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Home My WebLink About1985/02/12-Agenda-Pre-Council A G E N. D A PRE-COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1985 8 : 30 A.M. PRE-COUNCIL ROOM 1 ) Prono4ed Relocation of The Working Connection (JTPA) (I .R. No . 6997 ) - David Nowell, PIC Chairman and Vernell Stitrna , Acting City Manager ( 15 Min . ) 2) Resolution SunnortinR Elimination of Federal Categorical Grants - Councilman Russell Lancaster r 3) Discussion of Proposed FY ' 86 Federal BttdRet I . R. No . 6998) - Tom Duffy , Washington Assistant to the City Manager (30 Min . ) 4 ) Annexation/MiinicinRl Utility District Considerations - SeuthAast Feat Worth - Jamom Toall Planning Director (20 Nt" O 5) Status Report on Police Department Hiring - Vernell Sturns , Acting City MRnaPer ( 15 Min . ) * * * * * * * * * * * To add or mako revisions , please call the City Manager' s Office, 870-6143, before 3 :00 P.M. , Monday, February 11 , 1985 The ntnrnose of the Pre-Council Conference held prior to a reRitlar 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 nublic , citizens are requested to reserve comments and nuestions for the subsequent Council meeting so they will be a part of the nublic record . �ri;1Al '��RW / V Pre-Council Minut February 12, 198 Absent Johnson1.g i Bagsby Lancaster ITEM REFERRED TO: 1) Proposed Relocation of The Working Connection (DTPA) (I. R. No. 6997) Sturns: Stated that the Private Industry Council (PIC) has been searching for an alternative to their current location in the Texas Employment Commission-Bldg. The lease rate on the property that the PIC has selected will be $79,200 per year, including utilities. The PIC will attempt to raise money through private sources to offset the rental rate. Newell: Stated that the PIC looked at a total of 22 properties before making a decision. The chosen property has many of the features the PIC was looking for and is priced very competitively. This site will accommodate both the training activities and intake activities of the program. Sturns: Stated that staff will present an MSC next week that will outline a resolution to merge the County PIC with the City PIC. VS 2) Resolution Supporting Elimination of Federal Categorical Grants Delayed until February 19, 1985, because Councilman Lancaster was ill. 3) Discussion of Proposed FY 86 Federal Budget (I. R. No. 6998) Duffy: Stated that the proposed FY 86 Budget proposes a $180 billion deficit, no reductions in defense spending, no changes in social security (no cuts or cost of living adjustments) and cuts in almost all domestic programs. Some of the proposed cuts that would affect the City include: Revenue Sharing - Revenue Sharing would be terminated by October 1, 1985. CDBG - Because of a 10 percent cut in CDBG funding and a shift in national policy in favor of small, rural munici- palities, Fort Worth will experience a 24% reduction in CDBG funds. Assisted Housing - A two year moratorium on Section 8 public housing and rent vouchers is proposed. Section 202 Pre-Council Minutes February 12, 1985 Page 2 housing for the elderly also will be reduced. Housing programs would resume in FY 88 at reduced levels. Transportation - All operating subsidies for mass transit would be terminated as of October 1, 1985. All discretionary capital grants would be reduced. Manpower Training - The Jobs Training Partnership Act Program would be funded at same level as FY 84-85. The Job Corp Program and Work Incentive Program would be cut, resulting in an increased work load for the JTPA program. Economic Development - The Economic Development Agency would be terminated in October, 1985. The Small Business Admin- istration would be abolished as of October, 1985, and some of its functions transferred to other agencies. The UDAG program would be terminated as of October, 1985. Bolen: Stated that Fort Worth is not being agressive enough in trying to get a share of the money that is already allocated by the federal and state governments, such as highway funds. Stated that the City needs to become more egressive. 4) Annexations/Municipal Utility District Considerations Toal; Briefed the Council about a petition to form the Oak Grove Municipal District (OGMUD) . Because the area that the OGMUD will probably be annexed in the near future, staff feels the petition should be refused. The City will work with the petitioner to determine the corridor of annexation and will extend water and sewer services at regular rates to the area. Zapata: Asked how much time the City has to begin service delivery. (Saweyi 180 days are permitted to negotiate services. If At the end of that time, no agreement has been r-ached, the petitioner will go to the Texas Water Commission for a permit to form a MUD to deliver water and sewer services.) Adkinss Stated that the Council should formally turn down the petition to form the MUD. To do this, an M&C should be on a Council Meeting agenda. 5) Status Report on Police Department Hiring (I. R. No. 7000) Herrington: Briefed the Council about the recruitment process to fill the scheduled recruit classes. Sixty recruits are needed to fill the two remaining classes for FY 84-85. Because the Personnel Department must recruit 10 applicants for each position, 600 applicants must be recruited. Pre-Council Minut.- February 12, 1985 Page 3 Williams: Requested a report on the status of the promotion lists for the Fire and Police Departments. RAM + Administrative Action uested February 12, 1 ITEM REFERRED T0: 1) Items Continued/Withdrawn -- Tabulation of Bids for Purchases of Equipment, Materials and Services (M&C P-1731, p.l) - Withdrawn RAM:RA Resolution Supporting Elimination of Federal Categorical Grants - Continued one week. VS:RA Establishment of Pay and Benefits for City Manager - Continued one week. RA 2) Appointments to Boards/Commissions -- None. 3) Comments and Requests -� None. 4) Citizen Presentations -- None. 5) Zoning Hearing All Zoning Commission recommendations upheld except: Z-84-272 - Set for special hearing for next regular zoning hearing. DAI:RA Z-85003 - Set for special hearing for next regular zoning hearing. DAI:RA Z-,85•-016 - Set for special hearing for first City Council meeting in March. DAI:RA Z,85-020 -- Sent back to Zoning Commission. DAI:RA Z-84-263 - Special Hearing extended 30 days. DAI:RA Z-85-,018 - Delayed until March Zoning Hearing. DAI:RA The City Council upheld the Zoning Commissionts recommendation, but waived fees and waiting period in these cases: Z•-85-001 DAT:RA Z-85-010 DAI:RA Administrative AcAw�n Requested -- February 12, 1989W Page 2 6) Letters from Citizens-- Jerry Barton, Jerry Barton Realtors (Re: Z-,83262, Waiver of Waiting Period) DAT Bobby Johnson (Claim) BH Howard Gardner (Claim) BH John A. Fanning (Claim) BH Dana E. Bible (Claim) BH Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. (Claim) BH Alison Hallmark Filkins (Claim) BH Carol Joann Perry (Claim) BH Sylvia Jackson (Claim) BH Terri Ellis, The Fort Worth Public Library and the Friends (Re: Thanks for Support) Laurance L. Priddy, Attorney (Re: Eva Pena, Claim) BH Richard E. Henson, Law (Re: Lee Williams, Claim) BH H. G. Wells, Attorney (Re: Bevenly Dupree, Claim) BH