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Min 09/05/2006 ' 832 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Wichita Falls, Texas Memorial Auditorium Building September 5, 2006 Item 1 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: Lanham Lyne - Mayor Ray Gonzalez - Mayor Pro Tern Jim Ginnings - Councilors Linda Ammons - Dorothy Roberts-Burns - Charles Elmore - Darron Leiker - City Manager Bill Sullivan - City Attorney Lydia Ozuna - City Clerk Rick Hatcher - Absent Mayor called the meeting to order. Item 2a Mayor Lanham Lyne gave the invocation. Item 2b Councilor Gonzalez led in the Pledge of Allegiance. Item 3 a Mayor proclaimed September 16, 2006 as "Boys and Girls Clubs Day for Kids" in Wichita Falls and encouraged everyone to set aside quality time for the kids in our lives. Mayor Pro Tern Gonzalez assisted in this presentation. Item 3 b Mayor recognized Captain Todd Mudd, Fire Department Captain, as employee of the month for September 2006. Mayor presented Captain Mudd with a plaque, a check, dinner for two, and golf course passes. Item 3 c Mayor proclaimed September 2006 as "Preparedness Month in Wichita Falls" and urged all citizens to participate in citizen preparedness activities and review the Department of Homeland Security's Ready campaign web site. Ms. Amy Cone, Mr. Dave Goodrich, Police Chief Bachman, 833 Item 3(c) continued and Fire Chief Foster accepted the proclamation in recognition of the safety and security of citizens. Item 4 Laura L. Nix, 1512 Britain, spoke on the 4th Amendment and the USA Patriots Act. She mentioned that we have wire tapping without a warrant and other things that are being done. This is creating an imbalance in power. We need to restore the balance in power. She asked Council to make a proposal that says this far and no further so that we do not end up with tyranny. Jeannette Showalter, 4902 Andria, spoke on behalf of the Wichita Falls Community Messiah asking that they be allowed to submit their application for funds to the Arts Commission. Our organization has depended upon the generosity from the City of Wichita Falls and Arts Commission for many years. She explained that they had a change in their administration and that is why their submission is late. She now knows that the deadline is May 1 to submit applications. Their request is for $2600. A lack of funding could possibly cancel this event and it would suffer. She requested that this request be considered. Don Maxwell, 3101 Milby, spoke in favor of the Wichita Falls Messiah grant application. He mentioned that personnel changes resulted in this late submission. Not all organizations were contacted about this deadline. Mrs. Showalter is new and was not aware of this deadline until now. He asked that Council allow the Messiah grant application to be considered. Gail Key, 1801 Woodrow, expressed appreciation to the Arts Commission and the Council for their support with funding for some of the arts groups. Many have benefited from the Arts Commissions funds, and without your help many would not be able to exist. We appreciate what you do and realize your job is huge. Mayor stated that Council would take a look at it and see if there is anything they could do and if not, he mentioned starting some private fund raising. Mrs. Showalter will be contacted as soon as possible. David Brock, 1819 Hines, asked that Council put a moratorium on livestock permits until the subcommittee has had an opportunity to review that ordinance. Josie Rose, 1525 Harding and 608 Wood, referred to the screening ordinance, and stated that she had put some garage sale and auction items at 1525 Harding. A complaint was turned in to Code Enforcement about this and they wanted to give her a letter of warning. She said she owns that property and wants the opportunity to hold this garage sale and hold her auction without receiving warnings or citations. Staff will look into this and get back with her. Item 5 The Minutes were approved as distributed. Councilor Ammons stepped out of Council Chambers. Items 6-7 City Manager gave a briefing on the items listed under the Consent Agenda. Moved by Councilor Elmore that the Consent Agenda be approved. Motion seconded by Councilor Gonzalez and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lyne, Councilors Ginnings, Roberts-Burns, Gonzalez, and Elmore Nays: None 834 Item 6 RESOLUTION NO. 117-2006 RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTENT TO PLACE A PROPOSAL ON A FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA APPROVING A PROPERTY TAX RATE THAT EXCEEDS THE NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING LIMIT; SCHEDULING TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND ESTABLISHING THE DATE TO VOTE ON SAME; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Item 7 Minutes of the June 22, 2006 Park Board meeting were received. Councilor Ammons returned to Council Chambers. Item 8a The first of two public hearings was held on the proposed property tax rate for Fiscal Year 2006-2007. Mayor declared the public hearing open. Mr. Jim Dockery informed that this was the first of two public hearings required by State law. The second public hearing will be held at the special Council meeting on September 8, 2006 at 1:30 pm. in the Exhibit Hall at the MPEC. This is an opportunity for the public to make comments to the City Council prior to adopting the tax rate for the following fiscal year. The City Council is scheduled to vote on the tax rate and the budget at their regularly scheduled Council meeting September 19, 2006. David Brock, 1819 Hines, commended the Council for keeping the tax rate the same. Mayor called for additional public comments. There being none, Mayor declared the public hearing closed. Item 8b A public hearing was held on a proposed taxicab rate increase. Mayor declared the public hearing open. Mr. John Burrus presented information on the request from the two cab companies for a rate increase. Two cities are looking at the fuel surcharges every quarter and we have provided a schedule for you. Mayor asked about the added cost for luggage. Mr. Burrus replied that the first two bags are free. It seems that those drivers that have a customer with six bags or more may make the decision whether to charge or not. Jody Wade, 7712 Highway 79, Wichita Falls, Presidential Transportation, stated that the cab drivers have had a tough six years to deal with since the last rate increase. The cab drivers get paid full commission; what they do is they take the vehicle and get 50% of the fares and they pay 50% of the fuel. This increase not only helps the companies recoup some costs as far as maintenance and insurance but this increase also goes for the drivers. That is very important to look at. Basically the important thing you need to look at is what it is going to do and what the drivers do. In the last increase, Mr. Burrus' analysis showed that the City's fuel has increased 158.51%. My concern is that we need this increase to act upon immediately to retain good quality drivers. We are having a hard time recruiting quality people because of the money issues. The City staff has done the best they can do and I have done some research and it is very confusing to determine which way to go because of so many variables. If you take the original proposal that the taxi cab committee recommended to the Council is what we would like to see implemented by the Council. This takes the raise and it is not that much of a difference but every dime counts when you have not had a raise in six years, since fuel was $1.61/gallon. The mileage rate that they are implementing within the next 30 days is only 10%, consider the fuel price increase up to 158.51%. I am asking you to consider that we implement this raise all at one time. In the last six 835 Item 8b continued years we have gone and have had things that have increased in cost and we try to not pass it on to customers and we go and go until we do not have a choice and we have to raise rates to meet our expenses and this is where we are, we do not have a choice. Councilor Ginnings wanted to know how they recover the 50% of the fuel from drivers. Mr. Wade replied that when they get the car, the car is full and they run their shift and at the end they have trip sheets they submit. They fill it up when they turn it in along with a fuel receipt and their trip sheet. Councilor Ginnings wanted to know at what point and time Mr. Burrus cut off his gasoline charge in the study. Mr. Burrus responded that it was about three weeks ago and gas prices were about $3.00/gallon retail. Mr. Wade stated that the fuel surcharge that the cab companies were charging was issued on September 6, 2005 and that expired March, 2006. Since March we have not been able to charge that $1.50. At that time we went to the City to renew that and were asked to look at a rate increase and that paper work has been going on since March. The fuel escalator that would be passed with the ordinance would not take effect until January 2007. That is where we need our full rate increase implemented now because the fuel surcharging will not take effect until 2007 the way the ordinance is written. Mayor called for additional public comments. There being none, Mayor declared the public hearing closed. At this time the Mayor allowed several items to be moved up on the agenda order and considered at this time. Item 10d