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Home My WebLink About1988/02/02-Agenda-City Council-Worksession REVISED COUNCIL/STAFF WORK SESSION February 2, 1988 Pre-Council Chamber s 3:30 p.m. FOR DISCUSSION ONLY 1) User Fee Categorization ( I . R. No. 7253) - Charles Boswell , Management Services Director (15 Min. ) 2) Utilization of East First Street Landfill for Garbage Disposal ( I . R. No. 7256) - Tom Davis, City Services Director (10 Min.) 3) Worth Heights Multi-Purpose Center Expansion (I . R. No. 7257) - Sandra Gonzales, Housing and Human Services Director (20 Min.) 4) Charter Election Issues - Ruth Howard, City Secretary (20 Min.) FOR ACTION TODAY AW 5) Interdepartmental Communication System Briefing and Questions on Microwave Communications System (M&C C-10771 ) and Police Hand-Held Radios (M&C C-10772) - Jay Marshall , Information Systems & Services Director (20 Min.) 6) Consideration of Request of Benbrook Lakeshore Neighbors Association for Consent to Incorporate within City of Fort Worth Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (M&C G-7430) - Joe Bilardi , Development Director and Bruce McClendon, Planning Director (20 Min.) 7) Hiring of Fourth Party Inc . to Complete EMS System Restructuring (M&C C-10770) and Agreement to Provide Infrastructure Support to Meissner-Brown Ambulance Support (M&C C-10773) - Bob Terrell , Assistant City Manager (20 Min.) 8) Questions/Answers Concerning Current Agenda Items - David A. Ivory , Senior Assistant City Manager (10 Min.) F111111AL RECORDSrCIRETARYTR, TEX. PRE-COUNCIL WORKSHOP FEBRUARY 2, 1988 PRE-COUNCIL CHAMBER 1>4 ABSENT: % ABSENT: Councilmen Vance and Zapata ITEMS: 1. USER FEE CATEGORIZATION (I.R. NO. 7253) - CHARLES BOSWELL, MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR Management Services Director Charles Boswell introduced Records Manager Martha Chambers to discuss a user fee categorization study. The study was undertaken to categorize the city's user fees according to desired levels of cost recovery. To facilitate categorization of the fees, OMS developed a questionnaire which was then completed for each fee by appropriate departmental personnel. Results were analyzed by OMS to ensure that questionnaires were completed correctly. Recommendations regarding the appropriate level of cost recovery were recorded. Charles Boswell stated that actual cost data to be supplied by David M. Griffith will be compared to the recommended levels of cost recovery to determine if existing fee structures should be changed. Council indicated that further comparisons of cost data would be necessary before the recommended levels could be accepted. 2. UTILIZATION OF EAST FIRST STREET LANDFILL FOR GARBAGE DISPOSAL (I.R. NO. 7256 ) - TOM DAVIS, CITY SERVICES DIRECTOR Assistant City Services Director Ron Stults informed Council of an offer from Waste Management Inc. for the city to use its East First Street landfill until the scheduled closing. At the current rate of dumping, Waste Management will not be able to reach the required ground levels prior to the scheduled close of the landfill. According to Mr. Stults, diverting garbage to the East First Street Landfill from the Southeast Landfill will not impact the city's operating budget. The benefits of using the East First Street Landfill include helping Waste Management reach the required ground levels and extending the life of the Southeast Landfill by 12 to 16 months. The Southeast Landfill will continue to accept garbage at reduced amounts while the city uses the East First Street site. 3. WORTH HEIGHTS MULTI-PURPOSE CENTER EXPANSION (I.R. NO. 7257) SANDRA GONZALES, HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR Housing and Human Services Director Sandra Gonzales reviewed plans for the expansion of the Worth Heights Multi-Purpose Center. According to Ms. Gonzales, the expansion is needed because of the increased population around the center. The 6000 square foot expansion will be paid for with CDBG funds. Councilman Lancaster asked that city staff provide information on how the expansion will impact the city's operating budget. Councilman Gilley expressed concern about spending money on the Worth Heights center with the upcoming expense of repairing the Southside Multi-Purpose Center. Senior Assistant City Manager David Ivory stated that the upcoming expense of repairing the Southside center had been considered in the planning of the Worth Heights expansion. Councilman Gilley expressed concern that the added space would result in the city assuming more of the County's health care responsibility. Assistant City Manager Ramon Guajardo explained that the expansion is for existing health programs and that no program expansion is proposed. 