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HomeMy WebLinkAbout96 0723 min MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING City of Plainview July 23, 1996 The Plainview City Council held a meeting at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, July. 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. The agenda and notice of this meeting was posted in City Hall at 5:00 p.m. on July 17, 1996.. 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, Ross Owen-Precinct 5, Bobby McGehee-Precinct 6 and Irene Favila-Precinct 7. Mayor Woods had Sharon Wright as his guest and as Mayor-For-A-Day. Staff members :present were: James. P. Jeffers-City Manager, John Castro-Director of Community Services, Wally Hatch-City Attorney, Ches Carthel-Director of Public Works, Norman Huggins-Director of Finance, Dale Simpson-Civil Service Director, Danny Miller- Police Department, Roland Asebedo-Assistant Fire Chief, and Karen McBeth-City Secretary.. News media present:. Richard Orr-Plainview Daily Herald. Action may be taken on each agenda item. OPEN MEETING L Invocation -The Honorable. Mary Virginia Kirchhoff 2. Recognitions -City Manager Jim Jeffers. recognized Dale. Simpson, Civil Service Director and presented him with a 15-year pin for employment with the City of Plainview. Mayon Lloyd Woods .recognized Sharon .Wright as Mayor-For-A-Day and the city secretary presented her with a Certificate of Appreciation to commemorate the day. Mayor Woods. introduced Ed Frank, an inmate of the Wheeler Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, just outside plainview. Mr. Frank spoke about his struggle to recover from drug and alcohol abuse, which led to a life of crime. He said that because of the rehabilitation he has received from the TDCJ, he has turned his life around. He said he had to learn the hard way that using drugs and alcohol is a waste of life. He has been educated about his disease and has learned how to overcome the desire and temptation to i indulge in drugs and alcohol, which always leads to criminal activity. He has seen the Turn Around Plainview marchers and they have been an .inspiration to him. He helped tear down ~ drug and :crack houses here in Plainview and the marchers have. inspired him to make something of his life. He thanked the Mayor, Warden J.V. Young, and all the other ~'° marchers for their words of encouragement and help. 1 of 3 3. ..:Consent. Calendar -~ Councilmember Ross Owen made a motion to approve the .Consent Calendar as presented. His motion was seconded by Councihnember Mike Hutcherson, and was approved unanimously. by the seven Councilmembers .present. a) Minutes were approved. b) Department Reports were accepted. c) Expenditures. were approved. d) Telephone -Long.. Distance Service. Consider award of bid. Bids were received from LDDS World Communications in Amarillo, at 13.50 cents.'per minute; Sprint Communications in Amarillo at 16.80 cents per minute; NTS Communications at 11.94 cents per minute; TCA Long Distance at 12.90 cents per minute and First Choice Long Distance. of .Amarillo at 11.79 cents per minute, The lowest rate proposed was 11.79 cents per minute, anywhere, anytime, from First Choice. in Amarillo; They. were awarded the bid.:. e) Water Service-Outside City. Consider furnishing water service to .104 S. Milwee at a water rate of $1.29 per 1,000 gallons.: This was approved: REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 4. Building Code -Ordinance No. 96-3085. An Ordinance amending the City of Plainview Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6, amending section 6-6, and 6-17; Cumulativeness clause; .Conflicts clause; Severability clause; And effective date: First Reading. Councilmember Rey Rosas made the motion to approve Ordinance No. 96-3085 .for its first reading, and his motion was seconded by Ross Owen. John. Castro, Director of Community. Services, reviewed the. proposed .ordinance and explained it brought Plainview into compliance with the Uniform,Building Code, which is used by surrounding cities. The significant changes, to the present ordinance would require .all .fire alarms in a building to be tied together; tuds be placed at 24 inch intervals rather than 16 inch intervals, as presently required. This change was recommended by the Building and Fire Code Board on June 20, 1996. A poll of the seven Councihnembers produced a unanimous vote of approval for the first reading of this ordinance. It will be presented. again on August 13, 1996. 5. Open Forum. No one spoke in the Opem Forum. 6. Closed Meeting. Deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee or to hear complaints or charges. (Board, .Committee and Commission appointments. Consider applications to the Bond Infrastructure Advisory Committee, Paxks Advisory Commission, Planning & Zoning Commission, Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, Diversity Task Force, Board of ~: i ., :. 2of3 Adjustment). This meeting is authorized by [TEX. GOV.. CODE ANN. §551.071 (Vernon .1994)].. Mike Hutcherson made, the motion to go into a Closed Meeting; Rey Rosas seconded the motion which carried unanimously among the -seven Councilmembers present. 7. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees. Consider appointments to the Bond Infrastructure Advisory .Committee, Parks Advisory Commission, Planning and Zoning Commission, Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, Diversity Task Force, and Board of Adjustment. The Council reconvened in Open Meeting at 8:20 p.m. Rey Rosas moved that the following personbe appointed to the specified .Board, Committee and/or Commission; Lupe Arroyo - and Leslie Castillo are appointed to the Bond Infrastructure Advisory. Committee; Richard .Miller is appointed to the Board of Adjustment; David Julian is appointed to the Planning and Zoning Commission; Jim Mock Sr. is appointed to the Parks Advisory Commission. The following people are' appointed to the Diversity Task Force: Mrs. S.M. True, N.C. Jenkins, Edward Jennings, Kenneth Coates, Lupe Arroyo, Kevin Moseley, Leslie Castillo, Deliece Harrison,. Tom Stoner and Don Willis, with Jim Jeffers, Norman Huggins, John Castro and Cindy Gasaway furnishing tall support. Glenn Bickel was reappointed to the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority Board. Mike Hutcherson seconded the motion. A poll o£ the Council resulted in unanimous approval of all nominees. 8. Adjournment. Mike Hutcherson moved to adjourn the meeting.. Mary Virginia Kirchhoff seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. Mayor.Woods declared the meeting adjourned at 8:27 p.m. PASSED .AND APPROVED on August 13, .1996. Lloyd C. Woods, Mayor ATTEST: ren McBeth, City Secretary 3of3