04-04-2017 Agenda only MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
April 4, 2017
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
04-04-2017-2017 Council Agenda
Policy Values
Safe Community
Essential Services
High Quality of Life
Attractive Community
Economic Prosperity
Fiscally Sustainable
AGENDA
TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 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. (Minister C.D. Peterson, Resurrection Baptist Church)
Recognition and Presentation
• Introduction of the Student Mayors and Student Councilmembers for the Day.
(Mayor/Council/Executive Management)
- Student Mayors – Dobie Jr. High, 8th Grade Zoe Gamboa and Corbett Jr. High, 8th
Grade Griffin Matthys
- Student Councilmembers – Dobie Jr. High, 7th Grade Zaryah Wray and Corbett Jr.
High, 7th Grade Alexandra Hickok
Presentation
• Presentation regarding donations to the Animal Services Department. (D. Wait/M.
Harris/S. O’Brien)
Proclamations
• National Crime Victims Week (Nicole Douglass)
• Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Month (Nicole Douglass)
• Child Abuse Prevention Month (Nicole Douglass)
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New Employee Recognition
• Public Affairs – Marketing & Communications Specialist Devan Flores. (S. Gonzalez/L.
Klepper)
• Public Works – Water & Wastewater Serviceman 1 Anthony Jimenez. (D. Wait/J.
Hooks/D. Letbetter)
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.
Workshops
• Discussion regarding proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment prompted by the
Randolph JLUS update. (B. James)
• Discussion regarding Schertz Parkway Repairs. (B. James/K. Woodlee)
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 March 24, 2017 and the Regular Meeting of March 28, 2017. (J.
Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. 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. Final Reading (D. Wait/J. Hooks)
3. Boards, Commissions and Committee Member Appointments – Consideration and/or
action ratifying the appointment of Mr. Earl Hartzog, Board of Adjustments Liaison to
the Committee of Committees Advisory Board, and revising and updating the Committee
of Committees Board Members. (B. Dennis/Mayor/Council)
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Discussion Items
4. Resolution No. 17-R-23 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing a contract with R. L. Jones LP relating to the Northcliffe Waterline
Replacement Project Phase 3 and authorizing the budget expenditures for the Project. (B.
James/K. Woodlee/L. Busch)
5. Resolution No. 17-R-24 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing an agreement with Microsoft authorizing the renewal of our Enterprise
Agreement and to purchase licenses from SHI Government Solutions relating to email
and software services for the Microsoft Office 365 email system. (B. James/M. Clauser)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
6. Announcements by City Manager.
7. 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.
8. 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
9. 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 prospect.
· Project E-028
Reconvene into Regular Session
9a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 9.
Adjournment
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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 31st DAY OF MARCH 2017 AT 4:00
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 _______________, 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
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