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06-06-2017 Agenda only MEETING AGENDA City Council REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL JUNE 6, 2017 HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4 SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154 06-06-2017-Council Agenda Policy Values Safe Community Essential Services High Quality of Life Attractive Community Economic Prosperity Fiscally Sustainable AGENDA TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 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 Davis) City Events and Announcements • Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/S. Gonzalez) • Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel) New Employee Recognition • EDC – Economic Development Analyst Drew Vincent (J. Kessel/K. Kinateder) • Engineering – City Engineer John Nowak (B. James/K. Woodlee) • Public Works - Water & Wastewater Service Man I Zachary Jura (D. Wait/J. Hooks) 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 06-06-2017 City Council Agenda Page - 2 - 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 • Quarterly Finance Report. (B. James/J. Walters) • Discussion regarding update to the Schertz Master Thoroughfare Plan. (B. James/K. Woodlee) • Update regarding the Schertz Facilities Master Plan. (B. James) (Item requested by Councilmember Davis) • Update and discussion on the City’s pension plan current assets, liabilities and its current standing. (B. James/J. Walters) (Item requested by Councilmembers Larson and Kiser) • Discussion regarding the City Council Rules of Conduct and Procedure (Item requested by Mayor Carpenter) 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 – Approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 23, 2017 and minutes of the Special Meeting of May 24, 2017. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis) 2. Ordinance No. 17-T-18 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance by the City Council of the City of Schertz authorizing a budget amendment to fund the 42nd Annual Fourth of July Jubilee Event. Final Reading (S. Gonzalez/L. Klepper/M. Spence) 3. Excused Council Absences – Consideration and/or action excusing City Council Member absences for the following dates: May 23, 2017, and May 24, 2017. (B. Dennis/Mayor/Council) Discussion Items 4. Appointments/Reappointments and Resignations to the various City Boards, Commissions and Committees – Consideration and/or action regarding expiring appointments/reappointments and resignations to The Board of Adjustment, Economic Development Corporation Board, Committee of Committees Advisory Board, Historical Preservation Committee, Library Advisory Board, Planning & Zoning Commission, Parks & Recreation Advisory Board and the Transportation Safety Advisory Commission. (Mayor/Council/B. Dennis) 5. Resolution No. 17-R-37 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing an inter-local agreement between 06-06-2017 City Council Agenda Page - 3 - the City of Schertz and the Comal County District Attorney in reference to the disposition of seized property and contraband. (D. Wait/M. Hansen) Roll Call Vote Confirmation Closed Session 6. City Council will meet in closed session under Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, Personnel Matters to deliberate the appointment of a Municipal Judge. Reconvene into Regular Session 6a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 6. Roll Call Vote Confirmation Requests and Announcements 7. Announcements by City Manager. 8. Placing Items on Future Agendas: Member of the City Council may place items on future agendas provided the chair is able to determine unanimous consent. If objection is made by one or more members of the City Council, the Mayor shall instruct the City Secretary to place on the agenda for the next regular session an item to discuss the merits of placing the item that was objected to on a future agenda for full consideration. 9. 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 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 2nd DAY OF JUNE 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. ________________________________________________Title:_________________________ 06-06-2017 City Council Agenda Page - 4 - 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. 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 Main Street Committee TIRZ II Board Councilmember Davis– Place 1 Schertz Housing Authority Board Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions Main Street Committee - Chair Councilmember Gutierrez – Place 2 Councilmember Larson – Place 3 Main Street Committee – Vice Chair Mayor Pro-Tem Edwards – Place 4 Audit Committee Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation Main Street Committee 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