02-07-2017 Agenda only MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
February 7, 2017
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
2-7-2017 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, FEBRUARY 7, 2017 AT 6:00 P.M.
Call to Order – Regular Session
Opening Prayer and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of
Texas. (Mayor Carpenter)
A. Mayor Pro-Tem Oath of Office – Oath of Office administered to
Councilmember Cedric Edwards. (Mayor Carpenter to administer oath)
New Employee Recognitions:
• Animal Services – Part-Time Kennel Tech Chantel B. Snow (D. Wait/M. Harris/S.
O’Brien)
• EMS – Full Time Paramedics Savannah Thomas, Part-Time Paramedic Marla Jendrusch
(D. Wait/J. Mabbitt/T. Bradford)
• Police Department – Patrol Officer Mario Hernandez. (D. Wait/M. Hansen)
• Public Works – Public Works Water Allen Diaz, Serviceman I (D. Wait/J. Hooks/D.
Letbetter)
• Purchasing & Asset Management – Purchasing & Asset Manager Marc Ripley (D.
Wait/J. Kurz)
Proclamation
• Proclamation recognizing the Official Rodeo Season. (M. Carpenter/B. Hall/C.
Gidden)
Presentations
• Presentation and recognition of retired K-9 Rambo and introducing our new K-9
Medor. (D. Wait/M. Hansen/M. Bane)
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• Presentation regarding the 2016 Citizen Satisfaction Survey. (S. Gonzalez/L.
Klepper/Jason Morado)
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.
Workshop
• Discussion regarding City Events and Festivals. (S. Gonzalez/L. Klepper/M.
Spence/L. Shrum)
• Discussion regarding the Northcliffe Golf Course and its current and future status. (J.
Kessel)
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 January 20, 2017 and the Regular Meeting of January 24, 2017.
(J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Boards, Commissions and Committee Member Appointments – Consideration
and/or action ratifying the appointment of Mr. Roland Perry as a Regular Member to
the Transportation Safety Advisory Commission and the appointments of Ms. Lisa
Locken as an Alternate Member to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and
ratifying the appointments of Councilmember Cedric Edwards, Ms. Susan Beck, Ms.
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Reginna Agee and Mr. Jim Fowler to the 2017 Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee.
(B. Dennis/Mayor/Council)
3. City Council Liaison Appointments – Consideration and/or action ratifying the
appointment of Council Member Mark Davis as a Council Liaison to the Schertz
Housing Authority Board, the appointment of Council Member Angelina Kiser as a
Council Liaison to the Schertz Animal Services Advisory Commission, the
appointment of Council Member Bert Crawford as a Council Liaison to the Schertz-
Seguin Local Government Corporation and the appointment of Council Member
Mark Davis, and Council Member Bert Crawford to the Interview Committee for
Boards and Commissions. (Mayor/Council)
4. Ordinance No. 17-T-05 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
authorizing a budget adjustment to fund the purchase of Smart Messaging Trailers.
Final Reading (D. Wait/M. Hansen/M. Carey)
5. Resolution No. 17-R-02 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
appointing members to the Alamo Area Council of Governments Regional
Emergency Preparedness Advisory Committee (REPAC). (D. Wait/K. Long/C.
Meeks)
Discussion and Action Items
6. Resolution No. 17-R-04 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing a program and expenditures as provided for in the Economic
Development Incentive Agreement between the City of Schertz Texas Economic
Development Corporation and Texas Plumbing Supply Company, Incorporated. (J.
Kessel/K. Kinateder)
7. Resolution No. 17-R-05 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing contracts with Ford Engineering, Inc., totaling no more than $162,000, for
the design of the Schertz Parkway Improvement project and various separate and
unrelated engineering services during the 2016-2017 Fiscal Year. (B. James/K.
Woodlee/L. Busch)
8. Resolution No. 17-R-08 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to negotiate for the purchase of land for Fire Station 3.
(D. Wait)
9. Ordinance No. 17-S-07 - Conduct a public hearing and consideration and/or action
approving an Ordinance to rezone 611 & 615 Main Street, approximately 1 acre of
land, from Single Family Residential District (R-2) to Main Street Mixed Use District
(MSMU). First Reading (B. James/L. Wood/E. Grobe)
10. Ordinance No. 17-A-08 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
regarding the annexation of approximately 63-acres of land located about 600 feet
north of I-10 at 7424 Trainer Hale Road, Bexar County, Texas. First Reading (B.
James/L. Wood/C. Gould)
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11. Ordinance No. 17-S-09 – Conduct a public hearing and consideration and/or action
approving an Ordinance to zone approximately 63 acres of land to Public Use District
(PUB), located about 600 feet north of I-10 at 7424 Trainer Hale Road, Bexar
County, Texas. First Reading (B. James/L. Wood/C. Gould)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
12. Announcements by City Manager.
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
• Ordinance No. 17-S-01 – Consideration and/or action approving an
amendment to the Crossvine PDD (Ordinance 14-S-08) in order to incorporate
a new Garden Home configuration in Module IIA, along with new street
cross-sections and other associated development standards. The property is
approximately 375 acres of land located at the intersection of Lower Seguin
Road and FM 1518. Final reading will be heard on February 28, 2017.
16. Councilmember Orientation- Information and discussion regarding Public Safety
Overview (Fire Station 3, Regional EMS Provider, Code Enforcement and
Environmental Health.
Executive Session
17. 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 City Secretary.
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Reconvene into Regular Session
17a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 17
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 3rd DAY OF FEBRUARY 2017 AT
4:50 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 _______________, 2017.
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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 Davis– Place 1
Councilmember Gutierrez – Place 2
Councilmember Larson – Place 3
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
Councilmember Kiser – Place 6 Councilmember Crawford – Place 7