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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER 15, 1991
The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Session,
Tuesday, October 15, 1991 at 7:12 p.m. in the Council
Chambers of the Municipal Complex, 1400 Schertz Parkway,
Schertz, Texas. The following members were present: Mayor
Pro Tem Joe Potempa, presidingi Barbara Stanhope; Mary
Marsh; and Ken Greenwald. Absent: Mayor Earl W. Sawyer
and Hal Baldwin. Staff present were City Manager Kerry
Sweatt and City Secretary June Krause.
Mayor Pro Tem Potempa asked everyone to join him in the
Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor Pro Tem Potempa then read and presented a proclamation
to Mr. Gonzales and Mr. Richardson of the VFW proclaiming
October 21, 1991 as "Country Music Day".
#1
B.
Special of
of 9-17-91.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. Special of 8-28-91
Regular of 9-3-92. C. Special of 9-3-92. D.
9-10-91. E. Special of 9-11-91 and F. Regular
Mrs.
Marsh
vote:
Stanhope moved to approve the minutes as listed. Mrs.
seconded the motion, which carried with the following
AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Stanhope, Marsh and
Greenwald.
NAYS: None
#2 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: A. Mr. Glenn Rowland of
709 Aviation Avenue questioned why he had to live next door
to grass that had not been cut but twice in seventeen years.
He said he had talked to both the City Inspector and the
City Manager regarding this. He had had snakes in his pool
and considered the adjoining property a health hazard. He
indicated the owner had died and the property is in the
hands of a Realtor now and he had assumed they would want it
cleaned up but it still has not been touched.
Mr. Sweatt said this is
situation over a number
planted this cane in years
way it can be removed is to
a long term and continuing
of years. The property owner
passed as a screening. The only
be dug out.
Mr. Rowland said when Mrs. Deloney died the property was
left to her uncle, who lives in Mathis.
Mr. Sweatt said that as far as we can determine, this is
not classified as grass but cane. We have contacted the
Realtor and notified them it must be removed. We have not
heard back from the Realtor so we will have someone go in
and thin the cane and clean up the easement. Then we will
file a lien against the property.
#3 ORDINANCE: Mayor Pro Tem Potempa introduced an
ordinance and read the caption as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 91-T-13
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS ESTABLISHING THE SCHERTZ
BUSINESS PARK AS A REINVESTMENT ZONE
Mrs. Marsh moved
Schertz Business
Stanhope seconded
following vote:
to approve the ordinance establishing the
Park as a reinvestment zone. Mrs.
the motion, which carried with the
AYES:
NAYS:
Councilmembers Potempa, Stanhope, Marsh and Greenwald
None
#4 ORDINANCE: The Mayor Pro Tem introduced an
ordinance and read the caption as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 91-T-14
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, APPROVING A TAX ABATEMENT
AND A TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT FOR AND WITH
ROBERT VALLANCE SR., A PROPERTY OWNER IN THE
CITY OF SCHERTZ
Mrs. Marsh moved to approve the ordinance granting a tax
abatement to Robert Vallance, Sr. for the property located
at #3 Commercial Place. Mrs. Stanhope seconded the motion,
which carried with the following vote:
AYES:
NAYS:
Councilmembers Potempa, Stanhope, Marsh and Greenwald
None
Mayor Pro Tem Potempa welcomed Mr. Vallance into the City,
adding that he is very impressed with his work and relations
with the community.
#5 NOMINATION: Consider and take action on nomination
to the Guadalupe County Appraisal District.
Mr. Sweatt reminded that each taxing entity who is a member
of the Guadalupe County Appraisal District is entitled to
make nominations. Once the nominations are received, the
ballot will be prepared and delivered to each entity by
October 30th. Then between that date and November 15th each
taxing jurisdiction is eligible to cast their vote. The
City of Schertz has 195.5 votes compared with the Seguin
Independent School District which has 1882 votes.
Mrs. Stanhope nominated Mr.
board. Mrs. Marsh seconded
following votes being cast.
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L. Stewart
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AYES: Councilmembers Stanhope, Marsh and Greenwald
NAYS: None
#6 CONTRACT: Consider and take action on awarding a
Uniform Service Contract.
Mr. Sweatt stated we solicited bids for furnishing uniform
service for a two-year period. Our current contract had
expired. Five proposals were received for this service.
