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Home My WebLink About77 1213 minPLAINVIEW CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING December 13, 1977 City Council Chambers 7:30 P. M. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES The City Council of the City of Plainview met in regular session at 7:30 P. M. in the City Council Chambers of the City Hall with Mayor J. Robert Wayland presiding and the following Councilmen present: Jeane Browning-Place One, Medlin Carpenter-Place Two, Lloyd Woods-Place Three, Tom Almon-Place Four, and Bill SoRelle-Place Five. At, So present were the following City Staff: Marshall Pharr~City Manager, Joe Sharp- City Attorney, M~-L. Rea-City Clerk, Wm. R. Hogge-Director of Public Works, Harold Gladman-Director of Planning, Johnnie Ballew-Director of Environment & Safety, Norman Huggins-Director of Finance, Alan Stewart-Director of Police Services, Woody Sevison- Director of Fire Services, Bob Richards-Building Inspector, Charles Couch-Service Center Supervisor, Randy Holly-Director of Section 8 Housing, Buddy Dodson-Tax Assessor~ Collector and Debbie Hall-Administrative Secretary. Also present were the following visitors: Gary Ott-Plainview Daily Herald, Chuck Martin-KVOP Radio, Charles Bechtold, Joe Don Mote, Charles Humphreys, Blair Willson, Mrs. David R. Willson, David R. Willson, James Robison, Jerry-Wofford, Tom Hamilton, Ethel Ramsower, Rex Ramsower, T. B. Thomas, Carl Weidenbach, Raymond W. Prather, James A. Lancaster, Joe D. McGinnis, David Wilder, Linda Nail, William Nail, Luther Blair, J. B. Roberts and Lon D. Cartwright. Invocation was given by Marshall Pharr. Mayor Wayland recommended the following appointments: Airport Board (Th'ree year term) John Skaggs Board of Equalization (One year term) - Bill McBride, Kip Pritchard, Lee Moberly Angus Ott Planning Board and Zoning Commission (Three year term) - Dick Cross Board of City Development (Three year term) Jack Pritchard, Blaine Smith, Coleman Williams It was moved by Alderman Almon, seconded by Alderman Woods, to accept the appoint- ments as recommended by the Mayor. Motion carried unanimously. Appointments are to be made .March 23, 1978 t~ the' following Boards, Committees, Commissions or Authorities: December 13, 1977 Page 2 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 1. Housing Authority- Two' Members (Two year term) 2. City/County Health Board - Two members (Two year term) 3. Mayor's Environmental Study Committee - E~ight Members (Two year term) 4. Housing Rehabilitation Committee - One member ~Three'year'~erm) It was moved by Alderman Carpenter, seconded by Alderman Browning, to award the bid for the purchase of two 5/8 ton pickups, two 3/4 ton pickups and three dump trucks to the low bidder of Steve McGavock in the amount of $41,553.59. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Woods, seconded by Alderman Atmon, to award the bid for the purchase of street sign poles and steel drive rivets to Unistruck of Arlington in the amount of $7,549.00. Motion carried unanimously. ~arshall Pharr-City Manager discussed the bids received for improvements to the Plainview/Hale County Airport. He explained that final approval and award of the bid would have to follow a joint meeting ~i~h the City Council, Hale County Commissioners, A~rport Board, representative from the Texas Aeronatics~Commission and representative from the Albuquerque Office of the~'Federal Aviation Administration, which is to be held on December 20, 1977. Reminder of bid letting on the purchase of a multi-channel system on January 5, 1978 and to be awarded at the regular City Council meeting on January 10, 1978. Mayor Wayland opened a public hearing concerning the request of Cable TV service by Dr. Carl Weidenbach. City Attorney, Joe Sharp, discussed the franchise. Appearing for the request was Dr. Carl Weidenbach~ Jim Lancaster appeared on behalf of Cable TV. Also appearing was Lon Cartwright and Raymond Prather. The Council requested the Cable TV Engineer's Report and will make a decision after studying this report. It was moved by Alderman SoRelle, seconded by Alderman Browning, to approve Zone Case No. 361, the request of Jerry Wofford for rezoning a 5.58 acre tract out of the December 13, 1977 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 3 NW part of Section 28 and the SW part, of Section 27, Block JK~2, Hale County, Texas and containing 5.57 acres of which 5.051 acres is in Section 27 and 0.525 acre is in Section 28, located 4500 Block Olton Road, from C-2 Zone to a CGB Zone for warehouses and offices. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Carpenter, seconded by Alderman Woods, to adopt Ordinance No. 77-2165, an ordinance amending the zoning map of the City of Plainview for Zone Case No. 361. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Browning, seconded by Alderman SoRelle, to approve Zone Case No. 363, the request of Rex Ramsower for rezoning a tract 400.00' x 292.97' out Of the West part of the E/2 of Section 27, Block JK-2, Hale County, Texas, containing approxi- mately 2.69 acres, located 1000 Block 1-27 North from R-1 and R-3 Zoning to a CRD Zoning for Commercial Use. Motion carried 4-For and 1-abstaining. It was moved by Alderman SoRelle, seconded by Alderman Almon, to adopt Ordinance No. 77-2166, an ordinance amending the zoning map of the City of Plainview for Zone Case No. 363. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Carpenter, seconded by Alderman Almon, to table Zone Case No. 364 until Council receives~further information. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Carpenter, seconded by Alderman Woods, to approve Zone Case No. 365, the request of Charles Humphreys for rezoning a 5 acre tract of land out of the SW/4 of Section 40, Block JK-2, Hale County, Texas, located 200 Bl~ock South Joliet Street, from an R-1 Zone to an L-1 Zone for assembly and sale of small steel buildings. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Almon, seconded by Alde~rman Browning, to adopt Ordinance No. 77F216~, an ordinance amending the zoning map of the City of Plainview for Zone Case No. 366. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Carpenter, seconded by Alderman Browning, to approve the December 13, 1977 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 4 minutes of the regular City Council meeting held December 6, 1977. Motion carried unanimously. Received for filing, minutes of the Unger Memorial Library Advisory Committee held November 7, 1977. It was moved by Alderman Browning, seconded by Alderman Woods, to adopt Ordinance No. 77-2171, an ordinance fixing the fees to be charged and collected for Building Permits. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Carpenter, seconded by Alderman Almon, to adopt Ordinance No. 77-2172, an ordinance amending Sections 5.17 and 5.18 of Ordinance No. 75-1835 of the City of Plainview, Texas, and known as the Electrical Code. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Woods, seconded by Alderman SoRelle, to adopt Ordinance No. 77-2173, an ordinance amending SubSection 9.2.2. and Subsection 9.2.2. of Section 9.2 of Ordinance No. 73-1366, known as the Plumbing Code of the City of Plainvi~ew, Texas. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Browning, seconded by Alderman Carpenter, to adopt Ordinance No. 77-2169, an ordinance of the City of Plainview, regulating the erection, construction enlargement, alteration, repai'P, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment use, height, area and maintenance of all buildings and/or structures in the City of Plainview, Texas; Providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees, therefor; providing penalties for the violation thereof; declaring and establishing fire zones: repealing Ordinance No. 74-1614 of the C~ty of Pl~inv~ew, and all other ordinances and parts"of ordinances in conflict herewith. Providing for the adoption of the 1976 edition of the Uniform Building Code, Volume 1, as copyrighted in 1976 by the International Conference of Building Officials, Whittier, California, with certain amendments thereto: directing publication of the descriptive caption of this ordinance, with the penalty provisions of the Uniform Building Code 1976 Edition and providing December 13, 1977 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 5 an effective date of this ordinance. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Woods, seconded by Alderman Almon, to adopt Ordinance No. 77-2170, an ordinance of the City of Plainview regulating and controlling the maintenance of buildings and premises; to safeguard life, health, property and public welfare by regulating the storage, use and hahdling of dangerous and hazardous materials, substances and processes, and by regulating the maintenances of adequate egress facilities, providing for the repealing of Ordinance No. 75-1833 of the City of Plainview, providing for adoption of the Uniform Fire Code, 1976 Edition, as copyrighted in 1976; the International Conference of Building Officials of Whittier, California, providing~for certain amendments thereto; providing penalties for the violation thereof; providing a severability clause; directing publication of the descriptive caption of this ordinance, together with the penalty provisions, and providing an effective date of this ordinance. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Almon, seconded by Alderman SoRelle, to adopt Ordinance No. 77-2174, an o~dinance allowing certain employees of the~.C$%y~ho have terminated previous memberships in Texas Municipal Retirement System, to deposit~:~the sums so withdrawn, plus annual withdrawal charges, and allowing and undertaking the cost of allowing any such emplOyee credit in such system for all services to which such employee had been entitled at date of such withdrawal, with like effect as if all such service had been performed as an employee of this City. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman SoRelle, seconded by Alderman Almon, to adopt Ordinance No. 77-2175, an ordinance approving and adopting the written statement and report of the City Engineer. Motion carried unanimously. David' JUlien was approved as the appraiser by concurrance for the improvements to streets as described in Ordinance No. 77-2175. It was moved by Alderman SoRelle, seconded by Alderman Browning, to approve December~ 13, 1977 Page 6 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES specifications and authorize the advertising for refuse containers. Bids to be received on January 5, 1978 and awarded on January 10, 1978. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Almon, seconded by Alderman Woods, to table Zone Case No. 366, Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Carpenter, seconded by Alderman SoRelle, to adopt Appropria- tion Ordinance No. CD2-O49~from Community Development Fund Account 429-830 in the amount of $2,038.38 payable to Thomas E. Barber & Associates for Planning and Management Consultant Services pursuant to March 22, 1977. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman SoRelle, seconded by Alderman Almon, to adopt Appropriation Ordinance No. 77~2176 from Revenue Sharing Fund Account 427-620 in the amount $907.~0 payable to General Fund 620-701 for materials and service used on the proposed new animal shelter at 12th and North Austin. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Carpenter, seconded by Alderman SoRelle, to adopt Appropria- tion Ordinance No. 77-2177 from Revenue Sharing Fund Account 427-607 in the amount of $1,538.45 payable to South Plains Association of Governments for high-speed teletype network upgrade, subject to the Police Chief's satisfaction of operation. Motion carried uannimously. It was moved by Alderman Woods, seconded by Alderman Almon, to adopt Resolution No. R77-099, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview establishing just compensation for the parcels of property listed herein and located in the Community Development Project area'. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Woods, seconded by Alderman SoRelle, to accept the proposal from Parkhill, Smith and Cooper and authorize the Mayor to sign said proposal concerning sanitary sewage effluent. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman SoRelle, seconded by Alderman Woods, to accept recommendation of the State Highway Department for a Speed Zone Ordinance on Quincy Street (SH 194) December 13, 1977 Page 7 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES from 5th Street (U.S. Highway 70), North to City Limits on SH 194. Motion carried unanimously. After some discussion, it was moved by Alderman Carpenter, seconded by Alderman Woods, to accept the rezoning of land use classifications in the City of Plainview so as to ultimately eliminate the land use classifications in the previously revised ordinance, w~th,~the Austin He~ghts area to be rezoned first. Motion carried 4 yes (Carpenter, Woods, Almon & SoRelle) and 1 no (Browning). Joe Sharp made a ~et~mement speech, this being his last City Council meeting as City Attorney. Meeting to be held January 3, 1977 in the City Council Chambers to swear in the new City Attorney, Tom Hamilton. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:17 p.m. ATTE ST: