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HomeMy WebLinkAbout74 0304 minMINUTES CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING March 4, 1974 .The City Council of the City of Plainview met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the City Hall with Mayor John D. Stoneham presiding and the following Aldermen present: Kettz Garrison, Medlin Carpenter, Neal Williams, Richard Cross, and Jack Oswald. Also present were 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 Public Safety, Norman Huggins- Director of Finance, Mike McGregor-Administrative Assistant, Bob Richards- Building Inspector, Bill Rogers-Park Supervisor, Walter D~dson-Tax Assessor/ Collector~ and Linda Fisch-Administrative Secretary. Visitors included Steve Springer, John B. Martin, Jay C. Long, W. W. Allen, Tom A!mon, Craig Silverthorne, Dean Dauley, Jack Slapper, R. Q. Silverthorne, Forrest Bitner, J. B. Wheeler, Larry Norton, Whit Hunt, Duane Seay, Wendell Holloman, and Tut Tawwater. Invocation was given by Richard Cross. A tape from the October 1, 1973, City!Council meeting was played to bring the Council and viewers up to date on the zoning request of Mr. R. Q. Silverthomne. Mr. Joe Sharp~ City Attorney, gave the legal opinion on the request of Mr. Silverthorne for reconsideration of the zoning application. Mr. Silverthorne and Mr. Dean Dauley spoke in favor of the change and gave an outline of plans for the shopping center. Mr. Silverthorne presented petitions signed by persons in the area of 16th $ Yonkers who were in favor of the change. Mr. Sharp quoted the following from the Zoning Ordinance: "In case an application for an amend- ment to the Zoning Ordinance is denied by the City Council, said application shall not be eligible for reconsideration for one year subsequent to such denial. MINUTES CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING March 4, 1974 Page 2 A new application affecting or including all or part of the same property must be substantially different from the application denied, in the opinion of the Planning and Zoning Commission, to be eligible for consideration, within one year of the denial of the original application". Due to this opinion, the City Council did not take action; therefore the original decision of denial stands. Mr. Jay C. Long appeared before the Council requesting an exemption of the first $3,000 assessed value on each homestead of a person 65 years and older. Discussion was held on the request and no action was taken until further study can be made. Mr. Whit Hunt, representative from the Plainview Jaycee's, stated that the Jaycee's were having a fund raising campaign on March 16th and requested that the City Council's services be sold to the highest bidder for cleaning that portion of the alley belonging to the bidder. It was moved by Alderman Carpenter, seconded by Alderman Cross, to accept the proposition. Motion carried unanimously. The following received certificates of appointment to various boards, committees and commissions: Steve Springer-Youth Advisory Committee and Forrest Bitner-Neighborhood Improvement Committee. It was moved by Alderman Carpenter, seconded by Alderman Oswald, to approve changing the bid letting date on the proposed service center from March 14th to Wednesday, April 3rd at 2:00 p.m. as requested by the architect. Motion carried unanimously. Received for filing was a copy of the labu%at.±6nlof bids for the purchase of seal coat gravel for 1974. Bids were received from the following: MINUTES CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING March 4, 1974 Page 3 BIDDER Hale County Sand & G~avel Co. High Plains Pavers, I~c. Panhandle Gravel West, Inc. TYPE A TYPE B $5.85 c.y. 6.35 c.y. $6.85 c.y. 8.11 c.y. 8.76 c.y. It was moved by Alderman Oswald, seconded by Alderman Williams, to award the contract to the lowest bidder, Hale County Sand & Gravel Company of Plainview, for approximately 2,500 c.y. of No. 5 Type A gravel. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Garrison, seconded by Alderman Oswald, to approve the minutes of the regular City Council meeting held February 18, 1974. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Williams, seconded by Alderman Carpenter, to approve the minutes of the emergency City Council meeting held February 26, 1974. Motion carried unanimously. Received for filing were copies of minutes of the City Charter Study Committee meeting held February 15th and the Electmical Board of Examiners meetings held January 29th and Februamy 26th. Discussion was held on the proposed paper recydling project. It was moved by Alderman Carpenter, seconded by Alderman Garrison, to authorize the Mayor to appoint a steering committee and to authorize dumpsters to be set at City-owned property located at West 2nd and South Columbia Streets to be used as collection points for paper to be recycled. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by A!demman Garrison, seconded by Alderman Oswald, to authorize the Mayor to sign an agreement with the Texas Highway Department for the purchase 6f right-of-way that the State of Texas has deemed necessary to make certain highway improvements on Highway U.S. 70 from Amarillo Street to Milwee Street, MINUTES CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING March 4, 1974 Page 4 subject to the information being compatible with the City of plainview's needs. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Williams, seconded by Alderman Cross, to authorize the Mayor to sign a contract with Mr. Bill C~ntretl, planner, for proposed municipal golf course drainage designs, subject to receiving a schedule for the contract. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Garrison, seconded by Alderman Oswald, to authorize the Mayor to enter into contract for the purchase of property located at 9th and Baltimore Streets for use as a parking lot for the Unger Memorial Library, sub- ject to closing the sale of the 707 Broadway property. Motion carried unanimously. (Funds from the sale of 707 Broadway in the amount of $10,501 will be used to purchase said property.) It was moved by Alderman Garrison, seconded by Alderman Williams, to approve settlement to H. R. Bundock, Inc. in the amount of $41,558 for repair of tornado damage to the Water Treatment Plant. Motion carried unanimously. R~ceived for filing was a copy of the Pioneer Natural Gas Company cost analysis for gas for the month of January 1974. It was moved by Alderman Williams, seconded by Alderman Cross, to authorize a meeting to be held with a representative from the YMCA to work on arrangements for use of City swimming pool and shelter house facilities from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. daily, Monday through Friday, June 10th through August 2nd. Motion carried unanimously. - - _~. It was moved by Alderman Carpenter, seconded by Alderman Cross, to adopt Appropriation Ordinance No. 74-1480 from the Revenue Sharing Account 427 in the MINUTES CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING March 4, 1974 Page 5 amount of $19,724 payable to Conley-Lott & Nichols Machinery Company for the purchase of one (1) 1974 GMC truck chassis, one (1) Etnyre maintenance distri- butor, and one (1) 12-ton roller. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Williams, seconded by Alderman Oswald, to adopt Appropriation Ordinance No. 74-1481 from the Revenue Sharing Account 427 in the amount of $6,238.35 payable to Motorola Inc. for fire radio equipment. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Garrison, seconded by Alderman Oswald, to adopt Appropriation Ordinance 74-1482 from the General Fund Unappropriated Surplus Account 611 in the amount of $841.50 payable to Account 603-543 for payment to Mr. Jimmy Holmes for the 1972-73 audit. Motion carried unanimously. (The total bill on the audit was $2,641,50; only $~,800 was budgeted for this-~' expense.) It was moved by Alderman Oswald, seconded by Alderman Carpenter, to adopt Appropriation Ordinance 74-1483 from the Utility Fund Unappropriated Surplus Account 711 in the amount of $841.50 payable to Account 703-543 for payment tO Mr. Jimmy Holmes for the 1972-73 audit. Motion carried unanimously. (The total bill on the audit .~.was $2,641.50; only $1,800 was budgeted for this expense.) It was moved by Alderman Garrison, seconded by Alderman Williams, to adopt Appropriation Ordinance No. 74-1484 from the Revenue Sharing Account 427 in the amount of $420.00 payable to Lubbock Labs for foundation investigation for the proposed service center. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTES CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING March 4, 1974 Page 6 {t was moved by Alderman Carpenter, seconded by Alderman Cross, to adopt Appropriation Ordinance No. 74-1485 from the Revenue Sharing Account 427 in the amount of $564.26 p~yable to High Plains Pavers for construction estimate 2 and final on the reinforced floor for the service center (contract dated December 5,. 1973). Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Oswald~ seconded by Alderman Garrison, to adopt Appropriation Ordinance No. 74-1486 from the Revenue Sharing Account 427 in the amount of $95.00 payable to Texas Testing Laboratories for concrete cylinder strength tests on the warehouse floor project. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Williams, seconded by Alderman Garrison, to adopt Appropriation Ordinance No. 74-1487 from the Pro Rata Construction Account 434 in the amount of $6,818 payable to Hotloway Contracting Company for Estimate 3 on the North Quincy water and sewer contract dated November 19, 1973. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by. Alderman Carpenter, seconded by Alderman Garrison, to adopt Appropriation Ordinance No. 74-1488 from the Water g Sewer Unappropriated Surplus Account 711-720 payable to Account 720-901 in the amount of $3,515.00 for payment to H, R. Bundock, Inc. for insurance deductible and additional work on repair of the Water Treatment Plant. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Carpenter, seconded by Alderman Garrison, to adopt Appropriation Ordinance GO 311-74 from the General Obligation Bond Fund of 1966 in the amount of $300 payable to High Plains Pavers, Inc. for Estimate 10 and final of street improvement Contract dated September 20, 1966. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTES CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING March 4, 1974 Page 7 It was moved by Alderman Garrison, seconded by Alderman Oswald, to approve a resolution honoring George and Helen Mahon to be presented at the dedication ceremony of the George & Helen Mahon Library in Lubbock, March 16th at 10:30 a.m. for their contribution to the South Plains Area. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Garrison, seconded by Alderman Williams, to aUthorize the purchase of 1,000 gallons of insecticide at an unfirm price from American Cyamid for the ultra low volume mosquito control program for 1974. Motion carried nnanimously. It was moved by Alderman OsWald, seconded by Alderman Williams, to approve the following list of houses for demolition: 309 Baltimore, 1619 Independence, 2511 Denver, 2507 Denver, 2505 Denver, 2509 Denver, 2500 Denver, 2501 Denver, 1411 Lexington, 1413 Lexington, 1601 Lexington, 2209 E1 Paso, 603 West 23rd, 605 West 23rd, 613 West 20th, 708 West 17th, 1303-05 Fresno, 1114 Fresno, 701 West 19th, 507 West !8th, 705 West 18th, 314 Juniper, 316 Juniper, and 606 East 9th. Motion carried unanimously. Received for filing was a copy of the list of 57 junked vehicles that have been picked up since February 17th. Received for filing was a sample ballot for amendments to the City Charter to be considered at the April 2nd election. Received for filing was a report on the hotel and motel occupancy tax for the period ending December 31, 1973. It was moved by Alderman Garrison, seconded by Alderman Carpenter, to approveapayment of $8,411.50 to Fabi~ Corporation for retainage held in contract for sanitation collection dumpsters. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTES CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING March 4, 1974 Page 8 It was moved by Alderman Oswald, seconded by Alderman Garrison, to adopt Appropriation Ordinance No. 74-1489 from the Revenue Sharing Account 427 i~ the amount of $8,411.50 payable to Fabit Corporation for retainage. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Carpenter, seconded by Alderman Oswald, to deny the request of PAK-MOR Manufacturing Company for retainage in the amount of $8,650 for delay in delivery of sanitation collection equipment. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Sharp was instructed to notify PAK-MOR of the Council's decision. It was moved by Alderman Carpenter, seconded by Alderman Cross, to approve the analysis of revenue and payment of bills report for filing. Mo~ion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Carpenter, seconded by Alderman Cross, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m. u[N D. STSNEHAM, Mayor ATTEST: III. IV. PLAINVIEW CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING March 4, 1974 - CITYqCgUNCIL!~GENDA City Council Chambers 901 Broadway Plainview, Texas 7:30 P. M. INVOCATION: Richard Cross HEARING VISITORS PRESENT: Any person is invited to attend meetings of your City Council to discuss matters of individual concern, to present and discuss proposals, to participate in public hearings, or to be a visitor. If you are present to appear before the City Council for any item on the agenda, please advise the City Clerk and you will be heard at the earliest convenience. Should you have an item you want to appear on the agenda, please make your request known in writing tO the Mayor or City Manager at least one week in adyance of the regular City Council meetings held on the first and third Monday of each month. Your presence is appreciated and you are invited to attend any part or all of the City Council meeting. 