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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium Building
April 19, 2011
Item 1
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
Dorothy Roberts-Burns - Mayor Pro Tern
Linda Ammons - Councilors
Michael Smith -
Rick Hatcher -
Tim Ingle -
Mary Ward -
Darron Leiker - City Manager
Miles Risley City Attorney
Lydia Ozuna - City Clerk
Mayor Barham called the meeting to order.
Item 2a
Pastor Gene Holley, Jr., Life Tabernacle Church, gave the invocation.
Item 2b
Mayor Barham led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Item 3a
Tammy Robertson and Krystal Ross, Junior League of Wichita Falls Co-Chairs
for 2010 Falls Fest, presented the City a check in the amount of$16,806.76, proceeds
from the 2010 Falls Fest event. Mayor accepted the check on behalf of the City and
thanked the Junior League for their continued involvement and support of our
community.
Item 3b
Carla Bolin, Chamber of Commerce, with the assistance of Cynthia Delaney,
Lindsey Greer, and Kevin Hugman, presented samples of the new official Wichita Falls
T-Shirts, which will be on sale at numerous events and locations in our City. This is a
fundraiser for Pride in the Falls.
Item 3c
Paul Fleming with Edgin, Parkman, Fleming & Fleming, P.C., presented the
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
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Mayor recognized the high school home school students that were in
attendance. He mentioned that they had attended the Council Strategic Planning
Meeting and the District 3 Town Hall meeting.
Item 4
Caleb Stade, 2013 RM 1154, Holliday, TX, referred to the Wichita River clearing
project and asked why Lucy Park was selected as the test project instead of further down the
River. Public Works Director Russell Schreiber replied that this area will have a De Minimis
affect; the City owns it so no private property to deal with; it is an area representative sample
of what will have to be cleared up and down the channel; and we can better determine an
estimate for the project.
Joel Pelsue, 4858 Tortuga Trail, referred to the student/teacher ratio and the
recent budget cuts, and he wanted to know how they are going to get much work done
with sixty students to one teacher. Mayor responded that his question needs to be
directed to Dr. George Kazanas, WFISD Superintendent, for a more enlightened
answer. They will be impacted but they will deal with it and find solutions to the
situation.
Item 5
Minutes of the April 5, 2011 Council meeting were approved as distributed.
Items 6
City Manager gave a briefing on the items listed under the Consent Agenda.
Moved by Councilor Ammons that the Consent Agenda be approved.
Motion seconded by Councilor Ingle and carried by the following vote.
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Ammons, Smith, Roberts-Burns, Hatcher, Ingle, and
Ward
Nays: None
Item 6
Minutes of the Traffic Safety Commission for March 2, 2011 were received.
Items 7a
ORDINANCE NO. 19-2011
Ordinance Appropriating $5,997 To The Special Revenue Fund For
Traffic Enforcement, Received From The Texas Department Of
Transportation Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (Click It Or
Ticket) Wave Grant FY 2011, And Authorizing The City Manager To
Execute All Documents Necessary To Accept Said Grant Funds
Moved by Councilor Ammons that Ordinance No 19-2011 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Ward and carried by the following vote.
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Ammons, Smith, Roberts-Burns, Hatcher, Ingle, and
Ward
Nays: None
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Item 7b
ORDINANCE NO. 20-2011
Ordinance Suspending The Application Of The Dangerous Building
Order Of Ordinance No. 56-2010 To 1034 Harlan To Grant Additional
Time For Its Restoration
Moved by Councilor Roberts-Burns that Ordinance No. 20-2011 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Ward.
Edwin Menchaca, 700 Lobban, stated that he plans to repair this structure and
requested additional time. Mr. Bobby Teague informed that staff recommends that he be
allowed extra time to make repairs.
Moved by Councilor Ammons to amend Ordinance 20-2011 by striking the phrase
"from this day" after the 90 days, three times after the first time this phrase is used.
Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote.
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Ammons, Smith, Roberts-Bums, Hatcher, Ingle, and
Ward
Nays: None
Main motion as amended carried by the following vote.
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Ammons, Smith, Roberts-Bums, Hatcher, Ingle, and
Ward
Nays: None
Item 7c
ORDINANCE NO. 21-2011
Ordinance Suspending The Application Of The Dangerous Building
Order Of Ordinance No. 07-2010 To 2609 Linden To Grant
Additional Time For Its Restoration
Moved by Councilor Smith that Ordinance No. 21-2011 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Hatcher.
