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HomeMy WebLinkAbout95 0228 min :....MINUTES CITY. COUNCIL MEETING City of Plainview FEBRUARY 28, 1995 The Plainview City Council met at 7:3Q p:m., Tuesday, February 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: Alton Jackson Sr.-Precinct 1, Mary Virginia Kirchhoff-Precinct 2, Rey Rosas-Precinct 3, Mike Hutcherson-Precinct 4, Barbara Dorman-Precinct 5, Dwain bodson-Precinct 6, and Irene Favila-Precinct 7. Staff memberspresent were:. James P. Jeffers-City Manager, Wally.Hatch-City Attorney, Chen Carthel-Director of Public. Works,. Muff London-Director for Community Development, Roy L. Osborne-Police Chief, Barbara Sullivan-Municipal .Court Judge, Norman Huggins-Director of Finance and Karen McBeth-City Secretary. News media present: Plainview Daily Herald, Lubbock Avalanche Journal and Wayland Baptist University. OPEN MEETING 1. Invocation -Rey Rosas 2. Recognitions/Oath of Office -Chen Carthel, Director of Public Works recognized Del Essary, Sanitation Superintendent, for his reorganization of the personnel required to operate the landfill and saving the.City $18,000.00. Alfred Alcala took the Oath of Office to the Building Code/Fire Code Board of Appeals; and Jose Angel Valenzuela took the Oath of Office to the Plumbing Board;. 3. Consent- Calendar '- .Barbara Dorman moved the Consent Calendar be approved as presented; Mike Hutcherson .seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously: a) Minutes were approved.. b) Departmental Reports were accepted. c) Expenditures. were approved. ~.._ d) Board, Committee and: Commission Appointments: Willis McCutcheon was reappointed to the Building Code/Fire Code Board of Appeals and Peggy Wall was appointed to the Plumbing Board. e) Surplus .Property Sale:. Ordinance No. 95-3032. Second Reading. An '~'! 1 1 of 5 Ordinance of the City of Plainview, .Texas amending Section 2-151, entitled Advertisement for Bids of the City of Plainview, Texas, Code of Ordinances. T h e ordinance was approved. fj Animal Control • Rabies Control. Ordinance No. 95-3034. Second Reading. An Ordinance of the City of Plainview, Texas, creating .Section 5- 137-of the Plainview .Code of Ordinances to adopt Chapter 826 of the Texas Health .and Safety Code; Severability Clause; .Cumulativeness Clause; And Effective Date. The ordinancewas approved. g) Parks Advisory Board. Ordinance No. 95-3035. First Reading. An Ordinance of the City of Plainview establishing a Parks Advisory Committee; Providing for their appointment; Terms of Office, Duties and Responsibilities. _h) Codification Adoption. Ordinance No. 95-3036. First Reading. An Ordinance adopting and enacting the "Plainview City Code, " compiled and codified by authority of the City Council; Containing the permanent, general ordinances of the city; Repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances of a permanent, general nature not included in the Code in full or by reference; Providing a penalty for wrongfully changing or tampering with the Code;: Regulating the bringing of the Code up to date; Providing for certification of copies of the Code, and for sale of copies thereof; And prescribing the time _ when the Code. shall become effective. i) Bids: Refuse Containers - 3 cubic yard, sideload. Bids were received fro m Sanco Metal Fab, Inc. in the amount of $277 per container; Environmental Market in the amount of $312 per container; Advanced Waste Systems in the amount of $296 per container; and Southwestern Equipment Company in the amount of $235 per container. The bid was awarded to Sanco Metal Fab, Inc. for $277 per container. It is to be noted the lower bid of $235 per container from Southwestern Equipment Co. does not meet specifications. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 4. City Charter -Presentation of proposed City Charter by the City of Plainview Charter Commission.. Charter Commission Chairmen John Peck presented the finished proposed new Charter to the City Council for the Council to submit to the citizens of Plainview to be voted on. Mr. Peck asked the Council to recommend the proposed Charter and call for the election. Commission member Brandon Brownlee stated that while the Commission did not always agree on every issue, it is a fair Charter and suggested the Council hold forums and provide speakers for the public so they can learn what it says. Mayor Woods thanked Mr. Peck and Mr. Brownlee for their report and for the hard work the Commission had .put into the new Charter. 5. Charter .Election -Ordinance No. 95-3037. An Ordinance of the City of Plainview " ~ calling and setting the date for the regular municipal election; Designating precincts/wards and i 2 of 5 polling places; .:Designating. the election of a new Ciry Charter; Appointing election officials; '"~""'~ Setting .hourly :.rate for election officials; and posting the Notice' of Election. City Attorney Wally: Hatch explained that the law reads, "....the Council must-call for. an election." Mr: ~ ~ -~~ Hatch reviewed the :dates available to hold the election and said that for the Charter to be submitted to the. Justice Department for preclearance,: the May 6th election date presented a very close timetable, but it could be done. .Dwain Dodson made a motion to approve the ordinance calling .for an election; Mike Hutcherson.-seconded the motion. Irene Favila moved to amend the motion stating, "In the interest of time and for Justice Department clearance, the election be held in November, 1995. " Rey Rosas seconded the motion.. Voting ..for the :amendment was Alton Jackson Sr. ; :Rey Rosas, Barbara Dorman and Irene Favila. Voting against the amendment was Mary Virginia Kirchhoff, Mike Hutcherson and Dwain. Dodson. Voting for the original motion as amended was Alton Jackson Sr. , Rey Rosas, Barbara Dorman and Irene Favila. Voting against the amended motion was Mary Virginia Kirchhoff, Mike Hutcherson and .Dwain Dodson.. The motion carried. 