Agenda

Call to Order

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

Presentations

Mr. Fredy Degollado - Service with the YMCA
Introduction of the Schertz Young Leaders 2023 Class

Employee Introductions

Utility Billing: Crystal Rubio-Utility Billing; Richard Gomez-Utility Billing Technician
Fleet and Facility Services: Tobie John Salazar-Plumber Apprentice; Michael Hernandez-Grounds Maintenance Technician
Public Affairs: Lonnie Corso-Events Attendant
Public Works/Streets: Silas James Pitts-Street Worker-1; Nancy Ortiz-Street Worker-1
Animal Services: Cleotilde Padilla-Animal Services Officer; Daniella Shapiro-Animal Services Officer
Police Department: Matthew Potter-Police Officer
Fire Department: Dan Kramer-Assistant Fire Chief; Timothy Dyer-Firefighter

City Events and Announcements

Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/S. Gonzalez)
Announcements and recognitions by the City Manager (S. Williams)
Announcements and recognitions by the Mayor (R. Gutierrez)

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 regular meeting of October 11, 2022, and October 25, 2022. (S.Edmondson)

2.

Resignations and Appointments to various Boards, Commissions and Committees - Consideration and/or action approving the Resignation of Mr. Paul Ringenbach as a Regular Member of the Historic Preservation Committee, approve Mr. Miguel Vazquez to the Historical Preservation Committee. (S. Edmondson/Mayor-Council)

3.

Approval of the 2023 Master Calendar (B. James/S. Gonzalez)

4.

Resolution No. 22-R-133 - A Resolution by the City of Schertz City Council authorizing an Addendum to th LESO Program State Plan of Operation (SPO), the acknowledging the Certification of Notification for Law Enforcement Agency to Potentially Acquire Controlled Property and other matters in connection therewith. (S. Williams/J. Lowery)

5.

Resolution No. 22-R-138 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing a Task Order Agreement with Halff Associates for a not to exceed amount of $330,000 for the Lookout Road Reconstruction Project. (B. James/J. Nowak)

6.

Resolution 22-R-80 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing a professional services agreement with Freese and Nichols, Inc. for the Update of the City's Comprehensive Plan.

7.

Resolution 22-R-120 - A Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz authorizing an agreement with Selrico Services for the Schertz Area Senior Center Nutrition Program.

8.

Resolution 22-R-131 - a Resolution by the City of Schertz authorizing an amendment to the School Resource Officer Program Agreement with the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District, and other matters in connection therein

9.

Resolution 22-R-139 - Consideration and/or action by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing an increase to the contract with CutRite Landscaping for the Cibolo Valley Drive Medians Landscaping Project.

10.

Resolution 22-R-140 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing the revised Bylaws of the Schertz Historical Preservation Committee, and other matters in connection therewith (B. James)

11.

Ordinance 22-T- 43 - An Ordinance by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing an adjustment to the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget to fund audio/visual improvements for Municipal Court, repealing all ordinance or parts of ordinance in conflict with this ordinance; and providing an effective date. (Final Reading) (M.Browne/J.Walters)

Discussion and Action Items

12.

Ordinance No. 22-T-49 - Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing an adjustment to the fiscal year 2022-2023 budget, repealing all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance; and providing an effective date. (First Reading) (B. James/J. Walters)

Public Hearings

13.

Ordinance No. 22-S-45 Conduct a public hearing and consideration and/ or action on a request to rezone approximately 0.14 acres of land from Single-Family Residential District (R-2) to Main Street Mixed Use District (MSMU), generally located southeast of the intersection of Randolph Ave and Exchange Ave, also known as 204 Randolph Ave, also known as Guadalupe County Property Identification Number 67555, Guadalupe County, Texas. (B. James, L. Wood, E. Delgado) (First Reading)

14.

Ordinance No. 22-S-42 - Consideration and /or action on a request to rezone approximately 31 acres of land from General Business District (GB) to Single-Family Residential District (R-2), the property, a portion of Parcel ID 63998, generally located approximately 1,000 feet to the northwest of the Eckhardt Road and Green Valley Road intersection. City of Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas. (B. James, L. Wood, S. Haas) (First Reading)

15.

Ordinance No. 22-S-44 - Conduct a public hearing and consideration and/ or action on a request to rezone approximately 75 acres of land from General Business District (GB) and Manufacturing District-Light (M-1) to Planned Development District (PDD), generally located southeast of the intersection of IH 35 and Cibolo Valley Drive, also known as Guadalupe County Property Identification Numbers 68313, 68314, and 148510, City of Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas. (B. James, L. Wood, E. Delgado) (First Reading)

Roll Call Vote Confirmation

Workshop

16.

Workshop Discussion and Action Regarding the Acquisition of Approximately 31 acres of Property Generally Located on the North and South Sides of Wiederstein Road Generally East of Schertz Parkway.

Roll Call Vote Confirmation

Closed Session

17.

The City Council will convene in closed session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to conduct a private consultation with its attorney about pending or contemplated litigation or a settlement offer on one or more of the following matters: Green Valley Special Utility District vs. City of Schertz et al Case No. 17-CV-00819-LY (U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, Austin Division); City of Schertz v. United States Department of Agriculture, et al., No. 19-51056 (U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals); City of Schertz, Texas v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, et al. No. 07-20-00167-CV (Seventh Court of Appeals, Amarillo, Texas); Green Valley Special Utility District v. the Public Utility Commission of Texas and DeAnn T. Walker; Arthur C. D’Andrea, Jr.; Shelly Botkin;in their official capacities as Commissioners of the Public Utility Commission of Texas; and John Paul Urban in his official capacity as Executive Director the Public Utility Commission of Texas; and the City of Schertz, Texas. Cause No. D-1-GN-18-000535, In the District Court of Travis County, Texas, 419th Judicial District; Application of Green Valley Special Utility District for New TPDES Permit, No. WQ0015917-001 (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)

18.

The City Council will meet in Closed Session under Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, Personnel Matters, to discuss the vacancy of the City Secretary position.

19.

The City Council will meet in closed session in accordance with Section 551.072, Texas Government Code deliberation regarding the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of Real Property for park and recreation purposes.

Reconvene into Regular Session

Roll Call Vote Confirmation

Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR

20.

Monthly Update on FY 2022-23 Approved Expanded Programs (B. James/S. Gonzalez)

21.

Monthly Update on Major Projects in progress/CIP. (B. James/K. Woodlee)

Requests and Announcements

Announcements by the City Manager

Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers for updates or information from Staff
Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items or presentations 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

Adjournment

CERTIFICATION

I, SHEILA EDMONDSON, INTERIM 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 2ND DAY OF DECEMBER 2022 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.

SHEILA EDMONDSON

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 _______________, 2022. 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 Board of Adjustments Investment Advisory Committee Main Street Committee	Councilmember Scagliola – Place 5 Animal Advisory Commission - Alternate 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 Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions Main Street Committee - Chair Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Schertz Housing Authority Board Transportation Safety Advisory Commission TIRZ II Board	Councilmember – Place 2 (VACANT)
Councilmember Whittaker – Place 3 Audit Committee Historical Preservation Committee Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions Library Advisory Board TIRZ II Board	Councilmember Dahle – Place 4 Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions Planning & Zoning Commission TIRZ II Board
Councilmember Heyward – Place 6 Animal Advisory Commission Audit Committee Building and Standards Commission Economic Development Corporation - Alternate Investment Advisory Committee Main Street Committee	Councilmember Brown – Place 7 Economic Development Corporation Main Street Committee Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation - Alternate