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Min 07/18/1994 602 Wichita Falls,Texas Memorial Auditorium Building July 18 , 1994 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: 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. The invocation was given by Les McGalliard, Minister of Faith Village Church of Christ. Item 3 Moved by Councilor Martin that the minutes of the July 5 , 1994 meeting be approved. Motion seconded by Councilor Mallonee and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lam, Councilors Mallonee, Loughry, Martin, and Hawkins Nays: None Items 4a-7a Councilor Loughry requested that Item 6b be moved down to the regular agenda. Moved by Councilor Martin that the consent agenda be approved with the deletion of Item 6b. Motion seconded by Councilor Mallonee and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lam, Councilors Mallonee, Loughry, Martin, and Hawkins Nays: None Item 4a RESOLUTION NO. 105-94 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, GRANTING EASEMENT AND RIGHT-OF-WAY TO TU ELECTRIC COMPANY TO SERVE BOYS CLUB FACILITY AT LAKE KICKAPOO; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS DISCUSSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW 603 Item 4b RESOLUTION NO. 106-94 RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 98-94 PERTAINING TO EXHIBIT A, APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES AND ALTERNATES FOR THE SPECIAL CITY ELECTION TO BE HELD AUGUST 13 , 1994 Item 5a RESOLUTION NO. 107-94 RESOLUTION TO AWARD BID TO VARIOUS VENDORS FOR ANNUAL SUPPLY OF CHEMICALS FOR WATER TREATMENT Item 6a RESOLUTION NO. 108-94 4 RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE LAKE ARROWHEAD SEAL COAT PROGRAM, PHASE II (FINAL) AND AUTHORIZE FINAL PAYMENT TO ZACK BURKETT COMPANY Item 6c RESOLUTION NO. 109-94 RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE CDBG 1994 MILL & OVERLAY PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE FINAL PAYMENT TO ZACK BURKETT COMPANY Item 7a Minutes of the meeting of the following commission were received. a. Civil Service Commission, June 27, 1994 Item 6b RESOLUTION NO. 110-94 RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT PRISON SEWER SYSTEM PROJECT AS COMPLETE AND AUTHORIZE FINAL PAYMENT TO CONTRACTOR Moved by Councilor Martin that Resolution No. 110-94 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Hawkins. Councilor Loughry asked if the sewer line was in operation on this particular project and who was using it. Mr. Bonnett replied that it was and that the prison was on it and it was available for operation. He thought they had a temporary connection on it. Councilor Loughry questioned why the City was charging the contractor an additional $240 a day for six days. Mr. Bonnett explained that it was a statutory requirement that was set up and once it is placed in the specifications, we have to adhere to it. Motion carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lam, Councilors Mallonee, Loughry, Martin and Hawkins Nays: None Councilor Thompson arrived at the Council table at this time. 604 Item 8a A public hearing was held on hazardous structures. Mr. Jim King informed that they had three structures to be considered today. Mayor Lam opened the public hearing. A citizen asked if this included the Old Town and Country in District 2 and he was informed that it did not. He had mentioned at a meeting in Sunnyside the other day that it might be an appropriate structure for fire and police training. Mayor Lam stated that the structure had been a continual problem. Mr. King informed that we had a problem with that structure because it was in bankruptcy and could not be used for those purposes. No one else wished to be heard. Mayor Lam closed the public hearing. ORDINANCE NO. 92-94 ORDINANCE CLOSING HEARING AND FINDING CERTAIN BUILDINGS AND/OR STRUCTURES TO BE DANGEROUS; COMMANDING PROPERTY OWNERS TO DEMOLISH SAID BUILDINGS AND/OR STRUCTURES WITHIN THIRTY ( 30 ) DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Moved by Councilor Thompson that Ordinance No. 92-94 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Hawkins and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lam, Councilors Mallonee, Loughry, Thompson, Martin, and Hawkins Nays: None Item 9a ORDINANCE NO. 93-94 ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING FUNDS RECEIVED FROM THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION FOR PLANNING ASSISTANCE FOR THE TRANSIT FUND Moved by Councilor Martin that Ordinance No. 93-94 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Mallonee and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lam, Councilors Mallonee, Loughry, Thompson, Martin, and Hawkins Nays: None Item 9b A proposed ordinance was presented amending Chapter 27 of the Code of Ordinances by providing standards as to location of sidewalks where required. City Manager informed that it was brought to his attention that a clause may be wrong in the ordinance and the legal question is if it could be amended or if it should be tabled. Councilor Hawkins moved that this item be tabled to insure that it is legal. He informed that Planning & Zoning was against it because of the way it was written. 