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#5 GENERAL DISCUSSION: There was no general discussion.
#6 ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, and on a motion
duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, he j)
meeting adjourned at 7:06 P.M. )f
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SPECIAL SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 17, 1981
The Schertz City Council convened in Special Session, Tuesday, March 17, 1981
at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers with the following members present:
Mayor Pro Tem Richard L. Howe, presiding; Jeff Duffield; Barbara Taylor;
Earl W. Sawyer and Jacqueline Lawler. Staff present: City Manager Jimmy
G. Gilmore and City Secretary June G. Krause.
After calling the meeting to order, Mayor Pro Tem Howe welcomed everyone
present and explained that this day was Student Government Day in which
High School students from the Government class acted as Mayor and Council
as well as other City employees for the Day. He then asked the Student Mayor
Mary Huffman to introduce her Council: Mayor Pro Tem Jody McLeod, Council-
members: Place 2 Mae Malear, Place 3 Pat Galindo, Place 4 Larry Ball, Place
5 Kathy Phelps, City Manager Carol McFarland and City Secretary/As'st. City
Manager Cindy Delgado. These students had held a Council Meeting earlier
in the day using the same agenda and were sitting in to see how the City
Council handled the same issues. A portion of their meeting was played for
the benefit of those unable to attend the earlier meeting.
#1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Mrs. Lawler asked that the sixth paragraph
on page 17 of the minutes of March 3, 1981,
be amended to show the proposed hospital district tax would be 10~/$100
valuation rather than the 10~/$l.00 as shown.
Mr. Sawyer the moved the minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 3,1981, be
approved as amended. Mrs. Lawler seconded the motion which carried with the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Duffield, Taylor,
NAYS: None
, Sawyer and Lawler
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#2 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: Mr. Kenneth Place, Government teacher at I j
Samuel Clemens High School and sponsor of
Government Day, expressed his appreciation and thanks to the City of Schertz
Council and Staff for their kindness and generosity in the Student Day
activities.
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Mayor Pro Tern Howe recognized the Pack #512 Boy Scouts in the audience who
are attending as a part of the citizenship badge.
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ations by the City of Schertz: Mrs. Amy Jordon, Glenn Morris, John Fuhrman,
Elgin Ott, H.B. Bussey and Mr. Majesky.
#3 ORDINANCE: The Mayor Pro Tem intorduced the ordinance on the proposed
annexation of 103.65 acres of land out of Comal and
Guadalupe Counties, with the City Secretary reading the caption as follows:
AN ORDINANCE
PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE BOUNDARY LINES OF THE CITY
OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, BY THE ANNEXATION OF A TRACT OF LAND CONTAIN-
ING 103.65 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, OUT OF THE COUNTIES OF
COMAL AND GUADALUPE
Mr. Sawyer moved this ordinance on the proposed annexation of 103.65 acres of
land out of Comal and Guadalupe Counties be approved on the first reading.
Mr. Duffield seconded the motion which carried with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Duffield, Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler
NAYS: None
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#4 ORDINANCE: Mayor Pro Tem Howe introduced the ordinance on the pro-
posed annexation of approximately 331.35 acres of land
out of Comal and Guadalupe Counties, with the City Secretary reading the
caption as follows:
AN ORDINANCE
PROVIDING FOR THE EXTESION OF THE BOUNDARY LINES OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS, BY THE ANNEXATION OF A TRACT OF LAND CONTAINING
331.35 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, OUT OF COMAL AND GUADALUPE COUNTIES.
Mr. Sawyer moved the first reading of an ordinance on the proposed annexation
of approximately 331.35 acres of land out of Comal and Guadalupe Counties be
approved on the first reading. Mrs. Lawler seconded the motion which carried
with the following vote:
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AYES: Councilmembers Duffield, Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler
NAYS: None
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#5 ORDINANCE: Mr. Howe introduced the ordinance on the proposed
annexation of approximately 130.3 acres of land out of
Comal County, with the City Secretary reading the caption as follows:
AN ORDINANCE
PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE BOUNDARY LINES OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS, BY THE ANNEXATION OF A TRACT OF LAND CONTAINING
130.3 ACRES MORE OR LESS OUT OF COMAL COUNTY;
Mrs. Lawler moved to accept the first reading of an ordinance on the proposed
annexation of 130.3 acres of land, more or less, out of Comal County.
