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Home My WebLink About90 0308 minCITY OF PLAINVIEW CITY COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 8, 1990 LIBRARY BASEMENT 11:30 A.M. MINUTES The Plainview City Council met on Thursday, March 8, 1990, at 11:30 A.M., in the Library Basement, with Mayor E.V. Ridlehuber presiding. Councilmembers present were: Bobby James, Barbara Dorman, Ross Owen, John Kirchhoff, Dwain Dodson and Don Dickson. Councilmember Alton Jackson was absent. Staff present: James P. Jeffers, City Manager; Mike McDonough, Director of Municipal Services; Norman Huggins, Director of Finance; Bill Hogge, Director of Public Works; Joe Ferguson, Fire Chief; David Blackburn, City Attorney; Rolando Vela, Administrative Assistant; Roy L. Osborne, Director of Public Safety; and City Secretary, Carla Reese. Guest Present: Linda Jaynes, Jimmy Bublis, Albert Perez, Mike Gilbreath and Barry Dutton. News Media present: Richard Orr - Plainview Daily Herald. The City Council reviewed the following agenda items for the upcoming meeting on March 13, 1990. 1) INVOCATION (Dwain Dodson) 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 A. Zone Case 561. Ordinance No. 90-2822. An Ordinance amending Zoning Ordinance No. 89-2798 and the Official Zoning Map of the City of Plainview so as to make the follOwing changes: Zone Case No. 561: Request of Fred Garrison for rezoning Lot 5, Block 8, Central Park Addition, from C-3 (Commercial General Business) Zoning District to a M-2 (Heavy Industrial) Zoning District for commercial uses and located at 1107 N. Austin Street. B. Zone Case 562 - Specific Use 'Permit - Mike Fox - KKYN - Circus. Ordinance No. 90-2823. An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 89-2798 and the Official Zoning Map of the City of Plainview, Texas, so as to make the following changes: Request of Mike Fox on behalf of KKYN for a Specific Use Permit on Lots 3-13 Westridge Addition, Unit No. 6, for the purpose of operating a circus in a C-3 (Heavy Industrial) Zoning District and located at 4405 Olton Road. 4) Sanitation - Regional Landfill Contracts. Resolution No. R90-119. A Resolution of-the City of Plainview, Texas, authorizing 1 of 4 O0 O3O the Mayor to execute Solid Waste Management Agreements for the implementation of a Regional Landfill Effort. ALL MATTERS UNDER ITEM 5 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. 5) CONSENT CALENDAR a) Minutes b) Department Reports c) Budget Expenditures d) Zone Case 560 - Land Use Map Amendment. Resolution No. R90-112. A Resolution of the City of Plainview, Texas, accepting and approving the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission to amend the Land Use Plan and Map of the City of the Plainview. e) Zone Case 560. Ordinance No. 90-2819. An Ordinance amending Zoning Ordinance No. 89-2798 of the official Zoning Map of the City of Plainview so as to make the following changes: Request of Bill Cartwright for rezoning Lots 9, 10 and 11, Block 66, College Hill Addition from R-1 (Single-Family Residential) Zoning District to a C-3 (Commercial General Business) Zoning District for coK~f, ercial uses and located at 400-406 Wa¥1and Street. f) Police - Criminal Justice 6rant. Resolution No. R90-115. A Resolution 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. g) Police - Criminal Justice Grant. Resolution No. R90-116. A Resolution 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. h) Bids - Vehicle Equipment. Resolution No. R90-117. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas, awarding bids for one (1) contractors body and hoist and three (3) pickup service bodies. i) Bids - Sanitation Containers. Resolution No. R90-I18. Resolution of the City of Plainview, Texas, awarding a bid for A 2 of 4 sixty (60) three cubic yard side load refuse containers. j) Election. Ordinance No. 90-2824. An Ordinance calling and setting the date for the regular Municipal Election; setting date for run-off election; designating precincts and polling places; designating the election of a Mayor and Councilmembers from Precinct 1; Precinct 2; Precinct 3 and Precinct 4 and Civil Service Proposition; appointing election officials; setting hourly rate for election officials and posting notice of election. k) independence Street - Prohibiting Parking, Stopping or Standing. Ordinance No. 90-2821. An Ordinance prohibiting the parking, stopping or standing of any motor vehicle during certain times on a portion of Independence Street, Plainview, Texas, providing a penalty; providing for conflicts; providing for an effective date; and authorizing the City Secretary to publish pursuant to law. 1) Bids - Water & Sewer Construction Materials. Resolution No. R90-120. A Resolution of the City of Plainview, Texas, accepting bids and authorizing the purchase of water and sewer construction materials. m) Mosquito - Aerial Services - 1990. Resolution No. R90-121. A Resolution of the City of Plainview, Texas, exercising the City's option to renew and extend a contract for aerial spraying for mosquito control with Southwest Aerial Services, Inc. for the 1990 season. n) Airport - Amarillo. Resolution No. R90~122. A Resolution of the City of Plainview, Texas, opposing proposed Department of Energy rules which would restrict air traffic using Amarillo International Airport. 6) Executive Session to discuss appointments to [(Board of Adjustment) (Human Relations Commission) (Building Code and Fire Code Board of Appeals)] as authorized by Article 6252-17 ~ 2(g), V.T.C.S. 7) Adjournment. Hale County Central Appraisal District. Linda Jaynes, Chief Appraiser of Hale County Central Appraisal District presented an overview of the operations of the Appraisal District; the annual audit preformed by the State; the 1990 reappraisals; and the establishment of neighborhood codes. Other areas discussed was the bidding out for attorney services for delinquent taxes; complaint procedures; an evaluation system for employees of the Appraisal District; and board representation from the City. Fire Department. Roy Osborne, Director of Public Safety presented a review of the forty hour work week for the Fire Department, noting that Joe Ferguson, Fire Chief had compiled and presented an 3 of 4 analysis of the forty hour work week in January of 1988. Osborne advised if the forty hour work week was being considered as a possibility that the analysis would need to be studied and updated. Osborne presented the negative aspects of the forty hour work week and advised that it could possibly work for the Fire Department, but would not work for EMS, nor with the implementation of Public Safety Officers. The cost for implementing the forty hour work week would be approximately $250,000. The Council was of the consensus they would not be interested in pursuing the forty hour work week. Public Safety Consolidation. Roy L. Osborne, Director of Public Safety presented a Public Safety Consolidation report to the Council, highlighting the resignation of Paramedic Kelly King; damages to the Fire Truck will cost approximately 4,000 to repair; EMT training will begin later this month for Police and Fire personnel; and that the Fire Policy Committee has submitted a draft of the proposed guidelines for the Fire Department, which will eventually be consolidated into one manual with the guidelines from the Police Department. Fift~ ~hursda¥ Meeting. The fifth Thursday meeting Was scheduled for Thursday, March 29, 1990. Adjournment. Councilmember Don Dickson made a motion to adjourn. Motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Dwain Dodson and carried by a unanimous vote. There being no further business Mayor E.V. Ridlehuber adjourned the meeting at 1:05 P.M. Passed and Approved this 27th day of March, 1990. E.V. Ridlehuber, Mayor ATTEST: Carla Reese, City Secretary 4 of 4