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SPECIAL SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 26, 1986
The Schertz City Council convened in Special Workshop Session,
Wednesday, March 26, 1986, at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Room of
the Municipal Complex, 1400 Live Oak Road, Schertz, Texas. The
following members were present: Mayor Earl w. 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.
#l HEARING OF RESIDENTS: Charlotte Pierce, who lives on
Judith Ann in Schertz, read a prepared statement regarding the
pornography industry. She addressed two questions to the
Council - one, what keeps this industry out of our city; and two-
how would Council vote on an ordinance prohibiting same. Ms.
Pierce said she had checked and found the City does not have a
specific ordinance against pornography. She had also talked with
one of the Councilmembers, Mr. Aguilar, who advised her to
present her concerns to Council.
In discussing Ms. Pierce' concerns, Council advised that Schertz
does have a massage ordinance and that our zoning ordinance
regulates the rest. In order for anyone to have a business of
this type, they would have to get a variance or specif ic use
permit, both of which would have to go to Planning and Zoning and
Council. They assured Ms. Pierce that both P&Z and Council are
against any type of pornography and really watch out for it.
Mayor Sawyer told Ms. Pierce that Council shares her concerns on
pornography and will ask our attorney to check on whether we can
pass an ordinance asking printed material be kept out of sight
and also how we could check on age.
Mr. Anthony Zigmund said he felt that animals running at large
was getting a 1 ittle out of control. He real ized that the
department had been short handed but also knew the City had hired
two new people in the Animal Control Department. He addressed
the problem of people letting their animals out at night when
they know there is no one on patrol.
Mr. Gilmore advised that starting the next Monday, Mr. Graham
will be out from six to ten in the evenings patrolling. As soon
as the new employees are properly trained, their hours will be
alternated so that we can get the problem under control.
Mr. Zigmund was made aware of the cages available for citizens to
place in their yards but he was reluctant to use one.
Mayor Sawyer suggested advising citizens through the newspapers
of the charges for allowing animals to run at large and ask-for
their cooperation.
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#2 Mrs. Barnes, Neighborhood Services representative, to
address Council.
Mrs. Barnes said she has worked with Neighborhood Services for
over five years. She does not have enough room to serve the
people that come in since her one storage closet has been taken
away from her use. She said she has boxes of clothes at her home
that need to be transported back and forth, when she is open on
Pfeil Street on Wednesdays. Mrs. Barnes said if she does not
have space to do her job, it might as well be disbanded. She
said she keeps records on money that is spent but does not keep
records on clothes.
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Mr. Sharpe said he talked with Mr. Freeman of the Housing
Authority, who is in charge of the building, but he did not know
what Mr. Freeman has planned.
Mayor Sawyer suggested Mrs. Barnes go to the Housing Authority
Board. He said he will be there for another reason and would
talk to them with her to try to get it straightened out.
#3 Mr. Tom Anderlitch, the City's Financial Advisor.
Mayor Sawyer reintroduced Mr. Anderlitch, saying he has been our
Financial Advisor for many years, and that he has come to talk
with Council about bonding. Mr. Gilmore said that he had asked
Mr. Anderlitch to come to this meeting after Council had
requested information on Street and Parks bonds. He also asked
Mr. Anderlitch to furnish information on water & sewer bonds.
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Mr. Anderl itch said the interest rate market is better than in
the last few years. He handed out rate schedules on bonding and
said he had used eight and one half and nine percent interest
rates on them, not knowing whether we will be going out for bonds
this year or two years f rom now. These are just starting
figures.
After discussing the schedules, Mr. Anderlitch said he has
probably seen more bond issued defeated in the last two years
then ever before. He said the people have to be shown what the
money is for and how it will be used and will it cost them any
money. If the Council is not sold on the bond issue, don't take
it to election. If Council appoints a bond committee, they may
think of other projects they feel are more important. If you
start tonight and it is defeated, you are two years behind, it
takes that long to overcome a defeat.
Mr. Anderlitch presented schedules on $2,000,000 Street
Improvements and $1,000,000 Park Improvements for a total
proposed bond issue of $3,000,000. He gave two schedules, one
for 15 years and one for 20 years, saying that the shorter the
debt, the cheaper the rate. Should Council want to have an [
election next fall, the City would not have a debt payment until 1.
one year later. The 15 year schedule would cost about 24 cents
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in tax increase with the 20 year costing about 20 cents.