Edwin Menchaca, 700 Lobban, stated that his mother owns this property and would
like to repair it to live in; he requested additional time. Mr. Bobby Teague informed that staff
recommends they be allowed extra time to complete repairs.
Moved by Councilor Ammons to amend Ordinance 21-2011 by striking the phrase
"from this day" after the 90 days, three times after the first time this phrase is used.
Motion seconded by Councilor Ward and carried by the following vote.
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Ammons, Smith, Roberts-Bums, Hatcher, Ingle, and
Ward
Nays: None
Main motion as amended carried by the following vote.
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Ammons, Smith, Roberts-Bums, Hatcher, Ingle, and
Ward
Nays: None
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Item 8a
RESOLUTION NO. 35-2011
Resolution Awarding The Bid For The 2011 Alley
Rehabilitation Project (CWF11-530-03) To Bowles Construction
Company In The Estimated Total Amount Of$468,586.50
Moved by Councilor Hatcher that Resolution No 35-2011 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote.
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Ammons, Smith, Roberts-Burns, Hatcher, Ingle, amd
Ward
Nays: None
Item 8b
RESOLUTION NO. 36-2011
Resolution Approving The Rental Of The Mobile Stage At A
Reduced Rate To The Komen Wichita Falls Race For The Cure For
Use During Its Event On October 8, 2011 At The MPEC
Moved by Councilor Roberts-Burns that Resolution No. 36-2011 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Ward.
Moved by Councilor Hatcher to amend Resolution No. 36-2011 by inserting a rental
fee of$400 in the blank.
Motion seconded by Councilor Ammons and carried by the following vote.
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Ammons, Smith, Roberts-Burns, Hatcher, Ingle, and
Ward
Nays: None
Main motion as amended carried by the following vote.
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Ammons, Smith, Roberts-Burns, Hatcher, Ingle, and
Ward
Nays: None
Item 9a
City Clerk provided detailed information - dates, locations, times—for the May 14,
2011 General Municipal Election. Mrs. Ozuna also provided this information in Spanish.
Item 9b
Council members brought up the following matters.
Councilor Dorothy Roberts-Burns:
a) Thanked the Fire Department and all volunteers who worked so hard putting out the
fires on the north side.
Councilor Mary Ward:
a) Thanked the Fire and Police Departments for their efforts in fighting the fires. This
has been quite an ordeal. Numerous houses were burned to the ground and some are
standing but have smoke damage; it is a miracle that there is not much more damage
with all the fires we have had. Mark Masman's house was burned to the ground; he is
the Director of Christmas in April. It is a tragedy for those who lost everything.
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Item 9b continued
b) Read a letter from Mrs. Dorothy Owens, Charles Owens widow, whose house was
flooded in the last flood. Mrs. Owens thanked the City for working so well with them
and for all the help in getting her new home finished.
Councilor Michael Smith:
a) Thanked all the emergency personnel, Fire, Police, and Volunteer Fire
Departments for their work on the fires. Volunteer Fire Departments from Friberg,
West, East, three from Oklahoma: Hastings, Waurika, Ryan, and from Bowie; we want
to thank them all, as well as all firefighters who were called in to work these fires.
Fire Chief Foster reported on the number of calls, noting that this was a "fire storm".
He commented that it was not over yet and urged everyone to be careful and use common
sense. He commended the Police Department for doing an excellent job. He also expressed
appreciation to Jeff Badder, Central Services, and Barry Levy, Public Communications, for
doing a find job. He thanked the community and the businesses for their assistance;
everyone who brought them water and food. Chief Foster thanked his people; they did a
fantastic job. He also expressed appreciation to the Sheppard Fire Department for everything
they did.
c) Expressed appreciation to the volunteers from Sheppard and everyone who helped
in this.
d) Referred to the 20/20 Plan for Wichita Falls, stating that downtown needed
additional lighting in certain areas. Is there a plan to analyze lighting downtown as part
of the 20/20 Plan and would like to see if LEDs would help with additional lighting?
LED lighting works. Staff will check into that.
