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Home My WebLink About1987/11/17-REVISED-Agenda-Pre-Council REVISED A G E N D A Pre-Council Meeting November 17, 1987 9:00 a.m. Pre-Council Chamber FOR ACTION TODAY 1) Supplemental Appropriation for 1986-87 Outstanding Encumbrances (M&C G-7342) and Supplemental Appropriation for Designated Expenditures in the General Fund (M&C G-7343) - Judson Bailiff, Finance Director ( 10 Min.) 2) Questions/Answers Concerning Current Agenda Items - Douglas Harman, City Manager ( 5 Min.) FOR DISCUSSION ONLY 3) Proposed Racetrack Development Policies Advisory Committee - Councilman Garey Gilley ( 10 Min.) 4) Design for Diamond Hi l l Library - Cate Dixon, Assistant Library Director ( 10 Min.) 5) Pay Equity Review, Commission on the Status of Women - Nancy Marchant , Chair (10 Min.) 6) Proposed Texas Surface Water Quality Standards (I .R. No. 7228) - Richard Sawey, Water Director ( 10 Min.) The Meeting ends at 9:55 a.m. To add or make revisions , please call the City Manager's Office, 870-6140, before 3:00 P.M. , Monday, November 16, 1987 The purpose of the Pre-Council Conference held prior to a regular City Council Meeting is to allow the Mayor and Councilmembers to discuss infor- mally 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. OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY WORTH, T11 PRE-COUNCIL MEETING 1 NOVEMBER 17, 1987 PRE-COUNCIL CHAMBER ' F 6 � ��1 i � r',V La ABSENT: Councilmen Gilley, Lancaster, and Williams. C3 ITEMS: 1. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR 1986-87 OUTSTANDING ENCUMBRANCES (M&C G-7342) AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR DESIGNATED EXPENDITURES IN THE GENERAL FUND M&C G-7343) - JUDSON BAILIFF, FINANCE DIRECTOR Finance Director Judson Bailiff reviewed two supplemental appropriation M&C's. According to Mr. Bailiff, the appropriations are necessary to fund $3.6 million of outstanding encumbrances for items that were ordered late in the previous fiscal year. Council approval of the appropriations is necessary for compliance with accepted accounting procedures. Councilman Vance asked Mr. Bailiff if the city has the funds on hand for the supplemental appropriations. Mr. Bailiff indicated that the city does have the funds necessary for the appropriations. 2. QUESTION/ANSWERS CONCERNING CURRENT AGENDA ITEMS - DOUGLAS HARMAN, CITY MANAGER City Manager Douglas Harman informed City Council that Tom Davis, Acting City Services Director, has been appointed Director of City Services. Mr. Davis has been with the city a number of years. Prior to assuming the position of Acting City Services Director, he was employed as an Assistant to the City Manager. 3. PROPOSED RACETRACK DEVELOPMENT POLICIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE - COUNCILMAN GAREY GILLEY Discussion of this item was delayed because of Councilman Gilley's absence from the meeting. Mr. Gilley was representing the city at another meeting. 4. DESIGN FOR DIAMOND HILL LIBRARY - CATE DIXON, ASSISTANT LIBRARY DIRECTOR Cate Dixon, Assistant Library Director, presented an artist's rendering of the proposed Diamond Hill Library. Ms. Dixon stated that the 8100 square foot facility will house 42,000 items, with equal space devoted to both children's and adult's materials. Unlike most of the other branch libraries, Diamond Hill will have a public meeting room. The architect for the project, Karl Dietz, explained that the library will be completed in late 1988 on property that was purchased from FWISD for one dollar. The property is ideally situated at the corner of 35th St. and Decatur. The library will have forty-six to forty-eight well lit parking spaces as well as a night drop for the convenience of library patrons. To mitigate potential vandalism in the form of graffiti, the front of the building will be finished with an attractive glazed brick. Mayor Bolen asked Mr. Dietz to estimate the cost differential between regular brick and the glazed brick that will be used on the new library. Mr. Dietz stated that the additional cost for the glazed brick is approximately $6000- $7000. He indicated, however, that regular brick would have to be resealed at intervals of two to three years. 5. PAY EQUITY REVIEW, COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN - NANCY MARCHANT, CHAIR Ms. Nancy Marchant, Chair of the Fort Worth Commission on the Status of Women, reviewed the findings of the Commission regarding pay equity between men and women working for the City of Fort Worth. Ms. Marchant reported that among city employees, women make an average of fourteen percent less than men. She stated that while this statistic is good compared to other cities, the city should not become complacent in its efforts to make the average for women's pay equal with the pay for men. Ms. Marchant stressed the fact that the Commission's review was not a full blown pay equity study and could only be used as a general measure of pay equity among city employees. She suggested that the city's hiring and promotion of women are potential areas of concern that need further review. 6. PROPOSED TEXAS SURFACE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS (I.R. NO. 7228) - RICHARD SAWEY, WATER DIRECTOR Water Director Richard Sawey briefed Council on proposed changes to the Texas Surface Water Standards. Mr. Sawey expressed concern that the proposed standards are unrealistic and unachievable. He stated that once more stringent standards are imposed, it it virtually impossible to go back to less stringent standards at a later date. A draft resolution outlining the city's concerns has been prepared for presentation to state officials.