6. Police ~ U.S. Department of Justice.Community Oriented Policing Services. Consider accepting a COPS FAST Grant for one new police officer. This item was tabled. 7. Annexation -East Highway.70. A public hearing concerning the proposed annexation of approximately 294 acres along East Highway 70 from Milwee Street to the. West boundary of the prison site with the .North boundary he railroad and he South boundary approximately 1000 feet South of Highway 70. Muff London, Director for Community bevelopment reviewed the .proposed annexation. She displayed a map of the area to be annexed and .reviewed its ~ ~. boundaries.. Mayor Woods called for a public hearing. w.4 Bill Kraft, owner of Perkins Mobile. Home Park, .who lives along Highway 70 in the area asked questions regarding the annexation impact on his property. Craig Silverthorne, who also owns property nthe area, spoke against the. annexation,, stating he could. see no benefit to him for the City to annex his property.. Mr. Silverthorne stated the City had declined to annex it 20 years ago and did not believe it could be developed industrially if brought inside the City limits. Mrs. London pointed out that both businesses and residents would have the benefit of trash collection, vector control, be able to tie onto .water lines and sewer lines, receive fire and police protection at no extra charge and receive a lower insurance rate than if they remained rural Mayor Woods stated the reason. for desiring to annex this area wasthat it was a main entrance into the City of Plainview and the City, wished to be able. to insure adequate water and sewer service, enhance its appearance and control growth along this avenue of entrance. The annexed area would benefit from Code Enforcement and it would insure that no undesirable business was built within the residential area of the corridor. Mayor Woods closed the public hearing.. 8. Travel Policy for Elected Officials. Consider amendment. Mr. Jeffers, City Manager, reviewed the present travel policy for councilmembers which was. adopted on February 22, 1994. He explained the Mayor determined the advisability of a particular. trip benefitting the City, and `reviewed and approved .the reimbursement and expenditures of councilmembers travel reports. ~? a 3 of 5 . _.~ ~- ~ Each councilmember explained his/her particular view of the travel policy and the advisability of whether or not it should be changed. Mr. Jackson stated the changes proposed allowed each _. ; councilmember decide whether or not a trip would benefit his/her district.. He said he believed it should be determined by each individual and. should not have to .ask the Mayor's approval to attend.. a particular meeting. He stated. it was not about. spending more money. Mrs. Kirchhoff stated she believed. each councilmember was capable of determining what. trips would most .benefit them and their particular constituents. Rey Rosas said he believed councilmembers should spend travel money. for things that would benefit the .City. He stated concern regarding councilmembers who sign up to attend meetings and back out at the last minute. Mike Hutcherson stated he believed every councilmember was responsible enough to spend money for traveling. for the benefit of the. city, and that when any councilmembers budgeted money was used up, that was the end of it. Barbara Dorman stated that traveling to meetings, seminars and conferences benefited the city and she felt it was money well spent. She stated she believed every elected official was responsible enough to .determine how his .travel allotment should be spent. Dwain Dodson stated the money for travel was available for use for the benefit of the city. He ~ said the Mayor will certainly allow. any councilmember to attend meetings that will benefit all or any area of the city. He said the city is much like a large corporation and all travel should be reviewed by someone other than the traveler and every councilmember had to be accountable for his expenditures. Irene Favila said that the policy works in its present form and. see no reason to change it. .Mayor. Woods said he ran for office on the platform that he would stop' excess spending throughout the city and felt .the expense cutting should begin at the top, with the mayor and council. He asked for public comment. Several citizens stated they believed the Mayor should be approve the trips taken by .the Council and to review the expenditures made on such trips. One citizen said perhaps the Council .could be put on a "per diem" basis. Dwain Dodson made a motion .the meal portion of the travel expense be a per diem of $7 for breakfast, $10 for lunch and $1200 for dinner; Barbara Dorman seconded the motion. Six councilmembers voted. for the motion with Rey Rosas abstaining. Alton Jackson made a motion to amend the Travel Policy. to allow .each councilmember to approve .their own travel; Mike Hutcherson. seconded the motion. City Secretary called for the vote by councilmember: Alton Jackson Sr. -For Mary Virginia Kirchhoff -For 4 of 5 ,Mike Hutcherson -For ..:Rey Rosas -Against - ~ ; Barb a ar Dorm n ....__ a For Dwain Dodson -Against Irene Favila -Against. ~i The motion carried: Mayor Lloyd Woods stated. he refused to sign off on the change of policy ' and his letter of,veto would be in the Councils hands within five days. 9. Adjournment -Mayor .Woods adjourned the meeting at 9:10 p.m. Passed and approved on March 14, 1995. ~.y.._.....x ~ . f Lloyd C. Woods, Mayor ATTEST. ~~, Karen McBeth, .City. Secretary ' i I ~_ ..r~ i ~---~, i ; 5 of 5