 Good afternoon mayor Mayor pro-ten council city manager cook I Wanted to recognize a couple of employees and department programs. We've make making some changes in development services First is an oldie, but in goodie Back in 2013 and the division in support of the mayor and council the city manager's office developed a program called project Facilitation or as mayor Betsy called it project shepherding Through direct involvement with citizens and developers throughout the development process This group is responsible for helping to ensure efficient processing by acting as the developers liaison throughout the development process I'm proud to announce Dante Russian As the lead for this program Dante has over 10 years of experience in planning and land development with Disciplines including plan review land use planning economic development and project management Dante has a master's of city and metropolitan planning from the University of Utah Some of you have probably already met and worked with Dante already The two new programs the first is development services has created a new role That will focus solely on continuous improvement of the building and development process For this purpose. We've hired a new business process manager Ken frame Ken comes to us with 17 years of leadership experience with an emphasis on customer satisfaction acquisitions development department and lean process improvements Ken has a master's in business administration along with a six sigma black belt certification next Development services has created a division in the department to focus solely on business support and customer care After a highly competitive external search Janie Morales has been selected to lead these efforts in her previous roles with the city Janie has served as acting assistant director Development manager and customer service manager She has a history of streamlining streamlining processes to facilitate remote and virtual development applications electronic electronic notary electronic document Recordation and Adobe e-sign for the city of Fort Worth Danny has a bachelor's degree in business from Western Michigan University and has completed the UTA customer service Certification program. Thank you Thank You DJ Next up we have a number of informal reports. The first one is on American Rescue Plan Act Allocation recommendations and Reggie Zeno is available 30 questions And I will mention that those items will come to Council next week on the 27th The next informal report is on the city of Fort Worth hiring process and Deanna Giordano is available if there any questions I have a couple questions Deanna. Hey, how are you? Thank you for putting this together. I really appreciate it. I know my office receives them and I can imagine my colleagues as well You know inquiries from folks that but say I've been trying to get hired on the city and I can't what can I do? So I really appreciate this piece of information. My one concern is the waivers to city recruitments And it says the HR director may grant a department's request to waive participation in the city recruitment process How often does that happen So I looked at data as we're kind of putting together the informal report and over a year span It's happened about a hundred times and so you can see that we had a quite a few job postings That were advertised and kind of that same time period and they're just jobs that were we either have internal talent Some of them might have been interns that participated in internships with the city others are just internal promotional Opportunities for individuals. So it's everything from like an assistant police director customer service rat I'm a deputy city attorney job HR coordinator role and so they're just jobs that we if we know that there's talent that exists in the organization Our preference would be that we not put it out To have a competitive better create also for people that might have an interest when there's someone that's identified for those roles That has the skill set and the competencies to kind of promote in the organization Is there some sort of checklist that we use or my concern here is that One let me stop and say I think it's important that we promote from within within the city because it gives our employees You know, they want to stay here because they know that they have a future here with the city of Fort Worth Then we absolutely want to retain our top talent I think that we often in fact we recently have lost a lot of really great talent because of the lack of ability, you know Available ability to move up and out within the departments, but my concern is this perception that There's special treatment for special people some folks call that a Variation of the Fort Worth way and so what can we do to make sure that we are being as transparent as possible and that? We're not using these positions to create Roles or play favoritism and so one of the things that we do is we evaluate those requests There are we do look at the current workforce and look if there's to see if there's also internal competition Because if there are others that might qualify for a role or might be interested in a role We certainly push back and so there these are just the numbers of waivers that we've accepted There's a handful of those that we've pushed back and said we prefer that you advertise and Here's why and so we have some justification or rationale as to why we believe those jobs would be favorable going through a competitive process So we do have some criteria that's in place where we review each individual request That's submitted by the department so that we can make an appropriate Recommendation on behalf of the city. Thank you Deanna, I have a couple of questions for you and one comment Years ago, I would always ask for a quarterly report on the top three Positions, you know that director assistant director and the top manager just to see how we were advancing toward Diversity and I'm proud to see the number of people of color and women that we have in those leadership positions And I take a lot of pride in helping us get there One thing that I'm concerned about and we've discussed it offline I hear from employees who are very well aware that Austin has announced their minimum $20 an hour, you know position and that for sure makes life a bit easier How far away are we not to getting the 20 bucks an hour? But from keeping up with that pace If you know where I'm going so I'll share just come in a couple initiatives that are in the FY 23 budget The first is we have a minimum wage rate of $15 an hour And so that's an improvement for the city of Fort Worth We did have some regular part-time and regular full-time positions that fell below that rate So we are moving everybody to a $15 minimum rate We will have no positions going forward that fall below that higher rate in addition to that We are looking at a 4% pay for performance with the range of 0 to 7% So just really depending on somebody's demonstrated performance over the last fiscal year And so 0 to 7% is a quite favorable Process and I think I showed previously to this body how it kind of plays out with the performance evaluation tool as well as calibration meetings It's a very fair and consistent process in addition to that in FY 23 We also have the ability of making some market adjustments for positions that warrant Movements in for current employees in their current pay range That was a 3.9 million dollar set aside by the city in addition to pay for performance to make some market movement that was Sustainable for the individual because inflation is not going away But also makes us attractive as an organization so that when we go out to recruit that we're paying market competitive wages to Individuals to attract to our jobs. So those are a couple initiatives We're also going back and looking at benchmark study jobs And so we have about a hundred and fifty classifications out of our five hundred or so that we're going to go out and benchmark to other cities across the state of Texas And even some private organizations so that we can make sure that we're maintaining market competitiveness That will be factored in kind of the FY 24 budget and then we're looking we're constantly looking at pay We're constantly looking at staying market competitive I think one of the areas that's a challenge for us is kind of working in the metro area a lot of smaller cities That are very competitive for talent and we're trying to keep pace if not outpace them where we can Thank you Thanks for the briefing you had mentioned that we're raising our minimum wage up to fifteen dollars an hour and You know, there's a report that's published called the Alice report and they do it