HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0002) 111720 Work Session MinutesCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Present:
Mayor Betsy Price (Virtual)
Mayor Pro tern Jungus Jordan, District 6
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2 (Virtual)
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 (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 Pro tern Jordan called the
Fort Worth City Council Work Session to order at 3:01 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17,
2020, in 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
20-1054 - Resolution adopting the City of Fort Worth's 2021 Federal Legislative and
Administrative Agenda will be amended to add support for the Future Vertical Lift
program. The amended attachments were provided to Council.
20-1056 - Resolution on Rock Creek PID - the exhibits have been provided to
Council.
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b. Upcoming and Recent Events
Brandon Bennett, Code Compliance, gave a COVID-19 update.
The Redistricting Task Force will meet this Thursday, November 19, 2020, at 3:00 pm
in room 2020.
Council will not meet on Tuesday, November 24, 2020, due to the Thanksgiving
Holiday. The next Council Meeting will be December 1, 2020.
Most city offices, including City Hall, will be closed Thursday and Friday, November
26th and 27th. Emergency services will be available as usual. There will be no garbage
service on Thanksgiving Day. Thursday pickup customers will be picked up on Friday
and Friday pickup customers will be picked up on Saturday.
c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
There were none.
d. Informal Reports
20-10507 Food Truck Operations during COVID-19 Disaster Declaration -
Brandon Bennett
20-10508 Amendment No. 1 to Tax Abatement Agreement with NT Window to
Increase the Business and Personal Property Commitment and Split Commitment
Deadline into Phases - Robert Sturns
20-10509 Economic Development Update - Robert Stums
20-10510 Timesheet Requirement Changes - Jay Chapa
20-10511 Healthcare Premium Holiday - Nathan Gregory
20-10512 Monthly Development Activity Report - D.J. Harrell
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20-10513 Zoning Public Hearing Signage - D.J. Harrell
20-10514 Final Comments on TRWD General Ordinance and Commercial
Facilities Ordinance - Dana Burghdoff
20-10515 September 2020 - Sales Tax Update - Terry Hanson
20-10516 Speed Tables - William Johnson
2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
There were no questions.
3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Meeting
ZC-20-097 (CD2) Gyant Frog & City of Fort Worth Property
4406 White Settlement Road & 4419 Rockwood Drive; From:
" B" Neighborhood Commercial and "I" Light Industrial
Development for all uses in "E" Neighborhood Commercial
outdoor stage and bar area and more than 50% enclosed
development standards for setbacks and parking; site plan
(Recommended for Approval by the Zoning Commission)
Previous Meeting)
This item will be moving forward.
Management, 4400,
"A-10" One -Family,
To: PD/E Planned
plus cabin rentals,
storage area with
included 0.60 acres
(Continued from a
4. Responses to Speeding, Street Racing, and Vehicle Noise - Robert Alldredge, Police and
Tanya Brooks, Transportation and Public Works
5. Presentation on Solid Waste Fees — Valerie Washington, City Manager's Office
6. Update on Neighborhood Improvement Strategy and Selection of 2021 Target Area for
Neighborhood — Victor Turner, Neighborhood Services
7. Status Report on Community Oversight Model Recommendation — Kim Neal, Police
Monitor
This presentation was moved to the December 1, 2020, Work Session.
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8. Briefing on Strategies to Address Hunger in Fort Worth — Valerie Washington, City
Manager's Office and Julie Butner, Tarrant Area Food Bank
9. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Mayor Pro tern Jordan - Information from Law on confiscation of vehicles from illegal
racing events, potentially pursue legislation to make the penalties stronger.
Council Member Bivens - Update on the Police Chief search.
There being no further business to come before the City Council Mayor Pro tern Jordan
adjourned the meeting at 5:34 p.m.
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