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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
November 26, 1991
The Plainview City Council met in Regular Session on Tuesday, November 26,
1991, in the Council Chambers of City Hall at 7:30 p.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: Diane Groh - Director for Community Services; Wally Hatch -
City Attorney; Roy L. Osborne - Director of Public Safety; Norman Huggins
- Director of Finance; James P. Jeff, rs - City Manager; and Karen McBeth -
City Secretary; Carl Holland Parks and Services.
Media Present: Danny Andrews - Plainview Daily Herald; Ridley Gibson -
Plainview Cable TV.
Guests Present: Randall Wilmeth, Dr. Wallace Davis, J.B. Wheeler, Eddie
Guffee, and Bi]] Hardage.
OPEN MEETING
An Open Meeting was held concerning the following subjects:
1. Invocation - Don Dickson
Oath of Office - Mr. Randall Wilmeth was sworn to office on
the Electrical Board. Mayor Ridlehuber administered the oath.
Public Hearing - Ordinance No. 91-2888. Zone Case No. 581: J.B.
Roberts on behalf of E. H. Ginsburg and the City of Plainview, to
rezone Lots 1 through 54, Block 1, Whites Subdivision from a C-2
(Retail District) to a C-3 (Commercial General Business District) Zoning
District and generally located in the 1900 Block of West 5th Street.
Mayor Ridlehuber called on Diane Groh, Director for Community
Services to review this Ordinance. Ms. Groh explained that this area
of West 5th Street is at present a conglomerate of C-2 and C-3 zoning
without any real reasoning. This proposed ordinance would make this
more uniform for use by city businesses. She explained that this
change is in compliance with the city's overall master plan. The Mayor
declared the floor open for public hearing. No one for or against came
forward to speak. Councilmember Barbara Dorman made a motion the
public hearing be closed; Councilmember Ross Owen seconded the
motion; the motion passed unanimously. Councilmember Don Dickson
moved the ordinance be adopted as written; Councilmember Dwaln
Dodson seconded the motion; the motion passed unanimously.
Sanitation - Landfill Report. Mr. Jeffers reported that the city's
application had been declared administratively complete and the technical
review of it would be completed on December 2, 1991. Then the city
should have the opportunity for Notice of Public Hearing, but it might
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be delayed by more bureaucracy in Austin.
Parks - Mr. Carl Holland - Director for Parks and Services, displayed
slides showing the use of the new tree spade purchased by the city.
The slides demonstrated how the mechanized tree spade can dig a hole
39" deep and 35" in circumference in one and a half minutes. It can
then dig up a tree and place it in the prepared hole. He has currently
been moving trees from the Rotary Center tree farm to the Frisco Park
area. This tree spade saves many man hours of iabor. Mayor
Ridlehuber commended Mr. Holland on his work.
Hotel/Motel Tax - Museum of the Llano Estacado. Consideration of
extension of contract. Mayor Ridlehuber recognized Dr. Wallace Davis,
President of Wayland Baptist University and asked him to address the
Council. Dr. Wallace explained he was favorably impressed by the
Museum and by its curator, Eddie Guffee, and explained it was one of
the considerations in his deciding to move to Wayland. He felt its
presence enhanced the quality of lifestyle for Plainview and area
citizens. He expressed appreciation for the help the City Council had
given the Museum in the past and expressed hope they would do so
again. Councilmember Don Dickson moved the contract be extended for
an additional year; Councilmember Barbara Dorman seconded the motiOn;
the motion carried unanimously.
7. Consent Calenda~
a. Minutes
b. Department Reports
c. Budget Expenditures
d. Central APl~rai~zl DiStrict Nominations. Resolution No. R91-125. A
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas, placing
an individual in nomination for election to the Haie County Central
Appraisal District Board of Directors in lieu of Paul Johnson who
declined the nomination. Mary Virginia Kirchhoff has been nominated to
this position.
e. Airport - Amendment to contract .with the State Department of
Transportation, Aviation Division, .concerning airport improvements.
Councilmember Barbara Dorman made a-motion the consent calendar be adopted
as presented; Councilmember Don Dickson seconded the motion; the motion
carried unanimously.
Adjournment - There being no further business before the Council
Mayor Ridlehuber called for a motion to adjourn. Councilmember Don
Dickson made a motion the meeting adjourn; Councilmember Dwain
Dodson seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously.
E.V. Ridlehuber, Mayor
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Kamen McBeth, City Secretary
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Karen McBeth, City Secretary
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