05-19-2015 MinutesMINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
May 19, 2015
A Regular Meeting was held by the Schertz City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, on May
19, 2015, 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 Daryl John
Staff Present:
Executive Director Brian James
Executive Director Bob Cantu
City Secretary Brenda Dennis
Call to Order
Mayor Pro -Tern Edwards
Councilmember Grumpy Azzoz
Councilmember Robin Thompson
City Manager John Kessel
Executive Director Dudley Wait
City Attorney Charles Zech
Mayor Carpenter called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and the State of
Texas (Pastor Carnell Durant, Everyday Christian Church)
Pastor Durant provided the invocation followed by the Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the
United States and the State of Texas.
City Events and Announcements
• Announcements of upcoming City Events (J. Bierschwale /B. James)
Mayor Carpenter recognized Executive Director Brian James who provided the following
announcements:
• May 20t', Bond Committee Public Input Meeting #1- Corbett Jr. High, 12000 Ray Corbett
Drive, 6:00 P.M.
• May 21St, Chambers After -Hours Mixer -HEB Bar and Grill 5:30 P.M.
• May 21St, Bond Committee Public Input Meeting #2- Sippel Elementary, 420 Fairlawn
Avenue, 6:00 P.M.
• May 22nd, Chamber Ribbon Cutting -My Madea's Restaurant, 3893 Cibolo Valley Drive,
Suite 106, Cibolo, 4:00 P.M.
• May 24th EMS Banquet -Civic Center, 6:00 P.M.
• May 25th Memorial Day -City Offices Closed
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• Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel)
Mayor Carpenter recognized City Manager John Kessel who stated he would defer his
announcements until later in the evening due to the large audience tonight that are
patiently waiting for their presentations.
Presentation
A. Resolution No. 15 -R -37 - Consideration and/or action approving the 2015 Recipients
of the Hal Baldwin Scholarship and resolving other matters in connection therewith.
(B. Cantu/S. Gonzalez) (Jonathan Mitchell, Roni Fraser)
The following was read into record:
RESOLUTION NO. 15 -R -37
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS APPROVING THE 2015 RECIPIENTS OF THE HAL BALDWIN
SCHOLARSHIP, AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH
Mayor Carpenter recognized Assistant to the City Manager Sarah Gonzalez who
introduced this item stating that last Tuesday the Hal Baldwin Scholarship Advisory
Committee met, reviewed, selected and recommended two very highly qualified young
individuals to receive this year's Hal Baldwin Scholarship. Before we move on to the
presentation, I recommend that Council approve the Resolution, awarding Roni Fraser
$1,500 and Jonathan Mitchell $2,500.
Unfortunately, our second place Scholarship Recipient, Roni Fraser, is not able to attend
tonight. When I spoke with her last week to share the good news, she was disappointed
she could not be here in person. But she has a very good reason. Roni is currently at
Spring Training for Tour for Troopers, which is part of Drum Corps International or DCI.
Roni, along with other members who are a part of this group, train upwards of 12 plus
hours a day as a professional musical marching unit. The group then travels across the
United States to compete in national DCI events against other corps units for 2 months,
before competing at the World Championships in Indianapolis in early August. DCI is
known as the Major League for musical marching and as you can tell, being selected to
be a part of the Troopers is a great honor. Roni very much wants to meet the Council and
the Scholarship Committee, so during her one week back before heading off to college,
she will come to the Council Meeting for her Scholarship Presentation. That date will be
Tuesday, August 11f.
Now, on to our first place Scholarship Recipient, Mr. Jonathan Mitchell. I would like to
invite Mayor Carpenter (and any Scholarship Committee members who are here) to come
help with the presentation. Jonathan if you can also please come up. Jonathan is a senior
at Samuel Clemens High School who himself has a long list of accomplishments.
