06-13-2017 Agenda MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
JUNE 13, 2017
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
06-13-2017-Council Agenda
Policy Values
Safe Community
Essential Services
High Quality of Life
Attractive Community
Economic Prosperity
Fiscally Sustainable
AGENDA
TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 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 Gutierrez)
City Events and Announcements
• Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/S. Gonzalez)
• Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel)
Presentation
• Proclamation recognizing the GenCure Marrow Donor Program (Beth Carrion to accept)
• Presentation regarding the recent City of Schertz Texas Association of Municipal
Information Officers (TAMIO) Awards. (S. Gonzalez/L. Klepper)
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
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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 and/or action regarding providing a proper name to the “No Name” City Park
on Schertz Parkway. (Item requested by Mayor Carpenter) (B. James/C. VanZandt)
• Discussion and update regarding the Local Flavor Incentive Policy. (J. Kessel/K.
Kinateder)
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 June 6, 2017. (J. Kessel/B.
Dennis)
2. Cancellation of the July 4, 2017, City Council Meeting – Consideration and/or action
approving the cancellation of the July 4, 2017 City Council meeting. (J. Kessel/B.
Dennis)
Discussion Items
3. 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
the City of Schertz and the Comal County District Attorney in reference to the disposition
of seized property and contraband. (D. Wait/M. Hansen)
4. Ordinance No. 17-T-22 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
authorizing a Budget Adjustment to the General Fund to Create and Fund an Inspections
Plans Examiner Position and an Intern Position. First Reading (B. James/J. Walters)
5. Resolution No. 17-R-38 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing expenditures with VIP Staffing Services totaling no more than $75,000 for
Temporary Staffing Services during the 2016-2017 Fiscal Year. (D. Wait/J. Kurz)
6. Resolution No. 17-R-39 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to accept Rhine Valley Park as a City Property. (B.
James/C. VanZandt/L. Shrum)
7. Ordinance No. 17-M-19 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
amending Ordinance 15-M-41 prohibiting violations of the City Charter. First Reading
(M. Carpenter/C. Zech)
8. Resolution No. 17-R-34 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the Schertz Seguin Local Government Corporation (SSLGC) budget
amendment for fiscal year 2016-17 in the amount of $1,000,000 as a transfer to the
SSLGC Repair and Replacement Fund. (D. Wait/A. Briggs)
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9. Resolution No. 17-R-35 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution approving
the Schertz Seguin Local Government Corporation Fiscal Year 2017-18 Annual Budget.
(D. Wait/A. Briggs)
10. Resolution No. 17-R-36 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution approving
the Schertz Seguin Local Government Corporation Fiscal Year 2017-18 Water Rates. (D.
Wait/A. Briggs)
11. Future Item Placement on a Council Agenda – Consideration and/or action regarding
placement of an item or items on a future agenda. Particularly, city council will discuss
whether an item will be placed on a future agenda to discuss issues or policies or
situations regarding the placement or use of video cameras within the organization.
(Mayor Carpenter)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Closed Session
12. 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-030
• Project E-031
Reconvene into Regular Session
12a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 12.
Requests and Announcements
13. Announcements by City Manager.
14. 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.
15. 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
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• 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 9th DAY OF JUNE 2017 AT 5:00 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.
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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