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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 01-06-2015 City Council Agenda Page - 2 - 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) PH PH 01-06-2015 City Council Agenda Page - 3 - 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. ____________________________Title:__________________________ 01-06-2015 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 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