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Home My WebLink About03 0722 min190 The Plainview City Council met on July 22, 2003 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 4:00 p.m. on July 14, 2003. Mayor John C. Anderson presided. Councilmembers present were: Kelvin Tipton-District 1, Mary Jane Shanes- District 2, John N. Bertsch-District 4, Ross Owen-District 5, Buddy McGehee-District 6 and Irene Favila-District 7. Councilmember Belinda Pena-District 3 was absent. Staff members present were: Wally Hatch-Interim City Manager, John Castro-Director of Community Services, John Berry-Director of Public Works, Brice Clements- Engineer/Assistant Director of Public Works; Will Mull-Police Chief, Jason Thompson- Main Street Coordinator, Elizabeth Regner-Assistant City Manager and Belinda Hinojosa-City Secretary. News Media Representative: Richard Orr-Plainview Daily Herald Guests present were: Charlene Osborne, Marvin Osborne, Peggy Wall, Joyce Patton, Eileen Johnson, Douglas Campbell, Vernon Tindell, David Brito, Vonceil Casey, Bettye Quisenberry, Deen Estes, Ron Miller, Don Pruitt, James Thomas, Shelly Hargrove, Dorothy Willingham, Tom Longnecker, Lela Mehary, Tommie Shannon, Annette Odom, James R. Odom, E. Shane Harrell, Gene Whitfill, Ruth Rollins, Orval Rollins, Don Smith, Janet Reeves, Dan Reeves, David Wilder and Myrt Wilder. Rev. Paul Cypert from Harvest Christian Fellowship delivered the invocation. Girl Scout Troop 35 led in the Pledge of Allegiance. Councilmember Owen moved to adopt the consent calendar. The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Tipton and carried by unanimous vote with the exception of Item No. (h) in which Councilmember Bertsch declared a conflict of interest. Items approved on the Consent Calendar included: approval of the minutes of July 8, 2003 and July 17, 2003; receipt of departmental reports; approval of expenditures and granting an excused absence to Councilmember Belinda Pena. The Council approved the appointment of Alice Rey to the Community AdvisOry GrOup for RSVP to complete the unexpired term of Betty Gonzales, with said term to expire December 2005. The Council approved Resolution R03-121, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas in Support of the Development of a Regional Mitigation Action Plan (MAP) to be known as the "South Plains Hazard Mitigation Action Plan." The Council approved the signing of the Fleet Maintenance Service Agreement between Caprock Community Action and the City of Plainview. This agreement increases the service call charge to $50.00. The Council approved a modified version of the parking request from the Hospital Authority Board. The Council agreed to prohibit parallel parking on the east side of Xenia Street, instead of prohibiting all parallel parking. John Castro, Director of Community Services requested the following be tabled due to procedural irregularities: Item No. 5, Ordinance No. 03-3389, an Ordinance Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Plainview By Issuance of a Specific Use Permit to Erect a Communication Tower in a Single Family Residential (R-2) Zoning District Said Parcel Being All of Block 27, Lakeside Addition, Same Being City of Plainview Minutes July 22, 2003 Page 1 of 4 1800=Joliet Street; Cumulativeness Clause; Conflicts Clause; Severability Clause; And Effective Date; 191 Item No. 6, Ordinance No. 03-3390, an Ordinance Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Plainview By Issuance of a Specific Use Permit to Erect A Communication.Tower In A Single Family Residential (R-2) Zoning District Said Parcel Being Block 12, Lots 4-16, Blocks 13 & 15, Block 16, Lots 18-24, West Hillcrest Addition, Same Being 315 Alpine Drive; Cumulativeness Clause; Conflicts Clause; Severability Clause; And Effective Date; and Item No. 8, Ordinance No. 03-3392, an Ordinance Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Plainview by Issuance of a Specific Use Permit to Erect a Communication Tower In A Single Family Residential (R-2) Zoning District Said Parcel Being AB 1956 Block JK-2 Sec 38 12.6 Acres Out Of NW4, College Hill Addition, Same Being 1200 W 32nd Street; Cumulativeness Clause; Conflicts Clause; Severability Clause; And Effective Date Councilmember McGehee moved to table until the next meeting Ordinance No's. 03- 3389, 03-3390 and 03-3392. The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Favila and carried unanimously. John Castro presented Ordinance No. 03-3388, an Ordinance Amending The Zoning Map Of The City Of Plainview By Issuance Of A Specific Use Permit To Erect A Communication Tower In A Single Family Residential (R-2) Zoning District Said Parcel Being Lots 9-12, Block 24, College Hill Addition, Same Being 912 Portland Street; Cumulativeness Clause; Conflicts Clause; Severability Clause; And Effective Date. AMA TechTel Communications, on behalf of the Plainview Independent School District has applied for a specific use permit to erect a communication tower at this location for their internal use to transmit data such as student attendance information, payroll information, finance information, etc. The towers will be no more that 64 feet in height and will be required to meet all FAA requirements. Mr. Castro stated two responses were received in favor of the request. The Planning & Zoning Commission also recommends approval of the Ordinance. Mr. Castro also presented Ordinance No. 03-3391, an Ordinance Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Plainview By Issuance of a Specific Use Permit to Erect a Communication Tower In A Single Family Residential (R-2) Zoning District Said Parcel Being Block 88, S 10 