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Home My WebLink About(0002) 081021 Work Session Minutes (2)CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2021 Present: Mayor Mattie Parker Mayor Pro tem Gyna M. Bivens, District 5 Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2 Council Member Michael D. Crain, District 3 Council Member Cary Moon, District 4 Council Member Jared Williams, District 6 Council Member Leonard Firestone, District 7 Council Member Chris Nettles, District 8 Council Member Elizabeth Beck, District 9 Staff Present: David Cooke, City Manager Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney Ronald P. Gonzales, Acting City Secretary With a quorum of the City Council Members present, Mayor Parker called the City Council Work Session of the Fort Worth City Council to order 3:01 p.m. on Tuesday, August 10, 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 M&C 21-0544 will be removed from Consent Agenda for individual consideration. b. Upcoming and Recent Events City Manager Cooke announced: • Open House schedule: August 12, 2021, from 6-8 p.m., at Heritage Church of Christ, 4201 Heritage Trace Parkway; August 14, 2021, at 10 a.m., at R.D. Evans Community Center Gym, 3242 Lackland Road; and August 19, from 6-8 p.m., at Doxology Church, 4805 Arborlawn Drive. Individuals can meet city staff and learn how to get involved. City of Fort Worth Page I Printed on 812012021 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2021 Page 2 of 4 • Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 embarking on "The Big Boy 2021 Tour" to celebrate railroad heritage and the communities Union Pacific serves. No. 4014 will leave the Steam Shop in Cheyenne Wyoming, August 5, making brief whistle -stops in communities across Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming. Locomotive will be on display in Fort Worth on August 14th. • Grand Opening Ceremony of the Park and Recreation Service Center August 13, 2021, at 10 a.m. Located at 5199 James Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76115. c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s) • David called on Manya Shorr, Library Director, to announce the Grand Opening of Fort Worth's first youth Library, Reby Cary Library, on August 14, 2021, beginning at 9:30 a.m. • City Manager Cooke called on Assistant City Manager Valerie Washington to inform the Council of an event that occurred on July 16, 2021, while serving a warrant for mowing grass at a city residence. She recognized Brandon Bennett, Code Compliance Director, who advised of quick thinking of Code Officers, Police Officers, and employees of the mowing contractor, when a weapon was fired from the second floor of the residence. Mr. Bennett recognized the following individuals: Code Officers - Sr. Officer Cutter Thompson and Officer Kenneth Mendez; Police Officers - Rafael "Ralph" Salazar and Michael Shriver; MJJ mowing employees - Jesus Briones, Cirib Quiroz Salinas, and Luis Ruiz. d. Informal Reports 21-10626 Home Occupation - Private Property - Melinda Ramos 21-10627 Honoring Atatiana Jefferson and 1-35W Memorial Designation - William Johnson 21-10628 Truth -In -Taxation: Submission of 2021 Certified Appraisal Roll and Certified Collection Rate- Mark McAvoy 21-10629 Truth in Taxation: Submission of 2021 No -New -Revenue and Voter -Approval Tax Rates - Mark McAvoy City of Fort Worth Page 2 Printed on 812012021 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2021 Page 3 of 4 21-10630 Update on Program to Interpret the Murals on the WRMC Auditorium and Coliseum and Recommend Funding for Project Completion - Michael Crum 21-10631 Communities of Interest and the City's Redistricting Process - Michelle Gutt 2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members Council Member Nettles - M&C 21-0530 - Asked about approval of $30,000 for new tasers and who was going to get them. Assistant City Manager Valerie Washington advised that the Marshals Division would be receiving the new equipment and provided background on the purchase. 3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Meeting ZC-21-029 (CD 7) MT COLE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP #2 LP, 14900-15200 blocks of Blue Mound Rd; From: Unzoned, "AG" Agricultural To: "K" Heavy Industrial (197.41 acres) (Recommended for Approval by the Zoning Commission) (Continued from a previous meeting) Moving forward. ZC-21-038 (CD 7) ZC-21-038 MJBW RD LLC, 3800 Camp Bowie Boulevard; To add a Conditional Use Permit for temporary construction office in "ER" Neighborhood Commercial Restricted.42 ac (Recommended for Approval with a 24 Month Limit by the Zoning Commission) (Continued from a Previous Meeting) Council Member Firestone will deny Zoning Docket ZC-21-038. ZC-21-055 (CD 7) OCHOA, BURCH, COFER, & STEWART, 8601-8637 (odds) Wagley Robertson; From: "AG" Agricultural To: "A-5" One -Family (58.4 4 acres) (Recommended for Approval by the Zoning Commission)(Continued from a previous meeting) Council Member Firestone will continue to August 17, 2021. City of Fort Worth Page 3 Printed on 812012021 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2021 Page 4 of 4 ZC-21-063 (CD 6) ARC HUSSEIN MAHROUQ, 1300 Forest Hill Everman Road; From: "CR" Low Density Multifamily To: "PD/C" Planned Development for all uses in "C" Medium Density Multifamily plus detached multifamily with development regulation standards to open space requirement and a waiver to MFD submittal, site plan approved and on file with the Development Services Department (20.58 acres) (Recommended for Approval by the Zoning Commission) (Continued from a Previous Meeting) Moving forward. 4. Presentation on the Recommended Fiscal Year 2022 Operating Budget - David Cooke, City Manager 5. Presentation of the 2021 87th Legislative End of Session Report — T.J. Patterson, Governmental Relations 6. Presentation on Fire Payroll Process — Reginald Zeno, Financial Management Services 7. Presentation on Proposed Economic Development Program Agreement with Rivian Automotive, LLC or an Affiliate - Robert Sturns, Economic Development 8. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports • Mayor Pro tem Bivens - IR on Review of Traffic Study/Analysis at School Locations • Mayor Pro tern Bivens - IR on ADA Community Input Regarding Accessibility to Future City Hall • Mayor Pro tem Bivens - Full History on Trinity Metro since 1983 • Council Member Beck - IR HB 1927 (Unlicensed Carry of Handguns) What Safety/Security Measures are Being Proposed for City Hall • Council Member Williams - HB 1925 (Prohibition of Camping in Public Spaces) What is the Full Impact of this Bill for Fort Worth • Council Member Williams - Update on NPO Program Mayor Parker adjourned the Work Session at 6:10 p.m. City of Fort Worth Page 4 Printed on 812012021