HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0002) 082421 Work SessionCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2021
Present:
Mayor Mattie Parker
Mayor Pro tern 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 3:05 p.m. on Tuesday,
August 24, 2021, 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
David provided an explanation of the resolution on the tax rate, agenda item 21-1650,
and the process that is required before adoption by the City Council.
b. Upcoming and Recent Events
David called on Mark McAvoy, Planning and Data Analytics, who introduced two new
Assistant Directors, Eric Fladager and Cayce Lay.
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c. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
d. Informal Reports
21-10638 June 2021 - Sales Tax Update - Mark McAvoy
21-10647 Alleyway Mowing in Riverside Neighborhood - Victor Turner
21-10639 Community Centers and Libraries COVID-19 Response - Manya Shorr
21-10640 Floodplain Management Plan 5 Year Update - Clair Davis
21-10641 Police Public Safety Communications Update and Data - Assistant Chief
Julie Swearingin
21-10642 Proposed Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments to the Trinity Lakes
Development Code - Sevanne Steiner
21-10643 Impact of Camping Prohibition (Texas House Bill 1925) on the City of
Fort Worth - Tara Perez
21-10644 Unlicensed Carry of Handguns (HB1927) and Safety and Security at
City Facilities - Valerie Washington
21-10645 Update on Egret Migration & Public Education / Outreach Efforts -
Brandon Bennett and Sandra Youngblood
21-10646 Update on Program to Interpret the Murals on the WRMC Auditorium
and Coliseum and Recommend Funding for Project Completion - Michael Crum
2. Current Agenda Items - City Council Members
Council Member Moon - Zoning Docket ZC-21-102: Does not plan on supporting
Zoning will be moved to another meeting.
Council Member Firestone - M&C 21-0600: Will make motion to continue to October 19,
2021
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3. Responses to Items Continued from a Previous Meeting
4. Overview of Significant Zoning Cases - Sevanne Steiner, Development Services
ZC-21-080: Recommended for denial by the Zoning Commission
ZC-21-081: Recommended for denial by the Zoning Commission
ZC-21-090: Recommended for denial by the Zoning Commission
ZC-21-102: Text amendment
5. Briefing on 2020 Census Results — Mark McAvoy, Planning and Data
Analytics
6. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Council Member Firestone: IR/Presentation/CCPD Meeting - Crossing Guard Services
Contract
Mayor Pro tem Bivens: IR - COVID- Strategies to encourage City employees to become
vaccinated; incentive for Benefit Plan
Council Member Williams: IR - Next steps on redistricting process
Council Member Williams: Presentation - First responder procedures when responding to
emergency calls from individuals experiencing a mental health crisis
Council Member Moon: IR - Shopping buggy nuisance/abatement
Council Member Beck: IR - Review of Request for Proposal process and local
preference program the City May have to foster economic development
Council Member Flores: IR - Liquid oxygen shortages that may impact local water supply
There being no further business, Mayor Parker adjourned the meeting at 4:42 p.m.
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