HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0004) 110221 Work SessionCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING
NOVEMBER 2, 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 at 2:50 p.m. on Tuesday, November 2,
2021, in the City Council Chamber of the Fort Worth City Hall, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth,
Texas.
A. Change to the City Council Agenda - None
B. Upcoming and Recent Events
City Manager Cooke advised:
Next Tuesday, November 9, 2021, the Council meeting will be at 6:00 p.m. and include
the Zoning Hearing. He added there would be no Work Session.
In celebration of Municipal Court Week, food trucks will be available on 10"' Street until
Friday.
C. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
City Manager Cooke called on Dianna Giordano, Human Resources Director, who
recognized several departments and staff on behalf of the Texas Municipal Human Resources
Association (TMHRA) for the 2021 Innovation Award for the computer -based Police
Trainee Exam administered in 2020.
D. Informal Reports
- 21-10700 — Community Center Youth Membership
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- 21-10701 — Fire Department Staffing Study
2. Overview of Significant Zoning Cases — Daniel Leal, Development Services Department
- ZC-21-070: Recommended for approval.
- ZC-21-093: Recommended for approval.
- ZC-21-116: Recommended for denial with prejudice.
- ZC-21-129: Recommended for denial.
- ZC-21-140: Recommended for approval.
- ZC-21-141: Recommended for approval.
- ZC-21-146: Recommended for denial.
- ZC-21-160: Recommended for approval as amended.
- ZC-21-166: Recommended for approval as amended.
- ZC-21-159: Recommended for denial with prejudice.
- ZC-21-151: Recommended for denial without prejudice.
- ZC-21-159: Recommended for denial.
- ZC-21-164: Recommended for denial with prejudice.
- ZC-21-178 A&B: Recommended for approval.
3. Presentation of Winter After Actions — Chief Jim Davis, Fire; Don Perfect, Oncor; and
Tito Rodriguez, Texas Municipal Officers Committee for ERCOT
- City Manager Cooke advised that this presentation would be rescheduled to the
November 16, 2021, Work Session.
4. Resumption of Fort Worth Convention Center Expansion Project Professional Services
Selection Process — Jay Chapa, City Manager's Office and Michael Crum, Public Events
5. Update on Food and Beverages at Will Rogers Memorial Center — Michael Crum,
Public Events and Rob Hunden, Hunden Partners
6. Briefing on Proposed 2022 Housing Tax Credit Policy — Victor Turner, Neighborhood
Services
7. Update on Open Space Conservation Program: Prioritization Tool & Policy
Recommendations — Jennifer Dyke and Brandi Kelp, Transportation & Public Works
and Robert Kent, Trust for Public Land
- City Manager Cooke advised that this presentation would be rescheduled to the
November 16, 2021, Work Session.
8. Questions Regarding City Council Action Items for November 9, 2021, Council Meeting
- None
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9. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
- All Council Districts: Staff provide public -facing guide for zoning designations.
- Council Member Flores: Staff provide update on block camera gunshot
locator/triangulator system.
- Council Member Bivens: Staff provide information on Creation of HOAs/NAs.
- Council Member Crain: Fire Department process to notify Council Members of
emergency events in their District.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Parker adjourned the meeting at 4:34 p.m.