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05-27-2014 MinutesMINUTES REGULAR MEETING May 27, 2014 A Regular Meeting was held by the Schertz City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, on May 27, 2014, at 6:00 p.m., in the Hal Baldwin Municipal Complex Council Chambers, 1400 Schertz Parkway, Building #4, Schertz, Texas. The following members present to -wit: Mayor Michael. Carpenter Councilmember Jim Fowler Councilmember Cedric Edwards Staff Present: Executive Director Brian James City Attorney Charles Zech Deputy City Secretary Donna Schmoekel Parks & Recreation Board Members Present: Chairman Mustapha Debboun Member Harriet Higgs Member Sally Macias Call to Order Mayor Pro -Tern David Scagliola Councilmember Daryl John Councilmember Matthew Duke City Manager John Kessel Chief of Staff Bob Cantu City Secretary Brenda Dennis Member Johnie McDow Member Fae Simmons Mayor Carpenter called the Regular Meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and the State of Texas Associate Pastor Cameron Ward, Victory Assembly of God, provided the invocation followed by the Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and the State of Texas. City Events and Announcements • Announcements of upcoming City Events (J. Bierschwale/B. James) Mayor Carpenter recognized Executive Director of Development Brian James who provided the following announcements and upcoming events: • Wednesday, May 28, Biz Ed- Heather Garcia w/ETC will sneak on Healthcare Market Place Employer Compliance & More, Chamber offices, 7:30 a.m. — 9:00 a.m. Breakfast provided by RBFCU. • Thursday, May 29, Joint Base San Antonio Tabletop Partners Meeting, 8300 Pat Booker Road, Live Oak, 8:00 a.m, to 2:00 p.m. • Saturday, May 31, Schertz Idol Open Audition Night, Discovery Church, 242 Country Lane, Cibolo, 4:00 p.m. — 6:00 p.m. Go to www.facebook.conVSchertzidol for updates. 05 -27 -2014 Minutes Page - I - • Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel) Mayor Carpenter recognized City Manager John Kessel who reserved his comments for the presentation of Employee Longevity recognition.. Presentations: Introduction of the FY2014/15 Sweetheart Court Ambassadors and Invitation to the Luling Watermelon Thump Parade (B. Cantu/M. Spence) - Miss Schertz — Kiana Leal - Miss Jubilee — Elena Garcia - Miss Friendly City — Sydney Fischer - Miss Sunshine —Megan Rhoads Mayor Carpenter recognized Events Coordinator Mary Spence who introduced Miss Schertz Kiana Leal who recognized and introduced the FY2014/15 Sweetheart Court Ambassadors: Miss Jubilee — Elena Garcia Miss Friendly City — Sydney Fischer Miss Sunshine — Megan Rhoads Miss Schertz Kiana Leal stated they are pleased to represent the City of Schertz and looking forward to an exciting parade season. Their first official event will be the 61" Annual Luling Watermelon Thump Parade Saturday, June 28, 2014, then our very own Schertz Jubilee Parade in July. Mayor and Council congratulated the Sweetheart Court, stating they look forward to having them represent our City. • Employee Longevity Recognition — Andrew Lambert — 25 years. (J. Kessel) Mayor Carpenter recognized City Manager John Kessel who recognized Lt. Andrew Lambert, his wife Elizabeth and his mom. Mr. Kessel stated like many that have been recognized up here before him, 25 years only marks his `official' full -time hire date. Andy began his career as a volunteer Firefighter in 1987, and then worked as a part-time paid Firefighter in 1988 before being hired on full -time in February 1989. During his tenure, Andy trained to become a Police Officer and became a Reserve Patrolman for the Schertz Police Department in 1989. Back then, there was only one firehouse and the `56 Ford was used as the back -up fire truck. Since working double duty for both Departments, Andy has worked as an Arson Investigator and was awarded Firefighter of the Year in 1993, all while climbing the ranks in the Fire Department, where he currently holds the Lieutenant rank. Andy grew up in Schertz and is a graduate of Clemens High School. In his free time, Andy loves to travel. He has traveled to Europe 6 times and his goal is to buy a house there once he retires. During his career here, Andy has seen the City grow from a population of 5,700 to where we are today. He mentioned that Schertz is expanding, is progressive, looks towards the future and there is nowhere else he would rather be. 05 -27 -2014 Minutes Page - 2 - Coming from Fire Chief David Covington, he has this to say about Andy: "Andy is the kind of officer that firefighters look to for advice and guidance. He never backs down from a challenge, task or dangerous assignment. He is a leader in the Schertz Fire Department, and we are proud to count him as one of us. Congratulations to him on achieving this milestone in serving the City and Citizens of Schertz." Mayor Carpenter and City Manager John Kessel presented Lt. Lambert with his 25 year City Service pin. Mayor and Council congratulated Lt. Lambert for his years of service. Hearing of Residents: Mayor Carpenter recognized the following who spoke: Mr. Robert Brockman, 1000 Elbel Road, who addressed Council regarding agenda item 4, stating he has no objections to