08-25-2015 MinutesMINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
August 25, 2015
A Regular Meeting was held by the Schertz City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, on
August 25, 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 Daryl John
Councilmember Robin Thompson
Staff Present:
Executive Director Brian James
Executive Director Bob Cantu
City Secretary Brenda Dennis
Mayor Pro -Tem Fowler was absent.
Call to Order
Councilmember Grumpy Azzoz
Councilmember Cedric Edwards
City Manager John Kessel
Executive Director Dudley Wait
City Attorney Charles Zech
Deputy City Secretary Donna Schmoekel
Mayor Carpenter called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Opening Prayer and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and the State of
Texas (Mayor Carpenter)
Mayor Carpenter announced that he received word that former Councilmember Charles Sharpe
who served as City Councilmember from 1982 to 1988 passed away today. Visitation is
Monday, August 31, 6 -8 p.m., at the Schertz Funeral Home, Funeral Services are Tuesday,
September 1, 9:30 a.m., Schertz Funeral Home and burial at 11:00 a.m. at Fort Sam Houston.
Mayor Carpenter asked for a moment of silence.
Mayor Carpenter provided the opening prayer 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 (B. James/D. Wait/B. Cantu)
Mayor Carpenter recognized Executive Director Brian James who provided the following
announcements:
• Friday, August 28, TML Region 7 Meeting, City of Balcones Heights Justice Center,
3300 Hillcrest Drive; 5:30 p.m. RSVP to City Secretary's Office.
• Saturday, August 29, 8th Annual Fischer House Benefit, VFW Schertz, Noon to 7:00
p.m.
® Monday, September 7, Labor Day, City office will be closed.
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• September 22 -25, Annual TML Conference, San Antonio
• Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel)
Mayor Carpenter recognized City Manager John Kessel deferred to the next item.
Employee Recognition
• Employee Longevity Recognition— Mike DeLeon General Services Department — 35
years. (J. Kessel)
Mayor Carpenter recognized City Manager John Kessel who stated tonight, we honor an
employee who is celebrating 3 V2 decades with the City of Schertz. Yes, you heard right.
35 years of employment. With Johnny's recent departure, our General Services Director,
Mike DeLeon, is currently our longest tenured employee.
Mike's journey to where he is today is an interesting one. He was actually hired on part-
time in July 1979, by none other than our former Mayor Hal Baldwin, who was a City
employee at the time. Mike began working as a part -time custodian during his senior
year of high school, and then in June 1980, after graduation, he was brought on full time.
At that time and for the next ten years, he was the only custodian the City had. Because
Schertz was so small back then, employees often wore many hats, and performed many
different duties in addition to what their actual position was. Although he didn't fight
fires or lay water pipes, Mike assisted in making zoning maps, providing translating
assistance to Spanish speaking customers, managing the fuel for the City vehicles and
equipment, and helping out with Municipal Court docket entries.
Once the City hired more custodial staff, Mike was promoted to Facility Maintenance
Supervisor, then to Facilities Manager and then, in 2006, he was promoted to General
Services Director, which is the position he currently holds. Mike supervises 10 full time
and 4 part time staff members — who maintain all of our Municipal buildings. When
Mike started, he cleaned three buildings; now his department services 20 buildings. They
are responsible for not only cleaning each facility, but they provide other services such as
door locks /programs, fire alarm inspections, security system, pest control, supporting all
City events and more.
As with many of our tenured employees, Mike was directly involved when the City
experienced the devastating floods in the late 90's. Mike's role was operating the
emergency shelter and managing it until the Red Cross arrived. At the time, the shelter
was located in the Community Center. He told us that at one point, there were over 150
people in there, which for those of us that have been inside that building, can only
imagine how difficult it must have been to make sure everything was in order. His role
during the City's time of crisis was instrumental and I know that he helped many during
such a difficult time.
During the recent lunch we had with him, it was brought up that he is the unofficial
"Mayor" of Rittaman Edition which is the neighborhood he lives in. When his
neighborhood was trying to get improvements from Bexar County, Mike was actively
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involved in making sure this got accomplished; from applying for CDBG grants to
speaking at the Bexar County Commissioner's Court; he made sure his neighborhood got
what they needed — hence his given title.
Mike has done so much during his tenure here — whether it be from initializing the City's
consolidated purchasing program or developing the security procedures for the employee
access control system, his hard work and leadership is palatable throughout his 35 years
of employment.
Mr. Kessel stated when he first began his duties as City Manager; he sat down with every
Department Head and asked about his or her vision and values for their department. To
this day, he still remembers what Mike said — he takes his job as a calling and he is proud
to do what he does. The word he specifically used was "service ". Mike has built his
legacy and his team is based on service. I receive many praises for Mike's staff; his folks
are willing to go the extra mile for you, no matter what it is you ask of them. And they
always do so with great customer service. That value has been instilled in them by this
man here.
So, thank you Mike, for all you have done and congratulations on achieving such a
milestone in your career. I hope you enjoy your retirement and know that you have left
your mark here in this City.
Mr. Kessel presented Mike with his 35 year pin. Mr. Kessel stated that Mike has
announced his retirement and as traditionally done, the City would like to make a special
presentation. Mr. Kessel recognized former Deputy City Manager John Bierschwale who
came forward presenting Mike with the City flag congratulating him on his years of
service and congratulations on his upcoming retirement. Mr. Deleon came forward
thanking previous Mayor's and Councilmembers and thanked the current Mayor, Council
and Executive Staff. Mike thanked his staff and all his co- workers.
Mayor, Council, staff and the audience gave a standing ovation to Mike in recognition of
his years of service.
• Employee Promotion Recognition — John Perry — Fire Marshal. (D. Wait/D. Covington)
Mayor Carpenter recognized Fire Chief David Covington who came forward announcing
the recent promotion of John Perry as the new Fire Marshal providing a brief background
of his years of service. Chief Covington stated that John is also our Assistant Emergency
Manager for the City and you have seen him recently as he was instrumental in the work
regarding the fire codes. Fire Marshal Perry thanked the Mayor, Council and
Management staff stating he looks forward to the continued work to be done in Schertz
and the many successes to come. Mayor and Council congratulated Mr. Perry. Mayor
Carpenter stated that they have all the confidence in his capabilities and leadership and
are glad to have him in his new role.
