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11-25-2014 Agenda ONLY MEETING AGENDA City Council REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL November 25, 2014 HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4 SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154 11-25-2014 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, NOVEMBER 25, 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 Edwards) City Events and Announcements  Announcements of upcoming City Events (J. Bierschwale/B. James)  Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel) Presentation  Briefing and information regarding the upcoming Festival of Angels 2014, December 5, 2014, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (J. Kessel/B. Cantu/M. Spence) 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. 11-25-2014 City Council Agenda Page - 2 - 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  Update on the Lone Star Rail Project. (B. James/J. Black) 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 - Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 18, 2014. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis) 2. City of Schertz 2015 Master Calendar – Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the City of Schertz 2015 Master Calendar (B. Cantu/S. Gonzalez) 3. Resolution No. 14-R-95 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution amending the City of Schertz Code of Ordinances and certain other ordinances by amending and establishing fees for certain licenses, permits, and other services provided by the City of Schertz.(B. James/M. Sanchez) Discussion and Action Items 4. City Council Place 5 Resignation – Consideration and/or action accepting the resignation from Matthew Duke City Council Place 5. (Mayor/Council) 5. Resolution No. 14-R-97 – Consideration and/or action approving a process for considering and appointing an individual to the vacant Place 5 City Council position. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis Roll Call Vote Confirmation Executive Session 6. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.074 Evaluation of the City Secretary and Deputy City Secretary. Reconvene into Regular Session 6a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item number 6. 11-25-2014 City Council Agenda Page - 3 - Roll Call Vote Confirmation 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. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers to City Manager and Staff for information. 10. 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 21st DAY OF NOVEMBER 2014 AT 4:00 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. 11-25-2014 City Council Agenda Page - 4 - 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 t he 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 Schertz Seguin Local Government Corporation Councilmember Azzoz – Place 2 Animal Control Advisory Committee Sweetheart Advisory Committee Councilmember Edwards – Place 4 Audit Committee Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation Councilmember Duke – Place 5 Audit Committee Investment Advisory Committee