the rezoning changes proposed but does object to the stipulation of allowing a 30 foot encroachment to the 50 foot setback. Ms. Sue Hartzog, 3700 Whitefreld Square, who addressed Council regarding the need for restrooms at the Playscape area. City Manager John Kessel provided a statement of fact stating that this is one of the items they are exploring in next year's budget which is a facility at the Playscape that would be easily accessible and they are working with the Parks Foundation to make it happen. Workshop Discussion regarding City's permitting process. (Item requested by Councilmember Duke) (B. James/M. Sanchez) Mayor Carpenter recognized Executive Director of Development Brian James and Director of Development Services Michelle Sanchez who provided a PowerPoint presentation with the following highlights addressing questions from Council: Overview: • During the FY 2012 -2013 the Building Inspections Department Processed: 293 permits for new single family homes 272 reroof permits 118 deck and patio permits 144 fence permits 98 sign permits 782 mechanical permits 743 electrical permits 955 plumbing permits 57 certificates of occupancy issued A total of over 3,000 permits were issued and over 12,000 inspections were performed. 05 -27 -2014 Minutes Page - 3 - Current staff includes: three inspectors, one vacant as Ken Anderson of almost 20 years just retired, two permit technicians, and as Council approved, they will be hiring a plans examiner. Process: • Reviewing and processing permits involves the Building Inspections, Planning, Engineering, Health, Public Works, Fire, Parks, and GIS Departments. • With the recently approved midyear budget adjustment additional staff positions were added to the Building Inspections, Fire and Engineering Departments. • Those positions will make a significant difference in the capacity of staff to process permits quickly and effectively. • Processing development applications begins with the review and approval of site plans and plats, and ends with the final inspections and completion of paperwork. Keys to Success: • Training is a key to the effective processing of permits. This includes ongoing training in building codes and reviewing the permitting requirements. This includes training in customer service. • Technology also plays a role in the City's process. As part of the upcoming budget, the Planning Department is requesting $30,000 to $50,000 for new software to assist in tracking and processing applications. The Building Inspections Department is requesting approximately $5,500 for software and field tablets for the inspectors. • Staffer£ at adequate levels is key to being able to process permits in a timely manner even when we experience a surge in permit activity. As mentioned above, the 3 new positions will help significantly. • Ongoing Process Review ensures everyone is on the same page regarding the development process and encourages adjustments in the process to promote efficiency while ensuring all new development is safe. Team Effort: While the Building Inspections Department is the primary point of contact and coordinates communication with applicants, ensuring applications move through the process in a timely manner and meet all applicable codes and requirements, requires a team effort from individuals in a number of departments. Ongoing Process Review: Department is constantly looking at the process. Is it working well, can we make it better. If it is not working well how can we improve the process? The ultimate goal is to get individuals through the process as quickly, painlessly, and as inexpensive as they can, while ensuring that they meet all the Codes, Ordinances, and requirements of the City. The department has made several changes in their practices to move the projects along in a timely manner. 05 -27 -2014 Minutes Page - 4 - Mayor Carpenter recognized Councihnember Duke who thanked staff for the presentation and stated that the reason he had asked for this to be put on the agenda was due to what they heard about the recent projects like Amazon.com and the other recent projects the City was able to do with the Economic Development and the fast tracking of the projects. He wanted to understand part of the fast tracking processwhich is on the economic development side and also what happens to our residents day to day as we grow our residential base and we improve the community we already live in. He has not had personal experience with the permitting department as the others on the dais have with regard to the varying details. He stated that it comes down to three things: capability, capacity and process. Regarding capacity, he saw in the beginning the volume. His concern was the time it took to turn the applications around and he sees that the certificate of occupancy takes longer than the counter permits they mentioned earlier. The volume, whatever they are today, will double in the next few years; it is more of the time, and what he is hearing is we do not have the ability to be able track the time, but with the technology you will be able to track this information. Time has two components; one is where it is on our time, and the other part is where it is on the customer's