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MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
City of Plainview
December 28, 1993
The Plainview City Council met at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 28, 1993, in the Council
Chambers of the Plainview City Hall at 901 Broadway. Mayor Pro-Tem Alton Jackson Sr.
presided. Councilmembers present were Mary Virginia Kirchhoff -Precinct 2, Mike
Hutcherson - Precinct 4, Barbara Dorman - Precinct 5, and Irene Favila - Precinct 7.
Councilmembers absent were Don Dickson - Precinct 3, and Dwain Dodson - Precinct 6.
Aisc absent was Mayor E. V. Ridlehuber. The Council met in Pre-Session at 6:30 p.m.
Staff members present were: James P. Jeffers - City Manager, Muff London - Director
for Community Development, Wally Hatch - City Attorney, Terry Powers -Director of
Human Resources, Bruce Watson - Fire Chief, John Castro- Health Department Director
and Karen McBeth - City Secretary.
Media present: Phil Hamilton - Plainview Daily Herald.
OPEN MEETING
1. Invocation - Barbara Dorman
2. Recognitions - There were no recognitions.
3. Main Street - Resolution No. R93-124 - A Resolution of the City Council of the
City of Plainview, Texas, recognizing a desire and continuing need to provide Main Street
Program services to the citizens of Plainview and the downtown area, thereby extending
the existence of the program and authorizing the mayor to act as the city's chief executive
officer in all matters pertaining to the program.
Resolution No. 93-125 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview,
authorizing the submission of an application for a Texas Capital Fund Main Street
Improvement Program Grant.
Debby Gibson, Main Street Coordinator, gave a report on the proposed improvements to
be financed jointly by the city and the Texas Capital Fund Main Street Improvement
Program Grant, and private donations. The city has set aside $50,000 for downtown ADA
curb cuts and another $50,000 for curb repair in the downtown area. A sale of bricks
which will have the purchasers name on the brick (limit one family name or a person's
name and special date on the brick) will generate an estimated $25,000. The two
Downtown Associations will be asked for donations, and two lots will hopefully be
donated. The funds will be spent for curb cuts, ADA ramps, lighting, paving, landscaping,
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seating, and the construction of a pavilion in the downtown area. The $100,000 grant,
added to the city's $100,000, plus $25,000 fund raiser will equal $225,000. Mayor Pro-
Tem Jackson thanked Ms. Gibson for her report and asked if there was any public
comment; there was none. Barbara Dorman made the motion that Resolution No. R93-
124 and R93-125 be adopted, respectively; Irene Favila seconded the motion; the motion
carried unanimously among the four councilmembers present.
4. Health Department - Consider TDH Document #C4000140, Change No. 1,
increasing funding from the Texas Department of Health to the Plainview/Hale County
Health Department. Mayor Pro-Tem Jackson called on John Castro, Director of the
Plainview/Hale County Health Department. Mr. Castro explained that the proposed
change to the Texas Department of Health Document #C4000140, would bring an
additional $6,000 to Plainview/Hale County to be used for case management of high risk
-pregnancies and high risk (Iow birth weight) babies. This money will be used to cover the
cost of care which Medicaid does not cover. Barbara Dorman moved the council approve
Change No. 1, to TDH Document #C4000140; Mary Virginia Kirchhoff seconded the
motion; the motion carried unanimously among the four councilmembers present.
5. Consent Calendar - Barbara Dorman made a motion the Consent Calendar be
approved; Irene Favila seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously among the
four councilmembers present, with Mike Hutcherson abstaining from voting on the Airport
Board appointments.
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Minutes were approved.
Departmental Reports were accepted.
Expenditures were approved.
d) Bids - Consider award of bids for:
1) Public Safety Vehicle - Fire Department - Tabled per Pre-Session.
2) Platform & Hoist Traffic Safety - Bids were received from
American Trailer of Lubbock, Texas in the amount of $9,228.00 and from
Utility Trailer SW of Amarillo, Texas in the amount of $9,885.10. The
bid was awarded to American Trailer of Lubbock, Texas.
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Boards, Commissions and Committee Robert E. Carter, Bryan
Studdard, and Mark Warren were re-appointed and Gary Stone was
appointed to the Planning and Zoning Commission; Mary Ann Escarmilla
and Paul Lyle were re-appointed and Ron Trusler was appointed to the
Board of Adjustment; K. C. Willis, Jr. was re-appointed to the Human
Relations Commission; David DeBusk, Bobby James and Franky Mills
were re-appointed and Marcelino Flores was appointed to the Board of
Minimum Housing Standards; J.R. ~Ruiz, Susan McMillon, Carol Ann
Taylor and Willis McCutcheon were re-appointed to the Building
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Code/Fire Code Board of Appeals; David Wilder, Ken Douglass and
Grady Elder were re-appointed to the Housing Authority Board; Pat
Gonzales, Lenard Harper and Randall Wilmeth were re-appointed to the
Board of Electrical Examiners; J.B. Roberts and Norman Wright were
re-appointed to the Airport Board (Councilmember Mike Hutcherson
abstained from voting on Airport Board appointments); and Lee Soucy
was re-appointed to the Civil Service Board.
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Parks - Trees - Country Club - Approved request from the Plainview
Municipal Country Club to plant up to fifty trees from the city tree farm on
city property.
g) Precinct Meeting - Approved adoption of Policy Statement.
6. Executive Session - Mary Virginia Kirchhof moved the Executive Session not be
held; Mike Hutcherson seconded the motion; the motion carried among the four
councilmembers present.
7. Adjournment - Mike Hutcherson moved the meeting be adjourned; Irene Favila
seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously. Mayor Pro-Tem Alton Jackson,
Sr. declared the meeting adjoured at 8:09 p.m.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 11th day of January, 1994.
E. V. Ridlehuber, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kamen McBeth, City Secretary
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