New Employee Recognition — New Assistant Fire Chief Kade Long. (D. Wait/D.
Covington)
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Mayor Carpenter recognized Fire Chief David Covington who introduced the City's New
Assistant Fire Chief Kade Long. Chief Covington provided a brief background regarding
Assistant Fire Chief Long's career. Chief Covington stated that he was raised in El City
Oklahoma, and was Fire Chief in Vernon Texas. He stated that he has served as interim
City Manager in Vernon, is a graduate from Southwestern State Oklahoma City with a
degree in Education, is a Graduate from Sam Houston State with a Masters Degree in
Public Administration, is a Graduate of the Texas Fire Chief's Academy, and is a
Graduate of FEMA Emergency Managers Academy. Assistant Long has a wife Terry,
sons Jordan, Kolton, and daughter Ashlynn. Hobbies include the outdoors and family
and he also served in Iraq with the Naval Reserve's.
Assistant Fire Chief Long came forward thanking the City for this opportunity and looks
forward to working with everyone.
Mayor Carpenter stated that he would like to recognize in the audience this evening Mr. Gary
Inmon, Schertz Cibolo Universal City Independent School District (SCUCISD) Board Member.
Mayor Carpenter also asked all those running for office in November to stand and be recognized.
HearinlZ of Residents
Mayor Carpenter recognized the following individuals who spoke:
• Mr. Carl Douglas, 2550 Woodland Village Place, who spoke on the City Charter
amendments, proposed meeting reductions and Council's compensation. He has no
problem with increasing the size of the Council or decreasing the number of meetings
except there was no mention of a decrease in compensation. He believes someone should
be paying attention to this. If you are going to do the job right, being on Council, it is
going to take 20 to 30 hours a week; it's one night a week. You need to set your
priorities.
Mayor Carpenter stated that as a statement of fact, the changes to the size of the Council
came from a citizen group, fiom a Charter Review Commission that was seated. No
member of Council participated in that citizen group.
• Mr. Bert Crawford, 4100 Brook Hollow Drive, who thanked the Council, EMS, Police
and Fire Department personnel for recently attending the Wynnbrook Back to School
Snow Cone Festival.
• Dr. Irene Petrisky, 1117 Twin Lane, who thanked the City for providing an opportunity
for the citizens to participate and interact at the community budget meetings on the
proposed budget. She also thanked the City Council who voted for the cell phone ban.
She believes that this would help our first responders and our citizens to be safer. Dr.
Petrisky addressed her concerns with losing our first responders to other communities.
She stated that our first responders should be our top priority in the budget. She cited the
amount for the swimming pool maintenance compared to the amount paid to first
responders. She would also like to see recognition for our first responders.
Presentation
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® Schertz EMS Community Health Program (D. Wait/K. Burnam)
Mayor Carpenter recognized Community Health Manager Kelly Burnam who provided
the following highlights regarding the Community Health Program.
Ms. Burnam stated currently, we are using the most expensive means of healthcare
transportation to go to the most expensive place to obtain health care. — We want to
change that.
In 2007 the Institute for Healthcare Improvement introduced a concept called Triple Aim.
The goal is to improve overall patient's outcomes. Triple Aim has become the model for
changing the healthcare system as we know it. Goals are to increase population health,
make everyone generally healthier, decrease per capita costs, and spend less on
healthcare. Increase patient experience, make happier patients, go to the doctor or
hospital and fix the problem, and not have to go back. Pull together resources, EMS,
hospitals, primary care physicians, pharmacies, insurance companies, home health, and
non - profits. All work together to integrate care and make better outcomes, achieving the
triple aim. Schertz EMS is working on what we call our "high utilizers ", ones that call
911 8 or more times in 12 months, current year count: 16 August to August. We want to
reach out to them and offer assistance; most of the patients are always receptive with first
time help that is being offered. The assistance may be simple, some may be complex and
require working with their doctors, specialists on meds etc., but it always ends in success.
Ms. Burnam stated she gives them her time. Patients trust her, they trust the patch she
wears and the uniform. Ms. Burnam provided information on recent case studies that
ranged from extreme cases to the lower profile ones showing how the program works in
lowering the number of transports and lowering costs to patients as well as what the costs
were for EMS, thus making the patient healthier. Through proactive work with patients,
we avoided costs and saved time for other resources. Ms. Burnam showed graphs of how
PD and Fire Responses have also decreased since the program has been implemented.
Ms. Burnam stated that since the program's inception in 2013, the Community Health
Program has saved Schertz EMS over $220,000 by reducing the number of unwarranted
EMS calls on just 5 of their high utilizers that were used for the presentation. These
efforts have also saved money and resources for Police and the Fire Department.
Referrals come from crew members, first responders and the public.
We have established relationships with several different organizations:
Humana — SAHAB, 20% healthier by 2020 using bond moves, Mobile Integrated
Healthcare (MIH) is one project
Bluebonnet Trails MHMR, Mental Health Guadalupe County, excellent working
relationship, they come out when she needs assessment, and vice versa. APS crew submit
cases, and get immediate feedback.
Adult Protective Services — working with them on case studies.
STRAC — MIH consortium, us, San Antonio Fire Department and other agencies
SAFG Major San Antonio Hospital Systems - also part of the consortium
Area Primary Care Physicians — working with several physicians
Patient navigation, we helped 25 plus people, 12 currently enrolled, list of 16 she is
working to get with for more help. The program is a new part of EMS and not well
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known, we are learning as we go, outcomes have been great. Working together makes
better outcomes /lives for patients.
Next Steps: Humana Pilot Project — Humana working with their high utilizers, biggest
spenders.
University Hospital Pilot Project — we have been talking with them for several years
about pilots to save Bexar County Hospital district money. They approached us with the
funding to look at specific population to decrease cost to Medicaid.
Lastly, if we have more Mobile Integrated Healthcare medics, we can see more patients.
