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Min 06/02/2015 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 2, 2015 Page 1 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Wichita Falls, Texas Memorial Auditorium Building June 2, 2015 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 DeAndra Chenault - Councilors Michael Smith - Tim Ingle - Tom Quintero - Brian Hooker - Stephen Santellana - Darron Leiker - City Manager Kinley Hegglund - City Attorney Tracy Norr - City Clerk - - - - - - - - Mayor Barham called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. - - - - - - - - Item 2a - Invocation Dr. David Hartman, First Christian Church, gave the invocation. - - - - - - - - Item 2b - Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Barham led in the Pledge of Allegiance. - - - - - - - - Item 3a – Employee of the Month – Byron Nash, MPEC 8:32:43 AM Bob Sullivan recognized Byron Nash, MPEC, as the Employee of the Month . Mayor Barham presented a plaque, a letter of appreciation, restaurant tickets, and a check to Mr. Nash and thanked him for his service. - - - - - - - - CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 2, 2015 Page 2 Item 4 - Comments from the Public to Members of the City Council Concerning Items That Are Not on the City Council Agenda. 8:35 AM Joe Martin, PO Box 3185, proposed a city-wide celebration to celebrate the end of the drought. He discussed possible dates, activities, and funding. He volunteered to coordinate the activity for the city. Mayor Barham suggested he meet with Jack Murphy and Bob Sullivan to discuss the possibilities. Arthur Bea Williams, 1602 Andrews Drive, said the city did a wonderful job with the flood warnings and control. She invited the citizens to participate in a city -wide celebration on June 19th-21st in remembrance of the emancipation proclamation which was received in Texas on June 19th, 1865. Stuart Russell, 2100 Sante Fe, said the police department has sanctioned the installation of a tracker in his pickup to track him. He said he has had several break-ins of his vehicle since December. He thinks the police department is involved in the break -ins and is aiding and abetting the criminals. He said someone in the department is monitoring the tracking device and telling a third party the location of the vehicle, enabling them to do harm to him. Keith Cameron, 2620 Elmwood, spoke about the fishing pond on Southwest Parkway. He said the edging of the pond is brick like a swimming pool, and there is no way for some one to get out of it. He suggested adding pool ladders in case someone falls into the pond. He asked when water rates would be discussed and was told that they would be discussed during the budget process. The drought restrictions will be discussed late r in the meeting. There were no other citizen comments. - - - - - - - - Item 5 - Consent Items 8:58:10 AM City Manager Darron 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 Chenault, Quintero, Ingle, Smith, Hooker, and Santellana. Nays: None Item 5 - Approval of Minutes of the May 19, 2015 Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council - - - - - - - - CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 2, 2015 Page 3 Item 6a – Public Hearing on the Proposed 2015-2019 Five-Year Public Housing Agency Action Plan and the First Year Action Plan 8:58:45 AM Mayor Barham opened the public hearing at 8:58:56 AM. Rita Miller explained the housing program. She reviewed the proposed changes which establish a veterans’ preference, a change to the criminal background eligibility screening, an increase in the time period for criminal activity screening, and the addition of penalty for evictions. She answered questions about the preferences and the waiting list. She explained income requirements and the subsidies. Pam Ibarra, housing generalist, further explained hou sing programs for veterans. There were no other comments and the public hearing was closed at 9:12:23 AM . - - - - - - - - Item 7a – Ordinance #24-2015 9:12:32 AM ORDINANCE NO. 24-2015 Ordinance Amending the Employee Benefit Trust Agreement to Update Titles of Trustees, Add a Trustee Position, and Change the Quorum Moved by Councilor Hooker that Ordinance #24-2015 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Ingle and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Chenault, Quintero, Ingle, Smith, Hooker, and Santellana. Nays: None - - - - - - - Item 8a – Resolution #59-2015 9:28:22 AM RESOLUTION NO. 59-2015 Resolution Approving the 2015-2019 Five-Year Public Housing Agency (PHA) Action Plan and the First Year Annual Action Plan Moved by Councilor Ingle to table this item until the next meeting Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Chenault, Quintero, Ingle, Smith, Hooker, and Santellana. Nays: None - - - - - - - - CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 2, 2015 Page 4 Item 8b – Resolution #60-2015 9:29:10 AM RESOLUTION NO. 60-2015 Resolution Announcing the Termination of Drought Restrictions in Accordance with the City’s Water Conservation Ordinance Moved by Councilor Smith