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REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
MAY 7, 1974
The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Session
Tuesday, May 7, 1974 in the Council Chambers, 608 Live Oak
Road at 7:00 P.M. with the following members present:
Mayor Robert C. Bueker, presiding; Mayor Pro-Tem Seeba,
Mrs. Koch, Mr. Koo1e, Mrs. Funk and Mr. Schwartz.
1/1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
A. Mrs. Funk moved to approve the minutes of the
Special Meeting of April 9, 1974 as presented. Mr. Schwartz
seconded the motion with all members voting for the motion
with the exception of Mr. Seeba, who abstained as he was
not present at that meeting.
B. Mrs. Koch moved to accept the minutes of the
Regular Meeting of April 13, 1974 as presented. Mrs. Funk
seconded the motion with all members voting aye.
C. Mr. Seeba moved to accept the minutes of the
Regular Meeting of April 16, 1974 as presented. Mrs. Funk
seconded the motion with all members voting aye.
to accept
D. Mrs. Koch moved/the minutes of the ,Special Meeting
of April 29, 1974 as presented. Mr. Seeba seconded the motion
wi th all members voting aye.
Mr. Schwartz moved the minutes of the Regular Meeting
of April 16, 1974 be amended to include the following on
page 81, under Item No.5, second paragraph: "Mayor Bueker
asked Council Members to make statements giving their opin-
ions on this subject before Chief Schoonover spoke." Mr.
Seeba seconded the motion with all members voting aye.
112 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: A. Mrs. Thresa Gary reserved
the right to speak when Item
13 is brought before the Council. B. Mr. Jesse Graham
stated he was available to answer any questions the Council
might have regarding Item #10.
Before continuing with the agenda, Mayor Bueker said
he had two awards he was pleased to make. One to Robert:
Arenas, Utility Foreman, who has been with the City of
Schertz since 1964. Mr. Arenas has recently spent many
hours updating himself by going to school and has satis-
factorly passed all examinations and has obtained his
Certificate of High School Equivalency in the form of GED
tests. He has also completed the schooling and was awarded
certificates in Basic Water Technology and Intermediate
Water Technology.
The second award went to Patrolman Ronald Woods; who,
upholding the tradition of City Employees of being among
the top in his class, successfully completed the 240 hours
Certification Program in Police Officer Training.
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1f3 HUD PRESENTATION: Mr. Jim Bymn of HUD addressed the
Council on the possibility of
the City receiving additional expenditures related to the
Urban Renewal Project. He explained the Secretary of the
Department of HUD had decided the cities that had one UR
project could continue during the six months interim period
between the closing of the current UR project the end of June
and the beginning of the Annual Arrangements program January 1,
1975, if they so desire.
Mayor Bueker listed some of the priorities that had been dis-
cussed; namely, storm drainage in the Schertz Elementary
School area, street signs, traffic safety devices, side walk
and bike paths and limited park improvements.
Mr. Byum said he had discussed with Mr. Schertz, UR Director,
the credits that had been expended on the schools. Based on
these credits, the City could receive somewhere in the neigh-
borhood of $450,000 to $550,000 depending on what additional
credits could be developed.
Mrs. Koch moved that the Council approve the Mayor being
signatory to a letter of intent extending the UR project
six months. Mr. Seeba secconded the motion with all members
voting aye.
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114 ORDINANCE. Mr. Denny Arnold, City Manager, read
Ordinance No. 74-D-15, which was the
second reading of the ordinance.
AMENDING SECTION 16 - SCHEDULE D OF ORDINANCE
NUMBER 74-D-12 AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION
OF SUCH.
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Mrs. Funk moved passage of Ordinance No. 74-D-15 on second and ,',
final reading. Mr. Seeba seconded the motion with all members
voting aye.
#5 ORDINANCE: Mr. Arnold read a proposed ordinance
adopting the Southern Standard Building
Code, 1973 Edition with 1974 Revisions, for consideration
on the first reading.
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AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE SOUTHERN STANDARD BUILDING
CODE, 1973 EDITION WITH 1974 REVISION, AS A BUILDING
CODE OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, AS HEREIN MODI-
FIED; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THIS
ORDINANCE; REPEALING ALL PRESENT ORDINANCES IN DIRECT
CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; AND CONTAINING OTHER
MATTERS PERTINENT TO THE SUBJECT.
#6 ORDINANCE: Mr. Arnold read a proposed ordinance
adopting the most recent Southern
Standard Housing Code.
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AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE SOUTHERN STANDARD HOUSING
CODE, 1973 EDITION, AS A HOUSING CODE OF THE CITY
OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, AS HEREIN MODIFIED; PROVIDING
A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; REPEAL~
ING ALL PRESENT ORDINANCES IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH
THIS ORDINANCE; AND CONTAINING OTHER MATTERS PER-
TINENT TO THE SUBJECT.
#7 ORDINANCE: Mr. Arnold presented a proposed
Ordinance adopting the most recent
National Fire Code, for consideration on the first reading.
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AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE NATIONAL FIRE CODES
1973-1974 EDITION, IN TEN VOLUMES, AS THE FIRE
CODE OF THE CITY I)F SCHERTZ, TEXAS, AS HEREIN
MODIFIED; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF
THIS ORDINANCE; REPEALING ALL PRESENT ORDINANCES
AND CONTAINING OTHER MATTERS PERTINENT TO THE
SUBJECT.
#8 ORDINANCE: Mr. Arnold presented a proposed ordinance
adopting the most recent Southern Standard
Plumbing Code, for consideration on the first reading.