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Jonathan is a head drum major, an all -state trumpet player, an Eagle Scout, a Princeton
Book Prize Nominee and a National Merit Scholar, just to name a few. Jonathan also
knows how to give back to his community; for his Eagle Scout project, he logged 234
service hours, raised $1,000 and organized the construction of 100+ care packages for the
Wounded Warrior Program. When discussing his future, Jonathan mentioned in his
personal statement that he originally thought he wanted to become an architect. But, as
time progressed, he realized instead, that he not only wanted to build houses, but also
everything that goes around them. He wanted to build and design communities in which
people live. Jonathan plans to do this by getting a degree in mechanical engineering with
a focus on civil engineering/construction management aspects. He will attend Texas
A &M University — Gig' em Aggies — and join the Corps of Cadets while pursuing his
degree. When asked about being a public servant, Jonathan mentions that "public service
is all about serving those in your community. In many ways, it is about servant
leadership; leading those who elect you, by serving their best interests." His Boy Scout
Committee Leader had this to say about him: "Not only does Jonathan` embody all the
necessary qualities of leadership, experience and selfless duty, he is the kind of young
adult who will serve his community and Nation with honor." The Scholarship
Committee agrees and looks forward to seeing great things from you, Jonathan.
Congratulations!
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Azzoz who moved, seconded by Mayor
Pro -Tern Edwards to approve Resolution No. 15 -R -37. The vote was unanimous, with
Mayor Pro -Tem Edwards, Councilmembers Fowler, Azzoz, John, and Thompson
voting for, no one voting no. Motion passed.
Mayor Carpenter presented Jonathan Mitchell a scholarship in the amount of $2,500. Hal
Baldwin Scholarship Advisory Committee Member Don Taylor stated they had more
applicants this year than ever before and these two applicants were very outstanding and
we are proud they are representing the City of Schertz. Jonathan Mitchell then came
forward and expressed his sincere thanks to Council.
B. Presentation by the EMS Department regarding Cardiac Arrest Survivors). (D.
Wait/J. Mabbit)
Mayor Carpenter recognized EMS Director Jason Mabbitt who provided a Power
Point presentation regarding:
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest
• Why learn CPR
• Cardiac Arrest Save: June 2014 Paramedic Wess Dailey, Todd Kaiser,
FF/Paramedic Pam Loeffler and FF/EMT Mark Gonzales saved a 75 y/o female
in respiratory arrest.
• Cardiac Arrest Save: November 2014 FTO/Paramedic Eddie Rodrigues,
Paramedic Jose Hernandez, Paramedic Matt Gonzales, FAO/EMT Jesse Ruiz and
FF/EMT Justin Schwersinske saved a 49 y/o male in cardiac arrest.
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• Cardiac Arrest Save: December 2014 Paramedic Mark Southwell, Paramedic
David Retano, and Supervisor/Paramedic Toni Bradford saved a 93 y/o female —
C/O chest pain.
• Cardiac Arrest Save: June 2014 Paramedic/RN Jeff Pickering, Paramedic Jessica
Aird, Supervisor/Paramedic Toni Bradford, Paramedic Mike Shown, BC/EMT
Harry Hewlett, FF/Paramedic Andy Lambert, FF/EMT Mack Melancon, FF/EMT
Jesse Ruiz and FF/EMT Jason saved 81 y/o male — SCA Mr. JD Jones.
• Cardiac Arrest Save: August 2014 Paramedic Jacob Conell, Paramedic Leon
Allegretti, Supervisor /paramedic Matt Troncoso, Paramedic Kellie Burnam,
Lt. /AEMT Scott Lee, FF/EMT Moises Sandoval/ FF/EMT Ethan Hernandez and
FF/EMT Enrique Escobedo saved 47 y/o male — chest pains — Mr. Mike
Schurlock.
• Cardiac Arrest Save: February 2015 Paramedic Jessica Aird, Paramedic Russell
Monroe and Supervisor/Paramedic Matt Troncoso saved 76 y/o male — chest
pains — Mr. Santiago Martinez.
• Cardiac Arrest Save: July 2015 Paramedic Bud Hirschberg, Paramedic Mike
Jernigan, Peramedic Ronnie Muse, Paramedic Kellie Burnam and
Supervisor/Paramedic Toni Bradford saved 51 y/o male — chest pains — Mr. Sam
Rhodes.
Mr. Mabbitt thanked the Council, Schertz Dispatch, Schertz Police Department,
Schertz EMS, Schertz Fire Department, Cibolo Fire Department, Live Oak Fire
Department, Northeast Methodist Hospital and Christus Santa Rosa, New Braunfels.
