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03-07-2017 Agenda only MEETING AGENDA City Council REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL March 7, 2017 HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4 SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154 03-07-2017 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, MARCH 7, 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. (Councilmember Kiser) New Employee Recognitions: • Business Office – Utility Billing Clerk I, Fancy Woods (B. James/J. Walters/R. Rosales) • Fire Department – Firefighter Kevin Hoes (D. Wait/D. Covington/K. Long) • Park, Recreation & Community Services Department– Full-Time Park Worker I Eric Hernandez and Part-Time Park Worker I David Hall (B. James/C. VanZandt) • Police Department – Patrol Officer Ryan Gabbard, Police Records Clerk Adriane Gniech (D. Wait/M. Hansen/M. Casas/M. Carey) City Events and Announcements • Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/S. Gonzalez) • Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel) Presentations • Presentation regarding the Texas Recreation and Parks Society awards. (B. James/C. VanZandt/L. Shrum) - Lone Star Programing Award - Maintenance Award • Presentation regarding the City of Schertz support for the 7th Annual Selma/Schertz Salute To Service Members 5K Operation Comfort Run. (Councilmembers Thompson/Gutierrez) 03-07-2017 City Council Agenda Page - 2 - Workshops • 2016 Schertz Economic Development Corporation Annual Report. (J. Kessel/K. Kinateder) • Update on the FY2016 Annual Development Incentive Compliance and Certification Process. (J. Kessel/K. Kinateder) 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 February 28, 2017. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis) 2. Ordinance No. 17-M-10 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance amending the City of Schertz Code of Ordinances Chapter 24, Article 11, Food Establishments, Section 34-22, regarding the adoption of the Texas Food and Beverage Establishment rule. Final Reading (D. Wait/M. Harris/J. Hamilton) 3. Boards, Committees and Commission resignations and appointments – Consideration and/or action ratifying the resignation of Lisa Locken from the Parks & Recreation Board and appointing Elizabeth Strong as a regular member to the Schertz Historical Preservation Committee. (B. Dennis/Mayor-Council) Discussion Items 4. Ordinance No. 17-C-06 – Conduct a Public Hearing and and/or action approving an Ordinance amending the Schertz Code of Ordinances Chapter 18, Buildings and Building Regulations, Article IV, National Electrical Code, Section 18-81, Article 210.52 Dwelling Unit Receptacle Outlets (D) Bathrooms. First Reading (B. James/L. Wood/G. Durant) PH 03-07-2017 City Council Agenda Page - 3 - Roll Call Vote Confirmation Requests and Announcements 5. Announcements by City Manager. 6. 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. 7. 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 8. Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR • Update regarding Development. (B. James/L. Wood) • Schertz Economic Development Corporation (J. Kessel/K. Kinateder) - 2016 Tax Year reimbursement per the Development Agreement with Capital Group, Inc. - 2016 Tax Year reimbursement per the Development Agreement with Caterpillar, Inc. • Mayor and Council Compensation. (B. James/J. Walters) 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 3rd DAY OF MARCH 2017 AT 5:10 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 _______________, 2017. ____________________________Title:__________________________ 03-07-2017 City Council Agenda Page - 4 - 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 Mayor Carpenter Audit Committee Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions Investment Advisory Committee TIR Z II Board Councilmember Davis– Place 1 Schertz Housing Authority Board Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions 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 Schertz Animal Services Advisory Commission Councilmember Crawford – Place 7 Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions