HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020/06/16-Minutes-City Council-Worksession CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, DUNE 16, 2020
Present:
Mayor Betsy Price (virtual)
Mayor Pro tem Jungus Jordan, District 6
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Brian Byrd, District 3
Council Member Cary Moon, District 4
Council Member Gyna Bivens, District 5 (virtual)
Council Member Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Council Member Kelly Allen Gray, District 8 (virtual)
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 Pro tem Jordan called the
Fort Worth City Council Work Session to order at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16, 2020,
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
City Manager Cooke to withdraw M&Cs 20-0409, 20-0430, 20-0432, and 20-0434
from the consent agenda to hear from speakers.
Council Member Kelly Allen Gray will recognize the Friends of Tandy Hills and
Donors for the Broadcast Hill Acquisition.
M&C 20-0383 is a donation and Wanda Conlin and Don Boren will be present.
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b. Upcoming and Recent Events
City Manager Cooke will call on Veronica Villegas, Diversity and Inclusion, to report
on theJuneteenth events.
The next Council meeting is June 23, 2020, and will be last meeting before the July
summer break. Our next meeting will be August 4, 2020.
c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
There were no recognitions.
d. Informal Reports
20-10425 April 2020 - Sales Tax Update - Terry Hanson
20-10426 COVIDI9 - Contact Tracing - Brandon Bennett
20-10427 Final Results of Pricing and Ratings on Bonds within the 2020 Debt
Plan - Reginald Zeno
20-10428 Information on Bank Wire Transfers - John Samford
20-10429 Lease of City Owned Property to Support Innovative Mobility and
Transportation Solutions at Alliance - Roger Venables
20-10430 Monthly Development Activity Report- D.J. Harrell
20-1043I Pioneer Tower Iconic Public Art Project Update- Martha Peters
20-10432 Reinstatement of Water Bill Delinquency Processes and Fees - Chris
Harder
20-10433 Update on Procurement Cards - Cynthia Garcia
20-10434 Update on 2020 100x25 CFW Reading Instruction Program - Gleniece
Robinson
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2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Meeting
M&C 20-0287 Authorize Execution of a Five-Year Tax Abatement Agreement
with Antonio Rodriguez and Maria G. Rodriguez for the Construction of a
Single-Family Dwelling of Approximately 1,697 Square Feet and Having a Cost of at
Least $156,300.00 on Property Located at 2717 Virginia Court in the Vintage
Riverside Neighborhood and Within Neighborhood Empowerment Zone and
Reinvestment Zone Area Four (COUNCIL DISTRICT 9) (Continued from a
Previous Week)
Moving forward.
M&C 20-0289 Authorize Execution of a Five-Year Tax Abatement Agreement with
Kimberly E.D. Bass for the Construction of a Single-Family Dwelling of
Approximately 2,515 Square Feet and Having a Cost of at Least $315,000.00 on
Property Located at 5225 Cox Street, in the Stop Six Sunrise Neighborhood
and Within Neighborhood Empowerment Zone and Reinvestment Zone Area Six
(COUNCIL DISTRICT 5) (Continued from a Previous Week)
Moving forward.
ZC-20-050 (CD5) Ron Mon, 2408 Wilspoint Court; From: "E/SSO" Neighborhood
Commercial/Stop Six Design Overlay To: "A-5/SSO" One Family/Stop Six Design
Overlay 0.12 acres (Recommended for Approval by the Zoning Commission)
(Continued from a Previous Meeting)
Moving forward.
4. Update Related to COVID-19 Response and Recovery
- COVID-19 Updates and Data-Brandon Bennett, Code Compliance
- Reopening Plan and Budget Update-David Cooke, City Manager
Victor Turner,Neighborhood Services, provided and update on the Emergency
Household Assistance Program.
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Robert Sturns, Economic Development, provided and update on the Grant Program for
Small Business/MWBEs impacted by COVID-19.
The Council recessed the Work Session at 9:55 a.m.
The Council reconvened the Work Session at 11:28 a.m.
5. Update on Community Marches -Ed Kraus,Police
6. Presentation on Proposed Economic Development Agreement with Ariat
International,Inc.—Robert Sturns,Economic Development
Robert Sturns, Economic Development, provided an update on the proposed Economic
Development Agreement with Ariat International, Inc. The next step is a public hearing
on the creation of a reinvestment zone for tax abatement which is scheduled for August 4,
2020.
7. Briefing on Findings and Recommendations from 2020 Disparity Study—
Christina Brooks, Diversity and Inclusion and Colette Holt, Colette Holt &
Associates
Colette Holt, Colette Holt& Associates, and Christina Brooks, Diversity and Inclusion,
gave a briefing on the 2020 Disparity Study and Business Equity Ordinance amendments.
The amendments will be on the Council's August 4, 2020, agenda for action.
8. Update on the 2020 Census and Redistricting—Michelle Gutt,
Communications and Public Engagement and Fernando Costa, City Manager's
Office
Michelle Gutt, Communications and Public Engagement briefed the Council on the
Census progress to date, planned outreach and new schedule. Fernando Costa, Assistant
City Manager, briefed the Council on the formation of a Redistricting Task Force.
9. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Mayor Price -Update on the reading program in August or September
Council Member Bivens - Use of a PR firm to help us get our COVID-19 prevention
information; Game Room update
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Council Member Zadeh- Timeline on recommendations for independent police oversight
and Meet and Confer timeline and what will happen in June/July
Council Member Flores - Short Term Rentals -restrictive covenants and monitoring and
an update on Transit Moves, CARES Act funding and Stockyards shuttle
There was not a need for an Executive Session.
There being no further business to come before the City Council Mayor Pro tem Jordan
adjourned the meeting at 1:49 p.m.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 23rd day of June, 2020.
Attest: Approved:
Mary J. Ajo JT *Mayo
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City Secretary tem
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