HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0002) 081820 Work SessionCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2020
Present:
Mayor Betsy Price
Mayor Pro tem 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 Price called the Fort Worth
City Council Work Session to order at 8:33 a.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, in the
City Council Chamber 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&Cs 20-0552 through 20-0561 (PIDs) would be heard at one time. Zoning Docket
ZC-20-090 requires a super majority vote in favor to approve.
b. Upcoming and Recent Events
The meetings of the AllianceAirport Authority, Inc., Central City Local Development
Corporation, and Fort Worth Local Development Corporation are scheduled to begin
at 1:00 p.m., and the Crime Control Prevention District meeting will begin at 2:00 p.m.
All meetings will be held in the Council Chamber.
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c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
There were no organizational updates or employee recognitions.
d. Informal Reports
20-10461 Assistance to Nonprofit Organizations Responding to Coronavirus
Pandemic - Victor Turner
20-10462 June 2020 - Sales Tax Update - Terry Hanson
20-10463 Monthly Development Activity Report - D.J. Harrell
20-10464 Texas Enterprise Zone Nomination for TTI, Inc. - Robert Stums
2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
Mayor Pro tem Jordan stated that Exhibit B of M&C 20-0825 defining the boundaries of
the Walsh PID was the description for Walton PID. He requested a correction to the
Exhibit. He also stated that he would be recusing himself from voting on M&C 20-0507.
Council Members Byrd, Moon, Shingleton, Allen Gray and Zadeh requested and received
clarification on Zoning Docket ZC-20-090.
3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Meeting
M&C 20-0475 (CD 3) Conduct Public Hearing to Consider Variance from Section
4-4 of the City Code to Allow Beer and Wine Sales for On -Premise Consumption
at Corky's Corner Located at 3601 Williams Road (Continued from a Previous
Meeting)
(PUBLIC HEARING - a. Report of City Staff. Arty Wheaton -Rodriguez; b. Public
Comment; c. Council Action: Close Public Hearing and Act on M&C)
This item will be withdrawn from the Council agenda.
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M&C 20-0476 (CD 8) Conduct Public Hearing to Consider Variance from Section
4-4 of the City Code to Allow Beer and Wine Sales for On -Premise Consumption at
Taqueria Las Esmeraldas Located at 4163 E. Rosedale Street (Continued from a
Previous Meeting)
(PUBLIC HEARING - a. Report of City Staff. Arty Wheaton -Rodriguez; b. Public
Comment; c. Council Action: Close Public Hearing and Act on M&C)
Moving forward.
M&C 20-0507 (ALL) Authorize Application for, and Acceptance of, if Awarded,
the DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction Program Grant Fiscal Year
2020 from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs,
Bureau of Justice Assistance in the Amount of $464,386.00, Authorize Execution of a
Grant Agreement with the United States Department of Justice, and Adopt
Appropriation Ordinance (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
Moving forward.
ZC-20-066 (CD3) Andrea Fell, 3601 Williams Road; From: PD 684 Planned
Development/Specific Use for all uses in "E" Neighborhood Commercial plus
continued use of bar, restricted to beer and wine sales. Any new improvements or
construction will require a site plan; site plan waived/NASJRB Overlay To: Amend
PD 684 to increase the square footage of building; site plan included/NASJRB
Overlay 0.63 acres (Recommended for Approval by the Zoning Commission)
(Continued from a Previous Meeting)
Moving forward.
4. Update Related to COVID-19 Response and Recovery
- COVID-19 Updates and Data - Chief Jim Davis, Fire and Brandon Bennett, Code
Compliance
Mr. Brandon Bennett, Code Compliance Department, and Chief Jim Davis, Fire
Department, provided an update on COVID-19 data for City and Tarrant County.
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- Assistance to Non -Profit Organizations - Victor Turner, Housing & Neighborhood
Services
Mr. Victor Turner, Housing and Neighborhood Services briefed Council on the
assistance provided to non-profit organizations.
- Preserve the Fort - Robert Sturns, Economic Development
Mr. Robert Sturns, Economic Development Department, provided an overview of
Phase 1 of Preserve the Fort Grant Program. $5.OM of allocated CARES Act funding
will be utilized and to establish Phase II. These items will be on the Council's August
25, 2020, Council agenda.
5. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
There were no requests for future agenda items.
There being no need for an Executive Session and no further business, Mayor Price
adjourned the meeting at 9:51 a.m.
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