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Min 04/03/2001 294 Wichita Falls, Texas Memorial Auditorium Building April 3, 2001 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 - Jim Berzina - City Manager Bill Sullivan - Assistant City Attorney Lydia Torres - City Clerk Harold Hawkins - Absent Mayor Lueck called the meeting to order. Mayor Pro Tern Dan Shine gave the invocation. Item 3 Mrs. Laura Bea Thomas, Clerk II - Aviation, Traffic and Transportation Department, was recognized as Employee of the Month for the month of April. Mayor presented Mrs. Thomas with a plaque, dinner for two, and theater passes. Mayor proclaimed April 2001 as "Child Abuse Prevention Month" in Wichita Falls and April 3, 2001 as "Blue Ribbon Day" in Wichita Falls in recognition of the prevention of child abuse. Kathryn McKinney as well as representatives from various child agencies were present to accept the proclamations. Mayor read a proclamation recognizing and congratulating Mr. William Henning as recipient of the Patsy Baggett Children's Service Award 2001. Mr. Henning was presented with a plaque honoring him for his work and efforts with the children. Mr. Henning expressed appreciation for this award and thanked the many persons who are involved in providing children's services and who were influential in helping get this program off the ground. Mayor proclaimed April 16-20, 2001 as "Disability Awareness Week" and expressed gratitude to the North Texas Disability Committee for the services they provide. Brenda Terry accepted the proclamation. Mayor recognized the Wichita Falls High School Junior ROTC in commemoration of their 501h anniversary and proclaimed April 28, 2001 as "Wichita Falls High School Junior ROTC Coyotes Battalion Day" in Wichita Falls. Lt. Col. David Teichman and Cadet Lt. Col. Alex Evans received the proclamation. Dr. Ernie Dover, Helen Farabee Regional MHMR Center representative, presented via a video, an update of the status of mental health in Texas. He asked that Council consider adoption of a resolution supporting the increase of State funding for community MHMR services. He provided a sample resolution for Council to consider at their next Council meeting and requested that it be forwarded to the State Legislature or the Helen Farabee Center. 295 Item 4 No one signed up to speak under Public Comments. Item 5 The Minutes were approved as distributed. Items 6a-8a City Manager gave a briefing on the items listed under the Consent Agenda. Moved by Councilor Altman that the consent agenda be approved. Motion seconded by Councilor Williams and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lueck, Councilors Williams, Shine, Esther, Altman, and Burns Nays: None Item 6a RESOLUTION NO. 28-2001 RESOLUTION EXERCISING THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS' RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL FOR ACQUIRING A 0.363-ACRE TRACT OF RIGHT-OF-WAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF GALVESTON AND MCGREGOR WITH FRONTAGE ON KELL BOULEVARD AND DECLARING NO INTEREST IN SAID PROPERTY; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Item 6b Council approved a separation agreement and consulting services contract with former City Attorney Greg Humbach and authorized the City Manager to execute same. Item 6c RESOLUTION NO. 34-2001 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, APPOINTING FIRST ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY BILL SULLIVAN AS ACTING CITY ATTORNEY UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A PERMANENT APPOINTMENT IS MADE; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Item 7a RESOLUTION NO. 29-2001 RESOLUTION TO AWARD BID AND CONTRACT FOR THE 2001 ALLEY REHABILITATION PROJECT; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Item 7b RESOLUTION NO. 30-2001 RESOLUTION TO AWARD BID AND CONTRACT FOR THE FM 2380 UTILITY RELOCATION PROJECT; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW 296 Item 8a Minutes of the Park Board February 22, 2001 meeting were received. Item 9a ORDINANCE NO. 31-2001 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, CLOSING AND ABANDONING A PORTION OF BLUFF STREET BETWEEN EIGHTH AND NINTH STREETS; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Councilor Altman announced that he is a member of the First Baptist Church and because of the perceived conflict of interest he will not participate in the discussion nor vote on this item. Moved by Councilor Esther that Ordinance No. 31-2001 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Williams. City Manager informed that Staff had met previously with First Baptist Church representatives and discussed this issue. There will be a need for a water line to be re-located, for which the Church agreed to pay. Also, to best facilitate the traffic flow Staff recommends that 81h Street be converted to a two-way street. He mentioned that there is a State Traffic Study that will recommend that 8th and 9th Streets remain one-way and that 10th and 11th Streets be converted into two-way. However, today we are suggesting that 8`h Street be converted into a two-way if Council approves this ordinance. He added that if Bluff Street is closed the fire response time would be increased by approximately thirty seconds. Erwin Davenport, member of First Baptist Church and Vice Chair of the Deacons, stated that he works in the downtown area and he is interested in the Church's progress as well as the progress of downtown. He provided background information on the Church and its plans as well as the benefits and bonuses to maintaining the Church in the downtown area. He stated that the economic impact to Wichita Falls would be significant and mentioned that the benefits would be that the Church would use local contractors, create an additional 14-15 new jobs, and