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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984/06/12-Agenda-Pre-Council A G E N D A PRE-COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1984 8: 30 A.M. PRE-COUNCIL ROOM i 1) 911 Update - Mike Moncrief, County Judge (10 Min. ) 2) Special City Council Committee - Recommended Ordinance on the Regulation of off-Premise Signs (CP-113 ) - Councilmember Kathy Wetherby (30 Min. ) 3) Fort Worth Rehabilitation Farm (I .R. No .6945) - Vernell Sturns, Assistant City Manager (20 Min. ) 4) EDA Grant Application - North Commerce Street (M&C G-6025) - Bob Terrell, Assistant to the City Manager (20 Min. ) OFFICIAL RECORD r��� llrnw�srw � . * * * * * * * * * * * To add or make revisions, please call the City Manager' s Office, 870-6143, before 3:00 P.M. , Monday, June 11, 1984 The purpose of the .Pre-Council Conference held prior to a regular City Council Meeting is to allow the Mayor and Councilmembers to discuss informally items on the agenda and to secure information from the City Manager and the staff. Although the meeting is open to the public, citizens are requested to reserve comments and questions for the subsequent Council meeting so they will be a part of the public record. "s,% Pre-Council Minutes June 12, 1984 Absent Bagaby � v� i� ITEM TO: 1) 911 Update 6 $ Judge Moncrief: Presented the update and plans for future actions. ' Newkirk: Will the charge be placed on monthly phone bills? Moncrief: There are a number of collection options. I would like a referendum to let the people decide. I. BT Summerford: The phone company doesn't want to iticlude the charge on the phone bill because of the effects it will have on the rate? Stute: Is the $60,000 handled by the County? (Moncrief: The Authority will handle funds.) Who handles referrals? (Moncrief: The Authority.) Williams: Will a new bureaucracy be required? Moncrief: No, most of the cost is for minor capital equipment improvements. Williams: Just add equipment? (Moncrief: Yes.) Wetherby: Explain the procedure for implementation. (Moncrief: The project will utilize existing personnel. The new equipment enhances speed.) Don't see how you can add responsibility with no new staff. (Moncrief: The district operates the system and a district manager will be hired in addition to a few staff persona. Newkirk: Can you sell it to the County? (Moncrief: Yes, 911 saves lives.) Wetherby: The public will need to be educated. (Moncrief: The various jurisdictions fire departments will be involved.) Newkirk: And the phone company will help. 2) Special City Council Committee -Recommended Ordinance on the Regulation of Off-Premise Signa (CP-s113) Wetherby: (Reviewed and explained, clarified bus benches status (which are not covered by this proposal.) OFFICIAL RECORD CITY S I-CRETARY FT. WORTH, TEX. Pre-Council Minutes June 12, 1984 Page 2 Stute: Were all the different options presented? (Wetherby: All recommendations are blighted.) 3) Fort Worth Rehabilitation Farm (I.R. No. 6945) Lanzara: (Revieed Farm history.) Wetherby: Could Parks and Recreation maintain the land (if the Farm closes)? Sturns: Park and Recreation says the land would become part of the Nature park. Johnson: Can't the land be sold? (Sturns: No.) Bob Berry: Reports have been abusive. Stuts: What abuse? Gerry: From the newspaper report, Rev. Cooper asked me to come back because of problems.1he Farm does not have an alcohol (treatment) license. I will be the new director. Lancaster: What is the total number of persons treated? (Berry: 129) From where? (Sterns: All of Tarrant County.) Newkirk: Does the Farm have a contract with the contract with the County? (Berry: The County pays. $8,000 per year.) Does the majority of the funding come from Fort Worth.? (Berry: Yes.) Fort Worth pays for 20% of cost? Sturns: City pays for court referred cases not the free side. Lanzara: The license is voluntary. Rerchert: Talked with. Rev. Cooper The Reverend supporta investigating the options and working with- the beat one, OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SCRETARY FT. WORTH, TEX;,�, 11" Administrative Action Reques . June 12, 1984 i i ITEM REFERRED T0: 1) Items to be Continued -- Tabulation of Bids for Purchase of Materials, Equipment and Services (M&C P-1664, pp.8-9) - Withdrawn RAM:RA Condemnation Request-Acquisition of Right-of-Way-Hulen Bend Addition, Phare I, Granbury Cut-off (Ii&C L-8088) - Continued for one week. MClt:RA:WA 2) Requests/Comments -- Councilman Stute requested staff send a letter of commendation to the Psychiatric Institute of Fort Worth (M&C G-6017) VS Councilmen Lancaster, Newkirk, and Zapata expressed their concern that staff should hurry on the annexation/growth study. DAI Councilman Lancaster would like a cost/benefit ratio study done on the annexation/growth study. DAI Councilman Lancaster requested the City Manager to bring an M&C on Zoning Case Z-84-109 next week. DAI;RA 3) Appointments to Boards/Commissions -- None. 4) Zoning The recommendations of the Zoning Commission were upheld with the exception of: Z-84-131 - Zoning Ordinance Text Amendement - Denied DAI:RA Referred back to committee: Z-84-127 DAI:RA Z-84-101 OFFICIAL RECORD DAI:RA Z-84-103 DAI:RA Z-84-106 CITY SECRETARY DAI:RA Z-84-118 FT. WORTH, TM DAI:RA Z-$4-122 DAI:RA Set for Special City Council Hearing on 2nd Tuesday in July: Z-84-125 DAI:RA 5) Citizens Presentation -- Mr.David McMillian of 2615 McCart representing a neighborhood group r r Administrative Action ested 'Eft June 12, 1984 Page 2 objects to the gay gathering at Forest Park. He would like Council to reject the group's permit or issue a change of venue. Presented a petition with 115 signatures. 6) Letters from Citizens -- Gary Cumbie, Lone Star Gas Co. (Re: Statement of Intent to Change Gas Main Extension Rate) Thomas S. Crouch (Claim) BH Ethel & George F. Scott (Claim) BH Robert M. Cate (Claim) BH Southwestern Bell (Claim) BH Southwestern Bell (Claim) BH Lone Star Gas (Claim) BH John H. Hughes (Claim) BH James McCoy (Claim) BH Keith Marion Thomas (Claim) BH Neal Stephens (Claim) BH Rita F. Howard (Claim) BH Neal Shields (Re: Ornamental street lights) DAI OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY F'T. WORTN, TEX. .