11-10-2015 Agenda only City Council Agenda
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
November 10, 2015, 6:00 P.M.
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
11-10-2015 Council Agenda
Policy Values
Economic Prosperity
Fiscally Sustainable
Family Friendly for All Ages
High Quality of Life
Safe Community
Essential Services
Attractive Community
Innovative and Proactive
Service Oriented
Friendly City
AMENDED AGENDA
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 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.
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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 October 27, 2015, and approval of amended minutes of the Joint Meeting with
Planning and Zoning for September 15, 2015. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Ordinance No. 15-D-35 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance amending
the City Code of Ordinance by revising Section 86-54, amending the Vehicular Weight
Limit on Schwab Road from FM 482 to 500 feet toward IH 35. Final Reading (B. James/K.
Woodlee/C. Palomo)
3. Appointments/ Reappointments and Resignations to City Boards, Commissions and
Committees – Consideration and/or action regarding the resignation of Mr. Walter Turk
from the Historic Preservation Committee. (B. Dennis/Mayor/Council)
4. Cancellation of the November 24, 2015 City Council Meeting – Consideration and/or
action cancelling the meeting of November 24, 2015, due to Thanksgiving week. (J.
Kessel/Mayor/Council)
Discussion and Action items
5. Application for Landmark or Heritage Neighborhood Designation – Consideration
and/or action approving a designation request for Landmark Property Designations for
properties located at 539 Main Street, 707 Main Street and 711 Main Street, Schertz Texas.
(B. James/D. Weirtz)
6. Resolution No. 15-R-103 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
two separate Interlocal Agreements, one with Bexar County and one with Region 14
Education Service Center, for Cooperative Purchasing Services. (B. Cantu/J. Santoya/J.
Kurz)
7. Ordinance 15-S-39 – Conduct a public hearing and consideration and/or action approving
an Ordinance upon a request for a Specific Use Permit to allow an Automotive Repair and
Service, Major located at 1000 FM 3009, Schertz Texas. First Reading (B. James/L.
Wood/B. Cox)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
8. Announcements by City Manager
• Citizen Kudos
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• Recognition of City employee actions
• New Departmental initiatives
9. Future Agenda Item Request for City Council: This is an opportunity for City Council
members to request that items be placed on a future agenda. No discussion of the merits of
the item may be taken at this time. Should a Council Member oppose placement of the
requested item on a future agenda, the Mayor, without allowing discussion, shall ask for the
consensus of the other City Council members to place or not place the item on a future
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
Executive Session
11. City C ouncil will meet in closed session under Texas Government Code Section 551.087,
Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations - Project E-013.
Reconvene into Regular Session
11a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda
Item number 11.
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 6th DAY OF NOVEMBER 2015 AT 1:50 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.
Donna Schmoekel
Donna Schmoekel, Deputy 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
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OFFICIAL BULLETIN BOARD ON _____DAY OF _______________, 2015.
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This facility is accessible in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Handicapped parking
spaces are available. If you require special assistance or have a request for sign interpretative services or
other services please call 210-619-1030.
The City Council for the City of Schertz reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any
time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by the
Texas Open Meetings Act.
Executive Sessions Authorized: This agenda has been reviewed and approved by the City’s legal
counsel and the presence of any subject in any Executive Session portion of the agenda constitutes a
written interpretation of Texas Government Code Chapter 551 by legal counsel for the governmental
body and constitutes an opinion by the attorney that the items discussed therein may be legally
discussed in the closed portion of the meeting considering available opinions of a court of record and
opinions of the Texas Attorney General known to the attorney. This provision has been added to this
agenda with the intent to meet all elements necessary to satisfy Texas Government Code Chapter
551.144(c) and the meeting is conducted by all participants in reliance on this opinion.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS
Mayor Carpenter
Audit Committee
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
Investment Advisory Committee