Mayor Carpenter stated that as he understands it this is the first time she has presented to
Council and congratulated her on a great presentation and remarking about the work on
the program. Mayor Carpenter congratulated the team. Mayor Carpenter stated the cost
savings are great but the freeing up of time of our first responders is remarkable and is a
gift back to the community and the innovation is exceptional.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who asked how most of this
would be funded and could we apply for grants. Ms. Burnam stated there are a few
grants out there but the university is the one that would forward the money to them.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Thompson who stated that senior care is
very special to him and he appreciates the fact that you are taking care of this population
that is not taken care of. Councilmember Thompson commended her on an excellent
presentation.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Executive Director Dudley Wait who answered
Councilmember Azzoz's question stating that Medicare has a co -pay and Medicaid pays
a portion of the ambulance transport but we cannot make any other effort to collect on
the rest of the charge and therefore we write it off. Councilmember Azzoz complimented
Ms. Burnam and stated that this is an outstanding program.
• Update and acknowledgement regarding the grant acceptance from Guadalupe County
100 Club. (M. Hansen/J. Correu)
Mayor Carpenter recognized Police Chief Michael Hanson who stated that two years ago
CID Lt. John Correu took on the job of soliciting grants and as a result of this effort
tonight he will be recognizing two companies where the City of Schertz Police
Department received grant money. CID Lt. John Correu came forward introducing and
recognizing Mr. Jim Blair with the Guadalupe County 100 Club. CID Lt. Correu stated
that earlier they had applied for a grant and the Guadalupe County 100 Club awarded us
the money to purchase (2) Stinger Spike Systems. These systems are used to deflate tires
in the event of a vehicle pursuit.
• Update and acknowledgement regarding the grant acceptance from Bexar Metro 911.
(M. Hansen/J. Correu)
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Mayor Carpenter recognized CID Lt. John Correu who came forward explaining that last
year the police department sought a grant to purchase the equipment needed for a "point
to point" system. This system will allow us to monitor the cameras at the school district
to support our SRO operations and in the event of any incident to include sporting event
Security. CID Lt. Correu recognized Mr. Michael Riggs with Bexar Metro 911 District
along with Mr. Eddie Taylor.
CID Lt. Correu thanked Mr. Riggs and Mr. Taylor for the opportunity to work with them.
Mr. Riggs came forward explaining the grant and stated they work with several entities
seeking grants and was happy to award this to the City of Schertz.
Mayor Carpenter recognized the efforts of CID Lt. Correu and also stated he was not sure
when he slept as he is also running as a candidate for the School District and since he is
unopposed he will be elected in November.
Workshop
• Workshop discussion and direction regarding the Aquatic Facility. (B. James/P.
Gaudreau)
Mayor Carpenter recognized Owners Representative Phil Gaudreau who stated this
evening he wanted to bring you information on the status of the aquatic project. He stated
that they gave a presentation when they had completed the schematic design; however we
have made some changes to this as a result of budget tightening and clarifications. He
stated that he wanted to show the Council what they have not only in terms of design but
also in terms of dollars and schedule. Mr. Gaudreau stated that from the architect design
team we have Mr. Greg Houston from Marmon Mok and from Thomas Byrne
Construction Services, Tony Battle.
Mr. Gaudreau turned the presentation over to Mr. Houston who provided a PowerPoint
presentation regarding the team's information, project design, construction costs, and
project schedule. A fall copy of the PowerPoint can be found on the city's website under
"City News ". Mr. Houston stated that they have been in business for over 60 years and
have worked on a variety of aquatic projects and a variety of programs like the City's
aquatic center. One of their partners is Counsilman Hunsaker who is responsible for the
technical aspects about engineering the pool systems, filtration and pool equipment and
he has worked with him on several projects. Mr. Houston provided a map of locations all
over the United States where Counsilman Hunsaker has worked on the size and type of
facility we are proposing for Schertz. He stated that their construction partner is Thomas
Byrne and recognized Tony Battle.
Mr. Battle introduced his team who was present this evening who are working on this
project. Mr. Battle provided the following background information on the company:
• Founded in 1923; 92 years experience as a Texas based Construction Manager
• South Texas Region headquartered in San Antonio
• A legacy of quality in high profile projects
• $424 Million in Annual Contract Volume
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105 Employees
200+ Construction Manager at Risk Projects
Certified MBE
Mr. Battle provided information on past municipal aquatic facilities with similar scope
and focus projects they have worked on. He provided information on the overall site
plan, aquatics floor plan, the aquatics front entry perspective, southeast and northeast and
the southwest and northwest elevation views of our aquatics facility. Mr. Battle also
showed designs from the main lobby perspective, community pool perspective and from
the leisure pool perspective. Mr. Battle provided the following information.
Project Budget information:
The estimate is based on the current building size of 19,031 sf.
At current market value the estimated construction cost is $8,480,592
Current Estimates includes a contingency of $460,654
Project Schedule:
Anticipated Notice to Proceed — October 2015
Anticipated Construction Duration — 10 Months
Anticipated Substantial Completion — Fall 2016
Mr. Gaudreau stated the team has gone through multiple gyrations to get a project that
works, is sustainable and has addressed future maintenance costs. He thinks this represents
a substantial contribution to this community and delivers what was promised in the bond
and maybe even exceeds it. What we are seeking from council tonight is: Is this what you
want to see and do you have any changes? If you do not, then we will proceed as
scheduled and come back to you in September with a guaranteed maximum price for the
project. Since this is an estimate, the next phase is the completion of the actual
construction documents. At 90% completion of those papers we will get a guaranteed
maximum price from Byrne.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Thompson who asked how many parking
spaces we plan on adding. Mr. Gaudreau replied approximately 150 spaces and they are
planning for buses to be dropping off competition participants and then parking across the
street at the high school. It is an issue we are trying to deal with.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who requested management staff
put this information out on the City website so that citizens can review it. Executive
Director Brian James confirmed that they could get this done tomorrow. Mr. Edwards
complimented the work done so far and said it was very futuristic.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Azzoz who expressed concern over the
design presented tonight. He said he thinks the taxpayers voted for a `competition quality'
pool, not a pool that restricts them from hours and usage. He feels the school district is
getting the larger pool and the citizens are getting the smaller pool. He feels the taxpayer
simply wanted a `family pool' where everyone could come and have some fun. He said if
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the school wants a pool let them go build their own. Executive Director Brian James stated
yes, the bond was passed for a `closed community swimming pool and aquatics facility of
competition quality.' A key thing in the language was that this facility would be of
competition quality and so we have to definitely meet that need. He pointed out that the
number of students on the school(s) swim team program is far less than the number of kids
in our community who are associated with the BVYA Stingrays. It is almost 300 children.
