03-07-2017 Agenda only MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
March 7, 2017
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
03-07-2017 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, MARCH 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. (Councilmember Kiser)
New Employee Recognitions:
• Business Office – Utility Billing Clerk I, Fancy Woods (B. James/J. Walters/R. Rosales)
• Fire Department – Firefighter Kevin Hoes (D. Wait/D. Covington/K. Long)
• Park, Recreation & Community Services Department– Full-Time Park Worker I Eric
Hernandez and Part-Time Park Worker I David Hall (B. James/C. VanZandt)
• Police Department – Patrol Officer Ryan Gabbard, Police Records Clerk Adriane Gniech (D.
Wait/M. Hansen/M. Casas/M. Carey)
City Events and Announcements
• Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/S. Gonzalez)
• Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel)
Presentations
• Presentation regarding the Texas Recreation and Parks Society awards. (B. James/C.
VanZandt/L. Shrum)
- Lone Star Programing Award
- Maintenance Award
• Presentation regarding the City of Schertz support for the 7th Annual Selma/Schertz
Salute To Service Members 5K Operation Comfort Run. (Councilmembers
Thompson/Gutierrez)
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Workshops
• 2016 Schertz Economic Development Corporation Annual Report. (J. Kessel/K.
Kinateder)
• Update on the FY2016 Annual Development Incentive Compliance and Certification
Process. (J. Kessel/K. Kinateder)
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.
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 February 28, 2017. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Ordinance No. 17-M-10 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
amending the City of Schertz Code of Ordinances Chapter 24, Article 11, Food
Establishments, Section 34-22, regarding the adoption of the Texas Food and Beverage
Establishment rule. Final Reading (D. Wait/M. Harris/J. Hamilton)
3. Boards, Committees and Commission resignations and appointments –
Consideration and/or action ratifying the resignation of Lisa Locken from the Parks &
Recreation Board and appointing Elizabeth Strong as a regular member to the Schertz
Historical Preservation Committee. (B. Dennis/Mayor-Council)
Discussion Items
4. Ordinance No. 17-C-06 – Conduct a Public Hearing and and/or action approving an
Ordinance amending the Schertz Code of Ordinances Chapter 18, Buildings and Building
Regulations, Article IV, National Electrical Code, Section 18-81, Article 210.52
Dwelling Unit Receptacle Outlets (D) Bathrooms. First Reading (B. James/L. Wood/G.
Durant)
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Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
5. Announcements by City Manager.
6. 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.
7. 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
8. Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
• Update regarding Development. (B. James/L. Wood)
• Schertz Economic Development Corporation (J. Kessel/K. Kinateder)
- 2016 Tax Year reimbursement per the Development Agreement with
Capital Group, Inc.
- 2016 Tax Year reimbursement per the Development Agreement with
Caterpillar, Inc.
• Mayor and Council Compensation. (B. James/J. Walters)
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 MARCH 2017 AT 5:10 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.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS
Mayor Carpenter
Audit Committee
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Investment Advisory Committee
TIR Z II Board
Councilmember Davis– Place 1
Schertz Housing Authority Board
Interview Committee for Boards and
Commissions
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
Schertz Animal Services Advisory Commission
Councilmember Crawford – Place 7
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation
Interview Committee for Boards and
Commissions