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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
October 3, 1991
The Plainview City Council met in a Work Session on Thursday, October 3,
1991, 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; Barbara Dorman - Precinct. 5; Dwain Dodson -
Precinct 6; and Ross Owen - Precinct 7.
Staff Present were: James P. Jeffers - City Manager; Norman Huggins -
Director of Finance; Bill Hogge - Director of Public Works; Roy L. Osborne -
Director of Public Safety; John Sigwald - Librarian; Barbara Sullivan -
Municipal Court Judge; Gene Barton - Chief Building Inspector; Carl Holland
- Parks Superintendent; Wally Hatch - City Attorney; and Karen McBeth -
City Secretary.
Media Preset:~' Richarc~-~.O~r - Plainview Daily Herald.
Mayor E. V. Ridlehuber called the meeting to order. The City Council
reviewed the following Agenda items for the upcoming meeting on October 8,
1991.
OPEN MEETING
1. Invocation - Ross Owen
2. Oath of Office Boards, Committees and Commissions.
3. Sanitation - Landfill Permitting Report.
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8.
VandAH~m Reward - Ordinance No. 91-2883. An Ordinance of the City
of Plainview, Texas, amending Section 17-1, "VANDALISM REWARD" of
the City of Plainview City Code.
Capital Imp~zements P~g~m - Review of work schedule.
Invest~nent Policy - Consideration of adoption.
Municipal Cou~-t/Teen Cou~t - Report.
City Council Meetings - Consideration of making Thursday meetings an
Action Meeting.
Consent Calenda~
a) Minutes
b) Department Reports
c) Budget Expenditures
d) Bids
1) Library automation equipment.
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2) Roofing
e) Executive Session - Discussion of evaluation of a public officer or
employee. (City Manager annual evaluation). This meeting is
authorized by (TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. art. 6252-17 sec. 2(g)
(Vernon Supp. 1990).)
10. Adjcu~-nment
The Council turned to the agenda for today's meeting.
3. City Manager's Repo~.
P~-ison - The Texas Department of Corrections objects to having a
prison placed adjacent to the City landfill and water treatment plant.
The proposal to the TDC will be resubmitted with an alternate site.
16th St~t - To date Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad has not
responded to requests made by Rep. Pete Laney, in reference to the
railroad crossing at this location. Mr. Jeffers reported that the City
intends to proceed with their plans to pave 16th Street and will deal
with Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe at a later date.
l~ater Study - The negotiations with Freese and Nichols, Inc., is
nearing completion. Mr. Jeffers reported that a contract with that firm
for a Water Study should be in its final form in a few days.
The cost for this study originally was $157,130; Mr. Jeffers reported
that Freese and Nichols had agreed to a final figure of $148,410. This
contract is contingent upon a State grant which will pay one half of
this cost. The fee to apply for thr grant is $2,850. Mr. Jeffers
stated there are numerous segments to this water study and some of
these segments can be dropped if the grant is not available, thereby
lowering the cost considerably.
Fire Reth, ement - Firefighters have approved reductions in the amount
of retirement pay they will receive, and to paying an additional two
percent per paycheck into their retirement fund. This two percent
will be matched by the City. At the present time the City has no
control over benefits paid from the Firefighters retirement fund.
There is a scheduled three percent increase in wages paid to
firefighters, and two percent of this scheduled increase can be the
matching two percent paid by the City. This proposed two percent
matching funds from the City will amount to $20,000. The City has
requested that it be advised of any proposed changes in their
retirement system.
T~fffic Signal at 8th & B~mdway - Mr. Jeffers reported that the
traffic signal light at 8th & Broadway is out and can not be repaired.
This traffic signal has been replaced with a stop sign. In 1985 the
City reported to the Downtown Association that the three traffic
lights in the downtown area were very old and that as they wore out
they would possibly be replaced with stop signs due to the smaller
traffic pattern in this area. Councilmember Medlin Carpenter requested
that a four way stop sign be placed at 8th & Ash, which is the corner
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by the Post Office. Mr.. Jeffers assured him this matter would be
looked into.
There being no further business to discuss, Mayor Ridlehuber adjourned the
meeting at 1: 00 13. m.
E. V. Ridlehuber, mayor
ATTEST:
K&ren McBeth, Secretary
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