HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019/08/20-Minutes-City Council-Worksession CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 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 Cary Moon, District 4
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
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 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, August 20, 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 19-0017 will be continued to August 27, 2019.
b. Upcoming and Recent Events
None were announced.
c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
Neighborhood Services Interim Director Sonia Singelton introduced Amy Connolly as
the new Assistant Director of Neighborhood Services.
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Park and Recreation Interim Director David Creek introduced Dave Lewis as the new
Assistant Director for the Golf/Athletics Division.
Police Chief Ed Kraus recognized the FWPD Explorer's Program for winning wards at
the 2019 TLEEAA State Law Enforcement Competitions and presented the William H.
Spurgeon, III award Exploring, Boy Scouts to Rebecca Woodward.
d. Informal Reports
19-10305 100x25 Reading Instruction Program Update - Gleniece Robinson
19-10306 Library Applying for"Americans and the Holocaust" Traveling Exhibit-
Manya Shorr
19-10307 Monthly Development Activity Report - Randle Harwood
2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
There were no questions or concerns.
3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Meeting
M&C 19-0017 Ratify Application for and Authorize Acceptance of Funds Totaling
$25,000.00 from the Cities for Service Fund, Inc. for the 2019 Experience Matters
AmeriCorps VISTA Program to Assist in Developing and Coordinating a Financial
Empowerment Program for Particularly the Senior Population (Ages 50+) and Adopt
Appropriation Ordinance (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS) (Continued from a Previous
Week)
This will be continued to August 27, 2019.
4. Presentation on Entrepreneurship and Small Business Assessment- Robert
Sturns, Economic Development and Camion Associates
Robert Sturns, Economic Development, and Jim Damicus of Camoin Associates and Erik
Pages of Entreworks provided a report on the results of eh Entrepreneurship and Small
Business Assessment.
5. Briefing on Small Box Discount Retail Stores - Randle Harwood, Planning and
Development
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Randle Harwood, Planning and Development,provided a briefing on small box retail
store regulations. The report included information related to healthy food policy,
summary of concerns about the concentrations of these stores, authority to regulate,
current zoning regulations, regulations in pother cities and options and next steps.
6. Presentation on Proposed Economic Development Program Agreement with
MWG Enterprises for the Construction of a High-Rise Residential Tower located
at 1000 Weatherford St. -Michael Hennig, Economic Development
Michael Henning, Economic Development presented the proposed Economic
Development Agreement for the construction of a high-rise residential tower at 1000
Weatherford Street.
7. Presentation on the Advance Peace Program Developed in Richmond,
California-Neil Noakes,Police
Neil Noakes, Police Department,presented information on Group Violence Intervention
programs.
8. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Council Member Jungus Jordan - Work Session on defining our vision and IR on who
pays the stormwater fees.
Council Member Bivens - communication with citizens respectfully and intentionally.
9. Executive Session (CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL,
ROOM 290) - SEE ATTACHMENT A
There being no further business to come before the City Council,Mayor Price adjourned the meeting at 5:35
p.m.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 151h day of October, 2019.
Attest: Approved:
Mary J. Kayser ets rice
City Secretary M
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