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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995/05/02-Minutes-City Council 414 Tuesday, April 27 , 1995 Emma Jene Ms . Emma Jene Hurst, 4717 Norris Street, appeared before the City Hurst Council and advised the City Council that the City was supposed to appeared repair the property in 1989, stating that she was placed on a waiting list and the property deteriorated more and more each year. Ms . Hurst stated that the property was repairable and should not be demolished and advised Council that she had paper work regarding this matter dating back to 1989. Council Member Haskin made a motion, seconded by Council Member Woods , that Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14788 be approved, with the understanding that staff would review Ms. Hurst papers within the ten day waiting period and should they find something substantiating her claims, then the property would be taken off the demolition list and would be brought back to Council . The motion carried unanimously. Closed It was the consensus of the City Council that they meet in a Session closed session to seek the advice of its attorney concerning the following pending litigation or other matters that are exempt from public disclosure under Article X, Section 9 of the Texas State Bar Rules : (1) Stephens vs . City of Fort Worth et al , Civil Action No. 495CV-122-A (2) Delinquent taxes on the Texas Building (3) Suetrak, U.S.A. Company, Inc. vs. City of Fort Worth, Cause No. CV-94-00390-C as authorized by Section 551 .071 of the Texas Government Code. Adjourned There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11: 45 a.m. z4eoo� CITY SECRETARY MAYOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 2, 1995 May 2, 1995 On the 2nd day of May, A.D. , 1995, the City Council of the City of at 7:00 p.m. Fort Worth, Texas, met in regular session, at 7 :00 p.m. , with the following members and officers present : Attendance Mayor Kay Granger; Mayor Pro tempore Virginia Nell Webber; Council Members Jim Lane, Chuck Silcox, Becky Haskin, McKinley Jackson, Jewel Woods, Bill Meadows, and Kenneth Barr; City Manager Bob Terrell ; City Attorney Wade Adkins; City Secretary Alice Church. With more than a quorum present, the following business was transacted: Invocation The invocation was given by The Reverend Desmond Evans , Bethesda Community Church. Pledge The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. On motion of Council Member Jackson, seconded by Council Member Silcox, the minutes of the regular meeting of April 27 , 1995, were approved unanimously. Church,announcei City Secretary Church announced that the first public hearing for annexation S the annexation of 359.3 acres of land out of the Abner Lee Survey, Zoning Docket James Thomas Estate, East of Spinks Airport would be scheduled for May Ho. Z-95-018 16, 1995, and that Zoning Docket No. Z-95-018 - Woodbine Development Corporation, 6401 Spoonwood Lane would be scheduled for May 9, 1995, inasmuch as they were inadvertently left off the agenda for tonight. 415 Tuesday, May 2 , 1995 Zem Neill Ms . Zem Neill , Executive Director of Camp Fire, presented an award pres. award to Assistant City Manager Libby Watson for the recognition of the City to Libby W. of Fort Worth participation in Corporate Champions . Baskin pres. Council Member Haskin presented Honorary Citizenship Certificates Cert. Exchange to a group of Exchange Students from various countries that have been Students in the United States studying at Eastern Hills High School . PZ-1799 w/d Council Member Barr requested that Mayor and Council Communication consent No. PZ-1799 be withdrawn from the consent agenda. Consent agenda On motion of Council Member Silcox, seconded by Council Member adopted Woods, the consent agenda, as amended, was adopted unanimously. OCS-713 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. OCS-713 claims 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. G-11064 accept There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11064 don. two poly- from the City Manager recommending that the City Council accept the styrene rifles donation of two molded polystyrene rifles from the Citizens Police CPAA Academy Alumni . Brenda Silcox Mrs. Brenda Silcox, President of the Citizens Policy Academy mock M-1 rifles Alumni , appeared before the City Council and presented two mock M-1 Explorer Post rifles to the Police Department Explorer Post . Council Member Silcox made a motion, seconded by Council Member Meadows, 'that the recommendation, as contained in Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11064 be adopted. The motion carried unanimously. G-11067 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11067 from the City Manager recommending that the City Council : Declare 1 . Declare the necessity for and order the necess. impro. improvements to Truman Drive from Flemmings Drive Truman Dr. to S. Cravens Road, and Authorize 2 . Authorize the assessment of a portion of the cost assessment of the improvements to Truman Drive against the owners of the abutting property, and Appr. estimate 3. Approve the estimate of costs and amounts to be of costs assessed as stated in the Engineer's Estimate, and Est. 5-30-95 4. Establish May 30, 1995, as the date of benefit benefit hearing hearing, and Authorize 5. Authorize the preparation of assessment rolls and assessment notification of property owners in accordance with rolls the provisions of Article 1105b of Vernon's Annotated Civil Statues. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. G-11068 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11068 waiver appl . from the City Manager recommending that the City Council grant a waiver fee install a of the application fee for an appeal to install a 6' chain link fence 6' chain link in the front yard to the Board of Adjustment for property located at fence 3640 3640 Avenue L. It was the consensus of the City Council that the Avenue L recommendation be adopted. G-11069 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11069 from the City Manager recommending that the City Council : Adopt Approp. 1. Adopt Appropriation Ordinance No. 11938 increasing Ord. No. 11938 the estimated receipts and appropriations in the Special Trust Fund in the amount of $11, 488 . 25 for 416 Tuesday, May 2, 1995 the purpose of improving concession operations, providing funds for the purchase of improvements or equipment, and advertising, marketing and promoting the usage of the facilities at Will Rogers Memorial Center, Authorize funds 2 . Authorize the use of these funds in accordance with the City's purchasing and expenditure guidelines. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. G-11070 appr. appl . There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11070 partial tax from the City Manager recommending that the City Council approve the exemption application for partial tax exemption eligibility of the property at 1800 6th Ave. 1800 6th Avenue. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recomnendation be adopted. G-11071 accept gift drainage There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11071 impr. Beggs from the City Manager recommending that the City Council accept a gift Garden Mrs. W. of drainage improvements to the Beggs 'Garden from Mrs . W.A. Moncrief , A. Moncrief Jr. Jr . On motion of Council Member Bair, seconded by Council Member Baskin, the recommendation was adopted unanimously, with appreciation. G-11072 accept gift There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11072 19 Live Oaks from the City Manager recommending that the City Council accept a gift trees Downtown of 19 Live Oaks trees from Downtown Fort Worth, Inc. On motion of Fort Worth Inc. Council Member Haskin, seconded by Council Member Jackson, the recommendation was adopted unanimously, with appreciation. G-11073 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11073 from the City Manager recommending that the City Council : Accept funds from FW Sym- 1 . Accept funds of $1,140 .00 from the Fort Worth phony Orchestra Symphony Orchestra Association for reimbursement Assoc. of security guard services during Concerts in the Garden 1994; and Accept FW GardeE 2 . Accept a gift of $20,000 .00 from the Fort Worth Club funding at Garden Club for the purpose of funding a portion Botanic Garden of security patrol services at the Botanic Garden for a period of one year; and Accept gift FW B o t a n i c a 1 3 . Accept a gift of $20,000 .00 from the Fort Worth Society Botanical Society for the purpose of funding a funding at portion of security patrol services at the Botanic Botanic Garden Garden for a period of one year; and Adopt Approp. 4. Adopt Appropriations Ordinance No. 11939 Ord. No. 11939 increasing the estimated receipts and appropriations in the Special Trust Fund in the amount of $41,140 .00 for the purpose of accepting donations from the Fort Worth Garden Club and the Fort Worth Botanical Society for the funding of Botanic Garden Security; and Approve 5 . Approve the expenditure of $41,140 .00 from the expenditure Special Trust Fund for the purpose of funding security patrol services at the Botanic Garden. On motion of Council Member Haskin, seconded by Council Member Woods, the recommendation was adopted unanimously, with appreciation. G-11074 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11074 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the temporarily City Manager to temporarily close Sylvania Avenue from Gemini Parkway close Sylvania to Long Avenue from May 8 , 1995, to October 1 , 1995, for the Ave. recon- reconstruction of Sylvania Avenue within the same limits . It was the struction consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. gI� Tuesday, May 2 , 1995 P-7381 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7381 from the City Manager recommending that the City Council : Purchase 1. Exercise the option to renew the purchase agreement agreement for vehicle glass replacement for the vehicle City Services Department with Auto Glass Center glass re- based on the following unit prices, terms are net placement 30 days, f.o.b. destination, freight no charge, and A. Curved windshields at NAGS list price less 75.5 percent discount. B. Curved glass nonwindshield at NAGS list price less 60 percent discount. C. Flat laminated safety glass at NAGS list price lean 55.5 percent discount. D. Hardware for installation of glass at vendors list price. E. Labor for regular and overtime hours at flat rate of $10.00 per call . 