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WORK SESSION MINUTES
August 20, 1992
The City Council of the City of Plalnview, Texas, met in a Work Session on
Thursday, August 20, 1992, at the Plalnview Country Club, at 11:30 a.m.,
with Mayor E.V. Ridlehuber presiding. Councilmembers present were Mary
Virginia Kirchhoff - Precinct 2, Don Dickson - Precinct 3, Medlin Carpenter -
Precinct 4, Dwain Dodson Precinct 6 and Irene Favil~ - Precinct 7. Absent
were Alton Jackson - Precinct i and Barbara Dorman - Precinct 5.
Staff present were James P. Jeffers - City Manager, Wslly Hatch - City
Attorney, Terry Powers - Director of Human~ Resources, Diane Groh -
Director of Community Services, Norman Huggins - Director of Finance, and
Ginger Light - Deputy City Secretary.
Guests present were Don Hatfield and Ron Trusler.
Media present were Richard Orr - Plainview Daily Herald and Lisa Hightower
- KATX.
THIS IS A WORK S]{SSION AND NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN
The City Council reviewed the agenda for the upcoming Council Meeting of
August 25, 1992.
OPEN MEETING
The Council turned to the agenda for today:
Plainview Country Club. City Manager Jim Jeffers reported that the Country
Club has decided to pursue the construction of a new facility rather tlman
renovation of the existing facility. Tusha Builders from Lubbock has been
asked to be the contract manager for the construction. He stated that no
bidding was done for this as there are no requirements in the statutes to bid
on contracts for professional services. However, some concern has been
expressed regarding allowing the contract for services to be in the hands of
an out of town company~ as some local contractors might come up short.
Mr. Jeffers then explained that the Country Club hires the contract manager,
who then bids out the separate projects. Mr. Jeffers then asked for
cOmments concerning whether or not the Council desired to request the
Country ClUb to ask for proposal on the contract manager also. After much
discussion, it was decided that the City would ask that the County Club
request proposals on the
Wayland Baptist Univm-si'
received a response on At
University concerning th,
stated that there was an
be restructured, and the
~auagement contract.
y - Museum Funding. Mr. Jeffers stated that he
Lgust 6th to a budget request from Wayland Baptist
.~ funding of the T.lauo Estacado Museum. He
indication that the whole museum system needed to
at this point there would be no commitment for
funding. However, he saw a need to set up a meeting in which key issues
regarding funding could be discussed.
Charter Com~ttee. At the present time, changes to the Mayor/City Council
portion of the Charter have been completed. The City Council will be
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reviewing same and comments are welcomed. The next section to be tackled
will be the City Manager's section.
16th Stn, et Project. City Attorney Wally Hatch reported that as of this date,
deeds from Greater New Hope Holy Baptist Church, Mary Agnes Carter and
Victor Zouzalik have been filed. The condemnation suit again_at the ladies in
Michigan and Connecticut is s~ pending and no word has been received from
their attorney. Mr. Hatch reported that although the settlement figure for
the Zouzalik matter was more than the original appraisal, it was still far below
expected. The next task to complete will be negotiations with Santa Fe
Railroad.
Ambulance Se~riees. To begin, Mr. Jeffers gave a history of the ambulance
services in Plainview. He stated that some years ago, Barrett and Pruit
asked that their services be upgraded to include advanced life support (ALS)
at a cost of $100,000.00. At that time, the City requested proposals to see
what was out there in terms of services; The Plainview Fire Department's
proposal was close to that of private firms in Amarillo and Lubbock. Barrett
and Pruit's proposal was lower, but the City felt it was not realistic. The
Fire Department currently has the ambulance service for advanced life
support, and private firms are allowed to complete non-emergency transfers.
Don Griffis from Methodist Hospital Plainview has stated that the hospital
has no desire to-operate a hospital-based ambulance service. However,
Aerocare, the air ambulance service for the hospital, has expressed interest
in providing ground services also. Future concerns include who will operate
the ALS ambulance services, whether the City will utilize RFP's, and what
will happen to current City paramedics.
Mayor Ridlehuber declared the meeting adjourned at 12:55 p.m.
E.V. Ridlehuber, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ging~r~'ght,~~uty City Secretary
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