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Home My WebLink About96 0312 min - MINUTES ~~ ' CITY COUNCIL MEETING _-- City of Plainview Marchl2, 1996 The. Plainview City .Council held a meeting at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 12, 1996 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 l,_Mary Virginia Kirchhoff-Precinct 2, Rey Rosas-Precinct 3, Mike Hutcherson- Precinct 4, Dwain Dodson-Precinct 6 and Irene Favila-Precinct 7. Barbara Dorman-Precinct 5 was absent, Staff members present were: James P. Jeffers-City Manager, Dale Simpson-Civil Service Director, Ches Carthel-Director of Public Works, John Castro-Director of Community Services, Carl Holland-Superintendent of Support Services, Norman Huggins-Director of Finance, Cindy Gasaway-Main Street Director, Capt. Dan Miller-Police Department and Karen McBeth, city secretary. News media present: Richard Orr-Plainview .Daily Herald and Wayland Baptist University TV crew. OPEN MEETING 1. Invocation - The Honorable Mary Virginia Kirchhoff 2. Recognitions -Mary Virginia Kirchhoff presented Certificates of Recognition to Horace .Mast, Joseph Mast, Samantha Kirchhoff and Mary Jacq Kirchhoff. Carl Holland, Superintendent of Support Services presented. Augustin Rey with a 30 year pin for his employment .with the City of Plainview. 3. Consent Calendar. - Councilmember Dwain Dodson moved to approve the Consent Calendar; .Mike Hutcherson seconded the motion; the motion passed unanimously. a) Minutes were approved. b) Departmental Reports: were received. c) Expenditures were approved. d) Board and Committee Appointments. Appointments to the Parks Advisory Board: Irma Luna from Precinct 7 and Maxine Houlette from Precinct 4. e) Budget Amendment -Parks -Golf Course.. Ordinance No. 96-3069. An Ordinance of the. City of Plainview, Texas, amending Ordinance No. 96-3056, ~" the 1995-1996 Budget of the City of Plainview, as such pertains to Golf Course j I z. 1 of 4 ...Feasibility Study. First Reading. Approved. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 4. Parks.. -Golf Course. Consider entering into. a contract with Mesa Design Associates :for a feasibility study for a golf course. Mayor Lloyd..Woods explained that the Parks Advisory Commission recommended he Council take action and enter into a contract for a feasibility. study regarding the... possible need of a second golf course:. for. Plainview. Mesa Design Association has done this type of study: The City has two possible sites'. for a golf course; one is the old landfill on Joliet, the other is in Regional Park. They recommended the 'study. determine :.the demographics (how many people would use it), what improvements would be required at each site, and what the maintenance. budget would be. At the present time, Mesa Design Association is only ,asking to do the feasibility study, when it is completed the City Council can determine if such a golf course would be possible.. Mayor .Woods stated he had been asked by an individual if the City would .lease land on which an individual could build afor-profit public golf course. Mayor Woods said he wished to clarify that the City is not planning to build a golf course. Councilmember Mike Hutcherson said he preferred to expand on the idea and consider making a park and bicycle trail,. and further beautify the area. on which a possible future golf course could be built. Councilmember Dwain Dodson said he preferred the .money. for the feasibility study be paid. for by private .individuals who are really interested in putting in afor-profit public. golf course. Mr. Mitchell, of Mesa. Design Association, stated the.City. still needs the information from the feasibility study to successfully market the land. Dwain Dodson made a motion that the feasibility study be funded by the private sector and not by the City; Alton Jackson Sr. seconded the motion. When asked,. by precinct, each Councilmemberpresent voted in favor of the motion, therefore it passed unanimously. ~, 5. Ethics. Consider a proposal from Bruce Rider for a Code of Ethics. Dwain Dodson made a motion to table this item until the Council Relations Committee can review it. Mary Virginia Kirchhoff seconded the motion.. Mary .Virginia Kirchhoff, Mike Hutcherson, Dwain Dodson, Irene Favila and .Alton Jackson Sr. voted in favor of the motion; Rey Rosas voted against the motion. The motion passed with five votes for and one against. The item was. tabled. ~ 6. Infrastructure -Bond Issue. Consider creating a Committee which will inventory and prioritize basic infrastructure needs for the City and .make recommendations on financing the needed improvements. City Manager Jim Jeffers said the Council has long been considering ..the need for basic infrastructure improvements throughout the City. The Council has been ...considering establishing an advisory committee consisting. of persons appointed by the Council, 2 of 4 I w .