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SPECIAL MEETING OF TaE CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 30, 1986
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The Schertz City Council convened in Special Meeting, Tuesday,
September 30, 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; Ray Stanhope; Adolph Aguilar and K~n
Greenwald. Absent: Councilman Hal Baldwin. Staff present were
City Manager Jimmy G. Gilmore and City Secretary June G. Krause.
II Discussion with the Bond Committee members on proposed
bond election.
The following members of the BQnd Committee were present: Wayne
Ulbrich, Chuck Peifer, Ruth Tienor, Bud Humphries, Bob Carter and
David Calvert. .
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Bond Committee Chairman Wayne Ulbrich advised that the committee
had several meetings to decide just what they felt the citizens
would vote for. They were all in agreement as to the need for
water revenue bonds. Their final recommendation was to try for
$1,000,000 for water and $1,000,000 for streets. $100,000 of the
streets portion is to be used for parks. Mr. Ulbrich said they
felt the people would vote for these bonds now and the City could
have another bond election later on for some of the other
projects listed in the priorities. The water storage tank should
be the first priority.
Mr. Stanhope asked if they had taken into consideration the low
interest rates right now. He also mentioned that he did not feel
the $900,000 would do much for the streets as the streets have
never been touched and really need work now or they are going to
be in bad shape.
Mr. Ulbrich said most of the stre'e't items on the priority list
were in 1990 and 1991 and the committee did not feel the citizens
would vote for a larger amount.
Mr. Peifer said the citizens are now faced with tax reform,
school tax increases, etc. that are all unknown factors that had
to be taken into consideration. Mr. Peifer asked if it was the
City's feelings that this should not b'e parceled out.
Mayor Sawyer said he did not think so; that Council's big concern
was the water and next the streets.
Mr. Ulbrich said if repairs we're made to the present BVYA
ballfields, poles and concession stand, they could live with that
for awhile. The City should try to take some of the water off
the streets that flow into the parks each time it rains hard.
Mayor Sawyer said he wanted to be sure the parks were safe for
the kids to play in.
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Mr. Gilmore said some of the money would have to go for road
equipment to allow our own people to do repairs. 0
Mr. Peifer asked the start date for FM 78. Mayor Sawyer said in
about five years we will try to do something with FM 78. We want
to start with the water tank on East Live Oak Road. We consider
that a good location. We have two systems now and want to loop
them. The water should eventually pay for itself. Council plans
on upping the amount a new construction has to pay to hook on to
the system. We have the water but do not have the storage.
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Reiterating the Chairman's statement, Mayor Sawyer said we
understand you want to try for $1,000,000 water and $900,000 for
streets with $100,000 for parks, and then go with FM 78
separately. The Mayor then asked that the committee continue to
meet and keep interest up.
Mr. Gilmore said it should be stressed that the water projects
are not to serve the new people. For instance, Greenshire has to
put up a tank to take care of them or provide the money up front
for this purpose. The street bonds will be used on the present
older streets to keep them from deteriorating.
Mr. Stanhope said, he would like to thank the committee and he
thought they did a fine job although he would have liked to' see
more in the streets category.
Council agreed it should be stressed that these bonds will be 0
taking care of the city now - not for new construction. I
Mrs.o Tienor ask,.ed that in promoting this election, will the
Council help with newspaper articles and information concerning
the last bond election, how the money was spent, etc.
Mr. Gilmore said that Mr. Anderlitch is working on the bond
information at this time and it would be given to the committee.
There being no further
adjourned at 8:46 p.m.
business Mayor Sawyer d~d the meeting
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