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01-23-2018 MinutesMINUTES REGULAR MEETING January 23, 2018 A Regular Meeting was held by the Schertz City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, on January 23, 2018, 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 City Secretary Brenda Dennis Mayor Pro -Tem 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 regular meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. 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, 8t' Grade Syrnantha Noel and Corbett Jr. High, 8�h Grade Maximillan Uridales Student Councilmembers — Dobie Jr. High, 7th Grade Okikijesu Adejuyigbe and Corbett Jr. High, 7th Grade Kassen Dilworth Mayor Carpenter recognized City Secretary Brenda Dennis who stated this is the third year this program has been in place in conjunction with the school district introducing city government with our 7t' and 8t' grade students. She asked each student to introduce themselves and briefly explain to the audience what they learned from the experience. Each student shared their experience and what they had learned. Mayor Carpenter and City Manager John Kessel came forward and along with City Secretary Brenda Dennis and SCUCISD Student Coordinator Rebecca Williams presented certificates and plaques to each student in recognition of their participation. 01 -23 -2018 Minutes Page - 1 - Presentation ® Certificates of Recognition from SCUCISD for facilitating the City of Schertz Student Mayor /Student Council for the Day program. (R. Williams) Mayor Carpenter recognized City Secretary Brenda Dennis who stated she and Officer Lafitte attended a school board meeting on December 19, 2017 and were presented with certificates for city staff /council members in recognition for our continuous partnership with the School District for facilitating the City of Schertz Mayor and City Council for a day program. Those receiving a certificate of appreciation were: PD Special Projects Officer Helen Lafitte, City Manager John Kessel, Mayor Michael Carpenter, Councilmember. Cedric Edwards, Councilmember Mark Davis, Councilmember Ralph Gutierrez, Councilmember Scott Larson, Councilmember David Scagliola, Councilmember Angelina Kiser, Councilmember Bert Crawford, Fire Chief, Kade Long, Police Chief Michael Hansen, EMS Director Jason Mabbitt, and City Secretary Brenda Dennis. Ms. Dennis thanked everyone stating this program could not go on with everyone's support and participation. Ms. Rebecca Williams also thanked everyone for giving their students a once in a lifetime opportunity to come and learn about local government. Mayor Carpenter concluded by thanking the students for their interest and participation. He recessed the meeting at 6:12 p.m. to allow the students to either take more pictures or exit with their parents. Mayor Carpenter reconvened the regular meeting at 6:18 p.m. `-Employee Recognition: 30 Year Service Recognition to Kirk Timke, Fire Battalion Chief (J. Kessel) Mayor Carpenter stated this item will be rescheduled to a later date. City Events and Announcements • Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/S. Gonzalez) Mayor Carpenter recognized Executive Director Dudley Wait who provided the following announcements: Saturday, February 3ra Star party 6 :00 — 9:00 PM Crescent Bend Nature Park, 12805 W. Schaefer Road 01 -23 -2018 Minutes Page - 2 - Everyone is invited to view Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus. Volunteers from the San Antonio Astronomical Association will have their telescopes available for visitors to . get a peek at these natural wonders. The event is free. For more information, contact the Parks and Recreation Department at X 1850. Tuesday, February 61h City Council Meeting 6:00 pm Council Chambers Thursday, February 81 Northeast Partnership Meeting 11:30 am Olympia Hills golf Course and Conference Center Thursday, February 811 Derr Country Trail Riders 11:30 am Pickrell Park Tuesday, February 13th City Council Meeting 6:00 pm Council Chambers Monday, February 1911 City Offices Closed in Observance of President's Day • Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel) Mayor Carpenter recognized City Manager John Kessel who stated he had no announcements. • Announcements and recognitions by the Mayor (M. Carpenter) Mayor Carpenter went down to the podium and stated the International City - County Management Association had its annual conference in San Antonio last fall. He read Mr. Kessel's education and employment accomplishments through the years from an award Mr. Kessel had received at the conference recognizing 25 years of service to local government. Mr. Kessel came forward addressing and thanking Mayor Carpenter, City Council (present and past), the very welcoming community members of Schertz and the wonderful and hardworking members of city staff for seven amazing years of service. He stated this has been the highlight of his 25 -year career, making cities better places for people to live. He understands there can be uncertainty during times of change, and you can get caught up in the moment and forget to look to the future with a positive and hopeful heart. The city manager position serves at the will/pleasure of council and he knows that and believes in it whole heartedly. This was put in place in 1974 by the people of Schertz when they adopted the home rule charter. He hopes everyone steps forward during this time of change with full effort and enthusiasm and continue to make the City of Schertz even better. 