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Min 06/21/2016 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 21, 2016 Page 1 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Wichita Falls, Texas Memorial Auditorium Building June 21, 2016 Item 1 - Call to Order The City Council of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas met in regular session on the above date in the Multi-Purpose Event Center at 8:30 o’clock a.m., with the following members present. Glenn Barham - Mayor DeAndra Chenault - Councilors Michael Smith - Tim Ingle - Stephen Santellana - Tom Quintero - Brian Hooker - Darron Leiker - City Manager (Absent) Jim Dockery - Deputy City Manager Kinley Hegglund - City Attorney Tracy Norr - City Clerk - - - - - - - - Mayor Barham called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. - - - - - - - - Item 2a - Invocation Major Robert Green, Salvation Army, gave the invocation. - - - - - - - - Item 2b - Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Barham led in the Pledge of Allegiance. - - - - - - - - Item 3 - Comments from the Public to Members of the City Council Concerning Items That Are Not on the City Council Agenda. Rev. Mel Martinez, 4602 Dennis Boulevard, asked the council to declare June as Diversity Pride Month in Wichita Falls. She said Wichita Falls does America proud in providing home for all kinds of people, but there is room to improve. She said we need to promote a CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 21, 2016 Page 2 culture of advocacy for others and to celebrate the uniqueness of individuals. Mayor Barham urged her to request a proclamation through the city’s website. Anthony Carlisle, 1648 Pearl, said consultants for other hotels told them not to build a hotel downtown, but the council is going against the trend to build a hotel downtown. He said the MPEC is not self-sustaining. He suggested that there is poor mismanagement by the city and he does not feel there is a need for a hotel as long as the current councilors are running things. The citizens will drown in taxes for this type of facility. He added that the council gets an F- for the roads and sidewalks. He also said he supports the comments on diversity. He said there is bullying and threatening from the city. He said he is sick of the attitudes of the councilors who have been in place for some time. Joshua Jones, 6 Soaring Court, said he had an overpriced water bill this past month and he would like answers to questions about the water department. He said his water meter was checked in May. He asked how the meter was read before the glass cover was placed. He said his meter was read in March but the city shows his meter was last read in September 2015. The water department said his meter has never been read. He said he can’t trust the water usage if the records are not correct. He said someone took water samples and maybe left the water on. He said the meter was not checked on the date the city told him it was read. He said if he was getting a correct statement for several months, he would have been able to see the increased usage and would have been able to fix the issue. He said he does not appreciate Mr. Dockery questioning his integrity when he was trying to explain the concerns. He said the city has bullied multiple people about their water bills. Mayor Barham thanked Mr. Jones for his service to the country. He noted that the meter had been estimated for over a year, including time since the drought ended. He said the meter had been tested and showed it was accurate. He said he would work at finding a solution to this problem. Dr. Jonathan Williams, 1301 3rd Street, said the health care residency program began in 1976 and has been a silent worker in the community. He presented information about the impact of the residency program. He said in addition to taking care of the people in the community, over 70% of the primary care providers in the five-county area have come through the program. He said the relationship between the hospital and the program is vital. That relationship has unilaterally been severed by United Regional Hospital. He expressed disappointment and asking the stakeholders of the healthcare for the community be involved. He asked them to be engaged and informed about the decisions being made. There were no other comments given. - - - - - - - - Item 4 – 6 - Consent Items Deputy City Manager Jim Dockery gave a briefing on the items listed under the Consent Agenda. Moved by Councilor Smith that the Consent Agenda be approved. Motion seconded by Councilor Hooker and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Quintero, Smith, Ingle, Santellana, Hooker, and Chenault. Nays: None CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 21, 2016 Page 3 Item 4 - Approval of Minutes of the June 7, 2016 Regular Meeting Item 5 – Resolution # 64-2016 RESOLUTION #64-2016 Resolution Authorizing Award of Bid for the Purchase of Two Mack CHU613 58,000 GVW Truck Tractors to Bruckner Truck Sales, Inc. in the Amount of $237,092.00 Item 6 - Receive Minutes Minutes of the following boards and commissions were received: (a) Planning & Zoning Commission, May 11, 2016 - - - - - - - - Item 7a – Ordinance #16-2016 ORDINANCE NO. 16 -2016 Ordinance Granting a Waiver of Article IV Chapter 58 Section 102 (d) (1) and (e) at 615 8th Street to Allow Smoking within 20 Feet of a Doorway Moved by Councilor Ingle that Ordinance No. 16-2016 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Quintero. Daniel Ahern, owner of the Iron Horse Pub, said this has been an interesting process. The door to Iron Horse is recessed five feet to meet the ordinance distance requirements for the patio. He thanked the council for considering the solution to keep the people happy. Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Quintero, Chenault, Ingle, Smith, Hooker, and Santellana Nays: None - - - - - - - - Item 8a – Resolution #65-2016 RESOLUTION NO. 65 -2016 Resolution Authorizing Award of Bid for the Purchase of the City’s Estimated Annual Requirement of Water Meter Boxes and Lids to PowerSeal Pipeline Products Corporation in the Amount of $93,200.00 Moved by Councilor Ingle that Resolution No. 65-2016 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Santellana and carried by the following vote: CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 21, 2016 Page 4 Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Quintero, Chenault, Ingle, Smith, Hooker, and Santellana Nays: None - - - - - - - - Item 8b – Resolution #66-2016 RESOLUTION NO. 66 -2016 Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of a John Deere 6120E Cab Tractor with a CX15 Flex-wing Rotary Cutter through the BuyBoard Cooperative Purchasing Program from Quality Implement Co. in the Amount of $77,640.29 Moved by Councilor Ingle that Resolution No. 66-2016 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Quintero, Chenault, Ingle, Smith, Hooker, and Santellana Nays: None - - - - - - - - Item 8c – Resolution #67-2016 RESOLUTION NO. 67 -2016 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Task Order #3 in the Amount of $27,600 for a Lake Wichita Cross Section Study and a Chloride Study as Part of the Contract with Carollo Engineers, Inc. for a Lake Wichita 404 Permit application to the U.S.A.C.O.E Moved by Councilor Quintero that Resolution No. 67-2016 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Santellana and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Quintero, Chenault, Ingle, Smith, Hooker, and Santellana Nays: None - - - - - - - - Item 8d – Resolution #68-2016 RESOLUTION NO. 68 -2016 Resolution Accepting a Matching Grant in the Amount of $499,536 from Texas Parks & Wildlife Department for Recreational Improvement to Lake Wichita and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Related Documents Moved by Councilor Ingle that Resolution No. 68-2016 be passed. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 21, 2016 Page 5 Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Quintero, Chenault, Ingle, Smith, Hooker, and Santellana Nays: None - - - - - - - - Item 8e – Resolution #69-2016 RESOLUTION NO. 69 -2016 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for Grant Funds to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program in the Amount of $34,849.00 with Co-Applicant, Wichita County Sheriff’s Office Moved by Councilor Ingle that Resolution No. 69-2016 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Hooker and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Quintero, Chenault, Ingle, Smith, Hooker, and Santellana Nays: None - - - - - - - - Item 9a - Staff Reports There were no staff reports. - - - - - - - - Item 9b – Items of Concern to Members of the City Council Members of the City Council presented the following matters: Councilor Quintero thanked the staff for meeting with him on site where there is a water problem. He also reminded everyone that blowing grass into the street is illegal. Councilor Ingle thanked those who are working on the Lake Wichita revitalization. He said the revitalized lake will attract more birds and hopefully reduce bird problems at Sheppard Air Force Base. He also responded to Mr. Carlisle’s comment about the hotel, noting that the city is not building the hotel. Councilor Ingle also asked about the charge for paying water bills on line, noting that the surcharge is being paid to the credit card company. Jim Dockery said the surcharge is part of the agreement with the credit card companies. Councilor Ingle said he hopes there is a quick resolution for Mr. Jones’ water bill and feels there needs to be a time limit on when the city can bill for water bills that have been estimated too low. Councilor Smith thanked Dr. Williams for the information on the residency program. He said he is concerned about the change. The program provides great care for the community as well as producing doctors in this area. He said he is not sure the hospital will provide an alternative program that can provide those services. He asked the council to continue to analyze the situation and be involved in the health care leadership for the community. He encouraged citizens to also be involved. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 21, 2016 Page 6 Councilor Chenault thanked everyone for attending the Juneteenth celebration and invited attendance at the Art and Soul Festival and an upcoming job fair. She said the Kell House Museum is having a July 4th parade and the Fourth in the Falls will be held at MPEC. Councilor Hooker agreed with Councilor Ingle on the water bill issue. He said he would like to learn why the meter was not read. Councilor Santellana said he is certain the water bill issue will be fairly resolved. He asked Dr. Williams to talk about a meeting held by the County Medical Society. Dr. Williams said there were 100 community physicians and 20 resident physicians attended the meeting. A resolution was unanimously approved to ask the hospital board to talk to them about the proposed change. He said even a one-year delay in recruiting physicians is a loss to the community. He said there has been a huge outpouring of support by the physicians. Mayor Barham noted that the city/county hospital board is not the board that made the decision against the residency program. Jim Dockery said there are 35,000 water meters read each month. About 1,000 per month are estimated. He said in Mr. Jones’ case, the meter had a glass lid which was difficult to read due to fog or scratch. Typically the meter is replaced after a few times. In this case, the meter was not replaced. The usage was estimated based on previous usage, which was before Mr. Jones moved into the house. When the city realized it had been estimated, a service worker was sent out to get the reading. It showed usage a lot higher than the estimate, so the meter was tested. It was reading accurately. The city has tried to work with the customer and establish a payment agreement over a period of time. He said he had no intention of questioning Mr. Jones’ integrity. He added that the new meter system is automated and should address some of these situations. - - - - - - - - Item 10 – Executive Session City Council went into Executive Session at 9:51 a.m. in accordance with Texas Government Code §551.074. City Council reconvened at 10:30 a.m. Mayor Barham announced that no polls or votes were taken during Executive Session. - - - - - - - - Item 11 – Reappointments/Appointments to the Wichita County/City of Wichita Falls Hospital Board Moved by Councilor Ingle to appoint Darron Leiker and Holly Lane Allsup to terms on the Wichita County/City of Wichita Falls Hospital Board, with terms to expire July 1, 2018. Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Barham, Councilors Quintero, Chenault, Ingle, Smith, Hooker, and Santellana Nays: None - - - - - - - - CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 21, 2016 Page 7 Item 12 – Adjourn City Council adjourned at 10:32 a.m. PASSED AND APPROVED this 5th day of July, 2016. __________________________________ Glenn Barham, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________________ Tracy B. Norr, TRMC/MMC, City Clerk