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Home My WebLink About96 0803 mini MINUTES r-- CITY COUNCIL MEETING < City of Plainview August 13, 1996 The. Plainview City Council held. a meeting at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 13, 1996 in the Council Chambers of the Plainview City Hall at 90S Broadway. The agenda for this meeting was posted in City Hall at 5:00 p.m. on .August 7, 1996. The Council met. in Pre-Session. at_7:00 p.m. Action may be taken on each agenda item. Mayor Lloyd C. Woods presided. Councilmembers present were: Mary. Virginia Kirchhoff :Precinct 2; Mike Hutcherson-Precinct 4, Ross Owen-Precinct 5,~ Bobby McGehee-Precinct 6 and Irene Favila-Precinct 7. ABsent Councilmembers were: Alton Jackson Sr.-Precinct 1, and Rey Rosas-Precinct 3. Staff members present were:. Jim Jeffers-City Manager, John Castro-Director of Community Services, Ches Carthel-Director of Public Works, Norman Huggins-Director of Finance, Cindy Gasaway-Main Street Coordinator, Roy Osborne-Chief of Police, Barbara Sullivan-Municipal Court Judge, Wally Hatch-City Attorney and Karen McBeth-City .Secretary. OPEN MEETING 1. Invocation -The Honorable Lloyd C. Woods 2. Pledge of Allegiance -John Castro ~~ 3. Recognitions/Oath of Office- There were none. 4. Consent .Calendar. On a motion made by Councilmember Irene Favila, and seconded by Councilmember Ross Owen, .the following action was taken:. a) Minutes were approved. b) Departmental Reports were acceped. c) Expenditures .were approved. d) Council Relations .Policy. Consider adoption of City of Plainview Council Relations Policy. This item was tabled. e) Tire. Consider authorizing the Mayor to execute various agreements associated with temporary tire storage at the Plainview Sanitary Landfill. This item was tabled. f) Bids. Consider award of bids for malathion. Bids were received from Cheminova .Inc. in the amount of $22.20 per gallon; and from VanWaters & Rodgers in the amount of $26.50 per gallon: Terra International submitted a No Bid:. The bid was awarded to Cheminova Inc. in the total amount of $22,200. The malathion 1 of 4 9 will be used for mosquito spraying. The. Council voted unanimously in approval of this motion. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 5. 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. Second and Final Reading. Councilmember Ross Owen made. the motion. to approve. Ordinance No. 96-3085 and Councilmember Mike Hutcherson seconded the motion. Director of Community Services John Castro reviewed the ordinance explaining that this would make changes so Plainview's building code would uniformly match those of surrounding towns and it adopts the Uniform Building Code.. Planning and Zoning Commission recommended its approval. All five Councilmembers present voted. in favor of adopting the ordinance. 6. Housing Authority -Ordinance No, 96-3086.. An Ordinance. of the City of Plainview, Texas amending Chapter 13, Article III, entitled "Housing Authority" of the Code of Ordinances of the .City of Plainview, Texas; Cumulativeness clause; Conflicts clause; Severability clause; And effective date.. First Reading. ~- -,, . ', Councilmember Irene Favila moved to adopt Ordinance No. 96-3086, for its first reading, and ~_ her motion was seconded. by Councilmember Ross Owen. City Manager Jim Jeffers reviewed the ordinance, explaining that it brings Plainview into line with recent legislative changes regarding Housing Authorities. It gives the Mayor the power to appoint the board members, one of .which has to be a resident of the housing, 'and .that member only serves one year. The remaining board members serve two year terms and there is no limitation on the number of terms they are allowed to serve. A poll of the Council produced a unanimous vote in favor of adopting the ordinance for its first reading. 7. Zoning Ordinance -Zone Case 630 (C-3 & A to C-2) -Ordinance No. 96-3087. An Ordinance amending the. zoning map of the City of Plainview, Hale County, Texas, to rezone 5.51 acres (3.10 S. Ennis Street), from C-3, Commercial-3 and Agriculture Districts to A C-2, Commercial-2 Zoning District, Cumulativeness clause; Conflicts clause; Severability clause; And effective date.. First Reading. Councilmember .Ross Owen moved. that Ordinance No. 96-3087. be approved and it was seconded by Councilmember Mike Hutcherson. Director of Community Services John Castro explained that Plainview Christian Academy, the owner of this property, has plans to build on a gym and it is not zoned for this use. This is presently zoned for agricultural use and by rezoning it, the school can build on the needed facilities. All five councilmembers present voted in favor of approving the ordinance, .for the first reading. 2 of 4 8. Landfill -Engineering Services. Consider authorizing the Mayor to execute necessary documents associated with retaining an engineering firm for design and expansion services at the .Plainview Sanitary Landfill. ~ ~~~ ~ Councilmember Bobby McGehee made the motion to authorize the Mayor to execute necessary documents to retain an engineering firm for the design and expansion of the Plainview Sanitary ~ Landfill, which Ross Owen seconded.. Ches. Carthel; bisector of Public Works, told the Council that the... engineering company would prepare documents for permitting and construction. of a new five acre cell at the landfill.. The new cell will have a new. liner which wll_be Alternate Liner Design :and will evaluate the use of fire chips as a drainage layer. Their services will cost approximately $60 to $70 thousand dollars. The City needs expertise in compiling. information so as to fight adding a; leachate collection. layer on the next cell. They,will evaluate .documents and: procedures used. for this. cell to be used on future cells. The estimated construction costs for this cell will. be-from $400 to $450 thousand dollars. A roll call of the Council produced ' five votes.. in favor of the motion and none against. 9. Budget -Water. Production -Ordinance No. 96-3088. An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 95-3056,: to appropriate funds in the 1995-1996 Budget for the emergency repair of water. production facilities and equipment. First. Reading. '~ A ..motion by Councilmember Irene Favila to .approve ordinance No. 96-3088 was seconded by Ross Owen. Ches Carthel, Director of Public Works, explained to the Council that the five i wells have needed major repairs. Well #11 had to have a new electrical line, at a cast of ~ $6,500; ..the Water .Treatment Plant: had to have.. a new filter control valve costing $6,000; i _~,j TNRCC required extended overlows on Smyth. & Baltimore elevated storage tanks at a cost of $10,200; and other .numerous, but less costly repairs have been. necessary. A roll. call of the Council produced a unanimous vote in favor of adoption of this ordinance, for its first reading. 10. Budget -Water Reclamation -Ordinance No. 96-3089.. An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 95-3056 to appropriate funds in the 1995-1996 Budget for the emergency repair of wastewater treatment .facilities. First Reading. Councilmember Ross Owen made the motion to approve ordinance No. 96-3089 and it was ~ seconded by Mike Hutcherson. The Director of Public Works explained the additional money requested was for. repairs .needed. at the waste water treatment plant. The UV .bulbs .have had to be replaced at a cost of $10,000, and the primary clarifier weirs :had to be replaced, as ~ requested by TNRCC, at a cost of $5,500. In addition, the grit washer drive mechanism had I to be replaced, the grit auger required repair :and 2 RAS pumps had to be rebuilt. When polled ~ by precinct .number, the five Councilmembers presentunanimously approved the ordinance for its first reading... '' ~ 11. Open Forum. Hear citizens. requests and comments per Open Forum Policy. No one spoke during the Open Forum. i ~, ,1 3 of 4 I 1 ~- ° j 12. Closed Meeting. Deliberate the .appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee, or to hear complaints or charges. ~- ~ (Appointments to .Bond Infrastructure Advisory .Committee, Diversity Task Force, Board of ~ Adjustment). This meeting is authorized by [TEX. GOV.. CODE ANN. § 551.074, 551.075 : (Vernon 1996)]. The Closed Meeting was. not held. 13. Boards, Committees,. and Commissions. Consider appointments to the Bond I~ Infrastructure Advisory. Committee, Diversity Task Force, and Board of Adjustment. Ross Owen made the motion that Jerry Allen be removed from the Minimum Housing Board. Irene Favila seconded the motion. A roll call of the Council by precinct produced a unanimous vote in favor of the motion. 14. Adjournment. Ross Owen moved to adjourn the meeting, Mike Hutcherson seconded his motion, and it carried unanimously. Passed andapproved the 27th day of August, 1996. Lloyd .Woods, Mayor ATTEST: -, ~_ K ren McBeth, City Secretary