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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994/08/16-Minutes-City Council 86 Tuesday . August 9. 1994 Council Member Barr suggested that all staff involved in the graffiti program be well educated about the program and Council Member Lane also suggested that another write-up about the program be placed in the City Page. Jerre Tracy Ms . Jerre Tracy, 2734 Colonial Parkway; Carolyn Bell , 3509 Elm Creek Court ; Joan Leach, 100 North University; Connie Herr, 3929 Stonehenge Road, and Reverend Donavan Wheatfall , 4513 Jennifer Court , appeared before the City Council and spoke in support of funding additional hours and materials at the Central Library. Francisco Mr . Francisco Hernandez , 2108 Alston Avenue, appeared before the Hernandez City Council with regard to his experience with the development inspectors in the renovation of his property. Galen Young Mr. Galen Young, 705 Daniels Drive and Ms . Minnie Nealy, 5305 Mansel Lane, appeared before the City Council and expressed support for the City Manager's recommended salary increase proposed for City employees . Closed Session It was the consensus of the City Council that the City Council meet in closed session at 11 : 47 a.m. , to seek the advice of its attorney concerning claims, litigation and other matters which are exempt from public disclosure under Article X, Section 9 of the Texas State Bar Rules, as authorized by Section 551 .071 of the Texas Government Code. The City Council reconvened into regular session at 12 :30 p.m. Adjourned There being no further business , the meeting was adjourned at 12 : 30 p.m. CITY SECRETARY MAYO` CITY COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 16, 1994 August 16, 1994 On the 16th day of August , A.D. , 1994, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, met in regular session, at 10 :15 a.m. , with the following members and officers present: Attendance Mayor Kay Granger; 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. Mayor Pro tempore Virginia Nell Webber was absent . With more than a quorum present , the following business was transacted: Invocation The invocation was given by The Reverend Bob Coleman, Handley Meadowbrook Christian Church. Pledge The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. On motion of Council Member Silcox, seconded by Council Member Barr, the minutes of the regular meeting of August 9, 1994, were approved unanimously. Mayor for Mayor Granger introduced Ms . Hilda Graham, Mayor for the day, the day and presented her with a key to the City of Fort Worth. Consent Agenda On motion of Council Member Woods, seconded by Council Member adopted Jackson, the consent agenda, as amended, was adopted unanimously. 87 Tuesday, August 16, 1994 C.P. 188 There was presented Council Proposal C.P. 188 - as proposed by adopt Council Member Haskin, recommending that the City of Fort Worth adopt Ordinance No. Ordinance No. 11644 requesting and directing the Zoning Commission of 11644 the City of Fort Worth to formulate and report to the City Council as expeditiously as possible its recommendations relating to revising city ordinances and regulations to provide for more adequate controls on the number, size, lighting, spacing, location and permitting of off-premise outdoor commercial advertising signs in the City of Fort Worth; prohibiting for a period not to exceed one hundred and twenty (120) days the acceptance and processing of applications for permits for the erection or alteration of off-premise outdoor commercial advertising signs and the acceptance and processing of applications for "S" sign subdistrict zoning pending consideration by the Zoning Commission and the City Council of revisions to such city ordinances and regulations; providing for a method for repeal of this ordinance. Mayor Granger and Council Members Woods and Meadows expressed their reservation about this proposed ordinance stating that all sign permits had to come before City Council for final action. I Council Member Barr requested the City Manager to schedule a work session with regard to the charge given to the Scenic Preservation Committee and Zoning Commission after the completion of the budget process. adopted The motion to approve Council Proposal C.P. 188 was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Council Members Lane, Silcox, Haskin, Jackson, and Barr NOES: Mayor Granger; Council Members Woods and Meadows ABSENT: Mayor Pro tempore Webber Res. No. 2002 Council Member Lane made a motion, seconded by Council Member adopted 1994-95 Haskin, that Resolution No. 2002 be adopted approving FY 1994-95 Budget D/FW Int. Budget for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The motion Airport carried unanimously. On August 9, 1994, City Manager delivered to each of the City Council Members a copy of the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 1994- 95. Ordinance No. Council Member Lane introduced Ordinance No. 11645 on first 11645 reading setting forth an itemized estimate of the expense of first reading conducting each Department , Division, and Office of the Municipal appropriating Government of the City of Fort Worth for the Ensuing Fiscal Year money carried beginning October 1, 1994, and ending September 30 , 1995, and appropriating money for the various funds and purposes of such estimate; appropriating money to pay interest and principal sinking fund requirement on all outstanding general indebtedness; providing for public hearings upon this ordinance before the entire City Council sitting as a committee of the whole. Council Member Meadows seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. 