605 Item 9b, cont 'd. Mr. Steve Seese informed that there was discussion at the Planning & Zoning Commission by Mr. Wachsman and Mr. Koen about a contractor placing a sidewalk anywhere he wants to within City' s right-of-way. Mr. Seese stated that there seems to be a problem with the location of sidewalks, and that has created some bad circumstances in some of the subdivisions. The concern by Planning & Zoning was that we allow developers to put sidewalks in City right-of-way being variable to where sidewalks would locate depending upon existing conditions. The clause in the resolution talks about the Director of Public Works being able to authorize changes in location, however, if a new subdivision is being started with nothing there the ordinance does require they be placed 1 ft. off property line. There was discussion regarding locating sidewalks to the back of the curb but Staff had a problem with this because many times the utilities are located in that area. Therefore, it would be costly to repair the area. Councilor Mallonee asked the City Attorney if this could be amended today or if it should be tabled. City Attorney replied that the amendment was rather insignificant and could be amended today. Councilor Hawkins stated that if the City Attorney says that we can legally make this change and not be subject to it, we have to depend on his legal expertise. Councilor Hawkins withdrew his motion to table this item. Additional discussion was had regarding this amendment. Councilor Thompson moved to table this item for clarification. Motion seconded by Councilor Hawkins and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lam, Councilors Mallonee, Loughry, Thompson, Martin, and Hawkins. Nays: None Item 9c ORDINANCE NO. 94-94 ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 32, ARTICLE VI OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT FEES; ESTABLISHING ABNORMAL SEWAGE SURCHARGES; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Moved by Councilor Mallonee that Ordinance No. 94-94 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Martin and carried by the following vote. = Ayes: Mayor Lam, Councilors Mallonee, Loughry, Thompson, Martin, and Hawkins Nays: None Item 9d ORDINANCE NO. 95-94 ORDINANCE ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 36 ACRES OUT OF THE ROBERT EVANS SURVEY (A-74) ON PETITION OF THE LANDOWNER; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW 606 Item 9d, cont'd. Moved by Councilor Martin that Ordinance No. 95-94 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Thompson and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lam, Councilors Mallonee, Loughry, Thompson, Martin, and Hawkins Nays: None Item 10a RESOLUTION NO. 111-94 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, APPROVING TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC COMPANY'S PROPOSED RIDER ED - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICE; RATE GC - GENERAL SERVICE COMPETITIVE PRICING; RATE WPC - WHOLESALE POWER COMPETITIVE PRICING; AND RIDER ET - ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SUCH RATE SCHEDULES AND SERVICE REGULATIONS MAY BE CHANGED; MODIFIED, AMENDED OR WITHDRAWN; AND FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS DISCUSSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Moved by Councilor Hawkins that Resolution No. 111-94 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Mallonee and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lam, Councilors Mallonee, Loughry, Thompson, Martin, and Hawkins Nays: None Item 10b RESOLUTION NO. 112-94 RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING JOINT CERTIFICATION PACKAGE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1995, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE REQUIRED CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, AND CERTIFICATIONS; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW Moved by Councilor Martin that Resolution No. 112-94 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Mallonee and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lam, Councilors Mallonee, Loughry Thompson, Martin, and Hawkins Nays: None Item 11a RESOLUTION NO. 113-94 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, ACCEPTING BIDS FOR CERTAIN PARCELS OF EXCESS REAL PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF DEEDS TO CONVEY TITLE; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS DISCUSSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW 607 Item lla, cont'd. Moved by Councilor Martin that Resolution No. 113-94 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Hawkins. Councilor Thompson requested that Staff establish a base line for bidding based upon the tax assessed value. He felt that we needed to have something in place for future reference and for the protection of the citizens as well as the City' s assets. Motion carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lam, Councilors Mallonee, Loughry Martin, and Hawkins Nays: Councilor Thompson Item llb RESOLUTION NO. 114-94 RESOLUTION TO AWARD BID FOR ESTIMATED ANNUAL REQUIREMENTS OF READY MIX CONCRETE AND FLOWABLE FILL Moved by Councilor Thompson that the Resolution No. 114-94 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Mallonee and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lam, Councilors Mallonee, Loughry, Thompson, Martin, and Hawkins Nays: None Item 12a City Manager stated that there had been a request from Southwestern Bell representatives to look into changing the downtown parking in a certain area. There were other ideas and suggestions which resulted in looking at more than one block in the downtown area. Mr. Bob Parker has prepared a study regarding the downtown parking situation. Mr. Parker detailed his study as follows. There were several things that were looked into, two of which will be recommended to you. Both of these were presented to the Traffic Commission and Division of Wichita Falls Executive Board. We looked at what goes back to 1984 when the parking meters were taken out. We took a square area from the south side of 6th St. , starting at Travis St. then went to the east side of Indiana, south to the south side of llth Street, back north to the intersection of Travis and 6th Streets. We counted all the available parking spots and found there are 550 controlled parking spaces (refers to 1/2 hr. , 1 hr. , 2 hr. parking meters) within that square area. Next, they counted number of parking spaces utilized. At no one time were more than 590 of those spaces occupied. There is an area between Travis, Scott, and Lamar Streets between 7th and 9th Streets that is 1000 occupied. The unoccupied spaces were basically on Indiana St. where we have diagonal parking. We also looked at inactive loading zones and inactive red curbed areas. We looked at streets with small businesses, such as Scott and loth Streets, to see what we could do, if anything, about their parking needs. 608 Item 12a, cont'd. As a result of this study, Mr. Parker made the following recommendations. 1. ) Time control the following areas with signs: south side of 6th St. and east side of Indiana to south side of llth St. and back up Travis with one block on 8th St. , both sides going from Travis to Austin St. , and south side of 7th St. between Indiana and Ohio St. The meters would remain where they are located. 2. ) Retain the 1 hr. parking south of the Post Office and slightly north of Post Office, and the 1/2 hr. parking at the Courthouse Annex. 3 . ) Mark everything else with 2 hr. signs, 1 hr. or 1/2 hr, as they are currently marked. 4. ) Take out parallel parking and replace with diagonal parking on south side of loth St. between Scott and Indiana Streets. This would add seven parking spots. 5 . ) Add diagonal parking on north side of 9th St. between Scott and Indiana Streets. We would gain seven parking spaces. These locations were selected because beginning east of Lamar to Ohio St. there are three travel lanes with parallel parking and one lane could be taken out to add the diagonal, parking and still have two travel lanes for traffic. Mr. Parker informed that they will begin work on 8th St. after the Park Project is done. He said that the Division of Wichita Falls Executive Board had been briefed and their consensus was favorable. The Traffic Commission voted unanimously to accept Mr. Parker ' s proposal. The second part of this is to control the signals at each intersection from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. All signals would be put on flashing yellow for major streets and red flashing for minor streets. All signals will go flashing at a given time and be brought back up into normal operation. He informed that they were working on new ideas for downtown one-way streets. City Manager informed that legally Mr. Parker had the authority to implement this, however, Staff wanted to present it to the Council. There being no opposition, the Mayor instructed Mr. Parker to proceed. Item 12b Julius Ross, 309 Jalonic, requested an extension of time in order to be able to bring his property into compliance with Code Enforcement requirements. 