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MINUTES OF REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
FEBRUARY 19 , 1985
1. CALL TO ORDER. 7 : 00 P.M. - MAYOR BILL LITTLE.
2 . INVOCATION. DANNIE BISHOP.
3 . ROLL CALL. ALL PRESENT.
4 . CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. (Limit 3 Minutes )
NONE.
5 . APPROVAL OF CONSENSUS ITEMS:
DANNIE BISHOP REQUESTED THAT THE WORD "SUPPLY" ON PAGE 2,
ITEM #9, PARA. 5 , LINE 6 BE CORRECTED.
FRED NIEMIETZ (DANNIE BISHOP) MOVED THAT THE CONSENSUS
ITEMS BE APPROVED WITH THE CORRECTION OF THE TYPING ERROR
"SUPPLY. " ALL APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
6 . APPROVE APPOINTMENT OF DAVID F. HARP AS CITY ADMINISTRATOR.
DANNIE BISHOP ( FRED NIEMIETZ ) MOVED THAT THE APPOINTMENT
OF DAVID F. HARP AS CITY ADMINISTRATOR BE APPROVED. ALL
APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
MAYOR LITTLE THEN TOLD MR. HARP THAT HE AND THE CITY
COUNCIL WERE VERY PLEASED TO WELCOME HIM TO CIBOLO
AND HIS NEW POSITION.
MR. HARP THANKED THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THEIR
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE AND THAT HE WAS VERY HAPPY TO BE THE
ONE CHOSEN FOR THE POSITION OF CITY ADMINISTRATOR. HE
SAID HE LOOKED FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL.
7 . PRESENT CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION TO EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER.
MAYOR LITTLE STATED THAT THE COUNCIL HAD FELT THE NEED
TO SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION AND EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE
TO CITY-=EMP_LOYEES--WHO_GIVE SUCH LOYALTY AND DEDICATED
SERVICE TO THE CITY OF CIBOLO, AND HAD, THEREFORE,
DECIDED TO PRESENT A_-CERTIFICATE AWARD TO THE EMPLOYEE
CHOSEN EACH QUARTER.
MAYOR LITTLE THEN PRESENTED THE VERY FIRST SUCH AWARD TO
PATROLMAN RICHARD A. HARM AND EXPRESS THE COUNCIL' S
APPRECIATION FOR HIS OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE
CITIZENS OF CIBOLO.
PATROLMAN HARM THANKED THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND EXPRESSED
HI8 APPRECIATION AT BEING CHOSEN FOR SUCH AN HONOR.
8. APPROVE REQUEST BY SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-UNIVERSAL CITY INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT TO USE CIBOLO CITY HALL FOR POLLING PLACE FOR
BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION TO BE HELD ON APRIL 6, 1985 BETWEEN
THE HOURS OF 7 :00 A.M. AND 7 :00 P.M.
FRED NIEMIETZ (MIKE ABSHER) MOVED THAT THE REQUEST BY THE
SCHERTZ.=CIBOLO UNIVERSAL CITY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
TO USE THE CITY HALL AS A POLLING PLACE FOR THEIR BOARD
OF TRUSTEES ELECTION BE APPROVED. ALL APPROVED. MOTION
CARRIED.
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* 9. HEAR PRESIDENT AND ASSISTANT OF CIBOLO VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
REGARDING DISCUSSION OF LAND TO BE DONATED TO THE CITY FOR A NEW
FIRE STATION.
MR. ANDREW TOLLE, PRESIDENT OF THE CIBOLO VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENT, AND MR. ED HIGGINSON, FIRE CHIEF, CAME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS LAND WHICH WILL BE DONATED TO THE
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR A NEW FIRE STATION.
MR. TOLLE TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT SCHNEIDER INDUSTRIAL PARK
WAS WILLING TO DONATE- 783 ACRES OF LAND TO THE FIRE DEPART-
MENT FOR A NEW FIRE STATION ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RAIL-
ROAD TRACKS AND PRESENTED A DRAWING OF THE LAND TO THE
COUNCIL. MR. TOLLE STATED THAT THE LAND WOULD BE IDEAL
FOR A FIRE STATION AND COULD CONTINUE TO SERVE THE CITY
DURING CONSIDERABLE GROWTH AND AFTERWARDS.
MR. TOLLE ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS THE DESIRE OF THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT TO DONATE THIS LAND DIRECTLY TO THE CITY OF
CIBOLO, BECAUSE AS ALL KNEW, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD
EVENTUALLY BECOME A CITY PROJECT, SUPPORTED BY VOLUNTEERS
JUST AS OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES ARE NOW DOING.
MR. TOLLE SAID HE SUPPOSED THE MAIN QUESTION WAS, WOULD
THE CITY ACCEPT THIS DONATION.
MR. ED HIGGINSON TO THE COUNCIL THAT THERE WOULD BE DEED
RESTRICTIONS ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIAL PARK THAT FOR A
MINIMUM OF TEN ( 10 ) YEARS, THE LAND WOULD BE USED AS A
FIRE STATION LOCATION.
COUNCILMAN BISHOP ASKED IF THE LAND WAS USABLE "AS IS" OR
IF THERE WAS A DRAINAGE PROBLEM. MR. TOLLE ADVISED THAT
THERE WAS A DRAINAGE CHANNEL ALONGSIDE THE PROPERTY WHICH
WOULD PROVIDE ADEQUATE DRAINAGE.
MAYOR LITTLE SAID HE AGREED WITH THE FIRE OFFICIALS IN
THAT THE FIRE STATION WOULD BE IN A GOOD LOCATION AND WAS
GREATLY NEEDED BY THE CITY FOR FIRE PROTECTION ON THE NORTH
SIDE OF THE TRACKS.-
MAYOR LITTLE ALSO STATED THAT HE COULD NOT EXPRESS HIS
APPRECIATION OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ENOUNGH,
AND PRAISED THEM FOR THE TREMENDOUS JOB THEY DO IN SERVICE
OF FIRE PROTECTION TO THE CITY OF CIBOLO.
MR. HIGGINSON TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT THE LAND WOULD ALLOW
FOR AN "OPEN END" FIRE STATION WHICH HAS BECOME THE PRACTICE
OF FIRE STATION CONSTRUCTION. HE SAID IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A "TWO BAYS WIDE" BUILDING, WHICH WOULD
ALLOW THE FIRE TRUCKS TO BE PARKED ONE BEHIND THE OTHER,
AND WOULD ALLEVIATE THE PRESENT NECESSITY OF BACKING THE
FIRE TRUCK INTO THE STATION.
MR.-TOLLE STATED HE WOULD EVENTUALLY LIKE TO SET UP A
COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF BOTH COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BOARD, TO MEET AND DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY
OF A JOINT EFFORT OF CONSTRUCTING THE FIRE STATION.
MR. TOLLE AGAIN ASKED IF THE COUNCIL WAS WILLING TO ACCEPT THE
DONATION OF LAND.
• MAYOR LITTLE THEN POLLED THE COUNCIL: JO NIRIDER, "_AYE" ;
MIKE ABSHER, "AYE" ; FRED NIEMIETZ, "ABSTAINED" ; DANNIE
BISHOP, "AYE" ; BILL WIEDERSTEIN, "AYE" .
THERE BEING A MAJORITY OF "AYES" , THE COUNCIL ACCEPTED THE
* DONATION OF LAND BY THE JL4-H+TEE-R F-I-RE--i3E-P_ '-NT-..- SCHNEIDER
INDUSTRIAL PARK.
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10 . APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF
OBLIGATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $450 , 000 . 00 .
MAYOR LITTLE READ THE CAPTION OF THE ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION AND THEN ASKED FOR
COMMENTS FROM MR. TOM ANDERLITCH, THE CITY FINANCIAL ADVISOR.
MR. ANDERLITCH STATED THAT THIS WAS THE ORDINANCE WHICH THE
COUNCIL PASSED THE RESOLUTION ON AT THE JANUARY 15 , 1985
MEETING, GIVING NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES FOR
WATERWORKS PURPOSES AND WHATEVER OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THE CITY
WILL NEED INSOFAR AS TYING THE SYSTEMS IN. THIS NOTICE WAS
PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 24TH AND JANUARY 31ST, SO THAT ALL
PROPERTY OWNERS HAD KNOWLEDGE THAT THE COUNCIL WAS GOING TO
MEET TONIGHT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE
OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION.
