05-08-2018 Agenda only MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
May 8, 2018
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
05-08-2018 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 MAY 8, 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 Ralph Gutierrez)
Presentations
• Proclamation recognizing Police Week (Mayor Pro-Tem Scagliola)
• Presentation regarding the Hal Baldwin Scholarship Award Recommendations.
(B. James/S. Gonzalez)
regarding short-term rentals and regulations. (L. Wood/B. Cox/C. Gould)
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.
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 May 1, 2018. (B. James/B. Dennis)
2. Ordinance No. 18-T-15 - Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance by the
City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing an adjustment to the Fiscal
Year 2017-2018 budget to recognize additional Library donations, to transfer funds
from the Library Board to the Library Personnel Budget and authorize a temporary
summer employee, to increase the budget for the temporary sewer treatment plant
expansion, and to increase the budget for 3rd party inspection services; repealing all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the ordinance; and providing an
effective date. Final Reading (B. James/J. Walters)
3. Resolution No. 18-R-54 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the Acting City Manager to enter into an Interlocal Agreement with the
Comal County District Attorney in reference to the disposition of seized property and
contraband. (D. Wait/M. Hansen)
4. Resolution No. 18-R-55 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution for
authorizing a Community Development Block Grant Program Cooperative
Agreement with Bexar County. (B. James/S. Gonzalez)
5. Resolution No. 18-R-38 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the Acting City Manager to allow Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority
(CCMA) to perform the site preparation and installation of a leased pre-packaged
sewer treatment plant to expand waste water treatment capacity at the Woman
Hollering Treatment Plant. (D. Wait)
6. Resolution No. 18-R-56 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
releasing and terminating a sanitary sewer easement on Lot 2, Block 11 of the Verde
Enterprise Business Park, Unit 14A Subdivision. (B. James. K. Woodlee)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Closed Session
7. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.074 of the Texas
Government Code, Personnel Matters to deliberate the appointment, employment,
evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of the City Manager.
Reconvene into Regular Session
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7a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 7.
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Workshop
• Discussion regarding short term space needs. (D. Wait/J. Harshman/T. Buckingham)
• Discussion regarding updated and new HR Policies and Guidelines. (D. Wait/J. Kurz)
• Worksession Discussion on Anticipated Bond Issuance. (B. James/J. Walters)
Requests and Announcements
• Announcements by the Acting City Manager.
• Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City
Council agenda.
• 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
8. Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
• Update regarding EMS Fees. (D. Wait/J. Mabbitt)
• Update regarding large repairs/CIP Projects. (D. Wait/J. Harshman/T.
Buckingham)
• Update regarding seeking proposals for Employee Benefit Brokerage
Services. (D. Wait/J. Kurz)
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 4th DAY OF MAY
2018 AT 5:15 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
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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.
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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
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