Min 11/21/2017
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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium Building
November 21, 2017
Item 1 - Call to Order
The City Council of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas met in regular session on the above
date in the Council Chambers of the Memorial Auditorium Building at 8:30 o’clock a.m., with
the following members present.
Stephen L. Santellana - Mayor
Michael Smith - Councilors
DeAndra Chenault -
Jesse Brown -
Eric West -
Mitesh Desai -
Brian Hooker - Absent
Darron Leiker - City Manager
Kinley Hegglund - City Attorney
Tracy Norr - City Clerk
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Item 1 – Call to Order
Mayor Santellana called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
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Item 2 – Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
Pastor Christopher Yanker, Trinity Lutheran Church, gave the invocation. Mayor
Santellana led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Oath of Office
The Oath of Office was administered to Councilor Eric West.
Item 3 – 5b - Consent Items
8:36 AM
City Manager Darron Leiker gave a briefing on the items listed under the Consent Agenda.
Mo ved by Councilor Brown that the consent items be approved.
Motion seconded by Councilor West and carried by the following vote:
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Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, West, and Smith.
Nays: None
Item 3 - Approval of Minutes of the November 7, 2017 Regular Meeting and November
14, 2017 Special Meeting of the Mayor and City Council
Item 4a – Resolution #153-2017
Resolution #153-2017
Resolution Authorizing Award of Bid to Retail Motorcycle Ventures, Inc. for the Purchase
of Three (3) BMW Police Motorcycles in the Amount of $74,333.31
Item 4b – Resolution #154-2017
Resolution #154-2017
Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of One (1) Kenworth Bucket Truck through the
BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative, from Texas Kenworth, Inc. in the Amount of
$132,590.57
Item 5a-b - Receive Minutes
Minutes of the following boards and commissions were received:
(a) Wichita Falls – Wichita County Public Health Board, September 8, 2017
(b) Planning & Zoning Commission, October 11, 2017
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Item 6a – Ordinance #47-2017
8:37 AM
Ordinance No. 47-2017
Ordinance Closing and Abandoning an Alley Approximately .0123 Acres between 1705
Grace St., 1525 17th St., 1527 17th St., 1524 Kell W. Blvd., and 1707 Grace St., a Tract of
Land out of Block 5, H.W. Spivey Addition, Wichita County, Wichita Falls, Texas, which
Consists of Approximately 5,341 Square Feet More or Less as Depicted and Indicated on
the Attached Plat Map
Moved by Councilor Chenault to approve Ordinance No. 47-2017.
Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, West, and Smith
Nays: None
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Item 6b – Ordinance #48-2017
8:41 AM
Ordinance No. 48-2017
Ordinance Authorizing and Granting a Variable Width Aerial Easement and Right of Way
Consisting of Approximately 1,006 Square Feet to Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC
Located within the Jasper Water Treatment Plant, Being Located in the J.A. Scott Survey,
Abstract 302, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas; Beginning at the Mississippi and
Underwood Street
Moved by Councilor Chenault to approve Ordinance No.48 -2017.
Motion seconded by Councilor Brown and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, West, and Smith
Nays: None
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Item 6c – Motion to Consider Tabling Action
8:43 AM
Motion to Consider Tabling Action on an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of the City’s
Combination Tax and Limited Surplus Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2017
Moved by Councilor Brown to table action on an ordinance authorizing the issuance of
the City’s Combination Tax and Limited Surplus Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2017
until the January 16, 2018 council meeting.
Motion seconded by Councilor West and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, West, and Smith
Nays: None
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Item 6d – Ordinance #49-2017
8:47 AM
Ordinance No. 49-2017
Ordinance Accepting Funds in the Amount of $38,533.19 Received from the FY 2017
Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) and Authorizing the City Manager to
Execute Contracts and Other Documents Related Thereto
Moved by Councilor Chenault to approve Ordinance No. 49-2017.
