09-26-2017 Agenda only MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
09-26-2017-Council Agenda
Policy Values
Safe Community
Essential Services
High Quality of Life
Attractive Community
Economic Prosperity
Fiscally Sustainable
AGENDA
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 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 Larson)
Presentations
• Proclamation recognizing Manufacturing Day (Mayor Carpenter/J. Kolbe)
• Presentation and update regarding the upcoming October 3, 2017 National Night Out
event. (D. Wait/M. Hansen/H. Lafitte)
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
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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 City of Schertz 3rd Quarterly Financial Statement.
(B. James/J. Walters)
• Discussion and possible action regarding the City Charter, City Council’s Rules of
Conduct and Procedure and Ethics Ordinance. (As requested at the September 5, 2017
City Council meeting)
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 12, 2017. (J.
Kessel/B. Dennis)
2. 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. Final Reading (B. James/J. Walters)
3. Boards, Commissions and Committee Member Resignation– Consideration and/or
action accepting the resignation of Mr. Christian Glombik from the Planning and Zoning
Commission. (Mayor/Council/B. Dennis)
4. Resolution No. 17-R-83 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing 3rd quarter EMS, Utility Billing and Schertz Magazine Revenue
Adjustments. (B. James/J. Walters/J. Mabbitt, L. Klepper)
5. Resolution No. 17-R-86 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution re-
appointing Steve White to the Board of Directors Place D4 of the Cibolo Valley Local
Government Corporation. (D. Wait)
Discussion Items
6. Minutes – Approval of the amended minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 5,
2017. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis) (Item requested by Councilmember Crawford)
7. Resolution No. 17-R-84 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing an amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Freese and
Nichols, Inc., related to the thoroughfare plan update and roadway impact fee study. (B.
James/K. Woodlee)
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8. Resolution No. 17-R-85 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing a fourth agreement regarding sewer facilities with Schertz-Cibolo-Universal
City Independent School District, Croton Properties, LLC and Fred Development, LLC
(B. James)
9. Ordinance No. 17-K-37 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance releasing
and terminating a drainage easement on Lots 1-5, Block 3 and Lots 1-7 Block 2 of the
Mesa Oaks Subdivision. First Reading (B. James/L. Wood/B. Cox)
10. Ordinance No. 17-D-38- Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance amending
the City of Schertz Code of Ordinances Section 86-115 Maximum limits generally on
specific streets by imposing a temporary construction speed zone from IH 35 frontage
roads from MP 1.441 which is approximately 580’ southwest of FM 1103, northeasterly
to MP 1.668 which is approximately 618’ northeast of FM 1103, for a distance of 0.227
miles approximately to 40 MPH. First and Final Reading and declaring an emergency.
(B. James/K. Woodlee/C. Palomo)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Closed Session
11. 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
11a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 11.
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
12. Announcements by City Manager.
13. 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.
14. 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
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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 22nd DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2017 AT
1:40 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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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.
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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