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#10 ADJOURNMENT: On a motion by Mrs. Lawler, duly seconded and
unanimously carried, the meeting as adjourned at
8:16 P.M.
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'SPECIAL SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 31, 1983
The Schertz City Council convened in Special Workshop Session, Wednesday,
August 31, 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 and Adolph Aguilar.
Staff were City Manager Jimmy G. Gilmore and City Secretary June G. Krause.
#1 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: None wishing to be heard.
#2 Discussion of privacy fence request. Mayor Sawyer explained that a
gentleman in Lone Oak wants
a privacy fence on the side yard and a portion of the front yard of his
property and he will need a variance to the ordinance. Mr. Sawyer said he
went by the property and looked at it and don't see that it will hurt
anything. Anyon-coming car will be able to see anything. The Planning and
Zoning Commission voted 4 to 3 to approve this request.
Mr. Gilmore said it would call for a public hearing before the Board of
Atljustments to approve this request. Council then discussed whether a public
hearing was really necessary.
The Mayor said if one was necessary, to set a date for the public hearing.
#3 Discussion of amending the Traffic Control ordinance. Mr. Gilmore
explained that there were streets in Greenfield Subdivis~on #3 that would
need stop and yei1d streets designated. Also some streets in Oak Forest
have need for signing.
#4 Discussion of an ordinance imposing a 1% Bingo gross receipts tax.
Mr. Gilmore said the Council had by election and ordinance authorized bingo
within the city limits. At that time, the County collected the entire 2%
tax allowed by law; however the law has now been change whereby the City
can pass an ordinance and collect 1% of the tax levied.
Council agreed this ordinance should also be on the next agenda as an
emergency.
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#5 Discussion of the need for an area hospital. Mayor Sawyer said
as you all know, both hospital requests were turned down by the State Board.
The area Mayors, Managers etc. are meeting Thursday at noon to discuss 0
this matter.
Mr. Gilmore said we have had SAFES send a letter to the Governor's office
stating there is a need in our area and has been for several years and the
need increases daily. It is difficult to determine the criteria that was
used in turning down the hospitals and they requested the Governor to per-
sonally attempt to request a reconsideration of this before the Commission.
What may have a direct affect is letters from service providers as well as
petitions and letters of potential users.
Mr. Aguilar said he had attended a meeting also and everyone was in favor
of supporting "a" hospital. In the past, we passed a resolution and he
thought we should pass another resolution and to also ask the citizens to
appeal.
Mr. Gilmore asked if it would be appropriate for the newspaper covering the
various cities to draft a form letter stating this and all the citizens would
have to do would be to sign the letter and mail it - to State representatives
as well as the Governor.
Mr. Sharpe said he was told that last time the Commission through out all the
resolutions from the cities. We could still pass a resolution and send it
to anyone that it might influence. Before,we had two or three hospitals
competing but now, from everything he could gather, he would be in favor
of supporting the Hospital Corporation of America instead of the other one.
In other words, support one hospital regardless of location.
After much discussion, Mayor Sawyer asked Council if they were in favor
of supporting HCA and they indicated that they did.
#6 EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Mayor called an executive session under
Article 6252-17, Section 2 (g) at 8:03 P.M.
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The regular meeting was reconvened at 8:23 P.M.
#7 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: A. Mr. Gilmore handed out copies of the
South Texas Chamber of Commerce book which
contains the ad of the City of Schertz. Mr. Sharpe said they will be taking
these out and showing them and trying to entice business and industry to
this area. The Chamber of Commerce is also putting together an industrial
site location brochure. We will try to get a mailing list in order that
the City may also send out information.
B. Regarding the tax rate, the tabulations that were published in the paper
were based on the certified roll given us; and now there is a lot of contro-
versy about the rolls. The Appraisal District Office doesn't feel there
will be a big change in our rolls and we don't forsee any great changes.
They indicated it will be November or December before they could get another
certified roll ready but we can legally go with what we have. Council [I
agreed that we should go with what we have now. This item will be on the
next agenda, showing a $0.42 tax rate.