MR. ANDERLITCH GAVE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT
SHOWING THE NEW ISSUE OF $450, 000 . 00 CERTIFICATES, AND SHOWING
HOW IT FITS INTO THE EXISTING DEBT SERVICE AND HOW IT IS
SCHEDULED TO BE PAID, SO THE COUNCIL WOULD HAVE AN INDICATION
OF WHAT THE PAY-BACK IS GOING TO BE.
DANNIE BISHOP ( FRED NIEMIETZ ) MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE AUTHOR-
IZING ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION IN THE AMOUNT OF
$450 , 000 .00 . ALL APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
11. APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE INCREASING PLUMBING,:AND SEWER PERMIT FEE
FROM $10 . 00 TO $30 . 00 TO RECOVER COST OF SEWER INSPECTION FEE.
DANNIE BISHOP (BILL WIEDERSTEIN) MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE
INCREASING PLUMBING AND SEWER PERMIT FEE TO $30 . 00 . ALL
APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
12 . APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NO. 301-A AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 301
REGARDING DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITY ADMINISTRATOR.
FRED NIEMIETZ (DANNIE BISHOP) MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE
NO. 301-A AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 301 REGARDING DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITY ADMINISTRATOR. ALL APPROVED.
MOTION CARRIED.
** 13 . APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE PROHIBITING CERTAIN SIGNS AND TEMPORARY
POLITICAL SIGNS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH SECTION 2301 OF THE
STANDARD BUILDING CODE.
DDAONHNIEE BISHOP (BILL WIEDERSTEIN) MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE
** -i�R -1 CERTAIN SIGNS AND TEMPORARY POLITICAL SIGNS.
ALL APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
14 . APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO SERVE ON A JOINT PLANNING
.COMMITTEE TOGETHER WITH SCHERTZ MEMBERS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS TO
THEIR RESPECTIVE CITIES.
MAYOR LITTLE SAID THAT AT THE MEETING OF THE CIBOLO COUNCIL
AND THE SCHERTZ COUNCIL, WHICH WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 13TH IN
SCHERTZ , IT WAS FELT THERE SHOULD BE A JOINT COMMITTEE OF
CIBOLO AND SCHERTZ TO ADDRESS THOSE PROBLEMS OF A MUTUAL ,NATURE.
MAYOR LITTLE APPOINTED THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THIS
COMMITTEE: JOSIE C. NIRIDER - COUNCIL MEMBER
BILL WIEDERSTEIN - COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS BORGFELD - PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
SAM BAUDER - PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
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FRED NIEMIETZ (MIKE ABSHER) MOVED THAT THE APPOINTMENTS BE
APPROVED. ALL APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
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15 . APPOINT COMMITTEE OF TWO ( 2 ) COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE
ANNEXATION STUDY COMMITTEE FOR THE CITY OF CIBOLO.
MAYOR LITTLE STATED THAT THE COUNCIL FELT THERE WAS A
NEED FOR AN ANNEXATION STUDY TO BE DONE REGARDING FUTURE
ANNEXING BY THE CITY, THEREFORE, A__COMMITTE WOULD BE
FORMED TO MAKE THIS STUDY.
MAYOR LITTLE APPOINTED FRED NIEMIETZ AND DANNIE BISHOP TO
SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE.
JO NIRIDER (BILL WIEDERSTEIN) MOVED TO APPROVE THE APPOINT—
MENTS. ALL APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
16 . APPROVAL OF WATER SUPPLY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SCHERTZ
AND THE CITY OF CIBOLO.
DANNIE BISHOP ( JO NIRIDER) MOVED TO APPROVE THE WATER SUPPLY
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SCHERTZ AND THE CITY OF CIBOLO.
ALL APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
17 . REVIEW AND AMEND BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30 , 1985 .
MAYOR LITTLE GAVE EACH COUNCIL MEMBER A STATEMENT OF INCOME
COVERING THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 1984 THROUGH JANUARY 31,
1985 , WHICH HAD BEEN PREPARED BY GLADYS PFEIL, THE BOOKKEEPER.
