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MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
October 22, 2019
                               

 
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154


CITY OF SCHERTZ CORE VALUES
Do the right thing
Do the best you can
Treat others the way you want to be treated
Work cooperatively as a team


 
AGENDA
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.
 
             
Opening Prayer and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of Texas. (Councilmember Larson)
 
Presentations
  • Introduction of the Student Mayors and Student Councilmembers for the Day. (Mayor Carpenter/B. Dennis)
  • 2019 Fire Prevention Poster Contest Winners. (C. Kelm/K. Long)
  • Proclamation recognizing Comal Settlement - Heritage Neighborhood. (B. James)
  • Proclamation recognizing the VFW to live up to its motto, "to honor the dead by helping the living" with the sale of small red flowers (poppies). (Mayor/Mike Espinola, previous Post Commander)
 
Employee Recognition
  • Facilities Services - Chad Lonsberry, HVAC Techinician I. (T. Buckingham)
  • Parks, Recreation & Community Services - Rowdy Clark, Park Worker I. (L. Shrum)
  • Police Department - Jordan Flores, Communications Officer. (M. Hansen)
  • Public Works - Streets - Roberto Mata Jr., and Isaac Rodriguez, Street Worker I. (D. Letbetter)
  • Utility Billing - Melissa Gomez, Utility Billing Clerk I. (D. Hardin-Trussell)
  • Public Affairs - Madison Porras, Marketing & Communcations Specialist (D. Flores)
 
City Events and Announcements
  • Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/C. Kelm/S. Gonzalez)
  • Announcements and recognitions by the City Manager (M. Browne)
  • 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 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 meeting of September 24, 2019. (G. Wilkinson)
 
2.   Resolution No. 19-R-143 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing a Personal Services Agreement with Charmain Sanchez for services related to marketing and developing certain City Property for the purpose of the installation and operation of wireless communications equipment and systems and the continued management of the City’s telecommunications tenants. (C. Kelm/J. Gohlke)
 
3.   Resolution No. 19-R-145 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing a Public Library Interlocal Agreement with Guadalupe County, Texas. (B. James/M. Uhlhorn)
 
4.   Resolution No. 19-R-140 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing contracts totaling no more than $100,000 with SA Paramount Construction, LLC for labor and related materials for various separate and unrelated concrete related projects during the 2019-2020 fiscal year. (C. Kelm/D. Letbetter)
 
5.   Resolution No. 19-R-128 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing a drainage easement through dedicated public parkland for the Rhine Valley Unit 3B development. (B. James/L. Shrum)
 
6.   Resolution No. 19-R-144 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing  the Amendment No. 3 to the Economic Development Incentive Agreement with Amazon.com Services, Inc. and other matters in connection therewith. (M. Browne/J. Kolbe)
 
7.   Resolution 19-R-146 - Consideration and/or action of a Resolution approving a bond resolution adopted by the board of directors of the Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation authorizing the issuance of obligations designated as "Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation contract revenue refunding bonds, Series 2019 (San Antonio Water System Expansion Water Treatment Project 2)"; acknowledging that these obligations were sold to the authorized representative of a group of underwriters identified in the preliminary official statement pursuant to the provisions of a purchase contract; ratifying, reconfirming, and readopting the provisions of a mutual regional water supply contract executed between the City of Schertz, Texas, the City of Seguin, Texas, the Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation, and the City of San Antonio, Texas, acting by and through its San Antonio Water System; authorizing the Mayor, the City Secretary, and/or the City Manager of the City of Schertz, Texas to execute on behalf of the City of Schertz, Texas all documents in connection with this transaction; and other matters in connection therewith. (C. Kelm/J. Walters)
 
8.   Resolution No. 19-R-105 -Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Babcock Road 165, Ltd. for reimbursement for a roadway extension to Ripps Kreusler.  (M. Browne/B. James)
 
9.   Resolution No. 19-R-147 -Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with ILF N-T Owner, LP. for reimbursement for a roadway extension in the Homestead Development. (M. Browne/B. James)
 
10.   Resolution 19-R-141 - Consideration and/or action accepting the appraised value offer of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to acquire a parcel of land needed for the FM 1518 expansion project, and other matters in connection therewith. (B. James/K. Woodlee)
 
11.   Ordinance 19-S-25 - Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance on a request for a Specific Use Permit to allow a convenience store with gas pumps on approximately 8.5 acres of land, more specifically described as the northwest corner of the intersection between IH-35 and Schwab Road, City of Schertz, Comal County, Texas (B. James/L. Wood/N. Koplyay) Final Reading.
 
12.   Resolution No. 19-R 142 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing the revised By-Laws of the Planning and Zoning Commission, and other matters in connection therewith. (B. James / L. Wood / E. Delgado)
 
13.   Cancellation of the November 26, 2019, Council Meeting - Consideration and/or action cancelling the November 26, 2019, City Council meeting  due to Thanksgiving. (M. Browne/B. Dennis)
 
Discussion and Action Items
 
14.   Ordinance No. 19-M-28 - Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance amending the City Council Rules of Conduct and Procedure; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the ordinance. (Mayor/Council/B. Dennis) First and Final reading declaring an emergency.
 
Public Hearings
 
15.   Ordinance 19-S-27: Conduct a public hearing, consideration and/or action for an Ordinance on a request to rezone approximately 27 acres of land from General Business District (GB) and Manufacturing Light District (M-1) to Planned Development District (PDD), located at 17975 IH-35, City of Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas (B. James, L. Wood, N. Koplyay) First Reading
 
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
 
Workshop
 
16.   Water Meters - Workshop and discussion on the new water meters and bill amounts in August and September. (B. James/J. Walters) (Item requested by Councilmember Larson)
 
17.   City Council Code of Ethics - Discussion and Consideration and/or action regarding the City Council Code of Ethics. (Mayor/Council) (Item requested by Mayor Carpenter)
 
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
 
Requests and Announcements
  • Announcements by the 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
 
Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
 
18.   Monthly update on major projects in progress/CIP. (B. James/K. Woodlee)
 
Adjournment
 
CERTIFICATION

I, GAYLE WILKINSON, 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 18th  DAY OF OCTOBER 2019 AT 4:05 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.
 
GAYLE WILKINSON
 
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 _______________, 2019. TITLE: ______________

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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
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
 

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