RESOLUTION NO. 121-2006 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, APPROVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE WICHITA FALLS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 2005-2006 BUDGET FOR A VERNON COLLEGE MACHINING SCHOOL AND TEXAS RECREATION TOTALING $445,400; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Moved by Councilor Roberts-Burns that Resolution No. 121-2006 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Elmore. Kevin Pierson, BCI, clarified that Texas Recreation currently has 82 employees and 36 part time employees. As a part of this agreement with the City, the Company has promised to upgrade 10 part time employees to full time employees. There is a shortage of skilled labor- machinists. Motion and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lyne, Councilors Ginnings, Ammons, Roberts-Burns, Gonzalez, and Elmore Nays: None Item 10e RESOLUTION NO. 122-2006 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2006-2007 ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE WICHITA FALLS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW 836 Item 10e continued Moved by Councilor Roberts-Burns that Resolution No. 122-2006 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Elmore. Kay Yeager, 2111 Avondale, representing Sheppard Military Affairs Committee requested Council support for the 4A Sales Tax Budget item in the amount of$50,000 in support of the Military Affairs Committee. Warren Ayers, 4713 Willowbend, BCI Representative Marketing Task Force, requested Council support for the 4A Sales Tax Budget item in the amount of$109,210.00 for marketing purposes. He presented six goals that they are trying to accomplish. Motion carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lyne, Councilors Ginnings, Ammons, Roberts-Burns, Gonzalez, and Elmore Nays: None Mr. Tim Chase and Mr. Kevin Pierson, BCI, provided a marketing presentation report. City Council recessed at 9:50 a.m. and reconvened at 10:05 a.m. Item 9a ORDINANCE NO. 68 -2006 ORDINANCE REZONING 3104 PENNSYLVANIA ROAD TO LIMITED COMMERCIAL, AND AMENDING THE LAND USE PLAN; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Moved by Councilor Elmore that Ordinance No. 68-2006 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Ammons and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lyne, Councilors Ginnings, Ammons, Roberts-Burns, Gonzalez, and Elmore Nays: None Item 9b ORDINANCE NO. 69-2006 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS RECEIVED FROM THE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION IN THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $67,409.00; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH CO-APPLICANT, WICHITA COUNTY, AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH GRANT ACCEPTANCE; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Moved by Councilor Roberts-Burns that Ordinance No. 69-2006 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Ammons and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lyne, Councilors Ginnings, Ammons, Roberts-Burns, Gonzalez, and Elmore Nays: None 831 Item 9c ORDINANCE NO. 70-2006 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND FOR GRANT REVENUE RECEIVED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE WOMEN INFANTS AND CHILDREN PROGRAM; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Moved by Councilor Elmore that Ordinance No. 70-2006 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Gonzalez and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lyne, Councilors Ginnings, Ammons, Roberts-Burns, Gonzalez, and Elmore Nays: None Item 9d ORDINANCE NO. 71-2006 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AT CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE III, BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS, BY THE ADDITION OF DIVISION 10, MPEC ADVISORY BOARD; PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF THE BOARD; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Moved by Councilor Roberts-Burns that Ordinance No. 71-2006 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Elmore. City Attorney informed that the County Judge had requested that they be authorized a permanent County position in addition to the two positions being proposed. Council decided not to amend the ordinance. Motion carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lyne, Councilors Ginnings, Ammons, Roberts-Burns, Gonzalez, and Elmore Nays: None Item 10a RESOLUTION NO. 118-2006 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, TERMINATING THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACT WITH THE MULTI-PURPOSE EVENT CENTER CORPORATION; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Moved