MAYOR LITTLE TOLD THE COUNCIL, THAT DUE TO HER WORKLOAD,
MRS. PFEIL HAD NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE THE STATE—
MENT OF EXPENSES COVERING THE SAME PERIOD. MAYOR LITTLE
ASKED THAT THIS ITEM BE TABLED UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL
MEETING.
DANNIE BISHOP (BILL WIEDERSTEIN) MOVED THAT REVIEW AND AMEND—
MENT OF BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30 , 1985 BE
TABLED UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. ALL APPROVED.
MOTION TO TABLE CARRIED.
* 17 . COMMENTS BY MAYOR.
MAYOR LITTLE EXPRESSED HIS THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO CHIEF
OF POLICE GEORGE FOR HIS HARD WORK IN REMODELING THE OFFICES
OVER THE WEEKEND. MAYOR LITTLE ALSO EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION
OF THE OTHER CITIZENS WHO DONATED THEIR TIME AND HARD WORK TO
THE CITY IN HELPING WITH THE REMODELING.
BRANNON
*** MAYOR LITTLE THEN ALLOWED MR. JIM -&R-ANQd; COMMISSIONER, TO
GIVE COMMENTS ON PROPOSED STREETMENTS TO BE CARRIED
OUT BY THE COUNTY. COMMISSIONER ��ADVISED THE COUNCIL
THAT THE COUNTY HAD APPROXIMATELY SEVEN ( 7 ) MILES OF ROADS
TO BE REPAVED AND IMPROVED.
16 . COMMENTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
JO NIRIDER — THANKED CHIEF GEORGE FOR THE WORK DONE IN RE—
MODELING THE CITY HALL.
MIKE ABSHER — THANKED CHIEF GEORGE AND HIS VOLUNTEERS FOR
THE WORK.-DONE ON THE OFFICES AT CITY HALL.
FRED NIEMIETZ — EXPRESSED HIS THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO
CHIEF GEORGE FOR REMODELING OF CITY HALL OFFICES. MR. NIEMIETZ
ALSO ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THE PROJECT IN THE PARK WAS NOW
COMPLETE.
DANNIE BISHOP — EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION TO CHIEF GEORGE FOR
THE REMODELING OF CITY HALL. MR. BISHOP ALSO ADVISED THE
COUNCIL THAT HIS "DOG PROBLEM" HAD BEEN SOLVED.
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BILL WIEDERSTEIN - EXPRESSED HIS THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO
CHIEF GEORGE FOR THE WORK DONE ON REMODELING CITY HALL.
20 . 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.
THE CITY COUNCIL WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8 :45 P.M.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION -OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND
PERSONNEL MATTERS.
21. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.
THE COUNCIL RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION AT 9 :43 P.M.
22. TAKE ACTION AS APPROPRIATE IN REGARD TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
NO ACTION TO BE TAKE REGARDING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
23 .-= ADJOURNMENT.
9 :45 P.M. - FRED NIEMIETZ (DANNIE BISHOP) MOVED FOR
ADJOURNMENT. ALL APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
BILL LITTLE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETA Y
CORRECTIONS=PER MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 5, 1985 :
* ITEM # 9 - PARA. 13 CORRECTED TO READ: "THE COUNCIL ACCEPTED THE
DONATION OF LAND BY THE SCHNEIDER INDUSTRIAL PARK. "
** ITEM #13 - CORRECTION OF TYPING ERROR "PROHIBITING. "
*** ITEM #14 - CORRECTION OF SPELLING "BRANNON. "
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B I L L S T O B E A P P R O V E D
FEBRUARY 19 , 1985
AT & T $ 7 . 75
DIAMOND-RITE PRODUCTS 54 . 85
GREEN VALLEY WATER SUPPLY 108 . 15
CHARLES B. HANKINS 500 .00
HERALD-NEWS 63 . 65
LONE STAR STORES 83 .35
TRI-COUNTY OFFICE SUPPLY & EQUIPMENT 7 .08
CITY OF SCHERTZ 443 . 94
SEILER FIRE EQUIPMENT 3 .00
SOUTH TEXAS PRINTING 600 .00
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE 117 . 91