09-01-2015 Agenda only City Council Agenda
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015, 6:00 P.M.
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
09-01-2015 Council Agenda
City of Schertz Core Values
Do the right thing
Do the best you can
Treat others the way you would want to be treated
Work together cooperatively as a team
AGENDA
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 AT 6:00 P.M.
Call to Order – City Council Regular Session
Opening Prayer 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 (/B. James/D. Wait/B. Cantu)
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.
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.
Presentation
Presentation and recognition regarding the 2015 Certificate of Achievement for
Planning Excellence. (B. James/L. Wood/B. Cox)
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Presentation and update regarding the Evergreen Solution Salary and Compensation
Study. (J. Kessel/J. Walters)
Workshop
Workshop discussion on deferral of all public improvements. (B. James/L. Wood/B.
Cox)
Workshop discussion regarding City ambassadors and how we interact with other
cities and various other outside groups. (B. James) (Item requested by
Councilmember Azzoz)
Workshop discussion regarding “Council on the Move” meetings. (B. Dennis/D.
Schmoekel)
Workshop discussion regarding Dress Décor for City Councilmembers during
summer months. (Mayor/Council ) (Item requested by Mayor Pro-Tem Fowler)
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 August 18, 2015 and August 25, 2015. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Ordinance No. 15-S-28– Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance upon a
request to rezone 13183 IH-10 East, approximately 35 acres of land, from
Predevelopment District (PRE) to General Business District (GB). Final Reading (B.
James/L. Wood/B. Cox)
3. Ordinance No. 15-S-29 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance upon
a request to rezone 807 Main Street, approximately 0.25 acres of land, from Single -
Family Residential District-2 (R-2) to Main Street Mixed Use District (MSMU).
Final Reading (B. James/L. Wood/B. Cox)
Discussion and Action items
4. Resolution No. 15-R-77 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing expenditures with CDW-G totaling no more than $60,000 for
Technological and Electronic Equipment for various and unrelated City Projects
during the remainder of the 2014-15 Fiscal Year. (B. James/J. Kurz)
5. Public Hearings on Proposed Budget for FY 2015-16 – Conduct a public hearing
and consideration and/or action regarding the adoption of the FY 2015-16 Budget.
(Public hearing) (J. Kessel/J. Walters)
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Ordinance No. 15-T-30 - City of Schertz FY 2015-16 Budget - Consideration and/or
action approving an Ordinance on the proposed FY 2015-16 Budget. Final Reading (J.
Kessel/J. Walters)
6. Public Hearings on Proposed Tax Rate – Conduct a public hearing and consideration
and/or action regarding the adoption of the FY 2015-16 Tax Rate. (Public hearing) (J.
Kessel/J. Walters)
Ordinance No. 15-T-31 – Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2015-16 - Consideration and/or
action approving an Ordinance on the proposed FY 2015-16 Tax Rate. Final Reading
(J. Kessel/J. Walters)
7. Ordinance No. 15-M-32– Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
amending the City of Schertz Code of Ordinances establishing the dates of City Council
meetings; providing an effective date; and repealing all Ordinances or parts of
Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance. First Reading (B. Dennis/Mayor/Council)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
8. Announcements by City Manager
Citizen Kudos
Recognition of City employee actions
New Departmental initiatives
9. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City
Council agenda.
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
11. Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
FM 3009 Sidewalk Update.
Executive Session
12. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.074 Evaluations of the
City Manager.
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13. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.074 Evaluations of the
City Secretary and Deputy City Secretary.
Reconvene into Regular Session
12a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda
Item number 12 including possible increase in salary.
13a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda
Item number 13 including possible increase in salary.
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 28th DAY OF AUGUST 2015 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, 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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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 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
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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
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Investment Advisory Committee
TIRZ II Board
Mayor Pro-Tem 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 John – Place 3
Lone Star Rail District
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