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Home My WebLink About1992/04/14-Agenda-Pre-Council FORT WORTH HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1992 8:15 A.M. PRE—COUNCIL MEETING PRE—COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1992 8:30 A.M. PRE—COUNCIL CHAMBER 1) Responses to M&C's Continued from a Previous Week and/or Questions Concerning Current Agenda Items - Bob Terrell, Interim City Manager a) M&C C-13298 - continued from 3/31/92 by Councilmember McCray b) M&C G-9603 - continued from 4/7/92 by Councilmember Webber c) M&C C-13306 - continued from 4/7/92 by Assistant City Manager Mike Groomer d) M&C C-13307 - continued from 4/7/92 by Assistant City Manager Mike Groomer 2) Ad Valorem Tax Exemption Policies and Practices (I.R. No. 7597) - Charles Boswell, Assistant City Manager 3) Downtown Fort Worth,Inc.Master Plan-Ken Devero,President,Downtown Fort Worth, Inc. 0-5st c,KOL'L, ! Wo r Wim' -�YtiC ?"n oo D 4) Garbage and Recycling Collection Services (I.R. No. 7598) - Ramon GuaWuv d Assistant CityManager_ �m�,�.,,,�� ,�J �5) Prese tat n y Film Commission �f No e s - ogerBur Director, Film Commission of North Texas 6) Hiring of an Executive Search Firm - Mayor Kay Granger The Pre-Council Meeting is scheduled to end at 9:45 a.m. THE PURPOSE OF A PRE-COUNCIL MEETING HELD PRIOR TO A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS TO ALLOW THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS TO INFORMALLY DISCUSS 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. "This facility is wheelchair accessible. For accommodations r eslif interpretive services,please call the City Manager's Office at 871-16$), i hours in advance." i APRIL 14, 1992 CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOTES FOR APRIL 15 , 1992 CITY MANAGER ' S STAFF MEETING PRE-COUNCIL 1 . Ad Valorem Tax Exemption Policies and Practices ( I . R . No. 7597) SUMMARY: Staff presented informal report to Council on above. Last day City Council may change the various local option homestead exemptions in order to impact the 92' - ' 93 budget is April 30, 1992 . 2. Downtown Fort Worth Inc. Master Plan SUMMARY: Requesting $67 ,000 from City to fund portion of plan for downtown Fort Worth. Last plan was done in 1982. COUNCIL : Unanimous support for work Downtown Fort Worth Inc. has done in downtown area. Mayor receives a lot of positive remarks on how good our downtown looks . 3. Garbage and Recycling Collection Services ( I .R . No. 7598) SUMMARY : I . R . was included in Council package. COUNCIL: McCray indicated Council had requested staff to prepare an M&C including Option C as service providers with possibility of Option D in the future. Chappell asked that contract include a high performance bond and a good faith effort to place Fort Worth employees . Silcox requested that they also meet the DBE requirements and indicated one company was making a good faith effort to go beyond DBE requirements and contract 50% of services to DBE contractors. 4. Presentation by Film Commission of North Texas � 1WIHIVS1E z Executive *011 rector requested '*20;000 i n f and i ng fi-6ir;Ci�ty of Fort Worth TotaP, fund•rrtg cornus from 20 different cities . Cfty of Irving has proposed Greater Dallas- Film Commission plan to be funded by Irving and Dallas . Director prefers to maintain the existence of the Film Commission of North Texas, however, funding is limited. 5. Hiring of Executive Search Firm SUMMARY: Staff reported several unsolicited proposals had been received. COUNCIL : Chappell suggested that they hire Paul Ray Jr . since he did a good job in the past and knows Fort Worth . McCray asked if there really was a need to rush on this and Mayor responded that this is a long process lasting an average of 6 mos . Council agreed to go with Paul Ray Jr . COUNCIL 1 . Items to be Continued or Withdrawn a. C- 13317 Extension of City Secretary Contract No . 1802 Granting Privilege to Continental Limousine, Inc . . . . continued for 2 wks . by ICM. b. C-13318 Contract Granting License to TBS Transportation, Inc. . . . continued for 2 wks. by ICM. �� RECQRD � CITY SECRETARY As% + C. C-13319 Contract Granting License to Discount Shuttle & Tours, Inc. . . continued for 2 wks. by ICM. d. Contract Granting Privilege to Shan A. English .,and Randy E. English, . . . continued for 2 wks. by ICM. 2. Zoning Hearing a. Zoning Docket No. Z-92-016 Williams Investment Co. delayed to May 12 by Ms . Webber . b. Zoning Docket No. Z-92-019 delayed 1 wk. per Hospital District' s request to insure property is properly transferred to District before rezoning. 3. Citizen Presentations a. Pat Taylor - Has Plan for stopping leak at library and does not feel Mayor is doing right on the Cable Board. 4. Terry Boggs - Supports the Community Patrol Officers Program. Representing -ACT. 5. Paul j�jx)eQ. - Agamst-Analuding "sexual orientation" -as a protected class on housing regulations. 6. Jean Gross - Frustrated by process involved in getting residences off of the HC designation. T. Mary Mitchell - Feels HC designation of her property violates her civil rights to do as she wishes with property and she should not have to pay to get her freedom. 8. Chip Dionno - Invited Council to participate in Mental Health Vigil to be held on May 5 and May 6. 9. Mary Zuber - Asked for clarification on status of Community Patrol Officers Program. 01 2A- t C4