Mr. Sawyer seconded the motion which carried with the following vote:
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AYES: Councilmembers Duffield, Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler
NAYS: None
#6 911 CONTRACT: Mr. Gilmore said he was unable to obtain any additional
information on the 911 system. Council discussed
the pros and cons, with Mrs. Taylor saying she still had some doubts as to
the effectiveness of the system.
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Mr. Sawyer then moved to continue the service with 911 and the City Manager
be authorized to sign the contract. Mr. Duffield seconded the motion which
carried with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Duffield, Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler
NAYS: None
Mr. Howe asked that the City Manager advise the Counil when the next budget
is being discussed and to keep monitoring the system and have evidence
available.
#7 BALLOT COUNT: Mr. Sawyer moved the ballot count as submitted by
Mrs. Krause be approved with Ballots numbers l-25
being used for absentee voting and ballots numbers 26-1500 being used on
Election Day. Mrs. Lawler seconded the motion which carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duffield, Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler
NAYS: None
#8 EXECUTIVE SESSION: None needed at this time.
#9 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: Mr. Gilmore handed out the monthly Finan-
cial reports. The only other item he had
was to say that the student Government Day went very well.
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#10 ITEMS BY COUNCIL: 1. Mr. Sawyer reminded Council of the Library
film presentation by Gary Johnston of the
State Department of Highways on March 19th at 7:00 P.M at the Library Building.
Also the Library will be holding their annual book sale at the Community
Center on March 27, 28 and 29th.
2. Mr. Duffield said he was sorry he could not attend Government Day, that
he felt he missed much more than the students gained.
3. Mrs. Taylor expressed her delight at having the students for Government
Day and that she was happy to see the scouts in attendance.
4. Mrs. Lawler also said she enjoyed being with the student ,all day and was
impressed with the group.
#11 ITEMS BY MAYOR: Mayor Pro Tem Howe expressed his admiraton for
the students also. He then recognized Claire
Gilbert of the Weekly Herald, who asked that Council instruct Mrs. Krause
to notify the newspapers when something of interest is coming up. There
have been times recently when the papers were not notified. Mr. Howe
assured her this would be done, that he had already discussed this with
both the City Manager and City Secretary.
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Mr. Sayer asked if anyone had notified the newspapers about the "Meet the
Candidates" night.
#12 ADJOURNMENT:
7:55 P.M.
On a motion by Mr. Sawyer, seconded by Mrs. Taylor
and unanimously carried, the meeting adjourned at
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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
APRIL 6, 1981
The Schertz City Council convened in Special Session, Monday, April 6, 1981
at 7:00 P.M. in the Conference Room of the Municipal Complex, l400 Live Oak
Road with the following members present: Mayor Jack M. Stomackin, Sr., pre-
siding; Jeff Duffield; Barbara Taylor; Earl W. Sawyer and Jacqueline Lawler.
Absent: Mr. Richard L. Howe. Staff present City Manager Jimmy G. Gilmore
and City Secretary June G. Krause.
#1 ORDINANCE: The Mayor introduced an ordinance canvassing the results
of the April 4th General Election as an emergency measure,
reading the caption as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 81-E-13
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS,
CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE CITY
OFFICERS ELECTION HELD IN SAID CITY ON THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL,
1981, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Mr. Sawyer moved this ordinance canvassing the returns of the election of
April 4th, 1981 be approved as an emergency measure. Mr. Duffield seconded
the motion which carried with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Duffield, Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler
NAYS: None
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MR. HOWE ARRIVED AT 7:05 P.M.
#2 STREET SWEEPER: The City Manager presented the maintenance record
of the Wayne Street Sweeper, which was purchased
in February 1972, showing a cost to the City of $8,851.17 since October of
1977 when records were first kept on the sweeper.