2 . This agreement to begin June 28, 1995, and end June 27 , 1996, with one option to renew for one year. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. P-7382 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7382 renew from the City Manager recommending that the City Council exercise the purchase option td renew the- purcbasq agreement for OEM Toro, Mcclane, Olathe, agreement Dahaitsu, Kurbdresser,, Cyclone and Continental parts and engines for parts 6 engines the City Services ,Dapartment with .Goldthwaitea of Texas based on the Goldthwiates manufacturer's list price lox& 12 percent discount, terms net 30 days, of Texas f .o.b. destination, freight no charge, with term of agreement to begin June 28, 1995, and end June 27, 1996, with one option to renew for one year. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. P-7383 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No P-7383 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the purchase one purchase of one additional minivan from Hudiburg Chevrolet for the additional Water Department for an amount not to exceed $17,636.00, f.o.b. minivan destination, freight no charge, with payment terms of net 30 days. It Hudiburg was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be Chevrolet adopted. P-7384 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7$84 renew from the City Manager recommending that the City Council exercise toe purchase option to renew the purchase agreement for rental of shoring equipment agreement for the Water Department with The Plank Company based on the low bid of rental of vendor list price less 20 percent discount, terms net 10 day;, f.o.b. shoring equip. destination, freight $50.00 each way on steel , with term of agreement The Plank to begin July 12, 1995, and end July 11, 1996, with one option to renew Company for one year. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. P-7385 auth. There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7385 increase of from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize an funds purch. increase of funds to the purchase agreement with DPC Industries, Inc. agree. UPC to furnish sulfur dioxide for the Water department for an amount not to Indust. Inc. exceed $183,000.00 It was the consensus of the City Council that the sulfur dioxide recommendation be adopted. ' P-7386 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7386 auth. purch. from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a agree. United purchase agreement with United Worth Hydrochem Corp. to supply a water Worth Hydro- treatment program and service to the Transportation and Public Works chew Corp. Department on the sole bid of $1, 910 .00 per month with payment terms water treat- f .o.b. destination, net 30 days, and an additional site- to be included, went program at a date to be determined, for a monthly unit price subject to the 418 Tuesday, May 2 1995 -- approval of the City, with term of agreement to begin May 8, 1995, and end May 7 , 1996, with an option to renew for two one-year periods . It 1 was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7387 P-7387 from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the auth. lease of lease of a track loader for the Water Department with l,IS Continental track loader Equipment Company based on low total bid of $27 ,500 .00, terms net 30 KIS Cont. days, f . o.b. destination, freight no charge. It was the consensus of Equip. Co. the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7388 P-7388 from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a auth. purch. purchase agreement to provide double disc gate valve parts for the agree. double Water Department with multiple vendors on manufacturer's list price, disc gate with payment terms net 30 days, f.osb. destination, freight no charge, valve parts with term of agreement to begin 1ta* 2, 1y95, and end May 1, 1996, with multiple vendors two one-year options to renew.` it was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation 'tin-adopted. P-7389 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7389 auth. purch. from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a agreement purchase agreement for fertilizer application service for the Parks and fertilizer Community Services Department with Harpool Fertilizer Company based on appl . serv. low bid of unit prices, terms net 30 days, f .o.b. destination, freight Harpool no charge, with term of agreement to begin May 2,1995, and end May 1, Fertilizer 1996, with two options to renew for one year each. It was the Company consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. P-7390 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7390 renew from the City Manager recommending that the City Council exercise the purchase option to renew the purchase agreements to provide water sanitation agree. water chemicals for the Parks and Community Services Department with multiple sanitation vendors on low bid of unit prices, net f .o.b. destination, freight no chemicals charge, with agreements to begin May 29, 1995, and end May 28, x'996. multiple It was the consensus of the City 'Council that the recommendation be vendors adopted. P-7391 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7391 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a purchase purchase agreement for security guard service for the Parks & Community agreement Services Department with Guardian Protective Services, Inc. on low bid security guard of $8.01 per hour with payment terms of two percent 10 days, net 30 service days, with term of agreement to begin May 1, 1995, and and on December Guardian Prot. 16, 1995. It was the ' consensus of the City Council that the Services, Inc. recommendation be adopted. P-7392 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7392 auth. punch. from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a agree. heavy purchase agreement for heavy duty General Motors parts for the City duty General Services Department with Graff Chevrolet based on low bid of Motors parts manufacturer's list price less 30 percent discount, terms of net 30 Graff Chevrolet days, f .o.b vendor's dock, freight prepaid and added to invoice, with term of agreement to begin May 2, 1995, and and May 1, 1996, with two options to renew for one year each. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. L-11559 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication no. L-11559 approve from the City Manager recommending that the City Council approve the v acquisition acquisition, in fee, of property and improvements located at 1305 property i Seaman Street, more fully described- as Lot 6B, Block 31, Sylvania improvements Heights Addition; find that an, amount not to exceed $31,000 is just 1305 Seaman St. compensation for the property, improvements, and closing expense acquired from Willie M. Brown and George S. Ewing; and authorize the acceptance and recording of the appropriate deed. It was the consensus ' ". . of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. " r 4� ' a 439 Tuesday, May 2 , 1995 L-11560 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. L-11560 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a settlement settlement in lieu of condemnation for the acquisition of a permanent acquisition easement more fully described as Lot 16, Block 60 Fostepco Heights permanent Addition; find that $360 .00 is just compensation for the easement easement acquired from R.A. Barksdale, required for the rehabilitation of Fostepco sanitary sewer lines as part of Contract 21C; and authorize the Heights Addition acceptance and recording of the appropriate documentation for the easement . It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. PZ-1799 from the City Manager recommending that the City Council adopt a proposed ordinance vacating a portion of Hamilton Avenue from Barden Street to south University Drive, located adjacent to Block 8, Lots 15- 26 and Block 9, Lots 1-10, Westgate Addition of the City of Fort Worth, Texas. PZ-1799 Council Member Barr made a motion; seconded by Council Member be continued Meadows, that consideration of Mayor and Council Communication No. PZ- one week 1799 be continued for one week. The motion carried unanimously. C-14789 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14789 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the contract City Manager to execute a contract with the firm of Bracy Williams and Bracy Williams Company for personal services involving consultation and representation & Company related to issues of City concern pending before the United States consultation Congress, federal agencies, and the Administration, with the contract & representation to be for a term of one year from April 1, 1995, through March 31, before Congress 1996, and to provide for an annual payment to Bracy Williams and Company for an amount not to exceed $162,000.00 . It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14790 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14790 approve from the City Manager recommending that the City Council approve an amendment amendment to the inter-local , agreement with. the North Central Texas interlocal Council of Governments (XCTCOG):for the regional storm water management agreement program authorizing an additional