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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
OCTOBER 5, 1989
CITY OF PLAINVIEW
PLAINVIEW COUNTRY CLUB
11:30 A.M.
MINUTES
The Plainview City Council met on Thursday, October 5, 1989, at
11:30 A.M., at the Plainview Country Club, with Mayor E.V.
Ridlehuber presiding. Councilmembers present were: Bobby James,
Dwain Dodson, Don Dickson, Alton Jackson, Ross Owen and Barbara
Dorman. Councilmember John Kirchhoff arrived at the meeting at
12:45 P.M.
Staff present: James P. Jeffers, City Manager; Mike McDonough,
Director of Municipal Services; Bill Hogge, Director of Public
Works; Rolando Vela, Administrative Assistant; Roy L. Osborne,
Director of Public Safety and City Secretary, Carla Reese.
News Media Present: Richard Orr - Plainview Daily Herald
The City Council reviewed the following agenda items for the
upcoming meeting on October 10, 1989.
1) INVOCATION (Bill Hogge)
2) OPENING OF COUNCIL:
This meeting of the Plainview City Council is being conducted in
compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Law.
3) Water - Rates. Ordinance No. 89-2805. Introduction of
Ordinance. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of
Plainview, amending Section 24-44, Entitled "Water Rates,
Billings" of the Code of the City of Plainview, Texas, and
establishing an effective date.
ALL MATTERS UNDER ITEM 4 CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE
ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED ON A MOTION IN THE
FORM LISTED BELOW. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION ON THESE
ITEMS OTHER THAN THE ASKING OF QUESTIONS FOR SIMPLE CLARIFICATION.
ON OBJECTION BY ANY PARTY TO THE INCLUSION OF ANY ITEM ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR, THAT ITEM SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. SUCH OBJECTION MY BE RECORDED ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE
TAKING OF A VOTE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL SUCH ITEMS SHALL BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH THEY ARE OBJECTED TO, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE
CONSIDERATION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
4) CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Minutes
b) Department Reports
c) Budget Expenditures
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d) Police - Criminal Justice Grant. Resolution No. R89-191.
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas,
authorizing the Chief of Police on behalf of the City of
Plainview, to file a grant application for law enforcement
assistance from the Criminal Justice Division of the Governor's
Office of the State of Texas.
e) Police - Forfeiture of Agreement. Resolution No. R88-113.
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of the City of
Plainview, Texas, authorizing the Director of Public Safety to
enter into a Felony Forfeiture Agreement with the District
Attorney's Office.
5) Executive Session to discuss the purchase, exchange, lease or
value of ~eal property as authorized by Article 6252-17 Section
2(f) V.T.C.S. (Sanitary Landfill).
Executive Session to discuss pending and/or contemplated
litigation as authorized by Article 6252-17 Section 2(e). (Michael
Smiley) (Barnett v. City of Plainview).
Executive Session to discuss personnel as authorized by Article
6252-17 Section 2(g) V.T.C.S. (City Manger annual evaluation).
6) Adjournment.
Comprehensive Plan Review - Sign Ordinance. Jim Jeffers, City
Manager advised Council that a Sign Ordinance, whether it be
the old Sign Ordinance or the proposed new Sign Ordinance, needs to
be adopted, due to the fact that the City is operating without a
Sign Ordinance at the present. It was the consensus of the Council
to prepare a revised Sign Ordinance, from the rules and regulations
of the old Sign Ordinance, to be adopted at the City Council
Meeting of October 10, 1989. Councilmembers Don Dickson and Dwain
Dodson are to review and submit a proposal on the new Sign
Ordinance. Master Plan. Jim Jeffers advised Council that City
staff is of the consensus that the Master Plan should be adopted by
Ordinance. It was noted the Master Plan may need to be adopted in
segments as not to create a liability for the City. David
Blackburn, City Attorney is to review the adoption proceedings of
the Master Plan. Subdivision Regulations. Jim Jeffers noted there
were only minor changes in the Subdivision Regulations, with the
changes being an improvement to the procedure.
Personnel Merit System. In review of the Personnel Merit System
Council advised City staff in 1986 to proceed in implementing a
merit system. Due to some unexpected situations the Merit System
was never implemented in 1986. A packet of information was
distributed to the Council on the Personnel Merit System to review
and provide their thoughts. Jim Jeffers, City Manager noted in
order for the personnel merit system to work, evaluations will need
to be conducted on the anniversary date of the employee, which
could mean that some employees could go as long as twenty-Qne
months without receiving any salary increase. In order to offset
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this problem costs figures are being prepared to determine if some
kind of overall salary increase could be implemented for employees
this fiscal year.
Public Safety Consolidation. Roy Osborne, Director of Public
Safety advised the Council that advertising and testing of
applicants for the five openings in the Police and Fire Department
would begin later this month. A new testing procedure will be
utilized with the first phase being a written reading-comprehension
test, and the second phase will be a combined physical agility
testing. Applicants that are successful in passing the above two
phases of testing will complete a personal history statement and
background investigation will be conducted. Finalist will then be
given a polygraph, physical examination and psychological
examination before being eligible for employment. No decision has
been reached on the Fire Marshall position, Arson Investigation
Fire/EMS Director or the restructuring of the Fire Department.
Sanitation Landfill. Jim Jeffers, City Manager advised that the
State is getting tougher on regulations and requiring that the
rubble dumped at the landfill must be covered by six inches of dirt
each day. These new regulations by the State are requiring
employees at the landfill to work ten hour days to meet State
regulations. Overtime costs have been estimated at $21,000, with
the worse case scenario being $55,000 in overtime costs.
Board Appointments. Jim Jeffers, City Manager advised Council
of vacant positions on the Board of Adjustments and Building Code
and Fire Code Board of Appeals. It was noted that an application
for Board Appointment had been received from LeRoy Lightfoot
stating he would serve on the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Council was of the consensus to contact LeRoy Lightfoot and see if
he would be interested in serving on the Board of Adjustments
instead of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Constitutional Amendments. It was noted there are twenty one
proposition on the ballot for November. Council was asked if they
were interested in endorsing any of these proposition. No interest
was shown.
Hotel/Motel Tax. A meeting of the Museum Committee is scheduled
for Friday, October 6, 1989. It is proposed that the Committee
will be asking for funds in the amount of $20,000 from the City,
County, School and Wayland, in order to raise the $80,000 needed
for the operation of the Museum. A proposal from the Committee
will be forthcoming.
Adjournment. Motion was made by Councilmember Ross Owen to
adjourn. Motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Alton Jackson
and carried by a unanimous vote. There being no further business
Mayor E.V. Ridlehuber adjourned the meeting at 1:00 P.M.
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Passed and Approved this 14th day of November, 19.~9. .
~.V. Ridlehuber, Mayor
ATTEST
Carla Reese, City Secretary
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