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Mayor Carpenter moved to the Proclamation reading for EMS.
Proclamations
• Proclamation EMS Week (Mayor Carpenter/D. Wait/J. Mabbit)
Mayor Carpenter read the EMS Week Proclamation to the group and thanked them for their
outstanding dedication and care to the residents and patients of the area. Mayor Carpenter
also congratulated Jason Mabbit on his newly appointed role as Schertz EMS Director.
Mayor Carpenter stated that earlier Live Oak City Councilman Ed Cimics was in the
audience, but has since left. He also recognized County Commissioner Jim Wolverton who
was with us tonight.
Mayor Carpenter moved hack to the Presentation section.
C. Presentation regarding the award for the new Budget App. (B. James/M. Clauser)
Mayor Carpenter recognized Executive Director Brian James who stated this year
when we were getting ready for the first public budget workshops, staff had been
discussing how we can engage more folks in this process. A group of staff members
came up with a `Budget Cents Simulator'. They also included a few people from the
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community (Clare Layton and Richard Dziewit) to help review it. Initial comments
were that it was amazing that staff did this on their own and did not go out and buy it.
Subsequently, they won an award for it.
IT Director Myles Clauser came forward stating this has been a collaborative effort
over time to find ways to explain how cities do their budgets. The challenge is to find
a way that makes sense to people. So they put together a group of staff members and
built an `app', the `Budget Cents Simulator'. It is now available on the main site of
the city website for the general public. He introduced Computer /Web Technician
JoAnna Takemura who did all the creating, programming and graphics work. Ms.
Takemura stated the award received is the 2015 Excellence Award from the Texas
Association of Governmental Information Technology Managers. It was one of three
awards they present. She stated this app was built in -house and serves as an
interactive educational tool that illustrates how choices are made during the budget
process each year by citizens, elected officials, and city staff. She proceeded to
provide a live demo of how the app works. She thanked City Manager John Kessel,
Executive Director Brian James, and IT Director Myles Clauser for their innovation
and refinement of the app. JoAnna thanked Finance Sr. Budget Analyst James
Walters who made sure the numbers added up and made sense. Other key staff
members included Tony McFalls, Judy Vela, Linda Klepper and Sarah Gonzalez,
who all assisted with testing. Also assisting were IT staff members, Dallas Berry,
Kyle Gaertner, Eric Haugen, Tammy Lawrence and Ray Nichols. Other staff gave
valuable assistance during the budget retreat as well as citizens Clare Layton and
Richard Dziewit. They will continue to be innovative and come up with different
ways for our citizens to grasp some of our complex concepts.
Mayor Carpenter asked if Council had any comments. Mayor Pro -Tem Edwards
stated they did a great job and Councilmember Fowler added that this is a unique
experience for our citizens and that today's technology allows us to do this.
Councihnember Azzoz and Councilmember Thompson added their congratulations
and thanks as well. Mayor Carpenter stated Council feels strongly about including
our residents and it is difficult to get widespread involvement from the community
and this will undoubtedly help us and he thanks staff for their work on it.
D. Presentation from the Schertz Library regarding their Summer Reading Club. (B.
James/M. Uhlhorn/A. Toman/E. Blase)
Mayor Carpenter recognized Youth Services Librarian April Toman and Adult
Services Librarian Elizabeth Bertoia who provided a PowerPoint presentation on the
Summer Reading Program at the Library. The theme this year is on `Heroes ". The
summer reading program entices children to read when school is not in session. The
Schertz program is for seven weeks. It also offers programs for all ages, babies
through seniors. They offer more than just reading (i.e. computer classes) and are
currently part of the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) which is a
consortium of states working together to provide libraries with high quality summer
reading program materials at a low cost. Open House Registration Day is Saturday,
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June 6 at 12 p.m. The first day of Summer Reading Programs begins on June 12 and
programs will run until Friday, July 31. The program is completely funded by the i
Schertz Library Advisory Board; this year's budget is $3,800 for all four programs
and will allow for prizes, decorations, programming supplies, and guest speakers.
Area businesses donate approximately $2,500 in the form of gift certificates, gift
cards, and merchandise each year as incentives for the programs.
