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Min 03/20/2018 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 6, 2018 Page 1 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Wichita Falls, Texas Memorial Auditorium Building March 20, 2018 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 Jesse Brown - Councilors DeAndra Chenault - Mitesh Desai - Brian Hooker - Eric West - Bobby Whiteley - Darron Leiker - City Manager Kinley Hegglund - City Attorney Kia Weathersby - Deputy City Clerk - - - - - - - - Mayor Santellana called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. - - - - - - - - Item 2 – Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance The invocation was offered by Pastor Bob McCartney, First Baptist Church. Mayor Santellana then led the Pledge of Allegiance. - - - - - - - - Item 3 – Proclamation – Absolutely Incredible Kid Day, Camp Fire North Texas 8:32:32 AM Mayor Santellana read a proclamation establishing March 20, 2018 as Absolutely Incredible Kid Day in Wichita Falls. - - - - - - - - Item 4-6c- Consent Items 8:35:53 AM City Manager Darron Leiker gave a briefing on the items listed under the Consent Agenda. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 6, 2018 Page 2 Moved by Councilor Brown that the consent items be approved. Motion seconded by Councilor Chenault and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, Hooker, West, and Whiteley Nays: None Item 4 - Approval of Minutes of the March 6, 2018 Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council Item 5a – Resolution #33-2018 Resolution No. 33-2018 Resolution authorizing award of bid for the purchase of two (2) 1-ton service trucks, one (1) 1-ton, diesel, tire service truck, and one (1) 2-yard dump truck from the low bidder, Patterson Auto Center, Inc., in the amount of $190,506.82 Item 5b – Resolution #34-2018 Resolution No. 34-2018 Resolution authorizing award of bid for the purchase of one (1) 15 cubic yard dump truck to Lonestar Freightliner Group, LLC, in the amount of $114,152.00 Item 5c – Resolution #35-2018 Resolution No. 35-2018 Resolution authorizing award of bid for the purchase of two (2) crew trucks and one (1) 5 cubic yard dump truck to Lonestar Freightliner Group, LLC, in the amount of $257,143.00 Item 6 - Receive Minutes Minutes of the following boards and commissions were received: (a) Wichita Falls 4B Sales Tax Corporation, December 7, 2017 (b) Wichita County – Wichita Falls Health Board, January 12, 2018 (c) Landmark Commission, January 30, 2018 - - - - - - - Item 7a – Ordinance #12-2018 8:37:30 AM CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 6, 2018 Page 3 Ordinance No. 12-2018 Conduct a public hearing and consider and take action on an ordinance finding certain buildings and/or structures to be dangerous; requiring property owners to demolish said buildings and/or structures within thirty (30) days of the date of this ordinance and declaring an emergency and immediate effective date 8:38 a.m. Mayor Santellana declared the public hearing open Dana Schoening presented photographs and specific information about 13 structures under consideration for a designation of dangerous. 1211 21st St – no one from the public wanted to speak 1319 North 9th St – Frank Parkinson, owner of the property, spoke. He sold the property but the property has not been transferred into the new owner’s name because he still owes money on the property. Mr. Parkinson said he needs about 90 days to get it taken care of. Mr. Parkinson believes the new owner intends to renovate the structure. It was decided that Mr. Parkinson will be given the extra time to get the property transferred and for the new owner to move forward. At this time, the property will remain on the list. 1512 14th St – accessory structure only; no one from the public wished to speak 2202 8th St – a letter was received from the property owner, Barbara Donehue, in which she detailed the previous work that has been done on this structure and stated that she will accept the Council’s decision on this property. 1010 Borland Lane – no one from the public wished to speak 613 Dallas St – no one from the public wished to speak 2119 Holliday Rd – no one from the public wished to speak 3806 Iowa Park Rd – secondary living quarters and accessory structure; no one from the public wished to speak 4212 Iowa Park Rd – secondary living quarters; the structure has been knocked down at this time. Staff is working with the property owner in regard to the removal of debris. No one from the public wished to speak. 