08-12-2014 Agenda onlyREGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
August 12, 2014, 6:00 P.M.
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
08-12-2014 Council Agenda
Policy Values
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Fiscally Sustainable
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High Quality of Life
Safe Community
Essential Services
Attractive Community
Innovative and Proactive
Service Oriented
Friendly City
AGENDA
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 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. (Pastor Corey Webb, Everyday Christian Fellowship Church, Cibolo, TX)
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
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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 and discussion of the FY 2014-15 Proposed Budget. (J. Kessel/ J.
Walters)
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 August 5, 2014. (J.
Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Ordinance No. 14-S-41 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
amending the Comprehensive Land Plan associated with a revision to the Parks
Master Plan. Final Reading (B. James/L. Wood)
Discussion and Action Items
3. Resolution No. 14-R-68 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
regarding the acceptance of a bid and authorizing the purchase of two (2) new
ambulances. (J. Bierschwale/D. Wait)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
4. Announcements by City Manager
Citizen Kudos
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
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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 8th DAY OF AUGUST 2014 AT 4:00
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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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 John – Place 3
Lone Star Rail District Board
Councilmember Fowler – Place 1
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Mayor Pro-Tem Scagliola – Place 2
Animal Control Advisory Committee
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Schertz Housing Board Liaison
Randolph Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) Executive
Committee
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation
Schertz Seguin Local Government Corporation
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Sweetheart Advisory Committee
Councilmember Edwards – Place 4
Audit Committee
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
Councilmember – Duke – Place 5
Audit Committee
Investment Advisory Committee