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11-06-1973 10 Mrs. Koch moved Ordinance No. /3-A-20 be accepted \Mr. Sandifer seconded the motion with all members '\~ ~. Ordinance No. 73-U-2l was read as 1ollows: APPROVING THE PRICE AND CJNDITIONS OF THE SALE BY THE URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ OF PROPOSED PARCEL 55-4, LOCATED WITHIN THE BUFFALO VAL LYE NORTH URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, TEX. R-112, TO GUADALUPE AND CAROLYN DEL TORO FOR THE SUM OF $7,600.00 FOR 12,110 SQUARE FEET. ! !,~"'Mrs. Koch moved Ordinance No. 73-U-2l be accepted as presented. ~~ Mr. Sandifer seconded the motion with all members voting aye. as read. voting aye. I I I Ordinance No. 73-U-22 was read as follows; APPROVING THE PRICE AND CONDITIONS OF THE SALE BY THE URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ OF PROPOSED PARCEL 53-6, LOCATED 1HTHIN THE BUFFALO VALLEY NORTH URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, TEX. R-112, TO SCHERTZ STATE BANK FOR THE SUM OF $13,000.00 FOR 14,160 SQUARE FEET. \ \ \~.\'~Mrs. Funk moved Ordinance No. 73-U-22 be accepted as read. ~. Mr. Sandifer seconded the motion with all members voting aye. ',) There being no further business to come before the Council, meeting adjourned at 5:30 P.M. ATTEST: , d/:2dr ~ ~ayor Robert C. Bueker Q:A~-i _~, kr~Uj~ ~y Secretary June G. Krause REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 6, 1973 The City Council convened in Regular Session in the City Council Chambers on Tuesday, November 6, 1973 at 7:05 P.M. with the following members present: Mayor Robert C. Bueker, presiding; Mr. Schwartz, Mrs. Koch, Mrs. Funk, Mr. Koo1e and Mr. Sandifer. Mrs. Koch moved the minutes of the Public Hearing of October 15, 1973 be approved as presented. Mrs. Funk seconded the motion with all members voting aye. Mr. Schwartz moved the minutes of the Regular Session of the City Council of October 16, 1973 be accepted as presented. Mr. Sandifer seconded the motion with all members voting aye. Mr. Schwartz moved the minutes of the Special Session of the City Council of October 25, 1973 be approved as presented. Mrs. Koch seconded the motion with all members voting aye. I i I 11 Mr. U.C. Wheatley, 216 Lori Lynn Drive, explained to the Council his request to widen his one car drive to get his three cars off the street or the Postal Department will not deliver mail to his house. Mayor Bueker recommended the request be deferred to the Planning & Zoning CUlluuission and after deter- mining if they have authorization to a ct, he will ge back to Mr. Wheatley. Mr. Jesse Graham asked to reserve permission to speak when the ordinance accepting deed of dedication from Urban Renewal of streets etc. comes before the Council. ,,' Mr. Arnold presented the background data on Ronald Wayne !' I Woods' application for Patrolman. Mrs. Funk moved to employ 6"} Ronald Wayne Woods, ll08 Antler Drive, as a Patrolman for the City of Schertz. Mr. Sandifer seconded the motion. After a brief discussion and the request to meet Mr. Woods in person, Mrs. Funk withdrew her motion at this time and Mr. Sandifer withdrew his second until Mr. Woods could be present. Mr. Schwartz moved to approve the engineering fee for Mr. Howard Gaddis, in the amount of $2,Ol2.50, for the 12" water line extension work. Mrs. Funk seconded the motion with all members voting aye. ! /' ,,( I:J' , Mr. Arnold explained the need of transferring mon~es to the Street Construction account to pay the final payment on the Live Oak Road Improvement Project since Mr. Schaefer and Mr. Von ...- r Scheele have not paid their share of the widening. Mrs. Koch :./ 0- moved to pay Mr. Gaddis his final engineering fee of $863.67 for this project. Mr. Schwartz seconded the motion with all members voting aye. Mr. Schwartz started he,did .not think it proper to penalize Kelly Construction Company, by making them wai t, for something beyond their control; therefore he moved 5~ /;. It to transfer $25,000.00 from the General Fund to the Street Construction Account and then pay Kelly Construction Co. their final payment of $25,327.50. Mr. Sandifer seconded the motion with all members voting aye. Mayor Bueker explained he wanted to give Mr. Arnold authority to rent necessary equipment and pay, on an in-house operation, a qualified operator to do the preliminary work on the south drainage ditch. After a short discussion, it was decided to table this item until the city engineer would be present later in the evening. Mr. Hines, General Manager, Guadalupe Valley Electric Co-op addressed the Council concerning street lighting of FM 78. He explained they had deferred placing these lights until a deter- mination could be made on the widening of FM 78 but now feel it will be some time before anything will be done. Therefore, they suggest putting the lights on the north side of FM 78 and explained the type, size and locations they feel necessary for adequate lighting, and requested a decision from the City Council. After discussion, Mayor Bueker asked Mr. Hines to submit a sketch with figures showing pole placement, illumination, their proposal as to liability etc. for the Council to study. Mr. Hines then explained the GVEC contract for lighting the City calls for main- tenance and not vandalism and asked the Council and private citizens to help curbing vandalism. -_.,...~._----,,~~-----"------,_.--" 12 \ Mr. Arnold explained the request for a curb cut on Oak Street ~ by Mr. Amescua which had already been recuw=ended for approval by ~~ the Planning & Zoning CV~llission. Mrs. Koch moved to approve the V curb cut as presented. Mr. Schwartz seconded the motion with all members voting aye. Mayor Bueker read the caption of an ordinance of acceptance of deed of dedication from Urban Renewal Agency of streets, alleys and other right-of-way located within Buffalo Valley North Project TEX R-112. He then explained that at this time the ordinance is ~presented for dis?ussio~ only; to be acted upon ~t a la~e~ meeting. \ After a lengthy dlScuss10n, Mrs. Funk moved to h1re a dlslnterested ~ reputable engineering firm to make the inspections of the streets, ~ alleys and other right-of-way located within Buffalo Valley North Project TEX R-1l2, according to the original Urban Renewal specifi-I. cations contingent upon Mr. Gaddis' approval. Mr. Schwartz seconded the motion with all members voting aye. Mr. Stomakin, 521 Wright Avenue, said that he had taken pictures during the street work showing where the black topping on Randolph Avenue is every thickness imaginable. His offer of these negatives was accepted by the Council. Mr. Stomakin explained he had sent a copy of the prints to Washington and a man from HUD came out to look at the area involved but he did not say if anything would be done. Mr. Jesse Graham reported he had done some checking and found that the City of Beeville had the same Urban Renewal problem the City of Schertz has. The City Council OI Beeville turned the Streets back over to the Urban Renewal District Office, which is in San Antonio. They owned them for a period of about It years until more Federal money was spent to get the streets in condition where the City would and could accept them. Concerning the approval of a new member to the Citizen's Advisory CVlLulli ttee, Mayor Bueker asked that Mr. Ron Glorioso be ~considered at the same time. Mr. Hal Baldwin said he had investi- o gated all allegations against Mr. Glorioso and was satisfied with 4 his appointment. Mr. Schwartz moved to accept the appointment of Mr. Ron Glorioso to the CAC. Mr. Sandifer seconded the motion. After discussion, the vote was as follows: Voting for, Mr. Schwartz, Mr. Sandifer, Mrs. Koch and Mr. Koole. Mrs. Funk abstained from voting. Mrs. Funk moved to approve the appointment of Mr. Larry L. ~Lanning, 1008 Gettysburg, to Citizen's Advisory Cvw=ittee. Mr. ~Sandifer seconded the motion. Mr. Arnold explained that Mr. ~ Lanning was verbally recvw=ended by both Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Dick ~ Chambless. All members voted for the motion. Mayor Bueker then recommended that a procedure should be esta- blished for the recvw=endation of members to the CAC; namely, anyone can recvw=end a name either verbally or in writing to Mr. Hal Baldwin, Chairman of the CAC. He in turn will submit the name in writing to the City Manager for placing on the agenda. Mrs. Koch then recommended to Mr. Baldwin that Mrs. Dorothye Bolin, 717 Mitchell, be appointed to the CAC. Mr. Baldwin asked if anyone else present would like to serve on his committee. Mr. Bill 13 D. Morin, 415 Brooks Avenue, and Mr. Robert W. Strange, 709 Marilyn Drive, requested to be appointed. Mrs. Koch moved tne Council approve the appolntments of Mrs. Bolin, Mr. Morin and Mr. Strange/.