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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 20, 1976
The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Session, Tuesday, January 20,
1976 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, 401 Oak Street with the following
members present: Mayor Robert C. Bueker, presiding; Nell G. Funk, Donald J.
Seeba, Walter F. Schneider and Ed L. Sharpe. Absent: Gail Hyatt. Also in
attendance were City Manager Denny L. Arnold, City Attorney Richard W. Harris,
City Engineer Howard W. Gaddis and City Secretary June G. Krause.
#1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. Mrs. Funk moved to accept the minutes of
the Public Hearing of January 6, 1976 on
Community Development as presented. Mr. Sharpe seconded the motion which
carried with the following vote:
AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Schneider and Mr. Sharpe
NAYS: None
B. Mr. Seeba moved to accept the minutes of the Public Hearing of January 6,
1976 on a Specific Use Permit as presented. Mrs. Funk seconded the motion
which carried with the following motion:
AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Schneider and Mr. Sharpe.
NAYS: None
C. Mrs. Funk requested that on page No. 339 under Item 2 (3) of the meeting
of January 6, 1976, the Housing Director's name be corrected to read: "Mr.
Les Bullock".
Mr. Schneider moved the minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 6, 1976 be
approved as corrected. Mrs. Funk seconded the motion which carried with the
fo 11 owi ng vote:
AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Schneider and Mr. Sharpe.
NAYS: None
#2 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: Mr. Dick Howe reserved time to speak when
item No. 5 is brought before the Council.
#3 PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES: Mrs. Funk moved to accept the
minutes of the Regular meeting
of the Planning & Zoning Commission of January 14, 1976 as presented. Mr.
Sharpe seconded the motion which carried with the following vote:
AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sharpe.
NAYS: None
#4 CCMA REPORT: Mayor Bueker introduced Mr. Jesse Graham, General Mana-
ger of Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority (CCMA), who
gave a report on the on-going projects of CCMA. Contract A - $1,133,000
includes the treatment plant is 95% complete with the estimated date of com-
pletion being April 1, 1976. Contract B is 100% complete. Contract C -
$298,151 reduced by $130,000 is 100% complete. Contract D - $5888,888.88
is 95% complete. Contract E - elimination of UC sewer plant. Contract F
$120,000 to serve Olympia; and H - $23,043.20 the Fox Run line.
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Mr. Graham appealed to the City Council for help in getting water service
to the new treatment plant. They had investigated several alternatives
but they were either too costly or would have inadequate pressure. Mr.
Graham offered the City of Schertz in return a 5.4 acre tract and a 3 acre
tract of land which they have cleared, when it is abandoned, for beaufiful
park facilities.
Mayor Bueker said the Council would work with them on the problem of water
service to the new plant.
#5 SEWER CONNECTIONS: Mayor Bueker, as a prelude to audience partici-
pation, reiterated the legal and engineering
problems concerning the sewer connections in Deer Haven/Oak Forest area.
Some of them being Council action to assess the property owner the cost of
the stub-out, the verbal bids taken for the actual work and the engineering
reasons for having all the stub-outs done by a single contractor.
Council was questioned extensively by residents of the area involved,
concerning the legality of the verbal bids, the exact decision of Council
as to whether their intentions were to have the stub-out just clear the
street or go to the property line, the documentary evidence the citizens
in the older portion of Schertz paying a like stub-out fee, and the footage
cost involved.
Mayor Bueker recommended the Council take a close look at all the items
mentioned and schedule a Work Session for Tuesday, January 27 to finalize
their decision, and so advise the citizens.
#6 CURB-CUT REQUEST: Mr. Mile Allen, of the Schertz Bank & Trust,
was present to answer any questions concerning
the Bank's request for a curb-cut extention on Exchange Avenue.
Mr. Sharpe moved to approve the curb-cut request by the Schertz Bank and
Trust. Mr. Seeba seconded the motion which carried with the following
vote:
AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Schneider and Mr. Sharpe.
NAYS: None
Mr. Allen was agreeable to working with City staff toward solving the
exit traffic problem on Main Street.
Mr. Arnold explained the second request for a curb-cut in the item at 308
Winburn Avenue had been cancelled as unnecessary.
#7 SPECIFIC USE PERMIT: The City Manager briefed the Council on the
Specific Use Permit as requested by the First
Baptist Church. Representatives of the church had been before the Planning
and Zoning Commission, who recommended the Council grant the Specific Use
Permit as requested.
