ccswks 04-10-1996
SPEC~AL MEETING OF THE CITY COUh~IL
APRIL 10, 1996
The Schertz City Council convened in Special Workshop Session
on Wednesday, April 10, 1996 at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference
Room of the Municipal Complex, 1400 Schertz Parkway, Schertz,
Texas. The following members were present: Mayor Hal
Baldwin, presiding; Councilmembers Charles McDonald; Joe
Potempa; and Ken Greenwald. Staff present were City Manager
Kerry Sweatt, Mark Marquez Economic Development Coordinator;
and Deputy City Secretary Dolores Butler.
U HEARING OF RESIDENTS
Mr. Bill Neller said he paid his bill yesterday of $35.33 and
asked the young lady at the counter why his sewage bill
doubled this month and he was told he had a water leak;
however, his water bill hadn't gone up so he didn't know how
he could have a leak.
Mayor Baldwin stated that the increase could be due to sewer
averaging if it is in the December, January and February
cycle. If Mr. Neller would ask the billing clerk to pull up
the records, she could give him the three months and determine
the average. Mr. Sweatt said he would be happy to deal with
Mr. Neller's concern at his convenience. Mayor Baldwin said
it is possible there could be a mistake but Mr. Neller needs
to have it checked out.
t2 PUBLIC HEARING: discuss public hearing on request
from Laredo Greenshire to rezone 17.7592 acres of land from
Neighborhood Services (NS) to Planned Unit Development (PUD)
and discuss first reading of an ordinance regarding such
rezoning.
Mr. Sweatt said the 17.7 tract of land at the intersection of
Woodland Oaks and FM 3009 is currently zoned Neighborhood
Service (NS) and the owners would like to develop a
residentially Planned Unit Development (PUD). The property
starts at Woodland Oaks and goes down FM 3009 to the Methodist
Church on the corner of Green Valley, 700 plus feet on FM 3009
and siting to the Schertz United Methodist Church to about 500
feet of frontage on Greenshire.
Mr. McDonald asked if these developers are the same ones who
rezoned the other side of Woodland Oaks and Mr. Sweatt said
he didn't think they were. Mr. Greenwald said Japhet is the
one building now.
Mayor Baldwin asked if it was their plan to back houses up to
the right of way of FM 3009.
Mr. Sweatt said yes, and of course they will be required to
meet the overlay requirement in addition to the other zoning
setbacks and the typical requirement includes permanent
fencing, recognition of backing to a major thoroughfare and
circumstances such as that.
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Mayor Baldwin asked if as a PUD were they giving any kind of
breakdown on what they're wanting to do - number of houses
versus businesses or whatever else they're wanting to do.
Mr. Sweatt said they want to rezone so they can vary the lot
size to accomodate trees.
Mr. Potempa asked what Planning and Zoning said last night
and Mr. Greenwald said they concurred.
Mr. McDonald wanted to know what the minimum lot size would
be and Mr. Greenwald said it was 6,000, probably larger than
that.
Mayor Baldwin mused that there won't be many
size lots on 17 acres. Mr. Greenwald said
per acre, depending on how they layout
utilities.
houses with those
probably four (4)
the ,streets and
Mr. Willman said there is a large green area in there too.
Mr. McDonald asked if the greenbelt stays at the bottom of
the hill and Mr. Greenwald said it continues on and backs up
to the existing developed properties.
Mayor Baldwin said they haven't platted yet, they are just
looking to zone. Is that right? Mr. Greenwald confirmed
that was right. Mayor Baldwin said it is too early to talk
about entrances, etc. and Mr. McDonald said they would
probably be off Woodland Oaks Drive.
Mayor Baldwin asked if they couldn't get an entrance off FM
3009. Mr. Sweatt said he didn't know what their plans are
but they probably could considering the amount of frontage.
Mr. Greenwald said he thinks their intent is to come off
Woodland Oaks Drive.
