquez, Fort Worth ISD Board Member Members of The Fort Worth Transportation Authority Board of Directors (The "T") Bob Parmelee, Chair Mary Volcansek, Vice Chair Gary Cumbie Rosa Navejar Jeane Grisham Absent: Gary Havener, Secretary Reby Carey Curtis Toombs Robert L. Jameson The T Staff Dick Ruddell, Executive Director Nancy Amos, Senior Vice President Curvie Hawkins, Planning Director CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS JOINT RAIL TOUR TO DALLAS BY THE FORT WORTH CITY COUNCIL/MODERN STREETCAR STUDY COMMITTEE/THE FORT WORTH TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS JULY 17, 2008 Page 3 of 4 The T Staff(cont'd) Sylvia Hartless, General Counsel Joan Hunter, Director of Communications Monique Peques, Director of Governmental Affairs Tim Baldwin, Consultant Keith Jones, Consultant Lonnie Blaydes, Consultant Paulette Vander Kamp, Consultant Trinity Rail Express (TRE) Bill Farquhar, THE Chief Operating Officer Wayne Friesner, Dallas Area Rapid Transit's (DART) Vice President for Commuter Rail With a quorum of the City Council members present, the Council boarded the train at 8:25 a.m. on July 17, 2008, at the Intermodal Transportation Center, located at 9th and Jones Streets, Fort Worth, Texas, to begin their trip to Union Station in Dallas, Texas. Mayor Moncrief provided a welcome to everyone traveling on this tour. He introduced Bob Parmelee, the T Board Chair and Study Committee Member. He provided an overview of the Trinity Rail Express (TRE) and the Southwest to Northeast (SW2NE) Regional Rail Project. Cinde Gilliland, Regional Transportation Coordinator for the City of Fort Worth, then provided an overview of the travel day's agenda. Dick Ruddell, Executive Director and Nancy Amos, Senior Vice President of the TRE, spoke in more detail about The T's involvement in the TRE, the SW2NE project and gave a brief history of the TRE. Bill Farquhar, Chief Operating Officer, described the THE operations and the current planned improvement projects. The train arrived at Union Station, 401 S. Houston Street, Dallas, Texas, at 9:25 a.m. Staff assisted the Council with transferring to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Light Rail Train. Once aboard, the Council traveled north to Mockingbird Rail Station, 5465 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, Texas, and arrived at 9:55 a.m. Upon arriving at Mockingbird Rail Station, the Council gathered at the Angelika Movie Theatre and was then given a tour of the urban mixed used development area by Ken Hughes, with Hughes Development, LP, who was its master developer. CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS JOINT RAIL TOUR TO DALLAS BY THE FORT WORTH CITY COUNCIL/MODERN STREETCAR STUDY COMMITTEE/THE FORT WORTH TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS JULY 17,2008 Page 4 of 4 At 10:30 a.m., the Council gathered at the Trinity Hall Restaurant and was welcomed by Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert. A PowerPoint presentation on Mockingbird Station was given by Ken Hughes. Dallas Area Rapid Transit's Board Chair Randall Crisman and Executive Director/CEO Gary Thomas also welcomed the group and provided an overview of DART's rail program. Mr. Thomas introduced DART Vice President Jay Kline who made a presentation on the streetcar planning underway in Dallas. The Council took a break for lunch at 11:35 a.m. At 12:35 p.m., the Council left Trinity Hall Restaurant and gathered at the light rail train platform to get on the train to travel south back to the Union Station. The Council arrived at Union Station at 1:02 p.m. The Council then departed Union Station on the THE and arrived back at the Intermodal Transportation Center at 2:28 p.m. The train tour was completed at 2:28 p.m. These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 29th day of July, 2008. APPROVED: C1 Odo Michael J. Mo c ' f Mayor ATTEST: qy)4'ejndrix, y Secretary