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Home My WebLink About93 0511 min0038 MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING City of Plainview May 11, 1993 The City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas, met in a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 11, 1993, in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 901 Broadway, at 7:30 p.m. The Council met in pre-session at 7: 00 p.m. Mayor E.V. Ridlehuber presided. Councilmembers present were: Alton Jackson - Precinct 1, Don Dickson - Precinct 3, Medlin Carpenter - Precinct 4, and Dwain Dodson - Precinct 6. Absent were Councilmembers Mary Virginia Kirchhoff - Precinct 2, Barbara Dorman - Precinct 5, and Irene Favila - Precinct 7. Staff present were: James P. Jeffers - City Manager, Wally Hatch - City Attorney, Bruce Watson - Fire Chief, Barbara Sullivan - Municipal Court Judge, Terry Powers Director of Human Resources, Norman .Huggins - Director of Finance, Roy L. Osborne - Director of Public Safety, Bill Hogge - Director of Public Works, Muff London - Main Street Coordinator, and Karen McBeth - City Secretary. Media present were: Richard Orr - Plainview Daily Herald and Ridley Gibson - Plalnview Cable TV. OPEN MEETING 1. Invocation - Medlin Carpenter 2. Recognitions/Oath of Office 3. Mayor Pro Tem- Consider election of a Mayor Pro Tem and administration of Oath of Office. Mayor Ridlehuber requested that this item be tabled until the next meeting when all of the council members were present. Medlin Carpenter made a motion this item be tabled until the full Council was present to vote; Don Dickson seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously among the four members present. Alton Jackson thanked the people who came to this meeting offering their support of blm and stated he hoped they would continue to support him. 4. Police - School Resource Officer - Report on activities of School Resource Officer and other related activities. Roy L. Osborne, Director of Public Safety reported that School Resource Officer Darryl Kissell was at High School before, during and after to class to answer questions of the students and faculty and he has just finished the in-house training with the teachers. Chief Osborne stated that Officer Kissell's presence had made a difference in the discipline problem and will continue to, especially when a more refined curriculum can be developed for this position. Officer Kissell wears a uniform and drives a marked car for this assignment. Chief Osborne also reported that the newly formed organization called Unity, is formulating a program to deal with school violence and will meet next on Monday night, May 17th, at the Ollie Liner Center. He reported that the Police Department and the Juvenile Probation Department are working together to inform the schools and citizens in the organization what the law says they can and cannot do. Judge Sullivan, Officer Pat Serrano and David Allenson are to speak on the juvenile justice system. Officer Willie McGee will be there to represent the police in general. Denice Pay-ne, the organizer of. the Unity program, spoke explaining that lof3 0039 Unity is a composite of all citizens and their goal is to help law enforcement, the schools, and themselves to work together to overcome youth crime and violence. 5. Fire Department - Hale County Contract - Consider authorizing renewal of the contract between the City of Plalnview and Hale County for fire suppression services. Fire Chief Bruce Watson gave an overview of the agreement the City of Plainview has with Hale County regarding answering fire calls outside the city ]ir, its. Chief Watson requested authorization to negotiate a three year extension of the existing contract with Hale County for fire services. Dwain Dodson moved Chief Watson be authorized to negotiate such a contract; Medlin Carpenter seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously among the four council members present. 6. Pls~nview Country Club - Consider addendum to the construction management contract between the City and Plainview Country Club for sales tax exemption on purchase of materials. Jim Mock, President of the Plainview Municipal Country Club spoke to the COuncil requesting permission to purchase certain specified materials to be used in the construction of the new club building using the city's tax exempt status. Wally Hatch, City Attorney, obtained a legal opinion from the State Comptroller office and he reported that since the city owns the property, the construction bids will be awarded separately for materials and labor, and the bid purchases adhere to the recommendations of the comptroller opinion letter, there is no reason this cannot be done. Terry Teague, Country Club Boardmember, stated he felt it was fiscally prudent to use the city tax exempt status since the Country Club building will be owned by the city and will save hotel/motel tax revenues. Medlin Carpenter moved that permission be given to use the city's tax exempt status to purchase materials according to the approved guidelines outlined in the comptroller opinion; Dwaln Dodson seconded the motion; the motion was approved by the four council members present. $ 7. Community Development Dh-ecto~ - Confit-ma~ of ~loyment - Resolution No. R93-108.. A Resolution of the City of Plainview, Texas, confirming the employment of a Director for Community Development for the City of Plainview, Texas. City Manager Jim Jeffers nominated MUff London, the Main Street Coordinator, to fill the vacancy of Director of Community Development. He stated she has brought success to the position of Main Street Coordinator and he felt she could manage directing the Planning and Zoning functions, Community Development, Information and Public Relations Officer and he recommended the Council approve this appointment. The Main Street Coordinator position will be filled. Mrs. London's starting salary will be $35,000 per year. Don Dickson made a motion the Council approve Resolution No. R93-108, appointing Muff London as Director of Community Development; Medlln Carpenter seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously. Muff London was sworn in as the Director of Community Development. 8. Bids - Consider award of bids for guard rails, as required by the Texas Railroad Commission, around the "Duck Pond" at the intersection of 10th and Ennis Streets. Two bids were received; one from Concrete Constructors Incorporated in the amount of $20,000; and Farley Concrete Works Company for the concrete work only which does not meet the bid specifications in the amount of $5,571.23. The construction of this guard rail is mandated by the Texas Railroad Commission, and Mr. Jeffers recommended the bid.be awarded to Concrete Constructors Inc. in the amount of $20,000. Dwain Dodson moved the bid be awarded to Concrete Constructors Inc. in the amount of $20,000; Alton Jackson seconded the motion; the 2 of 3 00~0 motion carried unanimously among the four council members present. 9. Consent Calen~r ALL MATTERS UNDER ITEM 9 CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED ON A MOTION IN THE FORM LISTED BELOW. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS OTHER THAN THE ASKING OF QUESTIONS FOR SIMPLE CLARIFICATION. ON OBJECTION BY ANY PARTY TO THE INCLUSION OF ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, THAT ITEM SHAI.L BE REMOVED FROM THE 'CONSENT CALENDAR. SUCH OBJECTION MAY BE RECORDED ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE TAKING OF A VOTE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL SUCH ITEMS SHALL BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDU.~LLY IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE OBJECTED TO, IMMEDIATE~[JY FOLLOWING THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR. a ) Minutes b) Departmental Reports c) Expenditures d) '~ater F~les Outside City - Consider authorizing the City Manager to develop a proposal allowing water and sewer sales outside the city limits for residential purposes. The City Manager was so authorized. e) Boring Maeh~n~ - Consider of award of bid. Bids were received from Carlton International Manufacturing of Hurst, TX in the amount of $8,052; Vermeer Equipment Inc. of LubbOck, TX in the amount of $12,500; and Ditch Witch SW of Lubbock, TX in the amount of $38,918. The bid was awarded to Carlton International Mfg. of Hurst, TX in the amount of $8,052. f) Sanitation f Landfill - Ratification of prepayment of landfill equipment note installment, originally executed April 30, 1991. Prepayment was ratified. Dwain Dodson moved the Consent Calendar be approved as submitted; Don Dickson seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously. The Consent Calendar was approved. 10. Acljou~-nment. Dwain Dodson made a motion the meeting be adjourned; Alton Jackson seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously among the four council members present. Passed and approved on May 25, 1993. E. V. Ridlehuber, Mayor ATTEST: McBeth, City Secretary 3 of 3