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Min 08/01/1963 552 Wichita Falls, Texas Memorial Auditorium Bldg. August 1, 1963 Item No. The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls Texas,1 4 2 the above date, in the Council Room of the Memorial Auditorium Buildingtatn10a30eo'clockoA.Mn, with the following members present: John J. Gavin Mayor J. Winston Wallander Dr. D. Clifford Burross X Aldermen Roy V. (Pete) Claytor X Don Wade L. Jack Davis City Manager H. P. Hodge, Jr. City Attorney W. B. Hicks City Clerk Dr. Al T. Witcher Absent 0. D. McBride Absent The invocat ion was given by Alderman Burross. 3 Bids on the $5,585,000.00 water and sewer revenue bonds, and $3,000,000.00 General Obligation Bonds were opened by the City Clerk, and read by Mr. Frank Medanich of the First Southwest Company. Bids received on the water and sewer revenue bonds and the average in- terest rate are as follows: Phelps, Fenn & Company & Associates 3.1767% ' B. J. Van Ingen $ Company Inc., & Associates 3.1957% The First Boston Corporation & Associates 3.19229% , Halsey, Stuart & Company Incorporated 3.2129% Lehman Brothers & Associates 3.2363% . Eppler, Guerin & Turner Inc. $ Associates 3.1881%F John Nuveen & Company & Associates 3.2623% First Southwest Company & Associates 3.15827 Bids received on the General Obligation Bonds and the average rate of interest are: First National Bank in Dallas & Associates 3.20612% Eppler, Guerin, $ Turner Inc., & Associates 3.1825% John Nuveen & Company & Associates 3.2129% Mercantile Trust Company & Associates 3.3458615%r Phelps, Fenn, & Company and Associates 3.13375% Harris Trust & Savings Bank $ Associates 3.145105 Halsey, Stuart & Company Inc. , & Associates 3.2241% r Lehman Brothers $ Associates 3.1845% Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co. of Chicago, & Associates 3.14198% First Southwest Company & Associates 3.12764% 4 At this time Mayor Gavin recognized Colonel Floyd Taylor, retired, who is widely known as the Father of the Wichita Falls-Sheppard Air Force Base Squadron adoption plan, complementing him on this wonderful idea of his, and stating that the City had seen fit to adopt a squadron, and therefore, since it had been done informally the Council now wanted to formally adopt the Technical Headquarters Squadron, Sheppard Technical Training Section, Sheppard Air Force Base, and do so by Resolution No. 526. RESOLUTION NO. 526 WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, desire to adopt the Technical headquarters Squadron of Sheppard Technical Training Section, Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas; WHEREAS, this action is intended as an expression of our feeling of friendship hospitality for all the personnel of Sheppard Air Force Base, as characterized bye the memand bers of this squadron; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS; That the City of Wichita Falls, acting through its Board of Aldermen, hereby adopts the Technical headquarters Squadron of Sheppard Technical Training Section, Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, 'Texas. Moved by Alderman Burross that Resolution No. 526 be passed. 553 item 4, contd. Motion seconded by Alderman Wade and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Gavin, Aldermen Wallander, Burross, Claytor, and Wade. Nays: None Resolution No. 526 having been adopted, Mayor Gavin presented to Lieutenant Lucian A. Siepielski, Jr. , the representative of Technical Headquarters Squadron, Technical Training Section, Sheppard Air Force Base, a bound copy of the official resolution which was signed and sealed in the presence of the Council. At this time Mayor Gavin read a statement from the Council regarding milk inspec- 5 dy the Council would hear the reading of proposed tion fees, and stated that after much stu Ordinance No. 2034. ORDINANCE NO. 2034 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1840 WHICH WAS AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR PERMITS FOR MILK PRODUCERS AND OUT-OF-CITY MILK AND ICE CREAM PRODUCERS SELLING PRODUCTS WITHIN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1667 WHICH IS AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE PRODUCERS AND SELLERS OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS; TO PROVIDE FOR PERMITS FOR MILK PRODUCERS, MILK PROCESSORS, MILK HAULERS FOR HIRE, BULK MILK HAULERS, OUT-OF-CITY MILK AND ICE CREAM PROCESSORS SELLING PRODUCTS WITHIN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, OUT-OF- CITY ICE CREAM, ICE CREAM MIX AND/OR FROZEN DESSERT PROCESSORS SELLING PRODUCTS WITHIN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, OR ITS POLICE JURISDICTION; PROVIDING FEES FOR SUCH PERMITS. Moved by Alderman Claytor that Ordinance No. 2034 be passed. Motion seconded by Alderman Burross and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Gavin, Aldermen Wallander, Burross, Claytor, and Wade. Nays: None Mayor Gavin then stated that although Aldermen McBride and Witcher were absent, they had read the proposed ordinance regulating milk inspection fees and on being contacted stated that they were both in favor of this ordinance. The Purchasing Agent requested through a memorandum to the Director of Finance 6 that he be authorized by the Council to advertise for bids on Traffic Signal Cable and gal- / vanized Conduit needed for the completion of signalized intersections throughout the city. Moved by Alderman Claytor that the Purchasing Agent be authorized to advertise for bids on the Traffic Signal Cable and galvanized Conduit. Motion seconded by Alderman Wade and carried unanimously. Mr. Davis, the City Manager, requested permission from the Council to negotiate 7v; the sale of the Sanitation Department Property located at Loop 165 and 7th Street. Motion seconded by Alderman Claytor and carried unanimously. A memorandum was read from Mr. J. P. Ruhmann, Director of Public Services, 8✓ addressed to Mr. Jack Davis, City Manager, which requested permission from the City Council to advertise for construction bids on the sewer main projects in Wichita Gardens and Dittoe Lane. Moved by Alderman Wade that construction bids be advertised for the sewer main projects in Wichita Gardens and Dittoe Lane. Motion seconded by Alderman Claytor and carried unanimously. I At this time the Mayor recessed the Council meeting for a period of 15 minutes in 9� order that the bids on the bonds might be tabulated. At 11:45 A.M. the Council meeting re- convened, and Mr. Frank Medanich read the results of the bid tabulations. In tabulating the / bids it was found that First Southwest Company was the low bidder on both the sewer and water revenue bonds, and the General Obligation Bonds, and it would be necessary to pass an ordinance awarding the sale of these bonds to First Southwest Company. ORDINANCE NO. 2035 n AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE, SALE AND DELIVERY OF CITY OF WICHITA FALLS PARK IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1963, $320,000, AND THE LEVY OF A TAX IN PAYMENT THEREOF. Moved by Alderman Wade that Ordinance No. 2035 be passed. 