ccswks 05-15-1996
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
MAY 15, 1996
The Schertz City Council convened in Special Workshop
Session on Wednesday, May 15, 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 Joe
Potempa; Earl Sawyer; Timothy Swinney and Ken Greenwald.
Absent: Councilmember Charles McDonald. Staff present
were City Manager Kerry Sweatt and City Secretary Norma
Althouse.
Mr. Sweatt introduced Stacy Padgett, an intern from st.
Mary's University, who will be working with the City for
the summer. She is working toward a degree .in Public
Administration and a degree in Law. Mr. Sweatt pointed
out she carries a 4.00 average. .
Ms. Padgett clarified Mr. Sweatt's remarks a little,
saying she carries a 4.00 average in Public Administration
and a 3.60 average in Law. Ms. Padgett commented she
really enjoys the Public Administration program and plans
to have a career in government. As far as the law degree,
Ms. Padgett stated she would like to be involved in
government, perhaps be a City Attorney.
#1 SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES
City Secretary, Norma Althouse, administered the Oath of
Office to Mayor Baldwin and to Councilmember Joe Potempa
and congratulated them on their victory in the election.
Councilmember Charles McDonald, who was unable to attend
the meeting this evening, was given the Oath of Office
earlier in the week in the City Secretary's office.
Mr. Potempa's wife was in the hospital, so he excused
himself from the meeting at this time.
#2 HEARING OF RESIDENTS
No one had signed up to speak.
#3 Discuss Appointment of Mayor Pro Tem.
According to the City's policy, the appointment of Mayor
Pro Tem is done on a rotation basis. Since Mr. Greenwald,
who is Councilmember Place #5, was the most recent Mayor
Pro Tem, the duty will now go to Councilmember Place #1,
Charles McDonald. Council agreed with the appointment of
Mr. McDonald and he will be sworn in at the regular
meeting on May 21st.
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#4 Discuss final reading of ordinance approving Tax
Abatement and Tax Abatement Agreement for and with ITM.
Mr. Sweatt reminded Council the first reading of this
ordinance was approved at their last regular meeting.
Under the initial guidelines, ITM qualified for a 49.5%
abatement over a standard six-year period. After the
Economic Development Commission reviewed the project, the
capital improvements and other investments by ITM and heard
their request, they recommended a variance be granted. The
abatement will be for 90% for the first three years and 27%
for the fourth and final year. The net effect is within
one penny of the same amount of dollars.
Council indicated they were ready for this item to be
included on next Tuesday night's agenda.
As a side note, Mr. Sweatt mentioned they are a very
interesting company. They build robotic equipment used in
other major manufacturing processes. Mark Marquez noted
ITM's high-tech nature and pointed out it has a payroll of
$750,000 for 19-20 people.
Mr. Swinney asked if they had decided how to finish out
the exterior of the building. Mr. Klaus Weiswurm from ITM
answered the front will be done in three tones of split-
faced block (white and two grays) and the side tilt wall
construction will be aggregate imbedded in concrete and
then washed which leaves an off-white color tone. The idea
is so it won't require painting. Mr. Swinney inquired if
it will still come in somewhere around $800,000 and was
told it will.
Mr. Sweatt asked Mr. Weiswurm to share with the Council
some of the things ITM does. Mr. Weiswurm related they
are a custom design machine shop. They design and build
custom equipment. Their products are used by people such
as Motorola, Clark Checks, and various universities and
medical centers throughout the country.
Mayor Baldwin verified they are moving here from San
Antonio. Mr. Weiswurm mentioned they are expanding from a
one and three-quarter acre tract which is oddly shaped with
about half of it being zoned for multi-family dwellings.
The City of San Antonio informed them they could probably
get it rezoned if they wanted to spend enough money and
hire enough lawyers. The reality is, however, it's still a
bad neighborhood. They have a 10,000 square foot building
there now which they've added onto in about four different
phases. They need more space.
Mayor Baldwin welcomed ITM to the City of Schertz.
Council indicated their readiness to have this item placed
on next Tuesday night's agenda.
