10-14-2014 MinutesMINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
October 14, 2014
A Regular Meeting was held by the Schertz City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, on
October 14, 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
Councilmember Matthew Duke was absent.
Call to Order
Mayor Pro -Tem Daryl John
Councilmember David Scagliola
City Manager John Kessel
Chief of Staff Bob Cantu
City Secretary Brenda Dennis
Mayor Carpenter called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and the State of
Texas (Councilmember Fowler)
Councilmember Fowler provided the invocation followed by the Pledges of Allegiance to the
Flags of the United States and the State of Texas.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Boy Scout Nicholas Moore with Troop 398 who was here this
evening. Mr. Moore came forward stating that he was here as he was working on his
Communication and Citizenship in the Community merit badges. Mayor and Council welcomed
Nicholas to the meeting.
Presentation
• Presentation and announcement regarding the National Registry of Historic Places for St.
Joseph's Chapel. (B. James/D. Weirtz)
Mayor Carpenter recognized the Chair of the Historical Preservation Committee Dean
Weirtz who came forward officially announcing that as of August this year, the United
States Department of Interior selected St. Joseph's Chapel as an entity structure to be
listed on the National listing of historic places. He stated that this was a distinct honor
for those who built and preserved the chapel in Comal County as well as a distinct honor
for our City. Mr. Weirtz stated the Chapel was over 120 years old. He stated that this
particular listing has some of the most historic places in the United States among its
register, and many of our most historic sites appear on this register, such as the Alamo,
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the Gunter Hotel and various Court houses in the state. Mr. Weirtz stated that we as a
City can be proud that we now have a historic structure in our community listing on the
National Registry.
Mayor and Council congratulated Mr. Weirtz and his committee for their work in
obtaining this honor and invited those that have not been able to go out and see the
Chapel to please do so. Mayor Carpenter stated that much of the work in the Chapel was
done by hand and this is a rarity to have such a preservation in our community.
City Events and Announcements
• Announcements of upcoming City Events (J. BierschwaleB. James)
Mayor Carpenter recognized Executive Director of Development Brian James who
provided the following announcements:
• Thursday, October 16, After Hours Mixer hosted by SurePoint Self Storage,
17305 IH 35 N, 5:30 -7:00 p.m.
• Monday, October 20, Wendy Swan Memorial Park Dedication, Northcliffe
Subdivision, 6:00 p.m.
• Monday, October 20, Early Voting Begins, please see City Website for early
voting locations and times.
• Tuesday, October 21, Chamber Luncheon, Guest Speaker Heather Garcia,
Schertz Civic Center Bldg#5. RSVP by Oct. 14 to 210 -566 -9000.
• Wednesday, October 22, Biz Ed, Chamber offices 7:30 a.m. Guest presenter
ETC HR, Breakfast provided by RBFCU. RSVP to 566 -9000.
• Thursday, October 23, Meet the Candidates, sponsored by RBFCU, 6:00 to
8:00 p.m., Schertz Civic Center, Bldg#5. Candidates running for Public Office in
Schertz and Cibolo will be in attendance.
• Thursday, October 30, Community Volunteer Banquet & Steve Simonson
Award, Schertz Civic Center- Bldg#5, 6:30 p.m. -9 p.m.
• Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel)
City Manager John Kessel stated that over behind the Animal Adoption Center and
Skate Park the City has a large unused parking lot. Mr. Kessel stated the City was
contacted by Van Pool Park and Ride looking for a location to park five or six cars
during the day, and the City provided that location. He stated that what is interesting
about this is that one of our employees Superintendent of Fleet/Streets Doug Letbetter
and his staff took it upon themselves to go out and re- stripe that parking lot area as
the area had aged with weather. He stated that this is going to be a big benefit to
those that use it for the park and ride as well as the other citizens who also use it. Mr.
Kessel thanked Mr. Letbetter and his staff.
Hearing of Residents:
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Mayor Carpenter recognized the following who spoke:
• Mr. Lucas Watkins, of Kung Jung Mu Sul of Schertz, who came forward
announcing that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and Kung Jung Mu
Sul and the Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation are taking donations. He stated that
every Saturday from 12:00 1:30 p.m., they are hosting a free women self - defense
class, October 17, 2014, is parents night out at a cost of $20.00 per child, October
24, 2014 is the costume party, and October 25, 2014 is double sparing. He stated
that if you donate $20.00 this month you will receive the coveted pink belt.