2. Mr. R. Q. Silverthorne will appear to discuss the zoning of a tract of land located in the vicinity of 16th Street & Yonkers. (See attached letter.) 3. Mr. Jay C. Long and Mr. John B. Martin will appear to discuss the exempting of the first $3,000 of assessed val~e on each homestead of a person 65 years and older. (See attached letter.) 4. Receive for confirmation and oath of 6ffice, t:he following appointed authority, board: commission: and committee members: Harley Redin Loyd Belk Angle Aldaco Patty Johnson Tommy Jordan Kurt Caddel Steve Springer Forrest Bitner Board of Adjustment September 1976 Building Code Board of Appeals January 1977 Youth Advisory Committee Youth Advisory Committee Youth Advisory Committee Youth Advisory Committee Youth Advisory Committee Neighborhood Imp. Committee October 1976 October 1976 October 1976 October 1976 October 1976 October 1974 ZONE CASES: None PUBLIC HEARING & BID OPENING: Receive for consideration, discussion, and approval, changing the bid letting date on the proposed service center from March 14th to Wednesday, April 3rd at 2:00 p.m. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING March 4, 1974 Page 2 Ve VI. VII. 2m Receive for consideration, discussion and award, the tabulation of bids for the purchase of seal coating material. (See attached tabulation sheet.) APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 1. Approval of minutes of the regular City Council meeting held February 18, 1974. 2. Approval of minutes of the emergency City Council meeting held February 26, 1974. Receive for filing, copies of minutes of the City Charter Study Committee meeting held February 15th and the Electrical Board of Examiners meeting held January 29th. OLD BUSINESS: Discuss information recently obtained for the purpose of establishing a paper recycling system. Receive for consideration, discussion and approval, contractual agreement for the purchase of right-oT-way between the City of Plainview, Texas, and the State of Texas acting through the Texas Highway Department for that right-of-way that the State has deemed necessary to make certain highway improvements on Highway U.S. 70 from Amarillo Street to Milwee Street. (See attached letter.) Receive for consideration~and discussion, the adoption of a contract between the City of Plainview and Bill Cantrell, planner, to provide proposed municipal golf course drainage design and redesign drain areas as affected by the proposed Running Water Draw Improvement Pro- ject. NEW BUSINESS: Discuss the proposal for the purchase of property located in the vicinity of 9th & Baltimore for use as a parking lot for the Unger Memorial Library to be purchased from funds received on the recent sale of the property held in trust at 707 Broadway. Authorize the Mayor to enter into contract for the purchase of said property. 2e Receive for consideration, discussion and approval, the semi-final certificate of payment to H.R. Bundock, Inc. for the tornado damage repair to the Water Treatment Plant, Estimate No. 1, in the amount of $41,558. (See attached.) CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING March 4, 1974 Page 3 3. Receive for filing~ a copy of the Pioneer Natural Gas Company cost analysis for gas for the month of January: 1974. (See attached.) Reminder of the Texas Municipal League RegionlIII meeting to be held for Thursday, March 14, 1974, at the Holiday Inn East. (See attached.) Reminder ~o~:~he Texas Highway Department of a public meeting to be conducted by the Texas Highway Department for the purpose of providing citizens the opportunity to discuss the feasibility a~d need of a southerly extension of Interstate 27. (See attached letter.) 6. Discuss the request of YMCA for use of the swimming pool facilities and shelter house. e Receive for consideration, discussion, and adoption, Appropriation Ordinance No. 74-t480 from the Revenue Sharing Account 427 in the amount of $19,724.00 payable to Conley-Lott & Nichols Machinery Co. for the purchase of one (1) 1974 G~C truck chassis, one (1) Etnyre maintenance distributor, and one (1) 12-ton roller. Receive for consideration, discussion and adoption, AppropriRt~on Ordinance. No. 74-1481 from the Revenue Sharing Account 427 in the amount of $6,238.35 payable to Motorola Inc. for Fire Radio Equipment. VIII. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS: 1. Analysis of Revenue & Payment of Bills IX. MISCELL~EOUS: