Weatherford
Weatherford City Council, July 14, 2015: 10 items; Proclamation naming July 2015 as Parks and Recreation Month in the City of Weatherford
0 consent items, 10 regular items; 9 recorded votes, all unanimous. Written from the minutes.
Proclamation naming July 2015 as Parks and Recreation Month in the City of Weatherford. Mayor Hooks proclaimed July 2015 as Parks and Recreation Month in Weatherford.
Consider all matters incident and related to the issuance and sale of "City of Weatherford, Texas, Utility System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2015", including the adoption of Ordinance 730-2015-19 authorizing the issuance of such bonds. Dave Croff, Chief Financial Officer, presented this item. This item is for the refunding of 2005 and 2006 bonds and the issuance of new bonds. Boyd London of FirstSouthwest and the City's bond counsel were in attendance. The information presented covered both this item and the next item which is the issuance and sale of storm water utility bonds. Mr. London stated that the storm water utility bond series 2015 was issued for bank bids, which typically mature in one to ten years. Three bids were received. The City accepted the 2.77 percent rate because it provides the City more flexibility to call the bonds and manage the bonds in the future. Mr. London spoke about the utility system revenue refunding and improvement bonds, series 2015. The total savings is $3.794 million. That is a true interest cost of 3.19 percent and the refunding is shorter in nature. The new money bonds were longer than the refunding bonds and bore a higher rate. The City has level savings throughout the refunding structure and maturities were not extended. The City has an CC071015 Page 1 of 6 additional $3.79 million to work with in terms of lower debt [...]
Consider all matters incident and related to the issuance and sale of "City of Weatherford, Texas, Municipal Storm Water Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 2015", including the adoption of Ordinance 731-2015-20 authorizing the issuance of such bonds. On the motion of Heidi Wilder, second by Jeff Robinson, the Council voted unanimously to authorize the sale of bonds and adoption of Ordinance 731-2015-20. Motion carried 5 - 0.
Consider and/or act upon approval of Resolution R2015-22 updating the City of Weatherford Investment Policy. THIS ITEM WAS TABLED AT THE JUNE 23 MEETING. On the motion of Jeff Robinson, second by Craig Swancy, the Council voted unanimously to remove this item from the table. Motion carried 5 - 0.
Dave Croff, Chief Financial Officer, presented this item. Additional discussion has occurred since the agenda report and Council packet was produced and Mr. Croff stated that he is in agreement with Ms. Wilder's recommendations, which are as follows: 1. that item 10 would remain the same; and CC071015 Page 2 of 6 2. that item 11 would be changed as follows: "Subject to City Council approval, the City is authorized to enter into derivative instruments on a transaction by transaction basis. All derivative investments are limited each year to no more than one percent of the average total investment portfolio of the City from the previous fiscal year."; and 3. that the definition after item 11 would be deleted; and 4. that the PFA portion be deleted on the next page of the policy because it is already in the Risk Management Policy. On the motion of Heidi Wilder, second by Craig Swancy, the Council voted unanimously to approve Resolution R2015-22 with the aforementioned changes to the Investment Policy. Motion carried 5 - 0.
Consider and/or act upon approval of Resolution R2015-23 adopting the Parker County Hazard Mitigation Action Plan (HazMAP), June 2015. Cody Mulloy, Emergency Management Specialist, presented this item. He asked the City Council to adopt the Parker County HazMAP. Currently, the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) requires local governments to have such a plan in place or to sign onto a multijurisdictional plan. Members of the Parker County HazMAP include Parker County, Aledo, and Annetta North. After signing onto the plan, the City will be eligible for federal and state mitigation grants. On the motion of Heidi Wilder, second by Jeff Robinson, the Council voted unanimously to approve Resolution R2015-23. Motion carried 5 - 0.
