HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020/08/20-Minutes-Budget Workshop-City Council (3) CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSESSION
August 20, 2020
Present:
Mayor Betsy Price
Mayor Pro tem Jungus Jordan, District 6
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2 (Arrived at 9:11 a.m.)
Council Member Brian Byrd, District 3
Council Member Cary Moon, District 4 (Virtual) (Arrived at 11:40 a.m.)
Council Member Gyna Bivens, District 5 (Virtual)
Council Member Denis Shingleton, District 7
Council Member Kelly Allen Gray, District 8 (Virtual)
Council Member Ann Zadeh, District 9 (Virtual)
Staff Present:
David Cooke, City Manager
Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney
Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary
Jay Chapa, Deputy City Manager
Dana Burghdoff, Assistant City Manager
Valerie Washington, Assistant City Manager
Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager
Chelsea Adler, Mayor's Office
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, Mayor Price called the Fort Worth City Council Work
Session to order at 9:03 a.m. on Thursday, August 20, 2020, in the City Council Conference Room 290, City
Hall, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas.
Mayor Price and City Manager David Cooke provided opening remarks
The Council had discussion and presentations on the following items:
1) Budget Response Review David Cooke,City Manager
a. 2 1-001 —Peer Tax Rate Comparison
b. 21-002 —FY2021 Recommended Fee Adjustments
c. 21-003 —Gas Well Trust Distribution
d. 21-004—Payroll Taskforce Update
e. 21-005 —Non-Profit Organization Funding
f. 21-006—FY2020 Mowing Program Update
g. 21-007—Opening Dates for New Facilities
h. 21-008—2020-2021 Water& Sewer Fund Budget
i. 21-009—History of General Fund Reserve Requirement and Changes in Fund Balance
j. 2 1-010—Position Reductions
k. 2 1-011 —FY2020 to FY2021 Department Budget Comparisons Reflecting FY2020 Reorgs
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSESSION
August 20,2020
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2) Solid Waste Fund Sustainability Valerie Washington,Assistant City Manager
3) Police/CCPD Follow-Up Ed Kraus,Police Chief
4) Public Events/Culture &Tourism Update Michael Crum,Public Events Director
5) Transit Funding Chad Edwards,Regional Mobility and Innovation
Officer
6) Multi-Year Budget Forecast David Cooke,City Manager
7) Wrap-up Discussion& Schedule Forward David Cooke,City Manager
Council Member Moon left the meeting at 12:15 p.m.
There being no further business, Mayor Price adjourned the City Council Budget Work Session at 12:40 p.m.
Mary J. Kay
Recording Secretary