City of Fort Worth, Texas sent this bulletin at 10/16/2019 09:57 AM CDT
Making Fort Worth the best place to live, work and play.
October 2019 | District 4 Update
Early Saturday morning, Atatiana Jefferson lost her life when FW Police responded to a welfare call by a neighbor. There is no excuse for this type of incident and it should never happen.
Murder charges have been filed and the former officer is under arrest. No pension nor city benefits were earned. The Police Officers Association (POA) is not paying legal fees, nor did they post bond. The FBI has been briefed to investigate possible civil rights violations.
The Fort Worth Police Department and the Fort Worth Mayor and Council have been transparent, fair, and timely in this process.
Cary Moon
Headlines
Murder charge follows resignation of Fort Worth officer who shot woman in her home
Victor Turner has been named Fort Worth's Neighborhood Services Department director and will begin work Nov. 25. He brings more than 30 years of experience in state and local government positions.
The third annual Fort Worth Firefighters Chili Cook-off will feature some of the best pots of chili you've ever tasted. The cook-off will be 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 19 at General Worth Square and benefits Firefighters Charities.
Make plans to attend the Churchill Road water and sewer improvements project meeting scheduled for 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 30, to learn about the city's plan to replace water and sewer mains.
Download MyFW app, a new way to report issues
Service requests for several city departments are available on the app.
Fort Worth residents and visitors now have a quick and easy way to report issues to the city.
The new My Fort Worth (MyFW) app is now available. After downloading the app, users can provide a brief description, photos and use a map-based location feature to submit issues like graffiti, potholes or high grass. Once submitted, the request will go directly to the appropriate city work team for a quick response. The user can view the status of the request in the app and receive a notification when the work is complete.
Service requests for Code Compliance, Human Resources, Park & Recreation and Transportation & Public Works are all currently available on the app.
MyFW also saves time and money by automating many employee tasks. It saves gas and eliminates travel by enabling city staff to instantly upload reports and photo documentation from the worksite. Employees can initiate work orders from their office or in the field. The app interfaces with many existing workflow systems, making responses to residents more efficient and accurate.
A tornado warning issued by the national Weather Service
Tornado or funnel cloud reported by a reliable source such as a storm spotter or RACES member
Sustained winds in excess of 70 mph
Reports of hail 1 ½ inch diameter or larger
Chemical spill emergency
State or national emergency declared by the governor or president
Discretion of Office of Emergency Management Duty Officer
Testing
Fort Worth’s Office of Emergency Management conducts weekly tests of the outdoor warning system sirens at 1 p.m. every Wednesday, weather conditions allowing.
Sirens sound for 90 seconds on the first Wednesday of each month. The siren test is shortened to 15 seconds for other Wednesdays in the month. If conditions are favorable for severe weather on a test day, the siren test will not be conducted.
Residents are encouraged to register for emergency text alerts from the Office of Emergency Management to their cell phone and email. To register, simply select a Zip code that you would like alerts for and text it to 888777, or enter “FortWorth” to receive alerts for the entire community. If you would like to select multiple Zip codes, such as your residence, work, schools or sporting venues, register online at www.Nixle.com
Upper Big Fossil Creek Wastewater Improvements *UPDATE*
Sept. 6, 2019:The contractor is at the Beach Street crossing building a tunnel for the new 54-inch diameter gravity sewer main. The wastewater main runs through Fossil Creek Golf Course. It starts at Beach Street and moves northwesterly to Western Center Boulevard. Installing the sewer main will take approximately one year. Expect lane closures on Beach Street and Western Center Boulevard but there will be no full road closures or overnight closures.
Freeway Light Repair Project *UPDATED*
IH-820 East at and Meadowbrook (west side electric circuit out from Brentwood Stair to Craig)/ E Jessamine Overpass- In Progress
Fort Worth and TxDOT staff are working with the contractor to ensure the damaged wire repair is made quickly and correctly. We have been working with Risk Management and contractor to have repair scheduled. We have received approval from Risk Management to complete repairs and are now in process of scheduling with contractor to begin construction in October 2019.
Did you know it's the law?
Door to Door Vendors
§ 20-145 REGULATIONS.
A door-to-door vendor shall not engage in solicitation activities:
(a) At any residence or business that has a “No Soliciting” or “No Trespassing” sign posted on the property;
(b) At any residence or business where the door-to-door vendor has been verbally informed that no solicitation of food, goods, services or merchandise is allowed; or
(c) At any residence before 9:00 a.m. and after 7:00 p.m. Central Standard Time and after 8:00 p.m. during Daylight Savings Time, unless at the occupant’s request.
Ordinance exemptions: politics or religion do not require a permit.
“No Trespassing” or “No Soliciting” signs clearly posted should deter anyone from soliciting on your property.
§§ 30-5 OBSTRUCTING FREE USE OF STREETS, SIDEWALKS.
It shall be unlawful for any grouping or assemblage of persons, whose standing, remaining or congregating upon any public street or sidewalk shall obstruct, prevent or interfere with the free or unobstructed use of such street or sidewalk by other persons, to fail or refuse to move on or to disperse upon being ordered to do so by any police officer of the city or other peace officer.
(1964 Code, § 33-5)
§ 23-14 POSTING OF HANDBILLS, SIGNS, POSTERS OR ADVERTISEMENTS IN CERTAIN PLACES—PROHIBITED.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, other than the owner of the property to post, fasten, erect or display, or cause to be posted, fastened, erected or displayed:
Any type of handbill, sign, poster or advertisement on or upon any structure, tree, pole, curb or elsewhere within the right-of-way of any public street, or upon any public property within the City of Fort Worth, without the express permission of the city council of the City of Fort Worth;
§ 30-16 LOITERING FOR PURPOSE OF BEGGING.
It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter, remain or wander about in a public place for the purpose of begging. As used in this section, BEGGING means the solicitation of money or other valuable consideration from another person without giving consideration in return.
Dogs must be kept on a leash and under the direct physical control of the owner or handler while in any city park or recreation area. Dogs are permitted off-leash only in those portions of the park designated by the director of park and recreation as off-leash areas. Dogs must remain under the immediate personal supervision and command of the owner or handler while in off-leash areas.
Special Needs Assistance Program aids the entire community
A man-made accident, terrorist act or severe weather disaster can strike quickly and without warning. All Fort Worth residents should know what to do and quickly move to shelter in these situations, but residents with a disability can find it especially difficult to get out of harm’s way.
According to the July 2016 U.S. Census Quick Facts Report, 7.8 percent of Fort Worth residents under the age of 65 were reported to have some type of disability. That is more than 66,000 Fort Worth residents, and that number grows substantially when you add in residents 65 and older.
That is why the City of Fort Worth hosts the Special Needs Assistance Program (SNAP).
This SNAP program is not federal food stamps, but a local database that contains information about residents with disabilities who may not be able to evacuate their homes, or simply want to provide advance information on their disability to emergency first responders.
SNAP registration is available in English and Spanish, does not define or limit what a disability would be, is free to all Fort Worth residents and should be reviewed annually to keep information current.
Register online, call the Office of Emergency Management at 817-392-6170 or mail a registration request including name and contact information to: Office of Emergency Management, 200 Texas St., Fort Worth, TX 76102.
Emergency management personnel will assist residents with phone and mail registration.
Information provided in the SNAP program helps emergency management personnel plan for future disasters and provides advance knowledge of the resident’s specific disability to emergency first responders after a disaster or 911 call.
