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Min CC 08/27/2013 y Of C/9 O (� IN O s r TeX PS "City of Choice" City Council Meeting CIBOLO MUNICIPAL BUILDING 200 S. MAIN August 27, 2013 7:00 P.M. NHNUTES 1. Call to Order—Meeting was called to order by Mayor Hartman at 7:00 2. Roll Call — Council Present: Mayor Hartman, Councilman Pedde, Councilwoman Hale, Councilman Carlton, Councilman Liparoto and Councilman Hicks; Council Absent: Councilman Troncoso and Councilman Castro; Staff Present: City Manager Zech, City Attorney Erkan, City Secretary Cimics, ED Director Luft, Finance Miranda, Public Works Fousse, Police Chief Cox, Fire Chief Niemietz and Planning/Dev. Ser. Stricker. 3. Invocation—Invocation was given by Councilman Carlton 4. Pledge of Allegiance—All in attendance recited the Pledge of Allegiance. 5. Public Hearing A. The City of Cibolo City Council will hold a Public Hearing to hear testimony regarding the City of Cibolo proposal to increase total tax revenues from properties on the tax roll in the preceding tax year by 6.86 percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code). Individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted. Mayor Hartman opened the public hearing at 7:02 p.m. Several citizens spoke on raising the taxes especially with many being on fix incomes and citizens forced to take time off of work. Ms. Miranda explained the increase of one cent was to add three new fire fighters and three new police officers to the payroll and the equipment needed for these individuals. Council explained that several workshops were held which the public was invited and the department budgets were discussed in detail and everyone including the public had an opportunity to speak. Some citizens did attend the workshops and the budget was placed on the web site for review. Mayor Hartman closed the public hearing at 7:24 p.m. B. The City of Cibolo City Council will hold a Public Hearing to hear testimony concerning the proposed budget for FY 2014. 1 Mayor Hartman opened the public hearing at 7:24 p.m. Councilman Liparoto wanted to make sure staff had done everything else they could to cut the budget. Mayor closed the public hearing at 7:26 p.m. C. The City of Cibolo City Council will hold a Public Hearing to hear testimony concerning the Preliminary/Final Replat of LDS Cibolo Subdivision (Lot 1 and 2, Block 1, Unit 1, Town Creek Village). Mayor Hartman opened the public hearing at 7:26 p.m. Mr. Anderson the City Planning explained what the re-plat was for those in the audience that were not sure what the public hearing was about. No one spoke and the Mayor closed the public hearing at 7:31 p.m. 6. Citizens to be Heard This is the opportunity for visitors and guests to address the City Council on any issue. 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. Ryan Slaughter spoke about the alcohol ordinance and ask the council to consider hold a special meeting to pass a temporary ordinance for 70 days to make sure one does not get grandfathered during this time period before the citizens had the right to vote on November 5t', 2013. Tannya Steffen spoke to council wanting them to uphold the laws the city has in place and to follow the Comprehensive Plan and UDC. She stated that R&D Burgers were denied an alcohol permit based on the fact they were located 1,000 from Schlather Immediate School. 7. Presentation A. Presentation to Barbara Schmidbauer Cibolo Police Department Volunteer. B. Presentation to Catherine Piller as Law Enforcement Explorer of the Year for the Cibolo Police Department. Chief Cox presented the Cibolo Police Volunteer of the Year award to Barbara Schmidbauer for the outstanding work she has helped the Police Department with. Catherine Piller was also presented an award for Explorer of the Year. 8. Consent Agenda—Consent Items (General Items) A. Approval of the minutes of the Special City Council Meeting held on August 12, 2013. B. Approval of the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held on August 13, 2013. C. Approval of the minutes of the Public Hearing held on August 19,2013. Councilman Pedde moved to approve the consent agenda. Motion was seconded by Councilman Carlton. For: Council Members: Pedde, Hale, Carlton, Liparoto and Hicks; Against: None. Motion carried 5 to 0. 9. Staff Updates/Discussion A. Police Department B. Street Department 2 C. Parks Department D. Drainage Department E. Utility Department F. Administration Mr. Fousse the Public Works Director showed council a power point presentation on the drainage work being done near Dietz Creek and Tohart Place. 10. 