additional parking would be available for Municipal Auditorium events. It would also enhance the downtown area. He added that no tax dollars would be used on this construction because the Church would pay for the relocation of the water main and would work with the City on the costs to change the traffic pattern. Kip Daniel, Architect with Beck Architects, Dallas, Texas, provided a history of First Baptist Church and its growth projections and patterns as well as their current needs. Wayne Hansen, North Texas Visions President, spoke on behalf of this organization which is in favor of this ordinance. Andi Holland, Wichita County Heritage Society, read a resolution adopted by this organization supporting this ordinance. Perry Goolsby, 3503 Copperas Cove, member of First Baptist Church and past Mayor of the City, spoke in favor of this ordinance. Councilor Williams asked if the building fund for this project was complete. Mr. Davenport responded that the momentum is there for this project but we cannot make specific plans and proposals until our site is firm. Councilor Williams asked if the Street would be closed in the process of completing the funding. Mr. Davenport stated that it was his understanding that it would remain open until construction began. City Manager concurred and stated that if they are going to proceed they need to know whether or not they have the Street. City Manager suggested that possibly an arrangement be made escrowing. If Council decides to close the Street, I suggest that along with our agreement we escrow it and if for whatever reason they do not proceed with the project we could get the Street back and refund the money. 297 Item 9a continued Mr. Davenport informed that their current time line would be late summer or fall of 2002 before actual construction would begin. Councilor Shine wanted to know if this was approved today, would it come back to Council or not. He was concerned because they had something before them with a lot of blanks and before they vote he wanted those blanks filled in. Basically the Church is agreeing to pay all the cost and the citizens will not bear a cost that is not part of closing Bluff Street. That commitment is all that is necessary. Mr. Davenport stated that it would be acceptable to them for this ordinance to pass subject to working out the details with respect to these matters with the City. Councilor Shine commented that it is difficult to vote on a blank sheet of paper and he felt that Staff should fill in those blanks before Council votes. City Manager suggested that we deal with the Street cost ($56,000) itself being escrowed and do a contract and sign it immediately upon the Council's decision subject to it being drafted. The contract would state that should the Church not proceed with the project that the Street comes back to the City and the escrow money is returned to the Church. Mr. Bonnett commented that the only City utility is the water line however there may be an electrical distribution line. City Manager stated that the other gas and electric costs would be worked out with TXU Electric. Councilor Shine asked about the street lights and wanted to make sure that the costs were covered. He felt that the assurance was there. The water line relocation was discussed. City Manager noted that a better way to run it would be down 91h Street instead of Bluff and we can run a bigger line for better water pressure. Therefore, we do not see that there will be a water line on Bluff Street once this is done. If it is now a 6-inch line we might want to run a 12-inch at City's cost for the extra pipe size. We would be enhanced by the increased pipe size, but the basic project cost would be the Church's. Councilor Shine said he was concerned with the unknown cost of the Street, the other utility, etc. Acting City Attorney suggested that if Council was inclined to vote on this today that under Section 2 they make the payment of the "other cost" as shown on Attachment B subject to approval of the City Manager. City Manager stated that we dealt with escrowing the land purchase value, noting that the Church did not want the alley west of Bluff Street. With regard to the Street we have an estimate of$150,000 to convert 81h from one-way to two-way street. That cost would be assigned to the Church. Councilor Burns commended the representatives from First Baptist Church for the way they had handled this. We are still in the middle of negotiations on the cost of 81h Street and we have to insure that those costs are not borne by taxpayers. Can we pass this as suggested and give the City Manager authority to proceed with the negotiations? Mr. Davenport stated that they are comfortable with the passage as the Acting City Attorney suggested. We want the opportunity to look and determine if there are some cost savings somewhere. He suggested that rather than subject it to negotiations, approve the higher number and give us a vehicle where we could have the option to re-petition the City for a refund. Plug in whatever figure but the Church would have the option to come back if that figure was actually less. Mr. Robert Parker stated that the estimated cost to convert 8th Street from existing one- way to two-way was $158,906.07. City Manager commented that if there was an over size in the pipeline the City would pay for it. Councilor Williams asked about the release of the other utility. City Manager replied that it would be with TXU Electric. Mr. Bonnett informed that the Church had told them that they had 298 Item 9a continued coordinated with the utility company and the only underground is electrical. The Church has agreed to relocate the utility. Councilor Shine wanted to ascertain that there was a hold harmless clause for the City. Councilor Burns commented that we have agreed to everything