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12-08-2015 MinutesMINUTES REGULAR MEETING December 8, 2015 A Regular Meeting was held by the Schertz City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, on December 8, 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 Grumpy Azzoz Councilmember Cedric Edwards Staff Present: Executive Director Brian James Executive Director Bob Cantu City Secretary Brenda Dennis Call to Order — City Council Regular Session Mayor Pro -Tem Fowler Councilmember Daryl John Councilmember Robin Thompson City Manager John Kessel Executive Director Dudley Wait City Attorney Charles Zech Mayor Carpenter called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. Opening Prayer and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of Texas. ( Councilmember Grumpy Azzoz) Councilmember Azzoz provided the opening prayer followed by the pledges of allegiance to the flags of the United States and the State of Texas. Mayor Carpenter recognized Evan and Ian McWhirt, with Troop 343 who were in the audience this evening announcing that they are working on their Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge. Each .stood to be recognized. 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: • December 2 — 30th Visions of Santa, Schertz Civic Center. A free exhibit featuring all of Billy Keen's Santa art will be on display, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. • Thursday, December 10, Northeast Partnership Meeting, 11:30 a.m., Olympia Hills Golf and Conference Center. • Thursday, December 10, Schertz - Cibolo - Universal City ISD, Combined Community Advisory Meeting, 6 -8 p.m., Meeting will be held in the SCUCISD Board Room. At this meeting they will have the annual demographer's public report as well as an opportunity to provide feedback on upcoming changes to the 10 -year Facility Master Plan and the 10- 12 -08 -2015 Minutes Page - 1 - year Expenditure Projection Plan. The meeting will be held in the SCUCISD Board Room. RSVP to Priscilla Martinez at pmartinez @scuc.txed.net. • Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel) Mayor Carpenter recognized City Manager John Kessel who shared a letter he received from Dr. Damon Edwards, S chertz-Cibolo -Universal City Independent School District expressing their gratitude to the City of Schertz for providing the use of its facility (Schertz Civic Center) at no expense to the district. The letter stated that our continuous support has been a key to the success of the community and its vision for leadership and excellence in education. The School District is very appreciative of its vital partnership with the governmental entities that share the same stakeholders, and ultimately depend on the growth of the community. Thank you for making a difference and sharing your resources. Mr. Kessel passed the letter to each Councilmember and the Mayor to read. Presentation 2ND Annual Awards presentation SCUCISD/Historical Preservation Committee Essay and Art Contest. (B. Dennis/R. Williams/D. Weirtz/J. Webb/B. Hall) Mayor Carpenter recognized SCUCISD Social Studies Coordinator Rebecca Williams who stated this contest is one element in collaboration between Schertz - Cibolo - Universal City Independent School District (SCUCISD) and the Schertz Historical Preservation Committee to involve students in learning about both local area history and local government. It was opened to all SCUCISD students with entries from and judging by grade categories. She stated this year's theme of the art and essay contest was "Texas Symbols" both official and unofficial. Students were asked to create a piece of art work depicting the symbol they chose and to write an essay about the symbol and its significance to Texas. More than 129 entries were received. Judges included SCUCISD staff and SHPC members and each essay was read and judged by 4 different judges who all used the same rubric dependent on the age group being judged. Names and school affiliations were only on the entry forms (which are not available to the judges) to be able to keep the identities of the students anonymous during the judging process. Then the scores from the art and the essay were totaled together and the winners were selected from the final total score. The winners in each grade category are being recognized this evening which include the following: Division Place Name Art Work School Grade Attending K -2 1st Evelyn Rainer Yellow Rose of Texas Mixed Media Rose Garden 2nd Elementary 2nd tie Shelby Monarch Butterflies across Texas Rose Garden 1st Williams Drawing Elementary 2nd tie Alexis De Los Bluebonnets under the Rainbow Rose Garden 2nd Santos Painting Elementary 3rd tie Stephen longhorn painting Sippel 1st 12 -08 -2015 Minutes Page - 2 - Ms. Williams, via Power Point presentation, recognized the 2nd Annual Essay and Art contest winners. Ms. Williams stated that this year she has also partnered with the Schertz Chamber of Commerce to place some of the art in area businesses. Ms. Williams was joined by Dr. Greg Gibson, Superintendent SCUCISD and Mayor Carpenter, City of Schertz who presented the certificates and awards. Mayor Carpenter recessed the meeting at 6:25 p.m. for photographs. Mayor Carpenter reconvened the meeting at 6:30 p.m. 