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Min 04/17/2018 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Wichita Falls, Texas Memorial Auditorium Building April 17, 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 Cha 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 Eric Deluna, Lakeview Church of the Nazarene. Mayor Santellana then led the Pledge of Allegiance. - - - - - - - - Item 3a Proclamation Sexual Assault Awareness Month, First Step, Inc. 8:31 a.m. Mayor Santellana read a proclamation recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month. e A representative of First Step thanked everyone for their support. - - - - - - - - Item 3b Presentation Nexus Square, Wichita Falls Alliance for Arts and Culture, Margie Reese and Paul Clark 8:34 a.m. Margie Reese and Paul Clark presented a concept project the organization has been working on for a little over a year. They want to create a project that will let art be a servant of community growth. The site is 12 acres and would have 4 main areas: an open air space for outdoor concerts, a formal sculpture garden, a playscape for children where artists can create outdoor playground equipment, and a parking area. Mayor Santellana asked if anyone has put a price tag on the total project yet. Ms. Reese said they have but do not want to say what it is. Mr. Clark said they would be taking it in sections. Councilor West asked if they have been in contact with Attebury Grain to see if they would be involved in any kind of beautification with the organization. Ms. Reese said they have talked to them, but right now they are not part of it. Mr. Clark said that Attebury has been receptive but the owner of the mill has not. Councilor Brown asked who will be in charge of the amphitheater and scheduling/renting that space. Ms. Reese said that all of that will be part of the master plan. Councilor Desai asked if there is a meaning behind the name Nexus. Ms. Reese said there is, that it is meant to be a space where neighbors can come back together after being divided by the highway, and to say to the world that there is a connection between culture and commerce. - - - - - - - - Item 3c Presentation of Comprehensive Annual Financial Report by Edgin, Parkman, Fleming, & Fleming, PC 8:43 a.m. Paul Fleming from Edgin, Parkman, Fleming, & Fleming presented the annual financial report. Mr. Fleming said that everyone did a lot of great work on the report and that it was a pleasure working with the City. - - - - - - - - Item 4-5- Consent Items 8:46 a.m. City Manager Darron Leiker gave a briefing on the items listed under the Consent Agenda. Moved by Councilor Hooker that the consent items be approved. 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 4 - Approval of Minutes of the April 3, 2018 Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council Item 5 Resolution #42-2018 Resolution No. 42-2018 mix concrete and flowable fill to OK Concrete Company in the amount of $423,275.00 - - - - - - - Item 6 Ordinance #19-2018 8:47 a.m. Ordinance No. 19-2018 Ordinance appropriating $11,987.59 to the Special Revenue Fund for additional grant revenue from the State of Texas for the Texas Department of Transportation Selective nt for Fiscal Year 2018 and authorizing the City Manager to accept said funds Moved by Councilor Chenault that Ordinance No. 19-2018 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Brown. Chief Borrego spoke about the grant and explained that it is designed to help pay officers overtime for working to write tickets for seat belt violations to help remind people to protect themselves and their children. This would be done during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, Hooker, West, and Whiteley Nays: None - - - - - - Item 7a Resolution #43-2018 8:49 a.m. Resolution #43-2018 Resolution authorizing the trustee property at 305 Polk to be sold for less than the total amount of the judgment against said property as authorized by Section 34.05(i) of the Texas Tax Code, and allowing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Applicant: Rosa Garces. Moved by Councilor Chenault that Resolution No. 43-2018 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Desai. Dana Schoening spoke about the Resolution and stated that it is allowed and authorized. Ms. Garces lives just north of this particular property so it would be a continuation of that property. It is being requested for less than the appraised value of the property. The Wichita County Court and WFISD have considered and approved this item. The property has been vacant since 2013 and has been being maintained by the City. Staff recommends approval of this resolution. Councilor Brown asked to be reminded of the process for selling properties. Pat Hoffman explained the process and said that every quarter the City has a sealed bid sale. If a parcel is requested that has not been on the sealed bid list yet, they have to be brought individually. John Hirschi, 2911 Sturdevandt Pl, spoke to the Council. He is a member of River Bend Nature Center and stated it is widely known that River Bend has long been interested in this property. River Bend has bought 4 lots within the square block in the past year. He stated there was no advertisement that this lot was for sale and that River Bend has spoken to the City about purchasing this lot several times over the past few years. Pat stated that there are notes in the file from 2013 that the City spoke to River Bend in May of 2013 that the property had been struck