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06-17-2014 Agenda onlyREGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL June 17, 2014, 6:00 P.M. HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4 SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154 06-17-2014 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, JUNE 17, 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. (Interim Pastor Don Snyder, Bracken United Methodist) 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. 06-17-2014 City Council Agenda Page - 2 - Workshop  Presentation discussion and direction regarding invocations at Council meetings. (Item requested by Councilmember Fowler) (B. Dennis/D. Schmoekel) 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 June 10, 2014 (J. Kessel/B. Dennis) 2. Ordinance No. 14-T-27 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance authorizing a budget adjustment to establish additional expenditures in the FY 2013/14 Budget related to the upgrading of Fiber provided by Time Warner Cable. Final Reading (B. James/M. Clauser) 3. Resolution No. 14-R-50 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing an amendment to the Existing Agreement for the upgrading of Fiber provided by Time Warner Cable, and other matters in connection therewith. (B. James/M. Clauser) 4. Ordinance No. 14-T-30 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance authorizing a budget amendment to establish additional expenditures in the FY 2013/14 budget related to the Southern Watershed Regional Water Reclamation Plant. Final Reading (J. Bierschwale/S. Willoughby/C. Raleigh) 5. Resolution No. 14-R-51 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing a mowing and trimming contract services agreement with Maldonado Nursery & Landscaping, Inc., for the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department. (B. James/C. VanZandt) Discussion and Action Items 6. Ordinance No. 14-S-29 – Consideration and/or action on a request to rezone approximately 434 acres of land, generally located on IH-35 Frontage Road approximately 350 ft. east of the intersection of IH-35 Frontage Road and Covers Cove, from General Business (GB) to Planned Development District (PDD). Final Reading (B. James/L. Wood/B. Cox) Roll Call Vote Confirmation Requests and Announcements 7. Announcements by City Manager  Citizen Kudos 06-17-2014 City Council Agenda Page - 3 -  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 Executive Session 10. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.074 Evaluation of the City Secretary and Deputy City Secretary. Reconvene into Regular Session 10a. 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 13TH DAY OF JUNE 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:__________________________ 06-17-2014 City Council Agenda Page - 4 - 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. 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