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. 12 -08 -2015 Minutes Page - 3 - Malven Elementary 3rd tie Dean Williams "Don't Mess With Texas" Horned Rose Garden Kinder Lizard Drawing Elementary 3rd and 1st Aden W. Texas Parks and Wildlife Sculpture Paschal 4th 4th Jaworski Elementary 2nd tie Sydney Brien Bluebonnets with a Sunset Painting Schertz 4th Elementary 2nd tie Trace Furlong Horned Lizard drawing Watts 4th Elementary 3rd tie Juliana Torres Alamo Oil Painting Sippel 3rd Elementary 3rd tie Deja Heaven Texas Flag Cowboy Boot with Hat Schertz 3rd Smith Painting Elementary 5th and 1st Rori Kelly Alamo Drawing Wilder 6th 6th Intermediate 2nd Jocelyn Mocking Bird Painting Schlather 6th Villegas Intermediate 3rd tie Dakota William B. Travis Mixed Media Jordan 6th Dickerson Intermediate 7th and 1st Jena Rawlinkgs Texas the Lone Star State Drawing Corbett Jr High 7th 8th 2nd Morgan Bishop's Place Drawing Corbett Jr High 7th Housley 3rd tie Kyle Dorsey Symbols of Texas Corbett Jr High 7th Ms. Williams, via Power Point presentation, recognized the 2nd Annual Essay and Art contest winners. Ms. Williams stated that this year she has also partnered with the Schertz Chamber of Commerce to place some of the art in area businesses. Ms. Williams was joined by Dr. Greg Gibson, Superintendent SCUCISD and Mayor Carpenter, City of Schertz who presented the certificates and awards. Mayor Carpenter recessed the meeting at 6:25 p.m. for photographs. Mayor Carpenter reconvened the meeting at 6:30 p.m. 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. 12 -08 -2015 Minutes Page - 3 - 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, andlor a proposal to place the item on a future agenda. Phe 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. Mayor Carpenter recognized the following who spoke: • Mr. Glen Outlaw, 3729 Forsyth Park, who spoke regarding the recent posting of the December 1, 2015 meeting start time, which was clearly posted, but he had missed the time change. Mr. Outlaw encouraged Council that due to the fact that people are creatures of habit that the meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. • Mrs. Maggie Titterington, Schertz Chamber President, who spoke on behalf of a resident about who wrote a letter regarding the Adult Mega Plex Billboard on Schertz Parkway and IH 35, requesting Council look into the type of billboard it is and see if something could be done. Workshops • Application for Landmark or Heritage Neighborhood Designation — Discussion and consideration and/or action approving a designation request for Landmark Property Designations for Aviation Heights, Schertz Texas. (B. James/P. Perez) Mayor Carpenter recognized Executive Director Brian James who introduced this item providing background on the work the Schertz Historical Preservation Committee (SHPC) has done. Mr. James recognized members of the Schertz Historical Preservation Committee who provided a Power Point presentation regarding Aviation Heights and designating it as a Heritage Neighborhood. The Committee and Mr. James addressed questions from Council. It was the concurrence of Council to bring this item back as an action item at the next meeting. • Discussion and presentation regarding Ordinance No. 15 -M -41 adopting criminal and civil penalties for violating the City Charter. (C. Zech) Mayor Carpenter recognized City Attorney Charles Zech who addressed what criminal and civil penalties could possibly be and how each would be dealt with. Mr. Zech provided information on Charter Sections 4.07 Prohibitions, Section 4.11 — Council Investigations; Hearings; and Process and Section 12.01 Personal Financial Interest (These items were provided to the Council in advance of the meeting). Mr. Zech explained the reasons the Charter Review Commission felt the - need for the Charter change. Mr. Zech answered questions from Council. 12 -08 -2015 Minutes Page - 4 - • Discussion regarding the Schertz Chamber of Commerce Funding. (Item requested by Mayor Carpenter and Councilmember Azzoz) (Continuation from the November 17, 2015 Council ( meeting) Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Thompson who recused himself from this item and let the dais. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Azzoz who stated in his research on this topic it has revealed that a growing number of cities appear to be pulling away from their Chamber of Commerce, aside from being a member. These cities are now performing the services they previously contracted with the Chamber to do and it became more personal for them and their residents. Councilmember Azzoz, Executive Director Brian James, and Assistant Finance Director James Walters proceeded to go over several invoice amounts regarding the operation of the Schertz Visitor Center, City Membership Fee, and Business Directory. Councilmember Azzoz expressed his opinion that he feels it would be more economical for the city to go out on their own to perform these contracted services. Mr. James responded that they did a like -to -like comparison and the expense total came out to about $64,000, which is more than what we pay the Chamber now for these services. Council asked several more questions for clarification regarding the city expenses incurred by contracting with the Chamber versus the City providing those same services in -house with our own city staff person. Mayor Carpenter stated in the past they had dealt with another Chamber that was not as friendly to what we were trying to accomplish as a city. Schertz was getting on the cusp of an economic boom that necessitated a Chamber that was focused on our needs and would not take any action that would jeopardize our economic development goals. Initially we gave money to the new chamber to make sure it could get going. Then we decided we wanted a few things done, a visitor center, business guide, etc. He doesn't believe we are wasting this money by contracting for these services. He remains unconvinced that the city would be better off changing our current relationship with the Chamber at this time. Councilmember Thompson returned to the dais. 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. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who requested that item 2 be removed for separate action. 1. Minutes - Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 1, 2015. (J. KesselB. Dennis) 3. Scheduling a Regular Council meeting for December 15, 2015 and the Cancellation of the December 22, 2015 and December 29, 2015 City Council Meetings _ Consideration and/or action scheduling a Regular Council meeting for December 15, 2015 and cancelling 12 -08 -2015 Minutes Page - 5 - the December 22, 2015 and December 29, 2015 City Council meetings due to the holidays. (B. Dennis /Council) Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who moved, seconded by Mayor Pro - Tem Fowler to approve consent agenda items 1 and 3. The vote was unanimous with Mayor Pro -Tem Fowler, Councilmembers Azzoz, John, Edwards and Thompson voting for and no one voting no. Motion passed. Discussion and Action items 2. City of Schertz 2016 Master Calendar — Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the City of Schertz 2016 Master Calendar. (J. Kessel /S. Gonzalez) Mayor Carpenter recognized City Manager John Kessel who stated that each year staff drafts a Master Calendar that serves as a planning tool for the upcoming year. Council recently approved a change to the frequency that City Council meetings are held; meetings are now on the 1St, 2nd and 4 Tuesdays of the month. On a quarterly basis, for the 3rd Tuesday of the month (February 16th, May 17th, and August 16th), Council approved conducting a "Council on the Go" town -hall type meeting, with locations to be held at various sites throughout the City. Additionally, during the year City Council will attend multiple retreats which have also been added to the Calendar: Strategic Planning Retreat — 3rd Friday in January Pre - Budget Retreat — 4th Friday in March Teambuilding Retreat — 1St Friday in December A 4th Council retreat to discuss budget and/or other priorities will be scheduled in either June, July or August as may be needed. All above changes are reflected on the 2016 Master Calendar. Staff recommends Council approval of the Master Calendar with the following considerations: • Cancel the October 4, 2016 Council Meeting due to Texas National Night Out • Cancel the November 22nd and 29th Council Meetings due to the Thanksgiving Holiday • Cancel the December 27th Council Meeting due to December Holidays • Due to the holidays, instead of a 4th Quarter "Council on the Go" town -hall meeting, schedule regular City Council meetings on the 3rd Tuesday of November (November 15th) and December (December 20th) Mr. Kessel also pointed out a new and separate calendar "City Council Calendar" which has been prepared for the Council noting all of the upcoming meetings. Mr. Kessel stated that the multiple retreat workshops have also been added and should Council wish to adopt those as part of their regular meetings that they would have to do so by ordinance. 