off but nothing could be done until demolition was complete. In November of 2013, the City contacted River Bend and told them they could submit a bid. There are no further notes in the file reflecting that River Bend made a formal bid at any time. Mr. Hirschi said they do not have any records showing that the City spoke to any member of the Board of Directors and that the completion of this sale would damage future plans for River Bend. Darron Leiker asked Mr. Hirschi if River Bend has a comprehensive plan for the development of the entire block and if the funds are in place to move forward. He also asked who at the City was made aware that River Bend wanted the property. Mr. Hirschi said they have had ongoing discussions with the 4H program and Judge Gossom in regard to the property. Councilor West stated that it seems there has been a communication problem at some point, and that everyone can agree we want to support River Bend. He advises that we table this resolution. Kinley Hegglund suggested that we table this matter until the May 1, 2018 meeting. Moved by Councilor Hooker to table Resolution No. 43-2018 until May 1, 2018. 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 7b Resolution #44-2018 9:05 a.m. Resolution #44-2018 Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a five-year agreement with American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. for ambulance service in Wichita Falls Moved by Councilor Chenault that Resolution No. 44-2018 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Brown. Chief Reese spoke about AMR and the length of time they have provided ambulance services for Wichita Falls and the surrounding areas. The contract was allowed to expire so that it could be rewritten. An RFP was sent out and 2 responses were received. Based on the scoring, AMR was chosen. Councilor Whiteley asked if there is an opt out for the contract if AMR were to leave and what our contingency plan would be if we lost the ambulance service. Chief Reese said we have another local service that can take over part of that and if the Council wanted to move to a fire based EMS service, that could be done as well. Councilor Whiteley asked if we are satisfied with our current certifications or would like to do more. Chief Reese said that we are better prepared than we were a few years ago and will continue to move forward. Councilor Whiteley asked what class of drugs we are pushing on patients before AMR arrives. He also asked if patients are charged the same for those services if they are provided by AMR or the fire department. Chief Reese said it is just a base charge, whether it is a basic life support call or an advanced life support call. Councilor Whiteley stated the concern is that the fire department is not being compensated for the drugs carried by the fire department. Chief Reese stated that the drugs and supplies are provided by AMR. Councilor Whiteley said the concern is that the fire department is not being compensated for their services, not the drugs or supplies. Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, Hooker, and West Nays: Whiteley - - - - - - Item 7c Resolution #45-2018 9:11 a.m. Resolution #45-2018 Resolution authorizing continued participation with the Steering Committee of Cities served by Oncor; and authorizing the payment of 11 Cents Per Capita to the Steering Committee to fund regulatory and legal proceedings and activities related to Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC Moved by Councilor Chenault that Resolution No. 45-2018 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Brown Kinle committee. Staff is asking and recommending that the City continue this association with Oncor. Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, Hooker, West, and Whiteley Nays: None - - - - - - Item 7d Resolution #46-2018 9:13 a.m. Resolution #46-2018 Resolution authorizing a five-year license agreement with the YMCA of Wichita Falls granting extended reservation privileges for use of ball fields in University Kiwanis Park and Lake Wichita Park for a Spring and Summer youth baseball league Moved by Councilor Chenault that Resolution No. 46-2018 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Desai. Jim Dockery spoke about the previous agreements that the City has had with the YMCA. The YMCA utilizes and prepares the fields during their league. The City will mow the area outside the fields. We have had this agreement for 5 years and this would be another 5 years. The language in thth the agreement will need to be changed to reflect a start date of February 15 instead of March 15 before it is signed. Staff recommendation is for approval. Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, Hooker, West, and Whiteley Nays: None - - - - - - Item 8 Items of Concern to Members of the City Council 9:17 a.m. Councilor Desai said the Huskies had an excellent outing. Councilor Chenault thanked everyone for coming out today. Councilor Brown reminded everyone that we have an election coming up and encouraged everyone to come out and vote. - - - - - - - Item 9 Comments from the Public to Members of the City Council Concerning Items That Are Not on the City Council Agenda. 9:18 a.m. No one from the public wished to speak. - - - - - - - Item 10 Adjourn Mayor Santellana adjourned the meeting at 9:18 a.m. st PASSED AND APPROVED this 1 day of May, 2018. __________________________________ Stephen L. Santellana, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________________ Deputy City Clerk