HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0004) 092419 Work Session MinutesCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
Present:
Mayor Betsy Price
Mayor Pro tern Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Brian Byrd, District 3
Council Member Cary Moon, District 4
Council Member Gyna Bivens, District 5
Council Member Jungus Jordan, District 6
Council Member Kelly Allen Gray, District 8
Council Member Ann Zadeh, District 9
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 3:09 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, in
City Council Conference Room 290 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 19-0184 will be removed from the Consent Agenda so that Mayor Price can
make comments.
M&C 19-0185 will be removed from the Consent Agenda so that a public hearing can
be held.
M&C 19-0215 has an incorrect attachment and will be corrected on the floor.
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M&C 19-0178 will have be amended on the floor.
b. Upcoming and Recent Events
City Manager Cooke announced that there are five finalists for the position of
Neighborhood Services Director. Council is invited to a reception for these
candidates on Monday, September 30th from 5:30 - 7:30pm.
The next Council meeting will be on October 15, 2019.
c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
Richard Zavala, Interim Public Events Director, announced that Joy Bradley, National
Sales Manger, Fort Worth Convention Center, was awarded the Distinguished
Affiliate Award from the Texas Society of Association Executives.
d. Informal Reports
19-10324 Cargo Carrier Operating Agreements with Amazon.Com Services, Inc.
Affiliate Airlines and Related Access Permit at Fort Worth Alliance Airport - Bill
Welstead
19-10325 Cultural & Tourism Governance Review - Jay Chapa
19-10326 Closing of the BOLD Library - Manya Shorr
19-10327 Fort Worth Complete Count Committee for 2020 Census - Michelle
Gutt
2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
Council received information on M&C 19-0177 related to hot shot mowing. They also
received an update on the Resolution on the Bingo Prize Fees.
3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Meeting - NONE
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4. Presentation on Tarrant County ACE'S Task Force - Dr. Partap, Cook
Children's
Cook Children's Health Care System CEO Rick Merrill introduced Dr. Anu Partap. Dr.
Partap presented information related to "Adverse Childhood Experiences" (ACEs) and
the impact of that on children and adults. The ACE's Task force focuses on
opportunities to prevent safety, health and learning problems before age 5 to prevent
negative adult outcomes.
5. Update on Transit Moves Fort Worth Master Plan (Part 2 of 2) — Chad
Edwards, Transportation and Public Works and Geoff Slater, Nelson Nygaard
Chad Edwards, TPW and Geoff Slater, with Nelson Nygaard presented numerous
options on making transit better for Fort Worth. Final recomendations are to be ready in
February 2020.
6. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Council Member Moon - name change for an unnamed street in District 4 to Dairy Lane.
Council Member Bivens - update on communication on Illegal Dumping.
Mayor Price - Resolution to adopt the ACEs blueprint.
7. Executive Session (CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL,
ROOM 290) - SEE ATTACHMENT A
There being no further business to come before the City Council Mayor Price adjourned
the meeting at 4:52 p.m.
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