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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
APRIL 5, 1994
The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Session on
Tuesday, April 5, 1994 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers
of the Municipal Complex, 1400 Schertz Parkway, Schertz,
Texas. The following members were present: Mayor Earl W.
Sawyer, presiding; Joe Potempa; Hal Baldwin; Barbara
Stanhopej Mary Marsh and Ken Greenwald. Staff present were
City Manager Kerry Sweatt and Deputy City Secretary Norma
Althouse.
Mayor Sawyer welcomed everyone and invited them to join him
in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.
Anita Clark, on behalf of the Schertz Business Association,
presented a plaque for Employee of the Quarter to Police
Officer Michael Harris.
Police Chief Norman Agee divulged that this nomination came
about as a result of Officer Harris rescuing his neighbor
who had been locked in the trunk of his car after being
robbed.
#1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. Special Meeting 3-9-94
B. BOA Meeting 3-15-94
C. Regular Meeting 3-15-94
Mrs. Marsh ~oved to approve the minutes of the Special
Meeting of 3-9-94, the BOA Meeting of 3-15-94 and the
Regular Meeting of 3-15-94. Mrs. Stanhope seconded the
motion, which carried with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Baldwin, Stanhope, Marsh and
Greenwald.
NAYS: None
ABSTAINING: Mr. Potempa for Special Meeting 3-9-94 and Mr.
Baldwin for Special Meeting 3-9-94.
#2 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: SJ~~\T~D__!lep~J:j~J: of 1029
Richmond Drive spoke concerning the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) which was signed into law in July,
1990.
Mr. Webster stated that under Title 2 is says that public
entities, which are those deemed state or local government
departments, agencies, special purpose district or other
instrumentalities of a state or states or local government,
have an effective date of January 26, 1992 to implement a
transition plan for the inclusion of ADA requirements.
Requirements deadline for public entities of more than 50
employees is July 26, 1992. All others must have a
transition plan by January 26, 1993.
Mr. Webster said that in view of the above, he has a few
questions:
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(1) Does the City have a transition person for ADA?
Sweatt replied yes, that person is Steve Simonson.
Mr.
(2) Is Mr. Simonson's office name and/or telephone
available and/or accessible to the public? Mr.
replied yes it is.
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(3) For the record, does the City have a transition plan?
Mr. Sweatt replied yes they do.
(4) When and with or by what means does the City intend to
implement the provisions of ADA in Schertz? Mr. Sweatt
answered by saying the City has applied for a grant to help
correct each of the intersections that are currently a
barrier, convert the existing restrooms at the City park and
construct one new restroom.
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Webster asked if this could be expected within the next
months and Mr. Sweatt advised the decision on whether
not the grant is approved should be made by August of
year.
Mr. Baldwin asked Mr. Webster to designate some of the
problem areas in the City that need to be addressed.
Mr. Webster replied that with the exception of City Hall,
the fire station and the front of the library, there's not a
lot of places he can go without gOing in the street.
Mr. Sweatt pointed out that all the new subdivisions which
have been built are in compliance, but the older parts of
the City are not and this is where the problems need to be
corrected.
Mr. Webster indicated he was speaking of general
implementation in the City of Schertz and then thanked the
Council for their time.
#3 ORDINANCE: Mayor Sawyer introduced an ordinance
and read the caption as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 94-S-8
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS, AMENDING THE SUBDIVISION
ORDINANCE, NO. 87-S-11, ARTICLE III,
DESIGN STANDARDS, SECTION 18, STREETS;
AND EXHIBIT "C", DEFINITIONS; AND
PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE.
Mrs. Stanhope moved to approve the ordinance amending the
subdivision ordinance regarding private streets.
Mr. Greenwald seconded the motion.
Mayor Sawyer
made and Mr.
inquired if the requested changes
Sweatt replied yes they have.
have
been
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Mayor Sawyer then asked for a vote on the motion, which
carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Baldwin, Stanhope, Marsh and
Greenwald.
NAYS: None
#4 RESOLUTION: Mayor Sawyer introduced a resolution
and read the caption as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 94-R-4
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS REFERRING TO INTERSTATE
HIGHWAY 35 AS THE "NAFTA HIGHWAY" AND
ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO MAKE THE SAME
DESIGNATION
Mr. Greenwald moved to approve the resolution to refer to
Interstate Highway 35 as the "Nafta Highway" and to
encourage others to make the same designation.
