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ccreg-08-05-1980 192 Mrs. Lawler reminded Council of the County Conunissioners meeting the .next day to distribute their revenue sharing funds. ~r. Gilmore briefed Council on a meeting the Mayor, Mrs. Lawler, Tom Funk (SAFES Director) and he had witij the County Judge the week before to Qiscuss some problems SAFES has been having at the county hospital. They also dlscussed funding from the County Budget for the Library, since the Schertz Library has services available to approximately 40% of the County population. #3 ADJUURNMENT: at 8:48 P.M. Un a motion oy Mr. Sawyer, seconded by Mrs. Taylor and unanimously carried, the meeting was adJourned ATTEST: ~ J1 fY.-~-, ci ~r;: ctt}-'?:! Schertz . REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 5, 1980 I ; I The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Meeting Tuesday, August 5, 1980 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. Staff were City Mana- ger Jinuny G. Gilmore and City Secretary June G. Krause. #1 PUBLIC HEAkING: Mayor Stomackin opened the pUblic hearing at 7:00 P.M. and explained the purpose as being to allow citizens to be heard regarding the proposed annexation of 34.032 acres of land out of Guadalupe County. The City Manager pointed out on the map the location of the land being proposed for annexation. As there were no citizens wishing to speak on this annexation and Council had no questions, Mayor Stomackin declared the public hearing closed at 7:02 P.M. #2 PUBLIC HEARING: The Mayor opened this public hearing at 7:02 P.M. explaining the purpose was to allow citizens to be heard regarding the proposed annexation of 74.99 acres of land out of Bexar County. Mr. Gilmore pointed out on the map the location of the land being proposed for annexation. Again there were no citizens wishing to speak on this proposal. The Mayor declared the public hearing closed at 7:04 P.M. 193 ilL, #3 PUBLIC HEARING: Mayor Stomackin open.ed the public hearing at , 7:u4 P.M. and gave the purpose of the pUblic hearing to qllow citizens to be heard regarding the proposed annexation of approximately 207~9 acres of land out of Comal County. i ~ '. Mr. iGilmore again pointed out Qn th~ map the location'of this land, which starts on 135 from our present city limits 750 feet either side of the IH 35 .to 1,:he city's extraterritorial jurisdiction. This. will give a 200 foot gap between 1ltre'lC'ilt)1'.l(im~t.s':of New Braunfels and Schertz, and will allow Schertz to cont.rol businesses along the interstate. Mr. Gilmore stated that after this over-lapping oftbe two ETJs, he would commence working with New Braunfels to arr've at a letter of agreement to establish both city. limits. The following spoke' in opposit'ion to the proposed annexation: Mr. Nolan Specht - Rt. 6, Box 536, New Braunfels. After requesting the names and addresses of Counc-il members, he asked what the people would be gettlng tor the',r tax dollars, and how many hogs etc. could be kept on agricultural ,land. Mr.tGilmOre,exP1aine,d the services of the fire, police and ambulance and that the e would be no restrictions of animals as long as the same owner used the lan for ag use. Mr. Specht also asked if the City would back the citizens aga' nst CPS WhO want to put large high lines across their property in this area. Attllrney Harris stated that if this' land was in the city, the city could negotiate witfu other government agencies but does not mean the city could actually keep thel~ from putting in the high lines. Mr. Eddie Purdue, a New Braunfels attorney representing the Bowles fami Iy thar owns property in this area addressed several of the same questions to the City Manager. He wanted to know the reason ,for the intended annexation, what services would be available and when, as well as the tax rate for ag land. Mr. ,Martin Seiler - Box 535, Rt. b, New Braunfels, asked just about the same. que~tions, saying most of the 'people .he had talked with were all against the annp.xation of this land. The~e being no further ques1;ions from the audience, Mayor Stomack'in closed the public hearing at 7:50 P.M. and recessed the meeting for a few minutes. i The meeting was reconvened by the Mayor at 7:55 P.M., i #4 PUBLIC HEAKING: Mayor Stomackin opened the public hearing at 7:55 P.M. I There were approximately 96 people in attendance. Thi~ public hearing was to allow citizens to be heard pursuant to the proposed bud~et for fiscal year 1980-81, including Revenue Sharing Funds. Mr. Gilmore first expla.ined the budget process, saying he had met several times with each department head within the city to review their requirements and he ,ad reduced them where possible leaving this a bare-bones budget. Staff feels that anything less than what is proposed would require a recuction in services. He explained several charts which included the mannLlg doc~et" Water and ::>ewer Revenue, Sewage Treatment, one on Revenue Sharing expenditures, fuel and lubricants and a recapitulation chart by departments. This chart showed a sJrplus of $29,507 in General Fund if the tax assessment rc.tio increase is adoJted, with a Water & Sewer Fund surplus of $415.00. 