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08-01-2017 Agenda only MEETING AGENDA City Council REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 1, 2017 HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4 SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154 08-01-2017-Council Agenda Policy Values Safe Community Essential Services High Quality of Life Attractive Community Economic Prosperity Fiscally Sustainable AGENDA TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 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 Thompson) City Events and Announcements • Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/S. Gonzalez) • Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel) Proclamation • Proclamation recognizing Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS). (Mayor Carpenter/Kelly Gutierrez) New Employee Recognition Parks – Seasonal Park Worker I Aaron Taylor, Kathleen Nolan (B. James/C. VanZandt/L. Shrum) Business Office – Utility Billing Clerk I, Christine Stevens (B. James/R. Rosales) Municipal Court – Deputy Court Clerk Heather Rocha (B. James/P. Veliz) Police – Patrol Officer Miranda Martin (D. Wait/M. Casas) Promotion Ceremony • Promotion ceremony for newly appointed Fire Chief Kade Long. (J. Kessel/D. Wait) 08-01-2017 City Council Agenda Page - 2 - 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. Workshop • Update and discussion on the natatorium arrangement with Schertz Cibolo Universal City Independent School District (SCUCISD). (B. James) • Discussion regarding the proposed FY2017-18 City of Schertz Fee changes. (B. James/J. Walters) • Discussion and/or action regarding City Council Rules of Conduct and Procedures (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 July 25, 2017. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis) 2. Ordinance No. 17-T-24 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance by the City Council authorizing a budget amendment to fund the SchertzQ Event. Final Reading (S. Gonzalez/L. Klepper/M. Spence) 3. Excused Council Absences – Consideration and/or action excusing City Council Member Angelina Kiser’s absence for the following date: July 25, 2017. (B. Dennis/Mayor/Council) Discussion Items 4. Scheduling a Special Meeting of the City Council – Consideration and/or action scheduling a Special Meeting of the City Council for August 29, 2017. (B. James/J. Walters) 5. Resolution No. 17-R-57 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, calling an election to be held on November 7, 2017 for the purpose of electing councilmembers for place 3, place 4 and place 5 for a three year term and making provision for the conduct of the election; authorizing contracts with 08-01-2017 City Council Agenda Page - 3 - the elections administrators of Bexar and Guadalupe Counties to conduct this election; authorizing the election to be held as a joint election; resolving other matters incident and related to such election; and declaring an effective date. (B. Dennis/Mayor/Council) 6. Resolution No. 17-R-54 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Selrico Services to provide the congregate meal for the Schertz Area Senior Center. (B. James/C. Van Zandt/L. Shrum) Roll Call Vote Confirmation Closed Session 7. 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 7a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 7. Roll Call Vote Confirmation Requests and Announcements 8. Announcements by City Manager. 9. Placing Items on Future Agendas: A 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. 10. 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, 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 28th DAY OF JULY 2017 AT 3:30 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. Donna Schmoekel Donna Schmoekel, Deputy City Secretary 08-01-2017 City Council Agenda Page - 4 - 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:__________________________ 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