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FOR THE MEETING AT 7:00 P.M. TUESDAY, APRIL 07, 2015
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL
1000 THROCKMORTON STREET, FORT WORTH, TEXAS
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. INVOCATION - Pastor Frank Briggs, Lighthouse Fellowship
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 24, 2015
V. ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA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 ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN BY STAFF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-18449 - Adopt Ordinance Amending Chapter 27 "Police," Article II
"Department," Section 27-25 "Police Officer Selection Procedure;
Bond" of the Code of the City of Fort Worth to Eliminate the
Requirement that Police Officers Post Bonds with the City (ALL
COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
2. M&C G-18450 - Adopt Appropriation Ordinance Increasing the Estimated
Receipts and Appropriations in the Fire Department's General
Fund Budget in the Amount of $215,383.00 from Increased
Revenues for the Purpose of Funding Costs Related to Operating
the New Public Safety Training Center (ALL COUNCIL
DISTRICTS)
B. Purchase of Equipment, Materials, and Services - Consent Items
1. M&C P-11745 - Authorize Purchase Agreement for Fire Alarm Services with
Century Fire Protection, LLC for an Annual Amount Up to
$300,000.00 (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
2. M&C P-11746 - Authorize Purchase of Tactical Equipment from Safeware, Inc., in
the Amount of $75,219.00 for the Police Department Using a
Cooperative Contract (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
3. M&C P-11747 - Authorize Agreement with Castro Roofing of Texas, L.P. to
Complete the Roofing Restoration of the Gordon Swift Building at
900 Monroe Street, Fort Worth, Texas, for the Property
Management Department Using a Cooperative Contract in an
Amount of$188,776.00 (COUNCIL DISTRICT 9)
C. Land - Consent Items
1. M&C L-15769 - Authorize Direct Sale of a Tax-Foreclosed Property Located at
605 East Baltimore Avenue for a Total Sales Price of $3,275.54
to Kane Urban, in Accordance with Section 34.05 of the Texas
Tax Code (COUNCIL DISTRICT 8)
Council Date: 4/7/2015
2. M&C L-15770 - Authorize Direct Sale of Tax-Foreclosed Properties Located at
2407 NW 25th Street and 3025 Ross Avenue for a Total Sales
Price of $32,157.59 to Edly Martinez and Sandra Martinez, in
Accordance with Section 34.05 of the Texas Tax Code
(COUNCIL DISTRICT 2)
D. Planning & Zoning - Consent Items
1. M&C PZ-3083 - Adopt Ordinance Vacating Portions of West 5th Street, Nebraska
Street and Greenleaf Street, to be Replatted with the Adjoining
Property for the Left Bank Mixed-Use Development in the West
Seventh Urban Village for Centergy West 7th, LP (COUNCIL
DISTRICT 9)
2. M&C PZ-3084 - Consider Adoption of Proposed Amendments to the Master
Thoroughfare Plan MT-14-002/MT-15-001 to Remove a Segment
of Future Alliance Gateway, a Principal Arterial, from US 287 to
an Unnamed Future Major Arterial and to Add a Segment
Extending Blue Mound Road, a Future Major Arterial, from Willow
Springs Road to an Unnamed Future Major Arterial (COUNCIL
DISTRICT 7)
E. Award of Contract - Consent Items
1. M&C C-27245 - Authorize Professional Services Agreement with Mainline
Information Systems, Inc., for Services to Support the City's
Mainframe Operating Environment for the Information
Technology Solutions Department Using a State of Texas,
Department of Information Resources Contract for an Annual
Amount of$180,000.00 (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
2. M&C C-27246 - Authorize Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with
True North Emergency Management, LLC, for the Development
of a Continuity of Operations Plan for the Fire Department Using
a Cooperative Contract in the Amount of $75,868.00 (ALL
COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
3. M&C C-27247 - Authorize Rejection of All Bids Received for the Community
Development Block Grant Funded Street Reconstruction Project,
HMAC 2014-6, for the Reconstruction of Residential Streets at
Multiple Locations (COUNCIL DISTRICTS 2, 4, 6, 7 and 9)
4. M&C C-27248 - Authorize Change in Use and Expenditure of Additional Housing
Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Grant Funds in the Amount
of$75,000.00 to AIDS Outreach Center, Inc., for a Total Contract
Amount of $631,757.00 and Authorize Execution of a Contract
Amendment to City Secretary Contract No. 46162 (ALL
COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
5. M&C C-27249 - Authorize Artwork Acquisition Agreement with Artist Cameron
Schoepp in the Amount of $65,000.00 to Acquire a Granite and
Terrazzo Sculpture Entitled Pollen Located in the Fort Worth
Botanic Garden (COUNCIL DISTRICT 7)
6. M&C C-27250 - Authorize Execution of a Contract with Pall Corporation in the
Amount of $500,000.00 for Procurement of a 3 MGD Water
Filtration Membrane for the Westside Water Treatment Plant
Expansion and Adopt Appropriation Ordinances (ADJACENT TO
Council Date: 4/7/2015
COUNCIL DISTRICT 3)
