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HomeMy WebLinkAbout90 0116 minCITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 16, 1990 CITY OF PLAINVIEW PLAINVIEW COUNTRY CLUB 11:30 A.M. MINUTES The Plainview City Council met on Tuesday, January 16, 1990, at 11:30 A.M., at the Plainview Country Club, with Mayor E.V. Ridlehuber presiding. Councilmembers present were: Bobby James, Barbara Dorman, Ross Owen, John Kirchhoff and Alton Jackson. Councilmembers Dwain Dodson and Don Dickson were absent. Staff present: James P. Jeffers, City Manager; Mike McDonough, Director of Municipal Services; Bill Hogge, Director of Public Works; David Blackburn, City Attorney; Rolando Vela, Administrative Assistant; Roy L. Osborne, Director of Public Safety; Joe Ferguson, Fire Chief; Barbara Sullivan, Municipal Court Judge; and City Secretary, Carla Reese. The City Council reviewed the following agenda items for the upcoming meeting on January 23, 1990. 1) INVOCATION (Mike McDonough) 2) OPENING OF COUNCIL: This meeting of the Plainview City Council is being conducted in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Law. 3) Public Hearing Zone Case No. 559 - Fred Garrison. Ordinance No. 90-2817. An Ordinance amending Zoning Ordinance 89-2798 and the official Zoning Map of the City of Plainview so as to make the following changes: request of Fred Garrison for rezoning Lots 25, 26 & 27 and a portion of Lots 28 and 29, Block 2, Depot Addition; Lots 6, 7 and 8, Block 8, Central Park Addition; and Lots 2, 3 and a portion of 1 and 4, Block 8, Central Park Addition from C3(Commercial General Business District) zoning district to a M2 (Heavy Industrial District) for commercial uses and located at 1100 block of Austin Street. 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 1 of 4 O0 004 a) Minutes b) Department Reports c) Budget Expenditures d) Sanitation - EPA Regulations. Resolution No. R90-106. A Resolution of the City of Plainview, Texas requesting the EPA to consider revisions to proposed Subtitle D Regulations and requesting assistance thru the Texas Department of Health and the United States Congressional Delegation. e) Parks - Baseball. Resolution No. R90-107. A Resolution of the City of Plainview, Texas authorizing the Mayor to execute a lease agreement and a concession agreement with the Optimist Summer Baseball Program. f) Bid - Seal Coat Materials. Resolution No. R90-105. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas, awarding bids for seal coat materials. 5) Adjournment. Insurance Consultant. Jim Jeffers, City Manager advised the Council of the letter from Lloyd Woods, Insurance Consultant asking for renewal of his contract, which will expire on March 1, 1990. Woods has been insurance consultant for the City for four years, with many changes in the coverages, cost and reserve funds occurring during this four year period. Jim Jeffers also noted that a proposal and cost estimates on a Risk Management Analysis was being prepared, but a final report has not been submitted. Council was advised they might wait for the final report on the Risk Management Analysis before considering reappointing Lloyd Woods as the Insurance Consultant for the City for another term. Council was of the consensus to prepare a Resolution appointing Lloyd Woods as the Insurance Consultant for the City for another term. Public Safety - Police - Warrant Officer. Jim Jeffers, City Manager, advised the Council of a need to hire a Warrants Officer-City Marshall. At the present the City of Plainview has $135,000 in outstanding warrants that cannot be collected due to having a shortage in manpower to serve the warrants. At the present time the City collects between $200-$500 per month on warrants. If a Warrant Officer-City Marshall were hired the City feels it could collect between $2,500-$3,500 per month on warrants. The possibility of working with the County's warrant officer has been investigated, but does not seem practical due to the work load and the responsibility of processing the warrants after they have been served. Over a five year period the cost of a warrant officer is estimated at $147,000, with potential total revenues from warrants served of $120,000-$180,000. Council was of the consensus to proceed with an agenda item for hiring a Warrant Officer-City Marshall for a trial period of two years with an evaluation of progress every three months. 2 of 4 Public Safety - Certification Pay - EMS Job Classifications. Jim Jeffers, City Manager advised of the need for certification pay for the Fire Department. In January of 1989 certification pay in the Police Department was implemented, and staff feels that certification pay should also be implemented for the Fire Department. At the present the City is training paramedics, at an approximate cost of $11,600, then the paramedic is leaving the City for a higher paying job with another City or EMS Company. In order for the City to train, and possibly retain the paramedics, the following certification pay proposal is being submitted: if you are a EMT having your paramedic certificate you would receive a $100 additional per month; if you are a EMT Special Skills and working towards your paramedic certification you would receive $50 additional per month; if you are a EMT no certification pay is available. The worse case scenario for implementing the certification pay for the EMT-Paramedic is an approximate cost of $8,640 annually. Council was of the consensus to proceed with the implementation of the Certification Pay for the EMT-Paramedic and Fire Department, with an update at the retreat and monitored quarterly. Building Grounds Maintenance - City Hall Beautification. Jim Jeffers, City Manager advised that there had been a request when the Landscape Ordinance was being reviewed about beautifying City Hall. A cost of $10,000 has been proposed to make parking lot and landscaping improvements in City Hall. Council was of the consensus to delay any action until after the Retreat. Council Meeting Place. Council was reminded that the meeting place for the Thursday Council Meetings needed to be determined. The Plainview Club, Country Club and basement of City Hall or the Library was discussed.. It was the consensus of the Council to meet in the Library basement. Sewer - Dechlorination - Engineer Contract (PSC). Resolution No. R90-104. A Resolution of the City of Plainview authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc., for engineering services associated with the construction of wastewater treatment dechlorination and reariation facilities. Motion was made by Councilmember Barbara Dorman to adopt Resolution No. R90-104. Motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Ross Owen and carried by a unanimous vote. Public Safety Consolidation. Roy L. Osborne, Director of Public Safety advised there was one person who had resigned and one who was retiring from the Fire Department. Street - North Quinc¥ Phase II. Jim Jeffers, City Manager advised that Bill Hogge, Director of Public Works and himself were to meet with Bill Cartwright concerning right-of-way on 24th and Quincy Street. Distributed to the Council was a proposal that Cartwright had requested concerning connection of water and sewer and platting of his property. Cartwright has advised he is not interested in paying the $7,984.91 to connect water and sewer from 3 of 4 Quincy Street, the City does not want him to connect water and sewer from 24th Street, and he is exempt from connecting water from 25th Street, due to these mains being installed with grant monies. The Council expressed an interest in waiving the Quincy Street fees with the understanding that Cartwright cannot tie onto those lines. County Jail. Jim Jeffers, City Manager advised there was no report on the County housing City prisoners. Retreat: Jim Jeffers advised Council that he would like for each of them to give him three ~topics which they considered significant accomplishments in the past year and three goals they would like to see achieved over the next year. Adjournment. Motion was made by Councilmember Ross Owen to adjourn. Motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Bobby James and carried by a unanimous vote. There being no further business Mayor E.V. Ridlehuber adjourned the meeting at 1:30 P.M. Passed and Approved this 13th day of February, 1990. E.V. Ridlehuber, Mayor Attest: Carla'-Re.ese, City Secretary 4 of 4