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ccswks 12-01-1993 20 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 1, 1993 The Schertz City Council convened in Special Workshop Session Wednesday, December 1, 1993 at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Municipal Complex, 1400 Schertz Parkway, Schertz, Texas. The following members were present: Mayor Earl W. Sawyer, presiding; Joe Potempa; Hal Baldwin; Barbara Stanhope and Ken Greenwald. Absent: Mary Marsh. Staff present were City Manager Kerry Sweatt and City Secretary June Krause. Mayor Sawyer welcomed everyone to the meeting and announced that he would like to have the Executive Session right after item #2 so that the attorneys could leave early. #1 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: Mr. C.W. Reese reserved time for item #3. Anita Clark reminded everyone of the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremonies the followinq night, starting at 6:30 p.m. She also advised they would be having a social at the Kountry Kitchen immediately following the Tree Lighting and invited everyone to attend. #2 Swearing in of the new Mayor Pro Tem. Mrs. Krause swore Mr. Potempa in as Mayor Pro Tern for the period through April, 1994. #10 EXECUTIVE SESSION: Mayor Sawyer called an executive session at 7:07 p.m. under Section 551.041 of the Texas Government Code, Section 551.071 on contemplated or pending litigation and Section 551.074 on Personnel. The Special Session was reconvened at 8:02 p.m. #11 Consider and take action, if any, on the above executive session. Mayor Sawyer related that the Council had met in executive session and received advice from the attorneys but no further action was necessary. #3 Discuss final consideration of an regulating alcoholic beverages in city parks or areas during particular events. ordinance recreation Mr. C.W. said they is a good the City, Reese, representing the VFW Post 8315 in Schert2, do support this ordinance. He said they feel it ordinance and long overdue. It will benefit both Business Association and the VFW, giving the ~ ~1 police some control over alcoholic beverages at special events. This way they will have some control by refusinq to sell to anyone who has had too much to drink. This is a family celebration and some of the money Qenerated by the selling of alcoholic beverages goes back into the community. Mayor Sawyer expressed his appreciation of citizens who are trying to control alcoholic beverages and over consumption. He added that the Council felt it right to try to control what was going on in the parks. Mr. Sweatt went over some of the details of the proposed compliance. Since our park is an open area, we propose to sink a series of sleeves to signs in around the park between the restroon area, the swimming pool area and back to Oak Street. We will insert post and a chain during these special events and have signs advising it is against the ordinance to bring alcoholic beveraQes in or take them out. At first the police will not make an arrest but will ask the people to comply. Anita Clark reminded to keep in mind where they intend for the carnival to be this year, which will be from Oak Street to the back side of the swimming pool to the drainage ditch. Mr. Sweatt said he did not have any problems with taking in the carnival area. He said the only reason we added the part about taking the beverages out is at the suggestion of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Council then discussed the various places the signs and chain could be placed. Mr. Sweatt said this ordinance does not set the time or date but does state the intent. Sometime before the Jubilee, we will come back with the resolution setting the date, event and time. At that time the area can be set also. Mr. Potempa referred to the article in the December Newsletter by Mrs. Marsh, saying it is a clear intent of what Council is trying to do. Ascertaining that the Council would be ready to act on this at the next meeting, Mayor Sawyer asked that it be on the agenda. #4 Discuss first reading of an ordinance amending the Subdivision Ordinance, Article II Procedures. Mr. Sweatt section of clarified. nothing has said the P&Z has made a recommendation that the the ordinance on submission of Master Plans be Sagemont Subdivision was platted in 1985 and taken place there yet. P&Z has suggested that 22 the Subdivision Ordinance be amended and add that a plat will be terminated after two years if no action has been taken. The developer could file for an extension up to six months. Mr. Greenwald advised that a lot of thinqs along these lines has chanqed over the years. The Council item, Mayor agenda. aqreeing they would be ready to vote on this Sawyer asked that it be placed on the next #5 Discuss first readinq of an ordinance establishing a load limit of 15,000 pounds for Ware-Sequin Road. Mr. Sweatt advised that we have not had problems with this road until recently when construction on Randolph Air Force Base beqan. He showed pictures of the road and the destruction the huqe trucks have already caused. He said he had talked with the company involved and they have agreed to do some repairs. We believe the company will generally do what is needed; but to preclude additional problems, we feel it best to enact this load limit ordinance. Mrs. Stanhope asked if the same thinq was going to happen to FM 1103, where they are working on the Loop around Cibolo and the trucks are using FM 1103 and ruining the road. Mayor Sawyer said we can look into this but most of that is in the County and State. #6 Discuss a resolution requesting projects to be included in the Metropolitan Planning Organization. Mr. Sweatt reminded that the MPO is a relatively new organization and they. have primary control of several million dollars in State hiqhway projects. We submitted a number of long and short range projects last year and the only ones considered are FM 3009, Doerr Lane and FM 78 (which is in the ten year plan). They have issued a call for 1995-97 projects that have not been included previously and these are ones that have been submitted but not included in the past: A. FM 78 - widen and improve; B. Alternate bridge and low-water crossinq of Cibolo Creek; C. Lower Seguin Road; D. Woodland Oaks Drive from Cotton King to FM 1518 and E. Doerr Lane from MKT railroad to FM 2252. He said we believe all of these are very easily accomplishable. Mayor Sawyer said he felt we have a good chance of getting FM 78 done this time. Concerning the FM 78 widening, Mr. Sweatt said we have spoken to members of the State Hiqhway Commission, the District Engineer, etc. and they always seem to have a reason why they don't do this project. He said he understood from the Resident Engineer that they will try to get a Corridor meeting early in 1994; and at that time, -~. 