So what we wanted to do with the competition pool was make it so they could use it as
well. Also, they can use this facility all year round because it is indoors. Mr. Azzoz
responded that residents have come and told him that they expected this to be an actual
community pool where kids and family can go at any time without any restrictions. He
wants to build a pool for the voters, for this city, not the school district, not the YMCA.
We are already paying a lot of taxes and he is not going to let the taxpayer shoulder over
$700,000 plus annual maintenance fees we will endure.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who stated we have enjoyed a
great relationship with the YMCA, WellMed, and BVYA; we have done a lot of public -
private partnerships already and we also share our police force with the school district. He
does not see why this would be an issue. He said we are in fact planning a multi -use
facility in south Schertz as a 3rd Fire Station. It will also house some police, fire and EMS
staff and contain a community room. This is another great example of what we are doing
with j oint -use and it is a smart way to do it.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Thompson who said it boils down to the fact
that no pool is a financial money maker; it is more of a quality of life amenity. Any quality
of life facility is a tax liability to that city because very few make money for a city. He
stated the question is how are we going to enhance the quality of life for the BVYA kids,
the community kids, and the adults in the community? We would be enhancing the
reputation of Schertz. Our library is a tax liability but thousands of people use it and
benefit from it. That is the bottom line of why he endorses it.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Azzoz who stated it is not about other
people's quality of life, but rather the Schertz taxpayer's quality of life. His
recommendation is to build a pool for this city, for the taxpayers, residents and their
children; if the school district wants to participate, let them go and build their own pool.
His recommendation is to build a nice city pool and if that is not possible, then let's scrap
it we return the bond back.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember John who stated he would just like to have a
copy of the plan; it looked like they covered all the bases on what we need to have, but it
did look a little plain. Are there any plans to do any water features? Mr. James responded
that for built features they are not planning any; however, the YMCA could possibly bring
in some portable features (i.e., basketball backboard). One of the reasons we want to
partner with the YMCA is so they can do fundraising and they can add to facilities and
amenities. It is a straightforward functional pool.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Azzoz who asked how much money we had
left for this project. Mr. Gaudreau replied approximately $5.5 million out of the original
bond of $6.625 million.
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Mayor Carpenter stated a number of the arguments against this pool were brought up prior
to the election in the press. Some people were opposed to the project overall and others
expected we would coordinate with the school district. A lot of the arguments were
brought up before the election and the people spoke and they expect us to act on their
votes. He does not believe that anyone was misled. Things were discussed well in the
newspapers at that time. In a recent conversation he had with former Mayor Bueker, much
the same thing happened years ago when the City built the Pickrell Park pool and despite
those similar arguments at that time, the facility has been used well through the years. It
costs us money and the people who use it each time they show up. There are costs
associated with maintaining and providing a city facility. Also, if both the City and the
school district each built their own pool it would double the cost ($14 -15 million);
resulting in a tax increase for everyone here in the room. The overall cost would be greater
than if we partnered on the project. Council and staff have worked hard over the past five
years to find the solution that a) meets with the spirit and direction of the language of the
bond itself, b) meets the needs of the widest number of stakeholders in this community, c)
is extremely careful about spending this much of the taxpayers money. This is the single
largest project that we have done with taxpayer money in the history of this city. It is
imperative that we get it right and get it right the first time; he believes we have done that.
In reference to Councilmember Azzoz's earlier recommendation to scrap the project and
go back to the voters, this would be a lot of time and effort wasted when the voters have
already spoken. The voters went to the ballot box and did already instruct us. In fact, they
had turned down two or three other bond items. He also does not hear a majority of
dissention from this council this evening but rather a majority in favor of moving forward.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Thompson who stated he thinks the Mayor
has correctly assessed the general direction of council to move forward. Councilmember
Azzoz stated he still feels if we don't want to scrap the project, we still should send it back
to redesign a community pool for resident families. However, if 'the Council says go
ahead, then go ahead, but not him.
Mayor Carpenter offered his personal phone number of 210- 452 -8003 to the audience in
case anyone was in opposition of the project as presented and they could call him and seek
to change his mind. He will be happy to hear from every single taxpayer who opposes this
project as presented tonight.
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. Ordinance No. 15 -11-27 — Consideration and /or action approving an Ordinance
amending Chapter 14 of the City of Schertz Code of Ordinances to adopt a trap, neuter,
and release program and certain regulations with respect thereto; adding definitions;
repealing all Ordinances or Resolutions or parts of Ordinances or Resolutions in conflict.
Final Reading (M. Harris /S. Roman)
ORDINANCE NO. 15 -11-27
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ
CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ADOPT A TRAP, NEUTER, AND RELEASE
PROGRAM AND CERTAIN REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT THERETO;
ADDING DEFINITIONS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS
OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
2. Appointments/ Reappointments and Resignations to City Boards, Commissions and
Committees — Consideration and /or action regarding appointment of Ms. Shonale Burke
as Alternate No. 2 to the Library Advisory Board. (Mayor /Council/B. Dennis)
3. Resolution 15 -R -75 — Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
the submitted changes to the Schertz Library Advisory Board By -Laws. (B. James/M.
Uhlhom)
RESOLUTION NO. 15 -R -75
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTED CHANGES TO THE SCHERTZ
LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD BY -LAWS, AND OTHER MATTERS IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who moved, seconded by
Councilmember Thompson to approve the consent agenda items 1, 2 and 3. The vote was
unanimous with Councilmembers Azzoz, John, Edwards and Thompson voting for
and no one voting no. Motion passed. Mayor Pro Tem Fowler was absent.