~ r s:; I ..~~..~ as well. as from other stakeholders in the community. Committee members could be appointed by locale financial institutions, the Plainview Downtown Association, Chamber of Commerce, L Industrial Foundation,. Plainview .School District, Wayland University and might need to include nominees from the Human Relations Commission, Parks Advisory Commission, Youth Advisory Commission and Senior Citizens. Mr. Jeffers atated the mission of the Committee would be to inventory "basic." infrastructure needs and prioritize those needs. Explore financing options and make recommendations to the Mayor and City .Council on what should be done, if anything, and how it should be financed. After some discussion Dwain Dodson made a motion that aInfrastructure-Bond Issue Advisory Committee be formally established and.. the committee to include other stakeholders in the community, as stated by the City Manager. Mike Hutcherson seconded the motion. When polled individually all six Councilmembers present voted in favor of the motion, therefore it passed. 7. Electrical Code: Amendment. Ordinance No. 96-3068. An Ordinance amending the City of Plainview Code of Ordinances, Chapter 10, Amending Section 10-41, 10-66, 10-82, 10- 83, 10-121 and 10-131; .Cumulativeness. Clause; Conflicts Clause; Severability Clause; And Effective Date.. First Reading. John Castro, Director of Community Services, reviewed the proposed ordinance stating it made ~~~ two changes in the .composition of the Electrical Board; changed the license renewal fee from $1 to $5; and provided that if PVC pipe is used it must be buried underground. He said all of ~_1., the changes were in an effort to make the process more user friendly and promote quality in the electrical services available to the community. Mary Virginia Kirchhoff made a motion that Ordinance No. 96-3068 be approved for its first reading and Rey Rosas seconded it. A roll call of the Council produced unanimous votes in favor of the. motion. The ordinance passed for its first reading. 8. Diversity -Mission Statement.. Consider adoption of a Diversity Mission Statement for the City of Plainview. City Manager Jim Jeffers said the .City Council as always, should play a leadership role in leading the community in appreciation of its diverse makeup. He read the following proposed Mission Statement: "The City of Plainview will capitalize on the contributions and interests of individuals with diverse backgrounds to articulate its .mission as well as enhance the city's operations and. delivery of services. We will foster fairness and equal access for all employees and citizens." Rey Rosas made a motion the City adopt the Diversity Mission Statement for the City of Plainview and Irene Favila seconded it. When polled, all six Councilmembers present voted in favor of the motion, thus adopting the Diversity-Mission Statement. 9. Election -May 4, 1996 General Election. Ordinance No. 96-3067. An Ordinance F °'` calling and setting the date for the regular Municipal Election; Designating precincts/wards and ~ 3 of 4 polling places far Precincts 5, 6 and 7; Designating the Election of a Councilmember for Precincts 5, 6 and 7; :Designating. early.voting ballot board judge;: Setting hourly rate for election'... officials; and posting notice of election.- First Reading. .,..=' Mayor Woods reviewed the proposed ordinance calling for the May 4,..1996, General Election. Rey Rosas made the. motion to approve the ordinance.. Mike Hutcherson seconded the motion. When called by precinct, all six Councilmembers voted in favor of -the motion.. Ordinance No. 96-3067 was approved for its first: reading.. ~~ 10. Open Forum. Hear citizen request per the .Open Forum Policy. No requests were made. l1. Closed Meeting. Discussion of pending litigation. LULAC v. Ciry of Plainview et al. This meeting is authorized by [TEX. GOV. CODE ANN. 551.071, Sec. 2(e) (Vernon Ann.)].' ~ Mayor Woods announced the Closed Meeting would not be necessary, so it was not held. 12. Litigation. Possible action taken per discussion in Closed Meeting. No action taken.. 13. Adjournment -Mike Hutcherson moved the meeting adjourn. Dwain .Dodson seconded. the motion. The .motion passed unanimously and Mayor Woods adjourned the meeting at 8:40 p.m. ,~ 1 i ~~~ Passed .and .approved on March 26, 1996. ~......~..x ~ - Lloyd_C. Woods, Mayor ATTEST: i Karen McBeth, City Secretary ,' ~, 4 of 4 I'~ I