HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0002) 120721 Work SessionCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2021
Present:
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 (Video)
Council Member Leonard Firestone, District 7
Council Member Chris Nettles, District 8
Council Member Elizabeth Beck, District 9
Absent:
Mayor Mattie Parker
Staff Present:
David Cooke, City Manager
Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney
Jannette Goodall, City Secretary
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, Mayor Pro tem Bivens called the
City Council Work Session of the Fort Worth City Council to order 1:47 p.m. on
Tuesday, December 7, 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. Upcoming and Recent Events
City Manager Cooke introduced, Mr. Greg Bibb, President & CEO of Panther City
Lacrosse Club. Mr. Bibb invited everyone to the Panther City Lacrosse Home
Opening Game on Friday, December 10, 2021.
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City Manager Cooke announced the following:
Funeral services for former Council Member Danny Scarth will be held on December
8, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Christ Chapel.
b. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
City Manager Cooke called on Ms. Valerie Washington, Assistant City Manager, to
recognize Mr. William Rumuly, Municipal Court Services Director, as the 2021
Goodwill Community Member of the Year.
c. Informal Reports
21-10710 2021 Mayor's Neighborhood Workshops and Awards - Michelle Gutt
21-10711 Final Report of the COVID-19 Education and Childcare Advisory
Committee - Fernando Costa
21-10712 Financial Advisor Services Procurement - Reginald Zeno
21-10713 Fire Payroll Repayments Update - Jay Chapa
21-10714 Gunshot Detection Technology - Assistant Chief Joseph Sparrow
21-10715 Historic Preservation Cases and Resources - Justin Newhart and Daniel
Leal
21-10716 Independent School Districts Update - Lawrence Thompson
21-10717 Judicial Recruitment And Appointment Process - Chief Judge Danny
Rodgers
21-10718 Proposed HOME-ARPA Allocation Plan - Sharon Burkley and Tara
Perez
21-10719 Short -Term Rentals - D.J. Harrell and Melinda Ramos
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2. Questions Regarding City Council Action Items for December 14, 2021,
Council Meeting
There were no questions regarding City Council Action Items for the December 14, 2021,
Council meeting.
3. Overview of Significant Zoning Cases — Daniel Leal, Development Services
4. 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
5. Proposed 2022 Bond Program — Dana Burghdoff, City Manager's Office and
Roger Venables, Aviation
6. Briefing on Neighborhood Improvement Program — Victor Turner,
Neighborhood Services
7. Presentation on City Charter Election — Sarah Fullenwider, Law
8. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Mayor Parker - Review Short -Term rental policies of other municipalities and bring forth
a proposed plan for registration and regulating short-term rentals.
Mayor Pro tem Bivens and Council Member Nettles - List of agencies/municipalities
providing services for the homeless population and schedule a meeting with those
agencies.
Council Member Williams - Neighborhood Committee discussion item on the expansion
of the Neighborhood Improvement Program.
Council Member Nettles - Briefing on the Priority Repair Program and Community Action
Program.
Council Members Flores, Firestone and Moon - Discussion on bond funds and additional
arterial projects for west and north side of Fort Worth.
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Pro tem Bivens adjourned the meeting at 4:30
p.m.
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