for each county United Way leads it But in that report here locally in Taren County, I believe a living wage just to pay for basic necessities is twenty dollars I would love for us to I know we're in the fourth quarter but I would love for us to look at what it would look like to Push that wage to twenty dollars and sure that our employees who are hourly or who are getting paid at the minimum wage can Afford to live and meet those basic necessities while living here locally. Okay Do you want to maybe quick request it doesn't have to be today Maybe just in a future. I are you probably have it on your desk a breakdown of pay ranges for employees We know how many employees are in that fifteen dollar range and what that looks like I think I it was in a budget response. Okay, that should be in your somewhere in the papers Okay, it was about just under four hundred like 382 if I can recall correctly, okay That were adjusted and that included full-time and part-time positions and does our minimum wage Threshold also included in contract labor. We're utilizing in the community or no Do we have any special considerations there? So those are specific to Our employees that are on our payroll the contract personnel have different standards We can explore what the current standards are for those those are you usually gonna Require a greater wage rate. Okay. Thank you But can you can you go ahead and recent that email to us? I think it'd be great Got it All right, the next informal report is DFW international airport Amendments to codes of rules and regulations Anybody okay next up is flooding notification and Jennifer dyke is available if there are any questions Jennifer Jennifer well first with some comments. Thank you again and staff for coming to the Diamond Hill neighborhood association meeting the other night I think it worked out very well since our first, you know attempt to get some questionnaires filled and get some of their Feedback in regards to continued improvements on legal channel was less than stellar The recent rain events at least had the effect of bringing it more to the forefront So we got some really good input that night. So thanks for coming now You and I had talked before on the phone about maybe ways we improve notification when it comes to flooding or You know rain events, you know as they occur You know using existing methods that we have maybe finding improvements I believe I talked to it about this too Using the my for worth out maybe to get you know real-time notifications as well There is something on the city page, you know that can also give you some further information But you know again with everyone having mobile device, you know just getting on to a web page Maybe a little more unwieldy as opposed to just bring it up on your forward that you talk to us about that about the likelihood Maybe getting a pop-up alert, you know in that regard, right? So right now the my for worth app is configured to take in information and not push out notification But it sounds like that that is something that's being looked at in terms of the future And Michelle good is here somewhere potentially Michelle. Do you want to talk about that at all? And while she comes up here in terms of pushing out information. So there's two different apps There's the CASA app and that is Based off of radar estimates and so people can download that app and then based off of the location of the phone They can get information about rain coming to their area So that's one right now and then two there's the code red app And that's the one that the city of Fort Worth really sponsors So people can go to my Fort Worth Texas alerts. They can sign up and on the website and get alerts They can also download the app and what we're doing to Improve that as we're looking at if we can add the locations where we have the flashers across the city So we're trying to see if we can add those to both the website and the app And so when people get near those they will get the real-time notifications So that's something that we're gonna be working on with OEM Through the the code red app, right? Okay And as far as the flashing beacons that tell folks, you know what we're topping events or or you know flooding and all that Does that rely on radio frequency transmissions? Yes. Okay. All right. Thank you. You're welcome Michelle, do you want to talk about the my Fort Worth app? So the my Fort Worth app a future upgrade will allow us to do push notifications right now It really is intended to take in information But what we've done is we've added an alert at the top of the app encouraging people to sign up for Fort Worth Texas alerts which is through code red and the other thing we've done is we've moved up the Notification where people can report flooding on the app and that goes right into the the CRM and it gets to the department So we've tried to do some things to help with the reporting of flooding and to get people signed up for the Fort Worth Texas alerts and then when it's available with the upgrade to the app will be able to do some push notifications Okay, thank you, and I look forward to seeing any additional Notifications may be coming through Renee's office to make people more aware of that And there's always multiple languages, please. Thank you. I have a comment and David. This is not for staff It's just for you. I can't sit here and be silent when the word flooding, you know is uttered And so although I'm real happy to hear about the notification My people don't need a notification. They know when it rains They're going to be flooded and so I'm looking for the day that the city takes a more Proactive serious look spending a whole lot more money on the east side of Fort Worth But just know that that that's my input on that topic. Thank you Next info report is monthly development activity and DJ Harrell is available 30 questions All right, and then finally the last info report is stockyards mobility study and Lauren Priyer is available if there any questions no questions, but Just some comments I guess or two You know with regards to that again my thanks to staff and also to the majestic group for Coming together to to resolve, you know a common challenge right the success of the stockyards is bringing in You know more than 8 million people annually and that's wonderful, you know for the local economy for the city But along with that comes those four mentioned challenges, you know driving through the stockyards Especially very heavily attended events becomes very problematic along with the you know parking Pedestrian safety and other been a couple of recent incidents involving pedestrians and vehicles So we need to make it as accessible and safe as possible and that is you know including looking at you know Best fits and locations for rideshare programs, etc. I Do have you know a working list as far as the stakeholders to make an outreach to including some individual ones Lauren if you can just you know tell I guess counsel what our next steps is following our meeting of yesterday, please Yeah, so just a little summary the TPW is conducting a study in the stock yard site identify solutions like the council member had Discussed to improve vehicular circulation on-street parking assessment ADA accessibility as well as pedestrian safety Again, this is in response to the substantial growth that the stockyards has experienced over the past few years So a stakeholder group will be formed that will include TPW staff Text dot representatives and as well as state yard stockholders, of course We're gonna be monthly to provide opportunities for stakeholder input The study is anticipated to start at the end of this October and is expected to be completed by May of 2023 Thank You Lord Mayor that concludes my report Sounds good. Thank You David. Well, I go back to my agenda here folks We have future agenda items council are things that are upcoming for next council meeting MNC log Anything on that log that looked problematic or concerning you all go ahead Gina. Yeah, I've got a few one involving the Assistance grant for from the Texas Veterans Commission. I'll be interested in knowing how we're going to push that out How we're gonna market and that's something that needs to be included also There is a lawsuit involving Ken Paxton. I don't know what that's about. I just saw that Okay, so and then the American Airlines item, okay Staff any reason to provide clarification now or y'all are good for now. We'll just move on Okay, that sounds good. Okay. I think we can move into our first item here council Which is our fourth public art Estrus Tucker is gonna kick us off Good afternoon mayor Parker mayor pro tem Bivens and members of city council I am pleased