05-24-2016 Agenda Only City Council Agenda
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
May 24, 2016, 6:00 P.M.
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
COMMUNITY.SERVICE.OPPORTUNITY
05-24-2016 Council Agenda
Policy Values
Safe Community
Essential Services
High Quality of Life
Attractive Community
Economic Prosperity
Fiscally Sustainable
AGENDA
TUESDAY, MAY 24, 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 Fowler)
City Events and Announcements
Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/S. Gonzalez)
Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel)
Presentations:
A. Resolution No. 16-R-36 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the
City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas approving the 2016 Recipient of the Hal
Baldwin Scholarship. (J. Kessel/S. Gonzalez)
B. Introduction of the FY2016-17 Sweetheart Court Ambassadors. (S. Gonzalez/L.
Klepper/E. Matlock)
- Miss Schertz – Sydney Fischer
- Miss Jubilee – Ashley Poerner
- Miss Friendly City – Corinne Mittelstadt
- Miss Sunshine – Regina Deason
C. Presentation and update regarding the Schertz Youth Soccer Association (SYSA).
(B. James/C. VanZandt/H. Hulbert)
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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.
Workshop
Conduct a Public Hearing and presentation/discussion regarding the Woman Hollering
Creek Wastewater Line Project. (B. James/K. Woodlee)
Discussion, presentation and updates regarding the Animal Adoption Facility. (D.
Wait/D.Wait) (Item requested by 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 May 10, 2016. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Ordinance No. 16-T-13 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance authorizing
the transfer of funds from the Tree Mitigation Fund to the Parks Tree Mitigation account for
FY 2015-16, repealing all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this ordinance.
Final Reading (B. James/C. VanZandt)
3. Ordinance No. 16-D-07 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance by the City
Council of the City of Schertz Texas providing that the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Schertz, Texas, be amended by revising Section 86-115, Maximum limits generally on
specific streets, adding the maximum speed limits for FM 1518 and changing the maximum
speed limit on FM 2252. Final Reading (B. James/K. Woodlee/C. Palomo)
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Discussion and Action Items
4. Resolution No. 16-R-37 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution amending
the Historical Grant for the Main Street Program. (B. James/B. James)
5. Committee of Committees Advisory Board Member Resignation/Appointment –
Consideration and/or action ratifying the resignation of Mr. Frank McElroy of the
Committee of Committees Advisory Board and ratifying the appointment of Mr. David
Reynolds to the Committee of Committees Advisory Board due to the resignation of Mr.
Frank McElroy. (Mayor/Council/B. Dennis)
6. Resolution No. 16-R-38 – Consideration and/or action amending and revising Resolution
15-R-48 creation of the Committee of Committees Advisory Board by updating Exhibit A
the Committee of Committees Board Members and making a minor amendment to the
original resolution for internal consistency related to the attendance requirements.
(Mayor/Council/B. Dennis)
7. Appointments/Reappointments and Resignations to the various City Boards,
Commissions and Committees – Consideration and/or action regarding expiring
appointments/ reappointments and resignations to various City Boards, Commissions, and
Committees. (Mayor/Council/B. Dennis)
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
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
Adjournment
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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 20th DAY OF MAY, 2016 AT 2:30 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 _______________, 2016.
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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 an d
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
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
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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