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The City Council met on September 23, 2010, at the Plainview Convention Center, 2902
West 4 Street, Plainview, Texas. The agenda for this meeting was posted in City Hall
at 11:10 a.m. on September 20, 2010. Mayor John C. Anderson presided.
Councilmembers present were: Charles Starnes - District 1, Cathy Waggoner- District 2,
David Garcia - District 3, Virginio "V.O." Ortega- District 4, Wendell Dunlap- District 6 and
Roland Nash - District 7. Councilmember Ron Trusler- District 5 was absent.
Staff members present were: Greg Ingham -City Manager, Jeffrey Snyder- Assistant
City Manager, Leslie Pearce -City Attorney, Will - Mull - Police Chief, Rusty Powers -Fire
Chief, Sarianne Beversdorf- Director of Finance, Tammy Adams - Accounting
Coordinator, Vannesa Rincon- Accountant II, Dale Simpson -Civil Service Director, Kelli
Shurbet- Nursing Supervisor, Eric Turner -Main Street/CVB Coordinator and Belinda
Hinojosa -City Secretary.
News Media Present: Deborah Zacher, Plainview Daily Herald
Guests Present: Troy White and Brian Stevens
Councilmember Charles Starnes led in the Invocation.
Councilmember Ron Trusler was granted an excused absence.
Mayor Anderson welcomed new Assistant City Manager, Jeffrey Snyder.
Greg Ingham, City Manager presented for consideration on first reading Ordinance No.
10 -3529, an Ordinance Adopting and Approving the Budget for the Fiscal Year
beginning October 1, 2010, and terminating September 30, 2011, and making such
appropriations for each department, project and account; severability clause;
cumulativeness clause, conflicts clause; effective date. He stated we are now at the
actual adoption stage for the 2010 -2011 Budget. The total budgeted expenditures for
fiscal year 2010 -2011 are $22,731,580. The total budgeted revenue for major operating
funds for fiscal year ending September 30, 2011 is $20,197,555 and the total budgeted
expenditures are $20,083,055. The General Fund revenues are $1 1,309,705. He
stated the sales tax has seen a slight increase and the City is proposing a $0.01
increase in the tax rate. The General Fund expenditures are $11,289,920.
The Solid Waste Management Fund revenues for fiscal year ending September 30,
2011 are $2,829,600 and the expenditures are $2,838,195 which is about a $100,000
increase from last year. The Water & Sewer Fund revenues for fiscal year ending
September 30, 2011 are $6,035,500 and the expenditures are $6,359,940. The budget
includes an increase in water, sewer and garbage fees along with a tax rate increase of
$.01
He stated he recommends adopting the budget with the increases. Mayor Anderson
asked for public comment. There was no public comment. Councilmember Nash
moved to approve on first reading Ordinance No. 10 -3529. The motion was duly
seconded by Councilmember Ortega and carried by unanimous vote.
Mr. Ingham presented an action to ratify the Property Tax Increase Reflected in the
fiscal year 2010 -2011 Budget. He stated the Legislature requires that the cities ratify
the property tax increase reflected in the budget. Councilmember Nash moved to ratify
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the property tax increase reflected in the budgeted for fiscal year 2010 -2011. The
motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Waggoner. Mayor Anderson,
Councilmember Waggoner, Garcia, Ortega, Dunlap and Nash voted "for" the motion
and Councilmember Starnes voted "against" the motion. The motion carried.
Mr. Ingham presented for consideration on first reading Ordinance No. 10 -3530, an
Ordinance Levying Municipal Ad Valorem Taxes for the City of Plainview, Texas, for the
Year 2010, and directing the assessment and collection thereof; severability clause;
cumulativeness clause; conflicts clause; and effective date. He presented a chart with
a tax rate comparison of other cities in the same population range. Their average tax
rate is $0.6630. The proposed tax rate for the City of Plainview is $0.5785 which is the
tax rate that is proposed in the budget. The rollback rate for 2010 -2011 fiscal year is
$0.6200. The adopted tax rate for 2009 -2010 is $0.5685 and the effective tax rate for
2010 -2011 is $0.5638.
Mayor Anderson asked for public comment. There was no public comment.
Mayor Anderson moved that the property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax
rate of fifty -seven and eighty -five hundredths cents ($.5785), which is effectively a
2.607308 percent increase in the tax rate. The motion was duly seconded by
Councilmember Dunlap.
Councilmember Starnes moved to amend the prior motion by moving that the tax rate
remain the same at $0.5685. The motion failed for a lack of a second.
City Secretary Belinda Hinojosa asked for a record vote of the Council with the Council
voting as follows:
Mayor Anderson — Yes
Councilmember Starnes — No
Councilmember Waggoner — Yes
Councilmember Garcia — Yes
Councilmember Ortega — Yes
Councilmember Trusler — Absent
Councilmember Dunlap — Yes
Councilmember Nash — Yes
The motion carried by a vote of six "for" the motion and one "against" the motion.
Mr. Ingham presented for consideration on first reading Ordinance 10 -3531, an
Ordinance of the City of Plainview, Amending Chapter 25 Article II Entitled "Rates And
Charges" (Water) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plainview, Texas;
Cumulativeness Clause; Conflicts Clause; Severability Clause; And Effective Date. In
comparison with other cities with a population of 20,000 to 25,000, the average water
rate for 5,000 gallons is $26.95. The current rate for 5,000 gallons is $20.35 and the
proposed rate for 5,000 gallons is $20.75 which is well below the average rate of the
cities in the comparison.
The base rate would increase from $12.25 to $12.50 per month and the rate per
thousand would increase from $1.62 to $1.65 per thousand under 25,000 gallons. The
rate per thousand over 25,000 gallons will go from $1.79 to $1.84.
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Mayor Anderson asked for public comment. There was no public comment.
Councilmember Dunlap moved to approve Ordinance No. 10 -3531 on first reading. The
motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Starnes and carried by unanimous vote.
Mr. Ingham presented for consideration on first reading Ordinance No. 10 -3532, an
Ordinance of the City of Plainview, Amending Section 25 -42, Entitled "Monthly Sewer
Rates" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plainview, Texas; Severability Clause;
Cumulativeness Clause; Conflicts Clause; Effective Date. In comparison with other
cities with a population of 20,000 to 25,000, the average sewer rate for 5,000 gallons is
$24.50. The City of Plainview's current rate is $16.45 for 5,000 gallons and the
proposed rate is $16.80 for 5,000 gallons which is well below the average rate. The
base rate would increase from $8.95 to $9.15 and the rate per thousand would increase
from $1.50 to $1.53 per thousand.
Mayor Anderson asked for public comment. There was no public comment.
Councilmember Starnes moved to approve on first reading Ordinance No. 10 -3532.
The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Garcia and carried by unanimous
vote.
Mr. Ingham presented for consideration on first reading Ordinance No. 10 -3533, an
Ordinance of the City of Plainview, Texas, Amending Section 22 -32 Entitled "Refuse
Collection Fees; Water Termination" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plainview,
Texas; Severability Clause; Cumulativeness Clause; Conflicts Clause; Effective Date.
The refuse fees would increase by 3 %. The current fee for one residential unit is
$17.30 and the fee would increase to $17.82; two residential units on one water meter
would go from $34.60 to $35.64; three residential units on one water meter would go
from $51.90 to $53.46 and four residential units or apartment house or trailer park on
one water meter with three yard container would go from $69.20 to $71.28.
Mayor Anderson asked for public comment. There was no public comment.
Councilmember Ortega moved to approve Ordinance No. 10 -3533 on first reading. The
motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Waggoner and carried by unanimous
vote.
Mr. Ingham presented for consideration all matters incident and related to the issuance
and sale of "City of Plainview, Texas, Tax and Waterworks and Sewer System (Limited
Pledge) Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2010 ", including the first reading of
the ordinance authorizing the issuance of such certificates of obligation. Mr. Gilliland
went over the projects that would be included in the certificates.
Mayor Anderson asked for public comment. There was no public comment.
Councilmember Starnes moved to approve Ordinance No. 10 -3535 on first reading in
the amount of $8.76 million. The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember
Waggoner and carried by unanimous vote.
Mr. Ingham presented for consideration on first reading Ordinance No. 10 -3534, an
Ordinance of the City of Plainview Amending Ordinance No. 09 -3516 to Appropriate
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Funds in the General Fund and Various Revenue and Capital Funds Pursuant to
Section 5.07 (A) and (D) of the Plainview City Charter Allowing For Supplemental
Appropriations in the 2009 -2010 Budget; Cumulativeness Clause; Conflicts Clause;
Severability Clause; and Effective Date. He stated that we are transferring funds out of
the General Fund, Sanitation Fund, and Utility Fund to enable us to do additional
projects, replace equipment, do major maintenance, and to continue efforts to
strengthen our position in terms of encouraging job growth in Plainview. We do have a
few specific departments such as Non Departmental (funds for Chamber relocation),
Main Street, Landfill, and Solid Waste Collection that we are increasing their total
authorization.
The $200,000 that are being transferred from the General fund to the Capital
Improvement fund will be used for projects such as matching funds for a TCDP Main
Street Grant for sidewalk renovations or to initiate the project on our own, and starting
the process of establishing a new joint City /County Emergency Operations Center at the
Armory. $300,000 is being transferred to the Equipment Replacement fund to purchase
equipment outright. $175,000 is being transferred to the Economic Development Fund
to help strengthen that program.
We have obtained some small grants during the year for specific purposes such as
Child Safety and improvements to a Police training range that are showing up and we
are making some end of year adjustments to projects that have come to an end during
the past year such as our HOME grant. Funds are being transferred from the Solid
Waste Operating fund and Water and Sewer Operating fund to the System
Improvement funds for these Enterprise funds. The funds transferred into these System
Improvement Funds help pay for major maintenance projects, long term planning, and
sometimes major equipment that are critical to these operating funds.
Mayor Anderson asked for public comment. There was no public comment.
Councilmember Dunlap moved to approve Ordinance No. 10 -3534 on first reading. The
motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Starnes and carried by unanimous vote.
The Council and staff reviewed the agenda for the City Council meeting of September
28, 2010.
There being no further business, Mayor Anderson adjourned the meeting at 1:02 p.m.
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Belinda Hinojosa
City Secretary
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