01-23-2018-2 Amended Agenda MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
January 23, 2018
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
01-23-2018 Council Agenda
Policy Values
Safe Community
Essential Services
High Quality of Life
Attractive Community
Economic Prosperity
Fiscally sustainable
AMENDED AGENDA
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2018 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)
Recognition and Presentation
• Introduction of the Student Mayors and Student Councilmembers for the Day.
(Mayor/Council/Executive Management)
- Student Mayors – Dobie Jr. High, 8th Grade Symantha Noel and Corbett Jr. High,
8th Grade Maximillan Uridales
- Student Councilmembers – Dobie Jr. High, 7th Grade Okikijesu Adejuyigbe and
Corbett Jr. High, 7th Grade Kassen Dilworth
Presentation
• Certificates of Recognition from SCUCISD for facilitating the City of Schertz
Student Mayor/Student Council for the Day program. (R. Williams)
Employee Recognition:
• 30 Year Service Recognition to Kirk Timke, Fire Battalion Chief. (J. Kessel)
City Events and Announcements
• Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/S. Gonzalez)
• Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel)
• Announcements and recognitions by the Mayor (M. Carpenter)
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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.
Workshop
• Discussion and consideration and/or action regarding the confirmation, appointment
or election of the Mayor Pro Tempore. (M. Carpenter)
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 January 9, 2018. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Ordinance No. 18-S-01 –Consideration and or action on a request to rezone
approximately 27 acres of land from Pre-Development District (PRE) to
Apartment/Multi-Family Residential District (R-4) located about 1,500 feet
northeast of the intersection of FM 1518 and IH-10. Final Reading (B. James/L.
Wood/ B. Cox)
3. Ordinance No. 18-S-02 - Consideration and or action on a request to rezone
approximately 11 acres of land from Single-Family Residential District (R-1) to
Neighborhood Services District (NS) located approximately 170 feet southeast of the
intersection of FM 3009 and Wiederstein Road. Final Reading (B. James/L. Wood/
E. Grobe)
4. Ordinance No. 18-S-03 - Consideration and or action on an amendment of Part III,
Schertz Codes of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC), Article 10, Section
21.10.4 Schedule of Off-Street Parking Requirements. Final Reading (B. James/L.
Wood/ E. Grobe)
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5. Ordinance No. 18-S-04 - Consideration and/or action on an amendment of Part III,
Schertz Codes of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC), update “Director of
Development Services” and to remove “Development Services Department”. Final
Reading (B. James/L. Wood/ E. Grobe)
Discussion and Action Items
6. Resolution No. 18-R-07 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the Advanced Funding Agreement from TxDOT for the Schertz Pedestrian
Routes and Bike Lanes project. (B. James/L. Shrum)
7. Boards, Commissions and Committee Member Appointment– Consideration
and/or action appointing Ms. LaDonna Bacon as a regular member to the Planning
and Zoning Commission. (Mayor/Council/B. Dennis)
8. Appointment of an Interim City Manager – Discussion and possible action
regarding the appointment of an Interim City Manager. (Mayor/Council)
9. Discussion and possible action regarding the City Council Code of Ethics, including
but not limited to the section titled "Ethical Conduct Rules". (Mayor Carpenter)
10. Discussion and possible action regarding the City Council Rules of Conduct and
Procedure, including but not limited to the Code of Conduct; Article 2, section
2.2.B; Article 2, section 2.5; and Article 3, section 3.5. (Mayor Carpenter)
11. Discussion and possible action regarding the City Charter, its individual and
several provisions and possible interpretation(s) and/or clarifications by the City
Council, including but not limited to Article 4, Section 4.07, Prohibitions; and Section
4.08, Powers of the City Council. (Mayor Carpenter)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Closed Session
12. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.087 of the Texas
Government Code, Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations;
Closed Meeting. The governmental body is not required to conduct an open meeting
(1) to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the
governmental body has received from a business prospect that the governmental body
seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body
and with which the governmental body is conducting economic development
negotiations; or (2) to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a
business prospect.
• Project E-037
• Project E-038
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13. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.074 of the Texas
Government Code, Personnel Matters to deliberate the appointment of an acting
City Manager.
14. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.071 of the Texas
Government Code, regarding Consultation with the City Attorney to discuss the
severance for Mr. Kessel.
Reconvene into Regular Session
12a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 12.
13a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 13.
14a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 14.
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
15. Announcements by City Manager.
16. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City
Council agenda.
17. 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, 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 20th DAY OF JANUARY 2018 AT
3:10 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
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OFFICIAL BULLETIN BOARD ON _____DAY OF _______________, 2018.
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parking spaces are available. If you require special assistance or have a request for sign
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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 -
Alternate
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