1403 Odin St – no one from the public wished to speak 300 Offutt St – main and accessory structure; no one from the public wished to speak 5522 Reilly Rd – Vicky Turkett, 707 Meadow Dr, Burkburnett, TX – owner of the property. Asking for an extension to have structure demolished and re-built. Mrs. Turkett also intends to pay the back taxes. A 90-day extension will be given. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 6, 2018 Page 4 1502 Travis St – no one from the public wished to speak 9:00:50 AM Mayor declared public hearing closed. Motion to take action by Councilor Brown. Motion seconded by Councilor Chenault. Motion by Councilor Brown to amend the ordinance to allow maximum 90-day extension for properties located at 1319 North 9th St and 5522 Reilly Rd and to leave the remaining properties on the list. Motion to amend seconded by Councilor Chenault and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, Hooker, West, and Whiteley Nays: None - - - - - - Item 7b – Ordinance #13-2018 9:03:48 AM Ordinance #13-2018 Conduct a public hearing and consider and take action on an ordinance rezoning approximately 5.66 acres in the Wesbrooks Subdivision (Lots 1-A and 2-A, Block 1), known as 212 Valley View Road (Loop 11), from Limited Office (LO) to Limited Commercial (LC) and declaring an emergency 9:04:16 AM Public hearing open Dana Schoening presented the request of Morris and Misty Stone. Intent is to convert existing structure to a commercial day care center. The structure is over 3000 feet. Staff recommendation is to approve request. 9:08:33 AM Public hearing closed Motion to take action by Councilor Brown. Motion seconded by Councilor Chenault and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, Hooker, West, and Whiteley Nays: None Item 7c – Ordinance #14-2018 9:09:35 AM Ordinance #14-2018 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 6, 2018 Page 5 Conduct a public hearing and consider and take action on an ordinance rezoning approximately 5.22 acres of land out of Blocks 11 & 12, Denton County School Lands, League 2, also known as 6303 and 6305 Southwest Pkwy., from Single Family 1 Residential (SF-1) to General Commercial (GC) and amend the Land Use Plan to change the area from Low Density Residential to Commercial 9:10:06 AM public hearing open Dana Schoening presented. The intent for this property is for future commercial development. Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval. Staff recommendation for approval. Councilor Whiteley discussed the Planning & Zoning Commission meeting. One of the 3 people in opposition spoke at the meeting but was satisfied with the additional 30-foot setback and fence. 9:18:19 AM public hearing closed Moved by Councilor Brown to take action. Motion seconded by Councilor Chenault and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, Hooker, West, and Whiteley Nays: None - - - - - - Item 8a – Resolution #36-2018 9:19:11 AM Resolution #36-2018 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with HUB International Texas, Inc. for Risk Management Brokerage Services. Christi Klynn spoke about the work being done by Risk Management and the need for an outside agency to conduct an analysis of plans and implementation of corrective actions and trainings. Will also look over current deductibles and claims processes. Staff recommends approval. Services would be $52,500.00 per year. Councilor Brown asked why this went over the budget of $45,000.00. Christi said this was not the highest bid and would go into effect until April and so would not go over budget for this fiscal year. Ms. Klynn explained that this firm comes in quarterly to review processes and make sure we are in compliance. The contract would be for one year and could then be renewed. Ms. Klynn feels that we will need at least two to three years of CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 6, 2018 Page 6 these services. Moved by Councilor Brown that Resolution No. 36-2018 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Chenault and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, Hooker, West, and Whiteley Nays: None - - - - - - Item 8b – Resolution #37-2018 9:25:02 AM Resolution #37-2018 Resolution authorizing the City Manager to make application to the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division, Texas Conversion to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), Grant Number 3670601, in the amount up to $325,000.00 Chief Borrego spoke about the current records management system and the work being done to review it. A more detailed reporting to the FBI will be required soon. The purpose of this grant is to solicit applications for a grant that will allow law enforcement to update the IBRS system accordingly. Moved by Councilor Chenault that Resolution No. 37-2018 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Brown and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, Hooker, West, and Whiteley Nays: None - - - - - - Item 8c – Resolution #38-2018 9:27:17 AM Resolution #38-2018 Resolution Awarding Bid and Contract for the 2018 Asphalt Rehabilitation Project to Foutsco Paving Company, LLC in the amount of $1,813,080.00 Russell Schreiber spoke about the typical yearly projects for the Streets Department. 3 bids were received and Foutsco was the lowest responsible bidder. This is a new company and this project would be their first project. Owners have extensive experience and the staff and equipment necessary to do this project. Staff recommendation is for approval. Lane Fouts, 9108 Lena Dr, Lantana, TX – owner of Foutsco. Assured the Council that they are equipped to fulfill this job and are excited to begin work if awarded the contract. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 6, 2018 Page 7 Moved by Councilor Chenault that Resolution No. 38-2018 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Brown and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, Hooker, West, and Whiteley Nays: None - - - - - - Item 8d – Resolution #39-2018 9:31:11 AM Resolution #39-2018 Resolution authorizing award of bid for the purchase of five (5) ¾-ton gasoline pickups from the low bidder, Four Stars Auto Ranch, LLC, in the amount of $111,670.00; or to the local bidder, Wichita Falls Ford-Lincoln, Inc., in the amount of $112,789.10 Pat Halverson spoke about this contract. These vehicles are all replacement units. The local bidder is not the low bidder, but the Council has the option to award the local bidder the contract because there is less than a 5% difference. Both bids are under budget and are acceptable to staff. Councilor Brown moved to amend Resolution No. 39-2018 by removing Four Stars Auto Ranch, LLC and leaving Wichita Falls Ford-Lincoln, Inc. Motion to amend seconded by Councilor Hooker and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, Hooker, West, and Whiteley Nays: None Item 9– Items of Concern to Members of the City Council 9:33:58 AM Councilor Chenault thanked everyone for coming to the meeting and asked that we keep Austin, TX in our prayers. Councilor Desai said, “Go Huskies” - - - - - - - Item 10 – Comments from the Public to Members of the City Council Concerning Items That Are Not on the City Council Agenda. 9:34:55 AM Katie Ferguson, 4673 Woodlawn, spoke about the prairie dogs. She lives by Kiwanis Park and loves the prairie dogs. She feels that they are a good thing to have here in town and wants her CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 6, 2018 Page 8 grandchildren and great-grandchildren to be able to see them. She agrees that they need to be better contained and possibly some could be relocated. Terri Gonzales, 4108 Moffett Ave, spoke about the prairie dogs. She is very upset by everything that is happening and worries about what her grandchildren will think the next time they are here and want to see them. Marla O’Brien, 1016 S. Preston Rd – no longer present Jennifer Sansing, 4504 Spanish Trace, Apt 4 spoke about the prairie dogs and thanked the Mayor and City Council for the updating and expanding of the prairie dog enclosure. She appreciates the work being done to relocate the prairie dogs as well and would like citizens to help with the relocation and expansion in any way they can. Michael Comella, 3404 Garfield – founder of Wichita Falls Reptile Rescue. He wishes to ask the Council to find a humane way to relocate the prairie dogs. He wants the City to contract with a humane relocater to relocate the prairie dogs. He also asks that the City work with a committee composed of citizens who are trained in rescue efforts and that the City offer good faith efforts to include interested and concerned citizens. Kyle Mahaffey, 5003 Lakefront Dr – no longer present Vickie Turkett, 5522 Reilly Rd – spoke earlier in meeting Henry Broadus, 2900 Old Jacksboro Hwy – no longer present - - - - - - - Items 11a-11b – Executive Sessions City Council went into Executive Session at 9:45:45 AM in accordance with Texas Government Codes §551.071 and §551.074. City Council reconvened at 11:11 a.m. Mayor Santellana announced that no polls or votes were taken during Executive Session. - - - - - - - Item 12 –Adjourn City Council adjourned at 11:11 a.m. PASSED AND APPROVED this 3rd day of April, 2018. __________________________________ Stephen L. Santellana, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________________ Deputy City Clerk