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ccreg-12-21-1976 451 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 21, 1976 The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Session, Tuesday, December 21, 1976 at 7:26 P.M. in the Council Chambers, 401 Oak Street with the following members present: Mayor Robert C. Bueker, presiding; Richard L. Howe, Walter F. Schneider, Ed L. Sharpe and Gail Hyatt. Absent: Donald J. Seeba. Also present City Manager Denny L. Arnold and City Secretary June G. Krause. #1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Mr. Howe moved the minutes of the Public Hear- ing of December 7, 1976 be approved as presented. Mrs. Hyatt seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Mr. Howe, Mr.Schneider and Mrs. Hyatt. NAYS: None ABSTAINING: Mr. Sharpe as he was not present at this public hearing. Mr. Howe moved the minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 7, 1976 be approved as presented. Mrs. Hyatt seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Mr. Howe, Mr. Schneider and Mrs. Hyatt. NAYS: None ABSTAINING: Mr. Sharpe as he was not present at this meeting. #2 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: There were no residents wishing to be heard. #3 PLANNING & ZONING MINUTES: There were no minutes presented for the meeting of December 8, 1976. #4 PERSONNEL BOARD MINUTES: Mr. Schneider moved the minutes of the Personnel Board of December 13, 1976 be approved. Mr. Sharpe seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Mr. Howe, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt. NAYS: None #5 CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES: Mr. Schneider moved to approve the minutes of the Regular Mr. Sharpe seconded the motion which Meeting of the CAC of November 18, 1976. carried with the following vote: AYES: Mr. Howe, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt. NAYS: None #6 ORDINANCE: The Mayor introduced the hereinafter set forth ordinance which has been read and considered at the last regular meeting of the City Council on the 7th day of December 1976. It was determined that the City Secretary had caused a short synopsis of said proposed ordinance to be published in the official newspaper of the City after its consideration at the last regular meeting and prior to this meeting. Whereupon said ordinance was discussed and further considered by the Council Thereupon it was moved by Mr. Schneider and seconded by Mrs. Hyatt that said ordinance be finally passed and adopted. The Mayor put the motion to a vote 452 of the Council and the ordinance was finally passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Mr. Howe, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt. NAYS: None I I I ORDINANCE NO. 76-C-ll AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND ENACTING A NEW CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS; ESTABLISHING THE SAME; PRO- VIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SUCH CODE AND A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF AMENDING SUCH CODE; AND PROVIDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE. #7 PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION: Mr. Howe moved to pay R & R Construction Company estimate No. 3 in the amount of $10,684.08 for water improvements in Buffalo Valley South project. Mrs. Hyatt seconded the motion which carried by the following vote: AYES: Mr. Howe, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt. NAYS: None #8 RESOLUTION: This item was deferred until a later date as the City Manager had not received the signed agreement to dedicate the streets in Mobile Villa Estates back from the owners. r- I ' I #9 PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS: Council discussed the proposed Peddlers and Solicitors ordinance. Mr. Arnold explained he had appointed three staff members to work on the proposed ordinance, incorporating the suggestions of the Council, which includes a close check with the City Attorney concerning the legality of portions of the ordinance and placing emphasis on more control once a permit is issued. #10 DOBIE SCHOOL SEWER: Mr. Arnold read a letter from the General Manager of Cibo10 Creek Municipal Authority dated March 3, 1975, requesting the City to take over the maintenance and operation of the sewer collection line along Elbel Road to the Dobie Middle School. He went on to explain the City engineer does not have a copy of the as-built plans as he did not supervise the building, he only did the engineering on this job. This line was engineered as a forced main, not a gravity flow. CCMA is proposing to do away with the Lift Station and make it a gravity flow main. Some of the problems foreseen are (1) the engineer cannot guarantee the gravity part of this main (2) all of this line is outside the city limits and (3) there is not a serviceable road to go in if the line needs servicing. . It was Council decision to direct the City Manager to contact CCMA stating the City feels acceptance and dedication of this main, at this time, is premature for City Planning and to point out what our problems are and . that the City would like a dollar study done before final decision could . be made. I I ; k~ 453 I i #11 208 PLANNING: The City Manager explained that the City had received a letter from CCMA saying they are renting an office in the AACOG building and hiring a 208 coordinator and secretary to monitor the 208 plan on a full-time basis. The salary will be paid from Title II funds that CCMA receives from Guadalupe County. They requested the cities in their district help defray the cost of rent and utilities for this office. Mr. Graham, of CCMA, was present to answer any questions and to explaing a little about 208 Planning. He said the Cities of Selma, Cibolo and Universal City had agreed to support the office. After further discussion, Mrs. Hyatt moved to pay to CCMA $50.00 per month towards office costs in the Three Americas Building. Mr. Sharpe seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Mr. Howe, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt. NAYS: Mr. Schneider, stating that he did not feel he knew enough of the details at this time. Mr. Graham then introduced Mr. David Dennis as the coordinator hired for this office. Council then briefly discussed the CCMA ~egislative Act amendment. Mayor Bueker asked the City Manager to get clarification from the City Attorney concerning Section 5; namely, does it preclude CCMA from selling water on a retail basis and would it allow or preclude the City of Schertz from purchasing water from any other source or entity? #13 SPECIFIC USE PERMIT: Council was to consider the request by the First Baptist Church for a Specific Use Permit; but the Planning and Zoning Commission did not have a quorum at the Public Hearing so no action could be taken at this time. #14 GENERAL DISCUSSION: Mayor Bueker briefed the Council on the latest meeting held to discuss the possible merger of Schertz and Cibolo. Mr. Schneider had several questions for the City Manager; namely, what progress is being made on getting the gas lines lowered on the south side project - Mr. Arnold said there is nothing new to report, that the Gas Company has prior commitments and will ge to our project as soon as possible. Nex he wanted to know how the new computer is working out - and was told that since a meeting with the top sale representative of Burroughs things have been worked out and we are now getting results. Mr. Schneider also asked if the Jaycees' budget for this and last year had been received. Mr. Arnold said he had contacted Mr. Johnson, who told him that as soon as their Christmas bills are in, they will be forwarding the budgets to the City. Mr. Sharpe asked if anything could be done regarding the flashing school zone lights on FM 3009, which are malfunctioning. Chief Schoonover said that the Highway Department is working on the problem, which is universal with this type lights, but there is no immediate solution. Mrs. Hyatt suggested sending a letter of appreciation to Bill Koerner who has been a volunteer for SAFES and is leaving. She also asked if the City of 454 Converse intends to pay their ambulance contract bills. Mr. Arnold said he is waiting for a reply to his letter to their Mayor, since they are not even living up to their own ordinance. I I In answer to Mr. Howe's query concerning the noise zone on FM 78, Mayor Bueker said the residents had received notice they were to be out by April 15, 1977 but no other information had been received. Mayor Bueker briefed the Council on a meeting he and City Manager Denny Arnold had with John Schaefer on the subject of rebates. Mr. Arnold had compiled a packet on everything pertaining to rebates from the minutes book etc. which basically is: Village 1 and 2, rebates had been made and are therefore due. Village 3 might be the cutoff point, but nothing definite could be ~ound. It was agreeable with Mr. Schaefer to contact the previous Council members and get written statements from them as to their recall of the rebate problem. tarried. #15 ADJOURNMENT: Mrs. Hyatt moved the meeting be adjourned at 10:30 PM. The motion was seconded by Mr. Sharpe and unanimously ATTEST: ~e~ Mayor, City of Schertz, Texas a;~~. bt;k,tJil - ~ Secretary, CTty of Schertz ,- -I I I , I '-- ~