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Plainview City Council
March 22, 1994
The Plainview City Council met at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 22, 1994, in the Council
Chambers of the Plainview City Hall at 901 Broadway. Mayor E. V. Ridlehuber presided.
Councilmembers present were: Alton Jackson Sr. - Precinct 1, Mary Virginia Kirchhoff -
Precinct 2, Don Dickson - Precinct 3, Mike Hutcherson - Precinct 4, Barbara Dorman -
Precinct 5, Dwain Dodson - Precinct 6, and Irene Favila - Precinct 7. The Council met in
Pre-Session at 7:00 p.m.
Staff members present were: James P. Jeffers - City Manager, Norman Huggins -
Director of Finance, Roy L. Osborne - Director of Public Safety, Muff London - Director
for Community Services, Terry Powers - Director Human Resources, John Berry -
Assistant Director of Public Works, Del Essary - Sanitation Superintendent, Barbara
Sullivan - Municipal Court Judge and Karen McBeth - City Secretary.
Media present: Richard Orr - Plainview Daily Herald, Randy Ballinger - KVOP, and
Wayland Baptist University.
OPEN MEETING
1. Invocation - Mike Hutcherson
2. Recognitions/Oath of Office - Director of Finance Norman Huggins introduced
Tommy Baker and Jimmy Adams of the water meter reading department. He stated they
were the only two meter readers Plainview has and they read every meter - about 8,000
of them - every month. Mr. Huggins said they were prompt, efficient and friendly and he
appreciated the good work they did. He presented them with gift certificates and thanked
them for their good work.
There were no Oaths of Office.
3. Public Safety - Annual Report. Roy L. Osborne, Director of Public Safety, gave
an overview of the Annual Public Safety Report. He reported his division operated on a
three million dollar budget annually. He said there are 35 employees in the fire
department and 33 in the police department, plus himself. He reported that Part I crimes
have been 'reduced this year by 21 percent, these are considered major crimes; and Part
II crimes have increased 12 percent. Part II crimes include drunkeness, simple assault,
etc. He reported a clearance rate of 62 percent of all patrol generated crimes. He stated
the arrest rate is up 64.8 percent in juvenile arrests, with a 162 percent increase from
1991. He stated that juvenile crime is a major problem. He reported the fire department
answered 619 fire calls; 1,316 EMS runs handling 1,807 patients. Animal Control
answered 4,675 calls. He said the city had 4 homicides and there are suspects in
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custody on all of them. He said the department added an Environmental Officer who is
Mike Allen, and a School Resource Office who is Daryl Kissell. He said that while there
was a decrease in major crimes over the past year, there was an increase in juvenile
crime, there were more citations issued which reduced the number of accidents and
possibly the number of auto related fatalities.
4. EMS-'Ambulances * Purchase - Consider purchasing two ambulances through
the Houston-Galveston Area Council contract. Roy L. Osborne, Director of Public Safety,
reported the need to purchase two ambulances. He stated he had compared prices and
the city could save approximately ,$13,720 by purchasing the ambulances through its
contract with Houston-Galveston Area Council purchasing agreement. He recommended
the ambulanCes be purchased through this agreement. Barbara Dorman made a motion
the city purchase two ambulances through the Houton-Galveston Area Council; Dwain
Dodson seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously with all councilmembers
present.
5. Sanitation - Recycling - Approving location of dumpsters for the pilot residential
recycling program. Del Essary, Sanitation Superindent, reviewed the proposed residential
recycling pilot program of placing blue colored trash containers (dumpster type) in three
small experimental areas in town. This area is to be from 18th Street to 23rd Street on
Columbia Street to Galveston Street; 8th Street to 11th Street on Joliet Street to Portland
Street; and 11th Street to 16th Street from Ennis Street to Holliday Street. These will be
used by citizens to place recyclable goods into so they may be taken to Tommie Lewis
Industries where they will be separated and recycled. Items which can be recycled are
cardboard, all types of paper, all tin, steel and aluminum items. At the present time there
is no market for plastic items. Glass items will need to be taken to TLI and cannot be
placed in the dumpster type containers due to breakage. Mr. Essary asked the approval
of the Council for the proposed locations. Kenneth Wood of TLI reported the conveyor
belt which will be used to sort the contents of these dumpster as soon as they are
delivered. He regretted there was no market for plastics at this time, but did say he
hoped to have one soon. Dwain Dodson moved the locations for the the recycling
dumpsters be approved as presented; Barbara Dorman seconded the motion; the motion
carried unaimously.
6. Consent Calendar - Dwain Dodson made a motion to approve the consent
calendar as presented; Irene Favila seconded the mOtion; the motion passed
unanimously.
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Minutes were approved.
Departmental Reports were approved.
Expenditures were approved.
Boards, Committee and Commission Appointments Consider
applications for journeyman electrician for the City Electrical Board. No
applications were received; no appointments made.
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e) Bids - Annual Seal Coat Materials
1. Liquid Asphalt Bids were received from Diamond Shamrock
Refining Company in the amount of $39,600.00; and Fina Oil and
Chemical Company in the amount of $51,300.00. The bid was awarded
to Diamond Shamrock Refining Company.
2. Aggregate - Bids were received from Appian Corporation in the
amount of $48,960.00; Kerr Construction Company in the amount of
$36,550 (but did not meet specifications); Thrasher Sand & Gravel in the
amount of $47,158.00; Trans-Pecos Materials in the amount of
$74,698.00; and Vega Sand & Grvel Company in the amount of
$56,440.00. The bid was awarded to Thrasher Sand & Gravel in the
amount of $47,158.00.
f)
Sanitation - Recycling - Resolution No. R94-107 - Approving Grant
Application for funding of recycling equipment to be used in
conjunction with Rick Graves program for composting. The resolution
was approved.
g)
Animal Shelter - Resolution No. R94-106 - A Resolution of the City
Council of the City of Plainview, Texas, authorizing the Mayor to enter
into a lease agreement with the Plainview Humane Society, Inc. for
office and kennel space in the City of Plainview Animal Shelter. The
mayor was so authorized.
h)
Curfews - Minors - Ordinance No. 94-2987. An Ordinance of the City
of Plainview, Texas, amending Sec. 17-50(B) of chapter 17, Curfews-
Minors, of the Plainview Code of Ordinances; To correct clerical error
defining the curfew hours; cumulativeness clause; Severability clause;
Conflicts clause; Effective date; And providing for publication. The
ordinance was approved.
7. Executive Session - Discussion of Personnel [TEX. GOVT. CODE ANN. Sub.
Sec. 551.01 et. seq. (Vernon Supp. 1994).] Municipal Court Judge annual evaluation.
Barbara Dorman moved the council convene in Executive Session; Don Dickson
seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously.
The council reconvened in open session at 9:20 p.m.
8. Municipal Court Judge - Consider continued employment of Municipal Court
Judge and salary adjustment. Councilmember Dorman moved the annual salary for
Municipal Court Judge/Teen Court Coordinator Barbara Sullivan be $27,000.00, plus
$4,800 per year car allowance. Councilmember Dorman continued her motion by
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reappointing Judge Sullivan for an additional two year term with the stipulation that Judge
Sullivan is an employee at will, and serves at the discretion of the City Council. Motion
was seconded by Councilmember Irene Favila, and the motion carried by unanimous
vote.
9. Adjournment - Barbara Dorman moved the meeting be adjourned; Alton Jackson
Sr. seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 9:30
p.m.
Passed and approved the 12th day of April, 1994.
ATTEST:
Kamen McBeth, City Secretary
E. V. Ridlehuber, Mayor
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