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01-21-2014 Agenda Only MEETING AGENDA City Council REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL January 21, 2014, 6:00 P.M. HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4 SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154 City of Schertz Core Values Do the right thing Do the best you can Treat others the way you would want to be treated Work together cooperatively as a team AGENDA AGENDA TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2014 AT 6:00 P.M. Call to Order – Regular Session Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of Texas. (Pastor Corey Webb, Everyday Christian Fellowship Church) City Events and Announcements • Announcements of upcoming City Events (D. Harris/J. Bierschwale/B. James) • Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel) Presentation • Presentation/proclamation recognizing Marshal Beverly Todd and the transfer of the City Marshal badge. (J. Bierschwale/Mayor Carpenter) Oath of Office - Oath of Office administered to newly appointed City Marshal Michael Harris – (B. Dennis) • Presentation and update regarding the landscape islands in the Greenshire Subdivision (B. James/K. Woodlee/L. Busch) Hearing of Residents This time is set aside for any person who wishes to address the City Council. Each person should fill out the speaker’s register prior to the meeting. Presentations should be limited to no more than 3 minutes. All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a body, and not to any individual member thereof. Any person making personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks while addressing the Council may be requested to leave the meeting. 01-21-2014 Council Agenda Discussion by the Council of any item not on the agenda shall be limited to statements of specific factual information given in response to any inquiry, a recitation of existing policy in response to an inquiry, and/or a proposal to place the item on a future agenda. The presiding officer, during the Hearing of Residents portion of the agenda, will call on those persons who have signed up to speak in the order they have registered. Worksession • Discussion and direction regarding honoring or memorializing former Mayors of the City. (D. Harris/D. Harris) Consent Agenda Items The Consent Agenda is considered to be self-explanatory and will be enacted by the Council with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless they are removed from the Consent Agenda upon the request by the Mayor or a Councilmember. 1. Minutes - Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 14, 2014. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis) 2. Resolution No. 14-R-07 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing the extension for one year of the Bank Depository Agreement with Schertz Bank & Trust, and other matters in connection therewith. (B. Cantu/J. Santoya/R. Galindo) 3. Resolution No. 14-R-09 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution appointing Cedric Edwards to the Lone Star Rail District Board for a term beginning January 2014 and expiring February 2016. (J. Kessel/Council) 4. Resolution No. 14-R-10 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing a Grant Acceptance related to the Texas Traffic Safety Program, and other matters in connection therewith. (J. Bierschwale/M. Hansen) Roll Call Vote Confirmation Requests and Announcements 5. Announcements by City Manager • Citizen Kudos • Recognition of City employee actions • New Departmental initiatives 6. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City Council agenda. 7. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers to City Manager and Staff for information. 01-21-2014 City Council Agenda Page - 2 - 8. Announcements by Mayor and Councilmembers • City and community events attended and to be attended • City Council Committee and Liaison Assignments (see assignments below) • Continuing education events attended and to be attended • Recognition of actions by City employees • Recognition of actions by community volunteers • Upcoming City Council agenda items Executive Session Called under: Section 551.071 Texas Government Code Deliberation regarding litigation, pending or contemplated litigation; and Consultations with the City Attorney regarding advice on legal matters; Section 551.072 Texas Government Code - Deliberation regarding the purchase, exchange, sale, lease, or value of real property, or real estate; Section 551.074 Texas Government Code - Deliberation regarding personnel matters, policies, duties, employment, and evaluation of certain public officials and employees; Reconvene into Regular Session 9. Take any action deemed necessary as a result of the Executive Session. Adjournment CERTIFICATION I, JACKIE GAINES, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN BOARDS ON THIS THE 17th DAY OF JANUARY 2014 AT 11:00 A.M., WHICH IS A PLACE READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES AND THAT SAID NOTICE WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. JACKIE GAINES Jackie Gaines, Executive Assistant I CERTIFY THAT THE ATTACHED NOTICE AND AGENDA OF ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL WAS REMOVED BY ME FROM THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN BOARD ON _____DAY OF _______________, 2014. ____________________________Title:__________________________ 01-21-2014 City Council Agenda Page - 3 - This facility is accessible in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Handicapped parking spaces are available. 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COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS Mayor Carpenter Audit Committee Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions Investment Advisory Committee TIRZ II Board Mayor Pro-Tem Fowler – Place 1 Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions Schertz Housing Board Liaison Randolph Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) Executive Committee Councilmember Scagliola – Place 2 Animal Control Advisory Committee Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation Schertz Seguin Local Government Corporation Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions Sweetheart Advisory Committee Councilmember John - Place 3 Councilmember Edwards – Place 4 Audit Committee ASA Commuter Rail District Board – Lone Star Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee Councilmember – Duke – Place 5 Audit Committee Investment Advisory Committee 01-21-2014 City Council Agenda Page - 4 -