09-27-2016 Agenda Only City Council Agenda
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016, 6:00 P.M.
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
COMMUNITY.SERVICE.OPPORTUNITY
09-27-2016 Council Agenda
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Do the right thing
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Treat others the way you would want to be treated
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AGENDA
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 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 Pro-Tem Edwards)
City Events and Announcements
• Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/S. Gonzalez)
• Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel)
Proclamation
• Proclamation recognizing Fire Prevention Week. (Mayor/Council/D. Covington)
Presentation
• Presentation regarding the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.
(B. James/J. Santoya)
Workshop
• Discussion regarding the recent Employee Engagement Survey. (J. Kessel/S. Gonzalez/Dr.
Landuyt)
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.
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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.
1. Minutes – Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes of the Regular
Meeting of September 13, 2016. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Boards, Commissions and Committee Member Resignations and Appointments –
Consideration and/or action ratifying the resignation of Becky Scheffler of the Schertz
Library Board and the appointment of Dawn Figueras. (B. Dennis)
3. Resolution No. 16-R-76 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution re-
appointing Justin Murray to the Board of Directors Place D-2 of the Cibolo Valley Local
Government Corporation. (D. Wait/D. Wait)
4. Ordinance No. 16-S-32 – ZC2016-007 – Consideration and/or action approving an
Ordinance on a request to rezone approximately 90 acres of land generally located 1,375 feet
southeast of the Trainer Hale Road and FM 1518 intersection, from Pre-Development
District (PRE) to Planned Development District (PDD) with associated Master Development
Plan. Final Reading (B. James/L. Wood/B. Cox/C. Gould)
5. Excused Council Absences – Consideration and/or action excusing City Council Member
absences for the following date: September 13, 2016. (B. Dennis/Mayor/Council)
Discussion and Action Items
6. Cancellation of the November 8, 2016 City Council meeting – Consideration and/or
action cancelling the November 8, 2016 City Council meeting due to Election Night. (B.
Dennis/Mayor Carpenter)
7. Resolution No. 16-R-71 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing a budget transfer between departments
within the General Fund. (J. Kessel/J. Santoya/J. Walters)
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8. Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool Board of Trustee Appointments
– Consideration and/or action nominating Board of Trustee candidates for places 6 through
9. (Mayor/Council)
9. Resolution No. 16-R-73 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
the City Manager to enter into an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Schertz and the
City of Cibolo to share the costs of installing a traffic signal at the intersection of Borgfeld
and Dietz Roads. (D. Wait/D. Letbetter)
10. Resolution No. 16-R-74 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing and approving a Professional Services
Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for On-Call Civil Engineering Plan
Review and related services. (B. James/K. Woodlee)
11. Ordinance No. 16-D-33 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance providing
that the Code of Ordinances of the City of Schertz, Texas be amended by revising Chapter
86, Article V, Section 86-149 parking prohibited in front of the drainage channels on
Marilyn Drive and Pecan Drive in the Val Verde U1 Subdivision. First Reading (B.
James/K. Woodlee/C. Palomo)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
12. Announcements by City Manager
• Citizen Kudos
• Recognition of City employee actions
• New Departmental initiatives
13. 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.
14. 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
15. Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
• Map of Moratorium Area. (B. James)
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• Summary of Jackson A&E Savings (B. James)
Executive Session
16. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.074 of the Texas Government
Code, Personnel Matters to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation,
reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of the Municipal Judge and Prosecutor.
Reconvene into Regular Session
16a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 16 including
possible increase in salary.
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
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 23rd DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2016 AT 1:00 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.
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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
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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