Loading...
ccreg 09-03-1996 REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 3, 1996 The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Session on Tuesday, September 3, 1996 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Complex, 1400 Schertz parkway, Schertz, Texas. The following members were present: Mayor Pro Tern Charles McDonald presiding; Councilmembers Joe Potempa; Earl Sawyer; Timothy Swinney and Ken Greenwald. Absent: Mayor Hal Baldwin. Staff present were City Manager Kerry Sweatt and Deputy City Secretary Dolores Butler. Mayor Pro Tern McDonald welcomed everyone and asked them to rise and join him in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Mayor Pro Tern McDonald introduced Mr. Raymond Munoz of Church's Fried Chicken and presented a proclamation to him for Church's participation in Habitat for Humanity and declaring September 18 as Church's Chicken Habitat Day of Dreams. Mayor Pro Tern McDonald then introduced members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8315: Commander Mary Marsh; President Dolly Edwards; Voice of Democracy Chairman Dave Young; and, Ladies Auxiliary Chairwoman Martha wright for the purpose of presenting a proclamation declaring October 28 through November 1, 1996 as "Voice of Democracy Week in Samuel Clemens High School." Commander scheduled the charge Marsh announced another September 15 at 2:00 p.m. is $3.00 per person. line dancing class is in the Hall of Flags and #1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Session 7-16-96 Special Session 7-31-96 Mr. Sawyer moved to approve the minutes, as written, for the Regular Session 7-16-96 and the special Session 7-31-96. Mr. Greenwald seconded the motion which carried with the following votes: 7-16-96 AYES: Councilmembers Greenwald, Sawyer and Potempa. NAYS: None. ABSTENTION: Councilmember Swinney. 7-31-96 AYES: Councilmembers Greenwald, Sawyer, Swinney and Potempa. NAYS: None. f2 speak on items not HEARING OF RESlu~~~S: Those citizens wishing agenda items (other than public hearing items) on the agenda, will be heard at this time. to or -422- No one had signed up to speak. Mayor Pro Tern McDonald recognized a group of high school students who stated their names and stated they were attending the City Council meeting as an assignment for a government class to learn about municipal government, to see democracy in action and to get a better grade. #3 Consider request from FM 3009 Partners to rezone 121 acres from PUD/GB/M-l to R-6 gated. Mr. Barry Sanditen, the managing partner for FM 3009 Partners, Ltd., owner of the proposed Forest Ridge Subdivision, stated he wanted to reiterate one point that he believed everyone was aware of - that there might need to be a variance read into the minutes. When he had presented the project he thought he had expressed to everyone involved that there would be large lots and small lots with the small lots section consisting of 55' and 60' lots and the large lots section consisting of 65' and 70' lots. He believes the City ordinance does not allow 55' lots and understood it was voted at the final Planning and Zoning meeting that so long as they did not exceed 30% of the total of the lots, they would be allowed to build on 55' lots. On another note, they are exceeding the minimum square footage, and just because it's a 55' lot doesn't mean that they are building small houses. They are building on 55' x 120' lots so they will have 6,600 square feet. Sam Bledsoe with MBC Engineers is here to answer any questions. Mayor Pro Tern McDonald asked if this is a zoning consideration. Mr. Sweatt said it is part of the platting, but it is necessary Council be aware that it was included in the recommendation that came forward from the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr. Swinney commended Mr. Sandi ten on the job he did last week in alleviating a lot of Council's concerns. #4 ORDINANCE: Consider and take action on first reading of ordinance rezoning 121 acres from PUD/GB/M-l to R-6 gated. Mayor Pro Tern McDonald introduced an ordinance and read the caption as follows: AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 87-S-l BY REZONING APPROXIMATELY 121 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF GUADALUPE COUNTY AND REFLECTING SUCH CHANGES ON CERTAIN ZONING MAPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHERTZ ZONING ORDINANCE. -423- Mr. Swinney moved to approve the first reading of an ordinance rezoning approximately 121 acres of land from PUD/GB/M-l to R-6 (gated). Mr. Potempa seconded the motion, which carried with the following votes: AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Sawyer, Swinney and Greenwald. NAYS: None. #5 ORDINANCE: Consider and take action on final reading of ordinance authorizing a Tax Abatement and Tax Abatement Agreement with Security Capital Investment. Mayor Pro Tern McDonald introduced an ordinance and read the caption as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 96-T-27 BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, APPROVING A TAX ABATEMENT AND A TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT FOR AND WITH SECURITY CAPITAL INDUSTRIAL TRUST, A PROPERTY ~j...