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REGULAR MEE.LING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
JULY 2, 1974
The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Session
Tuesday, July 2, 1974 at 7:03 p.m. in the Council Chambers,
608 Live Oak Road with Mayor Robert C. Bueker present and
presiding; Councilmembers Robert Schwartz, Donald Seeba,
Nell Funk, Bobbie Koch and Tom Koole.
#1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. Mr. Seeba requested the
date on the second line of
the Public Hearing of June 18, 1974 be changed to read
correctly "June 18, 1974". Mr. Seeba then moved the minutes
of the Public Hearing of June 18, 1974 be approved as corrected.
Mrs. Funk seconded the motion, which carried with the follow-
ing vote:
Ayes: Mr. Seeba, Mrs. Funk, Mrs. Koch, Mr. Koole and
Mr. Schwartz.
Nays: None.
B. Mrs. Koch moved the minutes of the Regular meeting of
June 18, 1974 be accepted as presented. Mrs. Funk seconded
the motion, which carried with the following vote:
Ayes: Mrs. Koch, Mrs. Funk, Mr. Schwartz, Mr. Koole
and Mr. Seeba.
Nays: None.
C. Mrs. Funk moved to approve the minutes of the Special
Meeting of June 20, 1974 as presented. Mr. Seeba seconded
the motion which carried with the following vote:
Ayes: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba, Mrs. Koch, Mr. Schwartz,
and Mr. Koole.
Nays: None.
D. Mrs. Funk moved to accept the minutes of the Special
meeting of June 2~, 1974 as presented. Mr. Schwartz second-
ed the motion which carried with the following vote:
Ayes: Mrs. Funk, Mr. Schwartz, Mr. Seeba, Mr. Koole.
Nays: None.
Abstaining: Mrs. Koch as she was not present at the
meeting.
#2 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: Mrs. Mary Fontenot requested
to be heard when item #4 is
brought before the Council.
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PERSONNEL POLICY: Mr. Arnold, City Manager, presented
a proposed Personnel Plan, which
Council considered in depth stating their re-
for revision on each category. The recommend-
upon will be incorporated into a revised plan
brought back to the Council for possible adoption.
the Mayor and
cvuuuenda tions
ations agreed
which will be
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#4 GVEC: Mayor Bueker introduced Mr. Doyal Hines, Gen-
$ral Manager of Guadalupe Valley Electric Co-
Operative, who presented GVEC's proposal for an electricity
rate increase to become effective August 1, 1974. Mr. Hines
explained this is the first time GVEC has ever requested an
increase. After a lengthy discussion period, the following
action was taken:
Mrs. Funk moved for approval of the requested GVEC rate in- f} ,1 ~:;I
crease in order to maintain the necessary supply of electri-
city in Schertz and then conduct a study. Mr. Seeba seconded
the motion, with the following vote:
Ayes:
Nays:
Mrs. Funk and Mr. Seeba
Mrs. Koch and Mr. Koole
Mr. Schwartz was not ready to vote at this point. Mr. Koole
requested to withdraw his "no" vote a:1d asked for a revote.
Mr. Schwartz then abstained from voting. Whereupon Mr. Koole
reminded Mawor Bueker the Schertz Charter does not have a
provision for abstaining.
Mr. Seeba called for a recount of the vote.
Ayes: Mrs. Funk and Mr. Seeba.
Nays: Mrs. Koch
Abstaining: Mr. Schwartz
Mr. Koole said he had not made up his mind; but if he abstained
as Mr. Schwartz had, he would be negligent in his duties to the
citizens for not taking action on very important matters; and
he presumed the reason Mr. Schwartz abstained is because he is
an employee of GVEC. If that is so, he believes Mr. Schwartz
is in conflict of interest in so doing. Whereupon Mr. Schwartz
changed his vote to "yes", in favor of the motion.
Mr. Koole then said he would vote "no" and that at the next
Council meeting he would have a Bill of Particulars for Mr.
Schwartz's recall if he does not want to resign.
Mayor Bueker then declared the notion carried by a 3 to 2 vote.
#5 CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Mr. Robert Strange, newly
elected Chairman of the
CAC addressed the Council bringing them up to date on the re-
cU1ll1llendations and activities of the CAC.
Mayor Bueker asked Mr. Strange if he would present the recom-
mendations in writing to the Council and received an affirmative
reply.
Mr. Koole left the meeting at 12:05 a.m. in order to go to work.
#6 ORDINANCE: Mr. Arnold requested this item be passed
over until the next meeting.
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In ORDINANCE: Mayor Bueker introduced the following
captioned ordinance which was read in
full by Mr. Arnold. Councilmember Funk moved that said
ordinance be considered by the Council as an emergency
measure. Said motion was seconded by Councilmember Seeba.
