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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996/04/16-Minutes-City Council CITY COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 16, 1996 Date & Time On the 16th day of April, A.D., 1996, the City Council of the City of Fart Worth, Texas, met in regular session, at 10:00 a.m., with the following members and officers present. Attendance Mayor Pro tempore Jewel Woods; Council Members Jim Lane, Chuck Silcox, Becky Haskin, Eugene McCray, Virginia Nell Webber, and Kenneth Barr; Assistant City Manager Ramon Guajardo; Deputy City Attorney Pill Woods; City Secretary Alice Church. Council Member Bill Meadows was absent. There is currently one vacancy on the City Council; therefore, the quorum necessary for a Council Meeting is five Council Members, and the number of votes necessary to carry a regular motion is also five. With more than a quorum present, the following business was transacted; Invocation The invocation was given by Reverend Ran Malone, Meadowbrook Baptist Church. Pledge The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Minutes Can motion of Council Member Hakin, seconded by Council Member Barr, the minutes of the regular meeting of April 9, 1996, were approved unanimously. Special Presentations A proclamation for Consumer Credit Education Week was presented to Kaye Worden. A proclamation for Medical Laboratory Week was presented to Lupe Torre , "! panda McKinney, Jeannette Moore and Jo Anne Beveridge. Council e er Raskin presented to a proclamation for Child Abuse Prevention TIVIonth to N . Nancy Hagan a she introduced s Jo n ie right CITY COUNCIL MEETING FORT WORTH, TEXAS APRIL 16, 1996 PAGE 2 Williams, one of the board members who accompanied her. Mr. Chris Farkas introduced High School Exchange Students from Trier, Germany, and Council Member Webber presented pins. Withdrawn/Consen t Assistant City Manager Guajardo requested that Agenda Mayor and Council Communication No. C-15408 be withdrawn from the consent agenda. Consent Agenda Council Member Barr made a motion, seconded by Council Member Silcox, that the consent agenda, as amended, be approved unanimously. Council Member Silcox expressed appreciation to Officer Travis Crowmaster for the recovery of his automobile. He also congratulated the graduating class of the Citizens Fire Academy who graduated on Monday, April 8, 1996. OCS-803 There was presented Mayor and Council Claims Communication No. OCS-803 from the Office of the City Secretary recommending that the City Council refer notices of claims regarding alleged damages and/or injuries to the Risk Management Department. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. It appeared to the City Council t at they set today as the date for a public bearing regarding Year XII Community Development Bloch Grant Budget. Mayor Pro to ore Woods asked if there an- yone present desiring to be- heard. CITY COUNCIL MEETING FORT WORTH, TEXAS APRIL 16, 1996 PAGE 3 Mr. Joe Paniagua, Assistant to the City Manager, appeared before the City Council and presented the staff report and called the attention of the City Council to Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11449, as follows: G-11449 There was presented Mayor and Council CDBG Communication No. G-11449, dated April 9, 1996, from the City Manager recommending that the City Council adopt the Budget, Listing of Proposed Projects and Use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Year XXII Funds in an amount up to $8,212,000.00 from Department of HUD. Mr. John Suggs, 2400 Cypress, appeared before the City Council and expressed appreciation for the Council's reconsideration of the shelter's request in the Year XXH CDBG Budget. Council Member Haskin expressed appreciation to Mr. Suggs for the services provided by the Presbyterian Night Shelter. There being no one else present desiring to be heard in connection with the public hearing on the recommended Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Year XXII Budget, Council Member r cCray, that the hea r i closed an that Mayor and Council Communication N . G-11449 be approved. The motion carried unanimously. 0 CITY COUNCIL MEETING FORT WORTH, TEXAS APRIL I6, I996 PAGE 4 G-11452 There was presented Mayor and Council Ord. # 12486 Communication No. G-11452 from the City Manager Water & recommending that the City Council: Wastewater Impact Fee 1. Adopt Appropriations Ordinance No. 12486 increasing the estimated receipts and appropriations in the Wholesale and Retail Water Impact Fees in the Water Capital Projects Fund in the amount of$7,500.00 and Wholesale and Retail Wastewater Impact Fees in the Sewer Capital Projects Fund in the amount of $7,500.00 from increased revenue for the purpose of funding advertisement to update Water and Wastewater Impact Fee Reports, and 2. Authorize the City Manager to purchase advertisements in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00 to update the Water and Wastewater Impact Fee Reports. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. G-11453 There was presented Mayor and Council Ord. # 12487 Communication No. G-11453 from the City Manager LEOSF recommending that the City Council: 1. Accept the annual allocation pay ent from the Law Enforcement, Officer Standards and Education account ( FOSF) 1n the amount of $21,966.77 and 2. Adopt Appropriations Or ina ce No. 124 increasing the estimated receipt-s and appropriations in the Special Trust Fund in the amount of S"21,966.77 for the purpose of CITY COUNCIL MEETING FORT WORTH, TEXAS APRIL 16, 1996 PAGE 5 funding training of Law Enforcement Support Personnel through allocation payments from the Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education Account. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. G-11454 There was presented Mayor and Council Partial Tax Communication No. G-11454 from the City Manager Exemption recommending that the City Council approve the 1932 6th Ave. application for partial tax exemption eligibility of the property at 1932 6th Ave. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. G-11455 There was presented Mayor and Council Fuel Taxes Communication No. G-11455 from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize payment to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts of additional fuel taxes in the amount of$112,719.99. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. G-11456 There was presented Mayor and Council Criminal Communication No. 11456 from the City Manager Justice Grant recommending that the City Council: 1. Authorize the City Manager to apply for an accept, if awarded, a grant from the Governor's Office Criminal Justice Division in the amount ofS 109,902.00 (CJD 42, 179-City, 23), and CITY COUNCIL MEETING FORT WORTH, TEXAS APRIL 16, 1996 PAGE 6 2. Adopt Appropriations Ordinance No. 12488 increasing the estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grants Fund in the amount of $109,902.00 for the purpose of funding the Neighborhood Asian Storefront/4 through a grant from the Governor's {office of Criminal Justice, and 3. Authorize the transfer of$67,723.00 from the Special Trust Fund to Grants Fund for the City's match. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. G-11457 There was presented Mayor and Council Res. # 2160 Communication No. G-11457 from the City Manager Land Use recommending that the City Council adopt Assumptions Resolution No. 2160 calling for a public hearing (May 28, 1996) to discuss and review an update of Land Use Assumptions and Capital Improvements Plans, consideration of amendments to same and amendment of impact fees for water and wastewater facilities. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. -11458 There was presented Mayor and Council Revision of Communication No. G-11458 from the City, Manager Assessment Paving recommending that the City Council: Policy 1. Affirm its intent to adopt a revised Assessment Paving Policy which shall contain the following guidelines: A. The initial construction of a street. including curb, gutter, driveway approaches, and side-walks , is the CITY COUNCIL MEETING FORT WORTH, TEXAS APRIL 16, 1996 PAGE 7 financial repsonsibility of the property owner, developer, or builder. B. In general, assessments for repaving 1QW streets (generally less than 42 feet wide), will be levied as follows: (1) Any property, regardless of use, will be assessed for curb, gutter, driveway approaches, and sidewalks where none exist, (2) When land use demands the reconstruction of a stronger pavement section than that of a standard local street, nonresidential properties may be subject to assessment based on specific enhancements determined by appropriate documentation. C. In general, property owners will be assessed for first time construction or reconstrution of arterial Ar e 42 feet or wider). Assessments will be levied for pavement, curb, gutter, driveway approaches a sidewalks. This is because arterial streets provide greater exposure for commercial ventures which benefit from increased traffic and accessibility and this type of street requires more lanes and stronger pavement than a local street.. AMR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FORT WORTH, TEXAS APRIL 16, 1996 PAGE 8 2. Staff be authorized to initiate processing assessments during the policy amendment review period on pending projects in accordance with these guidelines. On motion of Council Member Barr, seconded by Council Member Silcox, the recommendation was adopted unanimously. It appeared to the City Council that they set today as the date for a public hearing regarding the City's Fiscal Year 1996 Consolidated Action Plan for Submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Mayor Pro tempore Woods asked if there was anyone present desiring to be heard. Mr. Joe Paniagua, Assistant to the City Manager, appeared before the City Council and presented a staff report and called the attention of the City Council to Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11459, as follows: G-11459 There was presented Mayor and Council Ord. # 12489 Communication No. G-11459 from the City Manager Consolidated recommending that the City Council: Action Plan 1. Approve the City's Consolidated Action Plan Application for submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and 2. Adopt Appropriations Ordinance No. 12489 increasing the estimated, receipts and appropriations in the Grants Fund in the amount of$8,975,000.00 for the purpose of CITY COUNCIL MEETING FORT WORTH, TEXAS APRIL 16, 1996 PAGE 9 funding the City's Fiscal Year 1996 Consolidated Action Plan for