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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995/03/21-Minutes-City Council 357 Thursday , March 16 , 1995 Nancy Runyon Ms . Nancy Runyon, 3601 Hardy Street , appeared before the City appeared Council regarding the non response of the Police Department to a burglary that occurred in her home. Executive The City Council will meet in closed or executive session to seek session the advice of its- attorney concerning the following pending litigation: Fort Worth Independent School District V. City of Fort Worth and Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. , Cause No. 141-156227-94 Adjourned There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned 12 : 15 p.m. CITY SECRETARY MAYOR 4 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 21, 1995 March 21, 1995 On the 21st day of March, A.D., 1995, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, met in regular session, at 10:12 a.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, Jewel Woods, Bill Meadows, and Kenneth Barr; City Manager Bob Terrell; City Attorney Wade Adkins; City Secretary Alice Church. Council Member McKinley Jackson was absent. With more than a quorum present, the following business was transacted: Invocation The invocation was given by The Reverend Robert Samples, Holy Tabernacle Church. Pledge The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Minutes On motion of Council Member Lane, seconded by Council Member Woods, the 3-16-95 appr. minutes of the regular meeting of March 16, 1995, were approved unanimously. Mayor for Mayor Granger introduced Kimberly Lovelace from Fort Worth Academy as mayor the day for the Day, and Mayor Pro tempore Webber presented her with a key to the City. P-7320 Mayor Pro tempore Webber requested that Mayor and Council Communication No. w/d consent P-7320 be withdrawn from the consent agenda. G-11010 Council Member Meadows requested that Mayor and Council Communication Nos. w/d consent G-11010 be withdrawn from the consent agenda. Mayor Reggio Mayor Granger advised Council that she would be traveling to Reggio Emilia, Emilia, Italy Italy, on March 29, 1995, and requested approval of ceremonial travel. Council Member Barr made a motion, seconded by Council Member Woods, that the ceremonial travel be approved. The motion carried unanimously. Mayor cerem. Mayor Granger advised Council that she traveled to Chihuahua, Mexico last week travel and requested approval ceremonial travel. Council Member Barr, seconded by Council Members Meadows, that the ceremonial travel be approved. The motion carried unanimously. 358 Tuesday, March 21 1995 C.P. 190 There was presented City Council Proposal C.P. 190 as proposed by Mayor oppose Granger and Council Member Barr recommending that the City Council oppose any state legislation legislation that will diminish, modify or eliminate the Council's role or authority with Council's regard to the Employees' Retirement Fund, including any legislation that places authority administration of the Fund under the operation of a state statue; and recommending Employee's that City Council and City staff express the City's opposition to any such legislation Retirement and take whatever actions are necessary to oppose the legislation including appearing Fund to testify against the legislation and meeting with members of the Legislature, Lieutenant Governor, and Governor. On motion of Council Member Barr, seconded by Council Member Woods, the proposal was adopted unanimously. OCS-698 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. OCS-698 from the Claims 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. OCS-699 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. OCS-699 from the Contract Office of the City Secretary recommending that the City Council approve a Contract Tarrant County with Tarrant County for Election Services for City Elections on May 6, 1995. On Election motion of Council Member Lane, seconded by Council Member Woods, the Services recommendation was adopted unanimously. OCS-700 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. OCS-700 from the Res. No. 2050 Office of the City Secretary recommending that the City Council adopt Resolution No. appoint. pres. 2050 appointing the presiding judges and alternates for City Elections to be held May judges City 6, 1995. On motion of Council Member Lane, seconded by Council Member Haskin, the Elections recommendation was adopted unanimously. OCS-701 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. OCS-701 from the Res. No. Office of the City Secretary recommending that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2051 2051 setting regular zoning Hearing for April 11, 1995. On motion of Council Member Zoning Hearing Haskin, seconded by Council Member Woods, the recommendation was adopted April 11 unanimously. G-11005 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11005 from the City final assess. Manager recommending that the City Council approve the final assessment roll for the roll paving paving of 26th Street from Refugio/Angle to Ross, and authorize the issuance of 26th St. certificates as evidence of the special assessments levied against the abutting property owners on 26th Street. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. G-11006 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11006 from the City appr. final Manager recommending that the City Council approve the final assessment roll for the assess. roll paving of Loney Street from Terrell to Vickery, and authorize the issuance of paving Loney St. certificates as evidence of the special assessments levied against the abutting property owners on Loney Street. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. G-11007 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11007 from the City appr. final Manager recommending that the City Council approve the final assessment roll for the assess. roll paving of Loney Street from Vickery to Stella, and authorize the issuance of paving Loney St. certificates as evidence of the special assessments levied against the abutting property owners on Loney Street. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. G-11008 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11008 from the City appr. disposal Manager recommending that the City Council approve the disposal of p public records public records in the Personnel Department. It was the consensus of the City Council that the Personnel recommendation be adopted. 359 Tuesday, March 21, 1995 Auth. grant There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11009 from the City TDC JTPA Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to accept an adopt Approp. additional grant from the Texas Department of Commerce in the amount of $28,644.00 Ord. No. 11873 pursuant to the Job Training Partnership Act, Title III Economic Dislocation Worker Adjustment Act Program for the contract period of July 1, 1994 to June 30, 1995, and adopt Appropriations Ordinance No. 11873 increasing the estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grants Fund in the amount of $28,644.00 for the purpose of increasing funding from Texas Department of Commerce for implementation of Job Training Partnership Act, Title III Economic Dislocation Worker Adjustment Act Program. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. G-11010 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11010 from the City adopt Ord. Manager recommending that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 11874 repealing No. 11874 Sections 34-111 through 34-126, Sections 34-136 through 34-144, and Sections 34-156 "Taxicabs" through 34-160, of Article IV "Taxicabs", of Chapter 34 of The Code of The City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, and substituting in lieu thereof a new article IV "Taxicabs", containing Sections 34-111 through 34-146 and providing for the regulation of the operation of Taxicabs upon and along the city streets; providing for definitions; requiring a Franchise to Operate Taxicabs upon the city streets; requiring the filing of an application and other information when applying for a Taxicab Franchise; providing for investigation of the application; prescribing factors to be considered prior to granting a franchise; providing for issuance of a franchise by ordinance adopted by the City Council; requiring consent to transfer said franchise; limiting the operations of Taxicabs only to the number to Taxicabs specified in the franchise; providing for the authorization of additional Taxicabs to be furnished by the franchise holder; providing for the suspension and revocation of a Taxicab Franchise; prescribing and providing for annual fees to be paid by each franchise holder; requiring an annual report to be filed with the Public Utilities Supervisor; providing for the Suspension of a Franchise for failure to file an annual report or to pay an annual fee; authorizing the City Council to establish maximum rates to be charged for taxicab service and requiring the posting of such rates; requiring installation of Taximeters and the inspection and testing of same; requiring standards for tolerances and accuracy of taximeters; requiring the payment of fares and the carrying of all persons requesting service except in certain instances; prohibiting the soliciting of taxicab service and cruising by taxicabs; requiring a fixed place of business for each franchise holder and authorizing the location of taxi stands, subject to the approval of the Chief of Police; providing that each franchise holder shall be responsible for the operation of its taxicabs and for establishing a written policy relating thereto; prescribing the taxicab driver's responsibilities and duties in the operation of a taxicab; requiring dress standards for taxicabs drivers, and the establishment and enforcement of same by the franchise holder; requiring the display of the name of the franchise holder on each taxicab; regulating the placement of commercial advertising on taxicabs; requiring