The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 69, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009 Page: 2 of 42
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The Boerne STAR
FRIDAY, August 28, 2009
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UDHTUANES
Marvin “Marty” Moreau
Dec. 22,1944 - Aug. 24, 2009
Marvin “Marty” Moreau passed away in
San Antonio at the age of 64 on Aug. 24,
2009.
He was born to Pauline “Polly” Lancaster
Moreau and Robert Moreau in San Antonio
on Dec. 22,1944. He was preceded in death
by his father.
Mr. Moreau was a corporal in the Marine
Corps and served during the Vietnam War.
He loved to joke around with others and
had a different joke to share every day.
He enjoyed traveling, reading, puzzles,
dominoes, cards and pool. He cherished his
Moreau
time playing board games with his mom.
He was an inspiration to his daughter Cassandra and encouraged
her every step she took. He made her feel as though she could do
no wrong.
Marvin is survived by his mother Pauline “Polly” Lancaster
Moreau of Boerne; his daughters, Cassandra Moreau of San Anto-
nio and Rose Ann Gamble of Kernersville, N.C.; and his son Ryan
Moreau of San Antonio. He also leaves behind his brother, Douglas
Moreau and wife Donna of Pipe Creek. He will be missed not only
by his family, but also by the many, many friends he made over
the years.
A visitation was held Thursday, Aug. 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. at
Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home. The funeral will be Friday,
Aug. 28, at 10 a.m. at Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home.
A military interment with honors
will be held at 2:15 p.m. Friday,
Aug. 28, at the Fort Sam Hous-
ton National Cemetery in San
Antonio.
In lieu of flowers, donations can
be made toward funeral expenses
by sending them to Polly Moreau,
720% S. Brackenridge, Boerne,
Texa 78006. To leave an online
message for the family and to
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City officials cool to water wheeling
deal with Kendall County Utility Co.
BY Mark J, Armstrong Some council members indicated support they have not purchased one.
• News Editor for putting in the infrastructure that would be “So the answer is they have done very
needed to connect the Boerne water system to little besides asking us to take action,” Heckler
A plan that would temporarily allow about the Kendall County Utility Company as long said.
178,000 gallons of water per day to be moved as the city held the “keys” to turning the valve Councilman Ron Ziegler also suggested that
through the Boerne water system from Can- on and off. the owner of the utility district needed to do
yon Lake to residents in Tapatio Springs and Thompson said that wheeling the water more to solve the problem before turning to
Ranger Creek areas received a cold reception through the city’s system would use about 7 the city for help.
Tuesday at City Hall. . percent of the infrastructure’s capacity and “They should be on a timeline moving for-
Last month, city officials gave a tentative would not be a detriment to Boerne water ward with solving their own problem and that
thumbs up to a request to “wheel” water customers. means a pipeline," Ziegler said.
through the city s pipelines to the Kendall He also said the water system could handle In other matters council members:
County Utility Company for up to 90 days in the additional flow for 30 days. • Received a presentation about the status
an emergency. At the time, the utility company However, the previous proposal presented to of the new librae construction. Public library
owners said they were worried that conditions the city council but never approved set condi- director Kelly Skovbjerg said the project is set
could deteriorate rapidly due to the ongoing tions for how to determine when there was an to go out for bids in October with construction
drought and they wanted to have a backup plan emergency situation, which were not a part of starting in December. The tentative move-in
in place in case of an emergency. the new proposal. date is January 2011.
Since then, Assistant City Manager Jeff Michael Mann, director of public works, said • Approved a$45,249 contract with SLABCO
Thompson said he has been told that condi- it would take two to three weeks to install the Inc. to construct a parking lot at the Toepper-
tions in water wells that supply the utility needed equipment. The equipment would cost wein Park and approved an $81,500 contract
company have stabilized. Thompson said the about $11,000 and would be paid for by the with Hardeman Construciton of Boerne for a
utility company owners have submitted a new Kendall County Utility Company. restroom at the same park.
request that would put in place a plan that City Manager Ron Bowman said that the • Held a public hearing on an annexa-
could be implemented anytime in the next 12 city’s part of the deal would be easier than tion request from owners of a 6-acre mobile
months. what the Kendall County Utility Company home park at 37500 Interstate 10 adjacent to
“The question becomes is this now a short- would have to do. He said the utility company Northrup Park. No comments were made.
term agreement,” Thompson said, would have to get approval through the Texas • Held apublic hearing on the proposed tax
Councilman Bob Manning said he supported Commission on Environmental Quality before rate for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1. No com-
helping Kendall County Utility Company cus- a plan could be implemented. ments were made. The proposed tax rate is
tomers in an emergency, but not becoming a “My thought was, if you’re going to do .4442 cents per $100.
long-term partner. something, let’s have the infrastructure in • Approved a request from the Kendall County
“This seems to be a proposal for us to place before we need it,” Bowman said. Fair Association to hold a fireworks display on
become a permanent back-up source of water Mayor Dan Heckler said he wanted to know Sept. 6 during the Kendall County Fair. An
for the Kendall County Utility company,” if the owners of the utility company had taken alternate date of Dec. 31 was also approved in
Manning said. “You’re seeking guidance as to any steps on their end. Thompson said he had case the first date gets rained out.
if and how the council wants to proceed with been told that they had looked at a tank to • Approved on first reading amendments to
this and I wish not to.” accept water wheeled through the city but that the city water, sewer, electric and gas rates.
