HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0002) 062320 Work Session MinutesCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, JUNE 239 2020
Present:
Mayor Betsy Price (video)
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 (video)
Council Member Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Council Member Kelly Allen Gray, District 8 (video)
Council Member Ann Zadeh, District 9 (video)
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 3:02 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 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 will withdraw M&C 20-0468 from the consent agenda so that
Council Member Zadeh may make comments.
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b. Upcoming and Recent Events
There will be a Special Called Council Meeting to discuss amendments to the Trust
Agreement for the Fort Worth Permanent Fund immediately following the Work
Session.
This will be the last Council Meeting until August 4, 2020.
c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
City Manager Cooke will call on Michelle Gutt to recognize the Call Center for winning
the 2020 Award of Excellence from the nations CS Week 311 organization.
d. Informal Reports
20-10435 2020 Pool Season - David Creek
20-10436 2020-21 Action Plan for Use of HUD Grant Funds - Victor Turner
20-10437 Atmos Energy 2020 Rate Review Mechanism Tariff Filing - Roger
Venables
20-10438 Development of Permanent Supportive Housing for COVID -Vulnerable
Households - Tara Perez
20-10439 Implementation of Recommendations from the Task Force on Race and
Culture - Christina Brooks
20-10440 Pandemic Metrics - Brandon Bennett
20-10441 Solid Waste Fund Update and Plan for FY21 Budget Development -
Brandon Bennett
20-10442 Super Majority Minority Area Project Updates - William Johnson,
Transportation and Public Works
20-10443 Update on Non-FEMA Flood Risk Area Policy Initiative - Jennifer Dyke
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2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Meeting
ZC-19-146 (CD6) Crowley Independent School District, 1800 - 1900 blocks
Cleburne Crowley Road; From: Unzoned To: "CF" Community Facilities 94.71 acres
(Recommended for Approval by the Zoning Commission) (Continued from a
Previous Meeting)
Moving forward.
ZC-20-007 (CD8) Artel Inc., D&KW Properties, 5600 - 6200 blocks South Freeway
& 800 - 1000 blocks Loop 820; From: "A-5" One -Family, "E" Neighborhood
Commercial, "I" Light Industrial To: "J" Medium Industrial (Applicant request); PD/I
Planned Development for all uses in "I" Light Industrial with a 40 ft. landscaping
buffer, 50 ft. building setback, 8 ft. screening fence, no truck traffic on the eastern
most driveway; site plan included (Zoning Commission recommendation) 99.50 acres
(Recommended for Approval as Amended by the Zoning Commission to PD/I with
development standards for 40 ft. landscaping buffer, 50 ft. building setback, 8 ft.
screening fence and no truck traffic on eastern driveway; site plan included)
(Continued from a Previous Meeting)
Will be continued to August 11, 2020.
ZC-20-019 (CD8) Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County, 1105 - 1215 (odds) E.
Lancaster Avenue; From: "MU-2" High Intensity Mixed -Use To: "PD/MU-2"
Planned Development for all uses in "MU-2" High Intensity Mixed -Use with waivers
to required primary street frontage, office parking ratio, parking lot screening height,
Individual street -oriented entries for street level residential units, and primary
residential entrance spacing; site plan included 0.97 acres (Recommended for
Approval by the Zoning Commission) (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
Moving forward.
4. Overview of Significant Zoning Cases - Arty Wheaton -Rodriguez, Development Services
Mr. Arty Wheaton -Rodriguez, Planning and Development Department, provided an
overview of significant zoning cases. ZC-20-034 will require a super majority.
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5. Update Related to COVID-19 Response and Recovery
- COVID-19 Updates and Data - Brandon Bennett, Code Compliance
- Reopening Plan and Budget Update - David Cooke, City Manager
Bandon Bennett, Fire Chief Jim Davis and City Manager David Cooke provided updates
on COVID-19 and the City's response.
6. Discussion about Response to Community Group Requests and Proposals for Police
Reform
Assistant Manager Fernando Costa, Police Chief Ed Kraus, Police Oversight
Administrator Kim Neal and Assistant City Attorney Laetitia Brown provided responses
to the community group requests and proposals for police reform.
7. Briefing on Health Plan Update - Brian Dickerson, Human Resources
Brian Dickerson, Human Resources Director provided and update on Health Plan
changes for 2020. Council Member Allen Gray wanted to be sure there was adequate
communication to employees and retirees about the changes.
8. Presentation of Employee Leave Study - Brian Dickerson, Human Resources
This presentation will be rescheduled in August.
9. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
All members - Continue the conversation on the recommendations from the Task Force
on Race and Culture and the TPW updates for Majority Minority areas.
Council Members Zadeh and Bivens - Concrete timeline on Police Oversight
There was no need for an executive session.
There being no further business to come before the City Council Mayor Pro tem Jordan
adjourned the meeting at 6:38 p.m.
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