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The Plainview City Council met on September 28, 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 4:45 p.m. on September 24, 2004. Mayor John C. Anderson
presided. Councilmembers present were: Kelvin Tipton - District 1, Mary Jane Shanes
- District 2, Belinda Pena - District 3, Wendell Dunlap - District 6, and Roland Nash -
District 7. Councilmembers absent were: John Bertsch - District 4 and Ron Trusler -
District 5.
Staff members present were: Greg Ingham - City Manager, Wally Hatch - City
Attorney, Jack Keller - Budget Manager, Will Mull - Chief of Police, Gary Glass - Chief
of the Fire Department, Dale Simpson - Civil Service Director, John Castro - Director of
Community Services, John Berry - Director of Public Works, and Christina Mclntee -
Deputy City Secretary.
News media representatives present were: Richard Orr-Plainview Daily Herald.
Guests present were: Pastor Joseph M. Johnson, Emily Edwards, Johanna Macha,
Jennifer Hollars, Josmara Arzola, Mariela Grimaldo, Arianna Finch, Shana Jo Bolding,
Jasmine Perales, and Sherry Edwards.
Pastor Joseph M. Johnson of Faith Baptist Church delivered the invocation.
Brownie Troop 82 led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Councilmember Pena moved to adopt the consent calendar. The motion was duly
seconded by Councilmember Dunlap and carried by unanimous vote. Items approved
on the Consent Calendar included: approval of minutes of September 14, 2004 and
September 23, 2004; the granting of excused absences to Councilmember Bertsch
and Councilmember Trusler; and approval of financial reports. The Council approved
upon second reading, Ordinance No. 04-3428, an ordinance of the City of Plainview
amending Ordinance No, 03-3399 to appropriate funds in the general fund and various
revenue and capital funds pursuant to Section 5.07 (A) of the Plainview City Charter
allowing for supplemental appropriations in the 2003-2004 Budget; Cumulativeness
Clause; Conflicts Clause; Severability Clause; and Effective Date.
Mayor Anderson presented for second reading Ordinance No. 04-3425, an ordinance
adopting and approving the budget for the fiscal year beginning-October 1, 2004 and
terminating September 30, 2005, and making such appropriations for each department,
project and account. Since this was the second of two readings, the Council chose to
forego the staff briefing.
There was no public comment. Councilmember Shanes moved to adopt Ordinance No.
04-3425 upon second reading. The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember
Tipton and carried by unanimous vote.
Mayor Anderson presented Ordinance No. 04-3430, an ordinance levying municipal ad
valorem taxes for the City of Plainview, Texas for the year 2004, and directing the
assessment and collection thereof; severability clause; cumulativeness clause; conflicts
clause; and effective date. Mayor Anderson verified for the record that this ordinance
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passes upon first reading and does not require a second reading. The tax rate will
increase 2.74 cents per $100 valuation from last years rate to 50.49 cents.
There was no public comment. Councilmember Nash moved to adopt Ordinance No.
04-3430 upon second reading. The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember
Shanes and carried by unanimous vote.
Mayor Anderson presented for second reading Ordinance No. 04-3426, an ordinance of
the City of Plainview, amending Section 25-42, entitled "Monthly Sewer Rates" of the
Code of the City of Plainview, Texas; severability clause; cumulativeness clause;
conflicts clause; effective date. Since this was the second of two readings, the Council
chose to forego the staff briefing.
There was no public comment. Mayor Anderson moved to adopt Ordinance No. 04-
3426 upon second reading. The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Nash
and carried by unanimous vote.
Mayor Anderson presented for second reading Ordinance No. 04-3427, an ordinance of
the City of Plainview, Texas, amending Section 22-32 entitled "Refuse Collection
Fees; Water Termination" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plainview, Texas.
Since this was the second of two readings, the Council chose to forego the staff
briefing.
There was no public comment. Councilmember Dunlap moved to adopt Ordinance No.
04-3427 upon second reading. The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember
Pena: and carried by unanimous vote.
John Castro, Director of Community Services presented for consideration giving
apprOval for Mayor to sign Contract Change # 3 to the Texas Department of Health
Grant TDH 7560006391. The grant provides the final three months, state portion, of
operating expenses for the immunization program.
There was no public comment. Councilmember Tipton moved to approve the Mayor to
sign Contract Change # 3 to the Texas Department of Health Grant TDH 7560006391.
The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Shanes and carried by unanimous
vote.
Gary Glass, Fire Chief presented for consideration and to take necessary action
regarding the Interlocal Agreement with Hale Center. Hale Center is restructuring
their Volunteer EMS service and a requirement by the Texas Department of Health is to
have an interlocal agreement. They have requested that the City of Plainview enter into
such agreement with them. There will be a $100 response fee charged to Hale Center
for each service call in addition to the billing to the patient. The City of Plainview will
provide service on an as needed basis for EMS purposes. However if response to a
call is detrimental to the City of Plainview the City of Plainview will not respond to Hale
Center.
There was no public comment. Councilmember Tipton moved to approve entering into
an Interlocal Agreement with Hale Center. The motion was duly seconded by
Councilmember Shanes and carried by unanimous vote.
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Greg Ingham, City Manager presented for consideration and to take necessary action
regarding the contract with Cactus Feeders. The City of Plainview has had a long
term contract with Cactus Feeders to provide untreated water. The contract provides
for a minimum water usage of 200,000 gallons per day to a maximum of 500,000
gallons per day. If the maximum is exceeded they are charged one and half times the
base water rate. Otherwise they are billed at our cost plus 14%. There is a clause in
the contract that if the City has a need to curtail service because of drought the City
reserves the right. The term of the contract will be for five years.
There was no public comment. Councilmember Dunlap moved to approve entering into
a contract with Cactus Feeders for water service. The motion was duly seconded by
Councilmember Tipton and carried by unanimous vote.
Mayor Anderson presented for second reading Ordinance No. 04-3429, an ordinance
providing for the extension of certain boundary limits of the City of Plainview, Hale
County, Texas, and the annexation of certain tracts of land adjacent to and North of the
Wal-mart Supercenter and West of Interstate 27, Hale County, Texas; severability
clause; cumulativeness clause; and effective date. Since this was the second of two
readings, the Council chose to forego the staff briefing.
There was no public comment. Councilmember Shanes moved to adopt Ordinance No.
04-3429 upon second reading. The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember
Tipton and carried by unanimous vote.
The meeting adjourned at 7:26 p.m.
Christina Mclntee
Deputy City Secretary
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