1994-95 Ad The proposed Ordinance Levying Ad Valorem Taxes for the 1994- Valorem Taxes 1995 Fiscal Year Budget based on the City Manager's estimates was Ord. Levying introduced into the record. Deny Council Member Meadows made a motion, seconded by Council Member resolution Haskin, that the City Council deny the resolution setting a public public hearing hearing on the proposal to increase property taxes. The motion increase taxes carried unanimously. Budget It appeared to the City Council that the City Council set today Hearing as the date for the hearing in connection with the proposed budget for the 1994-95 Fiscal Year to give every interested person or citizen opportunity to be heard. Mayor Granger asked if there was any one present desiring to be heard. 88 Tuesday, August 16, 1994 Mr. Bob Semple, Mr. Bob Semple, Chair of Downtown Fort Worth, Inc . , 300 7th St . ; Pat Evans, Mr. Pat Evans, 5108 Sealands Lane; and Ms. Janette Barrington, 2233 Janette Winton Terrace West , appeared before the City Council and spoke in Barrington support of funding additional hours and materials at the Central Library. Hearing There being no one else present desiring to be heard in continued connection with the proposed budget for the 1994-95 Fiscal Year, it was the consensus of the City Council that the hearing be continued from day to day and time to time and especially to the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting of August 23, 1994, to give every interested person or citizen the opportunity to be heard. OCS-644 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. OCS-644 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-10766 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10766 Auth. Perf. from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize Airways, Inc. the City Manager to grant Performance Airways , Inc. (d/b/a Staci 's Fixed Base Jet Center, Inc. ) a public Fixed Base Operator permit at Meacham Oper. permit Airport . It was the consensus of the City Council that the Meach. Airport recommendation be adopted. G-10767 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10767 adopt Appr. from the City Manager recommending that the City Council adopt Ord. No. Appropriations Ordinance No. 11646 increasing the estimated receipts 11646 and appropriations in the Special Trust Fund in the amount of promoting $12 , 537 .73 for the purpose of improving concession operations , facilities providing funds for the purchase of improvements or equipment , and Will Rogers advertising, marketing, and promoting the usage of the facilities at the Will Rogers Memorial Center, and 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-10768 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10768 accept from the City Manager recommending that the City Council accept a donation donation of $6,800 .00 from Winn-Dixie Texas, Inc. ; adopt Ordinance No. 11647 increasing the estimated receipts and appropriations in The Park and Recreation Improvement Fund in the amount of $6,800 .00 for the purpose of accepting a donation from Winn-Dixie, Inc . , for improvements to The Playing Fields at Sycamore Park; and authorize the Parks and Community Services Department to spend the donated funds for improvements to the playing fields at Sycamore Park. On motion of Council Member Jackson, seconded by Council Member Lane, the recommendation was adopted unanimously. G-10769 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10769 accept from the City Manager recommending that the City Council accept a donation donation of equipment and equipment repairs , valued at $1 ,000 .00 from Burlington Northern Network of Burlington Northern Railroad to the Parks and Community Services Department . On motion of Council Member Haskin, seconded by Council Member Woods, the recommendation was adopted unanimously. P-7036 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-7036 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize: cancel 1 . Cancellation of the grounds maintenance purchase agreement grounds to BDS Associates on M&C P-6830 dated February 22 , 1994, maint. purchase and remove BDS Associates from the vendor list for a period agree. BDS Ass. of two years ; and, purchase agree. 2 . A purchase agreement to provide grounds maintenance service Howard's Outdoor for the Parks and Community Services Department with Serv. DBA U S Howard's Outdoor Services DBA U S Landscape Maintenance on Land. Maint. the low bid of $1 , 900.00 per mowing cycle; and, „ 89 Tuesday, August 16, 1994 3. This agreement to begin on August 9, 1994 and end March 3 , 1995. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. L-11432 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. L-11432 approve from the City Manager recommending that the City Council approve the acquisition acquisition of temporary construction easements with right-of-entry temp. const. in the Fishburn Little Farms Addition, Lots 4 and 5 of Block 5 and in easements the Clairmont Place Addition, Lots 30 , 8, and 6 of Block 6 and Lot 16 Fishburn Little of Block 5; find that $1 .00 is just compensation for each easement Farms Add. acquired from various grantors, required for the replacement and reconnection of an 8-inch sanitary sewer line, L-1272; 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. PZ-1753 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. PZ-1753 adopt Ord. No. from the City Manager recommending that the City Council adopt 11648 vacating Ordinance No. 11648 vacating, abandoning and closing and aband. clos. extinguishing an alley right-of-way located between Lot 5R, Block A, alley r.o.w. McAnulty and Nyes Subdivision, and Lots 8 and 9 (West Morphy Street, W. Morphy St. between Eighth Avenue and Hurley Avenue) . It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. PZ-1754 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. PZ-1754 adopt Ord. No. from the City Manager recommending that the City Council adopt 11649 vacating Ordinance No. 11649 vacating, abandoning, and closing and aband. clos. extinguishing an access easement generally located between Lot 1 and access easement the remainder of Lot 2, Block 2 , and Lot 2R and remainder of Lot 2 , Eastchase Pkwy. Block 2 , Eastchase Addition (Eastchase Parkway, at Meadowbrook Drive) . It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14425 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14425 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize Cooperative the City Manager to accept and execute the Type 1 Cooperative Agreement HUD Agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $29,700.00, and waiver of application of indirect cost rates to this grant for a total amount of $4, 446.00 . It was the consensus of the City Council that the. recommendation be adopted. C-11426 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14426 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize Engineering the City Manager to execute an Engineering Services contract with Services Douglas D. Lee and Associates , of Fort Worth, to provide engineering contract services related to bridge deficiencies found by the Texas Department Douglass D. of Transportation bridge inspections , with hourly costs and Lee 6 Assoc. reimbursable costs not to exceed $50 ,000.00. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14427 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14427 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize contract the City Manager to execute a contract with William J. Schultz, Inc. , William J. D/B/A Circle "C” Construction, in the amount of $832 ,822 . 50 for the Schultz, Inc. miscellaneous water and sewer main replacements at various locations water S sewer in Fort Worth, Contract 94A. It was the consensus of the City main repl . Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14428 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14428 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize CFA Ronald the City Manager to execute a Community Facilities Agreement with the Norman, Quail developer, Ronald Norman, Individual and Owner, for the installation Ridge Estates of community facilities for Quail Ridge Estates Phase 2C. It was the Phase 2C consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. 90 Tuesday, August 16, 1994 C-14429 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14429 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize three add. the City Manager to execute the first of three additional one-year one-year cont. contract extensions with Advanced Occupational Health Care (AOHC) for extensions an amount not to exceed $115 , 671 .00 for annual period from October 1 , AOHC 1994 , to October 1 , 1995, and $38,074 .00 for additional service to alcohol & comply with U.S. Department of Transportation mandated alcohol and drug screening drug screening effective January 1, 1995, for October 1 , 1994, to October 1 , 1995. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14430 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14430 authorize from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize contract the City Manager to execute a contract with the Aeronautical AEF, Inc. Education Foundation, Inc. (AEF) , a non-profit organization formed by All American members of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 34 of Sport Aviation Fort Worth, to conduct its 1994 All American Sport Aviation Fly-In at Fly-In Fort Worth Alliance Aiport on September 16, 17 , and 18th. It was the Alliance Airport consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14431 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14431 auth. cont. from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize Jim Bowman the City Manager to execute a contract with Jim Bowman Construction, Const . Inc. Inc. for the construction and installation of park improvements at park impr. Eastover Park for the low bid of $55, 611.00 . It was the consensus of Eastover Park the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14432 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14432 auth. Inter- from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize local Agree. the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement with Tarrant Tarrant County County for the asphalt resurfacing of Ten Mile Bridge Road from the asphalt re- Eagle Mountain Lake Spillway to Eagle Mountain Circle at a cost not surfacing Ten to exceed $25,000.00. It was the consensus of the City Council that Mile Bridge the recommendation be adopted. C-14433 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14433 auth. contract from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize Conatser Const. the City Manager to execute a contract with Conatser Construction, in rehabilitation the amount of $489, 456.00 for rehabilitation of Main 14, Main 89, water main Lateral 931 and Lateral 892 . It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14434 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14434 auth. Change from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize Order No. 2 the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 2 to the 12" Sanitary sanitary sewer Sewer Replacement in Wedgwood Drive from Wedgmont Circle North to repl . Wedgwood Wedgmont Circle South in the amount of $34, 427 . 