02-02-2016 Agenda only City Council Agenda
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
February 2, 2016, 6:00 P.M.
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
02-02-2016 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, FEBRUARY 2, 2016 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)
A. Mayor Pro-Tem Oath of Office – Oath of Office administered to Councilmember
Cedric Edwards. (Mayor Carpenter to administer oath)
City Events and Announcements
Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/B. Cantu)
Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel)
New Employee Recognition
Marshal Department – Val Garcia – Code Enforcement Officer
Marshal Department – Promotion of David Taylor from Kennel Tech to Animal Service
Officer
Public Affairs – Melissa Geedman – Public Affairs Account Manager, Jaclyn Ponder –
Civic Center Coordinator
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.
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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.
Workshops
Discussion of Special Called Council Retreats. (Item requested by Councilmember
Thompson)
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 January 26, 2016. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Ordinance No. 16-D-01 - Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance amending
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Schertz by revising Article V, Section 86-149 Parking
Prohibited on Roadways Maintained by the City of Schertz, parking restrictions on David
Lack Boulevard. Final Reading (B. James/K. Woodlee)
Discussion and Action Items
3. Ordinance No. 16-M-02 - Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance amending
the City Council Code of Ethics by adding language regarding media contact. Final
Reading (Mayor/Council/C. Zech)
4. Boards, Commission and Committee Appointments/Resignations – Consideration and/or
action ratifying the resignation of Ms. Harriet Higgs, ratifying the appointment of Mr.
Edward Fair as a regular member and ratifying the appointment of Mr. John Sullivan Jr., as
an Alternate Member to the Parks Recreation Advisory Board. (B. Dennis/Mayor/Council)
5. Ordinance No. 16-S-03 – Conduct a public hearing and consideration and/or action
approving an Ordinance to rezone approximately 2.1 acres of land located at 17231 Schertz
Parkway in the Verde Enterprise Business Park from Planned Unit Development to Planned
Development District. First Reading (B. James/L. Wood/B. Cox)
6. Resolution No. 16-R-05 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
expenditures by the City of Schertz Economic Development Corporation necessary for the
funding of the David Lack Boulevard Extension project. (J. Kessel/K. Kinateder)
7. Resolution No. 16-R-08 – Resolution No. 16-R-08 – Consideration and/or action approving
a Resolution authorizing the program and expenditures of the City of Schertz Economic
Development Corporation as provided for in the Economic Development Incentive
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Agreement between Major Wire Texas, Inc. and the City of Schertz Economic Development
Corporation (J. Kessel/K. Kinateder)
8. Resolution No. 16-R-06 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
additional expenditures with Ford Engineering Inc., totaling no more than $21,151.89 for
consulting tasks during the remainder of the 2015-16 Fiscal Year. (D. Wait/C. Raleigh)
9. Resolution No. 16-R-07 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
an Interlocal Water Supply Contract with the Schertz-Seguin Local Government
Corporation (SSLGC), City of Seguin and City of Selma. (D. Wait/S. Willoughby/A.
Cockerell)
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 551.071 of the Texas Government
Code, Consultation with Attorney; closed meeting to discuss the Application by Post oak
Clean Green, Inc. for a new Type 1 Municipal Solid Waste Landfill in Guadalupe County,
Texas hearing being held before the State Office of Administrative Hearing’s.
Reconvene into Regular Session
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13a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda
Item number 13.
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 29th DAY OF JANUARY, 2016 AT 4:45 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 _______________, 2016.
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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
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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
Investment Advisory Committee