12-19-2017 Agenda only MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
December 19, 2017
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
12-19-2017 Council Agenda
Policy Values
Safe Community
Essential Services
High Quality of Life
Attractive Community
Economic Prosperity
Fiscally Sustainable
AGENDA
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2017 AT 6:00 P.M.
COUNCIL PHOTOS
4:00 - 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)
City Events and Announcements
• Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/S. Gonzalez)
• Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel)
Workshop
• Presentation regarding Records Retention, Public Information, Open Meetings and
the Use of Social Media by Elected and Appointed Officials. (C. Zech)
• Discussion and overview regarding the speed hump process. (B. James/K. Woodlee/C.
Palomo)
• Discussion and overview regarding bandit signs. (D. Wait)
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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
special meeting of December 1, 2017 and the regular meetings of December 5, 2017
and December 12, 2017. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Ordinance No. 17-L-51 – Consideration and/or action to amend the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Schertz, Texas by revising Chapter 50, Article VII, Garage
sales to eliminate the requirement for a permit and modify the existing regulation.
Final Reading (B. James/L. Wood)
3. Ordinance No. 17-K-49- Consideration and/or action on an ordinance closing and
abandoning a section of Savannah Drive right of way to the abutting property owner,
located southwest of the intersection of Savannah Drive and Big Horn Trail. Final
Reading (B. James/L. Wood/ B. Cox)
Discussion and Action Items
4. Resolution No. 17-R-121 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Physio-Control, Inc.,
for the purchase of ten (10) Chest Compression Systems. (D. Wait/J. Mabbitt)
5. Resolution No. 17-R-123 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
appointing Ken Greenwald to the Board of Directors of the Schertz Seguin Local
Government Corporation. (D. Wait)
6. Resolution No. 17-R-125 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing contracts with VIP Staffing, LK Jordan & Associates and AppleOne for
Temporary staffing services. (D. Wait/J. Kurz)
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7. Resolution No. 17-R-122 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing contracts with LPA, Inc., a design architecture firm totaling no more than
$86,000 for architecture and design services related to renovations and repairs of the
restroom and shower facilities at the Recreation Center and other unrelated
architecture and design services during the 2017-2018 Fiscal Year. (D. Wait)
8. Resolution No. 17-R-124 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing and approving the Investment policy and strategies. (B. James/J. Walters)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
9. Announcements by City Manager.
10. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City
Council agenda.
11. 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
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 15th DAY OF
DECEMBER 2017 AT 4:10 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.
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
Main Street Committee
Councilmember Davis– Place 1
Audit Committee
Schertz Housing Authority Board
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Main Street Committee - Chair
Councilmember Gutierrez – Place 2
Audit Committee
Investment Advisory Committee
Councilmember Larson – Place 3
Main Street Committee – Vice Chair
Investment Advisory Committee
Mayor Pro-Tem Edwards – Place 4
Interview Committee for Boards and
Commissions
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation
Main Street Committee
Councilmember Scagliola – Place 5
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation – Alternate
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation - Alternate
Councilmember Kiser – Place 6
Schertz Animal Services Advisory Commission
Audit Committee
Councilmember Crawford – Place 7
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
TIRZ II Board