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Min 09/28/1964 Wichita Falls, Texas 673 Memorial Auditorium Bldg. September 28, 1964 Items 1 & 2 gular The Board of Aldermen of the CounciI Room ofa the lMemorial sAuditorium eBuild- session on the above date in the ing at 7:30 P.M., with the following members present: J. Winston Wallander Mayor R. Kenneth Hill X Dr. D. Clifford Burross Aldermen Leroy Daniel Roy V. (Pete) Claytor X Cletus C. Schenk X Ronald Neighbors Asst. City Manager H. P. Hodge, Jr. City Attorney City Clerk Henry Mundy O. D. McBride Absent Jack Davis Absent The invocation was given by Alderman Hill. / V% RESOLUTION NO. 576 r WHEREAS, the reopening this week Falls,the because,renovated for theMemorial firstAtime, the Citymarks a milestone in the City of Wichita has available a first class facility which cational wrodu tions available throughoutathettwelvef ypes o entertainment and cultural and edu P months of the year; and, beautiful in appearance, comfortable itiesg WHEREAS, the auditorium is now all the seasons, and has excellent acofstheouticsshowsand s and dproductions l ualwhich have will not only increaseenjoyment heretofore been presented by local civic organizations, but will also attract new productions to the City; and, WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen made b ion resuch civic organizatiozes ne great s Wichita the citizens of the City which is Y Falls Symphony Orchestra, the Broadway Theatre League, Inc., the Wichita Falls Ballet Theatre, the North Texas Civic Music Association and many other such similar civic organizations. ICHITA NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN 64E TH be E and Tit O W is hereby FALLS, TEXAS, That the week commencing September 27, , of proclaimed "Auditorium Week" in the City f Wichdicationita s, athetrenovatedcitizenaudi- the City are encouraged to be present torium and the opening show to be held at 7:30 P.M. on Thursday night, October 1, 1964, and, Further, that the citizens be encouraged to support the membership drivets of the Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra, the Broadway Theatre League, Inc. , he Wichita Falls Ballet Theatre, North whoTexas haveCdone soivic sic muchstocprov�de and forall the other similar civic organizations Wichita Falls and the surrounding areas entertainment and cultural activities. Moved by Alderman Burross that Resolution No. 576 be passed. Motion seconded by Alderman Hill and passed by the following vote: Ayes: Aldermen Hill, Burross, Daniel, Claytor, and Schenk. Nays: None Item 3 -loved by Alderman Burross that the minutes of the meeting held September 14, 1964, be approved as read. Motion seconded by Alderman Hill and passed unanimously. 674 Item 4 A nuhl;.- 676 Item 11, cont'd. contract be increased in the amount of $3,996.00, which is an addition to the original cost. Moved by Alderman Hill that Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $3,996.00 be granted. Motion seconded by Alderman Burross and passed unanimously. Item 12 ORDINANCE NO. 2119 AN ORDINANCE MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $209,295 FROM THE UNAPPROPRI- ATED GENERAL FUND TO THE ACCOUNT NUMBERS LISTED HEREIN; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Moved by Alderman Schenk that Ordinance No. 2119 be passed. Motion seconded by Alderman Burross and passed by the following vote: Ayes: Aldermen Hill, Burross, Daniel, Claytor, and Schenk. Nays: None 1� ORDINANCE NO. 2120 AN ORDINANCE MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $45,000 FROM THE UNAPPROPRIATED 4' WATER AND SEWER REVENUE FUND TO THE ACCOUNT NUMBERS LISTED HEREIN; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Moved by Alderman Schenk that Ordinance No. 2120 be passed. Motion seconded by Alderman Burross and passed by the following vote: Ayes: Aldermen Hill, Burross, Daniel, Claytor, and Schenk. Nays: None Item 13 Authority to transfer funds from the water and sewer fund to the General Fund in the amount of $300,000 was requested. Moved by Alderman Burross that authority be granted to transfer the necessary funds from the water and sewer fund to the General Fund. Motion seconded by Alderman Hill and passed unanimously. Item 14 A committee consisting of Aldermen Claytor and Hill was appointed by the Mayor to meet with the architects and Library Board to attempt to bring the bids on the Kemp Public Library within the estimated cost. Alderman Hill reported that after several meetings and hard work with the architects and Library Board that they had come up with a revised bid of $256,800, which included architectural fees. Moved by Alderman Hill that the revised bid of $256,800 on the remodeling and addition to Kemp Public Library be awarded to M. A. Vordenbaum and Sons Construc- tion Company. Motion seconded by Alderman Schenk and passed unanimously. At this time Alderman Hill stated that he would like to commend the Library Board, Architects, and the construction company for the amount of hard work and number of hours that they had put into this study to bring the cost down from the original bid, and recommended that the City Clerk write a letter to the members of the Library Board thanking them for their efforts in this work. Item 15 Mr. Don Read, of the firm of Pardue, Read, and Dice, Architects and Engineers, 677 Item 15 cont'd. stated that the final plans for remodeling of office space in the auditorium have not been completed due to extreme care in developing the plans which he said would result in savings to the City, and asked for a delay of 45 days. After a lengthy discussion with the various aldermen, it was agreed that Mr. Read be granted the 45 days, and that the plans be finished by November 9, 1964. 