A few main events this summer include:
1) . Schertz Public Library Touch a Truck & Auto Show — Thursday, June 25
2) Life Size Game Day — Saturday, July 18
3) Reading Flash Mob — Saturday, July 25
4) Who is Your Hero? Essay Contest — Essays due Friday, July 24
5) Comic Con — July 11
They presented some `super hero' T -Shirts to Council.
E. Presentation from Yellow Cab San Antonio Texas regarding the recent Police
Memorial Service. (Mayor Carpenter /George Alva/Melissa McGeehee)
Mayor Carpenter recognized George Alva who stated Yellow Cab is a cab service
provider in the San Antonio and surrounding area. Their fleet of nearly 600
independent contractor drivers provide service 24/7 every day of the year. They also
have the world's easiest phone number to remember (222 - 2222). They have always
supported the men and women who put on their uniforms to protect us from those
who would do us harm: police officers, firefighters, sailors, soldiers, coast guards,
marines and airman are our heroes. They have hosted wounded warrior appreciation
luncheons, law enforcement appreciation luncheons, participated in team DWI roll
calls, sponsored golf tournaments and other events to express our respect and
admiration. They attended the Schertz - Cibolo Police Memorial Day Ceremony and it
deeply touched their hearts. They put together a collage of photos featuring law
enforcement events they were invited to participate in and it was their pleasure to
present a copy to Mayor Carpenter and the City of Schertz. Melissa McGeehee spoke
next saying they appreciate being able to be here today and that they are very grateful
to all the individuals who wear uniforms to protect us.
Hearing of Residents
• Mr. Reed Carr, 3509 Columbia, who stated he is the President of the Northcliffe HOA.
They have previously asked the city for help in asking the city officials to do their jobs;
specifically, the Marshal's Office and the Police Department. An example of what they
have asked for help in enforcement is addressing a lousy looking neighborhood (i.e.
unkempt yards). Other examples are abandoned vehicles and large motor homes parked
for long periods in the street, and street improvement. For future street improvement, they
would like to specifically ask not to use the contractor who did the Country Club Street.
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• Mr. Greg Mims, 21895 Old Nacogdoches Road, New Braunfels, TX, who spoke about
the asphalt plant that was discussed at the last city council meeting. How many people
have to be opposed to the plant's construction to stop it? What total percentage of the
local population has to rise up in opposition to stop this? Are any of the local
neighborhoods in favor of it? There is also concern about property value estimates. The
opposition will not go away. If the city adopts a resolution opposing this facility,
government of the City of Schertz will show that they hear us. The larger question is
what more can we all do to stop this?
• Mr. Glen Outlaw, 3729 Forsyth Park, who stated he attended the Police Memorial
Service last week and it was the best one he attended and seen since he has been
associated with the City. Chief Hansen (Schertz) and Chief Cox (Cibolo) along with city
staff support put on an excellent presentation. It was pleasing to see other participants
such as the Samuel Clemens Band. A nice lunch was served afterward and it gave
everyone an opportunity to sit down and visit and remember.
• Mr. David Richmond, 2921 Bent Tree Drive, who stated the Development Services
Department, is in the process of adopting the 2012 International Building Code for the
City of Schertz. Part of the code relates to permitting construction projects. This
requirement has helped our city grow with high quality work in all sectors of the
economy. Permit requirements help protect our citizens from shoddy work. There is
concern that continued strong building growth will limit our staff to random inspections
and delay granting permits. A possible solution would be to eliminate the requirement on
certain projects which replace like for like products (siding on a house that matches what
is already there). Once we make an exception, there is no turning back. The appearance
of our city attests to our current high standards. If we need to accept only random
inspections then so be it. The permit itself requires homeowners and contractors to meet
or exceed building code requirements and gives the city clout if these standards are not
met. He urges the city council to continue supporting our current building permit process
without exceptions for all projects as we adopt the 2012 building code.
• Mr. George Brannon, 923 3 Gloxinia Drive, Garden Ridge, TX, who stated Garden Ridge
has already had problems such as gun range issues, flood plain problems, a loud train,
noisy FM 3009, and a subdivision next to a quarry. We don't need another issue to have
to explain an impact on property values in Garden Ridge (i.e., asphalt plant). This would
not help our property values. His concern is that this operation has been turned down
elsewhere and they will simply keep trying until they get in somewhere.
Mayor Carpenter moved to Item No. 2.
2. Resolution No. 15 -R -38 — Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution in support
of citizen concerns related to the location and operation of an Asphalt Plant within the City
of Schertz Extra Territorial Jurisdiction and adjacent to the City of Garden Ridge. (Item
requested by Mayor Carpenter) (M. Carpenter)
The following was read into record:
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RESOLUTION NO. 15 -R -38
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS, IN SUPPORT OF CITIZEN CONCERNS RELATED TO THE LOCATION
AND OPERATION OF AN ASPHALT PLANT WITHIN THE CITY OF SCHERTZ
EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AND ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF
GARDEN RIDGE.
Mayor Carpenter stated this proposed plan is outside the limits of the City of Schertz and
therefore we have no say in what gets built or does not get built there; it is state law that
governs that area. However, this Council does share everyone's concern. He asked if
Council had any comments or questions.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Thompson who stated last week the name
of Hansen came up many times. He contacted Hansen last week, but they have leased the
property to a third parry and so technically, Hansen is not involved and any resolution
should not include the Hansen name.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Azzoz who said what Councilmember
Thompson said is true. He said he doesn't know what their motive is, but there is a
benefit between the two otherwise why would they lease it out. FM 2252 is going to be
very congested and a traffic nightmare. He hopes this project does not take place. He
thinks they should find a different place to locate that would be safe and be
environmentally friendly. He shares their pain. He totally opposes this plan.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Fowler who stated we have no say in what
individuals builds in the ETJ. It is going to be a hard lesson for us to say no we don't
want it but we can't stop it; what we can do is to try to protect the vulnerability the city
has put itself in by having ETJ's that we are not developing. He thinks we should look at
all of our ETD's and see what we can do legally to have some control over them in the
future.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Mayor Pro -Tem Edwards who asked if we could put this as
part of our strategic plan going forward for the ETJ to be looked at. Perhaps we need to
talk with the landowners in south Schertz off of FM 1518 and try to get some pre
development agreements in place so this does not happen again. Mayor Carpenter said
when we get to the items to be placed on future agendas, let's make sure we do so.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Mayor Pro -Tem Edwards who moved, seconded by
Councilmember John to approve Resolution No. 15-R-38. The vote was unanimous,
with Mayor Pro -Tem Edwards, Councilmembers Fowler, Azzoz, John, and
Thompson voting for, no one voting no. Motion passed.
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Worlohop
• Discussion regarding use of hand held devices while driving and distracted driving
generally. (J. Bierschwale/D. Wait/M. Hansen)
Mayor Carpenter recognized Police Chief Hansen and Lt. Manny Casas who introduced
this item stating that last month they were asked to come back with two pieces of
information concerning this proposed ordinance. The first one was for information on
local statistics and the second request was on commentary on local enforcement. The
information available to us from the state is broken down by county. The most recent
data is from 2013. Comal and Guadalupe counties each had just under 2,000 crashes
reported with Comal reporting 15 % and Guadalupe reporting 26% credited to distracted
drivers. Bexar County had just under 40,000 crashes reported and they had nearly 53%
related to distracted drivers. Statewide the number of crashes was 440,000 with 21%
related to distracted drivers. Locally, we do not maintain crash reports. Our data goes
directly to the state, but in 2013, it shows we had 4 crashes related to distracted drivers.
In most cases, we focus on the cause of the accident such as a vehicle crossing the center
lane. So some cases could be underreported.
Lt. Casas is here tonight to present information regarding implementation. He is over the
patrol division which includes patrol and traffic enforcement. Lt. Casas stated if this
ordinance does go forward we would want to get the word out to the public by utilizing
public service announcements by using our local media and using our own social media
such as Twitter and Facebook. We would post signs at entrances to the city and allow
for a `grace period'. Internally we would train our officers to look for things like
identifying lane drifts, traffic conflict, actual crashes and near crashes. In the end it
would be officer discretion. He has full faith that their officers would do a good job on
whether or not to cite the motorist.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Azzoz who thanked Police Chief Hansen
for this information. There are currently 24 states who have banned texting while
driving. Texting is absolutely dangerous when driving. Driving is a privilege. The seat
belt law has saved lives. He would suggest putting a packet together —do we want to
tackle texting and driving only or texting and driving and hand held device all together.