City urges county to help fund Herff Road work
Minnie Schellhase
Nov. 27,1929 - Aug. 24, 2009
Minnie Schellhase, born in Kendalia, on
Nov. 27, 1929, to parents Oran and Cassie
Smith, passed away on Monday, Aug. 24,
2009, at the age of 79 years and 9 months.
Minnie married Joe A. Schellhase on July
3, 1964. They shared their lives together
in Boerne for 45 years. Minnie and Joe
enjoyed traveling in their motor home to
far off places including Colorado, Califor-
nia, New Mexico, Washington and Kansas,
making many beloved friends along the
away.
Minnie is survived by her husband, Joe;
Schellhase
grandson, Cullen Wayne Hopkins; grand-
daughter, Melissa Hopkins; stepsons, Gary Schellhase, Larry
Schellhase and Ray Schellhase; stepdaughter, Brenda; sister-in-
law, Edith Fourton; brothers-in-law, Bill Schellhase and Walter
Schellhase; and many friends and family. She was preceded in
death by her parents, Oran and Cassie; only son, Lester Wayne
Hopkins; and step-son Mike Schellhase.
A Celebration of Life service will be held Friday, Aug. 28, at
Vaughan’s Funeral Home at 10 a.m. with burial immediately
following at the Smith Cemetery in Bergheim. Thank you to the
pall Bearers: Trevor Stakes, Jerry McGuffin, Luther McGuffin,
Craig Campbell, Gary Schellhase and Kenneth Lyssy. Honorary
Pall Bearer, Cullen Hopkins.
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RESIDENCY
FROM PAGE 1A
eligible for reappointment at the end of their current terms:
• One member of the eight-member Boerne Public Library Advi-
sory Board
• All five members of the Boerne Public Housing Authority
• Five of the nine members of the Historic Landmark
Commission
• One member of the Boerne Planning and Zoning Commission
• Four of the nine members on the Zoning Board of Adjustments
and Appeals
Some of those will not be eligible because they do not live inside
the city while others will already have served eight or more years.
Haberstroh, whose wife was removed from the Historic Landmark
Commission last month after a change in the city’s ethics ordinance
prohibited spouses of council members from serving, said he was
specifically opposed to the term limits because there are no limits
on the number of terms councilmen can serve.
“If we want to go back and rewrite the charter and put term lim-
its on ourselves then I’ll support it, but if we don’t have any term
limits, then I can’t impose that on someone who is volunteering,”
Haberstroh said.
DuBose and Haberstroh voted against the changes to the policy
after a motion by DuBose to table the resolution for 30 days failed.
Councilman Ron Warden voted in favor of tabling and said he would
support changing the residency requirement to include people in
the ETJ.
“I don’t feel like we necessar-
ily need to rush into this, but my
intention is to create an opportu-
nity for more people to serve and
to get involved,” Warden said.
WATER
FROM PAGE 1A
“There’s little difference in the
sizes, since a one-acre lot mea-
sures 43.250 square feet,” Thomas
said.
In other action, council mem-
bers approved an agreement with
the city of Boerne for use of
the Boerne animal shelter and an
agreement with the Leon Springs
Volunteer Fire Department for
fire protection and emergency
response services in the new fis-
cal year.
Post comments at www.boernestar.
com.
BY CANDACE VELVIN
Managing Editor
Led by Boerne Mayor Dan
Heckler, a delegation of city,
chamber and economic devel-
opment officials urged Kendall
County Commissioners to help
fund a $13.1 million re-alignment
and extension of Herff Road.
After city officials outlined
the four-partner consortium
funding proposal at Monday’s
Commissioners Court meeting,
Heckler asked County Judge Gay-
Ian Schroeder to schedule a vote
on the interlocal agreement at
commissioners’ next meeting.
“The city has already approved
the interlocal agreement and it has
been forwarded to the county,”
Heckler said, adding that county
and city officials worked in
tandem in developing a Trans-
portation Thoroughfare Plan that
highlighted the need for improve-
ments to Herff Road. “We need to
get this project going.”
Assistant City Manager Jeff
Thompson presented a plan for
the city and county to split the
cost of providing the initial fund-
ing for the project, about $6.55
million each, with reimbursements
from Esperanza developer Marlin
Atlantis and the Texas Depart-
ment of Transportation helping
pay back the financing.
City Planning and Community
Services Director Chris Turk said
the project would re-align and
widen Herff Road from Highway
46 to Old San Antonio Road.
The road would also be extended
to intersect with South Main
Street and allow quick access to
Interstate Highway 10 while by-
passing downtown. Thompson
said the project would turn Herff
Road into a “people mover” with
four lanes divided by a median.
He said a primary purpose of
the project is to provide relief to
Main Street, which traffic studies
have shown will become increas-
ingly congested as the community
grows.
