04-15-2014 Agenda OnlySPECIAL JOINT MEETING AGENDA
SCHERTZ CITY COUNCIL AND THE SCHERTZ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
AND
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
April 15, 2014, 6:00 P.M.
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
04-15-2014 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, APRIL 15, 2014 AT 6:00 P.M.
►►4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. ◄◄
Animal Adoption Center Grand Opening
Call to Order - Special Joint Meeting (City Council and Schertz Economic Development
Corporation meeting
Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of
Texas. (Youth Minister Jon Wilson, Cibolo Valley Baptist Church)
1. Call to order by each Governing Body.
2. Discussion and possible action regarding the sustainability of our successes with the
Schertz Economic Development Corporation. (M. Carpenter/SEDC)
Executive Session
3. City Council and the Economic Development Corporation will meet in closed session
under section 551.087 Texas Government Code, Deliberation regarding Economic
Development Negotiations with business prospects E-003 and E-004.
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Reconvene into Special Joint Session
3. a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda
Item number 3.
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Adjournment
4. Both Governing bodies adjourn Special Joint Meeting.
Call to Order – City Council Regular Session
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.
Workshop
Discussion and possible action regarding the need for an additional new ambulance,
and options to purchase in FY 2014. (J. Bierschwale/D. Wait)
Discussion regarding the proposed Enclosed Community Swimming Pool and
Aquatic Facility of Competition Quality. (B. James)
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 – Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of April 8, 2014 (J. Kessel/B.
Dennis)
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2. Ordinance No. 14-D-16 – Approve an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Schertz, Texas to prohibit parking 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. Final Reading (K. Woodlee/L. Busch)
3. Resolution No. 14-R-38 – Approve a Resolution authorizing a modification to the
existing construction contract for the construction of three baseball fields, an equipment
storage building and associated support systems. (J. Kessel/P. Gaudreau)
Discussion and Action Items
4. Resolution No. 14-R-37 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing and approving publication of Notice of Intention to issue Certificates of
Obligation; complying with the requirements contained in Securities and Exchange
Commission Rule 15c2-12. (J. Kessel/M. McLiney/A. Friedman)
5. General Obligation Bonds - Presentation and consideration and/or action by
Southwest Securities, the City’s Financial Advisor, regarding refunding the City’s
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006 for Debt Service Savings and authorizing the
City Staff and Financial Advisor to proceed with the refunding. (J. Kessel/M.
McLiney/A. Friedman)
6. Resolution No. 14-R-36- Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
approving a Landscape Construction and Maintenance Agreement with the Texas
Department of Transportation regarding the Landscaping of the Comal Settlement
Historical Marker. (B. James/S. Willoughby)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
7. Announcements by City Manager
Citizen Kudos
Recognition of City employee actions
New Departmental initiatives
8. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City
Council agenda.
9. 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
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Executive Session
10. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.087 Texas Government
Code, Deliberation regarding Economic Development Negotiations with business
prospects E-003 and E-004.
Reconvene into Regular Session
10. a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda
Item number 10.
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 11th DAY OF APRIL 2014 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 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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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
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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