time. The customer's time is as long as they would like it to go and that's great, and then there is our time that we can be held accountable for. Councilmember Duke stated that he is excited about the new technology part to be able to have this information. Another benefit of technology is that you have low skill and high skill individuals in the department. Those high skill people, the specialists, are the ones you want to have the high skilled conversations but then are still engaged in some of the lower end administrable type work. He had concerns on this, but as staff indicated, they are working on that process of acquiring that technology. The capability part goes to making sure that we have the right people, and it sounds like we do. The last one is the process; again this gets back to the matrix you showed regarding the volume. He is more interested in the time and turnaround of a project. Maybe next year once you get a baseline of what that time is, something that says this is the most important part that you would look at, then you can set the time frames. Establish time frames where you say this is an acceptable range or this is not an acceptable range, then we fast track the unacceptable when it gets there, so that way no matter if you are from the community, building a house or building an Amazon you know what your quality expectations are. Councihnember Duke stated he has heard a lot about process improvement. He wanted to know if there was a mechanism in place for quality control. Is there a process for a double checking? Executive Director Brian James stated that they do not have the staff capacity for this right now, but certainly with additional staff, you could have someone go out and follow -up on the inspections that were done, follow -up on the plans that were reviewed, or even go through the permits that were issued in a day and verify things. Councihnember Duke asked is there a way, speaking more as a lawyer, "sometimes people will use the permitting process to shield their liability down the road." Councilmember Duke asked if there was a way to do 05 -27 -2014 Minutes Page -5- random samples. Mr. James stated that you could do random samples; perhaps with the additional plans examiner coming on line, they may find the time to do some of these things. Mr. James stated that part of what it comes to is what's the reason we do the plan review, issue the permit, and do the inspections? Sometimes when people have an issue they expect that the City is there to prevent problems maybe with the craftsmanship or with things like that. As much as people may not want to hear it, it's not necessarily that, it's really about insuring that the codes were met in terms of those base level requirements that were done. There are all sorts of things that can go into when someone doesn't get a product that they are not happy with. It may meet code, but the quality of work may not be there. While the City tries to spot those things, the inspector doing that final on the house is no substitute for the homeowner walking through and doing a punch list of things saying that certain things are wrong. You can have things that met code, but still you may have a problem. Foundations are a very good example. There can be a whole series of that process having nothing to do with the actual process of the permitting or the inspection on foundation pour that can cause you to have a problem down the road. It could be an issue with GEO Tech report. As an example, the City does not have a Gen Technical Engineer. We do not have anyone qualified to read that report, we rely on the seal of the engineer that puts their approval on it, saying it was done correct. It becomes problematic for us to start second guessing, dictating to engineers, architects and even to contractors to say this is the way you need to do it. They are the ones who signed the contract to do the work; they are the ones who have the expertise in the field. It is about us saying, does this meet code or not and there may be an infinite number of ways you can do that to get there. It's a matter of understanding what our role is in the process. Councilmember Duke asked what the feedback loop is. As we have boots on the ground seeing these things that we are saying maybe there is a reason we should look at improving the codes to be able to improve our standards. Is there are review that takes place and an information loop that gets back to be able to address minimum standards that we don't have or possibly revising them. Mr. James answered stating that they do not have a formal process, what they do have is they certainly hear from citizens who call up with issues or provide them with comment cards, and they also hear from contractors. From a staff perspective it is a matter of providing feedback as they go forward. Staff has also done a better job where when they make ordinance amendments they get input from all the city departments. Mayor Carpenter recognized City Manager John Kessel who stated it is key for Council to consider that there are really three different customers the City is trying to satisfy simultaneously, and they don't always have the same outcome in mind. There is the