Consider and/or act upon authorizing the city manager to execute a contract with Pacheco Koch for surveying, environmental permitting, geotechnical investigation and engineering design services for the Black Warrior Creek Stabilization Project. Terry Hughes, Director of Capital Transportation Projects, presented this item. He spoke about the drainage at Black Warrior Creek stating that it threatens the Heritage Park area and the existing Town Creek Trail on Santa Fe. The drainage is undercutting the sandy creek bed and is causing a loss of trees along the creek. The proposal is to design and build a fabricated block wall system, which is a long term fix. This type of system will be will be on both sides of the creek. It will be stabilized and will tie in with what the Parks Department is doing in Heritage Park with regard to parking and the amphitheater. The total cost of this contract is $338,860. The stream further north of this location is relatively stable, but staff does anticipate the need for a phase two over the next few years. The portion involved in this project is moving at a rapid pace and needs to be addressed now. Staff would propose a watershed study for the Black Warrior Creek area to make determinations on the remainder of the creek at a later time. This project will require approximately 14 weeks for design. The City would accept bids approximately 30 days [...]
CC071015 Page 3 of 6 Consider and/or act upon authorizing the city manager to execute a contract with Pacheco Koch for surveying, environmental permitting, geotechnical investigation and engineering design services for the Underwood Branch Erosion Stabilization Project. Terry Hughes, Director of Capital Transportation Projects, presented this item. Mr. Hughes stated that, in this area, storm water is undermining the City's existing utility infrastructure. Presently, staff has installed a utility pole and straps to hold the utility pipes into place. Mr. Hughes noted that a manhole was actually washed away in this area as well. This project is in a somewhat rural area and will have some environmental impacts. This area is downstream on the Underwood Branch near the Silverstone Subdivision. On the motion of Jeff Robinson, second by Heidi Wilder, the Council voted unanimously to approve this request. Motion carried 5 - 0.
Consider a waiver from roadway improvement and flood study requirements for the Weatherford Aerospace project, on property located at 1020 East Columbia Street, City of Weatherford, Parker County, Texas. SBD2015-0001 Craig Farmer, Director of Planning and Development, presented this item. The subject property is 1020 East Columbia. The road is paved but is in rough shape. It is not fully curbed and does not have gutters. Staff recommends the roadway improvements on East Columbia and the flood study. When the applicant consolidated and added land, the ordinance required the filing of a plat and the plat forces the paving and flood study requirements. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted separately on these two waiver requests at their meeting on June 24. They voted 6-0 to waive the paving requirement. They voted 4-2 to grant the flood study waiver. Staff does have concerns about where the floodplain exists and how it affects both the existing and proposed buildings. Phil Barnett, applicant and engineer, was called to speak. He stated that the floodplain goes below where the buildings are planned. A narrow strip that has not been studied is to the east of the proposed buildings. According to Mr. Barnett, all buildings are outside the 100 year flood plain. Bill Smith, the City's engineer and floodplain manager, stated that the major item required with the plat is a study of [...]
1 resident spoke during citizen comments on non-agenda items; the minutes record the topics. The Ledger counts residents at comment and does not name them.
Update on Squad Trial and Vehicle. Fire Chief Paul Rust presented this update. The department conducted a pilot program on a squad vehicle concept. In this year's budget, the department has approximately $100k to redesign a currently owned vehicle. After conducting the trial, staff prefers to purchase a squad vehicle. Medical response is a large part of what the Fire Department does. The squad vehicle is not a transport vehicle. Chief Rust provided a history of medical service as a part of the fire service. Truck 1 is not the best vehicle to send for medical calls. It is much larger than necessary for medical response calls. It is estimated that in ten years, the department could realize savings include tires, fuel, repairs, etc. over approximately 12,500 calls. Instead of redesigning truck 1, the department would like to purchase a crew cab 1-ton 4x4 with backup camera, an eight foot utility bed and two-tone paint. For the vehicle and the aftermarket add-ons and equipment, the total investment would be approximately $77,700. Council discussed the fact that approximately 65 percent of the department's calls are for medical response and that the firefighters are the first responders. Mr. Swancy added that the department has responded to medical calls since the mid-1970s. The department will collect data to help determine savings. The annual cost per year is cheaper. Staff [...]
Future agenda items: Mr. Robinson requested an update on storm water projects in the Timber Creek area.
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Sources: City of Weatherford: council minutes, July 14, 2015 (Granicus); Agenda for this meeting (Granicus); Meeting video (Granicus)