Mayor Carpenter joined Mr. Watkins at the speaker podium and stated that as part
of their training and their tenets, one of the characteristics is the ability of
demonstrating an indomitable spirit, and Lucas has come forward this evening
and from memory provided this information to us.
• Mr. Robert Brockman, 1000 Elbel Road who came forward requesting an update
on the status of the replacement windows at the Recreation Center. City Manager
John Kessel stated that nothing has changed since he visited last with Mr.
Brockman. Mr. Kessel stated they received information back with a single round
of bids where they came in much higher than our budgeted number and they are
looking at this again to either re -bid or consider folding this into the aquatic center
project to get some order of magnitude scale to try and reduce that cost per unit.
He stated these are very large windows and this project is too small for large
companies to bid and too large for the small companies. Executive Director of
Development Services Brian James concurred, stating they are looking at folding
this into the aquatics center project, again to get some economies to scale and
have a big firm interested in doing all the work.
Mr. Brockman also commented on the flags being flown on Sunday at half -staff
and wanted to know if anyone knew why. Mayor Carpenter recognized Mrs.
Sherry Davis of the 311 Customer Relations Department who stated that they
received a proclamation on Friday, October 10, 2014 from President Obama to fly
the United States Flag at half -staff on Sunday, October 12, 2014 for National
Fallen Fighters Memorial Service recognizing Fire Prevention Week.
Mr. Brockman commented that this was not advertised very well and thanked
Mrs. Davis for providing the correct information.
Worksession
• Presentation, discussion and consideration and/or action with Mr. Jeff Chapman,
Construction Counsel regarding the use of Alternative Procurement Methods for City -
owned Construction projects. (J. Chapman/S. Willoughby /C. Raleigh)
Mayor Carpenter recognized Public Works Coordinator Cindy Raleigh who introduced
this item stating that in preparation to proceed to bid for a Public Works Project, City
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Attorney Charlie Zech was asked to review the bid documents for the project. Mr. Zech
recommended that staff utilize the Chapman Firm to review these documents based on
their extensive construction law experience.
It was upon the review of these documents that Jeff Chapman informed staff that the
documents were outdated in accordance with their references to the State Legislature and
Local Government Code. Mr. Chapman met with management and staff and reviewed
the issues as well as his suggestions to proceed to Council for approval of the appropriate
Procurement Method under Chapter 2269 of the Texas Local Government Code.
Ms. Raleigh stated Mr. Chapman will make a presentation to Council regarding the
different Procurement Methods that are allowed under the code and answer any
questions.,
Ms. Raleigh introduced Mr. Chapman who came forward stating that he has been doing
construction law for twelve (12) years, and has worked with a number of cities in the
area. What he typically does for municipal owners is assists them with their procurement
compliance documentation, their construction and design contracts and their contract
management and dispute resolution. He stated that he was brought in to help the City of
Schertz and discuss and bring some procurement documentation for the aquatic center
and the replacement of the windows in the recreation center. He stated that in speaking
to staff and City Manager John Kessel it came to his attention that the city has an interest
in using procurement methods that are not solely the low dollar bid method. Primarily he
was approached regarding using the construction manager risk method for the aquatics
center. In these discussions, it became apparent that the City Council needed to make a
specific delegation of authority or a specific declaration as to how they wanted to do the
procurement for this project. Mr. Chapman stated that in discussing this with staff we
felt it would be beneficial for him to come before Council and explain in -depth about
Chapter 2269 of the Government Code. This is the statutory code that governs
procurement for most municipalities and local governments in the state after the
legislature's enactment in the last two sessions. Mr. Chapman stated he is going to
discuss each of those methods the chapter allows as well as the issues regarding
compliance that the Council needs to be aware of so that the City can move efficiently
and effectively through its Public Works program both on the horizontal and vertical side
moving forward.
Mr. Chapman spoke on Chapter 2269 and explained why the resolution coming before
them is necessary. He also addressed questions from Council.
