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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 o'clock a.m.,
with the following members present.
Stephen L. Santellana - Mayor
DeAndra Chenault - Mayor Pro Tem
Tim Brewer - Councilors
Jeff Browning -
Steve Jackson -
Michael Smith -
Bobby Whiteley -
Darron Leiker - City Manager
Kinley Hegglund - City Attorney
Marie Balthrop - City Clerk
Mayor Santellana called the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m.
Item 2a — Invocation
Pastor Harold Roan, Lamar Baptist Church, gave the invocation.
Item 2b — Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Santellana led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Item 3a — Employee of the Month — Randall Dunn, AT&T/Fleet Maintenance
8:33 a.m.
John Burrus, Director of Aviation, Traffic, and Transportation, recognized Randall Dunn
as the Employee of the Month for April 2021. Mayor Santellana congratulated Mr. Dunn
and presented him with a plaque, letter of appreciation, restaurant voucher, and check,
and thanked him for his service.
Item 3b — Proclamation — National Telecommunicator Week,
Police/Communications
8:36 a.m.
Mayor Santellana read a proclamation proclaiming April 11-17, 2021 as Public Safety
Telecommunicator Week in the City of Wichita Falls. This week we honor the dedicated
service our telecommunicators bring to our community and for their key role in
preserving public safety during a challenging year.
Item 4-5 — Consent Items
8:40 a.m.
City Manager Darron Leiker gave a briefing on the items listed under the Consent
Agenda.
Moved by Councilor Browning to approve the items on the consent agenda.
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 4 — Approval of minutes of the March 16, 2021 Regular Meeting of the Mayor
and City Council
Item 5 — Receive Minutes
(a) Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health Board, January 8, 2021
(b) Planning & Zoning, January 13, 2021
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(c) Wichita Falls Economic Development Corporation, January 26, 2021
(d) Park Board, January 28, 2021
Item 6a — Ordinance 07-2021
8:41 a.m.
Consider and adopt an ordinance by the City Council of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas,
to adopt a process by which the City Clerk may terminate the campaign treasurer
appointment of an inactive candidate or political committee.
Moved by Councilor Chenault to approve Ordinance 07-2021.
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 6b — Ordinance 08-2021
8:42 a.m.
Ordinance making an appropriation to the Special Revenue Fund for Immunization
Grant funding in the amount of$64,572 received from the Department of State Health
Services and authorizing the City Manager to execute contract accepting same.
Moved by Councilor Brewer to approve Ordinance 08-2021.
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 6c — Ordinance 09-2021
8:43 a.m.
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Ordinance making an appropriation to the Special Revenue Fund for Public Health
Emergency Preparedness in the amount of$124,416 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 09-2021.
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 6d — Ordinance 10-2021
8:45 a.m.
Ordinance appropriating $12,957.34 to the Special Revenue Fund for additional direct
award grant revenue from the State of Texas for the Texas Department of
Transportation Selective Traffic Enforcement Program ("Click It or Ticket") Wave Grant
for Fiscal Year 2021 and authorizing the City Manager to accept said funds.
Moved by Councilor Brewer to approve Ordinance 10-2021.
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 7a — Resolution 36-2021
8:46 a.m.
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to award bid and contract for the Sanitation
Dumpster Maintenance Service Contract to Gloria Villarreal Welding.
Moved by Councilor Chenault to approve Resolution 36-2021.
Motion seconded by Councilor Browning and carried by the following vote:
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Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brewer, Browning, Chenault, Jackson, Smith, and
Whiteley.
Nays: None
Item 7b — Resolution 37-2021
8:48a.m.
Resolution authorizing award of bid for the City's estimated annual requirement of Class
S ready mix and Flowable Fill to Falls Concrete, LLC in the amount of$330,400.00; and
Class A, Curb & Gutter and Class C-C ready mix to OK Concrete Company in the
amount of$129,700.00.
Moved by Councilor Brewer to approve Resolution 37-2021.
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 7c — Resolution 38-2021
8:51 a.m.
Resolution selecting Geograph Industries, Inc. as the sole source for the repair of the
Wayfinding Signs, and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract
with said Geograph Industries, Inc. in a total amount that shall not exceed $181,000.00.
Moved by Councilor Chenault to approve Resolution 38-2021.
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 — Resolution 39-2021
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8:55 a.m.
Consider and approve a resolution approving a resolution of the Wichita Falls Economic
Development Corporation (WFEDC) authorizing the issuance of the Corporation's sales
tax revenue bonds; approving a sales tax remittance agreement; and enacting other
provisions relating to the subject.
Moved by Councilor Brewer to approve Resolution 39-2021.
Motion seconded by Councilor Smith.
It was noted that bond payments will be made with existing sales tax revenues that are
allocated for economic development.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brewer, Browning, Chenault, Jackson, Smith, and
Whiteley.
Nays: None
Item 8a1 — COVID-19 Update, Lou Kreidler, Director of Health
9:10 a.m.