16 Item _ em 16 Moved by Alderman Burross that the minutes of the meeting of the following j boards and commissions be accepted: a. Planning Board--September 16, 1964 b. Electrical Advisory Board--August 11, 1964 c. Board of Adjustments and Appeals--September 10 and 18, 1964 d. Traffic Commission--September 15 1964 e. Park Board--August 6 and September 14, 1964 Motion seconded by Alderman Claytor and passed unanimously. ICI Item 17 _ r - - - _ - _ Moved by Alderman Hill that reimbursement contract payments be made in the fol- lowing amounts: Hawkeye Development Company, Sewer, Section B, Loch Lomond Addition from September 1, 1963 to September 1, 1964; $269.41 Lynwood Homes, Inc. , Sewer, Lynwood West Section 1, from September 1, 1963 to September 1, 1964; $297.99 Lynwood Homes, Inc., Water, Section 1, Lynwood West, from September 1, 1963 to September 1, 1964; $1,270.72 Motion seconded by Alderman Claytor and passed unanimously. Item 18 RESOLUTION NO. 577 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: A public hearing shall be held on the proposed 1964-1965 Budget for the City of Wichita Falls and on the proposed appropriation ordinance before the Board of Aldermen sitting as a committee of the whole; such public hearing shall be held at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 8, 1964, in the Council Room in the Memorial Audi- torium, 1300 Seventh Street, Wichita Falls, Texas. Moved by Alderman Burross that Resolution No. 577 be passed. Motion seconded by Alderman Claytor and passed by the following vote: Ayes: Aldermen Hill, Burross, Daniel, Claytor, and Schenk. Nays: None Item 19 Mr. G. K. Pieratt, who operates a small grocery store on Flood Street in the 400 block, presented a petition of property owners between Smith and Homes Street requesting extension of the liquor zone. Mr. Pieratt stated that his place of bus- iness is directly across the street from the liquor zone, which stops in the middle of the street. After some discussion with members of the Council, it was agreed that a review of the liquor zone is needed, and that the ordinance has not been re- vised since the sale of alcoholic beverages began. Moved by Alderman Claytor that this request be turned down because of the strict city liquor zone ordinance. Motion seconded by Alderman Burross and asked b the following P Y g vote: Ayes: Aldermen Hill, Burross, Daniel, and Claytor Nays: Alderman Schenk 678 Item 20 A memorandum was read by Mayor Wallander from J. F. Farlow, Jr., Director of Public Works, to Jack Davis, City Manager, which was a report on Plum Creek drain- age project. Mayor Wallander called on J. F. Farlow, Jr., to explain the Plum , Creek flood control project between the City and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. ; Mr. Farlow stated that the Corp plan called for a $1,350,000 expenditure with local interest share being $756,000, and the Federal government's portion of the project being $595,000. Mr. Farlow stated the main point in question was that it appeared that the diversion channel of Plum Creek to the Wichita River would allow the river to back up and to inundate the Plum Creek area. Mr. Farlow recommended that due to the obvious lack of protection to the project from the Wichita River that the Corp re-analyze the project to provide a lesser flood frequency design of Plum Creek which will lessen the City's cost. If this was not possible then the City investi- gate the possibility of doing the necessary work. Moved by Alderman Burross to request that the Corp of Engineers re-design the Plum Creek project on a smaller scale. Motion seconded by Alderman Claytor and passed unanimously. Item 21 ORDINANCE NO. 2121 ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING A ONE-HALF BLOCK LONG ALLEY IN BLOCK 30 OF THE HINCKLEY SUBDIVISION OF THE J. A. KEMP ADDITION TO THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS. t!f Moved by Alderman Schenk that Ordinance No. 2121 be passed. Motion seconded by Alderman Hill and passed by the following vote: Ayes: Aldermen Hill, Burross, Daniel, Claytor, and Schenk. Nays: None Item 22 RESOLUTION NO. 578 WHEREAS, Section 218(p) of Title II of the Federal Social Security Act has been amended to permit participation of policemen and firemen in positions covered by a retirement system; and, WHEREAS, the policemen and the firemen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, have requested that the Board of Aldermen ask the Texas State Department of Public Welfare to hold an election by the policemen of said City and to hold an election by the firemen of said City to determine whether or not they wish to have federal Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance coverage in addition to the existing re- tirement systems. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS: In order to meet the requirements of Section 218(p) of Title II of the Fed- eral Social Security Act, as amended, this Board of Aldermen requests the Texas State Department of Public Welfare to hold as expeditiously as possible a referendum of the policemen and a referendum of the firemen as required in said law and in House Bill 603, Acts of the Fifty-Second Legislature of the State of Texas, 1951. Moved by Alderman hill that Resolution No. 578 be passed. Motion seconded by Alderman Daniel and passed by the following vote: Ayes: Aldermen Hill, Burross, Daniel, Claytor, and Schenk. Nays: None Mayor Wallander asked if anyone in the audience or members of the Council had anything to say. As there was no response it was moved by Alderman Claytor that the meeting be adjourned. Motion seconded by Alderman Hill and carried unanimously. The Board of Aldermen then adjourned at 10:15 P. M. PASSED AND APPROVED this 12th day of October , 1964. ATTEST: zdzl� Mayor ity C er