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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
JULY 18, 1978
The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Session Tuesday, July 18, 1978
at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, 1400 Live Oak Road with the following
members present: Mayor Robert C. Bueker, presiding; Mayor Pro Tern Walter F.
Schneider; Richard L. Howe; Gail Hyatt and Earl W. Sawyer. Absent: Earl
Johnson. Staff present: City Manager Walter W. Hill, Asst. City Manager
Hal Baldwin and City Secretary June G. Krause.
#1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. Mr. Schneider moved to approve the minutes
of the Special Session of July 10, 1978.
Mrs. Hyatt seconded the motion which carried with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Hyatt, Schneider, and Sawyer
NAYS: None
B. Mr. Sawyer moved to approve the minutes of the Regular Session of July 11,
1978. Mrs. Hyatt seconded the motion which carried with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Hyatt, Schneider and Sawyer
NAYS: None
C. Mr. Howe moved to approve the minutes of the Joint meeting with the P&Z
COIl1Tl,.1 of July 13, 1978. Mr. Sawyer seconded the motion which carried with the
fo 11 owi ng vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Hyatt, Schneider and Sawyer
NAYS: None
D. Mr. Howe moved to approve the minutes of the Joint Meeting with School
Board of July 13, 1978. Mr. Sawyer seconded the motion which carried with the
fo 11 owi ng vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Howe, Hyatt, Schneider and Sawyer
NAYS: None
#2 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: Representatives of UA-Columbia requested
time for item #5; Fire Department personnel
requested time for item #6 and Mr. Merwin Willman requested time for item #3.
On non-agenda items, Mr. Dick Chambless apprised the Council that during the
BVYA tournement the Police Department had set up a radar "trap" on Oak Street
near the park &nd wrote tickets. He did not feel this was in the best interests
of the city. The Mayor said the records for that day (July 14) would be re-
viewed and Mr. Chambless would be advised.
#3 PUBLIC HEARING: The City Manager explained that this was really
an Administrative Hearing on the 1978-79 Revenue
Sharing Budget; however, he felt more comfortable holding it at a Council
Meeting.
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Mr. Willman was the only citizen to speak on the budget. He suggested painting
the large pavilion in Pickrell Park; repairing or furnishing new bar-b-que pits;
and rewiring the pavilion in order for the outlets to be used without the lights
themselves being on.
Mayor Bueker suggested these items should be considered at a Workshop meeting.
He then closed the public hearing at 7:12 P.M.
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#4 ORDINANCE: The Mayor introduced the following captioned
which was read in full by the City Manager.
moved that said ordinance be considered by the Council. Mrs. Hyatt
motion which carried by the following vote:
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Mr. Schneider
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AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Hyatt, Schneider and Sawyer
NAYS: None
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Whereupon Mr. Schneider moved that said ordinance be further considered at the
next regular meeting of the council to be held on the 1st day of August, 1978,
which motion was seconded by Mrs. Hyatt and which carried by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Hyatt, Schneider and Sawyer
NAYS: None
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AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING GUTIERREZ DISPOSAL, INC. CONTRACT TO
OPERATE A GARBAGE COLLECTION SERVICE IN THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE NO. 75-F-30 AND PROVIDING
A TEN PERCENT INCREASE.
#5 ORDINANCE: Before the ordinance on the cable TV franchise was
considered by the Council, Mayor Bueker introduced Mr.
Cipriano Guerro, the UA-Columbia San Antonio representative - who in turn
introduced Mr. Ron Harmon, Cal Brussard and Attorney Arthur Troy1ow. Mr.
Harmon gave a status report then showed a TV presentation giving the basics
of the system as it works in New Jersey. He then explained what work had already
been done in this area, such as obtaining agreements with CPS, GVEC, SW Bell
etc. and the planning of a studio in Universal City.
General Blake then addressed the Council giving the names of the committee
members who had worked to obtain Cable TV and background imformation on each.
He read a statement from the Chairman, who could not be present, in which the
Council was asked to approve the UA-Co1~mbia franchise.
The City Manager read the proposed ordinance in full and suggested the Council
hold a public hearing on the proposal. Mr. Howe then moved to set a public
hearing for August 15, 1978 to allow citizens to be heard on the proposed
public cab1evision. Mr. Sawyer seconded the motion which carried with the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Hyatt, Schneider and Sawyer
NAYS: None
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Mr. Schneider then moved that the following captioned ordinance be approved
at the first reading. Mrs. Hyatt seconded the motion which carried with
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Hyatt, Schneider and Sawyer.
NAYS: None
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO UA-COLUMBIA CABLEVISION OF TEXAS, INC.
A FRANCHISE FOR THE FURNISHING OF CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE AND
IMPOSING PROVISIONS AND CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE EXERCISE OF
THE SAME.
Before continuing with the agenda items, Mayor Bueker called an Executive
Session under Article 6252-17, Section 2 (g) V.A.T.S. as amended, at 8;34 P.M.
