HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009/05/12-Agenda-City Council CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
FOR THE MEETING AT 7:00 P.M. TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2009
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL
1000 THROCKMORTON STREET, FORT WORTH, TEXAS
I• CALL TO ORDER
II. INVOCATION - Reverend Roosevelt Baugh, St. Mark Cumberland Presbyterian Church
III• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 5, 2009
V. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, INTRODUCTIONS, ETC.
1. Presentation of Proclamation for National Salvation Army Week
VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF
1. Upcoming and Recent Events
2. Recognition of Citizens
VII. ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
VIII. ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN BY STAFF
IX. PRESENTATIONS BY THE CITY COUNCIL
1. Changes in Membership on Boards and Commissions
X. PRESENTATIONS AND/OR COMMUNICATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND/OR
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES
XI. CONSENT AGENDA
Items on the Consent Agenda 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.
A. General - Consent Items
1. M&C G-16566 - Ratify a Contract with Trinity Food and Beverage Services, Inc.,
for the Annual Code Blue Seminar in the Amount of$34,992.00
B. Purchase of Equipment, Materials, and Services - Consent Items - None
C. Land - Consent Items
1. M&C L-14770 - Authorize the Direct Sale of a Tax-Foreclosed Property Located
at 2423 Race Street, Fort Worth, Texas, to Jesus Reyes for
$14,572.49
D. Planning & Zoning - Consent Items - None
E. Award of Contract - Consent Items
1. M&C C-23504 - Authorize Execution of an Encroachment Agreement with XTO
Energy Authorizing Use of the 6th Street Right-of-Way for the
Installation of Underground Fiber Optic Cables to Extend
Services from its Building Located at 210 West 6th Street to the
Council Date: 5/12/2009
Parking Lot Being Constructed at the Northeast Corner of
Throckmorton Street and West 7th Street
2. M&C C-23505 - Authorize an Engineering Agreement in the Amount of
$69,323.00 with APM & Associates, Inc., for Pavement
Reconstruction and Water and Sanitary Sewer Main
Replacement on Portions of Waits Avenue, Wosley Drive and
Rutland Avenue and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance
3. M&C C-23506 - Authorize the Application for and Acceptance of Grant Funds in
the Amount of $25,000.00 from the Texas Department of
Transportation for the Click It or Ticket Selective Traffic
Enforcement Program, Authorize the Execution of a Contract and
Adopt Appropriation Ordinance
XII. PRESENTATIONS BY THE CITY SECRETARY - CONSENT ITEMS
1. OCS 1722 - Notice of Claims for Alleged Damages and/or Injuries
XIII. REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER
A. Benefit Hearing - None
B. General
1. M&C G-16564 - Approve Plan for Use of Homelessness Prevention and Rapid
Re-Housing Program Grant Funds of $2,746,929.00; Authorize
Related Agreement with the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development for Use of Grant Funds;
Approve Substantial Amendment to City's Consolidated Plan and
2008-2009 Action Plan and Adopt Appropriation
Ordinance (Continued from a Previous Meeting) (PUBLIC
HEARING)
a. Report of City Staff
b. Citizen Presentations
c. Council Action
2. M&C G-16567 - Adopt Ordinance Amending the City's Code of Ordinances,
Section 2-9, Part (d)(4), Contract Execution, to Provide for the
Administrative Approval of Easements Valued at Less than
$25,000.00
C. Purchase of Equipment, Materials, and Services
1. M&C P-10965 - Authorize the Purchase of Six New Asphalt Rollers for the
Transportation and Public Works Department from United
Rentals, Inc., Using a Texas Multiple Award Schedule Contract
for a Total Cost of$162,426.00
D. Land
1. M&C L-14769 - Authorize the Conversion of Approximately 15.45 Acres of
Parkland at Rosemont Park, Located at 1400 West Seminary
Drive for the Construction of a Joint Use Facility and Elementary
School in Partnership with the Fort Worth Independent School
District(Continued from a Previous Meeting) (PUBLIC
HEARING)
a. Report of City Staff
b. Citizen Presentations
Council Date: 5/12/2009
c. Council Action
2. M&C L-14771 - Authorize the Condemnation of Two Easements: One Right-of-
Way Easement and One Temporary Construction Easement from
Stephen and Rebecca Hall Located at 4030 Keller Hicks Road in
North Fort Worth
E. Planning & Zoning
1. M&C PZ-2823 - Adopt an Ordinance Changing the Name of RadioShack Circle
to Trinity Campus Circle, Located within Lot 1, Block 1,
Radioshack Addition, City of Fort Worth, Texas (PUBLIC
HEARING)
a. Report of City Staff
b. Citizen Presentations
c. Council Action
2. M&C PZ-2824 - Adopt an Ordinance Changing the Name of a Portion of Arch
Adams Street between Lancaster Avenue and West Seventh
Street to Van Cliburn Way (PUBLIC HEARING)
