HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0002) 120120 Work SessionCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020
Present:
Mayor Betsy Price
Mayor Pro tern Jungus Jordan, District 6
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2 (Video)
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
Ronald P. Gonzales, Assistant City Secretary
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, Mayor Price called the the Fort
Worth City Council Work Session to order at 3:02 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1, 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
M&C 20-0880 will be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda and continued to January
12, 2021.
M&C 20-0862 will be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda for individual
consideration; Council Member Jordan will recuse.
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M&C 20-0907 the public hearing will be opened, the staff report will be provided the
Council will hear any public comment, and the M&C will be continued to December
15, 2020.
M&C 20-0860 will be withdrawn from the agenda and will be brought back on a future
agenda.
b. Upcoming and Recent Events
Council will not meet next Tuesday, December 8, 2020. The next meeting and last
meeting of the year will be December 15, 2020.
c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
Assistant City Manager Fernando Costa introduced Roger Venables as the new
Aviation Director.
d. Informal Reports
20-10517 Bandit Signs - Brandon Bennett
20-10518 Update on Chief of Police Position Search - Jay Chapa
20-10519 Race and Culture Task Force Recommendation Progress - Christina
Brooks
20-10520 Tax Abatement Agreement with Stanley Black & Decker USA, Inc. -
Robert Sturns
2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
Council Member Moon addressed concern with Zoning Docket ZC-20-124 and staff s
recommendation for approval of multi -family at the intersection of Hwy 287 and I35. He
added that staff needed to look at what is the highest and best use for commercial -retail
area that is growing by leaps and bounds when other retail development is not. He
suggested that the Council reevaluate staff s recommended approval of the rezoning.
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3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Meeting
M&C 20-0858 (CD 8) Conduct Public Hearing, Adopt Resolution Supporting the
Application of the Hickman Family Limited Partnership for a Municipal Setting
Designation for the Property Located Near the Intersection of Interstate Highway 35
West and West Risinger Road, Fort Worth, Texas, to the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality, and Adopt Ordinance Prohibiting the Potable Use of
Designated Groundwater from Beneath the Site Pursuant to Chapter 12.5, Article IV,
Division 2 "Municipal Setting Designation" (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
(PUBLIC HEARING - a. Report of City Staff. Cody Whittenburg; b. Public
Comment; c. Council Action: Public Hearing and Act on M&C)
This item will be moving forward.
ZC-20-099 (CD 7) Hall -Nance Ranches Ltd.; David Nance; Daniel Nance, Generally
bounded by Diamondback Lane, John Day Road, Fort Worth city limits, Sendera;
From: "AG" Agricultural, "A-5" One -Family, "R2" Townhouse/Cluster, "C" Medium
Density Multifamily, "E" Neighborhood Commercial "G" Intensive Commercial "I"
Light Industrial, PD 637 To: "A-5" One -Family, "CR" Low Density Multifamily,
"UR" Urban Residential " B" Neighborhood Commercial, "F" General Commercial,
"MU-1" Low Intensity Mixed Use, "I" Light Industrial 1147.61 acres
(Recommended for Approval by the Zoning Commission) (Continued from a
Previous Meeting)
This item will be moving forward.
ZC-20-109 (CD5) Jose Reyes, 6836 Brentwood Stair Road; From: "B" Two -Family
To: "CR" Low Density Multifamily 0.36 acres (Recommended for Approval by the
Zoning Commission) (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
This item will be continued to January 12, 2021.
ZC-20-124 (CD 7) North Presidio, LLC, 9200 - 9400 blocks Tehama Ridge Pkwy;
From: "G" Intensive Commercial with I-35W Central Zone Overlay To: "UR" Urban
Residential with I-35 Central Zone Overlay 18.80 acres (Recommend for Approval by
the Zoning Commission) (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
This item will be continued to January 12, 2021.
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4. Update Related to COVID-19 Response and Recovery
a. COVID-19 Updates and Data - Brandon Bennett, Code Compliance
b. CARES Act Funding Update - Reginald Zeno, Financial Management Services
c. Fort Worth CARES Emergency Household Assistance Program and NGO
(Non -Governmental Organization) Assistance Program - Victor Turner, Neighborhood
Services
d. Preserve the Fort - Robert Sturns, Economic Development
5. Status Report on Community Oversight Model Recommendation — Kim Neal, Police
Monitor
6. Interim Report of Redistricting Task Force — Lorraine Miller, Redistricting Task
Force Chair
7. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Council requested staff prepare presentation to discuss multi -family development in the
context of the Comprehensive Plan.
There being no further business, Mayor Price adjourned the meeting at 5:26 p.m.
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