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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 15, 1983
The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Session, Tuesday, March 15,
1983, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Complex,
1400 Live Oak Road with the following members present: Mayor Earl W.
Sawyer, presiding; Charles B. Sharpe; Hal Baldwin; Adolph Aguilar and
Jacqueline Lawler. Staff were City Manager JimmY G. Gilmore and City
Secretary June G. Krause.
Mayor Sawyer opened the meeting and welcomed those present. He then
introduced Mrs. Nelson, President of the Ladies Auxiliary, Veterans of
Foreign Wars. Mrs. Nelson said she was present to show, in a small way,
the Auxiliary's appreciation to those that do so much to keep the community
safe. She then presented Certificates of Appreciation to Chief of Police
James W. Keith, EMS Director Thomas L. Funk and Fire Chief Ed Melton.
#1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Mrs. Lawler moved to accept as written the
minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 1,
1983. Mr. Aguilar seconded the motion which carried with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Sharpe, Baldwin, Aguilar and Lawler
NAYS: None
#2 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: Mayor Sawyer reserved time for Mr. Jones
for item #5.
#3 RESOLUTION: The Mayor read a resolution, the caption of which
follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 83-R-5
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ
TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE
OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION.
Mr. Gilmore explained that was merely the authorizati'on to publish the Notice
of Intent to sell.
Mr. Baldwin moved to adopt the resolution authorizing and directing the giving
of Notice of Intent to issue $1,250,000 Combination tax and Jr. Lien Revenue
Certificates of Obl igation for expansrtlon of util ities onf)IH35.
Mr. Sharpe seconded the motion. Vi:
Mr. Baldwin said the Council should be totally prepared to give the purpose
of theseCerti~icates of Obligation, maybe even have the engineer present.
Mr. Aguilar mentioned that it had been discussed at Workshop that these COs
would be used for: other than just IH3S. ~t woul~ benefit the whole city. He
thenl'asl<ed that"and City" be added to the motion. II II
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Mr. Baldwin agreed to amend his motion to "move to adopt the reso'lution
authorizing and directing the giving of Notice of Intent to issue $1,250,000 o.
Combination tax and Jr. Lien Revenue Certificates of Obligation for expan-
sion of utilities on IH 35 and city. Mr. Sharpe seconded the amended motion.
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The Mayor called for a vote on the amended motion. The motion carried as
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AYES: Councilmembers Sharpe, Baldwin, Aguilar and Lawler
NAYS: None
#4 RESOLUTION: Mayor Sawyer reminded Council they had in their
packet a copy of the petition for creation of a
Housing Finance Corporation, signed by the three petitioners.
He then read the caption of a resolution as follows:
RESOLUTION: NO. 83-R-4
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE CREATION OF A NON-
PROFIT CORPORATION TO ACT ON ITS BEHALF UNDER THE "TEXAS
HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS ACT" AND APPROVING THE
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION PROPOSED TO BE USED IN ORGANIZING
THE CORPORATION.
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Mr. Sharpe moved to approve the resolution authorizing and approving the
creation of a non-profit corporation to act on its behalf under the "Texas
Housing Finance Corporation Act" and approving the articles of incorporation
proposed to be used in organizing the corporation. Mr. Baldwin seconded
the motion, which carried with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Sharpe, Baldwin, Aguilar and Lawler
NAYS: None
Mr. Gilmore expl ained that the Housing Finance Corpor.ati on i ssimi 1 i ar to
the Industrial Development Corporation and permit the developer to make low
interest loans to contract housing in the city. The lenders would be able
to lend money at lower interest to the borrower.
#5 RESOLUTION: The Mayor asked Mr. Robert Jones and James Hamby if
they would like to speak on the Entex rate increase
request.
Mr. Jones said that on February 25th they had filed the two rate schedule
charges that will add 46ct per month per customer billing. He gave Council
some handouts:say,ing the Cost of Service Clause we are requesting will only
recover one of the components of their Revenue Requirements. It will not
increase their profit or pay for gas cost increases or. for the interest they
pay on borrowed money. It will help them recover the cost increase on
salaries, office supplies, postage, telephone & electric service, rents,
cost of materials, depreciation and ad valorem taxes.
Council discussed, at length, the proposed rate increase with Mr. Jones,
District Manager with Entex, after which Mayor Sawyer read the caption
of the resolution:
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RESOLUTION NO. 83-R-6
A RESOLUTION SUSPENDING THE ACCEPTANCE OF AN AUTOMATIC RATE
INCREASE FROM ENTEX AND REQUIRING AN ENTEX REPRESENTATIVE TO
SHOW PROOF TO THE CITY FOR THE NEED OF SUCH AN INCREASE.