that Resolution No. 60-2015 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Hooker. Motion by Councilor Ingle to amend the resolution by striking the title language of the resolution, "Resolution announcing the termination of drought restrictions in accordance with the City’s water conservation ordinance." and replacing it with the language, "Resolution announcing the termination of Stage 3 Drought Catastrophe water restrictions and the initiation of Stage 2 water restrictions" and by striking the last paragraph of the resolution, "The City Council hereby announces the termination of drought restrictions" and replacing it with the language, "The City Council hereby announces the termination of Stage 3 water restrictions and places the City under Stage 2 water restrictions until further official notice." Amendment seconded by Councilor Hooker. Keith Cameron asked about the reuse project. He said the reuse project should be continued. Mayor Barham said the permanent reuse pr oject will continue. Mr. Cameron asked if the Lake Ringgold project will be voted on. Mayor Barham said citizens can always express concerns to their councilors and action will be taken in open meetings. The permitting for Lake Ringgold was voted on in the open meeting. Mr. Cameron asked if an official statement will be put out regarding the drought restrictions and was told it will be available. Marion Stade, 4801 Greenbriar, said she supports Lake Ringgold. She said the water tastes good now. She likes what the city has been doing. She asked why there should still be restrictions because we are out of the drought. She said most people will be careful without the regulation if there is education. Mayor Barham agreed the term could be “irrigation restrictions.” Charles Barr, 2100 Indian Heights, said he thinks the restrictions should be removed. He said there should be permanent restrictions such as watering in the middle of the day, but otherwise the restrictions should be removed. Joy Parsons, 4723 Augusta Lane, commended the council and staff on their excellent performance in managing the water supply during the drought. She said she supports water efficiency and planning for the future as the central tenant of water manage ment. Cattie Jackson, Shade Tree Nursery, said education and conservation, rather than restrictions, are needed. Amendment carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilors Chenault, Quintero, Ingle, Smith, Hooker, and Santellana. Nays: Mayor Barham CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 2, 2015 Page 5 Motion as amended carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Chenault, Quintero, Ingle, Smith, Hooker, and Santellana. Nays: None - - - - - - - - Item 9a – Staff Reports 10:12:04 AM Fire Chief Jon Reese presented an update on the flooding event. He reviewed the timeline of the actions taken. He discussed the evacuation and having the power turned off. Russell Schreiber reviewed the National Weather Service information that was used during the emergency event. Chief Reese listed the city departments and other agencies who participated in the Emergency Operations Center. He said one structure in the city was flooded due to the river and ten structures were flooded due to flash flooding. He thanked those who helped during the event, especially the work of the public works crew who kept Eastside from flooding. Mr. Schreiber said it took everyone working together and that Chief Reese kept everything under control. He said the incident command system worked well. - - - - - - - - Item 9b – Items of Concern to Members of the City Council 10:27:16 AM Members of the City Council presented the following matters: Councilor Smith thanked all city employees who worked during the flood. He noted that Animal Services took in animals as people were required to leave their homes. He said Animal Services Center will hold an adoption day on June 13, 2015. Councilor Ingle added his thanks to those who worked, especially Chief Reese, Chief Borrego, and Mr. Schreiber. He invited attendance at a thanksgiving mass to be held by the Catholic Church. Councilor Chenault thanked those who helped her during the flooding event. Councilor Quintero added his thanks. He said he looks forward to migrating to Stage 1 restrictions as soon as possible. - - - - - - - - Item 10 – Executive Session 10:31:36 AM The council recessed for Mayor Barham to review the responsibilities of the Mayor Pro Tem. - - - - - - - - CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 2, 2015 Page 6 Item 11 – Appointment of Mayor Pro Tem 10:36:36 AM Nomination by Councilor Quintero to appoint Tim Ingle as Mayor Pro Tem for the next year. The nomination was seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Chenault, Quintero, Ingle, Smith, Hooker, and Santellana. Nays: None - - - - - - - - Item 12 - Adjourn City Council adjourned at 10:37:58 AM. PASSED AND APPROVED this 16th day of June, 2015. __________________________________ Glenn Barham, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________________ Tracy B. Norr, MMC, City Clerk