194 At this time, the Mayor recognized the individual citizens who wished to speak on th~ budget. Mr. Dick Chc3,mbless spoke on the water & sewer chart, questio'ling some of the figures and again questioned the amount of monies in certificate of deposits. Mr. Don Grainger of 101 Dearborne, spoke as a representative of the Greenfield Village Association, who want to improve the quality ~nd quanity of the police depa rtment . Mrs. Ulosevich-136 Thomas Edison Drive - also on the need for more and better paid policemen. Mrs. Bernice Ikels- 100 Richardson-wanted the peace of mind additional police would give her, since she and her mother are, both alone much of the time. Cris Frias-4212 Shady, Oak Lane, had one added concern, that being that most police officers are young and want and need job security. He said that by adding this the City cou1d'keep them longer, which would be cheaper in the long run. He suggested using the surplus monies in general fund to increase the police force and give them more pay over and beyond the 10% recommended in the budget. ' Mr. Royce Robeson Of 108 Patrick Henry, referred to his tenure on the Per30nnel Board and said that the city is undermanned with only 8 men in the police depart- ment. Also the City should have a full-time fire marshal 0r fire chief. There being no further, citizens wishing to speak, the Mayor declc.red the public hearing closed at 8:20 P.M. He then recessed the meeting For a few minutes. The meeting was reconvened by the Mayor at 8:31 P.M. #5 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Mr. Howe moved the minutes of the Regular Meet- ing of July 15, 1980 be approved. Mrs. Lawler seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler NAYS: None B. Mrs. Lawler moved to approve the minutes of the Special Meeting of July 28, 1980. Mr. Howe seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Counci1members Howe, Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler NAYS: None #6 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: There were no further residents to be heard. #7 TAX ASSESSMENT INCREASE: Mrs. Taylor moved that the proposed 15% increase in property tax assessment ratio be instituted. Mr. Sawyer seconded the motion. Mr. Howe said that the consideration of 15% increase on property tax ratio L- of assessment is really a 29.99% cash out ,of pocket increase. He mentioned that the people that spoke in favor of this at the public hearing were only a small representation of the people of Schertz and he wanted to talk for those 195 una~le to attend because of working c6nditions etc. He said that personally he ~as against a tax increase of any kind. Thel Mayor called for a vote on the motion before the Council with the motion carring as follows: AYES: Counci 1 members Taylor, Sawyer and Lawl er NAYS: Councilman Howe / Z.2 '.PC' Whel asked by the City Manager if this motion needed a 2/3 vote, the city att)rney Richard Harris said that no since the Council did not levy a tax, thei 2/3 vote does not apply and a simple majority vote applies. #8 ORDINANCE: The Mayor introduced the following captioned ordinance with the City Manager reading the caption: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTO- BER 1,1980 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1981, BY APPROVING THE BUDGET FOR SAID PERIOD AND APPROPRIATING THE NECESSARY FUNDS OUT OF THE GENERAL AND OTHER REVENUES OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, FOR SAID ; YEAR FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND FOR VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THE CITY. Mr. Sawyer moved the first reading of thi's ordinance be approved. Mrs. Lawler seconded the motion. - I , Mrsl. Taylor said that in consideration of matters citizens brought out at the pub~ic hearing, she would like to suggest one more workshop be held to consi- dei how the excess of ' funds be used. It was suggested the workshop scheduled for August 18th be used for this purpose. The Mayor then called for a vote on the motion before Council with the motion carrying as follows: AYES: Counci1members Howe, Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler NAYS: None #9 RESOLUTION: The Mayor introduced the following captioned resolution with the City Manager reading the caption. /z3- P'J . A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, SETTING A TIME, DATE AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO THE PROPOSED DISANNEXATION OF 3 ACRES OF LAND MORE OR LESS OUT OF GUADALUPE COUNTY. ThJ City Manager explained that at the time the first 7 acres were requested tolbe disannexed, the Council asked for a six months progress report tp he made. He had contacted these people and discussed it with them. Their engineer states that 10 acres would be needed for the plant. Mr. Gilmore recommends that in the event this addition 3 acres is granted, a letter be written that any additional request be based on its own merit. Within the next 1~ to 2 months a road wi 11 be started to provi de access 'to this property. The fi rm is waiting at this time until their next budget year before contemplating buil di ng. 196 /2, ;/ - ~ D Jc~.5' .90 To give Mrs. Taylor further background material, discussion followed concerning the length of moratorium and that their building depended on receiving the disannexation. Also potential benefits for the City after the 7 years and annexation is instituted. Mr. Sawyer moved the resolution be approved setting the date for the public hearing for this 3 acres of land to be disannexed to be Septem- ber 2, 1980. Mrs. Taylor seconded the motion which carried with the fo 11 owi ng vote: AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler NAYS: None #10 PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION: Mr. Howe moved to authorize payment to Ford Engineering in the amount of $1,653.11. Mr. Sawyer seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Counci1members Howe, Taylor, Sawyer and Lawler NAYS: None #11 EXECUTIVE SESSTON: None needed at this .time. #12 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: Mr. Gilmore called attention to the County Revenue Sharing allocations enclosed with their packets and discussed water pumpage versus'metering during the water cri s is. ,- I ! I ' , I I #13 ITEMS BY MAYOR:, Mayor Stomatkin reminded Council there is a vacancy on the Council and they should be giving consideration to an appointee. Mr. Harris, City Attorney, strongly suggested appointing a new member as soon as possible, saying it was risky leaving a vacancy for very long. #14 ITEMS BY COUNCIL: Mr. Sawyer asked if the City has any written guidelines for the Board of Equalization and if so, he would like a copy. He asked if there could be an lnequity be- tween the valuations of swimming pools and carports. Mr. Harris advised that the Council appoints the BOE and advises them of budgetary needs but as for as guidelines, that again is very risky business.because of constitu- tion mandates. Mrs. Lawler wanted to take this opportunity to thank the SAFES volunteers for fine performance this weekend, some came out when they were not on call. Mr. Harris, at this time, asked for an Executive Session in order that he might advise the Council on possible litigation. Mayor Stomackin recessed the regular meeting and called an executive session at 9:40 P.M. under Article 6252-17, subsection 2 (e). The Regular Session was reconvened at 9:55 P.M. I i I ~ 197 #15 ADJOURNMENT: On a motion by Mr. Howe, duly seconded and unanimously carried the meeting was adjourned at 9:55 P.M ATl EST: c~:rt~ ~exas _ ~,' .)JJv,~ Ci~y ~~tary, City'of Schertz SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 18, 1980 The Schertz City Council convened in Special Session, Monday, August 18, 1980 at ~':OO P.M. in the Conference Room of the Municipal Complex, 1400 Live Oak Roa~ with the following members present: Mayor Jack M. Stomatkin, Sr., pre- sid ng; Richard L. Howe; Barbara Taylor; Earl W. Sawyer and Jacqueline Lawler. Sta f present: City Manager Jimmy G. Gilmore and City Secretary June G. Krause. #1 Consideration of Mayor's letter to Judge Fleming. Mayor Stomackin requested approval of a letter from him to Judge Flening, Guadalupe County Commissioners Court notifying them of Schertz' des. re to become a part of the County free 1 i brary system. It Has unanimous concensus of the Council to forward the letter to Judge F1ening as written. #2 Library Activities Recognition: The Mayor explained that the children who were enrolled in the Reading Confract Program of the Schertz Library would be graduating and receiving certificates. He suggested the City give each child a free days swimming at the municipal pool, along with the gift certificates they would receive from Goo~y Golf and Golden Fried Chicken. Again it was concensus of the Council to qive the chil dren free passes for one day's swim. #3 Consideration of bids received on the city owned building at 608 Live Oak Road. CouJlcil discussed the possibility of using the air conditioning in some way but decided it would not be in the best interest of the city. They also discussed they would utilitze the small building in the rear when and if the" build an animal control shelter. .., There were two bids received - one from David Dennis, in the amount of $1200 and one from Reece A.D.Shoe in the amount of $1,000.00.