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Home My WebLink About1985/02/26-Agenda-Pre-Council A G E N D A PRE-COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY , FEBRUARY 26 , 1985 9: 00 A.M. PRE-COUNCIL ROOM 1 ) Public Open Air Celebration (I . R. No . 7003) - Vi Baker , Committee Chair ( 15 Min . ) 2) Representation of City of Fort Worth at Meetings at State Highway Commission (I . R. No .7002) - Charles Boswell , Management Services Director ( 10 Min . ) 3) Improvements to Will Rogers Memorial Center Auditorium (I .R . No . 70U4) - Bob Terrell , Assistant to the City Manager and James Toal , Planning Director ( 20 Min . ) �• 4 ) Proposed Changes in the Taxi-cab Ordinance Regarding Driver Permits - Richard Aughinbaugh, Public Utilities Director ( 5 Min. ) * * * * * * * * * * * To add or make revisions , please call the City Manager' s Office , 870-6143, before 3 :00 P .M . , Monday , February 25 , 1985 The purpose of the Pre-Council Conference held prior to a regular City Council Meeting is to allow the Mayor and Counc i [.members to discuss Informally items on the agenda and to � secure information from Lhe City manager and thn staff . Although the meeting is open to the public , citizens are j requested to reserve comments and questions for the subsequent j i Council meeting so they will be a part of the public record . f`i+ OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TEX. Pre-Council Minute `- February 26, 1985 Absent Bagsby ITEM REFERRED T0: 1) Public. Open Air Celebration (I. R. No. 7003) Vi Baker: Stated that in the past several years the number of public open air celebrations has increased, and the problems also have inctessed. Uniform and equitable poliaies, as well as 1iAtteft d6fd 'oaMdRt dt &Sil $ paiteisk i eats "004041 All regulations should be published in a handbook, and one City person should be designated as liaison with the various organizations that have open air celebrations to ensure that these regulations are followed. Proposed that the City implement a sliding scale fee system for vendors. Bolen: Asked how many public open air celebrations involve more than 10,000 people. (Baker: Four -- Mayfest, Chisholm Trail, Pioneer Days, and the Sesquicentennial.) Williams: Asked if the sliding scale fee would apply to the organiza- tion as whole or to each vendor. (Baker: To each vendor.) 2) Representation of City of Fort Worth at Meetings of State Highway Commission (I. R. No. 7002) Boswell: Asked for Council endorsement of higher level of presence at the monthly meetings of the State Highway Commission. Onu elected official, one technical staff person and Jim Wilson should attend and monitor the meetings, and support the City's priorities before the Commission. The staff person most likely would be Gary Santerre. Bolen: Asked for volunteers from the Council. Wetherby: Stated that she and Bert Williams could attend the monthly meetings on a rotational basis. 3) Improvements to Will Rogers Memorial Center Auditorium (I. R. No. 7004) Terrell: Stated that in 1982 voters approved $1.5 million to do various repairs on the Will Rogers Memorial Center Auditorium. Toal: Stated that the Cultural District Committee is concerned that the Sid Richardson Study will recommend improvements or expansions that would necessitate redoing the proposed Pre-Council Minutes �- February 26, 1985 Page 2 renovations. However, staff feels that certain improve- ments are essential to the safety of the: building, and that there is a way to design these improvements so future renovations will not change much of what is done now. At this point the City may not be able to afford the Sid Richardson Study recommendations, but the City does have an obligation to the voters to improve the building. Suggested that the Council walk through the auditorium to get an idea of the problems that exist. BT Jan Mueller: Stated that the Cultural District Committee agrees that the facility should be a multi--use facility, but that there is room for more than the current uses such as performing arts groups. The Committee feels that any improvements done before the Study has been completed would just be band-aid treatment. The City should consider the bigger picture. The Sid Richardson Study should be completed within the month. The Committee feels the safety problems can be addressed without major renovation. Newkirk: Stated the private funds are needed to make the facility a first class multi--use center. Bolen: Stated that if private funds are not obtained, only the safety improvements can be afforded. Williams: Asked if the Cultural District Committee would agree with just doing the safety improvements right now, and waiting for the Study before doing any further renovations. (Sturns: Tf the renovations are started now, the Richardson Study recommendations could be incorporated when they are available.) Toal: Stated that a few electrical repairs will not take care of the problems. There are major mechanical and electrical problems. Bolen: Stated that action should be delayed until the staff brings an M&C. Newkirk: Stated that the fees being proposed for the renovation are too high. 4) Proposed Changes in the Taxi-Cab Ordinance Regarding Driver Permits Aughinbaugh: Briefly presented the proposed changes in the Taxi-cab ordinance. Stute: Asked if the City had received any response from the Taxi-cab companies. (Aughinbaugh: Yes, both companies have responded positively to these changes.) Pre-Council Minute . February 26, 1985 Page 3 5) Single-Family Housing Bonds (I. R. No. 7005) Bailiff: Stated that the Council previously asked the staff to look into a single-family housing mortgage program. At present several problems affect the potential for developing an acceptable housing bond program. The Governor recently signed an Executive Order establishing an allocation priority of single-family housing bonds. This Order provides for the issuance of a certificate that reflects the allocation to the entity. Once the certificate is signed, the City would have only 45 days to issue bonds. Any bonds sold at this time would be in a negative arbitrage position. The staff will bring additional information as it is available. Williams: Requested that a staff member from the Budget Office be available at the next workshop to discuss the financial statement. RAM Administrative Action Regowted February 26, 1985 ITEM REFERRED TO: 1) Items Continued/Withdrawn -- Tabulation of Bids for Purchase of Equipment, Materials and Services (M&C P-1735, p.3) - Continued One Week. RAM:RA Request of American Cab Company for Authorization to Operate 100 Additional Taxi-cabs (M&C G-6267) - Continued One Week. VS:RA Cancellation of Lease - Lot 19, Block 19, Lake Worth Lease Survey (M&C L-8385) - Continued One Week. DAI:RA 2) Appointments to Boards/Commissions -- Mrs. Ophelia Furlough was appointed to the Park and Recreation Advisory Board, Place No. 8. DAI:RA 3) Comments/Requests --- Mayor Bolen requested that Council review file before acting on Cancellation of Lease -. Lot 19, Block 19, Lake Worth Lease Survey (M&C L-8385) DAT Councilman Johnson requested information about the City's authority to terminate the lease and take the leasee°s property. DA? Councilwoman Wetherby asked about the City's authority to require boat dock repairs. (Sturns: Staff will prepare an -informal report for next week.) DAT 4) Citizens Presentation -- None. 5) Letters from Citizens J. Frank Wolf (Re: Ordinance Violation/Harassment) DAI Catarino L. Coronado (Claim) BH Gerald Dawson d/b/a Dawson's Tire Service (Claim) BH Mrs. Robert Patrick (Claim) BH Steven D. Pedro, M.C. (Claim) BH Melissa K. Hildreth (Claim) BH Juanita S. Cortez (Claim) BH Joseph Johnson (Claim) BH Jay Alan Yarbrough (Claim) BH