HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010/10/19-Agenda-City Council CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
FOR THE MEETING AT 10:00 A.M. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2010
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL
1000 THROCKMORTON STREET, FORT WORTH, TEXAS
I• CALL TO ORDER
II. INVOCATION - Reverend Sandralynn Pierce, Faith United Methodist Church
III• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 12, 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V. ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA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 ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN BY STAFF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-17085 - Authorize the Purchase of Both Aircraft Insurance for Police
Helicopters for an Annual Premium of $66,000.00 and Airport
Liability Insurance for Meacham and Spinks Airports for
$35,730.00 from Key & Piskuran Insurance Agency for the City of
Fort Worth for a Combined Total Premium of$101,730.00
B. Purchase of Equipment, Materials, and Services - Consent Items - None
C. Land - Consent Items
1. M&C L-15083 - Authorize the Conveyance of Six 20 Foot Wide Public Utility
Easements to the City of Haslet Located South of Alliance Airport
from Haslet Park Subdivision North to Westport Parkway
2. M&C L-15084 - Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Lease with Union
Pacific Railroad for Property Located in the Near Eastside
Neighborhood for the Maintenance of a Metal Fence (COUNCIL
DISTRICT 8)
3. M&C L-15085 - Authorize the Purchase of 0.011 Acres Located at 700 South
Edgewood Terrace from Rodney McNeely for a Total of $775.00
and Pay the Estimated Closing Costs of $1,500.00 for Right-of-
Way for the Avenue M, South Edgewood Terrace and Valley
Vista Drive Pavement Reconstruction Contract 5B (COUNCIL
DISTRICT 8)
D. Planning & Zoning - Consent Items - None
E. Award of Contract - Consent Items
1. M&C C-24542 -
Authorize a License Agreement with the Tarrant Regional Water
District and Cowtown Watersports Complex, LLC, d/b/a Cowtown
Wakepark, for Use of a Portion of Trinity Park for Recreational
Council Date: 10/19/2010
Amenities Associated with the Operation of a Cable-Driven
Wakeboarding and Water Skiing Facility (COUNCIL DISTRICT 9)
2. M&C C-24543 - Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Communications
Systems Agreement with Tarrant County College District for
Participation in the City of Fort Worth's Two-Way Public Safety
Radio System at No Cost to the City
3. M&C C-24544 - Authorize a Five Year Tax Abatement Agreement with Shalitha
Shelby for Property Located at 1516 East Magnolia Avenue in the
Evans and Rosedale Neighborhood Empowerment Zone
(COUNCIL DISTRICT 8)
4. M&C C-24545 - Authorize a Five-Year Tax Abatement Agreement with Stacy V.
Cole for Property Located at 4812 Bryant Irvin Court in the
Ridglea/Como Neighborhood Empowerment Zone (COUNCIL
DISTRICT 3)
5. M&C C-24546 - Authorize a Five-Year Tax Abatement Agreement with Edward A.
Jackson Jr., for Property Located at 5320 Elgin Street in the Stop
Six Neighborhood Empowerment Zone (COUNCIL DISTRICT 5)
6. M&C C-24547 - Authorize Execution of an Engineering Agreement in the Amount
of $283,630.00 with HDR Engineering, Inc., for an Engineering
Analysis of the Deployment of Adaptive Traffic Signal Control
Equipment (COUNCIL DISTRICTS 3 and 9)
7. M&C C-24548 - Authorize Execution of a Task Order Contract with Durable
Specialties, Inc., for Signal Construction Services for an Amount
Not to Exceed $600,000.00
8. M&C C-24549 - Authorize the Execution of a Contract in the Amount of
$273,832.50 with Conatser Construction TX, LP, for Sanitary
Sewer Rehabilitation Contract LXVIII, Part 3 on Oaklawn Drive
and Alleyway Between Bailey Avenue and Northwood Road and
Adopt Appropriation Ordinance (COUNCIL DISTRICT 9)
VIII. PRESENTATIONS BY THE CITY SECRETARY - CONSENT ITEMS
1. OCS - 1790 - Notice of Claims for Alleged Damages and/or Injuries
2. OCS - 1791 - Liability Bonds Approval
IX. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, INTRODUCTIONS, ETC.
X. ANNOUNCEMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF
1. Upcoming and Recent Events
2. Recognition of Citizens
XI. PRESENTATIONS BY THE CITY COUNCIL
1. Changes in Membership on Boards and Commissions
XII. PRESENTATIONS AND/OR COMMUNICATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND/OR
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES
XIII. RESOLUTIONS
1. A Resolution Appointing a Member to the Area Metropolitan Ambulance Authority Board
2. A Resolution Appointing and Reappointing Members to Serve on the Fort Worth Art
Commission
Council Date: 10/19/2010
XIV. REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER
A. Benefit Hearing - None
B. General
1. M&C G-17086 - Authorize the Temporary Closure of Throckmorton Street
Between West 10th Street and West 8th Street from October 20,
2010 through November 29, 2010 (COUNCIL DISTRICT 9)
C. Purchase of Equipment, Materials, and Services - None
D. Land
1. M&C L-15086 - Authorize the Condemnation of a Fee-Simple Interest in Block 2,
Lot 1, Springdale Addition, Also Known As 2248 Blandin Street,
and a 6.187 Acre Tract of Land Located in the J.B. York Survey
A-1754,Tract 5M, Owned by G W Williams, for the Dry Branch
Creek Phase 2 Improvement Project 2004 (COUNCIL DISTRICT
2)
E. Planning & Zoning - None
F. Award of Contract
1. M&C C-24550 - Authorize the Execution of a Contract with the Arts Council of
Fort Worth and Tarrant County in the Amount of $1,016,253.00
from the General Fund to Promote Artistic and Cultural Activities
for Fiscal Year 2011
2. M&C C-24551 - Authorize the Execution of a Contract with the United Way of
Tarrant County in the Amount of $281,000.00 from the General
Fund to Promote Social Programs in Fort Worth
3. M&C C-24552 - Authorize a One-Year Contract in an Initial Amount Up to
$1,353,600.00 with Bermex, Inc., for Meter Reading Services with
Options to Renew the Contract for Up to Five One-Year Periods
4. M&C C-24553 - Authorize an Expenditure of an Additional $550,000.00 of HOME
Investment Partnerships Program Grant Funds to Race Street
Lofts, Ltd, for a Subordinate Loan Not to Exceed $1,412,584.00
for the Development of the Race Street Lofts Project Located
Between the 2800 and 2900 Blocks of Race Street, and
Authorize a Substantial Amendment to the City's 1994-1995,
2000-2001, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007,
2007-2008, and 2008-2009 Action Plans (COUNCIL DISTRICT 2)
5. M&C C-24554 - Authorize a Transfer of $472,000.00 from the Specially Funded
Capital Project Fund to the General Fund for Management of the
Fort Worth Public Art Program and Maintenance of the Public Art
Collection and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance and Authorize the
Execution of a Professional Management Services Agreement
with the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, Inc., in
the Amount of $422,800.00 for Fiscal Year 2011 Management of
the Public Art Program
6. M&C C-24555 - Authorize the Application for and Acceptance of, if Awarded, a
Grant from the Texas Department of Agriculture in an Amount Up
to $150,000.00 for the Child and Adult Care Nutrition Program,
Council Date: 10/19/2010
for At-Risk After School Programs, Authorize the Execution of a
Contract with the Texas Department of Agriculture, Waive Indirect
Costs and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance
XV. CITIZEN PRESENTATIONS
1. Mr. Richard Shepard, Representing Friends of the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge,
3216 Preston Hollow Road, Recent Oncor Electric Transmission Line Public Utilities
Settlement
2. Mr. Leroy Conley, 2604 Market Avenue, Code Compliance Issues
3. Mr. Joe Don Brandon, P. O. Box 1155, Fiscal Year 2011 Budget
XVI. EXECUTIVE SESSION (PRE-COUNCIL ) - See Attachment
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,
readers, or large print are requested to contact the City's ADA Coordinator at(817) 392-8552 or e-
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arrangements can be made. If the City does not receive notification at least 48 hours prior to the
meeting, the City will make a reasonable attempt to provide the necessary accommodations.
Council Date: 10/19/2010