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#15 ADJOURNMENT: On a motion by Mrs. Hyatt, seconded by Mr. Sharpe,
the meeting adjourned at 9:30 P.M.
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER 19, 1976
The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Session, Tuesday, October 19, 1976
at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, 401 Oak Street with the following members
present: Mayor Robert C. Bueker, presiding; Mayer Pro-Tem Donald J. Seeba,
Richard L. Howe, Walter F. Schneider, Ed L. Sharpe and Gail Hyatt. Also present:
City Manager Denny L. Arnold and Assistant City Manager Harold D. Baldwin.
Absent: City Secretary June G. Krause.
#1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Mrs. Hyatt moved to approve the minutes of the
Regular Meeting of October 5, 1976 as presented.
Mr. Schneider seconded the motion which carried with the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Seeba, Mr. Howe, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt.
NAYS: None
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#2 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: No resident requested to address the Council.
#3 PLANNING & ZONING MINUTES: Mr. Schneider moved to approve the minutes
of the Regular Meeting of the Planning &
Zoning Commission of October 13, 1976. Mr. Howe seconded the motion which
carried with the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Seeba, Mr. Howe, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt.
NAYS: None
#4 RESERVE APPOINTMENT: This item was delayed until later in the meeting
when the officer could be present.
#5 ENTEX RATE REQUEST: Mr. Harry Overstreet, District Manager for Entex,
briefed the Council on their rate increase re-
quest, which is merely to try to keep up with the inflationary trends.
Mr. Arnold asked Mr. Overstreet to explain the relationship between a nearly
40% increase request ($1.05) per residential customer and a 4.14% rate of return
to the company.
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A lengthy discussion period followed in which the Mayor stated that according
to his calculations Entex's rate increase should be only 79~ due to a three
month overlap from July 1976 to October 1976, from last year's rate increase
date to this year's proposed date of increase.
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Council requested answers to the following be brought back to the next
regular meeting of the Council on November 2, 1976:
A. Proof that basis of increase is inflation and not increased gas cost.
B. What percentage is total of Schertz customer accounting in south
Texas area, administration costs, etc.
#6 HOUSING AUTHORITY: Mayor Bueker briefed the Council and Housing
Authority Board on the meeting he, Mr. Arnold
and Mr. Farr had with HUD officials on Tuesday, October 12, 1976. He explained
HUD's opinion of our alternatives now of approving site selection for elderly
housing project as being:
A. Have environmental impact statement done on alternative sites which
would cost City approximately $30,000.00 and probably be disapproved
by HUD.
B. Take new bids and probably lose funding due to time lag.
C. Move current site back 200 feet from Live Oak Road, designate
it as area 2 classification and proceed with construction.
Following discussion on the above proposals, it was concensus of all that the
Housing Authority Board would meet and Council would meet in the near future
to work on item C above.
background.
#4 RESERVE APPOINTMENT: At this time Chief Schoonover introduced Wayne
Zwicke to the Council, giving his professional
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Mr. Seeba moved
of Schertz. Mr.
vote:
AYES:
NAYS:
to appoint Wayne Zwicke as a Police Reserve Officer of the City
Sharpe seconded the motion which carried with the following
Mr. Seeba, Mr. Howe, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt.
None
#7 ARCHITECT: Appointment of an architect to design a Community
Activity Center.
#8 RESOLUTION: Authorizing the purchase of land for construction of a
Community Activity Center.
#9 MUNICIPAL COMPLEX: Consideration of status action of proposed Muni-
cipal Complex.
Mr. Arnold asked that the above three items be discussed and considered in a
related manner. He had suggested to the Council the thought of building the
Municipal Complex and Community Activity Center on the same property. The
Planning & Zoning Commission have been asked to consider this combination on
the lot the Good Shepherd Church has for sale. Mutual lighting, parking,
security, large crowd usage, etc. would be benefits of having the buildings
located together. Council discussed the advantages and disadvantages of this
proposa 1 . ~
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Mr. Seeba moved Schertz offer $35,000 to the Good Shepherd Church for the
purchase of the five acre tract. Mr. Sharpe seconded the motion which carried
with the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Seeba, Mr. Howe, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt.
NAYS: None
#10 PUBLIC WORKS ACT: There was no new data to present in support of
an application for grant monies for furthering
construction of the Regional Sewage Collection System.
#11 RESOLUTION: Mayor Bueker introduced the following captioned Reso-
lution which was read in full by the City Manager.
The Resolution was discussed and considered by the Council. Mr. Howe moved
to adopt Resolution No. 76-R-8 in amended form from that format previously
provided to the Council. Mr. Seeba seconded the motion which carried with the
following vote:
AYES:
NAYS:
Mr. Seeba, Mr. Howe, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt.