to present the fourth art commission's recommended public art plan for the 2022 bond program which is a result of many months of research site visits Meeting with city staff and individual meetings with each member of our city council. We thank you for your participation and for your insight Now I'm for brevity to respect for your time. I'm gonna follow the script I'm not gonna read every slide And I'm gonna try to keep eye contact to a minimum because sometimes you you pull me off the script As you know the footwork public art program is guided by the goals and processes Outline in the footwork public art master plan update adopted by city council in 2017 Which includes this vision statement? Public art helps to define footwork's character as a vibrant and sustainable 21st century city by celebrating its storied history Contributing to its iconic destinations shaping its distinct neighborhoods and honoring its close connections to nature the 2022 bond program total $560 million the allocations of public art for each proposition are shown here and total seven million 102,000 Now during our planning process. We were looking for sites that offered opportunities for visibility and public engagement geographic equity and for locally merging public artists to participate in the program in addition We needed to be cognizant of the requirement to expend public art funds on capital projects within each bond proposition Ensure the public art project budgets are appropriate to the scale of the site for visual impact and Include allowances for project management costs and contingencies taking a consideration recent call spikes and other unforeseen needs The proposition a streets and mobility infrastructure includes improvements to 17 arterial corridors and 111 neighborhood streets and Multiple projects under the categories including bridge rehabilitation street lights intersections traffic signals Neighborhood school safety sidewalks bicycle facilities railroad crossings and safety mobility Now the following slides list those sites the art commission has recommended include public art Circle Park at Northwest 15th Street and Council District 2 the roundabout at Ray White Road at Wend Rook currently in Council District 4 after redistricting to be in Council District 10 The intersection of South Hewland at West Rizinger Road in Council District 6 an elevated railroad crossing on Heritage Trace Parkway at Saginaw Boulevard and Council District 7 an Elevated railroad crossing on Everman Parkway at Rosedale Springs Lane and Council District 8 Bluebonnet Circle at Park Ridge Boulevard at Council District 9 In addition the arts commission is recommending a set aside for potential Community partnership projects which would offer opportunities for community groups in any Council district to seek matching funds for public art in Locations included in the 2022 bond program proposition 8 with Council's adoption of this plan The art commission will form a committee to develop Eligibility requirements policies and procedures, but this initiative that will be recommended to City Council in the coming months And here's a recap of the sites in proposition a along with recommended budgets for each Proposition B Park and recreation includes over 34 capital improvement projects the sites the art commission has recommended include public art or as follows Stop 6 Hub Community Center and Council District 5 West Haven Park and Council District 6 Oak Grove Park and Council District 8 Secure Vasquez Park formerly known as Echo Lake Park and Council District 9 after redistricting it will be in Council District 8 and Now one of the big highlights the Heritage Park and Paddock Park Comprised an iconic destination in Fort Worth It is a site of the original US Army Fort and the birthplace of our city However, this historic significance of this site is multi-layered and deserves to be revealed in July 2021 The artist team of leg Lewis leg LLC was contracted to develop a public art master plan But these parks with a charge to reflect the cultural history of the site for the past year they have conducted in-depth research and have met with diverse community stakeholders and Subject matter experts to inform the master plan which we look forward to sharing with you very soon as Part of the public art plan for the 2022 bond program The art commission recommends funding to address a prominent site in Paddock Park as well as another site along the trail Inheritage Park to honor the indigenous people and native Americans African-Americans and Mexican-Americans who have called this site home Now here's a summary of projects and Proposition B parks and recreation improvements Proposition C Library and Proposition D police and fire safety improvements offer an opportunity to include public art at each of these new facilities The summary includes the public art budgets for for Northwest Library and Council District 7 after redistricting Council District 10 Fire station number 16 and Council District 3 Far station fire station number 37 and Council District 4 After redistricting would be Council District 10 and the Northwest patrol division and Council District 2 And last at the public hearing on August 15th and September 19th yesterday We heard support for opportunities for local artists and for the heritage Park powder Park project Last evening the art commission made a formal recommendation to the council to adopt Shin of this plan We anticipate an agenda to come before you in October now I'd like to turn over to Martha Peters for a briefing on the fiscal year 2023 annual work plan Thank You estrus Good afternoon mayor mayor pro tem council members and mr. Cook It's my pleasure to Present the annual work plan and give you a little update and a report on some accomplishments of FY 2022 I first want to recognize Wesley general interim president at arts Fort Worth Here joining us today So first of all We're excited that we were able to have a big installation finished last week. It's the Christopher fennels 12 weather vane sculptures made by upcycled materials many of which were contributed by the community This first slide shows the horse made out of bicycles the rabbit made out of auto springs the hawk made out of Cross sections of airplane wings and the armadillo with Shovel heads and bumpers and there are others So this goes along a three mile stretch These are actual working weather veins that pivot very you know very slowly in the wind and the artist was very interested in referencing the historic nature of the land which was it was ranch land before it became part of north port worth and that made him think of barns which made him think of weather veins etc and Working with found objects is part of what this this artist does so we're not surprised by that and hopefully it brings a smile To people's faces on this three mile stretch from Shriver to Timberlain The east regional library project in district four was also completed in May. This is called wildflower by fugue limited these upright vertical Metal pieces are something you can discover up close They many of them have quotations from books or quotations about literature. I see a smile on your face It's done and and then from I-30 it really has the effect which was desired of a field of wildflowers So it's a nice addition to to this the library and it creates a bit of a landmark as you're coming in to Fort Worth from from the east This beautiful piece was installed just last month along Forest Park Boulevard It was funded by 2014 bond funds and actually that building peaking up over there is the vehicle maintenance facility in Holly water treatment plant Which the funding was derived from Since the water department didn't think the water treatment plant was the right place for art We we got permission to bring the piece out onto Forest Park Boulevard and worked really hard with the Water district and the Corps of Engineers to get permission to be on the levy with this piece The artist Linnae Bowman Cravens from Fort Worth. This was her first public art piece She actually works in folded paper in her studio practice so it was exciting for her to bring this idea into Into a sculptural form and I think you'll agree the scale is beautiful It's something you can even see from the Lancaster Bridge when you're driving eastward Let's see and This piece is actually going in this week. This is at the Rosemont Park I said it's a sensory maze by Virginia Fleck. You can see the sidewalk in that round circular Concrete area is where these uprights will be Installed with some decomposed granite as a base and this is something that's meant to be walked through Very delightful for children lots of color The edges