HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002/04/16-Agenda-City Council CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
FOR THE MEETING AT 10:00 A.M. TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2002
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL
1000 THROCKMORTON, FORT WORTH, TEXAS
I. CALL TO ORDER
IL INVOCATION - Reverend R. W. Bosworth, All Saints Episcopal Church
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 9, 2002
V. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, INTRODUCTIONS, ETC.
1. Presentation of Proclamation for Equal Pay Day
VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF
VII. ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
VIII. ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN BY STAFF
IX. CONSENT AGENDA
All items with asterisks (**) are a part of the Consent Agenda and require little or no deliberation by the
City Council. Approval of the Consent Agenda authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to
implement each item in accordance with staff recommendations.
X. PRESENTATIONS BY THE CITY COUNCIL
1. Changes in Membership on Boards and Commissions
2. Resolution Authorizing Mayor to Execute Certificate Approving Issuance of Multifamily Housing
Revenue Bonds by Trinity River Public Facility Corporation for Overton Park Townhomes, 5501
Overton Ridge Boulevard
3. Resolution Appointing Alternate Director to Board of Directors of the Workforce Governing Board
XI. PRESENTATIONS AND/OR COMMUNICATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS
AND/OR CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES
XIL PRESENTATIONS BY THE CITY SECRETARY
**1. OCS-1276 -Notice of Claims for Alleged Damages and/or Injuries
XIIL REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER
A. General
**1. M&C G-13589 - Reallocation and Transfer of Community Development Block Grant Funds for
Phase 11 Infrastructure Improvements in the Polytechnic Heights Educational
Corridor, and Adoption of Related Appropriation Ordinance
**2. M&C G-13590 - Settlement of Lawsuit Entitled Teresa Baumgardner vs. Dudley J. Seals, III,
Individually and City of Fort Worth, Cause No. 96-187784-01
**3. M&C G-13591 - Request for Extension of Injury Leave-of-Absence Pay by Police Officer
Markus (Mark) Y. Russell
**4. M&C G-13592 - Request for Temporary Street Closures During the MasterCard Colonial Golf
Tournament for Year 2002
**5. M&C G-13593 - Request from Fort Worth Area Habitat for Humanity, Inc. for Waiver of
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Zoning Change Request Application Fee for 3640 St. Louis Avenue, Worth
Heights Addition, Block 16, Lot 12
6. M&C G-13594 - Authorization for the City to File Lawsuits in Order to Enforce the Building
Standards Commission Civil Penalty Order
7. M&C G-13595 - Public Hearing and Adoption of Ordinance Establishing Standards of Care for
Youth Programs in the Parks and Community Services Department (PUBLIC
HEARING)
a. Report of City Staff
b. Citizen Presentations
C. Council Action
8. M&C G-13596 - Supplemental Appropriation Ordinance and Authorization to Perform Survey
Services Related to the Alternative Annexation Schedule
B. Purchase of Equipment, Materials, and Services
**1. M&C P-9575 - Purchase Three Service Trucks from Metro Ford Truck Sales, Inc. for the
Water Department
**2. M&C P-9576 - Purchase Agreement with SB Trucking Asphalt & Excavating Company to
Furnish Topsoil for the City of Fort Worth
**3. M&C P-9577 - Purchase of Additional Asynchronous Transfer Mode Fiber-Optic
Transmission Equipment, Installation and Maintenance from Marconi
Communications for the Transportation and Public Works Department
**4. M&C P-9578 - Purchase Agreement for Litter Removal with Goodwill Industries through the
Texas Industries for the Blind and Handicapped of Fort Worth for the Parks
and Community Services Department
5. M&C P-9579 - Ratify the Purchase of Laboratory Services from Lab Source for the City of
Fort Worth Employee Health Wellness Fair
C. Land
**1. M&C L-13279 - Authorize the Acquisition of a 3,780 Square Foot Parcel of Land Located at the
Southwest Corner of Cherry Street and 13th Street
**2. M&C L-13280 - Acceptance of One Permanent Utility Easement from Hillwood Alliance
Residential (DOE 3373)
D. Planning & Zoning -None
E. Award of Contract
1. M&C C-19035 - Authorize the Closure of the Fort Worth Zoo's Aquarium, Demolish the
Aquarium and Herpetarium, Construct a New Herpetarium, Amend City
Secretary Contract No. 24455, and Reprogram 1998 Zoo Capital Improvement