4. CHARTER ELECTION ISSUES - RUTH HOWARD, CITY SECRETARY City Secretary Ruth Howard informed Council that a proposal for a Charter Election to be held jointly with TCJC and FWISD would result in approximately 50% less polling places than the city normally uses. Reducing the number of polling places would require approval from the U.S. Department of Justice and according to Deputy City Attorney Bill Wood, it would be difficult and expensive for staff to prepare all the documentation necessary for the change in time for the May election date. Ms. Howard stated that an alternative to joint elections would be for the city to hold the Charter Election on August 13, 1988. Council Members Webber and Williams expressed concern that reducing the regular number of polling places would confuse city residents and may make it difficult for citizens without transportation to vote. To avoid potential problems with the proposed joint elections, Council decided to plan for a Charter Election on August 13. 5. INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BRIEFING AND QUESTIONS ON MICROWAVE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (M&C C-10771) AND POLICE HAND-HELD RADIOS (M&C C-10772) - JAY MARSHALL, INFORMATION SYSTEMS 6 SERVICES DIRECTOR Information Systems and Services Director Jay Marshall briefed Council on the city's long range electronics master plan and the purchase of hand-held radios for the Police Department. Hand-held radios will be purchased to replace existing inadequate radios. A microwave communications system will be purchased to improve communication between seven city facilities and eliminate costly dependence on telephone lines leased from the phone company. Mayor Bolen expressed concern that the city will purchase a system that will be outdated in just a few years. Mr. Marshall reassured Council that the new system will adequately serve the city's communication needs for the next 15-20 years. Councilman Murrin asked if the microwave communication system will result in reduced security. Mr. Marshall indicated that the microwave system will result in increased security. 6. CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST OF BENBROOK LAKESHORE NEIGHBORS ASSOCIATION FOR CONSENT TO INCORPORATE WITHIN CITY OF FORT WORTH EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION M&C G-7430) - JOE BILARDI, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND BRUCE MCCLENDON, PLANNING DIRECTOR Planning Director Bruce McClendon informed Council of Benbrook Lakeshore Neighbors Association request for consent to incorporate within the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction. Mr. McClendon recommended that Council deny the request and allow staff time for rebuttal during the public meeting. 7. HIRING OF FOUTH PARTY INC. TO COMPLETE EMS SYSTEM RESTRUCTURING (M&C C-10770) AND AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT TO MEISSNER-BROWN AMBULANCE SUPPORT (M&C C-10773) - BOB TERRELL, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER Richard Neuhaus, EMS Coordinator, briefed Council on a recommendation to hire the Fourth Party, Inc. to assist with the restructuring the EMS system. The restructuring calls for establishment of a multi-jurisdictional, independent ambulance authority. The Authority will replace the current mono-jurisdictional system and will assume all management and finacial responsibilities. The Authoritv will contract with Texas Lifeline Corporation to provide pre-hospital emergency care. The proposal is intended to facilitate the expansion of the current EMS system resulting from Texas Lifeline Corporation's acquisition of Meissner-Brown Ambulance Service and the entrance of other jurisdictions. As part of the expansion, TLC has requested the use of some of Fort Worth's EMS infrastructure, including the city-owned ambulance facility, EMS computer aided dispatch system, medical communications system, management and supervisory time, and billing and collections services. TLC will pay the city for use of these items. 8. QUESTIONS/ANSWERS CONCERNING CURRENT AGENDA ITEMS - DAVID A. IVORY, SENIOR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER None.