12-19-2018 Emergency Called meeting Agenda MEETING AGENDA
City Council
EMERGENCY CALLED SESSION CITY COUNCIL
December 19, 2018
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
12-19-2018 Council Agenda
Policy Values
Safe Community
Essential Services
High Quality of Life
Attractive Community
Economic Prosperity
Fiscally sustainable
THIS EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL IS BEING HELD
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.045 UPON A MINIMUM
TWO HOURS NOTICE DUE TO THE URGENT PUBLIC NECESSITY OF A
REASONABLY UNFORESEEABLE SITUATION THAT NECESSITATES CITY
COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE LEGAL ACTION TO PROTECT CERTAIN RIGHTS
OF THE CITY
SPECIAL AGENDA
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19, 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 Brown)
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.
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Closed Session
1. City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.071 of the Texas
Government Consultation with the City Attorney regarding pending or contemplated
litigation:
• GVSUD vs. City of Schertz
Reconvene into Regular Session
1a. Take any action based on discussions held in closes session under Agenda Item 1.
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
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 18th DAY OF DECEMBER 2018 AT
5:00 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.
FURTHER, THIS AGENDA WAS PROVIDED TO NEWS MEDIA AS REQUIRED BY
SECTION 551.047.
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:
______________
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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
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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
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
TIRZ II Board
Councilmember Gutierrez – Place 2
Audit Committee
Investment Advisory Committee
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Councilmember Larson – Place 3
Main Street Committee – Vice Chair
Councilmember Edwards – Place 4
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation
Main Street Committee
Councilmember Heyward – Place 6
Schertz Animal Services Advisory Commission
Investment Advisory Committee
Councilmember Brown – Place 7
Audit Committee
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation - Alternate