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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
APRIL 3, 1984
The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Meeting Tuesday,
Apreil 3, 1984, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, 1400 Live
Oak Road with the following members present: Mayor Earl W.
Sawyer, presiding, Charles B. Sharpe, Hal Baldwin, Ross Hoover;
Adolph Aguilar and Ken Greenwald. Staff present were City
Manager Jimmy G. Gilmore and City Secretary June G. Krause.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HEARING: Mayer Sawyer welcomed everyone to
the meeting and explained that the first thing to be taken up was
a hearing before the Board of Adjustment, which is made up of the
members of the Council. The purpose of the hearing is to hear a
request by Mr. George Barnard for a variance to the 25 foot set
back requirement on the joint property line on a 3 acre tract of
land on Live Oak Road.
Mr. Barnard said in reality is was a 2.4 acre tract of land North
of City Hall and across from the Sabastian Apartments. The
project is designed to make the highest and best use of the land.
There will be 187 mini storage units and in front will be small
offices. City ordinance requires a 25 foot set back on the
sides, which would impact the property and makes it unfeaseable.
If he could move the buildings back to the property line and use
the back of the buildings instead of the 8 foot required privacy
fence, it would look better and use the land to its best
advantage. When questioned by Council about not having proper
room for maintenance of the back side of the building, Mr.
Barnard said he would be glad to leave a 3 to 5 foot area for
this purpose. Mr. Barnard said he would prefer 3 foot. He also
said he would be building in stages, depending on need.
After completing discussion of the request, Mayor Sawyer called
for a vote on the issue.
Mr. Greenwald moved to approve the variance with a 3 foot set
back, providing that all drainage is to the front. Mr. Aguilar
seconded the motion.
Mr. Sharpe questioned the need to put the question of drainage in
the motion as it would be taken up with P&Z on plat approval but
Mr. Greenwald wanted the motion left as originally made.
The Mayor called for a vote on the motion, which carr ied as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Sharpe, Baldwin, Hoover, Aguilar and
Greenwald.
NAYS: None
#1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Mr. Aguilar asked that the last
sentence of the last paragraph on page 216 of the minutes of
March 14, 1984 be changed to read as follows:
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"Mr. Aguilar corrected the statement saying tha~ Mr. Simmons said 0
he would give us in trade the land in the back for frontage land
and we would give him the $60,000."
Mr. Hoover moved to approve the minutes of the Workshop of March
14, 1984, and the Regular Meeting of March 20, 1984 as corrected.
Mr. Baldwin seconded the motion, which carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Baldwin, Hoover, Aguilar and Greenwald
NAYS: NONE
ABSTAINING: Mr. Sharpe
.2 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: None
.3 POLICE RESERVE APPOINTMENTS: Mayor Sawyer said that two
men had been recommended for Police Reserve appointments - Mr.
Arthur Young, Jr. and Mr. Stephen Starr. Council studied their
folders at this time.
While Council was going over the folders, Mayor Sawyer introduced
Mr. Bud K ~ rkendall who is running for Distr ict Attorney of the
23rd Judicial District.
After Mr. Krrkendall addressed Council, Mayor Sawyer called for a
short recess at 7:32 P.M.
The Regular Session was reconvened at 7:38 P.M.
Mayor Sawyer then called for a motion on the recommended
appointments.
Mr. Sharpe moved to appoint Mr. Arthur Young, Jr. and Mr. Stephen
Starr as Police Reserve Officers for the City of Schertz. Mr.
Baldwin seconded the motion, which carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Sharpe, Baldwin, Hoover, Aguilar and
Greenwald.
NAYS: NONE
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14 BID AWARD: Mr. Gilmore said that only two bids were
received for the air compressor with only $1.00 difference in the
two bids. He recommended awarding to the higher bidder as they
are located in our City and repairs and down time would be less
than having to go across San Antonio for repairs. Also the one
recommended does meet our specifications.
Mr. Baldwin moved to accept the bid from McKenzie Air Industries,
in the amount of $9,900 for the air compressor. Mr. Sharpe
seconded the motion, which carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Sharpe, Baldwin, Hoover, Aguilar and
Greenwald.
NAYS: None
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#5 ORDINANCE: The Mayor introduced an ordinance and read
the caption as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 84-S-9
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, AMENDING THE ZONING
ORDINANCE 79-S-15 OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS, BY REZONING APPROXIMATELY 74 ACRES OF
LAND OUT OF GUADALUPE COUNTY TO A PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT (PUD); AND APPROXIMATELY 24 ACRES
OF LAND OUT OF GUADALUPE COUNTY FROM R-l TO R-
2 SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT, AND
REFLECTING SUCH CHANGES ON CERTAIN ZONING MAPS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHERTZ ZONING
ORDINANCE.
