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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FEBRUARY 16, 1993
The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Session Tuesday
February 16, 1993 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 Stanhope, and
Ken Greenwald. Absent: Mary Marsh. Staff present were
City Manager Kerry Sweatt and City Secretary June Krause.
Mayor Sawyer opened the meeting and asked everyone to rise
and join him in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor Sawyer then aCknowledged Mr. George Barnard, who is
retiring from Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative.
Mr. Barnard introduced Mr. Walter Scott, the new area
manager for GVEC.
Mr. Scott expressed his appreciation in being
visit with Council, adding that it is going to
fill Mr. Barnard's place. He said he looked
working with the City and playing a supporting
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Mayor Sawyer welcomed Mr. Scott, saying we look forward to
a long and good relationship with him as we have had with
George Barnard.
#1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A.
B.
Regular Meeting 1-19-93
Regular Meeting 2-2-93
Mr. Baldwin moved to approve the minutes of the
meetings of January 19th and February 2nd, 1993.
Stanhope seconded the motion, which carried with
following vote:
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AYES: Council Members Potempa, Baldwin, Stanhope and
Greenwald.
NAYS: none
#2 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: There were none
#3 Consider possible action regarding
environmental interpretations and regulations.
recent
Mr. Sweatt said this was placed on the agenda for an
opportunity to discuss the effects that the recent decision
regarding the aquifer will or may have on us. At the last
workshop we had residents who appeared, and we thought they
would be here tonight, who made some remarks. This only
confirms to us the seriousness of the need to look for an
alternate water supply. We are discussing with Canyon
Regional Water Authority - you will remember that we have
placed membership in their organization in our budget and we
are finishing up contract negotiations now. This decision
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reinforces to us the need that we look to them and/or other
sources of alternate water supply in the very near future.
Additionally, in the short term, we are looking at our water
rate structure that is going to have to recognize or
penalize heavy users. We discussed the need of water rate
change consideration at budget discussions. We need to get
the rates in a pyramid structure.
Mr. Greenwald stated that this is another deterrent to
business growth. It is stifling everybody's development
not just us. One of the big problems is the EPA ruling.
The way it is written any species that is threatened
automatically falls under the Act. As for the Judge's
decision, he had no alternative. He felt that anything that
could impact small cities should be considered.
#4 BID AWARD: Consider and take action on awarding
bids on the following:
A. Publication of Official Notices.
Mr. Sweatt advised that we received bid proposals from the
Herald Zeitung, the Gazette-Enterprise and the Herald
Newspaper Group. Based on our review of the law that
relates to Official Publications and the cost itself, we
recommend that the proposal by the Seguin
Gazette-Enterprise, at the rate of eighty cents per line, be
adopted and award the bid to them for the next twelve
months. We further recommend that the New Braunfels Herald
Zeitung be designated as the alternate.
Mrs. Stanhope moved to award the bid for publication of
Official notices to the Seguin Enterprise for the next
twelve months, with the New Braunfels Herald Zeitung being
named as alternate. Mr. Greenwald seconded the motion,
which carried with the folloWing vote:
AYES: Council Members Potempa. Baldwin,
Greenwald.
NAYS: None
stanhope and
Mr. Greenwald advised that we should let everyone know that
the same legal notices will be published in our Schertz
Newsletter.
B. Live Stock pens at Animal Shelter.
Mr. Sweatt said we are disappointed to report that on
February 11th at 10:00 a.m. only one bid was received for
this item that being the current contractor Harrison
Construction Company. We had contacted other companies but
this is the only one received. The cost is $11,170 which is
approximately $190 below our estimated costs. Based on
this, we recommend the award go to Harrison Construction
Company, in the amount of $11,270.
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Mr. Greenwald moved to award the bid for the Live Stock
pens at the Animal Shelter to Harrison Construction Company,
in the amount of $11,270. Mrs. Stanhope seconded the
motion, which carried as follows:
AYES: Council Members Potempa, Baldwin, Stanhope and
Greenwald
NAYS: None
Mayor Sawyer pointed out that this money was a grant from
the Marguerita Doe Foundation.
#5 ORDINANCE: Mayor Sawyer introduced an ordinance
and read the caption as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 93-F-7
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS AMENDING SECTION
lOb, CITY OF SCHERTZ ORDINANCE 90-F-34;
PROVIDING FOR RENEWAL OF A FRANCHISE
AWARD FOR A PERIOD OF 2 TO 4 YEARS; AND
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT.
Mr. Greenwald moved to approve the final reading of an
ordinance amending Ordinance No. 90-F-34 providing for
optional terms of renewal for Solid Waste Contract.
#6 FRANCHISE: Consider and take action on renewing
solid waste Franchise Agreement.
Mr. Sweatt said that the previous ordinance was approved to
change the franchise to allow the extension of the franchise
on solid waste from two to four years. That having been
completed it was now appropriate for Council to have a
minute order granting Alamo Waste an extension and stating
the number of years.
Mr. Baldwin moved to extend the Alamo Waste solid waste
franchise contract for four years. Mr. Potempa seconded
the motion, which carried with the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Potempa, Baldwin, Stanhope and
Greenwald.
NAYS: None
#7 POLICY: Consider and take action on a Policy
Statement regarding change orders.
Mr. Sweatt stated that in our recent discussion of change
orders to the animal shelter contract, it came to our
attention that the City did not have a policy stating our
process to approve or disapprove change orders. State law
provides for approval in an amount not to exceed 25% of the
contract if the contractor is willing. Mr. Sweatt then
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read a policy statement as follows: "Under the terms of
Section 252.048 of the Local Government Code. the City
Manager is hereby authorized to approve change orders to
City contract if the change order involves a decrease or an
increase of $15,000 or less. This authorization anticipates
the City Manager will communicate information relating to
the change orders so approved at the next City Council
meeting.
If the change orders involve a decrease or an increase of
$15,000 or more, those changes must be approved by the
governing body."
Mr. Baldwin_~9v~g to approve the policy statement as read
by the City Manager. Mrs. Stanhope seconded the motion,
which carried with the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Potempa, Baldwin, Stanhope and
Greenwald.
NAYS: None
#8 CITY
Clean Up will
The dumpster
did last year.
handle this.
MANAGER'S REPORT: A. This year's
take place from March 27 through April
will be placed at the Alamo Waste site
We have found this to be far the best
Spring
11th.
as we
way to
This year our Street/Park Department will again provide
chipping service on a reservation basis; but Alamo Waste
will handle the pick up of white goods.
B. At the last workshop, the City Manager was asked to look
into the basketball goal on Lindbergh - that is in the
process of being removed. Also the trench in that vicinity
has been filled but not to our satisfaction. It will
require more work.
C. Contracting work is moving along on FM 3009 utility
work. Within the next day or two we will be removing the
entrance signs at Greenshire. We have purchased the right
of way and paid for the signs from RTC. They have been
notified but have not come forth to remove those signs that
are in the path of contracting work.
D. We will take delivery of the remaining two basketball
goals and plan to make installation quite soon on those.
#9 ITEMS BY COUNCIL:
__It:r~__BalqwJn said he would like to take a look at the City's
bidding procedures to see if we could find out what is gOing
on as to why we are not getting more bids.
~r. __Qx_~enw_aJg announced that BVYA has bid on two
tournaments. These are for the 5 to 6 and 7 to 8 year olds.
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#10 ITEMS BY MAYOR: None
#11 ADJOURNMENT: Mr.
adjourned at 7:23 p.m.. Mr.
which carried unanimously.
Potempa moveg the meeting be
Baldwin seconded the motion,
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