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HomeMy WebLinkAbout92 0114 min143 MINUTES City Council Meeting January 14, 1992 The Plainview City Council met in a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, January 14, 1992, in the Council Chambers of the Plainview 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; Mediin Carpenter - Precinct 4; Dwain Dodson - Precinct 6; and Ross Owen - Precinct 7. Councilmembers absent were Don Dickson - Precinct 3, and Barbara Dorman Precinct 5. Staff Present: James Jeffers City Manager; Wally Hatch - City AttOrney; Bill Hogge - Director of Public Works; Norman Hugg~ns - Director of Finance; Roy Lee Osborne - Director of Public Safety; Joe Ferguson - Fire Chief; Diane Groh - Director for Community Services; Terry Powers - Director of Human Resources; arid Karen McBeth - City Secretargg. Guests Present: Bob Bass, Attorney; Eddie McConnell; Jim Mock; Terry Teague; Nathan Geich of Conroe, TX; Bill Cagle; Jim Ferrell; Rev. W.R. Jackson; Larry Dickerson; Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Morales; Lloyd Woods; Blaine Smith; Rodolfo Mares; Linda Nunez; Mary Vasquez; Alan Chavez; David Wilder; Rafael Lopez Jr.; Emelia Garza; Ray and Irma Rosas. Media Present: Randy Ballinger - KKYN; Ridiey Gibson - Cable TV; Richard Orr - Plainview Daily Herald; Scott Fitzgerald- Lubbock AvalanChe-Jourral. OPEN MEETING An Open Meeting was held on the following subjects: 1. Invocation - Counc~member Alton Jackson gave the Invocation. Fire - Arson Reward. Ordinance No. 92-2891. An Ordinance of the City of P]ainview, Texas, amending Chapter 10, "Fire Protection and Prevention", of the City Code relating to an arson reward. Fire Chief Joe Ferguson reviewed the present reward of $250 presently offered and advised that in light of cbang'~ng times and the number of questionable fires the city bas experienced recently, recommended to raise the reward to $1,000. After some discussion Councilmember Medlin Carpenter made a motion to adopt Ord. No. 92-2891, which raises the reward to $1,000; Councilmember Dwain Dodson seconded the motion; the motion Passed u~animously among those present, noting that Councilmembers Dorman and Dickson were absent. e Redistricting - Lloyd Woods, Chairman of the Redistricting Committee reported that the committee had studied the three plans as prepared by Attorney Bob Bass, of Allimon & Associates, for redistricting of the City's voting precincts. Mr. Woods stated the first plan submitted by Mr. Bass had been approved unanimously by the committee on 1219f91, and Mr. Bass had stated at that time he felt the plan would be approved by the Department of Justice. Following this committee meeting Mr. Bass contacted Mr. Rodolfo Ma~es, local attorney lof5 144 for the Texas Rural Legal Aid, who objected to Plan I. Following his conversation with Mr. Mares, Mr. Bass developed Plan II and Plan III raising the percentage of minorities in some precincts to a level which he felt would be approved by the Department of Justice.. These plans were reviewed by the Redistricting Committee and they voted unanimously to approve Plan III (with Lloyd Woods abstaining). Mr. Bass stated that Plan III would in all probability guarantee three minority precincts, three anglo precincts-, and one precinct which in all likelyhood would give minorities and anglos an equal opportunity to elect a candidate. The Mayor thani~ed Mr. Woods and the committee for their hard work. Mayor Ridiehuber asked for public comment. Rudy Mares, attorney for TRLA spoke and explained his concerns regarding Plan I stating it did not give adequate percentages to minorities in each precinct, therefore it would not: likely be approved, so to circumvent having to call the committee back at a later date, he consulted, with Mr. Bass and also informed Mr. Bass that Mr. Ross Owen would not be running for re-election, thereby circumventing the need to keep Mr. Owen in his present precinct. Max Gabriel, a member of the Redistricting Committee spoke stating that he had at first approved Plan I; after hearing the new information he also agreed that Plan III was the better plan and that is how the committee voted. The Mayor then asked for a motion. Counclimember 'Medlin Carpenter moved to table the plan until the full body of the Council could be present to vote; Ross Owen seconded the motion; Councilmembers Alton Jackson, Mary Virginia Kirchhoff, Medlin Carpenter and Ross Owen voted for the motion; Councilmember DWain DOdson voted against the motion. Cable TV - Performance Review and consideration of possible action associated with performance review. The Council reviewed the fifteen year franchise agreement on this Second five year anniversary as prescribed in the agreement. Mr.