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Home My WebLink About93 0713 min0062 MINUTES Plainview City Council July 13, 1993 The Plainview City Council met in a regular scheduled meeting at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 13, 1993, in the Council Chambers of the Plainview City Hall at 901 Broadway, with Mayor E. V. Ridlehuber presiding. The Council met in Pre-Session at 7:00 p.m. Councilmembers present were: Mary Virginia Ki~chhoff - Precinct 2, Don Dickson - Precinct 3, Medlin Carpenter - Precinct 4, Barbara Dorman - Precinct 5, Dwain Dodson - Precinct 6, and Irene Favila - Precinct 7. Absent was Alton Jackson Sr. - Precinct 1. Staff present were : James P. Jeffers - City Manager, Roy L. Osborne - Director of Public Safety, Muff London - Director of Community Development, Waily Hatch - City Attorney, Norman Huggins - Director of Finance, Terry Powers - Director of Human Resources and Karen McBeth - City Secretary. Media present were: Richard Orr - Plainview Daily Herald and Ridley Gibson - Plainview Cable TV. Guests present were: Officer Forrest Chapman - Plainview Police Department, Captain Danny Mi]]er - Plainview Police Department, J. B. Wheeler - 216 NW Alpine Dr., Lynn Kirchhoff - Route 2, Mary Thompson - P.O. Box 6, Travis Trussell - 1117 W. 28th, Jim Ferrell - 710 W. 5th and Gregory D. FrankJin - 603 W. 18th. OPEN MEETING 1. Invocation - Mary Kirchhoff 2. Recognitions/O~th ~f Office - DirectOr of Public Safety called upon Captain Danny Miller of the Plainview Police Department who presented a Certificate of Recognition to Officer Forrest Chapman for heroism in the saving of a life on September 22, 1992. Officer Chapman thanked everyone. 3. Prison NA~dng - J. B. WheeL~-_. Resolution No. R93-110 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS, APPROVING THE NAMING OF A PROPOSED SUBSTANCE ABUSE FACILITY WITHIN HALE COUNTY, TEXAS, THE WHEELER UNIT OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. Mayor E. V. Ridlehuber presented a framed copy of Resolution No. R93-110 to Mr. J. B. Wheeler, stating that Mr. Wheeler has done a gr~at many things for Plainview and Hale County, and naming the proposed facility for him is fitting and due. Mr. Wheeler expressed his appreciation stating he felt humbled and grateful. He thmnked the Mayor and Council for thiR honor. Barbara Dorman mmde a motion Resolution No. R93-110 be adopted; Dwain Dodson seconded the motiOn; the motion carried unanimously among the six council members present. 4. plah~view CbRmber c~ Commex'ee. Report on activities, including Tourism and Convention. Jim Ferrell, Executive Vice President of the CbRmber of Commerce gave a report on the activities of the organization for the past year. He stated the role of the 0063 Chamber is to bring visitors to the city by promoting and advertising the activities and projects of the many civic organizations within Plainview. During the past year the Chamber helped promote the following events: Runningwater Draw Arts and Crafts Show, Queens Classic, Pioneer Classic, Noon Lions Convention, Rotary Car Show, Parade of Breeds and the 4th of July Fireworks. Mr. Ferrell reported that 30,000 people came from out of town annually to attend these activities in Plainview. He stated that each person visiting Plainview spends approximately $54 per day, if they are associated with a convention they spend appro~mately $113 per day. He stated the goal of the Chamber is to explore new ways to market P]ainview and bring in more visitors this next year. The Chamber Task Force plans to solicit more conventions and with the new facilities being built at the Plainview Country Club these groups will have a ]a~ger and nicer place to hold conventions and meetings. He sited the 3 on 3 basketball tournament presently being promoted as an excellent example of an event which can generate tourism and interest in Plainview. The Council thanked Mr. Trussell for his report. o Parks - Duck Pond Consider citizen's request. Mr. Travis Trussell addressed the Mayor and Council with concerns regarding the safety of the ducks at the Duck Pond at 10th and Ennis since it has been opened to the public for fishing. He sited incidents of ducks being tangled in loose fishing line, injured by fish hooks, eggs being broken and their nests being destroyed. Mr. Tnlssell did not give specific dates, nor the numbers of broken eggs and nests, but he stated he was sure this vandalism had increased since the pond has opened for fishing. He asked the Council to stop the fishing at the Duck Pond. He stated if the fishing did not cease, he would call the wild life refuge in Lubbock, TX and remove to ducks to this sanctuary. Lyn Kirchhoff spoke stating the ducks have been there for a long time and they amuse and entertain adults as well as small children and hoped the Council would find some way to having fishing at another site and leave the 10th & Ennis Duck Pond just for the ducks. Mary Thompson spoke to the Council stating she would also like to see an alternate site for public fishing and returning the Duck Pond strictly as a home for the ducks and geese. Councilmember Dwaln Dodson thanked Mr. TrnsseH for his many years of care for the ducks and stated he also understood the people who enjoyed taking their children fishing and while both were good ideas, regardless of what the council decided there was no way to please everyone. Councilmember Barbara Dorman said she would like to know what the Parks staff had to say about the situation. The Mayor stated that he appreciated their concern for the ducks and geese at the pond and while the Council and Staff had received no other complaints from citizens regarding this, the Council would take it under advisement. He thanked Mr. Trussell for his many years of care for the ducks and stated he appreciated all of their concerns. 6. Consent Calenda~ a) Minutes b) Departmental Reports c) Expenditures d) Board, Commlmsion and Committee Appoimtments. Fire and Building Code Board of Appeals. No appointments were made. 2of3 0064 e) Texas Department of Comm~-r~ Contract No. 707180 Amendment. Authorize Mayor to sign a contract amendment, and all other necessary documents for the redistribution of unObligated gr~nt funds. The Mayor was so authorized. f) Streets - S. W. 4th. Authorize the Mayor to sign the necessary documents for right of way acquisition for the extension of S. W. 4th from Columbia to Date Street. The Mayor was so authorized. g) Water and ~wer ~b~te~on I{eimburm~memt Waiver Consider accepting Higginboth~m- Bartlett Co. waiver of utility reimbursements as such pertains to water and sewer placed under Mesa Drive and adjacent to property purchased by Prairie House Living Center, Inc. and Hale County Hospital Authority. Such waiver was approved. h) Property Sell - 600 E. 6th Consider request of Central Plains Center for Mental Health and Retardation and Substance Abuse, to exercise an option to purchase the property at 600 E. 6th St. MHMR withdrew the request. This item was tabled. Barbara Dorman moved to approve the Consent Calendar; Medlin Carpenter seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously among the six members present. Mary Virginia Kirchhoff encouraged the Mayor., Staff and Council to continue writing letters and making phone emll.~ to the State Hiway Department regarding widening FM 400 so as to make SW 4th a through street~ 10. lgxeeutive Session - Discussion of pending or contemplated litigation (SantaFe Railroad - 16th Street Crossing and'D, l{. Rice C.o~,uetion Co., Ime.) This meeting is authorized by (TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. art. 6252-17, sec. 2(e) (Vernon Supp. 1993). ) The Executive Session was not held. 11. Adjournment - Dwain Dodson moved the meeting adjourn ; Mediin Carpenter seconded the motion; the motion carried unamimously among the six council members present. Passed and approved the 27th day of July, 1993. ~. V. Rid/e~u~er, M~y - ~ ATTEST: K~r~r~ McBeth, City Secretary 3 of 3