04-08-2014 Agenda OnlyCity Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
April 8, 2014, 6:00 P.M.
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
04-08-2014 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, APRIL 8, 2014 AT 6:00 P.M.
Call to Order – City Council Regular Session
Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of
Texas. (Reverend Richard Young, Universal City United Methodist Church)
Presentations:
• Proclamation National Crime Victims Rights Week (Christi Williams/Michele
Meehan)
City Events and Announcements
• Announcements of upcoming City Events (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.
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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 - Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of April 1, 2014 (J.
Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Ordinance No. 14-T-14 – Approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Midyear Budget
Adjustment to the General Fund, EMS Fund, and EDC Fund. Final Reading (J.
Kessel/J. Walters)
3. Ordinance No. 14-T-15 – Approval an Ordinance establishing fees for Senior Center
related services provided by the City of Schertz. Final Reading (J. Kessel/J. Walters)
4. Resolution No. 14-R-34 – Approval of a Resolution authorizing a Professional
Services Agreement with Ford Engineering, Inc., relating to Engineering Design
Services for the Borgfeld Detention Pond Remediation Project. (K. Woodlee/L. Busch)
5. Resolution No. 14-R-35 – Approval of a Resolution authorizing a contract with
Ferguson Waterworks relating to the materials for the construction of the Maske Road
Waterline Project. (J. Bierschwale/S. Willoughby/J. Hooks)
Discussion and Action Items
6. Ordinance No. 14-D-16 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Schertz, Texas to prohibit parking on
Arroyo Verde from the driveway of the Oaks of Green Valley II Shopping Center to the
bridge structure on the north side of the road, approximately 115 feet. First Reading
(K. Woodlee/L. Busch)
7 Ordinance No. 14-D-17 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Schertz, Texas to prohibit parking on
Silvertree Blvd., from the intersection of Silvertree Blvd., and Dove Meadows to 110
feet Southeast of Idelwood on Silvertree Blvd. First Reading (K. Woodlee/L. Busch)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
8. Announcements by City Manager
• Citizen Kudos
• Recognition of City employee actions
• New Departmental initiatives
9. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City
Council agenda.
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10. 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
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 4th DAY OF APRIL 2014 AT 9:00
A.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.
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This facility is accessible in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Handicapped parking spaces are available. If you require special assistance or have a
request for sign interpretative services or other services please call 210-619-1030.
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.
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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