HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0003) 092220 Work Session MinutesCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Present:
Mayor Betsy Price
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 (Video)
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 Price called the Fort Worth
City Council Work Session to order at 8:31 a.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, in the
City Council Conference Room 2020 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&C 20-0692 - Remove from Consent Agenda for individual consideration
M&C 20-0697 - Continue to October 27, 2020
Budget and Tax Ordinances will require 60% approval and record vote.
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b. Upcoming and Recent Events
Council will not meet for the next three Tuesdays:
• September 29, 2020 (5th Tuesday)
• October 6, 2020 (National Night Out)
• October 13, 2020 (Texas Municipal League - Grapevine)
Next meeting to be held on October 20, 2020
c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
Mayor Price recognized Ms. Joanna Hudspeth, Neighborhood Services Department.
d. Informal Reports
20-10482 2019 Review Year Results for Incentive Agreements - Robert Sturns
20-10483 Bid 20-181 to Lease 188 Golf Carts for Pecan Valley Golf Course and
Meadowbrook Golf Course - Cynthia Garcia
20-10484 Mary's Creek Water Reclamation Facility Permit Process and Public
Meeting - Chris Harder
20-10485 Municipal Court - Update on Panhandling Cases - Judge Danny Rodgers
and William Rumuly
2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
City Manager Cooke gave a brief presentation on the Budget and Tax Ordinances and the
Wind-up Ordinance.
3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Meeting
M&C 20-0645 (ALL) Adopt Updated Financial Management Policy Statements for
Fiscal Year 2021 (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
Moving forward.
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20-0966 A Resolution Appointing Eight Members to the Board of the Fort Worth
Transportation Authority (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
Moving forward.
ZC-20-108 (CD8) Heritage of Faith Christian, 10200 - 10400 blocks Old Cleburne
Crowley Junction Road; From: "CF" Community Facilities To: "A-5" One -Family
61.40 acres (Recommended for Approval by the Zoning Commission) (Continued
from a Previous Meeting)
Mayor Pro tem Jordan advised that Zoning Docket ZC-20-108 was in Council
District 6.
Moving forward.
4. Questions Related to Budget Responses
5. Update Related to COVID-19 Response and Recovery
a. COVID-19 Updates and Data - Chief Jim Davis, Fire and Brandon Bennett,
Code Compliance
Chief Jim Davis, Fire Department, and Mr. Brandon Bennett, Code Compliance
Department, briefed the Council on COVID-19 updates and data.
b. CARES Act Funding Update - Reginald Zeno, Financial Management Services
Mr. Reginald Zeno, Financial Management Services Department, briefed the Council on
CARES Act funding.
c. Fort Worth CARES Emergency Household Assistance Program and NGO
(Non -Governmental Organization) Assistance Program - Victor Turner, Neighborhood
Services
Mr. Victor Turner, Neighborhood Services Department, briefed the Council on the Fort
Worth CARES Emergency Household Assistance Program and the NGO Assistance
Program.
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d. Preserve the Fort - Robert Sturns, Economic Development
Mr. Robert Sturns, Economic Development Department, briefed the Council on Preserve
the Fort.
Mayor Price recessed the City Council Work Session at 9:59 a.m., and reconvened at
10:54 a.m.
6. Presentation on 2020 Reading Instruction Program Results — Gleniece
Robinson, City Manager's Office
Dr. Gleniece Robinson, City Manager's Office, provided a brief presentation on the 2020
Reading Instruction Program results.
Mayor Price recognized Dr. Robinson for her work on the Reading Program and her
pending retirement.
7. Briefing on City Website Improvements - Michelle Gutt, Communications and
Public Engagement
Ms. Michelle Gutt, Communications and Public Engagement Department, provided a
brief presentation on the City website improvements.
8. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Council Member Bivens - Request for Task Force with citizens on panhandling
Council Member Flores - Update from Chancellor of Tarrant County College District
There being no further business, Mayor Price adjourned the meeting at 11:48 a.m.
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