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2-5-1985 lOR r- REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 5, 1985 The Schertz City Council convened in Regular Session, Tuesday, February 5, 1985, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Complex, 1400 Live Oak Road with the following members present: Mayor Earl W. Sawyer, presiding; Charles B. Sharpe; Hal Baldwin; Ross Hoover, Adolph Aguilar and Ken Greenwald. Staff present were City Manager Jimmy G. Gilmore and City Secretary June G. Krause. #1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Mr. Sharpe asked for an addition to the minutes of January 22, Item #7, the third paragraph, second sentence should read: "Mr. Tom Vandewalle is president, with Mr. Shapre as Vice-President of the organizational committee." There were also two typographical errors recorded. Mr. Sharpe moved the minutes of the Special Meeting of January 16, 1985 and the Regular Meeting of January 22, 1985 be approved as amended. Mr. Hoover seconded the motion, which carried with the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Sharpe, Baldwin, Hoover, Aguilar and Greenwald. NAYS: None i #2 HEARING OF RESIDENTS: Mr. Merwin Willman said there is a sign at the corner of Oak and Main Streets that needs to be painted or removed. #3 ORDINANCE: Mayor Sawyer introduced an ordinance and read the caption as follows: AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, CALLING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON APRIL 6, 1985, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE (3) COUNCILMEMBERS FOR SAID CITY. Mr. Hoover moved to approve the first reading of an ordinance calling an election on April 6, 1985, to elect Councilmembers for Places 3, 4, and 5. Mr. Baldwin seconded the motion, which carried as follows: AYES: Councilmen Sharpe, Baldwin, Hoover, Aguilar and Greenwald. NAYS: None l ~ 106 #4 ORDINANCE: Mayor Sawyer introduced an ordinance creating a Health Department and defining the powers and duties of a Health Inspector. Mr. Gilmore explained that the ordinance was only a draft form and was given Council tonight in order for them to study and discuss at the next workshop. Mr. Greenwald moved to table discussion on an ordinance creating a Health Department until it could be further studied. Mr. Sharpe seconded the motion, which carried as follows: AYES: Councilmen Sharpe, Baldwin, Hoover, Aguilar and Greenwald. NAYS: NONE #5 EXECUTIVE SESSION: None needed. #6 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: A. Mr. Gutierrez has submitted a request to change the collection dates for Greenfield/Woodland Oaks from Monday/Thursday to Tuesday/Friday. This will allow him to better serve these customers. He would like this change to take effect on the 14th of February; but Mr. Gilmore recommended waiting until March. Council discussed this request and decided it would require at least a two weeks delay in order to properly notify the customers involved. They recommended commencing the change on February 26th. B. Mr. Gilmore gave Council an update on the vehicle sticker identifications, outlining the different areas and colors to be used for each area. He said we will need to get information in papers and other ways to inform the public of the availability of the stickers, the purpose for them and the placement on vehicles. C. Mr. Gilmore will be talking with San Antonio Water Board people this week to discuss water service south of our city - the area as discussed on television the last few days. The residents of the area have approached us to obtain water and were told that they would have to get a release from San Antonio before we could talk to them since they are not in our PUC certified area. Mr. Gilmore said after he talked with the San Antonio Water Board people he would discuss it with our attorney for clearance. #7 ITEMS BY COUNCIL: Mr. Aguilar reported the Library Board met and are getting ready for their annual dance and auction, which will be held on February 23rd. Mr. Gilmore said we have some abandoned bicycles that can be passed on to the Library for auction if they are agreeable. Mr. Hoover asked how it would affect our budget if we lost our Revenue Sharing funds. Mr. Gilmore said it would decrease the budget by about $48,000; but since he has been here, we have not used this money for operational budget items - only capital equipment. We have never put it in the operational items. ~ . Jt;;;~1 _ ...'t:'~:'" _',)~.;-T "BJ;, ~,2 -'-.1("'1.. '":"" ..., ~l\Jri':"~__~ ;,. ~_ "I ..~,J;~" \ \ o o 0' , ) '~ (} f"- > "., , r- Mr. Baldwin said a resident of Beck Street asked if a 'Dead End' sign could be put at the entrance of Beck Street. There is a lot of turn-around traffic on that street. Mr. Aguilar also mentioned if it would be possible to put a 'No Parking' sign at the entrance to Greenfield. Mr. Gilmore said this is a little different as the truck mentioned was parked on pr i vate property. True, the owner was contacted and does not want parking there, but can the City enforce no parking on private property. Mr. Harris said that might be a Justice of the Peace matter. Mayor Sawyer asked that street sign changes be discussed at the next workshop. Mr. Baldwin asked if the City had received any information on the renaming of FM 3009. Mr. Gilmore said he has asked the librarian to gather the information for him. Mr. Sharpe said he attended a meeting of the Edwards Water District and they approved a request from Green Valley Water Supply Co. to pump an additional 1,232 acre-feet of water each year. Mr. Sharpe said he asked them to defer a decision but they did approve the request. r Mr. Sharpe annoucned meetings as follows: organizational meeting of the Economic Development committee for 7:30 p.m. at the Republic Bank in Universal City Thursday; Friday at 10:00 a.m. at the Officer Club the Austin-San Antonio Corridor Council will meet. Mr. Sharpe said he noticed some lights on in the old house on FM3009 - the Froebese property. Mr. Gilmore said Mr. Froebese has been contacted to come in. Mr. Gilmore said regarding the old house on Main Street, we should hear something in about a week and that he will check with Mr. Harris about condemnation or using police powers to remove as a nuisance. The work shack is still on the property at the entrance of Woodland Oaks, and Mr. Sharpe understood it was to be removed in December. Mr. Gilmore said the owner has been contacted. Mr. Sharpe asked that the item of mail delivery service on 135 be added to the Bell Ringer list. We need to follow up on this now by sending a letter to the San Antonio Post Office so that when they are changing routes due to expansion, this can be included. r Mr. Sharpe shared an article from the San Antonio newspapers 1 about Sea World, in which a Florida County Commissioners ! expressed some concerns they wished they had addressed in the , ~ 108 beginning. This called attention to the need to proceed with all speed on the overlay district the City is working on at present. Mr. Baldwin asked the City Secretary to make reservations for him and Mr. Sharpe for the TML Legislative Seminar in Austin on February 11th. #8 ITEMS BY MAYOR: Mr. Sawyer had received a letter praising the police chief and officers for the solving a burglary at the Kvapil residence. Mr. Harris asked Council to monitor the TML legislative reports. There is some bill going to be introduced affecting the Open Meetings Law, making it more stringent. They want to do away with the part allowing for emergency items to be placed on an agenda with 2 hours notice. #9 ADJOURNMENT: On a motion by Mr. Sharpe, seconded by Mr. Baldwin, and unanimously carried, the meeting was declared adjourned at 7:40 p.m.. ATTEST: .!~ . ~t:,4':~"iiiINBi;,:li;,.'~;;;;';i~_'<,,;.~1: .A.. , ~, : '-:GI ~Jii.';Q~~:~~'X;-~_:,..." ,~, -, . .~.~~.. f~ \. \ o o o ! I )