Min CC 04/16/1985 C I T Y O F C I B 0 L 0
MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
APRIL 16, 1985
1. CALL TO ORDER. 7 : 00 P.M. - MAYOR BILL LITTLE
2 . INVOCATION. BILL WIEDERSTEIN
3 . ROLL CALL. PRESENT: BILL WIEDERSTEIN
DANNIE BISHOP
FRED NIEMIETZ
JOSIE__NIRIDER
DAVID HARP - CITY ADMINISTRATOR
ABSENT: MIKE ABSHER
4 . CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. (Limit 3 Minutes ) .
NONE.
5 . APPROVE CONSENSUS ITEMS.
DANNIE BISHOP REQUESTED THAT CORRECTION BE MADE ON ITEM
#7 OF MINUTES OF APRIL 9, 1985 , TO REFLECT THAT MOTION
WAS MADE BY DANNIE BISHOP. -
JOSIE NIRIDER REQUESTED THAT BILLS TO BE APPROVED BE
CORRECTED TO REFLECT THAT PAYMENT TO RICHARD HARM WAS
"PASS THRU" MONEY COLLECTED FROM PARK RESERVATION.
DANNIE BISHOP ( FRED NIEMIETZ ) MOVED THAT CONSENSUS ITEMS
BE APPROVED WITH CORRECTIONS. ALL APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
6. TAKE OATH OF OFFICE OF WINNING CANDIDATES OF CITY OFFICERS '
ELECTION HELD ON APRIL 6, 1985 .
CITY SECRETARY, AS NOTARY PUBLIC, TOOK OATH OF OFFICE
OF MAYOR BILL LITTLE. MAYOR LITTLE WAS CONGRATULATED
BY THE COUNCIL AND ALL PRESENT FOR HIS RE-ELECTION TO
THE OFFICE OF MAYOR.
MAYOR LITTLE THEN TOOK OATHS OF OFFICE OF DANNIE BISHOP,
WINNING CANDIDATE FOR COUNCIL PLACE 2; AND FRED NIEMIETZ,
WINNING CANDIDATE FOR COUNCIL PLACE 3 . MR. BISHOP AND
MR. NIEMIETZ WERE THEN CONGRATULATED BY THE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL, AND ALL THOSE PRESENT, FOR THEIR RE-ELECTION TO
THE COUNCIL.
7. DISCUSS AND APPROVE ATTENDANCE TO TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE REGION 7
MEETING TO BE HELD IN EAGLE PASS, TEXAS ON APRIL 19, 1985 .
BILL WIEDERSTEIN ( FRED NIEMIETZ ) MOVED THAT DANNIE BISHOP
AND DAVID HARP BE APPROVED TO ATTEND THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL
LEAGUE MEETING AND THAT THEY BE ALLOWED TO USE THE CITY
VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION. DANNIE BISHOP ABSTAINED; ALL
OTHERS APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
8 . CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ADOPTION AN AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE
NO. 322 TO INCLUDE ADOPTION OF THE STANDARD SWIMMING POOL CODES.
DANNIE BISHOP (BILL WIEDERSTEIN) MOVED TO APPROVE AMENDMENT
TO ORDINANCE NO. 322 AND THAT STANDARD SWIMMING POOL CODE
BE ADOPTED. ALL APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
9 . DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL REVISIONS TO ANIMAL CONTROL
ORDINANCE NO. 225 .
DANNIE BISHOP ( FRED NIEMIETZ ) MOVED THAT THIS ITEM BE
TABLED UNTIL FURTHER STUDY COULD BE MADE, THEREBY GIVING
THE COUNCIL A GREATER OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT
REGARDING THE COMPLETE REVISION OF ORDINANCE NO. 225 , AND-
_ PLACE ITEM ON -AGENDA==P0R-MAY 1985 ^MEETING_.- -ALL__APPROVED_
MOTION CARRIED TO TABLE ITEM UNTIL MAY 7, 1985 REGULAR MEETING.
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10 . ITEMS BY MAYOR.
MAYOR LITTLE ADVISED THE COUNCIL OF THE P.U.C. HEARING ON
THURSDAY, APRIL 19TH, WHICH HE AND MR. HARP PLAN TO ATTEND.
MAYOR LITTLE TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT HE WAS SOLICITING CITIZENS
TO HELP MR. HARP WITH THE BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT FOR THE CITY
IN PREPARATION OF NEXT YEAR' S SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
MAYOR LITTLE ALSO SAID THE CITY NEEDED TO HAVE ITS ANNUAL
"SPRING CLEAN-UP" , AND ASKED THE COUNCIL TO SET A DATE FOR
THIS EVENT. HE SAID THAT MR. GUTIERREZ OF GUTIERREZ WASTE
DISPOSAL HAD ALWAYS, IN THE PAST, FURNISHED A LARGE DUMPSTER
FREE OF CHARGE, WHICH WAS PLACED ON THE CITY HALL PARKING LOT.
