10-02-2007
MINUTES
REGULAR SESSION
OCTOBER 2, 2007
The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Session on Tuesday, October 2, 2007, at
6:30 p.m., in the Municipal Complex Council Chambers, 1400 Schertz Parkway,
Building #4, Schertz, Texas. The following members were present: Mayor Hal Baldwin
presiding, Mayor Pro-tern David Scagliola, and Councilmembers Jim Fowler, John
Trayhan, Tony Wilenchik and Michael Carpenter. Also present were: City Manager Don
Taylor, Assistant City Manager John Bierschwale, Assistant City Manager David Harris,
and Executive Services Coordinator, Rita Duprat-Waldo for the Interim City Secretary.
#1 CALL TO ORDER.
Mayor Baldwin called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
#2 PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES AND STATE
OF TEXAS (Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state
under God, one and indivisible.)
Both pledges were recited.
#3 HEARING OF RESIDENTS.
Frances Rushing, President of the Schertz Chamber of Commerce:
. Mixer will be held Oct 11 th.
. Next luncheon is Oct 26t\ Dr. Reno from ACCD will be the guest speaker.
. The carnival is back in town and, thanks to Leonard Truitt, it is fully permitted.
Proceeds come back to the Chamber.
. Jewell Davenport and Frances will be traveling to a TCCE conference in Austin
on Oct. 13th.
. Planning for the Shop Schertz Expo is going well and the event will be held
October 2ih.
. Frances and Jeff Jewell from Economic Development met with some businesses
at the HEB shopping center. After meeting with them and addressing their
concerns, we may not lose them as Schertz businesses.
Robert Brockman, Resident, 1001 Elbel Road, #411 :
. Asked about the Town Creek Sewer Project at FM 1103 and IH-35. The Mayor
mentioned that it is in negotiations for development. Bottom line is that all
Schertz businesses and residents have sewer service or septic systems.
George Antuna, Schertz Economic Development Director:
. Effective tomorrow our Small Business Development Seminars kicks off with
"Business Startup Essentials." They will meet every week for the next three
weeks.
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#4 Items by Council
Mayor Pro- Tem Scagliola
. The Duke Davis and Buckshot performance was great. The Civic Center
looked fantastic.
. There will be a TSAC meeting this Thursday.
Councilmember Fowler
. Attended EDC today and, as Mr. Brockman mentioned, the Town Creek
Project was discussed.
. EDC will be nominating some people to the Council to fill vacancies. At
present, EDC is considering Roy Richard and Mark Roberts. They need to fill
two new members and an alternate.
Councilmember Trayhan
· Will be attending the Schertz Housing Authority meeting this week.
Councilmember Wilenchik
. Attended Commissioners Court meeting where the court passed a resolution
declaring October as "Domestic Violence Awareness Month" in Guadalupe
County.
. The Court reviewed the Interlocal Agreement for Emergency Medical Service
between Schertz and the County; they renewed the agreement for three years.
Councilmember Carpenter
. Mentioned that he will be out of town next week.
. Asked if someone from Council would attend the P&Z meeting for him next
week; there are resident concerns about temporary carport structures being
erected that need to be addressed.
. Asked about R V parking and whether or not we have an ordinance that allows
for parking RV's at residents' driveways permanently.
. Mentioned an agenda item for appointment of boards and commissions for
Council. This will be an agenda item for next week.
#5 Mayor Baldwin
. He also received the email about RVs and thought the concern was about
butane being too close to the residence. He agrees that it is a danger and
blocks the view on the street.
. Mr. Scagliola and Mr. Wilenchik also asked for an agenda item on this issue.
. He also received an email from a member of BVY A saying that they received
about $100,000 to develop an additional park in the City. The Mayor would
like to sit down and talk with them.
. He would like to remind everyone that the Historical Committee meets this
Thursday.
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. Would like TSAC to address an issue at HEB, and have them look at making
the rear area from HEB to LOWES a road that interconnects somehow. This
is a safety issue.
. The Texas Municipal League Annual Conference will conflict with the first
meeting in November. Does Council want to meet on that night? Mr. Fowler
canceled his TML reservation; however, there will not be a quorum for that
meeting.
