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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995/01/03-Minutes-City Council 269 CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 3, 1995 January 3, 1995 On the 3rd day of January, A.D. , 1995, the City Council of the City of 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 , and Kenneth Barr; City Manager Bob Terrell ; City Attorney Wade Adkins; City Secretary Alice Church. Council Member Bill Meadows was absent. With more than a quorum present , the following business was transacted: Invocation The invocation was given by The Reverend Terry Hornbuckle, Agape Christian Fellowship. Pledge The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Minutes On motion of Council Member Silcox, seconded by Mayor Pro tempore December 20, Webber, the minutes of the regular meeting of December 20 , 1994, were 1994 approved approved unanimously. Consent agenda On motion of Council Member Silcox, seconded by Council Member approved Jackson, the consent agenda, as amended, was approved unanimously. Appointed I Council Member Lane made a motion, seconded by Council Member Plan Comm. Jackson, that Ms . Janice Duke Michel be appointed to Place 2 on the City Plan Commission, with a term of office expiring October 1, 1996. The motion carried unanimously. Council Member Lane expressed appreciation to City Manager Terrell and Assistant City Manager Mike Groomer and staff; Speaker Jim Wright and former Council Member Louis J. Zapata; and Congressman Pete Geren and his staff for their diligent efforts in securing an EDA Grant funding for our City. OCS-676 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. OCS-676 Parkway from the Office of the City Secretary recommending that the City Contractor's Council authorize the acceptance of a Parkway Contractor's Bond issued Bond issued to Jim Birge & Co. , Inc. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. OCS-677 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. OCS-677 Claims from the Office of the City Secretary recommending that notices of claims for alleged damages and/or injuries be referred to the Risk Management Department . It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. G-10931 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10931 application from the City Manager recommending that the City Council approve the partial tax application for partial tax exemption eligibility of the property at exemption 2306 Park Place Avenue (Forest Park Apartments) . It was the consensus eligibility of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. 0-10932 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10932 amendment from the City Manager recommending that the City Plan Commission and Master the Department of Planning and Growth Management recommend the adoption Thoroughfare of the proposed amendment to the Master Thoroughfare Plan, T-94-3, Plan which would downgrade the designation of the North Tarrant County Freeway from a freeway requiring 400 ' Right of Way to an arterial parkway requiring 200' Right of Way. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. G-10933 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10933 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to: Reallocate 1. Reallocate $24,128 . 11 from Community Development Block Grant CDBG funds for (CDBG) Year XIX and $75, 983.00 from CDBG Year XX funds for Model Blocks Model Blocks Projects staff costs, and 270 Tuesday, January 3 , 1995 2 . Authorize the Fiscal Services Department to establish a new work phase for Model Blocks Staff in the City' s financial accounting system, and 3 . Transfer $24,128 .11 from CDBG Year XIX Field Office Lease work phase to the above new work phase, and 4. Transfer $75, 983 .00 from CDBG Year XX Model Blocks Project work phase to CDBG Year XX Model Blocks Staff work phase, and 5 . Apply indirect cost rates in accordance with the City's Administrative Regulation 3-15 (apply the rate of 18 . 73 percent , which represents the rate approved by HUD for this department on November, 1994) . It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. G-10934 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10934 from the City Manager recommending that the City Council : Authorize 1. Authorize the City Manager to apply for and accept, if grant Library awarded, a grant in the amount of $34, 408 .00 from the U.S. Literacy Department of Education Library Literacy Program, Adopt Ord. No. 2 . Adopt Ordinance No. 11781 increasing the estimated receipts 11781 and appropriations in the Grants Fund in the amount of $34, 408 .00 for the purpose of accepting a grant from the U. S. Department of Education Library Literacy Program, and 3 . Authorize the Fiscal Services Department to create a project number in the Grants Fund. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. G-10935 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10935 approve from the City Manager recommending that the City Council approve the sale of sale of surplus portable bleachers to the Albuquerque, New Mexico surplus Convention Center for the total of $200,000 .00 plus freight cost. It bleachers was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. P-7217 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7217 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the purchase of purchase of D.A.R.E. t-shirts for the Police Department from Tee's Plus D.A.R.E. on the low bid of $18 ,880 .98, with payment terms of one percent 10 t-shirts days, net 30 days, f .o.b Groton, CT, freight no charge. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. P-7218 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7218 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a purchase agree. purchase agreement with Hach Company to furnish laboratory equipment Hach Company and supplies for the Water Department on its sole bid of list prices, laboratory plus shipping costs as follows : Process and Field Equipment (PH Meters, equipment Colorimeters , Turbidimeters) with Manufacturer's List Price; Process Equipment Parts (Light Source, Circuit Boards, Key Pads) with Manufacturer's List Price; Reagents for Hach Company Equipment with Manufacturer' s List Price; and Repair of Hach Company Equipment - Labor - Hourly rate quoted at time of repair and Repair Parts at Manufacturer's List Price. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. P-7219 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7219 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a purchase agree purchase agreement for security guard service for the Library security guard Department with Burns International Security Service on the low bid of service Librar, $9 . 30 per hour with payment terms of net 30 days with term of agreement to begin January 1, 1995, and end on December 31, 1995, with options to renew annually for two additional years. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. Z71 Tuesday, January 3, 1995 P-7220 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7220 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize an funds Anixter increase of funds to the purchase agreement with Anixter to provide network parts network parts for the Information Systems Fund for an amount not to exceed $175,000 .00, with an this agreement to end October 4, 1995 . It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. P-7221 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7221 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the purchase purchase of automobiles , pickups and vans for the City Services vehicles Department from Classic Chevrolet; Hudiburg Chevrolet, Inc . ; Metro Ford Truck Sales , Inc. ; and Nichols Ford, Inc. for a total amount not to exceed $2 ,564, 413 .00 . It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. P-7222 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7222 renew purch. from the City Manager recommending that the City Council exercise the agree. for option to renew the purchase agreement for double disc gate valves for double disc the Water Department with United States Pipe and Foundry and Atlas gate valves Utility Supply Company on low bid of unit prices, payment terms net 30 USP b Foundry days, f .o.b. destination, freight no charge, with term of agreement to S Atlas begin December 21, 1994, and end December 20 , 1995 , with one year Utility Supply option to renew. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. P-7223 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7223 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the purchase CYC purchase of a CYC curtain system for the City Manager's Department from curtain system Walter Brewer Corporation for an amount not to exceed $19, 863.00 net 30 Walter Brewer days, f . o.b. Kansas City, Missouri . It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. P-7224 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7224 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a purchase mid- purchase agreement for mid-grade and premium unleaded gasoline for the grade premium City Services Department with Lucky Lady Oil Company based on low bid unleaded with payment terms of net 15 days, f .o.b. supplier's dock, freight gasoline included, with term of agreement to begin January 9, 1995, and end Lucky Lady Oil January 8 , 1996, with two options to renew for one year each. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. L-11503 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. L-11503 approve from the City Manager recommending that the City Council approve the acquisition acquisition of a permanent drainage easement in Tract 1C, Allen Beard drainage Survey, Abstract No. 137; find that $1.00 is just compensation for the easement easement acquired from Mercantile Partners; and authorize the City Manager to accept and record the conveyance instruments . It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. L-11504 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. L-11504 declare the from the City Manager recommending that the City Council declare the necessity necessity of taking an interest in a portion of Fort Worth and Western portion Railroad Company right-of-way located in R. Crowley Survey, A-313 to right-of-way construct essential public improvements (Sanitary Sewer) , and authorize institute the City Attorney to institute condemnation proceedings to acquire the condemnation interest in the land. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be . adopted. L-11505 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. L-11505 approve from the City Manager recommending that the City Council approve the acquisition acquisition of temporary construction easements in the North Fort Worth temp. coast. Addition and Hi-Mount Addition; find that $1.00 is just compensation easements in for each easement acquired from various grantors, required for the North Fort replacement and reconnection of an 8-inch sanitary sewer line, Lateral Worth Addition L-1129, Main-B; and authorize the City Manager to accept and execute & Hi-Mount Add. the appropriate instruments . It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. 272 Tu aday January 3 1995 L-11506 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. L-11506 appr. acqu. from the City Manager recommending that the City Council approve the temp. const. acquisition of temporary construction easement; find that $300 .00 is easement just compensation for the easement acquired from Ross A. Condemi required for the replacement and maintenance of sanitary sewer line, Lateral 667 , more fully described as being part of Lot 5 and the west 30 ft . of Lot 6, Kuykendolls ' Subdivision of Lots 1 and 13 , Block 2 , Oakland Addition; and authorize the City Manager to accept the appropriate instrument . It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. L-11507 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. L-11507 approve from the City Manager recommending that the City Council approve the acquisition acquisition of various easements in the Mary Johnson Survey, Abstract various No. 858 and Allen Beard Survey, Abstract No. 137; find that $1 .00 is easements just compensation for each easement