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02-02-2016 Agenda only City Council Agenda REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL February 2, 2016, 6:00 P.M. HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4 SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154 02-02-2016 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, FEBRUARY 2, 2016 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 Azzoz) A. Mayor Pro-Tem Oath of Office – Oath of Office administered to Councilmember Cedric Edwards. (Mayor Carpenter to administer oath) City Events and Announcements  Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/B. Cantu)  Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel) New Employee Recognition  Marshal Department – Val Garcia – Code Enforcement Officer  Marshal Department – Promotion of David Taylor from Kennel Tech to Animal Service Officer  Public Affairs – Melissa Geedman – Public Affairs Account Manager, Jaclyn Ponder – Civic Center Coordinator 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. 02-02-2016 City Council Agenda Page - 2 - 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. Workshops  Discussion of Special Called Council Retreats. (Item requested by Councilmember Thompson) 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 January 26, 2016. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis) 2. Ordinance No. 16-D-01 - Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Schertz by revising Article V, Section 86-149 Parking Prohibited on Roadways Maintained by the City of Schertz, parking restrictions on David Lack Boulevard. Final Reading (B. James/K. Woodlee) Discussion and Action Items 3. Ordinance No. 16-M-02 - Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance amending the City Council Code of Ethics by adding language regarding media contact. Final Reading (Mayor/Council/C. Zech) 4. Boards, Commission and Committee Appointments/Resignations – Consideration and/or action ratifying the resignation of Ms. Harriet Higgs, ratifying the appointment of Mr. Edward Fair as a regular member and ratifying the appointment of Mr. John Sullivan Jr., as an Alternate Member to the Parks Recreation Advisory Board. (B. Dennis/Mayor/Council) 5. Ordinance No. 16-S-03 – Conduct a public hearing and consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance to rezone approximately 2.1 acres of land located at 17231 Schertz Parkway in the Verde Enterprise Business Park from Planned Unit Development to Planned Development District. First Reading (B. James/L. Wood/B. Cox) 6. Resolution No. 16-R-05 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing expenditures by the City of Schertz Economic Development Corporation necessary for the funding of the David Lack Boulevard Extension project. (J. Kessel/K. Kinateder) 7. Resolution No. 16-R-08 – Resolution No. 16-R-08 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing the program and expenditures of the City of Schertz Economic Development Corporation as provided for in the Economic Development Incentive PH 02-02-2016 City Council Agenda Page - 3 - Agreement between Major Wire Texas, Inc. and the City of Schertz Economic Development Corporation (J. Kessel/K. Kinateder) 8. Resolution No. 16-R-06 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing additional expenditures with Ford Engineering Inc., totaling no more than $21,151.89 for consulting tasks during the remainder of the 2015-16 Fiscal Year. (D. Wait/C. Raleigh) 9. Resolution No. 16-R-07 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing an Interlocal Water Supply Contract with the Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation (SSLGC), City of Seguin and City of Selma. (D. Wait/S. Willoughby/A. Cockerell) 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 551.071 of the Texas Government Code, Consultation with Attorney; closed meeting to discuss the Application by Post oak Clean Green, Inc. for a new Type 1 Municipal Solid Waste Landfill in Guadalupe County, Texas hearing being held before the State Office of Administrative Hearing’s. Reconvene into Regular Session 02-02-2016 City Council Agenda Page - 4 - 13a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item number 13. 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 29th DAY OF JANUARY, 2016 AT 4:45 P.M. WHICH IS A PLACE READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES AND THAT SAID NOTICE WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. Brenda Dennis Brenda Dennis, City Secretary I CERTIFY THAT THE ATTACHED NOTICE AND AGENDA OF ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL WAS REMOVED BY ME FROM THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN BOARD ON _____DAY OF _______________, 2016. ____________________________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 02-02-2016 City Council Agenda Page - 5 - 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