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04-01-1975 222 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL APRIL 1, 1975 The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Session, Tuesday, April 1 1975, at 7:08 P.M. in the Council Chambers, 401 Oak Street with the follow- ing members present: Mayor Robert C. Bueker, presiding; Donald J. Seeba, Mrs. Nell G. Funk, Tom Koole, Mrs. Bobbie L. Koch. Also present were Denny L. Arnold, City Manager and June G. Krause, City Secretary, City Engineer Howard Gaddis. #1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. Mr. Seeba moved the minutes of the Special Session of March 12, 1975 be approved as Mrs. Funk seconded the motion which carried wit~ the following written. vote: AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Koole NAYS: None ABSTAINING: Mrs. Koch who was not present at this meeting. B. Mr. Koole moved the minutes of the Special Session with the Planning and Zoning Commission of March 12, 1975 be approved as presented. Mr. Seeba seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba and Mr. Koole. NAYS: None ABSTAINING: Mrs. Koch as she was not present at the meeting. C. Mr. Koole asked that the last paragraph of item #12 be changed to read as follows: "Mr. Baldwin will continue his Tax Program as he is doing. Mr. Koole stated that he is opposed to personal property taxes being levied." Mayor Bueker requested the following paragraph be added to item #6: "Mayor Bueker stated he does not approve of LCRA being present at the pro- posed meeting and he does not approve of openly negotiating with other utilities until determination of high costs are fully assessed." Mr. Seeba moved the minutes of the Regular Session of March 18, 1975 be approved as amended. Mrs. Funk seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Koole and Mrs. Koch. NAYS: None #2 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: Mrs. Betty Miller requested the Mayor intro- duce the candidates present. Introduced were Mrs. Elaine Carroll, Mr. Ed L. Sharpe and Mr. Koole. B. Mrs. Carroll wished to know if the City had received any answers from the letters sent in regard to the petition on high utility costs. Mayor Bueker said letters had been received from Congressmen Kazen and Gonzales and Senator Traeger. They voiced much the same approach, that the petition is very strong documented evidence of public support against high utility costs. #3 PLANNING & ZONING MINUTES: The minutes of the regul~r meeting of March 26, 1975 were not available at this time. . -) .) .) ~;);) -, #4 CITIZENS ADVISORY MINUTES: A. Mr. Seeba moved the amendment to the Regular meeting of the CAC of January 30, 1975 be approved as presented. Mrs. Funk seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Koo1e and Mrs. Koch NAYS: None B. Mrs. Koch moved to accept the minutes of the Regular meeting of the CAC of March 6, 1975 as presented. Mrs. Funk seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Koole and Mrs. Koch. NAYS: None C.Mrs. Funk moved to accept the minutes of the CAC Special meeting of March 10, 1975. Mrs. Koch seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Koole and Mrs. Koch. NAYS: None. Mr. Koo1e asked Mrs. Carroll, who was chairman, to name the other four volunteers who worked with her on the petition against high utility costs. They were Ed Wilson, Delores Schauer, Robert Blake and Marie McDaris. #5 SWIMMING POOL: City Engineer Howard Gaddis introduced Mr. Lawrence Hans,who is a specialist in swimming pool design, to brief the Council on the various designs possible for the swimming pool facilities to be built in the City park. Audience participation had to be limited at this time because of the length of the egenda; however, a Special meeting was planned for Tuesday, April 8th for citizen participation. Mrs. Koch moved to table items #6 and #7 on Zoning Board of Adjustment and the Personnel Board until the meeting of April 15, 1975. Mr. Seeba seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Koole and Mrs. Koch. NAYS: None Mayor Bueker read a letter from Mr. Robert E. Schwartz in which he expressed his deep regrets that due to reasons beyond his control he was submitting his resignation from the City Council effective March 31,1975. #8 S-C-UC IND. SCHOOL DISTRICT TAX RECORDS: Mr. Hal Baldwin, City Tax Assessor/Collector briefed the Council on his second meeting with the School Board on March 20th relative to his request to use School tax records. They turned down the Counci1's offer of administrative cost to be paid by the City for use of the records. Mr. Baldwin said he and the City Manager had discussed the problem and will use the interns for measuring houses and do his own assessing, continuing the schedule he has been following. #9 ORDINANCE: Mr. Uhr, District Manager of Entex, Inc. addressed the Council concerning their requested rate increase. After discussion by the Council, Mrs. Funk moved to table the consideration of this ordinance until the regular meeting of April 15, 1975. due to change in Council. Mrs. Koch seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: 2~4 04 ~16 j ~~ 5 J ~~~ 5 h P AYES~ Mrs. Funk. ~r. Seeba, Mr. Koo1e and Mrs. Koch. NAYS: None. #10 This item had been removed from the agenda prior to the meeting. #11 RANDOLPH FAIR: Mr. Jesse Wilkinson and Les Bourland presented a wiring and lighting schematic for the covered pavilion in the City park. There were two systems included one showing permanent wiring installation including 15 light and 5 receptab1es on each of the four sides of the pavilion - the other plan showed everything above except 25 lights. The cost estimates for either of these plans was over- what had ben anticipated. After considerable discussion by the Council, Mr. Seeba moved the City allo- cate $3,000 to this project from the General Revenue Sharing Fund with the understanding the Chamber of Commerce would install five BBproof 1ightsand the permanent fixtures as shown on the drawing presented. Mrs. Funk seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Koo1e and Mrs. Koch. NAYS: None #12 ORDINANCE: The Mayor introduced the following captioned ordinance which was read in full by the City Manager. Counci1- member Seeba moved that said ordinance be considered by the Council as an