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HomeMy WebLinkAbout96 0423 min MINUTES -CITY COUNCIL MEETING City of Plainview April 23, 1996 The Plainview City Council. held a meeting at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday April 23, 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 Woods presided. Council members present were Alton Jackson Sr. -Precinct 1, Mary Virginia Kirchhoff-Precinct 2, Rey Rosas-Precinct 3, Barbara Dorman-Precinct 5, Dwain Dodson-Precinct 6 and Irene Favila-Precinct 7. Mike Hutcherson-Precinct 4 was absent. Staff members present were: Jim Jeffers-City Manager, Wally Hatch-City Attorney, Ches Carthel-Director. of Public Works, John Castro-Director of Community Services, Norman Huggins-.Director of Finance, Roland Asebedo-Interim Fire Chief, Del Essary- Superntendent of Solid Waste Management. News Media present: Richard Orr-Plainview Daily Herald, Steve Barrett-Lubbock Avalanche Journal. Guest members present:. Joveda Nelson and Board members of Meals on Wheels, Dee -., Blevins=Principal of Lakeside school, Timmy Nesmith and Melissa Turner-students from Lakeside school. ~_,~ OPEN MEETING 1. Invocation -Lloyd Woods, Mayor. 2. Recognitions/Oaths of Office -John Castro read a proclamation, naming the week of April 21-27, 1996, as National Immunization Week and asked the Mayor to post the proclamation in the Health Department. Mayor Woods recognized the Meals on Wheels nine board members and the Director of the program Joveda Nelson. 3. Consent Calendar -Dwain Dodson made the motion to adopt the consent calendar as presented and Rey Rosas seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. a) Minutes .were approved. b) Departmental .reports were. received. c) Expenditures were approved. d) Budget Amendment -Wastewater Treatment Plant. Ordinance No. 96-3070. An Ordinance of the City of Plainview amending Ordinance No. 3056, the 1995-96 Budget of the City of Plainview, as such pertains to the Wastewater Treatment Plant budget for chemical. Second and Final Reading. Ordinance approved. e) Budget Amendment -Fire Department.. Ordinance No. 96-3072. An Qrdinance of the ..City of Plainview amending Ordinance No. 96-3036, the 1995-96 Budget of the City of Plainview,. as pertains to the Fire Department for protective clothing. First Reading. f) Investment Policy. Resolution No. R96-120. A Resolution of the City of Plainview adopting a new investment policy and rescinding the policy adopted by Resolution R91-123. This item was tabled at this time at the request of Norman Huggins: g) Bids: Sanitation Department Baler-Bids were received for a Horizontal Baler and Pit Conveyor from Excel MFG. of St. Charles, MN for a Model EX60, 4823, .with one year parts and labor warranty and a five year warranty on the motor for $48, 370 and 1VIode1 EX60 II, E4823, with one year warranty on parts and labor .and a five year warranty on the motor.. A third bid was received from D & D Recycling, of Grand Prairie,. Texas for a Model HE-60- PIT, with a one. year warranty on parts and .labor for $47,315. D & D .Recycling was awarded the bid. Expected delivery and installation is four to six weeks. Pickups (3) for Fire Department, Landfill, and Water Department. Bids were received from the State contract for a compact, extended cab V-6 pickup. for $41,230; and a full size 1/2 ton, V-6 cylinderpickup for $40,843.. Jack Morris Ford of Plainview offered bids of $42, 918 on the compact, extended cab V-6' pickup and $44,955 on the full size 1/2 ton V-6 cylinder pickup. Jack Morris Ford was awarded the bid. and the. council voted to purchase the compact trucks. h) Boards, Commissions and Committees. The council approved removal of Library Board member Albert Torres and replaced him. with Caroline `Kopp,; i) Jaycee concession. Stand. The council approved entering into an agreement with the Plainview Bulldog. Booster Club to operate the concession stand in Jaycee Park. REGULAR AGENDA ITEM5 4. Canadian River Municipal Water Authority: Due _to the agreement being revised Councilmember Dorman made a motion to table this issue and Rey Rosas seconded the motion. The motion carried ,unanimously... 5. Recycling Report. Del Essary gave. the report on the .recycling efforts in the City. He explained that through. grant money 142 blue boxes have.. been purchased and placed. in four neighborhoods': There are .also 21 public drop offs for paper and ~ ay.~ ~~- 7 ,~ --~ cardboard in town including the school campuses. Plainview Recycling Industries operates the office paper recycling project. There are 100 boxes in service and they ~ -.~ pick up 5-8 tons of office paper a month. The program is marketing about 60 tons a month and about 70% of this is recyclable. About 100 tons needs to be picked up to make the program profitable. The Landfill separates out tires. and tree limbs Fifty percent of the Landfill fees are put into the State and Plainview was awarded $70,500 Grant money-this year with $47,500 going to the purchase of a baler and $1,000 to promotion fees. 6. 15th Street. A motion was made by Dwain Dodson and a second by Mary Virginia Kirchhoff to enter into a Letter. of .Agreement with Prairie House regarding the dedication of 15th Street and Mesa Drive and Oakwood. All parties agree. that public. utility easement of 20 feet'in width will be dedicated in place of 15th Street .between Mesa Drive and Oakwood to accommodate the utility, sanitation, drainage, and. other.. requirements of the public. Planning and Zoning approved a 25 foot easement. The motion carried unanimously. 7. Drug Free Zone. Resolution R96-119. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview was read by Timmy Nesmith and Melissa Turner, students of Lakeside school, identifying and declaring a certain area around Lakeside School to be a drug free zone. This enhances the prosecution of drug violations in this area. Rey Rosas moved to approve R96-119. Mary Virginia Kirchhoff seconded the motion which carried unanimously among the Councilmembers present. 8. Open Forum. There were no items on the agenda for the Open Forum 9. Closed Meeting. No closed meeting was held. 10. Litigation.. No information to report on this issue. 11. Adjournment. Mary Virginia Kirchhoff made a motion to adjourn the meeting and a second was made by Rey Rosas. The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m. Passed and Approved on May 14, 1996. Lloyd C. Woods, Mayor ~_ ATTEST: =~ ~~ ~~ Karen 1VIcBeth, City Secretary L__.