Agenda

Call to Order

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

Discussion and Action Items

1.

Resolution 23-R-134 - Approving a resolution canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the December 9, 2023, Runoff Election, and other matters in connection therewith. (Mayor/Council/S.Edmondson)

Oath of Office

2.

Elected Officer-Oath of Office (S.Edmondson)

Oath of Office to Elected Councilmember Place 4
Comments by Councilmember Place 4

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

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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.

3.

Minutes - Approving the regular meeting minutes of December 5, 2023. (S.Edmondson/S.Courney)

4.

Appointment/Reappointment For Boards/Commissions/Committees (S.Edmondson)

Appointment to the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
- Ms. Elizabeth Wiley-Parks & Recreation Board Member
- Ms. Penny Jennings-Parks & Recreation Board Member
- Ms. Rosemary Scott-Parks & Recreation Alternate Board Member
- Mr. Robert Marks-Parks & Recreation Alternate Board Member

5.

Resolution 23-R-132 - Authorization of EMS, Utility Billing, Schertz Magazine, and Library debt revenue adjustments. (S.Gonzalez/J.Walters)

6.

Resolution 23-R-130 - Authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Global Traffic Technologies for procuring Opticom services for intersection preemption. (G. Rodgers/D. Kramer)

7.

Resolution 23-R-131 - Authorizing the City Manager to sign a renewal of the Interlocal Agreement with Guadalupe County for the provision of fire protection services from the city of Schertz Fire Department to designated areas of Guadalupe County (G.Rodgers/D.Kramer)

8.

Resolution 23-R-133 - Approving a recommendation to name the 10.5-acre park property at FM 482 and Bunker Street as Dry Comal Creek Nature Park. (S.Gonzalez/L.Shrum)

9.

Resolution 23-R-125 - Authorizing a contract amendment with Maldonado Nursery and Landscaping in excess of $50,000 for mowing and landscape maintenance of medians, parkways, and public grounds. (S.Gonzalez/L.Shrum)

10.

Resolution 23-R-121 - Authorizing a contract with Tyler Technologies for Police Records Management System. (S.Williams/J.Lowery)

11.

Resolution 23-R-135 - Authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with Joint Base San Antonio for the use of their fire training facilities (G.Rodgers/D.Kramer)

12.

Resolution 23-R-138 - Authorizing a Schertz Main Street Local Flavor Economic Development Grant for 409 Main Street. (S.Williams/B.James)

Discussion and Action Items

13.

Resolution 23-R-139 - Authorizing the City Manager to accept an approximately 13.07 acre tract of land located on the south side of Schaefer Road, approximately 1,715 feet east of the intersection with FM 1518. (S.Williams/B.James)

14.

Resolution 23-R-136 - Authorizing the City Manager to accept an approximately 5.913 acre tract of land located on the southwest side of FM 1518 at the intersection of FM 1518 and Nell Deane Blvd. (S. Gonazalez/L. Shrum)

15.

Discussion and Action regarding the upcoming City of Schertz appointment to the Schertz Seguin Local Government Corporation (SSLGC) (S.Williams/B.James/L.Busch)

16.

Approval of the Classification and Compensation Implementation Plan (S. Williams/S.Gonzalez/J.Kurz)

Public Hearings

17.

Ordinance 23-S-32 – Conduct a public hearing and consider a request for a Specific Use Permit to allow a convenience store with gas pumps on approximately 7.8 acres of land, located approximately 51-feet west from the intersection of IH-35 N Access Road and FM 2252, also known as Guadalupe County Property Identification Number 114083 and Comal County Property Identification Number 119021, City of Schertz, Guadalupe and Comal County, Texas. First Reading (B.James/L.Wood D.Marquez)

18.

Ordinance 23-S-33 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request for a Specific Use Permit to allow a truck terminal on approximately 4 acres of land located approximately 660-feet west from the intersection of Baugh Lane and Schwab Road, also known as Comal Property Identification Number 464879, City of Schertz, Comal County, Texas. First Reading (B.James/L.Wood/D.Marquez)

19.

Ordinance 23-S-34 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a Specific Use Permit to allow a convenience store with gas pumps on approximately 1.61 acres of land, located at the intersection of Schaefer Road and FM 1518, also known as: 11786 Schaefer Road, City of Schertz, Bexar County, Texas. First Reading (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas)

Closed Session

20.

The City Council will meet in closed session under Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code, Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations; Closed Meeting. The governmental body is not required to conduct an open meeting (1) to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations; or (2) to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect.

Project:E-88

Reconvene into Regular Session

21.

Take any action based on discussion held in Closed Session under Agenda Item #20.

Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR

22.

Monthly Update - Major Projects In Progress/CIP (B.James/K.Woodlee)

Requests and Announcements

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 16TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2023 AT 11:30 A.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 _______________, 2023. 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 Senior Center Advisory Board-Alternate	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 Audit Committee Library Advisory Board Senior Center Advisory Board Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions-Alternate Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation-Alternate	Councilmember Macaluso – Place 3 Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Councilmember Dahle – Place 4 Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions Planning & Zoning Commission TIRZ II Board	Councilmember Westbrook – Place 5
Councilmember Heyward – Place 6 Animal Advisory Commission Audit Committee Building and Standards Commission Economic Development Corporation - Alternate Investment Advisory Committee Main Street Committee Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions-Chair Senior Center Advisory Board	Councilmember Brown – Place 7 Economic Development Corporation Main Street Committee Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation - Alternate