HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010/11/16-Agenda-City Council CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
FOR THE MEETING AT 10:00 A.M. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL
1000 THROCKMORTON STREET, FORT WORTH, TEXAS
I• CALL TO ORDER
II. INVOCATION — Pastor Andrew Nunley, III, Campus Drive Community United Methodist Church
III• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 9, 2010
V. ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
VI. ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN BY STAFF
VII. 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-17111 - Authorize the Amendment of the City's Homebuyer Assistance
Program to Allow Loans Up to $14,999.00 City-wide, Require
Inspections, Eliminate Minimum Housing Ratios for Homebuyers
with Third-Party Financing, Increase the Combined Loan to Value
Ratio to 105 Percent, and Add a Conflict of Interest Policy (ALL
COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
2. M&C G-17112 - Approve Findings of Ground Transportation Coordinator
Regarding Application of 1st Choice Limousines and
Transportation Service to Operate One Limousine Within the City
of Fort Worth and Adopt Ordinance Granting Such Authority
3. M&C G-17113 - Authorize the Temporary Road Closure of Longhorn Road
Between Marine Creek Parkway and Old Decatur Road from
November 29, 2010 to January 3, 2011 to Facilitate Road
Construction Associated with the City of Saginaw Longhorn Road
Reconstruction Project (COUNCIL DISTRICT 7)
4. M&C G-17114 - Adopt Appropriation Ordinance and Authorize Transfer of Funds
from the Special Trust Fund, Municipal Court Building Security
Project in the Amount of $322,512.00 to Reimburse the General
Fund for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Building Security Cost
B. Purchase of Equipment, Materials, and Services - Consent Items
1. M&C P-11176 - Authorize Purchase Agreements with Air Liquide America
Specialty Gases, L.L.C., and Praxair Distribution, Inc., for
Industrial Compressed and Medical Gases for the Laboratory
Services Division of the Water Department for an Initial, Annual
Combined Amount of$75,000.00
2. M&C P-11178 - Authorize a Purchase Agreement with Consolidated Traffic
Controls, Inc., Using a Houston-Galveston Area Council
Cooperative Contract, for Opticom Traffic Signal Preemption
Council Date: 11/16/2010
Equipment for the Transportation and Public Works Department
for an Initial Amount of$63,000.00
3. M&C P-11179 - Authorize a Sole Source Purchase Agreement with Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality to Provide Chemical
Analysis for the Water Department for an Initial Amount of
$82,000.00
4. M&C P-11180 - Authorize a Purchase Agreement with Cohu, Inc., Electronics
Division, for Traffic Camera Systems Using a State of Texas,
Department of Information Resources, Contract for a Total
Amount of $102,574.00 for the Transportation and Public Works
Department
C. Land - Consent Items
1. M&C L-15099 - Authorize the Direct Sale of City Owned Commercial Property
Located at 2909 Mitchell Boulevard to the Fort Worth Northside
Community Health Center, Inc., in the Amount of $67,600.00 and
Adopt a Resolution Stating the Conditions of the Conveyance and
the Public Purpose to be Achieved (COUNCIL DISTRICT 8)
2. M&C L-15100 - Authorize Conveyance of a Nonexclusive Access Easement on
City-Owned Property Located in the Villages at Evans and
Rosedale on the Northbound Frontage Road of South Freeway (I-
35) to Cypress Equities I, LP, a Texas Limited Partnership
(COUNCIL DISTRICT 8)
3. M&C L-15101 - Authorize the Purchase of a Fee Simple Interest in 0.247 Acres of
Land Located at 8652 Bryson Lane from Johnny and Emerita
Nixon for a Total of $8,400.00 and Pay the Estimated Closing
Costs of $1,500.00 for Right-of-Way for the Old Decatur Road
Widening Project from Bailey-Boswell Road to WJ Boaz Road
(COUNCIL DISTRICT 7)
4. M&C L-15102 - Authorize the Acceptance of a Dedication Deed from Eagle
Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District, at No Cost to the
City of Fort Worth for 0.223 Acres of Land for the Right-of-Way
Required for the Widening of Old Decatur Road from Bailey-
Boswell Road to W J Boaz Road (COUNCIL DISTRICT 7)
