02-14-2017 Agenda only MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
February 14, 2017
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
2-14-2017 Council Agenda
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Fiscally Sustainable
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Safe Community
Essential Services
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AGENDA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2017 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. (Mayor Pro-Tem Edwards)
Proclamation
• Proclamation recognizing George Washington’s Birthday. (Mayor/Council/Louis
Segaloff)
Presentations
• Presentation and recognition of retired K-9 Rambo and introducing our new K-9
Medor. (D. Wait/M. Hansen/M. Bane)
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.
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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 February 7, 2017. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Boards, Commissions and Committee Member Appointments/Resignations –
Consideration and/or action ratifying the resignations of Ms. Mireille Ferdinand-
Hercule as a regular member of EDC and Mr. Dave Reynolds as a regular member of
the Committee of Committees Advisory Board and consideration and/or action
appointing Mr. Don Taylor to the Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee. (B.
Dennis/Mayor/Council)
3. Ordinance No. 17-S-07 - Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance to
rezone 611 & 615 Main Street, approximately 1 acre of land, from Single Family
Residential District (R-2) to Main Street Mixed Use District (MSMU). Final Reading
(B. James/L. Wood/E. Grobe)
4. Ordinance No. 17-A-08 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
regarding the annexation of approximately 63-acres of land generally located on
Trainer Hale Road, approximately 600 feet north of I-10, specifically located at 7424
Trainer Hale Road, Bexar County, Texas. Final Reading (B. James/L. Wood/C.
Gould)
5. Ordinance No. 17-S-09- Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance on a
request to zone approximately 63 acres of land to Public Use District (PUB). The
property is more specifically described as a portion of the E. Gotari Survey No. 2,
Abstract No. 5, County Block 5193, Bexar County Texas; located at 7424 Trainer
Hale Road. Final Reading (B. James/L. Wood/C. Gould)
Discussion and Action Items
6. Resolution No. 17-R-09 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
Authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with South Texas Regional Advisory Council
(STRAC) for EMS Billing Solution Services. (D. Wait/J. Mabbitt)
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7. Resolution No. 17-R-10 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
requesting permission to apply for the 2017 Homeland Security Grant Funds for
Hazmat Equipment. (D. Wait/D. Covington/K. Long)
8. Resolution No. 17-R-06 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the City Manager or his designee and its City Attorney to move forward
with obtaining rights of entry for surveying and geologic testing in determining the
final route of the Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation (SSLGC) parallel
pipeline. (D. Wait)
9. Resolution No. 17-R-07 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the Preconstruction Phase Service only of the Construction Manager at
Risk Agreement for Fire Station #3 and miscellaneous projects and associated support
systems. (D. Wait/P. Gaudreau)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
10. Announcements by City Manager.
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
Executive Session
13. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.074 of the Texas
Government Code, Personnel Matters to deliberate the appointment, employment,
evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of the City Manager.
Reconvene into Regular Session
13a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 13.
Adjournment
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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 10TH DAY OF
FEBRUARY 2017 AT 4:20 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
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 _______________, 2017.
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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
Schertz Housing Authority Board
Interview Committee for Boards and
Commissions
Councilmember Gutierrez – Place 2
Councilmember Larson – Place 3
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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
Schertz Animal Services Advisory Commission
Councilmember Crawford – Place 7
Schertz-Sequin Local Government Corporation