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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
JUNE 18, 1991
The Schertz City Counci 1 convened in Regul ar Ses s ion, Tuesday.
June 18, 1991 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber 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; Mary Marsh and Ken
Greenwald. Staff present were City Manager Kerry R. Sweatt and
City Secretary June Krause.
After welcoming everyone to the meeting, Mayor Sawyer asked
everyone to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor Sawyer then read a proclamation naming the week of June 9 -
June 15, 1991 as "Texas Veterans Land Board Awareness Week".
#1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A.
B,
Regular Meeting of 5-21-91
Special Meeting of 5-29-91
Mrs. Marsh ~ov~g to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of
May 21st and the Special Meeting of May 29th, 1991. Mr.
Greenwald seconded the motion, which carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Baldwin, Stanhope, Marsh and
Greenwald.
NAYS: None
#2 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: None
#3 LCRA PRESENTATION: As the representative from LCRA had
not arrived, Mayor Sawyer asked to move on to the next item.
At this time, Mr. Sawyer recognized Boy Scout Russell Wyatt who
is working on his Civic Awareness badge.
#4 CONTRACT: Consider and take action on renewal of
Delinquent Tax Collection Contract.
Mr. Sweatt advised that Council had a copy of the contract,
adding that we have contracted with these people for two years
and they have done an outstanding job. He said staff believes it
is a good agreement and recommends renewal for a two-year term.
The cost is charged directly to the taxpayer.
Mr. Baldwin moveg to accept the contract with
Br ister, Schoolcraft & Granstaff. Mrs. Stanhope
motion, which carried with the following vote:
Stubblefield,
seconded the
AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Baldwin, Stanhope, Marsh and
Greenwald.
NAYS: None
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#5 ORDINANCE: Mayor Sawyer introduced an ordinance and
read the caption as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 91-S-10
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, AMENDING THE ZONING
ORDINANCE, NO. 87-S-1, ARTICLE X,
APARTMENT/MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICT, R-4: ARTICLE
XII, RA SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE/AGRICULTURE
DISTRICT: ARTICLE XIII, MOBILE HOME DISTRICT;
ARTICLE XIV, OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL
DISTRICT: ARTICLE XV, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE
DISTRICT; ARTICLE XVI, GENERAL BUSINESS
DISTRICT; ARTICLE XVII, MANUFACTURING
DISTRICT (LIGHT) M-l; ARTICLE XVIII,
MANUFACTURING DISTRICT (HEAVY) M-2; ARTICLE
XIX, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE XX,
OVERLAY DISTRICT; ARTICLE XXII, PARKING
REGULATIONS: ADDING ARTICLE XXIV, SITE PLAN
REVIEW REQUIREMENTS: ADDING ARTICLE XXV,
LANDSCAPING; AND PROVIDING A REPEALING
CLAUSE.
Mr. Greenwald moved to approve the final reading of this
ordinance amending the zoning ordinance regulating Site Plan
Procedures. Mr. Potempa seconded the motion, which carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Baldwin, Stanhope, Marsh and
Greenwald.
NAYS: None
#6 ORDINANCE: Mayor Sawyer introduced an ordinance and
read the caption as follows:
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS BE AMENDED
BY REVISING CHAPTER 12 1/2, ATTACHMENT "C",
PROVIDING FOR THE USE AND REGULATIONS OF
PICNIC AREAS AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT.
Mrs. Marsh moved to approve the final consideration of an
ordinance amending the Code regulating fees for picnic areas in
the park. Mrs. Stanhope seconded the motion.
Mr. Baldwin, one more time, urged Council to consider having a
dual rate for those people living within and without the city,
even though he knew it might be diff icul t to administer. He
reminded Council that according to the survey, people outside our
ci ty use the park lots more than our citizens do. He fel t the
citizens of Schertz should get a break. He added that maybe the
reason our citizens do not utilize the park is because they
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Council agreed with Mr. Baldwin)so Mrs. Stanhope withdrew her
second and Mrs. Marsh withdrew her motion.