--Ridiey Gibson of Plainview Cable TV reviewed the changes made in programming, quality of picture, availability of service over the past five years. He stated the goals pianned for Cable TV regarding local live programming for education, public service and entertainment. The Mayor thanked Mr. Gibson for the positive changes made to cable TV, and appreciated his personal efforts and cooperation with the city. Mayor Ridlehuber asked for public comment: Mr. Eddie McConnell of .4705 N. Columbia came forward. He stated he had asked for cable television service to his home for a long time and he certainly hopes it is on its way and wanted to know if the Council could help him get it. Mr. Gibson responded that he presently has three engineering reports regarding expanding to other areas in the city and assured Mr. McConnell that as soon as he possibly could, he too wanted Mr.'~ McCOnnell to have Cable TV. Hotel/Motel Tax - Receiving a request for use of Hotel/Motel Tax Reserve Fund for the remodeling of the Pla]nview Country Club so as to better accommodate conventions. Mr. Jim Ferrell of the Plainview Chamber of Commerce spoke in favor of using these funds to refurbish the Plainview Country Club-so as to encourage its use by conventions and tourism. The rooms to be enlarged a~d remodeled are the ballroom, kitchen, bathrooms, existing 'meetings rooms and to add 'meeting rooms. The Cl~amber of Commerce Board of Directors voted in favor of using the Hotel[ Motel Tax Reserve Fund for use in this manner 2of5 and Mr. Ferrell recommends that the City approve these plans and the use of said funds. He stated he was most willing to work with the Plainview Country Club and the City in formulating these plans for renovation. Mr. Ferrell stated he wanted to keep the Chamber of Commerce's present portion of the Hotel/Motel Tax as is. Councilmember Medlin Carpenter asked Mr. Ferrell now much money the Chamber was x~lliug to spend on this proposed project. Mr. Ferrell stated none. ~r. Carpenter also asked if anyone could uSe/rent these facilities for private or public functions. Mr. Ferreil said the "public" rooma at the Country Club are available for the public to use and rent for meetings, social engagements, and other functions. Mr. Ferrell reviewed the Hotel/Motel Tax funds stating ghat these funds can only be used for the promotion of convention and/or tourism. He also stated that only funds from the Motel/Hotel Tax would be used fOr the proposed remodeling and not local ad valorem taxes. Terry Teague, President of the Remodeling Committee of the Plainview Country Club, told the Council the proposed facilities will be used by conventionftourism groups as well as the general citizenry of Plainview. It was noted that in 1990, 10,000 people used the Country Club for non club functions; thirty five per cent of the club's usage is by the outside community. The present staff at ~he Country Club, both managerial and service, is adequate to care for the facility as proposed. Jim Mock~ President of the Country Club, presented floor plans showing the rooms as they will be after the remodeling is completed. David Wilder, a member of the Remodeling Committee stated that in 1991 the community had worked well together and he felt they could do so again. The proposed remodeling would add 7,566 square feet to the existing building. He noted it would cost much more to build from the ground up, as opposed to remodeling the exislJng facilities. Mayor Ridlehuber thanked them for their presentation and said it would be taken under advisement. The Mayor stated this should be enacted on at a later date with the fuli Council in session. 