Mr. Sweatt asked
Greenwald said
residential.
if they did not submit a
they have a master plan
plat and
showing
Mr.
all
Mayor Baldwin said the request is to discuss a public hearing
so if we are going to have a public hearing Tuesday night,
there will be someone there to answer questions. Mayor
Baldwin noted that he will not be able to attend the meeting
next week so Mr. Greenwald will be handling the meeting and
alerted councilmembers present to ask some questions regarding
the type of development they intend. Mr. Greenwald said Sam
has no intention of putting anything except residential in
there--i.e., single family residence.
Mayor
there
want.
Baldwin asked if they changed the zoning to PUD,
be any way to stop any kind of development we
Mr. Willman said yes, by platting.
would
don't
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Mr. Sweatt said the master plan is kaput because of changes
and Mr. Willman said not the new one. Mr. Sweatt said they
haven't filed any sort of plat or master plan with this
request. Mr. Willman said not with this request but they had
a master plan prior to this, showing all of it. Mr.
Greenwald said he would get with Steve and get a copy of the
most current master plan.
t3 Discuss development and assessment program for Live
Oak Hills.
Mr. Sweatt said we have a couple of guests tonight and city
Attorney Spain is here to explain a concept grounded in
long-time law in the State of Texas allowing cities to conduct
a street assessment program for the purpose of assessing
partial cost for improving streets and related matters to
abutting property owners on the benefit principle. This one
is slightly different and we have talked about it in general
terms but is now time to discuss it in 'more specific terms.
Mr. Ron Wood and partner, Del Johnson, are here tonight to
assist us in discussing a proposal to the city Council that
could culmunate in approval of a street assessment program in
which property owners in Live Oak Hills Subdivision would be
assessed a portion of the cost for improving the street and
drainage facilities in front of their property. currently Mr.
Woods owns over 50% of the lots in what is described as Phase
I of the Live Oak Hills Subdivision development which
basically exists as one tier of lots off Schertz Parkway to
the last lots facing on King Lane off Wiederstein Road in Live
Oak Hills. There is one tier of lots that face on Schertz
Parkway on the west side. This proposed development would
begin behind those lots facing on Schertz Parkway and go
toward the city limits between King and Jupe and would end
with those lots that face on King Lane (street and drainage
improvements would consist of King Lane, Lyric, Mora and Nile)
along Wiederstein Road. There are currently 170 lots in the
area to be improved, and of those, there are eight (8) lots
that will be affected by the drainage design, leaving 162 lots
that will benefit abutting owners. Of the 162 lots, Ron Wood,
Ltd. owns or controls 89. The City of Schertz has a total of
five (5) lots in the area and all the other lots are owned by
individuals and no individual owns more than four (4) lots.
The engineer for the subdivider has conducted a preliminary
design and investigated the drainage circumstances as well as
preliminary design for water and sewer purposes and as a
result, it appears the cost for improvements of the street and
drainage work to be assessed to abutting property owners is
$91.63 per front foot. The paving assessment program will
allow property owners to be assessed on the benefit principle
and they would be given an opportunity to pay that cost in
full at the time of the completion of the work or a manner
could be devised in which they would have an opportunity to
pay that out over a period of approximately three (3) years;
the idea being that Mr. Wood would improve all of the lots by
virtue of improving the streets and drainage in that area.
Individual owners, without the assessment program, would have
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a very valuable lot created at no direct expense. Mr. Wood
contacted us with a proposal and we believe this represents a
good vehicle by which the Live Oak Hills Subdivision could be
re-developed and would not be a manner in which the developer
would be expected to pay more than his fair share of the cost
of improving the area. The lots are divided in size, some
being 70', some 75' in front footage; therefore you are
looking at an assessment running from $6,500, $6,600 up. I
believe with that, Mr. Wood can tell you of his plans and
then Mike and I can discuss the process by which the
improvements could be made.
Mr.
City
ready
Wood said he thought everything had
will work with them and accomplish
to proceed and get the development
been covered. If the
this thing, they are
done.
