12-05-2017 MinutesMINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
December 5, 2017
A Regular Meeting was held by the Schertz City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, on
December 5, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. in the Hal Baldwin Municipal Complex Council Chambers, 1400
Schertz Parkway, Building #4, Schertz, Texas. The following members present to -wit:
Mayor Michael Carpenter
Councilmember Mark Davis
Councilmember Scott Larson
Councilmember Angelina Kiser
Staff Present:
Executive Director Brian James
City Attorney Dan Santee
Deputy City Secretary Donna Schmoekel
Mayor Pro-Tern Cedric Edwards
Councilmember Ralph Gutierrez
Councilmember David Scagliola
Councilmember Bert Crawford
City Manager John Kessel
Executive Director Dudley Wait
Assistant to the City Manager Sarah Gonzalez
Call to Order — City Council Regular Session
Mayor Carpenter called the meeting to order at 6:10 p.m.
Opening Prayer and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of
Texas. (Councihnember Gutierrez)
Councilmember Gutierrez provided the opening prayer followed by the pledges of allegiance to
the flags of the United States and the State of Texas.
New Employee Recognitions:
EMS — EMS Billing Specialist Lillian Porter (D. Wait/J. Mabbitt)
Fire Department — Assistant Fire Chief Kyle McAfee (D. Wait/K. Long)
Parks & Recreation — Parks Worker 1 Israel Segura (B. James /C. VanZandt/L. Shrum)
Each Department Supervisor introduced their employee and provided a brief bio of them. Mayor
and Councilmembers welcomed all the new staff members aboard.
Presentation
• Presentation and update regarding Hurricane Harvey Preparation, Response and
Deployment. (J. Kessel/D. Wait/B. James/K. Long/J. Mabbitt)
Mayor Carpenter recognized Executive Director Dudley Wait who stated several speakers would
be coming. up to the podium this evening to make a variety of presentations and pass out awards
of recognition for many of the Schertz Rescue Team staff members who volunteered during
Hurricane Harvey to go out of town with equipment to assist in the needed areas as well as those
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staff members that stayed home and worked many hours of overtime to cover for' those staff
members who deployed to the onsite disaster areas.
The speakers included:
Mr. Nim Kidd, Chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, Austin, TX
Mr. Jason Mabbitt, Schertz EMS Director
Mr. Eric Eppley, Executive Director of Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council
*Also present with Mr. Eppley was Ms. Sarah Jensen, Texas EMTF Program Manager
Mr. Kade Long, Schertz Fire Chief
Numerous city staff members (Firefighters, Paramedics, Supervisors, etc.) were presented awards
of recognition and commendation for handling the local Schertz Emergency Management
Operations Center and those deployed to the hurricane disaster areas.
The speakers provided pictures of the rescue operations, equipment, and staff. They provided
data on the hours /days worked, number of rescues, costs /expenses, and more.
Mayor Carpenter expressed his thanks to all the staff members for their dedication.
• Presentation regarding the SCUCISD Annual Essay and Art Contest winners. (B.
Dennis/R. Williams/D. Weirtz)
Mayor Carpenter recognized SCUCISD K -12 Social Studies Coordinator Rebecca Williams who
thanked the Mayor and Council for allowing her the honor and opportunity to present awards to
the SCUCISD students who placed in this contest. The also thanked all the students, parents,
family members, teachers, school district administrators and community members here tonight
who support the students.
This year the theme for the contest was `Landscapes of Texas'. Students were asked draw a
picture of a Texas landscape and also write an essay about it. Judges were selected from members
of the Schertz Historical and Preservation Committee and school student services staff.
Mr. Dean Weirtz from the Historical Committee, Ms. Williams, and Mayor Carpenter presented
each award to the individual student winners.
After the presentation Mayor Carpenter recessed the meeting for ten minutes to allow students
and family members to exit the building.
Meeting recessed at 7:22 p.m.
Meeting reconvened at 7:32 p.m.
• Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/S. Gonzalez)
Mayor Carpenter recognized Assistant to the City Manager Sarah Gonzalez who provided the
following announcements:
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Wednesday, December 6th
Blood Drive 7:45 am -11:45 am
Front Parking Lot. Contact Kelhe Burnam X 1430
Saturday, December 911
Movie in the Park, Pickrell Park 5:00 pm
`Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas Popcorn and drinks will be available for
purchase.
Stargazing Party, Crescent Bend Nature Park, 5:30 pm - 9:00- pm
12805 Schaefer Road - Contact the Parks Department for more information and
to reserve your spot X1854
Tuesday, December 12th
City Council Meeting, Council Chambers, 6:00 pm
Tuesday, December 19th
City Council Meeting, Council Chambers, 6:00 p.m.
