03-28-2017 Agenda only MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
March 28, 2017
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
03-28-2017 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 28, 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 Crawford)
City Events and Announcements
• Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/S. Gonzalez)
• Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel)
Presentation
• Quarterly Financial Report (B. James/J. Walters)
Workshops
• Presentation and update from Guadalupe Regional Medical Center – Prescription
Assistance Report. (D. Wait/J. Riggs)
• Presentation and update from SAMCO regarding upcoming bond issuances. (B. James/J.
Walters/M. McLiney/A. Friedman)
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.
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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 March 7, 2017. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Ordinance No. 17-C-06 – Consideration 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. Final Reading (B. James/L. Wood/G.
Durant)
3. Boards, Commissions and Committee Member Resignations – Consideration and/or
action ratifying the resignations of Jim and Diana Webb from the Historical Preservation
Committee. (B. Dennis/Mayor/Council)
Discussion Items
4. Resolution No. 17-R-17 - CAFR FY 2015-16 –Presentation and consideration and/or
action approving a Resolution authorizing approval of the Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report (CAFR) for Fiscal Year 2015-16. (B. James/J. Walters/D. Fraser)
5. Resolution No. 17-R-19 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing First Quarter EMS Debt Revenue Adjustments, Utility Billing Debt Revenue
Adjustments and Schertz Magazine Debt Revenue Adjustments for certain inactive
outstanding accounts receivables. (B. James/J. Walters/R. Rosales/J. Mabbitt/L. Klepper)
6. Resolution No. 17-R-20 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
requesting permission to accept the TCEQ grant for Hazmat Equipment. (D. Wait/D.
Covington/K. Long)
7. Ordinance No. 17-T-11 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
authorizing a budget adjustment to fund the Northcliffe Waterline Replacement Project
Phase 3. First Reading (D. Wait/J. Hooks)
8. Resolution No. 17-R-21 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the dedication of an easement along the Maske Road Drainage Right of Way
to Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative for placement, maintenance and repairs of a
utility line. (D. Wait/J. Hooks)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
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Requests and Announcements
9. Announcements by City Manager.
10. 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.
11. 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
12. Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
• Update regarding the Lower Seguin Road Bridge Project. (D. Wait/D. Letbetter)
• Update regarding the Live Oak and Schertz Parkway Design Project. (B. James/K.
Woodlee)
Adjournment
CERTIFICATION
I, DONNA SCHMOEKEL, DEPUTY 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 24th DAY OF MARCH
2017 AT 10:15 A.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.
Donna Schmoekel
Donna Schmoekel, Deputy 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.
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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 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