10-25-2016 Agenda only City Council Agenda
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER 25, 2016, 6:00 P.M.
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
COMMUNITY.SERVICE.OPPORTUNITY
10-25-2016 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, OCTOBER 25, 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)
Presentation
- Presentation regarding the Fire Prevention Poster Contest Winners. (D. Wait/D.
Covington)
- Presentation regarding the Library Foundation Miniature Golf Event. (B. James/M.
Uhlhorn)
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
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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 October 11, 2016. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Boards, Commission, Committee Appointments and Resignations – Consideration and/or
action ratifying the appointment of Ms. Cindy Vigil as an alternate member to the Library
Advisory Board and ratify the resignation of Mr. Eric Haugen from the Parks & Recreation
Advisory Board and Transportation Safety Advisory Commission. (Mayor/Council)
3. Ordinance No. 16-S-34 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance on a request
to rezone approximately 8 acres of land generally located at the Northwest Corner of FM
1103 and Old Wiederstein, from Single Family Residential/ Agriculture, (R-A) to
Neighborhood Services (NS). The property is specifically described as 7.128 acres of land
out of the Rafael Garza Survey No. 98, Abstract No. 138, City of Schertz, Guadalupe
County, Texas. Final Reading (B. James/L. Wood/E. Grobe)
Discussion and Action Items
4. City of Schertz 2017 Master Calendar – Consideration and/or action regarding the
approval of the City of Schertz 2017 Master Calendar. (J. Kessel/S. Gonzalez)
5. Resolution No. 16-R-81 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
the City Manager to enter into an agreement with A.U.C. Group LP for the Lease of a Pre-
packaged Sewer Treatment Plant to expand waste water capacity at the Woman Hollering
Treatment Plant. (D. Wait)
6. Resolution No. 16-R-78– Consideration and approval of a Resolution approving a Bond
Resolution previously adopted by the Board of Directors of the Schertz/Seguin Local
Government Corporation authorizing the issuance of bonds designated as “Schertz/Seguin
Local Government Corporation Contract Revenue Bonds, New Series 2016 (Texas Water
Development Board Swirft Project Financing)”; acknowledging that these obligations were
sold to the Texas Water Development Board pursuant to a financing agreement; 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 Schertz/Seguin Local
Government Corporation; authorizing the Mayor, the City Manager, and the City Secretary
of the City of Schertz, Texas to execute on behalf of the City of Schertz, Texas all
documents in connection with this transaction; and other matters in connection therewith (D.
Wait/J. Walters/M. McLiney/A. Friedman)
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7. Resolution No. 16-R-79 –Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
a grant application to FEMA for Assistance to Firefighters Grant to fund Fire equipment. (D.
Wait/D. Covington/K. Long)
8. Resolution No. 16-R-80 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
expenditures in excess of $50,000, as approved in the FY 2016-17 budget, for the City’s
Vehicle Replacement Program, and Communication Equipment. (D. Wait/J. Kurz)
9. Ordinance No. 16-D-35 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance amending
the City Code of Ordinances by revising Section 86-118 maximum limits in School Zones,
establishing a school zone for the Founders Classical Academy, providing an effective date
and declaring an emergency. First and Final Reading (B. James/K. Woodlee/C. Palomo)
10. Ordinance No. 16-T-36 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance authorizing
a budget adjustment to fund street crossing improvements on Elbel Road. First Reading (D.
Wait/D. Letbetter)
11. Resolution No. 16-R-82 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing a
Subdivision Improvement Agreement with Comal Independent School District. (B. James)
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
Executive Session
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15. 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 prospects.
• Project E-025
• Project E-026
Reconvene into Regular Session
15a. Take any necessary action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda
Item number 15.
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 21st DAY OF OCTOBER, 2016 AT 3:30P.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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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.
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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