person who is doing construction, weather it is building a subdivision, building a house or building a commercial building, they are focused on speed and cost savings. Anything that takes away from that, if it costs more and takes longer it is bad. Then you have the tenant, the person who is going to live there or occupy that building. They focus primarily on quality. They are going to have to live with the results and have an interesting relationship with the person doing the construction during the construction process, after that and forever after, there is going to be someone there who is going to have that appreciation of how it really turned out. 05 -27 -2014 Minutes Page - 6 - Finally, this is one that maybe is less appreciated, there is the general public. This plays out in a couple of ways. If we have to go back into a subdivision and rebuild roads or provide drainage features with general tax payer dollars that should have been the general contractor and we are spending public funds later, this doesn't help the general public. The other thing the general public really subscribes to is the idea that they can walk into a public building and know it's not going to fall down, or if there is a fire, it's going to be safe. The City is trying to meet these specific goals of the contractor, the tenant and the general public at large simultaneously and they are all looking for something slightly different. You never say you maximize one at the expense of the other two. You balance what is that right answer, and is a balance of each. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Fowler who stated he was thinking about a project where we were ahead of the curve, the project with Amazon for instance. We were pushing them to get the responses back to us because we were meeting our deadlines, but they were struggling to meet theirs. Councilmember Fowler stated that he was thinking about the estimated about of time that it takes to do a task and the believes in order to track the time it takes to complete a process they would have to a time stamp system that is coded for a particular item. He doesn't believe the City is ready for this type of system. Councilmember Fowler stated that he appreciates what they are doing. Executive Director Brian James stated that they do time stamp projects as they come in. They do have the ability to go back and look at a project and see how long it took from when they submitted it, how long it took for us to review, and then how long it took for them to turn it back in to us. We also have the ability to go back and see how many comments we miss that first review. The key is to streamline the process so we do not have things that fall through, and that is what the department is currently working on. The department utilizes a white board to keep track of project that have come in as well as utilizing technology to build in reminders and efficiencies. • Discussion regarding the creation of a Historic Overlay District (B. Jamcs/D. Weirtz) Mayor Carpenter recognized Chair of the Historical Preservation Committee Dean Weirtz who provided a PowerPoint presentation on the discussion of a proposed Historic District with the following highlights: Texas Historic Districts — Resident Approval Survey information: City (Districts) Owner Approvals Percent Require d (Yes) (No) San Antonio (27) X 30 Houston (18) X 67 Dallas (21) X 0 Austin (18) (15/3) X 51 (Advisory only) 05 -27 -2014 Minutes Page - 7 - San Marcos (7) X Victoria (4) X Seguin (3) X • Fredericksburg (1) X Historic Preservation Schertz City Considerations: Comprehensive Land Plan Unified Development Code — (Article 5, Section 21.5.1 — "Zoning Districts" — City zoning regulations and districts, among other things, are established for "protecting and preserving places and areas of historical, cultural, and/or architectural importance and significant within the City limits." Preservation Historical Update: ➢ Stalled Staff Action 2010 -2012 ➢ City Council Workshop June 11, 2013 (Concerns) • Population approval number (51%) • Expertise Issue (Committee Non - concurs) ➢ Today's Recommendation • Non- Restrictive/Incentive based Mr. Weirtz stated that the committee believes we should have a program documented by the City, and one that would be similar to the City of Victoria, which is a volunteer program that provides incentives to those owners who will preserve, restore, and keep their property at a certain level of enhancement. Councilmember Fowler asked for an expansion of the word `incentive'. Mr. Weirtz stated there were tax and permit incentives, exempt fees, or taxes being relieved for historic property owners. There are also grants where the owner of a property is given a matching grant by the city for restoring and preserving his property within a district. The committee is not asking Council to make a political decision like choosing a number on which the residents have to approve the idea of a historic district; rather, leave the population out of the equation, designate the district and then make an incentive program whereby you have a possibility of being incentivized by improving your property in the district. The proposal from staff tonight will be