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ccss 02-24-1982 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 #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 ( ,~' 143 - Then she answered questions of the Council concerning the number of daily transactions and with the help of Mrs~ Lawler~ estimated the total opera- ting costs of the new 6000 square foot building would be about $5~100.00. Mr. Gilmore said his only concern was the fiscal, his understanding was that the City would commit the money to insure that $48,000 would be available to complete the shell~ which would be built at a later time. The money was to support the library and if the library could not meet this obligation, then the City would back them. He said he understood that this would be spread out over years. Mr. Jerry Graham spoke in support of building a new library building, saying he had supported the library from its beginning; however he too was concerned with the proposed location. He also referred to the army regulations per- taining to the helipad. These regulations require no building within 250 feet on the side of the approach and 500 feet on the long edge of the helipad. If a building is built within these requirements, the army will not land on the helipad. Mr. Dick Chambless of 504 Aviation said he thought this was the wrong time of the year to encumber city funds, this should only be done at budget time. At the close of the discussion period, Mr. Duffield moved that we hold in obeyance approval of the resolution and consider both the specifications for the library board and get it more firmly establishem and ,oonsiderin L terms of rank and priority in the 1982 budget process which begins in about a month. Mr. Howe seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Duffield and Lawler NAYS: Counci1members Taylor and Sawyer #2 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Mr. Bill Altman spoke in place of Len Boyd, who was unable to attend, on the help for cities that can be provided by the Chamber of Commerce. He outlined some of the current projects in which the Chamber worked with developers. He detailed four main areas where they work with cities: (1) promote the area for business and industry (2) they are an information center (3) work with the Texas Indus- trail Commission for calendar of Texas events and (4) compile statisticsiof the area, including sales tax, population, tax factors etc. He then asked the City to help financially support the Chamber, with Sohertz' share amounting to $337 per year. Mr. Sawyer pointed out that in the past the City was a member of the Chamber and we were told by legal advisor that cities could not legally do this. However, that would not prohibit individual memberships. Mayor Stomackin recessed the meeting at 8:14 P.M. The meeting was reconvened at 8:23 P.M. #3 SAFES: The Mayor explained that this item was to consider including $3,000 expenditures in the FY 1982-83 budget to support SAFES communications, and that this had been discussed previously when Mr. Lawler made his presentation to the Council. 144 d1 \ c"'(.. t1 Mr. Howe moved that Council place this item under consideration in the 1982-83 budget. Mr. Duffield seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Taylor, Duffield, Sawyer and Lawler NAYS: None I j ! " #4 BVYA: Council had been asked by BVYA to renew their contract for ballfield usage without any changes from last year. Mr. Sawyer moved the BVYA contract be renewed on the same basis as last year. Mrs. Lawler seconded the motion which carried as follows: /\ r, ~ ( I\~ AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Taylor, Duffield, Sawyer and Lawler NAYS: None #5 GENERAL DISCUSSION: Mrs. Ann Richards asked the Council to start thinking in terms of the July 4th Jubilee that it is time to plan the event. She said that they had some complaints last year that the Business Club would like to bring to Council for consider= ation, such as the bad lighting (always throwing breakers), the flag pole needs repairs; more restrooms and more police. Mr. Gilmore suggested that Mr. Rusch, President of the Business Club, would get in touch with him and the Public Works Director for a preliminary meeting, then the Council and Business Club could meet to work out the final plans in March. The Mayor said he and Mrs. Taylor had attended a meeting at the school and he felt sure the school district would and wanted to participate more fully in future events of the City. Mr. Howe asked the status of the U.C. plant and Mr. Gilmore said it should be in operation within 10 days. I " ( I . I , ----- Mrs. Taylor expressed her regret at the misunderstanding and distress caused the library board, saying that she felt the Council lost a lot of credibility. The time to have discussed the lot was when it was first requested. She felt the Council owed them an apology and her hope was that the discussion made for the betterment of the community. Mrs. Taylor also stated that she was not a candidate for Council but she said that a most suitable candidate had filed for her position. Mr. Duffield asked the status of the town houses. Mr. Gilmore said the water line is going in and that they have building permits for three town houses that they will use for show places, which they hope will stimulate purchases. Mr. Duffield said that he noticed that we still do not have signs as promised. Mr. Gilmore reported that the Highway department is schedule as these signs were promised back in September. He will it even if we have to put them up ourselves. on I 35 behind keep on Mr. Sawyer said he echoed what Mrs. Taylor said concerning the library; that he was not aware of the space needed for the fire truck to turn or the helipad. The library board would just have to go back and continue working on this proj ect. I I , J '--! . .i.. 145 Mrs. Lawler said that Mrs. Richard suggested the City Manager contact Mr. Schaefer about a possible exchange of land to provide the needed space for the library. Mrs. Lawler also called attention to some large potholes on Maple and Pecan that need fixing before they become more dangerous. Mr. Gilmore said the City had received a letter from Guadalupe County Appraisal District appointing Mr. Lawler as a member of the Appraisal Review Board. He said that we had submitted two names and at least got one person on the board. Mr. Gilmore passed out the long range planning study for the parks and recreation department. He said he would like to have the Public Works director at the March workshop to go over the plan and answer any questions. This is the first of the departments, and when all are finished they will be consolidated into one plan. #6 ADJOURNMENT: On a motion by Mrs. Lawler, seconded by Mr. Sawyer and unanimously carried, the meeting adjourned at 8:50 P.M. ATTEST: REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MARCH 25 1982 The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Meeting, Tuesday~ March 2, 1982 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, 1400 Live Oak Road with the follow- ing members present: Mayor Jack M. Stomackin, Sr., presiding; Richard L. Howe; Barbara Taylor; Earl W. Sawyer and Jackqueline Lawler. Absent: Jeff Duffield. Staff present were City Manager Jimmy G. Gilmore and City Secre- tary June G. Krause. #1 PUBLIC ZONING HEARING: Mayor Stomackin opened the public hearing and explained this was a joint hearing with the Planning and Zoning Commission for the purpose of considering a request by Dr. Kermit G. Harborth to rezone approximately 11 acres of land from R-l, Single Family Dwelling District, to OP Office and Prefessional District. He then turned the meeting over to Mr. McMahan, secretary of the P&Z, who served in the absence of Chairman Linebarger.