have kind of a mirrored finish and also if you gently hit the the different Beams they will give off a little different sound. So that will be done before the end of the fiscal year and Then this piece Elizabeth Akumatsu's rising strong for the Diamond Hill Community Center that sculptures actually done But it's going to be in storage for a few months awaiting the right time to go in front of the new Community Center So this gives you an idea of how the colorful wall will be reflected in the stainless steel And they'll also be this little seat wall that people can enjoy right near the entrance of the building Last time I was before you we were talking about project delivery and some of our legacy projects We need to get finished and so I'm happy to say that by the end of the month We will have completed three and the other nine we expect to be completed this next fiscal year So we're working hard. We're making that a goal as well as starting up on some new projects Which many of them you just heard about in this 2022 bond program The projects listed here are all moving forward now So we're going to jump right in and and get started on those as well we're very much looking forward to working with all of you on Helping us form project core teams and being part of our selection and so forth another opportunity that's come up is through the near South Side they are receiving TIF funding from the TIF number four to create improvements under the underpass at I-35 in East Rosedale and create more of a gateway into the historic South Side neighborhood so we're hoping to Move some funds we had set aside for Gwyn school plaza So we can contribute to this and it looks like most of the funding for public art might come from that TIF So we're beginning to think about what could be there and it's an exciting opportunity to work with that neighborhood So in terms of for FY 2023 these are the projects in progress just to give you an idea that Most of what we're working on our 2018 bond program projects and like I said these other projects We're working on to complete this next year some of which have multiple funding sources And then in terms of collection management You all are very aware of the Will Rogers Memorial Center historic tile mural interpretive plaques we're working on and we have Completed the research and develop the text and now that's being vetted right with various community groups Before we bring it forward to the art commission and to you all The idea of being these would be bronze plaques in the plaza that would give some historic Context to each of the the vignettes each of the six vignettes in both the Coliseum and Auditorium murals and as you may recall ARPA funding and Public events funding and some public art funding is going into this project In addition, we'll be able to get started on the technology upgrades to the Avenue of Light sculptures on West Lancaster downtown We've been waiting to be able to coordinate with the parks departments of Median landscaping project, which is kicking off soon So soon we'll have these beautiful towers lit and we'll be able to change colors for special occasions And we're really looking forward to that. 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Sorry with a little fast there So again ongoing, we're going to continue to improve our project delivery and and bring projects in In a quick and efficient way as best we can we're going to Work on community this community partnership project with the art commission to develop guidelines and in a process for for those projects and Then as we continue to implement the public art master plan update we really consider the Heritage Park projects as iconic artworks and Also ongoing many of these opportunities in 2022 bond will be for local artists And then we are doing some brainstorming on how we could bring innovative ways we could bring art into the new City Hall so You know one thing I did fail to mention is we just Also, we're able to Re-up replenish the Our pre-qualify list of artists this includes local emerging artists and national artists and we have a more diverse pool than we've had before So we're really proud of that There's room to grow in that regard that those artists will be pulled for many of these projects So all in all we'll have about 44 new and ongoing projects with a value of over 13 million multiple collection management Projects and then new and ongoing initiatives The art commission endorsed the draft plan in August. We had a public hearing last night and they Recommending this plan to you and an M&C would be on your agenda in October So Estrus and I are happy to answer any questions. You may have questions counsel Carlos go ahead. I Thank you, Martha. Thank you Estrus for that presentation Back in July Estrus and I it sat down and he stepped me through You know some of the ideas and proposals that you've had you may recall Estrus that at the time I said I think I would want to you know sit down with you know your group and you know an offer and discuss some Other potential options, you know with regards to Northwest 15th Street and Circle Park So I'd like to do that You know soon again sooner rather than later We'd be happy to do that. Okay. Thank you any other questions counsel No Okay, thank you all very much for the updates Our next presentation is going to be on East Lancaster corridor and sub-regional planning study I think Kelly Porter is going to lead us in that discussion. All right. Good afternoon Mayor and counsel. It's a pleasure to be here today. So I'm here to talk to you a bit about Really the the next steps on East Lancaster to get this through the finish line so we can see some really wonderful New hopefully transportation options for people to be able to get around a rebuilt on a rebuilt corridor and the Supporting land you see kind of development to go along with it. So I given a brief kind of I'll call it topis overview to the CMO and City manager they could wanted me to do go ahead and do a bit more extended presentation for you all So give you an idea this study that's going to push this over the force finish line is really going to be led by The city of Fort Worth team my team and TPW. We do have study partners that we've involved in the scoping and in the Discussions on these next steps. So we're on alignment. You know, we had that believe a pretty big meeting when I first started last fall Where was all of us in a room with Michael Morris and trendy metro or what not talking about what are we doing? This is going to get us over the finish line I do want to point out that as I talked through what's happening on that that corridor some things that we really do have to think about remember the city of Fort Worth has a lot of Authority and competency on what happens beyond the curb from our land use and our economic development incentives and and a lot of stakeholder or stakeholders that we want to keep engaged and a lot of saying what happens in the what happens on that corridor and Fort Worth text dot owns the actual right-of-way of that corridor. It's a textile facility So we need to be mindful of them as partners and they are putting quite a bit of money towards this for those of My people on council that are also on RTC Remember to that cog anything that has federal funds when I thought the cog and so we're not to make sure that cogs on board as well So we're bringing them together and then of course we're looking at this as a multimodal corridor So we want to have our partners to training metro Involved as well and want to make sure that whatever we put there is really going to be able to benefit the community And we're looking at a whole host of options So whenever I bring y'all a recommendation on alternative you guys have the data and the outreach to support it So the plan purpose is really to get us a city council adopted preferred alternative for both Roadways and I'll talk about those roadways We're looking at as part of this as well as the transit mode and route Along the corridor so we can go ahead and hand things over to tech start to get the roadway and the transit Well the roadway that would include any sort of transcendental meant clear through the environmental process And that's a big step to be able to get things funded as well as to get things into construction We're gonna do this based on sound data and a lot of community outreach We're also going to be coordinating like I said before with tech start in their environmental process I'm getting this roadway rebuilt And then of course it's going to include various safety operational and other types of placemaking improvements not only Lancaster, but we're also going to understand how Um This corridor