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11-17-2015 Agenda only City Council Agenda REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL November 17, 2015, 6:00 P.M. HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4 SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154 11-17-2015 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, NOVEMBER 17, 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 Thompson) City Events and Announcements  Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/B. Cantu)  Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel) Presentation  Presentation of the 2015 American Planning Association – Texas Chapter Planning Commissioner Award. (B. James/L. Wood) 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. 11-17-2015 City Council Agenda Page - 2 - Workshops  Discussion regarding the Schertz Chamber of Commerce Funding. (Item requested by Mayor Carpenter and Councilmember Azzoz)  Discussion regarding unimproved Park property generally at the Southwest Corner of FM 3009 and Wiederstein Road. (B. James/C. Van Zandt)  Discussion regarding the language change on items to be placed on a future City Council Agenda by Mayor and Council. (Councilmember Azzoz) 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 November 10, 2015. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis) 2. Ordinance 15-S-39 – 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. Final Reading (B. James/L. Wood/B. Cox) Discussion and Action items 3. Consideration of bids relating to the Sale of Obligations designated as “City of Schertz, Texas General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2015”; Consideration and approval of Financial Advisor’s recommendation concerning this matter; and other matters in connection therewith. (J. Kessel/J. Santoya/M. McLiney/A. Friedman) 4. Ordinance No. 15-B-37 - Consideration and approval of an Ordinance by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing the issuance of “City of Schertz, Texas General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2015”, levying an annual ad valorem tax, within the limitations prescribed by law, for the payment of the bonds; prescribing the form, terms, conditions, and resolving other matters incident and related to the issuance, sale, and delivery of the bonds, including the approval and distribution of an official statement pertaining thereto; authorizing the execution of a Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement, an official bid form, and an escrow deposit letter; complying with the letter of representations on file with the Depository Trust Company; and providing an effective date. First and Final (J. Kessel/J. Santoya/M. McLiney/A. Freidman) 5. Ordinance No. 15-M-40 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance ordering and declaring the 2015 Charter Amendments Adopted. First Reading (B. Dennis/C. Zech) 6. Ordinance No. 15-M-41 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance adopting criminal penalties for violation of the City Charter. First Reading (B. Dennis/C. Zech) 11-17-2015 City Council Agenda Page - 3 - 7. Resolution No. 15-R-106 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to approve certain waivers of potential conflicts of interest in representation by the City Attorney when the interests of the City are not prejudiced. (C. Zech) 8. Resolution No. 15-R-92 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing an Interlocal Cooperation Act agreement between the City of Schertz and the Lone Star Rail District (LSRD). (B. James) 9. Resolution No. 15-R-96 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution approving and adopting the Joint Land Use Study. (B. James) Roll Call Vote Confirmation Requests and Announcements 10. Announcements by City Manager  Citizen Kudos  Recognition of City employee actions  New Departmental initiatives 11. 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. 12. 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 13. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.074 Evaluations of the City Manager. Reconvene into Regular Session 13a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item number 13 including possible increase in salary. 11-17-2015 City Council Agenda Page - 4 - 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 13th DAY OF NOVEMBER 2015 AT 11:00 A.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. ____________________________Title:__________________________ 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 11-17-2015 City Council Agenda Page - 5 - 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