12 -08 -2015 Minutes Page - 6 - Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who moved, seconded by Mayor Pro - Tem Fowler to approve agenda Item 2 approving the 2016 Master Calendar. The vote was unanimous with Mayor Pro -Tem Fowler, Councilmembers Azzoz, John, Edwards and Thompson voting for and no one voting no. Motion passed. 4. Resolution No. 15 -R -110 — Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a contract for Mutual Aid in Fire Emergency Services between the City of Schertz and the Secretary of the Air Force for Mutual Aid with Randolph Air Force Base Fire Emergency Services. (D. Wait/D. Covington) The following was read into record: RESOLUTION NO. 15 -R -110 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN A CONTRACT FOR MUTUAL AID IN FIRE EMERGENCY SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY OF SCHERTZ AND THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE FOR MUTUAL AID WITH JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO — RANDOLPH FIRE EMERGENCY SERVICES; AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH Mayor Carpenter recognized Fire Chief David Covington who stated the Schertz Fire Department is charged with the responsibility of regional fire suppression, protection and prevention. The Fire Department does not have the means to effectively remediate certain emergency situations without the assistance of outside agencies. Suburban Fire Departments typically enter into mutual aid agreements with each other for that purpose. During structure fires or other emergencies that exceed the capacity of a single fire department, surrounding fire departments mutually respond to assist the requesting department. Mutual aid agreements include clauses that protect the respective cities for committing resources outside their boundaries when such would be detrimental to those cities. The obligation to respond is always contingent upon the ability to maintain adequate protection at home. Joint Base San Antonio — Randolph employs a well - trained cadre of firefighters on base for aircraft emergencies as well as structural responses. Schertz Fire has enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship with the military firefighters, training with them regularly. We have assisted them each year with their air show emergency stand -by and response, and they have assisted us on fires in our city. It is not feasible for fire departments to maintain the amount of staffmg necessary to combat a typical house fire. Therefore, most suburban fire departments. provide adequate manpower for the initial fire attack and rely on mutual aid partners for additional help when needed. Mutual aid is an efficient use of equipment and manpower when an emergency exceeds the capability of everyday staffimg. Therefore, staff recommends Council approve Resolution 15 -R -110 to authorize the City Manager to enter into a the mutual aid agreement between the City of Schertz and Joint Base San Antonio — Randolph for Fire Emergency Services. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who moved, seconded by Councilmember Thompson to approve Resolution No. 15 -R -110. The vote was unanimous 12 -08 -2015 Minutes Page - 7 - with Mayor Pro -Tem Fowler, Councilmembers Azzoz, John, Edwards and Thompson voting for and no one voting no. Motion passed. 5. Resolution No. 15 -R -48 — Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution creating a Committee of Committees Advisory Board. (B. Dennis/Mayor- Council) The following was read into record: RESOLUTION NO. 15 -R -48 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS CREATING A COMMITTEE OF COMMITTEES ADVISORY BOARD AND PROVIDING FOR THE PURPOSE, ORGANIZATION, APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD, AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH Mayor Carpenter stated in July of 2014, Mayor Carpenter shared a summer address, during which he discussed our City's history and culture and who we are and why he thinks we have arrived at the successful position we enjoy today. In that same address he announced that he would like to form a task force to address community involvement and future planning for Schertz. Also in July, 2014 Mayor Carpenter asked each Board, Commission, and Committee Chairperson to seek nominations of one member each from the City's Boards, Commissions, and Committees as well as a Schertz Chamber Representative and a School District Board Member to serve for six