Discussion and Action items
4. Ordinance No. 15 -S -28— Conduct a public hearing and consideration and /or action
PH 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).
First Reading (B. James/L. Wood/B. Cox)
ORDINANCE NO. 15 -S -28
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP BY REZONING
APPROXIMATELY 34.964 ACRE TRACT OF LAND FROM
PREDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PRE) TO GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
(GB).
Mayor Carpenter recognized Planner 1 Bryce Cox who stated what you have before you
is a zoning request for 13182 IH 10 East. It is approximately a 35 acre tract located on
the northeast corner of IH 10 and FM 1518. The property is currently zoned
predevelopment district which is a place holder district for land that was recently
annexed. The property currently contains three existing buildings and two gas pump
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canopies and has the following land uses in existence today: a convenience store with gas
pumps, restaurant, motel, professional office, and automobile repair major.
The public hearing notice was published in "The Daily Commercial Recorder" on August
5, 2015 and the "Herald" on August 12, 2015. Four (4) public hearing notices were
mailed to surrounding property owners within two hundred (200) feet of the subject
property on July 29, 2015. Staff received two (2) responses on the Notice of Public
Hearing, both in favor of the request.
Staff has reviewed this request for confonnance with our comprehensive land use plan as
well as with our future land use plan. The sector plan amendment of that comprehensive
plan designates this subject property is highway commercial which is intended for
regional scale retail and commercial uses that can take advantage of the highway
frontage. These highway commercial areas are going to be located on our major highway
intersections to maximize access to the region.
It is the opinion of staff that the General Business District is the most appropriate zoning
district for this tract of land and that the existing land uses of convenience stores with gas
pumps, restaurants, motels and professional offices are appropriate uses for this tract of
land due to its location.
The Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on August 12, 2015,
and offered a recommendation of approval. Additionally staff recommends approval of
Ordinance 15 -5 -28 to rezone the subject partial to General Business District. Mr. Cox
stated that the applicant is present this evening for questions.
Mayor Carpenter opened the public hearing and recognized the following who spoke:
• Mr. Glen Outlaw, 3729 Forsyth Park, who stated that according to the backup
material the existing facilities that are there will end up being non - conforming
uses. To him that means that they are not allowed in General Business and we are
grandfathering them. His question is what happens in the future if the current
owner sells the property. Is this use going to continue unless they try to do
something with it or is something as simple as selling it to another owner going to
force them out of that location?
As no one else spoke, Mayor Carpenter closed the public hearing for Council comments.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Mr. Bruce Cox who stated that in answer to Mr. Outlaw's
question all the existing uses are legal non - conforming uses because they were in
existence when the property was annexed into the City. Under our predevelopment
zoning district there are very few uses you can actually do; it's state mandated such as
public use, schools etc. Again, this is just a place holder district and what that means is if
you vote to approve the ordinance the automobile repair major and the convenience store
with gas pumps will be considered legal non - conforming. We do have rules and
restrictions in the City about expansion and a variety of other things that deal with those
non - conforming uses. For the most part it is going to be that you cannot expand the
business any larger than it is when it was created. Additionally, if the use goes vacant for
180 days then they would lose their ability to have that use at that property. The idea is
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that when we change zoning and we annex property we don't displace owners; we let
them know that they are stuck with what they have now; you can do some safety and
structural improvements but you cannot increase the square footage of that use.
Mr. James stated that if the property is sold and doesn't shut down operation for 180 days
then they can continue to operate.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Azzoz who moved, seconded by
Councilmember Edwards to approve Ordinance No. 15 -S -28 first reading. The vote was
unanimous with Councilmembers Azzoz, John, Edwards and Thompson voting for
and no one voting no. Motion passed. Mayor Pro -Tem Fowler was absent.
PH 5. Ordinance No. 15 -S -29 — Conduct a public hearing and 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). First Reading (B. James /L. Wood/B. Cox)
ORDINANCE NO. 15 -S -29
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP BY REZONING AN
APPROXIMATELY 0.25 ACRE TRACT OF LAND FROM SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT -2 (R -2) TO MAIN STREET MIXED USE DISTRICT
(MSMU).
Mayor Carpenter recognized Senior Planner Lesa Wood who introduced this item stating
the property is located at 807 Main Street from Single - Family Residential District -2 (R -2)
to Main Street Mixed Use District (MSMU). This property was originally built as a
residential property and then converted into a commercial property. The last occupant at
this property was a florist shop. This property has been vacant for some time. The
challenges have been that it is zoned currently as residential. Through this process staff
worked with the property owner and their request was to change the zoning from the
single family residential to the Main Street Mixed Use District (MSMU). In November of
2014 an implementation of the comprehensive land plan and the work on the downtown
plan, staff brought forward the new zoning district of the Main Street Mixed Use. SO in
2014 the Main Street Mixed Use district zoning was available. This is the very first
request for this use.
It is intended for single family mixed use with low intensity commercial land uses that
allows for a greater opportunity for redevelopment of subject property and to promote
growth in the main street area.
The public hearing notice was published in "The Daily Commercial Recorder" on August
5, 2015 and the "Herald" for the August 12, 2015 for the August 25, 2015 City Council
Meeting. There were fifteen (15) notices mailed to surrounding property owners within
two hundred (200) feet of the subject property on July 29, 2015. At the time of this report
two (2) responses were received in favor of the request has been received. One (1)
response was neutral to the request. No responses were received opposed to the request.
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It was presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission on August 12, 2015, and they
recommended approval.
Staff reviewed the request for conformance with the Comprehensive Land Plan and the
Future Land Use Plan (FLUP). The Comprehensive Land Use Plan identifies this area as
Historic Downtown Schertz which is intended to leverage Schertz's history and heritage
to create a unique destination with local independent businesses, encouraging the use of
existing buildings. The rezoning request appears to have a minimal impact on the public
infrastructure, facilities or services and is consistent with the Comprehensive Land Use
Plan and compatible with the surrounding land uses. Staff recommends approval of the
rezoning application as submitted.
Mayor Carpenter opened the public hearing and recognized the following who spoke:
• Maggie Titterington, 1730 Schertz Parkway, Chamber President who spoke in
favor of this item.
