07-17-2012 Agenda
SCHERTZ CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR SESSION
MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
AGENDA
TUESDAY JULY 17, 2012 AT 6:00 P.M.
The City Council may, for its convenience or for the convenience of City Staff or persons in
attendance, modify the order in which items on the agenda are considered by the City
Council.
Call to Order ? Regular Session ? 6:00 p.m.
Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of
Texas.
New Employee Introduction
Introduction of the HR Director Mr. Joshua Smith (J. Kessel/D. Harris)
City Events
Announcements of upcoming City Events (D. Harris/J. Bierschwale/B. James)
Worksession
Discussion and direction regarding shade structures for new playscape (J. Kessel/P.
Gaudreau)
Discussion and direction regarding method ofhonoring past participants on playscape
(J. Kessel/P. Gaudreau)
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
3
no more than 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
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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 to be 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 by the Mayor Pro-Tem or a
Councilmember.
Minutes
1.- Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes of the
Regular Meeting of July 10, 2012.(J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
Resolution No. 2012-R-66
2.? Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the Pursuit of a ?Power Up? Grant from the Guadalupe Valley Electric
Cooperative, Inc., to fund the Saluting Boy Sculpture for the Veterans Memorial
Plaza in Schertz, Texas and other matters in connection therewith. (J. Bierschwale/G.
Douglas)
Discussion and/or Action Items
Ordinance No. 12-E-12
3.? Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
calling a Special Election to be held in the City of Schertz on November 6, 2012 for
the purpose of electing a Mayor to fill a vacancy in such office and calling a Home
Rule Charter Amendment Election to be held in the City on such date; making
provision for conduct of the election; and resolving other matters incident and related
First Reading
to such election and declaring an effective date. (J. Kessel/M. Spain)
Executive Session
Called under:
Section 551.071 Texas Government Code Litigation, pending or contemplated
litigation;
Section 551.072 Texas Government Code - Deliberation regarding the purchase,
exchange, sale, lease, or value of real property, or real estate;
Section 551.074 Deliberation regarding personnel matters, duties of certain public
officials and employees;
Section 551.074 The appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties,
discipline, or dismissal of the City Manager;
Reconvene into Regular Session
4. Take any actiondeemed necessary as a result of the Executive Session.
Requests and Announcements
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5. Requests by Mayor Pro-Tem and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future
City Council agenda.
6. Requests by Mayor Pro-Tem and Councilmembers to City Manager and Staff for
information.
7. Announcements by Mayor Pro-Tem 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
Upcoming City Council agenda items
8. Announcements by City Manager
Citizen Kudos
Recognition of City employee actions
New Departmental initiatives
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
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THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN BOARDS ON THIS THE 13 DAY OF JULY 2012 AT 4:30
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.
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Brenda Dennis, TRMC, MMC, CPM 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 _______________, 2012.
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COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS
Mayor?s Position VacantMayor Pro-Tem Antuna - Place 3
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Audit Committee
ASA Commuter Rail District Board ? Lone Star
Schertz Seguin Local Government Corporation
Councilmember Fowler ? Place 1Councilmember Scagliola Place 2
Interview Board for Boards and Commissions Animal Control Advisory Committee
Schertz Housing Board Liaison Interview Board for Boards and Commissions
Sweetheart Advisory Committee
Councilmember Edwards ? Place 4Councilmember Carpenter ? Place 5
Investment Advisory Committee TIRZ II Board
Audit CommitteeHal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
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