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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994/02/22-Minutes-City Council 447 Tuesday, February 15, 1994 Mr. Mike Groomer, Assistant City Manager, advised City Council that a presentation to City Council on March 8, 1994 regarding the three vendors and their proposals as it relates to the request for proposal regarding sludge. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11: 26 a.m. G�GCS/ �tGlkt-ltd CITY SECRETARY YOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 22, 1994 i Date and Time on the 22nd day of February, A.D. , 1994, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, met in regular session, at 10:20 a.m. , with the following members and officers present: Attendance Mayor Ray Granger; Mayor Pro tempore Virginia Nell Webber; Council Members Jim Lane, 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. With more than a quorum present, the following business was transacted: Invocation The invocation was given by The Reverend Linda McDermatt, Arlington Heights United Methodist Church. Pledge The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Min. 2-15-94 on motion of Council Member Lane, seconded by Council Member Barr, the Approved regular minutes of the meeting of February 15, 1994, were approved unanimously. Proclamation A proclamation for Brotherhood/Sisterhood Day was presented. Proclamation A proclamation for Lenora Rolla Day was presented. Bob Terrell Mr. Edwin Cook, Assistant Fiscal Services Director, made a special Public Service presentation to City Manager Bob Terrell recognising him as the recipient of the Award 1994 Conference of Minority Public Administrators' National Public Service Award (Practitioner). Japanese Ms. Jackie Meyer, World Affairs Counselor of Greater Fort Worth, introduced Delegation Mr. Hisamune Oishida, who introduced the Japanese Delegation. M6C 0-10549 Mayor Granger requested that Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10549 be be withdrawn withdrawn from the consent agenda. MiC P-6831 City Manager Terrell requested that Mayor and Council Communication No. P- Withdrawn 6831 be withdrawn from the consent agenda. MiC C-14183 Mayor Pro tempore Webber requested that Mayor and Council Communication Withdrawn No. C-14183 be withdrawn from the consent agenda. Consent Agenda On motion of Council Member Lane, seconded by Council Member Woods, the Approved consent agenda, as amended, was approved unanimously. Charles McManus Council Member Baskin made a motion, seconded by Council Member Silcox, that be appt./Coo. Mr. Charles McManus be appointed to Place 4 on the Community Programming Advisory Frog. Advisory Committee, with the term of office expiring October 1, 1994. The motion carried Coo. unanimously. Resignation of Council Member Lane made a motion, seconded by Council Member Baskin, that Alexander Davis the resignation of Mr. Alexander Davis from. the Board of Adjustment be accepted Brd. Adjustment with regret. The motion carried unanimously. 448 Tuesday, February 22, 1994 M&C OCS-602 There was presented Mayor and ' Council Communication No. OCS-602 from the Liability Bond Office of the City Secretary recommending that the City Secretary authorize the acceptance of a liability bond issued to Leroy Weisheit. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. MSC OCS-603 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. OCS-603 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. M&C OCS-604 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. OCS-604 from the Res. #1972 Office of the City Secretary recommending that the City Council adopt Resolution Zoning Hearing No. 1972 setting the regular zoning hearing for March 22, 1994. On motion of 3-22-94 Council Member Barr, seconded by Council Member Baskin, the recommendation was adopted unanimously. M&C 0-10546 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10546 from the City Manager recommending that the City Council : 1. Declare the necessity for and order the improvements to Wonder Drive from Wimbleton Way to Wedgworth Road, and Assessment 2. Authorize the assessment of a portion of the cost of the improvements to Wonder Drive against the owners of the abutting property, and 3. Approve the estimate of costs and amounts to be assessed as stated in the Engineer's Estimate, and Benefit Hearing 4. Establish March 22, 1994, as the date of benefit hearing, and 5. Authorize the preparation of assessment rolls and notification of property owners in accordance with the provisions of Article 1105b of Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted unanimously. M&C 0-10547 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10547 from the Ruth. sanitary City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to sewer pipe execute a work authorization in accordance with ARC-7 for the sanitary sewer pipe replacement replacement in the 800 block of North Calhoun Street (Main-54) from Sta. 7 + 54 to Sta. 16 + 83 and in the 200 block of North 8th Street (Main-9) from Sta. 0 +00 to Sta. 2 + 50 by city forces. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C G-10548 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10548 from the Ruth. sanitary City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to sewer replacement execute a work authorization in accordance with ARC-7 for the sanitary sewer replacement of (M-89) at 724 West Beddell and in utility easement. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. MSC 0-10549 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10549 from the Reallocate City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to CDBG funds reallocate Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Year XVIII funds in the amount of $400,000.00, which had previously been authorized for use by Tarrant County Housing Partnership in the Rental Housing Development Corporation and $9,000.00 from CDBG Year %VIII on program funds to the Eastwood Model Block Projects for street construction, and transfer $400,000.00 from CDBG Year XVIII Rental Property Project and $9,000.00 from CDBG Year XVIII Unprogrammed Funds to the CDBG Year XVIII Eastwood Street Construction Project in the Grants Fund. Mayor Granger advised Council that she and Mayor Pro tempore Webber sat on the Board of Tarrant County Housing Partnership and were disqualified from voting on Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10549. Council Member Silcox made a motion, seconded by Council Member Meadows, that Council Member Lane be selected as temporary chair for this item. The motion carried unanimously. f R 449 Tuesday, February 22, 1994 Council Member Woods made a motion, seconded by Council Member Barr, that Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10549 be adopted. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Council Members Lane, Baskin, Jackson, Woods, Meadows, and Barr NOES: Council Member Silcox ABSENT: None NOT VOTING: Mayor Granger and Mayor Pro tempore Webber M&C G-10550 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10550 from the Approve final City Manager recommending that the City Council approve the final assessment assessment paving paving roll for the paving of Oakland Boulevard, I-30 to East First, and authorize roll the issuance of certificates as evidence of the special assessments levied against the abutting property owners on Oakland Boulevard. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C G-10551 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. �6-10551 from the Approve settle- City Manager recommending that the City Council approve the settlement of the ment lawsuit lawsuit styled Dan Hughitt vs. City of Fort Worth, Texas, Cause No. 4:92-CV-907-A; authorize expenditure of $25,000.00 plus an estimated $1,000.00 for taxable court costs for the settlement agreed to by Mr. Hughitt and his attorney, Richard D. Coan; and authorize the appropriate City personnel to execute the document necessary to complete the settlement, as to the City and its employee. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C G-10552 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10552 from the Approve houses City Manager recommending that the City Council approve a list of houses to exemption from receive the Transitional Housing for the Indigent exemption from ad valorem ad valorem taxation. On motion of Council Member Woods, seconded by Council Member Lane, the taxation recommendation was adopted unanimously. M&C G-10553 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10553 from the Adopt. Ord. #11504 City Manager recommending that the City Council adopt Supplemental Appropriation paying balance fees Ordinance No. 11504 increasing appropriations by $63,341.36 in the General Fund by Municipal Ct. and decreasing the unreserved and undesignated fund balance by the same amount for the purpose of paying balance due on prior year court costs and fees collected by Municipal Court, and authorize payment of .$63,341.36 to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. On motion of Council Member Baskin, seconded by Council Member Woods, the recommendation was adopted unanimously. M&C G-10554 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10554 from the Confirm 504 City Manager recommending that the City Council confirm that the structures College Ave. located at 504 College Avenue and Rear constituted a safety hazard, a danger to a safety hazard human life and health and a nuisance as declared by the Director of City Services on January 13, 1994; authorize a .payment of , $2,949.00 to Action Excavating Corp. , Inc. , for demolition of the structures for the City Services Department on the low bid per item basis; and determine that the abatement cost were correct and reasonable and authorize a lien to be filed against the property to cover the incidental expenses; including the $2,949.00 cost of demolition and $300.00 administration fee for the costs of the City in preparation of notices, specifications, and contracts, inspection of work and costs of printing and mailing. On motion of Council Member Baskin, seconded by Council Member Barr, the recommendation was adopted unanimously. M&C G-10555 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10555 from the Accept gift of City Manager recommending that the City Council accept a gift of ceramic molds and ceramic molds S paints, with an estimated value of $20,800.00 to the Park and Recreation paints Department from Bateman Ceramics. On motion of Council Member Jackson, seconded by Council Member Baskin, the recommendation was adopted unanimously. M6C G-10556 Accept donation There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10556 from the of $500.00 f/7- City Manager recommending that the City Council accept the donation of $500.00 Eleven for D.A.R.E. from 7-Eleven Food Stores for the Police Department's D.A.R.E. program, and adopt Appropriations Ordinance No. 11505 increasing estimated receipts and appropriations by $500.00 in the Special Trust Fund, from increased revenue. On motion of Council Member Lane, seconded by Council Member Jackson, the recommendation was adopted unanimously. 