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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium Building
July 15, 2014
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
Ben Hoover - Councilors
Annetta Dotson -
Brian Hooker -
Michael Smith -
Tim Ingle -
Tom Quintero -
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
Reverend Linda Marcum, Beverly Drive United Methodist Church, 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 3- Comments from the Public to Members of the City Council Concerning Items That
Are Not on the City Council Agenda.
There were no comments from the public.
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Item 4 – 5a – Consent Items
City Manager Darrin Leiker gave a briefing on the item listed under the Consent Agenda.
Moved by Councilor Smith that the Consent Agenda be approved.
Motion seconded by Councilor Ingle and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Smith, Ingle, and Quintero.
Nays: None
Item 4- Approval of Minutes of the July 1, 2014 Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City
Council
Item 5a-c –Receive Minutes
Minutes of the following boards and commissions were received:
(a) Lake Wichita Study Committee, April 8, 2014
(b) Traffic Safety Commission, May 7, 2014
(c) Wichita Falls Park Board, May 22, 2014
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Item 6a – Public Hearing to Determine if Certain Buildings and/or Structures are to be
Considered Dangerous
A public hearing was opened at 8:34 a.m. Kevin Hugman noted there are 15 structures
under consideration. Rita Miller highlighted each property.
2303 Buchanan
608 Fort Worth
713 A Harding
1619 Harding
1601 Harrell
203 Live Oak
211 Live Oak
1417 Mitchell
3200 Peckham
2910 Pennsylvania
809 Reynolds
929 Reynolds
1607 22nd Street
1605 23rd Street
1221 32nd Street aren Anderson, 14134 Kamay Road, Electra, said her property at 2303
Buchanan has been cleaned up and she is trying to get a building permit. She would like time
to make repairs.
James A. Johnson, 1819 Hampton Road, spoke regarding the property at 1619 Harding
Street. He said both property owners have passed away.
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Jim Taylor, 201 Harriett Street, requested time to mak e repairs at 1605 23rd Street. He
said the roof could be replaced within 30 days and new windows would be installed.
There were no further comments and the public hearing was closed at 8:46 a.m.
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Item 6b – Ordinance #31-2014
ORDINANCE NO. 31-2014
Ordinance Finding Certain Buildings and/or Structures to be Dangerous; Requiring
Property Owners to Demolish said Buildings and/or Structures within 30 Days of the Date
of this Ordinance and Declaring an Emergency and Immediate Effective Date
Moved by Councilor Hoover that Ordinance No. 31-2014 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Smith.
Motion to amend made by Councilor Ingle to grant 90-day extensions to acquire permits
and begin substantial work to the properties at 2303 Buchanan and at 1605 23rd Street.
Motion seconded by Councilor Hooker and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Quintero, Ingle, and Smith.
Nays: None
Amended motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Quintero, Ingle, and Smith.
Nays: None
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Item 6c – Public Hearing to Receive Public Comments concerning the Proposed PY 2014
Action Plan of the Consolidated Plan to Allocate FY 2014 Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) Funds in the Amount of $1,112,813, FY 2014 HOME Investment Partnership
Program (HOME) Funds in the Amount of $291,390, and Re-allocate $275,000 in FY 2012
CDBG Funds and $142,958 in FY 2012 HOME Funds
A public hearing was opened at 8:49 a.m. Kevin Hugman explained the 2014 Action
Plan and the proposed funding allocation.
Cassie Ahearn, Director of Christmas in Action, thanked the council for their support.
She gave an update on activities of Christmas in Action.
Dan Shelton, #1 St. James Terrace, executive director for Southside Youth Center, also
thanked the council and committee for their support.
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Phyllis Hiraki, 2502 Garden Grove, North Central Texas Community Health Care Center,
thanked the council for consideration of funding to be used for energy-efficient outdoor lighting
improvements for the safety of the patients.
No other citizen comments were offered. The public hearing was closed at 8:58 a.m.
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Item 6d – Resolution #76 -2014
RESOLUTION NO. 76-2014
Resolution Approving the PY 2014 Action Plan of the Consolidated Plan to Allocate
FY 2014 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds in the Amount of
$1,112,813, FY 2014 HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) Funds in the
Amount of $291,390, and Re-allocate $275,000 in FY 2012 CDBG Funds and $142,958 in
FY 2012 HOME Funds
Moved by Councilor Smith that Resolution No. 76-2014 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Dotson and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Quintero, Ingle, and Smith.
Nays: None
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Item 7a – Ordinance # 32 -2014
ORDINANCE NO. 32-2014
Ordinance Closing and Abandoning the Remaining Portions of Two Alleys Located at
Tenth Street and Brook Street out of Block 262 in the Thompson Subdivision, Wichita
Falls, Wichita County, Texas
Moved by Councilor Ingle that Ordinance No. 32-2014 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Dotson and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Quintero, Ingle, and Smith.
Nays: None
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Item 7b – Ordinance #33 -2014
ORDINANCE NO. 33 -2014
Ordinance Authorizing the Public Works Department to Proceed with an Evaporation
Suppression Project, Purchase WaterSavr Evaporation Control Product from Flexible
Solutions International Inc. and Related Entities, and Appropriate $375,000 in the General
Fund to Finance Said Purchase
Moved by Councilor Ingle that Ordinance No. 33-2014 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Smith.
Marjorie Harden, 4609 Monterrey, said some of her questions have been answered by
Mr. Nix, but she is still concerned about the environment and the oxygen exchange with this
product. She said a lot of people are against the ordinance, but she thinks it is because they do
not hear the details about the aquatic life and other specifics.
Motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Quintero, Ingle, and Smith.