309 Jalonic was one of the structures listed for demolition under Item 8a. Councilor Thompson suggested that Mr. Ross be given the extension he requested and an opportunity to comply. Councilor Hawkins added that Mr. Ross clear up the ownership of the property. Mr. Steve Seese informed Council that there were no water and sewer services at the location, and that it was unsafe and had very unsanitary conditions. Mr. Ross stated that in thirty days he could have it cleaned and in pretty good shape. Mayor instructed that Mr. Ross be given a thirty day extension to make repairs and asked him to meet with Mr. Seese regarding necessary repairs and clean up. Roger Hill, 4506 Bermuda, suggested that properties which were being bid and sold at below appraised value be reconstructed using available resources for small businesses. He told Council that there were many federal funds available to 609 Item 12b, cont'd. declining neighborhoods such as in District 2. He suggested that the City use an information data base and get the resources available to put this land to use. We need to have more efficient City services. Make a concerted effort and meet with taxpayers to see what can be done now before federal dollars are gone. Don' t be short-sighted. Councilor Martin suggested that Mr. Hill be appointed as the Chair to get those funds available for the City. Mayor addressed Councilor Martin by stating that the City had Staff who are in charge of that duty. Mayor commented to Mr. Hill that City and Council were cognizant of these things and are doing our best to look at funds that apply to this City. We appreciate your input. Mr. Hill expressed to the Mayor that the problem with 'we have somebody else in the City that can do the job' is that it never gets done. The City is myself, these people, the employees, not the Council; the Council represents us. He said his health prevented him from being a leader. He told the Council that the perception was that Council does not need any input from the citizens and that is being short-sighted. Councilor Hawkins suggested that Lynda Hillery get with Mr. Hill and obtain the information he has to see if there are funds available that the City can go after. Item 12c Councilor Thompson expressed his appreciation to Mr. Hill for his comments and felt they were right on key. Councilor Thompson referred to the accident during the training exercise held for the SWAT Team on the Eastside, Juarez St. , last Tuesday. He said if people had been socially astute and closely aware of what was going on, they would have known that there was a family in mourning, and that there was a church behind the house where explosion took place, and they would have seen that there were children, women, and babies in that area. Instead, they saw nothing, they were blinded to the fact that there were human beings and people of worth in that area. My view is that this was done by people who are aware and culturally able to work with people of diverse backgrounds and able to train people in law enforcement. I do not blame those who were being trained, they were told to be there for the training. I feel it is strange that we would have selected a house and I do blame our people for selecting a house in that area where there are children and people to hold such a dangerous training. Some of the people in our community feel it should have been held on the South or West side. My feeling is that dangerous training should not be held anywhere where there are people that could be harmed or could be hurt. I think it is a derelict of duty to select a place and if you did not know what they were going to do with the building you should have asked. I do not think we should blindly give property to anybody just because they come and ask for it. I think that whenever we have this type of training we should have, if it is going to be a joint training, the Chief or a senior officer present in case if the training appears to be hazardous or injurious to life. It is unwise to allow our people to be involved in something that can cause loss of life and limb. I have respect for the people that were on the scene but they were not qualified. We need to have someone who is qualified and can say this is not what we thought we were going to be a part of. I realize that accident happened after the training closed down. The citizens who were there saw the City, not A&M nor NorTex, as the main culprits. We have to be more careful and give more thought to things that we are involved in. Finally, we need to train our officers and we need to move a facility out on our police training grounds where this can be 610 Item 12c, cont'd. conducted. If we do not have a space that is large enough perhaps we should build one that will accommodate that. We cannot afford ever again to conduct such training where people might be hurt. Because God had mercy on us, we should not ever do this again, where people might be injured. I believe that the majority of the people would agree that this should never have