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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 13, 1993
The Schertz City Council convened in Special Workshop
Session Wednesday, January 13, 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 Potempaj
Hal Baldwin; Barbara Stanhope; Mary Marsh and Ken
Greenwald. Staff present were City Manager Kerry Sweatt and
City Secretary June Krause.
#1 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: None
#2 Discussion of a resolution on the proposed name
change of Jack Hays Boulevard to Roy Richard Drive.
Mayor Sawyer recalled that at the
tabled to be voted on when Mr.
since this was his idea from the
if there were any comments.
last meeting this item was
Baldwin could be present
beginning. He then asked
Mrs. Marsh mentioned that there has been a lot of
conversation pro and con on this subject and it sounds like
it is about 50/50. She advised Mr. Baldwin that the
biggest one opposed to this is Boswell-Niemietz, who said it
would cost them about $4,000 to change everything they would
have to change.
Mrs. Stanhope said that none of the other businesses along
this Boulevard have corne forward to protest or comment. She
said she talked to them about this and was told there are
certain licenses they would have to go to Austin to change,
their stationary, cards, brochures, etc. Mrs. Stanhope
said all these expenses could be written off as a business
expense and they said they would rather have a bUilding
named in his honor and there are already things named after
him.
Mayor Sawyer said he really did not care what it was named
and you cannot please all the people all the time.
Mrs. Stanhope asked how much it would cost the City.
Mr. Sweatt said roughly $40 an intersection and there are
nine or eleven intersections.
Mr. Baldwin said that if the petition that was signed at
the Bank is brought in and is valid and stands up, then
Council is faced with changing the name of Schertz Parkway,
there will be a lot more people hurt, and the most cannot
afford it as easily as some of the people on FM 3009.
Mrs. Marsh said that we had public hearings and the people
did not come forward to protest or otherwise.
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Mr. Greenwald said regardless of what Council does at this
time, the correct name for this is still F.M. 3009 and he
can just use that address and this will never change.
Mayor Sawyer then listed a number of things that Dr.
Richard had done for the City of Schertz in the past.
#3 Discussion of a public hearing on a request by C.P.
Vaughan for a Special Exception to the Zoning Ordinance for
a building set-back of 1.7 L.F. and.7 L.F. for Lot 10,
Block 1, Gardens Subdivision.
Mr. Sweatt advised this is a request by Mr. Vaughan moving
into the building set-back line that he established himself.
The Zoning Ordinance would have allowed a minimum of a ten
foot set-back; however, in the platting of that
subdivision, a twenty foot set-back was established. In the
platting of this lot, the slab extends into the building
line 1.7 feet at one corner and .7 feet at another spot.
The public hearing was held by the Planning and Zoning
Commission the previous night. We have received eight
expressions for the request and one against the request.
Mr. Baldwin asked is this is another request where the slab
is already been poured.
Mr. Sweatt said yes it is.
There being no further discussion, Mayor Sawyer asked that
this be on the next agenda.
#4 Discussion of a resolution terminating the City's
retirement system with the Principal Financial Group.
Mr. Sweatt said the resolution and attachment accomplishes
our termination from the Financial Retirement Group. At a
previous workshop, we had recommended the termination of
this plan and the acceptance of the Texas Municipal
Retirement System plan as an alternative. All employees are
automatically 100% vested in the Principal Plan. We have
discussed this with each employee of the City and they are
enthusiastic about the new plan. We have had some extremely
positive comments. If this goes through, we will schedule
some informational seminars with the Schertz Bank, Pacific
Southwest and the Credit Union for our employees. We have
not had one negative vote.
Mayor Sawyer asked if Council would be ready to vote on this
and they said they would.
#5 Discussion of an ordinance providing for
participation in the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
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Mr. Sweatt said that as discussed, the previous item would
terminate our retirement with the Principal Group the end of
January and this ordinance would pick up the TMRS on the
first of February so that there is no lapse in time.
