HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021/03/23-Attachments-030921 Work Session MinutesCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021
Present:
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 (Virtual)
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)
Absent:
Mayor Betsy Price
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 tem Jordan called the
Fort Worth City Council Work Session to order at 3:03 p.m. on Tuesday, March, 9,
2021, 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
There are three items related to the Crime Control and Prevention Budget on tonight's
agenda and they can be handled together if the Council desires.
M&C 21-0171 will be removed from the Consent Agenda for a speaker.
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b. Upcoming and Recent Events
No events were announced.
c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
City Manager Cooke and Maribel Martinez, Emergency Management, recognized
employees and partners who assisted the City of Fort Worth to manage the winter
storm event that rolled in on Sunday, February 14, 2021. There were 17 departments
and over 1700 employees that provided help. Adding to our assistance, we had close
to 40 partner organizations working alongside us, and the donations from a long list of
local businesses helped us all provide customer service and relief to residents as they
struggled through power outages and severe cold weather.
d. Informal Reports
21-10546 City of Fort Worth Illegal Fireworks Response - Fire Chief Jim Davis
and Police Assistant Chief Robert Alldredge
21-10547 Response to Natural Gas Leaks - Allison Gray
21-10548 Support for Neighborhood Associations and Homeowner Associations -
Michelle Gutt
21-10549 2021 Tarrant County Transportation Bond Program - William Johnson
21-10550 Temporary Expansion of Customer Credits Available for Residential
Water and Wastewater Bills - Chris Harder
2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Meeting
ZC-20-139 (CD 8) Noe Piedra, 2300 McCurdy Street; To: Add a Conditional Use
Permit for outdoor storage in "I" Light Industrial 2.39 ac. (Recommended for Denial
by the Zoning Commission) (Continued from a Previous Week)
Moving forward.
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ZC-20-181 (CD 5) Mizael Becerra, 4900 Parker Henderson Road; From: "A-5"
One -Family To: "I" Light Industrial, 2.09 ac. (Recommended for Approval by the
Zoning Commission) (Continued from a Previous Week)
Moving forward.
ZC-21-011 (CD 5) Carey Street Holdings LLC, 4301 Carey Street; To: Add a
Conditional Use Permit for outdoor non -accessory storage in "I" Light Industrial 3.00
ac. (Recommended for Approval by the Zoning Commission) (Continued from a
Previous Week)
Moving forward.
4. Briefing on AllianceTexas Economic Impact Report - Mike Berry, Hillwood
5. Presentation on Efforts to Support Entrepreneurial Growth and Overview of
Sparkyard Program - Robert Sturns, Economic Development and Cameron
Cushman and Marco Johnson, UNT Health Science Center
6. Presentation of the Fiscal Year 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
— Reginald Zeno, Financial Management Services
7. Briefing on Community WiFi Project Update — Kevin Gunn, IT Solutions
8. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Council Member Flores - Critical Facilities list for internal use and external partners.
Council Member Allen Gray - Updated information on COVID-19 testing.
Council Member Bivens - Contact list for outside partners.
Council Member Moon - Information on the Metro-Pac Library Coalition decision.
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9. Executive Session (CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL,
ROOM 2020) - SEE ATTACHMENT A
There being no further business to come before the City Council Mayor Pro tem Jordan
adjourned the meeting at 5:27 p.m.
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