09-04-2018 Agenda only MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
September 4, 2018
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
09-04-2018 Council Agenda
Policy Values
Safe Community
Essential Services
High Quality of Life
Attractive Community
Economic Prosperity
Fiscally sustainable
AGENDA
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 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 Edwards)
Proclamation
• Proclamation recognizing National Payroll Week (M. Carpenter/Christine Bodily)
Employee Recognition
• EMS, Benjamin Potts, Paramedic
• Public Affairs, Arturo Ortiz, Events Attendant
• Public Works, Hector Mauldn & Trey Combs Water Serviceman I
City Events and Announcements
• Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/S. Gonzalez)
• Announcements and recognitions by the Acting City Manager (B. James)
• Announcements and recognitions by the Mayor (M. Carpenter)
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.
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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
meeting of August 28, 2018. (B. Dennis)
2. Ordinance No. 18-M-30 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
amending the City Council Rules of Conduct and Procedure related to the
appointment of the Mayor Pro-Tem Position. Final Reading (B. Dennis/Mayor-
Council)
3. Ordinance No. 18-M-31 - Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
amending the City Council Code of Ethics related to the procedure for conducting
inquiries. Final Reading (B. Dennis/Mayor-Council)
4. Resolution No. 18-R-108 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing a contract with Armstrong Vaughn & Associates for auditing services. (B.
James/J. Walters)
5. Resolution No. 18-R-121 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the Acting City Manager to reject all proposals received for the 2018
Drainage Maintenance Projects (#2018-0723). (D. Wait/D. Letbetter)
6. Resolution No. 18-R-122 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing an amendment to the Community Development Block Grant Program
Cooperative Agreement with Bexar County. (B. James/S. Gonzalez)
7. Ordinance No. 18-S-29 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
regarding a request of a Specific Use Permit and associated conceptual site plan to
allow a Convenience Store with Gas Pumps on an approximate 0.93-acre site. The
property is more specifically described as Lot 6, Block 2 of the Tri-County Business
& Industrial Park Unit 1A Subdivision; City of Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas;
located at 17501 IH 35. Final Reading (B. James/L. Wood/E. Grobe)
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Discussion and Action Items
8. Public Hearing on Proposed Budget for FY 2018-19 – Conduct a public hearing
and consideration and/or action regarding the adoption of the FY 2018-19 Budget.
(Second required public hearing) (B. James/J. Walters)
Ordinance No. 18-T-32 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance on
the proposed FY 2018-19 Budget. First Reading (B. James/J. Walters)
9. Public Hearing on Proposed Tax Rate – Conduct a public hearing and
consideration and/or action regarding the adoption of the FY 2018-19 Tax Rate.
(Second required public hearing) (B. James/J. Walters)
Ordinance No. 18-T-33 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance on
the proposed FY 2018-19 Tax Rate. First Reading (B. James/J. Walters)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Workshop
• Discussion and possible action regarding the City of Schertz Interview Committee.
(B. Dennis) (Item requested by Council to be brought back)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Closed Session
10. City Council will meet in closed session under Section 551.074 of the Texas
Government Code, Personnel Matters to deliberate the appointment, employment,
evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of the City Manager.
Reconvene into Regular Session
10a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 10.
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
• Announcements by the Acting City Manager.
• Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City
Council agenda.
• 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
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• Recognition of actions by community volunteers
11. Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
• Monthly update on large projects/CIP. (D. Wait/J. Harshman/T. Buckingham)
• Pending informational items.
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 31stth DAY OF AUGUST 2018 AT
5:00 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
OFFICIAL BULLETIN BOARD ON _____DAY OF _______________, 2018.
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The City Council for the City of Schertz reserves the right to adjourn into closed
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.
Closed Sessions Authorized: This agenda has been reviewed and approved by the
City’s legal counsel and the presence of any subject in any Closed 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.
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COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS
Mayor Carpenter
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 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
Councilmember Edwards – Place 4
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation
Main Street Committee
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