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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988/01/19-Agenda-Pre-Council A G E N D A Pre-Council Meeting January 19, 1988 8:30 a.m. Pre-Council Chamber FOR DISCUSSION ONLY 1) Bond Sale Final Recommendations - Charles Boswell , Management Services Director and A. Judson Bailiff, Finance Director (25 Min.) 2) Review of Proposed Charter Election Amendments - Wade Adkins , City Attorney (25 Min.) 3) Proposed 1987 State Implementation Plan/Air Quality (I.R. No. 7250) - Rick Hay, Environmental Health Manager (15 Min.) 4) Texas Large Cities Coalition - Mayor Bob Bolen (10 Min.) FOR ACTION TODAY 5) Questions/Answers Concerning Current Agenda Items - Douglas Harman, City Manager (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, January 18, 1988 The purpose of the Pre-Council Conference held prior to a regular City Council Meeting is to allow the Mayor and Counci 1pembers to discuss i of or- 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 SFCRITARY FT. "�O� TD, TF. PRE-COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 19, 1988 2 3 PRE-COUNCIL CHAMBER ABSENT: None. 9 16 13 ITEMS: 1 . BOND SALE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS - CHARLES BOSWELL, MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR AND A. JUDSON BAILIFF, FINANCE DIRECTOR Management Services Director Charles Boswell informed Council that the City Manager has recommended reducing the 1988 bond sale by $10 million. The savings will come from streets, to be split between street constuction and reconstruction. Mr. Boswell indicated that at the next pre-council meeting staff will provide a detailed list of projects which will not receive funding. Councilman Lancaster stated that Council wants to add no more to the city's total indebtedness than that amount which is retired in this fiscal year. 2. REVIEW OF PROPOSED CHARTER ELECTION AMENDMENTS - WADE ADKINS, CITY ATTORNEY City Attorney Wade Adkins reviewed proposed amendments to the City Charter. The proposed amendments are as follows: 1. increase pay for Council Members from $10 per meeting to $75 per meeting, not to exceed $3900 per year 2. change date for run off elections from second Saturday after general election to third Saturday after general election 3. require a $100 filing fee or petition for prospective candidates to get on the ballot 4. authorize Council or City Manager to conduct investigations if procedures are written prior to investigation 5. change provisions regarding notice of claims against city to comply with state law 6. change section on taxation 7. eliminate requirement that the city's official newspaper be one of daily circulation 8. prohibit use of city seal and letterhead for anything but official city business 9. require that the internal auditor be appointed by city council with salary of auditor set by council; auditor serves at pleasure of council and can be removed by council 10. authorize council to establish, by ordinance, which change orders may be approved by the city manager Mr. Adkins stated that while the Charter Review Committee considered including a population trigger for adding two single member districts, no such amendment was recommended. Councilman Zapata called for the inclusion of a population trigger to eliminate the delay in having another Charter election if Council decides districts should be added after the 1990 census. Councilman Williams agreed with Mr. Zapata about the need for a population trigger in the City Charter. Councilwoman Webber stated her desire for two additional districts to keep the number of citizens in each district down to a manageable number. 3. PROPOSED 1987 STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN/AIR QUALITY (I.R. NO. 7250) - RICK HAY, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MANAGER Environmental Health Manager Rick Hay reviewed the latest developments in the city's effort to meet EPA requirements with a corrected State Implementation Plan. Mr. Hay stated that a sixty day extension has been requested for filing of comments to allow the city more time to review the SIP and to voice concerns. Councilman Lancaster asked if the air in the Metroplex will be better if the new controls are established. Mr. Hay stated that ozone standards should be met by 1991 if the controls are implemented. 4. TEXAS LARGE CITIES COALITION - MAYOR BOB BOLEN Mayor Bolen and Management Services Director Charles Boswell solicited from Council Members special items of interest for the next legislative session. Councilman Gilley reminded Council that Fort Worth will lose some of its legislative clout because of the retirement of several key legislators. He suggested that Council become more active in the state legislative agenda. 5. QUESTIONS/ANSWERS CONCERNING CURRENT AGENDA ITEMS - DOUGLAS HARMAN, CITY MANAGER None.