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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984/04/24-Agenda-Pre-Council A G E N D A PRE-COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1984 8: 30 A. M. PRE-COUNCIL ROOM 1 ) Application for Scheduled Airline Service at Meacham Field (I .R. No . 6933) - Morris C . Matson , Assistant City Manager ( 30 Min. ) 2) Ordinance Approving and Authorizing Giving of Notice of Intention to Issue Bonds - Water & Sewer System (M&C G-5874 ) ; Proposed 1984 Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer Revenue (M&C G-5875) ; and Bond Fund Appropriations for Water & Sewer System Improvements (M&C G-5876) - David A. Ivory , Assistant City Manager ( 15 Min.) 3) Review and Endorsement of the Wedgwood Sector Plan (M&C G-5970) - James Toal , Planning Director (25 Min.) OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY * * * * * * * * * * FT, WORTN, TEX. * To add or make revisions , please call the City Manager ' s Office , 870-6143, before 3 :00 P .M. , Monday , April 23, 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. Pre-Council Minutes - April 24, 1984 2 1 3 Absent Bagsby � o ITEM OC RRED TO: 1) Application for Scheduled Airline Service at Meacha g Field (I.R. No. 6933) Matson: (Reviewed IR) Stute: Who will be responsible for reporting fuel flow fees? (Matson: City will get and audit report from each FBO, which will be compared to FWA's records.) Williams: Principal investors are from Fort Worth? (King: Initially ten investors, six from Fort Worth: Don McMillen, Albert Komatsu, James Harrison, Mrs. King, Clinton Grant, and myself. Expect to gain 25 more investors through private placement and 80-85Z of total to be from Fort Worth.) Williams: What kind of guarantee from FWA? (Matson: A three-year term for contact.) Concerned about City expenses of $159,000; when will expenses be incurred? (Matson: Half of that amount is for additional parking, which would only be installed if necessary in the future.) Bolen: Type of security on smaller airline? (Matson: Was not required.) How do City rates compare with competing fields? (Thompson: On landing fees, Love Field charges 48-50C, Austin charges less than 45C, Hobby charges more than Love Field. City will charge less than competitors for rental space as operations get started.) Matson: Airport Advisory Board recommends we keep rates low initially. Newkirk: Do any expenses qualify for FAA funding? (Matson: Not at this point.) What about GSIA funds? (Matson: When funds become available, you will have full discretion.) Thompson: Will get FAA funding for fencing. (Matson: If activity makes fencing necessary.) Newkirk: Any GSIA funds available? (Matson: No cash available, could spend accounts receivable if City Attorney will allow us. Next payment will be June 5th. Could delay reimbursement of General Fund and place June 5th payment in capital projects reserve fund for airport projects. Lancaster: Staff is satisfied with staying power of FWA? (Matson: Can only look at individuals involved at this point. City will only be spending in parallel with FWA but still some element of risk.) Lancaster: Would like summary of activities on GSIA. MCM:JH OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT, WORTH, TEX. Pre-Council Minutes April 24, 1984 Page 2 Bolen: City could generate income from parking. (Matson: If that is policy decision, but free, close-in parking would be a major attraction of Meacham Field.) Newkirk: Opposition from neighborhoods in area? (Matson: Environmental impact assessment is being done by airline. Residents have no problem with these planes and Mayor of Saginaw supports idea.) Zapata: Overall, meetings have been very positive because airline met with residents beforehand. Only concern is with future of airport if FWA is successful -- residents want City to prepare ordinance to protect them in future from any additional airlines. Still some opposition from residents south of airport. King: FWA will be an entirely different airline. Plan to make Meacham competitive with Love Field for similar flights within 300-mile radius. Planes are 48-passenger turbo props, will start with fleet of four with frequent trips to Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. Expect to lose money in '84, '85, possibly into '86. Bolen: How competitve will rates be? (King: Same fares, basically same flight time as others, with conveneince of Meacham Field.) Will need to advertise. (King: Allocating about $500,000 for advertising first year.) King: Morris did not mention fees will increase with CPI. Newkirk: How many people from Fort Worth fly out of Love Field? (King: Total 2.3 million flights from D/FW area, estimate 16-19% generated in Fort Worth.) Bolen: Appreciate your efforts, wish you every success. 