one that won't create districts, but simply have a designation made for a neighborhood as a historic area and those residents will be eligible for the matching grant program. Mayor Carpenter recognized Executive Director of Development Brian James who provided the following information: History: 05 -27 -2014 Minutes Page -8- • The Schertz Historical Preservation Committee (SHPC) has recommended amending the Unified Development Code (UDC) to create a Historic Overlay District. • As proposed by the Committee, in order for a Historic Overlay District to be create, at least 60% of the property owners in the proposed district would have to indicate in writing that they support the creation of the district. • The Historic Overlay District would require owners of properties within the district to seek approval from the SHPC prior to receiving a building permit to make changes to the exterior of structures. • The SHPC has indicated they are interested in creating a historic district to cover a section of Main Street (507, 509 and 513). • Staff has concerns that there is not enough support in the community for creating a Historic Overlay District that would require property owners to seek approval from the SHPC prior to making alterations to the exterior of structures. • Additionally, Staff feels there is not adequate education/understanding of the application of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Preservation on the part of Staff or Committee members. • As part of the draft FY 2014 -2015 budget, Staff is recommending $5,000 be provided for training for Staff and Committee members. • Staff also supports programs and activities of the Committee to generate understanding -and support of historic preservation. • Subsequent to the last SHPC meeting, the Chairperson presented Staff with information on a Historic Preservation Incentive Program. • This sort of program provides matching funds to property owners within designated areas up to a set amount for exterior renovations that pre- approved by the City. • Prior to issuance of a building permit the owner would submit an application for the proposed changes to the SHPC who would consider the changes per the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Preservation. If approved the owner would be eligible for matching funds of up to $20,000 to offset the cost of specified exterior renovations. The funds would be paid upon completion of the improvements. • Staff supports the creation of such a program in order to generate support for historic preservation and recommends providing funds with the upcoming budget. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who asked if this is the initial framework being presented to make sure we have the proper documentation drafted to go forward. Mr. James stated what they really want to do is float the idea of a volunteer program (with a matching grant incentive) rather than a mandatory program. Councilmember Fowler asked if the historical committee could be a 501(c)3 organization. Mr. James said yes it could be. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Scagliola who stated he liked the 60% (voter) number of a mandatory overlay district and he questioned the feasibility of establishing a grant program. Ultimately, he thinks we might do better establishing a regular mandatory overlay program rather than a volunteer program to accomplish our goal of a historic area. Councilmember Fowler asked what you do when you want to replace windows to be energy efficient but want to be historically compliant. Mr. James stated sometimes you don't do certain things because it isn't safe anymore and these issues can be challenging. Mr. Weirtz - pointed out that this would not be a cut or nothing problem; the historic preservation 05 -27 -2014 Minutes Page - 9 - guidelines do not prohibit using materials of like or similar composition materials when repairing or replacing parts of historic homes. Mayor Carpenter asked Council if anyone had any vehement against staff coming back with a framework for establishing a voluntary incentive program for further discussion. He feels a voluntary incentive program makes more sense as he would struggle with trying to initiate a mandatory program in this city. Mayor Carpenter moved to agenda item 6 as there were individuals in the audience this evening waiting on this item. Discussion and Action Items 6. Appointments/ Reappointments and Resignations to City Boards, Commissions and Committees — Consideration and/or action regarding appointments /reappointments and resignations to City Boards, Commissions, and Committees. (Mayor /Council/B. Dennis) Mayor Carpenter stated that tonight the Council has been asked by the Interview Committee to ratify 5 resignations, reappoint 34 members and appoint 3 new members to the various Boards Commissions and Committees. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councihnember Edwards who moved, seconded by Mayor Pro - Tem Scagliola to approve the recommendation that includes the resignations of 5 board members, the reappointments of 34 members and the appointment of 3 new members. The vote was unanimous with Mayor Pro -Tem Scagliola, Councilmembers Fowler, John, Edwards, and Duke voting yes and no one voting no. Motion Carried Mayor Pro -Tem Scagliola requested those board members present to please stand and be recognized. Mayor Carpenter thanked the members for serving. He stated that it is his contention and that of Council that we do not have all the answers on our own and we rely heavily on the boards, committees and commission and volunteers who make up those groups to advise and guide them on the wider interests of the City. Mayor Carpenter moved back to the Workshop section of the agenda. Discussion regarding the Natatorium. (Item requested by Councihnember Fowler) (J. Kessel/B. James) Mayor Carpenter recognized Executive Director of Development Brian James who provided a PowerPoint presentation regarding the proposed enclosed community swimming pool and aquatic facility of competition quality. In light of how popular the partnership with the YMCA has proven for residents of Schertz, the proposed Community Pool agreement builds on the existing Recreation Center agreement in that it provides residents more amenities with their membership and includes $100,000 to reduce the membership costs of residents. In 2009, the City entered into a license agreement with the YMCA to operate the recreation center. The agreement was amended in 2011. The agreement is for a five year term and can 05 -27 -2014 Minutes Page -10- be extended for two additional five year terms. The agreement stipulates the YMCA will retain all membership fees and bear all costs for operating the facility. The agreement stipulates the maintenance responsibilities of the City (exterior of the facility, parking lot, foundation, water leak damage, capital repairs, HVAC replacement, exterior landscaping, etc.) The plan provides for the competition pool, a zero entry pool, relocating the splash pad, and parking. Estimated cost of the combined facility as envisioned is approximately $9,000,000. The SCUCISD Interlocal agreement terms are as follows: - Interlocal Agreement with SCUCISD approved per Resolution 13 -R -66 in September 2013. - SCUCISD contributes $1,625,000 in exchange for a 15 year lease, rent free -Hours of Use and specific improvements to the natatorium to be determined through a separate agreement. The proposed YMCAAgreements are: 1. Amended and Restated Schertz Recreation Center and Community Pool License Agreement and Outdoors Pools Management Agreement 2. Schertz Recreation Pool License Agreement The amended and restated Schertz Recreation Center and Community Pool License Agreement and Outdoors Pools Management Agreement does the following: • Covers both proposed indoor bodies of water and both outdoor pools and Recreation Center • YMCA retains all revenues from Recreation Center and indoor pools • City pays YMCA $380,000 annually to operate the Recreation Center and indoor pool facilities • City pays an additional $100,000 as a grant that the YMCA will use to lower the cost of memberships for Schertz residents • If the Recreation Center and indoor pools generate excess revenue after expenses, then the grant by the City may be reduced by 20% • The City continues to pay $179,878 to operate the two outdoor pools and retains revenues from gate receipts, season passes and concessions as is currently the case. The Schertz Recreation Pool License Agreement will contain the following: • Initial term is 20 years • City issues a minimum of an additional $2,000,000 in taxable bonds • YMCApays Schertz $100,000 annually which the City will use to pay the bond • YMCA membership provides access to Recreation Center and Pools • Semi - Annual Schertz Night — twice per year Schertz residents can use pool for free • Agreement Outlines repair and maintenance obligations of each (City and YMCA) but City is responsible for capital repair Mayor Carpenter recognized Councihnember Fowler who pointed out that he found out that the equipment in the YMCA is changed out every three years so we always have updated equipment and it is not a cost to the City. The City built the building and rented it out. This represents other organizations like the BVYA and CCMA that we partner with. Most other 05 -27 -2014 Minutes Page - 11 - cities do no compare with what we have here with the YMCA. We are getting a lot of bang for our bucks. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councihnember Edwards stated that the YMCA does a great job for us and we should go forward. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Fowler who stated all the money the YMCA raises here in the City of Schertz stays in Schertz and they are putting back into the city anything they can come up with. Mayor Carpenter stated we partner with many different organizations such as, BVYA, COMA, AT &T, Time Wainer, SSLGC, Bexar Waste, GVEC, and CPS, and they all provide services to the City of Schertz. We have done many of these partnerships because they are cost effective. The voters instructed us to build this natatorium. Fifty five percent of the voters voted for this and forty five percent voted against it. How do we maintain a strong level of equity in the maintenance and operation of a facility that does not over penalize the ones that did not vote for it? We charge