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The Plainview City Council met on March 9, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council
Chambers of the Plainview City Hall at 901 Broadway. The agenda for this meeting
was posted in City Hall at 3:30 p.m. on March 5, 2010. Mayor John C. Anderson
presided. Councilmembers present were: Kelvin Tipton- District 1, Cathy Waggoner
District 2, Belinda Pena District 3, John N. Bertsch District 4, Ron Trusler- District 5, and
Roland Nash District 7. Councilmember Wendell Dunlap- District 6 was absent.
Staff members present were: Greg Ingham -City Manager, Mike Gilliland- Director of
Public Works, Leslie Pearce -City Attorney, Will Mull Police Chief, Dale Simpson
Director of Civil Service, Eric Turner -Main Street/CVB Coordinator, Mike Watson -Fire
Captain and Belinda Hinojosa -City Secretary.
News Media Representative: Hayley Cox Plainview Daily Herald
Guests present were: Kevin Carter, Danny Glenn, Linda Morris, Dennis Harkins,
Michael Scott Anderson, Jennie Anderson, Gay Anderson, Margaret Hill, Willis
McCutcheon, Dee Blevins and Dennis Harkins.
Councilmember Kelvin Tipton delivered the invocation and led in the Pledge of
Allegiance.
Dennis Harkins introduced Michael Scott Anderson, a nephew of his. Mr. Anderson
presented a flag that was flown in Iraq on July 4 and September 11 to Captain Mike
Watson with the Plainview Fire Department and Chief William Mull with the Plainview
Police Department.
Councilmember Tipton moved to adopt the consent calendar. The motion was duly
seconded by Councilmember Trusler and carried by unanimous vote. Items approved
on the consent calendar included the approval of the minutes of February 23, 2010 and
March 4, 2010 and granting an excused absence to Councilmember Wendell Dunlap.
Linda Morris of 404 Garland, First Vice President of the Industrial Foundation and a
Chamber of Commerce member of the Board of Directors presented for consideration a
request to participate in the consolidation of the Industrial Foundation and Chamber of
Commerce's location. She stated consolidation of sharing space, not consolidation of
entities has been in the works for numerous years. They have prepared a cost savings
plan and there is a substantial savings if the two entitles were to share a building. The
Industrial Foundation owns the building they are currently in and both entities would
share office space at this building. Each entity has committed $25,000 out of reserves
for the remodeling of the building and each entity is asking the City for $35,000 for a
total of $70,000.
Mayor Anderson asked for public comment. There was no additional public comment.
Mayor Anderson moved to grant the request of the Plainview /Hale County Industrial
Foundation and the Plainview Chamber of Commerce in allocating $35,000 to each
organization tied in with the current contract with each organization by the City Attorney.
The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Trusler.
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Councilmember Pena asked for Mr. Ingham to clarify that no additional funds are being 385
added to the budget. Mr. Ingham agreed that funds had been budgeted for the
Chamber of Commerce building floor issue, but that he has concerns with what could be
done for that building.
Councilmember Tipton added that Mr. Ingham had looked at the cost savings numbers
and he was happy with that information.
Mayor Anderson asked for a vote on the matter. The vote was seven "for" the motion
with zero "against" the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
There being no further business, Mayor Anderson adjourned the meeting at 7:16 p.m.
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Belinda Hinojosa
City Secretary
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