Program Bonds for Construction of the New Herpetarium (Continued from a
Previous Week)
2. M&C C-19035R - (REVISED) Authorize the Closure of the Fort Worth Zoo's Aquarium,
Demolish the Aquarium and Herpetarium, Construct a New Herpetarium,
Amend City Secretary Contract No. 24455, and Reprogram 1998 Zoo Capital
Improvement Program Bonds for Construction of the New Herpetarium
**3. M&C C-19048 - Engineering Services Agreement with Carter & Burgess, Inc. to Prepare the
Plans and Specifications for North Beach Street from Vista Meadows Drive to
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Heritage Park Drive
**4. M&C C-19049 - Appropriation Ordinance and Engineering Agreement with Dunaway
Associates, Inc. for Sanitary Sewer Replacement Contract LV (55)
**5. M&C C-19050 - Appropriation Ordinance and Change Order No. 2 to City Secretary Contract
No. 26709 with McClendon Construction Company, Inc. for Water and
Sanitary Sewer Line Replacements (Unit 1) and Pavement and Storm Drain
Improvements (Unit H, Alternate A) on North Hughes Avenue (East Lancaster
Avenue to Norma Street) and Meaders Street (Craig Street to 2404 Meaders
Street)
**6. M&C C-19051 - Engineering Agreement with Freese & Nichols, Inc. for the Village Creek
Wastewater Treatment Plant Uprating Modifications, Phase IA
**7. M&C C-19052 - Engineering Agreement with RJN Group, Inc. for the Main 189 Drainage Area
Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Study and Improvements
**8. M&C C-19053 - Accept a Grant from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for the
Loan Star Libraries Program; Authorize Execution of a Related Grant
Agreement; and Adopt an Appropriation Ordinance
9. M&C C-19054 - Community Facilities Agreement with Gehan Homes for the Installation of
Community Facilities for Arcadia Park, Phase IV, Section 1
10. M&C C-19055 - Appropriation Ordinance and Award of Contract to D. R. Utilities, Inc. for
Water and Sanitary Sewer Line Replacements Contract 2001 WSM-A
XIV. ZONING HEARING
a. Case Recommended for Approval
1. Zoning Docket No. ZC-02-061 - Leticia Rodriguez, 2601, 2603, and 2605 NW 30th
Street; From "I" Light Industrial to "A-5" One-Family.
b. Case Set for Special Hearing
1. Zoning Docket No. ZC-02-045 - Lazaro and Manuela Plata, 2721 Hanna Avenue; From
"B" Two-Family to "E" Neighborhood Commercial (See Letter of Appeal). (Continued from
March 19, 2002)
XV. CITIZEN PRESENTATIONS
XVL EXECUTIVE SESSION
The City Council will conduct a closed meeting to:
1. Seek the advice of its attorneys concerning the following pending or contemplated litigation or
other matters that are exempt from public disclosure under Article X, Section 9 of the Texas State
Bar Rules, as authorized by Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code:
a) U.S. Fleet Services, Inc. v. City of Fort Worth, Cause No. 3-00-CV-0479;
b) Emilio Cardona, et al - Claim No. R0008074;
c) Annie Moody v. Clarence S. Jordan and City of Fort Worth, Cause No. 02-7931-3 (County
Court at Law No. 3);
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d) LaCresha Neal, Jarman Smith and Damron Hobdy, Individually and as Representatives of the
Estate of Janet Neal v. City of Fort Worth, Cause No. 342-192029-02;
e) Legal issues concerning city/county jail agreement;
f) Legal issues concerning the Charter Cable franchise agreement;
g) Cynthia DeOreo v. City of Fort Worth, Cause No. 00-08-455 (Wise County);
h) Howard Construction Company v. The City of Fort Worth, Cause No. 342-181282-99;
i) Fort Worth Independent School District v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Cause No.
348-156227-94;
j) Legal issues concerning any City Council Agenda item; and
2. Discuss the purchase, sale, lease or value of real property in accordance with Section 551.072 of
the Texas Government Code. Deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on
the position of the City in negotiations with a third party; and
3. Deliberate concerning economic development negotiations as authorized by Section 551.086 of the
Texas Government Code; and
4. Deliberate the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or
devices, in accordance with Section 551.076 of the Texas Government Code.
XVIL ADJOURNMENT
According to the City Council Rules of Procedures, individual citizen presentations shall be limited to
three minutes, and group presentations shall be limited to ten minutes. The Mayor, at his discretion,
may reasonably extend these limits.
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services,please call the City Manager's Office at 871-6143, 48 hours in advance.