The meeting was reconvened at 9:00 P.M. by Mayor Bueker.
#6 BID AWARD:A.Mayor Bueker read the
Fire Fox Corp. - Peter Pirsh
American LaFrance - Claude Wright
Fi re Fox Corp.
Fi re Fox Corp.
following bids on a fire truck:
$99,639.00
94,899.00
97,656.00
99,037.00
Mayor Bueker explained that the only bid that met all the apecifications is
the Fire Fox Bid of $99,037.00.
Mr. Howe moved to accept the bid of Fire Fox Corp. for the truck with the
duplex chassis in the amount of $99,037.00. Mr. Sawyer seconded the motion.
The representative of the company then explained some of the portions of the
bid, stating that the specifications received for this truck were the best
his company had ever seen, the firemen and city manager did an excellent job.
The Mayor then called for a vote on the motion before the Coucnil. The motion
carried as follows:
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AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Hyatt, Schneider, and Sawyer
NAYS: None
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B. The next bid award consideration was for a radio tower. Mr. Hill explained
that only one bid was received this time but it was from a idffferent company
than the one received the last time the City went out for bids on this item.
Mr. Schneider moved to award the bid to Tower Service of San Antonio in the
amount of $8,276.80. Mr. Sawyer seconded the motion which carried with the
following vote: .
AYES: Counciomembers Howe, Hyatt, Schneider and Sawyer
NAYS: None
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The City Manager said that in accordance with previous discussion, he will
go ahead with the close-circuit TV and bring the prices back to the Council.
#7 ENGINEERING FEE: Mrs. Hyatt movea to authorize payment for engineer-
ing fees in the amount of $1,404.97. Mr. Howe
seconded the motion which carried with the following vote:
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AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Hyatt, Schneider and Sawyer
NAYS: None
#8 COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT: Mayor Bueker said he wished to defer these
appointments until later.
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Mr. Schneider moved to table this item until a later date. Mrs. Hyatt seconded
the motion which carried with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Hyatt, Schneider and Sawyer /4~'?~
NAYS: None
#9 P&Z RECOMMENDATIONS: Mr. Sawyer moved that on the recommendations
of the Planning & Zoning Commission, the
recommendations in their minutes of the meeting of July 12, 1978 on ZC-9, ZC-ll,
ZC-12, ZC-13, ZC-14, ZC-15 be approved. Mr. Howe seconded the motion which
carried with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Hyatt, Schneider and Sawyer
NAYS: None
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In connection with ZC-16, the City Manager read the following captioned ordinance.
Mr. Schneider moved to approve this ordinance on the first reading. Mr. Howe
seconded the motion which carried with the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Hyatt, Schneider and Sawyer
NAYS: None
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 10.5 OF ZONING ORDINANCE
NO. 74-S-48.
#10 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: Mr. Hill suggested the Council have a short
Workshop after the regular meeting was over.
Mr. Baldwin announced that SAFES organization had finally received tax exempt
status from the State.
#11 EnEMS BY MAYOR: Mayor Bueker announced that he had appoi nted Mr.
Clarence Banks to the Charter Review Committee
to replace Rick Troberman, who had to resign because of conflict in his work.
#12 ITEMS BY COUNCIL: Council discussed the recent trouble had with
the water system.
Mayor Bueker recessed the regular meeting at 9:25 P.M. for a few minutes in
order for the Council to move to the Conference Room for a short workshop
meeting.
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#13 ADJOURNMENT: The Regular Meeting adjourned'fat 10:04 P.M. on
a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously
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SPECIAL SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
JULY 25, 1978
The Schertz City Council convened in Special Session Tuesday, July 25, 1978
at 7:00 P.M. in the Conference Room of the Municipal Complex Building, 1400
Live Oak Road with the following members present: Mayor Pro Tern Walter F.
Schneider presiding; Richard L. Howe, Gail Hyatt, Earl W. Sawyer and Earl
Johnson. Absent: Mayor Robert C. Bueker. Staff present: City Manager
Walter W. Hill, Asst. City Manager Hal Baldwin and City Secretary June Krause.
#1 BUDGET WORKSHOP: Before Council commenced work on the proposed
1978-79 budget, Mr. Hill had a few announcments
to make. He asked if Council wanted to meet with Oommissioner Ackermann
as he and only one other Commissioner were favor of SAFES receiving extra
money at this time. Council agreed they should meet with Mr. Ackermann.
Mr. Hill also said the latest deadline for CD application news was said to
be Friday, the 28th, but it doesn't sound encouraging.
The City has had a proposal on the smaller lot on Main Street and all the
ones who had previously bid on this lot have been notified.
He also said that he, Mr. Baldwin and Mrs. Sedler, of the School Tax Office,
were to meet Tuesday morning the first of August.
Council considered and discussed the proposed budget for fiscal year 1978-79.
Mrs. Hyatt moved the meeting be adjourned at 10:13 P.M. Motion was seconded
by Mr. Schneider and carried unanimously.
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