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#5 Discuss emergency ordinance calling a public
hearing, authorizing the publication and mailing of
required notices, and containing estimated front foot
charge and other required notice details regarding the Live
Oak Hills Subdivision.
Mr. Sweatt advised the caption pretty well describes where
we are. At the last regular meeting, Council adopted an
ordinance setting the assessment program in motion. The
next step on May 21st would be to adopt an ordinance
calling a public hearing. Based on current time frames
involved, the public hearing would be scheduled for June
18th. At the public hearing, Council will hear the
proposed assessment amounts and if that meets their
approval, then after the public hearing they will adopt an
ordinance letting the assessments go for depositing of
construction funds and issuing of bonds whatever is
appropriate at that time. This next ordinance does contain
the estimated front foot amounts and approves sending out
the notices.
Mr. Sweatt went on to say there are 170 lots in the first
phase and Live Oak Hills Ltd./Ron Wood owns 89 of those.
There are 50 owners of single lots, 12 owners of two lots,
one owner has three lots and one owner has four lots. One
property owner lives in Schertz and all the others live
someplace else.
Mr.
some
Mr.
will
Sawyer asked if Mr. Wood is dealing with Selma on
of the lots in Live Oak Hills and Mr. Sweatt replied
Wood has indicated if this project goes, he probably
move to Selma in one phase or another.
Mr. Sweatt related that one item of testimony
be given at the public hearing will be the
appra~sers opinion of benefit for each parcel
paving assessment cannot exceed the benefit to
for which the assessment is being made.
expected to
independent
of land. A
the property
Mr. Sawyer asked when the City will know who's going to
collect the liens on the property if foreclosure is
necessary. Mr. Sweatt answered they will know by the
public hearing date.
In response to a remark by Mr.
should not cost the City a cent,
is anticipated the developer will
the engineering costs, the design
the publication costs, etc.
Sawyer that this process
Mr. Sweatt commented it
withstand all the costs -
costs, the attorney fees,
Mr. Swinney remarked he is still curious about some of Mr.
Wood's methods. He doesn't want to say Mr. Wood had
incorrect information, but a resident of Cibolo who he's
known for years called him and she has gotten a ton of
letters. Those letters have been recent and Mr. Wood
commented the last ones he sent out were in August of 1995.
Mr. Swinney indicated he will try to get copies of those
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letters. He wonders if Mr. Wood will tend to get folks
riled up with the tone of the letters.
Mayor Baldwin reported that Gilbert Hernandez who owns two
of the lots called him and expressed the opinion Mr. Wood
is putting undue pressure on him to give his lots away.
Mayor Baldwin thought anyone who owns one of the lots would
be indebted to someone who increases the value. Mr.
Sweatt observed it is believed at this point, that the
benefit will outweigh the assessment amount.
After a brief discussion about the assessment fees, Mr.
Swinney wondered, should the deal collapse, will the
property owners have at least basically the same value on
their lots they have today. Mr. Sweatt replied if the
project collapses, Mr. Wood owns 89 lots he didn't own
before. Mr. Greenwald emphasized Mr. Wood becomes the
tax payer on 89 lots.
Council implied they were ready for this item to be
included on next Tuesday night's agenda.
#6 Discuss public hearing on request from Ron Wood to
rezone 4.5 acres in the Live Oak Hills Subdivision from GB
(General Business) to R-2 (Single-Family Dwelling District)
and the recommendation from Planning and Zoning to rezone
additional lots in the same subdivision from GB (General
Business) to R-2 (Single-Family Dwelling District) and from
GB (General Business) to NS (Neighborhood Services), and
discuss the first reading of an ordinance regarding such
request.
Mr. Sweatt reminded Council this is strictly a rezoning
request. When Schertz Parkway was completed, the Planning
and Zoning Commission on its own volition, instigated
public hearings and ultimately recommended to City Council
that a change in zoning be made from R-2 to GB. As a
result, 250' from the center line on each side of Schertz
Parkway was zoned GB. At a later date, Rayco requested a
rezoning of their property along Schertz Parkway from GB to
R-6 and that was approved. Now comes the proposed
development of Live Oak Hills. Ron Wood owns lots not only
in the current R-2 zoning, but also a portion of those lots
in the 250' strip of GB zoning along Schertz Parkway. Mr.
Wood is requesting a zoning change on his lots and Planning
and Zoning is requesting a zoning change on the remainder
of the lots involved with the project. It is recommended
that some of the lots be returned to residential to
coincide with the residential subdivision proposed for
development and others fronting Schertz Parkway be rezoned
to NS. They recognize that even though there is a need for
commercial zoning along the frontage of Schertz Parkway, NS
may provide a more restrictive category of commercial
zoning than GB.
Planning
the City
and Zoning held a public hearing last night and
Attorney's office briefed them on some taking
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issues regarding this type of zoning.
Mr. Greenwald related that one lady, after the public
hearing last night, was discussing what she could do with
her lot. The City had taken 10 foot for right-of-way. It
was suggested she get two or more lots together and sell
them as commercial property. That is a possibility.
When asked by
for this item
agenda.
Mayor Baldwin, Council said they were ready
to be included on next Tuesday night's
#7 Discuss public library policy regarding residence
requirements or library cards.
Mr.
copy
Gail
Sweatt reminded Council they have in their packets a
of the current and the proposed policies.. He asked
Douglas to attend the meeting to e~plain the issue.
Basically, it becomes more restrictive on some no-charge
services. The City thinks that is reasonable and is
necessary. Resources continue to be strained by offering
unlimited free library services. It has reached a point
where it's not practical. The Library Board in connection
with the Library Department have recommended some changes
in the policies. Ms. Douglas will touch briefly on those.
It eliminates from free library service some non-residents
of the area who might be employees of Guadalupe County, but
do not live in the city or in the County. It eliminates
teachers in the SCUC ISD who are not residents of the City
or the County. It also eliminates employees of other
companies who are not living in Schertz or Guadalupe
County.
Ms. Douglas said the old policy stated they would serve
anyone who worked full time in the City of Schertz or
Guadalupe County and they would like to do away with that.
The City has a lot more businesses now and they get people
(like at McDonald'S) who don't work at a place very long.
They come in and get a library card and then they move on.
They don't pay taxes or support the City in any way
financially. They're not trying to be stingy because they
believe everyone should have library service, but a lot of
those people live in Bexar County anyway and they do have
access to the Bexar County library system. They worried
about the teachers, but feel it's not fair to give library
cards to teachers just because they're teachers, and not to
anybody else. They're just limiting the courtesy cards.
The only ones they want to give free cards to are the
students in the SCUC ISD.
Ms. Douglas also mentioned that another group of people it
will affect are those who have Cibolo and Marion addresses
who don't really live in Guadalupe county. There is a
clause in the policy that states they will waive the fee
for one year. A lot of people in those areas have been
using the library illegally. She wanted to make Council
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aware they may get some flack because the new library
policy will be offending some people. They still consider
that the $10.00 per year fee for library services is a good
buy because those people aren't paying any taxes to support
the City.
Mayor
many
that
Baldwin asked Ms.
non-resident cards
number to be between
Douglas
they had
four and
if she had any
issued. She
five hundred.
idea how
estimated
Mr. Swinney observed there are now quite a few nice
libraries in the area. Ms. Douglas agreed and commented
when Schertz first built its library, there were none in
Universal City, Converse and Marion. Now they all have
libraries.
Mr. Sawyer thought the
remarked he doesn't mind
knows the Library Board
possible. Mr. Sweatt
They're talking about a
$25 per year family fee.
user fee was a good. idea and
answering questions about it. He
did this in as fair of a way as
added the fee isn't onerous.
$10 per year individual fee or a
Mr. Swinney asked how they arrived at the fee. Ms.
Douglas replied they initially had a $lO fee for
individuals and a $15 fee for families. They asked for the
proposed change to $25 for families. She doesn't know how
they came up with the $10 fee originally, but has
determined that the per capita support for all Schertz
residents to use the library is about $6.59. They didn't
think it fair for taxpayers to be paying more than someone
not even living here.
Mr. Sweatt told Council, as they are well aware, the
library recently expanded not only its physical facilities,
but also its services to include videos, microfilm and
genealogical information. It's really a bargain.
Mr.
from
each
Swinney asked if the
video stores and Ms.
other.
library personnel get much flack
Douglas answered they compliment
Mr. Swinney then asked if it would be feasible to offer
volunteer positions if someone didn't want to pay the fee.
Ms. Douglas answered volunteers are exempt from the fee
anyway.
Ms. Douglas mentioned
borrowing agreement with
can get a free card with
Schertz does have a
Universal City. Anyone
Universal City and vice
reciprocal
in Schertz
versa.
Mr. Swinney asked if Schertz is the only library that has
a genealogical section. Ms. Douglas replied Schertz is
the only one locally - Seguin does have one.
Mr. Swinney then asked if there's any way an exception can
be made for the teachers in the school district. That's
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one exception he could agree with because we could make a
logical argument they are teaching our citizen's children.
He would like to foster a strong relationship between the
teachers and the library. Ms. Douglas admitted if that's
what Council wants, that's fine. One of the things that
bothers her about it is they have access to the school
library and our tax money pays for that library. There are
a lot of citizens out there who work in the city of Schertz
and do not have access to the school library and we're not
exempting them.
Mr. Swinney asked if teachers use the City library to
support research for curriculum and Ms. Douglas answered
no, she doesn't believe they do that a lot. Ms. Douglas
did stress, however, if the Council wants to exempt
teachers, she's sure the Library Board will go along with
it.
Mr. sawyer felt teachers should not be exempted from the
fee. If they need something from the City library, there
should be no problem in getting it. After further
discussion about interlibrary availability, Mr. Swinney
agreed the policy should stay as originally intended.
Mr. Weiswurm of ITM inquired if all his employees would be
required to buy a library card to come to the library. Ms.
Douglas told Mr. Weiswurm if owns property in the City and
pays taxes, he would be able to get a card. Mr. Weiswurm
wanted to know about employees who don't live in the city
or in Guadalupe county and Ms. Douglas replied they would
be required to pay the fee.
Along that line, Mr. Swinney asked if there's a
possibility of coming up with a business rate. Ms.
Douglas indicated the really old policy stated they could
do that. Mr. Greenwald suggested looking at something
like a corporate sponsorship. Ms. Douglas said she would
talk to the Library Board about it, but that would take
another month. Mr. Greenwald saw no reason they couldn't
approve the new policy now and then amend it several months
down the road.
Mr. Swinney asked Mr. Weiswurm what his professional
opinion was and Mr. Weiswurm suggested setting up a
corporate fee like $150 where anyone from the business
could use the card. Mr. Weiswurm also thought, just out
of professional courtesy, teachers should be exempted. Mr.
Sawyer saw no reason why the school couldn't be a corporate
sponsor.
Mayor Baldwin thanked Ms.
promised to speak with the
sponsorships.
Douglas for her time
Library Board about
and she
corporate
Council affirmed they were ready for this item to be
included on next Tuesday night's agenda.
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#8 Discuss and consider action
conservation demand reduction measures.
regarding water
Mr. Sweat mentioned there has been confusion and
misinformation going around about this issue among San
Antonio, the Edwards Underground Water District and any
number of other water purveyors.
The aquifer reading is currently at the Stage III level.
It is believed there is no way the City can ask its
customers to go by an entirely different set of rules than
what they're hearing on television. The current ordinance
can be amended in several aspects. The following
regulations are recommended:
(a) Revise trigger level for Stage III from current level
of 642 feet to 640 feet.
(b) Change time of watering in Stage iI, and any future
times of watering, from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m.
(c) Stay with the current practice of Odd-numbered
residential addresses watering on Sunday and Thursday and
even-numbered residential addresses watering on Tuesday and
Saturday and commercial establishments watering on Monday
and Friday. However, if we move into Stage III, then every
other week the Thursday, the Tuesday and the Monday should
be dropped off.
Mr.
even
per
Mr.
only
days
Greenwald noted, according to everything he's read,
St. Augustine grass can survive on one inch of water
week. Why not just go to watering one day per week?
Sweatt replied because folks will ask why they can
water one day a week when San Antonio can water two
every other week.
There was discussion about the handbook being confusing.
There's nothing in it about any kind of watering under
Stage III other than hand-held. It was asked why the City
isn't just staying with the hand-held if Stage III is that
serious. Mr. Sweatt replied because the City of Schertz
wants to be more compatible with the City of San Antonio.
(d) Eliminate
commented the
because of the
the surcharge in Stage
City basically has a
inverted rate.
III. Mayor Baldwin
surcharge built in
(e) Incorporate, in Stage IV, a $1.00 surcharge per
thousand after the first 15,000 gallons of usage and in
Stage V a $3.00 surcharge per thousand after the first
15,000 gallons of usage. Those excess fees would be
escrowed toward rebate programs, toilet and lawn
replacement activities, and/or penalties that may be
imposed by the Edwards.
Mr. Swinney asked what the worst stage is that been gotten
to by Schertz and/or San Antonio. Mr. Sweatt answered he
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read somewhere that in 1956 the spring flow
completely. Other Councilmembers thought 612 feet
lowest level its ever been.
stopped
is the
Mr. Sweatt commented, if
prepare an ordinance, to
incorporate these changes.
go ahead with preparing the
it pleases Council, they will
be on next week's agenda, to
Council directed Mr. Sweatt to
ordinance.
Mr. Sawyer mentioned the City should be consistent in its
handouts. The booklet and the sheets handed out by the
Police Department should read the same. Mr. Sweatt didn't
think there was a difference in them. Mr. sawyer said
it's minimal - he likes the sheet better than the booklet
because it's simple and easy to read.
Mr. Sweatt pointed out the only area where .there's a
difference is the low water demand grass ordinance. He
believes that's a far-reaching step and will pave the way
for other entities to take similar action. It becomes
effective the first of June.
Council was ready for this item to placed on next Tuesday
night's agenda.
*9 Discuss mid-year budget revisions.
Mr. Sweatt reminded Council they
proposed mid-year budget revisions
revisions represent a forward step in
the pay structure.
have a copy of the
before them. The
an attempt to upgrade
There is one correction on the first page. Under item
number 3, which is increased revenue netting in water and
sewer fund, $49,000 should be changed to $65,000.
Mr. Sweatt stated the establishment of an overall employee
compensation increase is the heart of the proposed
recommendations and explained that as follows. Salary
grades 4-10 will receive a three-step increase. Salary
grades 11-14 will receive a two-step increase. Salary
grades 15 and. up will receive a one-step increase. All
step grades will receive an overall five percent pay grade
increase.
Mayor Baldwin commented the problem is sometimes the grades
are pushed too close together and wondered if the
three-step increase in grades 4-10 will shove grade 10
right up to grade 11. Mr. Sweatt admitted they are losing
a little of the separation, but the benefit is that most
of the longer term employees are toward the top end of
either of those salary grades. They are separated far
enough away from employees with less time. Mr. Sweatt
noted they believe this plan will reward the lower grades.
It will also say to all employees they are making big steps
to get the salary structure up to a better grade of
competition.
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Mr. Sweatt went on to say this still does not put Schertz
anywhere near the top. They did some surveying and as far
as police officers, they are still below Live Oak and
Universal City.
Mr. Swinney observed the turnover rate has been remarkably
low in spite of that. Mr. Sweatt agreed and noted people
don't work for salary alone.
It is proposed to fund these salary raises out of increased
revenue. The increased revenue in the general fund is
described on the second page.
Mayor Baldwin emphasized there is no pride in saying that a
city the size of Schertz is the lowest salary paying city
in the area. It's an embarrassment. Anything we can do to
make the salaries in Schertz competitive enough. so people
leave other jobs and come here to work is great.
Mr. Sawyer
employees.
time. This
taxes.
liked the idea of rewarding the lower grade
They have talked about doing that for a long
is a good plan and will not force a raise in
Mr. Swinney mentioned that last year they talked about how
difficult it would be to get the salaries up to a
competitive level. How much would it take to bite the
bullet and get the salaries pretty close right now? Eight
percent? Ten percent?
Mr. Sweatt pointed out this proposed raise is already 11%,
9% and 7% and asked Mr. Swinney to keep in mind the
employees, at their evaluation time, are eligible for a
two-step increase. The total cost of this proposed raise
in salaries for the last six months of fiscal year 1995/96
is $87,000. That includes all benefits.
Mr. Sawyer indicated we should be making some headway
because most other cities don't do mid-year revisions.
Mayor Baldwin added they need to make a long-term goal to
do something about raising salaries every year.
Mr. Swinney remarked he thinks there's a consensus from
Council to proceed with the salary increases. Mr. Sweatt
thanked the Council.
At this time Mr. Sweatt pointed out another item of big
significance in the general fund. They propose to payoff
now the remaining $43,000 of the vehicle replacement
package that was planned as a debt service carryover until
next fiscal year.
Mayor Baldwin questioned what the $10,000 in the reserve
SAFES fund is for and Mr. Sweatt. replied they're using
that as part of the SAFES overall budget. SAFES has had
some substantial increases, for example in the remount, and
needs that money from the reserve.
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Mr. Sweatt then referred to the hotel/motel occupancy tax
and said it is a reality now. They anticipate $15,000 in
revenue for the remainder of the fiscal year and have
proposed to spend $2000 ($1000 for printing and binding
which is advertising materials and $1000 to BVYA for their
scoreboard).
Mr. Sweatt advised Council they have established two
categories for water conservation incentives. One category
is the low-flow toilet rebate program and the other
category is a sod replacement program. They believe the
grass replacement program is so good, they will offer a
$100 rebate on a water bill for replacement of existing
lawns with low water demand grasses. This, of course, is
subject to certain rules and stipulations.
Mr. Swinney had a request for the library. The
lamp at the corner is really dim and they need a
spotlight. Mr. Sweatt promised to check into it.
street
giant
Mr. Swinney inquired what the
the retirement obligations.
included in the figures of the
increase in salaries does
Mr. Sweatt replied that
budget estimate.
to
is
#lO Discuss awarding bid for SAFES remount.
Mr. Sweatt reported the City has solicited proposals to
take the existing ambulance box from its truck chassis and
place it on a new diesel-powered chassis. Three bids were
received by the deadline on May 9th. Professional
Ambulance Sales submitted a net bid of $49,624.00. McCoy
Miller Ambulance Sales submitted a net bid of $48,902.98.
San Antonio Ambulance Sales submitted a net bid of
$49,9l7.10. They were unable to get this information in
the packet because they were still reviewing the bids. It
appears all three bidders meet the basic specifications.
San Antonio Ambulance Sales has a local service facility
whereas the other two do not.
At this stage it appears the best bid for our purposes is
the highest bid at $49,917.10 from San Antonio Ambulance
Sales. A complete tabulation and review of the bids will
be available for the Tuesday meeting or it can wait and be
discussed at the next workshop. Council gave their
consensus to place this item on the agenda of next Tuesday
night's meeting.
Mr. Swinney asked what the time commitment was and Mr.
Sweatt answered San Antonio Ambulance Sales gave the City a
firm commitment of 60 days from the date they receive the
box. The other two companies' commitments are predicated
on receipt of the chassis.
Mr. Swinney then asked if SAFES has a rotation schedule
for replacement of its vehicles and Mr. Sweatt replied yes
they do.
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#11 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: A. Announced that Earl
Mayfield will be having the International Championship Fly
Off at his ultra lite field over the Memorial Day holiday
of May 25th through the 27th. He has offered VIP passes
for any members of Council who wish to attend. He asked
Council to let him know and he will get the passes for
them.