months on a Task Force to provide City Council and staff their thoughts on generating greater community involvement in our City government and giving guidance to the Council and Staff on the projects we should be prioritizing (be they infrastructure, expansion, quality of life or otherwise) in the coming five years. Mayor Carpenter asked the Task Force to provide guidance on what kinds of businesses (manufacturing, general commercial and retail) they would like to see the City work on to bring to Schertz. The Task Force was formed and has been meeting since December 2014 with 7 members from the various City Boards, Commissions and Committees. The following individuals are the appointed members: Chair, Michael Dahle, Planning & Zoning Commission, Vice Chair, Richard Dziewit, Transportation Safety Advisory Commission, Vice Chair, Fae Simmons, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, Tim Brown, Economic Development Corporation Board, Frank McElroy, Board of Adjustment, Howson Lau, Library Board, and Barbara Hall, Historical Preservation Committee. Additionally two non -city members from the community, Maggie Titterington, President Schertz Chamber of Commerce, and Ed Finley, Schertz- Cibolo- Universal City ISD (SCUCISD) were part of this group. Should any member representative of the City committees resign, the City Council will make the necessary appointment of a new member to serve according to the normal appointment processes we have in place. This same body was also appointed as the 2015 Bond Committee by the full City Council. Additionally, the full Council decided to form a `Committee of Committees Advisory Board' to continue the work that has been done over the last several months and continue to give 12 -08 -2015 Minutes Page - 8 - guidance to Council and Staff on the projects the City is involved with. The Committee of Committees will consist of a representative from each one of the seven City boards, commissions and committees. The following members shall be appointed: • Tim Brown, Economic Development Corporation Board • Michael Dahle, Planning & Zoning Commission • Richard Dziewit, Transportation Safety Advisory Commission • Barbara Hall, Historical Preservation Committee. • Howson Lau, Library Board • Frank McElroy, Board of Adjustment • Fae Simmons, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board The primary responsibility of this Committee shall be to advise the City Council on future planning and long term prioritization of city initiatives and when directed by City Council or City Staff, assist with projects to include analysis of present and future needs and prioritization, and report their findings back to City Council and/or City Staff. Additionally, the Committee of Committees will be responsible for increased communication and coordination between boards. Mayor Carpenter had those in the audience that served on the Mayor's Task Force /2015 Bond Committee stand to be recognized. The Mayor thanked them for the work they performed. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who moved, seconded by Councilmember John to approve Resolution No. 15 -R -48. The vote was unanimous with Mayor Pro -Tem Fowler, Councilmembers Azzoz, John, Edwards and Thompson voting for and no one voting no. Motion passed. 6. Ordinance No. 15 -M -42 — Consideration and/or action approving an Ordnance authorizing amended City Council Rules of Conduct and Procedure; providing for the treatment of absences; repealing all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance; and providing an effective date. First Reading (Mayor /Council /C. Zech) The following was read into record: ORDINANCE NO. 15 -M -42 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF SCHERTZ AUTHORIZING AMENDED CITY COUNCIL RULES OF CONDUCT AND PROCEDURE; PROVIDING FOR THE TREATMENT OF ABSENCES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Mayor Carpenter recognized City Attorney Charles Zech who said City Council has identified the need to clarify how Councilmember absences from City Council meetings are documented with respect to determining whether such absence is excused. Recently approved changes to the City Charter require any absence be excused by a majority of the Council. 