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Min 05/03/2011 229, . CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Wichita Falls, Texas Memorial Auditorium Building May 03, 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 Mark Graham, Overcoming Word Praise Center International, gave the invocation. Item 2b Mayor Barham led in the Pledge of Allegiance. Item 3a Mayor proclaimed May 6-12, 3011 as "National Nurse's Week". Representatives from the MSU Wilson School of Nursing accepted the proclamation. Item 3b Mayor proclaimed May 2011 as "Elder Abuse Awareness Month" in Wichita Falls. Several members of Adult Protective Services Board/Area Agency on Aging accepted the proclamation. Item 3c Mayor proclaimed May 2011 as "Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month" in Wichita Falls. Motorcycle Police Officers from the Wichita Falls Police Department accepted the proclamation. 230 - Item 3d Mayor proclaimed May 14, 2011 as "Letter Carrier's Food Drive Day" in Wichita Falls benefiting the Wichita Falls Area Food Bank. Keith Deason, on behalf of the letter carriers', accepted the proclamation. Item 3e Mayor recognized Mrs. Sylvia Fino, Clerk for Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC), Health Department, as Employee of the Month for May 2011. Mayor presented Mrs. Fino with a plaque, a letter of appreciation, restaurant tickets, and a check. Item 4 Gail Murphy, 2822 Lavell, and Laura Nix, 1512 Britain, requested a proclamation recognizing June as Gay Pride Month. Dan Diltz and Robbie Harrell, 2812 Old Iowa Park Road, requested an extension to rebuild the structure at 1219 N. 2"d Street. City Manager stated that if it is Council's desire, this can be placed on the next Council agenda for their consideration. Council agreed. Item 5 Minutes of the April 19, 2011 Council meeting were approved as distributed. Items 6a-6f 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 Ward and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Ammons, Smith, Roberts-Bums, Hatcher, Ingle, and Ward Nays: None Minutes of the following boards and commissions were received. (a) Animal Shelter Advisory Committee, December 2, 2010 (b) MPO—Transportation Policy Committee, November 3, 2010 (c) MPO—Transportation Policy Committee, January 26, 2011 (d) MPO—Technical Advisory Committee, October 6, 2010 (e) MPO—Technical Advisory Committee, January 12, 2011 (f) Landmark Commission, March 22, 2011 Item 7 A Public Hearing was held regarding the proposed annexation of approximately 4.78 acres of land to the south of the Parkstone Senior Village Apartments located at 1727 West Rathgeber Road. Mayor declared the public hearing open. Community Development Director Norm Standifer informed that this was the first of two authorized public hearings on 1727 W. Rathgeber Road. Councilor Smith was at Park Stone and was very impressed by the existing property and with the needs for senior housing he would be in favor of this. It is a very nice facility for our seniors. 232 Item 8c A proposed ordinance was considered amending Appendix B, "Zoning", of the Code of Ordinances to amend Section 6740 and add 6788, relating to signs. Moved by Councilor Ammons that proposed ordinance be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Smith. Council discussed this item at length and expressed concerns about charging the non-profits an "advertising fee"for their signs. The non-profits do a great job in our community. Chris Ballard, 2402 Wenonah, commented that if the concern was commercial advertising, that an amendment be added to exempt non-profits. City Attorney informed that with sign regulation we cannot discriminate on the basis of content; it has to be content neutral. Can we establish a fee exemption for non-profits? That might be considered discrimination on basis of content. We might be allowed to do that but you cannot distinguish between non-profits and there are some non-profits that do things you do not prefer Moved by Councilor Roberts-Burns to table this item for further research and more options. Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Ammons, Smith, Roberts-Bums, Ingle, and Ward Nays: Councilor Hatcher City Council recessed at 9:45 a.m. and reconvened at 10:10 a.m. Item 8d ORDINANCE NO. 24-2011 Ordinance To Approve Change Order#1 with URS Corporation For The Design And Engineering Activities Associated With Runway 17-35 At Wichita Falls Municipal Airport And Appropriating $29,567.00 In Airport Equity Funds To Cover The Unbudgeted Amount For This Project Moved by Councilor Hatcher Ordinance No. 24-2011 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Ingle and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Ammons, Smith, Roberts-Bums, Hatcher, Ingle, and Ward Nays: None Item Be ORDINANCE NO. 25-2011 Ordinance Authorizing The City Manager To Execute All Documents Necessary To Apply For And Accept Up To $6 Million In Federal Aviation Administration Grants For The Reconstruction Of Phase 11 Of The Runway 17/35 Project At Wichita Falls Municipal Airport And Appropriating Said Funds To The FAA Airport Improvement Grant 2011 Fund Moved by Councilor Ammons that Ordinance No. 25-2011 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Roberts-Burns and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Ammons, Smith, Roberts-Bums, Hatcher, Ingle, and Ward Nays: None 251 Item 7 continued Mayor called for additional comments. There being none Mayor declared the Public Hearing closed. Item 8a An ordinance was considered to amend Section 106-129 of the Wichita Falls Code Of Ordinances of the City of Wichita Falls by establishing a 40-cent per month surcharge for utility bills that are delivered by the Postal Service. Moved by Councilor Ammons that proposed ordinance be passed. Motion seconded by Mayor Barham. Finance Director Jim Dockery provided background on this item. The City delivers approximately 420,000 utility bills through the postal delivery service at an annual cost of$104,000, however, we have beginning June of this year the Postal Service will enact new requirements for bar coding the bills that our current printing equipment cannot accommodate. This change will cause our postage cost for utility bills to increase by $26,500/year. Information Systems has been analyzing buying a new printer hardware and software that can produce the new bar codes; evaluation of outsourcing utility bill printing to a third party vendor has been done. After comparison of these options, staff is preparing to contract for these services through Computech because cost is identical and we receive the benefit of producing E-Bills, which bypasses postage costs altogether. Once the new E-Billing capability is in place staff recommends implementing a $0.40 surcharge per bill to customers who continue to request a bill delivered by the Postal Service. This surcharge will essentially cover the cost to continue to mail the bill and encourage customers to consider the less expensive E-Billing option. Council expressed concerns they received from numerous citizens. It seems this surcharge will affect services, the elderly and low income citizens who cannot and/or will not purchase computers. A better option would be to offer them an incentive to sign up for E-Billing instead of implementing a surcharge. Council believes that citizens will sign up; we should encourage not discourage. John Vaughn, 401 Chester, stated that this cost was not budgeted and we, the elderly cannot budget for it either; it is only $0.40 but a lot of people do not have the choice and it is not good citizenship to put this on the people. David Brock, 310 Hilltop, was opposed to the 25% penalty; if it costs $0.32 and you charge $0.40 that is a 25% penalty to people who cannot afford the internet. He suggested offering an incentive of free compost to sign up for E-Billing, not the $0.40 surcharge. Motion failed by the following vote. Ayes: None Nays: Mayor Barham, Councilors Ammons, Smith, Roberts-Bums, Hatcher, Ingle, and Ward Item 8b ORDINANCE NO. 23-2011 Ordinance Rezoning Approximately 1.13 Acres Of Land Within The Highland West Side Subdivision From Single Family-2 Residential To Limited Commercial And Amending The Land Use Plan By Changing The Area From Low Density Residential To Light Commercial. Moved by Councilor Roberts-Burns that Ordinance No. 23-2011 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Ingle and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Ammons, Smith, Roberts-Bums, Hatcher, Ingle, and Ward Nays: None 213 Item 9a RESOLUTION NO. 37-2011 Resolution Awarding The Bid For The Jasper Water Treatment Plant High Service Pump No. 4 Replacement Project (CWF10-550-06) And Performance Of Ancillary Work On Pump No. 3, To J.S. Haren Company, In An Estimated Total Amount Of$307,000 Moved by Councilor Hatcher that Resolution No. 37-2011 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Ingle and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Ammons, Smith, Roberts-Bums, Hatcher, Ingle, and Ward Nays: None Item 9b RESOLUTION NO. 38-2011 Resolution Reducing The Rental Fee Of The Mobile Stage For Rental To The Founders Lions Club For Their T-0 Fair Event September 13-17, 2011 Moved by Councilor Roberts-Burns that Resolution No. 38-2011 be passed. 