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Min 11/19/2019 City of Wichita Falls City Council Meeting Minutes November 19, 2019 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 with the following members present. Stephen L. Santellana - Mayor Jeff Browning - Councilor District 3 DeAndra Chenault - Mayor Pro Tem Tim Brewer - Councilor District 4 Steve Jackson - Councilor District 5 Michael Smith - Councilor District 1 Bobby Whiteley - Councilor At-Large 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 Michael Smith, Councilor District 1, gave the invocation. - - - - - - - - Item 2b Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Santellana led the Pledge of Allegiance. - - - - - - - - Item 3 Proclamation Diabetes Awareness Month, Randall Barker & Wichita Falls Health Department 8:33 a.m. Mayor Santellana proclaimed the month of November as Diabetes Awareness Month in Wichita Falls, and encouraged citizens to take advantage of all resources our Health District and community volunteers have to offer. - - - - - - - - Mayor Santellana moved to item 9. Item 9 Comments from the Public to Members of the City Council Concerning Items That Are Not on the City Council Agenda. 8:36 a.m. The Wichita Falls Independent School District (WFISD), Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter gave a presentation relating to blue-green algae. Mayor Santellana thanked the WFISD FFA for their presentation and recognized Summer English with the Scouts for attending the meeting. - - - - - - - Item 4-6 Consent Items 8:46 a.m. City Manager Darron Leiker gave a briefing on the items listed under the Consent Agenda. Moved by Councilor Browning to approve items on the consent agenda. Motion seconded by Councilor Chenault and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Browning, Brewer, Chenault, Jackson, Smith and Whiteley. Nays: None Item 4a Approval of minutes of the November 5, 2019 Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council Item 4b Approval of minutes of the November 12, 2019 Special Meeting of the Mayor and City Council Item 5 Receive Minutes (a) CITY COUNCIL MINUTES November 19, 2019 Page 2 (b) Wichita Falls Wichita County Public Health Board, September 13, 2019 Item 6 Ordinance 60-2019 Ordinance amending Chapter 2, Administration, at Article IV, Division 2, Section 2-454, to provide for a designee(s) of the city manager to have authority to approve and execute city contracts - - - - - - - Item 7a Resolution 122-2019 8:48 a.m. Resolution to accept or reject a sealed bid as presented for one (1) Trustee parcel located at 710 N. Broadway St. and authorizing execution of the deed to convey title to Garrett and Devonie Hutchinson Moved by Councilor Browning to approve Resolution 122-2019. Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Browning, Brewer, Chenault, Jackson, Smith, and Whiteley Nays: None - - - - - - - Item 7b Resolution 123-2019 8:51 a.m. Resolution approving the programs and expenditures of the Wichita Falls Economic Development Corporation (WFEDC) and amending the budget to include up to $2,278,200 for Cleanaire, LLC, dba Pamlico Air, to operate a manufacturing facility in Wichita Falls. Moved by Councilor Browning to approve Resolution 123-2019. Motion seconded by Councilor Jackson. An overview of the proposal was provided, and questions were answered regarding the length of time the primary jobs must be maintained, the training provided, and the savings recognized due to the sale of the building. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES November 19, 2019 Page 3 Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Browning, Brewer, Chenault, Jackson, Smith, and Whiteley Nays: None - - - - - - - Item 7c Resolution 124-2019 9:01 a.m. Resolution approving the programs and expenditures of the Wichita Falls 4B Sales Tax Corporation Board of Directors and amending the budget to include funding up to 1000 Indiana into a mixed use retail and restaurant establishment Moved by Councilor Chenault to approve Resolution 124-2019. Motion seconded by Councilor Smith. An overview of the proposal was provided and it was clarified that the money from 4B can only be spent on the fire suppression system, and will not be paid out until a certificate of occupancy is obtained. There was brief discussion about the proposed use of the building, and renovations which will include a restaurant and event space on the second floor. Syd Litteken, 1804 Club View, representing Downtown Development, thanked the Council for their support of the Wichita Falls Economic Development Corporations recommendations. Mr. Litteken discussed the importance of incentives for new business as well as existing businesses moving downtown, and expressed his excitement for the revitalization happening downtown. Mr. Litteken clarified that the event space will be for smaller groups, the restaurant will include a full service kitchen and a full service salad bar, and there will be an open outside deck area. Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brewer, Chenault, Jackson, Smith, and Whiteley Nays: Councilor Browning - - - - - - - Item 7d Resolution 125-2019 9:22 a.m. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES November 19, 2019 Page 4 Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the Convention Center and Hotel Moved by Councilor Brewer to approve Resolution 125-2019. Motion seconded by Councilor Browning. A staff presentation was provided highlighting the need for a full service hotel and convention center in order for the city to be competitive when bidding events, the timeline of the project, and the economic impact this project would have. Multiple examples were provided of events we have lost due to not having a full service hotel/convention center. addressed the council and expressed his desire to partner with the city and community on this projectlly works with Marriott, and is proposing a Delta Hotel by Marriott, with 200 hotel rooms and 3500 square feet of meeting space. The hotel and convention center would be used in conjunction with the existing MPEC facilities to accommodate large events. O- Reilly Hospitality Management, LLC will build, own and manage the hotel, and the City of Wichita Falls will own the convention center. efficiency of the building, and the requirement by Marriott to set aside five percent of revenue for upkeep of the facility. be repaid with sale tax dollars. No funding for this project will come from general fund tax dollars. It is a $60 million investment with $49 million of private funds invested by - - - - - - - Mayor Santellana moved to item 10 at this time. Item 10 Executive Session 10:12 a.m. City Council went into Executive Session at 10:15 a.m. in accordance with Texas Government Code §551.087 and §551.072. City Council reconvened at 11:11 p.m. Mayor Santellana announced that no votes or polls were taken. - - - - - - - Continuation of Item 7d: CITY COUNCIL MINUTES November 19, 2019 Page 5 11:11 a.m. Blake Jurecek, Assistant City Manager, discussed the five major goals of the strategic plan which includes building a full service hotel. This resolution is a three way into the predevelopment stage, and bring forward the final costs of the project. The 4B Sales Tax Board has approved this funding. Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Browning, Brewer, Chenault, Smith, and Whiteley Nays: Councilor Jackson - - - - - - - Item 8 Items of Concern to Members of the City Council 11:12 a.m. Councilor Jackson thanked the WFISD FFA group for their presentation. Councilor Councilor Chenault thanked everyone for attending and invited them to the City Lights rd Parade to be held on Saturday, November 23 at 7:00 p.m. Councilor Browning wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Councilor Whiteley stated that the 4A and 4B members are hitting it out of the park and he thanked them for their service. Councilor Smith thanked everyone for attending and stated he appreciates the work of the city staff on the hotel project. It is one of the best economic development projects to come along, and he looks forward to the city sharing additional information with citizens. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Mayor Santellana wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Thank you to attending today and thank you to city staff for quick responses. Come to the City Lights Parade this weekend and support downtown. - - - - - - - Item 11 Adjourn Mayor Santellana adjourned the meeting at 11:16 a.m. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES November 19, 2019 Page 6 rd PASSED AND APPROVED this 3 day of December, 2019. ________________________________ Stephen L. Santellana, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________________ Marie Balthrop, TRMC, CMC City Clerk CITY COUNCIL MINUTES November 19, 2019 Page 7