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Min 06/13/1960 177 Wichita Falls, Texas Memorial Auditorium Bldg. Agenda No, June 13, 1960 1 & 3 The Board of Aldermen of the City of WichitaFalls, Texas, met in regular session on the above date, in the Council Room of the Memorial Auditorium Bldg., at 2-30 o'clock P.M., with the following members present: Kenneth Johnson Mayor J. R. Ray E. J. Wininger Roger E. Thoes Aldermen Dr. Al T. Witcher Joe Bailey Reissner Jr. Mrs H. P. Ledford A. L. Fitts Acting City Clerk C. J. Griggs City Manager Frank Gibson City Attorney 2 The Invocation was given by Rev. Ben L. Baits, Fire Department Chaplain. 4 Moved by Alderman Ledford that the Minutes of the regular meeting held May 23, 1960, be and the same are hereby approved. Motion seconded by Alderman Wininger and carried. 4-A Moved by Alderman Witcher that the Minutes of the special meetings held May 26, and June 6, respectively, be and the same are hereby approved. Motion seconded by Alderman Wininger and carried. 5 Alderman Meissner, chairman of the special Committee appointed by Mayor Johnson, to study and report on proposed gas rate increase, presented the report of the Committee, copy of which is attached hereto. Moved by Alderman Meissner that the report be accepted. Motion seconded by Alderman Ledford and carried. ORDINANCE NO. 1905 AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING,THE GENERAL SERVICE RATE TO BE CHARRED FOR SALES OF NATURAL GAS AND NATURAL GAS SERVICE TO RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONSUMERS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF WICHITA FALLS, WICHITA COUNTY, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH SUCH RATE MAY BE CHANGED, ADJUSTED AND AMENDED. Moved by Alderman Meissner that Ordinance No. 1905 be and the same is hereby approved and passed as read. Motion seconded by Alderman Ledford and carried by the following vote: Yeas: Aldermen Ray, Wininger, Thoes, Witcher, Meissner and Ledford. Nays: None. 6 A letter from the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority was presented asking that they be granted ,,permission to use 2 parking meter spaces in front of Kress' on Indiana for display purposes on Saturdays, June 18, June 25 and July 2nd. Mr. James Sappington spoke on behalf of the request. Moved by Alderman Thoes that the request be granted. Motion seconded by Alderman Ray and carried. 178 Agenda Item No. The matter of delinquent taxes on certain property in Block 113, Original Townsit e, 7 Wichita Falls, as presented in a letter from Ernest Robertson, Attorney, came up for con- sideration, together with a letter of recommendation from Ben C. Armstrong Tax-Assessor- Collector, and Cody Greer, Asst. City Attorney. Moved by Alderman Meissner, in line with recommendation of Ben C. Armstrong, Tax Assessor-Collector and Cody Greer, Asst. City Attorney, that the compromise tax offer of Parker Square State Bank in the sum of $2000.00 be accepted for all delinquent taxes due on the following described tracts of land, towit: All of Lots ll and 12, and East 70 feet of Lots 8, 9 and 10, and the North 30 feet of the West 80 feet of Lot 10, all in Block 113 of the Original Townsite of Wichita Falls, Texas; and that the Tax Assessor and Collector issue a proper tax receipt and execute an assign- ment of all tax liens and judgment liens held by the City of Wichita Falls on said property after compliance with Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes, Article 7345a, Section 2. Motion seconded by Alderman Thoes and carried. - - - - - - - - - - 8 The request of Stayton M. Bonner regarding paving approaches to Morris Plumbing Co. on 37th St., was, by common consent of the Council, deferred until the next meeting. - - - - - - - - - - 9 Mayor Kenneth Johnson announced the appointment of Mr. Joe Wolverton, First Wichita National Bank, Mr. C. B. Johnson, Parker Square State Bank, and Mr. Jack Jeffus City National Bank to the Ma its Industrial Develop ment pment Committee; this Committee to act as a liaison between the Chamber of Commerce Industrial Development Committee and the City Council; also to act in an advisory capacity to the City Council on Industrial Problems., with Mr. Solon R. Featherston, acting as Chairman. Moved by Alderman Ray that the above appointments by the Mayor be approved. Motion seconded by Alderman Wininger and carried. Mayor Kenneth Johnson presented the following appointments to the City-County 10 Hospital Board: Dr. Steve Powers Re-appointment W. B. Featherston J. B. Jarratt Moved by Alderman Witcher that the above appointments to the City-County Hospital Board be approved. Motion seconded by Alderman Wininger and carried. ORDINANCE NO. 1911 11 AN ORDINANCE POUNDING SECTIONS I AND II OF ORDINANCE NO. 445, ALSO KNaIN AS SECTIONS 7-100, AND 7 1001.1 OF TITLE 7, CHAPTER 10 OF THE 1941 CODIRICATION OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF YvICHITA FALLS AS THE SAME HAS BEEN HERETOFORE AMENDED BY ORDINANCES 1121, 1132, 1381, 1791, 1804, 1883 and 1903 WHICH ORDINANCE AND ITS AMENDMENTS PROVIDED FOR THE RULES, REGULATIONS AND RATES FOR THE OBERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS WATER DEPARTMENT. Moved by Alderman Meissner that Ordinance No. 1911 be and the same is hereby approved and passed as read. Motion seconded by Alderman Thoes and carried by the following vote: Yeas: Aldermen Ray, Wininger, Thoes, Witcher, Meissner and Ledford. Nays: None. - - - - - - - - - - Mayor Kenneth Johnson appointed Aldermen Meissner, Ray and Witcher as a committee 12 to further study the appointment of a Tax Equalization Board, and report at the next Council meeting. Agenda Item 179 No. Alderman Meissner, Chairman of the special committee appointed to study and 13 , recommend a successor to Geo. T. Henderson, City Clerk, recommended the appointment of Albert L. Fitts as City Clerk. Moved by Alderman Meissner that Albert L. Fitts be appointed City Clerk. Motion seconded by Alderman Ledford and carried. 13_A Moved by Aldezman Ray that the City Manager be authorized to appoint a Finance Officer to conform with provisions in the City Charter. Motion seconded by Alderman Ledford and carried. 14 Moved by Alderman Meissner that the Board of Aldermen approve a contract between ., the Fort Worth and Denver Ry Co. and the City of Wichita Falls for a 2011 pipe line across Fort Worth & Denver Ry. Co. right-of-way at or near M.P. W-5.55; further, that Mayor Johnson be authorized to sign said contract for and on behalf of the City of Wichita Falls. Motion seconded by Alderman Witcher and carried. 15 Moved by Alderman Meissner that the Board of Aldermen approve a contract between the Fort Worth and Denver Ry. Co. and the City of Wichita Falls for a z411 water line across Fort Worth & Denver Ry Co. right-of-way at M.P. 116.92; further, that Mayor Johnson sbe authorized to execute said contract for and on behalf of the City of Wichita Falls. Motion seconded by Aldezman Witcher and carried. RESOLUTION NO. 418 16 WHEREAS, the developers of Section T-1, University Park Addition to the City of Wichita Falls have heretofore filed a plat which has been approved by the Board of Alder- men of the City of Wichita Falls; and WHEREAS, said plat included a ten (101) foot utility easement along the west side of Lot 14 of Block 6 of Section T-1, University Park Addition to the City of Wichita Falls; and WHEREAS, this ten (101) foot utility easement is not needed for the placement of utilities; and WHEREAS, the said lot and block above described is burdened with an easement which is no longer needed. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF '�dICHITA FALLS, THAT insofar as it may legally do so the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, does hereby release the ten (101) foot easement on the West side of Lot 14, Block 6 of Section T-1 of the University Park Addition to the City of Wichita Falls. Moved by Alderman Wininger that Resolution No. 418 be approved and adopted as read. Motion seconded by Alderman Witcher and carried by the following vote: Yeas: Aldermen Ray, Wininger, Thoes, Witcher, Meissner and Ledford. Nays: None. ORDINANCE NO. 1909 17 AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, BY ANNEXING CERTAIN LANDS ADJACENT TO THE WEST TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, WHICH LANDS ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE. (Tanglewood-Addition area) Moved by Alderman Wininger that Ordinance No. 1909 be approved and passed as read. Motion seconded by Alderman Thoes and carried by the following vote: Yeas: Aldermen Ray, Wininger, Thoes, Witcher, Meissner and Ledford. Nays: None. 180 ORDINANCE NO. 1910 AGENDA ITEM AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, BY No. ANNEXING CERTAIN LANDS ADJACENT TO THE WEST TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ViICHITA FALLS, 18 TEXAS, WHICH LANDS ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE. (Seymour Heights area) Moved by Alderman Witcher that Ordinance No. 1910 be approved and passed as read. Motion seconded by Alderman Ledford and carried,, by the following vote: Yeas: Aldermen Ray, Wininger, Thoes, Witcher, Meissner and Ledford. Nays: None. ORDINANCE NO. 1912 AN ORDINANCE CORRECTING THE FIELD NOTES IN ORDINANCE NO. 1854 WHICH ORDINANCE 19 ANNEXED LAND TO THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, 14HICH LAND IS DESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE. (Mimosa Drive & Witcher Area) Moved by Alderman Ray that Ordinance No. 1912 be introduced, and the City Clerk directed to have same published in the Wichita Falls Record News, one issue. Motion seconded by Alderman flay and carried by the following vote: Yeas: Aldermen Ray, Wininger., Thoes, Witcher, Meissner and Ledford. Nays: None. ORDINANCE NO. 1913 AN ORDINANCE CORRECTING THE FIELD NOTES IN ORDINANCE NO. 1859 WHICH ORDINANCE 20 ANNEXED LAND TO THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS TEXAS, WHICH LAND IS DES- � CRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE. (Bet. Sheppard Acc Rd -�c Expressways Moved by Alderman Meissner that Ordinance No. 1913 be introduced, and the City Clerk directed to have same published in the Wichita Falls Record News, one issue. Motion seconded by Alderman Wininger