those who use the facilities a fee. We put the burden of the maintenance of the facility on the ones who use it. You don't have to be a member; you can get a day pass. Given the instructions from the voters to build this facility, we need to build one that is sustainable and cost effective in the long run, and also come up with a way to not over penalize those who did not vote for it by establishing a user fee to drive the support for the facility. He feels we are making the right decision to move forward. He is excited that this will come back to Council in a few weeks with either a preliminary or finalized agreement with the YMCA and the school district. Consent Agenda Items Minutes — Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of May 20, 2014 (J. Kessel/B. Dennis) 2. Ordinance No. 14 -M -24 — Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance amending the City's Code of Ordinances Chapter 50, Article W regulating the discharge of guns; providing for certain exceptions; repealing all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance; and providing an effective date. Final Reading (J. Bierschwale/M. Hansen) The following was read into record: ORDINANCE NO. 14 -M -24 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 50, ARTICLE IV REGULATING THE DISCHARGE OF GUNS; PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Ordinance No. 14 -S -25 — Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance on a request to rezone approximately 0.468 acres of land from General Business (GB) to Residential/Agriculture (RA). The property is more specifically described as a portion of the 05 -27 -2014 Minutes Page - 12 - Stacy B. Lewis Survey No. 317, Abstract No. 443, and the Antonio Zamora Survey No. 36, Abstract No. 82, City of Schertz, Bexar County, Texas, generally located on Boenig Drive approximately 170 feet west of the street Laura Heights. Final Reading (B. James/L. Wood) The following was read into record: ORDINANCE NO. 14 -S -25 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP BY ZONING APPROXIMATELY 0.468 ACRES OF LAND FROM GENERAL BUSINESS (GB) TO RESIDENTIAL /AGRICULTURE (RA). 4. Ordinance No. 14 -S -26 — Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance on a request to rezone approximately 3 acres of land in the Verde Enterprise Business Park Planned Unit Development (PUD) Ordinance 07 -S -14A to Planned Development District (PDD). The property is specifically Unit I of the Verde Enterprise Business Park and generally located on the corner of Interstate Highway 35 and Mid Cities in the City of Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas. Final Reading (B. James/L. Wood) The following was read into record AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP BY ZONING APPROXIMATELY 2.812 ACRES OF LAND.FROM PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PDD). 5. Resolution No. 14 -R -44 — Approval of a Resolution authorizing a Third Amendment to the Tower Lease Agreement with San Antonio MTA, L. P., D/B /A Verizon Wireless ( "Verizon "), relating to telecommunication antennas and equipment to be placed on the City's water tank at 1057 Live Oak Road. Q. Kessel/B. Cantu) The following was read into record: RESOLUTION NO. 14 -R -44 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS AUTHORIZING A THIRD AMENDMENT TO TOWER LEASE AGREEMENT WITH SAN ANTONIO MTA, L.P., DB /A VERIZON WIRELESS, AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Fowler who moved, seconded Councilmember Edwards to approve the consent agenda items 1 through 5. The vote was unanimous with Mayor Pro -Tem Scagliola, Councilmembers Fowler, John, Edwards, and Duke voting yes and no one voting no. Motion Carried 05 -27 -2014 Minutes Page - 13 - Roll Call Vote Confirmation Mayor Carpenter recognized Deputy City Secretary Donna Schmoekel who recapped the votes of items 1 through 6. Requests and Announcements 6. Announcements by City Manager • Citizen Kudos • Recognition of City employee actions • New Departmental initiatives No further announcements were provided. 7. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City Council agenda. No items requested. 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 Mayor Carpenter recognized Mayor Pro -Tern Scagliola who stated he attended the following events: • Sunday, May 25, 2014, EMS Appreciation Banquet Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Fowler who stated he attended the following events: • Monday, May 19, 2014, Schertz Housing Authority meeting • Friday, May 23, 2014, 2014 Hog Wild Conference, San Marcos • Sunday, May 25, 2014, EMS Appreciation Banquet Executive Session Mayor Carpenter recessed the regular meeting into executive session at 8:22 p.m. 10. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.074 Evaluation of the City Secretary and Deputy City Secretary. 05 -27 -2014 Minutes Page - W - Reconvene into Regular Session Mayor Carpenter reconvened the regular meeting at 8:55 p.m. 10 a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item number 10. No action taken: Adiournment As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:5icael R . Carpenter, Mayor TT �-Brcffda Dennis, City Secretary 05 -27 -2014 Minutes Page - 15 -