Mayor Baldwin asked if the property would be totally replatted
and Mr. Wood said no. Because all the lots are not owned by
Ron Wood, Ltd. they cannot replat.
Mr. McDonald asked if the $91.63 included sewer.
Mr. Sweatt said water and sewer can be and would normally be
accomplished through our pro rata agreements, that doesn't
require an assessment program though we enter into an
agreement with the property owner who extends lines and as
connections are made, we recover that cost over a five-year
period. At the end of the five-year period, if all the lots
haven't been connected, those lines become city property and
we cease collecting pro rata and returning it to the
developer. The answer is, yes, there will be water and sewer
on top of this but it is not paid through the assessment
program.
Mr. McDonald
wants to keep
the streets?
questioned what about the property owner that
his lots. Is he going to get an assessment for
Mr. Sweatt responded he would get an assessment and would
have to payor a lien would be filed on the property. Water
and sewer costs will be entered against the property but will
not be due and collectible until there is a water and/or sewer
connection made. At that time, collection would be made under
the pro rata agreement and that collection would be rebated to
the developer within the first five (5) years. That is based
on engineering estimates of about $4,500. Streets and
drainage, including engineering cost and contingency, are
estimated at $1,191,000, and the water and sewer is $737,000
of which the developer will pay the full cost and hopes to
recover those appropriate considerations - not a small project
by any means. The average of the lots would be about $7,300
and water and sewer would be about $4,500.
Mayor Baldwin asked if there would be a rezoning requirement
since that is frontage and Mr. Sweatt said yes. Mr. Wood
will be filing a request for rezoning and reminded the Council
that the front portion of the property is zoned General
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Business (GB), but it is not just those first lots that are
included in this project, but that zoning extends a full 500'
back from center line of Schertz Parkway so that GB zoning
extends through the lots that front on Nile. Mr. McDonald
said those lots are in the reinvestment zone too, aren't they.
Mr. Potempa responded of course they are. Mr. Sweatt said
that doesn't affect the developers.
Mr. Sweatt said another issue Council needs to be aware of is
that the lots that are left out of this project, a portion of
those lying toward the city limits on the south, fall in the
flood plain so they are excluded from this project. The
developer intends to build and develop and has plans that if
Phase I proceeds, to do Phase II across Schertz Parkway
there are approximately 190 lots in that area.
Mr. McDonald asked if the flood plain is why the,developer is
not going to the city limits and Mr. Sweatt said that was
correct. Mr. McDonald asked if it was just in Schertz now,
not Selma. Mr. Wood responded they are working on Selma.
Mr. Sweatt, so that we might cover the general steps, asked
City Attorney Mike Spain to talk about the schedule.
Mr. Spain said there are several steps the statute requires
the Council to go through in doing this kind of assessment
program. First would be the adoption of an ordinance in which
you declare the necessity of doing an assessment program and
your intention to levy assessments, at least at that point, an
indeterminate amount then some steps that have to be taken
immediately after that; then you would adopt an ordinance
calling a public hearing. The notice of that public hearing
has to be published three (3) times before the hearing occurs,
the first of which has to be at least 21 days before the
hearing, then it is also necessary for the City to mail a
notice of the hearing to every property owner who is going to
be assessed under the proposal which has to go out at least 14
days in advance of the public hearing. As it turns out, a
number of the people who own these lots live outside of the
city, some of them live in other cities and in other states.
That notice has to go out and the hearing has to be conducted
by the City Council and after that, the Council would actually
adopt an ordinance levying the assessment. The notice that
goes out to the property owners has to describe the project,
the estimate of the assessment and that estimate can't be more
than that estimate or the process has to be repeated. It is
important to make sure the estimates are good. After the
assessments are levied there is a period of a little over two
(2) weeks during which persons can challenge the process and
once that challenge period of 15 days has passed it can't be
challenged. At that point, the City would go out for bids,
take bids on the project. The developer would put up the
funds to pay for the project. The City issues assessment
certificates and those are issued to the contractor that is
the successful bidder and those assessments certificates are
collected upon as the way to reimburse the developer for that
up-front funding.