~R IN THE CITY OF SCHERTZ. Mr. Sweatt reminded Council this property is 12+ acres in Tri-County Business Park. Current value on the land is $156,490, the proposed improvements are $6,000,000, land value is projected at $535,000 and personal property of $250,000 for a total proposed improvements and tax value of $6,785,000. At the current tax rate, the property brings in ad valorem taxes of $637.23 per year. With the new improvements, the total ad valorem taxes would be $27,628.52. Additionally, there is a payroll multiplier that was considered as a part of the abatement. The Economic Development Commission reviewed and made recommendations to the City Council, and Council adopted on first reading, an abatement agreement that would abate 90% of the real property capital improvements value of $6,000,000 for a period of 10 years. It should be pointed out that even with the abatement, the City would still receive approximately $5,000 per year in ad valorem taxes from personal property and other benefits. The building proposed is a 244,000 square feet, tilt wall building of which half is set to be redistribution headquarters for a Fortune 100 company, and roughly one-half the building is under speculative development and is anticipated to be leased in a short period of time. Mr. Sawyer moved to approve the final reading of an ordinance authorizing a Tax Abatement and Tax Abatement Agreement with Security capital Investment. Mr. Greenwald seconded the motion, which carried with the following votes: AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Sawyer, Swinney and Greenwald. NAYS: None. -424- #6 ORDINANCE: Consider and take action on final reading of ordinance approving the Unified Development Code (UDC). Mayor Pro Tern McDonald introduced an ordinance and read the caption as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 96-S-28 BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, ADOPTING A UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE (UDC), IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED BY LAW, TO TREAT IN ONE UNIFIED TEXT THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE, SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, SIGN ORDINANCE, MOBILE HOME ORDINANCE AND FLOOD PLAIN ORDINANCE; PROVIDING VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES; PROVIDING A REPEALING 'CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Sweatt advised that corrected replacement pages 68, 69, 199, 200, 201, 202 and 203 were provided in the Council packet. This Code embodies all the regulations in place dealing with development, zoning, signs, subdivisions, flood plain and park dedication ordinances that relate to development. The UDC Ordinance was passed on first reading subject to changes dealing with R-6 gated community issues. Mr. Greenwald stated we owe a debt of gratitude to the Planning and Zoning Commission, and Mr. Willman in particular, for a five-year project they undertook which could have cost the City considerable money. Mr. Sawyer stated he appreciated the hard work Mr. Willman did, knowing he was the power behind the work, and suggested a letter be written by the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tern to the Planning and Zoning Commission expressing their gratitude for this document. Mr. Swinney moved to approve final reading adopting the Unified Development Code. Mr. the motion, which carried with the following of the Sawyer votes: ordinance seconded AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Sawyer, Swinney and Greenwald. NAYS: None. #7 BID AWARD: Consider and take action regarding bid for hospitalization insurance program. Mr. Sweatt noted after review of bids on hospitalization insurance for employees, they investigated proposals received and felt that a new company (to Texas), WellChoice HMO represented the best overall proposal and they recommend the bid be awarded to that company. A tabulation of benefits and premium costs as affects employees was discussed. They also discussed the sliding balance in the employee and children, -425- employee and spouse, and employee and family adjustments. The cost to cover a child would be $110 per month, the cost to cover the spouse would be $125 per month, and the cost to cover spouse and dependents would be $253 per month. The City's premium of $117.96 to cover the employee remains the same. Representatives from WellChoice are in attendance to answer any questions. Mr. Feike (insurance broker) introduced representatives of WellChoice: Tom Jackson, Chief Operating Officer, Jean Scott, Marketing Supervisor, and Jeff Richardson, Director of Marketing and Member Services. Mayor