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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Session, Tuesday, U
May 5, 1987, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the
Municipal Complex, 1400 Schertz Parkway, Schertz, Texas. The
following members were present: Mayor EarlW. Sawyer, presiding:
Charles B. Sharpe: Hal Baldwin: Ray Stanhope: Adolph Aguilar: and
Ken Greenwald. Staff present were City Manager Jimmy G. Gilmore
and City Secretary June G. Krause.
#1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Mr. Stanhope moved to approve the
minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 7, 1987 and the Special
Meeting of April 15, 1987. Mr. Baldwin seconded the motion.
Mr. Baldwin requested that the second sentence of the second
paragraph under item #9 be changed to read as follows: "Also
when Mr. Simonson makes comments that are his own thoughts, they
should be identified as such and not as coming from Staff."
Mayor Sawyer then called for a vote on the motion before Council
and the motion passed with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Sharpe, Baldwin, Stanhope, Aguilar and
Greenwald.
NAYS: None
#2 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: A. Pat Woodruff of 945 East Live
Oak Road said that she had a petition signed by 118 people with
regards to putting a water tower on the property next to hers.
They are requesting the tower be placed in another location where
it would not be so visible, as this would be too high and too
close to the road.
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B. Lee Woordruff said they felt this tower would actually be
degrading to the area and would depreciate not only the property
it is to be located on but also the surrounding property for
future development. He said if the tank ruptures, it would
endanger the area residents.
C. Jack Hinson spoke as representative of the Alamo Light
Aircraft, saying the U.S. Ultralight Championship Competition
would be held May 23, 24 and 25 at their location behind Garden
Ridge Pottery. The three day event will feature top pilots from
across the country vying for the Title of" National Champion.
They would have manufacturer's displays, seminars, aerobatic air
shows, static aircraft displays, introductory flight lessons,
ultralight airshows, parachutists, remote control demonstrations.
They anticipate thousands of spectators to the event, benefiting
not only the local economy, but also will be a major fund-raiser
for Boysville and other charitable organizations supported by the
Kiwanis.
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Mr. Hinson then solicited the aid of the City, saying the FAA
requires the presence of an ambulance with EMS personnel, and a
fire truck with personnel on hand during the airshow portion of
the event. They also requested the presence of one or two EMS
volunteers from 10 am until 7 pm Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
They have an air conditioned first-aid station available and if a
fire truck could be on hand throughout the day, it would be
gr'eatly appreciated They also were asking for aid from the
police department for safe and orderly traffic flow from FM
3009 - FM 2252 onto their property. They asked the Mayor to open
the event in a spirit of cooperation between the City and
business community.
In answering questions from Council, Mr. Hinson said there will
be a gate admission of $3, with $1 off for military and children
under 12 free. They do have a 50 acre field for parking.
D. Barbara Fehr of 125 Richardson asked Council to choose
another site for the water tower as she felt the tower would
cause the value of their property to go down. She said the
reason they did not buy in Deer Haven was because of the water
tower there.
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Before continuing with the agenda, Mayor Sawyer said he had an 'J;'i>c"
award to be presented to ,Betty-Ann Kent, ,Animal Control Officer.I1f1!IJ,/,'6/
Ms. Kent was presented wlth a plaque, WhlCh stated that she had -o/..I ,/
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I a very few to achieve this certification.
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#3 ORDINANCE: Mayor Sawyer introduced an ordinance and J ~l
read the caption as follows: t(, rJ ~
ORDINANCE NO. 87-S-8
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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR
MOBILE HOME PARKS, RECREATIONAL
VEHICLE/TRAVEL TRAILER PARKS AND MOBILE HOME
SUBDIVISIONS: ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION,
EXTENSION AND MAINTENANCE OF MOBILE HOME
PARKS, AND FACILITIES: AUTHORIZING THE
ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR CONSTRUCTION,
ALTERATION AND EXTENSION OF MOBILE HOME PARKS
AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAVEL TRAILER
PARKS: AUTHORIZING THE LICENSING OF OPERATORS
OF MOBILE HOME PARKS AND RECREATIONAL
VEHICLE/TRAVEL TRAILER PARKS: AUTHORIZING THE
INSPECTION OF MOBILE HOME PARKS AND
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAVEL TRAILER PARKS AND
FIXING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS: PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT.
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Mr. Greenwald moved to approve the final reading of an ordinance
regulating Mobile Homes parks and recreational vehicle/travel
trailer parks. Mr. Stanhope seconded the motion, which carried
with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Sharpe, Baldwin, Stanhope, Aguilar and
Greenwald.
NAYS: None
#4 ORDlRARCE: Mayor Sawyer introduced an ordinance and
read the caption as follows:
AN ORDINANCE
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CREATING THE SCHERTZ CITY PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION, PRESCRIBING THE . DUTIES . AND
QUALIFICATIONS OF IT'S MEMBERS AND 'THEIR TERM
OF OFFICE, PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF
IT'S' MEMBERS, 'THE' METHOD OF FILLING
VACANCIES, MAKING DEPARTMENT HEADS AND
OFFICIALS AVAILABLE TO CITY PLANNING AND
ZONING COMMISSION, PRESCRIBING POWERS AND
DUTIES OF THE CITY PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION, PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF RULES
AND REGULATIONS AND, BY-LAWS, REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES OR 'PARTS . OF ORDINANCES
INCONSISTENT OR CONTRARY HERETO.
Mr. Baldwin moved to accept the first reading of an ordinance 0
amending the ordinance creating a Planning and Zoning Commission.
Mr. Greenwald seconded the motion.
Mr. Aguilar questioned the use of the alternate members referred
to in Section 2 of this ordinance. He questioned the wording of
the ordinance, which implies that all alternates would have to be
at each meeting but would have no vot~.
