09-12-17 Agenda only MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
09-12-2017-Council Agenda
City of Schertz Core Values
Do the right thing
Do the best you can
Treat others the way you would want to be treated
Work together cooperatively as a team
AGENDA
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 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. (Mayor Carpenter)
City Events and Announcements
• Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/S. Gonzalez)
• Announcements and recognitions by City Manager (J. Kessel)
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
• Discussion and update regarding the next phase of the Skate Park. (B. James/C.
VanZandt/L. Shrum) (Item requested by Mayor Pro-Tem Edwards)
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• Discussion, update and progress regarding the meetings with residents in Southern
Schertz regarding JLUS/Land Use. (B. James) (Item requested by Councilmember
Thompson)
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 September 5, 2017. (J.
Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. Cancellation of the October 3, 2017 City Council meeting – Consideration and/or
action cancelling the October 3, 2017 City Council meeting due to National Night Out.
(B. Dennis/Mayor Carpenter)
Discussion Items
3. Resolution No. 17-R-82 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
a contract with Capital Excavation Company relating to the reconstruction of Schertz
Parkway from Maske Road to Live Oak Road and authorizing the budget expenditures for
the project. (B. James/K. Woodlee/J. Nowak)
4. Ordinance 17-T-36 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing a budget amendment to fund state
deployment costs, to establish a trail grant project, and to transfer budget amounts between
departments; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance;
and providing an effective date. First Reading (B. James/J. Walters)
5. Discussion and possible action on the placement of an item regarding the City Councils
Rules of Procedure on a future agenda.
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Closed Session
6. City Council will meet in closed session under Texas Government Code Section 551.071,
Consultation with the City Attorney and Section 551.074 Personnel Matters to deliberate
the evaluation, duties or discipline of a City Council Member.
City Council will meet in closed session under Texas Government Code Section 551.074
Personnel Matters to deliberate the appointment of a City Prosecutor.
Reconvene into Regular Session
6a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 6.
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
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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 8th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2017 AT
4:00 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.
_______________________________________________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
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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