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Min 12/12/1966 967 Wichita Falls, Texas Memorial Auditorium Bldg. December 12, 1966 Items 1 4 2 The Board of Aldermen 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 7:30 o'clock P.M. , with the following members present: R. C. Rancier Mayor R. Kenneth Hill X Dr. D. C. Burross X James M. Davis X Aldermen Leroy Daniel X Max Kruger X Cletus C. Schenk X Bob Hughey Asst. City Manager H. P. Hodge, Jr. City Attorney Wilma J. Thomas City Clerk The invocation was given by Alderman Kruger. i A group of Very Important Citizens was welcomed by Mayor Rancier. Item 3 Moved by Alderman Kruger that the minutes of the special and regular meetings held November 21, 1966, be approved. Motion seconded by Alderman Schenk, and carried unanimously. `Item 4 Ed Daniel, Director of Parks and Recreation, requested an appropriation in j the amount of $6,000.00 for revamping the existing parking lot at Ninth and Ohio. I / !ORDINANCE NO. 2286 AN ORDINANCE MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO ACCOUNT NUMBER 091-0023, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Moved by Alderman Burross that Ordinance No. 2286 be passed. Motion seconded by Alderman Hill, and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Aldermen Hill, Burross, Davis, Daniel, Kruger, and Schenk. Nays: None Mayor Rancier announced that City Manager Jack Davis is ill tonight, and that Assistant City Manager Bob Hughey is sitting in his place at this time. Item S Ordinances pertaining to control of rendering plant operation, and meat and poultry inspection fees were passed over at this time. i Item 6 A report from the liquor zoning committee was presented. Various members of the Council expressed their appreciation to this committee, and Ben Lowell as chairman, for their work on this study. They recommended no changes at the present time. Moved by Alderman Burross that this report be received for further study. Motion seconded by Alderman Daniel, and carried unanimously. 970 Item 8a, cont'd. Moved by Alderman Schenk that the City Manager be authorized to execute a contract with Don Morgan in the amount of $25,897.50. Motion seconded by Alderman Kruger, and carried unanimously. At this time Mayor Rancier welcomed Mrs. Forest Hashbarger and her daughter to the Council meeting. Items 8c,d,e � a Moved by Alderman Burross that bids be awarded as follows for the Street Department: f 1. W. 0. Waites Ford--2 each 39,000 GVW Tandem Cab and Chassis--$12,391.08 , 2. Fleet Equipment Co. , Dallas,--two dump bodies for 39,000 GVW trucks-- $2,750.00 3. Morgan Dodge Motor Company--two 23,000 GVW Cab and Chassis--$6,945.04 Motion seconded by Alderman Hill, and carried unanimously. Item 9a Mr. John Ruhmann, Director of Water Development, presented Change Orders 6 and 7, and the final estimate on H. E. Cummins and Son contract. Change Order No. 6 is for a change in method in planting grass, and did not include any change in the price; Change Order No. 7 in the amount of $1,539.00 is for miscellaneous items such as culvert headwalls for access roads, an approach concrete slab on each end of the bridge, a gate and fan to keep the public off the intake structure, and an additional rye grass seeding below the dam to prevent washing. Final estimate is in the amount of $4,616,423.36. Moved by Alderman Schenk that Change Orders 6 and 7, and the final estimate in the amount of $4,6160423.36, be approved. Motion seconded by Alderman Kruger, and carried unanimously. Alderman Burross expressed appreciation to the contractor for a job well done, stating that relations between them and the City has been excellent. Item 9b i 1 Mr. John Ruhmann, Director of Water Development, requested approval of final estimate on Zack Burkett contract for construction of oil well mounds. Change Order No. 1 was also requested in the amount of $758.40 for an additional 15 feet in length. Final estimate is in the amount of $40,042.06. Moved by Alderman Kruger that Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $758.40, and final estimate in the amount of $40,042.06 be approved. Motion seconded by Alderman Daniel, and carried unanimously. Item 9c Mr. John Ruhmann, Director of Water Development, requested approval of Change Orders 11 2, and 3 on a 15-inch sewer main in Tanglewood addition, and also approval of the final estimate. Change Order No. 1 is in the amount of $550.00; Change Order No. 2 is for $19,868.80; Change Order No. 3 is for $419.25. Final estimate is in the amount of $79,815.50. Approval was also requested for the City's portion of the final estimate in the amount of $8,416.18, which is $126.18 above the amount originally approved by the Council. Moved by Alderman Schenk that Change Orders 1, 2, and 3, the final estimate, and the City's final estimate, be approved in the stated amounts. Motion seconded by Alderman Kruger, and carried unanimously. 