4B Sales Tax Corporation Minutes - 12/03/2020 MINUTES OF THE
WICHITA FALLS 4B SALES TAX CORPORATION (4BSTC)
December 3, 2020
Present:
Tony Fidelie, President § Members
Glenn Barham. Vice-President §
Rick Hatcher, Secretary-Treasurer §
Dave Clark §
Darron Leiker §
Nick Schreiber §
Bobby Whiteley, Councilor at-Large § Mayor and Council
Jeff Browning, Councilor District 3 §
Paul Menzies, Assistant City Manager § City Staff
Blake Jurecek, Assistant City Manager §
R. Kinley Hegglund, Jr., City Attorney §
Jessica Williams, CFO/Finance Director §
Pat Hoffman, Property Administrator §
Linda Merrill, Recording Secretary §
Woody Gossom § County Judge
Mark Beauchamp § County Commissioner
Jana Schmader § DWFD
Absent:
Michael Mills § Members
1. Call to Order.
Tony Fidelie called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes of 10/1/20.
Dave Clark moved for approval. seconded by Rick Hatcher. The motion carried 6-0.
3. Report of Financial Condition
Paul Menzies noted the financial report reflects the Board's newly-adopted budget. The
first sales tax receipts for the year are due in about a week. The Board has $6 million in its
unreserved fund balance, positioning it well for larger projects to be considered later in the year.
4. Staff report regarding the operations of the Corporation-owned Lindeman Parking
Garage at 7th Street/Indiana Street downtown.
Paul Menzies gave the floor to County Judge Woody Gossom, who is under time
constraints.
Judge Gossom, 2416 Barbados,discussed the 30 parking spaces allotted to the County in
the Lindeman parking garage. The County is requesting those 30 spaces be allotted on all floors
of the garage. rather than only on the fourth floor.
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Rusty Lindeman donated to the County the building that currently houses the Museum
of North Texas History. He also owned the parking garage, and the County agreed to purchase
it for $600,000. When conveyed to the 4BSTC, the 30 spaces were envisioned primarily to be
used for events associated with the museum. However, a number of County employees have
parked in the garage for years. He noted one County employee in particular who has health issues
has been accommodated with her request for a parking space. Employees of the Appraisal
District have also been parking in the garage for years, but it would be up to the 4BSTC whether
they continue to grant those requests.
Mr. Hatcher said the Board initially assumed the spaces requested by the County were
for excess County vehicles, so it made sense that all the allotted spaces would be on the fourth
floor. He has no problem with the County's request to spread out the spaces in the garage.
Mr. Gossom thanked the Board for their consideration and left the meeting.
Pat Hoffman said nothing has changed since the award of bid. Three spaces are utilized
—two by those who bid on them, and the third by the County employee referenced earlier. City
staff patrols the building at least daily. Someone has tagged a wall on the third floor, which is
currently being abated. Police officers are requested to patrol the facility,and encouraged to park
there while writing up reports.
City Attorney Kinley Hegglund said the 4BSTC has the ability to put the 30 parking
spaces wherever it may choose, and the location of those spaces can change from year-to-year
based upon changes in circumstance.
5. Executive Session.
Mr. Fidelie adjourned the meeting into executive session at 3:12 p.m. pursuant to Texas
Government Code section 551.087. He announced the meeting back into regular session at 3:30
p.m. The subjects posted in the Notice of Meeting were deliberated, and no votes or further
action was taken on these items in executive session.
6. Motions
Lindeman Parking Garage operations
Mr. Fidelie moved to divide up the County-allotted spaces in the garage in the following
manner until further notice: five spaces on Floor 1: ten spaces on Floor 2; ten spaces on Floor 3;
and five spaces on Floor 4. The motion was seconded by Glen Barham.
Mr. Leiker stated for the record that the Board's first preference is to bid out these spaces.
Should that occur, these spots reserved for the County's use may move to a higher floor; they are
not guaranteed for any time period.
The motion carried 6-0.
7. Adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 3:33 p.m.
Guy A. "Folly- Fidelie,Jr., President
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