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Min 10/17/2000 189 Wichita Falls, Texas Memorial Auditorium Building October 17, 2000 Items 1 & 2 The City Council of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas met in regular session on the above date in the Council Room of the Memorial Auditorium Building at 8:30 o'clock a.m. with the following members present: Jerry Lueck - Mayor Dan Shine - Pro Tern Arthur Bea Williams - Councilors James Esther, Jr. - Bill Altman - Johnny Burns - Harold Hawkins - James Berzina - City Manager Greg Humbach - City Attorney Lydia Torres - City Clerk Mayor Lueck called the meeting to order. Reverend Fredrick Utz, St. Mark's United Methodist Church, gave the invocation. Item 3 Mayor proclaimed the Week of October 8-14, 2000 as Fire Safety Prevention Week in Wichita Falls. David Collins, Fire Marshall and Antoinette Hastings, Asst. Fire Marshall, recognized the winners of the Fire Prevention Poster and Essay Contest. Participants were from Kindergarten through Jr. High. Mr. Bill Cunningham, Manager Golden Corral, was recognized for sponsoring this event. Dr. Joyce Hines and her Staff and Professor Chuck Wells, Midwestern State University Art Department, were recognized for their assistance in selecting the winners of this contest. Ms. Jennifer Inman, Inman Insurance Company, was recognized for providing all the fire prevention packets to the schools. Item 4 Carlson Stuart, Big Daddy's Wrecker Service, 201 E. Scott, said that the type of vehicles that were to be stored at the impound lot was not stated in the contract and that the contract was signed before allowing the wrecker companies to review it. He stated that the rotation procedure was not being complied with. He said he was provided a copy of the contract after it had been signed. Councilor Altman assured Mr. Stuart that they would look into this in the appropriate manner. He informed Mr. Stuart that he could call any of the Councilors individually at any time. Ken Collins, 1654 Speedway, said he had the same concerns as Mr. Stuart. Janie Hill, God is Love Ministry, 7777 Peterson Road, Iowa Park, spoke against the ruling on the two gay books. She said that they have begun an initiative petition on this issue and have 450 signatures. 190 Item 4 continued Ruth Hill Neil and Daniel Hill Neil, 7777 Peterson Road North, spoke against the gay books and keeping them out of the children's section at the Public Library. Max Yancey, #3 Karen Court, was not satisfied with the ballot wording regarding the MPEC Coliseum and wanted it to include $20 million dollars so the voters would know for what they were voting. Mr. Yancey also mentioned Section 132 of the City Charter and stated that it was incorrect for someone on the City Council to bid on a project for which they were voting. He felt the Council should go out for new electrical bids on the MPEC Coliseum. Mayor asked Mr. Yancey how he wanted the ballot to be worded. Councilor Altman called a point of order stating that this was not the appropriate time to go into this discussion. He stated that Mayor has the right to put items on the agenda. Mayor stated that it could be put on a future agenda. Councilor Shine stated that he thought it was unfair that Mr. Yancey had brought up the electrical bid issue at this time. Mayor said it would be put on the agenda for discussion. Mayor called on Larry Robinson to speak, however, Mr. Robinson passed. Item 5 The Minutes were approved as distributed. Items 6a —7f City Manager gave a briefing on the items listed under the Consent Agenda. Moved by Councilor Burns that the consent agenda be approved. Motion seconded by Councilor Hawkins and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lueck, Councilors Williams, Shine, Esther, Altman, Burns, and Hawkins Nays: None Item 6a RESOLUTION NO. 141-2000 RESOLUTION RESCINDING APPROVAL OF A STANDARD UTILITY AGREEMENT FOR THE RELOCATION OF A 30-INCH DIAMETER WATER LINE AND TWO 15-INCH DIAMETER SANITARY SEWER LINES ON KELL BOULEVARD; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Item 7 Minutes of the following Board & Commission meetings were received. a. Traffic Safety Commission — September 6, 2000 b. Library Advisory Board — September 26, 2000 c. Board of Adjustment— September 20,2000 d. Landmark Commission —August 24, 2000 Subcommittee on Design Review -August 3, 2000 and September 28, 2000 e. Clean Community Commission — September 28, 2000 and October 5, 2000 f. Commission on Human Needs — September 18, 2000 Item 8a A public hearing was held on a proposed taxicab rate change. Mayor declared the public hearing open. 191 Item 8a continued Mr. Robert Powers explained that the two taxi cab companies had requested a rate increase. He provided the current and proposed rates. He mentioned that Mr. Jody Wade had requested that the wording in the proposed ordinance be clarified to state that the terminating and origination points state Sikes Senter Mall or Century City Plaza. Jody Wade, #4 Wimberly Place, Presidential Taxi, informed that the taxi drivers are on commission and the proposed rate increase will be received by them at 50%. They work very hard and need the increase. Insurance costs have gone up also and in order to provide quality service we have to have quality rates. Drivers' appearance and attitude is the first and last impression of the City. Discussion ensued regarding the wait time charge being requested from $18/hour to $25/hour. Council expressed concern that the increase in fuel did not affect the wait time since they were not burning fuel while waiting. Also, the proposed rate was higher than other cities in the comparable data provided by the committee. Mr. Wade noted that the driver could be earning fares elsewhere while waiting for a customer, therefore was losing money. Mr. Wade suggested amending the proposed ordinance by increasing the wait time rate only for Friday and Saturday since those were the days that were primarily affected. Councilor Burns mentioned that potential customers do not have access to a cab that is waiting on a customer. According to the City Ordinance a cab driver has to wait if requested to do so by the customer. David Brock, 1819 Hines, stated that he has a business that uses taxi cabs. There are problems with wait period and he would like to ask that Council try to work on speeding up the taxi service. He suggested possibly more cabs. Mr. Wade informed that he is authorized 25 cab permits and all are currently being used. He felt that they could use five more cabs on the weekends. Claudio Ramirez, Jr., 2401 McNiel, All American Cab, stated that they had not had a price increase since 1996. He noted that the Cab Companies have the option of charging the maximum or less than what is authorized. City Attorney concurred that the ordinance sets the maximum rate but the Cab Companies can charge less. Mayor called for additional comments. There being none, Mayor declared the public hearing closed. Item 9a ORDINANCE NO. 106-2000 ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING TAXICAB RATES IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS INCLUDING THE APPROVAL OF A FIXED RATE CHARGE BETWEEN SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE AND SIKES SENTER MALL AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 107-96; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Moved by Councilor Altman that Ordinance No. 106-2000 be approved. Motion seconded by Councilor Esther. Moved by Councilor Altman that proposed ordinance be amended at Section 1.2 by replacing $0.42 with $0.30 and adding the following wording: "except that for each one minute of waiting time between the hours of 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday night until 2 a.m. of the following morning, the rate shall be $0.42". Section 1.2 would read as follows: "For each one minute of waiting time during each trip, the rate shall be $0.30, except that for each one minute of waiting time between the hours of 6:00 p.m. on each Friday and Saturday night until 2:00 a.m. of the following morning, the rate shall be $0.42." Motion seconded by Councilor Burns and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lueck, Councilors Williams, Shine, Esther, Altman, Burns, and Hawkins Nays: None 192 Item 9a continued Moved by Councilor Altman to amend Section 1.5 by inserting the phrase "or Century City/Plaza" after the phrase Sikes Senter Mall. Section 1.5 would read as follows: "For trips originating at Sheppard Air Force Base and terminating non-stop at Sikes Senter Mall or Century City/Plaza and for trips originating at Sikes Senter Mall or Century City/Plaza and terminating non-stop at Sheppard Air Force Base, a fixed rate of$15.00 per trip shall be charged regardless of the number of passengers carried. Discounts shall not be allowed unless approved by the City in advance". Motion seconded by Councilor Burns and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lueck, Councilors Williams, Shine, Esther, Altman, Burns, and Hawkins Nays: None Main motion as amended carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lueck, Councilors Williams, Shine, Esther, Altman, Burns, and Hawkins Nays: None Item 9b ORDINANCE NO. 107-2000 AN ORDINANCE WAIVING DEMOLITION LIEN AND INTEREST ON A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1219 NORTH 10T" STREET, ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 10, BLOCK 8, SCOTLAND ADDITION, WICHITA FALLS, WICHITA COUNTY, TEXAS; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Moved by Councilor Williams that Ordinance No. 107-2000 be approved. Motion seconded by Councilor Altman. Mr. Dave Clark informed that this property has received significant improvement and staff recommends waiving of the liens. Councilor Williams stepped out of Council Chambers. Motion carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lueck, Councilors, Shine, Esther, Altman, Burns, and Hawkins Nays: None City Council recessed at 10:00 a.m. and reconvened at 10:15 a.m. All Council members were in attendance. Item 9c A proposed ordinance was presented making an appropriation in the General Fund for purposes of participation in cause of action styled the City of Denton, Texas, v. Texas Utilities Company and Lone Star Gas Company. Moved by Councilor Altman that proposed ordinance be approved. Motion seconded by Councilor Williams. Ron Bullock, TXU Electric Regional Manager, presented TXU's side. 193 Item 9c continued City Attorney gave the City's view. No one is questioning the integrity of TXU Gas and Electric, we simply have a disagreement as to what should be included in the term "gross receipts" and whether or not the franchise fee as applied to that term has been appropriately remitted to the cities over the last several years. These are all questions of law. There is a potential for the recovery of significant dollars if the cities that participate in this case are successful. He felt that there was too much involved for the City not to participate in this case. Mike Busek, Attorney representing the City of Denton in this case, presented their side and gave reasons why the City of Wichita Falls should participate in this case. Setting a standard in the case of a settlement was discussed. Mr. Busek felt there was no way to structure a standard in advance that you could rely on in the future. Councilor Altman suggested a "most favored nations contract" in the event of a settlement so that we could structure the terms to make them favorable to us regardless of how the cities might structure that settlement. We could come up with our own formula, and create our own standard that is triggered by the fact that they settled. Wichita Falls could encourage settlement by participating and writing a separate contract in some way that could be triggered. Mr. Busek agreed that it could be done. Mr. Bullock addressed miscellaneous fees and sale of commodity. He mentioned that the City of Denton has its own electric company and therefore are competitors of TXU Electric. He said that TXU intends to abide by every law that they are under and be fair with all of our cities. Whatever we do in other cities, if it is appropriate, we will do it in this City also. That is what we have done in the past and in every case we have come through and will continue to do that. He added that all franchise agreements have clauses that allow for amendments. Councilor Altman asked Mr. Bullock what TXU would do in the event there is no certain determination but there is a lump sum undesignated settlement. We would have to go into some sort of agreement. How would you convert that? Mr. Bullock replied that he did not know what would happen in that event. However, there would be a move on the part of TXU to apply some degree of fairness to all these cities whether they were a part of the case or not. I do not know in what form that would take because that would be a matter of negotiations. I feel confident that TXU would be considerate of all the cities it serves. Historically, that has been the case and there is no reason to think any differently. Councilor Altman asked if TXU would be willing to enter into some agreement with the City of Wichita Falls which we would have to appropriately word that would protect the City and taxpayers in the event of a trial judgement or settlement. Mr. Bullock stated that the wording and agreement they are willing to enter into with the City of Wichita Falls is that TXU is prepared, in the event the City of Denton prevails, to apply the same standard across the board. The spirit behind all that is that we are not going to do anything substantively different with any of the cities we serve. I am prepared as an agent of the company to enter into that type of agreement with the City of Wichita Falls. City Attorney did not know if that type of agreement could be written since it is a two party process with a meeting of the minds and a consensus of language so that both sides have a comfort level. My experience with TXU has not been a pleasant one. If Council decides not to participate in this lawsuit we do not have much leverage at the negotiating table to provide the protection the Council needs to have should the litigation go south for the company. Councilor Altman commented that the City could decide not to participate or could delay its decision to participate. Additional discussion ensued. Council felt they needed additional information. Councilor Altman commented that his interest was in representing the taxpayers of this community. One viewpoint may be to join the legislation and spend approximately $50,000. However, it is also incumbent upon the Council to explore the possibility of entering into an agreement with TXU to see if we could work out acceptable wording on an agreement that would get us the same result at a less cost without participating in the lawsuit. He did not think it was appropriate to vote not to participate in the litigation. It is appropriate to defer action on this to give our Staff and TXU staff a chance to try to negotiate. 194 Item 9c continued Moved by Councilor Hawkins to table this item until a later date if Council so desires to remove it from the table. Motion seconded by Councilor Altman and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lueck, Councilors Williams, Esther, Altman, and Hawkins Nays: Councilors Shine and Burns Item 10a A proposed resolution was presented authorizing the participation of the City of Wichita Falls in the cause of action styled the City of Denton, Texas v. Texas Utilities Company and Lone Star Gas Company, or such other causes of action as the "steering committee of cities participating in the TXU Franchise Litigation" may determine, seeking delinquent franchise fees from TXU, Lone Star Gas and other entities associated with TXU; authorizing the expenditure of funds for attorney and expert witness fees. No action was taken on this proposed resolution. Item 10b RESOLUTION NO. 142-2000 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH WORK SERVICES CORPORATION FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY VOCATIONALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS; DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Moved by Councilor Shine that Resolution No. 142-2000 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Hawkins and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lueck, Councilors Williams, Shine, Esther, Altman, Burns, and Hawkins Nays: None Item 10c RESOLUTION NO. 143-2000 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR SERVICES BETWEEN THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION (TSLAC) AND WICHITA FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR INTERLIBRARY LOANS; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Moved by Councilor Williams that Resolution No. 143-2000 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Esther. Moved by Councilor Altman to amend Section 2 of the proposed resolution by striking "special revenue fund for library services" and replacing it with "general fund". Section 2 would read as follows: "Revenue from said contract shall be deposited into the general fund." Motion seconded by Councilor Hawkins and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lueck, Councilors Williams, Shine, Esther, Altman, Burns, and Hawkins 195 Item 10c continued Nays: None Main motion as amended carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lueck, Councilors Williams, Shine, Esther, Altman, Burns, and Hawkins Nays: None Item 11 a Moved by Councilor Hawkins to award bid for abatement of property located at 1702 Fairfax Ave. to AOC Environmental in the amount of $33,449.00 and for the abatement of property located at 1817 Hines Boulevard to Sisk-Robb, Inc. in the amount of$6,250.00. Motion seconded by Councilor Altman. David Brock, 1819 Hines, spoke in reference to 1817 Hines. He stated that he had a deed to that property which he had not filed. He was requesting the opportunity to rehab that property, and mentioned that he could have the structure painted by this weekend. Tim Dunn, 1604 Oceola, Sunnyside Neighborhood Watch President, spoke against allowing Mr. Brock additional time to rehab the structure since it had been over a year and he had not done any cleanup or repairs until this past month. After a lengthy discussion, Council agreed to allow Mr. Brock to prepare a plan and have Building Inspection review it for compliance. If the plan is acceptable, Mr. Dunn will be allowed to review it. Mr. Brock will be required to record the deed, put down a $3,000 deposit, and pay the back taxes. In the event Mr. Brock does not follow through with the plan the building will be demolished. Moved by Councilor Hawkins to table action on 1817 Hines until the next Council meeting. Motion seconded by Councilor Williams and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lueck, Councilors Williams, Shine, Esther, Altman, Burns, and Hawkins Nays: None Main motion as amended carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lueck, Councilors Williams, Shine, Esther, Altman, Burns, and Hawkins Nays: None Item 12a Councilor Hawkins requested copies of the Water Resources Commission Minutes. Mr. George Bonnett will provide copies to Council. Councilor Hawkins asked Staff to look into the need for additional taxi cabs. Councilor Esther expressed a concern about the City maintaining its own property and suggested that be addressed. Councilor Williams suggested that Staff review the minutes regarding Council directive on the wrecker service. Councilor Williams invited everyone to participate in the Citywide clean-up campaign October 28, 2000. Councilor Shine encouraged the Mayor to handle the public comments in order according to our guidelines. He felt Mr. Yancey's comments were out of order. 196 Item 12a continued Councilor Burns was impressed with the sportsmanship displayed during the high school and Midwestern football games. It is a great way to support our young people and he encouraged citizens to participate. Councilor Altman stated that the participation of the wrecker industry in regards to the wrecker service contract was mentioned at the last Council meeting and he asked for a response or follow up from Staff. Councilor Altman mentioned that it is not casting a good light on Mr. Yancey to come up and make comments of a nature such as he made this morning. He added that there is nothing wrong with the Ordinance that has the ballot wording. It would be deceiving to talk about $20 million when $5 is coming from the private sector. When that Ordinance was passed Mr. Yancey was receptive to the wording that was proposed. I think personal attacks were inappropriate on something that has long since passed. Mayor stated that he could not tell someone in the audience that an issue is going to be discussed at a future meeting and then allow Councilor Shine to discuss it. In addition, he felt that we should have a review on the towing contract. Item 12b City Manager will schedule a meeting with the Water Resources Commission and City Council. City Manager addressed the mowing of City property and stated that the City inherits a lot of junk property. The practice is to try to mow those lots at least twice a year. This year Council put in extra funds in the budget so we will have more mowing than in the past. City Manager addressed the wrecker contract. Chief Coughlin informed that Staff had followed Council directives. Some of the issues brought up today by the wrecker companies is misinformation. They were concerned that the contract did not stipulate who gets to pull which vehicles. That was in the RFP and is in the final contract which they have looked at. Nothing has changed, it is a point of law and we are bound by that Ordinance which we cannot change. Who gets to pull the vehicles is set by the Ordinance. We cannot change what Council has put into law. Chief Coughlin noted that the wrecker companies were a part of the RFP process and the RFP was incorporated into the contract. The wrecker companies wanted some different language in the contract and it was put in there. Chief Coughlin commented that the wrecker companies are accusing the City of doing things that are wrong. They have accused us of mismanagement of the impound lot and that has never been true. We have done as Council advised us. A general order regarding no change in the pulls was put out verbally to all the troops on the same day of the previous Council meeting. I met with all of the wrecker owners and they expressed to me that their concern was that vehicle pulls not be changed. They are getting the same pulls and nothing has changed. Regarding reviewing of the contract, we did not search out the individual wrecker companies but Mr. Stuart was provided the contract prior to it being signed. Apparently, he did not feel the wording was sufficient and wanted some additional wording. The wording is legally sufficient to take care of their concerns which have been met. We have acted honorably and with fairness from the very beginning. No matter what we do or change, it will still be an issue because they do not trust the Council and they do not trust us. He added that there has not been an unfair advantage given to one company over another. City Manager said that they would bring the wrecker people in again and explain the contract to them and make sure everybody has a copy of it and understands it. Mr. Dave Clark invited the public to attend the open house at 905 Roosevelt, October 22, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. This house was rehabilitated by the City and is available for sale to persons with low to moderate income. 197 City Council recessed at 12:20 p.m. and reconvened at 1:09 p.m. Item 12c City Council went into Executive Session at 1:10 p.m. as authorized by Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code. City Council reconvened at 2:40 p.m. City Council adjourned at 2:40 p.m. PASSED AND APPROVED this _day of Y] 000. Je�-.W Aei JE Y LUECK MAYOR ATTEST: Lydia Torres City Clerk 1 1 1 NOTICE OF MEETING Regular Meeting Of The Mayor And City Council Of The City Of Wichita Falls, Texas To Be Held In The City Council Chambers Of The Memorial Auditorium, 1300 Seventh Street, On Tuesday, October 17, 2000, Beginning At 8:30 a.m. City Council: Mayor Gerald Lueck - Councilors Arthur Bea Williams, Dan Shine, James Esther, William Altman, Johnny Burns, and Harold Hawkins 1 . Call to Order. 2. Invocation: The Reverend Fredrick Utz St. Mark's United Methodist Church 3. Presentations: 4. Comments From The Public To Members Of The City Council On Items That Are Not On The City Council Agenda. (The Regular Agenda will begin upon completion of public comments, or no later than 9:00 a.m. Individuals who prior to this Council meeting signed up to speak, but could not be heard before 9:00 a.m. due to time constraints, may speak at the conclusion of the meeting.) 5. Approval of Minutes CONSENT AGENDA 6. Resolutions: a. Resolution Rescinding Approval Of A Standard Utility Agreement For The Relocation Of A 30-Inch Diameter Water Line And Two 15-Inch Diameter Sanitary Sewer Lines On Kell Boulevard. (City Council Bill #265) 7. Receive Minutes: a. Traffic Safety Commission — September 6, 2000 b. Library Advisory Board — September 26, 2000 c. Board of Adjustment — September 20, 2000 7. Receive Minutes (cont'd): City Council Agenda Tuesday, October 17, 2000 Page 2 d. Landmark Commission - August 24, 2000 Subcommittee on Design Review o August 3, 2000 o September 28, 2000 a. Clean Community Commission - September 28, 2000 - October 5, 2000 f. Commission on Human Needs — September 18, 2000 REGULAR AGENDA 8. Public Hearings: a. Public Hearing On Proposed Taxicab Rate Change. 9. Ordinances: a. Ordinance Establishing Taxicab Rates In The City Of Wichita Falls Including The Approval Of A Fixed Rate Charge Between Sheppard Air Force Base And Sikes Senter Mall And Repealing Ordinance No. 107-96. (City Council Bill #266) b. Ordinance Waiving Demolition Lien And Interest On Property Located At 1219 North 10th Street, a/k/a Lot 10, Block 8, Scotland Addition, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas. (City Council Bill #267) c. Ordinance Making An Appropriation In The General Fund For Purposes Of Participation In Cause Of Action Styled The City Of Denton, Texas, V. Texas Utilities Company And Lone Star Gas Company. (City Council Bill #268) 10. Resolutions: a. Resolution Authorizing Participation In Cause Of Action Styled The City Of Denton, Texas, V. Texas Utilities Company And Lone Star Gas Company, Seeking Delinquent Franchise Fees. (City Council Bill #269) City Council Agenda Tuesday, October 17, 2000 Page 3 10. Resolutions (cont'd): b. Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Contract With Work Services Corporation For Services Provided By Vocationally Handicapped Persons. (City Council Bill #270) c. Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Contract For Services Between The Texas State Library And Archives Commission (TSLAC) And Wichita Falls Public Library For Interlibrary Loans. (City Council Bill #271) 11 . Award of Bids: a. Award Of Bid For Abatement Of Property Located At 1702 Fairfax Ave. To AOC Environmental In The Amount Of $33,449.00, And For Abatement Of Property Located At 1817 Hines Blvd. To Sisk-Robb, Inc., In The Amount Of $6,250.00. 12. Other Council Matters: a. Discussion Of Items Of Concern To Members Of The City Council. b. Staff/Council Discussion. c. Executive Session- (1) Consider Annual Evaluation Of City Council Appointees As Authorized By Section 551 .074 Of The Texas Government Code. 13. Adjourn. Wheelchair or handicapped accessibility to the meeting is possible by using the handicapped parking spaces, ramp and elevator located off the east parking lot on 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. City Council Agenda Tuesday, October 17, 2000 Page 4 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 , 20 at o'clock (a.m.)(p.m.). City Clerk