HomeMy WebLinkAbout85 0606 minCITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
June 6, 1985
THE P~CLUB
11:30 a.m.
MINUTES
The Plainview City Council met in a regular work session on
Thursday, June 6, 1985 at 11:30 a.m. at the Plainview Club. Present
were: E.V. Ridlehuber, City Councilmembers; Tc~ ~y, Bobby James, and
Andy Taylor. Absent were Barbara Dorman and Junior Brown.
Also present were City Manager Jim Jeffers, Assistant City
Attorney-Larry McEachern, Jim Platt-Manager, Holiday Inn, Director of
Finance Norman Huggins and Richard Orr-Plainview Daily Herald Reporter.
HOTEL/MOTEL TAX. Jim Platt presented his views on the Hotel/Motel
Tax distribution of funds. Platt placed e~phasis on the need for the
funds to be channeled towards the recruitment of "true" tourist and
c~ventions. The City Council indicated tb~t they still wish to place
emphasis on the need for a reserve fund. It was agreed that the
Hotel/Motel Tax issue will continued to be discussed at the next work
session.
CONSOLIDATED TAX O0LL~2TIONS. Larry McEachern presented a legal
brief on the recent petition cal~ng for an election to consolidate tax
collections with the County Tax Assessor/Collector's Office. The City
Council expressed agreement with general concept of one entity
collecting taxes for all taxing units but, disagreed with the concept of
the County Tax Assessor/Collector' s Office collecting said taxes.
Council indicated that discussion would continue on this matter at the
next work session.
The City Council discussed the following items to be on the regular
portion of the agenda:
Zone Case No. 509; Public hearing on the Canadian River Municipal
Water Authority Lake Meredith Salinity Control Project; Single Member
District Task Forcer final rec~am~ndation and possible Council action;
and the adoption of a Resolution petitioning for the enlargems~t of the
Hale County Appraisal District Board to thirteen members.
The following items were discussed as part of the Consent Calendar:
Zone ~Case No. 507; Zone Case No. 508; First reading of Ordinance
No. 85-2594 as it ~pertains to prohibiting the depositing of refuse in
containers without paying a user fee; A Resolution awarding the bid for
Emergency Medical Services Vehicles; A Resolution awarding the bid for
Sanitary Improvements; and tb~ appointment of Antonio Garcia to the
Planning and Zc~ing Cc~mission.
SIDEk~LK SALES. The City Council briefly discussed sidewalk sales
and stated that the ordinance should be amended to allow City
~atinistration to grant permits for the sidewalk sales.
AIRPOR~ TOWER- R~OP~ING. The City Manager informed the Council
that the FAA had officially advised the City that the tower would be
reopened if the Council was interested. The FAA did state that they
would pay 90% of the project and the City and County would be
responsible for tb~ remaining 10%. If was the consensus of the City
Council that this matter be pursued.
With no further business pending, tb~ n~eting adjourned.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the llth. day of June, 1985.
E.V. RIDLEHUBER, Mayor