12-09-2014 Agenda Only MEETING AGENDA
City Council
CITY COUNCIL
December 9, 2014
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
12-09-2014 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, DECEMBER 9, 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 Linda Montgomery, Schertz United Methodist Church)
Presentations
Presentation, discussion and/or action regarding a Funding Agreement with Lone Star
Rail. (B. James)
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.
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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.
Discussion and Action Item
1. Review applications for vacant Place 5 City Council Position. Deliberation,
discussion and possible action regarding appointment to the vacant Place 5 City
Council position including appointment of an individual to the vacant position or
requiring additional processes and procedures.
City Council may adjourn into closed session regarding this item pursuant to Texas
Government Code Section 551.074 Deliberation regarding the appointment of a
public officer.
Workshop
Discussion and possible action regarding the Facilities Master Plan Project. (J.
Kessel)
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.
2. Minutes - Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes of the
Regular Meeting of November 25, 2014, and the Regular Meeting of December 2,
2014. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
3. Resolution No. 14-R-85 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the donation of approximately 600 square feet of real property to the
Texas Department of Transportation; approving the City Manager's execution of a
Donation Agreement and Donation Need, and authorizing the City Manager to take
additional actions reasonably necessary therewith. (J. Bierschwale/J. Bierschwale)
4. Resolution No. 14-R-99 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
approving and authorizing a Special Warranty Deed conveying Lot 15, Block 54,
Live Oak Hills Subdivision to LCRA Transmission Services Corporation for the
construction of a new electric transmission line. (J. Kessel/R. Galindo)
Discussion and Action Items
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5. Resolution No. 14-R-100 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
adopting the City Council Code of Ethics, and discussion and possible action
regarding the City Council Rules of Procedure. (Mayor/Council)
6. Ordinance No. 14-T-49 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance by
the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing a budget adjustment to the
Park Fund (317) for the Pickrell Park ADA Project in the amount of $32,405.00.
(First Reading) (B. James/K. Woodlee/C. VanZandt)
7. Annexation - Conduct a Public Hearing to consider and discuss a petition by Cibolo
Creek Municipal Authority, for voluntary annexation for approximately 69.111 acres,
located on Trainer Hale Road, approximately 1500 feet north of I-10, all in Bexar
County Texas, located at 7720 Trainer Hale Road. (First Public Hearing) (B.
James/L. Wood)
8. Employee Compensation – Discussion and possible action regarding the City’s
Employee Compensation Plan. (Item requested by Mayor Carpenter) (J.
Kessel/Council)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
9. Announcements by City Manager
Citizen Kudos
Recognition of City employee actions
New Departmental initiatives
10. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City
Council agenda.
11. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers to City Manager and Staff for information.
12. 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
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I, DONNA SCHMOEKEL, DEPUTY 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 5th DAY OF
DECEMBER 2014 AT 1:00 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.
Donna Schmoekel
Donna Schmoekel, Deputy 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
Councilmember Fowler – Place 1
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Schertz Housing Board Liaison
Randolph Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) Executive
Committee
Schertz Seguin Local Government Corporation
Councilmember Azzoz – Place 2
Animal Control Advisory Committee
Sweetheart Advisory Committee
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Councilmember Edwards – Place 4
Audit Committee
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation
Councilmember Place 5
VACANT