HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-14-2015 Council minutesThe Plainview City Council met on April 14, 2015 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 3:05 p.m. on April 10, 2015. Mayor Wendell Dunlap presided.
Councilmembers present were: Larry Williams -District 2, Norma Juarez -District 3,
Teressa King -District 4, Susan Blackerby-District 5 and Eric Hastey-District 7.
Councilmembers Charles Stames-District 1 and Lionel Garcia -District 6 were absent.
Staff members present were: Jeffrey Snyder -City Manager, Leslie Spear Schmidt -City
Attorney, Mike Gilliland -Director of Public Works, John Sigwald-Librarian, Ken Coughlin -
Police Chief, Rusty Powers -Fire Chief, Isauro Gutierrez -Information Technology
Specialist, Buster Perry -Solid Waste Superintendent, Phil DeLuna-Route Foreman, and
Belinda Hinojosa-City Secretary.
News Media Present: Homer Marquez -Plainview Herald and Caleb Hatch -Plainview
Radio
Guests Present: Beverly McCaskill, Debbie McPherson, Becky Summers, Ricky
Summers, Virginio Ortega and Mike Fox
Councilmember Norma Juarez delivered the invocation and led in the pledge of
allegiance.
Councilmember Williams moved to approve the consent calendar. The motion was duly
seconded by Councilmember Blackerby and carried by unanimous vote. Items approved
on the consent calendar included the granting of excused absences to Councilmembers
Charles Stames and Lionel Garcia; and approval of the minutes of March 19, 2015 and
March 24, 2015.
John Sigwald, Librarian presented information on the library in honor of National Library
Week.
Mayor Dunlap presented for consideration on second reading, Ordinance No. 15-3619,
an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas, Approving a Negotiated
Resolution Between the Atmos West Texas Cities Steering Committee ("WTX Cities")
And Atmos Energy Corp., West Texas Division Regarding the Company's 2014 Rate
Review Mechanism Filing; Declaring Existing Rates to be Unreasonable; Adopting Tariffs
that Reflect Rate Adjustments Consistent with the Negotiated Settlement; Finding the
Rates to be set by the Attached Tariffs to be Just and Reasonable and in the Public
Interest; Requiring the Company to Reimburse Cities' Reasonable Ratemaking
Expenses; Determining that this Ordinance was Passed in Accordance with the
Requirements of The Texas Open Meetings Act; Adopting a Savings Clause; Declaring
an Effective Date; and Requiring Delivery of this Ordinance to the Company and the WTX
Cities' Legal Counsel. Since this was the second of two readings, the Council chose to
forego staff briefing and asked for public comment. There was no public comment.
Mayor Pro Tem King moved to accept Ordinance No. 15-3619 on second reading. The
motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Juarez and carried by unanimous vote.
Buster Perry, Solid Waste Superintendent presented for consideration to award bid for
2016 Freightliner Truck with a 29 yard Pac-Mor Refuse Body. Two bids were received
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1. Lubbock Truck Sales — 2016 Freightliner M2106 Pak Mor Body - $152,711.00
2. Summit Truck Group — 2016 Kenworth T-370 Pak Mor Body - $153,954.00
Staff is asking award of bid go to Lubbock Truck Sales in the amount of $152,711.
Mayor Dunlap asked for public comment. There was no public comment.
Councilmember Williams moved to award bid to Lubbock Truck Sales. The motion was
duly seconded by Councilmember Blackerby and carried by unanimous vote.
Jeffrey Snyder, City Manager presented for consideration Resolution R15-335, a
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas Updating the Adopted Fund
Balance Policy in Compliance With the Governmental Accounting Standards Board's
Adoption of Statement 54 and Authorizing the City Manager to Assign Fund Balances in
Accordance with such Statement. In 2011, the City Council adopted a Fund Balance
Policy to be in compliance with the Governmental Account Standards Board (GASB)
Statement 54.
The purpose of this Statement is intended to improve the usefulness of the amount
reported in fund balance by providing a more structured classification. This Statement
applies primarily to fund balance reported in the General Fund, Special Revenue Fund,
Debt Service Fund and Capital Project Funds. When GASB went into effect, we had
three funds and when we went to GASB 54 statement, it combined all monies into general
fund balance. The only change that is being recommended to the Fund Balance Policy
is to remove Greg Ingham's name and to leave it general to say "City Manager" and not
be name specific.
Staff recommends approval of the Resolution adopting the updated Fund Balance Policy.
Mayor Dunlap asked for public comment. There was no public comment.
Councilmember Williams moved to adopt Resolution R15-335. The motion was duly
seconded by Mayor Pro Tem King and carried by unanimous vote.
Councilmember Williams moved to go into closed session to deliberate the appointment,
employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer
or employee, or to hear a complaint or charge against an officer or employee. [Tex. Gov't.
Code, Section 551.074]. Appointments to the following boards and commissions: Parks
Advisory Board, Minimum Housing Board, Board of Health & Planning & Zoning
Commission; and to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property,
the public discussion of which would not be in the best interest of the City's bargaining
position with third parties, in accordance with Tex. Gov't Code, Section 551.072. The
motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Juarez and carried by unanimous vote.
Mayor Dunlap recessed the meeting at 7:37 p.m.
Mayor Dunlap called the meeting back in open session at 8:23 p.m.
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Councilmember Blackerby moved as follows:
• Appoint Sandra Sims, Emily Parker, Wendy Medina and Chad Sanders to the
Parks Advisory Board with said terms to expire on January 1, 2019.
• Reappoint Danny Murphree, Paul Drager and Chris LeFevre to the Planning and
Zoning Commission with said terms to expire on January 1, 2017;
• Reappoint Don Williams to the Board of Health with said term to expire on January
1,2017; and
• To reappoint Larry Dickerson to the Board of Minimum Housing Standards with
said term to expire on January 1, 2017.
The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Hastey. There was no public
comment. The motion carried by unanimous vote.
There being no further business, Mayor Dunlap adjourned the meeting at 8:25 p.m.
Belinda Hinojosa
City Secretary
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