Pro Tem McDonald said he had no questions but commented he was impressed with the two-year guarantee on the rates with a 5% increase cap in the third year. Mr. Sweatt remarked one of the provisions they were impressed with is that this is a physician referral plan. Mayor Pro Tem McDonald asked if there are doctors in the immediate area in the WellChoice program and Mr. Feike advised there are two doctor's offices in the City - Schertz Family Practice on FM 78 and the new Cibolo Creek Medical facility on FM 1518, along with some of the existing doctors on Walzem Road. Also, the local pharmacy is in the program. Mr. Sweatt stated the question regarding the dental coverage has been resolved - WellChoice does offer a dental discount plan similar to our current coverage. In answer to Mr. Potempa's inquiry regarding cost of premiums for member and family, Mr. Sweatt stated the plan is not exactly like dental insurance, it's a discount arrangement for those members of that particular group. The standard rates for those businesses belonging to that particular association are discounted to members, anywhere from 30% to 70%. The premium rates for medical coverage include the dental plan. Mayor Pro Tern McDonald inquired if there is eyeglass coverage and was assured visual care is provided, one pair of glasses or contacts per year. Mr. Swinney moved to award the hospitalization insurance to WellChoice with the employee premium of $117.96. Mr. Sawyer seconded the motion, which carried with the following votes: AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Sawyer, Swinney and Greenwald. NAYS: None. #8 BID AWARD: Consider and take action regarding for hand-held meter reading computer. bids Mr. Sweatt advised they solicited proposals for two hand-held computers used in the meter reading department. bid of $6,598 was received from the company that has (2) One our -426- software arrangement. It is recommended awarding the bid as a single source item to that company. They had originally budgeted $6,000 and the additional $598 is expected to be made up from other budget accounts in the Water Department. Mr. Greenwald asked why we went out for bids and Mr. Sweatt replied they wanted to see if they could find anyone who could compete. Mr. Sawyer moved the computer be awarded Greenwald seconded following votes: contract for the hand-held meter reading to CPS in the amount of $6,598. Mr. the motion, which carried with the AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Sawyer, Swinney and Greenwald. NAYS: None. #9 BIDS: Consider and take action regarding rejection of bids for Xeriscape Park Lighting Project. Mr. Sweatt expressed disappointment in the only bid received by the deadline from Tower Electric Company in the amount of $18,840, a difference of $7,840 in the LCRA grant of $ll,OOO, the estimated cost of installing decorative lighting fixtures in the Xeriscape Park on Borgfeld Road. They were led to believe that was an adequate amount of funding to complete the project. They recommend rejection of that bid so they can go back and look at the design and either make some adjustments in the specifications or see if they can do some of the force account work and come back and bid on the fixtures to stay within the $ll,OOO. Mayor Pro Tern McDonald asked if the City could be the contractor and do the work themselves. Mr. Sweatt replied they could do the trenching work and they might get GVEC to do part of the pedestal work - they want to put the feeds underground then buy the fixtures. Public Works is bogged down but that may be the only way to stay within the money allotted. Mr. Sawyer moved to reject the bids received for the Xeriscape Park Lighting Project. Mr. Greenwald seconded the motion, which carried with the following votes: AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Sawyer, Swinney and Greenwald. NAYS: None. no upcoming requested CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: A. Reminded TML meeting (November l3 through noon attendance plans be confirmed. Council of the the 16th) and B. Stated it appears, from information received from AACOG, that a change is going to be authorized by the PUC regarding Southwestern Bell area codes. They're meeting with AACOG -427- on September 9 to review action by PUC and will have a definitive report afterward. Right now it does appear that all of our exchanges will be retained in the San Antonio Metro 210 or whatever they change us to. All of San Antonio could conceivably be changed to another area code. It is believed that will simplify E911 and other issues. C. Asked the Councilmembers to select a proof from the photographer to be enlarged and framed. III ITEMS BY COUNCIL: Mr. Greenwald: Reported he had given Mr. Sweatt a letter from Bill West of GBRA and asked that it be put on next Wednesday's workshop agenda with a possibility of a resolution supporting the original Senate Bill 1477 and their charge versus what EAA has proposed as far as pumping. ~r. Potemoa: Stated he had read the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting minutes and is upset with the comments to P&Z. He suggested a joint meeting of the City Council and the Planning and zoning Commission to resolve this issue. Mr. Greenwald suggested a meeting be scheduled after the budget process is completed. Mayor Pro Tem McDonald asked for a show of hands of who expressed that the P&Z was inefficient and incompetent as reported by Mr. Willman. He did not recall anyone saying that. He recalled only that Council expressed their appreciation for them and their work. Mr. Swinney asked Mr. Willman what was stated last month that gave him the feeling that City Council felt the P&Z was inefficient and incompetent. Mr. Willman said one thing was that it was said that P&Z is giving away too much commercial property. Mayor Pro Tern McDonald stated he had heard the complaint from several quarters that we are giving away too much commercial property, and he had made that statement as well, apologizing to Mr. Willman if he took that to mean the P&Z was inefficient and incompetent; however, we all have a right to our own opinions. Mr. Swinney suggested there has been a misunderstanding and Mr. Willman and Mr. Greenwald (ex officio to P&Z) should take back to P&Z the message that Councilmembers are responsible to our citizens and our opinions sometimes differ, but we need to be on the same side of the fence, not adversarial. Mayor Pro Tem McDonald adjourned the Regular Session at 8:30 p.m. to the Conference Room to resume the Budget Workshop agenda item and called that session to order at 8:40 p.m. -428- tl3 BUDGET WORKSHOP Mr. Swinney asked where the four police vehicles are going that are being replaced and Mr. Sweatt responded one is anticipated to stay in the police service, and depending upon the condition of the others, one will probably be rotated over to SAFES and one will stay somewhere in the organization, either building inspection or one of the departments that have a lighter vehicle use. They are not sure they will have three usable vehicles, they may just be traded off. Chief Smith wants to keep one for the additional Lieutenant position. Mr. Swinney aSked when the new vehicles are anticipated to be delivered and Mr. Sweatt said the bids are coming in September 5 and hopefully, with approval of the bids, it should be in October. Mr. Mr. time (drug Potempa asked about the old vehicles at the water yard. Sweatt advised all of them are to be disposed of the next the City has an auction. They are holding the Suburban forfeiture) before it can be converted to use. Mayor Pro Tem McDonald asked if they have insurance expense on those vehicles and Mr. those vehicles are not covered. an additional Sweatt advised Mr. Sweatt noted on page 46, (Capital Recovery reference) there is participation on the water line on Ware-Seguin from FM 1518 to west of Pfeil Road and participation on the Pfeil Road water line project. Also, purchase of a new backhoe and force account work on the Ware-Seguin project. The new (additional) backhoe will stay at the Water Department and the old one will be moved over to the Street Department. Page 48 is revenue estimates for SAFES and there are substantial changes in this area that need to be discussed. Currently SAFES charges $l45 for advanced life support transport and $125 for basic life support transport. They are recommending an increase in the advanced life support transport cost from $145 to $175 and a change to the BLS transport from $125 to $150. Those increases are incorporated in the revenue estimates. They do not currently charge a mileage fee to transport from the pickup location to the hospital. All other comparable services they have checked with, e.g., Alamo Heights, Seguin, Converse, Frio County, Luling, Kerrville, Bulverde, Canyon Lake, and even New Braunfels, have mileage charges ranging from a low of $3.89 per mile up to $6.33 per mile. They recommend beginning that mileage transport fee, which is reflected in the revenue estimates, at $3.00 per mile. That is shown in revenue estimates of $36,830. In response to Mr. Swinney's inquiry as to how the $3.00 figure was arrived at, Mr. Sweatt replied it was thought that it was best to set the new charge at a beginning rate. They will have to go through the medicare/medicaid allowables for those portions anyway. They felt that to jump it up to a comparable amount to begin with -429- (around $4.00) would probably be too big of a step. They need to fund three additional paramedics in SAFES operation and these increased fees will help fund those additional full-time personnel. Mayor Pro Tem McDonald asked if this fee will deter some people from using the service that really don't need it, such as the nuisance calls that are not EMS driven. Are we cheaper than anyone else in town? Mr. Sweatt