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Min 06/05/2018 City of Wichita Falls City Council Meeting Minutes June 5, 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 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 Marie Balthrop - City Clerk - - - - - - - - Mayor Santellana called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. - - - - - - - - Item 2a Invocation Reggie Coe, Pastor, Grace Church, gave the invocation. - - - - - - - - Item 2b Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Santellana led the Pledge of Allegiance. - - - - - - - - Item 3a Presentation Employee of the Month Kia Weathersby, City Clerk 8:33 a.m. Marie Balthrop, City Clerk, recognized Kia Weathersby, Deputy City Clerk, as employee of the Month for June. Mayor Santellana congratulated Kia and presented a plaque, letter of appreciation, restaurant voucher, and a check to Ms. Weathersby and thanked her for her service. - - - - - - - - Item 3b Proclamation Wichita Falls Public Library Day, Wichita Falls Public Library 8:37 a.m. Mayor Santellana read a proclamation for the WF Public Library in recognition of their , 100 years of service to Wichita Falls and proclaimed June 142018 as Wichita Falls thth Public Library Day. The Library will celebrate their 100 year June 16 at the Kemp Center from 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. along with various other centennial events. - - - - - - - - Item 3C Presentation Adopt-A-Trail, Wichita Falls, FFA 8:40 a.m. Teresa Rose, Deputy Director, Public Works, gave an overview of the Adopt-A-Trail program and thanked FFA members for helping kick off the program. Mayor Santellana presented a certificate and thanked the FFA members for their participation in the Adopt-A-Trail program. The FFA adopted a 1.2-mile section along the Lake Wichita Dam and held their first clean up event on April 28, 2018. Mayor Santellana presented the FFA members with a sign that will be placed along the portion of the trail they adopted. - - - - - - - - Item 4-5 Consent Items 8:43 a.m. City Manager Darron Leiker gave a briefing on the items listed under the Consent Agenda. Moved by Councilor Chenault that the consent items be approved. Motion seconded by Councilor West and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brown, Chenault, Desai, Hooker, West, and Whiteley Nays: None City Council Minutes Page 2 Item 4 - Approval of Minutes of the May 15, 2018 Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council - - - - - - - - Item 5 - Receive Minutes Minutes of the following boards and commissions were received: (a) Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health Board, March 9, 2018 (b) Planning & Zoning Commission, April 11, 2018 (c) Wichita Falls Economic Development Corporation, April 19, 2018 (d) Landmark Commission, April 24, 2018 (e) Library Advisory Board, May 15, 2018 - - - - - - - Item 6a - Ordinance No. 24-2018 8:44 a.m. Ordinance making an appropriation to the Special Revenue Fund for Community Clinical Health Bridge Project (CCHBP) in the amount of $11,336 received from the Department of State Health Services and authorizing the City Manager to execute contract accepting same. Motion by Councilor Chenault to approve Ordinance 24-2018. Motion seconded by Councilor Hooker and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors, Brown, Chenault, Desai, Hooker, West, and Whiteley Nays: None - - - - - - - - Item 6b - Ordinance No. 25-2018 Ordinance making an appropriation to the Special Revenue Fund for Public Health Emergency Preparedness in the amount of $175,556 received from the Department of State Health Services and authorizing the City Manager to execute contract accepting same Motion by Councilor Hooker to approve Ordinance 25-2018. Motion seconded by Councilor Brown and carried by the following vote: City Council Minutes Page 3 Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors, Brown, Chenault, Desai, Hooker, West, and Whiteley Nays: None - - - - - - - - Item 6c - Ordinance No. 26-2018 Ordinance awarding bid and contract for the 2018 Kemp Monroe Drainage Project Phase II to MH Civil Constructors, Inc. in the amount of $4,112,000.00, and making an appropriation of $612,000.00 of Stormwater Utility Funds for the project Motion by Councilor Chenault to approve Ordinance 26-2018. Motion seconded by Councilor West and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors, Brown, Chenault, Desai, Hooker, West, and Whiteley Nays: None - - - - - - Item 7a Resolution #58-2018 8:57 a.m. Resolution approving the programs and expenditures of the Wichita Falls Economic Development Corporation (WFEDC) and amending the budget to include up to $500,000 for MA Acquisition Co., LLC (Magic Aire) Moved by Councilor Hooker to approve Resolution 58-2018. 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 7b Resolution #59-2018 Resolution amending the contract agreement with Johnny Simmons as tennis professional at Hamilton Park Tennis Center, with overflow coverage at Weeks Park Tennis Center City Council Minutes Page 4 Moved by Councilor West to approve Resolution 59-2018. Motion seconded by Councilor Whiteley and carried with the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Chenault, Desai, Hooker, West, and Whiteley Nays: Brown - - - - - - - - Item 7c Resolution #60-2018 Resolution authorizing the City Manager to Approve Change Order No. 1 for the Pedestrian Improvements along Kemp Blvd from Midwestern Parkway to Southwest Parkway for a deduct in the amount of $38,877.75 Motion by Councilor Brown to approve Resolution 60-2018. Motion seconded by Councilor Hooker and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors, Brown, Chenault, Desai, Hooker, West, and Whiteley Nays: None - - - - - - - - Item 7d Resolution #61-2018 Resolution to accept or reject bids for 35 excess City Trustee parcels and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents related to the transfer of ownership Motion by Councilor Chenault to approve Resolution 61-2018. Motion seconded by Councilor Desai. Dana Schoening and Pat Hoffman addressed the council and recommended 28 of the 35 bids be accepted. Motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors, Brown, Chenault, Desai, Hooker, West, and Whiteley Nays: None City Council Minutes Page 5 - - - - - - Moved to item 9. Item 8 Items of Concern to Members of the City Council 9:44 a.m. Members of the City Council presented the following matters: th Councilor Chenault Thanked everyone for attending the meeting. June 16 Alpha Kappa Alpha will have their annual pancake breakfast from 7:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. at th Washington Jackson Elementary and the cost is $6.00. June 7 is the After Hours Art th Walk downtown from 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. and June 16is the annual Juneteenth bash and car show at 3:00 p.m. Councilor Brown Stated to Darron Leiker that a lot of citizens have complained about how we control yard lengths and care. What are the regulations for gardens in the front yard, and street not being manicured properly? Would like to draft an ordinance to target this issue. The current ordinance regulates grass and weeds over 9 inches tall. Darron Leiker suggested getting the information together and he will have staff consider an ordinance change. Councilor Whiteley Has had some downtown business owners asking what they can do about possibly closing or what steps can they take to build a fence to keep traffic out of those areas. Pat Hoffman suggested they contact her office to discuss issues. Ms. Hoffman stated that some of these areas are public right-of-way that would require council action and the sale/closure of the public land. With an easement we must still allow access to companies with needed access to these areas. Darron Leiker suggested getting the information together on what areas need to be addressed. Councilor Whiteley asked that we keep the county in our prayers with a loss of an employee, and the fire department with a loss of a firefighter over the weekend. Councilor West Wanted to discuss hotel by the Falls and the misconception with the public on what is being done and wanted to give staff an opportunity to address this. Darron Leiker asked Paul Menzies to address this issue. Paul addressed the council and stated that the city is running a dual enforcement path. The hotel has been cited several times for not keeping the property secure, and deterioration of the exterior and interior of the building. There have been 8-10 citations written so far. The second path is they have been sent a 60-day notice leading up to the process to demolish the property. This opens up a window for possible injunctive relief. Paul has stayed in touch with the property owner and they are currently seeking bids for repair and remodel of the building. Councilor Hooker Announced that after six years of service this will be his last meeting. He stated that he has enjoyed his time and will continue service in other areas. Mayor Santellana presented a plaque to Brian in appreciation of his service to City Council Minutes Page 6 the City of Wichita Falls. Brian stated that six years have gone by fast and that we have a great City and staff that really do care about our community. Councilor Hooker stated that he has loved serving and thanked the Mayor and Council. Darron Leiker, City Manager, thanked Brian on behalf of city staff for all of his service. - - - - - - - Item 9 Comments from the Public to Members of the City Council Concerning Items That Are Not on the City Council Agenda. 9:32 a.m. Charles Cherry 1315 Polk Street, addressed the council in reference to his business Cat Man Do assisting with feral cats. Mr. Cherry does not charge the public to assist getting colonies under control. Currently he is taking care of 450 cats through trapping, neutering and releasing cats back to their home colony and also helps ill stray cats. There are no registered cat colonies in the city. Mr. Cherry stated it is basically impossible with the current ordinance to have a registered cat colony. Mr. Cherry is working with Alley Cat Allies to help implement an ordinance that will encourage the community to use the trap, neuter and return model and stated he is happy to assist with this. Mayor Santellana suggested discussing this issue with Lou Kreidler, Director of Health. Steve Jackson 1027 Crescent Lane, addressed the council and stated he had several questions. First Mr. Jackson asked where can we start on cutting taxes instead of increasing taxes. He stated that he cannot afford the bond issues and that he lives on a limited income. Second he discussed Water issues and stated that the council needs to consider other water projects. He is concerned about the drought in the recent past and issues in the future and the possibility of losing businesses or SAFB if we do not have adequate water supplies. Mr. Jackson asked about reducing water rates and stated that there are two people in his household and his water bill is nearly $100 per month with no outside watering. Third Mr. Jackson asked how we can get transcripts of the city council meetings so those that are not able to attend can see or read the information. Fourth Mr. Jackson asked why citizens only get three minutes to speak. Mayor Santellana responded with the current policy and suggested Mr. Jackson make an appointment to speak with him. Fifth Mr. Jackson would like to beautify our city and mentioned the eye sores entering town from the North and South. Darron Leiker, City Manager, will reach out to Mr. Jackson to discuss his concerns. - - - - - - - Returned to item 8 Items 10a-10b Executive Sessions City Council Minutes Page 7 City Council went into Executive Session at 10:00 a.m. in accordance with Texas Government Codes §551.087, and §551.071. Mayor Santellana left the meeting at this time. City Council reconvened at 11:19 a.m. Mayor Pro Tem Brown announced that no votes or polls were taken. - - - - - - - Item 11 Adjourn Mayor Pro Tem Brown adjourned the meeting at 11:32 a.m. th PASSED AND APPROVED this 19 day of June, 2018. ________________________________ Stephen L. Santellana, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________________ Marie Balthrop, TRMC, CMC City Clerk City Council Minutes Page 8