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08-09-2016 Agenda only City Council Agenda REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 9, 2016, 6:00 P.M. HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4 SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154 COMMUNITY.SERVICE.OPPORTUNITY 08-09-2016 Council Agenda Policy Values Safe Community Essential Services High Quality of Life Attractive Community Economic Prosperity Fiscally Sustainable AGENDA TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 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) Workshop  Presentation and discussion of the FY 2016-17 Proposed Budget. (J. Kessel/ J. Walters) 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 08-09-2016 City Council Agenda Page - 2 - 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. 1. Minutes – Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes of the Special Meeting of July 29, 2016 and the minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 2, 2016. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis) 2. Excused Council Absences – Consideration and/or action excusing City Council Member absences for the following date: August 2, 2016. (B. Dennis/Mayor/Council) Discussion and Action Items 3. Resolution No. 16-R-62 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing an agreement for Provisions of Professional Services between the City of Schertz and the Schertz Economic Development Corporation. (J. Kessel/K. Kinateder) 4. Resolution No. 16-R-63 - Property Tax Rate – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution taking a Record Vote on setting the Preliminary Maximum Tax Rate for FY 2016-17 and Scheduling of Public Hearings on the proposed FY 2016-17 Budget and Tax Rate. (J. Kessel/J. Walters) 5. Resolution No. 16-R-64 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing the pursuit of a “Power UP” Grant from the Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc., to fund Restrooms at the Playscape in Schertz, Texas. (B. James/C. VanZandt) Roll Call Vote Confirmation Requests and Announcements 6. Announcements by City Manager  Citizen Kudos  Recognition of City employee actions  New Departmental initiatives 7. 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. 08-09-2016 City Council Agenda Page - 3 - 8. 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 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 5th DAY OF AUGUST, 2016 AT 12:00 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. ____________________________Title:__________________________ 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 Mayor Carpenter Audit Committee Councilmember Fowler – Place 1 Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions 08-09-2016 City Council Agenda Page - 4 - Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions Investment Advisory Committee TIRZ II Board 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