ccreg 10-17-1995
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
October 17, 1995
The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Session on
Tuesday, October 17, 1995 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers of the Municipal Complex, 1400 Schertz Parkway,
Schertz Texas. The following members were present: Mayor Hal
Baldwin, presiding; Joe Potempa; Earl Sawyer; Timothy
Swinney and Ken Greenwald. Absent: Councilmember Charles
McDonald. Staff present were City Manager Kerry Sweatt and
Deputy City Secretary Dolores Butler.
Mayor Baldwin asked everyone to rise and join him in the
Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.
Mayor Baldwin then asked Mary Marsh, Post 8315 Commander,
Cathy Kowalchuk, representing the Ladies Auxiliary, and Dave
Young, Voice of Democracy (V.O.D.) Chairman, to come forward
for the reading and presentation of a proclamation recognizing
November 13 through 25, 1995 as Voice of Democracy Week.
Mary Marsh stated the V.F.W. has a breakfast on the third
Saturday of every month, from 6:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., the
best food and all you can eat for $3.50. The November
breakfast is very important because it is going to be joined
with the Ladies Auxiliary and in conjunction with the
breakfast, there will be a garage sale. The proceeds will go
toward buying turkey Christmas baskets for the needy and toys
for the children's Christmas party. Mary Marsh urged
attendance to the breakfast and the garage sale, and stated
donations for the garage sale will collected at the V.F.W.
hall.
Cathy Kowalchuk announced that on November 19, 1995 the Ladies
Auxiliary is having the Cancer Aid Research Jamboree at the
V.F.W. hall, starting at 3:00 p.m. There will be raffle
drawings and everyone is invited to attend.
Mr. Sweatt asked that the preceding information be furnished
to the City to be advertised on the Message Mailbox.
Mayor Baldwin asked members of the V.F.W.
reading and presentation of a proclamation
5 through 11, 1995 as Texas Veterans Land
Week.
to remain for the
declaring November
Board Awareness
f1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A.
B.
Special Session 9-13-95
Regular Session 9-19-95
Mr. Potempa moved to approve the minutes for the Special
Session 9-13-95 and Regular Session 9-19-95 in accordance with
the rules. Mr. Swinney seconded the motion in accordance
with the rules. Mayor Baldwin, having received a motion and
second asked for any discussion concerning the minutes.
Hearing none, Mayor Baldwin noted in the minutes of 9-13-95,
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page four (4), the name Ray Price should be corrected to read
Paul Price.
A. Soecial Session 9-13-95
AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Sawyer, Swinney and Greenwald.
NAYS: None
B. Reaular Session 9-19-9~
AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Sawyer, Swinney and Greenwald.
NAYS: None
.2 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: Those citizens wishing to speak
on agenda items (other than public hearing items) or items not
on the agenda, will be heard at this time.
.3 ORDINANCE: Consider and take action on final reading
of an ordinance establishing a Reinvestment Zone for Vestal
Steel Specialties Incorporated.
Mayor Baldwin introduced an ordinance and read the caption as
follows:
AN ORDINANCE
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
ESTABLISHING THE VESTAL STEEL REINVESTMENT ZONE.
TEXAS,
Mr. Sawyer moved to aoprove final reading of
establishing the Vestal Steel Reinvestment
Greenwald seconded the motion which carried with
votes:
an ordinance
Zone. Mr.
the following
AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Sawyer, Swinney and Greenwald.
NAYS: None
.4 ORDINANCE: Consider and take action on final reading
of an ordinance approving Tax Abatement and Tax Abatement
Agreement with Vestal Steel Specialties Incorporated.
AN ORDINANCE
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, APPROVING A
TAX ABATEMENT AND A TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT FOR AND WITH
VESTAL STEEL SPECIALTIES, INCORPORATED.
Mr. Greenwald moved to aoorove the final reading of an
ordinance approving the tax abatement and tax abatement
agreement for and with Vestal Steel Specialties, Incorporated.
Mr. Swinney seconded the motion.
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Mr. Sweatt pointed out that this a 50.82% tax
capital improvement for a six (6) year period.
rebating $1,585.97 we will continue to receive
additional taxes per year.
abatement for
While we are
over $4,000 of
Mr. Sawyer stated we have collected more tax than we ever
have with 50.82% abatement.
The motion and second was approved and carried with the
following votes:
AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Sawyer, Swinney and Greenwald.
NAYS: None.
#5 ORDINANCE: Consider and take action on final reading
of an ordinance approving Tax Abatement for Alamo,Holly.
AN ORDINANCE
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, APPROVING A
TAX ABATEMENT AND A TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT FOR AND WITH ALAMO
HOLLY SALES AND SERVICE, INC., A PROPERTY vOh.",R IN THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS.
Mr.
Holly.
Potempa moved to aoorove the tax abatement
Mr. Sawyer seconded the motion.
for
Alamo
Mr. Sweatt pointed out that this is a revision to our
existing policy. Under the terms of our existing ordinance on
abatements the project qualified for a six (6) year abatement
of 47.9%; however, the company requested an exception to
amortize the cost of their capital investment earlier. After
review, the Commission recommended and Council approved on
first reading a change in policy which would grant an
abatement on the basis of 90% for the first three (3) years
and 17.4% for the fourth year, equating to the same amount of
dollars. This is on capital improvements only, it does not
include personal property. We are currently receiving $83.22
per year on the old tax rate and after the abatement is
complete, we will be receiving $1,969.
