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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. 09-05-2017 City Council Agenda Page - 2 - 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 09-05-2017 City Council Agenda Page - 3 - 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 09-05-2017 City Council Agenda Page - 4 - 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