11-17-2015 Agenda only City Council Agenda
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
November 17, 2015, 6:00 P.M.
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
11-17-2015 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
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AGENDA
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 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 Thompson)
City Events and Announcements
Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/B. Cantu)
Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel)
Presentation
Presentation of the 2015 American Planning Association – Texas Chapter Planning
Commissioner Award. (B. James/L. Wood)
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.
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Workshops
Discussion regarding the Schertz Chamber of Commerce Funding. (Item requested by
Mayor Carpenter and Councilmember Azzoz)
Discussion regarding unimproved Park property generally at the Southwest Corner of FM
3009 and Wiederstein Road. (B. James/C. Van Zandt)
Discussion regarding the language change on items to be placed on a future City Council
Agenda by Mayor and Council. (Councilmember Azzoz)
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 Regular
Meeting of November 10, 2015. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Ordinance 15-S-39 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance upon a
request for a Specific Use Permit to allow an Automotive Repair and Service, Major
located at 1000 FM 3009, Schertz Texas. Final Reading (B. James/L. Wood/B. Cox)
Discussion and Action items
3. Consideration of bids relating to the Sale of Obligations designated as “City of Schertz,
Texas General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2015”; Consideration and approval of
Financial Advisor’s recommendation concerning this matter; and other matters in
connection therewith. (J. Kessel/J. Santoya/M. McLiney/A. Friedman)
4. Ordinance No. 15-B-37 - Consideration and approval of an Ordinance by the City Council
of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing the issuance of “City of Schertz, Texas General
Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2015”, levying an annual ad valorem tax, within the
limitations prescribed by law, for the payment of the bonds; prescribing the form, terms,
conditions, and resolving other matters incident and related to the issuance, sale, and
delivery of the bonds, including the approval and distribution of an official statement
pertaining thereto; authorizing the execution of a Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement, an
official bid form, and an escrow deposit letter; complying with the letter of representations
on file with the Depository Trust Company; and providing an effective date. First and Final
(J. Kessel/J. Santoya/M. McLiney/A. Freidman)
5. Ordinance No. 15-M-40 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance ordering
and declaring the 2015 Charter Amendments Adopted. First Reading (B. Dennis/C. Zech)
6. Ordinance No. 15-M-41 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance adopting
criminal penalties for violation of the City Charter. First Reading (B. Dennis/C. Zech)
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7. Resolution No. 15-R-106 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
the City Manager to approve certain waivers of potential conflicts of interest in
representation by the City Attorney when the interests of the City are not prejudiced. (C.
Zech)
8. Resolution No. 15-R-92 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
an Interlocal Cooperation Act agreement between the City of Schertz and the Lone Star Rail
District (LSRD). (B. James)
9. Resolution No. 15-R-96 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution approving
and adopting the Joint Land Use Study. (B. James)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
10. Announcements by City Manager
Citizen Kudos
Recognition of City employee actions
New Departmental initiatives
11. Future Agenda Item Request for City Council: This is an opportunity for City Council
members to request that items be placed on a future agenda. No discussion of the merits of
the item may be taken at this time. Should a Council Member oppose placement of the
requested item on a future agenda, the Mayor, without allowing discussion, shall ask for the
consensus of the other City Council members to place or not place the item on a future
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
Executive Session
13. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.074 Evaluations of the City
Manager.
Reconvene into Regular Session
13a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda
Item number 13 including possible increase in salary.
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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 13th DAY OF NOVEMBER 2015 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, 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
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
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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
Investment Advisory Committee