01 -23 -2018 Minutes Page - 3 - He is proud of what we all accomplished together as a team and leaves with confidence that all the pieces are in place for a positive transition to the next chapter for all of us. May God bless each of you and the City of Schertz. Mr. Kessel left the Council Chambers. Dearing of Residents Mayor Carpenter recognized the following individuals who spoke: • Ms. Michele Tereletsty, 705 Marilyn Drive, who spoke about a `person of Schertz' always being the last one to speak during this section of the agenda. Also, Fridays may not be a good day to call special meetings in the future. She described observations of several members of Council that evening. She promised to advise them of more future Council observations. • Ms. Mary Burks, 3737 Pebble Beach, who thanked the members of Council for recently voting to have one of the parks in the city named after her. She presented a book to Mayor Carpenter about a town in Georgia — Union Town Georgia that is just like Schertz. • Ms. Shelby Griffin, 15302 Judson Road, Chairman of a young professionals group here in Schertz, new business owner, and potential future resident. Her age group of young professional's value transparency. The citizens and business owners here deserve better communication moving forward. • Ms. Maggie Titterington, 10217 Ivy Horn, President of The Chamber, who spoke of her dismay after the forced resignation of the city manager last Friday evening. It appears the council members voted for what they wanted not what the citizens wanted. She believes the forward progress of Schertz has stopped. She and other residents do not understand the reasoning behind our leadership. She feels as a resident she was done wrong and not listened to along with other residents. • Ms. Mynette Benedict, 3438 Meadow Head, who thanked the Council, the Mayor, the former City Manager and the citizens. She is here tonight on behalf of herself to thank them all for their years of service. She appreciates their support in their mission at the housing authority in the local area. She has been here 15 years and her time working with Mr. Kessel has been a wonderful opportunity. She spoke of the founding fathers of the community and said they were hoping to keep our reputation. The housing authority depends a lot on the City of Schertz for cooperation and she feels that in the past they have had that and especially for Mr. Kessel who has meant a lot to them. She just wanted to tell him thank you and that his loss will be greatly felt. She hopes the Council will use their wisdom and guidance in their future decisions and that it will be based on the needs of our community and not politics. • Mr. Mark Moody, 2901 Bent Tree Drive, who was unaware of the Friday night meeting. He was disappointed in that and also the decision that was made. He feels the citizens opinions didn't matter. He is disappointed Mr. Kessel is not here for him to thank for the 01 -23 -2018 Minutes Page - 4 - work that he has done; he was very engaged, visible and accessible. He thinks the city will suffer some loss because of it. His confidence in Council right now is shaken. • Mr. J. R. Rhoades, 609 Marilyn, who spoke about the recent removal of yard sale permit requirements; he thanked them for that. He also spoke about the Rules of Conduct and that our Council has recently been discouraging Facebook postings and personal opinions by our local elected officials (i.e., Councilmembers, City Board Members). He feels that because we are all private citizens as well, we should all be able to exercise our right to engage in this activity freely. • Mr. Jeff Womack, 2944 Mineral Springs, who stated he had an opportunity to thank Mr. Kessel for his service earlier this evening. Business will be disrupted for a long time as this is not a quick fix. He spoke about the expense of the severance package for Mr. Kessel and hiring a new manager. He brought a case of water as a gift to Council to replace all the bottles of water he may have consumed in the past at city council meetings. • Mr. Brent Bolter, 2633 Clover Brook Lane, who thanked Councilmember Larson for answering his questions at the last Friday night's Council meeting and the questions from the media people who were outside. He voted for him and is still impressed with his actions as a councilmember. He had several questions including, `Why was Mr. Kessel fired'? He suggested several options on how to keep citizens informed. He and many other citizens are still flabbergasted at the recent action taken. • Ms. Lisa Jackson, 542 Oakmont Way, Cibolo, who is a former Mayor of Cibolo and thanked several of the Councilmembers for their graciousness when she was mayor there. She complimented Mr. Kessel and stated what Council is doing now is not transparency and is embarrassing for the City of Schertz. She also thanked Councilmember Larson for his Facebook postings. She is disappointed and embarrassed for the City of Schertz Council's recent decision regarding Mr. Kessel. • Mr. Dana Eldridge, 2628 Gallant Fox Drive, who spoke about Friday evening's decision to force the resignation of the City Manager. He feels it was a poor decision. Many