After review of the bids, we recommend the bid be awarded to
Dickie Uniform Service for a two-year period.
Mrs. Marsh moved to approve the bid of Dickie Uniform
Service. Mr. Greenwald seconded the motion, which carried
with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Potempa, Stanhope, Marsh and Greenwald.
NAYS: None
#7 LOT CONVEYANCE:
acceptance of conveyance
Subdivision by Mrs. A.D.
Consider and take action on the
of a lot in Live Oak Hills
Mills.
Mr. Sweatt said that Mrs. Mills, who is the owner of Lot
10 in Live Oak Hills Subdivision, has offered to convey this
lot to the City if the City would pay the back taxes on the
property. The taxes total approximately $200. We currently
own four other lots in the general area and recommend
acceptance of this lot.
Mrs. Marsh moved to accept conveyance of this lot from Mrs.
Mills. Mrs. Stanhope seconded the motion, which carried
with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Stanhope, Marsh and Greenwald
NAYS: None
#8 BVYA CONTRACT: Consider and take action on the
proposed BVYA Contract.
Mr. Sweatt advised that a proposed contract between the
City of Schertz and Buffalo Valley Youth Association (BVYA)
has been updated. The contract will take effect October 1st
and run through September 30, 1992. This is somewhat
different from the current contract that was for a limited
period. This will provide for year-round youth activities,
which would allow them to provide a second season. The
contract also reduces the amount of kilowatt-hours furnished
by the City. This contract has been reviewed and accepted
by BVYA.
Mr. Greenwald added that he had met with BVYA and the
current board is in agreement with the contract. They are
looking for church leagues with BVYA being hosts. If this
contract does not work out, we might want to go back to the
original contract in the future.
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Mrs. Marsh moved to approve the BVYA contract with the City
of Schertz as presented. Mrs. Stanhope seconded the motion.
Mr. Sweatt said that the contract does require the days
around the 4th of July be left available in case we may need
the use of the fields.
Mayor Pro Tem Potempa called for a vote on the motion and it
carried as follows:
AYES:
NAYS:
Councilmembers Potempa, Stanhope, Marsh and Greenwald
None
#9 AGREEMENT: Consider
agreement with Bexar County
Designation.
and
for
take
CDBG
action
Urban
on an
County
Mr. Sweatt
information
extension.
advised that we have not yet
needed on this item and have
received
asked for
the
an
Mrs. Marsh moved to table this item until Council has
sufficient information to act on it. Mrs. Stanhope
seconded the motion, which carried with the following vote:
AYES:
NAYS:
Councilmembers Potempa, Stanhope, Marsh and Greenwald
None
#10 P&Z RECOMMENDATION: Consider and take action on
rectifying recommendations of the Planning & Zoning
Commission on Capital Recovery Fees.
Mr. Sweatt reminded Council this item had been discussed at
workshop previously. P&Z was charged to investigate and
make recommendations. They did hold a hearing as stipulated
in the ordinance. Their recommendation is that the capital
recovery fees remain the same.
Mrs. Marsh moved to ratify the recommendation of the P&Z to
not make any changes to the capital recovery fees. Mr.
Greenwald seconded the motion, which carried as follows:
AYES:
NAYS:
Councilmembers Potempa, Stanhope, Marsh and Greenwald
None
#11 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: Mr. Sweatt reminded
Council of the Chamber of Commerce meeting in Live Oak.
#12 ITEMS BY COUNCIL: Mrs. Stanhope. A. Reminded
everyone of the annual Senior Citizen Bazaar on November 2nd
from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. She then asked Council to
volunteer as judges for this event.
B. She asked the City Secretary to check on the amount of
the prizes the City had given in previous years.
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Mrs. Marsh. A.
Music Showcase at the
encouraged all to attend.
Reminded everyone of
VFW on the 20th of
the Country
November and
B. Reported on the Fire Works Fund, saying she had turned
in over $400 in checks, with one contribution being for
$200.
#13 ITEMS BY MAYOR: Announced that the Mayor would be
back for the next meeting.
#14 ADJOURNMENT. On a motion by Mrs. Marsh, seconded
by Mr. Greenwald and unanimously carried, the meeting was
adjourned at 7:48 pm.
ATTEST:
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