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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
City of Plainview
March 28, 1995
The Plainview City Council held a meeting at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 28, 1995, 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: Mary
Virginia Kirchhoff- Precinct 2, Rey Rosas - Precinct 3, Barbara Dorman - Precinct 5, Dwain
Dodson - Precinct 6, and Irene Favila - Precinct 7. Councilmembers absent were: Alton
Jackson Sr. - Precinct 1, and Mike Hutcherson - Precinct 4.
Staff members present were: James P. Jeffers - City Manager, Ches Carthel - Director of
Public Works, Wally Hatch City Attorney, Muff London Director for Community
Development, Bruce Watson - Fire Chief, Roy L. Osborne - Chief of Police, Barbara Sullivan -
Municipal Court Judge, Dale Simpson - Civil Service Director, Police Captain Danny Miller,
Norman Huggins - Director of Finance and Karen McBeth - City Secretary.
News media present: Richard Orr - Plainview Daily Herald and Wayland Baptist University
television.
OPEN MEETING
1. Invocation - Barbara Dorman
2. Recognitions - Captain Danny Miller read a proclamation naming April as Severe
Weather Alertness Month, and recognizing the Storm Watchers in Plainview for the unselfish
service they give in alerting Plainview citizens to severe and dangerous weather. The two
groups who make up Storm Watch are React and Amateur Radio Club.
Arthur Wall was presented a 15 year pin by Ches Carthel, Director of Public Works. Arthur
has worked his way up to the position of Assistant Superintendent. He is a valued employee for
the City of Plainview.
Mayor Woods recognized teacher Kayla Caldwell and 14 members of the Plainview High School
Student Council who visited the Council meeting.
Health Department Director John Castro introduced Laurie King, Nursing Director, who is the
newest member of the Plainview/Hale County Health Department.
3. Consent Calendar - Dwain Dodson made a motion to approve the Consent Calendar as
presented; Irene Favila seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously among the five
councilmembers present.
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Minutes were approved.
Departmental Reports were accepted.
Expenditures were approved.
d) Board, Committee and Commission Appointments. Lucile Davis
was named to the Parks Advisory Board,. She was nominated by Mayor Woods.
e)
Bids:
1. Sanitation - Refuse Packer Body - Two bids were received: Davis
Truck and Equipment of Dallas in the amount of $37,955.00; and Southwestern
Equipment Co. of Lubbock in the amount of $33,000.00. The bid was awarded
to Southwestern Equipment Co. of Lubbock.
2. Streets - Paving - SW 4th Street. Bids received were: Ronnie Zahn
Paving Inc. for $33,530.00; and High Plains Pavers, Inc. for $26,907.50. The
bid was awarded to High Plains Pavers, Inc.
f) Main Street - Texas Capital Fund Improvements Program. Resolution No.
R95-108. A Resolution of the City of Plainview, Texas, authorizing the submission of
an application for a Texas Capital Fund Main Street Improvements Program Grant. This
resolution amends a previous resolution. Resolution was approved.
g) Plat - Consideration of the final plat for Westwind Addition, Unit No. 1. Plat
was approved. This plat involves the following variances of Plainview's Subdivision
Ordinances: Dead end alley, Alley cutbacks, intersection transitions, Lot length to width
ratio is less than 2.5, Building set back of 35 feet for buildings with parking in front, and
Initial street dedication of only 37.5 feet rather than the 40 feet required by ordinance.
Approval is given with the following conditions: Acceptance of the variances, Execution
of a Dedication Deed, A letter from the Subdivider that water and sewer systems will be
constructed in accordance with the latest state requirements, and Payment of County
recording costs.
h) Plat - Consideration of the combination plat of Duncan Addition, Unit No. 4.
