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Home My WebLink About1986/03/18-Agenda-Pre-Council A G E N VA PRE-COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY , MARCH 18, 1986 9:00 A.M. PRE-COUNCIL CHAMBER 1) Interim Committee Report on the Homeless ( I .R . 7099 ) - Dr . Robert Bohl , Chairman , Mayor' s Committee on the Homeless ( 15 Min . ) 2) Status of Water and Wastewater Capital Cost Recovery Advisory Committee ( I .R . 7098) - Richard Sawey , Water Director ( 10 Min . ) 3) Price Change Request by Golf Course Vending Machine Concessionaire (M&C G-6596 and I .R . 7100 ) - Ramon Guajardo , Assistant City Manager ( 10 Min . ) 4) Status Report on Gas Explosion - Bob Terrell , Assistant City Manager ( 15 Min . ) 5 ) Other Issues * To add or make revisions , please call the City Manager' s Office, 870-6140, before 3:00 P .M. , Monday , March 17 , 1986 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 . C1p� RE��na PRE-COUNCIL MARCH 18, 1986 ABSENT: WILLIAMS (note: Council District 7 is vacant due to the death of Councilman Richard Newkirk) ITEM 1. INTERIM COMMITTEE REPORT ON THE HOMELESS (I.R. 7099) - DR. ROBERT BOHL Dr. Bohl introduced -Marshall Gesner, Bill Jablonowski and Ken Devero prior to his remarks. Dr. Bohl stated that the Mayor's Committee on the Homeless had looked at the situation from a number of different ways and has been in communication with several other cities. The Committee believes that the problem of homelessness is increasing and will continue to do so. A common thread among the many different cities facing this problem is no one is doing a perfect job and all are frustrated. A basic need however is for adequates shelter. Dr. Bohl reported on the activities of the Committee to date. He mentioned the Committee's as one of eight cities to receive technical assistance for the homeless mentally ill from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Also, a group headed by Tarrant County MHMR is working on a grant application from' the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for the Chronically Mentally Ill. The Committee recommended three priorities - 1) an Alcohol Divergence Unit; 2) a 24 hour Triage Center; 3) a Housing program for the homeless. Dr. Bohl concluded by stating that problem of homelessness will not go away because as society demands an increasingly skilled labor supply the drop- outs of society will be pushed into homelessness. Mayor Bolen stated that the City Council would get back to Dr. Bohl and the Committee shortly. 2. STATUS OF WATER AND WASTEWATER CAPITAL COST RECOVERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (I.R. 7098) - SAM NUNN Mr. Nunn reviewed the activities of the seven member Advisory Committee to date. A consultant was also hired an prepared a capital cost recovery fee schedule. The Builders Association has just recently_submitted their own recomendations to the Advisory Committee. Mr. Nunn indicated that it w probably take 60 days for an analysis of their proposal. Lancaster: Due to the deadlines associated with setting next fiscal y a water rates, Mr. Lancaster suggested that. the Committee have a final re ort W0R1H, �E by May 27, 1986. Council could then review at the following workshop. All minority report could even be attached if needed. 4• Bolen: Mayor Bolen asked Mr. Nunn to pull together a meeting of the Mayor's Committee so that they can be updated on the urgency of what the City is trying to do. Wetherby: Ms. Wetherby asked whether the fee schedule was an across-the- board schedule or somehow based on usage. (Ms. Tomayko, Advisory Committee Chair responded that the schedule is consistent with current Water Department policies and includes categories for residential, industrial and commercial users.) Wetherby: Ms. Wetherby requested that a letter be drafted and sent to all city councils in cities affected by this. 3. PRICE CHANGE REQUEST BY GOLF COURSE VENDING MACHINE CONCESSIONAIRE (M&C G-6596 AND I.R. 7100) - RAMON GUAJARDO Mr. Guajardo stated that the Park and Recommendation Board has recommended that the vendor be allowed to raise the price of cigarettes from $1.40 per packet to $1.50 and the price of candy from $0.45 to $0.50 per candy bar. Zapata: Mr. Zapata expressed his desire that in the future contracts be structured so that bidders are forced to come in with their best price and then stick to that fixed price. (Mayor Bolen stated, however, that there was only one vendor who bid this contract and that if the Council wants longer-term contracts, then it is unrealistic to expect such fixed-fee arrangements.) 