554 Item 9 Motion seconded by Alderman Claytor and carried by the following vote: c�ont'd. Ayes: Aldermen Wallander, Burross, Claytor, and Wade. Nays: None I E; ORDINANCE NO. 2036 A AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE, SALE AND DELIVERY OF CITY OF WICHITA FALLS GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 1963, $2,680,000, AND THE LEVY OF A TAX IN PAYMENT THEREOF. Moved by Alderman Claytor that Ordinance No. 2036 be passed. Motion seconded by Alderman Wade and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Aldermen Wallander, Burross, Claytor, and Wade. Nays: None ORDINANCE NO. 2037 AN ORDINANCE DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE OF CITY OF WICHITA FALLS WATER AND SEWER REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1963, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFUNDING OUTSTANDING WATER SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO IMPROVE AND EXTEND SAID SYSTEMS; PROVIDING FOR THE SECURITY AND PAYMENT OF SAID BONDS; AND ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS WITH REFERENCE TO THE l ISSUANCE, SALE AND DELIVERY OF SAID BONDS. Moved by Alderman Burross that Ordinance No. 2037 be passed. Motion seconded by Alderman Wade and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Aldermen Wallander, Burross, Claytor, and Wade. Nays: None 10 Alderman Burross at this time asked Mr. Frank Medanich of the First Southwest Company how he thought the response to bids for our bond issues compared with other cities. Mr. Medanich stated that he was not evading the question, but it was almost impossible to compare rates of interest with other cities due to the differences in bond issues. He did state, however, that the fact that 8 bids were received on the water and sewer revenue bonds and 10 bids on the General Obligation Bonds, indicated that in these 18 bids approximately 100 firms were represented, which indicated a great deal of interest in the City of Wichita Falls Bonds, and that he thought the bids showed very favorable rates of interest. Moved by Alderman Claytor that the meeting be adjourned. Motion seconded by Alderman Wade and carried unanimously. The Board of Aldermen then adjourned at 11:55 A.M. APPROVED this the 12th day of August , 1963. f, ayor v ATTEST: City Clerk � r � , r i f crrY COUNCIL MILK INSPECTION FEES AUGU� S�z 1963 Health Unit is faced with the daily problem of enforcing The City-County do not object ations established by the State of Texas. We certainly Milk rebul rotection of the public health. We are for the p to these regulations since they requirements Dint this out merely to establish the fact that these are not P of Wichita Falls. Imposed by the County of Wichita and the City Council has studied the problem of fees for these necessary This City aspect of the ions for well over a year. We have tried to consider every inspect The only question roblenl and to come up with a fair and equitable solution. P inspection service. involved here is whether a charge should be invoked for this insp We think there should be. refer not to do any inspection Let me point out at the outset that we would p plants would be unable to at all This is impossible since our local processing market their products un less there is an adequate inspection. By the same token would not be able to sell to our local milk plants if their the area dairymen hest inspected and apprpVed• We have enjoyed one of the highest dairies were not P the second rated milk shed in ratings in Texas for many years and are currently to our local dairy industry and the State. We feel there is a definite benefit , n Public to maintain these high standards and we intend to to the milk consuni g P possible cost. make every effort to do so at the lowest P the fact that more than 507 our problem of equity is further complicated by of our local processing plants go outside the City of of the finished products in Wichita Falls Wichita Falls. Less than 10% of total volume of consumption r from pIants inspected by other cities. We have been inspecting dairies an a\(,ragt, of twelve times per year for a $10.00 fee. Some of these are as far 100 miles away. This is obviously inadequate. We certainly have no objection to these dairies getting inspection from other Health Departments. This would reduce our costs considerably and still would not affect their ability to sell niilk locally. We could write volumes on the various aspects of our studies but we will try to summarize the problem and state our conviction briefly. There is no question that our milk inspections must continue on a high level. We also believe that there is a public responsibility in this field. The fees we are setting will recover less than 507. of our inspection costs and we believe this is a fair assignment of the public 's responsibility. In the past we have receovered less than $5,000.00 in fees and our expense has exceeded $25,000.00. We do nut think this is fair apportionment. W( further realize that no ordinance we pass will fully cover all facets of the inspection problem nor will it please everyone. We also acknowledge that the only fin.il answer is uniform inspection and fee assessment on a statewide level. We endorse and will suppurt such a proposal when it comes auout. Many of the objections of the milk industry have been met in this ordinance and we will continue to work in a co-operative manner to reduce costs so long as it will allow us to remain consistent with good health practice. It is our earnest hope that the milk industry and the community will accept our efforts as being ,�. r and honest_ in th,� discharge of our duties in the protection of both their lWalth an,l tiit,ir dollar-.