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Item 1 - Call to Order
City of Wichita Falls
City Council Meeting
Minutes
November 3, 2020
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
DeAndra Chenault
Tim Brewer
Jeff Browning
Steve Jackson
Michael Smith
Bobby Whiteley
Darron Leiker
Kinley Hegglund
Marie Balthrop
- Mayor
- Mayor Pro Tern
- Councilors
- City Manager
- City Attorney
- City Clerk
Mayor Santellana called the meeting to order at 8.31 a.m.
Item 2a — Invocation
Reverend David Sapata, DAV TX Chapter 41, gave the invocation.
Item 2b — Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Santellana led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Item 3a — Employee of the Month September — Derek Jones, Fire Department
8:33 a.m.
Donald Hughes, Deputy Fire Chief, recognized Derek Jones as the Employee of the
month for September 2020. Mayor Santellana congratulated Mr. Jones and presented
him with a plaque, letter of appreciation, restaurant voucher, and check, and thanked
him for his service.
Item 3b — Employee of the Month November— Fabian Medellin, Community
Development/Planning
8:36 a.m.
Terry Floyd, Director of Development Services, recognized Fabian Medellin as the
Employee of the Month for November 2020. Mayor Santellana congratulated Mr.
Medellin and presented him with a plaque, letter of appreciation, restaurant voucher,
and check, and thanked him for his service.
Item 4-6 — Consent Items
8:40 a.m.
City Manager Darron Leiker gave a briefing on the items listed under the Consent
Agenda.
Moved by Councilor Brewer to approve items on the consent agenda.
Motion seconded by Councilor Browning and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brewer, Browning, Chenault, Jackson, Smith, and
Whiteley
Nays: None
Item 4 — Approval of minutes of the October 20, 2020 Regular Meeting of the
Mayor and City Council
Item 5a — Resolution 97-2020
Resolution authorizing the purchase of one (1) excavator through the Sourcewell
Cooperative Purchasing from Yellowhouse Machinery Co. John Deere in the amount of
$234, 780.00.
Item 5b — Resolution 98-2020
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Resolution authorizing the purchase of one (1) front end loader through the Sourcewell
Cooperative Purchasing from Yellowhouse Machinery Co. John Deere in the amount of
$262,080.00.
Item 6 — Receive Minutes
(a) Wichita Falls Economic Development Corporation, June 18, 2020
(b) Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee, August 8, 2020
(c) Landmark Commission, August 25, 2020
(d) Wichita Falls Economic Development Corporation, September 17, 2020
Item 7a — Ordinance 63-2020
8:41 a.m.
Ordinance accepting funds in the amount of $33,453.00 received from the FY 2020
Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP), and authorizing the City Manager, or City
Council appointed Authorized Official to execute contracts and other documents related
thereto.
Moved by Councilor Chenault to approve Ordinance 63-2020.
Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brewer, Browning, Chenault, Jackson, Smith, and
Whiteley
Nays: None
Item 7b — Ordinance 64-2020
8:43 a.m.
Ordinance making an appropriation to the Special Revenue Fund for Integrated HIV
Surveillance and Prevention program in the amount of $138,272 received from the
Department of State Health Services and authorizing the City Manager to execute
contract accepting same.
Moved by Councilor Chenault to approve Ordinance 64-2020.
Motion seconded by Councilor Jackson and carried by the following vote:
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Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brewer, Browning, Chenault, Jackson, Smith, and
Whiteley
Nays: None
Item 7c — Ordinance 65-2020
8:47 a.m.
Ordinance making an appropriation to the special revenue fund for the Tuberculosis
Prevention and Control Program Federal in the amount of $23,449 received from the
Department of State Health Services and authorizing the City Manager to execute
contract accepting same.
Moved by Councilor Chenault to approve Ordinance 65-2020.
Motion seconded by Councilor Browning and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brewer, Browning, Chenault, Jackson, Smith, and
Whiteley
Nays: None
Item 7d — Ordinance 66-2020
8:49 a.m.
Ordinance appropriating $2,244.80 of grant funds pursuant to the FY 2020 Patrick
Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant, appropriating said funds to the Special
Revenue Fund, and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary
to accept and share said funds.
Moved by Councilor Brewer to approve Ordinance 66-2020.