#6 Approval of Minutes: Regular Sessions-August 21, 2007; August 28, 2007;
September 4, 2007; September 11,2007; September 18,2007 and September
25, 2007.
The motion was made by Councilmember Scagliola, and seconded by Councilmember
Fowler, to approve the Regular Session minutes from August 21, 2007 with several
corrections; August 28, 2007; September 4, 2007 with corrections; September 11, 2007;
September 18,2007 and September 25,2007. The motion carried 5-0 and the vote was as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Fowler, Scagliola, Trayhan, Wilenchik and Carpenter
NA YES: None.
#7 RESOLUTION: Discussion and action on a resolution nominating a
candidate to the Guadalupe County Appraisal District for election to the
Board of Directors. (H. Baldwin)
RESOLUTION NO. 07-R-44
A RESOLUTION NOMINATING A CANDIDATE TO THE
GUADALUPE COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR ELECTION
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Discussion included suggested corrections to the resolution prior to final printing.
The motion was made by Councilmember Wilenchik, and seconded by Councilmember
Trayhan, to approve the Resolution to nominate Sylvia Schlather to the Guadalupe
County Appraisal District Board of Directors. The motion carried 5-0 and the vote was as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Fowler, Scagliola, Trayhan, Wilenchik and Carpenter
NA YES: None.
#8 Discussion and action on approving bids for the Fire/EMS Substation and an
update on the project. (L. Truitt)
The motion was made by Councilmember Wilenchik, and seconded by Council member
Carpenter, to approve and increase in the bids to $63,460 for roofing and $9,500 for
drywall for the Fire/EMS Substation. The motion carried 5-0 and the vote was as follows:
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AYES: Councilmembers Fowler, Scagliola, Trayhan, Wilenchik and Carpenter
NA YES: None.
#9 Discussion and action on Buffalo Valley Youth Association contract.
(G. Douglas)
Councilmembers Trayhan, Scagliola, Fowler and Carpenter asked for clarification on
some of the points of the contract and made comments. Ms. Gail Douglas, Community
Services Director, offered answers to City Council on the contract.
Mr. Carpenter suggested that the contract be amended to indicate "Parks and Recreation
Director" in all locations where it currently states "Community Services Director." He
also had a concern that BVY A has exclusive use of the ball fields for 12 months, which
limits our residents' use.
Mr. Ken Greenwald spoke about the BVY A's ability to protect property because they are
fulltime caretakers of the fields and provide the equipment.
The motion was made by Councilmember Trayhan, and seconded by Councilmember
Scagliola, to approve the contract for the Buffalo Valley Youth Association with the
suggested change in department names. The motion carried 5-0 and the vote was as
follows:
A YES: Councilmembers Fowler, Scagliola, Trayhan, Wilenchik and Carpenter
NA YES: None.
#10 Discussion and action on pedestrian and canine amenities along Schertz
Parkway. (G. Logan)
George Logan, Parks & Recreation Director offered two options for the residents along
Schertz Parkway.
Mr. Wilenchik reminded City Council that they would not take on any issue that
was unfunded without a budget amendment accompanying it. He recommended this
agenda item be carried over for another meeting so it could be presented again along with
the budget amendment.
No action. Item was withdrawn by Mayor. Item will be placed back on agenda in 3-4
weeks.
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
#11 EXECUTIVE SESSION: Called under Chapter 551 Texas Government Code,
Sub-section 551.072 - Deliberation regarding Real Estate.
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Council adjourned into Executive Session at 7:53 p.m. and returned to Regular Session at
8:26 p.m.
#12 Action, if any on the subject of the above Executive Session.
No action was taken regarding the Executive Session.
#13 Items by City Manager Taylor and Staff
Mr. Harris reminded Council that he and Mr. Taylor would be out of town next week to
attend the International City Managers Conference in Pittsburgh. Councilmember
Carpenter asked that Mr. Taylor do an Interim Appointment Letter. From there Mr.
Taylor and Mayor Baldwin will travel to Washington D.C. where Representative Cuellar
will read a Proclamation on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on October
lih, 2007, recognizing Schertz as the #1 place to live in Texas and #40 in the nation.
#14 ADJOURNMENT.
There being no further business, Mayor Baldwin adjourned the meeting at 8:28 p.m.
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Hal Baldwin, Mayor
ATTEST:
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