There are 8,000 doses of vaccine coming into our community this week. These doses
are not allocated to the Health Department and will be distributed to other local facilities
providing vaccines. The number of cases has declined and there was one day last
week where no new cases were reported. Mrs. Kreidler noted that it was public Heath
Week and that normally there would be a Health Fair during this time, but it was not
being held this year due to COVID. This past year has been the most challenging year
she has experienced in her twenty years, and she wanted to take the time to thank her
staff. She noted that it has been a busy year on top of dealing with the pandemic and
that staff took on additional roles due to COVID while still completing their normal duties
while participation in their programs increased. Mrs. Kreidler thanked her staff for a
year of hard work, dedication, and passion.
Item 8a2 — CVB Update — Lindsay Barker, Director of Communications and
Marketing
9:14 a.m.
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Ms. Barker shared a short video announcing the new Convention and Visitors Bureau
website and app. She recognized Susan Kimes, CVB Marketing Manager, who
designed the website and completed all of the work to create the website and app and
thanked her for her work. Since the app was announced last week it has been
downloaded over 150 times, and they have received over 900 new users and over 2600
views on the website. The average time spent by users on the website has increased
and they have had users from other areas in Texas and out of state. Ms. Barker
presented the website and reviewed the different pages of information included. They
are extremely proud of the new website and app and what these tools offer our
community. A strong website and app are two of the most important tools they can
have to increase tourism. It was noted that by completing this project in house the city
saved over $10,000.
Item 8b — Items of Concern to Members of the City Council
9:28 a.m.
Councilor Smith commented on a recent article in the Times Record News regarding the
completion of the Maplewood extension project that stated the project would be
completed later this year. Council Smith stated that the project is currently wrapping up
and would be completed within the next few months.
Councilor Jackson thanked Denise Roberts with Patsy's House for the Save Jane event
held last week. There are 2,882 children in our area served by Patsy's House that have
been abused. He encouraged citizens to stay aware and thanked everyone that
supported the event. He attended Texans for Vaccine Choice, and encouraged citizens
to visit their website or contact him with any questions.
Councilor Brewer attended the Kiwanis Park playground opening where they also sold
pancake mix and sausage in lieu of the annual pancake feed. The housing market is still
doing great with high sales. People are moving to Wichita Falls and he was excited to
see the article in the newspaper regarding people that sold their house in California,
moved here and bought a house, and still had money to live on. This is a testament to
our economy as compared to others. Wichita Falls is a great place to live with a low
cost of living, and he believes we are growing.
Councilor Whiteley congratulated Randall Dunn, employee of the month. He attended
the Sheppard Air Force Base main gate opening and it was a great event. He thanked
the entities involved for making that project come together and noted that there were
state senators and representatives that attended. Kuddos to the police officers that
recently retired, and to those that received awards. He is glad that we are having those
ceremonies again and thanked the families of those that retired for all of the sacrifices
they made over the years.
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Councilor Chenault invited everyone to attend the grand opening of the Lynwood East
Community Center on April 19th from 5:00 — 6:00 p.m. She thanked Blake Jurecek,
Assistant City Manager, for his work on this project. Councilor Chenault stated that
Franklin Pharmacy has Johnson and Johnson vaccine first come first served and that
Walgreens also had 138 doses of vaccine available for appointments. On April 5th the
city will begin renting our community centers out and citizens can contact the Parks and
Recreation department to make reservations.
Mayor Santellana stated that he attended the Sheppard Air Force Base main gate
opening and had the opportunity to visit with Representative Springer, who stated that
Wichita Falls is very relevant to him. Congressman Jackson made a special trip to
attend the event as well. Hats off to our staff for their hard work on this project, it was
great to see three entities work together to get this completed. Council just completed
our strategic planning process and it was nice to see we are still on the same path. He
thanked Council and staff for the time they committed to the strategic planning session.
The completion of the Linwood East Community Center is a huge asset to our
community. He hopes everyone had a happy Easter.
Item 9 — Comments from the Public to Members of the City Council Concerning
Items That Are Not on the City Council Agenda
10:49 a.m.
Jean Hall, 4112 Kingsbury Dr., addressed the Council to discuss the Wichita Falls
Youth Symphony Orchestra, the importance of arts in our community, and expressed
her appreciation to the City for their support. She invited everyone to the Youth
Symphony Orchestra performance on Sunday April 25th at Friendship Park in
Burkburnett at 4:00 p.m.
Alicia Deges, 1300 Lamar, Executive Director of the Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra,
addressed the Council to discuss the Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra. She
discussed the importance of the arts, the impact the arts have on citizens, and the
diversity of music offered by the orchestra. Ms. Deges noted that the majority of the
performers are from out of town and contribute to our economy while they are here for
performances. She invited everyone to the last concert of the season on April 1 7th at
Memorial Auditorium. Additional information can be found on their website at wfso.org.
Barbara James, 1001 Redwood, addressed the Council regarding the Eastside of
Wichita Falls. She presented a petition that included names of citizens supporting her
efforts. Ms. James discussed what she described as the disaster on Eastside and
stated that it looks like a ghost town. She addressed the lack of businesses in the area,
and discussed many issues she has experienced in the Washington Village apartment
complex. She asked the council to consider taking action.
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Item 10 - Executive Session
10:46 a.m.
No executive session was held.
Item 11 -Adjourn
Mayor Santellana adjourned the meeting at 9:53 a.m.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 20th day of April 2021.
tep en L. Santellana, Mayor
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Marie BalthropC, MMC
City Clerk
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