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 Item 9c RESOLUTION NO. 39-2011 Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Professional Services Agreement With URS Corporation For Engineering And Quality Assurance Testing Services In Conjunction With Phase II Of The Runway 17-35 Reconstruction Project At Wichita Falls Municipal Airport, In An Estimated Amount Of$229,956.21 Moved by Councilor Hatcher that Resolution No. 39-2011 be passed. 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 Item 10 Council members brought up the following matters. Councilor Ammons: a) It has been a great honor to serve the City of Wichita Falls. I am glad to see people running for the Council seats; it is a great opportunity to learn about your City like those people who come and participate every time we are here. Thank you for that opportunity. Mayor thanked Councilor Ammons for her service. 234 Item 10 continued Councilor Ingle: a) Thanked Councilor Ammons for all her advice over the years. b) A lot of projects occurring on the south side of town; is there some sort of plan? City Manager commented that is what the Zoning Ordinance is for; we do not steer construction in any direction. We are seeing some construction on the north side of Kell and the one this morning on the south side. c) Citizen sent him a message regarding pigeon droppings and health hazard issues, in particular around 8th & Broad. Is TXDOT responsible for anti-pigeon devices? City Manager mentioned that the City has done a lot of that work as well as worked with TXDOT; it is a big problem on the back side of City Hall as well. We have made numerous attempts to resolve that problem but unsuccessfully. City Manager did not think TXDOT cleans up that area. Councilor Hatcher: a) Asked if the City is fast approaching saturation on Section 8 housing; that appears to deteriorate faster. He receives correspondence from people who live out of town wanting to construct. b) It has been an honor and a pleasure to serve with Councilor Ammons— both times. Councilor Smith: a) Thanked Councilor Ammons for her service, both times. b) American Eagle plans to cut their flights from four to three and we need to work through John Burrus and his staff to bring to American Eagle's attention that we need more flights out of Wichita Falls; we are killing a lot of air service possibilities. Potential companies bringing new jobs or industry look at air service in and out of cities. You cannot get out of here like you need to. We need to get on the ball to work on this. c) Election Day is May 14, Early Voting has already started here at Memorial Auditorium through May 10. Councilor Ward: a) Attended ground breaking for Faith Refuge; a program through Faith Mission. This is a place for women and their children go once the mother is released from jail. Good turn out. b) Prayer Rally at County Courthouse being held May 5 from 5p-7p; food and music; encouraged everyone to attend. c) Commended Pubic Works Director and his crew that cleaned up leaves and debris blocking the road along Priscilla, which is an area that floods. They were there before she got there and worked diligently to clean that out to prevent flooding. Those residents are elderly and cannot do the cleanup. I appreciate your staff; they are attentive and the residents were very appreciative. All City employees have been marvelous to take care of our citizens. Thank you Councilor Roberts-Burns: a) Thanked Councilor Ammons for her service, both times, and for her advice and all her help. b) Thanked the Police and Fire Departments for putting out all these fires last week. c) Encouraged voters to go vote. Mayor Barham: a) He was unable to attend Faith Refuge ground breaking because he was out of town; glad to hear it was a successful event and a good crowd b) Asked what was going on at the old Texas Electric building. Councilor Ammons informed that it is being remodeled for rental c) Received a lot of phone calls regarding Time Warner Cable's moving to digital. This Council had nothing to do with that. We no longer have franchise control; the State has taken that on. It is distressing that citizens and community cannot watch City Council live, however our Information Systems Department is working on that to stream our meeting live on the internet. d) He mentioned several events coming up in our City. a. Dallas Zoo at Riverbend May 11, 2011 b. Castaway Cove opens May 14 at 10:30 a.m. prevent Children's Miracle Network at 9 a.m. c. Cajun Fest May 14, downtown d. Celtic Women May 15 at MPEC e. Formal opening Dog Park at Lake Wichita Park May 16 at 8:45 a.m. f. Police Memorial May 16 at Police Department at 10:00 a.m. g. Town hall meeting May 19 at City View High School at 7:00 p.m. Item 11 City Council adjourned at 10:45 a.m. 235 Item 12 Mayor announced that following adjournment, a quorum of City Council may meet at Castaway Cove Water Park at 1000 Central Freeway East, and discuss issues described in this agenda, including improvements and other issues involving Castaway Cove. PASSED AND APPROVED this t day of 2011. 