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C. The Ground-breaking ceremonies for the new Universal City City Hall
is planned for 9:00 AM Thursday, the 1st of September and they have invited
the Council and anyone who desire to attend.
D. Mr. Gilmore said he understands that the Jaycees have agreed to participate
and help on improvements to the Animal Shelter.
E. He announced that the auditors are getting underway and they hope to have
it completed by December.
F. We have had inquiry from a computer firm. What they are asking is will
the Council consider rezoning the property on FM 3009 directly above Autumn
Winds (where there is a house and 5 acres). If they move in, they plan to
convert the house into a receiving center for out of town clients with a
parking lot in back and the rest for a park setting for company employees.
Also Mr. Tom Weaver owns the 5 acres between this property and Autumn Winds
and also wants to know if the Council would rezone his property at the same
time. Mr. Aguilar said that when he was on P&Z, he did not like for the
Council to make decisions before the P&Z had a chance to look at it.
G. Mr. Gilmore said he had been in contact with an industry who desire to
place an overnight RV type park on FM 1103 off 135. He wants to start with
50 units and increase to 86 later. Since this property is outside our city
limits, he needs approval to purchase water, which would require him to run
a 6" line. At this time, Mr. Gilmore said he thought the City should require
an 8". This would give us the start of a loop for the system in that area.
The inquirer said they would be willing to be annexed if that would be in the
best'l interests of Schertz. We are checking the hotel/motel tax ordinance
and if this type is not in the ordinance, put it in.
H. Mr. Gilmore also had received a letter form Research and Markers Department
in Austin saying the County has approved our application for a Historical
marker and sent it on to Austin. They are evaluating the application now.
#8 ITEMS BY COUNCIL: Mr. Hoover wanted to check to be sure the Confer-
ence room was reserved for the Humane Society
for the 12th of September. He then briefed Council on a meeting where the
guest speaker spoke on the 135 corridor. Mr. Aguilar also explained the
Task Force meeting on the same subject.
Mr. Baldwin mentioned that in an article in the Sunday paper on Garden Ridge
Pottery, there was no mention of the City of Schertz. He suggested the City
should do something to show that we are on 135.
Mr. Baldwin also said that if we have not already done something, we should
get someone negotiating with Universal City on the land now in their ETJ
on FM 1518. Mr. Sharpe said U.C. wanted to use this land as a three way trade
witlh Selma andiSchertz. Mr. Gilmore said he had talked with U.C. and they
want Olympia and Selma says no.
Mr. Gilmore said we do have another problem in that we have one water meter
that serves several families and they are not all paying their bill. Mr. Harris
says that we cannot turn the water off as most of the families are paying.
We can put in a 2" line and cut the old line and make them pay for the indi-
vidual meters. The unpaid billing is up to $500 now. The line could be
installed in-house. Council concensus was to put on the agenda for expendi-
ture of funds for this line.
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Mr. Sharpe said that we talk about water at almost every meeting. He
suggested looking at another source of water. Mayor Sawyer said we
would according to our plan in seven years. Mr. Gilmore said there is
something new coming from the Edwards Acquifer District requiring a permit
for anyone exporting water. Mr. Ed For~ is looking for land within
the Edwards for a possible location for another well.
Mr. Sharpe also asked the status of getting the County to donate for the
fire truck. Mr. Gilmore explained they have committed $8,000 but there
has been a foul up on getting more committed.
Mr. Aguilar briefed Council on a meeting of the Randolph Region Transpor-
taion Committee, which was called by Selma. Selma wants the Highway
Department to revise their plans for 135 - they want to change the upper
portion of FM 1518 to cross 135 at a different location and tie in to Evans
Road. He said nothing was decided at the meeting.
Mr. Aguilar also attended a special meeting of the Library Board and they
are in a dilemma. They had hoped to have the grand opening in September
but their furniture won't be delivered by then. Now they are planning
just an opening now and a grand opening when they have it completed and just
like they want it.
Mr. Aguilar said that a gentleman across the street from him has a water
sprinkling system - he has increased the size of his meter and his pressure
is still low. Mr. Gilmore is going to have it checked.
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#10 ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to be discussed,
Mayor Sawyer declared the meeting
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