HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0003) 051920 Work Session MinutesCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 199 2020
Present:
Mayor Betsy Price
Mayor Pro tern Jungus Jordan, District 6
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2 (Virtual)
Council Member Brian Byrd, District 3 (Virtual)
Council Member Cary Moon, District 4
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 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 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
The correct title of the Resolution on the grant programs for Small Budiness/MWBEs
is "Preserve the Fort". A corrected Resolution was provided to the Council and
updated on the website.
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b. Upcoming and Recent Events
City Manager Cooke updated the Council with the Schedule for meetings for June,
2020. June 2, 2020 Work Session at 3:00 PM and Council Meeting at 7:00 P.M.; June
16, 2020, Work Session at 8:30 A.M. andCouncil Meeting at 10:00 A.M. and June 23,
2020, Work Session at 3:00 PM and Council Meeting at 7:00 P.M.
c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
There were no updates or recognitions.
d. Informal Reports
20-10408 Weekly Update on COVID-19 Advisory Committees - Fernando Costa
- 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
20-10409 Building Sanitizing - Steve Cooke
20-10410 March 2020 - Sales Tax Update - Terry Hanson
20-10411 Monthly Development Activity Report - D.J. Harrell
20-10412 Retiree Health Plan Premiums - Brian Dickerson
20-10413 Southwest Municipal Court Facility - Consolidating Services to the A.D.
Marshall Public Safety and Courts Building - William Rumuly
20-10414 The Fort Worth Permanent Fund Trust Amendment for Open Space
Acquisition - Denis McElroy and John Samford
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2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
Council Member Byrd requested that M&C 20-0340 and M&C 20-0338 be removed
from the consent agenda so that he could make some remarks.
3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Meeting
M&C 20-0162 Authorize Execution of a Five -Year
with Beanida Garza for the Construction of a
Approximately 1,821-Square Feet and Having a Cost
Property Located at 2908 Sarah Jane Lane in the
Neighborhood Empowerment Zone and Reinvestment
DISTRICT 8) (Continued from a Previous Week)
This item is moving forward.
4. Update Related to COVID-19 Response and Recovery
Tax Abatement Agreement
Single -Family Dwelling of
of at Least $190,150.00 on
Glencrest Neighborhood and
Zone Area Six (COUNCIL
Grant Program for Small Business/MWBEs Impacted by COVID-19 - Robert
Sturns, Economic Development
Robert Sturns, Economic Development, outlined the "Preserve the Fort" grant program
for small business/MWBEs impacted by COVID-19.
The Mayor recessed the Work Session at 9:53 a.m.
The Mayor reconvened the Work Session at 10:33 a.m.
Emergency Household Assistance Program - Victor Turner, Neighborhood
Services
Victor Turner, Neighborhood Services, gave an update on the Emergency Household
Assistance Program.
COVID-19 Updates and Data - Chief Jim Davis
Chief Davis gave an update on COVID-19 statistics and metrics. He addressed the
various considerations for the reopening of city facilities and businesses.
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Reopening Plan and Budget Update - David Cooke, City Manager
City Manager Cooke provided an update on the reopening of City Facilities. We will
follow the health data to ensure that the public and employees are safe. He also provided
an update on the City's finances and outlook going forward.
City Manager Cooke called on Assistant City Manger Jay Chapa who provided an update
on the demobilization of the homeless shelter at the Convention Center.
5. Presentation on Meet & Confer Agreement with Fort Worth Police Officers
Association - Jay Chapa, City Manager's Office
Assistant City Manger Jay Chapa gave an update on the results of the Meet & Confer
Agreement with the Fort Worth Police Officers Association. the agreement will be on
the council's June 2, 2020, agenda for action.
6. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Council Member Zadeh - Use of parking spaces and travel lanes and speed limits and
crash data
Council Member Flores and Zadeh - speeding and sped limits
Council Member - Allen Gray - Outreach on the CCPD continuation election
Council Member - Bivens - lessons learned from COVID-19
Council Member - Jordan - Egrets and shovel ready infrastructure projects
There being no further business to come before the City Council Mayor Price adjourned
the meeting at 12:19 p.m.
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