02-13-2018 Agenda only MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
February 13, 2018
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
02-13-2018 Council Agenda
Policy Values
Safe Community
Essential Services
High Quality of Life
Attractive Community
Economic Prosperity
Fiscally sustainable
AGENDA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2018 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 Davis)
Presentation
• Proclamation recognizing President George Washington Day. (M. Carpenter/T.
Jones)
City Events and Announcements
• Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/D. Wait/S. Gonzalez)
• Announcements and recognitions by the Acting City Manager (B. James)
• Announcements and recognitions by the Mayor (M. Carpenter)
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
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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 on the status of Fire Station #3. (D. Wait/K. Long)
• Update regarding Crime Statistics. (D. Wait/M. Hanson/M. Bane)
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 – Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes of the
regular meeting of February 6, 2018. (B. James/B. Dennis)
2. Ordinance No. 18-M-06 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
amending the City Council Code of Ethics; Section 2 Confidentiality of Information
Shared in closed session. Final Reading (Mayor/Council)
3. Ordinance No. 18-T-05 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance of the
City of Schertz Texas authorizing an adjustment to the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Budget.
Final Reading (B. James/J. Walters)
Discussion and Action Items
4. Minutes – Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes of the
regular meeting of January 23, 2018. (B. James//B. Dennis)
5. Resolution No. 18-R-09 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing a professional services agreement with Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam
Inc., relating to engineering design services for the City-Wide Rip Rap/underground
drainage projects. (D. Wait/D. Letbetter)
6. Resolution No. 18-R-12 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing a contract to J3 Construction for the Dietz Creek Concrete Rip Rap Project.
(D. Wait/D. Letbetter)
7. Resolution No. 18-R-13 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing expenditures over $50,000 with Hydro-Pro Solutions. (D. Wait/J. Hooks)
8. Resolution No. 18-R-14 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing a Parkland Improvement Agreement with Triple H Development LLC,
related to public parkland dedication and improvements for Hallies Cove Subdivision.
(B. James/L. Wood/B. Cox)
9. Resolution No. 18-R-15 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
adopting the 2018 City of Schertz Strategic Plan. (S. Gonzalez)
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10. Ordinance No. 18-M-09 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance
amending and updating the City Council Rules of Conduct and Procedure. First
Reading (M. Carpenter/Council)
11. Resolution No. 18-R-16 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing an additional $6,896.10 from the Police Department Federal Forfeiture
Funds to complete the purchase and construction of an Emergency Response Vehicle
and associated equipment. (D. Wait/M. Hanson/M. Bane)
12. Resolution No. 18-R-17 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the Acting City Manager to extend the contract of Jackson A&E
Associates, Inc., our current owner’s representative for facility construction. (D.
Wait/D. Wait)
13. Ordinance No. 17-S-50 – Conduct a Public Hearing and consideration and/or action
on an amendment to the Code of Ordinance and Unified Development Code of the
City of Schertz, establishing a Building and Standards Commission, providing a
criminal Penalty, providing for publication, and providing an effective date. Final
Reading (B. James/ L. Wood/ E. Grobe)
14. Ordinance No. 18-S-07- Conduct a Public Hearing and consideration and/or action
on a request to zone approximately 7 acres of land to Single-Family Residential
District-1 (R-1) located approximately 3,000 feet southeast of the intersection of
Homestead Parkway and Somervell. First Reading (B. James/L. Wood/B. Cox)
15. Ordinance No. 18-S-08 - Conduct a Public Hearing and consideration and/or action
on an amendment of Part III, Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified Development
Code (UDC), Article 9 Section 21.9.9 Tree Preservation and Mitigation. First
Reading (B. James/L. Wood/C. Cox)
16. Resolution No. 18-R-18 - City Policies – Consideration and/or action approving a
Resolution approving Employee Policies related to Employee Conduct and Discipline
in the Workplace. (D. Wait)
-Fraternization Policy (Council approval required)
-Prohibition on Harassment (Council approval required)
-Prohibition on Sexual Harassment (Council approval required)
-Reporting Sexual Harassment or Harassment (Council approval required)
-Credit Card Policy (no action required)
-Social Media Policy (no action required)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
17. Announcements by the Acting City Manager.
18. Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City
Council agenda.
19. Announcements by Mayor and Councilmembers
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• 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
20. Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
• Use of Hotel Occupancy Tax Funds for electronic sign repair. (D. Wait)
• Schertz Master Calendar update. (S. Gonzalez)
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 9th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2018 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 _______________, 2018.
_____________________________________________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 closed 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.
Closed Sessions Authorized: This agenda has been reviewed and approved by the City’s legal
counsel and the presence of any subject in any Closed 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
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Mayor Carpenter
Main Street Committee
Councilmember Scagliola – Place 5
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions -
Alternate
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation – Alternate
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation - Alternate
Councilmember Davis– Place 1
Audit Committee
Schertz Housing Authority Board
Interview Committee for Boards and
Commissions
Main Street Committee - Chair
Councilmember Gutierrez – Place 2
Audit Committee
Investment Advisory Committee
Councilmember Larson – Place 3
Main Street Committee – Vice Chair
Investment Advisory Committee
Councilmember Edwards – Place 4
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation
Main Street Committee
Councilmember Kiser – Place 6
Schertz Animal Services Advisory Commission
Audit Committee
Councilmember Crawford – Place 7
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
TIRZ II Board