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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium Building
October 1, 2013
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.
Glenn Barham - Mayor
Michael Smith - Councilors
Ben Hoover
Annetta Dotson -
Brian Hooker -
Tim Ingle -
Mary Ward -
Darron Leiker - City Manager
Miles Risley - City Attorney
Tracy Norr - City Clerk
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Mayor Barham called the meeting to order.
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Item 2a - Invocation
Pastor Mark Graham, Overcoming Word Praise Center, gave the invocation.
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Item 2b - Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Barham led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Item 3a – Presentation – Employee of the Month – Kathleen Vossler
Mayor Barham recognized Kathleen Vossler, Youth Services Librarian, as Employee of the Month
for October 2013. He presented a plaque, a letter of appreciation, restaurant tick ets, and a check to Mrs.
Vossler and thanked her for her service.
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Item 4 - Comments from the Public to Members of the City Council Concerning Items That
Are Not on the City Council Agenda.
Marion Stade, 4801 Greenbriar, said the transfer station is wonderful and the people there are
helpful. She said she likes the recycling employee who picks up her recycling. She said there is
an article in the paper that takes about the water problem and said some major projects are being
put off. She thanked the council for backing off on the projects.
James A. Johnson, 1819 Hampton Road, said he is concerned about trees hanging over the
streets on Sullivan Street, Hampton Road, Welch Street and Duncan Street.
Item 5 - Approval of Minutes of the September 17, 2013 Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City
Council
Minutes of the September 17, 2013 City Council Meeting were approved as distributed.
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Item 6a – 7d – Consent Items
City Manager Darron Leiker gave a briefing on the items listed under the Consent Agenda.
Moved by Councilor Hooker that the Consent Agenda be approved.
Motion seconded by Councilor Ward and carried by the by the following vote.
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Smith, Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Ingle, and Ward
Nays: None
Item 6a – Council Bill #159
RESOLUTION NO. 102-2013
Resolution Approving the Joint Funding Agreement for Water Resources
Investigations, Number 14CMTX039000000, with the U.S. Geological Survey
in the Total Amount of $78,110 from the City
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Item 6b – Council Bill #160
RESOLUTION NO. 103-2013
Resolution Awarding Professional Services Agreement to Biggs and Mathews
Environmental, Inc. for Engineering Services for the City of Wichita Falls Landfill
in the Amount of $70,000 for Basic Services
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Item 6c – Council Bill #161
RESOLUTION NO. 104-2013
Resolution Authorizing Award of Bid for the Purchase of Two (2) Solid Waste
Transfer Trailers to East Manufacturing Corporation in the Amount of $135,300.00
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Item 7a- 7d
Minutes of the following boards and commissions were received.
(a) 4B Sales Tax Corporation, July 1, 2013
(b) Zoning Board of Adjustments, July 17, 2013
(c) 4A Wichita Falls Economic Development Corporation, August 5, 2013
(d) Lake Wichita Study Committee, August 13, 2013
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Item 8a– Council Bill #162
ORDINANCE NO. 56-2013
Ordinance Amending Article III, Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Wichita Falls to Add Division 3 to Establish a Veterans Advisory Council,
and Providing for Codification
Larry Petrash, Military Officers Association of America president, explained the purpose of
the council and the coordination that will occur for veterans’ services.
Moved by Councilor Ward that Ordinance No. 56-2013 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Hooker and carried by the following vote.
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Smith, Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Ingle, and Ward
Nays: None
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Item 8b – Council Bill #163
ORDINANCE NO. 57-2013
Ordinance Rezoning Approximately 0.5 Acres of Land at 1530, 1532, 1534 Kell Blvd
and 1707 Grace Street from Limited Commercial (LC) to General Commercial (GC) and
Amending the Land Use Plan to Change the Area from Low Density Residential to Commercial
Moved by Councilor Hoover that Ordinance No. 57-2013 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Dotson and carried by the following vote.
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Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Smith, Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Ingle, and Ward
Nays: None
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Item 8c – Council Bill #164
ORDINANCE NO. 58-2013
An Ordinance Approving a Negotiated Resolution between the Atmos Cities Steering
Committee and Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Division Regarding the Company’s 2013
Annual Rate Review Mechanism Filing in All Cities Exercising Original Jurisdiction; and
Making Related Declarations and Determinations
Moved by Councilor Smith that Ordinance No. 58-2013 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Ingle and carried by the following vote.
