HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0002) 051821 Work Session MinutesCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 189 2021
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 (Virtual)
Council Member Gyna Bivens, District 5
Council Member Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Council Member Kelly Allen Gray, District 8 (Virtual)
Council Member Ann Zadeh, District 9
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 8:32 a.m. on Tuesday, May 18, 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 were no changes.
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b. Upcoming and Recent Events
City Manager Cooke announced the following:
Neighborhoods, USA Virtual Conference is scheduled for May 19th through
May 22nd; there is an IR on today's Agenda.
New Rockwood Park Golf Course Clubhouse Grand Opening on Thursday,
May 20, 2021 10:00 a.m. at 1851 Jacksboro Hwy. If there is rain, the
ceremony will move to the Covered Patio located at the New Clubhouse.
White Settlement Bridge Celebration on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 11:00 a.m.,
meet at Angelo's 2533 White Settlement Road and then walk, run or cycle
across the bridge. Also, a procession of cars will be led by The Model A
Club.
Council meetings are cancelled for next Tuesday, May 25, 2021 and June 1,
2021. The next meeting scheduled is on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.
City Hall Closed on Monday, May 31, 2021 in observance of Memorial Day.
Run -Off Election is June 5th and Early Voting is May 24th.
c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
There were no updates or recognitions.
(Council Member Moon out 8:33 - 8:55am)
d. Informal Reports
21-10584 March 2021 - Sales Tax Update - Mark McAvoy
21-10587 Sales Tax Overpayment Refund - Mark McAvoy
21-10585 Monthly Development Activity Report - D.J. Harrell
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21-10586 Neighborhoods, USA Virtual Conference on Neighborhood Concerns -
Catherine Huckaby
21-10588 Update on Bird Relocation Program - Brandon Bennett
21-10589 Update on Loud/Excessive Noise Response and Enforcement - Deputy
Chief Paula Fimbres
2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Meeting
M&C 21-0275 (CD 5) Authorize Execution of a Five -Year Tax Abatement
Agreement with Mayolo Mendieta Guillen Jr. for the Construction of a Single -Family
Dwelling of Approximately 2,398 Square Feet and Having a Cost of at Least
$228,000.00 on Property Located at 2132 Miller Avenue, in the Stop
Six/Poly Neighborhood and within Neighborhood Empowerment Zone and
Reinvestment Zone Area Six (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
Moving forward.
4. Progress Report on Human Relations Commission Assessment of Race and
Culture Strategies — Kimberly Porter, Chair, Human Relations Commission
Director Christina Brooks, Diversity and Inclusion, introduced Kimberly Porter who gave
the report.
5. Presentation on Economic Development Agreement with SmartAction, LLC —
Robert Sturns, Economic Development
6. Update on Meacham Airport Midfield Development Project — Roger Venables,
Aviation
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7. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Council Member Crain - IR on home occupations and use of a private pool for swimming
lessons.
Council Member Bivens - Joint meeting with the Human Relations Commission;
communicating outside the box
Council Member Zadeh - Status of the Expert Panel on Police Reform
Mayor Protein Jordan - presentation on health hazards related to the smart water meters
and communication about the project with the neighborhoods.
Council Member Moon - tree ordinance as it relates to invasive species; masks at city hall
8. 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 Price adjourned
the meeting at 9:49 a.m.
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