HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020/08/25-Minutes-City Council-Worksession CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 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 (Virtual)
Council Member Gyna Bivens, District 5 (Virtual)
Council Member Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Council Member Kelly Allen Gray, District 8 (Virtual) (Arrived at 3:36 p.m.)
Council Member Ann Zadeh, District 9 (Virtual)
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 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25. 2020, in City
Council Conference Room 2020 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 20-0586 (tax abatement) will be continued until October 20, 2020.
M&Cs 20-0570 - 20-0579 (PIDs) will be heard together. Catherine Perry will make the
staff presentation.
Two Resolutions were added to the agenda, related to the declaration of a local
disaster for Hurricane Laura and the continuation of the face mask requirement.
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b. Upcoming and Recent Events
c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
d. Informal Reports
20-10465 Municipal Court-COVID-19 Response and Reopening - William Rumuly
20-10466 Proposed Council Initiated Zoning Changes for Certain Properties
Located Along South Sylvania Avenue in Council District 8 - Arty
Wheaton-Rodriguez
20-10467 Police Staffing, Including Mid-Level Management Positions - Jay Chapa
Mayor Pro tem Jordan asked for discussion on the request for 10 additional
Sergeants as part of the General Fund budget discussion.
20-10468 Composition, Appointment, and Subpoena Powers of Boards,
Commissions and Advisory Bodies -Mary Kayser and Sarah Fullenwider
20-10469 TRWD General Ordinance and Commercial Facilities Ordinance -
Proposed Revisions Affecting Development -Dana Burghdoff
Assistant City Manager Dana Burghdoff provided and update.
20-10470 Wildlife in Parks, Specifically Egrets and Nutria-Richard Zavala
20-10471 Rezoning Request ZC-20-090 and Requested Financing for Proposed
Affordable Housing Development Known as Azalea West Apartments - Victor
Turner
2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
The Resolution on the second phase of"Preserve the Fort" is being amended to include
grants to performing arts non-profits.
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3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Meeting
ZC-20-090 (CD9) Panther City Holding Company, LLC, 2712 - 2724 (evens) Azalea
Avenue; From: "A-5" One-Family To: "UR" Urban Residential 0.79 acres
(Recommended for Approval by the Zoning Commission) (Continued from a
Previous Meeting)
This item is moving forward. Requires a super majority in favor to change the
zoning.
4. Presentation on Tarrant County 911's Financial Health-Chief Jim Davis,
Fire and Doug Hooten, MedStar 911
5. Briefing on DFW COVID-19 Prevalence Study- Fernando Costa, City
Manager's Office and Brandon Bennett, Code Compliance
6. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Council Member Bivens- update on panhandling.
Council Member Byrd- CARES Act funding update and Hot Spot delivery for
schools and can we assist.
Mayor Price - Update on 50 and Broadband.
There being no further business to come before the City Council Mayor Price adjourned
the meeting at 4:11 p.m.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 1 st day of September, 2020.
Attest: Approved:
ary J. K r Betsy ce
City Secretary Mayor
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