emergency measure, which motion was seconded by Mrs. Koch. Whereupon said motion was fully discussed and considered. The Mayor put the motion to consider said ordinance as an emergency measure to the members of the City Council and said motion was approved and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Koo1e and Mrs. Koch. NAYS: None The Mayor then introduced the hereinafter set measure. Thereupon it was moved by Mr. Seeba said ordinance be finally passed and adopted. a vote of the members of the City Council and and adopted by the following vote: forth ordinance as an emergency and seconded by Mrs. Koch that The Mayor put the motion to the ordinance was finally passed AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Koo1e and Mrs. Koch NAYS: None AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNING BODIES OF THE CITIES OF SCHERTZ AND CIBOLO, RESPECTIVELY, TO EXECUTE A WRITTEN AGREEMENT APPORTIONING THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF SAID CITIES #13 CCMA AMENDMENT: After receiving Attorney Harris' opinion, Mr. Seeba moved to adopt the proposed amendment, with the inclusion recommended by the Mayor, to the original CCMA Legislative authority, as presented. Mrs. Funk seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Koo1e and Mrs. Koch. NAYS: None ~, .' 235 " #14 FIRE DEPARTMENT APPOINTMENTS: Mayor Bueker read a letter from the Schertz Volunteer Fire Department requesting appointments as Fire Chief and Fire Marshall. Mrs. Funk moved to appoint Archie Woodward as Fire Chief and Fritz Rusch as 5(..7t> Fire Marshall as requested by the SVFD.Mr. Koole seconded the motion which ~ carried with the following vote: AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Koole and Mrs Koch. NAYS: None #15 RESOLUTION: Mayor Bueker introduced the following captioned Resolu- tion which was read in full and thoroughly discussed by the Council. Mrs. Koch moved to purchase the Rittimann water system. Mr. Seeba seconded the motion. After further discussion Mrs. Koch withdrew her motion and Mr. Seeba withdrew his second. Mrs. Koch then moved to adopt the / following caption Resolution as presented. Mr. Seeba seconded the motion which};' tie '/ ':." carried with the following vote: ~ : AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Koole and Mrs. Koch. NAYS: None. A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF RITTIMANN WATER WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT OF DECEMBER 16, 1974 BETWEEN RAY WALTER RITTIMANN AND WIFE, FERDYNE KLEIN RITTIMANN, AND THE CITY OF SCHERTZ AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY SECRETARY TO SIGN AND EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AND DIRECTING A COpy OF THE AGREEMENT TO BE FILED IN THE BEXAR COUNTY CLERK1S OFFICE #16 GENERAL DISCUSSION: There were no general discussion items at this time. #17 PREVIOUSLY TABLED SUBJECTS: (8) Newsletter reveiw. Council reviewed the recommended newsletter presented by the City Manager, making their suggested changes and additions. (11) Policy Letters. Mr. Arnold explained the policy letters file was being created to establish in writing what the Council has verbally or will verbally set as policy. He then presented two policy letters for consideration by the Council. Mayor Bueker said this was a good way to make interin amendments rather than change an entire ordinance. /' Mrs. Funk moved to accept Police Letters No. 75-P-l and No. 75-P-2 as amended. :;? t/!...l Mr. Seeba seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Koole and Mrs. Koch. NAYS: None (10) Water Service to Country Corner. City Engineer Howard Gaddis briefed the Council on latest information concerning the water service line to Country Corner. (9) Mr. Arnold briefed the Council on recent conversations he has had with representatives of Homecraft Subdivision on the water line contract. There being no further business to come before the Council, meeting adjourned at 11 :28 P.M. "-,-, --r--'-'"'-" 22() ~ fJ{<I.. 'S / <\? \)1 \Q ATTEST: ~/('~/ ~~ of Schertz, Texas ~A 1, 1'\ . ~/LO~ ~f~ecretary,~ of Schertz * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL APRIL 8, 1975 The Schertz City Council convened in Special Session, April 8, 1975, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, 401 Oak Street with the following members present: Mayor Robert C. Bueker, presiding; Mrs. Nell G. Funk, Donald J. Seeba Tom Koole and Mrs. Bobbie L. Koch. City Manager Denny L. Arnold and City Secre- tary June G. Krause and City Engineer Howard Gaddis. #1 ORDINANCE: Mayor Bueker read the results of the Election of April 5, as presented by the Judge. After careful consideration by the Council, the Mayor introduced the following ordinance which was read in full by the Mayor. Mrs. Koch moved that said ordinance be considered by the Council as an emergency measure, which motion was seconded by Mrs. Funk. Whereupon said motion was fully discussed and considered. The Mayor put the motion to consider said ordinance as an emergency measure to the members of the City Council and said motion was approved and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Koole and Mrs. Koch. NAYS: None The Mayor then introduced the hereinafter set forth ordinance as an emergency measure. Thereupon it was moved by Mrs. Koch and seconded by Mrs. Funk that said ordinance be finally passed and adopted. The Mayor put the motion to a vote of the members of the City Council and the ordinance was finally passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Koole and Mrs. Koch. NAYS: None AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE CITY COUNCIL ELECTION HELD IN SAID CITY ON THE 5TH DAY OF APRIL, 1975, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. #2 NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Bueker gave the Oath of Office to the newly elected Councilmembers. After congratulating the new members of the Council and words of appreciation given to the outgoing members, the newly elected members took their seats as follows: Place 3 - Walter F. Schneider; Place 4 - Ed. L. Sharpe; and Place 5 - Gail Hyatt. #3 SWIMMING POOL: Mr. Lawrence Hans, swimming pool design expert, again appeared before the Council to receive Council and citizen input as to the needs and desires of the Community.