HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-13-2015 Council minutesThe Plainview City Council met on October 13, 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 4:05 p.m. on October 9, 2015. Mayor Wendell Dunlap presided.
Councilmembers present were: Charles Stames-District 1, Larry Williams -District 2,
Norma Juarez -District 3, Teressa King -District 4, Susan Blackerby-District 5, and Lionel
Garcia -District 6. Councilmember Eric Hastey-District 7 was absent.
Staff members present were: Jeffrey Snyder -City Manager, Leslie Spear Schmidt -City
Attorney, Sarianne Beversdorf-Director of Finance, Rusty Powers -Fire Chief, Ken
Coughlin -Police Chief, lsauro Gutierrez -Information Technology Specialist, Tim
Crosswhite-Interim Director of Public Works and Belinda Hinojosa-City Secretary.
News Media Present: Homer Marquez -Plainview Herald and Caleb Hatch -Plainview
Radio
Guests Present: Mike Fox, Armando Juarez, Gabriel Castro, David Sandahl, Jacob
Driggars, Clay Taylor, Carol Terrell and David Wilder
Councilmember Lionel Garcia delivered the invocation and led in the pledge of allegiance.
Councilmember Stames recognized members of the Plainview High School Junior Navy
ROTC. He added that October 1391 is the Navy birthday and issued a salute to all Navy
shipmates.
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 an excused absence to Councilmember
Eric Hastey, the approval of minutes of September 3, September 8 and September 17,
2015 and approval of the financial reports.
David Wilder, Capital Campaign Chair and Clay Taylor, Hospital Administrator appeared
to ask the Council for a contribution to the Covenant Hospital Capital Campaign. The
hospital will be enlarged. This is important for economic growth and important to the
community. The project is a $40 million project. They will add 11,000 square feet for OR
expansion with double the capacity. $31 million for the project will come from Covenant
and St. Josephs, $5 million from the hospital board and they hope to get $3.5 million from
the community. They hope to have $1.75 million from the community by the end of
October. They are asking the City for $100,000 and no money will be used for anything
but improvement of the hospital.
Mayor Dunlap asked for public comment. There was no public comment.
Councilmember Starnes moved to support the Covenant Capital Campaign in the amount
of $100,000 to be payable over the next five years. The motion was duly seconded by
Councilmember Williams and carried by unanimous vote.
Andrew Freeman, Assistant City Manager presented for consideration on first reading
Ordinance No. 15-3629, an Ordinance of City of Plainview, Texas Amending the
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and Map and Showing the Location, Boundary and
Use of Certain Property for the Issuance of a Specific Use Permit to Operate a Retail Tire
Dealership in a Commercial Retail 2 ("C-2") Zoning District, Said Parcel of Land Being
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474 Lots 3 and 4, Unit 2, West End Addition, the Same Being 1100 N. 1-27, Plainview, Hale
County, Texas; Cumulativeness Clause; Severability Clause; Repealer; And Effective
Date. This is the request of William Strain for the property located at 1100 N. IH -27, Lots
3 & 4, Unit 2, West End Addition. The property is currently zoned C-2 with SUP for Tire
Dealer (no outside storage) approved by Ordinance No. 01-3292. They are requesting
rezoning to C-2 with SUP for tire dealer (no outside storage). The new SUP is needed
due to building expansion.
Councilmember Starnes moved to open the public hearing on Ordinance No. 15-3629.
The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Williams and carred by unanimous
vote.
There was no public comment.
Councilmember Starnes moved to close the public hearing. The motion was duly
seconded by Councilmember Juarez and carried by unanimous vote. The public hearing
was closed at 7:20 p.m.
Councilmember Starnes moved to adopt Ordinance No. 15-3629 on first reading. The
motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Blackerby and carried by unanimous vote.
Rusty Powers, Fire Chief presented for consideration and to take necessary action
regarding purchase of ambulance through Houston Galveston Area Council of
Govemments Purchasing Cooperative. Staff is seeking approval to order ambulance as
approved in the budget. This is replacing the 2006 Ford E-450 ambulance with close to
100,000 miles and several mechanical issues and the 6.0 liter diesel engine. This will
complete the removal of light duty ambulances.
The proposed ambulance is a 2016 Horton Type 111 medium duty ambulance with 2016
International TerraStar chassis with LED emergency lighting. Delivery is expected within
270-300 days.
Staff is requesting to purchase ambulance through HGAC in the amount of $237,974.
The budgeted amount is $235,000. The difference is due to implementation of some
federal guidelines.
Mayor Dunlap asked for public comment. There was no public comment.
Councilmember Starnes moved to approve purchase of new ambulance in the amount of
$237,974. The motion was duly seconded by Mayor Pro Tem King and carried by
unanimous vote.
Item no. 7 to authorize Mayor to sign Construction Contract for Bar Screen Replacement
Project at Wastewater Treatment Plant was pulled and will be considered at a later date.
Councilmember Williams moved to go into closed meeting to:
a) 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;
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b) Sec. 551.071 — Consult with attorney on a matter in which the attomey's duty to
the govemment body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct
conflicts with the open meeting statutes and about pending or contemplated
litigation or settlement of same relating to Police Department; and
c) 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].
Consider Nominees to Hale County Appraisal Board and appointments to the
Board of Adjustment
The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Juarez and carried by unanimous
vote.
Mayor Dunlap recessed the meeting at 7:28 p.m.
Mayor Dunlap called the meeting back in open session at 8:35 p.m.
Councilmember Starnes moved to nominate Buddy McGehee to the Hale County
Appraisal District Board. The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Juarez.
There was no public comment. The motion carried by unanimous vote.
Councilmember Starnes moved to appoint Nicole Ramirez to the Board of Adjustment
with said term to expire on January 1, 2018 and to appoint Albert Torres as alternate to
the Board of Adjustment with said term to expire on January 1, 2018. The motion was
duly seconded by Mayor Pro Tem King. There was no public comment. The motion
carried by unanimous vote.
There being no further business, Mayor Dunlap adjourned the meeting at 8:36 p.m.
Belinda Hinojosa
City Secretary
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