Mr. Sharpe moved to approve the request for a Specific Use Permit by the
First Baptist Church. Mr. Schneider seconded the motion which carried by
the following vote:
AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Schneider and Mr. Sharpe
NAYS: None
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#8 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT: Mayor Bueker briefed the Council on the
recent request of the Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Committee for the support of all cities in the area. Their position
would be one of gathering data only, having it made readily available to any
potential industry that wants to come into the area; and when it comes to making
site selection, that can be made on the basis of the available data. Negotia-
tions at that time will be made with private owners.
Mr. Arnold then discussed with the Council their view as to what degree they
wanted the City to get involved in Industrial Development. He offered the
services of a staff member, by updating his job description, to be educated
and trained on this subject.
After further discussion, Mrs. Funk moved to designate the Planning and Zoning
Commission as principal City agency for Industrial Development and ask a
member of City Staff be assigned as a central point of contact to service
this agency. Mr. Schneider seconded this motion which carried with the follow-
ing vote:
AYES:
NAYS:
Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Schneider, and Mr. Sharpe.
None
#9 UTILITY BUILDING: Mr. Arnold presented two separate sets of plans for
either a new Utility Building or expanding the
present building, for Council consideration. Council discussed possibly
acquiring land for a complete municipal complex to be built at some future date,
as well as the two site locations presented.
Mr. Sharpe moved to table this item and ask Planning & Zoning Commission to
study with a view toward centralization of municipal functions. Mr. Schneider
seconded the motion which carried with the following vote:
AYES:
NAYS:
Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Schneider, and Mr. Sharpe.
None
#10 WATER CONTRACT RATES: Council discussed cost figures, compiled by
Staff member Mike Rhea and approved by the
City Engineer, City Attorney and City Financial Advisor, as to renewing the
water contracts with the City of Cibolo and Schaefer Road Rural Water Supply
Corporation.
Mr. Sharpe moved to figure a 10% increase over the calculations made for
Homecraft1s Northcliff Subdivision a year ago or .60/1000 gallons and include
an escalation clause in the new contracts. Mr. Schneider seconded the motion
which carried with the following vote:
AYES:
NAYS:
Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Schneider and Mr. Sharpe.
None
#11 GENERAL DISCUSSION: A. Mayor Bueker briefed the Council on meetings
of the local union concerning the Post Office
stating that the downgrading of services in Schertz has been postponed until
February 28, 1976.
Mr. Schneider suggested sending a letter thanking the Citizens Advisory Committee
for all their efforts in circulating the petition concerning the Post Office.
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B. Mayor read a letter from Mayor Lila Cockrell of San Antonio asking
the City to lend support in San Antonio's bid for solar energy research.
C. Mr. Baldwin announced that SAFES, the SAFES Auxiliary and the Schertz
Volunteer Fire Department are sponsoring a ribbon cutting for the new
addition to the Fire Department, Sunday January 25, 1976 with a special
invitation to the Business Club and City Council.
unanimously.
#12 ADJOURNMENT: Mrs. Funk moved the meeting be adjourned at 12:00
P.M. The motion was duly seconded and carried
ATTEST:
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Mayor, City of Schertz, Texas
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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 27, 1976
The Schertz City Council convened in Special Session, Tuesday, January 27,
1976 at 7:05 P.M. in the Council Chambers, 401 Oak Street with the following
members present: Mayor Robert C. Bueker, presiding; Nell G. Funk, Donald J.
Seeba, Walter F. Schneider, Ed L. Sharpe and Gail Hyatt. Also City Manager
Denny L. Arnold and City Secretary June G. Krause.
#1 Council discussion and consideration of Deer Haven/Oak Forest
Subdivisions sewer expenditures.
Mayor Bueker opened the discussion by calling attention to a plat of the
sewer line and stub-outs for both Fawn Drive and Antler Drive in Deer Haven
drawn by City Staff. He also presented computations by the City Engineer
of cost breakdown for the stub-out fees. Mr. Gaddis, engineer, had also
furnished certified affidavits of three bids he had received verbally for the
stub-out connections and a bid list of bids taken in December of 1975 in Laredo
for similar work, which included among the eleven bidders the two companies
who bid on the Deer Haven work.
The computations used to arrive at the $9.00 per linear foot by Howard Stich
Company were based on 75% rock and 25% soft excavation. The residents present
felt this should correctly be 25% rock and 75% soft excavation. They also
felt there should be proof that the citizens in the old part of Schertz paid
for their stub-out connections and not just to their property line.
After length discussion between Council and citizens, it was agreed the City
would have to show irrefutable proof of stub-out policy in the older part of