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Mr. Sharpe moved to accept the resolution suspending an automatic rate
increase from Entex. Mrs. Lawler seconded the motion.
Mr. Sharpe stated that since the representatives from Entex were there [1
and had discussed the rate increase request, it seemed moot to him. He
suggested putting it on the next agenda and consider whether or not Council .)
wanted to accept the requested increase. Mr. Gilmore said they have
provided part of what the resolution asked for and if the Council feels
they have shown proof, then there is no need for the resolution.
The Mayor then called for a vote on the motion before the Council, the
motion passed with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Sharpe, Baldwin, Aguilar and Lawler
NAYS: None
Mr. Jones said he was not sure what the Council had just done and that he
would like to have a vote on the request.
Mr. Baldwin said he would agree with the other Councilmembers and delay
it until the next meeting so that Council can study this further.
Mr. Jones then said that Council could delay it for ninety days and can
deny the request; however, if they do that then Entex will file a total
rate increase and can hire an expert to help them.
#6 UTILITY EXTENSION POLICY: Mayor Sawyer reminded Council they had
asked Mh. Gilmore to come up with a sample
policy. Mr. Gilmore said this was not a sample but one for Council to
consider passing.
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After discussion, Mr. Baldwin moved to adopt the Utility Extension Policy
as presented. Mr. Aguilar seconded the motion which carried with the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Sharp~, Baldwin, Aguilar and Lawler
NAYS: None
#7 EXECUTIVE SESSION: None was needed.
#8 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: Mr. Gilmore's report included the following:
(1) He was asked to find a way to raise
$75,000 additional in order to pay for bonds. After checking, he said that
he would recommend that Council not consider bonds for at least two years.
The additional would increase water by 15t/1000 and increase sewer over and
beyond what is necessary to meet CCMA's increase by five or six cents. In
working with Tom Anderlitch on the Certificate of Obligation that was consi-
dered at this meeting, the only increase that will be needed is the increase
in sewer rate that CCMA is passing on to us.
(2) he had discussed the obtaining of Schaefer Road Water District with
Richard Harris and had contacted HUD - the paper work has been completed
and is on its way to Mr. Harris's Dallas office and Schaefer Road's legal
advisor. (3) Dr. Leary will be in the office the 16th at 3:30 to discuss
signing the letter of agreement withllthe Grantsmanship Institute. (4) the 0
extension policy has been adopted. (5) the requested letter to Entex has
been resolved tonight. (6) with reference to the Roper property on Live
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Oak Road, he is approaching different ways to get it cleaned up. (7) Have
not as yet advertised the library building for sale (8) with reference to
Clean-up week, he had talked with Henry Gutierrez and he will place several
large containers in the city and will empty them as necessary. He recommends
that we keep the advertising local - if we go to the papers, we will have
people from other cities bringing their garbage into our city. (9) he is
still working on the fire rate information. (10) in reference to publicizing
the city, an ex-councilman was in and brought up the idea of bumper stickers
advertising Schertz and he said that it was a good chance that he would pay
for them. Mr. Gilmore said he could get 500 3xll" black and white for
$190.00.
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#9 ITEMS BY COUNCIL: Mr. Sharpe said that since the 1/4 inch rain
he is sure that the Circle K problem is causing
flooding. It has been three or four weeks, what is the latest. Mr. Gilmore
said the local engineer is in contact with the State engineer and they are
working on it and they should be getting something done.
Mr. Baldwin asked if Mr. Walter Ehlers is coming to a workshop soon. Mr. Gil-
more said he has delayed it the last two times contacted but he will call him
again tomorrow to see if he will come out in Aprtl.
Mr. Baldwin also asked if the' City Manager had found out if the 8" line coming
from UC is still usable. U.C. has taken a large section out on their side
but from our side of the creek is still there and can be used. Mr. Gilmore
said he would get with Mr. Bierschwale and have the information for the next
workshop.
Mr. Aguilar said ~n regards to Cable TV, he has seen very little of Schertz
on the suburban station. Mayor Sawyer suggested sending a letter to them
regarding their telephone line being non-available to citizens.
#10 ITEMS BY MAYOR: The Mayor announced that the Council had been
invited to the "Arts Alive" art show on March 31
from 7:30 to 9:30 P.M.
Mr. Sharpe announced that he was meeting with GVEC the 24th of March and if
there is anything Council wants him to discuss with them, let him know.
Also the Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a "Meet the Candidates" program.
Mr. Ed Melton announced there will be a regional meeting of the Emergency
Management here on Friday the 18th from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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ADJOURNMENT: On a motion by Mr. Sharpe, duly seconded and unani-
mously carr;:;~7~04:
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