05-20-2014 Agenda OnlyREGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
May 20, 2014, 6:00 P.M.
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
05-20-2014 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, MAY 20, 2014 AT 6:00 P.M.
► 5:30 p.m. ◄
Come and meet Cardiac Arrest Survivors
(City Council Conference Room)
Call to Order – City Council Regular Session
Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of
Texas. (Pastor Luke Evans, Christ Church, San Antonio)
City Events and Announcements
Announcements of upcoming City Events (J. Bierschwale/B. James)
Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel)
Presentations
Proclamation recognizing National Emergency Medical Services Week (Mayor Pro-
Tem Scagliola/D. Wait)
Cardiac Arrest Survivor Recognition (D. Wait)
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.
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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
Presentation discussion and possible action regarding invocations at Council
meetings. (Item requested by Councilmember Fowler) (J. Kessel/D. Schmoekel)
Discussion and Action Items
1. Minutes – Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of May 13, 2014 (J. Kessel/B.
Dennis)
2. Ordinance No. 14-M-23 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
amending the City’s Code of Ordinances by adding Chapter 75 making it unlawful
for certain sex offenders to reside within 1000 feet of a child safety zone; making it
illegal for sex offenders to go in, on, or within 1000 feet of a child safety zone;
providing exceptions to the ordinance; and providing penalties for violations of the
ordinance. First Reading (J. Bierschwale/M. Hansen)
3. Ordinance No. 14-M-24 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
amending the City’s Code of Ordinances Chapter 50, Article IV regulating the
discharge of guns; providing for certain exceptions; repealing all Ordinances or parts
of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance; and providing an effective date. First
Reading (J. Bierschwale/M. Hansen)
4. Ordinance No. 14-S-25 – Conduct a public hearing and consideration and/or action
approving an Ordinance on a request to rezone approximately 0.468 acres of land
from General Business (GB) to Residential/Agriculture (RA). The property is more
specifically described as a portion of the Stacy B. Lewis Survey No. 317, Abstract
No. 443, and the Antonio Zamora Survey No. 36, Abstract No. 82, City of Schertz,
Bexar County, Texas, generally located on Boenig Drive approximately 170 feet west
of the street Laura Heights. First Reading (B. James/L. Wood)
5. Ordinance No. 14-S-26 – Conduct a public hearing and consideration and/or action
approving an Ordinance on a request to rezone approximately 3 acres of land in the
Verde Enterprise Business Park Planned Unit Development (PUD) Ordinance 07-S-
14A to Planned Development District (PDD). The property is specifically Unit 1 of
the Verde Enterprise Business Park and generally located on the corner of Interstate
Highway 35 and Mid Cities in the City of Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas. First
Reading (B. James/L. Wood)
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Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
6. Announcements by City Manager
Citizen Kudos
Recognition of City employee actions
New Departmental initiatives
7. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City
Council agenda.
8 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
9. Information available in City Council packets – NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
Country Club Overpass – TxDOT Response
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 16th DAY OF MAY 2014 AT
11:15 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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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