Mr. Aguilar moved to approve on final consideration the ordinance
amending the zoning ordinance by rezoning 74 acres out of
Guadalupe County to a PUD and 24 acres out of Guadalupe County to
R-2. Mr. Baldwin seconded the motion which carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Sharpe, Baldwin, Hoover, Aguilar and
Greenwald
NAYS: None
#6 ORDINANCE: Mayor Sawyer introduced an ordinance for
emergency consideration and read the caption as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 84-A-lO
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF
THE BOUNDARY LINES OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS, BY THE ANNEXATION OF A TRACT OF LAND
CONTAINING 305.52 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF COMAL
COUNTY AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Mr. Greenwald moved to approve as an emergency an ordinance
annexing 305.52 acres of land out of Comal County. Mr. Hoover
seconded the motion, which carried with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Sharpe, Baldwin, Hoover, Aguilar and
Greenwald
NAYS: None
#7 ORDINANCE: Mayor Sawyer introduced an ordinance and
read the caption as follows:
AN ORDINANCE
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES,
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS BE AMENDED BY REVISING
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SECTIONS 18-32 STOP, 18-35 YIELD, 28-76
SPEED, 18-91 PARKING PROHIBITED, OF SAID
CODE.
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Mr. Aguilar moved to accept the first reading of an ordinance
amending the Code of Ordinances by amending Sections 18-32,
18=35, 18-76 and 18-91. Mr. Greenwald seconded the motion which
carried with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Sharpe, Baldwin, Hoover, Aguilar and
Greenwald
NAYS: None
.8 TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS: Mr. Gilmore presented a
list of modifications to the budget, that included areas in which
the Council has approved additional funding.
Mr. Sharpe moved to transfer appropr iations in the accounts in
accordance with Section 7.07(a) of the City Charter as presented
by Mr. Gilmore in the amount of $18,050 in Revenues and $14,720
in expenditures. Mr. Greenwald seconded the motion which carried
with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Sharpe, Baldwin, Hoover, Aguilar and
Greenwald.
NAYS: None
.9 RESOLUTION: Mayor Sawyer introduced a resolution . 0;
setting a pUblic hearing and read the caption as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 84-R-8
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, SETTING THE TIME, DATE AND
PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS PURSUANT TO THE
PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF 296.78 ACRES OF LAND,
MORE OR LESS, OUT OF COMAL COUNTY AND 51.852
ACRES, MORE OR LESS, OUT OF COMAL AND
GUADALUPE COUNTIES.
Mayor Sawyer explained the public hearings are being set for May
1, 1984 and the second to fall on May 15, 1984.
Mr. Sharpe moved to approve the resolution calling for public
hearings for annexation of 296.78 acres out of Comal County and
51.852 acres out of Comal and Guadalupe County. Mr. Greenwald
seconded the. motion which carried with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Sharpe, Baldwin, Hoover, Aguilar and
Greenwald.
NAYS: None
.10 EXECUTIVE SESSION: None needed
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ill CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: In regards to the submission of
application for consideration of the state Library Depository,
they have invited Council to Sam Houston Center in Liberty Texas
on April 14 to see their depository.
The State Highway Department submitted a sample of a contract for
skid testing on streets. They will come out and conduct test on
our streets at no cost to the city. He asked if Council desires
to participate in this testing.
Mr. Gilmore presented articles from the New Braunfels Herald-
Zeitung concerning present, planned and future industrial
development in Schertz. Also articles where we received good
reviews in the San Antonio papers.
Mr. Gilmore reported that our Chief of Police had attended a Law
Enforcement Instructors training course put on by the FBI. He
did pass and received very good statements from instructors.
This allows him to instruct at the college level or at the
academy.
The City's new fire truck should be arrIvIng within 10 to 14
days. The Fire Chief has extended an invitation to all
Councilmembers to visit the fire station at any time. The
Auxilliary has donated about $30,000 in equipment for the new
truck.
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\ #12 ITEMS BY COUNCIL: Mr. Sharpe mentioned the fire
l protection agreement with Bexar County and wondered how we stand
with Guadalupe County. Mr. Gilmore said that Guadalupe County
provides us with $1,500 a year plus they pay for gasoline used by
the fire department and are this year paying on the insurance.
Bexar County is paying us $400 per month to cover that area of
Bexar County in our ETJ that we have been covering as secondary
all the time anyway. Every time the Judge of Commissioner's Court
comes to Schertz he is approached about a contract by the Fire
Chief, City Manager and sometime by the Mayor as well.
Mr. Baldwin asked why we are contracting with Bexar County when
other cities are dumping them right now. Mr. Gilmore said that
Converse and Universal City should never have contracted with
them in the first place. We are the only one in the area that
can take care of it.
Mr. Sharpe asked if there was anything new on the SAFES/Randolph
contract. Mr. Gilmore said it was till on hold but negotiations
are still going on.
Mr. Baldwin asked if Council could discuss the Bell Ringer List
at the next Workshop.
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Mr. Aguilar stated that the Library Board will support our
application for the State Library Depository for Schertz. Their
Booksale made about $1200 plus.
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Mr. Greenwald said that the key chains recently received had
really gone over well. He asked if the City could buy some more. 0
Wi th Council agreement, Mayor Sawyer instructed staff .to send in
another order for key chains.
113 ITEMS BY MAYOR: Mr. Sawyer said he met with the
Chamber of Commerce today concerning their 135 brochure. They
are asking cities for $1,000 plus cost of an advertisement in the
brochure. The city would receive about 50 books and the Chamber
would distribute the rest. Council concensus was to authorize
the $1,000 plus the cost of the ad expenditure.
114 ADJOURNMENT:
adjourned at 8:24 P.M.
unanimously carried.
Mr. Aguilar moved the meeting be
.The motion was duly seconded and
ATTEST:
Secretary, CIty of Schertz
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