He thanked him for all their information.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Mayor Pro -Tem Edwards who stated he doesn't want to
duplicate any efforts that our state is working on. He asked if we already have a local
distracted ordinance on the record. Chief Hansen said yes but it was specific to television
receivers. He suggested we wait and see what happens with the House Bill that comes
out. He thanked Councilmember Azzoz for bringing this topic up. Councilmember
Azzoz stated he does not think we should wait for the state and that we should be the
leaders in protecting our citizen's lives. He said he thinks this is a good time to keep a
focus on this matter. Councilmember Thompson asked if there was a way we could begin
to determine the cause of distraction and proactively determine what specifically
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distracted the driver. Chief Hansen said yes they can address that internally with our
local officers. Right now the only focus is on cause and fault,
Mayor Carpenter stated in his opinion this is neither about a device nor texting, but rather
it is about bad behavior and bad choices. The most advantageous thing would be
considering something about distracted driving generally. If we can address the bad
behavior across the board, that makes more sense. His other preference would be where
it would be an upfront thing where we would just provide citations. As is done in
Germany, if an accident happens and the investigation reveals evidence that you were
distracted, your fines will triple.
Executive Session
Mayor Carpenter recessed the regular meeting at 7:42 p.m. into Executive Session.
3. City Council will meet in closed section under Texas Government Code Section 551.071
Consultation with Attorney and 551.074 Personnel Matters regarding whether a Council
Member has a direct or indirect financial interest in a contract with the City, City Charter
Section 4.07.
Reconvene into Regular Session
Mayor Carpenter reconvened into regular session at 8:34 p.m.
3a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 3.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Azzoz who stated he believes strongly that
we are in violation of the City Charter Section 4,07 and he wants to make a motion to ask
Councilmember Thompson to step down from his respected seat.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councihnember Azzoz who moved, seconded by
Councilmember Fowler asking Councilmember Thompson to step down from his
respected seat. The vote was 1 -4 -0, with Councilmember Azzoz voting for, Mayor
Pro -Tem Edwards, Councilmembers Fowler, John, and Thompson voting no.
Motion failed.
Discussion and Action Items
1. Minutes - Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes of the
Regular Meeting of May 12, 2015. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
Mayor Carpenter recognized Mayor Pro-Tern Edwards who moved, seconded by
Councilmember Thompson to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of May 12,
2015. The vote was unanimous, with Mayor Pro -Tem Edwards, Councilmembers
Fowler, Azzoz, John, and Thompson voting for, no one voting no. Motion passed.
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Roll Call Vote Confirmation
City Secretary Brenda Dennis provided the roll call vote information for agenda items A, 1, 2
and 3 a.
Workshop
• Discussion regarding the City Charter Section 4.07 — Prohibitions and discussion
regarding the City Charter generally. (M. Carpenter /C. Zech)
No discussion occurred.
Requests and Announcements
4. Announcements by City Manager
• Citizen Kudos
• Recognition of City employee actions
• New Departmental initiatives
City Manager John Kessel apologized for the lack of air conditioning from one of the
Council Chamber AC units this evening. The problem was a bad fan and the part will not
be available until tomorrow morning. Additionally, Council should have received an
invitation for the upcoming retreat on June 19.
5. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City
Council agenda.
No items were requested.
6. 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
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Fowler who stated he attended the
following events:
• May 12, AMM Collision Center Grand Opening
• May 19, Schertz Monthly Chamber Luncheon
He also stated he noticed in some of the presentations today at the chamber luncheon that
there were a lot of young people taking leadership roles, which he was glad to see.
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Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Thompson who stated he attended the
following event:
• May 14, Police Memorial Day Service front of the Schertz Police Department
Adjournment
Meeting was adjourned at 8:42 p.m.
Michael R. Carpenter, Mayor
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Brenda`Dennis, City Secretary
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