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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
NOVEMBER 17, 1988
PLAINVIEW COUNTRY CLUB
11:30 A.M.
MINUTES
The Plainview City Council met in Work Session, Thursday, November
17, 1988, at the Plainview Country Club with Mayor E.V. Ridlehuber
presiding. The following Councilmembers were present: Alton
Jackson, Don Dickson, Bobby James, Barbara Dorman, Junior Brown
and Ross Owen. Councilmember Terry Clements was absent.
Staff present: James P. Jeffers, City Manager; Bill Hogge,
Director of Public Works; Mike McDonough, Director of Municipal
Services; David Blackburn, City Attorney; Norman Huggins,
Director of Finance; Roy Osborner Chief of Police and Carla Reese,
City Secretary.
News Media present: Richard Orr - Plainview Daily Herald and
Steven Smith - KVOP/KATX.
The following items were reviewed for possible action at the City
Council Meeting on November 22, 1988.
1) INVOCATION (Barbara Dorman)
2 ) OPENING OF COUNCIL:
This meeti~ng of the Plainview City Council is being conducted in
compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Law.
3) ANNEXATION - Ordinance No. 88-2763. Second and final reading.
An Ordinance providing for the extension of certain boundary lines
of the City of Plainview, Texas, and the annexation of certain
territory consisting of .37 square miles of land, which said
territory lies adjacent to and adjoins the present limits of the
City of Plainview, Texas and within the extra-territorial
jurisdiction of said City.
4) PUBLIC ~IEARING - Enterprise Zone Application.
5) ENTERPRISE ZONE - R88-210. A Resolution of the City Council
of the City of Plainview, Texas, nominating an area, as a joint
applicant with Hale County, as an exteriorize zone pursuant to
the Texas Enterprise Zone Act; providing tax incentives;
providing other inducements; and designating a liaison to act as
the City's authorized representative in all matters pertaining to
the City and County nomination of an area as an enterprise zone
and to its designation of such by the Texas Department of
Commerce.
6) ~AX ABAT~R~FR~f. Resolution No. R88-211. A Resolution of the
City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas, declaring that the
City of Plainview, Texas, elects to become eligible to participate
in tax abatement in accordance with the property redevelopment and
Tax Abatement Act.
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7) TAX ABATE~m~T. Resolution No. R88-212. A Resolution of the
City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas, adopting a
Comprehensive Policy Statement on economic development incentives;
establishing objective and subjective criteria for evaluating
incentive apPlications; establishing maximum values of incentives
to be provided; establishing procedural guidelines for
considering incentive applications; establishing guidelines and
criteria governing tax abatement agreements.
ALL MATTERS UNDER ITEM ~ CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE
ROUTINE BY T~E CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED ON A MOTION IN
FORM LISTED BELOW. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE
ITEMS OTHER T~AN THE ASKING OF QUESTIONS FOR SIMPLE CLARIFICATION.
ON OBJECTION BY ANY PARTY TO THE INCLUSION OF ANY ITEM ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR, T~AT ITEM SHALL 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 ITEM~ SHALL BE CONSIDF~Rn INDIVIDUALLY IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH THEY ARE OBJECTED TO, IM~RnIATELY FOLLOWING THE
CONSIDERATION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
8) CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Minutes
b) Department Reports
c) Budget Expenditures
d) PLUMBING BOARD - APPOI~NT. Resolution No. R88-135.
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas,
appointing an individual to serve on the Plumbing Board of the
City of Plainview. (tabled from last Meeting)
e) BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT - APPOINT~RNTS. Resolution No.
R88-179. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Plainview, Texas, appointing individuals to serve on the Board of
Adjustment of the City of Plainview. (tabled from last Meeting)
f) HUMAN RRLATIONS COMMISSION - APPOINTMENT. Resolution No.
R88-199. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Plainview, Texas, appointing an individual to serve on the Human
Relations Commission of the City of Plainview. (tabled from last
Meeting)
g) AIRPORT BOARD - APPOINTMENT. Resolution No. R88-205. A
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas,
appointing an individual to serve on the Plainview/Hale County
Airport Board. (tabled from last Meeting)
h) PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION - APPOINT~RNT. Resolution
No. R88-213. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Plainview, Texas, appointing an individual to serve on the City of
Plainview Planning and Zoning Commission.
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i) ZONE CASE 554 - R.E. HORNE, JR. - Ordinance No. 88-2766.
Second reading. An Ordinance amending Zoning Ordinance No.
82-2478 and the official zoning map of the City of Plainview so as
to make the following .changes: Zone Case No. 554: Request of
R.E. Horne, Jr., for rezoning a tract of Section 28, JK-2, Hale
County, Texas, from an A-O (Agricultural-Open Space) Zoning
District to an R-1 (Single-Family Residential) Zoning District for
residential use.
j) FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE. Ordinance No.
88-2769. An Ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 87-268? and
adopting a new Ordinance establishing the administrative procedure
for Flood Hazard Prevention in the City of Plainview, Texas;
setting out the statutory authority; findings of fact; statement
of purpose; and designation of Director of the Municipal Services
as Local Administrator, authorizing him to issue permits;
establishing variance procedures and appeal procedures; and
setting general standards for provisions for flood hazard
reduction; providing a penalty; and declaring of such an
Ordinance as an emergency; providing a severability clause.
k) BUDGET - AIRPORT - 1989. Resolution No. R88-208. A
Resolution o~ the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas
approving the 1989 Budget for the Plainview/Hale County Airport.
The following items were reviewed for possible action at the City
Council Meeting on November 22, 1988.
TEAM BUILDING. Jim Jeffers, City Manager presented to the
Council for consideration a letter from Larry Cunningham, City
Manager of the City of Lubbock, in reference to a proposed seminar
or workshop for elected officials in the Spring of 1989. It was
the consensus of the Council that they would be interested in
participating in such a workshop or seminar and to proceed in
contacting Larry Cunningham in Lubbock.
RULES OF CONDUCT. Mayor E.V. Ridlehuber presented the City
Council Rules of Conduct and advised each Councilmember to review
such, and if there were any comments to let it be known, and it
would be discussed again at a later Work Session.
SETH WARD. Jim Jeffers, City Manager presented to the Council a
proposal for contracting with McMorries and Associates to prepare
a rate analysis for the selling of water to Seth Ward. Noting the
cost of such an analysis would be between $3,000.00 and $3,700.00.
It was also noted that the cost for hiring a consultant could be
shared by the City and County, but the rate analysis would have to
be shared by both. It was the consensus of the Council for the
City to contract with McMorries and Associates to prepare a rate
analysis and place on agenda for future action.
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BOARDS a~D COmmISSION. Jim Jeffers, City Manager asked the
Council to review the attached listing of Boards and Commission
members whose term expires in 1989, and advise if there was any
objections to re-appointing the same members whose commission are
expiring. If there are no objections from the Council a
Resolution will be set up re-appointing the same members.
There being no further business Mayor E.V. Ridlehuber adjourned
the meeting at 1:05 P.M.
E.V. Ridlehuber, Mayor
ATTEST:
Carla Reese, City Secretary
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