02-25-2014 Agenda onlySPECIAL JOINT MEETING AGENDA
SCHERTZ CITY COUNCIL AND THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADVISORY
COMMISSION
AND
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
February 25, 2014, 6:00 P.M.
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
02-25-2014 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, FEBRUARY 25, 2014 AT 6:00 P.M.
Call to Order - Special Joint Meeting (City Council and Transportation Safety
Advisory Commission meeting
Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of
Texas. (Councilmember Jim Fowler)
1. Call to order by each Governing Body.
2. Discussion and possible action regarding future transportation issues and needs. (B.
James/B. James)
Adjournment
3. Both Governing bodies adjourn Special Joint Meeting.
Call to Order – City Council Regular Session
City Events and Announcements
• Announcements of upcoming City Events (D. Harris/J. Bierschwale/B. James)
• Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel)
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.
Presentations
• Presentation and update regarding the upcoming March 1, 2014 Wilenchik Walk for
Life (D. Harris/M. Spence)
• Presentation of Schertz Fire Rescue fundraising efforts for the Willenchik Walk for
Life event. (J. Bierschwale/D. Covington)
• Guadalupe Regional Medical Center – Prescription Assistance Program update (J.
Bierschwale/J. Riggs)
Worksession
• Presentation and discussion regarding the second amendment to the Crossvine
Planned Development District (B. James/M. Sanchez/L. Wood)
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 18, 2014 (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2 Ordinance No. 14-T-06 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
authorizing a project budget and budget adjustment for the Hal Baldwin Memorial
Plaza construction project. Final Reading (D. Harris/D. Harris)
3. Resolution No. 14-R-17 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the application for a fiscal year 2015 Texas Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant, and other matters in connection therewith (J. Bierschwale/M.
Hansen)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
4. Announcements by City Manager
• Citizen Kudos
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• Recognition of City employee actions
• New Departmental initiatives
5. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City
Council agenda.
6. 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
Executive Session
7. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.072 Texas Government
Code, regarding the deliberation of the value of real property being acquired for use
of public utilities.
8. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.071 Texas Government
Code, regarding contemplated litigation.
Reconvene into Regular Session
9a. Discuss and Consider a Resolution authorizing the purchase of a public utility
easement and temporary construction easement and authorizing the City Manager to
execute documents required for the purchase.
10.a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda
Item number 8.
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 20th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2014 AT
3:30 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
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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.
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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