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, Mrs. Koch and Mr. Schwartz.
Nays: None.
The Mayor then introduced the hereinafter set forth ordin=
ance as an emergency measure. Thereupon it was moved by
Councilmember Funk and seconded by Councilmember Koch 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, Mrs. Koch, Mr. Seeba and Mr. Schwartz.
Nays: None.
AN 0RDINANCE NO. 74-E-26
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TE~~S
CALLING A BOND ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON THE
27TH DAY OF JULY, 1974, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING
TO ALL RESIDENT QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ
WHO OWN TAXABLE PROPERTY IN SAID CITY AND WHO HAVE DULY
RENDERED THE SAME FOR TAXATION, AND TO ALL OTHER RESIDENT
QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, VOTING
SEPARATELY FOR THEIR ACTION THEREUPON, TWO (2) CERTAIN
PROPOSITIONS CONCERNING AND RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE
OF REVENUE BONDS OF SAID CITY, ONE PROPOSITION CONCERNING
AND RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF $750,000 OF REVENUE
BONDS OF SAID CITY TO IMPROVE AND EXTEND THE WATERWORKS
SYSTEM OF SAID CITY, AND THE OTHER PROPOSITION CONCERNING
AND RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF $50,000 OF REVENUE BONDS
OF SAID CITY TO IMPROVE AND EXTEND THE SANITARY SEWER
SYSTEM OF SAID CITY, SUCH BONDS IF AUTHORIZED AT SAID
ELECTION TO BE PAYBALE BOTH AS TO PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST
SOLELY FROM AND SECURED BY A FIRST LIEN ON AND PLEDGE
OF THE REVENUES OF THE CITY's COMBINED WATERWORKS AND
SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM AFTER DEDUCTION OF REASONABLE
EXPENSES OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AS SAID EXPENSES
ARE DEFINED BY STATURE, AND UPON THE ACQUISITION BY
SAID CITY OF AN ELECTRIC LIGHT SYSTEM AND/OR NATURAL
GAS SYSTEM, TO THEN AND THEREUPON AND THEREAFTER HAVE
IT PROVIDED THAT SAID BONDS SHALL BE PAYABLE BOTH AS
TO PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST SOLELY FROM AND SECURED BY
A FIRST LIEN ON AND PLEDGE OF THE REVENUES OF THE CITY'S
COMBINED ELECTRIC JJIGHT, WATERWORKS, SANITARY SEWER
AND NATURAL GAS SYSTEM, AFTER DEDUCTION OF REASONABLE
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES, AS SAID EXPENSES
ARE DEFINED BY STATURE: AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING
TWO (2) SEPARATE PROPOSITIONS CONCERNING AND RELATING
TO THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION TAX BONDS OF SAID
CITY; ONE OF SAID PROPOSITIONS CONCERNING AND RELATING
TO THE ISSUANCE OF $125,000 OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
OF SAID CITY TO CONSTRUCT PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS TO
LAND AND BUILDINGS FOR PARK PURPOSES; AND THE OTHER
PROPOSITION CONCERNING AND RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE
OF $200,000 OF GENERAL OBLH-rATION BONDS OF SAID CITY
TO CONSTRUCT A PERMANENT PUBLIC BUILDING WITHIN SAID
CITY TO BE USED AS A MUNICIPAL BUILDING FOR SAID CITY;
AND THE LEVY OF THE NECESSARY TAX FOR PAYMENT OF THE
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AS REQUIRED BY LAW; PROVIDING
FOR NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY;
AND ENACTING OTHER PROVISIONS INCIDENT ANP RELATING
TO THE SUBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
Mrs. Funk moved to adopt a Resolution stating the ),').1-- ,,,}-
motion for approval on the GVEC requested rate increase. Mr.
Seeba seconded the motion which carried with the following vote:
Ayes: Mrs. Funk, Mr~ Seeba and Mr. Schwartz.
Nays: Mrs. Koch.
#8 CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES: Mr. Schwartz
moved for
approval of the CAC minutes of the Regular Meeting of
May 30, 1974, as presented. Mrs. Funk seconded the motion
which carried with the following vote:
Ayes: Mr. Schwartz, Mrs. Funk, Mrs. Koch and Mr. Seeba.
Nays: None.
#9 PLANNING & ZONING MINUTES: Mrs. Koch moved to accept
the minutes of the
Regular Meeting of the P&Z of June 26, 1974, as presented.
Mrs. Funk seconded the motion which carried with the following
vote:
Ayes: Mrs. Koch, Mrs. Funk, Mr. Seeba and Mr. Schwartz.
Nays: None.
There being no further business to come before the Council
at this time, on a motion made and seconded, Mayor Bueker de-
clared the meeting adjourned at 12:48 a.m.
ATTEST:
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