happened and should never happen again. Councilor Hawkins asked if the City had checked into the annexation of the area along 287 toward the prison. City Manager responded that a portion of that area has been under study for quite some time, and the delay is dealing with water lines that are already in place. We are trying to work with Water Utility Company in trying to identify a way that we would be able to take those systems over. It is in an area that is fast developing and some areas are being serviced by other utility companies. City Manager will provide maps for the Council and will get back with the Council when study is put together. Councilor Hawkins mentioned the car washes being conducted at various business such as the 7-Eleven and Chief Auto Parts. He requested that this be looked into for violations of ordinances. He also asked about animal control hours and a phone number to call. He asked that this number be advertised on the City Channel. He addressed the sale of access property being disposed of by the City and requested that a policy be set to limit the acceptance of a bid to $100 and that no bid below a certain dollar amount be accepted. This needs to be done for all property and it needs to be publicized at the time the property is put out for bid. Councilor Martin echoed a portion of Councilor Thompson' s comments regarding the training accident. He stated that he has been researching trying to find funds to build a training facility for the police and fire departments, which is desperately needed. He solicited Mr. Hill' s help in finding these funds. Mr. Hill commented that there are some justice funds available. Councilor Martin invited the citizens who were unable to attend the half-cent sales tax public hearings to call their Councilor as soon as possible and give their input as to what they want done in the City. Councilor Loughry asked Mr. Bob Parker to inspect York Street for the need of a possible Dip sign. He mentioned the need for a fire station in the Tanglewood area. Mayor Lam asked the City Manager to set up a meeting regarding wrecker service. Item 12d City Manager reminded Council that three meetings had been scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 8: 30 a.m. to formulate a list for the half-cent sales tax. Regarding the fire station and annexation, City Manager informed that one thing that has been studied over the years is a fire station consolidation plan. We will share that with you as you discuss prioritization of projects. There were no Staff reports. Item 12e City Council recessed into executive session at 10 : 20 a.m. in accordance with Section 551.074 of the Government Code. The meeting reconvened at 10: 28 a.m. 611 Item 12e, cont'd. In the absence of Mayor Lam, Mayor Pro-Tem Angus Thompson presided over the meeting. Councilor Thompson asked Mrs. Stricklin to introduce the Texas A & M guests. Mrs. Stricklin stated that the Texas A&M group present today had been working with the City at the onset of the unfortunate accident and also the two individuals from Nor Tex. Dr. Kimble Bennett is the Director of the Agency and would like to make the response for Texas A&M. As you know the City of Wichita Falls responded to the incident immediately and began to take as much care of the citizens as we could and began to do the clean up. This is what they wish to talk about as well as training with the City from this day forward. Dr. Kimble Bennett, Director of Texas Engineering Extension Service and Associate Vice Chancellor for Engineering at Texas A&M System, responded to Councilor Thompson' s remarks. Dr. Bennett totally agreed with Councilor Thompson. It was an unfortunate accident and he assured him that this type of training will no longer be done in urban areas. He informed that he had already put this policy in place. The accident will be investigated fully by the Texas Engineering Extension Service as well as by outside explosives experts to determine exactly what happened out there. Also, all safety procedures and practices will be reviewed to make sure this never happens again. Dr. Bennett assured Councilor Thompson and the Council that they were going to do their best to act in a responsible manner. Dr. Bennett thanked the City for its quick response. He said that the assistance from the Wichita Falls Risk Management, Chief Harrelson and his department was of tremendous help in assisting with the citizens of District 2. We are handling their claims and should have things pretty well wrapped up soon. He informed that Mr. Tieken was hired locally to handle the claims and is working with the citizens and their concerns and to take care of any damage that took place. Dr. Bennett enumerated the three points as follows. 