09-05-17 Agenda only MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
09-05-2017-Council Agenda
Policy Values
Safe Community
Essential Services
High Quality of Life
Attractive Community
Economic Prosperity
Fiscally Sustainable
AGENDA
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 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)
New Employee Recognition
Animal Services – Animal Services Officer – Patrick Ferry (D. Hernandez)
EMS – EMS Billing Clerk – Heather Cornell, Paramedic – Amanda Hausman – Part Time
Paramedic - Richard Wiggins (J. Mabbitt)
Human Resources – Human Resource Manager – Lindsey Cox (J. Kurz)
Parks, Recreation and Community Services – Park Maintenance Crew Leader - Jared Montney
(C. VanZandt/L. Shrum)
Public Works – Street Worker 1 – Richard Rodriguez (J. Hooks/D. Letbetter)
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 – Approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 29, 2017. (J.
Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Ordinance No. 17-T-29 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
authorizing an amendment to the FY 2016-17 General Fund to create and fund four
additional Crossing Guard positions. Final Reading (D. Wait/J. Walters/M. Hansen)
Discussion Items
3. Ordinance No. 17-T-30 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance on the
proposed FY 2017-18 Budget. Final Reading (B. James/J. Walters)
4. Ordinance No. 17-T-31 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance on the
proposed FY 2017-18 Tax Rate. Final Reading (B. James/J. Walters)
5. Ordinance No. 17-M-34 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
authorizing the amendment of GASB 54 Fund Balance Standards, Applications, and
Policy of the City of Schertz. Final Reading (B. James/J. Walters)
6. Resolution No. 17-R-78 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding with the 502d Air Base Wing and the City
of Schertz Police Department. (D. Wait/M. Hansen)
7. Resolution No. 17-R-79 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the purchase of Ambulances from Siddons-Martin Emergency Group. (D.
Wait/J. Mabbitt)
8. Resolution No. 17-R-80 – Consideration and/or action authorizing the Police Department
to apply for a 2017-18 fiscal year grant through the Office of the Governor – Criminal
Justice Division. (D. Wait/M. Hansen)
9. Resolution No. 17-R-81 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
an amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Cobb, Fendley & Associates,
Inc., relating to Engineering Design Services for the Woman Hollering Creek Wastewater
Line Project. (B. James/K. Woodlee)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
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Closed Session
10. City Council will meet in closed session under Section 551.071 of the Texas Government
Code, Consultation with the City Attorney to discuss:
a. The legal parameters of municipal regulatory authority under SB 1004, relating to
the deployment of network nodes in public right-of-way, and possible legal
challenges to the implementation.
b. Proposed settlement agreement received in regards to former employee Michael
Harris.
Reconvene into Regular Session
10a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 10.
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
11. Announcements by City Manager.
12. 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.
13. 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 1st DAY OF SEPTEMBER
2017 AT 6:00 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.
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
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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
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