03-11-1975
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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 11, 1975
The Schertz City Council convened in Special Session, Tues-
day, March 11, 1975, at 7:17 P.M. in the Council Chambers,
401 Oak Street with the following members present: Mayor
Robert C. Bueker, presiding; Donald J. Seeba, Robert E.
Schwartz and Mrs. Bobbie L. Koch. Absent: Mrs. Nell G. Funk
and Tom Koole. Also City Manager Denny L. Arnold and City
Secretary June G. Krause.
Mayor Bueker suggested that in order to save time, since
the Cibolo Council nor City Engineer had arrived, the Council
move to item No. 4 on the agenda.
#4 Council discussion and consideration of personal
Tax Policy.
Mr. Arnold explained that contrary to remarks that have been
made to City staff by businessmen of the cvww~nity, we are
not instituting a new policy. The Tax Assessor/Collector, by
mailing our rendition requests to businesses, is merely giving
all businessmen an opportunity to render their personal property
as they see fit.
Mr. Baldwin, CityTax A/C, summarized the tax law which states
that everyone will render their personal as well as real property
and stated that he would accept all renditions presented to him.
He gave a history of the City tax rolls from 1962 to 1974, show-
ing personal property taxes have been assessed and paid by
businessmen since 1962. Mr. Arnold stated that only Council
can set or change policy and the Tax Department is only contin-
uing with the policy already set by Council, several year ago.
The general concensus of the businessmen present (including
Dr. Mays, Ed Zinnnermann, John Sippel) was that the personal
property tax should be done away with or the City would be
taxing new and small businesses out of the City.
Mayor Bueker explained that he would like for the full Council
to be present when a decision on this subject is made; therefore
he requested to delay decision until the regular meeting of
March 18, 1975.
#1 ETJ meeting with Cibolo City Council. Cibolo City
Council including Mayor Schlather, Ed Ling, Mr. Niemietz,
Mr. Kierum, Mrs. Lieck and Mrs. Dykes, and City Secretary
Linda Ling, arrived at 7:47 P.M.
Mayor Schlather, speaking for the entire Cioolo Council, said
he felt the extra-territorial jurisdiction line as shown by
the City of Schertz is fair and he wanted to compliment Schertz
City Council on a good job. Since both Councils were in agree-
ment as to the ETJ line, they decided to try to have every
thing for finalization and passage of an ordinance at their
meetings of April 1st and 3rd, 1975.
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#2 RESOLUTION: City Engineer Howard Gaddis introduced
the following captioned resolution, which
was read in full:
A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CALLING FOR
BIDS FOR "WATER STORAGE FACILITIES FOR
THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
After full consideration and discussion by the Council, the
following motion was made:
Mr. Seeba moved to pass the above captioned Resolution calling 3'1- 'i'S
for bids on water storage tanks of various types. Mr. Schwartz I ,
seconded the motion which carried with the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Seeba, Mr. Schwartz and Mrs. Koch.
NAYS: None
#3 Swimming Pool Design. Mr. Gaddis had contacted a swimming
pool specialists on designs/to
discuss the pool with the Council, but he was unable to be pre-
sent at this meeting.
#5 School sewer rate: Mr. Gaddis briefed the Council on
the different ways cities charge
for commercial use sewage. The average for schools is 25
gallons per student per day Council accepted Mr. Gaddis'
offer of the use of his personal flow meter to be placed on
the highschoo1 line to obtain an accurate measurement for
cV111parrison. The results of this metering and a decision will
be made at the April 1, 1975 meeting.
#6 Use of School Tax Records: Mr. Baldwin, Tax A/C briefed
the Council on a letter he
had written the president of the S-C-UC ISD Board requesting
the use of their appraisal records by the City of Schertz. After
discussion at their Board meeting, a ~otion was made, seconded~
and carried to allow the City Tax Office to obtain copies of''''
their records at a cost of $3.00 per card plus man hour and
copy costs.
After Discussion, Mr. Seeba, moved to go back to the School
Board and renegotiate stating the City will pay for managerial 39-7:S
costs with no mention of per card cost. Mr. Schwartz seconded
the motion which carried with the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Seeba, Mr. Schwartz and Mrs. Koch.
NAYS: None.
#7 Discussion of Fuel Adjustment Charges. Council discussed
the various ways
the citizens of Schertz could protest effectively the high cost
of fuel adjustment-charges.
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There was present a group of citizens with samples of two
petitions they were going to circulate; one to the Railroad
CUluwission and one to the United States and Texas representatives.
Mrs. Koch moved to adopt a resolution to be signed by the
Ilfv1!f Mayor and each individual Councilmember with a copy of the
~v petitions of citizens as an attachment. Mr. Seeba seconded
the motion which carried with the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Seeba, Mr. Schwartz and Mrs. Koch.
NAYS: None
#8 GENERAL DISCUSSION: (1) Mayor Bueker advised that
as a result of Council
decision of the meeting of March 4, 1975, he had invited
Mr. Naylor to the next workshop meeting of the Council.
(2) The Mayor read an amendment to the amendment Cibolo
Creek Municipal Authority is proposing to original legis-
lative Act which created them as an authority. This was
just a discussion item and is to be voted on at the
March 18, 1975 meeting, after Council has opportunity to
study it.
(3) Another item for Council consideration was a letter from
the City of Cibolo concerning the availability of water to
them after their sewer system is cuwpleted.
There being no further business to come before the Council
at this time, Mayor Bueker declared the meeting adjourned
at 10:10 P.M.
ATTEST:
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Mayor, City of Schertz, Texas
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C~ Secretary, City of Schertz