HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 0323 minThe City Council mat on March 23, 2006, atthe Plainview Convention Center 2902
West 4th Street, Plainview, TeXas. ~genda for i:h S meeting was posted in City Hall
at 11:00 a.m. on March 20, 2006. Mayor John C. Anderson presided. Councilmembers
present were: Mary Jane Shanes-District 2, Belinda Pena-District 3, John N. Bertsch-
District 4, Ron Trusler-Distdct 5, Wendell Dunlap-District 6 and Roland Nash-Distdct 7.
Councilmember Kelvin Tipton-District 1 was absent.
S1~aff members present were: Greg Ingham-City Manager, John Castro-Director of
community Services, Will Mull-Police Chief, Jack Keller-Budget Manager, Brice
i!rnents-Engineer,Dale Simpson-Director of Civil Service, Gary Glass-Fire
lie pearce-City Attorney and Belinda Hinojosa-City Secretary. Chief,
rs Media Representative: Richard Orr-Plainview Daily Herald
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)uncilmember Shanes delivered the invocation.
)uncilmember KeMn Tipton was granted an excused absence.
'eg Ingham, City Manager presented for consideration Resolution R06-158, a
.~solution approving an Application for Funding through the Texas Department of
~lriculture, Texas Capital Fund. Scoular Grain is applying for $750,000 grant to
;sist with the costs of a two million dollar waterline to the business which will provide
~th potable and treated effluent water to the plant site for an ethanol plant. This
solution approves the application, authorizes the Mayor to act on behalf of the City in
matters pertaining to this application, and states the City agrees not to participate in
3[~ram income recapture for the Texas Capital Fund infrastructure grant program to
3vide two water/treated effluent supply lines to the Scoular Company Ethanol project.
~e City will return all program income (no program income is anticipated since this is
infrastructure grant program) derived from the ethanol project infrastructure grant to
~ State to be placed in a statewide Revolving Loan Fund to be used by the State to
~d future economic development awards. By agreeing to this measure, the City
~derstands that it will be eligible to receive as many Texas Capital Fund awards per
3~ram year as it has eligible projects.
~ere was no public comment.
~yor Anderson moved to approve Resolution R06-158. The motion was duly
conded by Councilmember Trusler.
C, ~uncilmember Dunlap asked for clarification on the total cost. The total cost is slightly
ur~der two million dollars. Mr. Ingham advised that tlhe City may be asked to participate
toI s.ome extent in 'the future. The grant application is for $750,000 which is the
maximum amount that can be applied for.
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T~ere was no further discussion. The motion by Mayor Anderson carded unanimously.
The Council and staff reviewed the agenda for the City Council meeting of March 28,
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There being no further business, Mayor Anderson adjourned the meeting at 12:40 p.m.
Belinda Hinojosa
City Secretary
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