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Smith, Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Ingle, and Ward
Nays: None
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Item 8d – Council Bill #165
ORDINANCE NO. 59-2013
Ordinance Appropriating $23,982 to the Special Revenue Fund for the Ryan
White Part C Grant for the Early Intervention Program and Authorizing the City Manager
to Execute a Contract and All Other Documents Necessary to
Receive Said Funds from Tarrant County for the Wichita Falls-Wichita
County Health District Pursuant to Said Grant
Moved by Councilor Smith that Ordinance No. 59-2013 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Ingle and carried by the following vote.
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Smith, Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Ingle, and Ward
Nays: None
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Item 9a – Council Bill #166
RESOLUTION NO. 105-2013
Resolution Adopting Amended Rules of Procedure for the City Council, Modified
to Specify Limits on Public Hearing Speaker Times and Ensure All Sides are Heard
Moved by Councilor Smith that Resolution No. 105-2013 be passed.
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Motion seconded by Councilor Ingle.
Kaleb Stade, 4801 Greenbriar, said he is opposed to the 30-minute time limit in the resolution
because it limits the number of people who are able to speak.
Motion by Councilor Hoover to amend the resolution to remove the 30-minute time limit.
Amendment seconded by Councilor Dotson and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Smith, Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Ingle, and Ward
Nays: None
Marion Stade, 4801 Greenbriar, opposed the resolution and said it limits free speech.
Amended motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Smith, Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Ingle, and Ward
Nays: None
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Item 9b – Council Bill #167
RESOLUTION NO. 106-2013
Resolution Awarding the Bid for the 2013 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project
(CWF13-550-02) to A&M Construction & Utilities, Inc., in an Estimated Total
Amount of $640,382.00
Moved by Councilor Hoover that Resolution No. 106-2013 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote.
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Smith, Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, and Ward
Nays: None
Councilmember Ingle had left the room and did not vote.
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Item 9c – Council Bill #168
RESOLUTION NO. 107-2013
Resolution Awarding Bid for Abatement, Demolition, Clearing and Cleaning of 14
Structures to Clean Air Remediation Environmental Services in the
Amount of $108,485.00
Moved by Councilor Smith that Resolution No. 107-2013 be passed.
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Motion seconded by Councilor Hooker and carried by the following vote.
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Smith, Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, and Ward
Nays: None
Councilmember Ingle had left the room and did not vote.
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Item 9d – Council Bill #169
RESOLUTION NO. 108-2013
Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute All Documents Necessary To
Accept The FY 2013 Emergency Management Performance Grant From The
Department Of Homeland Security, Texas Division Of Emergency Management, In The
Amount Of $43,347.79
Moved by Councilor Ward that Resolution No. 108-2013 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Hoover and carried by the following vote.
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Smith, Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Ingle, and Ward
Nays: None
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Item 10a – Staff Council Discussion
There were no items presented.
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Item 10b – Discussion of Items of Concern to Members of the City Council
Members of the City Council presented the following matters:
Councilor Hoover thanked the public in attendance for their input. He said issues with time limits
and decorum for public hearings need to be addressed through rules so business can be conducted in
an orderly fashion. Councilor Hooker agreed.
Councilor Smith thanked the staff for the last-minute rescue of the Falls Fest activity by moving
the activities to the MPEC. He suggested consideration of a permanent change in the future.
Councilor Ingle asked about the floodplain brush removal and said Lucy Park looks nice. Russell
Schreiber said areas are being designated. Councilor Ingle added his congratulations for the Falls Fest.
He also asked for consideration for his appointment as liaison to the Veterans Advisory Council.
Councilor Ward thanked the staff and said they are very responsive.
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Councilor Dotson said people are not abiding with detour signs. The traffic commission needs to
look at ways to protect the city workers. She added her thanks to the staff for their work and encouraged
citizens to be involved.
Mayor Barham thanked Kaleb and Marion Stade for their participation in the meeting. He noted
there will be a lot of pink this month for cancer awareness. He echoed the comments on Falls Fest and
agreed that moving the events to the MPEC could make it nicer.
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Item 11 – Executive Session
City Council went into Executive Session at 10:26 a.m. in accordance with Texas Government
Code §551.071 and §551.074.
City Council reconvened at 11:35 a.m.
The Mayor announced that no polls or votes were taken during Executive Session.
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Item 12 – Appointments to the following boards and commissions:
Planning and Zoning Commission
Zoning Board of Adjustments
No action was taken on this item.
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Item 13 - Adjourn
City Council adjourned at 11:35 a.m.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 15th day of October, 2013.
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Glenn Barham, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Tracy B. Norr, MMC, City Clerk