Plat was approved. This plat involves the following variances from the Subdivision
Ordinances: Paved alley requirements in commercial areas; Dead end alley; Drainage
study requirements, and; Sanitary sewer improvements sealed by a Registered
Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. Approval is given with the following
conditions: Acceptance of the variances requested; Properly executed Dedication Deed;
A letter from Mr. Wright stating he will construct the sanitary sewer line extension in
accordance with City Code and Ordinance requirements; A copy of the tax receipt
indicating that taxes are paid in full, and; Payment of the County recording costs.
i) Plat - Consideration of the final plat for LaMesa Subdivision, Unit No. 3. Plat
was approved. This plat involves the following variances of the Subdivision Ordinance:
Dead end street length (Holliday Street) exceeds maximum of 400 feet, and; Paving and
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drainage improvements are not submitted, but will be submitted at a later date. Approval
is given with the following conditions: Acceptance of the variances; Approval of paving
and drainage plans and specifications; Properly executed Dedication Deed; Copy of
receipt indicating taxes are paid in full; Payment of County recording costs; Payment of
water and sewer connection charges, and; Final plat conformance with Preliminary Plat.
j) Animal Control/Plainview Humane Society - Consideration of Amendment No.
1, of the contract between the Plainview Humane Society and the City of Plainview.
(The original agreement was dated March, 1994) Amendment was approved.
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4. Canadian River Municipal Water Authority - Projects report. John Williams,
General Manager, presented a report on the status of the Canadian River Municipal Authority,
of which Plainview is a member and its most geographically centrally located city. CRMWA
provides water to eleven cities, from Amarillo to Lamesa. Of the 36 billion gallons of water
used by these eleven cities last year, 23 billion were supplied by CRMWA. Plainview used 1.7
billion gallons, of which CRMWA supplied 670 million. The foremost project of the Authority
at the present time is the consideration of means to provide supplemental water from
underground sources in the eastern Hutchinson/western Roberts County area north of Pampa.
This project would provide additional water to CRMWA member cities, making up the shortfall
in the Lake Meredith supply and allow for mixing good quality well water to meet water quality
standards. The project would involve purchase of water rights on about 42,765 acres of
ranchland, construction of wells, gathering system, and an aqueduct to transport the water to a
point on the present CRMWA Aqueduct where mixing would occur. Project costs would include
$14,500,000 for purchase of water rights, $24,000,000 for wells and gathering facilities, and
$38,000,000 for the aqueduct with pumping plants. The combined projects would enable the
Authority to furnish up to 121,000 acre feet of water annually to the eleven member cities and
their 450,000 citizens, meeting foreseeable needs for several decades. Some cities would still
need to meet additional peaking requirements from their own sources, however. Combined with
the Lake Meredith Salinity Control Project, now getting underway, substantial water quality
improvement will result, with benefits received much more quickly than with the Salinity
Control Project alone. Costs of water to the member cities should increase from a current
average of 34 cents per thousand gallons to approximately 60 cents per thousand gallons,
including both the alternate water supply and the Salinity Control Project. Actual costs for each
city will depend upon the amounts of water actually used.
5. Police - Presentation of Annual Report. Chief of Police Roy L. Osborne, reviewed
the Annual Report for the Plainview Police Department. The report, prepared by Captain
Dennis Harkins, gives an overall review of the department, its organization, activities, personnel
and financial status. The department employees 34 police officers, 7 civilian personnel and
operates on a current annual budget of $1,622,750. This past year the department spent 3,585
hours in training and receives an average of 24 hours training each year from the Law
Enforcement Television Network. Last year the department answered 19,872 calls for service,
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spent an average of 19.8 minutes per call, with an average response time to each call of 3.42
minutes. In 1994 the department handled 1,676 adult arrest, 622 juvenile arrests and issued
4,647 traffic citations. There were 80 burglaries of business and 244 home burglaries. Two
new programs which were implemented this past year were the Footprints program and the
Night Eyes program. In the Footprints program a patrol officer randomly checks residential
houses for security purposes (locked doors and windows) and leaves a card stating he has visited
the premises and for what purpose; the Night Eyes program enables an officer to check on
businesses for security purposes (locked doors and closed windows), the officer also leaves a
card stating that he has done so. Both of these programs have been well received by the
community. The department handled 31 crime prevention inspections, 330 community programs,
started 3 new neighborhood watches and distributed 15,000 pieces of crime prevention literature.
Chief Osborne stated he was extremely proud of all the members of the department and felt this
past year was a successful year for City of Plainview law enforcement.
Councilmembers asked questions about the report and Chief Osborne answered each of their
questions and explained how the report was formulated.
6. Adjournment - Mayor Woods adjourned the meeting at 8:35 p.m.
PASSED AND APPROVED on April 11, 1995
Lloyd C. Woods, Mayor
ATTEST:
Karen McBeth, City Secretary
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