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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
City of Plainview
November 8, 1994
The Plainview City Council held a meeting at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 8, 1994 in
the Council Chambers of the Plainview City Hall at 901 Broadway. Councilmembers
present were: Alton Jackson Sr. - Precinct 1, Mary Virginia Kirchhoff - Precinct 2, Rey
Rosas - Precinct 3, Mike Hutcherson - Precinct 4, Barbara Dorman - Precinct 5, Dwain
Dodson - Precinct 6, and Irene Favila - Precinct 7. Mayor Lloyd C. Woods presided. The
Council met in Pre-Session at 7:00 p.m.
Staff members present were: James P. deffers - City Manager, Wally Hatch - City
Attorney, John Berry - Assistant Director of Public Works, Roy L. Osborne - Chief of
Police, Norman Huggins - Director of Finance, Muff London - Director for Community
Development, Roland Asebedo - Fire Marshall, Bruce Watson - Fire Chief, Dale Simpson
Director of Civil Service, and Karen McBeth - City Secretary.
News media present were: Richard Orr - Plainview Daily Herald.
OPEN MEETING
1. Invocation - Mike Hutcherson
2. Recognitions - J. A. Bush, Norman Wright and Charles Jacobs were recognized
for their military service in the Korean conflict. Mayor Woods gave each of them a
certificate of recognition.
Soila Reyes, of Catholic Family Services, read a proclamation to raise public awareness
of HIV/AIDS and remind the public that December 1, 1994 is World Aids Day.
3. Consent Calendar was considered. Barbara Dorman made a motion to approve
the Consent Calendar; Mike Hutcherson seconded the motion; the motion carried
unanimously.
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Minutes were approved.
Departmental Reports were accepted.
Expenditures were approved.
d) Board Committee and Commission Appointments. Consider appointments
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to the Board of Adjustment, Electrical Board (Journeyman) and Human
Relations Commission. No appointments were made.
REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
4. Southwestern Bell Telephone Franchise - First Reading. Ordinance No. 94-
3021. An Ordinance of the City of Plainview, Texas, agreeing to amend Section 5, of
Ordinance No. 91-2884, with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company to provide for a
longer term. City Manager Jim Jeffers reviewed the franchise agreement with
Southwestern Bell Telephone. It is the agreement by which the utility company uses the
right of way owned by the city in exchange for a fee, which is passed on to the user of
the utility. Southwestern Bell pays over $110,000 per year to the city under this
agreement. The agreement proposed in this ordinance is a renewable, one year
agreement. The council asked questions concerning the possibility of SWBT getting into
the cable television business and would this be covered in this agreement. Ms. Iresema
Velasquez, SWBT representative, said that should SWBT bring cable television to
Plainview, it would have to do so under a separately negotiated franchise agreement with
the city.
5. Budget Amendment - Civil Service. Ordinance No. 94-3022. An Ordinance of
the City of Plainview, Texas, amending the 1994-1995 Budget of the City of Plainview,
funding the position of Civil Service Director. Mr. Jeffers explained the city is required to
have a Civil Service Director since the Fire Department is under Civil Service regulations.
These duties were formerly assigned to another department, and most of the money for
this entity comes from the former budget. The person assuming this responsibility must
be nominated by the Civil Service Board. Dwain Dodson moved the ordinance be
approved; Barbara Dorman seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously.
6. Energas - Rate Case - Notice of Rate Suspension. Mr. Jeffers stated that the city
was part of a Steering Committee which was authorized to negotiate new rates with
Energas. Energas had requested new rates to become effective November 18, 1994.
However, as a result of the negotiations with Energas they will not request that new rates
become effective until April of 1996. The Steering Committee has recommended not
fighting this agreement. By taking no action on this agenda item, the council accepts
the proposed settlement negotiated by the Steering Committee. The proposed rate
increase was 89 cents per one thousand cubic feet, and the rate was negotiated down
to 54 cents per one thousand cubic feet. No action was taken.
6a. Change Meeting Date - Consider changing the November 22, 1994, City Council
meeting to Thursday, November 17, 1994, at 11:30 a.m. at the Plainview Country Club,
2902 West 4th St., for this meeting only. Dwain Dodson moved to approve changing the
date for this council meeting; Irene Favila seconded the motion; the motion was
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approved by all councilmembers present.
7, Executive Session - Discussion of purchase, exchange, lease or value or real
property, or negotiated contract for prospective gift. (Kinnikin Property) This meeting is
authorized by [TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. art. 6252-17 Sec. 2(f) (Vernon Supp. 1994)].
Discussion of evaluation, assignment, and/or reassignment of a public officer or
employee; Specifically Civil Service DireCtor and/or salary. This meeting is authorized
by [TEX. REC. CIV. STAT. Ann. art. 6252-17, Section 2(e) (Vernon Supp. 1994)].
The council convened in Executive Session at 7:25 p.m. The Council reconvened in
Open Session at 8:15 p.m.
8. Waste Water Treatment Plant Consider the lease and/or acquisition of
properties to the East of the Waste Water Treatment Plant along Running Water Draw.
Running Water Draw runs through property owned by Marie Kinnikin and waste water is
released into that draw. To acquire access to and through that property and make
certain changes to that property which will allow the released waste water to run into the
draw and not pool and stagnate will require an easement agreement with Ms. Kinnikin.
Barbara Dorman made a motion that the Council authorize the city manager to enter into
an easement agreement with Ms. Kinnikin allowing the city to make the appropriate
changes to accommodate the waste water and produce the desired result; Alton Jackson
Sr. seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously among all seven council
members.
9. Civil Service Director - Consider action per discussion in Executive Session. No
action was taken.
10. Adjournment. The Mayor adjoUrned the meeting at 7:55 p.m.
Passed and approved on November 17, 1994.
ATTEST:
Karen McBeth, City Secretary
Lloyd C. Woods, Mayor
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