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HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0002) 061620 Work Session MinutesCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 169 2020 Present: Mayor Betsy Price (virtual) Mayor Pro tern Jungus Jordan, District 6 Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2 Council Member Brian Byrd, District 3 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 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 Pro tern Jordan called the Fort Worth City Council Work Session to order at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16, 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 City Manager Cooke to withdraw M&Cs 20-0409, 20-0430, 20-0432, and 20-0434 from the consent agenda to hear from speakers. Council Member Kelly Allen Gray will recognize the Friends of Tandy Hills and Donors for the Broadcast Hill Acquisition. M&C 20-0383 is a donation and Wanda Conlin and Don Boren will be present. City of Fort Worth Page 1 Printed on 611812020 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2020 Page 2 of 5 b. Upcoming and Recent Events City Manager Cooke will call on Veronica Villegas, Diversity and Inclusion, to report on theJuneteenth events. The next Council meeting is June 23, 2020, and will be last meeting before the July summer break. Our next meeting will be August 4, 2020. c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s) There were no recognitions. d. Informal Reports 20-10425 April 2020 - Sales Tax Update - Terry Hanson 20-10426 COVIDI9 - Contact Tracing - Brandon Bennett 20-10427 Final Results of Pricing and Ratings on Bonds within the 2020 Debt Plan - Reginald Zeno 20-10428 Information on Bank Wire Transfers - John Samford 20-10429 Lease of City Owned Property to Support Innovative Mobility and Transportation Solutions at Alliance - Roger Venables 20-10430 Monthly Development Activity Report - D.J. Harrell 20-10431 Pioneer Tower Iconic Public Art Project Update - Martha Peters 20-10432 Reinstatement of Water Bill Delinquency Processes and Fees - Chris Harder 20-10433 Update on Procurement Cards - Cynthia Garcia 20-10434 Update on 2020 100x25 CFW Reading Instruction Program - Gleniece Robinson City of Fort Worth Page 2 Printed on 611812020 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2020 Page 3 of 5 2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members 3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Meeting M&C 20-0287 Authorize Execution of a Five -Year Tax Abatement Agreement with Antonio Rodriguez and Maria G. Rodriguez for the Construction of a Single -Family Dwelling of Approximately 1,697 Square Feet and Having a Cost of at Least $156,300.00 on Property Located at 2717 Virginia Court in the Vintage Riverside Neighborhood and Within Neighborhood Empowerment Zone and Reinvestment Zone Area Four (COUNCIL DISTRICT 9) (Continued from a Previous Week) Moving forward. M&C 20-0289 Authorize Execution of a Five -Year Tax Abatement Agreement with Kimberly E.D. Bass for the Construction of a Single -Family Dwelling of Approximately 2,515 Square Feet and Having a Cost of at Least $315,000.00 on Property Located at 5225 Cox Street, in the Stop Six Sunrise Neighborhood and Within Neighborhood Empowerment Zone and Reinvestment Zone Area Six (COUNCIL DISTRICT 5) (Continued from a Previous Week) Moving forward. ZC-20-050 (CD5) Ron Mon, 2408 Wilspoint Court; Commercial/Stop Six Design Overlay To: "A-5/SSO" Overlay 0.12 acres (Recommended for Approval (Continued from a Previous Meeting) Moving forward. 4. Update Related to COVID-19 Response and Recovery From: "E/SSO" Neighborhood One Family/Stop Six Design by the Zoning Commission) - COVID-19 Updates and Data - Brandon Bennett, Code Compliance - Reopening Plan and Budget Update - David Cooke, City Manager Victor Turner, Neighborhood Services, provided and update on the Emergency Household Assistance Program. City of Fort Worth Page 3 Printed on 611812020 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2020 Page 4 of 5 Robert Sturns, Economic Development, provided and update on the Grant Program for Small Business/MWBEs impacted by COVID-19. The Council recessed the Work Session at 9:55 a.m. The Council reconvened the Work Session at 11:28 a.m. 5. Update on Community Marches - Ed Kraus, Police 6. Presentation on Proposed Economic Development Agreement with Ariat International, Inc. — Robert Sturns, Economic Development Robert Sturns, Economic Development, provided an update on the proposed Economic Development Agreement with Ariat International, Inc. The next step is a public hearing on the creation of a reinvestment zone for tax abatement which is scheduled for August 4, 2020. 7. Briefing on Findings and Recommendations from 2020 Disparity Study — Christina Brooks, Diversity and Inclusion and Colette Holt, Colette Holt & Associates Colette Holt, Colette Holt & Associates, and Christina Brooks, Diversity and Inclusion, gave a briefing on the 2020 Disparity Study and Business Equity Ordinance amendments. The amendments will be on the Council's August 4, 2020, agenda for action. 8. Update on the 2020 Census and Redistricting — Michelle Gutt, Communications and Public Engagement and Fernando Costa, City Manager's Office Michelle Gutt, Communications and Public Engagement briefed the Council on the Census progress to date, planned outreach and new schedule. Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager, briefed the Council on the formation of a Redistricting Task Force. 9. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports Mayor Price - Update on the reading program in August or September Council Member Bivens - Use of a PR firm to help us get our COVID-19 prevention information; Game Room update City of Fort Worth Page 4 Printed on 611812020 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2020 Page 5 of 5 Council Member Zadeh - Timeline on recommendations for independent police oversight and Meet and Confer timeline and what will happen in June/July Council Member Flores - Short Term Rentals - restrictive covenants and monitoring and an update on Transit Moves, CARES Act funding and Stockyards shuttle There was not a need for an Executive Session. There being no further business to come before the City Council Mayor Pro tem Jordan adjourned the meeting at 1:49 p.m. City of Fort Worth Page 5 Printed on 611812020