HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0002) 101519 Work SessionCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 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 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15, 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
David will withdraw the following M&Cs from the Consent Agenda for individual
consideration (speakers): 19-0216, 19-0218, 19-0220, 19-0223, 19-0224, 19-0227,
19-0229, 19-0230, 19-0231, 19-0234, 19-0235, 19-0254, 19-0255.
M&C 19-0228 will be withdrawn completely.
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Neighborhood Empowerment Zone Tax Abatement M&Cs 19-0248, 19-0249, 19-0250
and 19-0251 will be continued to November 19, 2019 this is to meet current law
requirements that require notice 30 days before action is taken.
Presentation by the Fort Worth Library Advisory Board - Katherine Moloney, Chair and
Phyllis Grissom, Chair Elect; The Resolution endorsing the ACES Task Force Circle of
Support Blueprint and The Proclamation for Safe Baby Sleep Council will all be
rescheduled to a later date.
b. Upcoming and Recent Events
Dana Burghdoff introduced T.D. Smyers, President and CEO of United Way of Tarrant County to kick off the
City of Fort Worth's United Way campaign.
c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
Roger Wright introduced Sally Trotter, new Assistant Director of IT Solutions
(Infrastructure, Endpoints, and User Support)
Roger Wright recognized Chris Dusseau, ITS was selected as the Radio Frequency
Technologist of the Year by APCO International.
d. Informal Reports
19-10328 August 2019 - Sales Tax Update - Terry Hanson
19-10329 Biosolids Design -Build -Operate -Maintain Procurement Status - Chris
Harder
19-10330 Monthly Development Activity Report - Randle Harwood
19-10331 Police Public Safety Communicators (PSCs) - Brian Dickerson and Julie
Swearingin
19-10332 Roundabout at Randol Mill Road and Precinct Line Road - David Magana
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2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Meeting
19-0255 A Resolution of the City of Fort Worth, Texas Approving the Continued
Receipt of a Statutory Share of Bingo Prize Fees Collected on Charitable Bingo
Activity that Occurs within the City; And Directing that the Texas Lottery
Commission Shall be Promptly Provided a True and Correct Copy of this Resolution
Upon Passage and Approval (Continued from a Previous Week)
Moving forward.
M&C 19-0148 Authorize Amendment to Neighborhood Empowerment Zone Tax
Abatement Agreement (City Secretary Contract No. 48635) with 2925 Race, LLC, to
Amend the Terms of the Abatement to Allow the Abatement Beginning Date to
Coincide with the First Year of the Compliance Auditing Term (COUNCIL
DISTRICT 9) (Continued from a Previous Week)
Moving forward.
ZC-19-061 (CD2) H. S. Churchill Trust, Gary Sibley, 806 & 816 Churchill Road;
From: PD 1023 Planned Development for all uses in "C" Medium Density
Multifamily; site plan approved To: Amend PD 1023 Planned Development to
increase height to three stories and increase unit count to 45 units; site plan included,
1.92 acres (Recommended for Denial by the Zoning Commission) (Continued from a
Previous Meeting)
Will be continued to November 19, 2019.
ZC-19-118 (CD9) Southside City Church of Fort Worth, 2100,
Street, 2828 Townsend Drive, 2837 Frazier Avenue; From: "A-5"
"CF" Community Facilities/TCU Residential Overlay To:
Residential/TCU Residential Overlay 1.13 acres (Recommended for
Zoning Commission) (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
Moving forward.
2116 W. Lowden
One -Family and
"UR" Urban
Denial by the
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ZC-19-124 (CD2) Pulte Homes of Texas, LP, 2000 block Basswood Boulevard;
From: "A-7.5" One -Family, "E" Neighborhood Commercial To: "R2"
Townhouse/Cluster 10.26 acres (Recommended for Approval by the Zoning
Commission) (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
Moving forward.
4. Overview of Significant Zoning Cases - Arty Wheaton -Rodriguez, Planning
and Development
Mr. Arty Wheaton -Rodriguez, Planning and Development Department, provided an
overview of significant zoning cases.
5. Briefing on Ground Lease Agreement with American Quarter Horse
Foundation at Will Rogers Memorial Center — Jay Chapa, City Manager's Office
Assistant City Manager Jay Chapa provided a briefing on the Ground Lease agreement with the American
Quarter Horse Foundation that will be located at Will Rogers.
6. Briefing on the Proposed Stormwater Utility Fee Increase — Greg Simmons,
Transportation and Public Works
Greg Simmons, Assistant Director TPW, provided a briefing on the proposed
Stormwater Utility Fee increase. This will be acted on at the Council Meeting at 7:00 pm.
Mr. Simmons will provide a brief report at the Council Meeting.
7. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Mayor Price requested that the City Manager bring forward a third party panel to review
Police procedures, Use of Force and Processes that we have in place. There will be a
report every Tuesday at the Work Session. The panel will be identified by November 19,
2019.
Council Member Bivens requested that City Manager Cook update the Council with the
status of the Police Monitor position and the Diversity and Inclusion Director position.
With in the next couple of weeks there will be interviews with the candidates for the
Diversity and Inclusion Director. There is a meet and greet and public forum to meet the
candidates on October 28th.
Interviews for the Police Monitor will held in the third week of November.
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8. 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 4:41 p.m.
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