Min CC 06/13/1995 MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING
THE CIBOLO CITY COUNCIL CONVENED IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING ON TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1995, AT 7:00 P.M. AT THE MUNICIPAL
BUILDING, 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET, CIBOLO, TEXAS. THE FOLLOWING WAS
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS:
I. CALL TO ORDER.
Mayor Sam Bauder called the meeting to order at seven p.m.
II. ROLL CALL.
All members were present and staff was represented by City
Attorney Ron Flake, Director of Public Safety Wes Suiter, Public
Works Inspector Keith Gilbreath and City Administrator Chuck
Balcar.
III. INVOCATION.
Councilman Bob Glisar led the prayer.
IV. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
The Mayor led the pledge.
V. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. (LIMIT 3 MINUTES EACH)
Richard Bowman requested that the City lower the speed limit on
North Main from 30 to 20 M.P.H. He also wanted the school
crosswalks painted. (Chuck Balcar informed the Mayor that Mr.
Bowman' s brother-in-law had recently received a speeding ticket
on North Main. )
Mr. Ken Nichols asked for the City to help pay a $60 .00 plumbing
bill that he incurred due to stoppage in the City sewer line.
The Council decided to take it under advisement.
VI. CONSENSUS ITEMS:
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF May 23, 1995
Jeff Miller moved for approval, second from Bob Glisar. Approved.
B. APPROVAL OF CHECK REGISTER FOR MAY 1995
Mark Buell moved for approval, second from Jeff Miller.
Councilman Buell inquired about the expenditure at the Bayfront
Inn. Mr. Balcar said this was where he stayed for the Texas City
Manager Association Conference.Approved.
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C. SWEARING-IN OF AN UNPAID REGULAR RESERVE POLICE
OFFICER
The Mayor swore in Robert King as a reserve officer.
VII. DISCUSSION ON PROPOSED DEDICATION OF DIETZ ROAD BY
GUADALUPE COUNTY
Ron Flake led the discussion on this issue. Council instructed
the staff to conm=icate a desire to obtain funds from the County
as a prelude to agreeing to accept the road.
VIII. DISCUSSION ON POSSIBLE SUBMISSIONS TO METROPOLITAN
PLANNING ORGANIZATION (MPO) FOR NEXT YEAR
A. DIETZ ROAD
B. BORGFELD
C. OTHERS AS SUBMITTED BY CITY COUNCIL
The Council instructed the City Administrator to submit Dietz and
Borgfeld as projects during next year' s MPO planning process.
IX. EXECUTIVE SESSION
PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071 (1) (A) OF THE TEXAS
GOVERNMENT CODE CONCERNING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY
A. PROPOSED SETTLEMENT WITH FORMER CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DAVID WALKER
B. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTION
Mayor Bauder cancelled the session.
X. DISCUSSION OF CURRENT SERVICES BUDGET AND REVENUE
ESTIMATES FOR FY 1995-96 AND COUNCIL BUDGET PRIORITIES
(TO INCLUDE A REVIEW OF LAST YEAR'S FINANCIAL REPORT)
Mr. Balcar reviewed last year' s accomplishments from the annual
financial report.
XI. DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF NORTHEAST PARTNERSHIP BY-
LAWS
The Council reviewed the By-Laws and was told of the possible
expense if the By-Laws are approved by all the entities. Mr.
Balcar said it would be approximately $1, 300 for the first year.
Jeff Miller raised the issue of making it a 501c3 instead of a
501c6 so that contributions would be charitable deductions
instead of business expenses.
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The Mayor asked if this action would commit the City to expending
funds. Mr Flake and Mr. Balcar said that would have to be done as
a budget amendment since the expense was not budgeted this year.
Passage by the Council signifies agreement that the procedure to
assess dues is acceptable.
Councilman member moved for approval of the Northeast Partnership
by-laws with more consideration given to incorporating under
501c3, second by Mark Buell. Approved.
XII. AMENDING TRAFFIC ORDINANCE # 233, SETTING THE SPEED
LIMITS FOR FORMER LOOP 539, CURRENTLY DESIGNATED AS
FM78 (ALSO KNOWN AS "THE NEW HIGHWAY") , FROM THE WEST
CITY LIMITS OF CIBOLO EASTERLY TO THE EAST CITY
LIMITS
This was tabled due to failure of the Highway Department to
provide strip maps. It will be on next meeting.
XIII. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL & STAFF
Mark Buell reported that the Cibolofest Golf Tournament made
about $1500, the largest profit ever. He said that the notice in
the paper was very beneficial. He then asked when the Council
would see something from the Master Plan consultants. Mr. Balcar
told him that it would probably be the first meeting in July.
He also asked about charging for Fire Inspections and using the
money to hire a part-time or full-time Fire Department employee.
Mr. Balcar said that only the schools were authorized to be done.
Mr. Balcar told the Council that the City could get cost-recovery
(Ron Flake said that fees could pay a firefighter salary) asked
if Council wanted him to prepare an ordinance whereby a separate
fire inspection fee is charged or if the preference was for
funding the position out of previously authorized permit fees.
Mark Buell said he would talk to Mr. Balcar about it. Councilman
Buell said that the department is getting to the point where they
don't have members in the area during the day time.
Chuck Ridge asked about the Lone Star building, and Mr. Balcar
reported that he had called last week to report snakes in the
building.
Mr. Balcar reported that 20 houses representing about $1.9
million in residential property was permitted and completed up to
the end of December, 1994 . Since January of this year an
additional 13 houses with a permit value of $1.3 have been
completed and another 63 are in various stages of construction.
Total since February of last year until today has been about $11
million.
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Mr. Balcar passed out a draft of the proposed budget for CRWA.
He said that the City Manager' s Conference had an excellent
presentation on employment law and benefits.
Councilman Miller related that there was not a CRWA meeting the
previous night.
XIV. COMMENTS BY MAYOR
The Mayor noted that the new fence at Thistle Creek has been
completed.
XIV. ADJOURNMENT
Bob Glisar moved for adjournment.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON THIS 2'1 DAY OF JUNE, 199_
Hon. Sam Bauder, Mayor
ATTEST:
CHARLES BALCAR, CITY SECRETARY