Monday, December 25th
City Offices Closed
More Council photos will be rescheduled for a later time. Be on the lookout for that
upcoming information.
• Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel)
Mayor Carpenter recognized City Manager John Kessel who held up the copy of the application
for the MPO that was submitted by TxDOT - -- we do already have a couple of partners and he
wants to say thank you to those partners for that. The City of Schertz put in $5 million and Bexar
County also put in $5 million for the project. TxDOT put in $5.5 million to bring the project
forward with a 61% local match which should make it highly competitive at the MPO. This is a
very competitive process and a decision will probably be made in March or April. If you see any
of your Bexar County or TxDOT friends please say Thank You on our behalf for that project.
Workshop
• Outstanding General Obligation Bonds - Discussion and possible action authorizing
City Staff and Consultants to pursue a refunding of the City's Outstanding General
Obligation Bonds, Series 2008- for debt service savings so long as certain savings
parameters are met. (J. Walters/M. McLiney /A. Friedman)
Mayor Carpenter recognized Finance Director James Walters who stated we have a potential
refunding opportunity to save our taxpayers some money and free up some additional bonding
capacity. He introduced Marc McLiney from SAMCO Capital Markets who came forward to
provide a presentation.
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Mr. McLiney provided information on the 2017 Bond Refunding Plan. He complimented the
staff and mentioned the city's continued excellent bond rating which is AA +. The highest
rating you can get is AAA which are very rare. Good ratings allow for many opportunities to
refinance oneself. Schertz's reputation throughout the market is impeccable. This is very
helpful when they try to sell these bonds.
The City's outstanding $6,035,000 (average interest rate of 4.13 %) General Obligation Bonds,
Series 2008 are callable beginning February 1, 2018 and can be refunded to achieve
significant debt service savings. On the call date, which is February 1, 2018, we can take them
back from the investor. By calling them back they think the new interest rate would be around
2.46 %. Present value savings would be about $530 or $550 thousand dollars. They don't
have interest rates yet. They always come to Council first to inform you and get authority to
receive interest rates.
Today, they are simply going through the plan. They will get bids on Thursday (Dec. 7) and
come back to Council on Dec. 12 with an actual bond ordinance with the final results. Mr.
McLiney addressed comments /questions from Council.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Mayor Pro -Tem Edwards who moved seconded by
Councilmember Gutierrez to allow our bond counsel to seek the bids from the potential
purchasers on December 7. The vote was unanimous with Mayor Pro -Tem Edwards,
Councilmembers Davis, Gutierrez, Larson, Scagliola, Kiser and Crawford voting for
and no one voting no. Motion passed.
Mayor Carpenter moved to the Hearing of Residents portion of the agenda.
Hearing of Residents
Mayor Carpenter recognized the following individuals who spoke:
® Mr. Michael Dahle, 9120 E. FM 1518 North, (Chair of the Planning and Zoning
Commission), who congratulated Councilmembers Edwards, Larson, and Scagliola on
their successful election efforts. He also expressed his thanks for Council's continued
support on their members attendance at this year's annual APA Conference. This is the 4t'
consecutive year Schertz has received the Certificate of Achievement for Planning
Excellence Award. Due to the loss of several prior experienced board members it is
important to continue to invest in the training and education of the new commissioners. He
stated that as they fill new vacancies on the board, he requested the Interview Committee
and Council consider individuals who have a passion for the City and a passion to learn.
The Commission can provide the knowledge and training, but the love for community is
something they can't teach.
Mayor Carpenter moved to the Discussion and Action Items portion of the Agenda.
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Discussion and Action Items
1. Minutes — Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes of the
Regular Meeting of November 28, 2017. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Davis who moved seconded by Mayor Pro -
Tem Edwards to approve the minutes of November 28, 2017. The vote was unanimous
with Mayor Pro -Tem Edwards, Councilmembers Davis, Gutierrez, Larson,
Scagliola, Kiser and Crawford voting for and no one voting no. Motion passed.
2. Resolution No. 17 -R -110 — Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution casting
votes to elect Directors for the Comal County Appraisal District for the 2018 -2019 Term.
(B. Dennis/Mayor & Council)
The following was read into record:
RESOLUTION NO. 17 -R -110
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS CASTING VOTES TO ELECT DIRECTORS FOR THE COMAL
COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR THE 2018 -2019 TERM.
Mayor Carpenter asked if Council had any questions about what they are .looking at on
this item. He addressed questions from Councilmembers Crawford and Kiser.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Crawford , who moved seconded by
Councilmember Scagliola to cast the votes as equally among the candidates. The vote
was unanimous with Mayor Pro -Tem Edwards, Councilmembers Davis, Gutierrez,
Larson, Scagliola, Kiser and Crawford voting for and no one voting no. Motion
passed.
3. Resolution No. 17 -R -111— Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution casting
votes to elect Directors for the Guadalupe County Appraisal District for the 2018 -2019
Term. (B. Dennis/Mayor & Council)
The following was read into record:
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, —
TEXAS CASTING VOTES TO ELECT DIRECTORS FOR THE GUADALUPE
COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR THE 2018 -2019 TERM. -
Mayor Carpenter recognized Mayor Pro -Tem Edwards who moved seconded by
Councilmember Larson to cast 77 votes for Mr. John Correu and 200 votes for Mr. Daryl
John. The vote was 5 -2 -0 with Mayor Pro -Tem Edwards, Councilmembers Davis,
Gutierrez, Larson, and Scagliola voting for, and Kiser and Crawford voting no.
Motion passed.
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4. Resolution No. 17 -R -112 — Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution casting
votes to elect Directors for the Bexar County Appraisal District for the 2018 -2019 Term.
(B. Dennis/Mayor & Council)
The following was read into record:
RESOLUTION NO. 17 -R -112
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS .CASTING VOTES TO ELECT DIRECTORS FOR THE BEXAR COUNTY
APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR THE 2018 -2019 TERM.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Mayor Pro -Tem Edwards who moved seconded by
Councilmember Davis to cast two votes for Mr. Denver MClendon. The vote was
unanimous with Mayor Pro-Tem. Edwards, Councilmembers Davis, Gutierrez,
Larson, Scagliola, Kiser and Crawford voting for and no one voting no. Motion
passed.
Mayor Carpenter moved back to the Workshop portion of the agenda.
• Council Committee and Liaison Assignments - Discussion and possible action
regarding various Council liaison positions. (Mayor /Council/B. Dennis/D. Schmoekel)
Mayor Carpenter stated this exercise is done from time to time especially when we have a
new member elected to the Council. After discussion by all members of the reassignments,
the results were as listed below.
Mayor Carpenter
Councilmember Davis— Place 1
Main Street Committee
Schertz Housing Authority Board
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Audit Committee
Main Street Committee - Chair
Councilmember Gutierrez — Place 2
Councilmember Larson — Place 3
Audit Committee
Main Street Committee — Vice Chair
Investment Advisory Committee
Investment Advisory Committee
Mayor Pro -Tem Edwards — Place 4
Councilmember Scagliola — Place 5
Interview Committee for Boards and
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Commissions
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation
Schertz - Seguin Local 'Government Corporation — Alternate
Main Street Committee
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation - Alternate
Councilmember Kiser — Place 6
Councilmember Crawford — Place 7
Schertz Animal Services Advisory Commission
Schertz- Seguin Local Government Corporation
Audit Committee
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
TIRZ H Board
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Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Mayor Carpenter recognized Deputy City Secretary Donna Schmoekel who provided the roll call
vote for agenda items 1 -4.
Requests and Announcements
5. Announcements by City Manager.
No further announcements were made.
6. Mayor and Council members to request that items be placed on a future agenda.
Mayor Carpenter stated he would like to have a discussion item on next week's agenda
regarding social media policies and/or guidelines.
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
Mayor Carpenter recognized Mayor Pro -Tern Edwards who stated he wanted to thank
whomever it was that went by and prompted the resident to clean their property up on
Main Street. Team Retreat was a great exercise for all of Council. He is glad everyone is
trusting and trying to go forward. Another great job by staff on the recent Festival of
Angels event. This was a good opportunity to showcase the city. He also attended the San
Antonio Manufacturers Luncheon which had a great turnout of people. The economic
impact just from the manufacturing side alone was $40.5 billion.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Gutierrez who said the Festival of Angels
was indeed a very impressive event -- -kudos to city staff. He also attended the TxDOT
open house meeting regarding FM 1518. The visuals provided were fantastic and the
public turnout was incredible. He also attended the San Antonio Manufacturers Luncheon
and Schertz was well represented.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Crawford who thanked Council for allowing
him to go to the APA Conference with the Planning and Zoning Department. It is worth
going to and he plans on going next year.
Mayor Carpenter thanked Executive Director Dudley Wait, City Manager John Kessel,
and all of the staff who put together the presentations with regard to our participation in
the Hurricane Harvey disaster. He learned a lot about what all people went out and did and
the expertise gained as a result of going out and participating in those rescue operations.
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8. - Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
® Updated information regarding the Sutu Interactive Soccer Wall. (S. Gonzalez)
Adjournment
As there was no further business, Mayor Carpenter adjourned the meeting at 8:14 p.m.
'chael R. Carpenter, Mayor
ATTEST:
Donna Schmoekel, Deputy City Secretary
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