7. M&C C-27251 - Authorize Amendment No. 1 to City Secretary Contract No.
40109, an Engineering Agreement with URS Corporation (n/k/a
AECOM), for the Big Fossil Creek Parallel Relief Sanitary Sewer
Main 402 in the Amount of $140,838.00, Increasing the Total
Contract Amount to $1,104,479.91 and the Total Appropriated
Project Amount to $1,937,482.00 (COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 AND
HALTOM CITY)
8. M&C C-27252 - Authorize Execution of Amendment to the Community Facilities
Agreement with Union Pacific Railroad, City Secretary Contract
No. 44754, and Authorize City Participation in an Amount Not to
Exceed $105,794.00 for Upsizing a Waterline from Eight Inches
to Twelve Inches at Approximately Pecan Street and for Sanitary
Sewer Abandonments at Cold Springs Road and Northwest of
Windmill Street (COUNCIL DISTRICTS 8 and 9)
VIII. PRESENTATIONS BY THE CITY SECRETARY - CONSENT ITEMS
1. OCS - 1952 Notice of Claims for Alleged Damages and/or Injuries
IX. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, INTRODUCTIONS, ETC.
X. ANNOUNCEMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF
1. Upcoming and Recent Events
2. Recognition of Citizens
3. Approval of Ceremonial Travel
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. RESOLUTION
1. A Resolution Adopting Rules for the Administration of the City of Fort Worth Relocation
Assistance Program
Attachment(s):
Resolution - Attached.pdf
XIV. ZONING HEARING
1. ZC-14-147 - (CD 6) - AM Pate, Jr. et al, 6500-6800 Block Dirks Road/Altamesa Boulevard;
from: Unzoned to: "A-5" One-Family, "PD/G" Planned Development for all uses in "G"
Intensive Commercial and "PD/MU-2" Planned Development for all uses in "MU-2" High
Intensity Mixed-Use with exclusions and development standards; site plan waiver
recommended. (Recommended for Approval as Amended by the Zoning Commission
to PD/G and PD/MU-2) (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
2. ZC-14-159 - (CD 3) - R/P LLC II, Ltd., 2500 River Park Drive; from: "G" Intensive
Commercial to: "PD/R1" Planned Development for all uses in "R1" Zero Lot Line/Cluster
with the following waivers: less than minimum lot size of 3,300 sf, less than 5 ft. side yard
setbacks, and less than 33 ft. lot width at the building line, site plan included.
(Recommended for Approval by the Zoning Commission) (Continued from a
Previous Meeting)
3. ZC-14-167 - (CD 2) - Northwest Bible Church, Inc. (Texas), 5025 Jacksboro Highway, from:
"A-5" One-Family to: "E" Neighborhood Commercial (Recommended for Approval as
Council Date: 4/7/2015
Amended by the Zoning Commission for PD/A-5 plus funeral home) (Continued from
a Previous Meeting)
4. ZC-14-174 - (CD 9) - Jose Armando Valverde, 4012 South Freeway & 601 Mason Street;
from: "E" Neighborhood Commercial to: "PD/FR" Planned Development for all uses in "FR"
General Commercial Restricted; site plan included.(Recommended for Approval as
Amended by the Zoning Commission for PD/FR with a site plan)
5. ZC-15-003 - (CD 2) - Koetting Real Estate, LP, 1002 NE Loop 820; from: "K" Heavy
Industrial to: "PD/K" Planned Development for all uses in "K" Heavy Industrial plus Game
Room; site plan included. (Recommended for Approval by the Zoning
Commission) (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
6. ZC-15-019 - (CD-ALL) - City of Fort Worth Planning & Development: Text Amendment:
Mini-Warehouse Standards; An Ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Fort Worth, being Ordinance No. 13896, as amended, codified as Appendix "A" of the Code
of the City of Fort Worth (1986), to amend Chapter 4 'District Regulations' to amend Article
3 'Planned Development ("PD") District', by amending:
. Section 4.305. 'Uses,' Subsection C.S. related to mini-warehouses;
. Article 8, Section 4.800 'Nonresidential District Use Table' to clarify that mini-
warehouses are permitted by right in Intensive Commercial ("G") and Light Industrial
("I") Districts and by Planned Development District in other zoning districts; and
. Chapter 5 'Supplemental Use Standards', to amend Section 5.143 'Warehouse Or
Bulk Storage, Warehouse, Mini' to add Supplemental Development Standards for