Discussion and Action Items
I. Resolution No. 14 -R -89 — Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
Delegating the Authority of Procurement Method to City Staff (J. Chapman/S.
Willoughby /C. Raleigh)
The following was read into record:
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RESOLUTION NO. 14 -R -89
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
DELEGATING AUTHORITY OF BEST VALUE PROCUREMENT METHOD
UNDER CHAPTER 2269 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Scagliola who stated that one of the
concerns he has is that this resolution delegates the authority to the City Manager, Deputy
City Manager, Executive Director of Development, and the Chief of Staff, all of whom
are identified as our Senior Staff. The biggest concern he has is where is the expertise?
Where is the engineering, the legal and construction advice? Where do these entities
come in and where does the City Council come in when actually determining the best
type of competitive bid to put out there?
Mr. Chapman answered that in this situation you have city staff that you trust with the
daily management of the city, and those individuals use their judgment to do their job.
They have engaged, as a matter of fact, in this case for the City, consultants who have
particular expertise in construction law, and they consult with him and others to
determine the best method. They do not make the decision based on his experience as a
whim. They do their research and that is what you expect of them. This is why you
delegate authority to them; they come back with reports to you about the various things
the city is doing and you can appraise that judgment. They use their judgment and that is
what the resolution envisions.
Councilmember Scagliola stated that the City Manager is the one that runs the city, so
why wouldn't it be his responsibility, and for us to delegate the authority for him to make
that decision? Are we opening this up for democracy within the senior staff? Who is the
real individual that is ultimately responsible for determining NO
Mayor Carpenter recognized City Attorney Charles Zech who stated he was the one who
wrote the resolution. The statute says specifically that the city can delegate its authority
for purposes of determining: What is the best value? The statute requires you to list
titles. What he chose to do, and of course you are free to change it to a different title or a
person you choose, but his thought process was in conjunction with Mr. Kessel;
ultimately, your decision maker is the City Manager. As such, you should delegate the
authority to make those decisions to the City Manager who is your ultimate decision
maker at staff level. He will consult with and involve the appropriate level of expertise
necessary to make those decisions. Ultimately, as the final decision maker, he would
make that determination to consult with those necessary individuals as to the best value.
Then City Council would approve whatever that best method is when that item is brought
forward to Council for consideration. That is how the process would work.
Councilmember Scagliola stated that his understanding of leadership is you have one (1)
individual who's both responsible and accountable. If you have more than one individual
then you have nobody who is responsible or accountable. He stated that one person
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should be listed on the resolution in his opinion and that should be the City Manager, and
being as wise as he is, he is sure he will also consult with the senior staff.
Mayor Carpenter recognized City Manager John Kessel who stated that he has no
concern whatsoever if you want the resolution to list him, and he is happy to do so. He
also wanted to say that Mr. Bierschwale, Mr. James, and Mr. Cantu also go through these
different processes, primarily for horizontal work with Mr. Bierschwale and vertical work
with Mr. James; therefore, they also have expertise. He doesn't know of anyone who has
built more water and sewer lines in the city or in any city as Mr. Bierschwale, and
certainly between himself and Mr. James we've built lots of buildings, and so our
experience also tells us because we've built just enough, that we need to get outside
counsel and outside expertise. You learn very quickly that you don't know as much as
you think you know. We certainly practice that and he does not mind being the sole
person listed there but he doesn't want to devalue the expertise you have on your staff.
He thinks this goes all the way down to all the departments.
Mayor Carpenter commented that all we are delegating is the ability to choose the
method by which they will go out to bid. Everything still comes back before the City
Council; we are just letting some of the early ground work be done by staff, that's all we
are delegating.
There was a question from Councilmember Fowler who asked, `Is this stated in the
resolution?' City Attorney Charles Zech answered and read what it states, with the
exception of the word designates, which should be delegates, that the City Council
delegates it's authority to determine which method provides the best value, because that
is the only thing that the statute authorizes them to delegate. We are just choosing the
method by which to go out to bid.
Mayor Carpenter recognized City Manager John Kessel who stated that certainly from a
practical perspective what happens after we go out for bid and we receive those bids back
and grade them, then we come back to Council with a contract which is voted up or down
based on the criteria, and there is often discussion of the details, but it is Council who
takes action on the large items. It is his opinion that very few of these things are going to
be less than $50,000 for big construction projects. There will be some projects that are
less than $50,000 and those would be the ones that would not need any Council action,
but you have already authorized the City Manager to enter into contracts less than
$50,000; so it would seem odd to have him come back with a method of procurement
question for Council and then be authorized on his own to then sign the contract. He
believes that the concern is on the large items over $50,000 that Council would have full
control over. Certainly Council sets the budget at the beginning of the year so you know
what the projects are, for the most part, and certainly he wouldn't be overly concerned,
but again he would be happy to be the one person on the resolution. It doesn't give any
additional authority beyond what it says.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who stated that he thinks
sometimes we tend to confuse leadership with authority. We confuse management styles.
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This is the way he views it; we hire Mr. Kessel to run the City, like a CEO of a
Corporation, and this is the City he is running. We are not here every day doing the
hands on work. We need him to have the leeway to get his job done and the tasks
accomplished without having to come to them all the time. We have also said that the
authority comes back to Council; we know that, we have that right. He does not have a
problem going forward and approving this resolution.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who moved, seconded by Mayor
Pro -Tem John to approve Resolution No. 14 -R -89 changing the word designates to
delegates in Section 1. The vote was unanimous with Mayor Pro -Tem John,
Councilmembers Fowler, Scagtiola and Edwards voting yes and no one voting no.
Councilmember Duke was absent. Motion passed.
2. Minutes — Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of September 23, 2014. (J.
Kessel/B. Dennis)
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who moved, seconded by
Councilmember Fowler to approve the meeting minutes of September 23, 2014. The
vote was unanimous with Mayor Pro -Tem John, Councilmembers Fowler, Scagliola
and Edwards voting yes and no one voting no. Councilmember Duke was absent.
Motion passed.
3. Charter Review Commission Appointments — Discussion and consideration and/or
action appointing the FY 2014/15 Charter Review Commission. (B.
Dennis/Mayor /Council)
Mayor Carpenter recognized City Secretary Brenda Dennis who introduced this item
stating at the August 26, 2014 City Council meeting the Charter Review Commission
appointment process was discussed. One option discussed was that each member of the
Council would appoint one person to the Commission. It was also decided to solicit
applications from citizens willing to serve on the commission. The application process
was advertised on the City's Website utilizing the banner process. In addition to the
application, a letter from the Mayor encouraging citizens to apply was also posted. Ms.
Dennis stated that at this time the City has received six (6) applications and in answering
Councilmember Fowler, read the following names of the applicants: Mr. Richard
Dziewit, Mr. Mark Davis, Mr. Michael Dable, Mrs. Betty Sinclair, Mrs. Jana Volitis, and
Mrs. Reginna Agee.
Ms. Dennis stated that City Council may also submit additional individuals for
consideration at this time. It is important that Council select the five candidates who are
both "most qualified" and "willing to serve ". There may be additional individuals who
through their unique service and experience also merit consideration. She stated staff
recommends Council review the submitted applications and decide to appoint the five (5)
required members to the Charter Review Commission either out of the submitted
applications or make additional nominations.
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Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who stated that since
Councilmember Duke was not here yet, could they move to the next item to allow time
for Councilmember Duke to arrive. Council concurred.
4. Ordinance No. 14 -T -44 — Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance by the
City Council renewing the existing Economic Development Incentive Policy; providing
an effective date; and other matters in connection therewith. First Reading (J. Kessel/C.
