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Wichita Falls,Texas
Memorial Auditorium Building
July 21 , 1994
Items 1 & 2
The City Council of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, met in
special 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:
Michael Lam - Mayor
Leon Mallonee - Councilors
Terrance E. Loughry -
Angus Thompson -
J.W. Martin -
Harold Hawkins -
James Berzina - City Manager
Gregory Humbach - City Attorney
Lydia Torres - City Clerk
Bill Daniel - Absent
Mayor Lam called the meeting to order.
This was the second special meeting held to discuss the
prioritization of projects for the proposed 1/2 cent sales tax.
After some discussion, the Council concurred that of the
estimated $24,000,000 tax money collected from the proposed half-
cent sales tax $2,000, 000 be allocated for Industrial Development
and $22,000, 000 for capital improvement projects. The estimated
tax revenues on the half-cent sales tax are $4,000, 000 each year
over a period of six years for a total of $24, 000,000.
Council considered all the projects from the public hearings
and discussed how they should be prioritized. These projects were
discussed at length and after much consideration, they were
prioritized as follows (the estimated figures were provided by
Staff) .
Industrial Development For Approved Projects $2,000, 000
McGrath Creek Drainage Sikes Lake to Holliday $3 , 000,000
Improvement Creek
Transportation Reconstruction: Kemp- $ 849, 000
Improvement Program Seymour to Callfield;
Lawrence-Callfield to Kell $ 84,000
Callfield-Kemp to Lawrence $ 697,000
Missile Rd.I-44 to SH240 $ 200, 000
Street Overlay Program Mill/overlay in districts $2 ,400, 000
at $400, 000 a year
Tornado Sirens Purchase 5 sirens for $ 120,345
city expansion
Traffic Signal Upgrades Kell E & W at Lawrence, $ 115, 000
Kemp, Taft, Harrison, and
Brook; Kemp and Ave K;
Kemp at 9th & 10th
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Traffic Signal Upgrades Intersections: Kemp and $ 125, 000
Elliott; Kemp & Callfield;
Kemp and Parker Square; Rhea
and Lawrence; and Callfield,
Maplewood and Midwestern
Duncan St. Storm Water Automated flood gates/ $ 440,000
Pumping Station pumps to control flooding
Seymour Hwy/East Inwood Storm sewer for Seymour $ 98,500
Drainage Improv. Hwy. south to end of Inwood
Bristol/Normandy Bristol Court/Normandy to $ 658,000
Drainage Improv. Holliday Creek
Apache Trail/Sisk Rd. West of Sisk Road in $ 262, 000
Drainage Improv. Geronimo/Apache Trail area
to railroad
Echo/Neta Lane Drainage Jacksboro Rd. to Neta Ln. $ 175, 000
Improvement
Sheppard Sidewalks Missile Rd. to North Gate $ 36 ,000
of Base to Puckett Rd. ;
Puckett Rd. to Pearlie; $ 45, 000
Pearlie to Nunnley, E/W $ 25,000
sides;
Trigg Lane, Enterprise, $ 38 ,000
Puckett and West side of
Burk Rd.
Campfire/Salvation Army Seymour Hwy. to Big $ 338 , 000
Drainage Improvement Wichita River
Burkburnett/Lincoln North Lincoln to Wichita $ 72,000
Drainage Improv. River
Bert/Southmoor Drainage Southmoor to Brenda Hursh $ 362, 000
Improvement
Longview Drainage Longview/Mustang to Plum $ 92,000
Improvement Creek
Rowland and Perrigo Improve drainage $ 75,000
Streets
Woodhaven Addition Install storm sewer on $ 180,000
Drainage Woodhaven from Rathgeber,
north to natural drainage
channel
Selma Drive Drainage Missile Rd. north to Pond $ 140,000
Channel Paving
Cherokee Street Provide drainage facility $ 81, 500
Drainage from Cherokee to Hamilton
Reilly Road Reilly/I-44 to John Tower $ 358, 000
Reconstruction Road
Kingston Drive Bridge over Jamaica ditch $ 77,000
Replacement
Loop 11 Extension Loop 11 N from 287 to $ 104,000
Airport Dr.