With traffic counts increasing
by 133 percent in 10 years, the
extension of Herff Road was
recommended in several transpor-
tation studies and was a part of the
city’s 2008 development agree-
ment with Marlin Atlantis.
Thompson said the develop-
ment agreement stipulates that
Marlin Atlantis will contribute
$2.3 million to the project, with a
provision for inflation that could
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increase the contribution to as Rogers noted that extend- bilities for various job positions,
much as $2.75 million. ing Herff Road to South Main Carpenter said the plan outlined a
He said there is also a provision would create a prime development pay structure for 94 classified job
that requires the road project to area for retail space on prop- descriptions in three pay plans,
erties located between the two general administration, public
thoroughfares. “If we are able to works and public safety. Based
bring 500,000 square feet for new on a benchmark salary survey, the
retail businesses, it would mean consultants developed a pay range
an additional $995,000 in new of 31 percent from minimum
sales tax revenue,” heexplained. starting salary to maximum salary
Heckler and other officials for each job classification. Adjust-
offered to meet with commission- ments can be made as necessary,
ers to discuss any questions they taking into account qualifications,
had about the project, which he skills, longevity and other factors,
said is vital to managing both traf- “While there may be some areas
fic flow and development. of concern, no major adjustments
In other action,, commission- are recommended,” Carpenter said,
begin within five years of the date
when the first house is built in
Esperanza. No houses have been
built yet. However, the agreement
goes into effect when construction
begins, and Marlin Atlantis must
meet the financial obligation, even
if no houses are ever built.
“When construction starts, the
agreement is in effect and Marlin
Atlantis is committed, even if no
houses are ever built,” Thompson
said.
Thompson said that TxDOT has
ers approved, subject to changes adding the county’s compensation
suggested by the county attor- and benefits are competitive.
ney’s office, an interlocal service He said he did recommend that
agreement with Bandera Elec- pay be increased for any employ-
tric Cooperative for design and ees who were not already receiving
construction services related to the minimum recommended for
a Texas Capital Fund Grant for their positions. A 1-percent cost
additional electrical lines to serve of living adjustment was also rec-
Albany Engineered Composites, ommended for all employees. He
An agreement with Albany was estimated the cost at an additional
also approved, subject to the $185,000 to the county’s salary
county attorney’s review. The budget. Commissioners agreed
additional electrical lines will and voted to give department
agreed to contribute $3.2 million
toward the project over a four-
year period beginning in 2015.
The interlocal agreement calls
for reimbursements from Marlin-
Atlantis and TxDOT to be shared
equally by the city and county
when they are received. The city
and county would split the up-
front funding of $13.1 million, a
gross contribution of $6.55 million
for each and a net contribution of
nearly $3.6 million. allow the company to expand heads discretion in awarding the
Heckler said the county is prob- production and hire more work-
ably in a better position to finance ers. GrantWorks, Inc., represented
cost of living adjustments.
In other action Monday, the
court:
• Approved purchase of a com-
puter for Assistant Fire Marshal
Danny Morales.
• Approved changing the name
of Summit Pass Road to Tele-
the debt than the city. Thompson by Regan Lenehan, is the grant
and Heckler said the city can administrator on the project.
issue certificates of obligation to GrantWorks was also selected
raise $6.55 million and then repay to administer a Texas Com-
the debt over nine years without munity Development Block
increasing the tax rate. Thompson Grant for improvements at the
showed several estimates of future Water Conservation District 1 phone Hill Road in Cordillera
facility near Comfort. Commis- Ranch.
tax revenue increases, based on
1 percent and 2 percent annual
property value growth.
Turk pointed out development
along the new Herff Road will
increase property values and
attract new development, also
adding to tax revenue growth.
sioners approved an agreement • Approved amending Plat of
with Vordenbaum Engineering, Lots 12 and 13, Block C, Cor-
Inc. of Fredericksburg for engi- dillera Ranch Unit 201 into Lot
neering services. 12A, Block C, Cordillera Ranch
At the recommendation of Emer- Unit 201.
gency Management Coordinator • Granted a request for relief
Jeffrey Fincke and Schroeder, from minimum road frontage and
“The chamber has lobbied for commissioners took no action on platting requirements for a tract
this project and the business the burn ban, leaving it in effect of land in Gillespie County that
community is solidly behind it,” throughout the county. does not have frontage in Kendall
Robert Imler, community and J. Mark Carpenter, vice presi- County but access to the property
government relations consultant, dent, Matrix Consulting Group, is through a 40-foot road right-of-
told the court, and County Auditor Dana Baethge way (Hunter Creek Road.)
Economic Development Cor- presented a draft of the compensa- • Granted a request for relief
poration Executive Director Dan tion and benefits study ordered by from minimum road frontage to
Rogers also urged commission- the court. allow for 25 feet of road frontage
ers to approve the interlocal “This is the last item we need for proposed Lot 53A, His Hill
agreement. to finalize our budget,” Schoeder Subdivision, Mill Dam Road.
“This project is critical to mov- said.
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