Sherman)
The following was read into record:
ORDINANCE NO. 14 -T -44
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL RENEWING THE EXISTING
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE POLICY; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
Mayor Carpenter recognized Economic Development Specialist Colin Sherman who
introduced this item and answered questions from Council. Mr. Sherman provided an
overview with the following information:
• An Economic Development Incentive Policy allows municipalities to assist in job
creation, business attraction and business expansion with public resources
• State Law requires a review of the Policy every two years
• Proposed Ordinance No. 14 -T -44 establishes an Economic Development Policy
Mr. Sherman stated that the Economic Development Incentive Policy takes the City's
vision and joins it with State regulations to allow the City to assist in the development
and enhancement of our local economy. The purpose provides a framework for the City
to provide public resources for development assistance, promotion and retention of high
quality development and primary jobs. The Economic Development Corporation awards
development incentives on a case -by -case basis to achieve the City's economic
development objectives. He stated that the projects that request City assistance must be
prepared to: invest in the community through jobs and/or capital investment,
demonstrate long -term commitment and expect consequences for breaching an
agreement. He also stated that the City should follow transparent guidelines when
awarding incentives and the amount of incentive is based on the impact to the
community, but most importantly incentives are only used when required.
Schertz Economic Development Corporation held a meeting on September 25, 2014 to
consider and approve the proposed Policy, and it was approved by a unanimous vote.
Staff recommends Council approve first reading.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Scagliola who moved, seconded by
Councilmember Edwards to approve Ordinance No. 14 -T -44 on first reading. The vote
was unanimous with Mayor Pro -Tem John, Councilmembers Fowler, Scagliola and
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Edwards voting yes and no on voting no. Councilmember Duke was absent. Motion
passed.
5. Ordinance No. 14 -T -45 — Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
authorizing a Budget Adjustment to the Schertz Economic Development Corporation
Fund to correct the approved budget. First Reading (J. Kessel/J. Walters)
The following was read into record:
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AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS AUTHORIZING A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT TO THE SCHERTZ
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FUND TO CORRECT THE
APPROVED BUDGET; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
Mayor Carpenter recognized Senior Budget/Finance Analyst James Walters who stated
that on the FY 2014/15 Budget Adoption, the EDC amount was stated incorrectly on the
Ordinance. It was actually the previous year's amount. To correct this error, staff
recommends council adjust the budget back down to $50,744 less than the adopted
budget amount.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Fowler who moved, seconded by
Councilmember Edwards to approve Ordinance No. 14 -T -45 on first reading. The vote
was unanimous with Mayor Pro -Tem John, Councilmembers Fowler, Scagliola, and
Edwards voting yes, and no one voting no. Councilmember Duke was absent.
Motion passed.
6. Resolution No. 14 -R -90 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution accepting
the Semiannual Report with respect to the progress of the Capital Improvements Plan,
and other matters in connection therewith. (B. James/B. James)
The following was read into record:
RESOLUTION NO. 14 -R -90
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS ACCEPTING THREE SEMIANNUAL REPORTS WITH RESPECT TO
THE PROGRESS OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEME NTS PLAN, AND OTHER
MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
Mayor Carpenter recognized Executive Director of Development Services Brian James
who stated Council has seen this item a few times in the past. We are trying to move
forward in compliance with the local government code in regard to impact fees, or capital
recovery fees as they are called. The Planning & Zoning Commission is tasked with
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taking a look at the status of these fees and providing a report to you. Looking back
through the years, we ran a report from October 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013. There
was an item associated with a loan made from the capital recovery account to purchase
water meters. We came to realize there was an error in that last report, so the finance
department worked with the public works and engineering departments to correct it.
What we are bringing back to you now is the corrected report(s), October 1, 2012 through
March 31, 2013, April 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013, October 1, 2013 through
March 31, 2014. At the end of September we hit another window of reporting time, but
we wanted to get caught up with these three reports for you now. You will have the next
report by the end of November or December and then consistently for every six months.
What you have in your packet tonight is an explanation for the correction of the loan
document and the three reports. What the real value here is that it shows how much
money we have starting out at that six month window in the water fees and sewer impact
fees, where we spend it, how much we collect in interest and where we end up with those
amounts. For example, for the period ending March 31, 2014, we had $4,519,502.99 in
water impact fees /capital recovery fees and $3, 698,280.82. This is over eight (8) million
dollars in those two fees.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who stated he is glad for the
transparency of these finances and if we (the city) find we made a mistake, we own up to
it and correct it. You don't see these things in the newspaper. You usually just hear
about a bad council and what they did wrong. We have integrity here in Schertz and we
are doing a good job.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who moved, seconded by
Councilmember Fowler to approve Resolution No. 14 -R -90. The vote was unanimous
with Mayor Pro -Tem John, Councilmembers Fowler, Seagliola, and Edwards voting
yes, and no one voting no. Councilmember Duke was absent. Motion passed.
