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10-25-2016 Agenda only City Council Agenda REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 25, 2016, 6:00 P.M. HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4 SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154 COMMUNITY.SERVICE.OPPORTUNITY 10-25-2016 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, OCTOBER 25, 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 Fowler) Presentation - Presentation regarding the Fire Prevention Poster Contest Winners. (D. Wait/D. Covington) - Presentation regarding the Library Foundation Miniature Golf Event. (B. James/M. Uhlhorn) City Events and Announcements • Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/S. Gonzalez) • 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 10-25-2016 City Council Agenda Page - 2 - Hearing of Residents portion of the agenda, will call on those persons who have signed up to speak in the order they have registered. 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 11, 2016. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis) 2. Boards, Commission, Committee Appointments and Resignations – Consideration and/or action ratifying the appointment of Ms. Cindy Vigil as an alternate member to the Library Advisory Board and ratify the resignation of Mr. Eric Haugen from the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board and Transportation Safety Advisory Commission. (Mayor/Council) 3. Ordinance No. 16-S-34 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance on a request to rezone approximately 8 acres of land generally located at the Northwest Corner of FM 1103 and Old Wiederstein, from Single Family Residential/ Agriculture, (R-A) to Neighborhood Services (NS). The property is specifically described as 7.128 acres of land out of the Rafael Garza Survey No. 98, Abstract No. 138, City of Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas. Final Reading (B. James/L. Wood/E. Grobe) Discussion and Action Items 4. City of Schertz 2017 Master Calendar – Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the City of Schertz 2017 Master Calendar. (J. Kessel/S. Gonzalez) 5. Resolution No. 16-R-81 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with A.U.C. Group LP for the Lease of a Pre- packaged Sewer Treatment Plant to expand waste water capacity at the Woman Hollering Treatment Plant. (D. Wait) 6. Resolution No. 16-R-78– Consideration and approval of a Resolution approving a Bond Resolution previously adopted by the Board of Directors of the Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation authorizing the issuance of bonds designated as “Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation Contract Revenue Bonds, New Series 2016 (Texas Water Development Board Swirft Project Financing)”; acknowledging that these obligations were sold to the Texas Water Development Board pursuant to a financing agreement; ratifying, reconfirming, and readopting the provisions of a Regional Water Supply contract executed between the City of Schertz, Texas, the City of Seguin, Texas, and the Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation; authorizing the Mayor, the City Manager, and the City Secretary of the City of Schertz, Texas to execute on behalf of the City of Schertz, Texas all documents in connection with this transaction; and other matters in connection therewith (D. Wait/J. Walters/M. McLiney/A. Friedman) 10-25-2016 City Council Agenda Page - 3 - 7. Resolution No. 16-R-79 –Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing a grant application to FEMA for Assistance to Firefighters Grant to fund Fire equipment. (D. Wait/D. Covington/K. Long) 8. Resolution No. 16-R-80 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing expenditures in excess of $50,000, as approved in the FY 2016-17 budget, for the City’s Vehicle Replacement Program, and Communication Equipment. (D. Wait/J. Kurz) 9. Ordinance No. 16-D-35 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance amending the City Code of Ordinances by revising Section 86-118 maximum limits in School Zones, establishing a school zone for the Founders Classical Academy, providing an effective date and declaring an emergency. First and Final Reading (B. James/K. Woodlee/C. Palomo) 10. Ordinance No. 16-T-36 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance authorizing a budget adjustment to fund street crossing improvements on Elbel Road. First Reading (D. Wait/D. Letbetter) 11. Resolution No. 16-R-82 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing a Subdivision Improvement Agreement with Comal Independent School District. (B. James) Roll Call Vote Confirmation Requests and Announcements 12. Announcements by City Manager • Citizen Kudos • Recognition of City employee actions • New Departmental initiatives 13. 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. 14. 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 Executive Session 10-25-2016 City Council Agenda Page - 4 - 15. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code, Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations; Closed Meeting. The governmental body is not required to conduct an open meeting (1) to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations; or (2) to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospects. • Project E-025 • Project E-026 Reconvene into Regular Session 15a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item number 15. 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 21st DAY OF OCTOBER, 2016 AT 3:30P.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. 10-25-2016 City Council Agenda Page - 5 - 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 Councilmember 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 Mayor Pro-Tem 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