acquired from American Manufacturing Corporation and General Industrial Corporation, required from the expansion os Sylvania Avenue and for future development; and authorize the City Manager to accept and record the conveyance of these instruments . It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. PZ-1773 It was the consensus of the City Council that consideration of continued Mayor and Council Communication No. PZ-1773, Vacation of a 20-Foot Wide January 17, 199 Utility Easement: Cityview Addition, Block 2, Lots 3 and 4, 4600-4900 Citylake Boulevard East (V-94-35) , be continued until January 17 , 1995 . PZ-1775 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. PZ-1775 adopt Ord. from the City Manager recommending that the City Council adopt No. 11782 Ordinance No. 11782 vacating an alley right-of-way located adjacent to vacating alley Lots 8-10 and 15-17 , Block 86, in the Belmont Park Addition to the City right-of-way of Fort Worth, Texas. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. PZ-1776 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. PZ-1776 adopt Ord. from the City Manager recommending that the City Council adopt No. 11783 Ordinance No. 11783 vacating an utility easement located on Block 3, vacating Lots 93 and 94, Countryside Addition, Phase III-B, in the City of Fort utility Worth, Texas . It was the consensus of the City Council that the easement recommendation be adopted. PZ-1777 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. PZ-1777 adopt Ord. from the City Manager recommending that the City Council adopt No. 11784 Ordinance No. 11784 vacating a street right-of-way cul-de-sac located vac, street at the eastern most end of Manzinita Street, adjacent to Tract A, Block right-of-way 20 , Summerfields Addition of the City of Fort Worth, Texas . It was the cul-de-sac consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. PZ-1778 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. PZ-1778 adopt Ord. from the City Manager recommending that the City Council adopt No. 11785 Ordinance No. 11785 vacating an utility easement located along the rear vacating property line of Lots 11 and 12, Block 97 , West Side Acres Addition of utility the City of Fort Worth, Texas . It was the consensus of the City easement Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14619 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14619 authorise from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the amendment City Manager to execute an amendment to City Secretary Contract No. Contract No. 19431, a professional services contract with Poe Engineers, Inc. , 19431, Poe increasing the contract amount by $5, 500 .00 from $454,823 . 21 to Engineers, $460 ,323. 21 . It was the consensus of the City Council that the Inc. recommendation be adopted. C-14620 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14620 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the engineering City Manager to execute an engineering services agreement with Huitt- services Zollars, Inc. , Engineers, Architects, 512 Main Street, Fort Worth, agree. Huitt- Texas, for a fee not to exceed $66,890 .00 to prepare plans and Zollars, Inc. specifications for Highland Hills storm drain improvements in Highland Hills Addition. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. 273 i Tuesday, January 3 , 1995 C-14621 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14621 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the engineering City Manager to execute an engineering services agreement with Goodwin I services and Marshall , Inc. , 6001 Bridge Street, Suite 100 , Fort Worth, Texas, agree. with for a fee not to exceed $80 ,793 .00 to prepare plans and specifications Goodwin & for the design of East Como drainage improvements , pavement restoration Marshall , Inc. and utility relocations. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14622 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No . C-14622 auth. two from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the health serv. City Manager to accept and execute two health services contracts with coat. with Tarrant County Commissioners Court. It was the consensus of the City TCCCourt Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14623 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14623 auth. amend. from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the Contract No. City Manager to execute the an amendment to City Secretary Contract No. 19463 with 19463 with Fort Worth Mall , Inc. , for an additional 1948 square feet of Fort Worth office space at Fort Worth Town Center for the Parks and Community Mall for Services Department. It was the consensus of the City Council that the office space recommendation be adopted. Z-94-119 Council Member Haskin made a motion, seconded by Council Member be coat. Barr, that the application of S. Thomas Mitchell for a change in zoning until of property located in the 8700 Block of Randol Mill Road from "E" January 17 , 1995 Commercial to "C" Multi-Family, Zoning Docket No. Z-94-119, be continued until January 17 , 1995. The motion carried unanimously. Citizen Mr. John Davis, 164 E. Hurst Boulevard, appeared before the City Presentation Council and presented the City Council with a report referencing John Davis various discrepancies in the Railtran document, and requested Council review the material . Closed It was the consensus that the City Council meet in closed session Session at 7 :10 p.m. to seek the advice of its attorney concerning the following pending or contemplated litigation or other matters which are exempt from public disclosure under Article X, Section 9 of the Texas State Bar Rules : 1) Claim of Nemorio Martinez 2) Fort Worth Independent School District v. City of Fort Worth and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Cause No. 141- 156227-94 as authorized by Section 551 . 071 of the Texas Government Code. The City Council reconvened into regular session at 7 : 28 p.m. Adjourned There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7 : 28 p.m. CITY SECRETARY MAYOR Ai-