HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011/09/27-Agenda-City Council CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
FOR THE MEETING AT 10:00 A.M. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL
1000 THROCKMORTON STREET, FORT WORTH, TEXAS
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. INVOCATION - Pastor Peter Couser, Saint Paul Lutheran Church
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
V. ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA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 ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN BY STAFF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-17396 - Confirm the Reappointment of Delonia Watson as a Member of
the City of Fort Worth Firefighters' and Police Officers' Civil
Service Commission for a Three-Year Term Expiring October 1,
2014 (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
2. M&C G-17397 - Adopt a Supplemental Appropriation Ordinance Increasing
Appropriations in the Culture and Tourism Fund in the Amount of
$189,152.50 and Decreasing the Unaudited, Unreserved,
Undesignated Culture and Tourism Fund Balance by the Same
Amount to Fund the Fort Worth Convention Center Repair and
Refurbishment of Arena Air Handler Units (ALL COUNCIL
DISTRICTS)
B. Purchase of Equipment, Materials, and Services - Consent Items
1. M&C P-11298 - Authorize Purchase Agreements for Moving Services from All
Points Pioneer, Suddath Relocation Systems of Texas, Inc., and
Berger Texas, Inc., Using a Tarrant County Cooperative Contract
for an Amount of $135,000.00, for the First Year (ALL COUNCIL
DISTRICTS)
2. M&C P-11299 - Authorize the Sole Source Purchase of a Remotec Robot
Upgrade and Accessories from Remotec, Inc., for the Fire
Department Using Homeland Security Grant Funds for an
Amount of$57,880.00 (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
3. M&C P-11300 - Authorize the Purchase of an X-Ray System from Envision
Product Design, LLC, for the Fire Department Using Homeland
Security Grant Funds, Purchasing Under a General Services
Administration Cooperative Contract, for an Amount of
$58,860.17 (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
Council Date: 9/27/2011
C. Land - Consent Items
1. M&C L-15251 - Authorize the Direct Sale of Tax-Foreclosed Property Located at
1301 Eastview Street to the City of Fort Worth for Park Purposes
in the Amount of $35,215.83, Approve the Purchase and
Dedicate the Property as Parkland (COUNCIL DISTRICT 6)
2. M&C L-15252 - Authorize Execution of a Lease Agreement with Elizabeth Ibarra
and Dennis Kraft, for Office and Warehouse Space, for the Police
Department at a Cost of $120,000.00 Per Year (COUNCIL
DISTRICT 2)
3. M&C L-15253 - Authorize the Payment of $5,579.15 to Javier Arguelles in
Settlement of a Claim Against the City of Fort Worth and
Authorize the Sale of Tax-Foreclosed Property Located at 2817
NW 17th Street to Javier Arguelles (COUNCIL DISTRICT 2)
4. M&C L-15254 - Authorize the Acquisition of Fee Simple Interest in 0.6300 Acres
of Improved Land for the Lebow Channel Drainage Improvements
Project, Located at 3504-3512 Lebow Street from John A.
Webster, III for $709,000.00 and Pay the Estimated Closing
Costs of $15,000.00 for a Total Cost of $724,000.00 (COUNCIL
DISTRICT 2)
D. Planning & Zoning - Consent Items - None
E. Award of Contract - Consent Items
1. M&C C-25188 - Authorize Amendment No. 2 in the Amount of $46,858.00 to City
Secretary Contract No. 37971, an Engineering Agreement with
Dunaway & Associates, L.P., for the Storm Water Utility Project-
Bellaire Park Court Drainage Improvements (COUNCIL
DISTRICT 3)
2. M&C C-25189 - Authorize Execution of an Engineering Agreement in the Amount
of $526,653.00 with James DeOtte Engineering, Inc., for the
Design of Greenfield Acres Storm Drain Improvements
(COUNCIL DISTRICT 7)
3. M&C C-25190 - Authorize Execution of an Engineering Agreement in the Amount
of $271,440.00 with HDR Engineering, Inc., for the Design of
Mercado Channel Improvements (COUNCIL DISTRICT 2)
4. M&C C-25191 - Authorize Execution of an Engineering Agreement in the Amount
of $377,092.00 with HDR Engineering, Inc., for the Design of
Washington Heights Storm Drain Improvements (COUNCIL
DISTRICT 2)
5. M&C C-25192 - Authorize Amendment No. 1 in the Amount of$788,790.56 to City
Secretary Contract No. 38407, a Professional Services
Agreement with Teal Engineering Services, Inc., for the Upgrade
to the Citywide Traffic Management System for a Total Contract
of$1,272,415.56 (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
6. M&C C-25193 - Authorize Execution of a Construction Contract with Scott
Dennett Construction, LLC, in the Amount of $232,542.00 for
Renovation of R.D. Evans Community Center (COUNCIL
DISTRICT 3)
Council Date: 9/27/2011
VIII. PRESENTATIONS BY THE CITY SECRETARY - CONSENT ITEMS
1. OCS - 1828 - Notice of Claims for Alleged Damages and/or Injuries
IX. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, INTRODUCTIONS, ETC.
