HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0002) 081021 Work Session MinutesCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2021
Present:
Mayor Mattie Parker
Mayor Pro tem Gyna M. Bivens, District 5
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Michael D. Crain, District 3
Council Member Cary Moon, District 4
Council Member Jared Williams, District 6
Council Member Leonard Firestone, District 7
Council Member Chris Nettles, District 8
Council Member Elizabeth Beck, District 9
Staff Present:
David Cooke, City Manager
Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney
Ronald P. Gonzales, Acting City Secretary
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, Mayor Parker called the City
Council Work Session of the Fort Worth City Council to order 3:01 p.m. on Tuesday,
August 10, 2021, in 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 21-0544 will be removed from Consent Agenda for individual consideration.
b. Upcoming and Recent Events
City Manager Cooke announced:
• Open House schedule: August 12, 2021, from 6-8 p.m., at Heritage Church of
Christ, 4201 Heritage Trace Parkway; August 14, 2021, at 10 a.m., at R.D.
Evans Community Center Gym, 3242 Lackland Road; and August 19, from 6-8
p.m., at Doxology Church, 4805 Arborlawn Drive. Individuals can meet city
staff and learn how to get involved.
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• Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 embarking on "The Big Boy 2021 Tour" to
celebrate railroad heritage and the communities Union Pacific serves. No. 4014
will leave the Steam Shop in Cheyenne Wyoming, August 5, making brief
whistle -stops in communities across Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas,
Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming. Locomotive
will be on display in Fort Worth on August 14th.
• Grand Opening Ceremony of the Park and Recreation Service Center August
13, 2021, at 10 a.m. Located at 5199 James Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76115.
c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
• David called on Manya Shorr, Library Director, to announce the Grand Opening
of Fort Worth's first youth Library, Reby Cary Library, on August 14, 2021,
beginning at 9:30 a.m.
• City Manager Cooke called on Assistant City Manager Valerie Washington to
inform the Council of an event that occurred on July 16, 2021, while serving a
warrant for mowing grass at a city residence. She recognized Brandon Bennett,
Code Compliance Director, who advised of quick thinking of Code Officers,
Police Officers, and employees of the mowing contractor, when a weapon was
fired from the second floor of the residence. Mr. Bennett recognized the
following individuals: Code Officers - Sr. Officer Cutter Thompson and
Officer Kenneth Mendez; Police Officers - Rafael "Ralph" Salazar and Michael
Shriver; MJJ mowing employees - Jesus Briones, Cirib Quiroz Salinas, and Luis
Ruiz.
d. Informal Reports
21-10626 Home Occupation - Private Property - Melinda Ramos
21-10627 Honoring Atatiana Jefferson and 1-35W Memorial Designation - William
Johnson
21-10628 Truth -In -Taxation: Submission of 2021 Certified Appraisal Roll and
Certified Collection Rate- Mark McAvoy
21-10629 Truth in Taxation: Submission of 2021 No -New -Revenue and
Voter -Approval Tax Rates - Mark McAvoy
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21-10630 Update on Program to Interpret the Murals on the WRMC Auditorium
and Coliseum and Recommend Funding for Project Completion - Michael Crum
21-10631 Communities of Interest and the City's Redistricting Process - Michelle
Gutt
2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
Council Member Nettles - M&C 21-0530 - Asked about approval of $30,000 for new
tasers and who was going to get them. Assistant City Manager Valerie Washington
advised that the Marshals Division would be receiving the new equipment and provided
background on the purchase.
3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Meeting
ZC-21-029 (CD 7) MT COLE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP #2 LP, 14900-15200 blocks of
Blue Mound Rd; From: Unzoned, "AG" Agricultural To: "K" Heavy Industrial (197.41
acres) (Recommended for Approval by the Zoning Commission) (Continued from a
previous meeting)
Moving forward.
ZC-21-038 (CD 7) ZC-21-038 MJBW RD LLC, 3800 Camp Bowie Boulevard; To add a
Conditional Use Permit for temporary construction office in "ER" Neighborhood
Commercial Restricted.42 ac (Recommended for Approval with a 24 Month Limit by the
Zoning Commission) (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
Council Member Firestone will deny Zoning Docket ZC-21-038.
ZC-21-055 (CD 7) OCHOA, BURCH, COFER, & STEWART, 8601-8637 (odds)
Wagley Robertson; From: "AG" Agricultural To: "A-5" One -Family (58.4 4 acres)
(Recommended for Approval by the Zoning Commission)(Continued from a previous
meeting)
Council Member Firestone will continue to August 17, 2021.
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ZC-21-063 (CD 6) ARC HUSSEIN MAHROUQ, 1300 Forest Hill Everman Road; From:
"CR" Low Density Multifamily To: "PD/C" Planned Development for all uses in "C"
Medium Density Multifamily plus detached multifamily with development regulation
standards to open space requirement and a waiver to MFD submittal, site plan approved
and on file with the Development Services Department (20.58 acres) (Recommended for
Approval by the Zoning Commission) (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
Moving forward.
4. Presentation on the Recommended Fiscal Year 2022 Operating Budget - David
Cooke, City Manager
5. Presentation of the 2021 87th Legislative End of Session Report — T.J.
Patterson, Governmental Relations
6. Presentation on Fire Payroll Process — Reginald Zeno, Financial Management
Services
7. Presentation on Proposed Economic Development Program Agreement with
Rivian Automotive, LLC or an Affiliate - Robert Sturns, Economic Development
8. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
• Mayor Pro tem Bivens - IR on Review of Traffic Study/Analysis at School
Locations
• Mayor Pro tern Bivens - IR on ADA Community Input Regarding Accessibility to
Future City Hall
• Mayor Pro tem Bivens - Full History on Trinity Metro since 1983
• Council Member Beck - IR HB 1927 (Unlicensed Carry of Handguns) What
Safety/Security Measures are Being Proposed for City Hall
• Council Member Williams - HB 1925 (Prohibition of Camping in Public Spaces)
What is the Full Impact of this Bill for Fort Worth
• Council Member Williams - Update on NPO Program
Mayor Parker adjourned the Work Session at 6:10 p.m.
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