Sunset Terrace Park over irrigation canal $ 22,000
Pedestrian Bridge
Fire Station Consoli- Consolidate from nine to $1, 500,000
dation/Relocation seven stations and relo-
cation plus three new
7, 000 sq. ft. stations
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Police/Fire Training To include class rooms, $1,500,000
Center burn building, and police
firing range
Health Department Double Clinic size to meet $ 575,000
Clinic Expansion governmental upgrade
requirements for air handling
system; cooling corrections
to existing system
Library Relocation/renovation of $2 ,000,000
the first floor of the
Activities Center to house
Kemp Public Library
Parks/Median City wide $ 925, 000
Improvements
Lake Wichita/Jaycee Construct lake channel, $ 302,000
Park sand beach, pedestrian
bridge, trail from park to
bridge, and pavilion building
Best Blvd. Drainage Pave Best Blvd. ditch/ $ 385,000
Improvement Windthorst to Gilbert
Hamilton St. Drainage Hamilton St. in area of $ 297,200
Improvement Berkley and Ellingham
Lake Wichita Addition Southwest Parkway to behind $ 137,000
Drainage Rehab. 4715 Fairway
Landon/Duty/Sunset Rd. Reconstruct roads/provide $ 800, 000
Reconstruction/ drainage in the Landon/Duty/
Drainage Sunset area
Reserve Funds For projects to be identified $ 725,477
for District #1
Reserve Funds For projects to be identified $ 725,478
for District #3
Armory Road Drainage Pave channel/Armory to $ 148,000
Improvement Central, south of Jacksboro
YMCA Drainage Pave channel/Edgecliff area $ 233 ,500
Improvement to Bartley
Lake Park Drive Install underground drainage $ 20, 000
Drainage Project Lake Park Drive, north of
Brenda Hursh east to Brenda
Hursh Channel
Windthorst Drainage Construct stormwater outfall/ $ 305,000
Outfall Project Windthorst to Holliday Creek
East Lynwood Park Construct storm inlets at $ 20,000
Drainage Improvement Sumner and Roanoke with a
storm outlet to Lynwood East Park
North Broadway Widen road, install curb and $ 132, 000
Reconstruction gutter section on North
Broadway-Iowa Park Road south
to Third Street
TOTAL $24, 000,000
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The City Council adjourned at 2 : 20 p.m.
PASSED AND APPROVED this day of ~
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Michael Lam, Mayor
ATTEST:
a Torres
Ci Clerk
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Wichita Falls,Texas
Memorial Auditorium Building
July 22, 1994
Items 1 & 2
The City Council of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, met
in special 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:
Michael Lam - Mayor
Leon Mallonee - Councilors
Terrance E. Loughry -
Angus Thompson -
J.W. Martin -
Harold Hawkins -
James Berzina - City Manager
Bill Sullivan - Assistant City Attorney
Lydia Torres - City Clerk
Bill Daniel - Absent
Mayor Lam called the meeting to order.
This was the third special meeting held regarding the
proposed half-cent sales tax.
ORDINANCE NO. 96-94
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, SPECIFYING AND PRIORITIZING CERTAIN
PROJECTS, THE SAME TO BE FUNDED BY A ONE-HALF (1/2)
CENT SALES AND USE TAX, AS AUTHORIZED BY ARTICLE
5190. 6, SECTION 4B, V.T.C.S. ; CALLING FOR A SPECIAL
ELECTION FOR THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY IN THE YEAR
2000, TO ALLOW THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY TO
VOTE ON THE PROPOSITION OF "SHALL THE ONE-HALF ( 1/2)
CENT SALES AND USE TAX ADOPTED BY THE VOTERS OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS ON AUGUST 13 , 1994, AS
AUTHORIZED BY ARTICLE 5190. 6, SECTION 4B, V.T.C.S. , BE
REPEALED?" ; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING
AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS DISCUSSED WAS OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
City Manager informed that Section 3 of the Ordinance
needed to be amended by adding the following wording: "
. . .effective October 1, 2000" .
Moved by Councilor Hawkins that Ordinance No. 96-94 be
passed.
Motion seconded by Councilor Mallonee.
Councilor Hawkins emphasized that the amendment to Section
3 of Ordinance 96-94 reflect that the election would be held on
the first Saturday in May in the year 2000.
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Motion carried by the following vote.
Ayes: Mayor Lam, Councilors Mallonee, Loughry, Thompson,
Martin, and Hawkins.
Nays: None
The City Council adjourned at 8 : 50 a.m.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this day of" I'VII
Michael Lam, Mayor
ATTEST:
lty'dAa Torres
Ci Clerk