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE SOUTHERN STANDARD
PLUMBING CODE, 1971 EDITION AS REVISED IN 1973
AND 1974, AS A PLUMBING CODE OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS, AS HEREIN MODIFIED; PROVIDING
A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; RE-
PEALING ALL PRESENT ORDINANCES IN DIRECT CON-
FLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; AND CONTAINING OTHER
MATTERS PERTINENT TO THE SUBJECT.
#9 RESOLUTION: Mr. Arnold read Resolution No. 74-R-2:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING A REQUEST FOR
LOCAL PARKS PLANNING ASSISTANCE FROM THE TEXAS
PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT.
Mr. Schwartz moved Resolution No. 74=R-2 be adopted as read.
Mr. Seeba seconded the motion with all members voting aye.
1110 CCMA PAYMENT: Mayor Bueker explained that originally
the City had a contract rate with CCMA
whereby the cities would be charged for processing sewage on
the basis of $.20/1000 gallons. Two reasons why this did not
work out were we could not get an accurate measurement for
gallonage between the two plants;and secondly, the amounts that
was recorded, whether accurate or not, was not sufficient to
amortize CCMA in its present structure. Therefore the $2.50
per unit rate connection was based upon the current fiscal
requirement of CCMA.
After discussion, Mrs. Funk moved to pay CCMA the amount of
$5461.42 lump sum payment for sewage treatment. Mr. Seeba
seconded the motion with all members voting aye.
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#11 SAFES HELISTOP: Mayor Bueker read a letter from
SAFES respectfully requesting
Council support by providing MAST with a safe helistop. The
letter also set out the requirements for the helistop, as
provided by the Department of the Army, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas.
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Mr. Schwartz moved to set aside $2500 from Revenue Sharing for ~ I, . '/'I
the building and equiping of the Helistop for the City of .' or'
Schertz. Mrs. Funk seconded the motion with all members voting
aye.
#12 CAC MINUTES: A. Mrs. Funk moved to accept the CAC
minutes of March 28, 1974. Mr. Schwartz
seconded the motion with all members voting aye.
B. Mr. Seeba moved to accept the CAC minutes of the meeting of
April 25, 1974. Mr. Schwartz seconded the motion with all mem-
bers voting aye.
#13 CAC APPOINTMENTS: Mrs. Gary addressed the Council
concerning the method of
appointing members to the Citizens' Advisory CVllulli ttee and
asked for clarification.
After discussion, it was Council decision to bring this up at
a workshop session and adopt a method of appointments for all City
cUllulli t tees.
Mrs. Funk moved to appoint the following eight names, which 9~ I'
had been previously submitted to Council, to the CAC; and '
place the last three names on an approved waiting list, to be
placed on the active membership as vacancies occur. Mr. Seeba
seconded the motion with all members voting aye.
Active members: Sam Jones, Martha Pollard, U.C. Wheatley,
Dereda Burkett, John Womack, William Blackburn, Jesse Ward and
JoAnne Roland. Waiting List: Gordon Chisenhall, Glen Barnard
and Mrs. John Jolly. Mrs. Gary, CAC Chairwoman, was requested
to notify the waiting list members of their status.
1f14 ROBERTS RULE OF ORDER: Mr. Seeba moved to accept~I/- j/J/~
Roberts Rule of Order as the
official guidelines for conducting City Council meetings.
Mrs. Koch seconded the motion with all members voting aye.
#16 GENERAL DISCUSSION: Mayor Bueker suggested the Council
skip to No. 5 as there were people
waiting to address the Council on this subject.
Mr. Dennis Dodgen and Ms Ann Sandlin of the Southwestern Bell
Telephone Company were introduced. Ms Sandlin gave a presen-
tation on the need for a more efficient telephone system for
the City and a proposed system flexible enough to carry the
City's future needs.
Mr. Schwartz moved to purchase the system presented. Mrs. Funk
seconded the motion with all members voting aye. C/,--. !.'
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#16 - 1 Annexations: There was nothing new for the Council
at this time.
Item 2. MayorBueker gave an updating on the FM 78 Feasibility
Study.
Items 3 and 4. The structure of Planning and Zoning,as well as
the Board of .~djustment appointments, was discussed at length.
Mr. Arnold was asked to put an article in the newspaper re-
questing any citizen willing to serve on a standing City
committee to contact the City Secretary. He also was asked
to get the personnel rule guidelines to the Council as soon
as possible.
#15 PREVIOuSLY TABLED SUBJECTS: 1. Sewer Collection
lines to Deer Haven.
Mayor Bueker reported that the City may have an EPA cUlwl1i ttment
for sewer lines to Deer Haven. Mr. Gaddis, City Engineer, had
given a rough estimate for putting in the sewer lines to the
Deer Haven area (which includes Oak Forest) of $208,000.
Mrs. Koch moved to authorize Mayor Bueker to write a letter
of acceptance to Mr. Jesse Graham, General Manager of CCMA.
Mr. Seeba seconded the motion with all members voting aye.
Item No.7. Mayor Bueker Briefed the Council on a discussion
he and Mr. Arnold had with Mr. Naylor concerning the Indus-
trial Park. Mr. Naylor is asking the City for a commitment
on zoning for that area. There were five points of discussion
that would concern industries locating in this area: namely,
water and water pressure, sewage, electricity, zoning and
taxes.
Mrs. Koch moved to expedite any action necessary to start
development of our Industrial Park. Mr. Koole seconded the
motion with all members voting aye.
On a motion by Mrs. Funk, seconded by Mr. Koole, Mayor
Bueker declared the meeting adjourned at 10:45 p.m.
ATTEST:
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Mayor, City of Schertz, Texas
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~y Secretary', City of
Schertz