a. Report of City Staff
b. Citizen Presentations
c. Council Action
F. Award of Contract
1. M&C C-23494 - Authorize a Contract in the Amount of $3,931,769.09 with L.H.
Lacy Company, Ltd., for Pavement and Drainage Construction on
Edwards Ranch Road, Phase II; Authorize Amendment No. 2 to
City Secretary Contract No. 31709, an Infrastructure
Development Agreement with Edwards Geren Limited; Accept
$1,186,061.59 from Edwards Geren Limited for Additional
Pavement and Storm Drainage Capacity and Adopt Appropriation
Ordinance
(Continued from a Previous Meeting)
2. M&C C-23495 - Authorize a Contract in the Amount of$120,601.02 with C. Green
Scaping, LP, for Irrigation, Street Lighting, Sidewalk and
Landscaping Improvements on Edwards Ranch Road, Phase I,
Bryant Irvin Road to Acme Court; Accept $38,558.25 from
Edwards Geren Limited for the Additional Irrigation and
Landscaping Improvements and Adopt Appropriation
Ordinance (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
3. M&C C-23507 - Authorize Amendment No. 1 in the Amount of $1,102,424.00 to
City Secretary No. 37238 with Freese and Nichols, Inc., for the
Final Design of a Bridge Crossing the Clear Fork of the Trinity
River in the Vicinity of South Hulen Street and Stonegate
Boulevard
4. M&C C-23508 - Authorize Execution of a Public Right-of-Way Use Agreement
Granting Chesapeake Operating, Inc., a License to Construct and
Operate a Saltwater Pipeline Across Beach Street at Gateway
Park Drive for a One-Time License Fee of$8,372.00
5. M&C C-23509 - Authorize an Engineering Agreement in the Amount of
Council Date: 5/12/2009
$133,109.47 with Neel - Shaffer, Inc., for Pavement
Reconstruction and Water and Sanitary Sewer Main
Replacement on Northwest 23rd Street, Northwest 24th Street,
Belle Avenue and Macie Avenue and Adopt Appropriation
Ordinance
6. M&C C-23510 - Authorize an Engineering Agreement in the Amount of
$179,529.00 with ARS Engineers, Inc., for Pavement
Reconstruction and Water and Sanitary Sewer Main
Replacement on Portions of Belle Place, Dorothy Lane, Western
Avenue and Sutter Street and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance
7. M&C C-23511 - Authorize an Engineering Services Agreement in the Amount of
$251,818.00 with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., for the Design
of North Beach Street from Vista Meadows Drive to Shiver Road
8. M&C C-23512 - Authorize a Contract in the Amount of $989,073.15 with Tri-Tech
Construction, Inc., for Ryan Southeast Drainage Improvements
and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance
9. M&C C-23513 - Authorize the Application and Acceptance of the United States
Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women, Grant
to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection
Orders Program in the Amount of $750,000.00, Authorize
Execution of an Agreement with SafeHaven of Tarrant County
and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance
10. M&C C-23514 - Authorize the Purchase of Water Conservation Plumbing
Supplies and Services from Niagara Conservation Corporation
Using a City of Dallas Cooperative Contract for Up to
$255,250.00
11. M&C C-23515 - Authorize a Contract in the Amount of $586,130.00 with William
J. Schultz, Inc., d/b/a Circle "C" Construction Company for
Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Contract LVIII (58), Part 1 on
Branch Road and Sarita Drive and Adopt Appropriation
Ordinance
12. M&C C-23516 - Authorize an Engineering Agreement in the Amount of
$585,365.00 with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for Water
and Sanitary Sewer Main Relocations for the SH121T Crossing
West of the Hulen Street Bridge within the Union Pacific Railroad
Davidson Rail Yard
13. M&C C-23517 - Authorize the City Manager to Apply for and Accept, if Awarded,
a Grant from the Texas Department of Agriculture Requesting Up
to $600,500.00 for the Year 2009 Summer Food Service
Program, Authorize the Execution of a Contract with the Texas
Department of Agriculture, Apply Indirect Costs at Approved
Percentage Rate and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance
14. M&C C-23518 - Conduct Public Hearing and Authorize City Manager to Apply for
and Accept, if Awarded, a $4,140,165.00 Grant from the
Recovery Act: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant
Formula Program from the United States Department of Justice,
Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance,
Authorize the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding
with Tarrant County and the Cities Located in Tarrant County,
Authorize the City of Fort Worth to Serve as the Cognizant Fiscal
Council Date: 5/12/2009
Agency and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance (PUBLIC
HEARING)
a. Report of City Staff
b. Citizen Presentations
c. Council Action
XIV. ZONING HEARING
a. Cases Recommended for Approval
1. ZC-08-186 - (CD-ALL) - Text Amendment: Urban Forestry Board: An Ordinance
amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance by amending Chapter 2, "Review
Bodies" to delete Section 2.105 "Urban Forestry Board" and add the duties of the
Urban Forestry Board to Section 2.102 "Urban Design Commission" and to add
forestry experience to the qualifications of members, and to amend Chapter 6
"Development Standards" to delete subsection K of Section 6.301 "Landscaping"
and re-letter the remaining subsections, to add a new section, Section 6.302 entitled
"Urban Forestry" to include and revise the contents of Subsection K related to tree
coverage, preservation, planting and maintenance. (Continued from a Previous
Meeting)
XV. CITIZEN PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Joe Don Brandon, PO Box 1155, Henderson Bazaar Gas Well - Unsafe New Evidence
XVI. EXECUTIVE SESSION (PRE-COUNCIL )
XVII. 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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this meeting and who may need accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services such as interpreters,
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meeting, the City will make a reasonable attempt to provide the necessary accommodations.
Council Date: 5/12/2009