12-16-2014 Agenda Only MEETING AGENDA
City Council
CITY COUNCIL
December 16, 2014
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
12-16-2014 Council Agenda
City of Schertz Core Values
Do the right thing
Do the best you can
Treat others the way you would want to be treated
Work together cooperatively as a team
AGENDA
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 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. (Councilmember Fowler)
Presentations
Presentation and update regarding the Natatorium Project. (B. James/P. Gaudreau)
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.
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Workshop
Discussion of Building Repair Projects. (B. James/P. Gaudreau)
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 - Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes of the
Special Meeting of December 5, 2014, and the Regular Meeting of December 9,
2014. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. 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.
(Final Reading) (B. James/K. Woodlee/C. VanZandt)
3. Resolution No. 14-R-104 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
Authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with Comal County Emergency Services
District No. 6. (J. Bierschwale/D. Wait)
4. Resolution No. 14-R-106 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
Creating and Providing 2015 Funding to the Hal Baldwin Scholarship, and appointing
members of the 2015 Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee. (J. Kessel/B. Cantu)
5. December 23, 2014, December 30, 2014 - Cancellation of December 23, 2014 and
December 30, 2014, City Council meetings. (Staff)
Discussion and Action Items
6. Ordinance No. 14-B-48 - Consideration and approval of an Ordinance by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing the issuance of “City of Schertz,
Texas Tax Notes, Series 2015”, levying an annual ad valorem tax, within the
limitations prescribed by law, for the payment of the obligations; prescribing the
form, terms, conditions, and resolving other matters incident and related to the
issuance, sale, and delivery of the obligations; authorizing the execution of a Paying
Agent/Registrar Agreement and a Purchase and Investment letter; complying with the
letter of representations previously executed with the depository trust company;
authorizing the execution of any necessary engagement agreements with the City’s
Financial Advisors and/or Bond Counsel; and providing an effective date. First &
Final (J. Kessel/M. McLiney/A. Friedman)
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
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County Texas, located at 7720 Trainer Hale Road. (Second Public Hearing) (B.
James/L. Wood)
8. Ordinance No. 14-S-50 – Conduct a public hearing for consideration and/or action
on a request to rezone approximately 2 acres of land from Predevelopment District
(PRE) to Single Family Residential/ Agriculture District (RA). The property is more
specifically described as a tract of land out of the Julian Diaz Survey No. 66, Abstract
No. 187, City of Schertz, Bexar County, Texas; generally located eight hundred and
fifty feet (850’) east of the intersection of FM 1518 and Lower Seguin Road. (First
Reading) (B. James/B. Cox)
9. Resolution No. 14-R-101– Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing a modification to the existing Construction Contract for the Renovation of
the Existing Soccer Fields and Construction of a New Concession Building and
Parking Lots and Associated Support Systems. (J. Kessel/B. James/P. Gaudreau)
10. Resolution No. 14-R-102 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing a contract with M2 Federal, Inc., related to the Pickrell Park ADA
Walkway Project. (B. James/K. Woodlee/C. VanZandt)
11. Resolution No. 14-R-103- Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
Approving an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Schertz, Texas and the
Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District regarding a Roadway and
Bridge. (B. James/K. Woodlee/C. VanZandt)
12. Resolution No. 14-R-105 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
Authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Wiginton Hooker Jeffry PC
Architects related to the City Wide Facilities Master Plan Project. (J. Kessel/B.
James)
13. Charter Review Commission Appointment – Discussion and consideration and/or
action appointing a Member to the FY 2014/15 Charter Review Commission, filling
the vacant position of Mr. Robin Thompson. (B. Dennis/Mayor/Council)
14. Resolution No. 14-R-107 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing an Agreement with Schertz Chamber of Commerce. (J. Kessel/B. Cantu)
15. Employee Compensation – Discussion and possible action regarding the City’s
Employee Compensation Plan. (J. Kessel/Council)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
16. Announcements by City Manager
Citizen Kudos
Recognition of City employee actions
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New Departmental initiatives
17. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City
Council agenda.
18. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers to City Manager and Staff for information.
19. 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
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 12th DAY OF DECEMBER 2014 AT
3:30 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.
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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
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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
Councilmember Edwards – Place 4
Audit Committee
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation
Councilmember Thompson Place 5