The motion and second was approved and carried with the
following votes:
AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Sawyer, Swinney and Greenwald.
NAYS: None
#6 ORDINANCE: Consider and take action on final reading
of an ordinance creating fund in the City Treasury which will
be named Municipal Court Building Security Fund.
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Mayor Baldwin introduced an ordinance and read the caption as
follows:
AN ORDINANCE
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, PROVIDING
THAT CHAPTER 12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS, BE AMENDED BY ADDING SECTION 12-8, FORMATION OF
MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING SECURITY FUND AND COLLECTION OF
SECURITY FEE, SECTION 12-9, DISPOSITION OF MUNICIPAL COURT
BUILDING SECURITY FUND, SECTION 12-10, ADMINISTRATION OF
MUNICIPAL COURT SECURITY BUILDING FUND, AND SECTION 12-11,
DEFINITION OF CONVICTED PERSON; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
Mr. Swinney moved to aDDrOVe the ordinance amending portions
of the Code of Ordinances forming a Municipal Court Building
Security Fund and Collection of Security Fees. Mr. Greenwald
seconded the motion which carried with the following votes:
AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, sawyer, Swinney and Greenwald.
NAYS: None
#7 BID AWARD: Consider and take action on awarding bid
for police vehicles.
Mr. Sweatt stated that we have received bids as discussed at
a recent workshop. Bids were solicited from vehicle suppliers
in the San Antonio area. Some eight dealers were contacted
but by deadline for receipt of bids, only two responded,
Jennings Anderson Ford and Red McCombs Ford. We advertised
for four police vehicles. The low bid was from Red McCombs
Ford of $18,483 per unit. Jennings Anderson Ford bid
$18,822.75 per unit. After reviewing the delivery time by the
two suppliers, we were notified by Red McCombs Ford there is a
good chance we won't receive our order because orders for 73%
of total available Ford patrol cars built were exhausted as of
September 25th. Jennings Anderson Ford has 25 police units
expected for delivery within the next 30 days and based on our
discussion with them, they have committed that if we issue a
purchase order we can expect guaranteed delivery in that
period of time. It is recommended the bid be awarded to
Jennings Anderson Ford in the amount of $18,822.75 for a total
of $75,291.
Mr. Potempa moved that we award the bid for the four (4)
police cars in the amount of $75,291 to Jennings Anderson
Ford. Mr. Sawyer seconded the motion which carried with the
following votes:
AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Sawyer, Swinney and Greenwald.
NAYS: None
.8 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: Reminded everyone that our
next meeting will be November 1, 1995. Announced the City has
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again received the Government Finance Officers Award (GFOA)
for financial reporting.
#9 ITEMS BY COUNCIL: Mr. Swinnev A. Asked if there was
any further word on the graffiti problem, and having youth
volunteers working on that. Mr. Sweatt told Mr. Swinney
that we have drafted an ordinance but he is not sure that is
the answer. The ordinance still relies on property owners to
give their permission. Mr. Sweatt said his conversation with
the judge assures his willingness to ask community service
people to do that kind of thing, but we have not discussed
this with property owners. Mr. Swinney asked when we might
be able to have a program in operation and Mr. Sweatt said
the item could be placed on the workshop for discussion if he
likes. Mr. Sweatt said rather than adopting an ordinance we
might want to suggest a procedure with property owners and
solicit contributions of paint and supplies. ,Mr. Swinney
said he fully agreed that an ordinance should be a last
resort.
B. Remarked that he was just reading in the paper that Kirby,
because of their geographical situation, will not be
participating in the Northeast Partnership and wondered if
their withdrawal will affect budget at all. Mayor Baldwin
said yes, it will affect the budget in that other cities will
pick up Kirby's dues amount which will be absorbed through the
contingency account and they will readjust for that next year.
Mr. Greenwald, commenting on the omission of Schertz, etc.,
in the San Antonio EXDress News article regarding growth in
the Austin-San Antonio Corridor, said the Planning and Zoning
Commission had written a letter expressing our displeasure and
asked if it had been sent to them. Mr. Sweatt stated he had
a conversation with the newspaper and they are going to do
another article. He asked direction from Council as to
whether we should wait to see what the second article looks
like before we write. It was the general consensus that we
should go ahead and send the letter.
#10 ITEMS BY MAYOR: Asked if we got the River Road load
limit published in the paper. Mr. Sweatt said Norma was out
yesterday and today and he would get with her tomorrow when
she returns. Mr. Sweatt reported that he had, once again,
talked with TNRCC and it is their general feeling that if
asphalt material was placed in the fill this could be a
violation; however, it should be inspected. At this time
TNRCC representatives have not responded to our request for an
on-site inspection.
Mr. Greenwald stated that obviously the spoken word was not
good enough, and suggested putting it in writing.
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by Mr.
adjourned
ADJOURNMENT:
Swinney and
at 7:30 p.m.
On a motion by Mr.
unanimously carried,
Potempa, seconded
the meeting was
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