01-06-2015 Agenda Only MEETING AGENDA
City Council
CITY COUNCIL
January 6, 2015
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
01-06-2015 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, JANUARY 6, 2015 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 Thompson)
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
Discussion and/or possible action regarding the City Council’s Code of Conduct and
Procedure, and Code of Ethics. (Mayor/Council)
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 the
Regular Meeting of December 16, 2014. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Ordinance No. 14-S-50 – 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. (Final Reading) (B.
James/B. Cox)
Discussion and Action Items
3. Resolution No. 15-R-01 – 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)
4. Ordinance No. 15-A-01 - 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
Reading Hearing) (B. James/L. Wood)
5. Ordinance No. 15-S-02 – Conduct a Public Hearing and consideration and/or action
approving an Ordinance on a request to zone approximately 70 acres of land to Public
Use District (PUB). The property is more specifically described as a portion of the E.
Gotari Survey No. 2, Abstract No. 5, County Block 5193, Bexar County Texas;
located at 7720 Trainer Hale Road. (First Reading) (B. James/L. Wood)
6. Ordinance No. 15-T-03 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
authorizing a budget adjustment to the PEG Fund and to the Water Fund to fund
Phase One of the Master Communications Plan, Improvements to the City Network
Infrastructure. (First Reading) (B. James/M. Clauser)
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7. Employee Compensation – Discussion and possible action regarding the City’s
Employee Compensation Plan. (J. Kessel/Council)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
8. Announcements by City Manager
Citizen Kudos
Recognition of City employee actions
New Departmental initiatives
9. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City
Council agenda.
10. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers to City Manager and Staff for information.
11. 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 31st DAY OF DECEMBER, 2014 AT
11:00 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 _______________, 2015.
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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
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