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PRE-COUNCIL MEETING ��
PRE-COUNCIL CHAMBER
FEBRUARY 24, 1987
ABSENT: Councilman Jim Bagsby
ITEMS
1. Mr. Ross Perot, Jr. and The Perot Group came before Council to discuss the
Proposal for North Fort Worth Airport. Mr. Chuck Willis, an Arlington based
architect, spoke about the pre-application process as it relates to the Federal
Aviation Administration and the study process involving consultants. Mr. Willis
stated that the study process would examine environmental and economical
impacts, air space for safety and the effectiveness for progressive growth in
the area. This study purports to give Council the information which would
hopefully enhance their decision about whether or not to take part in the
development. Mr. Willis told Council that the pre-application would not commit
the City of Fort Worth to the expenditure of any funds. The Perot Group will
advance all of the funds. Should the City decide to take part in the
development, the Perot Group does expect a portion of the funds to be
reimbursed.
Councilman Williams: What will the cost of reimbursement be for the City?
Mr. Willis told Council that the City would incur no expenditure for capital
cost itself. However, the start-up cost would be approximately $300,000 to
$400,000. Ninety percent of the cost is expected to be reimbursed by the
Federal Aviation Administration, while ten percent is expected to be reimbursed
by the City. Cost for covering surveys may total from $20,000 to $30,000. This
survey will be related to extraterritorial jurisdictions and boundary
adjustments. The on-going maintenance operation cost has not been precisely
projected.
Councilman Williams: Can the City pull out of this operation at any time?
Willis: Yes, the City may pull out during any stage of the pre-application
process, becoming liable for expenses only after it has consented to taking part
in the development.
According to Mr. Willis, the airport will have a 6600 feet runway and occupy a
minimum land space of 350 acres. The airport is expected to house 90 airplanes
within a year of its development, which will hopefully be in 1988, and 600 by
the year 2008. These planes will be commuter airlines, 4-engine jets, etc. The
bulk of the economic growth is expected to be generated through business and
commercial activities. The total cost has been estimated at $3,390,000. The
donated land value may be included with the City's share of the cost; thus,
reducing amount of out-of-pocket cost the City would have to pay. Mr. Willis
told Council that it is possible for the project to be funded by FAA q
FY87 funds. The preliminary design has already been done. Bids are Ox0ee�Ah tcRECORD
be taken late July or early August. Construction should begin in October.
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2. Mrs. Sundra Davis, MBE Coordinator, presented Council with an update on the
level of participation on applicable City contracts by Minority Business
Enterprise(MBE) and Women Business Enterprise(WBE). . The MBE/WBE Policy or the
C.P. 123 which was passed on July 8, 1986 has established goals of minimum
participation in the program by at least 12% minority owned businesses and 3%
women owned businesses. Mrs. Davis outlined the procedures, rules and
regulations associated with completing an MBE/WBE application packet. She told
Council that guidelines were adopted on the definition of MBE and WBE from the
Department of Transportation and Public Works. Since the establishment of the
program in March 1985, 292 firms have been certified and 29 were denied
certification. Businesses who are denied certification have the option to
appeal. This policy is applicable only to contracts of $25,000 and over. Mr.
Robert Terrell, Assistant City Manager, told Council that the MBE/WBE Office has
been approached by the Fort Worth Independent School District(FWISD) to do their
contract compliances.
3. Councilman Garey Gilley discussed the establisment of a Participating Cities
Advisory Committee to examine issues associated with the Water and Waste Water
Treatment Contract. He requested that the committee be made up of 9 elected
officals; 6 appointed by the Tarrant County Mayors Council and 3 by the City of
Fort Worth Council. This committee, according to Mr. Gilley, will hopefully
eliminate duplication of work done by cities that hire consultants and prevent
unnecessary spending.
Councilman Williams: Will the committee also examine the impact fees?
Councilman Gilley: Yes.
4. Mr. Robert Terrell spoke to Council about the Emergency Medical Service (EMS
) Contract with Westworth Village. Mr. Terrell told Council that the City began
providing service to Westworth Village in 1983. In April 1986, MedStar began
providing service to Fort Worth; therefore, Westworth began receiving its
service from MedStar under a six month contract, which was later given an
additional three months extension. David Griffin's Consultant Firm came in and
determined the fee changes that Westworth would have to pay to the City of Fort
Worth for services provided by MedStar. The original fees such as the 60 cents
per capita changed to 84 cents per capita; 78 cents operating cost increased to
99 cents operating cost. The implementation cost, which is a one time cost came
to a total of $1807; operating cost totaled $2129; and overall total cost
amounted to $3936. Mr. Terrell told Council that the City of Fort Worth must
approve any contract that MedStar enters into with other surrounding cities
because MedStar uses the City's facilities to operate from.
5. Councilman Russell Lancaster told Council that the condition of the City's
street can be considered an emergency disaster. Mr. Lancaster said that if
funds are available then something needs to be done to improve these conditions.
Mr. Lancaster mentioned two sources of revenue funding from which repairs could
be financed from; one which was Capital Project Revenue Funds. Mr. Lancaster
asked the City Manager to bring forth a program for repairing these streets. •--:nAL pCptlpD
Mr. Harman City Manager, told Council that a s ecificp ro ram would be ' r
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developed by next week during the time of the workshop. He also told Council ITY S�.� �TAR
that some feedback is needed on other greater sources of revenue funding;
incremental decisions are needed.
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