Mrs. Marsh then mQy~g to table this item so it could be discussed
at the next workshop, Mr. Potempa seconded the motion, which
carried with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Baldwin, Stanhope, Marsh and
Greenwald.
NAYS: None
#7 BVYA REQUEST: Consider and take action on the request
of BVYA to temporarily one-way Aero Avenue from Oak Street to FM
1518.
Mr, Sweatt advised BVYA had asked for the blocking of Aero during
their closing ceremonies on June 20th from 7:00 pm until 10:00 pm
creating a one-way street. He added that staff has no problem
with the request as it will provide head-in parking on the south
side of Aero below the pool/pavilion exit.
Mr. Greenwald I11Qveg to approve the request by BVYA to one-way
Aero Avenue for their closing ceremonies. Mr. Baldwin seconded
the motion, which carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Potempa, Baldwin, Stanhope, Marsh and
Greenwald.
NAYS: None
#8 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: A. We have just received a
letter from the City of Austin asking if we would like to
participate in the "Capital Salute to the Texans" who served in
Desert Storm. They will be placing a yellow ribbon around the
capital and for $25 would place the community's name on the
ribbon, Council agreed to send the $25 so that our city's name
could be included on the ribbon.
B. He referred to the memo sent to Council
which the attachments were missing, and then
attachments.
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handed out the
C. Part of our right-of-way acquisition along FM 3009 was an
agreement with the Ripps to relocate the fence. We will be
moving the fence in accordance with the agreement and hope to
eliminate some standing water at the same time.
# 9 ITEMS BY COUNCIL: Mr. Potel!m~: A. He thanked the
reporters for taking pictures at the Fire Station of the Flag
Burning Ceremonies.
B. He said he had talked with the Chief of Police and felt it a
waste of time to send letters to residents after they have
returned home. He felt the integrity of the officers was
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involved as they are doing their job in checking residences for
ci tizens while they are out of town. The letters should be
eliminated.
Mr. Sweatt referred to his memo in which he advised that we have
a new policy of not sending the letters but that if a resident
wanted the information they could go by the police department and
request it.
Mr, Baldwin: The response to the Senior Citizen Appreciation Day
was excellent with more in attendance than last year. He
expressed his appreciation to all who helped and to both
newspapers who showed up and took pictures. He added that there
should be a letter of thanks in the papers and he would be
getting out individual letters also.
Mrs. Stanhope said it was an interesting day and the seniors are
so appreciative and that is what makes it worthwhile when they
enjoy it so,
Mrs. Marsh: A. VFW Meeting report - they met their membership
quota for the year. District 5 is No. 1 in the State of Texas -
it is the first time District 5 has won All American and there
are 30 districts in the State. She added that we are reall y
proud of District 5. They made $544 on their Buddy Poppy Sale.
This coming Saturday they will have a breakfast and also a fish
fry, starting at about 5:00 p.m.. She added that the Audie
Murphy Hospital folks, many of them in wheelchairs, will be
bussed to our July 4th parade and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary will
be picking up the tab for meals for them.
B. Things are going very well for the 4th of July.
four candidates for Schertz Sweetheart this year.
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C. She mentioned that the previous evening Mr. Dale of Deer
Haven had contacted her saying he is being bugged on the status
of the drainage problem. She said she told him the last thing
she heard was that the attorneys were meeting but that she would
bring it up again.
Mr. Sweatt said the City Attorney is working on a recommendation
to us as a result of meeting with the engineer. He added that he
may have this recommendation within a week.
Mr. Greenwald said for those that might not know, Southwestern
Bell has filed for a rate increase in specific service charges
such as call waiting, call forwarding, increase in directory
assistance and other items.
# 10 ITEMS BY MAYOR: A. The American Legion had an
official flag burning last week which was well attended.
B. He thanked the Knights of Columbus for helping with the
Senior Citizen Appreciation Day. This is very ably put on by Mr.
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C. Since the LCRA people did not come to this meeting, Mayor Sawyer asked
that this be scheduled for another meeting.
#11 ADJOURNMENT: On a motion by Mr. Baldwin, seconded by Mr. Potempa
and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 7:27 pm.
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