that each taxicab driver obtain a permit to drive a taxicab on the City streets; requiring the Filing of an application and other information when applying for a taxicab driver permit; requiring the payment of an annual renewal fee for each permit; prescribing the qualifications for obtaining a Taxicab Driver's Permit; requiring a physical examination of the applicant before the permit is issued; providing for grounds for denial of a permit; requiring notification by a taxicab driver of change of address or change of franchise holder; requiring display of a Taxicab Driver's permit; declaring it an offence to forge, alter or counterfeit a permit or to drive a taxicab without a permit; providing for the revocation of a Taxicab Driver's Permit; requiring Taxicabs to be in safe operating condition; prescribing the minimum standards for safety and appearance' of taxicabs; providing for the periodic inspection of taxicabs by the City; prescribing age limits for taxicabs; prescribing conditions by which a taxicab driver may be an independent contractor to the franchise holder; requiring City-Wide Taxicab Service; regulating the representation of availability of a taxicab; limiting the carrying of persons only to paying passengers; prohibiting the use of scanners; regulating the removal and disposition of equipment from Taxicabs; requiring insurance to be furnished by franchise holders. Jay Wilkinson Mr. Jay Wilkinson, 4116 S. Henderson St., appeared before the City Council and appeared expressed opposition to the proposed amendment to the "Taxicabs" ordinance, stating that he objected to the removal of the "right to appeal" section of this ordinance. B. Wood, D. Deputy City Attorney Bill Wood and Mr. Danny Reed, Energy Manager, appeared Reed appeared before the City Council and gave an explanation regarding the appeal process. G-11010 ord. Council Member Barr made a motion, seconded by Mayor Pro tempore Webber, amend.r/instate that Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11010 be approved and that the ordinance appeal proc. be amended to reinstate the appeal process. The motion carried unanimously. 360 -- Tuesdaa+ March 21 199_ G-11011 ratify There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11011 from the City reappt.S.Garcia Manager recommending that the City Council ratify the reappointment of Mr. Sam J. Lewis, D. Garcia, Place 2, Mr. Johnny L. Lewis, Place 4, Mr. Darrell McPeek, Place 6 and Mr. John McPeek, J.Her- J. Hernandez, Place 8 to the Building Standards Commission. It was the consensus of nandez BSC the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. G-11013 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11013 from the City adopt Ord. Manager recommending that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 11875 adopting a No. 11875 moratorium on the acceptance of applications for permits for the erection or alteration of off-premise outdoor commercial advertising signs and the acceptance of applications for "S" Sign Subdistrict zoning in certain scenic, cultural, architectural and historic areas for 180 days; directing the Scenic Preservation Commission to develop an incentive plan to reduce the number of off-premise outdoor advertising signs in such areas; directing the Scenic Preservation Commission to initiate applications for designation of such areas as scenic, cultural, architectural or historic areas in which off-premise outdoor advertising signs will be prohibited; providing for a method for repeal of this ordinance; adopt supplemental Appropriations Ordinance No. 11876 appropriating $23,000.00 to the General Fund, and decreasing the unreserved, undesignated General Fund balance by the same amount for the purpose of funding compliance with notice requirements for the designation of scenic corridors, and authorize the expenditure of $23,000.00 for compliance with notice requirements for the designation of scenic corridors. L.Meeks,D.Rich- Laura Meeks, 5640 Conlin Drive; Don Richardson, 7632 Blue Carriage Lane; Eunice ardson,E.Give- Givens, 5500 Stafford Drive; Joe Halstead, 1755 Martel Avenue; Marilyn Hodge, 1517 ns,J.Halstead,M Glasgow Road; and Michael Johnston, 2434 Rogers appeared before the City Council in Hodge,M.Johnson favor of the passage of the report as originally presented by the Scenic Preservation favor report Commission. Ted Cue Ted Cue, 3733 Earl, appeared before the City Council and recommended the appeared compromise proposal. Jim Schell Mr. Jim Schell, 901 Fort Worth Club Building, appeared before the City Council appeared and advised Council that the position of the Billboard Industry had not changed; Billboard however, he said that this ordinance was a compromise between the two and requested Ind. compr. City Council's favorable consideration. Council Member Woods made a motion, seconded by Council Member Meadows, that Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11013 be adopted. Subst. motion Council Member Haskin made a substitute motion, seconded by Council Member G-11013 