toggles back and forth with i-30 and some of the other roadways in the area And then what I want to bring you back at the end of this Planning process after we've gotten a preferred alternative is a full kind of implementation plan that'll include a foreign-based code regulating plan So once again, I'm going to say this this what you guys adopt and hopefully next summer will be The concept that advances design and construction. So that's that's it You don't have to worry about additional easline caster planning studies and all these other things We know what we're going to do. We know we're going to fund. We know we're going to move forward towards construction and design So around that time we developed five guiding principles when we met last year I believe it was Dana and myself and we met with you all and other folks to come up with fine guiding five guiding principles that's helped us develop the scope You're going to see this come up a lot too as we start to think about technology And our city and in corridors and how they operate and operations We're going to be thinking about this as a hot corridor And so you're going to hear that hopefully come up more often as we look at other corridors throughout the city But we really want to have a comprehensive approach to this transportation investment And surely we have the policies that go along with it or whatnot So the study area is fairly broad it includes east Lancaster Um From really downtown all the way out to the city limit and I said before we're kind of looking at is i-30 gets bigger What happens with Lancaster and how's the context change? So that yellow that you see on the map shows you where you're going to be approving a preferred alternative for on Lancaster That may be multiple cross sections, but there'll be an alternative for the roadway on Lancaster We're also since tech starts planning to start the planning and design of i-30 from cooper to downtown This is an opportunity for us to also give them an alternative for some of those roads at parallel i-30 By bridge bridge street and bring what stairs part of this and we're going out to public We able to go out to public one time to provide their comments And we can also have something that we can get over to tech start that they can advance and incorporate into that Um transit will be looking really um a long Lancaster from downtown all the way out to the city limit and depending on where um Depending on where we end up with the public and what the data and the alternatives analysis shows us Will tell us what mode we might be looking at and mode meaning. Is this a bus? Is this a street car? Is it what is it? It's going to be looking at all types of modes and then also the routing We went to the public last year to talk to them about You know, hey, where do you want to go? What do you want to do? If you're using transit along this corridor You know a lot of people were like, you know, we're not sure if Hanley's a place we want to go to So maybe there's an opportunity to look further to connect further east or north or whatever So we're going to be looking at rod and mode as part of this and this is part of what you'd have to do Anyway through an environmental process the city's finally going to we're going to take the take a look at that And get that over the goal line. So it's going to be comprehensive It's going to be data driven and it's going to create a real vision for this Study area and really be able to allow for us to dictate Hopefully what happens here in our city versus things happening to us So i'm going to explain to you about a four plant force that planning process today That'll really walk you through kind of the outreach The data analysis we'll look at we're going to be looking at And then what that final plan is going to come out with I do have on number two and number four Notice that there's little asterisks at the end. That's when i'm coming back to council And going to be recommending an alternative for you for first the roadway and the transit mode and route And then coming back to you later on with a full final plan with code and economic development incentives and all those things that'll go As a package might as well come one time. So i'm not coming back to you from the next three or four years Peace mill and stuff. We just want we want a world-class corridor and we're going to do we have to do our part to get there And so For those of you on rtc You're probably going to see some of this twice because you're going to be approving that preferred alternative, right? You're also going to have to put it into the long to the long reach plan of the tip So just note that we have our roles and our steps. We're going to be following So task one that we've kind of developed is that stakeholder outreach We're going to have a stakeholder advisory committee as part of this we're going to develop visions and goals We're planning to have multiple rounds of public open houses, which are trying to right size right now with the consultant and then also For those that can't necessarily attend open houses are those we know we need to reach out to For specific areas like the neighborhood associations and other folks that we want to hear more You know, give more fine-grained detail to business owners landowners We'll have focus groups or of course we'll have surveys we'll have interviews And of course, we're going to ensure to reach out to vulnerable populations In that corridor to make sure that we're hearing from everybody and then we're going to maintain a project website To give you an idea, like I said, we're going to be building off of some of this past work To to take things forward so we're going to be looking at things like the past work that was done on East Lancaster For that looked at really land use and that really just looked at downtown to Hanley We're going to kind of take that work and look further east Look north along my 30 how how any sort of transit might connect into what happens on I-30 According with text out, of course, because there will be high intensity bus Planned between Dallas and Fort Worth by then so we want to be able to see how we leverage that service So that's why I have that little map there with some of cogs things on there And of course some of the past work that cod completed on East Lancaster We're going to be working with all of that And you know, in addition to the plans and studies, we're going to be doing a whole host of analysis Nice thing is during this time on the transit front Um Cog is going to be working with trendy mantra on updating the ridership numbers to do a proper survey So we have the actual ridership numbers along the corridor through a statistically Stistically sound survey that will provide some additional insight into that So the alternatives analysis that we're going through Is going to help define a purpose and need which is needed for our environmental document That's going to be for the roadway and the transit It's also going to include some alternative screening criteria that we'll use to kind of take all the ideas and screen them through So we can come up with We're saying about three to five reasonable alternatives that we'll be able to take to the public Um, so we'll be able to look at different modes different routings understand different, you know Environmental factors cost factors construction factors all those types of things that go along with it Um, as well as you know different policy factors that that go along Once we've gone to the public and we've been able to further refine that Some alternatives to get the public comment or whatnot and look at the data I'll come to you all hopefully next summer with a preferred alternative for your adoption And that's going to look at roadway for east Lancaster street from downtown out to the city limit As well as Brentwood stair road and bridge street really looking at those how they parallel 30 those segments that go from Oakland over to bridgewood And that'll tie into the i30 work as well It might as well go out and do all this stuff while we're talking to the public And then transit will be routing. Where is the transit going from downtown out to the east? And then of course the mode. What are we looking at? We looking at something a bus running, you know Articulated bus running in the center of the corridor on the right on the right side of the corridor Is a street car? What is it? Maybe we'll look at all these different the universal alternatives and then we'll look down So you'll have that specific route that specific mode coming forward to y'all as well as roadway cross sections Once we have a preferred alternative And we're able to start to shape a concept plan around