HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022/10/04-Minutes-City Council-Worksession CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2022
Present:
Mayor Mattie Parker
Mayor Pro tern Gyna M. Bivens, District 5 (via Video)
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Michael D. Crain, District 3
Council Member Alan Blaylock, 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
Leann Guzman, City Attorney
Melissa Brunner, Assistant to the 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 1:52 p.m. on Tuesday,
October 4, 2022, in the 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. Upcoming and Recent Events
There will be no Public Comment Meeting tonight in observance of National Night
Out.
b. Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition(s)
Council Member Firestone recognized Kenneth Nalley for going above and beyond in
providing exceptional service to an injured woman on his way home from work.
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Anthony Elliot, Acting Chair of the Diversity & Inclusion Employee Committee
announced the Hispanic Heritage Employee Celebration to be held Thursday, October
6th at 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at City Hall as well as other Hispanic Heritage activities
that will be occurring this month.
c. Informal Reports
22-140 2021 Review Year Results for Incentive Agreements - Robert Sturns
22-141 FY22 Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Annual Report- Robert Sturns
22-142 Techstars Physical Health Accelerator- Robert Sturns
22-143 Cumulative Impacts of Development on Flood Risk - Jennifer Dyke
22-144 Green Stormwater Infrastructure - Jennifer Dyke
22-145 July 2022 - Sales Tax Update - Richard Zavala
22-146 Open Access at the Fort Worth Public Library -Manya Shorr
22-147 Refugee Services in Fort Worth - Christina Brooks
2. Questions Regarding Significant Zoning Cases for October 11,2022, Council
Meeting
There were no questions.
3. Questions Regarding City Council M&C Log for October 11,2022, Council
Meeting
There were no questions.
4. Presentation of Tarrant County 9-1-1 District's Proposed Fiscal Year 2023
Budget—Chief James Davis,Fire and Sherry Decker, Tarrant County 9-1-1
District
Sherry Decker, Tarrant County 9-1-1 District made the presentation.
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5. Briefing on Heritage Park-Andy Taft,Downtown Fort Worth, Inc.;
Christopher Beynon, MIG; and Martha Peters, Arts Fort Worth
Andy Taft, Downtown Fort Worth, Inc. made the presentation.
6. Update on Permanent Supportive Housing—Tara Perez,Neighborhood
Services
Presentation will be moved to the October 18, 2022, City Council Work Session.
7. Presentation on Transportation Impact Fee Study—DJ Harrell, Development
Services
Mirian Spencer, Development Services made the presentation.
8. City Council Requests for Future Agenda Items and/or Reports
Council Member Williams requested a summary of the basic cost of living in Fort Worth
and how much employees would need to reasonably cover those costs on an hourly
basis; cost of classification and compensation review from Dianna Giordano.
Council Member Beck requested information on the City policy for use of CBD for
General and Civil Service Employees and City's drug testing policy for TCH/CBD and
how that compares to other governing bodies.
Council Member Firestone requested a review of the ordinance regarding enforcement of
trailers and food truck parking on neighborhood streets.
Council Member Nettles requested information on parking fees for people who sign up to
speak at day meetings and a method to waive those fees if possible.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Parker adjourned the meeting at 3:16 p.m.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City C4Appe(
e 18th day of Octo er, 2022.
Attest: . "
J nnette Goodall er
City Secretary Mayor
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