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HomeMy WebLinkAbout94 0726 min MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING City of Plainview July 26, 1994 The City Council of the City of Plainview met in a regularly schedule meeting on July 26, 1994, in the Council Chambers of the Plainview City Hall at 901 Broadway. The Council met in Pre-Session at 7:00 p.m. Mayor Lloyd C. Woods presided. Councilmembers present were: Alton Jackson Sr. - Precinct 1, Mary Virginia Kirchhoff - Precinct 2, Rey Rosas - Precinct 3, Barbara Dorman - Precinct 5, Dwain Dodson - Precinct 6, and Irene Favila - Precinct 7. Absent was Mike Hutcherson - Precinct 4. Staff members present were: James P. Jeffers - City Manager, Wally Hatch - City Attorney, Terry Powers- Director of Human Resources, Bruce Watson - Fire Chief, Roland Asebedo - Assistant Fire Chief, Norman Huggins - Director of Finance, Roy L. Osborne - Director of Public Safety, John Berry - Assistant Director of Public Works, and Karen McBeth - City Secretary. News media present: Danny Andrews - Plainview Daily Herald, Pete Strom - Cable TV, and Randy Ballinger - KKYN. OPEN MEETING 1. Invocation - Barbara Dorman 2. Recognitions/Oath of Office - Jerry Allen was sworn to the Minimum Housing Standards Board. Mayor Lloyd Woods presented Mr. Mays Osborne with a Certificate of Appreciation and a key to the city for his many years of public service to the city. 3. Consent Calendar - Dwain Dodson made the motion to approve the items on the Consent Calendar; Barbara Dorman seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously among the six councilmembers present. a) b) c) Minutes were approved. Departmental Reports were approved. Expenditures were approved. d) Board, Committee and Commission Appointments: Glenn Bickel was appointed to the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority Board; I of~ Bernard Vering was appointed to the Building Code/Fire Code Board of Appeals. e) Bids - Water Department - Consider award of bid for backhoe for water department. A bid was received from West Texas Cat in the amount of $51,807.00; No other bids were received. The bid was awarded to West Texas Cat. f) Bids - Sanitation Department - Consider award of bid for sideload refuse packer body. Bids were received from Davis Truck & Equipment for a Pak Mor packer body in the amount of $32,740.00 and Southwestern Equipment Company for an Impact packer body in the amount of $33,653.00. The bid was awarded to Davis Truck & Equipment Company for $32,740.00. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 4. Water Conservation - Ordinance No. 94-3002. An Ordinance adopting a City of Plainview Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan; Penalties clause; Cumulativeness clause; Severability clause; Conflicts clause; and Effective Date. Mr. Jeffers reviewed the ordinance stating the recent water study was partially funded by the Texas Water Development Board, and one of the requirements of their partial funding of the project was the City adopt a water conservation plan. At the present time there is no immediate need but the ordinances legally puts into place the mechanism to implement certain plans to conserve water. The TWDB requires the City to report annually on the implementation and effectiveness of its efforts to conserve water. One suggestion being studied is an ascending rate scale for water consumption; another is limiting the size of water meters. The passing of this ordinance will be the City's first step in meeting the requirements of the Water Development Board. A. Public Hearing - Alton Jackson Sr. made a motion to call a Public Hearing; Rey Rosas seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously. Mayor Woods asked those wishing to speak to do so at this time. B. R. McGehee, 1309 Zephyr, asked what the present per capita rate water consumption was annually within the city. Mr. Jeffers stated this information, along with much more, was in the Water Study and Mr. McGehee could come to his office and he would be happy to supply any information he could. Mayor Woods asked those wishing to speak against the ordinance to come forward. No one spoke against the ordinance. Keith Billington, Grandview St., asked if the ordinance gave away the City's control over its water and water usage, also. what would happen to city water rates. Mr. Jeffers explained the city has control over its water now and the 2 oliOS ordinance does nothing to change that; in fact the ordinance gives the city specific ways to control water usage. Mr. Jeffers stated however the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, a state agency run amuck, along with federal agencies are creating mandates which are costly and limiting to municipalities. Mr. Jeffers suggested every citizen contact his/her representatives on a state and national level and let them know that cities do not need any more mandates. Alton Jackson made a motion to close the Public Hearing; Rey Rosas seconded the motion; the motion passed unanimously. Mayor Woods declared the Public Hearing closed. B. Council Action The Council discussed the need for adopting a conservation measure that gives the city the power to control water usage during time of drought. Dwain Dodson stated he hopes the city can keep the state and federal government out of its business as long, and as much, as possible. Barbara Dorman made the motion to adopt Ordinance No. 94-3002; Dwain Dodson seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously. 