THE COUNCIL AGREED THAT APRIL 27TH THRU MAY 5TH WOULD BE A
GOOD TIME FOR THIS PROJECT. MR. HARP WAS REQUESTED TO CONTACT
MR. GUITERREZ AND MAKE THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS.
THE MAYOR STATED THAT NEWS OF THIS EVENT COULD BE CIRCULATED
TO THE CITIZENS THROUGH THE CITY NEWS LETTER.
11. ITEMS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
JOSIE NIRIDER REPORTED ON THE JUVENILE DELINQUENCY SYMPOSIUM
SHE ATTENDED AT THE GUADALUPE COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER IN SEGUIN
ON APRIL 11, 1985 . SHE SAID THE PROGRAM WAS WELL PRESENTED- AND-
VERY INTERESTING.
MRS. NIRIDER SAID THE MOST IMPORTANT PART, _WHICH WOULD EFFECT
CIBOLO, WAS THE FACT THAT A FACILITY TO HOUSE JUVENILE DELINQENTS
IN THIS AREA WOULD HAVE TO BE PURCHASED OR BUILT. PRESENTLY,
THEY ARE BEING TAKEN TO BEXAR COUNTY, SINCE THEY CANNOT BE PUT
IN JAIL WITH OTHER OFFENDERS, BUT BEXAR COUNTY IS ALSO SHORT
OF SPACE.
DANNIE BISHOP EXPRESSED HIS THANKS TO ALL THOSE CITIZENS WHO
TOOK THE TIME TO COME OUT AND VOTE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR
NOT THEY VOTED FOR HIM.
MR. BISHOP ALSO COMMENTED ON AN ,ARTICE WHICH APPEARED IN THE
CURRENT ISSUE OF TML MAGAZINE REGARDING BUSINESSES WITH SEX
ORIENTED OVERTURES. HE SAID HIS CONCERN WAS THAT THE CITY' S
PRESENT ORDINANCE MIGHT NOT BE RESTRICTIVE ENOUGH.
MR. BISHOP_. ALSO EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING OFF-STREET - PARKING
FOR SOME AREAS OF THE CITY, ESPECIALLY IN A SCHOOL AREA SUCH
AS THE DUPLEXES ON SCHLATHER STREET. HE SAID HE FELT THE
COUNCIL SHOULD LOOK INTO THE NEED FOR PARKING RESTRICTIONS
NOW, BEFORE A GREATER PROBLEM AROSE FROM STREETS BEING CONGESTED
WITH PARKED CARS, AND THEREBY CAUSING A TRAFFIC HAZARD FOR
BOTH PEDESTRIANS AND MOVING VEHICLES.
BILL WIEDERSTEIN REPORTED ON THE SCH-ERT7j-CIBOLO JOINT PLANNING
COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON APRIL 15TH. HE SAID THAT THE COMMITTEE
HAD INVITED THE REPRESENTATIVE OF CCMA TO COME TO THE MEETING
AND GIVE A PRESENTATION REGARDING DRAINAGE. MR. DAVID DENNIS
OF CCMA CAME TO GIVE THE PRESENTATION AND TOLD THE COMMITTEE
THAT BECAUSE OF THEIR REQUEST, THE BOARD OF CCMA HAD GIVEN HIM
PERMISSION TO DO SOME CHECKING REGARDING WHERE.- THE COMMITTEE
COULD OBTAIN- HELP IN PLANNING DRAINAGE_ FOR THE TWO_CITIES.
MR. DENNIS DISCOVERED THAT THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS ORIGINALLY
DID THE SURVEYS IN THIS AREA AND HAVE ALL THE DATA STILL ON
FILE AND COULD POSSIBLY FURNISH SOME FIGURES REGARDING COST.
MR. WIEDERSTEIN SAID THE TWO CITIES WERE THINKING ABOUT WHAT
WOULD IT COST SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD, TO HIRE AN ENGINEERING
FIRM TO DEVELOP THIS . HE SAID THEY (THE COMMITTEE) WAS TALKING
ABOUT DRAINAGE ALL THE WAY FROM IH-35 DOWN .TO FM 78 AND BEYOND
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CIBOLO CREEK; WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, WHAT' S GOING TO HAPPEN
WHEN ALL THIS AREA DEVELOPS. MR. WIDERSTIEN SAID TO GET AN
ENGINEERING STUDY OF THAT TYPE WOULD COST IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
OF $100, 000 . 00; BUT, BY GOING BACK TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS,
THEY CAN DO A COMPUTER MODEL WITH THE ENGINEERING SURVEY
INFORMATION THEY ALREADY HAVE, AND MR. DENNIS FEELS THAT IT
CAN BE DONE FOR $2, 000 . 00 OR LESS.
MR. WIEDERSTEIN SAID THAT THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS MIGHT NEED
SOME INPUT FROM THE CITY TO UPDATE THE INFORMATION THEY ALREADY
HAVE, AND MAY NEED SOME OF THE CITY' S PERSONNEL TO MEASURE
CULVERTS, ETC. , IN ORDER TO CALCULATE THE DRAINAGE SITUATION
TO DETERMINE THE MEASURE OF WATER WHICH CAN PASS THROUGH A
CERTAIN POINT.
