Agenda

Call to Order

Opening Prayer and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of Texas. (Councilmember Scagliola)

Presentations

Proclamation Designating February 2020 as "Career and Technology Education Month". (Mayor/Amy Massey/Students)

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 (R. Gutierrez)

Hearing of Residents

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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.

The following was read into record:

1.

Minutes – Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes of the Regular meeting of February 11, 2020 and the minutes of the Special meeting of February 18, 2020. (B. Dennis)

2.

Resolution No. 20-R-23 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing purchases up to $185,000.00 with Stryker during the 2019-2020 fiscal year and other matters in connection therewith. (C. Kelm/J. Mabbitt)

3.

Resolution No. 20-R-20 - Consideration and/or action authorizing a Resolution accepting the 2019 Racial Profiling report, and other matters in connection therewith. (C. Kelm/M. Hansen)

4.

Ordinance 20-D-03 - Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, providing that the Code of Ordinances of the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended by revising Chapter 86, Article V, Section 86-149 Parking Prohibited; removing the no parking zone on Greenridge in the Fairhaven Subdivision, and providing an effective date. Final Reading (B. James/K. Woodlee)

5.

Ordinance No. 20-T-04 - Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing an adjustment to the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Budget to provide funding for the E. Live Oak Pump Addition Project, repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance; and providing an effective date. Final Reading (C. Kelm/S. Williams/J. Hooks)

6.

Ordinance No 20-D-05 - Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, providing that the Code of Ordinances of the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended by revising Article V, Section 86-149, Parking Prohibited; regarding the establishment of no parking zones on FM 2252 on the approaches to the railroad track crossing and providing an effective date. (B. James/K. Woodlee) Final Reading

7.

Resolution 20-R-10 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing an amendment to the professional services agreement with Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam, Inc., relating to the 2018 Drainage Maintenance Projects, and other matters in connection therewith. (C. Kelm/S. Williams/D. Letbetter)

8.

Resolution No. 20-R-17 - Consideration and/or action to approve a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing a contract with R.P. Constructors, INC. relating to the construction of the E. Live Oak Pump Additions Project. (C. Kelm/S. Williams/S. McClelland)

9.

Resolution No. 20-R-22 - Consideration and or/action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing an interlocal agreement with Region 20 Education Service Center for Cooperative Purchasing Services. (C. Kelm/J. Kurz/J. Gohlke)

10.

Resignation from Schertz Historical Preservation Committee - Consideration and/or action accepting the resignation of Letticia Sever from the Schertz Historical Preservation Committee. (Mayor/Council)

Discussion and Action Items

Public Hearings

11.

Resolution 20-R-19 - Conduct a public hearing, consideration and/or action approving a Resolution accepting a petition for voluntary annexation of approximately 0.5 acres of land located at 13805 IH-10 E, Bexar County, Texas. (B. James/L. Wood/N. Koplyay)

Roll Call Vote Confirmation

Workshop

12.

City Council Code of Ethics - Discussion regarding the City Council Code of Ethics and possible amendment to the Code of Ordinances to create an Ethics Commission. (Item requested by Mayor Gutierrez) (Mayor/D. Santee)

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

13.

Parks & Recreation Update. (B. James/L. Shrum)

14.

Mayor and Council Compensation. (B. James/J. Walters)

15.

Quarterly Financial Reports. (B. James/J. Walters)

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 21st DAY OF FEBRUARY 2020 AT 3:45 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

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 _______________, 2020. 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 Gutierrez Audit Committee Investment Advisory Committee Main Street Committee	Councilmember Scagliola – Place 5 Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation - Alternate Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions - Alternate Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation
Councilmember Davis– Place 1 Audit Committee Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions Main Street Committee - Chair Schertz Housing Authority Board TIRZ II Board	Councilmember Scott – Place 2 Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Councilmember Larson – Place 3 Main Street Committee – Vice Chair	Councilmember Dahle – Place 4 Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions TIRZ II Board
Councilmember Heyward – Place 6 Audit Committee Investment Advisory Committee Schertz Animal Services Advisory Commission	Councilmember Brown – Place 7 Main Street Committee Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation - Alternate