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08-19-2014 Agenda onlyREGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL August 19, 2014, 6:00 P.M. HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4 SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154 08-19-2014 Council Agenda 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 TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 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. (Councilmember David Scagliola) City Events and Announcements  Announcements of upcoming City Events (J. Bierschwale/B. James)  Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel) 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. 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. Workshop  Presentation and discussion regarding the CRS Program and discussion on future impact on federally required flood insurance. (Item requested by Councilmember Fowler) (J. Bierschwale/S. Willoughby/J. Hooks/L. Busch) 08-19-2014 City Council Agenda Page - 2 -  Discussion regarding Charter Review Commission (Mayor/J. Kessel/B. Dennis) Consent Agenda Items The Consent Agenda is considered 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 of the Mayor or a Councilmember. 1. Minutes – Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of August 12, 2014. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis) 2. Resolution No. 14-R-69 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing a renewal of an Interlocal Agreement among the City of Schertz, the City of Cibolo, and Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District (SCUCISD) to provide police support to SCUCISD. (J. Bierschwale/M. Hansen) Discussion and Action Items 3. Public Hearings on Proposed Budget for FY 2014-15 – Conduct a public hearing and consideration and/or action regarding the adoption of the FY 2014-15 Budget. (First required public hearings) (J. Kessel/J. Walters) 4. Public Hearings on Proposed Tax Rate – Conduct a public hearing and consideration and/or action regarding the adoption of the FY 2014-15 Tax Rate. (First required public hearings) (J. Kessel/J. Walters) Roll Call Vote Confirmation Executive Session 5. City Council will meet in closed session for evaluation of the City Manager under Texas Government Code Section 551.074 personnel issues. Reconvene into Regular Session 5. a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item number 5. Roll Call Vote Confirmation Requests and Announcements 6. Announcements by City Manager  Citizen Kudos  Recognition of City employee actions  New Departmental initiatives PH PH 08-19-2014 City Council Agenda Page - 3 - 7. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City Council agenda. 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 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 15th DAY OF AUGUST 2014 AT 2:30 P.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 necessary to satisfy Texas Government Code Chapter 551.144(c) and the meeting is conducted by all participants in reliance on this opinion. 08-19-2014 City Council Agenda Page - 4 - 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 John – Place 3 Lone Star Rail District Councilmember 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 Edwards – Place 4 Audit Committee Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee Councilmember Duke – Place 5 Audit Committee Investment Advisory Committee