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Plainview City Council
January 11, 1994
The Plainview City Council met at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 11, 1994, in the Council
Chambers of the Plainview City Hall at 901 Broadway, with Mayor E.V. Ridlehuber
presiding. Councilmembers present were: Alton Jackson Sr. - Precinct 1, Mary Virginia
Kirchhoff - Precinct 2, Mike Hutcherson - Precinct 4, Barbara Dorman - Precinct 5, Dwain
Dodson - Precinct 6 and Irene Favila - Precinct 7. Don Dickson - Precinct 3, was absent.
The Council met in Pre-Session at 7:00 p.m.
Staff members present were: James P. Jeffers - City Manager, Muff London - Director
of Community Development, Terry PowerS - Diroctor of Human. Resources, Norman
Huggins - Director of Finance, Roy L. Osborne - Director of Public Safety, Bruce Watson -
Fire Chief, Wally Hatch - City Attorney, Bill Hogge - Director of Public Works, John
Castro - Public Health Director and Karen McBeth - City Secretary.
Media present: Wayland Baptist University television and Richard Orr - Plainview Daily
Herald.
Guests present: Ron Miller, Augustin Rey Jr., Lloyd Woods, Roxanne Carter, Mr. and
Mrs. Mike Tyler and Bill Bilbrick.
OPEN MEETING
1. Invocation - Dwain Dodson
2. Recognitions - City Manager Jim Jeffers recognized Augustin Rey Jr., for his 28
years of excellent and cheerful service. Mr. Rey has progressed from Building
Maintenance Man through several promotions to his present position of Senior Custodian.
Mr. Rey was praised for his excellent work ethic and pleasant manner. Mr. Rey said he
looked forward to another 28 years with the City.
Mayor Ridlehuber recognized Ron Miller of the local Lions Club who spoke on behalf of
Campaign SightFirst, a program in which the local Lions Clubs are involved. Mr. Miller
stated it was a worthwhile cause for eliminating preventable blindness in the world. Mayor
Ridlehuber read a proclamation encouraging the entire community to unite with Lions
Club to eradicate preventable blindness.
3. Finance - Quarterly Report- Director of Finance, Norman Huggins, presented the
financial report for the City of Plainview for the quarter ending December 31, 1993. He
reviewed all accounts, their balances and reserves. He stated that the eleven million
dollar budget of the City was extremely tight and must be carefully managed therefore,
staying closely within the projected budget for the remainder of the year was of groat
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importance. Mr. Huggins reviewed the Capital Improvements Program as budgeted' for
this fiscal year, a scheduled of ad valorem taxes since 1985, hotel/motel tax revenues,
sales tax revenues, certificates of obligations and the remaining two payments due on a
utility bond obligation. Mayor Ridlehuber thanked Mr. Huggins for his report.
4. COnsent Calendar - Dwain DodSOn moved that item d-1 .(Incident Command
Vehicle) be removed from the bid portion of the consent calendar and rejected. ;Barbara
Dorman seconded the motion; the motiOn carried unanimously among the six
councilmembers present. Barbara Dorman made a motion the remainder of the consent
calendar be approved as presented; Alton Jackson Sr. seconded the motion; the motion
carried unanimously among the six councilrnembers present.
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c)
Minutes were approved.
Departmental Reports were approved.
Expenditures were approved,
d)
Bids -
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2)
Fire Department Incident Command Vehicle removed from
consideration.
Sanitation Recycling Sorting Conveyor. Bids were received
from Remcon Equipment Company of Airway Heights,
Washington, in the amount of $30,800 (not installed) and from
Mike Tyler Construction of Plainview, Texas, in the amount of
$24,000 (installed). The bid was awarded to Mike Tyler
Construction of Plainview, Texas.
e)
Ordinance No. 94-2983 - Boards, Committees and CommiSsions
An Ordinance of the City of Plainview, Texas establishing a uniform
policy for the maximum number of terms for members of all boards,
Committees and Commissions appointed by the City Council;
Severability clause; Cumulativeness clause; Conflicts clause; and
Effective date. Passed and approved.
f)
Boards, Commission and Committees Consider making
appointments to the following Boards, Commissions and Committees:
Frankie Carter was appointed to the Planning and Zoning Commission,
Gilbert Garcia was appointed to the ADA Advisory Committee, Bonnie
Ray was appointed to the Building Code/Fire Code Board of Appeals, and
Whit Hunt was appointed to the Board of Adjustment.
5. Executive Committee - Discussion of pending or contemplated litigation (Santa
Fe Railway/16th Street and EMCO). This meeting is authorized by [TEX. REV. CIV.
STAT. ANN. art. 6252-17, Sec. 2(e) (Vernon Supp. 1994).] Barbara Dorman made the
motion the council move into Executive Session; Dwain Dodson seconded the motion; the
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motion carried unanimously. The Council reconvened in Open Session at 8:20 p.m.
6. Adjournment - Dwain Dodson moved the meeting adjourn; Alton Jackson
seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously among the six councilmembers
present. Mayor Ridlehuber delcared the meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
E. V. Ridlehuber, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kar~n McBeth, City Secretary
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