09-23-2014 Amended Agenda only (2)REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
September 23, 2014, 6:00 P.M.
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
09-23-2014 Council Agenda
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, SEPTEMBER 23, 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 Duke)
Presentation
Sign Presentation to Mayor Robert Bueker (B. Cantu/Mayor/Council)
Proclamation recognizing Fire Prevention Week. (D. Covington/Mayor/Council)
Update regarding the Natatorium. (J. Kessel/ P. Gaudreau)
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.
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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.
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 September 16, 2014. (J.
Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Resolution No. 14-R-82 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing EMS Debt Revenue Adjustments for certain inactive outstanding
accounts receivables. (J. Bierschwale/D. Wait)
3. Resolution No. 14-R-83– Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing Utility Billing Debt Revenue Adjustments for certain inactive outstanding
accounts receivables. (J. Bierschwale/C. Spence)
4. Cancellation of the September 30, 2014, and October 7, 2014 City Council
Meetings – Consideration and/or action cancelling the September 30, 2014 City
Council Meeting to attend the Texas Municipal League Conference in Houston, and
cancelling the October 7, 2014 City Council Meeting to observe National Night Out.
(J. Kessel/Mayor/Council)
5. Resolution No. 14-R-84 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
changing the City’s Employee Health Insurance Plan Year from October 1 to January 1.
(B. Cantu/J. Smith)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Executive Session
6. City Council will meet in closed session under Texas Government Code Section
551.072 Texas Government Code - Deliberation regarding the purchase, exchange,
sale, lease, or value of real property, or real estate with business prospects C-002.
Reconvene into Regular Session
6a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda
Item number 6.
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
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Requests and Announcements
7. Announcements by City Manager
Citizen Kudos
Recognition of City employee actions
New Departmental initiatives
8. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City
Council agenda.
9. 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 18th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2014
AT 3:30 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.
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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.
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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.
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