explained these rates will continue to be cheaper because among other things, SAFES receives a per capita payment from each of the cities participating which essentially pays for the readiness to serve charge. A private ambulance service has to incorporate that in their rate. There is no doubt about it, they need ultimately to move non-emergency transport service away from EMS. That should not be a function of our EMS operations. The problem is defining what is an emergency and when it is an emergency. Mr. Sweatt said he felt, after this budget is passed, they may want to begin looking at establishing some way to solicit proposals for transfer service and define transfer service separately from emergency service. This might be a slight deterrent because very frankly, a private service charge is still going to be higher than SAFES. Mayor Pro Tem McDonald asked what the private service charges. Mr. Sweatt mentioned they have a complaint they have not been able to resolve occasioned when all of the ambulances were tied up and could not respond to the sixth call. A private company was dispatched. The private company carried an individual and their charge was over $600 whereas the SAFES charge, including ALS plus drugs and other service, would have been somewhere in the neighborhood of $345. The customer in this case says they are being billed by the private company, but they called SAFES, and now SAFES should pay the difference. Mr. Sweatt went on to say the readiness to serve charge is to a great degree picked up by these per capita charges to each of the supporting entities. The SAFES volunteer organization has committed up to $35,000 to put in a temporary modular facility at the back of the community center to house the additional crew. They have $8,000 budgeted in SAFES operating budget for the cost of acquiring materials to run a sewer line to make that work. It is believed when the public safety bond issue is put together, the long-term answer is going to be improved facilities and then SAFES can sell the modular building. Mr. Sawyer stated he believes SAFES is due for a mileage fee. They don't charge enough for any kind of medical service. Remember, it is not a volunteer service anymore, it's a paid service. -430- Mr. Sweatt noted one of the real problems which the Council is aware of is there has been a reticence on the part of the volunteer organization to raise charges because they get donations and funds. However, those are unpredictable and just don't pay the cost of providing full-time EMS services. Mr. Sawyer remarked people who don't use the service are still paying the per capita fee. How many total complete volunteers do we have who draw no salary at all? Mr. Sweatt replied no more than four. Mayor Pro Tem McDonald interjected he is paying whatever his share is of $63,000 and has never used the service. The whole idea is that if EMS becomes self-supporting, they can start reducing the per capita fee. Mr. Sweatt pointed out the idea of the per capita essentially to cover the readiness to serve charge. the service is an additional cost. fee Use is of Mr. Potempa asked why charges have gone up to all entities except Randolph Air Force Base. Mr. Sweatt responded RAFB insists the 8,300 population per capita has not changed. Mr. from not a Potempa inquired how much Randolph Air Force Base. great deal. of the $78,275 is a write-off Mr. Sweatt responded it is Mr. Sweatt mentioned a couple of things (in no particular order) not included in the budget, but significant enough to call to Council's attention. He was asked to put a dollar amount on adding a senior citizen additional exemption. They currently have a $lO,OOO ad valorem exemption. State law provides a maximum of $20,000. A quick study indicates that for each $5,000 exemption, the City loses about $20,000 in revenue. If they exempt another $5,000, the loss would be $60,000, and if an additional $5,000 it would be an $80,000 loss. One of the other items not in the budget that he thought quite significant is the increase in the retirement participation from either 5% to 6% or a 1 1/2 to 1 match. Either one of those would cost another $65,000. They did some rough calculations based on cost of living increases (as per Council's request) regarding across the board salary increases. For each one percent increase in salary they're looking at about a $22,000 increase in the General Fund, a $4,000 increase in Water, a $300 increase in Fleet Services, and about a $3,400 in SAFES for a total increase of about 30,416. That doesn't include health care and longevity. The continuing problem is, even with the Council's approval of a salary increase in May, it did not make a substantial change when compared to other cities in the area. Mr. Potempa broken down paid. mentioned he would like to see a comparison chart by positions as to how much everyone is getting -431- Mr. Sweatt advised they have access