Motion seconded by Councilor Brown and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, West, and Smith
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Nays: None
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Item 7a – Resolution #155--2017
8:48 AM
Resolution #155--2017
Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of (11) Flygt Submersible Pumps for the
Headworks at the River Road Wastewater Treatment Plant from Xylem Water Solutions
U.S.A., Inc., in the Amount of $469,896.25
Moved by Councilor Chenault that Resolution No. 155-2017 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Desai and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, West, and Smith
Nays: None
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Item 7b – Resolution #156--2017
8:53 AM
Resolution #156--2017
Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of (4) Local Control Panels for Aeration Blowers at
the River Road Wastewater Treatment Plant from Howden Roots LLC, in the Amount of
$210,000.00
Moved by Councilor Chenault that Resolution No. 156-2017 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Desai and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, West, and Smith
Nays: None
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Item 7c – Resolution #157--2017
8:58 AM
Resolution #157--2017
Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement
with Secord & Lebow Architects, LLP for the Design of the Wastewater Collections Office
and Equipment Storage Facility in the Amount of $110,430.00
Moved by Councilor Chenault that Resolution No. 157-2017 be passed.
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Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, West, and Smith
Nays: None
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Item 7d – Resolution #158--2017
9:02 AM
Resolution #158--2017
Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Award Contract for the 2018 Crack
Seal Project to Champions Infrastructure, LLC. in the Amount of
$101,210.00
Moved by Councilor Chenault that Resolution No. 158-2017 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Desai.
Russell Schreiber reported that two bids were tied, so a coin toss was recommended to
determine the bid award.
The motion was amended by Councilor Brown to include Champion Infrastructure LLC
for the bid award.
The amendment was seconded by Councilor Chenault and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, West, and Smith
Nays: None
The motion as amended carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, West, and Smith
Nays: None
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Item 7e – Resolution #159--2017
9:05 AM
Resolution #159--2017
Resolution Authorizing Award of Bid for the Purchase of Eleven (11) 2018 Ford Utility
Police Interceptors from the Low Bidder Caldwell Country Ford, LLC, in the Amount of
$324,610.00; or to the Local Bidder Wichita Falls Ford-Lincoln, Inc., in the Amount of
$330,552.53
Moved by Councilor West that Resolution No. 159-2017 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Smith.
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Moved by Councilor Brown to award the bid to the local bidder, Wichita Falls Ford -
Lincoln, Inc.
Amendment seconded by Councilor Chenault and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, West, and Smith
Nays: None
Motion as amended carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, West, and Smith
Nays: None
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Item 7f – Resolution #160--2017
9:10 AM
Resolution #160--2017
Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Memorandum of Agreement between the City
of Wichita Falls and the North Central Texas Medical Foundation, for the Provision of
Medical Services to the Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health District
Moved by Councilor Chenault that Resolution No. 160-2017 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Desai and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, West, and Smith
Nays: None
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Item 7g – Resolution #161--2017
9:15 AM
Resolution #161--2017
Resolution Accepting a Grant in the Amount of $499,680 from Texas Parks & Wildlife
Department for Recreational Improvement to Lake Wichita and Authorizing the City
Manager to Execute Related Documents
Moved by Councilor West that Resolution No. 161-2017 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, West, and Smith
Nays: None
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Item 9a – Staff Reports
9:30 AM
Health Department – Amy Fagan – Overview of the Health District’s Strategic Plan and First Annual
Report
Amy Fagan, Assistant Director of Health, presented an overview of the health district’s
strategic plan. She reviewed the mission of the health district and presented the strategic targets.
She highlighted the goals and actions taken towards those goals.
Item 9b – Items of Concern to Members of the City Council
9:43 AM
Members of the City Council presented the following matters:
Councilors wished Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.
Councilor Chenault said the recent Temptations was awesome.
Mayor Santellana said the City Lights parade was incredible. He said it was nice to see the
community support.
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Item 10 – Comments from the Public to Members of the City Council
9:45 AM
There were no comments given.
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Item 11 – Executive Session
City Council went into Executive Session at 9:45 AM in accordance with Texas Government
Code §551.074 and §551.087.
City Council reconvened at 11:05 AM
Mayor Santellana announced that no polls or votes were taken during Executive
Session.
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Item 12 – Appointment of Mayor Pro Tem
11:05 AM
Motion by Councilor West to appoint Jesse Brown as Mayor Pro Tem for one year.
Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, West, and Smith
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Nays: Councilors Chenault, Desai
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Item 13 - Adjourn
There being no further business, City Council adjourned at 11:07AM.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 5th day of December, 2017.
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Stephen L. Santellana, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Tracy B. Norr, TRMC/MMC, City Clerk