Housing and Community Development Activities. There being no one else present desiring to be heard in connection with the public hearing regarding the City's Fiscal Year 1996 Consolidated Action Plan for Submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Council .Member Lane made a motion, seconded by Council Member McCray, that the hearing be closed and that Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11459 be approved. The motion carried unanimously. P-7868 There was presented Mayor and Council Category 5 Communication No. P-7868 from the City Manager Cable recommending that the City Council authorize a purchase agreement for Category 5 Cable and installation for the Information Systems Fund with FOT Datacom Integrated Systems, on low bid per unit prices per category meeting City Specifications, with payment terms net 30 days, f.o.b. shipping point, with term of agreement to begin April 16, 1996, and end April 15, 1997, with the option to renew annually for two additional years. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. P-7869 There was presented Mayor and Council Sundry Items Communication No. P-7869 from the City Manager recommending that the City Council purchase agreement for sundry items forte City of Fort Worth from multiple vendors based on low bid with payment t te_ s net 30 days f.o.b. destination, freight no charge, with agreement to begin April 23, 1996, AMR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FORT WORTH, TEXAS APRIL 16, 1996 PAGE 10 and end April 22, 1997. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. P-7870 There was presented Mayor and Council Computer Communication No. P-78701 from the City Manager Technology recommending that the City Council authorize the Related purchase of computer technology related Training/ training/educational opportunities on an as needed Educational basis from IBM, Inc., Verhoeff Information Opportunities Packages, Inc., Bay Networks, Inc., Technology Education Centers, and Tarrant County Junior College for the Information Systems Fund for an amount not to exceed $134,01001.010, with agreement to begin April 1, 1996, and end March 31, 1997. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. P-7871 There was presented Mayor and Council Fiber Optic Communication No. P-7871 from the City Manager Cabling & recommending that the City Council authorize a Installation purchase agreement for Fiber Optic Cabling and Installation for the Information Systems Fund with FOT Datacom Integrated Systems, on low bid per unit prices per category with payment terms net 30 days, f.o.b. shipping point, with agreement to begin April 16, 1996, and end April 1 , 1997, with the option to renew annually for two additional years. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. P-7872 There was presented Mayor and Council Rescind Communication No. P-7872 from the City Manager Award to The recommending that the Cit- y Council rescind the Pole Co award of the purchase agreement for 2 davit 1 C P-7375 375 ar i _r, for the Transportation and Public Works for D25-6 D rit Department to Y;e Pole Company on M C -7375, Arm Poles and award the purchase agreement to Valmont CITY COUNCIL MEETING FORT WORTH, TEXAS APRIL 16, 1996 PAGE 11 Industries Incorporated for an amount not to exceed $24,650.00 terms net 30 days, f.o.b. vendors dock, freight prepaid and allowed. On motion of Council Member Barr, seconded by Council Member Haskin, the recommendation was adopted unanimously. L-11712 There was presented Mayor and Council Conveyance of Communication No. L-11712, dated April 2, 1996, a permanent from the City Manager recommending that the City easement & Council approve the conveyance of a permanent right-of-way easement and right-of-way to Texas Utilities Company; find that $1.40 is just compensation to the City for property described as being a portion of Lot 1, Block 1, East Regional Library Addition; and authorize the City Manager to accept and record the conveyance instrument. On motion of Council Member Haskin, seconded by Council Member Barr, the recommendation was adopted unanimously. L-11715 There was presented Mayor and Council Name Correction Communication No. L-11715 from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the acceptance of a name correction for an easement granted. by Phillip D. Mavis for the Forest Part drainage system project. It was the consensus oft the City y Council that the recommendation be adopted. L-11716 `here was presented Mayor and Council Avigatiun Communication No. L-11716 from the City tanager Easements recommending that the City y Council authorize the acquisition of 245 avigation easements in Irving, Texas, for the purpose of the noise mitigation program at Airport; a that the pricess offered y the Airport or are just compensation; and CITY COUNCIL MEETING FORT WORTH, TEXAS APRIL 16, 1996 PAGE 12 compensation; and authorize the acceptance and recording of the appropriate instruments. