HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019/11/12-Minutes-City Council-Worksession CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 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 3:18 p.m. on Tuesday,Novmeber 12, 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.
b. Upcoming and Recent Events
No events to announce.
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c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
Dana Burghdoff announced that the Fort Worth Active Transportation Plan
has been awarded the APA-Texas Chapter's 2019 Transportation
Planning Achievement Award - Gold
Fernando Costa recognized the Communications and Public Engagement
Department for receiving several awards from the local chapter of the Public
Relations Society of America.
d. Informal Reports
19-10337 September 2019 - Sales Tax Update - Terry Hanson
19-10338 Proposed Ordinance Restricting Certain Lobbying and Contracting
Activities with the City by Former City Employees - Jay Chapa
19-10339 Police Department Policies, Practices, Training & Implementation
Review Panel - Jay Chapa
19-10340 Police Monitor Hiring Process - Jay Chapa
2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
Council Member Shingleton will continue ZC-19-148 for 30 days.
Council Member Moon had questions on M&C 19-0306.
Counicl Member Byrd will continue ZC-19-0139 to allow for a PD.
Council Member Bivens gave an update on ZC-19-156.
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3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Meeting
ZC-19-119 (CD6) Kroger Texas LP, 5591 Altamesa Boulevard; From: PD 655 and
PD 656 To: PD/D Planned Development for all uses in "D" High Density Multifamily
plus cottage community with development standards, with waivers to Multifamily
Design Standards site plan submission and certain standards; site plan included for
cottage community only 26.78 acres (Recommended for Approval by the Zoning
Commission) (Continued from a Previous Week)
This item will be moving forward for action.
4. Overview of Significant Zoning Cases -Arty Wheaton-Rodriguez, Planning
and Development
5. Review of City Council Calendar for January- December 2020 - Mary Kayser,
City Secretary
City Secretary Mary Kayser reviewed the Council calendar for 2020. Staff will bring a
resolution setting the regularly scheduled City Council Work Sessions and Council
Meetings for 2020 to the November 19, 2020, City Council Meeting.
6. Update on Neighborhood Improvement Strategy-Michelle Pantaleo-Clough,
Neighborhood Services Department
Michele Pantaleo-Clough updated the Council on the Neighborhood Improvement Strategy and provided
metrics on all the projects.
7. Briefing on Proposed 2020 Housing Tax Credit Policy—Amy Connolly,
Neighborhood Services
Amy Connolly,Neighborhood Services, briefed the Council on the proposed 2020
Affordable Housing Tax Credit Policy. The proposed policy will be on the Council's
agenda for consideration at the November 19, 2019, Council meeting.
8. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Council Member Allen Gray - information about the Asset Forfeiture Fund (the request
was made at the CCPD meeting but will be brought to the City Council).
Council Member Moon - Topics for the 2020 and 2024 elections and request that all
commissions/task forces created by the City Manager have one representative per
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Council District.
Council Member Bivens - Streets - Hard Choices; Presentation on challenges throughout
the city related to streets.
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 5:00 p.m.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 19th day of November, 2019.
Attest: Approved:
Mary J.Kaye 4etsy Price
City Secretary Mayor
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