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Item 1 - Call to Order
The City Council of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, met in regular session at 8:30 a.m.
on the above date in the Council Chambers at Memorial Auditorium with the following
members present.
Stephen Santellana - Mayor
Bobby Whiteley - Mayor Pro Tem/At-Large
Tim Brewer - Councilors
Jeff Browning -
Steve Jackson -
Larry Nelson -
Michael Smith -
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
Pastor Harold Roan, Lamar Baptist Church, gave the invocation.
Item 2b — Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Santellana led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Item 3-5 — Consent Items
8:31 a.m.
Darron Leiker, City Manager, gave a briefing on the items listed under the Consent
Agenda.
Moved by Councilor Browning to approve the consent agenda.
Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brewer, Browning, Jackson, Nelson, Smith, and
Whiteley
Nays: None
Item 3 —Approval of Minutes of the April 4, 2023, Regular Meeting of the Mayor and
City Council
Item 4a — Resolution 41-2023
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to purchase
an HPE Nimble DHCI solution to replace several aging servers and storage for our City
Business Network from CDW Government LLC in the amount of $159,856.90.
Item 4b — Resolution 42-2023
Resolution authorizing award of bid for roadway striping services for the Wichita Falls
Traffic Engineering Division from the low bidder Linear Traffic Markings LLC in the amount
of $51 ,171.50.
Item 5 — Receive Minutes
(a) Library Advisory Board, September 20, 2022
(b) Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee, March 14, 2023
Item 6a — Ordinance 17-2023
8:33 a.m.
Ordinance making an appropriation to the Special Revenue Fund for the State
Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Program in the amount of $42,446; received from
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the Department of State Health Services; and authorizing the City Manager to execute
contract accepting same.
Moved by Councilor Brewer to approve Ordinance 17-2023.
Motion seconded by Councilor Browning and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brewer, Browning, Jackson, Nelson, Smith, and
Whiteley
Nays: None
Item 6b — Ordinance 18-2023
8:34 a.m.
Ordinance making an appropriation to the Special Revenue Fund for Public Health
Preparedness in the amount of $124,416; received from the Department of State Health
Services; authorizing the City Manager to execute contract accepting same.
Moved by Councilor Browning to approve Ordinance 18-2023.
Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brewer, Browning, Jackson, Nelson, Smith, and
Whiteley
Nays: None
Item 7a — Resolution 43-2023
8:35 a.m.
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to repair the
damage that occurred in the MPEC Seminar Room due to flooding in the amount of
$143,213 with Clark Contractors.
Moved by Councilor Brewer to approve Resolution 43-2023.
Motion seconded by Councilor Jackson and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Brewer, Browning, Jackson, Nelson, Smith, and
Whiteley
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Nays: None
Item 7b — Resolution 44-2023
8:37 a.m.
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to approve a request from the Museum of North
Texas History to donate by Gift Agreement, artifacts from the holdings of the abandoned
Railroad Museum.
Moved by Councilor Browning to approve Resolution 44-2023.
Motion seconded by Councilor Nelson.
Paul Menzies, Assistant City Manager discussed the history of the Railroad Museum, and
the plan moving forward.
Councilor Jackson requested a public meeting to allow citizens the opportunity to discuss
restoring the Railroad Museum, and made a motion to table this item until May 16, 2023.
The motion to table was seconded by Councilor Browning.
There was brief discussion regarding the work already completed by the Museum of North
Texas History, various calls Councilors have received, and concerns with donations and
ownership.
The motion to table carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilors Brewer, Browning, Jackson, and Whiteley
Nays: Mayor Santellana, and Councilors Nelson, and Smith
Item 7c — Resolution 45-2023
8:55 a.m.
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for and accept funding in an amount of
$2,742,753 for a section of circle trail along the Wichita River under the 2023
Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program provided by the Texas Department of
Transportation.
Moved by Councilor Brewer to approve Resolution 45-2023.
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Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Santellana, Councilors Browning, Nelson, Smith, and Whiteley
Nays: Councilors Brewer and Jackson.
Item 8a — Staff Reports — Update on Strategic Plan Goal 4.2 as related to the city's
construction permitting and inspections operations - Paul Menzies
8:59 a.m.
Paul Menzies, Assistant City Manager, gave a presentation on Strategic Plan Goal 4.2,
Reinforce a Culture of Superior Customer Service, as related to the city's construction
permitting and inspection operations, and perception issues. Mr. Menzies reviewed the
development process, discussed performance measures being used, addressed the
perception issue in the community, and discussed continued opportunities for
improvement. He provided a comparison of inspection times in comparable cities,
discussed the adopted building codes, and the spirit of general compliance versus strict
compliance. Various members of Council acknowledged improvements in the
department, and there was brief discussion regarding how complaints are often due to
contractor issues, and not issues with the development process. Mr. Leiker discussed
how staff is now including the project owner in any emails to contractors. Mr. Menzies
visited with various community members and he discussed their feedback and the local
attitude. He discussed recommendations he received, such as making the public feel like
they are in a partnership with the City, and to promote our flexibility. Mr. Menzies
discussed research being completed for new permitting software, the new Development
Services poster regarding our commitment to partnerships, and our development values.
Mr. Leiker provided input on the values for development and reiterated that the City will
continue to measure our performance. He asked the Council to partner with staff in
changing negative perception, and to pass along any issues that are reported to them.
He also discussed the partnership with the Chamber of Commerce to assist the
development community, and change the negative perception in an effort to promote
growth in the City.
Item 8b — Announcements concerning items of community interest from members
of the City Council. No action will be taken or discussed.
10:23 a.m.
Councilor Jackson expressed his appreciation for tabling the railroad museum item and
encouraged interested individuals to reach out to him or City staff to set up a meeting.
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The Appraisal District is sending out appraisals and he recommended that citizens protest
increases. He stated that the 2020 local election audit is still going on, and will hopefully
have more information in the next month.
Councilor Brewer discussed how it is springtime and time to water, and he thanked Mr.
Schreiber for the water reuse program, since without it we would have much stricter
watering restrictions.
Councilor Smith discussed how the little bit of rain has caused grass to grow and he
encouraged citizens to keep their grass cut to help our Code Enforcement office. He
stated he would like to stay involved in the discussions regarding the Railroad Museum.
Councilor Smith encouraged everyone to have a wonderful day and enjoy the spring
weather.
Councilor Whiteley thanked Mr. Burrus for the presentation on the trail project, and
discussed positive comments he has received regarding the hike and bike trail.
Councilor Nelson reiterated 4.1 of the strategic plan regarding employee recruitment and
retention. He discussed how well Debra Nix serves our inspection department and
wanted to recognize her, and have the development community recognize her. He
thanked Carol and Cathy for attending today, and thanked Cody Melton, Fire Marshall,
for the information he learned from him.
Mayor Santellana thanked all staff, thanked Mr. Menzies for his presentation, and
discussed the need to continue to work on public perception issues. He looks forward to
meeting with individuals interested in working with the railroad museum, and stated that
the spring weather is great so get out and enjoy our park system.
Item 9 — 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 10 —Adjourn
Mayor Santellana adjourned the meeting at 10:32 p.m.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 2nd day of May 2023.
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St hen Santellana, Mayor
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Mae Balthrop, TRMp, MMC
City Clerk
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