However, the interest rate on the longer term is dramatically
higher. Another thing to remember is that if the total amount of
money is not needed at one time, you can leave part of it for
another year or more.
Mr. Greenwald said Council plans do break the tax increase down
to each bond issue. Mr. Anderlitch agreed that you need to spell
out how the money will be spent or the people will vote it down.
Mr. Anderlitch also spoke on schedules for $l,OOO,OOO proposed
Util i ty System Revenue Bonds. The Schedules presented showed
ways of meeting the requirements by adjusting the water rate
schedules but leaving the base rate of $4.50/3000 gallons the
same. Mr. Anderlitch said Council could change the rate
structure any way they feel would be most equitable for our
citizens.
Mayor Sawyer asked Council if they were committed to a bond
election, with Councilmembers saying they were. Mayor Sawyer
then suggested Councilmembers submit names of three or four
citizens who are really pro the projects and appoint them to a
I bond committee. Then Mr. Gilmore can give them a standard bond
lecture and inform them the Council's ideas of what the money is
needed to achieve.
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#4 Dr. Catherine Tull, Texas Department of Health Region 9
veterinarian to discuss animal control ordinance.
Dr. Tull said she would be glad to answer
Council. She also said she would be glad
ordinance for any possible legal problems.
any questions of
to critique our
Mr. Gilmore said he felt we should discuss the animal shelter -
where we are weak and strong; and get Dr. Tull' s thoughts on
animal control.
Mr. Stanhope said this came up earlier at the time of our shot
clinic, when people discovered that current city tags cost $7
each. They felt this was excessive. The surrounding cities
charge from $2.50 to $3.00.
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Dr. Tull said the fee is normally diff erent f or those animals
that have been altered but it really depends on what the fee is
suppose to do. She said we have a fine facility and that our
Animal Control Officer Betty-Ann Kent seems to be really
responsible. Our shelter needs the surface of the concrete
blocks covered and sealed so that ticks cannot cling to it. The
cat place is not inadequate but could be improved.
Mayor Sawyer said Council had talked about changing fees and
changing the year. Dr. Harborth said he was will ing to sell
!license for the City on a annual basis but not from October to
[October. Mr. Graham said it has been changed at the shelter to
lone year from the date the tag is sold.
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Mr. Gilmore asked Dr. Tull if there is a recommended length of 0
time for strays to be kept. Dr. Tull said three days. When
asked if keeping animals caged for long periods of time affect
the animal, Dr. Tull said yes, it does.
After Dr. Tull left, Council discussed fees for tag, encouraging
altering (spaying and neutering> and specifics of the ordinance.
Mr. Gilmore said the primary purpose of the facility was to
control animals and to protect the health of the citizens -
adoption is secondary.
Concensus of Council was to charge $l.OO for tags for altered
animals and $3.00 for unaltered animals. Dr. Tull to critique
our ordinance and then get with Mr. Gilmore, so we can be sure it
is in compliance with State law.
# 5 EXECUTIVE SESSION: NONE
#6 CITY MARAGER'S REPORT: Mr. Gilmore gave the following
reports:
A. P&Z recommended approval of the rezoning of Sanders and Leon
request for Neighborhood Services for the property on Elbel Road.
B. People from Shirmerville have been in and presented City
Secretary with a petition for annexation.
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C. there is a letter in Council packets from Dr. Tull commending
Betty-Ann Kent.
D. Also in the packet is a copy of a newspaper article about
Albertson's possibly building a distribution center in Schertz.
E. Mr. Gutierrez came in with a petition asking us to annex on
Schaefer Road. Talked with Richard Harris and he said we would
have to get a release from San Antonio and Cibolo before we could
annex. In the meantime we find out that Cibolo has gone to San
Antonio asking them to back off. However, a part of this land is
in Schertz' ETJ. Mr. Baldwin said that~Jwe want to move toward
Cibolo on I-lO, then we should not ask San Antonio to release the
area to us.