Motion seconded by Councilor Jackson and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brewer, Browning, Chenault, Jackson, Smith, and
Whiteley
Nays: None
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Item 7e — Ordinance 67-2020
8:50 a.m.
Ordinance appropriating $87,950.61 of grant funds pursuant to the Office of the
Governor, Public Safety Office, Criminal Justice Division, 2020 Coronavirus Emergency
Supplemental Funding (CESF), appropriating said funds to the Special Revenue Fund,
and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to accept said
funds.
Moved by Councilor Chenault to approve Ordinance 67-2020.
Motion seconded by Councilor Browning and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brewer, Browning, Chenault, Jackson, Smith, and
Whiteley
Nays: None
Item 7f — Ordinance 68-2020
8:52 a.m.
Ordinance appropriating $60,561.67 of grant funds pursuant to the Office of the
Governor, Public Safety Office, Homeland Security Grants Division, 2020 State
Homeland Security Program, appropriating said funds to the Special Revenue Fund,
and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to accept and
share said funds.
Moved by Councilor Brewer to approve Ordinance 68-2020.
Motion seconded by Councilor Jackson and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brewer, Browning, Chenault, Jackson, Smith, and
Whiteley
Nays: None
Item 8a — Resolution 99-2020
8:53 a.m.
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Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to
purchase replacement network equipment from CDW Government LLC in the amount of
$349,956.49.
Moved by Councilor Smith to approve Resolution 99-2020.
Motion seconded by Councilor Chenault.
There was brief discussion regarding CARES Act funding and the requirements to
expend these funds. Blake Jurecek, Assistant City Manager, requested an amendment
to the amount to reflect the most recent quote of $381,145.77.
Moved by Councilor Smith to amend the main motion to update the amount to
$381,145.77.
Motion to amend seconded by Councilor Whiteley and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brewer, Browning, Chenault, Jackson, Smith, and
Whiteley
Nays: None
The amended main motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brewer, Browning, Chenault, Jackson, Smith, and
Whiteley
Nays: None
Item 8b — Resolution 100-2020
9:02 a.m.
Resolution authorizing The City Manager to execute all documents necessary to
purchase 7 unlicensed and 2 licensed microwave communication links from Alpha
Omega Wireless, Inc. in the amount of $152,497.17.
Moved by Councilor Chenault to approve Resolution 100-2020.
Motion seconded by Councilor Browning and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brewer, Browning, Chenault, Jackson, Smith, and
Whiteley
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Nays: None
Item 8c — Resolution 101-2020
9:05 a.m.
Resolution of support and approval for inclusion of two City of Wichita Falls owned (900
and 910 Ohio) properties in a proposed Indiana Avenue National Register Historic
District and Resource Survey.
Moved by Councilor Brewer to approve Resolution 101-2020.
Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brewer, Browning, Chenault, Jackson, Smith, and
Whiteley
Nays: None
Item 8d — Resolution 102-2020
9:18 a.m.
Resolution declaring the City owned property located at 1823 5t" Street, also known as
Lot 1-C, Block 7, Bellevue Addition, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas as excess real
property and authorizing permission to advertise the property to be offered for sale at
sealed bid.
Moved by Councilor Chenault to approve Resolution 102-2020.
Motion seconded by Councilor Browning and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brewer, Browning, Chenault, Jackson, Smith, and
Whiteley
Nays: None
Item 8e — Resolution 103-2020
9:22 a.m.
Resolution approving and adopting bylaws for the Wichita Falls Economic Development
Corporation.
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Moved by Councilor Chenault to approve Resolution 103-2020.
Motion seconded by Councilor Browning and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brewer, Browning, Chenault, Jackson, Smith, and
Whiteley
Nays: None
Item 8f — Resolution 104-2020
9:24 a.m.
Resolution approving the programs and expenditures of the Wichita Falls Economic
Development Corporation (WFEDC) by amending the budget to include up to
$1,500,000 for design, engineering, and geotechnical work related to proposed
infrastructure improvements at the WFEDC-owned business park.
Moved by Councilor Brewer to approve Resolution 104-2020.
Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brewer, Browning, Chenault, Jackson, Smith, and
Whiteley
Nays: None
Item 9a — Staff Report — COVID-19 Update, Lou Kreidler
9:31 a.m.