Mrs. Marsh, seeing there was hesitation on the part of the
other Councilmembers to second the motion, reminded them
this is not an official name designation.
Mr. Sweatt reiterated this is not a name change. Cities,
towns, Chambers of Commerce, etc. are just being encouraged
to call it the "Nafta Highway."
Mr. Baldwin, noting he's not sure why you can't call it
that without a resolution, seconded the motion, which
carried with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Baldwin, Stanhope, Marsh and
Greenwald.
NAYS: None
#5 CDBG AGREEMENT: Consider and take
Community Development Block Grant Agreement
Rittiman Addition Utility Project.
action on a
concerning the
Mr. Sweatt related this is the culmination of a number of
years of action/effort by the Rittiman Addition property
owners to secure upgraded water and wastewater services to
the Rittiman Addition. They applied for and received a
grant of $164,594 from the Bexar County Community
Development Block Grant program for the 1992/93 FY for the
construction of sewage collection lines in the Rittiman
Addition.
The Community Development Department of Bexar County will
award the contracts and the City of Schertz will be
responsible for the inspections and will serve as operator
of the wastewater collection system when it's placed into
effect. The Rittiman property owners would like to use our
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City Engineer (paid for out of proceeds from the grant) so
design of the project can go forward.
Mr. Greenwald questioned why it's being done this way and
Mr. Sweatt answered because the Rittiman Addition is not in
the City and the City doesn't feel it's appropriate for them
to provide the cash flow.
Mrs. Marsh moved to approve a Community Development Block
Grant Agreement concerning the Rittiman Addition utility
project. Mr. Greenwald seconded the motion, which carried
with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Baldwin, Stanhope, Marsh and
Greenwald.
NAYS: None
#6 AGREEMENT: Consider and
agreement with DEA.
take
action
on an
Mr. Sweatt informed the Council he and Chief Agee feel
association with the Drug Enforcement Administration would
be advantageous not only from a training and liability
standpoint, but also in the opportunity to participate in
larger forfeiture settlements.
The City currently has one officer in the program. The only
potential exposure we have from a budget standpoint is next
fiscal year depending on whether or not the forfeitures
support that officer's salary.
Mr. Sweatt advised he and Chief Agee recommend
terminate their association with the Alamo Area
Task Force and form an alliance with the Drug
Association.
the City
Narcotics
Enforcement
Mr. Potempa moved to approve an agreement with the Drug
Enforcement Administration. Mr. Greenwald seconded the
motion, which carried with the following votes:
AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Baldwin, Stanhope, Marsh and
Greenwald.
NAYS: None
#7 EXECUTIVE SESSION: Called under Section 551.072
of the Texas Government Code on deliberations regarding
right of way acquisition.
An Executive Session was held from 7: 17 p.m. until 7:35 p.m.
#8 Consider and take action, if any, on the above
executive session item.
There was no action taken.
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#9 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT A. Announced that on the
next agenda. Council will have consideration of a proposed
contract between SAFES and Randolph Air Force Base for EMS
transport services.
B. Invited everyone to attend the ribbon cutting for
Wendy's on Monday morning, April 11th at 9:30 a.m.
#10 ITEMS BY COUNCIL: Mr.
Mrs. Stanhope are graduating
Police Academy. It has been
encourages everyone to enroll in
Potemoa reported he and
this week from the Citizens
a great 13 weeks and he
future c1"asses.
Mr. Greenwald: A. Remarked he thought Mr. Sweatt's
letter to the State Health Department was very apropos.
Whenever the State issues a mandate, a check had better be
enclosed.
B. Noted he had attended a CVADAC meeting last night.
There was a presentation by the Guadalupe Valley Council who
say they will start providing a counselor two days a month
to start with and if it works out, perhaps then once a week.
A voice mail service is also now available for the public.
#11 ITEMS BY MAYOR: None
#12 ADJOURNMENT: On a motion by Mr. Potempa,
seconded by Mrs. Stanhope, the meeting adjourned at 7:45
p.m. with a unanimous vote of Council.
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