Mayor Carpenter moved back to agenda item 3.
3. Charter Review Commission Appointments — Discussion and consideration and/or
action appointing the FY 2014/15 . Charter Review Commission. (B.
Dennis/Mayor /Council)
As Councilmember Duke had not arrived, it was Council's concurrence to take no action
and place this item on next week's agenda.
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Mayor Carpenter recognized City Secretary Brenda Dennis who recapped the votes of items 1
through 6, noting that regarding item 3 it would be brought back to Council at the next meeting.
Requests and Announcements
7. Announcements by City Manager
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o Citizen Kudos
o Recognition of City employee actions
o New Departmental initiatives
No further announcements were made.
8. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City Council
agenda.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Fowler who stated he realized Mayor
Carpenter has already been in discussions regarding the drainage area issues near Lowes
and he feels we need to look at who actually owns this property. He would also like to
see some future discussion on how we can approach the access roads especially by
Cabana and how we can tie that into a storm drainage system. Maybe we could get
TxDOT to help us get this problem solved. It was suggested to have staff prepare an
updated report within the next two or three weeks.
Another item he would like a report on is the storm ditch in the Arroyo Verde
subdivision. Apparently we had to take out some very old trees in that area and a citizen
observed that we had a backhoe and one dump truck hauling out dirt and then when the
truck left to unload, a whole team of people were sitting around idle waiting for the truck
to get back. Councilmember Fowler stated he personally saw that we had two (2) dump
trucks on site. Councilmember Fowler stated he thinks the bottom line question is: `What
is the estimated/actual cost of cleaning out this ditch?' Mayor Carpenter requested staff
provide a progress report and cost estimate for Council within the next few weeks.
9. Announcements by Mayor and Councilmembers
o City and community events attended and to be attended
o City Council Committee and Liaison Assignments (see assignments below)
o Continuing education events attended and to be attended
o Recognition of actions by City employees
o Recognition of actions by community volunteers
o Upcoming City Council agenda items
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Fowler who stated he knows we have
individually thought about this before, but can we start thinking about how we can get
more information out to the public. He stated Executive Director of Development Brian
James already gives us a bi- annual project report, so is there a way we can start putting
these project status reports into the Schertz Magazine on a quarterly basis. Maybe we
could have a workshop on this topic in the near future.
Mayor Carpenter recognized City Manager John Kessel who responded by saying we can
definitely look into this. He suggested that maybe we could put it out on the website
where it could be updated quickly by staff, accessed easily by the citizens and therefore
be more dynamic in its usefulness. We can discuss both options with Mr. James and see
whether it will be more useful out on the city website or in the magazine.
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Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Scagliola who stated he attended the
following:
• September 30- October 3, 2014, Texas Municipal League (TML) Annual
Conference, Houston, TX.
• October 7, 2014, National Night Out, various neighborhood stops within the City.
He thanked staff for putting this together, especially our Police, Firefighters, and
EMS. He specifically thanked Lt. Correu and Officer Morehouse who
accompanied him to the various events.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who stated he attended the
following:
o September 30- October 3, 2014, Texas Municipal League (TML) Annual
Conference, Houston, TX.
o October 7, 2014, National Night Out, various neighborhood stops within the City.
He specifically thanked staff member Special Projects Officer Cpl. Shawn Ceeko
for organizing this event.
Mayor Carpenter stated he wanted to share that they did have an honorary dedication of
the street naming at Tri- County Parkway two Saturdays ago in honor of former mayor
Robert C. Bucker, who with his family came out for the dedication. He thanked staff
members who arranged this event and those that also made the signs that were put up.
This was a great event honoring our former mayor.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who stated he promised his nephew
something. He announced that his nephew, Donovan Edwards, was named Homecoming King
of New Mexico Military Institute this past week.
Adiournment
As there was no further business,
the meeting was adjourned at 7:39
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Michael R. Carpenter, Mayor
ATT_ES�:
'Brenda Dennis, City Secretary
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