6. Bid~ - Roof Rel:~i~ - Review and consideration of possible action concerning recently received roofing bids. Mr. Jeffers, City Manager, reviewed the bids as received from Larry Dickerson Co. and others. Mr. Jeffers stated he had received a letter from the City's current insurance carrier stating that should be the roofs be repaired as opposed to being replaced, they would be fully insured. The company stated however, that should there be any money left after the repairs were made, they did want it returned. Ross Owen stated he felt the damaged roofs should be replaced not repaired, as the city was originally paid for replacement. Councilmember Ross Owen made a motion that the bid specifications be rewritten to reflect replacement as opposed to repair. Councilmember Medlin Carpenter seconded the motion. After a brief discussion Mr. Carpenter withdrew his second and the motion died for lack of a second. Councilmember Dwain Dodson made a motion that the Larry Dickerson .company re relearned to start the repairs; Councilmember Alton Jackson seconded the motion; The motion passed four votes for and one againmt, of the five members present. Ross Owen voted against. 7. Comment ~ - Item number (i) was pulled from the Consent Calendar at the request of Paul Scott and will be discussed. 3of5 146 a) Minutes b) Department Reports c) Budget Expenditures d) Boards and Committee Appointments K. C. Willis and Trina Lewis were appointed to the Human Relations Commission. Pat Kelly and George Geoffrey Wells were appointed to the Library Board. Norman Wright was appointed to the Airport Board. David Wilder and Ken Douglass were appointed, to the Housing Authority. Billy Gibson and Lynn Davis were appointed to the Plumbing Board. Lenard Ha~per and Randall Wilmeth were appointed to the Electrical Examiners Board. Norvene Owen was appointed to the planning and Zoning Board. Betty Gonzales was appointed to the Board of Adjustment. Willi~ McCutcheon was appointed to the Building Code/Fire Code Appeal~ Board. e) Hale County Central Apparel District - Resolution No. R92-100. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas casting votes for candidates to serve on the Hale County Central Appraisal District Board of Directors. f) Alley Closure - Ordinance No. 92-2892. An Ordinance of the city Council of the City of Plainview, Te~a~, closing all of that portion of an alley located at Block 44, Original Town of Plainview, Hale County, Texas, not heretofore closed and declaring the closing of said alley to be in the public interest. g) Airport - G~-ound Lease Ag~senent. Renewal of a Ground Lease Agreement with Carl Weidenbach. h) ~ - parkhfll, Smith and Coope~. Agreement on fees to be charged for mimcellaneous engineering services. Councilmember Alton Jackson made a motion to accept the Consent Calendar with the exception of Item (i); Councilmember Mary Virginia Kirchhoff seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously among the five councilmembers present. i) Bids - Articulated Loader with Four Wheel Drive. Paul Scott of Scott Tractor Company had submitted a bid to the City Council of $58,952.00. Mr. Scott stated he felt the bid should be awarded to his company even though it did not meet the specification-requirements. He stated he felt he should be considered as a citizen of Plainview and local merchant that pays taxes. The City Council asked questions regarding the specification discrepancies between his bid and the other bids. The City Council inquired of Mr. Bill Hogge, Director of Public Works, as to how the specifications were decided upon. Mr. Hogge explained that all the city's machinery had to be replaced on a regular basis so as to have equipment in good operating order and the guaranteed trade in price was the recommended procedure for bid specifications. Rick Cox of the Street Department explained that the specification sent out for bids were precisely and exactly what was requ~ed for the city .to get the best equipment and the bid process afforded the best price. Mayor Ridlehuber called for a vote. Councilmember Ross Owen recommended the bid be awarded to West Texas Equipment Co., whose machine met 4of5 147 the specifications, for a total cost bid of $35,069.00; Councilmember Alton Jackson seconded the motion; the motion passed unarimously among the councilmembers present. Executive Session - Discussion of appointments to the various Boards, Commissions and Committees of the City of Plainview, and discussion of Director for Community Services. Councilmember Dwain Dodson made a motion that the Executive Session be postponed until a later date, due to the lateness of the hour; Councilmember Ross Owen seconded the motion; the motion carried unanimously among the members present. Adjottt'nmant - Councilmember Ross Owen made a motion the meeting adjourn; Councilmember Medlin Carpenter seconded the motion; the motion carried uDanimously among the five councnmembers present. Mayor Ridlehuber declared the meeting adjourned at 10:50 p.m. ATTEST: Kar~n McBeth, City Secretary E. V. Ridlehuber, Mayor 5 of 5