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Min CC 02/14/2012 A p C U r O x „ 1 , rex.As. "City of Choice" City Council Meeting CIBOLO MUNICIPAL BUILDING 200 S. MAIN February 14, 2012 7:00 P.M. MINUTES 1. Call to Order—Mayor Hartman called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. Roll Call Mayor Hartman Councilman Pedde Councilman Troncoso—absent Councilman Castro Councilwoman Hale Councilman Carlton Councilman Liparoto Councilman Hicks Staff: Interim City Manager Chief Niemietz, City Attorney Charlie Zech, City Secretary Peggy Cimics, Police Chief Gary Cox, City Engineer Rudy Klein, Finance Director Anna Marquez, Community Dev. Ser. Director Robert Stricker,ED Director Mark Luft and Interim Public Works Director Bill Dee. 3. Invocation—Invocation was given by Councilman Carlton. 4. Pledge 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 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. The following individuals spoke to council: Rachel Conta a Miss Cibolo contestant inform council of the pageant and invited everyone to attend the event at Steele High School on February 25 h at 6p.m. followed by a reception at 9:00 p.m. at La Cabana Restaurant in Cibolo. Monea Jones representing the Shooting Stars Sports & Entertainment spoke to council on the flag football team they represented and wanted the support of the City Council. There organizations goal is to fight obesity in children. 6. Consent Agenda—Consent Items(General Items) A. Approval of the minutes of the Council Work Session held on January 24, 2012. 1 B. Approval of the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting held on January 24,2012. C. Approval of the minutes of the Special City Council Meeting held on February 6,2012. Councilman Pedde moved to approve the consent agenda. Motion was seconded by Councilman Carlton. For: Council Members:Hicks,Liparoto,Carlton,Hale, Castro and Pedde; Against:None. Motion carried 6 to 0. 7. Staff Updates A. Capital Projects Schedule B. Community Development Services C. Court Department D. Fire Department As presented. 8. 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(CIP), Cibolo Economic Development Corporation and UDC Committee. Councilman Castro moved to accept the resignation of Guy Burrows from the CIP Committee and appoint Dick Hetzel as the new representative. Motion was seconded by Councilman Liparoto. For: Council Members:Pedde, Castro,Hale, Carlton,Liparoto and Hicks;Against: None. Motion carried 6 to 0. B. Discussion/Action and direction to staff on approving the abandonment of an additional drainage easement on property owned by Jo Thurman located at 215 Main Street, Cibolo,Texas and authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute all necessary documents. This item was pulled from the agenda. C. Discussion/Action on the City of Cibolo v.Parker case. The City Attorney Charlie Zech briefed council on the City of Cibolo v.Parker case. The City won the law suit in Guadalupe County Court and Mr.Parker was fined$10,000 for attorney fees and to have the signs removed or meet the City standards in 60 days. Mr.Parker can appeal by setting a$5,000 bond at the county. City case in court is set for late February. D. Discussion/Action on a Interlocal Agreement with the City of Cibolo and Guadalupe County for Economic Development Programs and authorizing the Interim City Manager to sign the agreement. Councilman Liparoto moved to authorize the Interim City Manager to sign the Interlocal Agreement with the City and Guadalupe County for Economic Development Programs. Motion was seconded by Councilman Hicks. For: Council Members: Pedde,Castro,Hale, Carlton, Liparoto and Hicks;Against:None. Motion carried 6 to 0. E. Presentation/Discussion on the progress of updating the City web site. Chief Cox briefed council on the progress of updating the City web site. F. Presentation/Discussion on all equipment authorized to be purchased during the 2011/2012 budget. 2 Chief Cox's informed the council that replacement computer were ordered Friday with the exception of Community Development Services Department which he stated they were evaluating the use of a laptop to see if it would serve the needs of that department. Interim Public Works Director Bill Dee stated to council that he still currently getting quotes on the equipment that was approved in the budget. He will get this competed in the next couple weeks and send it to the City Manager. G. Discussion/Action and authorization for the Interim City Manager to enter into a contract for the roof repairs on the old school building. Councilman Hicks moved to authorize the Interim City Manager to enter into a contract for the roof repairs on the old school building not to exceed $75,000. Motion was seconded by Councilman Carlton. For: Council Members:Pedde, Castro,Hale, Carlton,Liparoto and Hicks; Against: None. Motion carried 6 to 0. H. Discussion/Action and direction to staff on the Water Ordinance 996-Procedures,Charges&Rates. This item will be brought to council at the next meeting with changes. I. Discussion/Action on having the school logo on the City Water Towers. Council discussed the item and felt this was an item that needed to be addressed at the School Board and if the School Board wanted to bring it forward to council they could look