Nays: None
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Item 10 – Executive Session (held out of order)
City Council went into Executive Session at 9:15 a.m. in accordance with Texas
Government Code §551.071, §551.074, and §551.087.
City Council reconvened at 10:15 a.m. Mayor Barham announced that no polls or votes
were taken during Executive Session.
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Item 8a – Resolution #77 -2014
RESOLUTION NO. 77-2014
Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute All Documents Necessary to Provide
for the Settlement of the Disciplinary Appeal of Police Officer Anthony Gerald Morgan
and Civil Service Issues Related thereto in the Amount of $60,000
Moved by Councilor Hooker that Resolution No. 77-2014 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Dotson and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Quintero, Ingle, and Smith.
Nays: None
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Item 8b – Resolution #78 -2014
RESOLUTION NO. 78-2014
Resolution Authorizing the City of Wichita Falls to Seek Designation as a Management
Agency (DMA) from the TCEQ for Wastewater Collection and Treatment within the City
Limits, in Accordance with the Requirements of Section 208 of the U.S. Clean Water Act
Moved by Councilor Ingle that Resolution No. 78-2014 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Hoover and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Quintero, Ingle, and Smith.
Nays: None
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Item 8c – Resolution #79-2014
RESOLUTION NO. 79-2014
Resolution Authorizing the Execution of Change Order No. 1 to the McNiel Drainage
and Southwest Parkway Intersection Improvements Project (CWF13-552-01;
TxDOT #0802-02-052) in the Deductive Amount of $66,590.68
Moved by Councilor Hoover that Resolution No. 79-2014 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Ingle and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Quintero, Ingle, and Smith.
Nays: None
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Item 8d – Resolution #80 -2014
RESOLUTION NO. 80-2014
Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of two 33’ Glaval Entourage Buses through
the TxSmartBuy Cooperative Purchasing Program from National Bus Sales
in the Amount of $233,102.00
Moved by Councilor Smith that Resolution No. 80-2014 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Dotson and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Quintero, Ingle, and Smith.
Nays: None
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Item 8e – Resolution #81 -2014
RESOLUTION NO. 81-2014
Resolution Accepting the Sheppard Air Force Base (Sheppard) Joint Land Use Study
(JLUS), Background Report, and Executive Summary, and Endorsing and Supporting the
Strategies Described therein that are Intended to Encourage the Compatibility of
Development Surrounding Sheppard, Maximize Sheppard’s Usefulness to the Air Force,
and Ensure Sheppard’s Long Term Viability as a Center of Training Excellence
Moved by Councilor Ingle that Resolution No. 81-2014 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Dotson and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Quintero, Ingle, and Smith.
Nays: None
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Item 8f – Resolution # 82-2014
RESOLUTION NO. 82-2014
Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for and Accept Funding through a Bus and
Bus Facilities Program Grant from the Federal Transit Administration for the Purchase of Two Low-
Floor Transit Buses
Moved by Councilor Hooker that Resolution No. 82-2014 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Ingle and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Quintero, Ingle, and Smith.
Nays: None
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Item 8g – Resolution #83-2014
RESOLUTION NO. 83-2014
Resolution Authorizing and Approving Appointment to the Board Of Directors of the Nortex
Housing Finance Corporation for a Five-Year Term to Expire August 1, 2019
Moved by Councilor Smith that Resolution No. 83-2014 be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Ingle and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Quintero, Ingle, and Smith.
Nays: None
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Item 8h – Designation of Proxy for Nortex Regional Planning Commission
Moved by Councilor Ingle that Michael Smith be appointed as the Proxy for the Nortex
Regional Planning Commission.
Motion seconded by Councilor Hooker and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Quintero, Ingle, and Smith.
Nays: None
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Item 9a – Staff Reports
There were no staff reports.
Item 9b – Items of Concern to Members of the City Council
Councilor Smith said there is a massive amount of information on the city website about the
water projects. He suggested updating some of the projects and information and including
information about the evaporation suppression project. He said the six-man football coach’s
convention is in Wichita Falls.
Councilor Ingle said the Freedom Fest celebration at Sheppard Air Force Base was very
nice.
Councilor Dotson said she had been asked why the Ted Nugent concert was held at the
Municipal Auditorium. Bob Sullivan explained the concert promoters had requested the location.
Councilor Dotson asked what caused a hole in a street.
Councilor Quintero said he had gone through orientation with the city departments. He said
the staff is great and well-versed. He thanked them for their accommodations.
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Item 11 – Appointments to the Following Boards and Commissions
Moved by Councilor Hoover that Kimberley Latham be appointed to serve on the Library
Advisory Board, with a term to expire July 31, 2017.
Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Hoover, Dotson, Hooker, Quintero, Ingle, and Smith.
Nays: None
Item 12 – Pre-Budget Workshop for Fiscal Year 2014/2015
Darron Leiker gave a background report on the budget process. Jim Dockery reviewed the
current funding status, major issues, and major proposed changes. He said the pay plan should be
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the top priority this year. Chief Borrego reviewed the upgrade to the radio system for the Police
Department. Chief Reese discussed changes to the Fire Marshal’s office. Bob Sullivan discussed
areas in the MPEC operation where fees could be raised. John Burrus suggested changes for
airport revenues and the fleet facility small engine shop. Lou Kreidler talked about the animal
services center. Kevin Hugman discussed 4B funding and potential city projects. Jack Murphy
discussed Circle Trail. Jim Dockery summarized the items discussed and asked the council to give
feedback so a final preliminary budget can be prepared. Mayor Barham and Councilor Smith
emphasized the need to look at employee salaries. Timing for water rate increases was discussed.
Item 13 - Adjourn
City Council adjourned at 4:15 p.m.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 5th day of August, 2014.
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Glenn Barham, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Tracy B. Norr, MMC, City Clerk