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Home My WebLink About2020/08/18-Minutes-City Council-Worksession CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2020 Present: Mayor Betsy Price 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 (Video) Council Member Dennis Shingleton, District 7 Council Member Kelly Allen Gray, District 8 (Video) Council Member Ann Zadeh, District 9 (Video) 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 8:33 a.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, in the City Council Chamber 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&Cs 20-0552 through 20-0561 (PIDs) would be heard at one time. Zoning Docket ZC-20-090 requires a super majority vote in favor to approve. b. Upcoming and Recent Events The meetings of the AllianceAirport Authority, Inc., Central City Local Development Corporation, and Fort Worth Local Development Corporation are scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m., and the Crime Control Prevention District meeting will begin at 2:00 p.m. All meetings will be held in the Council Chamber. City of For!Worth Paige 1 Printed on 812112020 CITY OF FORT WORTH,TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING TUESDAY,AUGUST 18,2020 Page 2 of 4 c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s) There were no organizational updates or employee recognitions. d. Informal Reports 20-10461 Assistance to Nonprofit Organizations Responding to Coronavirus Pandemic - Victor Turner 20-10462 June 2020 - Sales Tax Update - Terry Hanson 20-10463 Monthly Development Activity Report -D.J. Harrell 20-10464 Texas Enterprise Zone Nomination for TTI, Inc. - Robert Sturns 2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members Mayor Pro tem Jordan stated that Exhibit B of M&C 20-0825 defining the boundaries of the Walsh PID was the description for Walton PID. He requested a correction to the Exhibit. He also stated that he would be recusing himself from voting on M&C 20-0507. Council Members Byrd, Moon, Shingleton, Allen Gray and Zadeh requested and received clarification on Zoning Docket ZC-20-090. 3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Meeting M&C 20-0475 (CD 3) Conduct Public Hearing to Consider Variance from Section 4-4 of the City Code to Allow Beer and Wine Sales for On-Premise Consumption at Corky's Corner Located at 3601 Williams Road (Continued from a Previous Meeting) (PUBLIC HEARING - a. Report of City Staff: Arty Wheaton-Rodriguez; b. Public Comment; c. Council Action: Close Public Hearing and Act on M&C) This item will be withdrawn from the Council agenda. City of Fort Worth Page 2 Primed on 812112020 CITY OF FORT WORTH,TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 18,2020 Page 3 of 4 M&C 20-0476 (CD 8) Conduct Public Hearing to Consider Variance from Section 4-4 of the City Code to Allow Beer and Wine Sales for On-Premise Consumption at Taqueria Las Esmeraldas Located at 4163 E. Rosedale Street (Continued from a Previous Meeting) (PUBLIC HEARING - a. Report of City Staff: Arty Wheaton-Rodriguez; b. Public Comment; c. Council Action: Close Public Hearing and Act on M&C) Moving forward. M&C 20-0507 (ALL) Authorize Application for, and Acceptance of, if Awarded, the DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction Program Grant Fiscal Year 2020 from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the Amount of $464,386.00, Authorize Execution of a Grant Agreement with the United States Department of Justice, and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance (Continued from a Previous Meeting) Moving forward. ZC-20-066 (CD3) Andrea Fell, 3601 Williams Road; From: PD 684 Planned Development/Specific Use for all uses in "E" Neighborhood Commercial plus continued use of bar, restricted to beer and wine sales. Any new improvements or construction will require a site plan; site plan waived/NASJRB Overlay To: Amend PD 684 to increase the square footage of building; site plan included/NASJRB Overlay 0.63 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- Chief Jim Davis,Fire and Brandon Bennett, Code Compliance Mr. Brandon Bennett, Code Compliance Department, and Chief Jim Davis, Fire Department, provided an update on COVID-19 data for City and Tarrant County. City of Fort Worth Page 3 Printed on 812112020 CITY OF FORT WORTH,TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING TUESDAY,AUGUST 18,2020 Page 4 of 4 -Assistance to Non-Profit Organizations-Victor Turner,Housing& Neighborhood Services Mr. Victor Turner, Housing and Neighborhood Services briefed Council on the assistance provided to non-profit organizations. -Preserve the Fort-Robert Sturns,Economic Development Mr. Robert Sturns, Economic Development Department, provided an overview of Phase 1 of Preserve the Fort Grant Program. $5.OM of allocated CARES Act funding will be utilized and to establish Phase II. These items will be on the Council's August 25, 2020, Council agenda. 5. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports There were no requests for future agenda items. There being no need for an Executive Session and no further business, Mayor Price adjourned the meeting at 9:51 a.m. These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 25th day of August, 2020. Attest: Approved: Mary J. K4VBetsy Price City Secretary Mayor City oJFort Worth Page 4 Printed on 812112020