that that's going to look at the technology elements That we're going to use help support whatever alternatives we pick So that's going to look at everything from hard infrastructure like street grids and cross sections to other technological infrastructure like fiber Do we have wi-fi along the corridor? How do we connect the signals? How do we connect the bike share stations to you know the users on the on the on the the transit or whatnot? We're also going to be looking at land use and zoning and ensure that whatever Big investment we put on that corridor the land use and the and the different things match that And then of course we're looking at how's you can have a development opportunity as well as other factors like you know being able to support You know environmental environmental goals and of course placemaking Out of that we'll bring back to you as part of a final plan A project program with short near and long term projects that we'll be able to implement along the corridor So we'll be able to have some predictability when things are going to happen Of course final cross sections for the transit route in the mode based on the preferred alternative Recommendate zoning with the form based code and a regulating plan to go along with that And of course prioritize Priorities with those projects and then we'll also be able to Potentially update our mtp and other documents to make sure everything's consistent And we're going to hand over some environmental commitments to text dot that is including environmental documentation And so it's part of that final adoption. It'll be a suite of policy and project program Give you a high level timeline of how all this is going to go down Is that we're ensuring that the text dot and text dot's going to start some utility work Like leaving the next few months So we're going to be overlapping with that work that's going to save us some time and some money Also, the outreach we're going to be doing is going to save text out a lot of time as they go to construct the corridor and design the corridor just because We're able to get some of the outreach they need as part of the federal process The study duration is going to start really started this fall and it's going to go through spring Or so 2024 But i'm going to come back to you all next summer with a recommendation for preferred alternatives and then a final plan Then next spring Once you get the alternatives the great thing is text I can actually start to design and develop that work While we're also developing rest of the plan So we're trying to leverage to put this on a fast track And then we'll be able to hopefully get this thing. Um get some, you know, preliminary schematics out of this by spring 2020 um 2023 for a text out to be able to start on some of that work to develop What you all pick as preferred alternative and then we'll be able to go forth and get that environment Looks clear by summer 2025 and hopefully start construction early 2026, which also lines up with our bond program in the timeline for that So i'm happy to take any questions Thank you. I have a question So I see our timeline. I know we had a meeting Almost a year ago Where the city of forward was going to take the lead In this project But our timeline my question is for funding for federal and funding dollars that trinity metro have Is our timeline in line with cog and trinity metro our timeline is definitely in line with um with cog and just the thing i want to make clear to everybody here is that This is essentially a text out roadway project. They're getting our input in we're incorporating transit in that so a lot of what really matters is going to be Text dot and cog are going to be in the same set They're the ones bringing the dollars to the table and text us control the roll got control of the roadway So we also have to be sensitive to kind of some of the politics and some of the policy The text that's under too with what they can and can't do on the roadway So there's a lot of things that we're going to have to be able to um to line up, but it shouldn't impact Too much as far as timeline goes you really can't move the project forward without an alternative So that's kind of the the grander scheme of things and we can't move any faster than text that moves because we don't on the roadway So, um, I think we'll all be this will all get us good and synced up, but i've been working with trinity metro um chat edwards and i meet often and um We've all commented on the scopes and the direction we're going in so we should all be in a really good shape I'll I'll mention chris. I serve as vice chair of rtc And so we are in lockstep with michael marris and the cog I've explained to people at trinity metro that it's to their benefit that they to Be in lockstep. Uh, there had been quite a bit of conversation About putting the mode in the center of Lancaster But imagine people in wheelchairs trying to get to the middle of Lancaster to board anything I do know that the The preferred placement from the cog is at the curb. I support that and I think we're good Now when it comes to the politics there have been politics I'm not going to act like there have not been but I think we're able to overcome those The costs of the relationship we have with cog and once you remind the public That no dollars come here from the feds for transportation unless they go through cog if you'd have to be Just darn you're crazy to oppose what cog would recommend. So i'm very confident that we're going to be good Now I don't like the idea that nobody wants to go to handling So we'll have to work on that that's the bridal capital of north texas And we have two historic cemeteries. There are two I do have a question because I know that conversation has been brought up the middle and the outside And I know we have done this but my question is when you go into other cities There are several cities who have done it differently recently. Uh, when uh, my ukraine and I went on city council trip, uh to Uh Spain They had they actually had both. I mean, I guess they're always as much larger and so, um I know some of the neighborhoods in meadowbrook has a a They're concerned about the economic development that's going to take place And how, you know, maybe restaurants are going to come and the sidewalks are going to be much larger to Have a more pedestrian walkway and sit down outside. Uh, and they had that in other areas and so Uh, that would be my only concern where we talk about whether it should be in the middle or the outside How do we preserve those sidewalks and how do we preserve making sure that What the community who's going to live there? Uh Have a say and I know you have a community conversation How we're going to preserve that their thought pattern To the process and what other cities are we looking at or even out of the country or we're looking at to Model what eastland council is going to be so we can we can look at all kinds of haystakes around the country from indianapolis to cleveland to To um And and what you'll find is like in indy they actually use both It's a very different context on the court or and they have a lot of legacy density And in spain you got a lot of legacy density. So that's why we're doing code And we're trying to do the the the translation improvement with that So both things match because we have a bit of evolution to go to before we have the big sidewalk cafes or whatnot But what our code will do that'll be part of this final plan will allow us to Be able to get that space as the corridor changes and redevelop so we can have those cafes and we can have that type of Stuff if it does run on the right side, which in indianapolis and in cleveland Just to name a couple and even eugenia oregon It can go from the right side into the middle and change in different places a lot of things are going to depend on its Old corridor, so it's going to impact So depending on where we go that could really drive the it could drive the cost up if you have utilities in the middle Right It could drive the cost up because that's in such an old corridor. We're already going to have to deal with antiquities So that's if it runs in the middle, but i'm gonna we're going to look at both to make sure and that's the thing since Since from what i what i've seen since i've been here is We haven't necessarily gone through the full process to figure out what's really going to work and be feasible And what's going to put the bang for our buck So we're going to look at all those different alternatives also look at mode and to your point too We're also going to be sure to future-proof it to where when we do get that economic investment Um because we will because we're going to get our