2) Ordinance Approving and Authorizing Giving of Intention to Issue Bonds - Water & Sewer System (M&C G-5974) ; Proposed 1984 Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer Revenue (M&C G-5975) ; and Bond Fund Appropriations for Water and Sewer System Improve- ments (M&C G-5976) Sawey: (Reviewed M&C's) OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY Stute: Same problem here on appropriated funds as with Will Roger T.T NORTH, TGA. (Sawey: Will correct similar situation by selling enough bonds. to complete contracts presently underway. ) Adkins: To comply with rule on appropriations, will need to postpone actual appropriation in M&C G-5976 until bonds are sold. Lancaster: Will any costs be recovered? (Sawey: Part of costs will be shared with developers as work occurs.) Lancaster: Meeting scheduled with Black and Veatch? (Sawey: Yes, would like to meet within next couple of weeks.) AAI Pre-Council Minutes April 24, 1984 Page 3 Lancaster: Has effect on water rates been calculated? (Sawey: Part of Black and Veatch study.) Williams: Cost covered in earlier study, correct? (Sawey: Yes.) 3) Review and Endorsement of the Wedgwood Sector Plan (M&C G-5970) Taylor: (Reviewed present and future land use in sector.) Wetherby: Is development south of Columbus Trail not covered in sector plan? (Taylor: Covered in district plan now in progress.) Wetherby: Isn't this area low on parks? (Toal: No large community parks, principally neighborhood parks. Will bring in community parks as sector grows. ) Williams: Is projection of 18.4% commercial a good ratio? (Taylor: A heavy proportion for City as a whole but not for sector.) Moncirals: (Reviewed transportation, housing, community facilities, and environment.) Toal: (Discussed development in new areas.) Concentrated commercial area will be a sub-center of City. Lancaster: Does Council have role in determining density in the City? (Toal: Has a role in determining zoning but probably should not set a limit on percentage of multi-family --market will set limits.) But where Council turned down multi-family, developers are building single-family. (Toal: Some developers may over-zone, incumbent on Plan Commission and City Council to bring zoning in line with actual land use.) Bolen: Still a tremendous proportion of multi-family being built. (Toal: 70% is apartments to be presented soon.) Wetherby: Do we have a policy to down-zone to what is actually built? (Toal: No, would like to see a written policy to do that.) Wetherby: Can City do something about realtors giving inaccurate information to home buyers? (Toal: Can provide citizen with any information we have.) Stute: Would like to see information on number of apartments being converted to condominiums and town houses. (Toal: Will look into it.) DAI Toal: Most cities in area other than Dallas and Fort Worth have strict standards for housing, but concerned about legality of those standards. May need to take more of a leadership role. Bolen: That is why developers are moving into Fort Worth. OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. V1ORTH, SEX. Pre,Council Minutes April 24, ]984 Page 4 4) Summary of Activities for Festival Fort Worth Winter: (Briefed Council on eleven days of events.) Herchert: Want Council to know we are flying Japanese flag in front of building, and are receiving some calls. Staff still thinks it is a good idea, but will stop flying it if Council chooses. Elp ECORD TARY Ta, Administrative Action Requested April 24, 1984 ITEM REFERRED TO: 1) Items Continued -- Resolution Establishing an Official Texas Twin Town Program Between the Cities of Fort Worth, Texas and Salisbury, South Australia - Continued two weeks by Councilmember Williams. RAM:RA Violation of Air Pollution Regulations by Thomas Steel Drums, Inc. Continued one week by Councilmember Stute pending indication of commitment by Thomas Steel Drums to correct violations. VS:RA 2) Appointments to Boards/Commissions -- None. 3) Comments/Requests -- Councilmember Williams complimented Mayor Bolen and Mayor Pro Tem Stute on their efforts to allow use of the Kellis Park swimming pool by the YMCA. Councilmember Lancaster requested staff prepare a study of reserve personnel in the Fire Department. VS 4) Letters from Citizens -- Gary Steven Looney (Claim) BH Helen U. Wachsmann (Claim) BH Mike Lundy Choate (Claim) BH Kathryn M. Flynn (Claim) BH V.E. Brazell (Claim) BH Carl J.Dahl (Claim) BH Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. (Claim) BH James B. Barlow, Attorney (Re: Passenger airline/Meacham Field) MCM Calvin J. M. Prince (Re: Stockyards Redevelopment) MCM E ISCRE:TARY RDX.