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Home My WebLink About(0002) 091520 Work Session MinutesCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 Present: Mayor Betsy Price Mayor Pro tern Jungus Jordan, District 6 Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2 Council Member Brian Byrd, District 3 Council Member Cary Moon, District 4 (Video) Council Member Gyna Bivens, District 5 (Video) Council Member Dennis Shingleton, District 7 Council Member Kelly Allen Gray, District 8 (Video) Council Member Ann Zadeh, District 9 (Video) Staff Present: David Cooke, City Manager Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary With a quorum of the City Council Members present, Mayor Price called the Fort Worth City Council Work Session to order at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, in the City Council Conference Room 2020 of the Fort Worth City Hall, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas. 1. Report of the City Manager - David Cooke, City Manager a. Changes to the City Council Agenda M&C 20-0645 - Continue to September 22, 2020 M&C 20-0657 - Remove from Consent Agenda for individual consideration b. Upcoming and Recent Events The Redistricting Task Force will meet on Thursday, September 17, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. in Room 2020 (formerly Room 290). City of Fort Worth Page 1 Printed on 911812020 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 Page 2 of 6 c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s) Mayor Price to recognize Lynn Jordan. Council Member Byrd recognized PAtrina Newton and Korrie Brecht, Planning and Data Analytics, for their participation with the Como/Sunset Heights Neighborhood Empowerment Zone Design Guidelines which was selected to receive the Planning Excellence Award form the American Planning Association Texas. Council Member Moon recognized employees from TPW, Parks and Code for their response to the areas in the north of the City hit by microburst storms. City Manager Cooke announced that Nathan Gregory is the Interim Director of Human Resources and Roger Venables is the Interim Director of Aviation. d. Informal Reports 20-10474 2020 National Finals Rodeo and Ancillary Events - Michael Crum 20-10475 July 2020 - Sales Tax Update - Terry Hanson 20-10476 Status of Assistance to Nonprofit Organizations Responding to Coronavirus Pandemic - Victor Turner 20-10477 Aerial Spraying for Mosquitoes Carrying West Nile Virus - Brandon Bennett 20-10478 Update on Panhandling - Assistant Chief Robert Alldredge and Sarah Fullenwider 20-10479 Alarm System Permits and Renewal Notification Process - Allison Gray 20-10480 Monthly Development Activity Report - D.J. Harrell 20-10481 Urban Wheaton -Rodriguez Forestry Ordinance and Enforcement Procedures - Arty City of Fort Worth Page 2 Printed on 911812020 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 Page 3 of 6 2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members Council Member Shingleton will make a motion to continue ZC-20-075 to October 20, 2020. 3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Meeting M&C 20-0495 (CD 7) Authorize Execution of Tax Abatement and Economic Development Program Agreement with Ariat International, Inc. and NP-OV Fort Worth Project 1, LLC, or Affiliates, for a Corporate Office and Regional Distribution Hub to be Located at 15201 Blue Mound Road in Tax Abatement Reinvestment Zone No. 100, City of Fort Worth Texas (Continued from a Previous Meeting) Moving forward. M&C 20-0524 (CD 5) Authorize Execution of a Five -Year Tax Abatement Agreement with Idania Montufar and Jose A. Gutierrez Anguiano for the Construction of a Single -Family Dwelling of Approximately 1,798 Square Feet and Having a Cost of at Least $185,000.00 on Property Located at 5529 Old Handley Road Near the Handley Neighborhood and Within Neighborhood Empowerment Zone and Reinvestment Zone Area Six (Continued from a Previous Meeting) Moving forward. M&C 20-0525 (CD 4) Authorize Execution of a Five -Year Tax Abatement Agreement with Christopher J. Heim and Jacquelyn Heim, David J. Heim, Jr. and Kate P. Heim, for the Construction of a Single -Family Dwelling of Approximately 2,007 Square Feet and Having a Cost of at Least $215,000.00 on Property Located at 6008 Lantana Lane in the Woodhaven Neighborhood and Within Neighborhood Empowerment Zone and Reinvestment Zone Area Five (Continued from a Previous Meeting) Moving forward. M&C 20-0611 (ALL) Adopt an Ordinance Amending Chapter 20, "Licenses and Miscellaneous Business Regulations," Article XIII, "Credit Access Businesses" of the Code of the City of Fort Worth to Amend the Definition of Credit Access Business (Continued from a Previous Meeting) Moving forward with a change to the effective date to October 15, 2020. City of Fort Worth Page 3 Printed on 911812020 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 Page 4 of 6 M&C 20-0638 (ALL) Adopt Fiscal Year 2021 Fee Adjustments for the Aviation Department, Public Events Department, Financial Management Services Department, Development Services Department, and Park and Recreation Department, Adopt Ordinance Revising Fees, Authorize Certain Fee Modifications, and Formally Designate Certain Personnel to Act on Behalf of the Financial Management Services Department in Collecting Fees and Issuing Licenses (Continued from a Previous Meeting) Moving forward. ZC-20-007 (CD8) Artel Inc., D&KW Properties, 5600 - 6200 blocks South Freeway & 800 - 1000 blocks Loop 820; From: "A-5" One -Family, "E" Neighborhood Commercial, "I" Light Industrial To: "J" Medium Industrial (Applicant request); PD/I Planned Development for all uses in "I" Light Industrial with a 40 ft. landscaping buffer, 50 ft. building setback, 8 ft. screening fence, no truck traffic on the eastern most driveway; site plan included (Zoning Commission recommendation) 99.50 acres (Recommended for Approval as Amended by the Zoning Commission to PD/I with development standards for 40 ft. landscaping buffer, 50 ft. building setback, 8 ft. screening fence and no truck traffic on eastern driveway; site plan included) (Continued from a Previous Meeting) Council Member Allen Gray will make a motion to continue to October 20, 2020. 4. Update Related to COVID-19 Response and Recovery a. Fort Worth CARES Emergency Household Assistance Program and NGO (Non -Governmental Organization) Assistance Program - Victor Turner, Neighborhood Services Mr. Victor Turner, Neighborhood Services Department, briefed the Council on Fort Worth CARES Emergency Household Assistance Program and NGO Assistance Program. b. Preserve the Fort - Robert Sturns, Economic Development Mr. Robert Sturns, Economic Development Department, briefed the Council on Preserve the Fort. City of Fort Worth Page 4 Printed on 911812020 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 Page 5 of 6 c. Childcare Services - Kara Waddell, Child Care Associates Ms. Kara Waddell, Child Care Associates, briefed the Council on childcare services. 5. Overview of Significant Zoning Cases - Arty Wheaton -Rodriguez, Development Services Mr. Arty Wheaton -Rodriguez, Development Services Department, appeared before Council and provided an overview of zoning cases. 6. Briefing on Proposed Economic Development Program Agreement with Project Panther for the Relocation of a Corporate Headquarters and Other Offices to Fort Worth — Robert Sturns, Economic Development Mr. Robert Sturns, Economic Development Department, briefed the Council on the proposed Economic Development Program Agreement with Project Panther for the relocation of a corporate headquarters and other offices to Fort Worth. 7. Briefing on Approval of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport FY 2021 Budget and 58th Supplemental Bond Ordinance - Chris Poinsatte, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Mr. Chris Poinsatte, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, briefed the Council on the approval of the D/FW International Airport FY 2021 Budget and 18th Supplemental Bond Ordinance. 8. Briefing on FY21 Annual Public Art Work Plan - Martha Peters, Arts Council of Fort Worth Ms. Martha Peters, Arts Council of Fort Worth, briefed the Council on the FY Annual Public Art Work Plan. 9. Executive Summary of Community and Police Perception Survey Results - Kim Neal, Police Oversight Monitor Ms. Kim Neal, Police Oversight Monitor, appeared before Council and provided an executive summary of the Community and Police Perception survey result. City of Fort Worth Page 5 Printed on 911812020 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 Page 6 of 6 10. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports Council Member Jungus Jordan requested a briefing on Cottage Home regulations/standards. Council Member Zadeh requested a briefing on PD Zoning and the use of the term "waiver" in that context. Council Member Allen Gray requested 1) an IR from Municipal Court on how they are handling panhandling cases 2) report on how the issues that arose during the implicit bias training are being handled. Mayor Price as for a briefing on 1) the up tick in violent crimes/homocides during the pandemic and targeted prevention measures 2) presentation or IR on the work of the 5G committee. There being no further business, Mayor Price adjourned the meeting at 5:33 p.m. City of Fort Worth Page 6 Printed on 911812020