1. ) They were going to do anything they could to make sure this type of situation does not occur again. He informed that the instructors were very qualified and came highly recommended. They will investigate fully and take whatever action is necessary. 2. ) They tried to respond as responsively as they could and work with the City and citizens. 3 . ) Thank the City and Texas Engineering Extension Service for responding quickly in working with them to resolve this unfortunate situation. Councilor Loughry asked if this training was done before in residential areas. Dr. Bennett replied that this was an advanced tactical training SWAT course and the only one in which they use explosives. He stated that using residential properties is not normal practice, but it had been done before. Their number one criteria will be that this type of training is not in any kind of neighborhood whatsoever. Councilor Martin commented that Wichita Falls citizens cannot fault people in your agency considering the compassion and rapid response you have shown and the attitude you have taken in this situation. You are to be commended for this. Dr. Bennett again apologized to the citizens of District 2 and said that they regretted this had happened. He said they certainly regretted all the hurt, suffering and pain or problems caused to that community, and any sensitiveness that may have arisen. 612 Item 12e cont'd. Councilor Hawkins said they appreciated Dr. Bennett taking time out of his busy schedule and would like to say that this is unfortunate but we should be thankful that no life was lost. The citizens can rest assured that their Councilor and the entire Council is interested in looking out for their benefits. City Manager asked if the procedure, that resulted in the house being blown up, was actually outside the definition of the training exercise. When that was being considered for a location to have this exercise it envisioned far less explosives, that resulted in the house being blown up. Dr. Bennett replied that it was a practice to always destroy the explosives that are checked out at the property where they have permission to detonate explosives. They are made up on the site and for safety purposes are not transported but destroyed on the site. He said he could not comment any further until the investigation was completed. Dr. Bennett said that if he had been aware that the training was being done in a neighborhood he would have put a stop to it immediately. Councilor Thompson expressed the citizens of District 2, the Council, and his appreciation for Dr. Bennett' s comments for being forth rightly in this. Like many other things, this also will be overcome. Dr. Bennett said that he could not say enough for the City' s response in this. This is a very responsible Council and City Government to the citizens. The City was on the scene and did what we could not do merely because of distance. Mrs. Stricklin introduced Mr. Wilde of Nor Tex Regional Planning Commission. Mr. Dennis Wilde, Executive Director of Nor Tex Regional Planning Commission, said he would like to send their regrets to the citizens of that area. It is very unfortunate that it happened and I assure you that in future training exercises we will assess exactly how to conduct and will have the safety of citizens in high regard. Also, we will do a thorough check on our system. We will continue, as we always have, in regional law enforcement training, which has been one of our prime objectives. Also, we will continue with Texas A&M because they are very good. Mr. Wilde commended the City' s Risk Management team and the Police Department for their efforts. He said without their help the situation could have been very volatile out there. He thanked them for their efforts and complimented the City Staff. Councilor Thompson expressed his appreciation to Mr. Wilde for his statements. The City will continue working with Nor Tex in providing training for our officers in this area and hopefully in other parts of the country, like Oklahoma. We understand that things do happen and we all have to share the responsibilities and we are doing that now. Thank you. Item 12f Moved by Councilor Martin that Martha Fulmer be appointed to the Commission on Human Needs with term to expire 12/31/97. Motion seconded by Councilor Hawkins and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Pro-Tem Thompson, Councilors Mallonee, Loughry, Martin, and Hawkins Nays: None 613 Item 12g Moved by Councilor Martin that Erion Simpson be appointed to complete Ann Kisor ' s unexpired term on the Mayors Commission on the Status of Women. Term expiration is 9/30/94. Motion seconded by Councilor Hawkins and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Pro-Tem Thompson, Councilors Mallonee, Loughry, Martin, and Hawkins Nays: None The City Council adjourned at 10: 45 a.m. PASSED AND APPROVED this CD., day of , 1994. Michael Lam, ayor ATTEST: (� AO ) �" L d a Torres Ci Clerk