450 Tuesday, February 22, 1994 M8C G-10557 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10557 from the Accept gift City Manager recommending that the City Council accept a gift of $12,669.64 from from Ft. Worth the Fort Worth Botanical Society, Inc. , for the purposes of funding for a period Botanical Society, of six months, the salary and benefits of a gardener position at the Botanic Inc. Garden; accept a gift of $22,580.17 from the Fort Worth Garden Club, Inc. , for the purpose of funding for a period of six months the salaries and benefits of an Administrative Assistant position, and a Clerk/Typist at the Botanic Garden; adopt Appropriations Ordinance No. 11506 increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Special Revenue Fund by $35,249.81, from increased revenues, and approve the expenditure of $35,249.81 in the Special Revenue Fund for the purpose of funding one Gardener position and two administrative positions at the Botanic Garden. On motion of Council Member Jackson, seconded by Council Member Lane, the recommendation was adopted unanimously. M3C 0-10558 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10558 from the Accept donation City Manager recommending that the City Council accept the donation of $500.00 of Burlington from Burlington Northern Railroad Company for the Police Department to be used by Northern Railroad the Peer Counseling Team for training, and adopt Ordinance No. 11507 increasing Company the estimated receipts and appropriations by $500.00 in the Special Trust Fund from increased revenues. On motion of Council Member Jackson, seconded by Council Member Raskin, the recommendation was adopted unanimously. MSC 0-10559 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-10559 Revised from Authorize the City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to rebudgeting of approve the rebudgeting of CDBG Year %I% funds to increase budgeted funds for the CDBG Year ZIY Emergency Repair Loan Program by $300;000.00 with a corresponding reduction in funds budgeted funds for the Now Improvement Loan Program (NIP) of $300,000.00 and to change the incase qualifications for program participation from 50 percent of median income to 30 percent of median income. On motion of Council Member Lane, seconded by Council Member Jackson, the recommendation was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Mayor Granger; Mayor Pro tempore Webber; Council Members Lane, Raskin, Jackson, Woods, Meadows, and Barr NOES: Council Member Silcox ABSENT: None MiC P-6828 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-6828 from the City Authorize pur- Manager recommending that the City Council authorize a purchase agreement for chase agreement janitorial service for the Aviation Department with Sam Ogie Janitorial on the f/janitorial overall low bid of $942.00 per month for janitorial services for City offices and service w/Sam public areas; an additional $:06 per 'square foot for janitorial services in the Ogie Janitorial leased tenant areas, $.07 per square foot for additional carpet cleaning and $.18 per square foot for additional stripping and waxing of floors, with payment terms net 30 days; wi th'`t'his agreerment 'to 'begin on"March 1, 1494, and end on February 28, 1995, with two options to renew annually, and confirmation of the expenditure of $1,2$5.00 per month to Vanguard Services for janitorial services during the interim period from October 15, 1993, to February 28, 1994. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. MiC P-6829 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-6829 from the City Exercise purchase Manager recommending that the City Council exercise the renewal option of non- agreements f/multi- exclusive purchase agreements for the Park and Recreation Department with multiple ple vendors f/ vendors to provide grounds maintenance service on a low bid per item basis based grounds maintenance on a maximum of three project areas per vendor, meeting City specifications, with service term of agreement to begin March 4, 1994, and end March 3, 1995. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. MiC P-6830 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-6830 from the City Authorize purchase Manager recommending that the City Council authorize purchase agreements for the agreements w/multi- Park and Recreation Department with multiple vendors to provide grounds ple vendors for maintenance services on a low bid per item basis, meeting City specification, with grounds maintenance term of agreement to begin March 4, 1994, and end March 3, 1995, with all terms service net. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. MiC P-6831 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. P-6831 from the City Authorize purchase Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the purchase of six confined of space entry space entry access systems for the Water Department from Dantack Corporation on access systems the low bid of $18,279.00, with terms of net 15 days, f.o.b. destination. 451 Tuesday, February 22, 1994 Mr. Mark Dannemiller, President of Dantack Corporation, appeared before the City Council and expressed appreciation to the City Council for its continued support of Dantack Corporation. Council Member Baskin made a motion, seconded by Council Member Lane, that Mayor and Council Communication No. P-6831 be adopted. The motion carried unanimously. M&C L-11387 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. L-11387 from the Authorize acq. City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the acquisition of an underground ease- underground easement described as being a portion of Lot 5R, Block 2, Martin Place ment (116 B. Addition (116 E. Seminary); find that $1.00 is just compensation for property Seminary) acquired from Atilla 1 Joint Venture, a Texas Joint Venture, required for the , construction and maintenance of traffic signal service; and authorize the acceptance and recording of the appropriate easement. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C L-11388 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. L-11388 from the Authorize Res. City Manager recommending that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 1973 #1973 to sell concurring with the state's proposal to sell state-owned property being a portion portion of of the existing Ammo Dump Road (White Settlement Road) right-of-way, declaring White Settlement that the State's right-of-way was no longer needed by the public for a road and Road right-of-way that such land was not suitable for conservation, park, public transportation, recreation or similar purposes, and declaring that the City had no objection to the State offering the right-of-way for sale to the adjacent property owners. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C L-11389 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. L-11389 from the Adopt. Res. #1974 City Manager recommending that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 1974 to sell (I-35W at concurring in the State's proposal to sell state-owned property located at the Alta Mesa) N.W. Corner of I-35W at Alta Mesa, declaring that the state's right-of-way was no longer needed by the public for a road and that such land was not suitable for conservation, park, public transportation, recreation or similar purposes, and declaring that the City had no objection to the State offering the right-of-way for sale to the adjacent property owners. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C C-14182 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14182 from the Authorize agreement City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to w/Mayfest, Inc. execute a license agreement with Mayfest, Inc. , for an initial term of five years and two five-year options, for the annual presentation of Mayfest in Trinity Park. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C C-14163 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14183 from the Amend C-13847 City Manager recommending that the City Council amend Mayor and Council 1992 HOME Program Communication No. C-13847, which allocated $900,000.00 from the City's 1992 ROME Investment Partnerships (ROME) Program to delete the requirement that the allocation to the Tarrant County Housing Partnership, Inc. (TCHP) Rental Housing Development Contract (City Secretary Contract 19752) be made from year 1992 HONE funds, and authorize the City Manager to extend Contract 19752 from the current expiration date of May 1, 1994, to January 1, 1995. Mayor Granger advised Council that she and Mayor Pro tempore Webber sat on the Board of Tarrant County Housing Partnership and were disqualified from voting on Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14183. Council Member Barr made a motion, seconded by Council Member Silcox, that Council Member Lane be selected for temporary chair for this item. The motion , , carried unanimously. Council Member Meadows made a motion, seconded by Council Member Silcox, that Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14183 be adopted. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Council Members Lane, Silcox, Baskin, Jackson, Woods, Meadows, and Barr NOBS: None ABSENT: None NOT VOTING: Mayor Granger and Mayor Pro tempore Webber .r 452 Tuesday, February 22, 1994 MiC C-14184 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14184 from the Authorize agree- City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to meat w/Goodwin S execute an engineering agreement with Goodwin 8 Marshall, Inc. , for Sanitary Sewer Marshall, Inc. Rehabilitation, Contract 20A for a total fee not to exceed $73,722.00. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. MSC C-14185 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14185 from the Authorize agree- City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to meat w/J.B. Davies, execute an engineering agreement with J.B. Davies, Inc. , for Water Main Inc. Rehabilitation, Contract %, for a total fee not to exceed $62,915.00. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M&C C-14186 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. G-14186 from the Authorize agree- City Manager recommending that the. City Council authorize the City Manager to ment w/Garcia i execute an engineering agreement with Garcia 4 Associates, Inc. , for Water Main Associates, Inc. Rehabilitation, Contract W, for a total fee_not..to :exceed $116,830.00. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M6C C-14187 There was presented Mayor -and Council Communication No. C-14187 from the Authorize agree- City Manager recommending that the 'City Counicil authorize the City Manager to meat -w/Salcedo i execute an agreement with ealcedo-6 •Associates;rinc,, for engineering services for Assoc., Inc. Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Contract 21-E in An amount not to exceed $81,886.00. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. MSC C-14188 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14188 from the Authorize agree- City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to meat w/State of execute an agreement with the State of Texas, (acting through the Department of Texas Transportation), Dallas Area Rapid Transit, and the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company providing for the construction of an at-grade railroad crossing on the proposed Beach Street PASS project between N. E. Loop 820 and Long Avenue at no cost to the City of Fort North. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. MSC C-14189 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14189 from the Authorize contact City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to w/Walt Williams execute a contract with Walt Williams Construction, Inc. , in the amount of Cons. , Inc. $123,562.64 with 45 working days for paving improvements for Clarke Avenue from Washington Terrace to Virginia Place. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. MSC C-14190 There was presented Mayor and, Council Communication No. C-14190 from the Authorize a City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to Cooperative Agree- request, accept, and execute a Cooperative Agreement with the City of Arlington meat with the for fair housing 'activities for A one-year period (September 1, 1993, to August - City of Arlington 31, 1994) for $10,000.00. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. MSC C-14191 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14191 from the Authorize Change City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize Change Order No. 1 in Order No. 1 the amount of $14,338.25 and 30 additional days to City Secretary's Contract No. City Sec. Contract 19953 with Tri-Tech Construction, Inc. , for water main extensions to South #19953 w/Sri-Tech Seminary Addition, increasing the total contract cost to $178,006.25 and 90 Construction, Inc. calendar days. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. M6C C-14192 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14192 from the Authorize agreement City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to with Charles N. enter into a one-year contract agreement with Charles W. Evans for personal Evans services involving consultation and representation related to issues of concern to the City of Fort Worth before the state legislature, the state agencies and commissions, and the Governor, with term of contract to begin March 1, 1994, and end February 28, 1995. It was the consensus of the City Council that the recommendation be adopted. MSC C-14193 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14193 from the Authorize agreement City Manager recommending that , the, City Council authorize the City Manager to w/Carter 6 Burgess execute an engineering agreement with Carter & Burgess, Inc. , to design Sanitary Sewer Main 216 Relief (Phase II) and Sanitary Sewer Main 263 Replacement for a total fee not to exceed $106,000.00. O Tuesday, February 22, 1994 Council Member Meadows requested permission of the City Council to abstain from voting on Mayor and Council Communication Nos. C-14193 and C-14194 involving a business relationship his firm had with Carter & Burgess, Inc. i Council Member Jackson made a motion, seconded by Council Member Baskin, that Council Member Meadows be permitted to abstain from voting on Mayor and Council Communication Nos. C-14193 and C-14194. The motion carried unanimously. Council Member Barr made a motion, seconded by Council Member Silcox, that Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14193 be adopted. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Mayor Granger; Mayor Pro tempore Webber; Council Members Lane, Silcox, Baskin, Jackson, Woods, and Barr i NOES: None ABSENT: None NOT VOTING: Council Member Meadows M&C C-14194 d There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14194 from the Authorise agreement i City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to w/Carter & Burgess, execute an engineering agreement with Carter & Burgess, Inc. , for a fee not to Inc. exceed $48,200.00 to prepare plans and specifications for water and sanitary sewer improvements and 27th Street between Hanna Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue. Council Member Woods made a motion, seconded by Council Member Baskin, that Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14194 be adopted. The motion carried by the following vote: r AYES: Mayor Granger; Mayor Pro tempore Webber; Council Members Lane, Silcox, Raskin, Jackson, Woods, and Barr NOES: None ABSENT: None NOT VOTING: Council Member Meadows M&C C-14195 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14195 from the Authorize 1 City Manager recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager y a er to: Grant Application 1. Submit a grant application, accept the grant offered, and negotiate a w HOD-Envier c / 9en 7 contract in the amount of 2 $ 11,OOO.OU with the U.S. Department of Shelter Grant Housing and Urban Development for implementation of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 Emergency Shelter Grant lprogram for 1994, for the two-year contract period beginning the date the application is approved, and j 2. Certify that the activities to be funded with the 1994 Emergency Shelter Grant Program funds are consistent with the City's Comprehensive Rousing Affordability Strategy, and 3. Execute contracts with the agencies recommended for funding totalling $200,450.00 as outlined in the Discussion Section of this M&C, to undertake activities eligible under the Emergency Shelter Grant I Program, and 4. Expend $10,550.00 (5 percent of the grant) for the City's administrative expenditures of the grant, and ill 5. Authorize the Accounting Division of the Finance Department to establish the grant project account in the City of Fort Worth's financial accounting system upon receipt of an executed contract. On motion of council Member Jackson, seconded by Council Member Woods, the recommendation was adopted unanimously. ill ' '4 51 Tuesday, February 22, 1994 M&C C-14196 There was presented Mayor and Council Communication No. C-14196 from the Ord. #11508 City Manager recommending that the City Council adopt Supplemental Appropriations Contract Ordinance No. 11508 increasing appropriations in the General Fund by $60,000.00 Empowerment and decreasing the unreserved, undesignated Fund balances by the same amount for Zone of Ful- III the purpose of funding a contract relative to the Empowerment Zone & Enterprise bright & Jaworski Community Applications; authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Res. #1975 the law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski to provide technical and professional assistance in completion of Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community applications; and adopt Resolution -No. 1973 fixing in advance, as far as practicable, the sum to be paid Fulbright 6 Jaworski for their services in an amount not to exceed $60,000.00. On motion of Council Member Lane, seconded by Council Member Haskin, the recommendation was adopted unanimously. I S.G. Von Ruben Mr. S. G. Von Huben, 2608 Hartwood Drive, appeared before the City Council appeared and urged the City Council to have workshops educating the citizens prior to the commencement of the contract dealing with sludge. Mayor Granger informed Mr. Von Ruben that the City Council had made such an agreement already, but that neither the day nor time had been set for the workshops. Executive It was the consensus of the City Council that the City Council meet in Session closed session at 10:53 a.m. , to seek the advice of its attorneys concerning the following pending litigation: Michael Owens v: Willie Lee, Sherman Neal, the City " of Fort Worth, at al Cause No. 153-140335-92 as authorized by Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code. The City Council reconvened into regular session at 11:32 a.m. Adjournment There being no further business; the meeting was adjourned at 11:32 a.m. i CITY SECRETARY MAYOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 1, 1994 Date and Time On the lst day of March, A.D. , 1994, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, met in regular session, at 7:10 p.m. , with the following members and officers present: Attendance Mayor. Kay Granger; Mayor Pro tempore Virginia Nell Webber; Council Members 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. . Council Member Jim Lane was absent. With more than a quorum present, the following business was transacted: Invocation I The invocation was given by The Reverend Chauncy Nealy, Morningside United Methodist Church. Pledge The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Minutes 2-22-94 On motion of Council Member.Silcox, seconded by Council Member Haskin, the Approved minutes of the regular meeting of February 22, 1994, were approved unanimously. Special Presenta- Council Member Barr made a special presentation to Union Pacific Resources tion Union Pacifit in recognition of the contribution to the Kids Code Blue Program at Rosemont Resources Middle School. Special Presenta-i Mr. Richard Wiseman made a special presentation to the City Council and tion March of invited the Council Members and audience to participate in the Walk for March of Dimes Dimes to be held on Sunday, April 24, 1994, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Certificates of Council Member Silcox advised Council that certificates of recognition would Recognition be mailed to Arlene Byrd, David Gray, Emily Pauline Bradford, and Alexander Davis boards & cos. for their service on various board and commissions.