mini-warehouses
To review the proposed
amendments:http://fortworthtexas.gov/planninganddevelopment/zoni ngcommission.aspx
(Recommended for Approval by the Zoning Commission) (Continued from a
Previous Meeting)
7. ZC-15-021 - (CD 7) -Vernell K Barber Estate, 11625 Alta Vista; from: "A-10" One-Family to:
"A-7.5" One-Family (Recommended for Approval by the Zoning Commission)
8. ZC-15-022 - (CD 4) - Nicki Nguyen, 3121 NE 28th Street; from: "B" Two-Family and "E"
Neighborhood Commercial to: "FR" General Commercial restricted (Recommended for
Denial without Prejudice by the Zoning Commission)
9. ZC-15-023 - (CD 8) - Armando Hernandez, 3600 & 3606 E. Rosedale Street and 1400
Campbell Street; from: "CF" Community Facilities to: "ER" Neighborhood Commercial
Restricted and "E" Neighborhood Commercial (Recommended for Approval as Amended
by the Zoning Commission to E for Rosedale properties and ER for Campbell)
10. ZC-15-024 - (CD 5) - FW Area Habitat for Humanity, 5901 & 5909 Wilbarger and 4320 S.
Cravens Road; from: "E" Neighborhood Commercial to: "A-5" One-Family (Recommended
for Approval by the Zoning Commission)
11. ZC-15-025 - (CD 5) - City of Fort Worth/Lodgestar Inc., 4200-4600 Blocks Highway 360;
from: "J" Medium Industrial to: "G" Intensive Commercial (Recommended for Approval by
the Zoning Commission)
12. ZC-15-026 - (CD 5) - City of Fort Worth/LG Centreport 1, LLC, 14105 Trinity Boulevard;
from: "J" Medium Industrial to: "PD/D" Planned Development for all uses in "D" High
Density Multifamily with maximum 27 units per acre and maximum height of 36 feet; site
plan included. (Recommended for Approval by the Zoning Commission)
13. ZC-15-028 - (CD 7) - McKelvey-Cole, LP, 14400-16000 Blocks of State Highway 114; from:
"AG/AO" Agricultural/Airport Overlay, "A-5" One-Family and "D" High Density Multifamily to:
"D" High Density Multifamily, "G" Intensive Commercial and "PD/l/AO" Planned
Development for all uses in "I" Light Industrial with maximum height of 50 feet; site plan
Council Date: 4/7/2015
waiver recommended/Airport Overlay (Recommended for Approval by the Zoning
Commission)
14. ZC-15-029 - (CD 4) - Lawrence Duckett, Sr., 5904-5916 Etsie Street; from: "AG"
Agricultural to: "I" Light Industrial (Recommended for Denial by the Zoning Commission)
15. ZC-15-030 - (CD 2) - Kensington Realty, Inc., 2305 Franklin Drive; from: "K" Heavy
Industrial to: "PD/K" Planned Development for all uses in "K" Heavy Industrial plus glass
and electronic recycling; site plan included. (Recommended for Approval by the Zoning
Commission) (Continued from a Previous Meeting)
16. ZC-15-031 - (CD-ALL) - City of Fort Worth Planning & Development: Text Amendment:
Data Center Definitions; An Ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Fort
Worth, being Ordinance No. 13896, as amended, codified as Appendix 'A' of the Code of
The City of Fort Worth (1986), to amend Chapter 4 'District Regulations' to amend:
. Article 8 'Nonresidential District Use Table', of Chapter 4, 'District Regulations',
Section 4.803, the 'Nonresidential District Use Table' to add data center as a
permitted use in T Light, 'J' Medium And W Heavy Industrial Zoning Districts; and
. Chapter 9, 'Definitions' to add a definition for 'Data Center'
To review to proposed amendments:
http://fortworthtexas.gov/planninganddevelopment/zoningcommission.aspx
(Recommended for Approval by the Zoning Commission)
17. ZC-15-032 - (CD-ALL) - City of Fort Worth Planning & Development: Text Amendment:
Standards for Electronic Changeable Copy Signs; An Ordinance amending the Zoning
Ordinance of the City of Fort Worth, being Ordinance No. 13896, as amended, codified as
Appendix 'A' of the Code of The City of Fort Worth (1986), to amend Chapter 4 'District
Regulations' to amend:
. Article 4 'Signs' of Chapter 6, 'Development Standards' to amend Section 6.411,
'Electronic Changeable Copy Signs' to add additional regulations to the operation of
electronic changeable copy signs and to provide compatibility considerations for the
Board Of Adjustment
To review the proposed amendments:
http://fortworthtexas.qov/planninganddevelopment/zoningcommission.aspx
