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CITY OF PLAINVIEW
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
NOVEMBER 9, 1989
PLAINVIEW COUNTRY CLUB
11:30 A.M.
MINUTES
The Plainview City Council met on Thursday, November, 9, 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, Barbara Dorman, Ross Owen and John
Kirchhoff. Councilmember Alton Jackson was absent.
Staff present: James P. Jeffers, City Manager; Mike McDonough,
Director of Municipal Services; Bill Hogge, Director of Public
Works; Norman Huggins, Director of Finance; David Blackburn, City
Attorney; Roy L. Osborne, Director of Public Safety; Barbara
Sullivan, Municipal Court Judge; Carl Holland, Parks
Supervisor; and City Secretary, Carla Reese.
News Media Present: Richard Orr - Ptainview Daily Herald
Guest Present: J. Pat Stephens
The City Council reviewed the following agenda items for the
upcoming meeting on November 14, 1989.
1) INVOCATION (Barbara Dorman)
2) OPENING OF COUNCIL:
This meeting of the Plainview City Council is being conducted in
compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Law.
3) Cable TV - Public Access - WBU. Resolution No. R89-197. A
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas,
authorizing Teleservice Corporation of America D/B/A Plainview
Cable Television to enter into agreement with Wayland Baptist
University, Plainview, Texas, to provide loCal accessibility by
Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, Texas, to the Cable
Television System.
4) Comprehensive Master Plan. Resolution No. R89-198. A
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas,
accepting and approving a revised Comprehensive Master Plan for the
City, to provide general direction to City officials and staff
regarding growth and development of the City of Plainview.
5) Cable TV C~,a,unication Act of 1984. Resolution No. R89-199. A
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas,
urging the Congress of the United States to revise the Cable
Co~.unication Policy Act of 1984, and expressing general concern
about the need for greater local government regulatory authority.
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ALL MATTERS UNDER ITEM 6 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 CALEArDAR, 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.
6') CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Minutes
b) Department Reports
c) Budget Expenditures
d) Fire Code - Underground Storage Tank. Ordinance No.
89-2808. An Ordinance of the City of Plainview, Texas, regulating
and controlling the maintenance of premises; to safeguard life,
health, property and public welfare by regulating the storage, use
and handling of dangerous and hazardous materials, substances and
processes, and by regulating the maintenance and removal of
underground storage tanks, providing the repeal of certain sections
of the Uniform Fire Code, 1988 Edition., as copyrighted in 1988, as
such applies to the abandonment and status of underground storage
tanks, providing a severability clause; directing the publication
of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance; and providing for an
effective date of this Ordinance.
e) Bid - Police Vehicles. Resolution No. R89-200. A
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas,
awarding a bid for six (6) unmarked police package vehicles for the
Police Department.
Resolution No. R89-201. A Resolution of the City Council of the
City of Plainview, Texas, awarding a bid for five (5) marked police
package vehicles for the Police Department.
f) City Council. Resolution No. R89-202. A Resolution of the
City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas, cancelling the
November 23, 1989, City Council Meeting.
g) T~S. Ordinance No. 89-2809. An Ordinance of the City
Council of the City of Plainview, Texas, authorizing and allowing
under the act governing the Texas Municipal Retirement System,
"Updated Service Credits" in said system for service performed by
qualifying members of such system who presently are in the
employment of the City of Plainview; providing for increased prior
and current service annuities for retirees and beneficiaries of
deceased retirees of the City; and establishing an effective date
for such actions.
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h) Hale County Central Appraisal District. Resolution No.
R89-203. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Plainview, Texas, casting votes for candidates to serve on the Hale
County Central ~Appraisal District Board of Directors.
i) Board of Adjustment - Appointment. Resolution No. R89-204.
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas,
appointing an individual to serve on the City of Plainview, Board of
Adjustment Committee.
7) Adj ourr~uent.
Personnel. Jim Jeffers, City Manager advised Council that City
staff needs to start performance evaluations as soon as possible,
and if no objection the City Council agenda of November 28, 1989,
would have the Ordinance implementing the 4% salary increases to
be Effective January 4, 1990. There was no objection from the
Council.
City Council. Jim Jeffers, City Manager advised the Council that
the Fifth Thursday Meeting had been scheduled for November 30,
1989, and it would be an unstructured meeting, but would like to
know if Council had any specific topics they would like to discuss.
Council is to consider and bring any topics they wish to discuss to
the Council Meeting of November 14, 1989.
Wastewater Treatment Plant. Jim Jeffers, City Manager advised
Council that the advertisement for Notice of Discharge Permit
Renewal has been published in the Plainview Daily Herald, and was
waiting to hear from Texas Water Commission about any objections
that may have been filed by the public. Effective April 1, 1991,
dechlorination facilities must be installed and City staff will be
working on.getting a low interest loan to help with the cost. The
Council was also advised that the National Discharge Permit is in
the process of being renewed. The renewal of this permit will try
to be done on the funds now available, if not a rate increase would
be forthcoming.