outside- consultant task associated HCSCOG regional with development of a conatruction. management training program at an storm water additional cost to the City not to exceed $24,399.00 . It was the mgmt. program consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14791 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14791 auth. CFA from the City Manager recommending that the City Council amend M&C C- Mira Vista 14211 to authorize the City Manager to execute a Community Facilities Development Agreement with Mira Vista Development,. Corp.', a �xas Corporation, for Corp. the installation of communi-"-vi"It"ikies _ for ira Vista Addition, Blocks 15 and 15A (Phase 5B) . It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14792 There *" presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14792 authorize from the City Manager ,recommending that the City Council authorize the CFA Lindenshire City Manager to execute a Community Facilities Agreement with the Inc. Summer- developer Lindenshire Inc. ,. for the installation of community fields addition facilities for Summerfields Addition Phase, 8, Section 3, Unit 1. It was Phase 8 the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14793 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14793 from the City Manager recommending that the City Council : Auth. extension 1 . Authorize the City Manager to accept an extension increased grant and increased grant award from the Department of award Dept. of Justice in the amount of $500,000 .00 for the Weed Justice Weed & & Seed grant during the period of April 1, 1995, Seed grant through May 31, 1996, and Authorize 2 . Authorize the 'City Manager to enter into an agreement agreement with the Drug Enforcement Administration Drug Haforcement to receive up to $250,000.00 in federal seized Administration funds to support the weeding side of the grant program through May 31, 1996, and 420 Tuesday, May 2 , 1995 Adopt 3 . Adopt Appropriations Ordinance No. 11940 Approp. increasing the estimated receipts and Ordinance appropriations- in the Grants Fund in the amount of No. 11940 $750 ,000 .00 for the purpose of. funding additional Weed and Seed Program Activities. On motion of Council Member Lane, seconded by Council Member Haskin, the recommendation was adopted unanimously. Citizens Mr. Benny Tucker, 3404 Fite Street, appeared before the City Presentation Council and advised Council of concerns of the Mosier Valley Community Benny Tucker and requested that the City take steps to bring the services provided appeared to this area up to the standards of the: rest of the City. Council Member Jackson requested that Mr. Tucker speak with Assistant City Manager Groomer so that he could share with him the information that was presented to Council during the worksession. Mayor Granger recognized the Scout Troop in the audience, and Ryan Burger appeared and introduced Scout Troop 497 , sponsored by St . Bartholomew Catholic Church. Lloyd Austin The Reverend Lloyd Austin, 3324 House Anderson Road, appeared appeared before the City Council. aad called attention of the Council to problems that exist in the sewer line in Nosier Valley and the blight that exists throughout the area and requested that these problems be corrected. Susan Prescott Ms. Susan Prescott, President of the Summerfields Neighborhood appeared Association, 6716 Black Wing Dr. , appeared before the City Council in support of the zoning change for Woodbine Development Corporation at 6401 Spoonwood Lane and requested a meeting with the Development Department in order to see what the long range plans are for this area. Ron Richards Mr. Ron Richards, representing the Woodbine Development appeared Corporation, 1445 Ross Dr. , Suite 5000, Dallas, appeared before the City Council and advised Council that the zoning application had- been modified to state "D" Multi-Family zoning only and requested that the record reflect that change. Adjourned There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7 :30 P.M. CITY SECRETARY MAYOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 9, 1995 May 9, 1995 On the 9th day of May, A.D. , 1995, the City Council of the City of 10:55 a.m. Fort Worth, Texas, met in regular session, at 10: 55 a.m. , with the- ' following members and officers present: Attendance Mayor Ray Granger; Mayor Pro tempore Virginia Nell Webber; Council Members Jim Lane, Chuck'' tilcox; Becky Raskin, McKinley Jackson, Jewel x Woods, Bill Meadows, and Kenneth Barr; City Manager Bob Terrell ; City Attorney Wade Adkins; City Secretary Alice Church. With more than a .> quorum present, the following business was transacted: Invocation The invocation was given by The Reverend Richard Winkelman, Faith =s' Lutheran Church. Pledge The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Minutes On motion of Council Member Haskin, seconded by Council Member May 2, 1995 Woods, the minutes of the regular meeting of May 2, 1995, were approT6&F' approved unanimously.