02-03-2015 Agenda only MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
February 3, 2015, 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
AGENDA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2015 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 Thompson)
A. Mayor Pro-Tem Oath of Office – Oath of Office administered to
Councilmember Cedric Edwards. (Mayor Carpenter to administer oath)
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.
Discussion and Action Items
1. Minutes - Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes the
Regular Meeting of January 27, 2015. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Appointments/ Reappointments and Resignations to City Boards, Commissions
and Committees – Consideration and/or action regarding resignations and
appointments to the Historical Preservation Committee. (Mayor/Council/B. Dennis)
3. Resolution No. 15-R-09 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the application for the Texas Emissions Reduction Program (TERP)
Grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). (J.
Bierschwale/C. Raleigh/J. Harshman)
4. Ordinance No. 15-M-06 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
authorizing and amending the City Council Rules of Conduct and Procedure
providing for the treatment of abstentions; repealing all Ordinances or parts of
Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance. First Reading (Mayor/C. Zech)
5. Ordinance No. 15-M-07 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
amending the City of Schertz Code of Ordinances and certain other Ordinances by
amending the Fee Schedule and establishing the Wholesale Distribution Water Rate.
First Reading (J. Bierschwale/S. Willoughby)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
6. Announcements by City Manager
• Citizen Kudos
• Recognition of City employee actions
• New Departmental initiatives
7. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City
Council agenda.
8. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers to City Manager and Staff for information.
9. Announcements by Mayor and Councilmembers
• City and community events attended and to be attended
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• 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
Executive Session
10. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.074 Evaluation of the City
Secretary and Deputy City Secretary.
Reconvene into Regular Session
10a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda
Item number 10.
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
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 29TH DAY OF JANUARY 2015 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, 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 _______________, 2015.
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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.
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
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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
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 Thompson Place 5
Audit Committee
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