#6 Discussion of an ordinance authorizing restricted
prior service credit for employees of the City to TMRS.
Mr.
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TMRS,
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Sweatt said this ordinance would allow employees
City who were employed in other cities, who were not
to receive time credit in those cities. There is
credit, just time credit.
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Mayor Sawyer asked that this item also be placed on the next
agenda for action.
#7 Discussion of a request for annexation.
Mayor Sawyer referred to the request for annexation
comments presented. He said he did not feel we should
up anything in trade with San Antonio for this.
suggested telling the people that we would be willing
annex this property as soon as they get released from
Antonio.
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Mr. Sweatt said we had just passed on what the Planning
Department in San Antonio had suggested.
Mr. Baldwin asked if we would consider annexation of the
entire block or just part of it.
Mr. Sweatt said the request was for the whole Williams
Subdivisioni however only a portion of the owners signed
the petition. A large portion of the property is taken in
the Carmack Golf Course. Mr. Sweatt said our suggestion is
to notify those making the request that they need to contact
the City of San Antonio and get them to release them. When
and if they get the release, we would be very happy to
consider their annexation.
Council members agreed, with Mrs. Marsh suggesting we let
them know how to go about getting a release from San
Antonio.
Mr. Sweatt advised that Schertz furnishes water to this
area already. This request represents one-third of the land
area and about 40% of the owners.
#8 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: A. The Library Board has asked
that the Council approve the appointment of Dan Schofield as
a new member and reappoint the officers, who have all agreed
to serve another term. Mr. Schofield lives in Cibolo and
will be a representative from outside the city. They would
also like to have their officers appointed for the coming
year.
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Mayor Sawyer said he would like to appoint Mr. Potempa as
the Council's representative to the Library Board.
B. We have been notified that the railroad work has been
delayed. The concrete blocks have been placed near the
First Street crossing but we do not know when the work will
be done.
C. The Municipal Building will be closed Monday for Martin
Luther King Holiday.
D. There will be a Safety Program at Dobie School
15th, where they will have finger printing, etc.
have police officers involved in this and Council
are invited to attend any time between 9:20 to 3:15
January
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pm.
E. The 27th of January is a workshop for the first meeting
in February. Both Mrs. Krause and Mrs. Althouse will be
attending an Election Law Seminar in Austin at that time,
We would like your consideration of canceling that workshop
if there are no pressing items.
Mayor Sawyer said if there is nothing pressing, cancel. If
Council Members have something they need to discuss, they
can notify him and he will call the meeting.
F. We have had a meeting with the District Engineer Kite
and Dale Stein and were notified that because of
Bureaucratic tangle and Federal Regulations, the Department
of Transportation must cancel the planned January bid
letting of FM 3009. They may be able to have it is
February. Their reasons were that with all the
environmental concerns, with the work that needs to be done
with the rechanneling of Dietz Creek, it is necessary to
resubmit all those plans to the Federal Interior Department
and Corps of Engineers. They have not gotten their approval
as yet. Mr. Sweatt said that on this project we have all
the reason not to do it and to delay it and to add cost and
we cannot understand why it continues. They assured him
they have fought and there is nothing that can be done. He
said he had called Edmund Kuempel to see if we could get
some help from him. This project has cost the City over
$100,000 and they continue delays.
Mrs. Stanhope suggested doing some heavy duty politicking,
adding that she would be glad to write letters or make phone
calls.
Mr. Sweatt told Mr. Stein that we have always had a good
rapport with Greg Laughlin and Senator Graham and suggested
he call them and was told do not do that or they will delay
it even further.
Mayor Sawyer and Council members asked Mr. Sweatt to call
them and everyone else they could think of.
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#9 ITEMS BY COUNCIL: Mr. Baldwin said he was really
glad to get back to the meetings.
#10 ITEMS BY MAYOR: Mentioned the Opening Day
Ceremonies of BVYA Basketball.
#11 ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business,
the meeting was adjourned at 7:47 p.m. by Mayor Sawyer.
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