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SPECIAL WORKSHOP MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 12, 1983
The Schertz City Council convened in Special Workshop Session, Wednesday,
January 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; Adolph Aguilar and Jacqueline
Lawler. Staff present were City Manager Jimmy G. Gilmore and City Secretary
June G. Krause.
#1 Mr. Grisson to meet with Council to discuss proposed Mobile Home
Park.
As Mr. Grisson was not present, Mayor Sawyer asked to pass this
item at this time.
#2 Presentation from Library Advisory Board.
Mr. Tony Paulson first gave a brief background on the Public Library
since its opening in 1978. They started with approximately 900 feet of usable
book space with 4500 books - in 1983 they have approximately 11,000 books plus
periodicals, paperbacks, records, etc. and still have the 900 sq. feet of space.
The State Library Board has indicated that the Schertz Public Library should
have at least 5400 square feet. He then showed an architect1s rendition and
floor plans of what the new building could look like with 6000 square feet in
a concrete and steel building. The estimated turn-key price is $135,000. The
Library Board has $36,000 cash on hand, $9,500 incoming from County Revenue and
General funds, approximately $1200 from their annual book sale for a total of
$46,700 by July. The Lions Club will take care of the concrete, which totals
$5400 and the Council has corrmitted the funds from the sale of the current
library building, plus they have conditional committments from other organi-
zations. At present, they are approximately $56,000 short of the turn-key
price. They then asked for a commitment from the City Council to back this
shortage in order for them to start construction as soon as possible.
Mayor Sawyer said he was glad to see they finally have the architect drawing
and floor plans. He as well as other members of the Council were in favor
of the plans as presented. Council discussed the plans and possibilities at
length with Mr. Gilmore suggesting a meeting for a presentation from the library
board, with people from Cibolo, Northcliffe and the County Judge and Commissioners.
Mr. Gilmore also suggested that rather than making a formal committment at this
moment, get Council concensus to go ahead, and let him talk with both Richard
Harris and Tom Anderlitch (financial advisory). That way everyone will know
exactly what the City can or cannot do. Council concensus was go go ahead.
Mr. Gilmore said he ~hould have the information for Council at the Workshop
of January 26th. Mayor Sawyer said the Council would then vote on this the
first meeting in February.
Mayor Sawyer called a recess at 7:55 P.M.
The regular meeting was reconvened at 8:05 P.M.
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#3 Bell Ringer List. Council examined the bell ringer list to
bring it up to date by eliminating four
items and adding six new ones.
#4 Housing Finance Corporation. Mr. Gilmore explained this is ~-~-
similiar to the Industrial Develop-
ment Commission, with the builders agreeing to putting a certain percentage
in median income housing (which is the market value houses). Representa-
tive of Schaefer has requested this, They are considering building 250
apartments across from the High School. They have built several of these
in other areas. The area in question is already zoned for apartments. He
is interested in low interest loans.
After discussion, Mayor Sawyer called for a concensus with all four members
agreeing to go with it. Mr. Gilmore said Mr. Harris is very in favor Of
it and suggested the corporation have from three to five people on it with
at least one councilmember.
Mayor Sawyer asked Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Sharpe if they would be willing to
serve and both agreed. It was suggested that Mr. Eric White of Garden Ridge
Pottery be asked and perhaps two from the P&Z or IDC.
#5 Discussion of bonds - IDC. Mr. Eric White had told the City Manager
he is tired of piecemeal construction
and he would like to get some industrial bonds and double the size of his
Garden Ridge Pottery enterprise. Mr. Gilmore has referred him to Mr. Harris
to get him started. Also another man had contacted the City Manager con-
cerning industrial bonds.
#6 Discussion of annexations. Mr. Gilmore pointed out on the maps
the two areas on which he would like
to start annexation proceedings if the Council so desires. Council agreed
to commence with the area on FM 3009, where the garden homes are going in
first and then overlap with the area in the industrial park from the present
city limits to at least the railroad tracks.
#7 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: (a) Mr. Gilmore presented a letter from
the City of Marion requesting emer-
gency sewer stoppage service from the City of Schertz. The memo from
our Water and Sewer Superintendent outlines what Schertz would do and what
Marion would do. The rate would be $90.00 per hour for the first hour and
$60.00 for each addiUonal hour. Council concensus was to go ahead with
the agreement.
(b) The Kiwanis Club wants to sponsor a circus (the Ford Brothers Circus)
on March 14th across the street from the high school - one night only with
two performances 6 and 8 PM. He said he knew that by ordinance he has the
authority to grant permission, complying with the stipulations of the ordin-
ance, but he wanted Council permission. Council concurred with the request.
(c) The City Manager had talked with Richard Harris and the City of Cibolo
had talked with their attorney and both agreed that we would probably not
have any problems with using the Herald News as our official newspaper.
However, they did recommend, just to be entirely legal, publishing all our
penal, election and tax ordinance captions in the Seguin Gazette. Mr.
Gilmore has talked with Mr. Davis of the Herald News and he said he will
publish all legals free in the Herald that are paid to be published in the
Gazette. Council agreed for the City Manager to talk with Mr. Davis and
get his agreement in writing.
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(4) Mr. Gilmore said that the publ ic works department is working very well -1, "i j
at the moment without a public works director. Although he does not want to
do away with the position of Public Works Director, he feels we can wait to
fill the position. However, he has put extra work load on the two superinten-
dents and would like permission to increase both of their salaries by from
$1000 to $1500 a year to compensate for this extra work load. The Mayor said
he agreed that they are both performing in a satisfactory manner and suggested
an increase of $1500 per year for both positions. Council concensus was to
go ahead with the $1500 increase.
(5) Mr. Riedel wants to put in 30 mobile homes in the area south of FM 78
that is not in the city limits. Mr. Gilmore said he could find nothing to
prevent him from doing this.
(6) Also at the P&Z meeting of the night before, there was an engineering
firm wanting to put in a subdivision or mobile home park and Mr. Archie Heimer
is back wanting to put in 21 homes and another man has talked with Mr. Gilmore
about an area on FM 1518. It is in UC's ETJ and he wants Schertz to try to
get it back. Among other things coming out right now, the Wilson property
has sold,Mr. Gilmore is still trying to interest Cibolo in swapping ETJ on
1103 for their 135 ETJ land or at least working out something whereby the
City of Schertz would sell the water and sewer to the area.
(7) The City Manager had the Fire Chief talk to the firemen at Northcliffe
and told them that they cannot charge residents for fire calls in our city
1 imits.
#8 ITEMS BY COUNCIL: Mrs. Lawler advised Council it is that time of
year to consider pay raises for the two employees
who are not covered by the pay scale. The City Manager was asked to put to-
gether some information for Council.
Mrs. Lawler - was contacted by a citizen who had accident on Main Street and
requested something be done about parking in the 500 or 600 block.
Mr. Sharpe brought up the subject of the invitation Mr. Gilmore received to
attend the People to People trip to China, saying the Council should consider
are we going to release him and #2 are we going to be behind him on fund
raising. After further discussion, Mayor Sawyer asked Council if they are
going to try to raise the money for Mr. Gilmore to go on the trip with Mr.
Sharpe being Chairman of the fund raising. Council concensus was yes.
#9 ITEMS BY MAYOR: None
#10 EXECUTIVE SESSION: None needed.
#11 ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, Mayor Sawyer de-
clared the meeting adjourned at 10:20 P.M.
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ATTEST:
City Secretary, City of Schertz