F. Business is picking up again as far as new development is
concerned. Different developers are coming in each day - some
serious and some just speculating.
#7 ITEMS BY COUNCIL: Mr. Aguilar said he noticed where
Universal City ~s checking license of our citizens going into UC.
Mayor Sawyer said he registered a complaint with the Chamber of
Commerce, and if that does not work then we will go somewhere
else.
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~r. Aguilar asked if there was anything new from Barshop. Mr.
ilmore reported that there has been a slowdown due to drainage
ight of way. We were suppose to get the transfer of right of
aYi but after the money had been put upj the people backed out.
r. Sharpe: A. On May 22 the Chamber of Commerce is setting up
ours of development in the Randolph area. They are sending out
500 invitations to developers and interested persons. The tour
ill start at Rotama and make a stop at the Sycamore Creek
partments. We should take advantage of having something to give
he people on their first stop.
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~. Has the schedule been worked up on putting out the large
rash containers? Mr. Gilmore said we are working with Gutierrez
t the present time.
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d. There will be a hear ing in New Braunf els on the sewer
~ischarge permit, think it will be on the 7th of April.
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~i. San Antonio has a section
lcohol and non-alcohol zoning.
,hould be brought up at P&Z.
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I. For a number of months we have been talking about getting an
st imate from F red Ross on doing something with the Community
enter. Mr. Greenwald said his hangup has been trying to get
omething from his air conditioning guy as to whether or not what
,e have can be used.
in their zoning ordinance on
Mayor Sawyer said maybe this
~r. Stanhope: A. a citizen called him about not being able to
ay a fine by check. He said he checked with Mr. Gilmore, who
old him Council had set a policy of not taking checks for fines.
ayor Sawyer said that has been our policy for a long time.
~. Have been told the street signs in Greenfield are faded and
~eed to be rePlac,ed. Mr. Greenwald said at one time some not too
igh quality signs were purchased but the policy has been
hanged. '
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~r. Baldwin: A. Reported on a meeting with Dr. Runkel at
andolph AFB, Major Keeling and the Vice-Commander. Dr. Runkel
is very cooperative and he is willing to bring SAFES back into
~he program. The could only provide mass casualty backup. He
hlas agreed to pay a fee for any person on Randolph AFB that is
1ilitary connected.
~. Tom Funk and Ross Wallace have a meeting in Universal City
tlhis date. Mr. Wallace had 8 people signed up that were
~. terested in taking the courses. Universal City has made an
pplication through AACOG to buy a super ambulance to be manned
b SAFES personnel and based in Universal City. If they don't
get enough volunteers, it will probably be limited service at
f~rst but at least it is a start.
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C. There was an article in the newspaper about Wayne Kinzel and
Autumn Winds Retirement Lodge - some people mixing this up with 0
the Autumn Hills legal fight. MaYQr Sawyer said perhaps a letter
to the newspaper could be sent and Mr. Sharpe suggested having
the TV station do a segment on this.
Mr. Greenwald: A. P&Z would like to set up a tour of the
Shirmerville area on either the l2th or 19th of April if we can
arrange transportation. There was discussion about using Council
members' vans and going on the l2th as the 19th is the opening
day for BVYA.
#8 ITEMS BY MAYOR: Mayor Sawyer received a letter from the
Baptist Church expressing appreciation to our police department,
especially Steve Judd.
There is a possibility of some type of shooting range that would
like to move into our area. We plan to take them on a tour of
the Shirmerville area as well as the rest of the city.
There is a gentleman that wants to put up some type of war
memorial out there, whereby each city would put in some money.
Not sure just what he wants at this time.
Ask Mr. Ehlers to come out and talk to Council about widening FM
78 - not a by-pass.
Mayor Sawyer asked how we stand on the land condemnation for 0
Schertz Parkway. Mr. Gilmore said of the two owners at this end,
one is a definite "no" and the other is a "maybe". We have had
planning meetings with developers and they a~e very interested in
overlay and they came up with some very good ideas that we did
not think about on the first one.
Mayor Sawyer said we should call the gentleman that said "maybe"
because he said he would get back within a week. If he says no;
then we should start condemnation proceedings.
#9 ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Sawyer declared the meeting to be
adjourned at 11:08 pm.
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