1 U MAYOR ATTEST: 0 Lydia Ozuna City of Wichita Falls City Council Agenda Glenn Barham, Mayor Linda Ammons, Councilor At Large Michael Smith, District 1 r r`` Dorothy Roberts-Burns, Mayor Pro Tern • •� �/c Rick Hatcher, District 3 a A (7 Tim Ingle, District 4 T e x A s Mary Ward, District 5 B/u�S/cie,Cfolde�O��orturtities: Darron Leiker, City Manager --- Miles Risley, City Attorney Lydia Ozuna, City Clerk 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, May 3, 2011 Beginning At 8:30 A.M. Item # Bill # 1. Call To Order 2. (a) Invocation: Pastor Mark Graham Overcoming Word Praise Center International (b) Pledge Of Allegiance 3. Presentations (a) Proclamation — National Nurse's Week, MSU Wilson School of Nursing (b) Proclamation — Elder Abuse Awareness Month - Adult Protective Services Board/Area Agency on Aging (c) Proclamation - Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month — Tracy Hennan (d) Proclamation - Letter Carrier's Food Drive - Wendell Griffin, WF Area Food Bank (e) Presentation — Employee of the Month - Sylvia Fino, WIC 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 19, 2011 Regular Meeting Of The Mayor And City Council CONSENT AGENDA 6. Receive Minutes (a) Animal Shelter Advisory Committee, December 2, 2010 (b) MPO — Transportation Policy Committee, November 3, 2010 (c) MPO — Transportation Policy Committee, January 26, 2011 (d) MPO — Technical Advisory Committee, October 6, 2010 (e) MPO — Technical Advisory Committee, January 12, 2011 (f) Landmark Commission, March 22, 2011 REGULAR AGENDA 7. Public Hearing Regarding The Proposed Annexation Of Approximately 4.78 Acres Of Land To The South Of The Parkstone Senior Village Apartments Located At 1727 West Rathgeber Road 8. Ordinances (a) Ordinance Amending Section 106-129 Of The Code Of #62 Ordinances Of The City Of Wichita Falls By Establishing A 40-Cent Per Month Surcharge For Utility Bills That Are Delivered By The Postal Service; Providing For Codification; And Providing An Effective Date (b) Ordinance Rezoning Approximately 1.13 Acres Of Land #63 Within The Highland West Side Subdivision From Single Family-2 Residential To Limited Commercial And Amending The Land Use Plan By Changing The Area From Low Density Residential To Light Commercial (c) Ordinance Amending Appendix B, "Zoning", Of The #64 Code Of Ordinances Of The City Of Wichita Falls To Amend Section 6740 And Add 6768, Relating To Signs; Providing For Codification; And Providing A Penalty In An Amount Not To Exceed $2,000 (d) Ordinance To Approve Change Order #1 For The Design #65 And Engineering Activities Associated With Runway 17- 35 At Wichita Falls Municipal Airport And Appropriating $29,567.00 In Airport Equity Funds To Cover The Unbudgeted Amount For This Project CITY COUNCIL AGENDA PAGE 2 OF 4 PAGES (e) Ordinance Authorizing The City Manager To Apply For #66 And Accept Up To $6 Million In Federal Aviation Administration Grants For The Reconstruction Of Phase II Of The Runway 17/35 Project At Wichita Falls Municipal Airport And Appropriating Said Funds To The FAA Airport Improvement Project Grant 2011 Fund 9. Resolutions (a) Resolution Awarding The Bid For The Jasper Water #67 Treatment Plant High Service Pump No. 4 Replacement Project (CWF10-550-06) And Performance Of Ancillary Work On Pump No. 3 At The Jasper Water Treatment Plant, To J.S. Haren Company, In An Estimated Total Amount Of$307,000 (b) Resolution Reducing The Rental Fee Of The Mobile #68 Stage For Rental To The Founders Lions Club For Their T-O Fair Event September 13-17, 2011 (c) Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute An #69 Agreement With URS Corporation For Engineering And Quality Assurance Testing Services In Conjunction With Phase II Of The Runway 17-35 Reconstruction Project At Wichita Falls Municipal Airport 10. Other Council Matters (a) Staff Council Discussion (b) Discussion Of Items Of Concern To Members Of The City Council. 11. Adjourn 12. Following Adjournment, A Quorum Of City Council May Meet At Castaway Cove Water Park At 1000 Central Freeway East, Wichita Falls, Texas And Discuss Issues Described In This Agenda, Including Improvements And Other Issues Involving Castaway Cove. 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. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA PAGE 3 OF 4 PAGES 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 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA PAGE 4 OF 4 PAGES