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ccreg 06-16-1981 51 the required public hearings on the budget and revenue sharing portion of the budget. #2 ADJOURNMENT: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the meeting adjourned at 9:22 P.M. ATTEST: <II 1JL~~, ~ c~ Secretary, City of Schertz REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL JUNE 16, 1981 The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Meeting, Tuesday, June 16, 1981 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, 1400 Live Oak Road with the following members present: Mayor Jack M. Stomackin, Sr., presiding; Barbara Taylor; Earl W. Sawyer and Jacqueline Lawler. Absent: Richard L. Howe and Jeff Duffield. Staff present were City Manager Jimmy G. Gilmore and City Secre- tary June G. Krause. #1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. Mrs. Lawler moved to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 2, 1981. Mr. Sawyer seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: NAYS: Councilmembers Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler None B. Mrs. Taylor moved to approve the minutes of the Special Workshop meeting of June 8,1981. Mrs. Lawler seconded the motion which carried as follows: AYES: Councilmembers Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler NAYS: None #2 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: Mr. Scott Pearson addressed the Council concerning an event he witnessed and became involved in. On his way home from Randolph AFB on June 2, he saw a young man running toward the railroad tracks being chased by a woman; after watching a few' minutes, it became apparent that the man was trying to commit suicide with the woman trying to prevent it. Mr. Pearson called the Schertz Police and on relaying the message, he was dismayed when the dispatcher laughed, but she did agree to send a patrolman. Mr. Pearson went back to see if he could be of help and witnessed the woman pull the man off the tracks just before he could be hit by a passing train. He was told that the man had just helped bury his uncle that day and was very depressed and had gotten drunk. In re- lating the events, it turned out the woman had time to go home and bring 52 back more relatives and get the young man into the car and drive off before the police arrived and then it was an investigator in civilian clothes. It turned out that the patrol car broke down and the investigator was called as backup. Mr. Pearson, being extremely upset not only at the length of time to answer a life and death call but at the dispatcher for laughing it all off, went to the Police Department to file a complaint. He was told by the Patrolman that the complaint would have to be made to the Chief of Police, who was not available at that time. Mr. Pearson went back to the PD the next morning to see the Chief and was told the Chief was in a meeting and they could not make an appointment. Mr. Pearson made the third attempt to report the complaint the following day and the Chief of Police was out ill. He then decided to bring it to the Council. Council commended Mr. Pearson for his efforts in behalf of the family and assured him that corrective action would be taken in the case. #3 MOBILE VILLA WATER RATES: Mr. & Mrs. K.C. Fink, operators of the Mobile Villa Water System addressed the Council asking for a pass-through increase in their water rates. This as a result of the increase imposed on them by the City of Schertz. They explained the improvements they had made in both administration and system and said they were following the PUC guidelines for their requested increase. Council ascertained that the complaints they had received in the pass with the billing system had been corrected and apparently the citizens of Mobile Villa are satisfied with the current system. Mr. Sawyer moved that the Council approve the rate structure as presented by Mr. & Mrs. Fink. Mrs. Lawler seconded the motion which carried with i ' the following vote: , \~ w~~ AYES: Councilmembers Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler NAYS: None #4 ORDINANCE: The Mayor introduced and read the caption on the following proposed ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 81-S-l8 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING AND ESTABLISHING A PLANNED RESIDENT UNIT DEVELOPMENT SUBDIVISION DESIGN STANDARDS; PROVIDING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE OR GUARANTEED TO BE MADE BY THE SUB- DIVIDER AND PRESCRIBING THE SPECIFICATIONS OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS; REQUIRING AND REGULATING THE PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION OF PLATS TO THE CITY PALNNING COMMISSION AND SETTING FORTH THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN APPLYING THESE RULES, REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS IN ORDER TO EFFICIENTLY SUBDIVIDE THE LAND WHILE PRESERVING THE HEALTH AND INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; REPEALING ALL PREVIOUS ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT AND PROVIDING FOR INTERPRETA- TION OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR VARIANCES; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; SETTING FORTH SPECIFICATIONS AND CHECKLISTS. i : i . & -' ('~ . i~,," Mr. Sawyer moved this ordinance be approved on final consideration. Mrs. Lawler seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler NAYS: None G Z; /~ \ #5 ORDINANCE: The Mayor introduced and read the caption on the proposed ordinance as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 81-T-19 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN PERSONS WHO ARE DISABLED AND UNABLE TO WORK AND DRAWING DISABILITY BENEFITS AS AUTHORIZED BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TO BE ENTITLED TO AN AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION ON THEIR PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, AS AUTHORIZED BY ARTICLE VIII, SECTION l-b (b) OF THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION. Mrs. Lawler moved to approve this ordinance on the final reading. Mrs. Taylor seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler NAYS: None v &- g j #6 MEETING DATE CHANGE: Mr. Sawyer moved the Regular Meeting date in July be changed from the 7th to the 6th. Mrs. Lawler seconded the motion which carried as follows: AYES: Councilmembers Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler NAYS: None r1 q I (p {/ #7 EXECUTIVE SESSION: Mayor Stomackin called an Executive Session under Article 6252-17, Section 2 (g) of V.T.C.S. at 7:55 P.M. The Regular session was reconvened at 8:05 P.M. Mr. Sawyer moved that the City Manager be instructed by the City Council to look into the personnel aspects of Mr. Pearson's complaint. Mrs. Lawler seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler NAYS: None #8 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: A. Mr. Gilmore advised that Mr. McClure of the County Tax Appraisal Board could not meet with the Council on the 20th of July as planned. He suggested asking him to meet with the Council on June 30th immediately after the public hearing. He suggested that Council set the date of July 14 tentatively as the date to meet with the Board of Equalization. Also Mr. Gilmore had been contacted by the Randolph Area Veterans Association that they would like to extend their November 7th parade into the Schertz area this year. In the past it has been only in Universal City and, being ~ ~__1.1 54 an area organization, they want to include Schertz. The parade would start in U.C. on Aviation Bldg. and cross the low water crossing and continue to our City park pavilion where they would continue the day's activities. '- #9 ITEMS BY COUNCIL: None at this time. #10 ITEMS BY MAYOR: The Mayor announced the Pony Softball Tourna- ment in our park on July 16 through 18th. The City Manager advised Council it was brought up last weekend that he has a need for walkie talkie type communications. His car would not start last weekend, so he had no direct communications during the flood waters. Mr. Sawyer asked the City Manager to look into the costs for this as Council definitely saw the need for it. #11 ADJOURNMENT: ATTEST: (J).g ,~_l1krVl~ ~ary, CitY of Schertz ~, ~ ,----) .. 4 .