by Councilor Ginnings that Resolution No. 118-2006 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Ammons and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lyne, Councilors Ginnings, Ammons, Roberts-Burns, Gonzalez, and Elmore Nays: None 838 Item 10b RESOLUTION NO. 119-2006 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A 7.20 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OR A 10.17 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF BLOCK 43, KEMP AND NEWBY SUBDIVISION OF CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOL LAND, ABSTRACT NO. 33, WICHITA COUNTY, TEXAS, AND BEING OUT OF A 39.688 ACRE TRACT CONVEYED TO DAN GRAY AND BILL MCGREGOR BY DEED RECORDED IN VOLUME 2762, PAGE 373, OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF WICHITA COUNTY, AS INDICATED ON THE ATTACHMENT "A" LOCATION MAP AND ATTACHMENT "B" FIELD NOTES FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE RUNWAY PROTECTION ZONE SOUTH OF KICKAPOO AIRPORT; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Moved by Councilor Ginnings that Resolution No.119-2006 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Elmore and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lyne, Councilors Ginnings, Ammons, Roberts-Burns, Gonzalez, and Elmore Nays: None Item 10c RESOLUTION NO. 120-2006 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 TO THE SOUTHMOOR SEWER RELIEF INTERCEPTOR PROJECT (CWF05-560-02); FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Moved by Councilor Ammons that Resolution No. 120-2006 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Gonzalez and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lyne, Councilors Ginnings, Ammons, Roberts-Burns, Gonzalez, and Elmore Nays: None Item 1Of RESOLUTION NO. 123-2006 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT THE POSITION CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WATERS CONSULTING GROUP, INCORPORATED; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Moved by Councilor Roberts-Burns that Resolution No. 123-2006 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Ammons and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lyne, Councilors Ginnings, Ammons, Roberts-Burns, Gonzalez, and Elmore Nays: None 839 Item 11 a City Manager informed that there would be a Special Council Meeting Friday, September 8 at MPEC at 1:30 p.m. followed by a joint meeting with the Planning and Zoning Commission regarding the screening ordinance. Item 11 b Councilor Gonzalez asked about plans to extend the trail to include properties off Ricci and Flo Streets, off Professional Drive and Highway79. Mr. Jack Murphy stated that they had no plans at this time. City Manager informed that our first priority is to complete the circle trail and then we have some plans to do the spokes out from there and go out to the neighborhoods; we will keep that neighborhood in mind. We will look into that. Councilor Gonzalez commended the Police Department for their quick response and the action they took in handling the Hoffman kidnapping. Everything turned out good because of this action from our Police Department; they were ready and able to handle everything that came up during that situation. Councilor Ginnings provided this information primarily for the benefit of the Council. He mentioned that he passed a note to the City Manager regarding a meeting that he had with a representative of the Police Officers Association at his request. They had some issues they wanted us, the Council, to consider. Given the current request that they be granted Meet and Confer and the way this may play out is that this may be taken up in a Meet and Confer setting, when this goes before the voters and if they would elect to grant Meet and Confer. I would hope they don't; it would not be good for the City. However, we are aware that the firemen had this granted to them by the voters. I just wanted to go over the six items to give the Council a heads up. I have asked the City Manager to give us some feed back in written form. He enumerated the six issues: 1) Credit for service and some other governmental agency to apply as service to the City of Wichita Falls; 2) Military service can be acquired and applied to retirement or employment credit here; 3) 20 year retirement provision; 4) Field training officer pay which would reward officers that have ongoing training duties; 5) Shift differential, pay for the graveyard shift; and 6) Education certifications, the highest being the Master Peace Officer Certification, and a recognition of pay for that training. This is something that is coming and we will have some input on that, and serious consideration