Acres Of Block 89, College Hill Addition, Same Being 707 Canyon Street; Cumulativeness Clause; Conflicts Clause; Severability Clause; And Effective Date. This ordinance is basically the same as the previous ordinance, other than it covers property at 707 Canyon. Two negative responses were received, one of the respondents stated they were concerned with property taxes going up and one was concerned with the TV reception. Mayor Anderson asked for public comment on Ordinance No. 03-3388 - 912 Portland Street. There was no public comment. City of Plainview Minutes JUly 22, 2003 Page 2 of 4 192 Councilmember Owen asked if a representative from AMA Tech Tel could-respond to the concerns about the TV reception. Vernon Tindell, Vice President of Networking from AMA Tech Tel stated such would have no affect on the TV reception. Councilmember Shanes was concerned about the height of the towers. She asked if that would pose any problems with the airplanes. Mr. Tindell stated they had filed a notice with the FAA and they had received a response stating that such would not be a problem. Councilmember McGehee moved that Ordinance No. 03-3388, be approved upon first reading. The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Owen and carried unanimously. Mayor Anderson asked for public comment on Ordinance No. 03-3391. David Wilder, who owns P & E Leasing located at 3019 W. 7th stated that Roberts Plumbing and he had not received any kind of notification. He stated he is not against the request, but felt everyone within 200 feet should have been notified. He stated the towers were already partially erected. He questioned what else had the public not been notified of? Mr. Castro responded that he had allowed AMA TeCh Tel to put in the base, to keep school children from being in danger. Marvin Osborne expressed concern over the antennas. He felt the two towers adjacent to the airport was dangerous for all of the community. David Brito, a licensed pilot, also expressed concern about the towers; he felt they might cause a problem should a pilot have to attempt an emergency landing. There was no other public comment. Councilmember Shanes asked if staff was sure that all parties had been notified properly. Councilmember McGehee moved that Ordinance No. 03-3392 be tabled until the next meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Favila. The motion carried with Mayor Anderson, Councilmember Shanes, Bertsch, Owen, McGehee and Favila voting "for" the motion and Councilmember Tipton voting "against". The motion carried. Mr. Castro presented Ordinance No. 03-3393, an Ordinance Amending the Zoning Map of the City Of Plainview, Texas For Rezoning From Agricultural (A) And Retail (C-2) Zoning District To Commercial General Business (C-3) Zoning District Said Parcel Being Tract 29.739 Ac out of Sec 27 Block JK-2, Same Being 1400 And 1500 Block Of North Interstate Highway 27, Plainview, Hale County, Texas, Cumulativeness Clause; Conflict Clause; Severability Clause; And Effective Date. Mr:: Castro advised that Dunaway Associates, Inc. has requested rezoning on a 29.739 acres tract of land immediately north of the storage buildings on North IH 27. Such request is being made on behalf of RSD Assoc. Inc., REKR Assoc. Ltd., and Prairie House Living Center. The current zoning is Agricultural (A) and Retail Commercial (C-2). They are requesting General Commercial (C-3) in order to accommodate the varied uses. This is the proposed site of the Wal-Mart Super Center. Two responses were received and all were in favor. Mayor Anderson asked for public comment. City of Plainview Minutes July 22, 2003 Page 3 of 4 Tom Galbreath with Dunaway & Associates and Wal-Mart stated they were putting in a supercenter on' this property. He stated one of the outlots would have a fuel station. There was no other public comment. Councilmember Owen asked what the plans were for the existing store. He was advised by Mr. Galbreath they were in the process of looking for a tenant. Councilmember Irene Favila moved that Ordinance No. 03-3393 be approved upon first reading. The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Shanes and carried unanimously. Jason Thompson, Main Street Coordinator presented a plaque designating the City of Plainview as a National Main Street City. Mr. Thompson introduced to the Council, Shelly Hargrove and Dee Lindsey who were in town to do an assessment. They are from the Texas Economic Development tourism office in Austin. The assessment should be available in the next few months. Brice Clements, Engineer presented the Wal-Mart preliminary plat. He stated such had been presented to the Planning & Zoning Commission and had been approved. He stated the plat is in compliance with city ordinance. There are some minor exceptions with the survey and Wal-Mart has agreed to address such. Mr. Clements stated one recommendation would be to change the name of Mavedck BIvd to 16th Street. He also had spoken to the engineer regarding some drainage issues. He stated City staff recommends approval, based on some corrections to be made when the final plat is submitted. There was no public comment and the public hearing was closed. Councilmember Owen moved the Preliminary Plat be approved as presented. The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Tipton and carried unanimously. Councilmember Shanes moved the meeting be adjourned. The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember McGehee and carried by unanimous vote. There being no further business, Mayor Anderson adjourned the meeting at 8:02 p.m. Belinda Hinojosa City Secretary 193 City of Plainview Minutes July 22, 2003 Page 4 of 4