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-15369 There was presented Mayor and Council RJN Croup, Inc. Communication No. C-15369, dated April 2, 1996 from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute an engineering agreement with RJN Group, Inc., in the amount of$644,116.90 for the Sanitary Sewer Main 131A Drainage Area Rehabilitation and Sewer System Improvements (Group 4, Contract 3). On motion of Council Member Haskin, seconded by Council Member McCray, the recommendation was adopted unanimously. C-15400 There was presented Mayor and Council Ord. # 12490 Communication No. C-15400 from the City Manager Ord. # 12491 recommending that the City Council: Austin Bridge & Road 1. Adopt Appropriations Ordinance No. 12490 increasing the estimated receipts and appropriations in the Special Assessment Fund in the amount of $45,400.00 from increased revenue for the purpose of funding miscellaneous concrete replacement work in conjunction with HMAC Surface Overlay 9 , and 2. Authorize the transfer of$45,400.00 from the Special Assessments fund to the Street Improvements "u , an 3 Adopt pt pro ri do Ordinance No. 12491. increasing the estimated receipts and appropriations in the Street Improvements �t CITY COUNCIL MEETING FORT WORTH, TEXAS APRIL 16, 1996 PAGE 13 Fund in the amount of $45,400.00 from increased revenue for the purpose of funding miscellaneous concrete replacement work in conjunction with HMAC Surface Overlay 96- 5, and 4. Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Austin Bridge & Road in the amount of$585,235.00 for 60 working days for H.M.A.C. Surface Overlay 96-5. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-15401 'There was presented Mayor and Council Ord. # 12492 Communication No. C-15401 from the City Manager J.L. Bertram recommending that the City Council. Const. & Engineering, Inc. 1. Adopt Appropriations Ordinance No. 12492 increasing the estimated receipts and appropriations in the Special Assessments Fund in the amount of$217,995.60 and in the Street Improvements Fund in the amount of $217,995.60 from increased revenue for the purpose of funding miscellaneous concrete replacement work in conjunction with HMAC Surface Overlay 963, and 2. Authorize the transfer of$217,995. 0 from the Special Assessment Fund to the Street Improvements Fund, and CITY COUNCIL MEETING FORT WORTH, TEXAS APRIL 16, 1996 PAGE 14 3. Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with J.L. Bertram Const. & Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $1,107,141.80 for 60 working days for H.M.A.C. Surface Overlay 96-3. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-15402 There was presented Mayor and Council Howard Communication No. C-15402 from the City Manager Construction recommending that the City Council authorize the Co., Inc. City Manager to execute a contract with Howard Construction Co., Inc. for curb and gutter/sidewalk replacement at the northwest corner of 6th and Main Streets, in the amount of$22,325.00 and 20 working days. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-15403 There was presented Mayor and Council Russell A. Communication No. C-15403 from the City Manager Feld, d/b/a recommending that the City Council authorize the Ride Along City Manager to execute a contract with Russell A. with Russ Feld, d/b/a Ride Along With Russ, to operate a limousine service in Fort Worth for a period of one year, beginning upon the execution of the contract, with an option for a one-year renewal. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-15404 There was presented Mayor and Council Ord. # 12493 Communication No. C-15404 from the City Manager Grant from recommending that the City, Council: Texas Department of Commerce L Authoetze the City Manager to accept additional grants from the Texas Department of Commerce in the amount of$105,249.00 CITY COUNCIL MEETING FORT WORTH, TEXAS APRIL 16, 1996 PAGE 15 pursuant to the Job Training Partnership Act, Title 111, Economic Dislocation Worker Adjustment Act Program, for the contract period of July 1, 1995, to June 30, 1996, and 2. Adopt Appropriations Ordinance No. 12493 increasing the estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grants Fund in the amount of $105,249.00 for the purpose of funding the Job Training Partnership Act, Title III Economic Dislocation Worker Adjustment Program through a grant from the Texas Department of Commerce. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-15405 There was presented Mayor and Council Card. # 12494 Communication No. C-15405 from the City Austin Bridge & Manager recommending that the City Council: Road 1. Adopt Appropriations Ordinance No. 12494 increasing the estimated receipts and appropriations in the Special Assessments Fund in the amount of $169,770.00 and in the Street Improvements Fund in the amount of$169,770.00 from micreased revenue the purpose of funding miscell e concrete replacement work in conjunction "it ILMAC Surface Overlay 96-4, an 2. Authorize the transfer of $169,770.00 from the Special ss eats fund to the Street Improyvements Fund, and r CITY COUNCIL MEETING FORT WORTH, TEXAS APRIL 16, 1996 PAGE 16 3. Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Austin Bridge & Road in the amount of $983,493.00 for 60 working days for H.M.A.C. Surface Overlay 964. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-15406 There was presented Mayor and Council M.A. Vinson Communication No. C-15406 from the City Construction Co. Manager recommending that the City Council Inc. authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with M.A. Vinson Construction, Co., Inc., in the amount of$263,618.00 for the Laver Court Cul-de- sac Reconstruction and Drainage Improvements. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-15407 There was presented Mayor and Council Bellaire Communication No. C-15407 from the City Manager Capital recommending that the City Council authorize the Partnership Ltd. City Manager to execute a lease for 1155 sq. ft. of office space at 6534 Meadowbrook Drive from Bellaire Capital Partnership Ltd.; approve the rental expenditure of $1.00 per year, and approve the options to renew the lease for five one-year terms at a rental rate of$1.00 per year. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be ante . C-15408 There was presented Mayor and Council Dustrol Inc. Communication No. C-15408 from the City Manager recommending that the Ci gt Council authorize the City Iana er to execute a contract %ith Dustrol Inc. in the amount of $91,197.72 for one year for surface wedge milling at various locations. f CITY COUNCIL MEETING FORT"wURTH, TEXAS APRIL 16, 1996 PAGE 17 Assistant City Manager Guajardo advised Council of a correction to be made on Mayor and Council Communication No. C-15408, stating that under Discussion, the sentence stating the M/WBE participation should be changed to read "committing to 7% percent" instead of "committing to 70% percent". Council Member Lane made a motion, seconded by Council Member Haskin, that Mayor and Council Communication No. C-15408 be adopted, as amended. The motion carried unanimously. C-15409 There was presented Mayor and Council Puente Brothers Communication No.0-15409 from the City Manager Investments, recommending that the City Council approve a tax LLC & Southwest abatement agreement with Puente Brothers Office Systems, Inc. Investments, LLC and Southwest Office Systems, Inc., with the City Council taking the following actions: 1. Find that the improvements sought are feasible and practical and would be a benefit to the land and to the City after the expiration of the tax abatement agreement, and . Find that written notice of the City's intent to enter into the Abatement A ree e t an copies of the Agreement were delivered by certified mail to all affected taxing units in accordance withstate law, and CITY COUNCIL MEETING FORT WORTH, TEXAS APRIL 16, 1996 PAGE 18 3. Find that the terms and conditions of the Agreement and the property subject to the Agreement meet the City's Tax Abatement Policy Guidelines and Criteria as established in M&C G-11389, and 4. Authorize the City Manager to enter into the Tax Abatement Agreement with Puente Brothers Investments, LLC and Southwest Office Systems, Inc. in accordance with the Tax Abatement Policy. Council Member Silcox expressed concern relative to the tax abatement. Assistant City Manager Mike Groomer appeared before the City Council and responded, stating that the application had a schedule for employment and it was a progressive schedule for hiring, and advised Council that the application meets the criteria of the new policy with a 25 percent commitment to inner-city jobs. In response to Council Member Barr's question regarding the number of jobs that would be provided, Assistant City Manager Groomer stated that there would 61 new Jobs, for a total of 12 jobs. Council Member McCray made a motion, seconded by Council Member Lane, that Mayor and Council Communication No. C-15409 be adopted. The motion carried by the following vote: �1 CITY COUNCIL MEETING FORT WORTH, TEXAS APRIL 16, 1996 PAGE 19 AYES: Mayor Pro tempore Woods; Council Members Lane, McCray, Webber, and Darr NOES. Council Members Silcox and Haskin ABSENT: Council Member Meadows Citizen Presentations Ms. Sharon Armstrong, 4605 Virgil, appeared Sharon Armstrong before the City Council and requested that the City Council expedite a police forum and stated that the City needed to hire additional minorities in the Police Department. Council Member Baskin requested information regarding the forums from the staff.. Ilorna Robertson Ms. Ilorna Robertson-Holbert, 3700 Mount Castle, Holbert appeared before the City Council and advised Council that information she had requested through an open records request should not take 30 days. She questioned the cost associated with her information request, stating she would pay it, but that she wished to have her information before any of the forums would be held. Mayor Pro to re Woods advised Ms. Robe s o of e that the forum schedule has not been finalized and stated that she should have her information prior to the forums Nvith sufficient time to anatye the aterial. M CITY COUNCIL MEETING FORT WORTH, TEXAS APRIL 16, 1996 PAGE 20 Executive Session It was the consensus of the City Council that they meet in a closed session at 11:25 a.m. for the purpose of seeking the advice of its attorney regarding the following pending litigation or other matters which are exempt from public disclosure under Article X, Section 9 of the Texas State Bar Rules; a) Legal issues relating to the Texas Motor Speedway b) Texas Department of Commerce and Fort Worth Consortium v. U.S. Department of Labor Cause No. 90- JTP-5 as authorized by Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code. Reconvened The City Council reconvened into regular session at 12:05 p.m. Adjourned There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:05 p.m. CI TY SECRETAR Y x`x �A ' PRO TLS P R