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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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billed to the City by the contractor and the tap fee.
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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.
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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
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Mayor Pro-Tern, ctfy of Schertz, Texas
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