08-25-2015 Agenda only City Council Agenda
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 25, 2015, 6:00 P.M.
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
08-25-2015 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, AUGUST 25, 2015 AT 6:00 P.M.
Call to Order – City Council Regular Session
Opening Prayer and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of
Texas. (Mayor Carpenter)
City Events and Announcements
Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/B. Cantu)
Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel)
Employee Recognition
Employee Longevity Recognition – Mike DeLeon General Services Department – 35
years. (J. Kessel)
Employee Promotion Recognition – John Perry – Fire Marshal. (D. Wait/D.
Covington)
New Employee Recognition – New Assistant Fire Chief Kade Long. (D. Wait/D.
Covington)
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.
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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.
Presentation
Schertz EMS Community Health Program (D. Wait/K. Burnam)
Update and acknowledgement regarding the grant acceptance from Guadalupe
County 100 Club. (M. Hansen/J. Correu)
Update and acknowledgement regarding the grant acceptance from Bexar Metro 911.
(M. Hansen/J. Correu)
Workshop
Workshop discussion and direction regarding the Aquatic Facility. (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. Ordinance No. 15-H-27 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
amending Chapter 14 of the City of Schertz Code of Ordinances to adopt a trap,
neuter, and release program and certain regulations with respect thereto; adding
definitions; repealing all Ordinances or Resolutions or parts of Ordinances or
Resolutions in conflict. Final Reading (M. Harris/S. Roman)
2. Appointments/ Reappointments and Resignations to City Boards, Commissions
and Committees – Consideration and/or action regarding appointment of Ms.
Shonale Burke as Alternate No. 2 to the Library Advisory Board. (Mayor/Council/B.
Dennis)
3. Resolution 15-R-75 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the submitted changes to the Schertz Library Advisory Board By-Laws.
(B. James/M. Uhlhorn)
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Discussion and Action items
4. Ordinance No. 15-S-28– Conduct a public hearing and consideration and/or action
approving an Ordinance upon a request to rezone 13183 IH-10 East, approximately
35 acres of land, from Predevelopment District (PRE) to General Business District
(GB). First Reading (B. James/L. Wood/B. Cox)
5. Ordinance No. 15-S-29 – Conduct a public hearing and consideration and/or action
approving an Ordinance upon a request to rezone 807 Main Street, approximately
0.25 acres of land, from Single-Family Residential District-2 (R-2) to Main Street
Mixed Use District (MSMU). First Reading (B. James/L. Wood/B. Cox)
6. Public Hearings on Proposed Budget for FY 2015-16 – Conduct a public hearing
and consideration and/or action regarding the adoption of the FY 2015-16 Budget.
(Second required public hearings) (J. Kessel/J. Walters)
Ordinance No. 15-T-30 - City of Schertz FY 2015-16 Budget - Consideration and/or
action approving an Ordinance on the proposed FY 2015-16 Budget. First Reading (J.
Kessel/J. Walters)
7. Public Hearings on Proposed Tax Rate – Conduct a public hearing and consideration
and/or action regarding the adoption of the FY 2015-16 Tax Rate. (Second required
public hearings) (J. Kessel/J. Walters)
Ordinance No. 15-T-31 – Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2015-16 - Consideration and/or
action approving an Ordinance on the proposed FY 2015-16 Tax Rate. First Reading
(J. Kessel/J. Walters)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Executive Session
8. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.074 Evaluations of the
City Manager.
9. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.074 Evaluations of the
City Secretary and Deputy City Secretary.
Reconvene into Regular Session
8a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda
Item number 8 including possible increase in salary.
9a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda
Item number 9 including possible increase in salary.
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Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
10. Announcements by City Manager
Citizen Kudos
Recognition of City employee actions
New Departmental initiatives
11. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City
Council agenda.
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
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 21st DAY OF AUGUST 2015 AT
4:30 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, 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.
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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
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Investment Advisory Committee
TIRZ II Board
Mayor Pro-Tem 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 John – Place 3
Lone Star Rail District
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
Audit Committee