(Recommended for Approval by the Zoning Commission)
XV. REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER
A. Benefit Hearing - None
B. General
1. M&C G-18451 - Adopt Resolution Authorizing the Employment of Kelly, Hart, and
Hallman L.L.P., as Outside Counsel to Represent the City in the
Lawsuit Entitled James Tate, Donald Clark, and Brian Ray v. City
of Fort Worth, a Texas Municipal Corporation, Case No. 4:15-CV-
00115, and any Litigation Related to the Pension Benefit
Changes Adopted by the City Council on October 21, 2014, and
Authorizing Payment of Counsel Fees in a Total Amount Up to
$100,000.00 (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
2. M&C G-18452 - Adopt Ordinance Amending Fire Department Staffing Ordinance
No. 21533-11-2014 to Reduce the Number of Positions in the
Firefighter Rank by Six and Increase the Number of Positions in
the Engineer Rank by Two, Increase the Number of Positions in
Council Date: 4/7/2015
the Lieutenant Rank by Two and Increase the Number of
Positions in the Captain Rank by Two (ALL COUNCIL
DISTRICTS)
C. Purchase of Equipment, Materials, and Services - None
D. Land
1. M&C L-15771 - Consider Institution and Adoption of Ordinance for the Owner-
Initiated Annexation of Approximately 468.04 Acres of Land in
Tarrant County Located South of Altamesa Boulevard and West
of the Fort Worth and Western Railroad (COUNCIL DISTRICT 6)
E. Planning & Zoning
1. M&C PZ-3085 - Consider Adoption of a Proposed Amendment to the Master
Thoroughfare Plan MT-14-001 to Realign Future Bryant Irvin
Road, a Major Arterial, Approximately 2,000 Feet West of its
Current Alignment Between Altamesa Boulevard and its Future
Intersection with Sycamore School Road (ETJ/TARRANT
COUNTY, FUTURE COUNCIL DISTRICT 6)
F. Award of Contract
1. M&C C-27253 - Adopt Resolution Supporting the Construction of the Reserve at
Quebec Apartments Which are Proposed to be Located North of
Northwest Centre Drive Between Buda Lane and Quebec Street
in a Census Tract with More Than 20 Percent Housing Tax Credit
Units Per Total Households (COUNCIL DISTRICT 7)
2. M&C C-27254 - Ratify Application for and Authorize Acceptance of, if Awarded,
the Fiscal Year 2015 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
High Priority Grant from the United States Department of
Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in an
Amount Not to Exceed $317,575.74, Authorize Execution of
Grant Related Agreements, Authorize In-Kind Match in an
Amount Not to Exceed $79,622.40 and Adopt Appropriation
Ordinance (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
3. M&C C-27255 - Adopt Resolution Expressing Official Intent to Reimburse
Expenditures with Proceeds of Future Debt for the Northside II
48-Inch Water Main, Phase 1, Part 2 Project and Authorize
Execution of a Contract with Oscar Renda Contracting Inc., in the
Amount of $10,446,210.00 for the Northside II 48-Inch Water
Main, Phase I, Part 2, from Keller Hicks Road to Heritage Trace
Parkway and Provide for Additional Project Costs for an
Appropriated Project Total in the Amount of $10,901,330.00
(COUNCIL DISTRICT 7)
4. M&C C-27256 - Authorize Execution of an Amendment to City Secretary Contract
No. 28453-A2 with Colonial Country Club to Lease a Portion of
Forest Park for the Colonial Golf Tournament to Revise the
Annual License Period to Sixty Consecutive Days Between April
1st and June 30th of Each Calendar Year for the Remaining
Term of the Agreement (COUNCIL DISTRICT 9)
5. M&C C-27257 -
Authorize Execution of an Agreement with TXU Energy Retail
Council Date: 4/7/2015
Company, L.P., in the Amount Up to $700,000.00 for the Energy
Aid Program and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance (ALL COUNCIL
DISTRICTS)
XVI. CITIZEN PRESENTATIONS
XVII. EXECUTIVE SESSION (PRE-COUNCIL CHAMBER) - SEE ATTACHMENT B
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. At the Mayor's discretion, time
limits may be reasonably extended.
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meeting, the City will make a reasonable attempt to provide the necessary accommodations.
Council Date: 4/7/2015