02-23-2016 Agenda only City Council Agenda
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
February 23, 2016, 6:00 P.M.
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
02-23-2016 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 23, 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.
(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)
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
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.
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1. Minutes - Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes of the Regular
Meeting of February 9, 2016, and approval of the Special Town Hall Meeting of February
16, 2016. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Ordinance No. 16-C-04 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance amending
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Schertz Chapter 18, Buildings and Building
Regulations, Article 1, In General , Section 18 Inspections and Article III, International
Residential Code for One and Two Family Dwellings R1052, Work Exempt from Permits.
Final Reading (B. James/G. Durant)
3. Resolution No. 16-R-15– Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
EMS Debt Revenue Adjustments for certain inactive outstanding accounts receivables. (D.
Wait/J. Mabbitt)
4. Resolution No. 16-R-16 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
Utility Billing Debt Revenue Adjustments for certain inactive outstanding accounts
receivables. (D. Wait/C. Spence)
Discussion and Action Items
5. Resolution No. 16-R-13 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
an amendment to the existing agreement for the upgrading of internet services provided by
Time Warner Cable to Schertz Senior Center at 608 Schertz Parkway, the City’s Main Hub
for public WiFi Services from a 7 MBPS Service to a 50 MBPS Service to increase
bandwidth for public and vendor use. (B. James/M. Clauser)
6. Resolution No. 16-R-17 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
the addition of new services to the existing agreement for the Live Oak Road Data
Center/Disaster Recovery Site provided by Time Warner Cable to allow internet Services to
the City’s Disaster Recovery Site at 1057 E. Live Oak. (B. James/M. Clauser)
7. Resolution No. 16-R-18 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing a
Software Maintenance Agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. for
GIS Software. (B. James/M. Clauser)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
8. Announcements by City Manager
Citizen Kudos
Recognition of City employee actions
New Departmental initiatives
9. 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
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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.
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
11. Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
Lone Star Rail District Update. (B. James)
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 19th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2016 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 _______________, 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
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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 bee n 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
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 John – Place 3
Lone Star Rail District
Mayor Pro-Tem 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