08-30-2016 Agenda only City Council Agenda
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 30, 2016, 6:00 P.M.
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
COMMUNITY.SERVICE.OPPORTUNITY
08-30-2016 Council Agenda
Policy Values
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Essential Services
High Quality of Life
Attractive Community
Economic Prosperity
Fiscally Sustainable
AGENDA
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 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.
(Senior Adult Chaplain Jim Hough, Community Bible Church)
City Events and Announcements
Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/S. Gonzalez)
Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel)
Presentation
Presentation and recognition of Planning Certificate of Achievement for 2016. (B. James)
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
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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 Regular
Meeting of August 23, 2016. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Ordinance No. 16-S-27 - 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.
Final Reading (B. James/L. Wood/B. Cox)
3. Ordinance No. 16-S-28 - ZC2016-006 - 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. Final Reading (B. James/L. Wood/B. Cox)
Discussion and Action Items
4. Resolution No. 16-R-69 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
the City Manager to enter into an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Schertz, the City
of Seguin and the Schertz Seguin Local Government Corporation outlining the cost
allocation methods for repaying debt associated with two expansion projects of the Schertz
Sequin Local Government Corporation. (D. Wait/D. Wait)
5. Resolution No. 16-R-65 –Consideration and approval by the City Council of the City of
Schertz, Texas (A) approving resolutions previously adopted by the Board of Directors of
the Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation (1) authorizing the request of financial
assistance from the Texas Water Development Board through an application for State Water
Implementation Fund for Texas and Board participation programs for the purpose of
planning, designing, and constructing utility system improvements to assist in the
implementation of the state water plan; ratifying such application as well as the terms and
conditions set forth therein; and acknowledging the application’s submission to the Texas
Water Development Board; and (2) approving the execution of respective financing
agreements pertaining to the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas and Board
participation programs and a Master Agreement pertaining to the Board participation
program by the Board of Directors of the Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation
and authorizing the Mayor and City Secretary of the City of Schertz, Texas to execute on
behalf of the City of Schertz, Texas any and all necessary documents and certificates; (b)
ratifying, reconfirming, and readopting the provisions of a Regional Water Supply Contract
executed between the City of Schertz, Texas, the City of Seguin, Texas, and the
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Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation; and (c) approving other matters in
connection therewith; and providing an effective date. (D. Wait/A. Cockerell/M.
McLiney/A. Freedman)
6. Resolution No. 16-R-70 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
the signing of a Letter of Permission for BCFS Health and Human Services Emergency
Management Division to acquire a Texas Department of State Health Services EMS
Provider License.. (D. Wait/D. Wait)
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. Final Reading (B. James/B. James)
8. Public Hearing on Proposed Budget for FY 2016-17 – Conduct a public hearing and
consideration and/or action regarding the adoption of the FY 2016-17 Budget. (Second
required public hearing) (J. Kessel/J. Walters)
Ordinance No. 16-T-29 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance on the
proposed FY2016-17 Budget. First Reading (J. Kessel/J. Walters)
9. Public Hearing on Proposed Tax Rate – Conduct a public hearing and consideration
and/or action regarding the adoption of the FY 2016-17 Tax Rate. (Second required public
hearing) (J. Kessel/J. Walters)
Ordinance No. 16-T-30 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance on the
proposed FY 2016-17 Tax Rate. First Reading (J. Kessel/J. Walters)
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.
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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
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 26th DAY OF AUGUST, 2016 AT 4:40 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 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.
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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