As no one else spoke, Mayor Carpenter closed the public hearing for Council comments.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Azzoz who moved, seconded by
Councilmember Edwards to approve Ordinance 15 -5 -29 first reading. The vote was
unanimous with Councilmembers Azzoz, John, Edwards and Thompson voting for
and no one voting no. Motion passed. Mayor Pro Tem Fowler was absent.
6. Public Hearings on Proposed Budget for FY 2015 -16 — Conduct a public hearing and
PH consideration and/or action regarding the adoption of the FY 2015 -16 Budget (Second
required public hearings) (J. Kessel /J. Walters)
Mayor Carpenter recognized Senior Budget Analyst James Walters who provided a
PowerPoint presentation with the following information as well as answered questions
from Council:
FY 2015 -16 Proposed Budget
Budget Goals:
• Balanced Structurally
• Conservative and Responsible
• Follows Financial Policies
• Maintains Current Service Levels
• Focuses on priorities
Management Practices:
• Focus on priorities — Maintain appropriate fund balance
• Teazn Input — Departments, Council and Citizens
• Forward looking — planning for future revenues and expenses, consider project
schedules, 5 year forecast, long term debt model
Key City 5 Year Goals 2015
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• Building repairs
• Fire Station 3
• Compensation Study
• Bond Election
• Strategic Staffing levels
• Focus on Competing existing programs
• Maintain reserves
Budget Highlights
• Classification & Compensation study
• Firefighter Ramp up Program
• Fire Apparatus (Debt Service)
• First year use of vehicle replacement fund — affecting general services, marshal,
streets, parks and animal services
• Southeast Water storage tank and distribution lines
• Additional Sewer lines and lift station
Upcoming Capital Projects
• $15 Million in the upcoming bond election
• Fire Station #3
• FM Road Improvements
Additional $10 Million to be issued by Council
• Other roadway and infrastructure maintenance
All Funds — Revenues
General Fund
$26,568,977
Special Events Fund
131,800
PEG Fund
252,500
Water & Sewer Fund
18,902,115
EMS Fund
7,744,797
Drainage Fund
1,380,620
Hotel Tax
593,277
Park Fund
111,229
Tree Mitigation
40,250
Capital Recovery Water
3,477,141
Capital Recovery Sewer
3,643,712
I &S Fund
6,091,375
Other Funds
360,390
SEDC
3,528,562
Grand Total
$72,861,745
General Fund makes up 35 %, Water & Sewer Fund 26 %, EMS Fund 11 %, I &S Fund 8%
and the others make up the rest.
All Funds — Expenses
General Fund $26,180,517
Special Events Fund 131,800
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PEG Fund
252,500
Water & Sewer Fund
18,855,871
EMS Fund
7,558,451
Drainage Fund
1,220,951
Hotel Tax
259,330
Park Fund
34,800
Tree Mitigation
27,000
Capital Recovery Water
3,477,141
Capital Recovery Sewer
3,643,712
I &S Fund
5,821,418
Other Funds
322,990
SEDC
2,659,502
Grand Total
$70,450,983
General Fund makes up 37 %, Water & Sewer Fund 27 %, EMS fund 11 %, I &S fund 8%
and the others make up the rest.
Fund Balance/F,auity
FY 2015 -16
Estimated Beginning
balance
Net Change
Budgeted Ending
balance
General Fund
$6,911,098
$147,372
$7,058,470
Sp ecial Events Fund
73,803
- 10,000
63,803
PEG Fund
493,463
- 145,500
347,963
I &S Fund
733,023
269,957
1,002,980
Water & Sewer Fund
3,381,415
- 453,756
2,927,659
Capital Recovery Water
5,172,348
- 2,550,541
2,621,807
Capital Recovery Sewer
4,046,501
- 3,077,712
968,789
Drainage Fund
1,132,963
- 54,251
1,078,712
EMS Fund
975,653
186,346
1,161,999
SEDC
8,653,932
869,060
9,522,992
Hotel Tax Fund
783,780
329,872
1,113,652
Park Fund
210,958
76,429
287,387
Tree Mitigation
459,533
13,250
472,783
Library Fund
63,071
-9,960
53,111
Historical Committee
9,567
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9,567
Parks & Rec Foundation
111,337
32,360
143,697
General Fund Revenues
Property Taxes
$10,252,766
Sales Taxes
7,036,724
Fees
2,486,122
Franchises
2,221,153
Fund Transfers
1,921,266
Permits
1,249,839
Inter - Jurisdictional
783,847
Miscellaneous
462,000
Other taxes
40,100
Licenses
84,160
Library Fines
31,000
Total Revenues
$26,568,977
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Property taxes make up 39 %, Sales Tax 27 %, Fees 9 %, Franchise 8% and Fund transfers
7% all others make up the rest.
General Fund Expenses
General Government
$ 7,057,767
Internal Service
3,795,021
Police
6,211,375
Fire Rescue
3,720,308
Inspections
693,360
Marshal Service
717,794
Streets
1,181,397
Parks & Recreation
1,350,793
Library
877,288
Animal Services
575,414
Total Expenses
$26,180,517
General Government makes up 27 %, Police 24 %, Internal Service 14 %, Fire Rescue 14%
all others make up the rest.
