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ccswks 03-13-1991 \ \ 176 SPECIAL SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL MARCH 13, 199 1 The Schertz City Council convened in Special Workshop Session, Wednesday, March 13, 1991 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; Barbara Stanhope; Mary Marsh; and Ken Greenwald. Absent: Hal Baldwin. Staff present were City Manager Kerry Sweatt and City Secretary June Krause. #1 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: A. Mr. Dale said he had not heard of any resul ts to the meeting in Deer Haven held over a month previous I y. He related that Engineer Dawson was out and they looked over the drainage area. Mr. Dale said he did not know what Mr. Dawson expected; but that the residents still agreed the underground sewer was the answer. Mayor Sawyer explained that the Council would be meeting with our attorney the following Tuesday night to see what the next action will be. He added that with the amount of money involved, the underground sewer would require a bond issue. He advised Mr. Dale that probably nothing would be announced after the meeting wi th the attorney; however it would be discussed at the next workshop. B. Mr. Ed Mazian again asked when the City crews were going to rebolt the manhole covers in Deer Haven. Mr. Sweatt advised that he did not know why the original covers in Deer Haven were bolted down because the ones in the rest of the City are not that type. He said all the covers were checked in the subdivision and only one was found to have some small rocks under it to keep it from fitting smoothly. He added that it would not be our intention to replace the bolts on those manhole covers. #2 Discussion with Randolph Metrocom Chamber of Commerce representative regarding Chamber program, plans and activities. Mr. Ron Johnson advised they wanted to give Council an update and share some of their goals. He then introduced Mr. Bill Lindemann, who is the ambassador to Schertz. Mr. Lindemann, of 112 Webster in Schertz, said that he had vol unteered to be the representative for Schertz and will be bringing the Council periodic updates. He then explained some of the features of their information packet; such as their organizational chart, city representatives, the '91 publ ic relations plans, the Monthl y Progress and its distribution, the Economic/Business/Tour ism Strategic Plan Goals, Speakers Bureau and their Financial Stability Goals for 1991. Mr. Lindemann advised they are moving from Universal City to Live Oak in March, and are now interviewing staff, with the selection being made within thirty days. J ^ 177 Mr. Ron Johnson said they have appointed a committee to look at the dues the cities have been paying and they hope to have it resol ved pr ior to budget time. He announced a meeting, the following day, of the Economic Development Committee. the board meeting on March 20th, the Mixer on March 28th and the "Chamber Day" at Bandera Downs on March 30th. When asked by Mrs. Marsh what they do in promoting new businesses, Mr. Lindemann said they do not go out and solicit or make phone calls but do send material if a contact is made. He added that through their Economic Development, they are trying to put a promotional structure in place. Mr. Potempa advised that he is a personal member of the Chamber and has not received ballots for voting on directors. Mr. Greenwald asked if anything was being done for the eXisting businesses to encourage expansion or things like that. Mr. Lindemann advised they are looking into a program whereby the local banks could loan money for businesses to expand. There was some discussion as to why non-member cities are to be listed in the profile. Mr. Johnson ended by saying they are open to new ideas and want to know about any problems. #3 Order. Discussion of revisions to C.C.M.A. Industrial Waste Mr. Torn Weaver, General Manager of Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority (CCMA) said he had been asked to give Council an overview of the Authority's Industrial Waste Order. The previous order was updated in December 1983 and they have to review the permit every five years. This covers a range of materials that is not suppose to be put in the sewer system and local procedures. He advised that there are no industrial discharges in the whole CCMA area so we have very little problems. He advised that should anyone violate this order they could take them to court but may choose to levy an assessment instead. He said that the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District has had no violationsi Randolph Air Force Base has had twelve during the last year and have work well with CCMA on these. Jungle Labs in Cibolo has had two violations and have al so worked with CCMA. He added that this order does not mean that a metal industry could not come into the area but that they would have to work with CCMA on the metal discharges. Mr. Weaver explained that under the heavy metal description would be such things as arsenic, barium, mercury, lead, zinc, etc., incl uding pesticides. 178 Mr. Weaver said they wanted to do everything possible to promote Economic Development and would be glad to work with staff on any industry. Mr. Greenwald thanked Mr. Weaver for coming, adding that this could have an impact on where to locate an industry. #4 Consideration of a proclamation regarding R.O.A.D. Foundation. Mrs. Anita Clark requested support for the Randolph Opportunity Association for the Disabled (R.O.A.D.) Center, located in the building with CVADAC in Cibolo. She said their volunteer support comes from Schertz citizens. They have ten clients at present and seven of those are residents of Schertz. She said they have been in existence for one year and their goal is to be able to have these young people working in the community. She said with the new area director, things seem to be going backward - they are not getting any support. She sent a letter to the Super intendent of the Austin State School and has not had a reply. She did hear from Edmund Kuempel, who is willing to help in any manner possible. Mrs. Clark then asked Council if they would support a proclamation aSking for support. Mr. Sweatt offered an alternative resolution, which was a little stronger worded and included the distribution of the resolution to the area cities, the School District, representatives of the Austin State School as well as Guadal upe County, Representative Edmund Kuempel and