and should possibly table this with the agreement that next meeting we come back with all the documents we need. Mr. Davenport stated that their only reservation to tabling this until next meeting was that there are some things that they can be doing to move forward on this project. Tommy Thompson, Allred Thompson, Daugherty Insurance, spoke in favor of this ordinance. Moved by Councilor Burns to table proposed ordinance until a later point in this meeting. Motion seconded by Councilor Shine and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lueck, Councilors Williams, Shine, Esther, and Burns Nays: None City Council recessed at 10:15 a.m. and reconvened at 10:25 a.m. Consideration of Item 9a continued. Moved by Councilor Burns to remove Item 9a from the table. Motion seconded by Councilor Shine and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lueck, Councilors Williams, Shine, Esther, and Burns Nays: None Acting City Attorney suggested the following amendment to Attachment B in the proposed ordinance: Relocation of City of Wichita Falls Utilities: $ 20,000 Traffic engineering and construction of appropriate street markings and signalization related to conversion of 81h Street from existing one-way to two-way, subject to the right of the Church to petition for refund in the event the net costs are less than $158,907: $158,907 Total Other Costs: $178,907 Moved by Councilor Burns to amend Attachment B in the proposed ordinance as stated immediately above by the Acting City Attorney. Motion seconded by Councilor Esther and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lueck, Councilors Williams, Shine, Esther, and Burns Nays: None Original motion as amended carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lueck, Councilors Williams, Shine, Esther, and Burns Nays: None 299 Item 9b ORDINANCE NO. 32-2001 ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX C, CHAPTER 6400 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATED TO AIRPORT ZONING REGULATIONS; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THISORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Moved by Councilor Shine that Ordinance No. 32-2001 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Esther. Mr. Steve Seese informed that this resulted from the City's purchasing of Kickapoo Airport and the need to further include Kickapoo Airport in the Airport Zoning regulations as they currently exist within the Zoning Ordinance themselves. City has had Airport Zoning regulations as comprehensive since 1981. The current ordinance addresses height or obstructions, noise level for Sheppard Air Force Base Municipal Airport, and accident potential zones. The proposed ordinance amendment is only dealing with height issues because we are waiting for a consultant to come on board in about a year to develop a master plan for Kickapoo. After the master plan is completed, we do not anticipate installing noise zones, which require a higher level of study. We have used the FAA's minimum criteria for defining the issue of the air space itself. When you deal with airspace you deal with imaginary services or zones within an air space. Definitions and descriptions in the proposed ordinance is a description of these imaginary services for Kickapoo Airport. This has been in consultation with the consultant retained to prepare the master plan. Along with this amendment we are proposing some housekeeping issues, adding to the definitions and moving the definitions in Chapter 6400 to Chapter 2030 which is the definitions section of the Zoning Ordinance. We are tightening up regulations to give further oversight for any type of potential obstruction within the air space for Sheppard Air Force Base, Municipal Airport, or Kickapoo Airport. Councilor Altman expressed concern that this was an intricate nine page ordinance and Council did not have knowledge of it until last Wednesday. He requested that in the future Staff and City Manager provide in advance of the meeting, either before or concurrent with it, an executive summary which outlines the provisions. He felt providing a series of diagrams could have saved a lot of time. The problem is allowing Council only a few days to go over the document and make an informed decision other than rubber-stamping what Staff provides. I am not in disagreement with the ordinance. What I would like to see is a presentation in advance of the meeting that gives us an outline and summary of it with some diagrams which makes it easier for us to see and understand what we are doing. Councilor Williams wanted to know what affect this ordinance would have on existing property owners whether it is a business, residence or vacant land. Would this amount to a taking of property because they cannot use it anymore. Councilor Burns stated that whenever the words "more oversight" and "tightening" are used he automatically becomes uncomfortable. I am not sure but maybe with more detail I can be shown why we need more oversight and tightening up. However, I don't necessarily agree that it is always necessary for the Staff and the City in general to have more oversight and tightening up. Sometimes I am in favor of less oversight and loosening up for the City. Mayor asked if anything can be done once a tower is in place. Mr. Seese replied that everything is grandfathered as it is. The provision under Section 6400 regarding Airport Regulations makes it quite clear that everything that is there is there; we are not going to do anything to require moving, changing, altering or anything of that nature. It continues in that same line. Councilor Williams asked if this would only refer to the height structure. Mr. Seese replied that it is strictly a height issue. Councilor Shine asked if the noise issue was not addressed here and Mr. Seese replied that it was not. Mayor commented that there was already one tower that is interfering with Sheppard Air Force Base and we cannot do anything about it because it is already there. Councilor Williams commented that this involves more than towers. Mr. Seese agreed with Councilor Williams. 300 Item 9b continued Councilor Altman mentioned that Section 10 deals with towers and Section C deals with the alteration of any tower. Since Staff has spent a considerable amount of time reviewing the proposed tower ordinance with members of the industry that are affected, has Section B or C of Section10 been provided to those folks? I am concerned with the phrase "altered" for fear we get back into the same thing about somebody putting an antenna on a tower and this indirectly becomes a way to regulate a tower. I do not want to go through a back door and open an argument that we have tried very hard to prevent. Mr. Seese replied that that part of the ordinance, specifically Section C was in the communications tower regulations that were initially provided to everyone. Because of the regulations being proposed now, there are going to be several sections removed in the communications tower regulations because Airport Regulations will already cover them. Councilor Altman stated that his concern was that there may be some tower or structure that presently exists that would come within the definition or restriction of Section10 - C. The way I read it if someone wants to place an antenna on their tower, they are suddenly subjected to something we have been trying to avoid through the tower ordinance. Acting City Attorney commented that he is not sure that those latest discussions have been incorporated or made sure that they are the same as what is in this ordinance. You have a valid point. Mr. Seese stated that the only thing we are trying to do today is that if you have an existing tower and if you increase the height of that tower it might fall under these regulations. Councilor Altman said that he knew that was the intent but he was concerned about the word "altered"for fear that somebody would hang an antenna on it and would have to come back and get a conditional use permit. I know that is not the intent here. Councilor Shine said that he did not see where it says they would have to come back and he was satisfied with the proposed ordinance. Councilor Altman said that the reason he was concerned with the phrase "altered"was because in the proposed tower ordinance they used somewhat similar phraseology which meant that if someone hung a three-pound antenna on a tower they had to obtain a conditional use permit to do that. I just want to make sure that we are not going to receive a lot of criticism indirectly by inadvertence, creating that same problem which I understand is not intended. Mr. Seese thought that in further explaining that in heights, 50 ft. below the applicable height of the service user to describe such zone, took care of that. Apparently, someone reading it that has not been as close to this might see something that I don't. Councilor Altman clarified that his concern is with the word "altered" because of the intent in the tower ordinance to say that originally the Staffs opinion was that if you went out and hung a new antenna then you would have to get an engineering study so that your tower was sufficient to handle that antenna. He added that the Acting City Attorney had answered his question that that is not our intent here. This is intended to deal with the building of structures or adding to the height of structures and is not in any way intended to deal with the structural integrity of towers. Those are to be covered in the tower ordinance. Mr. Seese concurred. Motion carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lueck, Councilors Williams, Shine, Esther, Altman, and Burns Nays: None Item 9c ORDINANCE NO. 33-2001 ORDINANCE MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO AN APPROPRIATE OPERATING ACCOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF BARNETT ROAD; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW 301 Item 9c continued Moved by Councilor Williams that Ordinance No. 33-2001 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Esther and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lueck, Councilors Williams, Shine, Esther, Altman, and Burns Nays: None Item 10a RESOLUTION NO. 31-2001 RESOLUTION APPROVING ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR AN URBAN STREET PROJECT ON BARNETT ROAD BETWEEN ATHLETIC ROAD AND LAKE SHORE DRIVE; 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. 31-2001 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Shine and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lueck, Councilors Williams, Shine, Esther, Altman, and Burns Nays: None Item 10b RESOLUTION NO. 32-2001 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING TRAVEL EXPENSE POLICIES FOR CITY COUNCILORS AND CITY COUNCIL APPOINTEES; FINDING AND 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. 32-2001 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Williams. Councilor Shine stated that this was begun three years ago and it is appropriate to adopt it. Councilor Altman explained that the City Manager had been approving the expenses of those who hired him. This will provide any future conflicts and will be to address things which come up during the year that have not been budgeted. Motion carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lueck, Councilors Williams, Shine, Esther, Altman, and Burns Nays: None 302 Item 10c RESOLUTION NO. 33-2001 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE CITY COUNCIL TRAVEL COMMITTEE, AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NO. _32-2001; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Moved by Councilor Altman that Resolution No. 33-2001 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Esther and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lueck, Councilors Williams, Shine, Esther, Altman, and Burns Nays: None Item 11 a Councilor Esther asked if there was an ordinance specifying location of salvage yards. Mr. Seese replied that they have been looking at an ordinance for salvage yards for the past three years and existing salvage yards are grandfathered. By City ordinance salvage yards are allowed in Limited Commercial Districts. Councilor Williams thanked the City employees for attempting to help citizens with a housing problem. She thanked Mr. Robert Parker in response to lighting problems. Councilor Shine asked that we keep Councilor Hawkins in our prayers. He is in the hospital. Councilor Burns mentioned that Mrs. Jan Stricklin and Mr. Robert Parker will be celebrating a birthday within the next couple of days and wished them a happy birthday. Councilor Altman expressed appreciation to Mr. Bill Sullivan for taking over as Acting City Attorney. He has been with the City for sixteen years and has the utmost respect both of the Staff and of the City Council. We anticipate to set out procedures in the near future to fill the City Attorney position permanently. Item 11 b Mr. George Bonnett presented a report on the utility line extension in a part of the annexed area. The Wichita Water Valley Supply is a rural water supply corporation and the primary thrust in their operation is portable water. Consequently they tend to develop small waterlines with low flows. When we looked at the annexation of the Kovarik Road area, one of the problems that was being experienced by the neighbors in that area was problems with their water. The urbanizing nature of that area was putting demands on the Wichita Water Valley Supply system that they could not handle. As part of the annexation process, we purchased the Wichita Water Valley Supply system. When we annexed this area we extended the 12-inch line up to the Wichita Water Valley Supply system and we are now feeding this area with our system through the old system. It is a very substandard system and will not handle fire flows appropriately nor all the demands placed upon it in terms of irrigation. To address that because of the policy of once served always served, we budgeted $1 million to replace all of the old Wichita Water Valley Supply system which we purchased with a new system. We had budgeted to do that and there was a legal challenge issued on the merits of annexation and the project was put on the shelf, but the dollars were set aside. I have been advised that those barriers have been removed and we are prepared to proceed with the waterline construction. 303 Item 11 b continued We are currently reviewing the plans to make sure that they are still current and are making those adjustments. We hope to bid this project in June and anticipate a six-month construction schedule, which has to be sequenced so people are not left without water. This project will be in three phases under one contract, completing each phase before moving on to the next phase. The cost is estimated at $950,000 and we expect completion about the middle of December. That area will be totally on a City standard water main system which will be inclusive of adequate fire protection. City Council adjourned at 11:10 a.m. PASSED AND APPROVED this day of jl 2001. I ERRY LUECK MAYOR ATTEST: i h Lydia Torres I City Clerk 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, April 3, 2001 , 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 Richard Cook Pastor, Central Christian Church 3. Presentations: (1) Report From Helen Farabee Regional MHMR Center (2) Employee of the Month 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 Exercising The City of Wichita Falls' Right Of First Refusal For Acquiring A 0.363-Acre Tract of Right-Of- Way At The Intersection Of Galveston And McGregor And Declaring No Interest In Said Property. (City Council Bill #66) City Council Agenda Tuesday, April 3, 2001 Page 2 6. Resolutions (cont'd): b. Motion And Order Approving A Separation Agreement And Consulting Services Contract With Former City Attorney And Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Same. c. Resolution Appointing Bill Sullivan As Acting City Attorney. (City Council Bill #75) 7. Award of Bids: a. Resolution To Award Bid And Contract For 2001 Alley Rehabilitation Project. (City Council Bill #67) b. Resolution To Award Bid And Contract For FM 2380 Utility Relocation Project. (City Council Bill #68) 8 Receive Minutes: a. Park Board — February 22, 2001 REGULAR AGENDA 9. Ordinances: a. Ordinance Closing And Abandoning A Portion Of Bluff Street Between Eighth And Ninth Streets. (City Council Bill #69) b. Ordinance Amending Appendix C, Chapter 6400 Of The Code Of Ordinances Related To Airport Zoning Regulations. (City Council Bill #70) c. Ordinance Making An Appropriation From The General Fund For The Purposes Of Funding The Barnett Road Reconstruction Project. (City Council Bill #71) 10. Resolutions: a. Resolution Approving Additional Funding for the Reconstruction of Barnett Road Between Athletic Road and Lake Shore Drive Under the Texas Department of Transportation Urban Street Program. (City Council Bill #72) 10. Resolutions (cont'd): City Council Agenda Tuesday, April 3, 2001 Page 3 b. Resolution Establishing Travel Expense Policies For City Councilors And City Council Appointees. (City Council Bill #73) c. Resolution Appointing Members Of The City Council Travel Committee. (City Council Bill #74) 11. Other Council Matters: a. Discussion Of Items Of Concern To Members Of The City Council. b. Staff/Council Discussion. 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. 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