D. Planning & Zoning - Consent Items - None
E. Award of Contract - Consent Items
1. M&C C-24585 - Authorize Amendment No. 2 to City Secretary Contract No.
37970 with Salvaggio, Teal and Associates, in the Amount of
$90,000.00, to Provide Continued Implementation Oversight and
Assistance for the Implementation of PeopleSoft for Human
Resources and Payroll
2. M&C C-24586 - Authorize the Execution of an Agreement with Motorola Inc.,
Using a Houston-Galveston Area Contract No. RA-01-08 for
Equipment and Professional Services to Install Public Safety
Radio System Infrastructure at the Fort Worth Convention Center
at a Cost of $160,354.00, and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance
Increasing Appropriations in the Culture and Tourism Fund by the
Same Amount and Decrease the Unaudited, Unreserved,
Council Date: 11/16/2010
Undesignated Fund Balance of that Fund by the Same Amount
3. M&C C-24587 - Authorize Service Contracts with Oracle America, Inc., for Annual
Maintenance and Support for the PeopleSoft Enterprise Human
Capital Management of Enterprise Resource Planning Phase I
and Related Software in an Annual Amount Not to Exceed
$240,508.00
4. M&C C-24588 - Authorize the Execution of a Consent to Assignment of Tax
Abatement Agreement with Alliance Gateway No. 11, Ltd., City
Secretary Contract No. 36458 to Allow Assignment of the
Agreement to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or an Affiliate
(COUNCIL DISTRICT 2)
5. M&C C-24589 - Authorize Execution of Economic Development Program
Agreement with TTI, Inc., for the Reconstruction of a Portion of
Northeast Parkway and the Retention of the TTI, Inc.,
Headquarters (COUNCIL DISTRICT 2)
6. M&C C-24590 - Authorize a Five Year Tax Abatement Agreement with Blake
Hamilton for Property Located at 317 West Hammond Street in
the Hemphill/Berry Neighborhood Empowerment Zone
(COUNCIL DISTRICT 9)
7. M&C C-24591 - Authorize Execution of Amendment No. 3 to City Secretary
Contract No. 33575, an Enhanced Community Facilities
Agreement with Waterview Estates, L.P., for Extension of the
Project Deadline to December 31, 2014 (COUNCIL DISTRICT 5)
8. M&C C-24592 - Authorize the Execution of a Professional Services Contract with
Accutest Laboratories Gulf Coast, Inc., for Laboratory Analytical
Services, Not to Exceed $100,000.00 Per Contract Year
9. M&C C-24593 - Authorize Amendment No. 1 in the Amount of$213,605.00 to City
Secretary Contract No. 35237, an Engineering Agreement with
Halff Associates, Inc., for the Storm Water Utility Project-Glen
Garden Drainage Improvements (COUNCIL DISTRICT 8)
10. M&C C-24594 - Authorize the Execution of a Contract in the Amount of
$519,984.90 with Westhill Construction, Inc., for Concrete
Restoration 2010-11 at Eighteen Locations and Adopt
Appropriation Ordinance (COUNCIL DISTRICTS 2, 4, 5, 6 and 9)
11. M&C C-24595 - Authorize an Engineering Agreement in the Amount of
$60,057.00 with Freese & Nichols, Inc., for the Brennan Avenue
Drainage Improvements Project (COUNCIL DISTRICT 2)
12. M&C C-24596 - Authorize the Execution of An Architectural Agreement in the
Amount of $111,500.00, Including Up to $10,000.00 for
Reimbursable Expenses, with Hahnfeld, Hoffer, and Stanford for
Design Documents to Renovate the Coliseum Restrooms at the
Will Rogers Memorial Center and Adopt a Supplemental
Appropriation Ordinance Increasing Appropriations in the Culture
and Tourism Fund in the Amount of $598,000.00 and
Decreasing the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance by
the Same Amount
(COUNCIL DISTRICT 7)
13. M&C C-24597 - Authorize the Execution of an Interlocal Agreement with the
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board for Mutual and
Council Date: 11/16/2010
Automatic Aid Fire Protection
14. M&C C-24598 - Authorize an Agreement for the Transfer of Ownership of the
Donated 1940 Mack Fire Engine to the Fort Worth Fire
Association Local 440
15. M&C C-24599 - Authorize the Execution of a Terminal Building Office Lease
Agreement with Rich Aviation Services at Fort Worth Meacham
International Airport (COUNCIL DISTRICT 2)
16. M&C C-24600 - Authorize the Execution of Amendment No. 3 to City Secretary
Contract No. 38473 with URS Corporation in the Amount of
$244,350.00 for Developing and Updating Land Use Compatibility
and Height Restriction Regulations for Airports within the City of
Fort Worth and Adopt Appropriation Ordinances (MULTIPLE
COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
17. M&C C-24601 - Authorize a Contract in the Amount of $445,719.00 with William
J. Shultz, Inc., d/b/a Circle "C" Construction for the Sanitary
Sewer Main 292-C Relocation for the Little Fossil Creek Flood