policies and everything together to make that area To make continue to make the area attractive For those that are there and those that may want to invest in the area What we'll be able to do is ensure that we can scale up Anything As the densities change and other things like that. So if we start off with vrt We can go to streetcar or do something else later on so future proof and we're really important I like the word future proof because david didn't you consider portland? Dirty now Is that the city that you went to? Well, let me tell you years ago and christ you'll be interested in this years ago when We started taking transportation trips to portland We were just fascinated how you could step from a sidewalk Over some shrubbery and on the train And they thought they were way ahead, but now they're described as dirty And so the idea of future proofing is very important But the key is the federal dollars come because cog is in support And you got to remember Lancaster is not a street that's state highway And so there are there are some restrictions that the general public has to always keep in front of them Because people don't think of rosedale or Lancaster as highways, but that's what they are So the public process is very important But it also shows what what we thought was grand back in the in the 90s is now called nasty Go figure thank Kelly when you look at the the high level timeline, which was really helpful And obviously it would be nice if we could start construction before early 2026 I recognize the Pitfall and partnership is needed with tech stock because it's a state highway But I just wonder what if anything We or me in particular could do to help Incentivize tech stock to help us move a little quicker because it's a it's a quarter that I know all of us are on this table Are really interested in helping further and that seems like a long time away from now So we I think we were probably a little bit conservative on the estimates. That's what worries me. I can definitely talk to I mean it would keep us on on on par with the bond It's that environmental clearance And so we're thinking that the we could probably get it under Maybe a categorical exclusion, but with the antiquities along the corridor Since it's so old we're going to find something As we go through it and so that to slow it down I say may or the best thing we can do is just make sure that as we get things on the agenda We start getting things approved and don't delay anything and I'll get on the same page So we can move it forward as fast as possible, but there may be some months that we may be able to move some things back It's just going to be that environmental clearance It's just such an old corridor and historic that that's going to be the big big hold up Why does the study take almost two years? um, so it's it's As far as the study itself so Essentially you're going to have an alternative by next summer and that's for us to be able to go through a whole process I may be able to get that done faster So on my end, I may be able to get actually that done faster. We want to you know, make sure we were trying to How do they say it under promise and over deliver a little bit? And so we may be able to get that done faster as soon as we get that preferred alternative done Text I can start developing things and that could move things up maybe a month or two or a little bit more So a lot of that's really the linchpin The rest of the stuff is the stuff that we can work on kind of behind the scenes with code and other things like that But that preferred alternative is going to be pretty critical And we're hoping to have the consultant under contract with the next month or two so we can go ahead and start things in earnest um in the winter And the preferred alternative shouldn't take us that long to get through because so much the other work has been done So I will work on that on my side. Should I make sure we advance that as fast as possible Just I'm happy to be helpful if at any point you need it. Thank you. Kelly. Absolutely. Appreciate you Any other questions for Kelly? It's very exciting. Thank you. Thank you very much Okay, more mobility. Here we go University drive improvements phases one and two All right. Good afternoon, mayor and council. I'm excited to show you What the university corridor will look like in the near future So today we will cover our phase one and phase two project scope schedule and budget Talk about past and present public outreach and finally provide an update on the west seventh project while i'm in the hot seat So about five years ago the fort worth community design center completed a corridor and gateway strategy study on university drive and made recommendations for improvements The university projects are a result of those recommendations So the corridor stretches from trail drive to west canty street near tcu Phase one and two are only a portion of the entire entire corridor So I hope there will be a future phases University drive welcomes over five million visitors every year But the existing roadway has a wide and unwelcoming highway field to it The our project intends to make this corridor a gateway to Fort Worth's cultural attractions So our focus here Is on improving the safety for all users and enhancing the corridors alternative modes of transportation signage and aesthetics Neither phase intends to reconstruct the existing pavement It should be noted that the different funding sources Will impact the speed at which the projects can be delivered Text dot funds take longer schedules So phase one covers the commercial core It extends from the west rose dale Overpass to riverfront drive just north of the trinity river And it includes old university drive So our scope of work consists of consistent street lighting replacement of the sanitary sewer line replacement of pedestrian safety elements New medians in left turn bays as well as new pavement So the bus shelters and wayfinding signage will be updated in ADA compliant The city is constructing the concrete paths and trinity metro will install the bus stop shelters So this is a satellite view The area has a very car-centric feel to it. It's not very pedestrian friendly or aesthetically pleasing So this slide shows the overall phase one concept. The next few slides are close-ups starting at the north end So we are installing a narrow solid median throughout the limits with various left turn lanes The landscape pockets are limited to only three due to the limited width of the median Alongside the project limits So the existing traffic signal at old university drive will also be upgraded and a new signal will be installed at collingsworth So this is the north end of phase one starting at west rose dale The median is designated by the tan color shapes with a landscaped island at the very north end Sidewalks are being added or reconstructed as shown in blue The width of the sidewalk is going to vary from four to six feet depending on the location So wider sidewalks are shared paths really weren't feasible here as they would have required a significant right of way From a well established corridor So crosswalks are designated in red the northern crosswalk at old university will be eliminated due to safety and visibility concerns ADA compliant ramps will be constructed along with stamped concrete crosswalks So the existing signal will be replaced with a new powder coated black signal So this slide shows the improvements on old university drive including a continuous median to collingsworth Crosswalks are designated in red The south crosswalk will be eliminated at collingsworth Due to safety concerns. So like at old university ADA compliant curb ramps will be constructed along with the stamped concrete crosswalks Also a traffic signal powder coated black will be installed at collingsworth So we're we have coordinated with a trademark to facilitate its redevelopment of the former residents in site The city will install a massed arm and signal heads for the future westbound signal facing that site So trademark will be constructing a driveway to line up with collingsworth And also constructing the sidewalks along its frontage So old university drive will be right sized to accommodate all users We are restriping to provide two 11 foot lanes a bike lane buffer A bike lane and a parking lane So there will be no hard improvements no concrete improvements to this street Only pavement markings for the bike lanes We're also adding sidewalks as shown in blue and connecting to the trinity trails here So the landscaping design consists of plants and grasses of differing colors Which can vary naturally with the seasons Specimen pictures are shown on the next slides The