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SPECLkL TOWN HALL MEEETING
February 20, 2018
A Special Town Hall Meeting was held by the Schertz City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, on
February 20, 2018, at 7:00 p.m., in the Ray D. Corbett Jr. High School Cafeteria, 12000 Ray Corbett
Drive, Schertz, Texas. The following members present to -wit:
Mayor Michael Carpenter
Councilmember Mark Davis
Councilmember Scott Larson
Councilmember Angelina Kiser
Staff Present:
Executive Director Dudley Wait
Asst. To the City Mgr. Sarah Gonzalez
City Secretary Brenda Dennis
Fire Chief Kade Long
Project Manager Scott McClelland
Sr. Computer Support Eric Haugen
GIS Coordinator Tony McFalls
Finance Director James Walters
EMS Clinical Mgr. Mike Shown
Director of Planning/Comm. Dev. Lesa Wood
Marketing /Comm. Mgr. Melissa Geedman
PD Officer Helen Lafitte
Senior Planner Bryce Cox
Code Enforcement Officer Thomas Brooks
Events Manager Mary Spence
Asst. Parks & Rec Director Lauren Shrum
Financial Analyst R.J. Fraire
Water /Sewer Foreman Jerad Moheit
Meet and Greet (6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.)
Mayor Pro -Tem David Scagliola
Councilmember Ralph Gutierrez
Councilmember Cedric Edwards
Councilmember Bert Crawford
Acting City Manager Brian James
Executive Director Kyle Kinateder
City Attorney Dan Santee
Deputy City Secretary Donna Schmoekel
Graduate Engineer Cecilia Paloma
IT Director Myles Clauser
Client Services Tech Ray Nichols
Library Director Melissa Uhlhorn
Municipal Court Administrator Patty Veliz
Utility Billing Mgr. Dawn Hardin - Trussell
Asst. Utility Billing Mgr. Rodolfo Rosales
Police Chief Michael Hansen
Police Officer A. J. Arriaga
Deputy Marshal Steve Pulaski
Deputy Marshal William Sutton
HR Director Jessica Kurz
Senior Admin. Asst. Sandy Bryant
Drainage Foreman Kevin Anderson
Call to Order — City Council Special Town Hall Meeting
Mayor Carpenter called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Welcome
Mayor Carpenter welcomed everyone and provided a brief outline of how the evening events would
unfold with an opportunity for questions from the citizens at the end of all the staff presentations.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Acting City Manager Brian James who announced that they were
actually first going to add two brief videos to the schedule tonight; 1) the' 2018 State of the City'
video and 2) a recent video from KSAT News featuring the Schertz Police Department's recent
efforts to increase citizen awareness of potential acts of crime in their neighborhoods.
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Presentations regarding the specific topics:
Acting City Manager Brian James introduced Project Manager Scott McClelland from the
city's Engineering Department who provided a briefing on the FM 1518 expansion project
from FM 78 south to IH 10. The intent is to make that a four -lane roadway with turn lanes.
Two other features will be a bike path on one side and a sidewalk on the other. TxDOT has
split this project into two phases. Phase one is underway right now and fully funded. Phase
two is not funded yet and the timeline is still uncertain.
City Council approved pursuing additional funding on November 28, 2017 and TxDOT on
Schertz's behalf submitted an additional funding request in December 2017. If funded, the
project will be completed five years earlier with a $45 million total cost and a $5 -10 million
savings due to inflation. Mr. McClelland also showed a short video from AAMPO regarding
the selection process and public meeting times. Public input is very important in what area
projects get selected first. Citizens can go to AAMPO.org /your move to vote and provide their
feedback. The deadline for this is on February 28.
® Fire Station 93 Status.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Fire Chief Kade Long who spoke about the current progress
being made with the construction of Fire Station #3. The land has been purchased and the
design phase is about 75% complete. They are addressing some higher construction cost
estimates and have had to make a few changes to their site plan. They are currently also
revising the design schedule now and getting very near to closing that out. He provided a
staffing update and stated a few staff members have recently returned from Wisconsin where
they viewed and tested the new Fire Truck which is just about ready.
He explained their proposed plan to Council regarding the establishment of a temporary site
for staff and equipment in southern Schertz (hopefully in May) to cut down on current
emergency call response times in the southern Schertz area. Acting City Manager Brian James
clarified that rather than wait 1.5 years for the permanent station to be ready, they hope to
utilize some property owned by CCMA in southern Schertz to temporarily house the staff and
the new fire engine.
® FY 2017 -18 Budget Updates.
Acting City Manager Brian James introduced Finance Director James Walters who provided
information on what was approved in this past year's budget. Per the last citizen survey that
was conducted, priorities as listed by city residents were police services, parks and trails,
storm water runoff, and the enforcement of city codes and ordinances. As a result, in this
year's budget, additional staff members were added, and the focus has been directed towards
park facility maintenance and storm water channel maintenance. This also allowed for 20
work vehicles, a dump truck, trailers and other equipment.
He provided information regarding the city fund balance (a planned reduction of cash in this
area). This action allows the city to hire 22 new personnel (6 Police, 6 Fire, 1 Inspections, 1
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Code Enforcement, 3 EMS, 3 Water, and 2 Drainage). There will also be more upcoming
maintenance to start around the city (About $3.2 million allocated)
New website updates include the FY 2016 -17 Annual Finance report which will be available
on www.schertz.com by March 31.
Another feature added is `What's Developing in Schertz.' Mr. James introduced Director of
Planning and Community Development Lesa Wood who expanded on this feature. Under
`Development Resources' will be a map of the active projects in progress. Clicking on each
item will bring forth a closer view of the area and a summary of that project.
• Questions /Comments.
Mayor Carpenter recognized Acting City Manager Brian James who addressed a variety of
citizen questions regarding the following subjects:
• The Sedona Crossvine subdivision and associated HOA and developer concerns.
• The City's responsibility /obligations regarding HOA cooperation.
• Increasing congested traffic and future new development along FM 1518.
• Concerns related to EMS and Fire Stations within the city.
• Street Lights eventually needed in traffic areas in southern Schertz.
• Current lack of signage — City Limits and No Cell Phone Usage in certain areas.
• Water drainage, batch treatment plant in southern Schertz
Mayor Carpenter took the opportunity to introduce all the Councilmembers who were present:
Councilmember Mark Davis, Place 1, Councilmember Ralph Gutierrez, Place 2, Councilmember
Scott Larson, Place 3, Councihnember Cedric Edwards, Place 4, Mayor Pro -Tem David Scagliola,
Place 5, Councilmember Angelina Kiser, Place 6, and Councilmember Bert Crawford, Place 6.
Acting City Manager Brian James thanked everyone for coming this evening and encouraged the
residents to use the MPO website to vote and support our project(s). Staff and Council members
remained available for any further questions.
City Hall Communications:
The meeting officially adjourned at 8:03 p.m.
ATTEST:
renda Dennis, City Secretary
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OchaelR. Carpenter, Mayor