citizens spoke well of the City Manager. There is a lot of hurt and sadness for many citizens, Mr. Kessel's family, etc. — and the city's reputation is declining. Allegations, petty, personal charges and gut feelings, nothing with a valid nature, reflects arrogance in our leadership. • Mr. Robin Thompson, 967 Oak Ridge, read a letter he had prepared addressed to Mayor Carpenter. The letter requests an item be added to an upcoming agenda of the Council soon. He requests that a complete financial accounting of the Council's decision be undertaken and updated by the City staff on a monthly basis to the Council and residents. The letter also requests the name of the city fund(s) that is paying for this expense and what programs are being defunded in order to pay for the Council's decision. • Mr. William Boynton, 619 Mitchell Ave, who stated he has been here since 1989. H has never once complained about his property taxes. We have a quality of life here that is quite unique and worth paying for. He .thanked Councilmember Larson for answering some 01 -23 -2018 Minutes Page - 5 - questions he had. Councilmember Edwards answer was we can't talk about it. Apparently, it is expected for citizens to pay their taxes but not entitled to answers. He is disappointed and feels Council really doesn't care about what he thinks or what anyone else thinks. Ms. Cyndi Pressler, Legacy at Forest Ridge, who stated she is not a citizen of Schertz, but she spends almost seven days a week working on behalf of your citizens and their elderly parents, adult children and grandchildren. Millennials own the company she works for. She feels she is a good judge of character. It has not failed her yet. You serve the public, not your own self - interest; close your ears to pettiness. Thank you, John Kessel. I'm sorry you are not here. He is an extreme gentleman, high integrity. ® Ms. Michelle Womack, 2944 Mineral Springs, who had just intended to come and thank Mr. Kessel. She thinks he is a great person. She doesn't know of anyone who had anything negative to say about him or his performance for our City. The people she knows are upset and angry and they want to know why he had to be removed. She appreciates those councilmembers who took her phone calls and talked with her. She hopes that those councilmembers who still have not responded to any citizens inquiry do so. Citizens need to know what is going on in the city; it is their right to know. She is currently waiting for records. Before the city hires anyone else, she doesn't want to see anyone fired over coffee and water, even if it wasn't the only reason. She also spoke about social media posts. She fmds this an embarrassment and thinks we can and should do better. Workshop Discussion and consideration and/or action regarding the confirmation, appointment or election of the Mayor Pro Tempore. (M. Carpenter) Mayor Carpenter explained it is that time of year for electing the Mayor Pro -Tern to serve for a one -year term. Mayor Carpenter said, to finish up his explanation, the current process is defined by a standing rule that was passed a few years ago. The Mayor Pro -Tem serves for one year from February through January of the next year. Councilmember Gutierrez made a motion to appoint Councilmember Scagliola as the next Mayor Pro -Tem. Councilmember Larson made a second to the motion. The vote was 4 -3 -0 with Councilmembers Gutierrez, Larson, Scagliola, and Davis voting yes and Mayor Pro -Tem Edwards, Councilmembers Kiser and Crawford voting no. Motion Passed. Mayor Carpenter confirmed with City Secretary Brenda Dennis that at the next meeting which will be in February, they will perform the transition. 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. 01 -23 -2018 Minutes Page - 6 - 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) AN ORDINANCE 1 COUNCIL .1 OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS AMENDING :1 OFFICIAL ZONING APPROXIMATELY 27 ACRES OF LAND FROM PRE-DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PRE) TO APARTMENT/MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT 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) ORDINANCE NO. 18 -S -02 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP BY REZONING APPROXIMATELY 11 ACRES OF LAND FROM SINGLE- FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, (R -1) TO NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DISTRICT (NS). 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) ORDINANCE NO. 18 -S -03 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS AMENDING PART III, SCHERTZ CODE OF ORDINANCES, THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE (UDC) ARTICLE 10, SECTION 21.10.4 SCHEDULE OF OFF - STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE 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 01 -23 -2018 Minutes Page - 7 - Development Services" and to remove "Development Services Department ". Final Reading (B. James/L. Wood/ E. Grobe) ORDINANCE NO. 18 -S -04 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS AMENDING PART III, SCHERTZ CODE OF ORDINANCES, THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE (UDC), UPDATE "DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES" AND TO REMOVE "DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT ".; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Crawford who made a motion to approve consent items 1 -5 seconded by Councilmember Davis. 