General Fund
Total Change in Expenditures
Revenues
$26,568,977
Expenditures
26,180,517
Increase of Fund Balance
388,460
Beginning Fund Balance
6,911,098
Use of Vehicle replacement
- 241,088
Ending Fund Balance
7,058,470
25% Reserve Policy
6,501,138
M &O $0.3159
Total Change in Expenditures
$150,000
New Employees
$380,400
Large Expanded programs (over 10,000)
$600,000
Act on Compensation Study
$329,600
Continue Existing Staffing Levels & Programs
$1,460,000
Total Increase
$389,000
Reserve Funding
M &O $0.3159
Large Expanded Programs
$260,400 Vehicle Replacement
$150,000 Replace Remaining SCBA's
$205000 Expanded Election
$380,400 Total Large Expanded Programs
M &O $0.3159
Reserve Funding
$169,000 Vehicle Replacement
$25,000 A/C Replacement
$25,000 Server Replacement
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$35,000
P &Z Software
$35,000
Phone System Replacement
$100,000
Unassigned Fund Balance
$389,000
Total Reserve Funding
Sales Tax
General Fund
FY 2013 -14
Actual
$7,032,044
2015 — 5 Year Forecast
FY 2014 -15
Estimate
$6,961,724
_1% +1%
FY 2015 -16
Budget
$7,036,724
5 Year Summary — I &S Fund
• At I &S Rate of $0.1752:
• Includes $15 million bond package from elections in 2015
• Includes additional CO Bonds for infrastructure
• The lowest fund balance is $149,811 in FY 2017/18
• Rate could fluctuate based on the actual growth of the tax base and the results
from the bond election but at a reduced rate due to the model
Change Memo
• Add 3 new Crossing Guards
• Made adjustments to act on Year 1 of the Classification study recommendations
• Updated Parks and Pools in the General fund for a full year Director Funding in
place of the pool liner
• The pool liner funding will come out of the current year budget
• IT in the General Fund will increase for additional cable costs
• Updated Water & Sewer Fund projects
-Will now only budget for the next phase of Northcliffe waterline replacement
Change Memo 2
• EMS
-1: Adjust Personnel Budget for Year 1 Implementation of the Class & Comp
Study recommendation
-2: New Training Coordinator position added
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FY2015
FY2016
FY2017
FY2018
FY2019
FY2020
Revenue
$25,297,719
$26,568,977
$27,576,055
$28,605,522
$29,644,059
$30,731,548
Expense
$(24,668,799)
$(26,180,871)
$(27,549,143)
$(28,547,611)
$(29,793,283) $(30,529,331)
Reserve
Funding
$628,920
$147,372
$26,911
$57,912
$202,217
M &O Fund
Balance
$6,911,098
$7,058,470
$7,092,028
$7,149,939
$7,000,716
$7,202,933
25% Goal
$6,077,050
$6,501,138
$6,868,536
$7,136,903
$7,448,321
$7,632,333
Over/Under
$834,049
$557,3 _
$216,846
$6,39J
$(436,046)
5 Year Summary — I &S Fund
• At I &S Rate of $0.1752:
• Includes $15 million bond package from elections in 2015
• Includes additional CO Bonds for infrastructure
• The lowest fund balance is $149,811 in FY 2017/18
• Rate could fluctuate based on the actual growth of the tax base and the results
from the bond election but at a reduced rate due to the model
Change Memo
• Add 3 new Crossing Guards
• Made adjustments to act on Year 1 of the Classification study recommendations
• Updated Parks and Pools in the General fund for a full year Director Funding in
place of the pool liner
• The pool liner funding will come out of the current year budget
• IT in the General Fund will increase for additional cable costs
• Updated Water & Sewer Fund projects
-Will now only budget for the next phase of Northcliffe waterline replacement
Change Memo 2
• EMS
-1: Adjust Personnel Budget for Year 1 Implementation of the Class & Comp
Study recommendation
-2: New Training Coordinator position added
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• Library Board
• Purchase additional library materials
A copy of the proposed FY2015 -16 Budget can also be found online at
www.schertz.com. A paper copy is available for viewing in the City Secretary's office
and at the Schertz Library.
Mayor Carpenter opened the public hearing and recognized the following who spoke:
• Mr. Glen Outlaw, 3729 Forsyth Park, who stated that this was the third or
fourth time he has seen the presentation. For the most part he believes it is a
good balanced budget. A couple of things that occurred to him tonight: (1)
Change Memo #2; as a resident he hasn't been able to see any changes to the
material. Are we going to see more change memos next week? At some point
he believes we need to close the door and the budget is the budget.
His other comment is when we look at the fund balance that is projected at the
end of this fiscal year to be over $800,000 over our minimum floor, next year
we are projecting over $550,000. Mr. Walters, in his presentation, explained
that $389,000 of that we are saving for programs so that we do not get hit with
that big charge. He is concerned about the unassigned $100,000 that we are
going to put in the fund balance. There have been a lot of hard feelings over
the last few years that the city's primary focus at the expense of everything
else has been rebuilding the fund balance. We are short on employees. We
have been short on compensation. He gave examples of shortages when
people are either out sick or out on vacation. He has personal knowledge of
city staffing and that is that every department is short and needs more people.
He understood that the Council's priority in years past was to rebuild that fund
balance. Now it is rebuilt and we are still ignoring the needs of the city in
order to put extra money, unassigned, into that fund balance. He is not sure
why they continue to do that.
• Mr. Richard Dziewit, 2550 Chasefield Drive, who first commended Mr.
Walters on his presentation and the ability to take a look at it and see what is
going on in the budget. He stated that he has done an excellent job. His
biggest concern and he is looking at it in the same aspect as Mr. Outlaw is too,
and that has to do with core structure. He has also spoken to several
individuals in the city. First, it has taken a long time since we first began the
Evergreen Study to be able to find a compensation method for all the
employees and it still isn't correct. There is a lot more work to do. One of the
biggest things that he finds is if he can hear it why aren't the people that are in
responsible positions hearing or listening to those people. We are losing
people and we know that we are not gaining. We are gaining citizens within
the City, but we are not going to supply the people within the City to be the
ones to assist those citizens. The core structure is probably the most important
thing to get done. Secondly, he looks at what is happening in the South
Schertz district. We have been talking about a Fire Station/Public Safety
Facility down in that area for a long time now. Again, we have gotten to the
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point of where we are not listening. We are waiting too long to get this stuff
done, and people are hurting in that area. Take a look at what it takes for those
to get any service, twenty -five minutes approximately. Even with the
assistance from Converse, it takes approximately twenty -five minutes for a
response. He is looking at these type of things based upon the type of budget
we have. We need to get people in here. We need to take a look at the people
we have and maybe that is one aspect we have not done. Maybe these
individuals need to be advanced. Maybe they need to be trained more so that
they can advance within their group. We need to have all the facilities
covered.
