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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
April 18, 1991
MINUTES
The Plainview City Council met in Regular Work Session on Thursday, April
18, I991, at the Plainview Country Club at 11:30 a.m. with Mayor E. V.
Ridlehuber presiding. Councilmembers present were: Alton Jackson -
Precinct 1; Mary Virginia Kirchhoff - Precinct 2; Don Dickson - Precinct 3;
Medlin Carpenter - Precinct 4; Dwain Dodson Precinct 6 and Ross Owen -
Precinct 7. Councilmembers absent: Barbara Dorman Precinct 5.
Staff Present: James P. Jeffers, City Manager; David Blackburn, City
Attorney; Bill Hogge, Director of Public Works; Roy Osborne, Director of
Public Safety; Diane Groh, Director for Community Services; Terry Powers,
Director of Human Resources; Norman Huggins, Director of Finance; Carl
Holland, Parks Superintendent; and Linda Huddleston, City Secretary.
News Media Present: Richard Orr - Pl~inview Daily Herald
The City Council reviewed the following agenda items for the upcoming
meeting on Tuesday, April 23, 1991:
OPEN MEETING
An Open Meeting will be held concerning the following subjects:
1) Invocation (Barbara Dorman)
2) Budget Amendment - Sanitation. Ordinance No. 91-2861. An
ordinance of the City of Plainview amending the 1991-92 fiscal year budget
as such pertains to the sanitation fund.
3) Public Safety - Police/Fire Cross Training - Modification of progrsm.
ALL MATTERS UNDER ITEM 4 CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO
BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WIT,T, BE ENACTED ON A
MOTION IN THE FORM LISTED BELOW. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE
DISCUSSION ON 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
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. AT,T, SUCH ITEMS
SHALL BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUAT,T,Y IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
ARE OBJECTED TO, IMMEDIATFrLY FOLLOWING THE CONSIDERATION OF
THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
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4) CONSENT CALENDAR
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
Minutes
Department Reports
Budget Expenditures
Boards and Commlmaions - Appointment - I~leetrieal Board
Bids - Vehicles (3 - 1/2 Ton Long Wheel Base Pickups; i - 3/4
Ton 4-Wheel Drive Cab & Chassis; 2 - 3/4 Ton Cab & Chassis; 1
3 / 4 Pickup)
Attox-ney - Tom Hamilton Contract Renewal
Boa~ls and Com~i~ions - Policy for Nominating and Appointing
Parks - TLI Contx~aet - Litter Removal Agreement Renewal
5) Executive Session: A repeat of the last agenda on the appointment to
Boards and Commissions only.
This meeting is authorized by (TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. art. 6252-17,
sec. 2(e) (Vernon Supp. 1990).)
Discussion of personnel, specifically appointment to the various Boards and
Commissions of the City of Plainview. Boards and Commissions which
currently have vacancies are: Boards of Adjustment, Human Relations
Commission, Plumbing Boards, Electrical Boards and the Charter Study
Committee. Names submitted for discussion are Craig Hukil], Mark Warren,
Scott Home, Gary Lloyd, Terry Teague, Trina Lewis, Bob Castleberry,
Frank Gabriel, Max Gabriel, Edith Branch, JoAnn Clements, Mrs. Sid
Cooper, "one of the Gebo's", Paul Drager, Mrs. Mike Harder, Mary M.
Knoohuizen, Mrs. Carter Lindsey, Mrs. Gina Liner, Mrs. J. B. Wheeler,
Mrs. Richard Morgan, John Peck, Mildred Walker, Lloyd Woods and Bobby
James. This meeting is authorized by (TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. art.
6252-17, sec. 2(e) (Vernon Supp. 1990).)
The Council turned to the agenda for today's meeting.
Landfill - Jim Jeffers, City Manager, advised the Council that the landfill
project was moving forward, but no firm dates had been determined.
Audit - Review of RFP - Jim Jeffers, City Manager, advised the Council
that letters from the Mayor had been sent to CPA firms requesting audit
proposals for next year. Jeffers stated that Wi]Hams, Meriwether and Smith
had done the City audit for the last 5 years, and that we had been getting
a good price on our audit compared with Other cities.
F~sco]Molino Project (16th St.) - No additional information av~i]able on this
project at this time.
Personnel - Civil Serviee- Terry Powers, Director of Human Resources
advised the Council of the Civil Service plan to be implemented retroactive
to November 1, 1990, creating an additional cost of appro~mately $15,000.00
for this year. The plan requires equal base pay for fire department
personnel, excluding the Fire Chief and Assistant Fire Chief, to be in
compliance with the law. Powers stated that the plan would be implemented
based on years of service.
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Fire Pension Fund Jim Jeffers, City Manager, advised the Council that
during May or June, Rudd Wisdom wants to come and talk directly to the
City Council. Jeffers advised the Council to review the Rudd Wisdom and
Wyatt report.
Smoking Ordinance - Jim Jeffers, City Manager, advised the Council that he
had been contacted by a local citizen requesting a copy of Lubbock and
Amarillo Smoking Ordinances. Jeffers stated that the citizen had also
expressed a desire to address City Council to adopt a simila~ ordinance for
the City of Plainview.
Parks - Jogging]Wa]~ring Txmck Jim Jeffers, City Manager, advised the
Council that the City had received numerous requests for park
improvements as well as information to the jogging/wa]king track. Jeffers
advised that the Parks Department is developing a master plan for these
improvements. Jeffers further stated that the Kidsville Organization would
be funding the jogging/walking track.
Miscellaneous - Diane Groh, Director for Community Services, advised the
Council that she had been approached concerning the possibility of rezoning
the portion of the Town Center strip center to C3 zoning. The area is
currently a specific use permit zone.
Adjournment - There being no further business, Mayor E. V. Ridlehuber
adjourned the meeting at 12:45 p.m.
Passed and Approved this 14th day of May, 1991.
E. V. Ridlehuber, Mayor
ATTEST:
~Lir/da I:Ihddles~on, City Secretary
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