09-29-2015 Special Agenda only City Council Agenda
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING WITH THE SCHERTZ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION AND CITY COUNCIL
AND
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015, 6:00 P.M.
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
09-29-2015 Council Agenda
Policy Values
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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, SEPTEMBER 29, 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. (Councilmember Azzoz)
City Events and Announcements
Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/B. Cantu)
Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (B. James)
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.
Recess - City Council Regular Session
Call to Order – Special Joint Meeting City Council and Economic Development
Corporation
1. Call Joint Meeting to order
a. City Council –Mayor Pro-Tem Fowler
b. Economic Development Corporation – Vice Chairman, Angelina Kiser
2. Resolution No. 15-R-81 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing Amendment No. 2 to the Economic Development Incentive Agreement
among the City of Schertz, Texas, The City of Schertz Economic Development
Corporation, Guadalupe County, Texas, and Amazon.com.kydc LLC. (B. James/K.
Kinateder)
Each governing body must take separate action (1st EDC and 2nd City Council)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
ADJOURNMENT
3. Adjournment Special Joint Meeting.
a. City Council –Mayor Pro-Tem Fowler
b. Economic Development Corporation – Vice Chairman, Angelina Kiser
Reconvene – City Council Regular Session
Presentations
Proclamation recognizing Fire Prevention Week. (D. Wait/D. Covington/B. Boney)
Proclamation recognizing Domestic Violence. (D. Wait/M. Hansen/J. Correu/N.
Solis-Douglass)
Proclamation recognizing National Night Out. (D. Wait/M. Hansen/J. Correu/H.
Lafitte)
Workshops
Discussion and update regarding Distracted Driving. (Item requested by
Councilmember Thompson) (D. Wait/M. Hansen)
Discussion and update regarding Lone Star Rail. (B. James)
Strategic Plan discussion regarding ETJ’s, and possible Development Agreements.
(This item was requested by Councilmember Edwards) (B. James)
Discussion regarding rules and policy regarding placement of political signs on public
and/or private property. (Item requested by Councilmember Edwards) (D. Wait)
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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
Joint and Regular Meeting of September 15, 2015. (B. James /B. Dennis)
2. Resolution No. 15-R-82 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing EMS Debt Revenue Adjustments for certain inactive outstanding
accounts receivables. (D. Wait/J. Mabbitt)
3. Resolution No. 15-R-83 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing Utility Billing Debt Revenue Adjustments for certain inactive outstanding
accounts receivables. (D. Wait/C. Spence)
4. Resolution No. 15-R-85 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation (SSLGC) Budget
Amendment for Fiscal Year 2014-15 in the Amount of $126,402 for the Vacuum
Truck. (D. Wait/S. Willoughby/A. Cockerell)
Discussion and Action items
5. Resolution No. 15-R-84 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
amending Ordinance 15-M-25 Fee Schedule regarding Food Booths and Mobile Food
Establishments. (D. Wait/D. Covington)
6. Resolution No. 15-R-76 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Cobb, Fendley & Associates,
Inc., relating to engineering design services for the Woman Hollering Creek
Wastewater Line Project. (B. James/K. Woodlee)
7. Ordinance No. 15-C-20 – Conduct a public hearing and consideration and/or action
approving an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Schertz
Chapter 18, Buildings and Building regulations. First Reading (B. James/M.
Sanchez/G. Durant)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
8. Announcements by City Manager
Citizen Kudos
Recognition of City employee actions
PH
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New Departmental initiatives
9. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City
Council agenda.
10. 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
11. Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
Status of Workshop on Pool Bond Language.
Executive Session
12. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.074 Evaluations of the
City Secretary and Deputy City Secretary.
Reconvene into Regular Session
12a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda
Item number 12 including possible increase in salary.
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
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 25th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2015
AT 3:35 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.
____________________________Title:__________________________
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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 couns el
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 Ge neral 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