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Mr. McDonald said not by the contractor though, he assigns
those back to the City.
Mr. Spain said those assessments certificates would be
assigned either to the City or to the developer and the City
could enter into a collection agreement with the developer to
collect those assessments that are not assessed against
property owned by the developer. There is a procedure for
collecting on those people who choose not to pay the
assessment in one lump sum at the outset - what was discussed
was a two-year payment after one-third of the payment was made
immediately. Those assessment certificates earn interest
rates the greater of 8% for the interest rate on the City's
last issue of general obligation bonds. In answer to Mayor
Baldwin's inquiry as to what happens if someone just doesn't
pay at all, Mr. Spain said there is a lien against the
property and the assessment certificate gives the assessment
certificate owner the right to foreclose on the property but
no decision has been made as to whether the assessment
certificate would be assigned by the contractor to the City or
to the developer. If it is assigned to the developer, the
developer would certainly enter into a collection contract
with the City so the assessment collection process can be a
part of the property tax assessment process.
Mr. McDonald asked what happens if they default on that.
Would they have to enter into a repossession?
Mr. Spain said that was correct. Mr. Sweatt interjected that
the assessment is secondary to tax liens. Mr. Spain said the
developers feel, whenever it becomes evident of what the lots
will be worth after the paving is done (the City will have an
independent appraisal to confirm this), the feeling at this
this point is that the value of lots after the paving will far
exceed the cost of the assessment.
Mr. Sweatt
involved in
each.
said, as a matter of interest, the current lots
this discussion carry an appraised value of $1,750
Mr. McDonald noted the assessed value of the property will go
up too, when all this is done. Mr. Sweatt said the City
doesn't control the assessed value; however, he would think
the Appraisal District would take that into consideration.
The public hearing will provide testimony as to what these
benefits are and it is absolutely imperative that the value of
property be increased by at least as much if not more. Mr.
Spain said one of the things talked about was the need for the
City to have an independant evaluation.
Mr. McDonald said with no offense toward Mr. Wood~ he thinks
the best part is that the City will go out for the bids on the
streets. Mr. Wood said this is the only way it would work
and they were thrilled to put up the money and let the City do
that.
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Mr. Spain said we are working on the schedule for this
there are a lot of steps in this process. The fastest things
could begin to happen would be if an ordinance is on the
agenda for next- week. He's not sure if that could happen and
will be talking to Tom Anderlitch to see if that is a
possibility. It may have to slip to the next meeting after
that, but the idea is that if the Council is interested in
pursuing this, we'll move along with as much speed as
possible.
Mayor Baldwin asked what happens to the lots the City owns.
Mr. Sweatt said we own them just as other property owners and
we'll owe the assessment amount. There is only one that
actually will be improved in the area, some of the lots are
down in the flood plain. Mayor Baldwin asked if the water
runs down Wiederstein Road into that drainage area.
Mr. Wood said right now the water comes under Schertz Parkway
and proceeds on down to the flood plain: Mayor Baldwin asked
if any water off Mr. Wood's development would run down into
that drainage area and Mr Wood said they all do now. Mayor
Baldwin asked if we have a situation of once we've developed
all those and put roof tops and slabs, etc., we're going to
create a little more water runoff in that area and cause some
people down stream to have problems.
Mr. Sweatt said the subdivider would be required in this
case, just as he would in a piece of raw land, to prove up
front that there is not a deleterious drainage circumstance,
that the water course is not being changed and that, based on
100% of build-up, that the water is not being diverted. The
water may, with a greater intensity, get to the same point,
but his engineer will prove that it is not gaining more water
than was originally in that drainage area. Anytime you build
a roof and more asphalt the water gets down there quicker and
some of the water that was soaking into the ground will run
stronger.
Mr. McDonald asked if the water eventually goes down the
Cibolo Creek and Mr. Sweatt said it would go down to Dietz
Creek. Mr. McDonald said his concern is that of Mayor
Baldwin's, we sure need to look at how much we're putting
across Schertz Parkway, we're going to be needing a bridge
eventually.
Mr. Sweatt said the real issue Council needs to be reminded of
is that there are approximately 73 owners who will receive
notice that they are about to be assessed somewhere in the
neighborhood of $6,500 - $7,000 who are probably going to be
very interested in discussing that matter at the public
hearing. Mr. Wood has discussed that with them, there have
been numerous meetings with property owners collectively and
individually about the process but to be frank with you, this
becomes real with a formal notice that this is about to happen
and there is going to be some discussion; from now on things
will start moving.
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Mr. McDonald said we need to have the discussion, that is
part of the process, to know what their feelings are. Mr.
McDonald asked Mr. Wood what they express so far, why they
don't want to sell their $1,700 lot. Mr. Johnson said he
thought there were several issues; first with the $1,700 lot
we're talking about pay for no value because they never got a
building permit so there is no value today. Most of these
people realize that if they held their lot for 20 or 30 years
there is going to be a significant increase in the value and
they'd like to keep it and we're not pressuring them to sell,
we just want to recoup their fair share. Some real estate
people who own some of those lots have just said there is no
way they would sell for that very reason. We have not met
with anyone who has taken the position that they don't ever
what to see the property improved, some may but that hasn't
been our problem, they just want to own it themselves and want
to keep it. Mr. Wood said a lot of them, because they've had
so much run at them over the last 30 years, don't believe
anything is going to happen so they wouidn't do anything. By
and large, if it does happen, many of them will make
substantial gains because some of those people paid $500 for
those lots back then and even if their taxes were $50 a year
for 30 years, that's $1,500 and they've got $2,000 in the deal
and so they're in for another $6,500 - $7,000 - don't know
what those lots will bring on today's market, but they
understand there is a benefit for them.
Mr. Sweatt said
only way it can
can do anything
desirable lots in
whether it is Mr. Wood or XYZ, this is the
ever be developed. No one individual owner
about the problem. There are some very
the area.
Mr. McDonald calculating the $6,500 plus $4,600 to hook up to
sewer and water so they will have $11,000 and $2,000 for the
property and taxes, said if they can see where that property
is going to be worth more than that, there shouldn't be a
problem.
Mr. Sweatt said we believe this is a worthwhile project,
we've spent a considerable amount of staff time, Mr. Wood has
invested money in this project and if it is ever going to
work, it has to work like this. If the prices come in too
high, and that's the next real big hill - we'll hold public
hearings and file notices of intention to do all these things
and property owners will be quite concerned or will hear these
numbers. If we take the bids and instead of it being $91.63
per frontage foot, we're talking about $95.00 or some other
number, all of sudden it not only isn't feasible for the
individual owner but it quits being feasible for the
developer.
Mr. Potempa asked if a person decided to put a modular home
in there, would that be allowed.
Mr. Sweatt said if they could meet all the code requirements
they could, barring deed restrictions.
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Mayor
going
end to
Baldwin said if this development takes place, this
to be last straight street where you can see from
the other.
is
one
Mr. Sweatt said he and the city attorney will work on a
schedule the earliest possible time is that an ordinance
could appear on the next action agenda or as late a May 7.
The public hearing may have to be on June 18th.
t4 Discuss appointments to Canyon Regional Water
Authority Soard of Directors and Board of Trustees and discuss
resolutions regarding such appointments.
Mr. Greenwald said he and Johnny went to the meeting Monday
night and there was a lot of discussion on Article 3.01 which
limits trustees to five (5) years. There wasn't a quorum to
make any changes, they are going to try again next month to at
least start the process. John was going to get with Mr.
Sweatt and give us a reading on this.' Article 8.01 says
bylaws may be amended by 50% vote of the trustees at a regular
scheduled board meeting which means they can change it if they
want to. One of the things discussed is that it is a weak
term limit, you resign and miss one meeting and be reassigned
and start the five years over again. Apparently it was put in
the original enabling legislation by Senator Armbrister,
Representative Kuempel and Senator Zaffirini. Armbrister's
contention was that he was getting a lot of heat and
complaints about municipal utility districts essentially ram
rodding, not giving anybody any choice.
Mayor Baldwin
appointed to
Schertz.
stated the Council trusts the judgement of those
work out the problem in the best interest of
Mr. Sweatt said it was John's recommendation that Ken and Sam
Willoughby serve this year on the Board of Directors and Eber
Busch serve on the Board of Trustees and then next year, Ken
sit out a term and Johnny and Sam serve on the Board of
Trustees.
t4 Discuss ordinance regarding tax abatement and tax
abatement agreement for and with D.S.I.
Mr. Sweatt stated we were fortunate to have as a guest a
representative of a new business in our community, Mr. John
Sheridan who owns D.S.I. Distributing. We welcome the new
business and Mr. Sheridan will discuss with you a tax
abatement request that has come through the Economic
Development Commission. Mark Marquez is here to briefly run
through the abatement request and then ask Mr. Sheridan to
answer any questions you might have.
Mark Marquez said D.S.I. is primarily a wholesale consumer
electronics distributor whose primary markets are RCA, Digital
Satellite Systems, Toshiba and other consumer products and JBC
and Bose Sound Systems. They are also the warehouse
distributor for Warren Industries who make wenches for
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off-road vehicles. D.S.I. plans a 20,000 square foot tilt
wall building including office space in Tri-county Business
Park at an estimated cost of $650,000. Equipment and tools
appraised as personal property for tax purposes is estimated
at $514,580. The basic request abatement is $650,000 in
capital improvements to the property in Schertz; job creation
in Schertz will have a payroll value of about $475,000; and
the company expects to bring approximately 10 employees with
them. The proposed site is a 2.314 acre tract on Corridor
Parkway in the Tri-County Business Industrial Park - current
value of the property is estimated at $29,231 (Guadalupe
County). The abatement percentages authorized by the
ordinance and guidelines and criteria are: capital
improvements the first $75,000 at 10%, the remaining
$575,000 at 1% for each 50,000 which equates to 11.5%. The
payroll which is a soft number is estimated at $475,000 and 1%
per $25,000 of payroll equates to 19% and there is a sales tax
component which Mr. Sheridan can expand on but that works out
to 2.4% on $1,180 actual revenues to the City. The total
percentage authorized by our ordinance is 42.9%. The
Commission has recommended a six (6) year abatement package at
42.9% beginning January 1, 1997. The Commission also
recommends an acceleration of that percentage and there is a
value that accelerates to three years instead of six and
allows 90% for the first two years and 80% for the third year.
The Commission has agreed to that as has Mr. Sheridan.
To review the dollar value of the project - land value is
estimated at $29,231; improvements are $650,000; personal
property is $514,580 for a grand total of $1,193,811 in
proposed new value as opposed to $29,231 in current value
(land only). In terms of tax revenue, current land value
would generate $119.03 every year and that will continue in
the proposal, the improvements will generate $2,646.80;
personal property will generate $2,095.37 for a total of
$4,861.20 as opposed to $119.03 currently. Those are hard tax
dollars based on our current tax rate of 0.4072. Additional
revenues that can be expected by the city are based on a
multiplier of 1% applied to the payroll; of the $475,000 of
employee payroll we expect 1% to fallout in the city in the
forms of sales tax and several other things they will be doing
in the city. There is also a sales tax revenue of $1,180.65
totalling $10,791.85 as opposed to $119.03 which we currently
receive. The abatement value, at 42.9% equates to an
abatement of $1,135.40, the net value minus our current value
is $9,656.37 - a gain to the city, after the abatement, of
$9,656.37 on an annual basis. Over a six-year period (our
normal abatement package), total revenues to the city would be
$64,751.09 minus the cost of the abatement at $6,812.86, minus
further, the cost of current revenues to the city of $714.17.
