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ccswks 10-12-1983 130 #12 ADJOURNMENT: Mr. Sharpe moved the meeting be adjourned at 9:50 PM Mr. Baldwin seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. o ATTEST: SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 12, 1983 The Schertz City Council convened in Special Workshop Session, Wednesday, October 12, 1983, at 7:00 P.M. in the Conference Room of the Municipal Complex, 1400 Live Oak Road with the following members present: Mayor Earl W. Sawyer, presiding; Charles B. Sharpe; Hal Baldwin; Ross Hoover; r-l Adolph Aguilar and Ken Greenwald. Staff were City Manager Jimmy G. Gilmore U and City Secretary June G. Krause. #1 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: None #2 WORKSHOP: A. Discussion of recognition of a citizen for outstanding service to the community. Mayor Sawyer said this item had been suggested by Mr. Aguilar and he concurred wholeheartedly with the idea. Mr. Aguilar said that Mr. Fred Ross has done some tremendous things for the library and the City - not to minimize the other volunteer members of the Library Board. He spent many volunteer hours develop- ing the plans for the library and donated the use of his equipment. He should be recognized at least by a Certificate of Appreciation. Council discussed what type of recognition should be given Mr. Ross and decided a proclamation, on parchment and framed, designating a certain day as "FRED ROSS" day would be nice to be presented at the dedication ceremonies tentatively set -for December 3rd. B. City of Cibolo request: Mayor Sawyer listed the three requests being made by the City of Cibolo as (1) Water main connection; (2) Street Sweeper agreement and (3) Water system service agreement. ~ . ;{:~~~",:;JL ~', ,:~:,;tl:f;": ';_.!~"~ 131 I ~ Mr. Gilmore said he would recommend holding off on the request for another water main connection at Green Valley Road, which would connect to the 12" water line Mr. Archie Heimer is putting in. Cibolo now has two hookups to the City's water system and there should be something worked out between the two cities where they would have to help pay for water storage and help pay for some of the water distribution lines. He suggested having our engineer look at it and see what it would cost and see if we would gain anything by allowing them to have another connection. Mr. Gilmore discussed with Council the tecommended changes made by the Plann- ing & Zoning Commission as well as staff. The conclusions of Council was to delete paragraph 1.1.3 entirely and add! paragraph 1.1.10 "Parking lots, driving surfaces and storage areas must be paved and maintained in good order". #3 EXECUTIVE SESSION: None needed. #4 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: A. Mr.. Gilmore announced that Judge Sagebiel wil~ be at the Municipal Building for his monthly visit from 1:30 to 5:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 20th. B. Planning and Zoning Commission is m~nus one member. We have a recom- mendation from them to appoint Cam Beau~hemin to fill the vacant Vice- Chairman position; but that will still leave a vacancy. The Mayor asked that the Vice-Chairman appointment be on the: next agenda and will wait until get further recommendations from P&Z to fil~ the vacancy. r: ! I C. There has been some discussion abouit the purchase of a new fire truck so Mr. Gilmore said he had the Board President put in writing that the Volunteer Fire Department has allocated $30,000 toward this purchase. D. The Public Works employees have scheduled work for the Library/Fire Depart- ment parking area for two weeks commencing October 17th. 132 E. Received a letter from the Department of Commerce telling us that one of our grant applications has been turned down. There were 2800 applications received. We are going to send it back in for another program. F. A letter from the Cable TV people was distributed which explains some of the changes they are making. G. Also included is a letter from the members of the Striders thanking Council for their backing, both monetary and good wishes. #5 ITEMS BY COUNCIL: Mr. Baldwin said that on November 1st, he would be inviting the members of the Key Club to Council meeting and would introduce them, the Mayor is to have a proclamation for them also. He said in the future he would like to bring other groups to Council meetings. Mr. Gilmore said that if any group wanted to know a little more about the running of a City, just give him a couple hours notice and he would be glad to show them around. Mr. Baldwin also asked if the City could put one-way signs, similar to those in front of the Municipal Building, on Wright Street. Mr. Hoover asked what the ramifications would be to disannex Maske Road. The Mayor asked Mr. Gilmore to look into it and see if it would affect our ETJ or future annexations. o Mr. Hoover asked Ms. Mueller to give an update on the Humane Society's plan. 0 She said the Humane Society and Library Board have met together to discuss I, a Monte Carlo night. Plans are tentatively set for February 18th. She ( also said the VFW has agreed to sponsor a benefit dance for them in May. Mr. Sharpe announced that this coming Friday in Austin the Health Facility Commission is holding a hearing on the hospital for this area and he has been asked to be spokesman for this area. Everyone is welcome to attend. Mr. Sharpe also asked if anything had come of our requesting CPSB to pay to Schertz the gross receipts tax. Mr. Gilmore said he had no information at this time. He would write them and if nothing came of it, he would turn it over to Mr. Harris. Mr. Sharpe also asked the status of the Thulemeyer house the bank wanted to donate to the City. Mayor Sawyer said Mrs. Richard is trying to get the Lions Club to buy it. She said she thought she could get the moving done for a little of nothing. Mr. Aguilar asked why our EDA grant application was turned down. Mr. Gilmore said besides the large number of applicants, Schertz has too high an average income and our unemployment is too low. From looking at the comments on the returned application, there is nothing in there that we can determine that we were short on. This application was under the jobs program and now we are sending it back under the regular EDA program. Mr. Aguilar brought Council up to date on the Transportation Study Group. . - M'~ o 133 I #6 ITEMS BY MAYOR: Mr. Sawyer mentioraed one of the seminar programs he attended at TML concerning some of the problems of liability both for the City and as individuals. He mentioned two specific problems in the city that could possibly cause problems as mentioned. He said we should let our citizens know how to report problems when they are observed such as pot holes, obliterated traffic signs, etc. Ms. Mueller mentioned the 45 mph speed limit on FM 1518 near to Scout Hut and asked if it could be lowered. Mqyor Sawyer explained that was up to the State but that we would asked them to consider it. #7 ADJOURNMENT: There being no further discussion, Mayor Sawyer de- clared the meeting adjourned at 9:15 P.M. ATTEST: r I \ .....," , REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 18, 1983 The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Session, Tuesday, October 18, 1983 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, 1400 Live Oak Road with the follow- ing members present: Mayor Earl W. Sawyer, presiding; Charles B. Sharpe; Ross Hoover; Adolph Aguilar and Ken Greenwald. Absent Hal Baldwin. Staff present were City Manager Jimmy G. Gilmore and Deputy City Secretary Alice Austin. MR. BALDWIN ARRIVED AT 7:02 P.M. #1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Mr. Sharpe questioned the percentages used in #6 City Manager's Report, page 121, of the minutes of the Special Workshop meeting of September 28, 1983. After an ex- planation by Mr. Gilmore, he agreed to no change in the minutes. Mr. Baldwin requested the minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 4, 1983, page 124, paragraph 3 of Public Hearing A be changed to Mr. James Hardin instead of John Horton. I Mr. Hoover questioned the vote on #2, page 119 of the Minutes of the Special Meeting of September 28, 1983. It was pointed out that there were two votes taken concerning this item and each was reflected correctly.