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MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
January 24, 2023
                               

 
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX
MUNICIPAL COURTROOM
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #1
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, JANUARY 24, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.

 
 
             
Call to Order 
 
Opening Prayer and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of Texas. (Councilmember Brown)
 
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.   Resolution No. 23-R-07 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas approving a grant application to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Recreational Trails Grant Program, and accepting grant funds if awarded, for the development of the Dry Comal Creek Trail.
 
Roll Call Confirmation
 
Closed Session
 
2.   The City Council will meet in Closed Session under Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, Personnel Matters, to evaluate and deliberate about recommendations from the City Manager relating to his initial organizational evaluation and the current allocation of resources in accordance with, and including, the City Manager’s contract, and other matters in connection therewith.
 
3.   The City Council will meet in Closed Session under Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, Personnel Matters, to discuss  the City Secretary position.
 
Reconvene into Regular Session
 
4.   Take any action based on discussion held in Closed Session under Agenda Item #2.
 
5.   Take any action based on discussion held in Closed Session under Agenda Item #3.
 
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
 
Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
 
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, 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 20th DAY OF JANUARY 2023 AT 5:30 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 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 Watson -Place 2 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 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 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



 
 

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