to salary surveys that are done state-wide, region-wide and area-wide but they pick selective positions. An across the board increase was not included this year because I) they didn't feel like they had the money until they got to mid-year to see where they are, and 2) to give them the time to put together some sort of a better proposal. Frankly, an across the board increase to some amount, because of the cost of living, is appropriate but they did not include anything until mid-year. Merit increases are included based on performance evaluation of a maximum of two steps at two percent. Unfortunately, because of salary rates, sometimes a supervisor gives an employee the benefit of the doubt and gives them a 45 rather than a 43 because they feel they really need a raise. Mr. Swinney commented they need to reward performance more than they do longevity. Mr. Potempa asked what the City would have to down .02 on tax. Mr. Sweatt answered each about $36,000 so it would take $72,000. You step increases, take out Capital, and not hire give up to come penny produces could cut out new people. Mr. ju~, sales .01. Swinney stressed he was not ready to take that big of a but he was intrigued by the fact if they bumped up the tax revenue by $36,000, they could drop the tax rate Mr. Sawyer said he still thought the revenue on that should be raised 7% to 8%, feeling that at the end of the year they've taken at least 7% to 9% more in revenue than what's listed in the budget. Mr. Swinney preferred to see a compromise. If they wipe all that out, they don't have as much to play with on salaries at mid-year. Mayor made. voters raise taxes Pro Tem McDonald made the same proposal Mr. Swinney They don't know when they are going to be asking the to consider a bond issue for public safety which will their taxes. It may be more palatable to them to lower this year. Mr. they sales Sweatt emphasized last year the sales tax failed said they were going to fund the bond issue with tax increase. when the Mayor Pro Tem McDonald and Mr. swinney both commented that was due to the marketing and lack of educating the public. Mr. Sweatt noted the City is recommending an effective tax rate of $0.38l9 based on new growth from last year and they believe this is a conservative budget. It doesn't include some things they believe are important. Mid-year is the time to take a second look at revenues. They believe part of what -432- Council pays them to do is give their best opinion, and one of the ways they have been able to build fund balances is to under spend the budget and over collect revenues. Between the two they have been able to produce a reserve that is approaching what they believe is minimal to the organization. Mr. Swinney commended Mr. Sweatt on an outstanding budget but said he would like to see the Council reduce the tax rate by .01, sending the citizens a signal that they are trying to keep taxes down. Mayor Pro Tem McDonald agreed with Mr. Swinney that they add $36,000 to sales tax revenue and should there be a short-fall there, they still wouldn't be seriously hurt. It is his opinion they are still going to be way over budget in sales tax revenue. Mr. Potempa had suggested a .02 tax cut but was willing to concede to just .Ol. Mr. Sawyer stated he would go along with .Ol. Mr. Greenwald didn't feel comfortable reducing the tax rate, having been here when Garden Ridge burned down and they lost a lot of revenue. Should there be a fire or disaster, it is a lot harder to come back and raise taxes .03 rather than keeping it level. Mr. Swinney remarked they have a broader economic base than they did three or four years ago. Mr. 40%. they open Greenwald said when H.E.B. goes in all they Mayor Pro Tem McDonald acknowledged that's are going to do a hundred million dollars or the building. will get is true, but they won't Mr. Sawyer liked Mayor Pro Tern McDonald's political explanation on the way you raise taxes to pay for a good bond issue. It is his belief that people will accept a tax increase for what is needed in the City, but he thinks you have to show people you are at least trying to lower taxes. A guy with any common sense will realize that when taxes are raised to pay for bonds. It was the general consensus of Council to put another $36,757 in sales tax revenue and lower the overall tax rate by .01. Mr. Sweatt related they have advertised the public hearing date of September l7, 1996 and all of the charts and normal information will be provided prior to the meeting. If it is the wish of the Council to delay that, the 24th is absolutely the last day. Council did not wish to delay. -433- Mr. Sawyer declared he will be absent the next three meetings. fl4 ADJOURNMENT and p.m. On a motion by Mr. Potempa and seconded by Mr. unanimously carried, the meetin was adjourned Swinney at 9:45 &d. Mayor, City of Schertz, Texas ATTEST: j) tUfJ(:r J~ 0/dhL Deputy City Secretary, City of Schertz -434-