Councilor Rick Hatcher:
a) Quadruple dittos on all the appreciation to Fire and Police Departments, volunteers,
and everyone who has been mentioned this morning. Prayers to all those affected.
Red Cross and other groups will accept donations to help in this situation.
b)Austin wants to help us with a grant because they get $82 out of every ticket that is
issued on seat belt infractions; it is a money maker for Austin.
c) League of Women Voters' Candidate Forum April 25 in Council Chambers at 7 p.m.
d) Mentioned that 40-10% of corn grown in U.S. is being used for alternative fuel, and
is driving cost of corn up. We are going to have to come up $850,000 for fuel in next
year's budget. He thanked City Manager for finding dollars and making things work;
he hopes we can do that without further burdening the tax payers with a tax increase
because we are 17.2% above what the average tax is for comparable cities. He
thanked City Manager for making budgetary issues work out. He also expressed
appreciation to Mr. Jim Dockery for what he is able to do.
Councilor Timothy Ingle:
a) Welcomed the home school students and thanked them for being here and
participating in the public comments.
b) Someone asked him why we were paying for the fish in Plum Lake. That is funded
by Texas State Parks &Wildlife; City is not involved in advertising Plum Lake. Mr.
Jack Murphy informed that the City budgets $5000 to stock Plum Lake but not for
advertising.
c) Natural disasters need a great deal of coordination, it is so important, and
everything was well coordinated during the fires. Proud of you for pulling that together
by having the equipment, water, manpower and everything that was needed. Everyone
is going to be very impressed on how well all this was handled; it worked well when the
time came.
Councilor Linda Ammons:
a) Thanks to all the firefighters; they did a great job. She mentioned the strong winds
we have had and commented that it was a miracle the firefighters could fight the fires
in that wind.
b) Easter is coming up and hope everyone goes to church and spends time together.
Mayor Glenn Barham:
a) A big thank you to Fire Chief Foster and Police Chief Bachman, who are much
appreciated; thanks a lot.
c) Received a phone call from a citizen using the transfer station where he lost his
wedding ring; citizen called the transfer station and they looked through the brush and
found the ring. The citizen, Mr. Dorzab, thanked the employees especially Roberto,
who was very helpful. Mayor reiterated that we have the best employees in the world
and this is a good example, as well as the Fire and Police Chiefs'work. Mayor also
thanked Sheppard Air Force Base for all their help.
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Item 9b continued
Councilor Ward commented that Mike Masmas had two dogs and they recovered one,
but are asking if anyone sees a black lab to call the Ward's home; that is where the Masmas
are currently staying.
Item 10a-10b
City Council went into Executive Session at 10:05 a.m. in accordance with Texas
Government Code Sections 551.072 and 551.074.
City Council reconvened at 10:58 a.m.
Mayor announced that no votes or polls were taken during Executive Session.
Item 11
Moved by Councilor Hatcher that Glenn Barham be reappointed to Place 1 of
the Wichita Wilbarger 911 Board, with term to expire May 5, 2013.
Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote.
Ayes: Councilors Ammons, Smith, Roberts-Burns, Hatcher, Ingle, and
Ward
Nays: None
Abstentions: Mayor Barham
Item 12
City Council adjourned at 11:10 a. m.
PASSED AND APPROVED this day of 2011.
MAYOR
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City of Wichita Falls
City Council Agenda
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Notice Of Regular Meeting Of The Mayor And City Council Of The City Of Wichita
Falls, Texas, To Be Held In The City Council Chambers, Memorial Auditorium,
1300 Seventh Street, Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Beginning At 8:30 A.M.
Item # Bill #
1. Call To Order
2. (a) Invocation: Gene Holley, Jr., Pastor
Life Tabernacle Church
(b) Pledge Of Allegiance
3. Presentations
(a) Presentation Of 2010 Falls Fest Proceeds by Junior League of
Wichita Falls - Tammy Robertson, Krystal Ross -
(b) Presentation on Pride in the Falls by Chamber of Commerce — Carla
Bolin
(c) Presentation Of Comprehensive Annual Financial Report by Edgin,
Parkman, Fleming, & Fleming, PC
4. Comments From The Public To Members Of The City Council Concerning
Items That Are Not On The City Council Agenda. People Wishing To
Address The Council Should Sign Up Prior To The Meeting Commencing.
A Five Minute Time Frame Will Be Adhered To For Those Addressing Their
Concerns.
5. Approval Of Minutes Of The April 5, 2011 Regular Meeting Of The Mayor
And City Council
CONSENT AGENDA
6. Receive Minutes of Traffic Safety Commission, March 2, 2011
REGULAR AGENDA
7. Ordinances
(a) Ordinance Appropriating $5,997 To The Special Revenue #57
Fund For Traffic Enforcement, Received From The Texas
Department Of Transportation Selective Traffic
Enforcement Program (Click It Or Ticket) Wave Grant FY
2011, And Authorizing The City Manager To Execute All
Documents Necessary To Accept Said Grant Funds
(b) Ordinance Suspending The Application Of The #58
Dangerous Building Order Of Ordinance No. 56-2010 To
1034 Harlan To Grant Additional Time For Its
Restoration
(c) Ordinance Suspending The Application Of The #59
Dangerous Building Order Of Ordinance No. 07-2010 To
2609 Linden To Grant Additional Time For Its
Restoration
8. Resolutions _
(a) Resolution To Award the Bid For The 2011 Alley #60
Rehabilitation Project (CWF11-530-03) to Bowles
Construction Company in the estimated total amount of
$468,586.50
(b) Resolution Approving The Rental Of The Mobile Stage #61
At A Reduced Rate To The Komen Wichita Falls Race
For The Cure For Use During Its Event On October 8,
2011 At The MPEC
9. Other Council Matters
(a) Staff Council Discussion
• Election Information
(b) Discussion Of Items Of Concern To Members Of The City Council.
10. Executive Sessions:
(a) Executive Session in accordance with Texas Government Code §
551.072, to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real
property interests due to the fact that deliberation in an open
meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the City in
negotiations with a third party (including, but not limited to, the
purchase and/or value of property adjacent to Call Field Road)
(b) Executive Session In Accordance With Texas Government Code §
551.074 To Deliberate The Appointment, Employment, Evaluation,
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Reassignment, Duties, Discipline, Dismissal Of A Public Officer Or
Employee (Including, But Not Limited To Members Of The Wichita-
Wilbarger 9-1-1- Board)
11. Open Session To Consider Appointments To The Wichita Wilbarger 9-1-1
Board.
12. Adjourn
Wheelchair or handicapped accessibility to the meeting is possible by using the
handicapped parking spaces and ramp located off the east parking lot on the Sixth Street
entrance. Spanish language interpreters, deaf interpreters, Braille copies or any other
special needs will be provided to any person requesting a special service with at least 24
hours notice. Please call the City Clerk's Office at 761-7409. Wireless Listening System
devices are available at the City Manager's reception area or you may call 761-7404 for
inquiries.
Every item on this agenda shall be considered a public hearing. Regardless of the agenda heading under
which any item is listed, any word or phrase of any item listed on this agenda shall be considered a
subject for consideration for purposes of the Texas Open Meetings Act and other relevant law, and City
Council may deliberate and vote upon any such subject and resolutions related thereto. Resolutions,
ordinances, and other actions concerning any word, phrase, or other subject may be voted upon,
regardless of any language of limitation found in this agenda or any document referring to such action.
Any penal ordinance, development regulation or charter provision of the City of Wichita Falls or item
which is funded by the current or next proposed City of Wichita Falls budget, including, without limitation,
any street, water pipe, sewer, drainage structure, department, employee, contract or real property interest
of the City of Wichita Falls, may be discussed and deliberated, and the subject is hereby defined as such
without further notice. Any item on this agenda may be discussed in executive session if authorized by
Texas law regardless of whether any item is listed under "Executive Sessions" of this agenda, regardless
of any past or current practice of the City Council. Executive sessions described generally hereunder
may include consideration of any item otherwise listed on the agenda plus any subject specified in the
executive session notice. Executive sessions described generally hereunder are closed meetings, may
include consideration of any item otherwise listed on the agenda plus any subject specified in the
executive session notice, and may include items under Texas Government Code Sections 551.071,
551.072, 551.073, 551.074, 551.076, 551.084, and/or 551.087.
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at
Memorial Auditorium, Wichita Falls, Texas on the day of
2011 at o'clock (a.m.)(p.m.).
City Clerk
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