Min 12/29/1986 411
Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium Buildina
December 29, 1986
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 Memorial Auditorium Building
at 8:30 o'clock A.M. with the following members present.
Charles Harper Mayor
Sandy Goff
Ruth Ann Allred
Charles Thomas
Lindsey Walker
Don Kirkham
James Berzina City Manager
H. P. Hodge City Attorney
Jackye B. Hatley Asst. City Clerk
Fred L. Werner Chief Accounting Officer
Ronald Buffum Absent
Wilma J. Thomas Absent
The invocation was given by Councilman Lindsey Walker.
Item 3
ORDINANCE NO. 110-86
ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $1 ,500,000 FROM THE WEST TEXAS UTILITY FUND
AND $2,337,600 FROM THE WATER AND SEWER FUND FOR LAND ACQUISITION
FOR THE LAKE RINGGOLD PROJECT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
Moved by Councilman Thomas that Ordinance No. 110-86, appropriating funds
to buy property at Lake Ringgold,be passed.
Motion seconded by Councilman Kirkham.
City Attorney H. P. Hodge asked that the ordinance be amended to add
$30,000 for closing costs from the Water and Sewer Fund.
Councilman Thomas moved that Ordinance No. 110-86 be amended to add
$30,000 for closing costs , and be adopted; seconded by Councilman Kirkham.
Mr. Werner, Chief Accounting Officer, stated that the transfers have been
made so we will be able to close tomorrow.
Councilman Allred asked if the City would be able to finish the survey
of the property by the end of the year? She was told it would be completed
by December 31 , 1988.
It was stated that the $30,000 would be added to the contract, and
the total amount of acres is 6,680, plus an easement of 940 acres.
Councilman Kirkham asked if the contract price was reduced by 5 percent?
Mayor Harper stated that this ordinance covers exactly what we have been
talking about, and he asked if there were any changes the Council would
like to make?
Charles Davis, 4435 Call Field Road, addressed the Council . He asked
if the $20,000,000 bonded indebtedness couldn' t be reduced with this surplus
instead of buying this land , and going on with other projects this Council
is initiating? Mr. Davis also inquired as to why this meeting had to be
an emergency? Mayor Harper explained it needed to be executed tomorrow.
Councilman Thomas noted that in order to get the 5 percent discount, it
had to be paid by tomorrow.
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Item 3 (Cont. )
Mr. Davis is still concerned that this issue has not been brought to
a vote. He also noted that the Council is embarking on several projects
that will cost a lot of money.
Councilman Thomas stated that this Council has done some long-range
planning which will mean more growth and progressive improvements.
Mayor Harper is going to ask some of the other area leaders about the
whole project. He stated that we are taking the first step, but we need
to see what part they are going to play.
Councilman Walker noted that the water system we have now is only because
of someone' s long-range planning 30 or 40 years ago. We are doing this
for our grandchildren.
Councilman Allred noted that there are several ways in which the Water
and Sewer Funds could be spent, but this is the most appropriate way.
Councilman Goff noted in this economic time, we should think of our
cup being half full not half empty. A city must plan for the future or
it will die in its tracks.
Jim Berzina, City Manager, made the observation that if you don' t start
those kinds of things, you will never do them.
Mayor Charles Harper thanked H. P. Hodge, City Attorney, and Fred Werner,
Chief Accounting Officer, for their help in putting this together.
Charles Thomas, Councilman, stated this should be a plus for the BCI
to boast we have already purchased this land, and paid cash for it.
Ayes: Charles Harper, Mayor, Councilmen Goff, Thomas, Allred, Walker,
and Kirkham
Nays: None
Mayor Harper adjourned the meeting at 8:55 o'clock A.M., to go into
Executive Session under Section 2, Subsection (e) of Article 6252-17, Revised
Civil Statutes of Texas.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of yzi L 1987.
C ar es Harper, y r
ATTEST: Ma
Wilma J. Thorffas, CMC, City Clerk