01-13-2015 Agenda MEETING AGENDA
City Council
CITY COUNCIL
January 13, 2015
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
01-13-2015 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, JANUARY 13, 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. (Reverend Linda Montgomery, Schertz Methodist Church)
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.
Consent Agenda Items
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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 January 6, 2015. (J. Kessel/D. Schmoekel)
2. Ordinance No. 15-A-01 - Annexation – Consideration and/or action to 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. (Final
Reading Hearing) (B. James/L. Wood)
3. Ordinance No. 15-S-02 – 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. (Final Reading) (B. James/L. Wood)
4. 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. (Final Reading) (B. James/M. Clauser)
5. Council Liaison Appointment to the Audit Committee – Consideration and/or
action appointing Councilmember Thompson to the Audit Committee as a result of
Councilmember Duke’s resignation. (Mayor/Council)
6. Resolution No. 15-R-04- Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the expenditure of the FY 2013 State Homeland Security Program Grant.
(J. Bierschwale/M. Hansen/J. Correu)
Discussion and Action Items
7. Resolution No. 15-R-05 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the acceptance of the 2015 Bexar metro 911 Grant. (J. Bierschwale/M.
Hansen/J. Correu)
8. Resolution No. 15-R-02 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
appointing and reappointing Directors of the Reinvestment Zone Number Two, City
of Schertz, Texas. (B. James/B. James)
9. Resolution No. 15-R-03 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing a Historical Grant for the Main Street Program. (B. James/B. James)
10. Resolution No. 15-R-06 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution in
support of JBSA-Randolph by additional property sale and lease notice and limited
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expansion of Local Government Code Chapters 397 and 397A to the area surrounding
JSBA-Randolph. (B. James/J. Wolverton)
11. Resolution No. 15-R-07 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
accepting a petition requesting the City of Schertz to enforce its traffic regulations
within the Carolina Crossing South Subdivision and authorizing the City Manager to
enter into an Agreement with the Carolina Crossing South Homeowners Association
for the purpose of traffic control. (B. James/J. Bierschwale/M. Hansen)
12. Employee Compensation – Discussion and possible action regarding the City’s
Employee Compensation Plan. (J. Kessel/Council)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
13. Announcements by City Manager
Citizen Kudos
Recognition of City employee actions
New Departmental initiatives
14. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City
Council agenda.
15. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers to City Manager and Staff for information.
16. 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 9th DAY OF JANUARY 2015 AT
11:30 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
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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
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