971 Item 9d Mr. John Ruhmann, Director of Water Development, requested payment of $13,062.21 to Texas Electric Company for right-of-way costs incurred in re- location of a transmission line around Lake Arrowhead. Moved by Alderman Burross that payment be authorized to Texas Electric Company in the amount of $13,062.21, as requested. Motion seconded by Alderman Schenk, and carried unanimously. Item 10 Ben Shelton, Director of Finance, requested permission to advertise for bids for an estimated annual supply of batteries (150), diesel (60,000 gallons) , gasoline (400,000 gallons) , oil and grease (7,700 gallons) , tires and tubes (600 tires and 300 tubes). Moved by Alderman Schenk that authority be granted to advertise for bids as requested. Motion seconded by Alderman Hill, and carried unanimously. i' Item Ila John Ruhmann, Director of Water Development, requested a revision of the commercial leases at Lake Kickapoo now held by Harrold Long. These leases now provide for an annual payment to the City as follows: ff $0 to $40,000 $900.00 l $40,000 to $50,000 5% $50,000 to $100,000 7 1/2% Over $100,000 10% A check of the sales records reveal that the business on these leases has varied from $12,000 to $26,000 per year per lease, and business seems to be declining. It is requested that the following revised schedule be adopted. $0 to $20,000 $450.00 $20,000 to $40,000 2.25% $400000 to $50#000 5% $50,000 to $100,000 7 1/2% Over $100,000 10% j Moved by Alderman Schenk that the City Manager be authorized to execute a new lease contract on both sides of the lake, and that the revised rates be accepted. i Motion seconded by Alderman Davis, and carried unanimously. a Item llb The request for extension of occupancy permit by Wichita Container Company { did not need consideration at this time. — — { Item llc I ' { Traffic Commission appointments were deferred at this time. % ------------------ Item lld I Bob Hughey, Assistant City Manager, explained that at this time the City has a few in-service group training programs, and recommended that the Council authorize the City to begin in-service training programs for individual em- ployees to upgrade their qualifications. Any such courses would of necessity be job related only. He recommended that a committee be formed to screen I i i I I i I 972 Item lld, cont'd. applicants for this schooling, consisting of the Personnel Director and two other directors. A copy of the proposed Guidelines for paying tuition was presented for approval. (Copy attached) Moved by Alderman Davis that the Guidelines for In-Service Training Program be approved. Motion seconded by Alderman Hill, and carried unanimously. ------------------ f Item 12 Moved by Alderman Kruger that the minutes of the Electrical Advisory Board meeting held December 6, 1966, be received. Motion seconded by Alderman Schenk and carried unanimously. ------------------ J Item 13 Moved by Alderman Hill that the following sewer reimbursement contract payment be approved: Lots, Inc. , A Texas Corporation, sewer, Colonial Park Addition, Section A from November 17, 1965 to November 17 , 1966; $226.90 Motion seconded by Alderman Burross, and carried unanimously. ------------------ Item 14 ORDINANCE NO. 2287 AN ORDINANCE; AMENDING THE ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF WATER AND SEWER REVENUE BONDS PASSED ON NOVEMBER 21, 1966. Moved by Alderman Schenk that Ordinance No. 2287 be passed, correcting the redemption date in Section 5 of the bond ordinance passed on November 21, 1966. Motion seconded by Alderman Kruger, and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Aldermen Hill, Burross, Davis, Daniel, Kruger and Schenk. Nays: None ------------------ 1 Item 15 RESOLUTION NO. 671 WHEREAS, at the meeting of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls on November 22, 1965, Mayor Winston Wallander, with the advice and con- sent of the Board of Aldermen, appointed R. W. McBride and Frank Yeager to serve for terms of two years on the Board Selection Committee for the Community Center for Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services. The County of Wichita and the Wichita Falls Independent School District each appointed two members to serve on this Board Selection Committee; and WHEREAS, such Board Selection Committee selected the following nine persons to serve as members of the Board of Trustees of the Community Center for Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services , to-wit: Robert McIntire Mrs . Philip Carpenter Dr. William L. Rector Dr. Earle W. Crawford Item 15, con't. G. H. Kirby Judge Calvin Ashley Jack Jeffus Dick Waggoner Mrs . Reuben Knight NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY 'THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF - WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: SECS 1. The Board of Aldermen recognize the above named nine persons as the Board of Trustees of the Community Center for Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services provided for under the Texas Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act