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HomeMy WebLinkAbout93 1214 min0123 MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING City of Plainview December 14, 1993 The City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas, met in a regularly scheduled meeting at City Hall, 901 Broadway, Plainview, Texas, at 7:30 p.m. on December 14, 1993, with Mayor E. V. Ridlehuber presiding. Councilmembers present were: Alton Jackson Sr. - Precinct 1, Mary Virginia Kirchhoff-Precinct 2, Don Dickson - Precinct 3, Mike Hutcherson Precinct 4, Dwain Dodson - Precinct 6, and Irene Favila - Precinct 7. Absent was Barbara Dorman - Precinct 5. Staff present were: James P. Jeffers - City Manager, Roy L. Osborne - Director of Public Safety, Bill Hogge - Director of Public Works, Wally Hatch - City Attorney, Norman Huggins - Director of Finance, Muff London - Director for Community Development, and Karen McBeth - City Secretary. Media present: Richard Orr - Plainview Daily Herald. Guests present: Tom Gooch and John Seifert of Houston, Texas, and John C. Williams of Canadian River Municipal Water Authority. Open Meeting: 1. Invocation - Don Dickson 2. Recognitions - Muff London, Director for Community Development, introduced a big as life blue dinosaur, temporarily named Trash-a-Sarus which will be used in the schools to introduce and educate young people to recycling and beautification programs championed by the City of Plainview. Debra Chandler, who wears the costume, goes to the schools and teaches children that recycling and keeping the city beautiful is part of learning to be responsible. Muff London and the Council commended Ms. Chandler for her work and thanked her for her efforts. 3. Zone Case No. 615 * 410 & 412 W. 9th Street - Ordinance No. 93-2982. Request of the City of Plainview and Rickey Davis for rezoning of Lots 7 and 8, and the South 9 feet of lot 9, Block 64, of the Alexander-Westmoreland Addition [410 and 412 W. 9th Street] from MF-1 [Multi-family] District to a Commercial - 2 [Light retail and Commercial] District. Director for Community Development Muff London reviewed the case, showing slides depicting the area in question. She reported the Planning and Zoning Commission had approved this case and since this property had essentially been an antique shop for 1 of 4 0124 more than twenty years this was really the zoning needed for this piece of property. Dwain Dodson moved to open a public hearing; Mary Virginia Kirchhoff seconded the motion; the motion passed unanimously among the six councilmembers present. Mayor Ridlehuber asked for those speaking for the change in zoning to come forward to speak; no one came. The Mayor then aske,,d those speaking against the zone changed to come forward; no one came. Don Dick,;on moved the public hearing close; Dwain Dodson seconded the motion; the motion passed unanimously. Mayor Ridlehuber declared the public hearing closed. Dwain Dodson made a motion Zone Case 615, as outlined in Ordinance No. 93-2982, be approved as presented; Don Dickson seconded the motion; the motion passed with six voting for the ordinance and one council member absent. 4. Water Study Report * Tom Gooch, of Freese and Nichols, Inc. - Tom Gooch, Project Manager for the water supply and treatment study done by Freese and Nichols, Inc. reported on the $140,000 study. He noted that a grant from the Texas Water Commission supplied $60,000 of the study. The study documented the present and projected future needs for ground water for the City of Plainview and the surrounding area. John Seifert showed diagrams and topographical maps of the Ogalalla Aquifer from which Plainview pumps its underground water. He presented the rate of water level decline in the area since 1930. City well levels have been dropping continually since that time. Plainview has fifteen wells and at the present time they are performing adequately. Mr. Gooch continued his report and advised the city to obtain as much water as allowed through the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority to be mixed with local groundwater for the city's use. The Mayor thanked Mr. Gooch and Mr. Seifert for their report. 5. Consent Calendar - Mary Virginia Kirchhoff moved the consent calendar be approved as presented below; Alton Jackson Sr. seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously among the six councilmembers present. a) b) c) Minutes were approved. Department reports accepted. Expenditures were approved. d) Bids were awarded as follows: 2 Mid-size 1/2 ton pickups bid was awarded to Jack Morris Ford in the amount of $9,793.85 each. Bids from McGavock Motors for $11,212.96 each, Hendrix GMC for $10,060.00 each, and Gardner Chevrolet for $10,805.00 were rejected. I full size 3/4 ton cargo van was awarded to Gardner Chevrolet in the amount of $14,130.00. Jack Morris Ford submitted a bid for $13,618.50; McGavock Motors submitted a bid of $16,292.45; and Hendrix GMC submitted a bid for $13,852.00. Although Gardner Chevrolet's bid was not 2of4 0125 the lowest, but it met the specifications most advantageous to the City of Plainview. Fire Vehicle - 1 Full size 3/4 ton pickup cab & chassis - Tabled for futher study. e) Police - Environmental Officer Grant Application. Resolution No. R93- 121. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas authorizing the city to pursue a 50/50 matching grant to continue funding of the environmental control officer position within the City for an additional one year period. Resolution passed. f) Plat Preliminary * Farmer's Place. A Resolution of the City of Plainview, Texas, approving the preliminary plat of Farmer's Place, Plainview, Hale County, Texas. Plat was approved. g) Final Plat * Kruse Subdivision. A resolution of the City of Plainview, Texas, approving the final plat of Kruse Subdivision, Unit No. 1, out of Block 1, Alabama Addition, Plainview, Hale County, Texas. Plat was approved. h) Confidentiality * Utility Records. Consider approving a request for confidentiality form and not charging for maintaining customer requests for confidentiality of their utility records. Form and no charge was approved. National Association of Towns and Townships. Consider application for membership. One year membership was approved, with no one authorized to attend meetings without Council authorization. Toll Free Calling. Consider authorizing City Administration to promote toll free calling to Plainview from area communities and to provide assistance to those communities if requested. Administration was so authorized. k) Chamber of Commerce Tourism and Conventions Football Playoffs. Consider authorizing the Director of Public Safety to provide up to two police officers and one staffed EMS unit at the City's expense as an inducement for future football playoff games for Plainview. Director of Public Safety was so authorized. Executive SeSsion - was not held. Streets - 16th Street Railroad Crossing - No action taken. 3of4 0126 8. Texas Political SUbdivision. Class Action: BankrUptcy Claim Against national Gypsum Company .Proposed Class Action Against Other Manufacturers. Dwain Dodson made a motion that the City Attorney be authorized to take action within the parameters established in the Pre-Session; Don Dickson seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously among the six councilmembers present. 9. Adjournment Dwain Dodson made a motion the meeting Hutcherson seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously. PASSED AND APPROVED the 28th day of December, 1993. adjourn; Mike E. V. Ridlehuber, Mayor ATTEST: Karen McBeth, City Secretary 4of4