Min CC 08/14/2001 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CIBOLO MUNICIPAL BUILDING
109 S. MAIN
AUGUST 14, 2001, 7:00 P.M.
MINUTES
1. Call to Order—Mayor Ruppert called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
2. Roll Call—All members of Council were present.
3. Invocation—Councilman Glisar led the invocation.
4. Pledge of Allegiance—Mayor Ruppert led the Pledge of Allegiance.
5. Citizens to be Heard—
Roger Niemetz—Briefed that he was working on a contract between the City of Cibolo and the Volunteer Fire Department.
The old contract is dated 1990,will provide the Council a copy of contract and a new revised one at the next meeting.
Stated that they had just purchased a Thermal Imaginery Camera to help with Fires. Stated that there were two recent fires
in Cibolo that they had responded to. Also stated that Cibolo and Schertz have a good working agreement.
Paul Buell—Asked when Borgfeld Road would be completed. Stated that the sign said August 8,2001 and today was
August 14,2001. Mayor Ruppert stated that he would look into it and get back with him.
6. Consent Agenda—Consent 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 or citizen so requests,in
which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered as part of the normal order of
business.)
A. Consideration and Approval of July 24,2001 Minutes of the City Council Budget Workshop
B. Consideration and Approval of July 24,2001 Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting.
C. Consideration and Approval of July 31, 2001 Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting and Budget
Workshop.
D. Check Register of July, 200
Councilman Ridge made the motion to accept consent agenda items with corrections to the minutes. Seconded by
Councilwoman Duggar. For: All, Against: None.
7. Ordinances
A. Consider Approval/Disapproval of Acceptance of Annexation of 21.434 acres& 20.558 acres from Perry
Blanton of Blanton Family Limited Partnership a Texas Limited Partnership and approximately 0.876 and the
Estate of Eldred Stapper. Sr., Marcell S. Stapper.Proposed Zoning will be R-2.
No discussion. Councilman Ridge made the motion to approve Annexation with a R-2 zoning. Seconded by
Councilwoman Duggar. For: All,Against: None.
B. Consider Approval/Disapproval of Acceptance of Annexation Second Group of properties being a 53.517 acres
of land,being approximately 23.00 acres out of the M.Lindenburg Survey, Abstract No. 215 and
approximately 30.517 acres out of the Trinidad Garcia Survey,abstract No. 137, Guadalupe County,Texas
and being out of that certain tract called 1.00 acres,recorded in volume 731,page 1039 of the Official Public
Records of Guadalupe, County.
No discussion. Councilman Ridge made the motion to approve Annexation with a R-2 zoning. Seconded by
Councilwoman Duggar. For: All,Against: None.
8. Discussion and Action Items
A. Discussion/Action on granting permission for a street closure of the 100 block of South Main Street from 7:00
p.m.to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 22,2001 for celebration of the St.Paul Church of Christ 125"'
Anniversary.
Police Chief Mark Riffe asked if the street was going to be barricaded and were they going to have a off duty police
officer/sheriff? John Schlather,from the church, stated that they would like to amend the time from 7:00-10:00 P.M.to
5:00— 11:00 P.M. Also stated that they were going to check with public works to borrow barricades and they already hired
officers for that night. Councilman O'Brien made the motion to approve the street closure pending approval of Police
Chief Mark Riffe. Seconded by Councilman Ridge. For: All,Against: None.
B. Discussion/Action on search for new City Attorney. Setting a time and place to interview finalists for the
position and to authorize the Mayor to negotiate terms of a contract between the City of Cibolo and the
attorney selected.
Mayor Ruppert stated that he would go to all of the applicants offices and interview them at their convenience. Felt that it
would be hard to get them all to city hall on one night. Folders were handed out with all the bid proposals. Councilman
O'Brien made the motion to authorize Mayor Ruppert to start the interview,with a deadline to the Council members of
Friday,August 17, 2001 for any comment or input. Seconded by Councilman Ridge. For: All,Against: None.
C. Discussion/Action on appointing David Dennis of the Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority as a non-voting ad
hoc member of the Capital Improvements Program Impact Fee Study Committee for the purpose of
recommending changes to Ordinance#461,the"Impact Fee Ordinance".
Chuck Balcar briefed that David Dennis had volunteered to be a non-voting ad hoc member. Could not be a alternate
voting ad hoc member because of the conflict of interest. Councilman Glisar made the motion to appoint David Dennis a
non-voting member to the Capital Improvements Program Impact Fee Study committee. Seconded by Councilwoman
Duggar. For- All, Against: None.
D. Discussion/Action on purchasing a light truck for Public Works.
Chuck Balcar briefed that with the hiring of a second Code Enforcement(CE)Officer in October we would need another
vehicle. Robert Arenas car would be perfect for the new CE person and purchase Robert Arenas a light truck. Money is
available, since the new administrator car was not purchased. Councilwoman Duggar made the motion to approve the
purchase of a light truck for Public Works. Seconded by Councilman O'Brien. For: All, Against: None.
E. Discussion/Action on acceptance of donation from a business in Cibolo for Police Department.
Police Chief Mark Riffe stated that a business located in the City made a donation to the Police Department in the amount
of$300. Stated that this would be put in the Police Special Account,normally used for refrigerator,microwave or
computers. Councilman Ridge made the motion to approve the acceptance of the donation. Seconded by Councilman
Glisar. For: All, Against: None.
9. Discussion
A. Discussion from Chief Mark Rifle on court warrant program.
Mayor Ruppert stated that the article in the Sequin-Gazette about warrant round up was excellent. Police Chief Mark Riffe
briefed the steps a ticket takes to become a warrant. Stated that the last time they were serving warrants they brought in
about$61,000. They quit serving warrants because of the drop in personnel,they are now back up to a full staff and will
start serving warrants again. Hoping to have several roundups with surrounding cities in the near future.
10 Comments
A. City Administrator
Chuck Balcar-
-Stated that Meek street drainage project is now complete.
-Farming contract with the GoForth has ended now.
-There will be another change order in the Booster Station for the pipe size.
-Stated that the Council needs to start thinking about what they want to do with the 21 acres across the street from City
Hall.
-Currently getting bids for the baseball lights at Niemetz park.
-Lock project for city facilities are coming in higher than fust expected.
B. City Staff -None
_ > C. City Council -
Councilman Glisar—Stated that he was at the water board and they were briefed that the pipe was in the ground. That the
project was in several different stages.
Councilwoman Duggar—Asked about the status of the Deer Creek Drainage Problem. Chuck Balcar replied,stating that
Rudy Klein has been tied up with Indian Circle and would get him to check it the next time he came out.
D. Mayor—None.
11. Adjournment
Councilman Glisar made the motion to adjourn at 8:02 P.M. Seconded by Councilwoman Duggar. For: All,Against:
None.
ADOPTED THIS 28TH DAY OF AUGUST 2001.
Charles Ruppert
Mayor
ATTEST:
ryulIQ-
ohne Griffin
ty Secretary