After further discussion by Council, Mayor Sawyer requested this
item be placed on the next workshop agenda for clarification. He
then called for a vote on the motion, which carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Sharpe, Baldwin, Stanhope, and Greenwald
NAYS: Councilman Aguilar
#5 LARD PURCHASE: Mayor Sawyer said the School Board
offered 12 acres on East Live Oak Road and another party had
offered 1 acre just off East Live Oak Road.
Mr. Sharpe moved to purchase the one acre for $10,000 for the
purpose of installing a water tower. Mr. Greenwald seconded the
motion.
Mr. Sharpe said one of the things the entire ci ty voted on 0
recently was bonds to improve the water system for Schertz. The
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problem is where to put the tank. Obviously people don't want it
in their back yard. He said the City Manager has looked around
and found these two parcels that would be suitable. If it was
put in a valley, it would cost twice as much to build. With
regards to the water tower in Deer Haven, according to the
Appraisal District the ones near the water tower are the most
expensive homes in Schertz and have not devalued at all. It
behooves the Ci ty Council to locate the tank where it is most
economical for the City. The Council will take into
consideration those that signed the petition but Mr. Sharpe said
he could not conceive that the water tower would devalue the
property that much.
Mr. Gilmore said the lower part of Schertz is a low-pressure zone
and this tank is needed to help this zone. At 32 feet high, it
will look very similar to the one on Pat Booker Road. This tank,
during the peak water demand, will become the primary for lower
Schertz. If we don't build on this land, the only other site
available is right in back of City Hall. We are very limited to
the land that we could place the tank on. Right now it requires
a 20 inch line to transport water to Schertz. If the tank is
placed in this location, the line can be reduced to a 16 inch
line. This would be money saved and there is no other location
that would serve lower part of Schertz. Also this will provide a
means of looping our system to serve the lower part of Schertz.
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Mr. Gilmore said if the City puts in a one million gallon tank,
it would be 32 feet high ground storage tank. If a 2 million
tank, it would be 104 feet diameter and 32 feet high. If you use
a standpipe, it would be 170 feet high and 56 feet diameter.
Either alternative, we still need a tank in this area.
Mr. Baldwin said this tank has been in the Master Plan for years
and two engineers have picked this area and the offer is so good,
it behooves the Council to take this lady up on her offer.
Mayor Sawyer called for a vote on the motion, which carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmen Sharpe, Baldwin, Stanhope, Aguilar and
Greenwald.
NAYS: None
Mayor Sawyer said the Council has been planning on this tank for
years and the engineer has said that site was the ideal place for
this tank.
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#6 EXECUTIVE SESSION: Mayor Sawyer said he would like a
motion to table this item in order to get the right wording from
our legal advisors.
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Mr. Greenwald moved to table item #6 on Executive Session. Mr.
Stanhope seconded the motion, which carried with the following
vote:
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AYES: Councilmen Sharpe, Baldwin, Stanhope, Aguilar and
Greenwald.
NAYS: none
#7 CI'ft MANAGER'S REPORT: A. Mr. Gilmore said staff has
been working on 'the water tower and have plans but there is
something he would like to address at the next workshop.
B. Have prepared a suggested Letter of Agreement or contract
with the County for SAFES. They feel they need a contract. It
has' been given to the County and will come before Council at
Workshop.
C'. ' Mr ~ Gilmore said he has met several times with the Highway
Department and RandOlph AFB and the members of the RandOlph
Transportation Committee 'on FM 78 and the proposed loop.
Randolph is in the middle of preparing capitol plans for RandOlph
and this can be included in those plans.
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#8 ITEMS BY COUNCIL: Mr. Stanhope asked, about the sign
that was made for the Animal Control Shelter. Mr. Gilmore said
the sign was taken down because it needs some word changes and
then will go back up. If you call it a shelter, it creates
problems in that people think it is a place where they can just
get rid of unwanted pets, regardless of where they live.
Mr. Stanhope said for years there was no sign, and Bill Neller [')1
was asked to make a sign and now it has been taken down.' Mr.
Neller has been very active in this community for years and the
sign should be put back up. Council agreed.
Mr. Stanhope also called attention to the speeding on Oak Street.
It is getting to be a real problem.
Mr. Stanhope had to leave the meeting at 7:55 p.m.
Mr. Sharpe had a handout from the Guadalupe County Appraisal
District. He said they are coming along according to schedule
and will try to meet the dates on the handout. On June 1st they
will be mailing notices to people of evaluations.
Mr. Sharpe said that the State will have about $47 million under
the Urban Road System. He suggested getting a bid in for some of
the city roads ~ The money will be prorated among cities that
have 5,000 or more population.
Mr. Baldwin announced that Saturday will be Senior Citizen
Appreciation Day. He asked for volunteers to help set up on
Frlday night.
Mr. Baldwin said that Council had talked at least meeting about
putting something in the VFW time capsule. If the City is going
to do that'it needs to be gotten to them soon.
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Mr. Aguilar mentioned that there are some areas at the City Hall
and Library that need special attention as far lawn care.
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#9 ITEMS BY MAYOR: Mayor Sawyer said he had gotten word _
from some of 'our senior citizens that live in Val Verde tb9, I~:I '
Apartments that they did not know about the Senior Citizen Day.
Mayor Sawyer said he would be attending a County meeting on MaYA1~
7th. It seems they have some problems in the county that affect'"ti,'
all cities.
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#10 ADJOURNMENT: Mr. Greenwald moved the meeting be
adjourned at 8:12 p.m.' Motion was seconded by Mr. Baldwin and
unanimously carried.
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