B. Reminded Council they had previously discussed a tour
and scheduled it for June lst, but that is the Annual
Firemen's Supper, so the tour will have to be rescheduled
for June 8th. Tentative plans call for meeting at City
Hall about 8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, touring in a
school bus, taking a break mid morning, winding up with
lunch at approximately noon and finishing up around 2:00
p.m.
#12 ITEMS BY COUNCIL:
Mr. Swinnev: Asked if anyone received a letter regarding
the City Charter. It was not signed, but had a San Antonio
postmark. Mayor Baldwin said he had received one and
thinks basically it's telling Council to keep their nose
out of hiring a Police Chief. There was a brief discussion
about the letter.
Mr. Sawver~ A. Mentioned the Charter review which they
promised to start after the election was over. Suggested
following Mr. McDonald's idea of contacting former mayors
and City councilmembers to be on the Charter Review
Commission. Also suggested a member of City Council be the
chairman and he recommended Mr. McDonald for that
position. Mr. Sawyer asked the City Manager to contact
these people.
Mr. Swinney asked if citizens have served on the Charter
Review Commission in the past and Mr. Sawyer answered yes.
Mr. Swinney wondered if that was on a volunteer basis and
Mr. Sawyer replied they requested people to serve that
they knew. Mr. Swinney asked how many people they're
talking about. Mr. Sweatt looked it up and said they had
five. Mr. Swinney inquired if the City Attorney is an ad
hoc member of the Commission and Mr. Sweatt replied all
the City staff are considered staff to the Charter Review
Commission, no one in particular is specified. Mr.
Swinney asked if the meetings are public and was told they
are.
B. Noticed, while walking, that some places have
running before 6:00 a.m. He spoke with the City
about it.
water
Manager
Mr. Greenwald~ A. Reported he and Sam Willoughby
attended the CRWA meeting Monday night and got sworn in. A
lot of things are happening. Mr. Davenport would like to
have some time to come down and talk to us about the
Edwards Aquifer Authority election, the Safe Harbor Act (a
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Fish and Wildlife Rule) and the Habitat Conservation Plan.
Stated they are producing water - 2,000,000 gallons a day
without any problem.
There is a new board of officers for CRWA. Fritz Schlather
is the new president. Glen Hill is the treasurer. Danny
Williams is the vice-chairman and Bernard Mueller is the
secretary.
Also, CRWA is in the process of looking at run of the river
water rights. They've found a considerable number of water
permits that are not even being used.
B. Told Council Planning and Zoning turned down a gated
community last night proposed to be in front of Woodland
Oaks between Woodland Oaks Drive and Dimrock. The reason
they turned it down was the gentleman wanted 26' streets,
only one access and no emergency entrance.
#13 ITEMS BY MAYOR: A. Noted he received a letter about
Time-Warner planning to buy Turner Broadcasting Systems and
that will have some affect on Paragon Cable. Mr. Sweatt
indicated they are checking into it, but it appears it
doesn't need approval under the City's franchise agreement.
B. Reported he received a letter from City Public Service
announcing a public meeting to discuss an agreement between
City Public Service and Houston Power and Light.
C. Related the Greater Austin-San Antonio
has finally put out a nice little book.
page ad for Schertz Industrial Park. Mr.
could get copies for Council if they would
Corridor
There's
Sweatt
like.
Council
a full
said he
D. Stated he
talking about a
grants. Are we
indicated the
only a partial
reapply.
#14 EXECUTIVE SESSION: Called under Chapter 551.074,
Personnel Matters, to deliberate the appointment,
evaluation, etc. of employee.
received a letter from AACOG and they're
workshop on FY 97 solid waste pass through
going to apply for anything? Mr. Marquez
City applied the last time and was offered
which they turned down. However, they will
An Executive Session was held from 9:25 p.m. to 10:20 p.m.
#15 Discuss action, if any, on above Executive Session.
No action was required.
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#16 ADJOURNMENT: On a motion by Mr. Swinney, seconded
by Mr. Greenwald and unanimously approved, the meeting was
adjourned at 10:23 p.m.
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Mayor, City of schertz, Texas
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City Secretary, City of Schertz
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