HomeMy WebLinkAbout04 0608 minThe Plainview City Council met on June 8, 2004 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 4:40 p.m. on June 2, 2004. Mayor John C. Anderson
presided. Councilmembers present were: Kelvin Tipton-District 1, Belinda Pena-District
3, Ron Trusler-District 5, Wendell Dunlap-District 6 and Roland Nash-Distdct 7.
Councilmembers absent were: Mary Jane Shanes-District 2 and John N. Bertsch-
District 4.
Staff members present were: Greg Ingham-City Manager, John Castro-Director of
Community Services, Wally Hatch-City Attorney, Brice Clements-Engineer/Assistant
Director of Public Works, Dale Simpson-Director of Civil Service, Will Mull-Police Chief,
Gary Glass-Fire Chief and Belinda Hinojosa~City Secretary.
Guests present were:
Rev. Mary Lou Dillon
News Media Representative: Richard Orr-Plainview Daily Herald
Rev. Mary Lou Dillon delivered the invocation.
Mayor Anderson led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Councilmember Trusler moved to adopt the consent calendar. The motion was duly
seconded by Councilmember Tipton and carried by unanimous vote. Items approved
on the Consent Calendar included: approval of minutes of May 24, 2004, May 25,
2004 and June 3, 2004 and granting excused absences to Coun¢ilmembers Mary
Jane Shanes and John N. Bertsch.
Bdce Clements, Engineer presented the Preliminary Plat of Mesa Verde Addition, Unit
No. 9. The property is owned by Jerry Wofford and RKR Incorporated located North of the
new Wal-Mart Supercenter. It was presented to the Planning & Zoning Commission on
June 3~d and was approved contingent to the following:
1. Need letter of transmittal with the following: (a) Drainage Plan; (b) Street Design;
(c) Sewer Design; and (d) Water Utility Design.
2. Sewer and Water Utility Design to be in compliance with Master Plan
3. Clearly identify Agent, Engineer
4. Provide total acreage and independent lot acreage
5. Provide alleys and Easements for all necessary utilities
6. Coordinate with Canadian River Municipal Water Authority for concurrent use of
easements as required and provide documentation of approval for any
concurrent use of land for easements
7. Jefferson Drive to be renamed to Lometa
8. Ramona BIvd to be renamed to Kermit
9. Renumber lots 29, 30 and 31 to 30, 31, and 32
10. Provide accurate metes and bounds description for the overall addition
11. Provide bearings and length for overall dimensions and for each individual lot.
12. Provide overall dimensions in bold and individual lot dimensions in regular print.
13. Provide all angle geometry, radii and curve information and chord lengths and
bearings.
14. Excel Energy requires the following Utility Easements:
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a. Along the East Boundary of Lots 29 & 20 (to be renumbered to lots 30 &
31)
b. Along the south Boundary of Lots 29 & 31 (to be renumbered to 30 & 32)
c. A North South 20' Utility Easement on lot 31 (to be renumbered to lot 32)
with vehicular access from both 16th and 17th Streets.
15. Rename Mesa Verde Addition Unit No. 9 to Unit No. 7
16. Extend Addition to include entrance to Jefferson Drive (to be renamed to Lometa)
and
17. Provide curb radii information and paving for this entrance
18. Show building setback lines
19.Show front building lines
20.The Ramona and 17th street intersection needs to be at a 90 deg. angle with a
variance of less than 10 deg.
Councilmember Trusler moved to open a public hearing on Mesa Verde Addition, Unit No.
9. The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Pena and carried by unanimous
vote.
Mayor Anderson asked for public comment. There was no public comment.
Councilmember Trusler moved to close the public hearing. The motion was duly
seconded by Councilmember Tipton and carried by unanimous vote. The public hearing
was closed at 7:14 p.m.
Mayor Anderson asked if the property owners have agreed to make the corrections. He
was advised that the property owners have not indicated a problem to the corrections.
Councilmember Tipton moved to approve the Preliminary Plat of Mesa Verde Addition,
Unit No. 9 contingent upon all items brought forth being resolved. The motion was
seconded by Councilmember Dunlap and carried by unanimous vote.
Wally Hatch, City Attorney presented Ordinance No. 04-3419, an Ordinance of the City
of Plainview, Texas Establishing A Policy For Non-Ad Valorem Tax Liens that are 25
Years or Older; Cumulativeness Clause; Conflicts Clause; Severability Clause; And
Effective Date. He stated this ordinance applies to any non-ad valorem tax lien that is 25
years or older and the property is no longer owned by the original borrower whom the
lien was assessed. The lien would be released upon payment by the current owner of
the original lien amount in addition to a twenty-five percent (25%) penalty. The Mayor or
the City Manager of the City of Plainview shall be authorized to execute lien releases on
these properties on behalf of the City Council.
There was no public comment.
Councilmember Pena moved that Ordinance No. 04-3419 be approved upon first reading.
The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Trusler and carried by unanimous vote.
Wally Hatch, City Attorney presented for consideration the appointment of two new
members to the Board of Directors of the Plainview Higher Education Facilities
Corporation and appointment of Greg Ingham as the authorized agent. He stated this a
nonprofit corporation created in the early 1990's. It allows an alternate financing
mechanism to fund capital improvements for non-prefit agencies.
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Mayor Anderson nominated Irene Favila 'and Norman Huggins to serve on the board and
recommended Greg Ingham serve as authorized agent. The motion was duly seconded
by Councilmember Kelvin Tipton.
There was no public comment.
The motion carried unanimously.
Greg Ingham, City Manager presented for consideration and discussion the appointment
of a Councilmember as the SPAG Representative. He stated the South Plains
Associations of Government covers a 15 county area and they coordinate activity and
handle federal funding. Previous Councilmember Irene Favila served on the board.
Councilmember Kelvin Tipton moved to appointment Wendell Dunlap as the City's SPAG
representative. The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Trusler.
There was no public comment.
The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Ingham presented for consideration and action the Agreement for Professional
Services for Strategic Planning. Mr. Ingham stated we have three new
Councilmembers along with himself being relatively new. It would be advantageous to
sit down and assess priorities for the next 12 to 36 months. Jim Bertram, formerly of the
City of Lubbock has agreed to assist the City with assessing priorities, what all it will
take to accomplish and how to address on team approach. He will assist with a
planning retreat with Council and staff representatives to come up with priority of where
we want to go. Mr. Ingham reiterated that this is not an update to the comprehensive
plan but basically a guide on where to focus our efforts. Mr. Bertram has agreed on a
not to exceed price of $3,800 and Mr. Ingham stated he is asking the Council approval
to proceed with an agreement with Mr. Bertram.
There was no public comment.
Councilmember Dunlap moved that the City go into an agreement with Mr. Bertram for
professional services for strategic planning not to exceed $3,800.
The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Nash and carried by unanimous
vote.
Councilmember Tipton moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion was duly seconded
by Councilmember Trusler and carried by unanimous vote.
There being no further business, Mayor Anderson adjourned the meeting at 7:28 p.m.
Belinda Hinojosa
City Secretary
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