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Home My WebLink About91 0523 min71 CITY COUNCIL MEETING May 23, 1991 MINUTES The Plainview City Council met on Thursday, May 23, 1991, at 11:30 a.m., at the Plainview Country Club with Mayor E. V. Ridlehuber presiding. Councilmembers present were: Mary Virginia Kirchhoff Precinct 2; Medlin Carpenter - Precinct 4; Barbara Dorman - Precinct 5; Dwain Dodson - Precinct 6; and Ross Owen - Precinct 7. Councilmembers absent: Alton Jackson - Precinct 1. Staff Present: James P. Jeffers, City Manager; Bill Hogge, Director of Public Works; Norman Huggins, Director of Finance; Roy Osborne, Director of Public Safety; Diane Groh, Director for Community Services and l.lnda Huddleston, City Secretary. News Media Present: Richard Orr - Plainview DaVy Herald and Scott Fitzgerald - Lubbock Avalanche Journal. The City Council reviewed the following agenda items for the upcoming meeting on May 28, 1991: NOTICE CITY COUNCIL MEETING This notice is posted pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act. (TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. art. 6252-17 (Vernon Supp. 1990).) The Plainview City Council will hold a meeting at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 28, 1991, in the Council Chambers of the Plainview City Hall at 901 Broadway. The Council will meet in Pre-Session at 6:30 p.m. OPEN MEETING An Open Meeting will be held concerning the following subjects: 1) Invocation (Ross Owen) 2) Oath of Office - Various Boards and Commissions of the City. 3) Zone Case No. 574 - Specific Use Permit - Rest Homes or Homes. Ordinance No~ 91-2866. An Ordinance amending Zoning Ordinance No. 89-2798 "The City of Plainview Zoning Ordinance"; more specifically amending Section 8:1 "Schedule of Uses Established", to allow Rest Homes or Nursing Homes in an R-1 (Single-Family Residential District) with a Specific Use Permit, and establishing an effective date. i of 4 4) Public Hearing a) Cm. nival. Request of Joe Walker on behalf of the Plainview Jaycees for a Specific Use Permit on Lots 3-13, WeStridge Addition, Unit 6, for the purpose of operating a carnival in a C-3 Zoning District located at 4405 Olton Road. b) Mesa Ve~-de. Request of City of Plainview for rezoning of Lot 1, Mesa Verde, Unit 1, from a Specific Use Permit to a C-3 Zoning District located at 1001 North 1-27. c) C. ax-nival. Request of Joe Walker on beb~tf of the Plainview Jaycees for a Specific Use Permit on Lot 1, Mesa Verde, Unit 1, for the purpose of operating a carnival in a C-3 Zoning District and located at 1001 North 1-27. 5) EMS Fmmehise - PtAinview Ambulance Sea-vice. Ordinance No. 91-2868. An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 88-2750, granting a franchise to Plainview Ambulance Service; allowing the franchise 88-2750 to be considered for renewal annually. 6) Cable TV - Review of rate adjustment and program changes. ALL MATTERS UNDER ITEM 7 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 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. ALL SUCH ITEMS SHALL BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE OBJECTED TO, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR. 7) CONSENT CALENDAR a) b) c) d) e) f) Minutes _ Department Reports Budget Expenditures Housing Authority - RTC. Resolution No. R91-116. A resolution of the City of Plainview, Texas, endorsing the Plainview Housing Authority's application for acquisition of two properties to be used for lower income households, currently controlled by the Resolution Trust Corporation. Sanitation - Rate Adjustment. Ordinance No. 91-2869. An ordinance of the City of Plainview, Texas, amending Section 24-47 entitled "Refuse Collection Fee; Water Termination" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plainview, Texas. Loading Zone. Consideration of a request from Jack Oswald to alter the loading zone in the 100 block of West 6th Street. 2 of 4 73 g) Street Closu~. Consideration of Gerald Autry, as the Independent Executor of the Estate of Lorsne Autry, Petition and Ortl{nAuee for Closing of A St~met located at: BEGINNING at the Northwest corner of Survey 57, Block A-l, Hale County, Texa~ (which is also the N.E. corner of Section 58, Block A-i, Hale County, Texas); THENCE South 1752.8 feet along the West line of Survey 57, Block A-l, to the intersection of the Northeasterly right-of-way line of South Interstate Highway No. 27. 8 ) Adjournment The Council turned to the agenda for today's meeting. Water Billing Proeedu~e~ - Norman Hugging, Director of Finance, outlined for the Council two options for consideration at the regular Council meeting on Tuesday. The current billing system which became effective April 1, 1991, has created numerous customer complaints, due mainly to the harsh wording of the second notice bill. The current policy gives customers 14 days to pay their bill without a penalty and 22 days before service is disconnected. The first option Huggins presented to the Council would give customers 21 days to pay their bill with no penalty and service would not be disconnected until the 29th day. The second option provides the same 21 day period to pay b]ll~ prior to penalty, but also adds an additional 11 days to the disconnect period. Zoning - ?§ Pez~ent Rule - Diane Groh, Director for Community Services, review with the Council the current City code on adopting amendments which the Planning and Zoning Commi.~sion have recommended against. Groh stated that a three fourths vote of all Councilmembers is needed to override the Planning and Zoning Commission, but is a local requirement and may be changed. Prison - State Fadlities - Jim Jeffers, City Manager, advised the Council that the Plainview/Hale County Industrial Foundation would decide at their next meeting ff they will pursue considering the Plainview/Hale County area as a site for a state prison. Boards, Co, nmi~aions and Co, m, fittee AlxPain~ - Jim Jeffers, City Manager, reminded Council of the continued need for Boards, Commissions and Committee applicants. Jeffers stated that the Charter Study Committee has only 5 applications on file. Health l)~~nt - Pe~onnel Po~ - Jim Jeffers, City Manager, reminded Council of Health Department personnel policy concerns that were discussed at a previous work session. Jeffers stated that there is continued confusion as to whether the Health Department came under City or County personnel policies which has created ongoing conflicts for over a year. Jeffers stated that he, Councilmember Don Dickson and Mayor Ridlehuber are pushing for a quick resolution to ending the conflict and avoid additional conflict by placing the Health Department under City personnel policies with the exception of the Health Director. According to Jeffers, James Belk has no problem with the Health Department functioring under City personnel policies. 3. of 4 74 Sanitation - Reey-.ling - Jim Jeffers, City Manager, advised the Council that the Recycling Committee met on May 21, 1991. In attendance were Jim Jeffers, Terri Allen, Carla Edwards, Joe Walker, Rick Graves and Tomagene Stockley. The committee will attempt to recruit individuals from Wayland, the news media, cable, citizens and the schools. Goals are to identify, develop and maintain markets, with emphasis on waste reduction to begin with. Recycling is a part of economic development. The committee will be making recommendations to the Mayor and City Council. The next meeting will be on June 11, at Daffern Steel and then at TLI. Iuan~ - Bill Hogge, Director of Public Works, updated the Council on the progress, or lack of, in permitting the landfill. Harem will be meeting with the Texas Health Department on Tuesday on behalf of the City of Plainview. Fl-iseo;Mol{no P~eet (16th Stl-eet) - Jim Jeffers, City Manager, advised the Council that there was nothing new to report on this project. There being no further business,' Mayor E. V. Ridlehuber adjourned the meeting at 1: 00 p.m. PASSED AND APPRO~rF, I) this the llth day of June, 1991. E. V. Ridlehuber- Mayor ATTEST: Lindh Huddleston - City Secreta y 4 of 4