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Min 11/06/1957 183 Wichita Falls., Texas Menorial Auditorium Bldg. November 6,, 1957 The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls met in called session on the above date, in the Council Room of the Memorial Auditorium Bldg. at 2 o'clock P.M., with the following members present: , K. C. Spell Mayor Bill G. Hale Dr. J. D. Hall Stayton M. Bonner Aldermen Tom C. Foley Aver7 Mitchell Geo. T. Henderson City Clerk H. A. Thomason City Manager J. Walter Friberg City Attorney - - - - - - - - - - Mayor K. C. Spell stated this meeting had been called for the purpose of considering the creation of an Aviation Board for the City of Wichita Falls., whereupon the following Resolution was presented. RESOLUTION NO. 311 RESOLUTION CREATING AN AVIATION BOARD FOR THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS; PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINYMENT OF ITS MEiDERS; SETTING OUT THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES AND AUTHORIZING THEM TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AS REPRE-SENTATIVES, OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS ON ANY MATTERS CONCERNI14G THE JOINT USE AGRE01ENT AS IT NOVI EXISTS. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDER1,4EN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS: SECTION 1. There is hereby created an Aviation Board of the City of Wichita Falls composed of five (5) members, who shall each be a resident of the City of Wichita Falls, who shall serve without pay. SECTION 2. The members of said Board shall be appointed by the Bcard of Aldermen before becoming members of the Aviation Board. As soon as practical after the passage of this Resolution, the Board of Aldermen shall appoint five' (5) residents of the City, and they shall serve for a term of two years, each., and at the end of the said two years the Board of Aldermen shall appoint a new Board. Members of the Aviation Board shall be eligible for appointment to a second term. All vacancies on the Board shall be filled by appointment of the Board of Aldermen., and shall be for the unexpired term of the vacating member, Any member of the Aviation Board shall be removed from his office at any time by a five-sevenths majority vote of the Board of Aldermen, without any reason being given therefor. C_-) C� SECTION 3. As soon after the appointment of the first Aviation Board as practical, and during the montft of November, and each year thereafter, the Board shall elect one of its members Chairman and one Secretary,, and their terms of office shall be for one year. The Board shall make its own rules regarding the place of meeting., the time thereof, and special meetings may be called from time to time by the Chairman of the Board, or by the City Mana�er. Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum in all matters and shall be sufficient for an official meeting, If the Chairman is absent, a Vice-Chairman shall be appointed by the members present. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep the Minutes of all meetings and record all transactions of the Board and in the absence of the Secretar7 at a meetin- the members present may select one who shall perform all the duties of the Secretary,, and all Minutes 'and records shall be delivered immediately to the rec-ular Secretary. CD SECTION 4. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD: The Aviation Board shall act in an advisory capacity to the Board of Aldermen with reference to the aviation affairs of the City of Wichita Falls and shall ass1st them in particular in planning for future require- ments. 184 (a) It shall plan a long range aviation program and encourage public interest therein. (b) It shall make from time to time reco,-miendations regarding the management C, of aviation facilities of the City of Wichita Falls, (c) It shall seek the aid and cooperation of all persons owning private planas in the City with reference to the development of this City as an aviation center. (d) It shall from time to time reconrnend to the Board of Aldermen passage of such ordinances as may be necessary to carry out its program. (e) It shall act as a representative of the City of Wichita Falls in the present and future negotiations with the United States Air Force, with reference to the joint use Agreement of Kell Field. SECTION 5. A member of the Board of Aldermen, to be selected by the Board of Aldermen, shall meet with the Aviation Board and shall have the right to vote thereon. - - - - - - - - - - Moved by Alderman Hale that Resolution No. 311 be and the same is hereby adopted and passed as read. Motion seconded by Alderman Bonner and carried by the following vote: Yeas: Aldermen Hale, Hall., Bonner., Foley and Mitchell. Nays: None. - - - - - - - - - - Moved by Alderman Hale that Jack Jeffus., Ben Lowell, Steve Knuckley,, Ralph Harvey and Joe N. Sherrill., Jr., be and they are hereby appointed to serve as members of the Wichita Falls Aviation Board, for a period of two years from date hereof, Motion seconded by Alderman Mitchell and carried. unanimously. - - - - - - - - - - By common consent of the Board of Aldermen., Mayor K. C. Spell appointed Alderman Bill G. Hale to serve in conjunction with the above stated Aviation Board. - - - - - - - - - - Moved by Alderman Foley., in accordance with the suggestion of Jack Jeffus., that Messrs Jack Jeffus and Ben Lowell be and they are hereby authorized to confer with the proper United States Air Force officials in Dallas or Washington, D.C. concerning installations for use of the City at the new Sheppard Air Force Airport, and if necessary, for either or both Mr. Jeffus and Mr. Lowell to proceed to Dallas and/or Washington D.C. at the earliest possible moment to confer with the proper Air Force officials for the purpose stated herein, Further, that Mayor K. C. Spell, or the City Manager, be and they are hereby instructed to notify the proper officials at SAFB., or elsewhere, that no definite action was taken at this meeting for an answer today., as requested by certain SAFB officials concerning the new Airport installations. Motion seconded by Aldeman Hale and carried unanimously. - - - - - - - - - - Moved by Alderman Foley that the Board of Aldermen does hereby authorize and direct that the expenses of Jack Jeffus and Ben Lowell , and others if necessary, for a trip to Dallas and /or Washington, D.C. or elsewhere, to represent the City in connection with certain problems relative to the proposed new SAFB airport installations, be paid by the City., and the City Clerk is authorized to draw a check for the same when properly endorsed by the City Manager. Motion seconded by Alderman Mitchell and carried. - - - - - - - - - - Moved by Alderman Mitchell that the meeting be adjourned. Motion seconded by Aldeman Foley and carried. The Board of Aldermen then adjourned, .,-#PPROVED this the ay of 1957. ATTE T� Mayor City Clerk