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08-23-2016 Agenda only City Council Agenda REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 23, 2016, 6:00 P.M. HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4 SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154 COMMUNITY.SERVICE.OPPORTUNITY 08-23-2016 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, AUGUST 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. (Councilmember Azzoz) City Events and Announcements  Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/S. Gonzalez)  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. 08-23-2016 City Council Agenda Page - 2 - 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 August 9, 2016. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis) 2. Excused Council Absences – Consideration and/or action excusing City Council Member absences for the following date: August 9, 2016. (B. Dennis/Mayor/Council) 3. Appointments/Reappointments and Resignations to the various City Boards, Commissions and Committees – Consideration and/or action regarding ratifying the resignations of Mr. Larry Franklin and Ms. Debbie Perrone and the appointment of Mr. Roy Ragsdale and Mr. John Sullivan to the Transportation Safety Advisory Board. (Mayor/Council/B. Dennis) 4. Resolution No. 16-R-66 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing a contract with Icon Enterprises, Inc., dba CivicPlus for Website Migration and Hosting services. (B. James/M. Clauser) Discussion and Action Items 5. Public Hearing on Proposed Budget for FY 2016-17 – Conduct a public hearing regarding the adoption of the FY 2016-17 Budget. (First required public hearing) (J. Kessel/J. Walters) 6. Public Hearing on Proposed Tax Rate – Conduct a public hearing regarding the adoption of the FY 2016-17 Tax Rate. (First required public hearing) (J. Kessel/J. Walters) 7. Ordinance No. 16-S-31 – Conduct a Public Hearing and consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance imposing a moratorium on property development due to a need to prevent a shortage of essential public facilities generally in the area from IH-10 to approximately 2,000 feet North of Lower Seguin Road between FM 1518 and the western boundary of the City Limits. First Reading (B. James/B. James) 8. Ordinance No. 16-S-28 - ZC2016-006 - Conduct a Public Hearing and consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance on a request to rezone approximately 14 acres of land generally located 705 feet west of the intersection of FM 482 and Hubertus Road, from Manufacturing District, Light (M-1) to Agricultural District (AD). The property is specifically described as 13.17 acres out of the Rafael Garza Survey No. 98, Abstract No. 175, City of Schertz, Comal County, Texas. First Reading (B. James/L. Wood/B. Cox) PH PH PH PH 08-23-2016 City Council Agenda Page - 3 - 9. Ordinance No. 16-S-25 – Conduct a Public Hearing and consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance on request to rezone approximately 11 acres of land generally located 125 feet south of the intersection of FM 3009 and Wiederstein Road, from Single- Family Residential-1 (R-1) to Planned Development District (PDD). The property is specifically described as 10.689 acres out of the Toribio Herrera Survey No. 68, City of Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas. First Reading (B. James/L. Wood/B. Cox) 10. Ordinance No. 16-S-27 - Conduct a Public Hearing and consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance regarding an amendment of Part III, Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC) Article 9 Site Design Standards, Article 10 Parking Standards and Article 14 Transportation. First Reading (B. James/B. James) 11. Resolution No. 16-R-67 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Jackson A&E Associates Inc. (J. Kessel/B. James) 12. Resolution No. 16-R-68 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution adopting Philosophy and Policy Statements as it relates to Roadway Stewardship and a Balanced City. (J. Kessel/J. Kessel) Roll Call Vote Confirmation Executive Session 13. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code, Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations; Closed Meeting. The governmental body is not required to conduct an open meeting (1) to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations; or (2) to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect.  Project E-023 14. City Council will meet in closed session under Texas Government Code Sec. 551.071, Consultation with Attorney and Sec. 551.074. Personnel matters to hear a complaint against the Mayor. Reconvene into Regular Session 13a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item number 13. 14a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item number 14. Roll Call Vote Confirmation PH PH 08-23-2016 City Council Agenda Page - 4 - Requests and Announcements 15. Announcements by City Manager  Citizen Kudos  Recognition of City employee actions  New Departmental initiatives 16. 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. 17. 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 19th DAY OF AUGUST, 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. ____________________________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. 08-23-2016 City Council Agenda Page - 5 - 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 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