48. It was the Drive consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14435 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14435 auth. agree. from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize Huitt-Zollars, the City Manager to execute an engineering agreement with Huitt- Inc. plans & Zollars, Inc. , in the amount of $22 ,000 .00 to prepare plans and specifications specifications for Sanitary Sewer Main 234 replacement from Chapin sanitary sewer Road to North of Bangor Drive. It was the consensus of the City main 234 Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14436 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14436 auth. agree. from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize TNRCC air the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Texas Natural pollution Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) in the amount of $57 , 997 .00 control for performance of certain air pollution control activities by the activities City during the period October 1, 1993, through September 30 , 1994. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. Tuesday, August 16, 1994 C-14437 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14437 auth. agree. from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize TNRCC asbestos the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Texas Natural regulations Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) in the amount of $13,779. 00 for City investigation and enforcement of asbestos regulations under the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) during the period October 1 , 1993, through September 30 , 1994. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14438 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14438 auth. const. from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize cont. Circle the City Manager to execute a construction contract with Circle "C" "C" Const. Construction Company in the amount of $93 , 959.00 and forty (40) Co. sanitary working days for the 8-inch Sanitary Sewer Replacement in Danciger sewer re- Road from Rockhill Road to the Open Channel N. of Azteca Drive. It placement was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14439 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14439 auth. transfer from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize Adopt Approp. the City Manager to transfer $49,111 .00 from Water and Sewer Ord. No. 11650 Operating Fund to the Water Capital Projects Fund; adopt Water Capital Appropriations Ordinance No. 11650 increasing the estimated receipts Projects Fund and appropriations in the Water Capital Projects Fund in the amount of $49,111 .00 for the purpose of funding a contract with J. D. Vickers, Inc. ; and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with J. D. Vickers, Inc. in the amount of $41,791 .00 for the construction of an 8" water line along Westpoint Boulevard. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14440 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14440 Adopt Ord. from the City Manager recommending that the City Council adopt No. 11651 Supplemental Appropriations Ordinance No. 11651 appropriating Interim $38,000 .00 to the General Fund and decreasing the unreserved, Financing undesignated fund balance by the same amount for the purpose of Refugee Health Interim Financing of costs pending the execution of Attachment 13 TDH Screening Document C4000014 for the Refugee Health Screening Program; approve Program the transfer of $38,000.00 from General Funds to the Grant Fund; and authorize the City Manager to accept and execute Attachment 13 to Contract 4000014 for the Refugee Screening Program Grant contract . It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. C-14441 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14441 auth. cont. from the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize educational the City Manager to enter into Classroom Training Contracts with entities educational entities for Title II-A, II-C and III of the Job Training JTPA Partnership Act for program year 1994 to cover the period from August 1 , 1994, to June 30 , 1995. On motion of Council Member Woods , seconded by Council Member Lane, the recommendation was adopted unanimously. Citizen Messrs. Ricky Clark, 4327 East Lancaster; Gary Ivory, 2826 East Presentations Rosedale; and Anthony Pickett , 4327 East Lancaster, appeared before Ricky Clark, the City Council and advised Council that Umoja Unity Program was an Gary Ivory, organization of African American Men who have set their sights on Anthony Pickett coming up with a solution to solve the gang problem and welcomed City Council support in their effort to bring the community together as one united community for the All-America City of Fort Worth. Tom Wilson Mr. Tom Wilson, appeared before the City Council and requested that the City Council give Umoja Unity Program an opportunity to present its plan to stop the gang problem in the City of Fort Worth and encouraged the City Council to support the efforts of the organization. Adjourned There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10 :55 a.m. GITY bLUKLIAKY I/- MAYOR u.