will be given. City Manager has a list of these six items and he anticipates that as the Meet & Confer process plays out in the Police Department, if they in fact achieve that status, that these will be core items that they will want to discuss and be a part of that through the Meet & Confer negotiation process. If we do not get to that point and the Council wants me to research, for example the cost to implement these items, we can do that and bring that to Council. It is ultimately Council's decision and policy to implement these at budget time or in this budget. Councilor Ginnings commented that if we were not faced with Meet and Confer and if they desired to bring these items before us the City Manager's open door policy would have accommodated them and we would have responded. City Manager concurred. Councilor Gonzalez informed that he had received an email from a constituent, Mr. Scarborough. During the Hotter'N Hell Hundred there was a notice that there were 500 people needing lodging, and his constituents tried to get permission from Code Enforcement to be able to help by putting up their fifth wheel to provide some lodging. However, Code Enforcement told them they would be ticketed. I think in this type of situation we would use some common sense procedure and allow that type of thing during Hotter'N Hell. City Manager said that staff would look into that and if Council wants us to bring a proposal to amend that ordinance we can do that. I think in this case, it goes back to neighbor complaints. They did not like the RV sitting out there and they knew there was an ordinance against that so they called it in, and we enforced it. If Council wants to have a window during Hotter'N Hell we can have some exceptions or variances. That is ultimately your decision. Mayor directed staff to look into that. Councilor Elmore commended Mr. John Burrus and his crew for the welcome signs. They are really nice. He would like to see the Parks Department park them up a little bit. Councilor Elmore mentioned complaints about the flavor of the drinking water. He asked about the size of algae and if those can be filtered before we treat the water or is it something we are stuck with. Mr. Scott Taylor informed that this incident is not an algae issue; it is nitrification that is occurring in the distribution system. It always occurs in the warm months of the summer. Our water has been extremely warm this year. As this occurs we deal with this by flushing, and that is also a part of the study we are having performed now, trying to address how we can reduce the impact of this in the future. It is occurring throughout the city. It is something we are 840 Item 11 b continued dealing with, but it is not an algae bloom problem; they never reach the water system. The algae do not come through the filters. We have not violated any standards. This happens in our distribution system from time to time. With the cooler water temps we will probably pass this. There is not anything health wise, the water is drinkable. Councilor Roberts-Burns thanked the Mayor, Councilor Ginnings, Chief Bachman, and Mr. Burrus for attending the Eastside neighborhood meeting. She informed that there would be another neighborhood watch meeting September 9 at the Police Training Center. Mayor Lyne expressed frustration when he reads in the newspapers that there are no jobs in Wichita Falls. Yet we know there is a demand for skilled work and that takes training. He thanked the 4A Board and Vernon Regional College for being proactive in that area. It takes effort, skills, and it takes an education. He encouraged people to take advantage of those opportunities that are being presented, like Wichita Clutch underwriting some of those training opportunities, as well as Vernon Regional College and the City of Wichita Falls. There is a lot of good stuff out there. It is up to the individuals to take advantage of it. Mayor Lyne mentioned an article in the Times Record News where the headline was false —"Tax Rate Increase Being Considered". It was reported accurately but the headline was wrong. Mayor Lyne emphasized that there is no rate increase on our water rates and we are not considering one. Mayor Lyne thanked everyone who was involved in the Hotter'N Hell Hundred event. This has been a week of entertainment, and it has benefited our City. Mayor Lyne congratulated Councilor Roberts-Burns for being selected Wichitan of the Year. He expressed appreciation to her for all the work she does for our City. Item 12 City Council went into Executive Session at 11:25 a.m. as authorized by Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code. City Council reconvened at 3:35 p.m. Mayor announced that no votes were taken during Executive Session. City Council adjourned at 3:38 p.m. PASSED AND APPROVED this��day of 2006. MAYOR ATTEST: Lydia Ozuna City Clerk NOTICE OF MEETING Regular Meeting Of The Mayor And City Council Of The City Of Wichita Falls, Texas, To Be Held In The City Council Chambers Of The Memorial Auditorium, 1300 Seventh Street, On Tuesday, September 5, 2006, Beginning At 8:30 A.M. City Council: Mayor Lanham Lyne, Councilors Jim Ginnings, Linda Ammons, Dorothy Roberts-Burns, Rick Hatcher, Ray Gonzalez, and Charles Elmore. 