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. Discussion and Action Items After reading the caption for Item 6, Mayor Carpenter stated he decided to go to Item 13. Closed Session Mayor Carpenter recessed the regular meeting at 7:27p.m. into closed session. 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. Mayor Carpenter reconvened into Regular Session at 7:40 p.m. 13a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 13. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Davis who made a motion to appoint Mr. Brian James as the Acting City Manager seconded by Councilmember Crawford. The vote was unanimous with Mayor Pro -Tem Edwards, Councihnembers Davis, Gutierrez, Larson, Scagliola, Kiser and Crawford voting for and no one voting no. Motion passed. Mayor Carpenter requested that Mr. James join Council on the dais. Mayor Carpenter moved back to Item 6 on the agenda. 01 -23 -2018 Minutes Page - 8 - 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) •r AUTHORIMING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN ADVANC FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR A TRANSPORTATION ASIDE PROGRAM PROJECT BH,CE PROJECT. Mayor Carpenter recognized Assistant Parks Director Lauren Shrum who provided a map of the area she would speak o£ This is a project with TxDOT as they are the distributor of the Federal Transportation Funds the city needs to enter into this agreement to receive those funds for this project. There were no questions /comments from Council. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Davis who made a motion to approve Resolution No. 18 -R -07 seconded by Mayor Pro -Tern Edwards. 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. Acting City Manager Brian James stated. as an FYI, on the next council meeting agenda, staff should have the associated design contract presented for council approval so they can get the project under construction. 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) Mayor Carpenter recognized City Secretary Brenda Dennis who stated the Interview Committee met and interviewed the candidates and voted unanimously to appoint Ms. Bacon to this board vacancy. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Davis who made a motion to approve the appointment of Ms. LaDonna Bacon as a regular member to the Planning and Zoning Commission seconded by Councilmember Crawford. 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. 8. Appointment of an Interim City Manager — Discussion and possible action regarding the appointment of an Interim City Manager. (Mayor /Council) Mayor Carpenter stated we already addressed this item earlier. No further action was taken. Mayor Carpenter moved to Item 12 of the agenda. 01 -23 -2018 Minutes Page - 9 - Closed Session Mayor Carpenter recessed the regular meeting at 7:44 p.m. into 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.governraental 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 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. Mayor Carpenter reconvened into Regular Session at 8:43 p.m. 12a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 12. No action was taken. 14a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 14. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Gutierrez who made a motion, seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Edwards that the compensation severance package for Mr. Kessel not exceed a cost of $237,000.. 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 stated we would go back to our regular order of business; items 9, 10, and 11, which were added by himself mostly as placeholders. He didn't have a need to address any of these this evening but if Council wished to take up any of them he would do so. Since there were no responses from Council, he moved on to the Roll Call Vote. 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 2.2.13; Article 2, section 2.5; and Article 3, section 3.5. (Mayor Carpenter) 01 -23 -2018 Minutes Page - 10 - 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 City Secretary Brenda Dennis provided the roll call votes for the Workshop Item, Items 1 -7, 13a and 14a. Requests and Announcements 15. Announcements by City Manager. Mayor Carpenter recognized Acting City Manager Brian James who stated there are a lot of good folks working at the city and committed to the city and rest assured, we will all continue to work together to move the city forward. 16. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City Council agenda. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Larson who stated he would like to discuss at the next meeting whether or not it would be appropriate to cancel the March 6 meeting as it is election night. As there were no objections Mayor Carpenter requested this be placed on the next agenda. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Crawford who stated he would like to put an item on the agenda discussing the possibility of hiring a separate counselor to help advise us on the HR and financial issues as we come across trying to select a new city manager. He asked if this was something at least five members have not been through in the past. Mayor Carpenter asked Councilmember Crawford what you are asking is to engage a third party to assist us in the process of hiring anew City Manager. Councilmember Crawford stated a third -party, attorney. Mayor Carpenter stated that he doesn't necessarily think it would be an attorney but let's put on a future agenda a discussion for the City Council to decide whether or not we would like to engage a third - party firm to assist us in our search for a new City Manager, he thinks that is appropriate. Councilmember Crawford stated specifically an attorney certainly someone that knows more than they know. Mayor Carpenter stated that he doesn't see a need to engage a separate counsel; there are lots of firms out there that work with, whether it be private sector fines or cities, that can help doing a search and finding the right person. If you are saying particularly you want to engage outside counsel outside of our city attorney, then that's different. He just needs to understand. 01 -23 -2018 Minutes Page - 11 - Councilmember Crawford stated that we can discuss some of those issues. We don't have much experience on Council, certainly the members here, he believes you do (Mayor) and maybe Councilmember Scagliola, but it has been a while and he is concerned about trying to make sure we do things correctly and have things set up Mayor Carpenter stated that definitely there are firms out there that specialize in this action. So, let's have a discussion and possible action by the City Council to decide whether or not we want to engage a third -party f= to assist us in their search for a new city manager. He confirmed with the City Secretary to put it on the next agenda as time is of the essence. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Gutierrez who stated in an effort to provide complete transparency to our citizens, he requests a proposed item: To post an agenda on Fridays for every Tuesday to include the third and fifth Tuesdays of the month. If there is no scheduled meeting, the only item to be posted on this agenda is in bold font letters, `No scheduled City Meeting will take place this Tuesday' (followed by the date). This way the citizens are informed and will not be surprised by the action of this or future councils. Mayor Carpenter stated he thinks the way to do that is to have an item on the next agenda for discussion and possible action with regard to the city council's master calendar and meeting notification procedure. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Davis who stated in the spirit of transparency he would like an update on the status and projected cost to fix our community bulletin board that is out in front of the City Hall. Mayor Carpenter stated as soon as staff could have that information ready, please put it on the next available 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 Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Davis who stated as a reminder, there is a Main Street Committee meeting immediately following the current council meeting tonight. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Gutierrez who stated this Saturday is the Health and Wellness event at the Civic Center. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Larson who stated he had a brief opportunity to attend the Student Mayor /Council Program today. He thanked City Secretary Brenda Dennis for putting this program together. 01 -23 -2018 Minutes Page -12 - Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Scagliola who stated this has been a very challenging week for everyone. For the record, when Mr. Kessel was hired as the City Manager, he'was given a simple mandate: Take the City of Schertz to the next level. He not only did that, he exceeded expectations. He has and will continue to have the utmost respect for Mr. (John) Kessel, both professionally and personally. He conveyed that to him earlier this week and he thanked him for a job well done. Additionally, he thanked City Secretary Brenda Dennis for coordinating the Student Mayor /Council for the Day program. Mayor Carpenter recognized Councilmember Crawford who also thanked City Secretary Brenda Dennis for all she does for the Student Mayor /Council for the Day program. He also thanked Engineer John Nowak for doing a fine job explaining to him the paving work being done on Live Oak Road and answering all his questions. Mayor Carpenter stated he will be providing the City Secretary with the letter that was given to him by Mr. Robin Thompson, so she can provide copies to the rest of Council so that they can consider his request for a future agenda item. Mayor Carpenter took a brief moment to ask the city attorney a question which was: If they could fix Mr. James compensation during the time he works as the acting city manager. He asked City Secretary Brenda Dennis to work with City Attorney Dan Santee to put this as an item on the next agenda. Mayor Carpenter recognized Mayor Pro -Tem Edwards who stated he wanted to let Ms. Womack and others who have asked him what went on in the closed session last Friday, that those documents have been given to City Attorney Dan Santee and as soon as they get some type of legal opinion about that, he will be happy to answer their questions at that time. Adiournment As there was no further business, Mayor Carpenter adjourned the meeting at 8:58 p.m. R. Carpenter, Mayor ATTEST: Brenda Dennis, City Secretary 01 -23 -2018 Minutes Page - 13 -