The total net revenues to the city over the six-year period
would be $57,224.06. In terms of a ratio, the total net value
over the cost of the tax abatement is 8.4% to 1%. Cost per
job works out to $681.29. When the state allows dollars per
job they start out at $25,000 per job in terms of a grant.
The effect of the acceleration from six-year to three-year
abatement is a difference of about $60.00.
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Mr. Sweatt reminded Council that this area is in the
Enterprise Zone so the action recommended for the Council is
the adoption of an ordinance that authorizes the execution of
a tax abatement agreement between D.S.I. and the City of
Schertz, no public hearing is necessary.
Mayor Baldwin thanked Mr. Sheridan for developing
community and attending the meeting and asked if he
comments. Mr. Sheridan said two of his sons work
business and one has bought and one is buying a home
the community.
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Mr. McDonald stated, discounting the 1% multiplier which may
or may not show up in city coffers, we're getting $11,000 in
three years for a $6,000 give-away, there's our 1%. Mr.
McDonald also asked, if D.S.I. is a wholesale distributor,
where does the sales tax generate. Mr. Sheridan,replied they
probably have some customers of their wench that have paid
taxes. If they don't have a job or quote in a certain area,
they sell and charge tax, but D.S.I. is strictly wholesale.
You wouldn't come in the business and buy direct.
Mr. Sweatt said he had asked Mr Sheridan generally what his
area was or where his competitors were and his comment was
that he really didn't have any competitors. There are other
avenues that sell RCA, but they specifically deal to the TVRO
side as well as certain consumer electronics and they do have
an exclusive on that. The NRTC in Guadalupe Valley handles
some of the same hardware but they have their area they sell
to for their trade base.
Mayor Baldwin said the Council will take the first action at
the Tuesday meeting with the final reading the first meeting
in May.
t6 Discuss planning and
communities.
zoning process for gated
Mayor Baldwin said, with two people absent, he would suggest
holding off discussion on this item until the next workshop.
t7 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: A. Reminder of the GVEC
Firemen's Appreciation Barbecue on Thursday, May 2 - need to
RSVP by April 22.
B. Encouraged attendance at the Intsel Southwest ribbon
cutting, grand opening, etc. on Saturday, April 27 from 1:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
C. Next week we will have the dedication of the Conference
Room to Bob AndrewS.
t8 ITEMS BY COUNCIL: Mr. McDonald: A. Announced that
Easter Sunday he again became a great-grandfather - now has a
great-grandson and a great-granddaughter.
Mr. Potemoa: A. Asked what the occupational permit is there
on FM 78 where The Station used to be. Where the tire repair
is now, what's going on there?
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Mr. Sweatt said the City Inspector has been involved in it
because of some damage from an internal fire and that sort of
thing and he will find out.
B. As discussed with Mr. Sweatt today; Channel 5 news
night reported about the cheapest town (Cibolo) on IH-35.
t9 ITEMS BY MAYOR: A. Mentioned an article in
paper regarding Retama - they got their decision they
looking for with the racing commission and their million
one-half bucks - guess they are going to open in June so
have a season after all which is good news for the area.
last
the
were
and
will
B. Tommorrow is the Northeast Partnership luncheon meeting,
if anyone would like to go. There are two or three things on
the agenda, not a really exciting meeting but we did invite
Retama to come talk to us about community support with the
racing commission. Someone is supposed to be there from the
Alamo Community College District to talk about wanting to
locate some classroom space in the Northeast Partnership area.
The meeting is at 11:30 a.m. in Live Oak at the Community
Center.
C. Mentioned the guy that won the five (5) numbers
Lotto last night for approximately $60,000 at
Supermarket and that Wuest gets 1% of that.
on the
Wuest's
no
by Mr.
adjourned
ADJOURNMENT: On a motion by Mr. otempa, seconded
McDonald and unanimously approved the meeting was
at 8,30 p.m. a.~
Mayor, City OI Schertz, Texas
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Deputy City Secretary, City of Schertz
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