and carried by the following vote: Yeas: Aldermen Ray, l�1ini.nger, Thoes, Witcher, I°Zeissner and Ledford. Nays: None. Moved by Alderman Witcher that the Board of Aldermen does hereby approve the � 21 Minutes of the Planning Board meeting held June 7, 1960, copy of which is attached hereto � . and made a part of the records hereof. Motion seconded by Alderman Thoes and carried. ORDTidANCE NO. 1911+ 22 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A PLANNING BOARD FOR THE CITY OF VdICHII'A FALLS, BROVIDING FOR THE APPOLITI�MTT OF ITS Kit,%MERS; SETTING OUT THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES; PRESCRIBING THE NUMBER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF ITS Md,1BERS AND THEIR TFIUA OF OFFICE; MAKING DEPARTMENT HEADS { AND OFFICIALS OF THE CITY AVAILABLE TO THE PLANNING BOARD; PRESCRIBING THE POti'1ERS AND DUTIES OF THE PLANNING BOARD; PRESCRIBING THE JURISDICTIONOF THE PLANJING BOARD AND ADOPTING r4 ARTICLE 974a, REVISED CIVIL STATUTES OF TEXAS, AUTHORIZING CITI Z TO REGULATE THE PLATTING OF SUB-DIVISIONS WITHIN THE CITY ANDIA ITHIN FIVE (5) MILES OF THE CITY LIMITS; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1684 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Moved by Alderman Meissner that Ordinance No. 1914 be approved and passed as read. Motion seconded by Alderman Wininger and carried by the following vote: Yeas: Aldermen Ray, Wininger, Thoes, Witcher, Meissner and Ledford. ' Nays: None. 181 AGENDA ITEM N"w Mr. A. B. Ruff, Jr. Chairman of the Park Board, presented the Minutes of a special 23 called meeting of the Park Board held June 10, 1960, in which the Park Board recommended that the Council deny the request of the North Texas Cerebral Palsy Society Inc. for a space 150 x 1501 in the Northwest corner of Bellevue Park on which to build a Clinic. Moved by Alderman Ledford that the Minutes of the Park Board meeting of June 10, 196o, be approved, copy of which is attached hereto. Motion seconded by Alderman Ray and carried. 24, Various problems with reference to signal lights at specified intersections were discussed and referred back to the Traffic Commission. 25 Moved by Alderman Thoes that the matter of a signal system of some kind at Fairway Blvd, and the Fort Worth & Denver Ry Co. be referred to the Traffic Commission for study and recommendation. Motion seconded by Alderman Meissner and carried. Several complaints were received with reference to garbage service and the cutting 26 of tree limbs, all of which were referred to the City Manager for investigation. 27 Moved by Alderman Ray that the meeting be adjourned. Motion seconded by Alderman Thoes and carried. The Board of Aldermen then adjourned. APPROVED this the day of 1960. or ATTEST: City Clerk F To: Mayor and Board of Aldermen Front Special Ctounoil (has Rate Committee Subject: Recommendation on Requested Cias Rate Increase After individual study and two m meetings the requested un s 4ecial ilergiasper The committee feel it will rate committee recce obds the granting of a r 1,000 cubic feet gas rate increase. or fight the increase. be useless and expensive to postpone delay, In fact, only about: twenty of the32e6 cities and towns on the Lone Star system have faded to gran i Eighteen months ago Lone Starts production division made appli- cation to the Texas Railroad Cfl•'�=ission for a 10 cent per 1,000 cubic feet gate rate" increase -- the price oharz;od to the distri- buting company ill each town served. Three hundred andh eight of the gott this 328 cities served by Lane Star grouped to i`80 per wont of increase; axed ninety ei;tat Texas cities, Prising Texas ;rieterss contributed �5it886iW in a fund to fight the came. Of this, 36,925.02 was spent -- chiefly on consultants. iricrita 500.00, some of which "Jas Falls contributed ap�,roxi,c�ately , to the ref andeci on the basis it was contributed, according, meter count in each city. on February 159 1960, fourteen months after the fight began, the Texas Railroad Commission granted the 5.4 eentm instead of the 10 cents ori�i.nally requested. Another major achievement by the cities in the fight wa$ the elimination of an escalator clause sought by the aompany which would have permitted automatic rate inerease8 with increased field prices. Dallas :supervisor of Utilities J. W. Monk and Fort Worth City Attorney S. - G. Johndroe led the oities; and tbo�eadopted°m°' abyon of thei.rti-jose men respecti,eeocitiss� the Increase have already e The local company has no other choice but to pass this increased cost on to the consumer. They can not possibly absorb it. The increase will moan oresieutial user. day' or r`�'S•00 per year increased cost peraverage It is interesting to note this is the first gas rate hike since 1951. And it was learned that Wichita Falls has the lowest minimum gas bill for residential customers on the 'Lose Star System — 50 cents . This has not been changed,, a'mn reate$ .saving for many families — particularly during With the submission of this report, it iA requested the special committee be disolved. Respectfully submitted, Roger Thoes Dr. Al T. Witcher Joe B. Meisens4 Jr.