12 -08 -2015 Minutes Page - 9 - At the December 1, 2015 City Council meeting, the Council discussed various options for amending the City Council Rules of Conduct and Procedure and directed the City Attorney to draft language to reflect the discussion points of the Council and honor the newly adopted Charter provision. Before the Council is an amendment that requires a Councilmember to notify either the Mayor or City Secretary via e -mail or telephone as soon as they become aware that they will be unable to attend a City Council meeting. Additionally, the absence and the reason provided by the Councilmember are to be annotated by the City Secretary in the minutes of the meeting that is missed. Council approval of the minutes at a subsequent meeting would act to ratify the absence and the reason provided, thus excusing the absence. If a Councilmember raises an objection to the absence or the reason provided at the time the minutes are to be approved, the matter may be place on a future agenda for debate, discussion and further consideration. Staff recommends approval of Ordinance No. 15 -M -42 on first reading. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who moved, seconded by Councilmember Thompson to approve Ordinance No. 15 -M -42 on first reading. The vote was unanimous with Mayor Pro -Tem Fowler, Councilmembers Azzoz, John, Edwards and Thompson voting for and no one voting no. Motion passed. Roll Call Vote Confirmation Mayor Carpenter recognized City Secretary Brenda Dennis who provided the roll call votes for agenda items 1 through 6. Requests and Announcements 7. Announcements by City Manager • Citizen Kudos • Recognition of City employee actions • New Departmental initiatives No farther announcements were provided. 8. 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. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember John who requested that next week staff provide a presentation on the possibility of installing license plate readers on some of our law enforcement vehicles. Also, a representative from The Vigilant Systems will be here to give us a presentation also. 12 -08 -2015 Minutes Page - 10 - Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Thompson who requested four items: • An ordinance drafted by staff adding quarterly workshops as part of our regular council meetings and city council calendar. • An executive session regarding a confidential envelope left on each councilman's seat to address the contents of that letter. • A workshop or update on the status to fixing the street lights on Schertz Parkway. • He would like to hear the City's response about the Adult MegaPlex billboard ad and what options we may or may not have in regards to that. Mayor Carpenter asked Councilmember Thompson if they would need two executive sessions: 1) receiving advice from our city attorney, and 2) a review of the City Secretary. Councilmenber Thompson said it could be two but it might merge into one. Mayor Carpenter suggested they do one each. There were no objections. He stated all the items should be put on for next week. 9. 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 Mayor Pro -Tem Fowler who stated he attended the following: • The city employee holiday luncheon held today at the Civic Center. He stated it was one of the better ones we have had and congratulated those that organized it. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Azzoz who stated he was pleased to see the sidewalks going up on FM 3009 and TxDOT and the contracted company appear to be doing a very good job. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who stated he attended the Festival of Angels last Friday — kudos to city staff for doing a great job. He apologized for not being able to attend the employee luncheon today but he was thinking of staff. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Thompson who stated he also attended the Festival of Angels and was speaking with an individual who was contemplating moving here and he was very complimentary towards Schertz and how the city sponsors events for its citizens throughout the year. Mayor Carpenter stated he would echo the comments about the Festival of Angels. On a personal note he stated he was in his 11th year of serving on council and it can be both frustrating and invigorating from time to time. He said it was a pleasure to be a participant in the festivities, seeing the people, the fun they were having,. the lights and more. It is indeed what we inspire to be as a city and bring j oy into the lives of this community. 12 -08 -2015 Minutes Page - 11 - Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Edwards who said they had a great workshop over at the GVEC Operations Center last Friday talking about the vision, alignment and execution of our staff and our city. They also talked about the five behaviors of great teams and the five dysfunctions of a team. He shared some of this information with his own staff and he said the workshop experience has really helped him. Adiournment Mayor Carpenter adjourned the meeting at 8:32 p.m. MR el Carpenter, Mayor ATTEST: - -- Brenda Dennis, City Secretary 12 -08 -2015 Minutes Page -12 -