02-11-2014 Agenda Only MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
February 11, 2014, 6:00 P.M.
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
02-11-2014 Council Agenda
Policy Values
Economic Prosperity
Fiscally Sustainable
Family Friendly for All Ages
High Quality of Life
Safe Community
Essential Services
Attractive Community
Innovative and Proactive
Service Oriented
Friendly City
AGENDA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2014 AT 6:00 P.M.
Call to Order – Regular Session
Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of
Texas. (Deacon Harvey Balcer, Good Shepherd Catholic Church)
City Events and Announcements
• Announcements of upcoming City Events (D. Harris/J. Bierschwale/B. James)
• Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel)
Presentations
• Presentation and update regarding the Schertz Historical Preservation Committee’s
Activities. (B. James/D. Weirtz)
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.
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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 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 or a Councilmember.
1. Minutes - Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes of the
Special Meeting of January 31, 2014, and the Regular Meeting of February 4, 2014
(J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Ordinance 14-T-03 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
authorizing a budget adjustment to establish additional expenditures in the FY 2013-
14 Budget in the amount of $95,000 related to the purchase of a Vac-Con Vacuum
Truck to be funded from the Public Works Equipment Replacement Fund; repealing
all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance and providing an
effective date. Final Reading (J. Bierschwale/S. Willoughby)
3. Ordinance No. 14-F-01 - Consideration and/or action amending Ordinance No. 04-
F-09, CPS Energy; providing for adoption; thereto; providing that this Ordinance is
Cumulative of all other Ordinances of the City not in conflict with the provisions of
this Ordinance; and providing an effective date. Final Reading (D. Harris/D. Harris)
4. Ordinance No. 14-T-02 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
providing for the creation of the Schertz Infrastructure and Economic Development
Fund; providing that this Ordinance is cumulative of all other Ordinances of the City
not in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance; and providing for an effective
date. Final Reading (D. Harris/D. Harris)
5. Resolution No. 14-R-16 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution in
support of United States House of Representatives’ Homeowner Flood Insurance
Affordability Act of 2013 (HR 3370) and other matters in connection therewith. (M.
Carpenter/D. Harris)
Discussion and Action Items
6. Ordinance No. 14-D-04 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
amending the City’s Code of Ordinances by adding Hickory Lane to Article V,
Section 86-149 Parking Prohibited on Roadways Maintained by the City of Schertz;
and providing an effective date. First Reading (B. James/L. Busch)
7. Ordinance No. 14-T-05 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
authorizing additional funding for the P-25 Radio Transition; repealing all ordinances
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or parts of ordnances in conflict with this Ordinance; and providing an effective date.
First Reading (B. Cantu/J. Walters/M. Bane)
8. Resolution No. 14-R-15 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the purchase of Motorola Radios, and other matters in connection
therewith. (B. Cantu/J. Santoya/R. Duprat-Waldo)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
9. Announcements by City Manager
• Citizen Kudos
• Recognition of City employee actions
• New Departmental initiatives
10. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City
Council agenda.
11. 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
• Upcoming City Council agenda items
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 7th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2014 AT
1:30 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.
Brenda Dennis
Brenda Dennis CPM, TRMC, MMC, 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 _______________, 2014.
____________________________Title:__________________________
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The City Council for the City of Schertz reserves the right to adjourn into executive 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.
Executive Sessions Authorized: This agenda has been reviewed and approved by the City’s
legal counsel and the presence of any subject in any Executive 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.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS
Mayor Carpenter
Audit Committee
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Investment Advisory Committee
TIRZ II Board
Mayor Pro-Tem Scagliola – Place 2
Animal Control Advisory Committee
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation
Schertz Seguin Local Government Corporation
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Sweetheart Advisory Committee
Councilmember Fowler – Place 1
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Schertz Housing Board Liaison
Randolph Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) Executive
Committee
Councilmember John - Place 3
Councilmember Edwards – Place 4
Audit Committee
ASA Commuter Rail District Board – Lone Star
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
Councilmember – Duke – Place 5
Audit Committee
Investment Advisory Committee