HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0003) 050520 Work Session MinutesCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 59 2020
Present:
Mayor Betsy Price
Mayor Pro tem Jungus Jordan, District 6
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2 (Virtual)
Council Member Brian Byrd, District 3 (Virtual)
Council Member Cary Moon, District 4 (Virtual)
Council Member Gyna Bivens, District 5 (Virtual)
Council Member Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Council Member Kelly Allen Gray, District 8 (Virtual)
Council Member Ann Zadeh, District 9 (Virtual)
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 10:39 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5m 2020, 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M&Cs 20-0290 and 20-0265 will be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda so that
Council Member Jordan can recuse.
M&Cs 20-0287 and 20-0289 will be continued for 30 days to June 9, 2020.
b. Upcoming and Recent Events
There were no announcements.
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c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
City Manager David Cooke introduced D.J. Harrell as the new Director of
Development Services.
d. Informal Reports
20-10401 Weekly Update on COVID-19 Advisory Committees
- Reopening the Economy: Chelsea Adler, Chief of Staff
- Small Business and Economic Recovery: Robert Sturns, Economic
Development Director
- Education and Childcare: Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager
- Community Services: Dana Burghdoff, Assistant City Manager
20-10402 History regarding the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local
440VEBA Trust to be funded by the City in the amount of $1,600,000 - Brian
Dickerson
20-10403 Proposed Agreement with BRIT for Management of Botanic Garden -
Dana Burghdoff
20-10404 Proposed Text Amendment to the Near Southside Development Standards
and Guidelines and Council -Initiated Zoning Changes for Certain Properties Located
along Hemphill Street in Council District 9 - Arty Wheaton -Rodriguez
20-10405 Regional Water Planning Update - Chris Harder
20-10406 Update on Fiscal Year 2020 Mid -Year Adjustments for Operating PIDS -
Reginald Zeno
2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
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3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Meeting
ZC-20-026 (CD4) Custer Commons LP, 8681 N. Beach Street; From: "E"
Neighborhood Commercial To: PD/D Planned Development for all uses in "D" High
Density Multifamily with waivers to (MFD) Multifamily Development Submittal,
parking, height and screening fence; site plan included 15.35 acres (Recommended for
Approval by the Zoning Commission) (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
Moving forward.
4. Update Related to COVID-19 Response and Recovery
- COVID-19 Updates and Data - Chief Jim Davis
- Reopening Plan - David Cooke, City Manager
- Budget Update — David Cooke, City Manager
- Culture and Tourism Fund Update — Michael Crum, Public Events
- Convention Center Shelter Operations - Jay Chapa, City Manager's Office
5. Proposed Agreement with BRIT for Management of Botanic Garden - Dana
Burghdoff, City Manager's Office
Deputy City Manager, Dana Burghdoff, reviewed the proposed agreement with BRIT for
the management of the Botanic Gardens. The agreement will be on the council's May 19,
2020, agenda for action and the transition will take place on October 1, 2020.
6. Presentation on Mary's Creek Water Reclamation Facility Discharge Permit —
Chris Harder, Water
Water Director Chris Harder provided a review of the Mary's Creek Water Reclamation
Facility Discharge Permit and the next steps in the permitting process with TCEQ.
8. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Council Members Shingleton and Moon - requested an update on the Zoning Ordinance
as it relates to denials.
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Council Member Bivens - Report on a grant program for small businesses and minority
businesses impacted by COVID-19.
There being no further business to come before the City Council Mayor Price adjourned
the meeting at 1:00 p.m.
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