4. STATUS REPORT ON GAS EXPLOSION - BOB TERRELL Mr. Terrell reported that several governmental entities were investigating the cause of the gas explosion, including the National Transportation Safety Board, the Texas Railroad Commission as well as the City of Fort Worth. Also included in the meetings held thus far are Lone Star Gas and the contractor. Mr. Terrell indicated that a preliminary list of buildings damaged by the explosion was included in the Councilmembers' packets. The City is also evaluating its response to the incident including ways to improve the emergency preparedness response of all parties. Wetherby: Ms. Wetherby inquired whether the buildings damaged by the explosion were required to be evaluated for structural damage. She also asked whether the City might be liable if there were a building structure failure. (Mr. Terrell stated that he would check into that matter with the Fire Department on the evaluations. Mr. Adkins stated that public inspections for safety is a governmental function and that the City probably ought to require some evaluation of structural soundness.) Zapata: Mr. Zapata agreed with Ms. Wetherby and also 'stated that the city was lucky that City Hall's own glass windows were blown out and not in on the the employees working beneath them. ®�V101 5. OTHER ISSUES Mayor Bolen introduced the Executive Vice-President of the Board of y t Realtors. Board of Realtors requested membership on the Rental Registration Committee. They recommended Pete Herrell. Garrison. Mr. Garrison stated that although he was not opposed to having the Board of Realtors represented on the Committee is he concerned about destroying the balance of the Committee. Wetherby: Ms. Wetherby suggested that a representative from the Senior Citizens Alliance be appointed to balance the addition of the Board of Realtors. Bolen: Mayor Bolen stated that there were several alternatives to consider in seeing to it that these other members are representative. He expressed his concern that adding more members leads to the need to add others. Mayor Bolen asked Mr. Guajardo whether the Council had time to gather Councilman Williams input and discuss with Councilwoman Wetherby's suggestion. 0 CITY COUNCIL MEETING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REQUESTED MARCH 18, 1986 ABSENT: WILLIAMS (Council District 7 was vacant due to the death of Councilman Richard Newkirk) I. Items to be Continued or Withdrawn - none II. Items to be Withdrawn from the Consent Agenda - none III. Presentations by the City Council a. Appointments to Boards and Commissions - none b. Resolution Proposing Amendment to Contract and Agreement Between the Cities of Fort Worth and Dallas Relating to the Powers and Duties of the DFW International Airport. - continued for 30 days IV. Presentations by the City Secretary a. Resolution Setting Zoning Hearing for April 15, 1986 - approved b. Resolution Removing Certain Presiding Judges and Alternate Presiding Judges for March 22, 1986, Bond Election, and Appointing Substitutes - approved V. Report of the City Manager M&C G-6596 - approved M&C G-6606 - approved M&C G-6607 - approved M&C G-6608 - approved M&C G-6609 - approved M&C G-6610 - approved M&C G-6611 - delay for one week M&C P-1879 - award to Modern Tire Company after drawing lots M&C C-9551 - approved M&C C-9552 - approved VI. Annexation Hearing 1. Annexation of 24.07 Acres - Fort Worth/Benbrook Boundary Adjustment - First Public Hearing - hearing Closed 2. Annexation of 31.403 Acres in W.H. Coltharp Survey, Abstract No. 286, J. Korticky Survey, Abstract No. 914, and M. Walters Survey, Abstract No. 1329 - Second Public Hearing - hearing closed VII. Citizens Presentations VerseY Thomas Q�[ s�cR�aRy