None
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RESOLUTION No. 76-R-8
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY UTILITY
SUPERINTENDENT TO PROVIDE A TAP OF THE CITY'S
TWELVE INCH WATER MAIN BELOW THE NACOGDOCHES
ROAD WELL SITE AND ADJACENT TO FM 2252 FOR THE
PURPOSE OF SUPPLYING POTABLE WATER TO THE PROPERTY
OWNED BY LADSHAW-MILLER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC.
#12 SECURITY CODE: Council continued thefr d~scussion of the proposed
Security Code. They reviewed the recommendations
of the Planning and Zoning Commission and discussed having parts of this code
written into an amendment to the Building Code.
Chief Schoonover stated he would like to have some security against amatuer
crooks. Mayor Bueker felt the Council should pass a resolution to Texas Muni-
cipal League that they lobby in legislature for a break to insurance customers
who had installed certain security devises.
Mr. Seeba moved to compile some features of this code into an amendment to the
Building Code. Mr. Schneider seconded the motion which carried with the follow-
ing vote:
AYES: Mr. Seeba, Mr. Howe, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt.
NAYS: None
#13 WATER CONTRACTS: There was considerable discussion on the water
contracts with Schaefer Road Rural Water Supply
District and the City of Cibolo. Mr. Arnold explained to the Council that
Cibolo's attorney contacted the Schertz attorney stating that since Schertz
did not begin rate negotiations exactly on the prescribed date in the contract,
that Schertz would have to wait until the next five-year increment. However,
they would propose the three following steps:
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A. The two cities agree to an interim rate for water.
B. Agree on a time to mutually rescind the existing contract.
C. Cibolo would pay for the existing line from Lone Oak entrance
to Dietz Creek.
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After further discussion, Mr. Sharpe moved that Mr. Harris be directed to pro-
ceed with the three step process working towards rescinding the water contract
between the two cities. Mr. Schneider seconded the motion which carried with
the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Seeba, Mr. Howe, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt.
NAYS: None
#14 PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION: Mr. Seeba moved to authorize payment to
Hayden Sales for contract estimate #6 in
the amount of $18,578.07. Mr. Schneider seconded the motion which carried
with the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Seeba, Mr. Howe, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt.
NAYS: None
#15 PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION: Mr. Seeba moved to authorize payment to R & R
Construction Company for estimate #2 in the
amount of $18,007.68. Mr. Seeba seconded the motion which carried with the
following vote:
AYES: Mr. Seeba, Mr. Howe, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt.
NAYS: None
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#16 COUNCIL MEETING DATE: Mayor Bueker introduced the following captioned
resolution which was read by the City Manager.
Mrs. Hyatt moved to adopt Resolution No. 76-R-9. Mr. Seeba seconded the motion
which carried with the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Seeba, Mr. Howe, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt.
NAYS: None
#17 PERSONNEL: Council discussed the City Manager's contract and salary.
for fiscal year 1976-77. Mayor Bueker, after Council
discussion, recommended the City Manager's salary be set at $18,750.00 for
Fiscal Year 1976-77.
Mr. Sharpe moved the City Manager's salary be set at $18,750 per annum for
Fiscal Year 1976-77.
Before the motion was seconded, Mr. Schneider asked to state that in his opinion
this raise and a later cost-of-living increase would make the salary too high
for the City Manager's position of Schertz.
Mr. Seeba seconded the motion which carried with the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Seeba, Mr. Howe, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt.
NAYS: Mr. Schneider
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#18 GENERAL DISCUSSION: A. Council was presented with a memo from
Chief Schoonover stating the position of
the District Attorney on bingo under existing gambling laws which stated in
part:
a. Based on the many complaints to this and other law enforcement
agencies, a meeting was held with officials of Shawn Charities
October 18, 1976. They were given two weeks ending October 31,
1976 to cease their bingo operations or face prosecution for third
degree felony crime of gambling with a maximum $10,000 fine.
b. All other associations will be requested to cease operations upon
a formal written complaint of any citizen made to the Guadalupe
County Attorney. Upon failure to cease operations they will be
subject to the same penalty as listed above.
B. Mr. Schneider asked what is being done concerning fees for the swimming
pool. Mr. Graham, Parks Superintendent, said he would be going to different
cities within the next two weeks to determine their fees and would be getting
back to the City Manager with a memo next month.
C. Mrs. Hyatt asked what could be done about the noise factor caused by the
Hanger Lounge. Chief Schoonover stated that when the people leave the private
property, it becomes a police problem and they will make a concentrated effort
to control these problems and he would talk to the owner of the property.
#19 ADJOURNMENT: Mrs. Hyatt moved the meeting be adjourned at 11 :20 P.M.
Mr. Schneider seconded the motion which carried
unanimously.
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