~,'- to the Citizens Advisory Committee. Mr. Schwartz seconded the ~ motion with all voting aye. Mr. Arnold explained he had been requested to resume the expense checks to the Welfare Director and wanted the Council's approval which was unanimously given. There was a general discussion of the proposed Traffic Control Ordinance. Mayor Bueker requested the Council members review the ordinance and give their recommendations to Mr. Arnold to coordinate and present at the next regular Council meeting. Mrs. Funk moved the minutes of the Planning & Zoning meeting of October 24, 1973 be approved as presented. Mr. Sandifer seconded the motion with all members voting aye. Mrs. Funk moved the minutes of the P1anni:lg & Zoning meeting of October 31, 1973 be approved as presented. Mrs. Koch seconded the motion with all members voting aye. Mayor Bueker asked Mr. Gaddis his opinion of renting equip- ment and hiring an operator to Jegin work on the south drainage ditch staying under the $3,000 allowed for projects without ' advertising for bids. Mr. Gaddis did not think it would be to {.il& the City's advantage and would cost more in the long run. Mr. / Schwartz moved to authorize Mr. Gaddis to advertise for bids for the South Drainage Ditch, contingent upon availability of bond monies. Mrs. Funk seconded the motion with all members voting aye. There was some discussion of the problems involved and the cUlllJ:1lications that could arise concerning the replacing of the sewer line in the Lone Oak Subdivision entrance. Mayor Bueker asked Mr. Gaddis to present estimated cost figures on this project to the City Manager as soon as possible. He in turn will forward to the Council members so they may study the problem and figures and make a decision at the next Council meeting. Mr. Richard Harris, attorney for the City, reported he had talked with the Urban Renewal Agency Attorney who agreed to delete those covenants that would have bound the City for cer- tain expenditures beyond a one year period, which Mr. Harris objected to in the Warranty Deed. After a brief discussion, Mr. Schwartz moved not to purchase the Urban Renewal Park Land as described in Ordinance No. 275. Mrs. Funk seconded the motion. The vote being as follows: Voting for the motion: Mr. Schwartz, Mrs. Funk and Mr. Sandifer. Voting against: Mrs. Koch and Mr. Koole. Motion carried. , \ , ,.... ~ . .' ; Mayor Bueker read a letter of resignation as Assistant Welfare Director from Mrs. Irene Farmer. Mr. Schwartz moved r to appoint Mrs. H. W. Krahn, 508 Mitchell Avenue, as Assistant J Welfare Director. Mrs. Funk seconded the motion with all members voting aye. , l\ ' 14 Chief 01 Police Schoonover reported he was unable to locate Mr. Woods to appear beIore the Council at this time. Mrs. Koch moved to accept the appointment of Mr. Ronald Wayne Woods as ~~patro1man based on the recommendations of Chief Schoonover and ? City Manager Denny Arnold. Mr. Schwartz seconded the motion with all members voting aye. Mr. Koole left the meeting at 11:00 P.M. to go to work. Mayor Bueker explained to the Council the need of a pro- ~~cedure concerning the precedent set last year of closing City ~. Offices the Friday after Thanksgiving. Mrs. Funk moved to ~ close City offices the Friday after Thanksgiving in the future. Mr. Schwartz seconded the motion with all members voting aye. Mr. Harris, attorney, said he had a copy of the court order against the recent proposed Home Rule Charter election; and ex- plained the charter could be submitted as previously presented or revised if desired. The law doesn't require the committee to ,.i shut down just b~caus~ they ge~ down belo~ the 15 mem~ers. Mrs. 'i Funk moved the Cl ty hlre Mr. Rlchard Harrls to work w1th the ~)' Charter Writing CVLwllission in an advisory capacity. The motion died for lack of a second. Mr. Harris advised that as the charter is now written, there are portions that are detrimental to the City and would be hard for the City to live with for two years. He feels the only way is to work with the Commission to come up with a charter they feel will be approved by the Council and citizens. Mr. Schwartz moved to ~request the City Manager to send letters with a RSVP to all ~ Charter Writing Commission members asking them to meet with the l! Council and Mr. Harris on November 16th, 1973 at 7:00 P.M. to ~ discuss our future goals. Mrs. Funk seconded the motion with all members voting aye. Mr. Schwartz left the meeting at 11:50 P.M. Mr. Jesse Graham, who instituted the Court Order against the charter election, asked to be heard. He said he would be glad to talk with Mr. Harris and go back to the Judge and ask for an amendment if the Council will be agreeable to work deligently with the Charter Writing Commission on the advise of the attorney for the City. He will not only back a good charter but will put an article in the paper stating he is backing the charter. When asked by Mrs. Koch if he filed the suit on his own, he replied he did and has the receipts to prove it and is not, quote "a god damn pimp for GVEC" unquote as was publicly stated by one of the Council in a recent meeting. On a duly seconded motion by Mrs. Funk, the meeting adjourned at 12:00 P.M. ATTEST: ~;( (}, ~ Mayor Robert C. Bueker n "::"A _ (~ .. 1;:; _~A~ P. ~:cretar:V iGri:'G. Krause