2b they will turn over to us the plans for this. We negotiated with the Southern Pacific for additional land along the railroad but we still need to acquire some right of way along FM 78 that will affect some parking. Council would be ready to act on this ordinance at the next meeting. #7 Discuss revocation of an ordinance establishing special platting fees for property abutting Schertz Parkway. Mr. Sweatt related that we currently have an ordinance that established special platting fees to pay development costs for Schertz Parkway and the expansion to five lanes. This was passed in 1987 and the City planned to collect these fees and rebate them back to the developers. Six years has passed and nothing has happened and we feel it is because of this ordinance. It would not take a very large piece of property that could cost from $15,000 to $20,000 in plat fees. We can only find three property owners that were in the original consortium. The problem is that we have some moral commitment to the three remaining property owners: but they may never get anything back with this in place. Mayor Sawyer suggested contacting these three owners with this proposition and see if we can get them to see that this needs to be done in order to get development started. Mayor Sawyer said because we acted intention and see it was presented along with it. #8 Discuss removal of the old CVADAC building from park property. he was concerned about the three owners in good faith and should tell them our how they feel about it. He added that if in the right way, he felt they would go Mayor Sawyer advised this is the little building next to the one leased to BVYA and asked if Council was in favor of this. Mrs. Stanhope said she thought Council had decided to do this a long time ago. Council members agreed to get rid of the building. #9 Consider recommendations regarding Tax Abatement Agreement for Cabinet Fronts of Texas. Mr. Sweatt said this is a truly local success story. This business is being upgraded for the second time. Mr. Bornmann has requested the second abatement. The first request was for $122,000 of increased capital improvements and he was given 30% tax abatement. He now has come back for a second abatement and our policy has changed. He has proposed improvements totaling $316,000 and under the new policy, his tax abatement would be 26% on the addition. 24 Mr. Sweatt advised that Mr. Bornmann now employes 24 people and with this addition, he has plans to hire 6 additional employees. Mr. Sweatt made Council aware that in the past a public hearing was required; but this has already been done for this property so the only action to be taken is this ordinance. #12 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: A. Reminder of the Annual Christmas Tree Liqhting Proqram the following night at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Complex. B. There were questions concerning the meetinq dates in December but they do not conflict with the holidays. The last Workshop would be on the 29th. Mayor Sawyer said to follow the previously set procedures - that beinq if the workshop was needed, call it; otherwise it could be cancelled. C. He corrected a date listed wrong in the current newsletter. Immunization dates are December 14 & 21. Mr. Potempa pointed out that one of the Council meetings was also listed wronq. The second one should be the 21st. D. He had received notice from Guadalupe County Appraisal District of the followinq elected candidates. Malford Brehm Jr. received 927 votes; Sylvia Schlather received 1066; Paul Soto - 854; Hilmer Starke - 1066; and Dick Tatum 854. #13 ITEMS BY COUNCIL: Mr. PotemDa reminded everyone of the December 6th Tax Incremental Financinq District meetinq here in the Conference Room. Mrs. StanhoDe commented that the Christmas decorations really look neat. Mr. Baldwin: A. down Main Street really looked good. Said he was really pleased when he went and sawall the liqhted decorations B. Mr. Baldwin said he would not be able to make the Tree Lighting because they have a School Board Meetinq. Mr. Greenwald said he did attend the Canyon Regional Water Authority special meeting two weeks aqo. They did approve bids on the water line goinq across the lake and the water standpipe tower. He showed pictures of the type of pipe they are using on this project. They are movinq right alonq and are talkino about probably runninq water about February. Michael Sullivan and Assoc. Enoineerino firm has agreed to do the initial reqional water supply survey for the local cities. We need to qet the rest of our cities to start looking at this. According to Mr. Tschirhart there are numerous federal and state dollars available for anythino ~ 25 ,.,J that is a regional basis. We still think there will be pumping limits and costs and we have to pursue an alternate water supply. #14 ITEMS BY MAYOR: We now have a full complement on the Housing Authority Board, as he just swore in the last member. #15 ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. by Mayor Sawyer. ~=-/~J~}- ~~yor, 'City of SCh~, Texas ATTEST: ;J2,J / ~A. . c~cretaryr-City of Schertz