07-01-2014 AMENDED AgendaREGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL July 1, 2014, 6:00 P.M.
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4 SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
Policy Values Economic Prosperity Fiscally Sustainable Family Friendly for All Ages
High Quality of Life
Safe Community Essential Services Attractive Community Innovative and Proactive
Service Oriented
Friendly City AMENDED AGENDA
TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014 AT 6:00 P.M.
Call to Order – City Council Regular Session
Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of Texas. (Mayor Michael Carpenter) City Events and Announcements
• Announcements of upcoming City Events (J. Bierschwale/B. James)
• Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel)
Presentations
• “Mayor’s Summer Address” (Mayor Carpenter)
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.
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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.
Discussion and Action Items
1. Minutes – Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of June 24, 2014. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Resolution No. 14-R-54 – Approval of a Resolution authorizing and approving a
professional services agreement with Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. for on-call
engineering services. (B. James/K. Woodlee)
3. Resolution No. 14-R-55 – Approval of a Resolution authorizing and approving a
professional services agreement with Ford Engineering, Inc. for on-call engineering
services. (B. James/K. Woodlee)
4. Resolution No. 14-R-56 – Approval of a Resolution authorizing and approving a
professional services agreement with Lockwood, Andrews & Newman, Inc. for on-call
engineering services. (B. James/K. Woodlee)
5. Resolution No. 14-R-57 – Approval of a Resolution authorizing and approving a professional services agreement with Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. for on-call
engineering services. (B. James/K. Woodlee)
6. Resolution No. 14-R-58 – Approval of a Resolution authorizing a Professional
Services Agreement with Ford Engineering, Inc., relating to Engineering Design Services for the Pickrell Park ADA Walkway. (B. James/K. Woodlee)
7. Ordinance No. 14-D-17 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Schertz, Texas to prohibit parking on
Silvertree Blvd., from the intersection of Silvertree Blvd., and Dove Meadows to 110 feet Southeast of Idelwood on Silvertree Blvd. First Reading (B. James/K.Woodlee/L.
Busch)
8. Ordinance No. 14-K-31 – Conduct a public hearing and consider action on an
Ordinance closing and abandoning to the abutting property owners a twenty (20) foot wide alley that runs parallel to the 800 Block of Main Street. First Reading (B.
James/M. Sanchez/B. Cox)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
9. Announcements by City Manager
• Citizen Kudos
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• Recognition of City employee actions
• New Departmental initiatives
10. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City Council agenda.
11. 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
Adjournment
CERTIFICATION
I, BRENDA DENNIS, CITY SECRETARY 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 27TH DAY OF JUNE 2014 AT 11:30
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.
Brenda Dennis
Brenda Dennis CPM, TRMC, MMC, City Secretary
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:__________________________
This facility is accessible in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Handicapped parking spaces are available. If you require special assistance or have a request for sign interpretative services or other services please call 210-619-1030.
The City Council for the City of Schertz reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at
any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as
authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act. Executive Sessions Authorized: This agenda has been reviewed and approved by the City’s legal counsel and the presence of any subject in any Executive Session portion of the agenda
constitutes a written interpretation of Texas Government Code Chapter 551 by legal counsel
for the governmental body and constitutes an opinion by the attorney that the items discussed therein may be legally discussed in the closed portion of the meeting considering available opinions of a court of record and opinions of the Texas Attorney General known to the attorney. This provision has been added to this agenda with the intent to meet all elements
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necessary to satisfy Texas Government Code Chapter 551.144(c) and the meeting is conducted
by all participants in reliance on this opinion.
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 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 Fowler – Place 1 Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions Schertz Housing Board Liaison
Randolph Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) Executive
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
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