1. Presentation of Proclamation for All-America City Celebration Day
2. Presentation of Proclamation for National Night Out in Texas
3. Presentation of Proclamation for Senior Citizens Fair, Inc. Days
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
2. Council Proposal No. 288 - Waiver of Festival Equipment Rental Fee for the Harambee
Festival
Attachment(s):
Council Proposal 288.pdf
XII. PRESENTATIONS AND/OR COMMUNICATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND/OR
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES
1. Presentation by the Fort Worth Human Relations Commission-President's Award from the
International Association of Human Rights Agencies
XIII. RESOLUTIONS
1 A Resolution Approving the FY 2011-2012 Budget for Dallas/Fort Worth International
Airport
Attachment(s):
Resolution Approving DFW Airport Budget.pdf
2. A Resolution Appointing Alternates to the Mayor's Place on the Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport Board
Attachment(s):
Resolution Appointing DFW Airport Board Alternates.pdf
XIV. REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER
A. Benefit Hearing - None
B. General
1. M&C G-17398 - Amend the Financial Management Policy Statements to
Implement the Governmental Accounting Standards Board,
Statement No. 54 Requirement for Establishing Fund Balance
Spending Priorities by Adding a New Statement II.F, Designate
the Fund Balances of the Risk Management Fund, Workers
Compensation Insurance Fund, Group Health Insurance Fund
and Unemployment Compensation Insurance Fund as Committed
to Expenditures Related to Risk Financing, and Authorize the City
Manager, or His Designee, to Designate Assigned Fund
Balances for Specific Intended Spending Purposes Without
Further Approval of the City Council (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
2. M&C G-17399 - Adopt Appropriation Ordinance and Transfer $166,557.89 to
Various Designated Funds for Subrogation Recovery and Self-
Funded Property Losses (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
Council Date: 9/27/2011
3. M&C G-17400 - Authorize the Transfer of $10,000,000.00 from the Water and
Sewer Operating Fund to the Water Capital Projects Fund in the
Amount of$3,000,000.00 and to the Sewer Capital Projects Fund
in the Amount of $7,000,000.00 and Adopt Appropriation
Ordinance (NO COUNCIL DISTRICT)
4. M&C G-17401 - Consideration of Variance from Section 4-4 of the City Code to
Allow Alcoholic Beverage Sales for Mixed Beverages at the 1884
Recovery Room Bar, Located at 1314 Alston Avenue (COUNCIL
DISTRICT 9) (PUBLIC HEARING)
a. Report of City Staff
b. Citizen Presentations
c. Council Action
5. M&C G-17402 - Schedule a Public Hearing for October 18, 2011 for an
Ordinance Amending Article II, Chapter 15 Gas Drilling of the
City Code, Section 15-31 to Provide Definitions for Existing Well
Site, Well Permit, Multiple Gas Well Pad Site Permit, Potential
Impact Radius and a Revised Definition for Protected Use,
Division V to Provide Provisions for Multiple Gas Well Pad Site
Permits, Waiver Setbacks and Requirements, Notice, Section
15-34 Exceptions to Grandfathering Provisions for Outer
Boundary Property Line and Tanks and Equipment, Section 15-
42 to Provide for Regulation of Saltwater Disposal Wells,
Sections 15-35 and 15-42 to Provide for Best Management
Practices, and Section 15-46 to Provide for a Notification Zone
for Proposed New Gas Pipelines (ALL COUNCIL
DISTRICTS) (PUBLIC HEARING)
a. Report of City Staff
b. Citizen Presentations
c. Council Action
6. M&C G-17403 - Adopt an Ordinance Providing for the Issuance and Sale of
Approximately $80,000,000.00 of the City of Fort Worth, Texas,
Drainage Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 2011 (ALL
COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
C. Purchase of Equipment, Materials, and Services
1. M&C P-11301 - Authorize the Purchase of a 2011 Spartan Aerial Ladder Fire
Truck from Scott Fire Apparatus, Inc., Using a Houston-
Galveston Area Council Cooperative Contract for the Fire
Department for a Total Amount of $764,497.00 (ALL COUNCIL
DISTRICTS)
2. M&C P-11302 - Authorize the Purchase of Four Rosenbauer Pumper Fire Trucks
from Daco Fire Equipment, Inc., Using a Houston-Galveston Area
Council Cooperative Contract for the Fire Department for a Total
Amount of$2,616,492.00 (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
3. M&C P-11303 - Authorize the Purchase of Three Brush Trucks for the Fire
Department from Chastang Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Chastang's