• Dr. Irene Petrisky, 1117 Twin Lane, who made reference to the change
memos on the budget. She previously had attended one of the community
budget sessions and her main concern is for hiring and retaining an adequate
number of first responders not spending thousands of dollars on a new pool
and future pool maintenance. Back in 2010, she voted favorably for the bond
supporting the design and construction of a new community pool because she
was led to believe it was for one new community pool since the Pickrell Park
pool was getting old. She alleged that back then the Schertz taxpayers were
not told of any intent to include the local school district in the project. Just like
now, change memos are coming up changing the proposed 2015 -16 budget.
Back in 2010 the residents voted for one pool. When she sees first responders
being shortchanged and members of the City of Schertz are not getting access
to city services timely, a pool is not a priority. This evening there were
presentations from some of our first responders showing us how they have
saved the city money in the past couple of years and are also busy seeking out
grant money for our city. The actual cost of this proposed pool project is
costing more now than what they had voted for back in 2010. Parking and
enough room are also issues. At this time she would rather see taxpayer
dollars be spent to adequately compensate our hired first responder staff
members.
As no one else spoke, Mayor Carpenter closed the public hearing for Council comments.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Azzoz who commended Mr. Walters on the
presentation and the work on the budget. Councilmember Azzoz asked questions
regarding the budget costs of the pools ($308,000). Mr. Walters stated it was a
combination of maintenance and staffing. Mr. Azzoz asked if it would be over $1 million
next year with the addition of the new proposed aquatic facility. Mr. Walters said that the
Pickrell Park and Northcliffe pools account for about $250,000 of annual maintenance
and he estimates it will be another $480,000 to staff and maintain the aquatic center.
Councilmember Azzoz also asked if this was the last change memo. Mr. Walters
answered we could get another one next week as we have updates coming from
Evergreen Solutions on the classification and compensation study recommendation and
we should be getting the final health insurance cost estimates later this week as well
which could or could not affect the budget.
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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. First Reading (J.
Kessel /J. Walters)
ORDINANCE NO. 15 -T -30
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2015, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2016, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS;
PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF THE BUDGET; PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who moved, seconded by
Councilmember Thompson to approve Ordinance 15 -T -30 first reading. The vote was
unanimous with Councilmembers Azzoz, John, Edwards and Thompson voting for
and no one voting no. Motion passed. Mayor Pro Tem. Fowler was absent.
7. Public Hearings on Proposed Tax Rate — Conduct a public hearing and consideration
PH and/or action regarding the adoption of the FY 2015 -16 Tax Rate. (Second required public
hearings) (J. Kessel /J. Walters)
Mayor Carpenter recognized Senior Budget Analyst who provided a PowerPoint
presentation with the following information as well as answered questions from Council:
Mr. Walters showed a slide of the 2015 Property Taxes.
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Rollback: The rate if exceeded allows citizens to initiate a rollback election.
The results of this election can reduce the adopted tax rate back to
the rollback rate.
Current: The rate currently adopted by the City.
Proposed Max: The maximum rate set at which the fmal adopted rate cannot
exceed.
City Tax Rate
Effective: $0.4664
Rollback: $0.4912
Current: $0.4974
Proposed Max: $0.4911 Proposed budget is balanced at this rate.
$0.01 is equal to $302,980 revenue or $18.53 on the average home.
Target Tax Rate
Tax Rate Current Proposed Maximum
M &O $0.3164 $0.3159 For day to day operations
I &S $0.1810 $0.1752 To pay the City's Debt
Total $0.4974 $0.4911
FY2015 -16 City Tax Rate
At $0.4911
2014 Tax Bill = $866.47 Avg Home Value $174,200
2015 Tax Bill = $909.52 Avg Home Value $185,200
Increase =$ 43.05
2014 Tax Bill = $497.40 Home Value of $100,000
2015 Tax Bill = $491.10 Home Value of $100,000
Decrease = $ -6.30
Mr. Walters provided a slide of the historic tax rates stating that back in 2005 the total tax
rate was .3977 and in 2015 a proposed maximum of .4911. The orange bars beneath
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Second Public Hearing, First Vote
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Third Public Hearing, Second Vote
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Budget goes into effect
Mayor Carpenter opened the public hearing and as no one spoke, closed the public
hearing for Council comments. As there were no Council comments Mayor Carpenter
called for the motion and read the following:
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. First Reading (J.
Kessel /J. Walters)
ORDINANCE NO. 15 -T -31
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE APPRAISAL ROLL; SETTING THE TAX
RATE; LEVYING AND ASSESSING GENERAL AND SPECIAL AD VALOREM
TAXES FOR THE USE AND SUPPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS; APPORTIONING THE LEVIES FOR
SPECIFIC PURPOSES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Thompson who moved that property taxes
be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of $0.4911, which is effectively a 5.25%
increase in the tax rate, thereby approving Ordinance 15 -T -31 first reading. The motion
was seconded by Councilmember Edwards. The vote was unanimous with
Councilmembers Azzoz, John, Edwards and Thompson voting for and no one voting
no. Motion passed. Mayor Pro Tem. Fowler was absent.
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Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Mayor Carpenter recognized Deputy City Secretary Donna Schmoekel who provided the roll call
vote information for agenda items 1 through 7.
Executive Session
Mayor Carpenter recessed the regular meeting at 8:51 p.m. into Executive Session under the
following sections:
8. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.074 Evaluations of the City
Manager.
9. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.074 Evaluations of the City
Secretary and Deputy City Secretary.
Reconvene into Regular Session
Mayor Carpenter reconvened into regular session at 9:37 p.m.
8a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda
Item number 8 including possible increase in salary.
No action taken.
9a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda
Item number 9 including possible increase in salary.
No action taken.
Requests and Announcements
10. Announcements by City Manager
• Citizen Kudos
• Recognition of City employee actions
• New Departmental initiatives
No further announcements were provided.
11. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City Council
agenda.
Mayor Carpenter requested that both executive session items from tonight be placed back
on the next agenda.
12. Announcements by Mayor and Councilmembers
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• 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
No announcements were provided.
Adiournment
Meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m.
Michael Carpenter, Mayor
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renda Dennis, City Secretary
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