Loading...
Min CC 10/25/2005 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CIBOLO MUNICIPAL BUILDING 200 S.MAIN October 25,2005 7:00 P.M. NIIINUTES 1. Call to Order—Mayor Sutton called the meeting to order at 7:02 P.M. 2. Roll Call— Councilwoman Hartman Councilman Kelly Councilman Ramcharan arrived 7:27 P.M. Councilman Campbell Councilman Troncoso 3. Invocation Councilman Campbell gave the invocation. 4. Pledge of Allegiance Councilman Kelly led 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 discuss any non-agenda issue, nor may any action be taken on any non-agenda issue at this time. (Attorney General Opinion—JC-0169) (Limit of three,minutes each) Jimmy Powers, Chairman of the Planning & Zoning spoke about his presentation to the Council at the last meeting concerning the Everyday Christian Fellowship Church. Mr. Powers gave his resignation to the Council as P & Z member and chairman so that he will not have any conflict of interest in the future when bringing a problem with his clients to the council. Darren Barsness spoke to the council on the City's RV Ordinance. Mr.Barsness felt that this ordinance needed to be revised to allow citizens more latitude on time to get their vehicles ready for a road trip and time when returning from a trip to allow for storage preparation. Troy Breeden—Item 7B Glenn Clausen—Item 7A 6. Consent Agenda-Consent Items(General Items) (All items listed below are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and will be considered as part of the order of business.) A. Approval of the minutes of the Regular City Council meeting held on October 11,2005 B. Acceptance of the check register for September 2005 pending final acceptance of the City's fmal audit for the 2005 Fiscal Year. Councilman Kelly moved to approve the consent agenda items. Seconded by Councilwoman Hartman. For: All, Against: None. 7. 'Discussion/Action(General) A. Approval/Disapproval for Den 4 of Club Scout Pack 323 to utilize the facilities at Neimitz Park on Monday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 for their den meetings. In lieu of payment the den will police the area for litter on a regular basis and agree to complete one improvement project selected by the Park Committee. (Staff) Glenn Clausen Cub Scout leader for Den 4 briefed the City Council on his need for a place the scouts could meet until their church building is complete. Mr. Clausen stated that the boys and their parents would be glad to do a service project selected by the Park Commission in lieu of payment and would also police up litter on a regular basis. Councilman Troncoso stated that the City needs to support the youth of the community. Councilman Kelly moved to approve the request by Den 4 to utilize the facilities at Neimitz Park. Seconded by Councilman Campbell. For: All,Against: None. B. Consideration/Action regarding the initiation of annexation proceedings for two tracts of land containing a total of 3.5 acres and being located at 1142 F.M. 1103. Said tracts of land are located in the Jeronimo Leal Survey, Abstract No. 210 and are shown to be in ownership of Robert and Donna B. Catalano on the official tax roll of the City of Cibolo. (Kelly) Troy Breeden spoke to the City Council on this item. Due to this land and ownership being in litigation at this time Councilman Kelly moved to postpone this item indefmitely. Seconded by Councilman Campbell. For: All, Against: None. C. Consideration/Action on a private participation agreement between the City of Cibolo, Medallion Homes, Standard Pacific Homes, and Mustang Fifty-One LTD (Benchmark Homes) for the construction of a sanitary sewer line from the City of Cibolo's existing 12-inch sanitary sewer main located along F.M. 1103 through the Medallion Homes property and the Standard Pacific Homes property. (Staff) After a briefed discussion by City Council, Councilman Troncoso moved to approve the Private Participation Agreement for Regional Sanitary Sewer Line Construction with two changes. First change: page 6, 4.2 remove the word vested, seconded change: page 9, 9.1 remove the word vested. Seconded by Councilman Kelly. For: All,Against: None. D. Discussion/Action for direction to staff regarding drafting a resolution to establish a 5-Year Capital Improvements Plan Citizen's Advisory Committee to serve as an advisory committee to the City Council. (Staff) Councilman Ramcharan arrived at 7:27. City Council had a long discussion on this item. Council agreed that all Cibolo citizens have an open invitation to serve on the CIP Committees. Individuals from Public Safety to include; police, fire and EMS plus agencies such as TxDot, SAWS, GVEC, CPS and Guadalupe County to include just a few will be needed to get this Committee kicked off. Kickoff meeting will take place in early December 2005 and Committees need to begin in early January 2006. Council agreed that this Committee should reconvene annually to update the initial plan. Councilman Campbell moved that we draft a resolution to establish a 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan Citizen's Advisory Committee. Seconded by Councilman Kelly. For: All,Against: None. E. Consideration/Action to direct City Staff regarding audio visual upgrades to the City Council Chambers. (Sutton) Mayor Sutton briefed City Council on the proposal for both audio improvements and visual updates to the City Council Chambers. Councilman Campbell moved that staff should have Southwest Sound come in and tweak the present system and add two gooseneck microphones at the Council dais,one at the podium and a wireless desktop gooseneck at the recorders desk. Councilman Campbell also moved to have staff look into a grant for visual equipment for the Council Chambers. Seconded by Councilman Kelly. For: All,Against: None. F. Consideration/Action to direct the Streets and Drainage Commission to convene and provide recommendations to the City Council on speed limits for City streets. (Kelly) A discussion was held on the speed limits in the City of Cibolo and the impact that HB 1130 had on the City. Mr. Parton will brief Council on the status of the blanket 25 MPH speed limit ordinance at the next regular council meeting. Everyone agreed that we need to have a comprehensive review of all the speed limit signs in the City. Councilman Kelly moved to direct the Streets and Drainage Commission to convene and to make recommendations to Council on speed limits for selected City streets. 8. Ordinances A. Consideration/Action of an Ordinance to protect the privacy of customer's social security numbers.(Staff) Councilman Kelly directed staff to formalize the procedures to implement the privacy policy. Councilman Troncoso moved to approve the ordinance. Seconded by Councilman Campbell. For: All,Against:None. 9. Staff Update A. Borgfeld Road and Main Street Rehabilitation Project B. F.M. 1103 4"Sanitary Sewer Force Main C. Green Valley Road Drainage Project(Cibolo Greenbrook Project) D. Cibolo Valley Drive Extension Project(Cibolo Greenbrook Project) E. Town Creek Road Drainage Project(Cibolo Greenbrook Project) F. Council requests regarding specific future agenda items or staff reports. Rudy Klein,City Engineer and Todd Parton,City Manager,updated the City Council on the above projects. 10. Adjournment Councilman Campbell moved to adjourn at 8:47 P.M. Seconded by Councilman Kelly. For: All,Against: None. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 8th DAY OF NOVEMBER 2005. Johnny Sutton Mayor ATTEST: Peggy Cimics City Secretary