State Senator Judith Zaffirini. Mayor Sawyer assured Mrs. Clark her group has the support of the Council, who would be happy to work with them in this endeavor. He then asked that this resolution be on the next agenda. #5 Discussion of an ordinance amending the sign ordinance regarding political signs. Mr. Sweatt apologized to Council saying staff was in such a hurry to get this done prior to the election that they glossed over the part which needs to have a public hearing on any zoning change. We have advertised and will hold the joint public hearing with Planning & Zoning on April 2nd. This applies to both items #5 and #6. #6 Discussion of an ordinance amending the zoning ordinance regarding political signs. See Mr. Sweatt's comments above. # 7 Discussion of bid award for purchase of ambulance by S.A.F.E.S. / : F','" Q _:.. ':;.; Mr. Sweatt remarked that five bids were received. ranging from $58,664 to $63,912. The apparent low bidder meeting all specifications is the fourth low bid, in the amount of $62,760. He added that with Council indulgence, he would bring staff recommendation to the next meeting, recommending the bid of Wheeled Coach, in the amount of $62,760. #8 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: A. Reminder of the March 20th date for the tree planting with brief ceremony at 11:00 a.m. B. There will be a Chamber of Commerce meeting in our Conference Room from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. C. He reminded Council that on February 28th, he sent them a memo regarding the lighting at the pavilion and would like to move on that if no objections. Council agreed to try this procedure for one year, being sure to put up adequate signs before starting the charge system. D. The TML Regional meeting will be March 23 in Kirby. E. The American Legion has asked that we consider a proclamation for Youth and Children Day, this is a national program. F, We received notice some time ago of the Annual Legislative Conference to be held in New Braunfels Civic Center - need to know immediately who will be going. G. If there is no objection, we have finally agreement with Bexar County on the Schirmerville would like to have this on the next agenda. reached an Project and # 9 ITEMS BY COUNCIL: Mrs~~~_MaJ'pll: A. She gave a comprehensive report of the Economic Development Task Force meeting of March 7th relating such items as: George Barnard is working with the Business Appreciation Dinner; Lee Boswell has resigned and they are negotiating with Harry Richburg as a replacement; Mark Marquez talked at length about contacts- suspects and prospects; Mark went to the Trade Fair in California with LCRA and was impressed and made several contacts; they have worked out a system whereby the new businesses will be recorded and will be welcomed in the newsletter; will have a booth at the July 4th Jubilee; H.P. Printing was the low bidder on the greeting cards; discussed a portable display and talked about Economic Development goals. B. She felt people are getting carried away with business signs in Schertz. This was discussed at P&Z and Mr. Simonson is going to check on some particular signs. She said she would appreciate more attention from the inspectors about signs. She asked that the police keep a close eye on Sam's Too establishment. 180 Mr~_PQ~empa: A. Reported on the Schertz Humane Society meeting, saying that Mr. & Mrs. J.L. Stewart were present asking why they donated $100 to the school. He then made the fOllowing announcements: On August 25 there will be a Jamboree at the VFW Hall in Schertz, where they will hold a raffle and have a dance; they now have $300 in the Warren Keller Memorial Fund and plan on using it for a garden area at the new shelter; the rabies clinic will be Saturday from 1:30 - 3:30 at the Fire Station; the Humane Society will participate in the July 4th parade and Jubilee; they recently purchased blankets for animals; "Homeless Homer" will be at the grand opening. They now have a balance of $17,069.20. B. Mr Potempa asked the status of the animal control ordinance amendments. Mr. Sweatt advised that staff is re-eval uating it and have not completed their evaluation. C. He asked if the City has an ordinance on pigs. Mr. Sweatt advised that our animal control ordinance addresses that without the specific mention of the "Vietnamese" variety. Mrs. Stanhope: A. Reported on the Housing Author i ty meeting, saying they are really working on their CEAP projects and are running into a lot of problems. They opened bids on their lawn maintenance and will be writing the City asking to abandon the street into their development. Also they have closed the waiting list for apartments because of the length of the list now. Mr. Greenwald: A. P&Z has spent a lot of time on the Comprehensive Plan - their targeted completion date is December of 1991. B. The Ex-Post Commander of the VFW, Mr. Reece, is running for District 5 Commander. On March 20th, the National Commander and Chief State Commander, along with others, will be here at the VFW between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. and everyone is invited to help greet them. Mr. Potempa announced that Mrs. Marsh has been nominated Junior Vice-commander of the V.F.W. #10 ITEMS BY MAYOR: A. He presented a proclamation to the Masons at their Open House. They would like to be more identified with Schertz and would like to use the Schertz logo, as well as Randolph I s and their own emblem if Council agrees. Council decided they would like to see the draft before making a commitment. B. Mayor Sawyer said he had been walking at night and was concerned about the grass growing in the cracks and the fire ants. C. Attended a meeting of the old Randolph Region EMS group, who would like to start over again. However, it was not a very well attended meeting. Their main goal would be to share information / N In ~-8J~ with those involved throughout the area. They would also like to come up with a mission statement. The next meeting will be at the Universal City Fire Department on April 2nd. Mr. Sweatt reported on the reserved parking spaces for Council in front of the Municipal Building. They will be put up at the spaces by the flag pole about 5:00 o'clock on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, If this does not work we can specify by ordinance in accordance with Vernon's. #11 ADJOURNMENT: There Sawyer declared the meeting to being no further business, Mayor be adjourned at 9:37 pm. ~~d~ ATTEST: