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ccreg 02-16-1982 138 Council agreed5 the main commitment they need for next week will be the commitment to advance funds for the foundation contract. adjourned at 9:09 P.M. #5 ADJOURNMENT: On a motion by Mrs. Lawler, duly seconded and unanimously carried, the meeting was declared ATTEST: REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 16, 1982 The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Session, Tuesday, February 16, 1982 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, 1400 Live Oak Road with the following members present: Mayor Jack M. Stomackin, Sr., presiding; Richard L. Howe, Barbara Taylor; Earl W. Sawyer and Jacqueline Lawler. Absent: Jeff Duffield. City staff were City Manager Jimmy G. Gilmore and City Secretary June G. Krause. - I ) \ #1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Mrs. Lawler moved the minutes of the Work- shop meeting of January 27, 1982; the Regular Meeting of February 2, 1982 and the Workshop Meeting of February 10, 1982 be approved as written. Mrs. Taylor seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler NAYS: None #2 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: Mr. Mike Lawler, representing SAFES gave an update presentation on the Communication Committee activities for the past year. Through their efforts and the City Manager, Department heads, volunteer groups and citizen input, the City upgraded the system to include a tower and building at the transceiver site; law enforcement repeaters, hand held receiver (City Manager, Civil De- fense and Public Works), a New Braunfels exchange telephone line. He we~t on to say that they would now like to continue with upgrading the system, mainly to upgrade the SAFES portion of communications. As president of SAFES, he said they were asking the City for a committment of $3,000 in fiscal year 1982-83 budget to back a loan they would be making to finance radio repeater and phone patch, recrystal radios and a touch tone line. The would also request that maintenance for these services be placed in SAFES budget in the future. The capital expenditures would be an initial cost of approximately $6,000, which would be a capital improvement of the City. i : , I i ! "--' ~ . 139 The maintenance portion would be placed in the SAFES budget to be shared with al~ the cities in the SAFES area. Mr. Sawyer said that he wou~d like to have time to digest this proposal and have it put on the agenda of the next workshop meeting. Mr. Lawler said they have a bid proposal and will have to make a commitment prior to March 1, 1982, when prices will go up; so they want to proceed even if it means raising the money for this expenditure themselves. Mr. Lawler said he had talked with representatives of the other cities and they are in favor of this updating. 2. Mr. Hal Baldwin requested to speak regarding item #5 - an ordinance on proposed sewer rate increase. He said he was concerned about the increase, that obviously the Council misbudgeted last year. The Mayor and Mr. Gilmore explained that theYl are setting rates to to be in line with the rates charged the City by CCMA, that our bond rating is in jeopardy by the city absorbing the difference in these rates since 1979, when CCMA last raised rates to the City and the~ City did not raise their rates. #2 LIBRARY BOARD: Donna Grainger, representing the Library Board, said they had come in to find out the results of Council deliberations to sell the present library building and the agree- ment for the City to back the library board on putting down a slab and shell building for a library. The slab and shell would cost approximately $48,000 and they have about $33,218 so they are asking the City Council for the difference of $14,782. It was their understanding that a letter of under- standing would be given to them but they have not received this letter as yet. Mr. Gilmore explained that a councilman had asked to hold up because he considered it rather risky to make a commitment on the building and the sale of the old building at this time. He also said that he is having an appraisal on the old building made at this time, we do have a legal deed to the old building and land without any restrictions and about the only thing we have not done is get the letter to the Library Board about the slab. He assured Mrs. Grainer that the letter would be ready by the workdshop meeting of February 24th. Council discussed all the legal aspects of the sale of the old building, the transfer of monies to pay for the new slab and perhaps shell , etc. and agreed to have the letter of understanding ready at the next meeting. #4 ORDINANCE: The Mayor introduced and read the caption of an ordinance calling an election for April 3, 1982 as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 82-E-5 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, CALLING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON APRIL 3RD, 1982, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE MAYOR AND TWO (2) COUNCILMEN. Mr. Sawyer moved to adopt the ordinance calling for an election to be held on April 3, 1982 to elect the Mayor and 2 counci1members. Mr. Howe seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: 140 AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler. NAYS: None Mayor Stomackin. called a recess at 8:00 P.M. The Regular Meeting of the City Council was reconvened at 8:10 P.M. #5 ORDINANCE: The Mayor introduced and read the caption of an ordinance amending the Code by revising the section regulating sewer rates, as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 82-F-6 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 SECTION 19-38 AND SECTION 19-41 WHICH PROVIDE FOR RESIDENTIAL BASE RATE AND USER CHARGE, BUSINESS AND MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING UNITS BASE RATE AND USER CHARGE; AND PUBLIC SCHOOL BASE RATE AND USER CHARGE AND DEPOSIT TO ASSURE PAYMENT. Mr. Sawyer moved this ordinance regulating sewer rates be adopted on final reading. Mrs Taylorseconded the motion which carried as follows: AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler NAYS: None --." #6 SWIMMING POOL RATES: Mr. Gilmore explained these are the swim- ming pool rates as discussed at the last workshop meeting and tentatively agreed upon at that time. Mrs. Taylor moved to approve Attachment "BII to ordinance No. 77-M-l, concerning swimming pool rates and regulations for the 1982 swim season. Mr. Howe seconded the motion which carried as follows: I \ . - L / ,) b j..- AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler NAYS: None #7 ORDINANCE: The Mayor introduced an ordinance on the proposed disannexation of 48.733 acres of land, and read the caption as follows: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE MODIFICATION OF THE BOUNDARY LINES OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, BY THE DISANNEXATION OF A TRACT OF LAND CONTAINING 48.733 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF GUADALUPE COUNTY. Mr. Howe moved to approve the first reading of this ordinance. Mrs. Taylor seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler. NAYS: None I ( , ! '/. Ji I I . 141 #8 ORDINANCE: The Mayor introduced and read the caption on an ordinance for the consideration of the disannexation of 59.07 acres of land,as follows: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE MODIFICATION OF THE BOUNDARY LINES OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, BY THE DISANNEXATION OF A TRACT OF LAND CONTAINING 59.07 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF GUADALUPE COUNTY. Mr. Sawyer moved the first reading of this ordinance be approved. Mrs. Taylor seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler NAYS: None " ..'? (, ~ #9 EXECUTIVE SESSION: None needed at this time. #10 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: 1. reminder of the IDC meeting on Feb- ruary 22, when the gentlement from the Industrial Development Committee, Austin, Texas will make a presentation. 2. The rodding machine has been sold. 3. BVYA has requested the City re- new their contract with no changes from last year. 4. From the Bell Ringer List - (2) The sewer line near Selma City Hall has gone under the highway and thev are working on the other areas within their time schedule; (5 b) Von Scheele townhouses - we have issued three building permits for the townhouse at Greenfield Village and they should be starting shortly; (5 d) the CCMA building is coming right along, they now have their water lines in. Mr. Gilmore announced a County Tax Appraisal Board meeting Thursday, the 18th in Seguin. He talked with the gentleman in Deerhaven about the driveway the City promised to put in and he is very understanding and has showed staff where he wants it. He reported the City now has reciprocal fire agreements with all the surrounding cities but have not been able to get one with the county. Mr. Gilmore also called attention to a letter from Coastal Equities letting the City know where they stand on their application for funds to build the apartments.. He also advised that the fire hydrant near the well site is the City.s and a contractor has put up a deposit for water use from that location. #11 ITEMS BY COUNCIL: Mrs. Taylor called attention to a letter received from the school district concerning the first task force meeting for Tuesday, February 23 at 7:30 P.M. Mr. Sawyer said he was of the opinion that the City should tell SAFES to proceed with the purchase of the repeater and use the money we save by drop= ping out of 911 to finance our part. In answer to a question from Mr. Howe, Mr. Gilmore said he had not heard one work from anyone about our proposed dropping out of the 911 system. 142 #12 ITEMS BY MAYOR: Mayor Stomackin announced that he would not be filing for reelection as Mayor. #13 ADJOURNMENT: On a motion by Mr. Howe, seconded by Mrs. Taylor and unanimously carried, the meeting was de- clared adjourned at 8:25 P.M. ATTEST: SPECIAL SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 24, 1982 The Schertz City Council convened in Special Workshop Session, Wednesday, February 24, 1982 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambersof the Municipal Complex with the following members present: Mayor Jack M. Stomackin, Sr., presiding; Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Duffield; Richard L. Howe; Barbara Taylor; Earl W. Sawyer and Jacqueline Lawler. Staff were City Manager Jimmy G. Gilmore and City Secretary June G. Krause. , j I \ I I ---) I #1 LIBRARY: The Mayor explained this item was to consider authoriz- him to sign a Letter of Understanding with the Library Board. Mayor Stomackin went on to explain that before considering this issue he would like to point out three things that need to be considered. (l) Schertz does not have a Animal Shelter and the one we are using in U.C. is scheduled to close in July; and the new State Statutes require each City to have their own. (2) A question has come up about the parking - there really is not very much and when the big truck comes out of the back of the fire station, it takes all the way to the curbing to make a turn, which would further complicate matters. (3) the helipad has certain restrictions connected with it that might make a difference to building a library at that location. Council then discussed the above points in detail as well as the market value of the present library building. The City Manager said he had three valuations from Real Estate people varying from $275000 to $55,000, depend- ing whether they took into consideration there is no parking at that location. Mr. Gilmore said the three points made by the Mayor were concerns that should be worked out during planning with the Library Board; they are concerns and not necessarily unsurmountable areas at this time. After Council discussion, Donna Grainger spoke for the Library Board, saying they were unprepared as they did not know they would have to defend them- selves at this meeting. She did clarify some of their request. i ( ,~'