Control Improvements Project for the Water Department
18. M&C C-24602 - Authorize an Engineering Agreement in the Amount of
$390,685.00 with Kimley Horn and Associates, Inc., for the North
Holly High Service Pump Station Discharge Pipe Replacement
Project
19. M&C C-24603 - Authorize Change Order No. 1 in the Amount of $42,427.00 to
City Secretary Contract No. 39655 with Ark Contracting Services,
LLC, for the Village Creek Reclaimed Water Eastern Delivery
System Pump Station No. 1, Located at the Village Creek
Wastewater Treatment Plant (COUNCIL DISTRICT 5)
20. M&C C-24604 - Authorize a Contract with Landmark Structure I L.P., in the
Amount of $537,182.03 for Safety and Regulatory Improvements
to Fort Worth Water Storage Facilities to Include Armstrong
Elevated Storage Tank, Calmont Elevated Storage Tank, Lake
Country Elevated Storage Tank, Meadowbrook Elevated Storage
Tank, Northwest Elevated Storage Tank, Sun Country Elevated
Storage Tank and Como Ground Storage Tank (COUNCIL
DISTRICTS 2, 4, 8 and 9)
21. M&C C-24605 - Authorize Execution of Amended and Restated Lease Agreement
with the Fort Worth Junior Golf Foundation, Inc., d/b/a The First
Tee of Fort Worth, for Portions of Rockwood Park and Golf
Course for the Development, Construction and Operation of a
Youth Golf Practice Facility/Learning Center (COUNCIL
DISTRICTS 2 and 7)
VIII. PRESENTATIONS BY THE CITY SECRETARY - CONSENT ITEMS
1. OCS—1795 — Notice of Claims for Alleged Damages and/or Injuries
IX. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, INTRODUCTIONS, ETC.
1. Presentation of Proclamation for Cowboy Santas Season
X. ANNOUNCEMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF
XI. PRESENTATIONS BY THE CITY COUNCIL
Council Date: 11/16/2010
XII. PRESENTATIONS AND/OR COMMUNICATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND/OR
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES
XIII. RESOLUTION
1. A Resolution Adopting the City of Fort Worth's 2011 State Legislative Program
XIV. REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER
A. Benefit Hearing - None
B. General
1. M&C G-17115 - Approve Settlement of $90,000.00 in a Lawsuit Entitled Lino
Estrella v. City of Fort Worth, Texas; Cause No. 352-244244-10
2. M&C G-17116 - Adopt a Resolution Notifying the Board of Trustees of the
Employees' Retirement Fund of the City of Fort Worth that the
City Council Intends to Consider and Vote on Amendments to the
Retirement Ordinance for Non-Civil Service Employees Hired On
or After March 1, 2011, That Will Increase the Vesting Period,
Change the Definition of Earnings, Change the Compensation
Base for Determining Benefits, Lower the Multiplier, Change
Vested Termination Benefits, Eliminate the DROP, Increase the
Minimum Age Requirement for Early Retirement, and Change the
Normal Retirement Date
3. M&C G-17117 - Adopt an Appropriation Ordinance Increasing Appropriations in
the General Fund in the Amount of $5,000,000.00 and,
Decreasing the Unreserved, Undesignated General Fund
Balance by the Same Amount, and Authorize the Transfer of
$5,000,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2010 to the Public Agencies
Retirement Services for Retiree Health Care
4. M&C G-17118 - Pursuant to the Requirements of a Recent Amendment to a SEC
Rule, Adopt an Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 17462-03-
2007 Which Approved and Authorized the Issuance of City of Fort
Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Commercial Paper
Notes, Series A in the Maximum Principal Amount of
$150,000,000
5. M&C G-17119 - Authorize the Acceptance of an Anonymous Donation of
$25,527.00 for the Purchase of Equipment for Various Fire
Stations and Adopt Appropriation Ordinances
6. M&C G-17120 - Adopt an Ordinance Appointing Benita Falls Harper as a
Municipal Judge for the Unexpired Portion of a Two-Year Term
Commencing December 6, 2010 and Ending March 31, 2012
7. M&C G-17121 - Adopt an Appropriation Ordinance to Appropriate $50,000,000.00
in Proceeds from Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds,
Series 2010C for Approved Water and Sewer Infrastructure
Projects
8. M&C G-17122 - Authorize the Use of $138,160.00 in Tree Removal Fees
Revenue, $100,000.00 in Parks Royalty Revenue and a
$100,000.00 Donation from Chesapeake Energy Corporation, to
Fund the Community Tree Planting Program and Adopt
Appropriation Ordinances (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
Council Date: 11/16/2010
C. Purchase of Equipment, Materials, and Services
1. M&C P-11177 - Authorize the Purchase of Five Heavy Duty Trucks from Sam
Packs Five Star Ford for the Transportation and Public Works,
Water, Fire and Code Compliance Departments for an Amount of