passed by the 59th Legislature of the State of Texas in 1965. SECTION 2. Having been informed that an application will be made by such Board of Trustees that a survey be made of local mental health and mental retardation services which are available and which may be needed, and that such survey will be made by a planner whose salary will be paid by the State but who will have to be furnished locally with secretarial help, office, supplies and equipment, and travel allowance, that it is the present intention of the Board of Aldermen that the City will pay, in cash or in kind, one third of such cost when a proper budget has been submitted to and approved by the Board of Aldermen. Moved by Alderman Kruger that Resolution No. 671 be passed. Motion seconded by Alderman Schenk, and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Aldermen Hill, Burross, Davis, Daniel, Kruger, and Schenk. Nays: None ------------------ Item 16 A proposed ordinance was presented on junk cars. Moved by Alderman Burross that this ordinance be tabled to enable the City Attorney to make some revisions of certain sections. Motion seconded by Alderman Hill, and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Aldermen Hill, Burross, Davis, Daniel, Kruger, and Schenk. Nays: None ------------------ Moved by Alderman Hill that the meeting be adjourned. Motion seconded by Alderman Kruger, and carried unanimously. The Board of Aldermen adjourned at 9: 20 p.m. PASSED AND APPROVED this day c� 1967 . MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK CITY OF WICHITA FALLS GUIDELINES FOR PAYING TUITION EXPENSES FOR EMPLOYEES I COMMITTEE The Personnel Director and two other Directors named by the City Manager shall sit as a Committee to consider applicants and the type of courses to be taken. One per- son connected with Midwestern University and named by the City Manager may serve on this Committee in an advisory position. This Committee would have the authority to approve or disapprove candidates for additional outside training at colleges, universities, correspondence schools , etc. II CRITERIA The course work must relate to the applicant's present po- sition for the purposes of: (a) Improving skills or knowledge required in his present position: (b) Preparing the employee for significant technolo- gical changes occurring in his career field; (c) Preparing the employee for changes in duties due to the different use of a position or class; etc. (d) Preparing the employee for assumption of new and different duties. III ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES Any full time employee approved by the Committee may make application for all or part tuition for approved courses. Page two, Continued Applications must be submitted at least 30 days prior to the beginning of any school term or beginning of course study. IV EXTENT OF TUITION PAYMENT BY CITY (a) The City will pay 100% of tuition and any other expenses involved when the programs are arranged by contract and prepaid by the City and are offered to employees. (b) When job related courses leading to a certificate are at- tended by employees on their own time, the City will parti- cipate on a 50% basis initially for tuition and books. The City will not participate however in courses which are con- sidered pre-requisites, leveling and/or required in nature but are not job related such as Spanish, Texas history, etc. This amount shall not exceed $75 .00 per semester. The other 50% of tuition is subject to reimbursement in accordance with provisions of Paragraph V. V REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURES Employee must make application for tuition reimbursement prior to beginning course work. Application must indicate the eligibility of the employee based on the City's criteria and advance approval by the Committee and/or the City Manager. Upon successful com- pletion of study, an employee may apply for and receive reimburse- ment for the balance of the tuition expense but not to exceed $75.00 per semester of study. Reimbursement will be made only after the Personnel Director has received notice of official grade and the receipt for payment of the tuition by the employee. page three, Continued VI EXCEPTIONS The City Manager shall make the exceptions and conditions where the expenditures would exceed the amount set out in Paragraph IV. December, 1966 CITY OF WICHITA FALLS REQUEST FOR TRAINING AND/OR EDUCATION For Personnel Use Only Employee's Name: Job Code Position: Division or Department: Institution: Date of Employment: COURSES AND/OR BOOKS REQUESTED Course Number Number or Title of Amount Author's Name Units TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED . . REASON: (Explain in detail - how this is related to your work) Recommendation of Date: Division or Department Head: Comments: FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE ONLY Approved Signature: Amount Signature: Approved: Signature: Disapproved Date: Comments: 12-66