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 Program (CII'), Charter Review Committee and Cibolo Economic Development Corporation. Councilman Carlton moved to re-appoint Art Cummings to the Street & Drainage Commission. Motion was seconded by Councilman Pedde. For: Council Members: Hicks, Carlton, Liparoto, Hale and Pedde; Against: None. Motion carried 5 to 0. B. Presentation/Discussion and acceptance of an Eagle Scout Project from Alex Putman for Schlather Park Flag Pole. Council received a presentation from Life Scout Putman on his proposed Eagle Scout Project. The Parks Commission had indorsed his project and he was asking approval from the council so he could take the project to his scout leaders and the Eagle Scout Board for approval. Councilman Liparoto moved to approve the project and the motion was seconded by Councilman Pedde. For: Council Members: Hale, Carlton,Hicks, Liparoto and Pedde; Against:None. Motion carried 5 to 0. C. Discussion/Action on the LDS Cibolo Subdivision Preliminary/Final Re-plat. Councilman Carlton moved to approve the LDS Cibolo Subdivision Preliminary/Final Re-Plat. Motion was seconded by Councilman Hicks. For: Council Members: Pedde, Hale, Hicks, Carlton and Liparoto; Against: None. Motion carried 5 to 0. D. Discussion/Action on the Cibolo Summit (ROW, Easements, Common Areas & Parkland) amended Preliminary Plat. Councilman Liparoto moved to approve the Cibolo Summit (ROW, Easements, Common Areas & Parkland) amended Preliminary Plat with the condition that the Final Plat shall not be recorded until issues pertaining to the naming and addressing of the existing Green Valley Road between Kove Lane and Town Creek Drive are resolved. Motion was seconded by Councilman Hicks. For: Council Members: Pedde, Hale, Carlton, Liparoto and Hicks; Against:None. Motion carried 5 to 0. E. Discussion/Action on the Cibolo Vista Unit 4 Preliminary Plat. Councilwoman Hale moved to approve the Cibolo Vista Unit 4 Preliminary Plat. Motion was seconded by Councilman Carlton. For: Council Members: Pedde, Hale, Carlton, Liparoto and Hicks. Motion carried 5 to 0. 3 F. Discussion/Action on the Turning Stone Unit W-4 Preliminary Plat. Councilman Liparoto moved to approve Turning Stone Unit W-4 Preliminary Plat. Motion was seconded by Councilman Carlton. For: Council Members: Pedde, Hale, Carlton, Liparoto and Hicks; Against: None. Motion carried 5 to 0. G. Discussion/Action on the Saddle Creek Ranch Unit 5 Preliminary Plat. Councilwoman Hale moved to approve Saddle Creek Ranch Unit 5 Preliminary Plat subject to the condition that construction plans for the proposed road to cross the United Gas easement be approved prior to the approval of the final plat. Motion was seconded by Councilman Hicks. For: Council Members: Pedde,Hale, Carlton, Liparoto and Hicks; Against:None. Motion carried 5 to 0. H. Discussion/Update and direction to staff of the crosswalk at Bentwood Ranch and Cibolo Valley Drive. Chief Cox gave an update on the crosswalk at Bentwood Ranch and Cibolo Valley Drive. Chief Cox stated that the Traffic Engineer had indicated that there was not sufficient clearance at this intersection for a crosswalk. Traffic signal is planned for this area and could move those plans up but funds have not been allocated. I. Discussion/Update and direction to staff on the Deer Creek safety issues. Chief Cox stated that both he and Councilman Castro, District 3 met with the Deer Creek HOA and Ms. Lube who had brought this item to the attention of the City. Chief Cox did state that within 45 days they should have crosswalk relocated to Oakmont, streets painted, hidden driveway signs installed and flashing stop signs working. J. Discussion and direction to staff relating to school traffic/parking/pedestrian traffic. Council discussed the crosswalk and safety issues at Silver Wing and Bentwood Ranch. Silver Wing has been designed and is on the schedule to be completed. K. Discussion and direction to staff on changing the Noise Ordinance for the City of Cibolo. This item was presented by Chief Cox. Council went over the two sample ordinances provide and gave staff a few items they would like to see in the new ordinance. Chief Cox stated he would have something back to council the second meeting in September. L. Discussion on Planning and Development Services. This item was pulled from the agenda. M. Discussion and direction to staff regarding the FY 2013-2014 Budget. Council gave staff direction to move forward with the budget to include the changes that were handed out to council. N. 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. 4 Council went over the calendar for August and September 2013. 11. Ordinances A. Approval/Disapproval of an Ordinance of the City of Cibolo amending the Water,Wastewater, Drainage and Transportation Impact Fee Programs and amending the Water,Wastewater, Drainage and Transportation Impact Fees. Councilman Liparoto moved to approve the ordinance amending the Water,Wastewater, Drainage and Transportation Impact Fee Programs and amending the Water,Wastewater, Drainage and Transportation Impact Fees. Motion was seconded by Councilman Hicks. For: Council Members: Pedde,Hale, Carlton, Liparoto and Hicks;Against: None. Motion carried 5 to 0. 12. City Council request(s)regarding Wecific items to be scheduled for future agendas. Councilman Liparoto requested an item on the agenda to discuss UDC policy issues and also the issue with R&D Burger as mentioned in by a citizen in today's meeting. Mayor Hartman requested an item on future impact fees and drainage projects and an executive session on sale of real property. 13. Adjournment: Councilman Liparoto moved to adjourn the meeting at 10:17 p.m. Motion was seconded by Councilman Carlton. For: All; Against:None. Motion carried 5 to 0. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 10'DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2013. Jennifer Hartman Mayor ATTEST: l �4�1 Peggy Cimics,TRMC City Secretary 5