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ccreg 01-06-1976 .) .) U ddiJ REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 6, 1976 The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Session, Tuesday, January 6, 1976 at 7:36 P.M. in the Council Chambers, 401 Oak Street with the following members present: Mayor Pro-Tem Donald J. Seeba, presiding; Nell G. Funk, Walter F. Schneider, Ed L. Sharpe and Gail Hyatt. Absent: Mayor Robert C. Bueker. Also present City Manager Denny L. Arnold and City Secretary June G. Krause. #1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. Mrs. Funk moved the minutes of the Public Hearing of December 16, 1975 be accepted Mrs. Hyatt seconded the motion which carried with the following as presented. vote: AYES: NAYS: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt. None B. Regular Meeting of December 16, 1975. Mr. Sharpe asked that the percentage on the last line of page No. 335 - Item #8 - be changed to read "5%". Mr. Sharpe then moved to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 16, 1975 as amended. Mr. Schneider seconded the motion which carried with the fol- lowing vote: AYES: NAYS: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt. None #2 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: 1. Pastor Edie of the First Baptist Church said that since it had been publicly mentioned there were minibikes running on the church parking lot causing dust in the neighborhood, he would like to request more intensive policing of that area. 2. Mr. Harold Christian again requested the Police Department to intensify their efforts to stop the speeding on Aero Avenue. 3. Mr. Les Bourland, Housing Authority Director, asked Council and citizen help in circulating the word that the Housing Authority is now accepting applications for occupancy of the new units on Pfeil Street. He explained the requirements for occupancy as follows: age 62 or over, income not to exceed $4200 per year; total assets not over three times the yearly income. 4. Mr. Raymond Shick - 618 Mitchell Avenue - asked about the garage type build- ing on Live Oak Road, as he considered it unsightly. Mr. Arnold explained it belong to Mr. Schaefer, who used it for equipment storage when doing construc- tion work in this area, and the building does not violate any City Ordinance. 5. Mr. Dick Howe reserved time for Item No.8. 6. Mr. Mike Allen reserved time for Item No.4. #3 RESOLUTION: Mayor Pro-Tern Seeba introduced the following captioned Resolution which was read in full by the City Manager. Mr. Sharpe suggested the Resolution should contain a paragraph stating liThe City of Schertz reserves the ri ght to accept or rej ect all bi ds based on merit. 'I Mrs. Hyatt moved to adopt Resolution No. 76-R-l as amended. Mrs. Funk seconded 340 the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt. NAYS: tJone RESOLUTION NO. 76-R-l A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CALLING FOR BIDS FOR "CONSTRUCTION OF A 6,2444 S.F. "L" SHAPED, REINFORCED POURED CONCRETE SWIM- MING POOl lOCATED IN SCHERTZ PARK, SCHERTZ, TEXAS #4 CURB-CUT REQUEST: In answer to Mrs. Funk's question, Mr. Arnold explained this request from the Schertz Bank and Trust for a curb-cut had not been before the Planning & Zoning Commission. Mr. Allen apologized for the contractor not clearing the request for curb-cut before construction commenced. He said he feels approving the request would expedite traffic flow through their drive-in lanes. He also offered to stripe the lanes to decrease the possibility of accidents. Mrs. Funk moved the request for a curb-cut from the Schertz Bank and Trust go back to the Planning & Zoning Commission before coming back to Council for consideration. Mr. Sharpe seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt. NAYS: None Mr. Arnold said he had conferred with Mr. Allen and the City Inspector, who will work closely with the contractor so that when a decision is reached, all the contractor will have to do is finish that particular part of the project. #5 PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION: Mrs. Hyatt moved to pay Payment Estimate #2 to Universal Tank and Iron Works in the amount of $21,595.95 as approved by the City Engineer. Mr. Schneider seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt. NAYS: None #6 PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION: Mr. Schneider moved to approve payment to City Engineer Howard Gaddis in the amount of $552.86 for Payment Estimate #2 relative to construction of the Water Storage Tank. Mrs. Hyatt seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt. NAYS: None #7 BUILDING PURCHASE: Mayor Pro-Tem Seeba explained the building in ques- tion is located on Wuest Street and is owned by the Small Business Association. Mr. Arnold read the letter he wrote to the SBA offering $25,000 for the buildingas approved by Council, and Mr. Richardson's reply in which he regretted that the offer of $25,000 was unacceptable but they would consider any higher counter offer. 341 After considerable discussion, it was Council decision to have Mr. Arnold write Mr. Richardson and tell him that $25,000 is the most the City feels they can bid and that the City Council is considering building in another area as this location does not have enough land with it. Mr. Arnold said he would bring blue-line drawings for a new building at the FM 1518 location and drawings for expansion of the present building at that location to the next Coucnil meeting. #8 COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE: Mr. Arnold explained that as Council had established a policy on cost-of-living increases, in accordance with that policy he was now presenting a COL in- crease to the Council for consideration as the CPI had reached at least 5% over June 1975 and City monies are available and budgeted. Mr. Howe, who had requested time for this item, said he wanted the Council to carefully consider this request as he did not want the City Government run like the Federal Government or New York City. He felt these COL increases and merit raises were going to tax our future generations out of business. Mrs. Funk said she did not feel the Council could justify a COL increase to the citizens at this time because of the uncertainty of the cost to the City of the Veterans' exemption on taxes, the possibility of a tax increase and the unknown factors of the sewer rate. After lengthy discussion, Mr. Sharpe moved to approve a 5% Cost-of-living pay increase for all City employees effective the first day of January, 1976. Mr. Schneider seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: NAYS: Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe and Mrs. Hyatt Mrs. Funk, who qualified her vote by saying she did not feel the increase could be justified to the citizens at this time. #9 NEWSLETTER REVIEW: Council reviewed the proposed newsletter and approved it as submitted with the addition of an item on the Housing Authority accepting applications for residence. The Council unanimously agreed to submit the newsletter to the Valley News as a news item at this time. #10 GENERAL DISCUSSION: A. Mrs. Hyatt asked the status of the Schertz Post Office reorganization and was told any new information. As far as he knew the scheduled January 13, 1976 as the change in by Mr. Arnold he did not have Postal Authorities still have service date. B. Mr. Schneider asked the status of the Water Contracts with the City of Cibolo and Schaefer Road Rural Water Supply District. Mr. Arnold said the figures are completed and only lack the review of the City Financial Advisor before being submitted to the Council. C. Mrs. Funk asked exactly what the charges being assessed Deer Haven residents consist of. The City Manager said he was following Council policy whereby the residents of Deer Haven would pay the amount of the stub-out connection as 342 billed to the City by the contractor and the tap fee. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Mayor Pro-Tern Seeba adjourned the Regular Meeting of the City Council and called an Executive Session under Section 2 (g) of Chapter 31, House Bill #3, at 10:30 P.M. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Regular Meeting of the City Council was reconvened by Mayor Pro-Tem Seeba at 11:03 P.M. unanimously. #11 ADJOURNMENT: Mrs. Hyatt moved the meeting be adjourned at 11 :04 P.M. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Funk and carried ',>~e( ~~ Mayor Pro-Tern, ctfy of Schertz, Texas ATTEST: ~ -lL;;'~ . C~ ecretary, Cfty of Schertz