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HomeMy WebLinkAbout92 0423 min19'1 MINUTES The City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas, met in a Work Session on Thursday, April 23, 1992, at 11:30 a.m., at the Plainview Municipal Country Club. Mayor E. V. Ridlehuber presided. Councilmembers present were: Alton Jackson - Precinct 1; Mary Virginia Kirch_hoff - 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; Wally Hatch City Attorney; Barbara Sullivan - Municipal Court Judge; Diane Groh - Director for Community Services; Terry Powers - Director of Human Resources; Roy L. Osborne - Director of Public Safety; and Karen McBeth - City Secretary. Guests Present: Tom Gooch with Freese & Nichols, Inc.; John Siepert and Ray Longoria, and Irene Favila. Mayor Ridlehuber called the meeting to order. The City Council reviewed the following agenda items for the upcoming meeting of April 28, 1992. OPEN MEETING 1. Invocation - Ross Owen 2. Oath of Office Boards, Committees and Commissions Annexation - West~'idge - PUBLIC HEARING. A Public Hearing to receive input on the proposed annexation of a certain Westridge Addition to in Hale County, Texas. Airport - Bid. Resolution No. R92-119. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas, accepting the bid and awarding a contract for improvements to the City of Plainview/Hale County Airport. Civil Defense - Report. 6. Sanitation]Landfill - Report. 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 WJI,L BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS OTHER THAN THE ASKING OF QUESTIONS FOR SIMPLE CLARIFICATION. ON OBgECTION BY ANY PARTY TO THE INCLUSION OF ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, THAT ITEM SH~J_~L 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 SHAT.T. BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE OBJECTED TO, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR. 7. Consent Calendar. lof3 192 a) Minutes b) Department Reports c) Budget Expenditures d) Boards and Com~dssion Appointments - Housing Authority; Board of Adjustment; Building Code/Fire Code Board of Appeals. e) Plainview Higher Educational Facilities Cox-potation. Resolution R92-118. A Resolution of the City Council of the city of Plalnview, Texas, approving issuance of bonds by the Plainview Higher Educational Facilities Corporation. (Old business - tabled from City Council meeting of April 14, 1992.). f) Meetings/Parades - Public Property. Ordinance No. 92-2906. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas, providing for municipal regulation of meetings on public property; Providing for a penalty clause; Severability Clause; Conflicts Clause; and Effective date. g) Wes-Tex Resource Conservation and Development. Resolution No. R92-120. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas, agreeing to support and sponsor West-Tex Resource Conservation and Development. 8. Adjournment. The Council turned to the agenda for today. 16th Street Project - Mr. Jeffers reported the City has received confirmation from the State regarding extension of the grant for this project. Acquisition of the remaining property is underway and Mr. Jeffers will keep the Council informed. Water Study - The grant for the Water study has been finalized and the engineers with Freese and Nichols, Inc. are gathering information regarding ground water and waste water projections, water supply, waste water treatment plant and the adequacy of water supply in correlation to the population. Pre-Session Meeting - Mr. Jeffers and the Council discussed changing the meeting time of the pre-session before regular council meetings. It was decided pre-session would begin at 7.~00 p.m. rather than 6: 30 p.m. before the Tuesday night Council meetings. Prairie House - Mr. Jeffers reported that plans for building Prairie House were progressing but a water drainage problem has developed.' Prairie House cannot be built at its present proposed site without making plans for drainage so as not to cause flooding. The developers of that area need to make a master plan of that entire development so as to circumvent a floOding problem. This plan needs to be developed prior to construction of Prairie House and to insure responsible use of the land. Prison Mr. Jeffers reported that parkhill, Smith and Cooper, engineering firm contraCted to assist the City, has proposed to have the City do the 2of3 192 engineering on the first phase of the water and sewer facilities for the prison site. Country Club Remodeling - Mr. Jeffers reported that the Hotel/Motel Tax Legal Defense Fund has no plans at present to challenge the City's plans to help with the remodeling project at Plainview Municipal Country Club. Wally Hatch., City Attorney, reported the Council could request an opinion from the Attorney General or the City could initiate a "friendly lawsuit" with a local hotel/motel. Council decided to proceed without doing either. Liaison Assign--ents - Mr. Jeffers gave each Council,.ember a list of the Boards, Com--ittees and Corn--i.~sions of the City and requested that each councilmember indicate his preference for liaison position be indicated on that list and returned to the City Manager. The meeting adjourned at 1:08 p.m. E. V. Ridlehuber, Mayor ATTEST: Karen McBeth, City Secretary 3 of 3