Parks - Softball. Council was advised of a request from the YMCA
to lease the Regional Softball Complex. In the past the Softball
Association has been leasing the complex. The following options
were identified; putting the complex out for bids, with the best
bidder receiving the softball complex; or the the City running the
softball complex. Council was of the consensus to put the complex
out for bids, with the best bidder receiving the complex.
Economic Development. Jim Jeffers, City Manager presented the
review of a proposal to assist Hale County with expenses associated
in pursuing Private Prisons of America.
Drug Awareness Month. Barbara Sullivan, Municipal Court Judge
advisedthat the National League of Cities was declaring the Month
of December as Drug Awareness Month. Sullivan submitted a proposal
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of the following activities for the City of Plainview; provide an
assembly and refreshments at a dance for the High School; poster
contest for 7th and 8th grades, with first, second and third prizes
being awarded; essay contest for 5th and 6th grades, with first,
second and third prizes being awarded; t-shirts with a drug message
to each pre-k thru 4th grade students; billboards with drug
messages, which Crimestoppers will be providing; and implementation
of Drug Free Zones within 1,000 feet of a school. The cost for
such activities have been estimated at $5,011. Council was of the
consensus to go ahead with the planned activities and solicit any
support from local clubs and organizations.
Board Appointments, Council was reminded of the need for an
appointment to the Health Board.
Streets. Jim Jeffers, City Manager advised Council that the
Plainview Independent School District had been contacted concerning
the refinancing of one-half of the paving assessment on S.W. 5th
and Ennis Street for the Plainview Christian Academy. The School
Distirct has declined due to legal reasons. Council was of the
consensus for the City to refinance the entire paving assessment.
Southwestern Bell Telephone. David Blackburn, City Attorney
advised the Council of a letter from the Steering Coim~,ittee on the
Southwestern Bell Rate Case. The letter noted the positions of the
various parties were as follows; Southwestern Bell Filing a $136.9
million increase; Texas First 1 $71 million decrease; Texas First 2
$117 million decrease; Texas First 3 $225 million decrease; Cities
$702 million decrease and Public Counsel $550 million decrease. The
Steering Committee has proposed the following settlement proposal;
rates should be reduced by $525 million per annum; rate decrease
should be spread across the board to all types of service;
Southwestern Bell would be ordered to complete within three years,
instead of five years, the modernization projects of, replacement
of all Company's remaining electromechanical central offices in the
State with digital office, expansion of optional extended
metropolitan service to 22 additional exchanges in the Houston,
Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio metropolitan areas, and upgrade
of all customers on party service; Southwestern Bell would be
allowed flexible, incentive regulation, any recovery in excess of
12% after tax, return to shareholders equity would be split 50/50
between the company and ratepayers, with the ratepayers share going
to reduce basic local exchange rates, both business and
residential. All amounts over 14% would go to reduce local
exchange rates; for a period of five years basic local exchange
rates., both business and residential, would not be increased for
any reason nor would any intrastate end user access charge, similar
to the federal interstate charge, be imposed; the above proposal
represents general principles which require negotiation of details,
such elements are not separable or subject to piecemeal
negotiations, because of the importance of implementing a rate
decrease as soon as possible, this offer will be good for thirty
days Only. It was noted that Southwestern Bell was engaged in a
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lobbying campaign in an effort to weaken the parties on their
settlement positions. Blackburn advised that the Steering
Committee was still working on a settlement with Southwestern Bell
Telephone.
Salaries. Jim Jeffers, City Manager advised the Council if they
desired to increase Council salaries a charter requirement must be
submitted before the first day of January preceding the next
election. Council was not interested in pursuing such.
Public Safety Consolidation. Roy L. Osborne, Director of Public
Safety submitted to the Council a Public Safety Consolidation
Report, noting that 21 of the 45 applicants had completed and
passed written exams and 19 of the 21 applicants had passed the
physical agility testing. Background investigation will be
conducted on the remaining 19 applicants, with the 8 positions open
being filled from those applicants. Two firefighters are currently
attending the fire academy in Lubbock, with one already holding a
peace officers license. After completion of the academy they will
return for on the job training in the fire department, and will be
cross trained as soon as man power is available. Staff is still
researching the position of Public Safety Consolidation with the
State Board of Insurance and what effect it will have on the key
rate.
Frisco Park. Jim Jeffers, City Manager presented the Council with
a packet of informatiqn on the Frisco Addition, noting a request
had been filed ~i~4~qthe Frisco neighborhood, thru the Human
RelatiOns Commission, for the City to build a park in the Frisco
area.
Executive Session. Motion was made by Councilmember Barbara Dorman
to adjourn into Executive Session. Motion was duly seconded by
Councilmember Ross Owen and carried by a unanimous vote.
Mayor E.V. Ridlehuber returned the meeting from Executive Session
at 1:05 P.M.
Adjournment. Motion was made by Councilmember Ross Owen to
adjourn. Motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Don Dickson and
carried by a unanimous vote. There being no further business Mayor
E.V. Ridlehuber adjourned the meeting at 1:07 P.M.
Passed and Approved this 9th day of January, 1990.
E.V. Rldlehuber, y
ATTEST:
Carla Reese, City Secretary
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