$203,515.00
2. M&C P-11181 - Authorize Purchase Agreements with Praxair, Inc., as Primary
Vendor and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., as Secondary
Vendor for Liquid Oxygen for the Water Department for an Initial
Combined Annual Amount of$987,000.00
3. M&C P-11182 - Authorize a Purchase Agreement with Structural & Steel Products
Inc., for Streetlight Poles for the Transportation and Public Works
Department for an Initial Amount of$897,501.00
D. Land
1. M&C L-15103 - Authorize the Direct Sale of City Owned Property Located at
11310 South Freeway to VLMC, Inc., to be Used as a Gas Well
Pad Site in the Amount of$44,000.00 (COUNCIL DISTRICT 6)
E. Planning & Zoning - None
F. Award of Contract
1. M&C C-24606 - Adopt an Appropriation Ordinance Increasing Estimated Receipts
and Appropriations in the Water and Sewer Gas Lease Capital
Projects Fund by $500,000.00, Authorize the Transfer of Funds in
the Amount of $500,000.00 from the Water and Sewer Gas
Lease Capital Projects Fund to the General Fund, Authorize
Execution of a Contract in an Amount Not to Exceed $500,000.00
with the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History and Adopt
Appropriation Ordinance (COUNCIL DISTRICT 7)
2. M&C C-24607 - Authorize an Increase of Funds by $743,028.00 for the Existing
Professional Services Agreements for Technology Staffing and
Placement Services with Digital Intelligence Systems
Corporation, Matrix Resources, Inc., and Sentari Technologies,
Inc., for the Information Technology Solutions Department
3. M&C C-24608 - Authorize the Execution of a Contract with TEKsystems, Inc., for
Technology Staffing Augmentation Using a Texas Department of
Information Resources Contract for the Information Technology
Solutions Department in an Amount Not to Exceed $211,016.00
on an Annual Basis
4. M&C C-24609 - Authorize the Execution of a Public Right-of-Way Use Agreement
Granting Texas Midstream Gas Services, LLC, a License to
Construct and Operate a Natural Gas Gathering Pipeline Across
Galvez Avenue, Lawnwood Street, Denair Avenue, Covello
Avenue for a One-Time License Fee of $14,726.25 (COUNCIL
DISTRICT 8)
5. M&C C-24610 - Authorize the Execution of Amendment No. 2 to City Secretary
Contract No. 38892, an Advance Funding Agreement with the
Texas Department of Transportation, to Update the Project Cost
Estimate and Cost Participation for the Replacement of the West
Seventh Street Bridge with No Increase in Cost to the City of Fort
Council Date: 11/16/2010
Worth
6. M&C C-24611 - Authorize the Execution of a Contract with JLB Contracting, LLC,
in the Amount of $1,069,359.10 for Hot Mix Asphaltic Concrete
Surface Overlay 2010-15 at Various Locations (COUNCIL
DISTRICTS 2, 4, 7, 8 and 9)
7. M&C C-24612 - Adopt Appropriation Ordinance Increasing Estimated Receipts
and Appropriations in the Environmental Protection Project Fund
in the Amount of$417,248.28 and Ratify Continuance of Work on
Emergency Purchase Order with Sunbelt Industrial Services in
the Amount of $601,763.00 for Transportation and Disposal of
Contaminated Soils at 2500 Brennan Avenue (COUNCIL
DISTRICT 2)
8. M&C C-24613 - Ratify the Application for and Authorize the Acceptance of, if
Awarded, in the Amount of $500,000.00 in Grant Funds from the
U.S. Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing
Services 2010 Child Sexual Predator Program Grant, Authorize
the City Manager to Execute the Grant Agreement and Adopt
Appropriation Ordinance
9. M&C C-24614 - Authorize a Contract in the Amount of $1,224,780.00 with
Conatser Construction TX, LP, for Water and Sanitary Sewer
Replacements Contract 2009 WSM-B on Ashford Avenue,
Ashford Court, Bettibart Street, Morley Avenue, Westhaven Drive
and Wosley Drive and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance (COUNCIL
DISTRICT 6)
10. M&C C-24615 - Authorize the Execution of a Construction Contract with The Fain
Group, Inc., in the Amount of $2,698,784.15 for Phase I
Improvements at Cobb Park and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance
(Council District 8)
XV. ZONING HEARING
1. ZC-10-177 - (CD 9) - James Dorsey, 2800 thru 2828 Merida, 2802 thru 2837 Lubbock and
2711 Cantey; from: "B" Two-Family and "C" Medium Density Multifamily to: "PD/UR'
Planned Development for all uses in "UR" Urban Residential with development standards;
site plan waiver recommended. (Recommended for Approval)
XVI. CITIZEN PRESENTATIONS
1. Mr. Joe Don Brandon, P.O. Box 1155, "Rooster Owners Harassment/Wrong Doings"
XVII. EXECUTIVE SESSION (PRE-COUNCIL ) - See Attachment
XVIII. 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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