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Min CC 08/26/2014 T'fX PS 'Off 4Cholce' City Council Meeting CIBOLO MUNICIPAL BUILDING 200 S.MAIN August 26,2014 6:30 P.M. MINUTES 1. Call to Order—Meeting was called to order at 6:40 p.m. by Mayor Jackson. 2. Roll Call — Council Present: Mayor Jackson, Councilman Garrett, Councilman Castro, Councilman Hogue and Councilman Dunn; Staff Present: City Manager Herrera, City Attorney Banks, City Secretary Cimics, ED Director Luft, Finance Director Miranda, Fire Chief Niemietz, Police Chief Cox, City Engineer Klein, and Public Works Director Fousse. 3. Invocation—Invocation was given by Mayor Jackson. 4. Pledgee of Allegiance—All in attendance recited the Pledge of Allegiance. 5. Citizens to be Heard This is the opportunity for visitors and guests to address the City Council on an agenda item or any issue they would like City Council to know about. City Council may not debate any non-agenda issue, nor may any action be taken on any non-agenda issue at this time, however, City Council may present any factual response to items brought up by citizens. The following citizens signed up to be heard: Maggie Titterington from the Schertz Chamber gave a update on events happening in the Schertz/Cibolo area. Karina Hill thanked the Police Department for presence at the schools - the first week of the new school year. Ms. Hill also asked about crossing guard at Bentwood Ranch Drive. Charles Ruppert spoke on item 11D he ask council to reduce their budget, delete money for the Holiday Parade and to look at the 69 other revenue items in the budget. 6. Presentation A. Presentation of Employee of the Quarter for April through June 2014. City Manager presented the Employee of the Quarter for April through June 2014 to Larry Busch from the Utility Department. 7. Public Hearing A. The City of Cibolo will hold a public hearing on a proposal to increase total tax revenues from properties on the tax roll in the preceding tax year by 3.68 percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax rate calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code). Taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate,or even decrease,depending on the change in the taxable value of property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted. The City Council will vote on the adoption of the proposed tax rate on September 9, 2014 at the regular City Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers. 1 Ms. Miranda the Director of Finance gave an overview of the proposed tax rate. The following citizens spoke during the Public Hearing: Marji Buell stated that Cibolo has been behind the curve when it comes to taxes for way too long. Cibolo needs too much infrastructure to lower the tax. Joel Hicks agreed with Ms.Buell and also stated that Cibolo has lost businesses due to lack of infrastructure Taxes have been low for too long. Charles Ruppert stated that the effective rate would still collect 5%over last year. Mr.Ruppert also stated that numerous cities including Seguin, Marion and Guadalupe County were all adopting the effective rate. Jim Russell was in favor of keeping the tax at the current rate and that Cibolo needed to move forward. Paul Buell was also in favor of keeping the tax rate the same as last year as was Karina Hill. Andre Larkins stated that the City could benefit from a Cost Benefit Analyst Chart and wanted to know if the city had one available. Mark Buell also spoke in favor of the tax rate. 8. Consent Alzenda—Consent Items(General Items) All the following items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and self-explanatory by the Council and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member wants to pull an item off the consent agenda. A. Approval of the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting held on August 12, 2014. B. Acceptance of the July 2014 Check Register pending final acceptance of the City's financial audit for the 2014/15 Fiscal Year. C. Acceptance of the Revenue & Expense Report ending July 31, 2014 pending final acceptance of the City's financial audit for the 2014/15 Fiscal Year. Councilman Castro made the motion to approve the consent agenda. Motion was seconded by Councilman Dunn. For: Councilman Garrett,Hogue, Castro and Dunn;Against:None. Motion carried 4 to 0. 9. Staff Updates/Discussion A. Parks Department B. Street Department C. Drainage Department D. Utility Department E. Administration Mr. Herrera had Chief Cox give a update on Borgfeld Road and upcoming traffic plan due to construction near Weiderstein Elementary School. 10. General Announcements for City Council and Staff A. City Council — Mayor Jackson announced Cibolo Shred Day sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank. Councilman Castro announced the Cibolo Spartan's first home game on Sept 6 at the Multi-Event Center and also a disc golf tournament scheduled for October 25th at Schlather Park. B. Staff—None at this time. 11. Discussion/Action A. Discussion/Action on the removal, appointments and re-appointments to Planning and Zoning Commission, Parks Commission, Streets and Drainage Commission,Board of Adjustments Commission, Capital Improvement 2 Program (CII'), Cibolofest Committee, UDC Committee, Cibolo Youth Council and the Cibolo Economic Development Corporation. Pat Evans resigned from the UDC Committee and Councilman Dunn made the motion to appoint Robin Williams to the UDC in her place. Motion was seconded by Councilman Hogue. For: Councilman Castro, Garrett, Dunn and Hogue; Against: None. Motion carried 4 to 0. Councilman Hogue made the motion to remove Gabriel Felder from the UDC as he had missed 3 out of 4 meetings. Motion was seconded by Councilman Dunn. For: Council Garrett, Castro, Dunn and Hogue; Against: None. Motion carried 4 to 0. Councilman Castro made the motion to appoint Eric Moraes to the UDC Committee. Motion was seconded by Councilman Hogue. For: Councilman Garrett,Dunn,Hogue and Castro;Against:None. Motion carried 4 to 0. B. Discussion/Action on the appointment of a replacement for Councilman Pedde on the Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation(CVLGC). Councilman Dunn made the motion appoint Councilman Hogue to replace Councilman Pedde on the Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation. Motion was seconded by Councilman Castro. For: Councilman Garrett, Councilman Castro, Councilman Dunn and Councilman Hogue;Against:None. Motion carried 4 to 0. C. Discussion/Action and direction to staff on the Downtown Revitalization Plan. This item was presented by Donnovan Jackson and Robin Williams from the EDC and Karen Hale representing the P&Z. John Schlather also spoke to council in favor of the Downtown Revitalization Plan. Councilman Castro made the motion to accept the plan/vision as presented by the EDC on the Downtown Revitalization Plan. Motion was seconded by Councilman Dunn. For: Councilman Garrett, Councilman Hogue, Councilman Castro and Councilman Dunn;Against:None. Motion carried 4 to 0. D. Discussion/Action on the Proposed FY 2014-2015 Budget. MS.Miranda Finance Director gave a report to council on the proposed FY 2014-2015 Budget. E. Discussion/Action and authorization for the City Manager to enter into a contract for Engineering Design Services with McCall and Associates for the Fire Station#1 Rehabilitation and Expansion Project. Councilman Dunn made the motion to authorization for the City Manager to enter into a contract for Engineering Design Services with McCall and Associates for the Fire Station #1 Rehabilitation and Expansion Project. Motion was seconded by Councilman Castro. For: Councilman Garrett, Councilman Hogue, Councilman Dunn and Councilman Castro;Against:None. Motion carried 4 to 0. F. Discussion/Action on the review and confirmation of all upcoming special meetings and workshops and scheduling the time, date, and place of additional special meetings or workshops. Mayor Jackson called for a 5 minute break at 8:35 P.M. Mayor Jackson called the meeting back to order at 8:43 P.M. No additional meetings scheduled at this time. 12. Resolution A. Approval/Disapproval of a resolution adopting a policy on processing zoning applications which require a zoning change from a commercial or industrial designation to a residential zoning designation on property adjoining F.M. 1103. Council discussed this item and still had a few questions. Councilman Garrett made the motion to bring the resolution back to council at the next regular scheduled meeting in September. Motion was seconded by 3 Councilman Castro. For: Councilman Dunn, Councilman Hogue, Councilman Castro and Councilman Garrett. Motion carried 4 to 0. 13. Executive Session The City Council will meet in Executive Session as authorized by the Texas Gov't Code Sec. 551.074 Personnel Matters to deliberate the following: A.The duties of the members of the City Council. The City Council adjourned into Executive Session at 8:55 P.M. 14. Open Session Reconvene into Regular Session and take action/or give direction, if necessary, on items discussed in Executive Session Council reconvened into regular session at 9:24 P.M. No action taken. 15. City Council requests regarding specific items to be scheduled for future agendas. Councilman Hogue requested that council consider naming the Multi-Event Center. Councilman Castro made the comment that the City has a Naming Policy. The City Secretary stated she would e-mail the council with a copy of the Naming Policy prior to leaving this evening. 16. Adjournment: Councilman Hogue made the motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:26 P.M. Motion was seconded by Councilman Garrett. For:All;Against:None. Motion carried 4 to 0. PASS D AND APPROVED THIS 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2014. Lisa M.Jackso Mayor ATTEST: Peggy Cimics,TRMC City Secretary 4