amend. Barr, that Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11013 be adopted, as amended, by I-35 & I-30 including all of I-35 and I-309 within the City limits, in the scenic corridor. The in scenic corr. motion failed by the following vote: AYES: Council Members Silcox, Haskin, and Barr failed NOES: Mayor Granger; Mayor Pro tempore Webber; Council Members Lane, Woods, and Meadows ABSENT: Council Member Jackson G-11013 When the motion approve Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11013 was put carried to a vote, it carried by the following vote: AYES: Mayor Granger; Mayor Pro tempore Webber; Council Members Lane, Silcox, Haskin, Woods Meadows, and Barr NOES: None ABSENT: Council Member Jackson P-7317 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7317 from the City auth. purch. Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the purchase of one paver/finisher paver/finisher for the Transportation and Public Works Department from Conley-Lott Conley-Lott Nichols Machinery Company on low bid meeting specifications for an amount not to Nichols exceed $165,431.00, f.o.b. destination, freight no charge and payment terms of net 30 days. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. Al 361 Tuesday, March 21- 1995 P-7318 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7318 from the City auth, renew Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the first option to renew the purch. agree. purchase agreement for epoxy marker adhesive for the Transportation and Public epoxy marker Works Department with E-Bond Epoxies, Inc., with payment terms net 30 days, f.o.b. adhesive destination, freight no charge, with terms of agreement to begin March 22, 1995, and E-Bond end March 21, 1996, with the option to renew for one (1) additional year. It was the Epoxies, Inc. consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. P-7319 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7319 from the City auth. renew Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the final option to renew the purch. agree. purchase agreement for emulsified asphalt for the Transportation and Public Works emulsified Department with Koch Asphalt Company, based on unit price of $.6369 per gallon, terms asphalt net 30 days, f.o.b. vendors dock, freight $.0369 per gallon prepaid and add to invoice Koch Asphalt with term of agreement to begin April 10, 1995, and end April 9, 1996. It was the Company consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. P-7320 It was the consensus of the City Council that Mayor and Council Communication cont. for No. P-7320, Purchase Two 4.9 GVWR 4x2 Compact Utility Vehicles for the Engineering one week Department from Village Ford of Lewisville, be continued for one week. P-7321 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7321 from the City auth. sole Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a sole source purchase source purch. agreement to provide Wemco pumps and parts for the Water Department with W.D. Wemco pumps Graue, Inc. at manufacturer's list price with payment terms of net 30 days, f.o.b. do parts W.D. Sacramento, Ca., freight allowed with term of agreement to begin March 15, 1995, and Graue, Inc. end March 14, 1996, with two one year options to renew. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. P-7322 auth There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7322 from the City expend. funds Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the expenditure of additional purch. agree. funds for the purchase agreement with Innovative Construction, Inc. to furnish Innovative weatherization services to the Housing Department for a new amount not to exceed Const. weather- $551,430.00. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be ization service adopted. P-7323 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7323 from the City auth. sole Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a sole source purchase source purch. agreement to provide parts and labor for chlorine units for the Water Department with chlorine Metro/Quip, Inc., with payment terms net 30 days, f.o.b. Colmar, PA, freight prepaid units Metro/ and added to invoice, with term of agreement to begin March 22, 1995, and end March Quip, Inc. 21, 1996, with two one year options to renew. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. P-7324 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7324 from the City auth. sole Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a sole source purchase source purch. agreement for maintenance, parts and software on a Microbar 3000 Bar Code Reader maint., parts from American Microsystems for the City Services Department, for an amount not to do software exceed $50,000.00, net 30 days, f.o.b. factory, freight prepaid and added, with term of American agreement to begin March 7, 1995, and end March 6, 1996, with the option to renew Microsystems annually for two (2) years. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. P-7325 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7325 from the City auth, purch. Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a purchase agreement for agree, machine machine shop service and fabrication for the City of Fort Worth with Landers shop serv. & Industrial Service on the sole bid of unit prices with payment terms net 30 days f.o.b. fabrication destination, freight no charge, with term of agreement to begin April 14, 1995, and end Landers April 13, 1996 with two one year options to renew. It was the consensus of the City Industrial Ser. Council that the recommendation be adopted. P-7326 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7326 from the City auth. purch. Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a purchase agreement for heavy agree. heavy duty brake parts for the City Services Department with multiple vendors based on the duty brake low bid of unit prices, terms of net 10 days, f.o.b. destination, freight no charge, with parts multi. term of agreement to begin April 24, 1995, and end April 23, 1996, with two options vendors to renew for one year each. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. 362 Tuesday, March 21, 1995 P-7327 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7327 from the City authorize Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the purchase of trucks, beds purchase and equipment for the City Services Department from various vendors for an amount trucks, beds not to exceed $1,347,611.07, f.o.b destination, freight no charge and payment terms net equipment 30 days. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be various vend. adopted. L-11543 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. L-11543 from the City auth. rev. Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a revision of the previously area prop. approved area and amount of consideration for property located on Walnut Hill Lane, located Irving, Texas, (Parcel 163, part of Lot 2, Block 2, North Star Phase II Addition) for Irving, Texas the purpose of expanding D/FW Airport; find that the revised amount of $40,500.00, expand. D/FW or the price awarded by the court is just compensation; declare the necessity of Airport taking an interest in the property for public purpose; authorize the institution of condemnation proceedings to acquire interest in the needed property; and authorize the acceptance and recording of the appropriate instruments. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. L-11544 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. L-11544 from the City auth. rev. Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a revision of the previously property approved amount of consideration for property located at 4114 Crest Ridge Drive, located Irving, Texas (Parcel 206, Lot 10, Block 2, Towne Lake Phase III Addition) for the Irving, Texas purpose of expanding D/FW Airport; find that the revised amount of $140,000.00 is just compensation; and authorize the acceptance and recording of the appropriate instruments. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. L-11545 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. L-11545 from the City auth. rev. Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a revision of the previously area prop. approved area and amount of consideration for property located on Walnut Hill Lane, located Irving, Texas, (Parcel 159, part of Lot 1, Block 2, North Star Phase II Addition) for Irving, Texas the purpose of expanding D/FW Airport; find that the revised amount of $24,000.00, or the price awarded by the court is just compensation; declare the necessity of taking an interest in the property for public purpose; authorize the institution of condemnation proceedings to acquire interest in the needed property; and authorize the acceptance and recording of the appropriate instruments. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. L-11546 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. L-11546 from the City auth. Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to transfer transfer $5,000.00 from Water and Sewer Operating Fund to the Sewer Capital Projects Fund adopt Ord. in the amount of $5,000.00; adopt Ordinance No. 11877 increasing the estimated receipts No. 11877 and appropriations in the Sewer Capital Projects Fund by $5,000.00 for the purpose acqui. perm. of increasing funding for acquisition of a permanent sanitary sewer erosion control sanitary maintenance easement and a temporary construction easement for sanitary sewer sewer erosion rehabilitation; rescind Mayor and Council Communication No. L-10366, approved January control main. 10, 1991, which approved condemnation for a permanent sanitary sewer easement; ease. temp. approve the acquisition of a permanent sanitary sewer erosion control maintenance const. ease. easement and a temporary construction easement at 701 Denair Street (Lot 1, Block B- sanitary R, of the third filing of the Riverside Addition); find that $5,000.00 is just sewer rehab. compensation for these easements; and authorize the City Manager to accept and rescind record the appropriate instruments. It was the consensus of the City Council that the L-10366 recommendation be adopted. PZ-1791 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. PZ-1791 from the City adopt Ord. Manager recommending that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 11878 vacating, a No. 11878 portion of Mattison Avenue, between Haskell Avenue and Montgomery Street and vacating extinguishing a street right-of-way located in Block 1, Lot AR in the F.W.O.H. Addition, port. of and Block 2, Lots 6R, 5R, and 10-14, Zihlman's Addition of the City of Fort Worth, Mattison Ave. Texas. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. PZ-1792 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. PZ-1792 from the City adopt Ord. Manager recommending that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 11879 vacating an No. 11879 eight foot wide utility easement in width and fifty-eight (58) feet in length, located vac. utility on Block 12, between Lots D and E, Hill Crest Addition of the City of Fort Worth, easement Texas. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. 363 Tuesday, March 21, 1995 PZ-1793 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. PZ-1793 from the City adopt Ord. Manager recommending that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 11880 vacating a No. 11880 street right-of-way with a 20'x 20' Public Open Space Easement, a portion of Modlin vacating Avenue, between Montgomery Street and Clifton Street, located adjacent to Block 1, street Lot 1R; and Block 2, Lot 1R, North Texas State University, Texas College of Osteopathic right-of-way Medicine Addition of the City of Fort Worth, Texas. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14721 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14721 from the City auth. mend. Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute No. 1 eng. agree. Amendment No. 1 to the engineering agreement with Douglas D. Lee & Associates, Inc., Douglas D. Lee City Secretary Contract No. 19939, for providing technical assistance during the do Assoc. Inc. construction of the Basin lA Structural Repairs of the Rolling Hills Water Treatment const. Rolling Plan, increasing the fixed fee by $5,650.00 from $51,387.00 to $57,037.00. It was the Hills W T Plant consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14722 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14722 from the City auth. transfer Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to transfer adopt Approp. $29,600.00 from the Water and Sewer Operating Fund to the Water Capital Projects Ord. No. 11881 Fund in the amount of $14,450.00 and Sewer Capital Projects Fund in the Amount of adopt Ord. $15,150.00; adopt Appropriations Ordinance No. 11881 increasing the estimated receipts No. 11882 and appropriations in the Water Capital Projects Fund by $14,450.00 for the purpose exe. engin. of increasing funding with HNTB Corporation for street reconstruction, water and agree. HNTB sewer replacement; adopt Ordinance No. 11882 increasing the estimated receipts and Corp. prepare appropriations in the Sewer Capital Projects Fund by $15,150.00 for the purpose of Plans Specif. increasing funding with HNTB Corporation for street reconstruction, water and sewer for street, replacement; and authorize the City Manager to execute an engineering agreement with storm drain., HNTB Corporation for a fee not to exceed $67,200.00 to prepare Plans and water do sanit. Specifications for street, storm drainage, water and sanitary sewer improvements on sewer improve. Barr Street from Bolt Street to Drew Street, Bolt Street from 8th Avenue to Barr Street and Drew Street from Barr Street to 6th Street. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14723 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14723 from the City auth. Amend. Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute No. 3 archit. Amendment No. 3 to the architectural design contract (Contract No. 20298) with design coat Federico/ Associates, Inc., of Fort Worth for the preparation of contract documents for Federico/Assoc the modification of city buildings to meet the requirements of the Americans with Inc. modific. Disabilities Act and to raise the authorized maximum fee by $18,400.00 from $182,000.00 of city bldgs. to $200,400.00. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be ADA adopted. C-14724 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14724 from the City auth. accept Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to accept and do exe. coot. execute a contract with Tarrant County in an amount not to exceed $18,000.00, Tarrant County establishing the Fort Worth Public Health Department as a subcontracting service Texas Dept. provider for the Texas Department of Health Breast and Cervical Cancer Control of Health Program (BCCCP), and adopt Supplemental Appropriations Ordinance No. 11883 Breast do increasing the estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grants Fund by $18,000.00 Cervical Cancer for the purpose of increasing funding for Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program Control Program contract Renewal, and authorize the Fiscal Services Department to create a new project BCCCP number in the Grants Fund for deposit of BCCCP reimbursements for services totaling an amount not to exceed $18,000.00 for the contract period July 1, 1994, through June 30, 1995. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14725 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14725 from the City auth. cunt. Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a WHC Const.Com. contract with WHC Construction Company, Inc., in the amount of $232,000.00 and 150 Inc. const. of calendar days, for construction of ADA Transition Plan, Phase A3. It was the ADA Trans Plan consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14726 auth. There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14726 from the City amend. Yandell Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute an Hiller do Co. amendment to City Secretary Contract No. 19022 with the firm of Yandell, Hiller do Co., incre. coot. Inc., increasing the contract amount by $2,725.00 from $68,770.00 to $71,495.00 for the amount drain design of drainage channel improvements in Waverly Park from 400 feet south of channel impr. Highway 80 to Chapin Road. It was the consensus of the City Council that the Waverly Park recommendation be adopted. i.. 364 Tuesday, March 21, 1995 C-14727 auth. There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14727 from the City transfer Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to transfer adopt Approp. $22,997.00 from Water and Sewer Operating Fund to the Water Capital Projects Fund; Ord. no. 11884 adopt Appropriations Ordinance No. 11884 increasing the estimated receipts and increas. fund. appropriations in the Water Capital Projects Fund in the amount of $22,997.00 for the Dyer Materials, purpose of increasing funding with Dyer Materials, Inc., to Chestnut Avenue Water and Inc. Chestnut Sewer Improvement Unit IB-Offsite Sewer Improvements; and approve Change Order Ave. Water & No. 5 with Dyer Materials, Inc., for Chestnut Avenue Water and Sewer Improvements, Sewer Improv. Unit IB-Offsite Sewer Improvements in the amount of $22,866.00, increasing the total amount of the contract to $559,073.92. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14728 auth. There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14728 from the City Suppl. Agree. Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute No. 5 lease Supplemental Agreement No. 5 to City Secretary Contract No. 13801 for the lease of the FAA Auto. FAA Automated Flight Service Station at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport. Flight Serv. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14729 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14729 from the City auth. T- Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a Hangar Lease T-Hangar Lease Agreement with David Bushm, an individual, for two T-Hangar bays Agree. David and one T-Hangar Office space located at Hangar 19 South at Meacham Airport. It was Bushm Meacham the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14730 auth. There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14730 from the City engin. agree. Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute an Albert H. Half engineering agreement with Albert H. Half Associates, Inc., for a fee not to exceed Assoc. & Inc. $39,600 to prepare plans and specifications for the Asbury Avenue Drainage System. plans Asbury It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14731 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14731 from the City auth. agree. Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute an Missouri agreement with Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (MP) for the construction of certain Pacific capacity improvements in Mockingbird Yard, Dallas, Texas for the implementation of Railroad Co. Phase I Commuter Rail Service; accept funds transfer from the City of Dallas RAILTRAN const. improv. Office in the amount of $2,909,286.00; adopt Appropriations Ordinance No. 11885 implem. Phase I increasing the estimated receipt and appropriations in the Special Trust Fund in the Commuter Rail amount of $2,909,286.00 for the purpose of increasing funding with DFW Railtran Service System and the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company for the Construction of Capacity improvements in Mockingbird Yard, Dallas, Texas; and authorize the use of the funds to pay for design and construction improvements to the Mockingbird Yard. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14732 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14732 from the City auth. Class- Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to revise the room Training Classroom Training Contracts with educational entities for Title II-A, II-C and III of Contracts the Job Training Partnership Act for program year 1994 to increase the amount by JTPA $579,000.00 to a total of $3,083,000.00. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14733 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14733 from the City adopt SuppL Manager recommending that the City Council adopt Supplemental Appropriations Approp. Ord. Ordinance No. 11886 increasing the estimated receipts and appropriations in the State No. 11886 Revolving Fund in the amount of $28,000.00 for the purpose of increasing funding with ihcre. fund. Cajun Contractors for expansion at Village Creek Wastewater Plant; authorize the City Cajun Cont. Manager to transfer $28,000.00 from State Revolving Loan Debt Service Fund to State Village Creek Revolving Fund, and adopt appropriations Ordinance No. 11887 increasing the estimated Wastewater Plant receipts and appropriations in the State Revolving Loan Debt Service Fund in the adopt Approp. amount of $28,000.00 for the purpose of increasing funding with Cajun Contractors for Ord. No. 11887 expansion at Village Creek Wastewater Plant; and authorize Change Order No. li in the incre. fund. amount of $266,412.19 to City Secretary Contract No. 19327 with Cajun Contractors, Cajun Cont. Inc., for the 24 MGD Expansion, Phase II-C, revising the total contract cost to Village Creek $16,298,673.57. On motion of Council Member Barr, seconded by Council Member Wastewater Pl. Meadows, the recommendation was adopted unanimously. It appeared that a public hearing was set for today concerning the adoption of the 1993 National Electrical Code. Mayor Granger asked if there was anyone present desiring to be heard. 36� 0 Tuesday, March 21, 1995 Al Godwin Mr. Al Godwin, representing the Development Department, appeared before the appeared City Council and presented a staff report advising Council that the majority of the 1993 National changes were local ones and called the attention of the City Council to Mayor and Electrical Council Communication No. G-11012 recommending that the City Council adopt the 1993 Code edition of the National Electrical Code as the Electrical Code of the City of Fort Worth and amend the electrical section of the Sign Code to reference this new code. There being no one else present desiring to be heard, Council Member Barr G-11012 made a motion, seconded by Council Member Woods, that the approved public hearing be closed and that Mayor and Council Communication No. G-11012 be Ord. No. 11888 approved, adopting Ordinance No. 11888. The motion carried unanimously. Nancy Runyon Ms. Nancy Runyon, 3601 Hardy, appeared before the City Council and expressed appeared appreciation to the bus drivers, security guards, and City Police Officer Linda Wright for their assistance and expressed dissatisfaction in not being able to get a shopping cart on the buses that are equipped to lift wheelchairs. Closed It was the consensus that the City Council meet in closed session at 11:32 a.m. session to seek the advice of its attorney regarding the following contemplated litigation or other matters that are exempt from public disclosure under Article X, Section 9 of the Texas State Bar Rules: (1) Legal issues related to the adoption of the Minority Business Enterprise and Woman Business Enterprise Ordinance (2) Claim of Earnest Woodall and Kenneth Dollar i I as authorized by Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code. Adjourned There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:05 p.m. I�GU.cJ t�/fit CITY SECRETARY MAYOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 28, 1995 March 28, 1995 On the 28th day of March, A.D., 1995, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, met in regular session, at 10:23 a.m., with the following members and officers present: Attendance Mayor Kay Granger; Mayor Pro tempore Virginia Nell Webber; Council Members Chuck Silcox, Becky Baskin, McKinley Jackson, Jewel Woods, Bill Meadows, and Kenneth Barr; City Manager Bob Terrell; City Attorney Wade Adkins; City Secretary Alice Church. Council Member Jim Lane was absent. With more than a quorum present, the following business was transacted: Invocation The invocation was given by The Reverend Laverne Reed, Wesley Chapel A.M.E. Church. Pledge The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Minutes On motion of Council Member Woods, seconded by Council Member Jackson, the 3-21-95 appr. minutes of the regular meeting of March 21, 1995, were approved unanimously. Proclamation A proclamation was presented for Keep America Beautiful Month and Fort Worth Is A Clean City Month to Marjorie De La Tour. Council Member Haskin recognized Carolyn Bellah of Fort Worth Clean City and expressed appreciation for her services and requested all citizens to participate in the Glad Bag-A-Thon Day on April 29, 1995, and to join them in Gateway Park for lunch after picking up debris. C-14741 w/d Mayor Pro tempore Webber requested that Mayor and Council Communication No. consent C-14741 be withdrawn from the consent agenda. a