it at that time. J. Discussion/Action on sidewalk projects in the City and the Sidewalk Policy recommendation from the Street and Drainage Commission. Chief Cox's briefed council on the Sidewalk Policy that the Street & Drainage Commission referred back to council for approval. Council made a few changes and the item will be brought back to the next regular scheduled council meeting. K. Discussion/Action and direction to staff on the canopy repair and Right of Way encroachment at the property located at 100 S.Main, Cibolo,Texas. Mr. Catalano briefed the Council on what he was trying to do to the building. Councilman Pedde made the motion to approve the Right of Way encroachment with the condition that a Structural Engineer certified that the structure was sound. This motion died for a lack of a second. Councilman Castro moved to deny the Right of Way encroachment. Motion was seconded by Councilman Liparoto. For: Council Member: Castro, Hale, Carlton,Liparoto and Hicks; Against: Councilman Pedde. Motion carried 5 to 1. L. 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. Council went over the calendars for February and March 2012. Councilman Pedde requested that the CVLGC be added to the calendar each month so council could attend if their schedule permitted. 9. Ordinances A. Approval/Disapproval of an ordinance amending Water,Fees,Rates and Billing Procedures. Councilman Liparoto moved to approve the amending Water, Fees, Rates and Billing Procedures. Motion was seconded by Councilman Pedde. For: Council Member: Hicks, Liparoto, Carlton, Hale, Castro and Pedde; Against: None. Motion carried 6 to 0. 3 10. Resolutions A. ApprovaUDisapproval of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Cibolo to approve the Guadalupe- Blanco River Authority Hazard Mitigation Plan Update. Councilman Liparoto moved to approve a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Cibolo to approve the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Hazard Mitigation Plan Update. Motion was seconded by Councilman Pedde. For: Council Members: Hicks,Liparoto, Carlton,Hale,Castro and Pedde; Against: None. Motion carried 6 to 0. B. Approval/Disapproval of a Resolution authorizing the Police Chief to submit a State Criminal Justice Planning 421 Grant to the Office of the Governor,Criminal Justice Division. Councilman Hicks moved to approve a Resolution authorizing the Police Chief to submit a State Criminal Justice Planning 421 Grant to the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division. Motion was seconded by Councilman Liparoto. For: Council Members: Pedde, Castro, Hale, Carlton,.Liparoto and Hicks; Against: None. Motion carried 6 to 0. C. Approval/Disapproval of a Resolution to establish the City's intention to be reimbursed by the Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation for the prior lawful expenditure of funds from the proceeds of tax-exempt obligations to be issued by the Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation for authorized purposes. Councilman Pedde moved to approve a Resolution to establish the City's intention to be reimbursed by the Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation for the prior lawful expenditure of funds from the proceeds of tax- exempt obligations to be issued by the Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation for authorized purposes. Motion was seconded by Councilman Carlton. For: Council Members: Pedde, Castro, Hale, Carlton, Liparoto and Hicks; Against: None. Motion carried 6 to 0. 11. Executive Session The City Council will meet in Executive Session as authorized by the Texas Gov't Code Sec. 551.072 Deliberate the purchase, sale, lease or value of real property and Sec. 551.71 Consultation with Attorney to discuss the following: A. Discuss the acquisition of 0.0870 acres of land out of the property located at 701 North Main Street, Cibolo, Guadalupe County,Texas for the purpose of future extension of the sidewalk and road completion. B. Discussion regarding legal issues associated with acquisition of property located at 2251 FM 1103, Cibolo, Texas for the purpose of obtaining an easement. C. Discuss, deliberate and to establish value for consideration to commence with negotiations to purchase real property as approved by the citizens on November 4, 2008, for the City of Cibolo 2008 Bond Project (Town Creek Regional Detention). Council convened into Executive Session at 8:37 p.m. 4 12. 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 9:23 p.m. Councilman Hicks made a motion to purchase the property located at 701 north Main for the purpose of future extension of the sidewalk and road completion in the amount of $11,422.69. Motion was seconded by Councilman Pedde. For: Council Members: Castro, Hale, Carlton, Liparoto, Pedde and Hicks; Against: None. Motion carried 6 to 0. 13. City Council request(s)regarding specific items or staff reports to be scheduled for future agendas. No action. 14. Adj oumment: Councilman Hicks moved to adjourn the Meeting at 9:26 p.m. Motion was seconded by Councilman Carlton. For: All,Against:None. Motion carried 6 to 0. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 28TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2012. 9 aOq-m 0/� Jennifer artman Mayor ATTEST Peggy Cimics City Secretary 5