03-05-2019 Agenda only MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
March 5, 2019
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
3-5-2019 Council Agenda
City of Schertz Core Values
Do the right thing
Do the best you can
Treat others the way you would want to be treated
Work together cooperatively as a team
AGENDA
TUESDAY MARCH 5, 2019 AT 6:00 P.M.
Opening Prayer and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and State of
Texas. (Mayor Pro-Tem Heyward)
Presentation
• Presentation of the Texas Recreation and Parks Society (Traps) Award. (B. James/L.
Shrum)
• Presentation of the Selma/Schertz Salute to Service Members 5K Run/Walk/Roll
sponsorship plaque. (Councilmember Gutierrez)
New Employee Recognition
• EMS: Thomas McSherry - Paramedic, Toby Green, Conner Wilkerson, Leslie
Baldwin- EMS Billing Clerk
• Fire: Crittenden Kennedy, Erik Surian - Firefighter
• Police: Melissa Fleck – Police Records Specialist, Christopher Reynosa – Police
Officer, Michael Barlow – Police Cadet, Gary Medina - Communications Officer
• Animal Services: Noelle Monserrate, Ashley Draughon - Animal Services - P/T
Kennel Technician
• Parks & Recreation: Roy "Todd" King -Park worker I
• Library: DeZion Hartman - PT Circulation Clerk
City Events and Announcements
• Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/S. Gonzalez)
• Announcements and recognitions by the City Manager (M. Browne)
• 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 regarding the Class & Compensation Study. (B. James/J. Kurz)
• Discussion and possible action regarding the City Council Code of Ethics.
(Requested by Mayor 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 February 26, 2019. (B. Dennis)
2. Resolution No. 19-R-27 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing purchases with CDW of up to $130,000.00, an increase from the
previously approved amount of $95,000. (B. James/M. Clauser)
3. Resolution No. 19-R-28 –Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing expenditure in excess of $50,000 with T.F. Harper & Associates, a
BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative Vendor and authorizing a purchase of $104,083
for the Ashlee Park Renovation Project. (B. James L. Shrum)
Discussion and Action Items
4. Ordinance No. 19-T-09 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance of
the City Council of City of Schertz Texas authorizing an adjustment to the Fiscal
Year 2018-19 Budget, repealing all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with
this Ordinance; and providing an effective date. First Reading (B. James/J.
Walters/M. Clauser)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
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Requests and Announcements
• Announcements by the 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 em ployees
• Recognition of actions by community volunteers
5. Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
• Update regarding large projects/CIP. (B. James/J. Harshman/K. Woodlee)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
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 1st DAY OF MARCH 2019 AT 3:00
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 _______________, 2019. TITLE:
______________
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Handicapped parking spaces are available. If you require special assistance or have a
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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
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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 LIA ISON 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
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
TIRZ II Board
Councilmember Gutierrez – Place 2
Audit Committee
Investment Advisory Committee
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Councilmember Larson – Place 3
Main Street Committee – Vice Chair
Councilmember Edwards – Place 4
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation
Main Street Committee
Councilmember Heyward – Place 6
Schertz Animal Services Advisory Commission
Investment Advisory Committee
Councilmember Brown – Place 7
Audit Committee
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation - Alternate