HomeMy WebLinkAbout91 0103 minCITY COUNCIL MEETING
January 3, 1991
MINUTES
The Plainview City Council met on Thursday, January 3, 1991, at
11:30 a.m., at the Plainview Country Club with Mayor E. ¥.
Ridlehuber presiding. Councilmembers present were: Alton
Jackson - Precinct 1; Don Dickson - Precinct 3; Medlin Carpenter
- Precinct 4; Dwain Dodson - Precinct 6; and Ross Owen -
Precinct 7. Councilmembers absent: Mary Virginia Kirchhoff -
Precinct 2 and Barbara Dorman - Precinct 5.
Staff Present: James P. Jeffers, City Manager; Norman Huggins,
Director of Finance; Bill Hogge, Director of Public Works; David
Blackburn, City Attorney; Roy Osborne, Director of Public Safety;
Jim Sewell, Zoning Administrator and Linda Huddleston, City
Secretary.
News Media Present: Richard Orr - Plainview Daily Herald and
Scott Fitzgerald - Lubbock Avalanche Journal.
The City Council reviewed the following agenda items for the
upcoming meeting on January 8, 1991:
OPEN MEETING
An Open Meeting will be held concerning the following subjects:
1) Invocation
2) Utility Rates - Review of Proposed Adjustments in Water and
Sewer Rates.
3) Public Hearings
a) Zone Change - Central Business District. Ordinance No.
90-2850. An Ordinance Amending Zoning Ordinance No. 89-2798
entitled "The City of Plainview Zoning Ordinance: more
specifically Section 8:1 "Schedule of Uses Established" Subpart
"Manufacturing, Storage and Warehousing Uses: amending Section
9:6:8, self-storage, mini-warehouse, to exclude hazardous
materials; and establishing an effective date.
b) Zone Case No. 569 - Specific Use Permit. Ordinance No.
90-2851. An Ordinance Amending Zoning Ordinance No. 89-2798 and
the official zoning map of the City of Plainview so as to make
the following changes: Request of J. W. Hamby for a Specific
Use Permit to operate a self-storage, mini-warehouse facility in
a CB (Central Business DistriCt) Zoning District on Lots 11
through 16, Block 23, Original Town Addition and located at 314
Broadway.
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ALL MATTERS UNDER ITEM 4 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 ON
THESEITEMS 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 SHALL 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
INDIVIDUALLY IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE OBJECTED TO,
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
4 ) CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Minutes
b) Department Reports
c) Budget Expenditures
d) Alley Closure. Resolution No. R90-202. A resolution of
the City of Plainview, Texas, taking action on the request of
First Baptist Church for closing an alley located at Block 44,
Original Town of Plainview, Hale County, Texas. (Tabled from
meeting of December 11, 1990). Information still not available.
e) Bids - Sanitation - Refuse Containers. Resolution No.
R90-208. A resolution of the City of Plainview, Texas, awarding
a bid for frontload refuse containers.
f) Boards and Commissions - Appointments. Resolution No.
R90-210. A resolution of the City of Plainview, Texas making
various appointments and re-appointments to the Boards and
Commissions of the City of Plainview, Texas.
g) Records Retention. Ordinance No. 90-2852. An ordinance
of the City of Plainview establishing a records management
program for the City of Plainview, Texas, under the provisions
of the local government records act; and providing for
severability.
The City turned to the agenda for today's meeting.
Director for Comunit¥ Services - Resolution No. R90-209. A
resolution of the City of Plainview, Texas, confirming the
employment of a Director for Community Services for the City of
Plainview, Texas. Councilmember Medlin Carpenter moved that
Resolution No. R90-209 be adopted. Motion was duly seconded by
Councilmember Don Dickson and carried by a unanimous vote.
Annual Retreat - Jim Jeffers, City Manager asked Councilmembers
to check their calendars for weekend dates for the months of
February and March and to notify his office of any date they
would not be able to attend the annual retreat.
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1991 Legislative Luncheon - Jim Jeffers, City Manager advised
the Council that those attending the luncheon in Austin,
February 4, 1991, would be leaving Sunday afternoon February 3,
1991 and returning on Monday, February 4, 1991. Mr. Jeffers
asked the Council to notify his office by Tuesday, January 8,
1991 of who would be attending.
Public Hearing Guidelines - David Blackburn, City Attorney
advised the Council of a need for copies of public hearing
guidelines to be available outside the Council Chamber so that
anyone attending could pick up a copy and be aware of the
guidelines prior to the meeting.
WIC --Use of City Car - Jim Jeffers, City Manager advised the
Council that WIC (Women-Infants-Children), a federally funded
agency, has asked the City for the use of a vehicle. WIC would
be responsible for any liability and for all maintenance and
repairs of the vehicle. The Council expressed no objections.
Goals for 1991 - Jim Jeffers, City Manager, advised the Council
that the Publisher of the Plainview Daily Herald, Rollie Hyde
and the Editor, Danny Andrews were expected to be at the next
City Council Pre-Session to discuss potential goals for the
community. Councilmembers were provided with a list of goals to
consider and review for discussion.
Landfill - No Report.
Southwestern Bell Telephone Refranchising - David Blackburn,
City Attorney, updated the Council on the status of actions
between the City and Southwestern Bell in regard to franchise
discussions. He reported that a group of cities met in Austin
at the Texas Municipal League on November 30, 1990, to discuss
telephone franchise problems; cities have changed but problems
dealing with Bell have not; a new steering committee was formed
and a preliminary agenda was set to identify cities interested
on a state-wide basis.
Motion was made by Councilmember Dwain Dodson to adjourn.
Motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Ross Owen and carried
by a unanimous vote. There being no further business, Mayor E.
V. Ridlehuber adjourned the meeting at 12:45 p.m.
Passed and Approved this 22nd day of January, 1991.
E. V. Ridlehuber, Mayor
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