Lou Kreidler, Director of Health, gave an update on COVID-19 cases. In the month of
October, there were 2,194 cases, which is more cases than were seen in the first five
and a half months of the pandemic. The positivity rate for last week was 22.99%, which
is down from the previous week. The Health Department will closely monitor the next
seven to eight days due to large Halloween parties and Trick or Treating to see how
these events affect our overall numbers. Contact and close contact account for 53% of
spread and this is due to leisure activities among family, friends and co-workers. There
are a high number of COVID patients being admitted to the hospital and as of
yesterday, there were 80 hospitalized, with 31 in critical condition. The high number of
hospitalizations continues to put a strain on our hospital system. There have been 34
deaths since March with 29 of those occurring since October 19th. The Health
Department urges citizens to take ownership of your actions and responsibility for your
decisions to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in our community. With the holidays
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approaching, large gatherings will only increase the spread. Citizens are encouraged to
limit activities with others outside of your immediate household, wear a mask at all times
when you leave your home, social distance, wash your hands often, and use hand
sanitizer when handwashing is not possible. Individuals should stay home when they
are sick and seek medical care. Mrs. Kreidler stated that there is a new testing site
located in the MPEC parking lot, 1000 5t" Street, and testing at this location is free.
Citizens can register for testing at gogettested.com. There was brief discussion among
council regarding data points tracked, our current positivity rate, the need for the
positivity rate to reduce to 10% or less, and the new testing site.
Item 9b — Items of Concern to Members of the City Council
9.39 a.m.
Councilor Browning encouraged citizens to vote and wished all of the local candidates
good luck in the election. (Councilor Browning left the meeting at 9.40 a.m.)
Councilor Smith stated that this election is probably one of the most important in our
lifetime and he encouraged everyone to get out and vote. He asked citizens to please
wear masks, social distance and do their part to reduce the spread. Councilor Smith
discussed the great work non -profits continue to do and he encouraged everyone to
donate when possible.
Councilor Jackson asked if there is an update on the percentage of citizens that
participated in the Census, and it was stated the final numbers would not be available
for several months. Councilor Jackson encouraged everyone to vote today. He
thanked Mr. Menzies for answering his question regarding the WFEDC item being
covered by available funding as he had several questions from citizens regarding the
need to borrow money for this project. He encouraged everyone to pray for our country.
Councilor Brewer stated that he is still excited about the economy, sales tax revenues
remain high, and we have new business prospects. He urged citizens to stay strong,
continue to wear masks and social distance, and we will all get through this together.
Councilor Whiteley congratulated our employees of the month. He received a few calls
regarding the WFEDC funding on the agenda today, and his answer is that this is what
the 4A Board and sales tax dollars that support them are designed to do. This board is
very thorough discussing projects and diligent with taxpayer dollars. He stated we
receive calls regarding expenditures, but he wanted to highlight the almost $346,000 in
grants that were discussed today, and congratulated the staff for applying for and
receiving these funds. He stated that this has been a rough election season and he is
pleased to see that his colleagues have taken the high road throughout this time.
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Councilor Chenault said good morning and thanked everyone for attending or watching
live. It is Election Day and she encouraged everyone to vote. She wished everyone
luck and stated that she has been praying for all candidates. Councilor Chenault
reminded citizens 55 years old or older that they could call the MLK Center at 761-7980
to receive a ride to the polls between 6.45 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.
Mayor Santellana stated that he and Councilor Chenault visited several churches in
Eastside asking for prayers for our city and our nation. Regarding polling locations, the
First Assembly of God at 3101 McNeil is now called Mercy Church, and The Bridge
Church location has changed to Lee Wholesale Floral at 2901 Lydia. The current list of
polling locations is available online. He encouraged everyone to go vote, give
neighbors a ride if needed, or use the service provided through the MLK Center to get to
the polls.
Item 10 — Comments from the Public to Members of the City Council Concerning
Items That Are Not on the City Council Agenda
9.20 a.m.
There were no comments from the public.
Item 11 — Executive Session
No executive session was held.
Item 12 —Adjourn
Mayor Santellana adjourned the meeting at 9.50 a.m.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 17t" day of November 2020.
tephen L. Santellana, Mayor
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ATTEST:
Marie Balthrop, TfMC, MMC
City Clerk
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