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Home My WebLink About97 0624 min MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING City of Plainview June 24, 1997 The Plainview City Council held a meeting at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 24, 1997 in the Council Chambers of the Plainview City Hall at 901 Broadway. The Council met in Pre-Session at 7:00 p.m. Action may be taken on each agenda item. The agenda for this meeting was posted in City Hall at 4:00 p.m. on June 17, 1997. Mayor Lloyd C. Woods presided. Councilmembers present were: Larry Dickerson- Precinct 1, Rey Rosas-Precinct 3, Mike Hutcherson-Precinct 4, Ross Owen- Precinct 5, Bobby R. McGehee-Precinct 6. Absent were Councilmember Mary Virginia Kirchhoff- Precinct 2, and Councilmember Irene Favila-Precinct 7. Staff members present were: Jim Jeffers-City Manager, Cindy Gasaway-Main Street Coordinator, Ches Carthel-Director of Public Works, John Castro-Director of Community Services, Wally Hatch- City Attorney, Dale Simpson-Civil Service Director, Norman Huggins-Director of Finance, William Mull-Police Chief, and Karen McBeth-City Secretary. News media present: Richard Orr-Plainview Daily Herald and Wayland Baptist University television crew. OPEN MEETING Invocation - The Honorable Lloyd Woods Pledge of Allegiance - Boy Scout Zack Bechtold 2. Recognitions - There were none. 3. Consent Calendar: Councilmember Ross Owen moved to approve the Consent Calendar as presented. Councilmember Mike Hutcherson seconded the motion. The motion was approved by the Mayor and Precincts 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6. None voted against. a) b) c) d) e) Minutes were approved. Departmental Reports were accepted. Expenditures were approved. Excused Absences were extended to Couneilmembers Mary Virginia Kirchhoff and Irene Favila. Codification Amendment - ORDINANCE NO. 97-3125 - AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND ENACTING AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW; COMPILED AND CODIFIED BY AUTHORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL; CONTAINING AMENDMENTS TO THE PERMANENT, GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES OF A PERMANENT GENERAL NATURE NOT INCLUDED IN THE 1 of 3 AMENDED CODE IN FULL OR BY REFERENCE; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR WRONGFULLY CHANGING OR TAMPERING WITH THE AMENDED CODE; REGULATING THE BRINGING OF THE CODE UP TO DATE; PROVIDING FOR CERTIFICATION OF COPIES OF THE AMENDED CODE; FOR THE SALE OF COPIES THEREOF; AND PRESCRIBING THE EFFECTIVE DATE. Second Reading. Passed and approved. Drug Free Zone Highland School. Resolution R97-106 · A Resolution of the City of Plainview identifying and declaring a certain area around Highland Elementary School to be a Drug Free Zone. Passed and approved. g) Consider entering a miscellaneous engineering services agreement with Alan Plummer and Associates. They will assist in a stream study done by the City to be submitted to TNRCC. Approval to enter agreement was given. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS Consider accepting ownership of the Austin Heights Community Center property from the Plainview Independent School District; declaring such Surplus Property; and transferring ownership to the Austin Heights Community Center Board of Directors. Councilmember Larry Dickerson made a motion to accept ownership of the Austin Heights Community Center from PISD, that it be declared surplus property, and that ownership be transferred to the Austin Heights Community Center Board of Directors. When asked for public comment, Don Hill of 1200 Independence, thanked the Mayor and Council for giving the building to the Board. He said it will be used for tutoring children, teaching drug awareness programs and many other worthwhile community services. Mayor Woods and Precincts 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 voted in favor of the motion and no one voted against it. Zone Case 641 - 407 Dallas St. - C-2 to R-1 - ORDINANCE NO. 97-3126 · AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS TO REZONE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 407 DALLAS ST. FROM AN C-2, LIGHT RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO A R-i, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, ZONING DISTRICT; CUMULATIVENESS CLAUSE; CONFLICT CLAUSE; SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND EFFECTIVE DATE. First Reading. Councilmember Buddy McGehee moved to approve Ordinance No. 97-3126 as ~ Councilmember Mike Hutcherson seconded the motion. There were no comments made regarding this ordinance. Mayor Woods and Precincts 1, 3, 4, 5 & 6 voted to approve the motion. No one voted against it. 6. Hear citizens' requests and comments per Open Forum Policy. No one spoke during this 2of3 portion of the meeting. Closed meeting. Deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment or duties, removal, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee, board, commission, or committee member, or to hear complaints or charges. (Board of Adjustment, Building/Fire Code Board of Appeals, Senior Citizens Commission). This meeting is authorized by TEX. GOV. CODE ANN. §551.074, 551.075 (Vernon 1996). A Closed Meeting was not held. Consider appointments to: Board of Adjustment, Minimum Housing Board, Senior Citizens Commission and the Electrical Board. City Secretary Karen McBeth told the Council there was an application submitted by Ted Patton for the Minimum Housing Board and he met all of the qualifications needed to serve on the board. Larry Dickerson moved to appoint Ted Patton to the Minimum Housing Board. The motion was seconded by Ross Owen. The motion carried with the Mayor and Precincts 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 voting to approve. No one voted against the motion. Passed Adjournment. Councilmember Ross Owen made the motion, which was seconded by Councilmember Mike Hutcherson, to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously by the Mayor and Precincts 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Mayor Woods adjourned the meeting at 7:40 p.m. and approved on July 8, 1997. Karen McBeth, City Secretary 3 of 3