5. Zoning - Special Event Permits - Ordinance No. 94-2998. An Ordinance of the City of Plainview, Texas, amending Section 34 of the Plainview Zoning Ordinance to provide for rules and regulations governing the issuance of Special Event Permits; Severability clause; Cumulativeness clause; Conflicts clause; and Effective Date. Mr. Jeffers reviewed the ordinance, stating it was the second reading of the ordinance, and was proposed to restrict the amount of time certain outdoor amusements could operate within the city. Such amusements commonly known as carnivals have in the passed used Plainview as a "training ground." The ordinance restricts the time spent in town to five days, including set up time and take down time. The application fee in the ordinance is the only new fee imposed and the $500 water deposit is to cover the cost of the water meter, should the amusement company damage it or take it with them. A. Public Hearing - Dwain Dodson made a motion to call a public hearing; Alton Jackson Sr. seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously. Mayor Woods declared the Public Hearing open for public comment and asked those speaking for the ordinance to speak at this time; no one spoke. Mayor Woods asked those speaking against the ordinance to speak. Cliff Hartley stated he was not speaking against it, only asking if this applied to permanent outdoor amusement parks, such as the one he owned. Mayor Woods answered no, this ordinance was aimed at temporary outdoor amusements which traveled the country, such as circuses and carnivals. Alton Jackson made a motion to close the public hearing; Barbara Dorman seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously. Mayor Woods declared the Public Hearing closed. B. Council Action - Barbara Dorman moved Ordinance No. 94-2998 be approved as presented; Dwain Dodson seconded the motion; the motion carried .... a of~ unanimously. 6. Budget Amendment - Graffiti/Crime Stoppers - Ordinance No. 94-2999. An Ordinance of the City of Plainview amending Ordinance No. 93-2975, to amend the budget to provide vandalism reward funds in the 1993-94 Budget. City Manager Jim Jeffem explained this ordinance allowed the city to fUnd a reward, up to $1,000, to person or persons who divulge information leading to: the arrest and conviction of individuals defacing property by graffiti. This money is in addition to, and secondary to, any reward offered by Crime Stoppers. A. Public Hearing - Dwain Dodson moved to call a Public Hearing; Rey Rosas seconded the~ motion; the motion passed unanimously. Mayor Woods declared the hearing open to the public and asked those speaking for the ordinance to come forward at this time. Judy Hartley, representing Crime Stoppers, spoke stating-the organization appreciated the Council's help and cooperation. No one spoke against the ordinance. Alton Jackson Sr. moved to close the public hearing; Barbara Dorman seconded the motion; the motion passed unanimously. B. Council Action - Dwain Dodson made the motion the ordinance be approved; Rey Rosas seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously. 7. Plainview/Hale County Health DePartment - South Plains *Health Provider. Consider authorizing the City of Plainview to request a committee be formed to study the merging of Plainview/Hale County Health Department and. the South Plains Health Provider Organization. City Manager Jim Jeffers stated the Plainview/Hale County Health Department was one of the most excellent departments in the State. He stated that South Plains Health Provider Organization also does a very good job. He stated that it has been proposed, and the Council has the opportunity to consider, asking the Health Department to do · a feasibility study as to whether or not these two entities might be merged. The purpose of the study would be to ascertain if a more efficient and more effective union would be the result. The study would be conducted by a committee consisting of two persons from the City; two persons, from the County; two persons from the Health Department; two persons from South Plains Health Provider; and two persons from the Texas Department of Health, possibly Dr. Steven Morgan. Mr. Jeffers emphasized this was not a mandate from the Council. There is no timetable for this study. The only action the Council will be taking at this time is to request the committee be formed to study the feasibility of such a merger. Barbara Dorman made a motion the Council request such a committee be formed; Alton Jackson Sr. seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously. 8. Retirement - Consider request from the Plainview Firemen's Relief and 4 of ~t5 Retirement Fund for increased funding. City Manager Jeffers explained that at the present time there is a two point discrepancy between what the City pays into the Texas Municipal Retirement System and Social Security for all other city employees, and what it pays into the Plainview Firemen's Relief and Retirement Fund. He reported that the firemen do not participate in the Social Security system, but rather they have their own retirement fund and it is self administered. He stated that the firemen were asking the City to participate in their retirement at the same rate they participate in all the other employees. He stated this would amount to approximately $18,000 annually. Dwain Dodson made a motion the City increase its amount given to the Firemen's Relief and Retirement Fund by two percent; Rey Rosas seconded the motion; the motion passed by unanimous vote. 9. Surplus Property - Consider setting a minimum bid price for property located at 600 E. 6th, currently occupied by Regional Youth Associates and for property located at 304 W. 6th Street, currently occupied by Bank of America. Mr. Jeffers stated these two properties have been declared surplus by the Council, and these properties have been appraised. He said the property could not be sold for less than their appraised value, and the cost of the appraisals could be added to their selling price. He asked the Council to determine the minimum amount the City would accept as a bid. Dwain Dodson made a motion to set the minimum bid price on the property at 304 West 6th Street at $285,000; Alton Jackson Sr. seconded the motion. Alton Jackson Sr., Rey Rosas, Dwain Dodson and Irene Favila voted in favor of the motion. Barbara Dorman and Mary Virginia Kirchhoff voted against it. Mike Hutcherson was absent. The motion carried. Dwain Dodson moved that $10,000 be the minimum bid price on the property located at 300 East 6th Street; Barbara Dorman seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously among the six councilmembers present. 10. Adjournment - Barbara Dorman moved the meeting adjourn; Rey Rosas seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously. Mayor Woods declared the meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. ATTEST: Lloyd C. Wl Mayor Kamen McBetl~, City Secretary 5 of ~S'~