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Min 01/04/1990 i 390 Wichita Falls, Texas Memorial Auditorium Building January 4, 1990 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. Perry Goolsby Mayor David Farabee Michael Lam Angus Thompson Councilors Bill Palmer Ron Buffum Don Kirkham James Berzina City Manager Gregory Humbach City Attorney Wilma J. Thomas City Clerk The invocation was given by Angus Thompson, New Jerusalem Baptist Church. Item 3a Arlene Hunt, a Police Department employee, was honored as Employee of the Month for January. Mayor Goolsby presented her with a plaque, City of Wichita Falls pin, and two tickets each to a theatre and dinner. Item 3b Mayor Goolsby presented a plaque to Gary Cardwell, outgoing Chairman of the Clean Community Commission. Mr. Cardwell expressed appreciation to the Council and staff who assisted that Commission. Item 4 Moved by Councilor Kirkham that minutes of the meeting held December 19, 1989, be approved. Motion seconded by Councilor Thompson, and carried unanimously. Items 5a-7b Moved by Councilor Buffum that the consent agenda be approved. Motion seconded by Councilor Thompson, and carried unanimously. Item 5a RESOLUTION NO. 1-90 RESOLUTION APPROVING SIXTH AMENDMENT WITH M & M RENTAL SERVICES, DBA NATIONAL CAR LEASING FOR LEASE OF SPACE AT WICHITA FALLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 391 Item 5a Cont'd Ayes: Mayor Goolsby, Councilors Farabee, Lam, Thompson, Palmer, Buffum, and Kirkham Nays: None Item 5b RESOLUTION NO. 2-90 RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 3 WITH ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES AND AMENDMENT NO. 4 WITH AMERICAN EAGLE FOR LEASE OF PREMISES AT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT Ayes: Mayor Goolsby, Councilors Farabee, Lam, Thompson, Palmer, Buffum, and Kirkham Nays: None Item 6a RESOLUTION NO. 3-90 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AWARD OF BID AND A CONTRACT FOR THE CDBG SCOTLAND PARK PARKING LOT PROJECT Ayes: Mayor Goolsby, Councilors Farabee, Lam, Thompson, Palmer, Buffum, and Kirkham Nays: None Item 6b RESOLUTION 4-90 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AWARD OF BID AND A CONTRACT FOR THE CDBG RIVER ROAD AND WILLIAMS DRIVE OVERLAY PROJECT Ayes: Mayor Goolsby, Councilors Farabee, Lam, Thompson, Palmer, Buffum, and Kirkham Nays: None Item 7 Minutes of the meetings of the following boards and commissions were received. a. Water Resources Commission - December 3 , 1989 b. Zoning Board of Adjustment - December 20, 1989 Ayes: Mayor Goolsby, Councilors Farabee, Lam, Thompson, Palmer, Buffum, and Kirkham Nays: None Item 8a RESOLUTION NO. 5-90 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE RENTAL CAR LEASE AT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WITH METRO RENTAL, INC. , DBA AS BUDGET RENT A CAR Moved by Councilor Palmer that Resolution No. 5-90 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Kirkham, and carried by the following vote. i 392 Item 8a Cont'd Ayes: Mayor Goolsby, Councilors Farabee, Lam, Thompson, Palmer, Buffum, and Kirkham Nays: None Item 8b RESOLUTION NO. 6-90 i RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SIXTH AMENDMENT WITH HCR CAR RENTALS AND EXTENDING THE LEASE EXPIRATION DATE UNTIL FEBRUARY 28 , 1990 Moved by Councilor Thompson that Resolution No. 6-90 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Buffum, and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Goolsby, Councilors Farabee, Lam, Thompson, Palmer, Buffum, and Kirkham Nays: None i Item 8c i RESOLUTION NO. 7-90 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING CONSTRUCTION AND AUTHORIZING FINAL PAYMENT TO THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE LUCY PARK RIVER TRAIL II PROJECT Moved by Councilor Lam that Resolution No. 7-90 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Farabee, and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Goolsby, Councilors Farabee, Lam, Thompson, Palmer, Buffum, and Kirkham Nays: None Item 9a RESOLUTION NO. 8-90 RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AWARD OF BID FOR SIDELOADER CONTAINERS FOR USE BY THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT Moved by Councilor Lam that Resolution No. 8-90 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Palmer. Councilor Palmer asked Mr. Bonnett for his experience with round containers, as opposed to rectangular containers. Mr. Bonnett expressed concerns in the welding shop in being able to maintain this type of container. They would like to monitor it for four or five years. Trucks can handle the round containers as well as the rectangular ones. Councilor Palmer noted this is a single vendor product. Councilor Kirkham commented that this has been used in the East where corrosion problems are worse than here. The motion carried by the following vote. 393 Item 9a Cont'd Ayes: Mayor Goolsby, Councilors Farabee, Lam, Thompson, Palmer, Buffum, and Kirkham Nays: None Item l0a William C. Young, 1018 Widows Lane, appeared as a private citizen in regard to handicapped parking at the Activities Center. He stated that they should be closest to the most accessible entrance to the Activities Center on the South side. Mayor Goolsby explained to Mr. Young that he hopes he w will feel free to work with the Commission on Disability, and discuss these matters with them. Councilor Thompson would like staff members to look at accessibility on both sides in getting out in a wheel chair. Mr. Berzina explained that the staff and Commission have reviewed this, and believe the spaces are where they are supposed to be. If the Commission brings other information, they will look at it. Item 10b Councilor Lam expressed concern that we get our bid process straightened out in regard to how we handle a two percent discount. He noted a discrepancy in taking low bids with or without it. City Attorney Gregory Humbach explained that they need to consider the gross, and not the net bid. The two percent discount should not be considered, and he has so instructed the Purchasing Department that it will not be considered in the future. Councilor Kirkham stated that he continues to hear about luggage problems at the airport. He requested Mr. Parker to work with these folks to make sure they are hustling as fast as they can. Mr. Parker explained they surveyed five travel agents in the City, and most of the comments address luggage. Councilor Kirkham also passed on a compliment about handicapped ramps being installed throughout the City. Councilor Thompson stated he would like to hold a retreat sometime this year to try to make projections for the next ten years. He noted the homeless, employment, and deterioration of the downtown and East side as subjects needing attention. He expressed concerns that we tend to react, rather than project or act. He also expressed hope that we will continue to abide by being citizen friendly in 1990. The negative comments he receives also relate to the way we deal with our citizens. Item 10c Mr. Bonnett advised the Council that during the period of extremely cold weather, from December 22 through December 26 , 1989, when crews were in the field twenty-four hours a day, they waived fees for shutting off water for customers when 394 Item 10c Cont'd workers were in the area. Others were charged for this service not occurring during this period. He and the Council commended the employees involved in this work. Mr. Bonnett also explained that a new set of regulations will be coming out in March on our sanitary landfill. They will be all-encompassing from the Texas Department of Health, and notification to residents will be required. The City operates a Type Three landfill, which is unattended. Type one is very tightly controlled and manned. The new regulations will eliminate all Type Three landfills. He believes it advisable to close this type landfill in accordance with state regulations, before new regulations come out. The financial exposure is significant. Wichita County will use our landfills. Others will probably have to go to some kind of regional landfill. He will send a notice to the renters to tell them that the Council is considering this matter. Mayor Goolsby requested information which established how we got into the landfill business, what our obligations and responsibilities are, etc. Mr. Bonnett addressed the effluent going into the Wichita River, stating a new requirement has been made where a certain type of species must survive and reproduce in the effluent. They will have to submit in writing the approach they plan to use. They do not know if this will be corrected with the new waste water treatment plant. He explained that the flea has no significance except that Congress put it in the law. He suggested that we should get the information to Congress that the flea is not important. Responsible environmental groups need to provide this information to Congress. (The fat-head minnow is thriving. ) Various Council members commented on the Christmas tree project, stating this is a way to reduce the landfill. Mayor Goolsby commented on the loss of the aids facility, with Tom Edmondson explaining they will be meeting with Dr. McBroom regarding the aids clinic. He reported that 55 persons tested positive for the HIV virus at the Health Department. Twenty-seven aids cases have been confirmed, with eleven deaths. Councilor Buffum noted statistics on the numbers of persons infected with the HIV virus, and do not know it. He commented on the need for education in all races of people. This affects all of us in paying their medical bills. Item 10d The City Council recessed into executive session at 9: 43 A.M. , according to Article 6252-17, Section 2, Paragraph (g) of the Revised Civil Statutes. The meeting reconvened at 10: 15 A.M. Item 10e No action was taken on an appointment to the Appraisal District. 395 Item 10f Moved by Councilor Kirkham that Martin Litteken be appointed to the Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number 1, Board of Directors, for a term to expire December 31, 1991. Motion seconded by Councilor Buffum, and carried unanimously. The City Council adjourned at 10 : 17 A.M. PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of 1990. Perry Gbolsby, Mhyor ATTEST: Wilma J. Thomas, CMC/AAE City Clerk"