MR. WIEDERSTEIN SAID THAT WHAT THE COMMITTEE HAD DECIDED, IS
TO ASK THE COUNCIL OF THE TWO CITIES, SCHERTZ AND CIBOLO, TO
PASS A RESOLUTION GIVING THE JOINT PLANNING COMMITTEE AUTHORITY
TO HAVE MR. DENNIS, REPRESENTING CCMA, TO PROCEED WITH CONTACT-
ING THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO SEE IF HE CAN GET THIS INFORMATION
FOR US.
MR. WIEDERSTEIN REQUESTED THAT MR. HARP CONTACT MR. DENNIS TO
ASCERTAIN IF ANY MORE INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED; _THEN, -IF
APPROPRIATE, GO AHEAD AND DRAW UP THE RESOLUTION AND PUT IT ON
THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 7, 1985; SINCE
IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO GET THIS SURVEY AND WE NEED TO GET
OUR NAME ON THE LIST. THERE MAY BE SOME MAPS FROM THE CITIES
REQUIRED AND THIS IS WHERE THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE COST WOULD
BE.
12 . ITEMS BY THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR.
DAVID HARP INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT HE HAD BEEN GATHERING
INFORMATION FROM OTHER CITIES REGARDING THE BEAUTIFICATION
PROGRAM AND THAT A LOT WOULD BE INVOLVED IN GETTING BUSINESSES
AND CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE, BUT THAT OTHER CITIES HAD BEEN
SUCCESSFUL IN THIS AREA AND HE FELT THAT CIBOLO WOULD BENEFIT
GREATLY FROM THIS PROGRAM.
MR. HARP ALSO REPORTED ON THE COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT HE IS
HOPEFUL OF OBTAINING FOR THE CITY. HE STATED THAT THE FIRST
OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS WOULD BE HELD ON MAY 7, 1985 AT 6 : 30 P.M. ,
SINCE THE DEADLINE FOR APPLYING IS JUNE 15TH; AND THE SECOND
PUBLIC HEARING WOULD BE HELD AFTER THE AWARDING OF THE GRANT.
THIS GRANT WILL BE TARGETED TOWARD THE AREAS NEEDING SEWER
SERVICE, AND MR. HARP WILL BE CONDUCTING A SURVEY OF THE CITY
TO PREPARE DATA NEEDED FOR THE APPLICATION.
13 . THE CITY COUNCIL-MAY GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER THE PROVISIONS
OF ARTICLE 6252-17, V.T.C.S. , SECTIONS 2(f) WHICH MAY INCLUDE
DISCUSSION OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS; AND 2 (g) WHICH MAY INCLUDE
DISCUSSION OF PERSONNEL MATTERS.
8 :45 P.M. - THE COUNCIL WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
14 . RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.
9 :30 P.M. - THE COUNCIL RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION.
• 15 . TAKE ACTION AS APPROPRIATE IN REGARD TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME.
16 . ADJOURNMENT.
9 : 35 P.M. - DANNIE BISHOP ( JOSIE NIRIDER) MOVED TO ADJOURN.
ALL APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
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APRIL 16, 1985
BILL LITTLE - MAYOR
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CITY SECRETARY
BILLS TO BE APPROVED
April 16, 1985
CIEOLO _ELECTRIC CO. (2 timers-Park) 308. 00
* RICHARD A. HARM (Pol. work @ Park) (PASS THRU $) 60 . 00
AT & `T -C,'ONSUMER.'-_SALES`/_SERV.(Leased Equipment 7 . 75
WELLS COMMUNICATIONS ( Repair on Wilson) 5 .25
CITY OF SCHERTZ (Gasoline & Dispatch) 518. 96
HERALD NEWSPAP'ER.. GROUP (Legal Notices ) 97 . 30
CITY OF SCHERTZ (Dog Impound) 140 . 00
SHERIFF, GUAD. COUNTY (Prisoner Board) 80 . 00
G.O. ' S GARAGE (Tractor Repair) 34 . 25
S & S GARAGE ( 81 Ford Repair) 146 . 85
W. H. MULLINS (Engineer Services ) 160 .00
POSTMASTER (P. O. Box 88 Rent ) 13 .00
EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYS. ( S. S. - Deposit & Fee) 591. 19
CIBOLO STATE BANK (W.H. Deposit ) 912 .00
ROBERT RAETZSCH (Mun. Court Attorney) 150.00
ROY RICHARD (Mun. Court Judge) 150 . 00
GREEN VALLEY WATER SUPPLY (Water Purchases ) 112 .46
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELE. (Telephone Service ) 155 .02
BOARD OF TAX PROF. EXAM. (E. Mann Registration) 85 . 00
* CORRECTED TO REFLECT PAYMENT OF RICHARD HARM WAS PASS-THRU
FUNDS RECEIVED FROM PARK RESERVATION FOR SECURITY PERSONNEL.
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