12-06-2016 Agenda only MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
December 6, 2016
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
12-06-2016 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, DECEMBER 6, 2016 AT 6:00 P.M.
Call to Order – Regular Session
Opening Prayer and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of
Texas. (Ken Ratcliff, Schertz Church of Christ)
New Employee Recognitions:
• Planning & Community Development – Assistant Inspector Will Dalrymple (B.
James/L. Wood)
• Library – Part-Time Circulation Clerk Courtney Simchak-Mertz, Part-Time Library
Page Stephen Tayloe. (B. James/M. Uhlhorn)
Presentation
- Special Presentation from Mr. Kevin Harmon regarding lifesaving recognition.
(Kevin Harmon)
- Presentation regarding the SCUCISD Annual Essay and Art Contest winners. (B.
Dennis/R. Williams/D. Weirtz/J. Webb/B. Hall)
- Presentation from the Schertz Parks & Recreation Foundation regarding awarding
grants to BVYA, YMCA, and the City of Schertz as well as a design idea for a
mural at Pickrell Park Pool and an update on the status of the Foundation. (J.
Jacobs/L. Smith)
City Events and Announcements
• Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/S. Gonzalez)
• Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel)
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Workshop
• Council Committee and Liaison Assignments - Discussion and update regarding
various Council liaison positions. (B. Dennis/D. Schmoekel)
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.
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 25, 2016 and the minutes of the Special Meeting of
November 21, 2016. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Scheduling a Regular Council meeting for December 20, 2016 and the
Cancellation of the December 27, 2016 and January 3, 2017 City Council
Meetings – Consideration and/or action scheduling a Regular Council meeting for
December 20, 2016 and cancelling the December 27, 2016 and January 3, 2017 City
Council meetings due to the holidays. (B. Dennis/Council)
Discussion and Action Items
3. Application for Landmark or Heritage Neighborhood Property Designation –
Consideration and/or action approving a Landmark Property Designation for 603
Main Street. (B. James/D. Weirtz)
4. Resolution No. 16-R-86 – Consideration and/or action approving authorizing a Third
Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement with the Alamo Area Council of
Governments (AACOG) to provide funding for Transit Services in the City of
Schertz. (B. James)
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5. Resolution No. 16-R-87– Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to sign an Interlocal Agreement for Fire Protection
Services in Guadalupe County between the City of Cibolo, City of Schertz and the
City of Seguin. (D. Wait/D. Covington/K. Long)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
6. Announcements by City Manager
• Citizen Kudos
• Recognition of City employee actions
• New Departmental initiatives
7. 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.
8. 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
9. Councilmember Orientation - Information and discussion regarding information
including but not limited to PCI, Roadway/Stewardship Philosophy, Thoroughfare
Plan Overview, Randolph JLUS Overview, South Schertz Sewer Project Overview
and other Governmental Bodies, Internal (Boards/Commission/Committees)
Adjournment
CERTIFICATION
I, DONNA SCHMOEKEL, DEPUTY 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 2nd DAY OF
DECEMBER 2016 AT 1:45 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.
Donna Schmoekel
Donna Schmoekel, Deputy City Secretary
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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.
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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
Councilmember Davis– Place 1
Councilmember Gutierrez – Place 2
Councilmember Larson – Place 3
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
Councilmember Kiser – Place 6 Councilmember Crawford – Place 7