landscape islands are surrounded by brick pavers of a light tan tone Similar to that shown in this rendering Irrigation is also being installed And all landscaping improvements have been coordinated with the parks and recreation department through many meetings So this is our plant palette. We've selected native prairie plants Native to north central texas that are drought tolerant low profile and provide seasonal color Please don't ask me questions on this slide The side oats grandma The side oats grandma i will have to phone a friend The side oats grandma is the state grass of texas the seed heads will add texture and visual interest The little blue stem adds compact heights and various colors through the season So our total project cost is 5.3 million with 3.4 million in construction costs So construction is anticipated to begin late october or early november After substantial completion of the west seventh project Construction will coordinate with events like the colonial golf tournament TCU football games and zoo events to limit the impacts on the traveling public The only outstanding easements are for a bus stop Which is to be dedicated by trademark through its redevelopment project at the southeast end of the university project So we are ready to go So a little bit about our stakeholder outreach Our stakeholder outreach is focused on the area from rose dale to park hill drive and in the south And colonial drive to forest park boulevard in the east To date our team has coordinated with 15 different property owners Fronting university eight which eight of which have granted us the required easements Some members of the fort worth community design center have also been an integral part Of the project concept and design development. So thank you to them We've held three public meetings to date including one dedicated To business stakeholders and numerous individual meetings or phone calls with the easement grantors So our pre-construction community meeting will be held this october 12th at 6 p.m At the fort worth zoo So during construction the public can find monthly updates on our project website And by attending a monthly onsite construction progress meeting So we're also going to offer brief updates through our texting service city bot Detailed project updates will be found in a quarterly city news articles And they'll also be mailed at a six month construction mark So similar to the west seventh construction One lane in each direction may be closed to construct the medians Alternate pedestrian access will be provided when constructing the sidewalks And driveway access will be maintained Any site specific questions can be directed to our project manager mr. Mark McCoy So phase two phase two is immediately north of phase one The project limits are from trail drive to rose dale This also includes the frontage along the botanic gardens in the trinity park So this project scope is going to be very similar to phase one and includes sidewalk improvements median improvements and landscaping Our scope of work will include consistent street lighting pedestrian safety elements New medians and left turn bays as well as new pavement So the draft scope of work For phase two is based on the fort worth community design center report and recommendations So our consultant is currently reviewing the concept for feasibility And it will provide us a cost estimate to confirm that we are within budget A conceptual schematic will then be developed peer reviewed embedded with internal and external stakeholder input So the total project budget for phase two is seven point seven million dollars The typical 20 funding match for tech stock project is is being met using our transportation development credits So as long as we stay on budget There is no out-of-pocket cost to the city of fort worth for this So the mnc for phase two design contract is currently routing for approval The estimated council date is september 27th The schedule requires a longer process than projects with local funding The selection of a design consultant will require tech stock procurement processes and their approval at every step The design must meet tech stock requirements which include the following Following the environmental review process The bid and award will require letters of authorization By tech stock and letting is subjected to it a little bit of a longer process So before we take questions, let's talk a little bit about west seventh The project is currently 70 complete Pending items include the median construction from foesh to university landscaping and pavement markings So we anticipate being substantially complete this november The west seventh construction delays have been primarily due to inconsistent levels of work crews on site And planned discrepancies that have taken numerous meetings to resolve To mitigate further delays on west seventh Additional contractor staff has been added Along with weekly field meetings between contractor designer in the city So i'll be honest we stubbed our toe on this one But now is the time for partnership and teamwork Our contractor and our designer have shown they're willing and able to make this right I'll take your questions Go ahead Elizabeth I know we had a discussion about west seven and I appreciate the The contractors struggle to get staff We experienced that in the city and Across the community But to me making it right is getting it back on schedule And so I think the last community meeting I went to we told them it was july And then that was updated to october and now on today's presentation. It's november I'll reserve my comments our opinions for whether or not that was the most appropriate street to do that on but we're doing it And we are creating a huge headache for the residents That live there and the folks that work there And so I would like to see it made right by seeing that november date pushed back because in my mind That's the only way we make it right. Yes, ma'am. We're we're Very focused on meeting and exceeding that november date and I completely understand Your comments. Thank you My only comment would be this is very very helpful and thanks for giving us an update on On west seventh as well. I'll get to that in a second On university sounds like you've had a lot of meetings if you've gotten positive feedback Especially from business owners there on the corridor so far Yes, I mean, I think that's evident by you know, we we've received all the easements that we need And you know, a lot of that goes back to staff's coordination and meetings To make sure they have all the information they need. Okay And what about neighborhoods that are going to be impacted? I'll channel michael cranes He's not here and helping elizabeth where they connect all the way up into park hill and then in the colonial hills area They're pretty knowledgeable. This project is imminent I won't speak for the neighborhoods, but um, you know, they have been invited to the meetings We've had three meetings only one of those was really focused on the businesses So they've had two opportunities to come and see what's what's going on We also have the mailers and with this project. We're going to be going above and beyond in our communication strategy Okay, that's great And on west 7th you alluded to this already. There's been lots of comments about it and frustration obviously And i'm anxious for the construction to be complete just so people can kind of see what whether the design works or not For us to kind of evaluate as a community When we all love complete streets and bike lanes and the things that they're offered in west 7th It's just such a congested area. It's really difficult for us to have to to see So maybe we just come back to that evaluate and see where traffic counts are um And then last thing, you know, if you think about connectivity over from to white settlement Right now it's sort of limited. Um, is it curie that goes across all the way down? That's pretty much it that goes Um, so I I just want us to kind of be cognizant of that as much construction has has made people upset and angry right now So yes, ma'am as you understand. Okay. Thank you Yes, okay, great. Thank you What's that? Yeah, I think that's all Okay That's a lot of our presentations council. Do we have any future agenda items around the table? Leonard, I'm going to start with you to make sure you don't have anything so don't forget about you up there Uh, thank you, mayor. No, I'm good. Okay Anybody else future agenda items No, jerry go ahead just I've already connected with diana But just I would love for us to talk more about the minimum wage conversation and how we can be supportive Anybody else awesome meeting adjourned. Thank you