1 . Call to Order 2. (a) Invocation: Reverend Liz Talbert Floral Heights United Methodist Church (b) Pledge of Allegiance 3. Presentations (a) Proclamation — Boys and Girls Clubs Day (b) Employee Of The Month — Captain Todd Mudd (c) Proclamation — Preparedness Month 4. Comments From The Public To Members Of The City Council Concerning Items That Are Not On The City Council Agenda. People Wishing To Address The Council Should Sign Up Prior To The Meeting Commencing. A Five Minute Time Frame Will Be Adhered To For Those Addressing Their Concerns. 5. Approval of Minutes of August 15, 2006 Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council. CONSENT AGENDA 6. Resolution Expressing The City Council's Intent To Place A Proposal On A Future Council Agenda Approving A Property Tax Rate That Exceeds The Notice And Public Hearing Limit; Scheduling Two Public Hearings, And Establishing The Date To Vote On Same. (Council Bill #189) City Council Agenda Tuesday, September 5, 2006 Page 2 7. Receive Minutes of Wichita Falls Park Board Meeting, June 22, 2006 REGULAR AGENDA 8. Public Hearing (a) Public Hearing On Proposed Property Tax Rate For The 2006- 07 Fiscal Year (b) Public Hearing on Taxi Cab Rate Increase 9. Ordinances (a) Ordinance Rezoning 3104 Pennsylvania Road, From Single Family-2 To Limited Commercial Zoning And Amending The Land Use Plan. (Council Bill #190) (b) Ordinance Accepting Grant Funds Received From The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program; Making An Appropriation In The Special Revenue Fund In The Amount Of $67,409.00; Authorizing The City Manager To Execute An Interlocal Agreement With Co-Applicant, Wichita County, And All Other Documents Necessary To Accomplish Grant Acceptance (Council Bill #191) (c) Ordinance Making An Appropriation To The Special Revenue Fund For Grant Revenue Received From The Department Of State Health Services For The Women, Infants And Children (WIC) Program (Council Bill #192) (d) Ordinance Amending The Code Of Ordinances At Chapter 2, Administration, Article III, Boards, Committees and Commissions, By The Addition Of Division 9, MPEC Advisory Board. (Council Bill #193) 10. Resolutions (a) Resolution Terminating The Operations And Maintenance Contract With The Multi-Purpose Event Center Corporation (Council Bill #194) (b) Resolution Authorizing The Purchase Of A 7.20 Acre Tract Of Land Or A 10.17 Acre Tract Of Land For The Purpose Of A Runway Protection Zone South of Kickapoo Downtown Airport (Council Bill #195) City Council Agenda Tuesday, September 5, 2006 Page 3 (c) Resolution To Approve Change Order No. 1 For The Southmoor Sewer Relief Interceptor Project (CWF05-560-02) (Council Bill #196) (d) A Resolution Approving Economic Development Incentive Agreements And Amendments To The Wichita Falls Economic Development Corporation 2005-2006 Budget For A Vernon College Machining School And Texas Recreation Totaling $445,400 (Council Bill #197) (e) A Resolution Approving The 2006-2007 Annual Budget Of The Wichita Falls Economic Development Corporation (Council Bill #198) (f) Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Implement The Position Classification And Compensation Recommendations Of The Waters Consulting Group, Incorporated. (Council Bill #199) 11 . Other Council Matters (a) Staff Council Discussion (b) Discussion Of Items Of Concern To Members Of The City Council 12. Executive Session For Evaluation Of The City Council Appointed Officials As Authorized By Section 551.074 Of The Texas Government Code. 13. Adjourn Wheelchair or handicapped accessibility to the meeting is possible by using the handicapped parking spaces and ramp located off the east parking lot on the Sixth Street entrance. Spanish language interpreters, deaf interpreters, Braille copies or any other special needs will be provided to any person requesting a special service with at least 24 hours notice. Please call the City Clerk's Office at 761-7409. City Council Agenda Tuesday, September 5, 2006 Page 4 CERTIFICATION I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at Memorial Auditorium, Wichita Falls, Texas on the day of , 2006 at o'clock (a.m.)(p.m.). City Clerk