Bayou City Ford, Using a Texas Association of School Boards
Cooperative Contract for a Total Amount of $515,934.00
(COUNCIL DISTRICTS 6 and 7)
Council Date: 9/27/2011
4. M&C P-11304 - Authorize the Purchase of Thirty Half-Ton Trucks from Sam
Packs Five Star Ford, Using a State of Texas Smart Buy
Cooperative Contract No. 072-A1 for Multiple Departments for a
Total Amount of$644,945.00 (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
D. Land
1. M&C L-15255 - Authorize Execution of a Six-Month Temporary Access Permit
Agreement with Texas Midstream Gas Services, L.L.C., in the
Amount of $6,000.00 for the City Owned Property Described as
Block 14, Lot A4 of the Sycamore Heights Addition, Located Near
1750 Beach Street Just West of Gateway Park (COUNCIL
DISTRICT 8)
2. M&C L-15256 - Approve Acceptance of Lease Agreement with Chesapeake
Exploration, LLC in the Amount of $26,700.00 for Natural Gas
Drilling Under 5.34 Acres, More or Less, of City-Owned
Properties Known as the Meadowbrook Water Tank, Located at
Bridge Street Just North of 1-30 (COUNCIL DISTRICT 4)
3. M&C L-15257 - Approve Acceptance of Lease Agreement with Chesapeake
Exploration, LLC, in the Amount of $59,794.60 for Natural Gas
Drilling Under 11.958 Acres, More or Less, of City-Owned
Properties Known as Woodhaven Country Club Estates, Lot 1,
Block 14A, Located at 5901 Boca Raton Boulevard (COUNCIL
DISTRICT 4)
4. M&C L-15258 - Ratify the City Secretary Contract No. 42203, with Heirs of Z
Boaz Park South and Z Boaz Golf Course for Release of Deed
Reverter Terms (COUNCIL DISTRICT 3)
5. M&C L-15259 - Authorize the Direct Sale of Thirteen Tax-Foreclosed Properties
to Texas Midstream Gas Services, L.L.C., for $51,829.53
(COUNCIL DISTRICT 5)
6. M&C L-15260 - Conduct a Public Hearing and Authorize the Use of a Portion of
Rockwood Golf Course for an Electric Utility Easement for Lines
and Equipment to Service the Ben Hogan Learning Center and
Authorize Granting an Electric Utility Easement to Oncor Electric
Delivery (COUNCIL DISTRICTS 2 and 7)
7. M&C L-15261 - Conduct a Public Hearing and Authorize Subsurface Drilling and
Extraction of Natural Gas From an Off-Site Location at
Wedgwood Park (COUNCIL DISTRICT 6)
(PUBLIC HEARING)
a. Report of City Staff
b. Citizen Presentations
c. Council Action
E. Planning & Zoning - None
F. Award of Contract
1. M&C C-25194 - Authorize 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
East Rosedale Street, Avenue G, Langston Street, Chapman
Council Date: 9/27/2011
Street, Ramey Street, Lorin Street, Sunshine Drive and Fitzhugh
Avenue (COUNCIL DISTRICT 5)
2. M&C C-25195 - Authorize Execution of a Development Agreement to Continue
the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Status of Property Owned by 820
Management Trust, Located Generally South and West of Chapin
Road and South of Old Weatherford Road (COUNCIL DISTRICT
3)
3. M&C C-25196 - Authorize Execution of a Tax Abatement Agreement with Locap
Holdings, LLC, for the Construction of a Multifamily Apartment
Complex at 2920 West Lancaster Avenue and 1020 Currie Street
(COUNCIL DISTRICT 9)
4. M&C C-25197 - Authorize Execution of a Contract in the Amount of
$1,938,509.25 with Stabile & Winn, Inc., for Pavement
Reconstruction and Water and Sanitary Sewer Main
Replacement on Portions of Bird Street, Bonnie Brae Avenue,
Clary Avenue, Concord Avenue and Dalford Street, Utilize
$1,615,002.25 from the 2007 Critical Capital Projects Fund and
$647,813.00 from the Water and Sewer Capital Projects Funds to
Provide for Construction Contract Costs, Contingencies and
Construction Services for a Project Total of $2,262,815.25 and
Adopt Appropriation Ordinance (COUNCIL DISTRICT 4)
5. M&C C-25198 - Authorize Execution of a Contract with Conatser Construction TX,
LP, in the Amount of $1,138,957.75 for the Cromwell Marine
Creek Bridge, Paving and Sewer Improvements (COUNCIL
DISTRICT 7)
6. M&C C-25199 - Authorize Execution of a Contract in the Amount of
$4,066,142.00 with Ark Contracting Services, LLC, for
Construction of South Shore Sanitary Sewer Replacement Main
253, Part 2 in Randol Mill Road and Mallard Cove Park Between
Precinct Line Road and the Northeast Landfill and Adopt
Appropriation Ordinance (COUNCIL DISTRICTS 4 and 5)
XV. CITIZEN PRESENTATIONS
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. At the Mayor's discretion, time
limits may be reasonably extended.
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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: 9/27/2011