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MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
January 26, 2021
                               

 
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, JANUARY 26, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.
 
City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at the City Council Chambers. In lieu of attending the meeting in person, residents will have the opportunity to watch the meeting via live stream on the City’s YouTube Channel.
 
             
Call to Order 
 
Opening Prayer and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of Texas. (Mayor Pro-Tem Scott)
 
Employee Recognition

Employee Service Pins
  • 20 year Service Pin awarded to Shelley Krauss - (M. Browne)
  • 20 year Service Pin awarded to Michael Jernigan - (M. Browne)
  • 20 year Service Pin awarded to Mack Melancon - (M. Browne)
 
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
Residents who choose to watch the meeting via live stream, but who would like to participate in Residents to be Heard, should email their comments to City Secretary, Brenda Dennis, at bdennis@schertz.com by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 25, 2021, SO THAT THE CITY SECRETARY MAY READ THE PUBLIC COMMENTS INTO THE RECORD UNDER THE HEARING OF RESIDENTS.  In the body of the email please include your name, your address, phone number, agenda item # if applicable or subject of discussion, and your comments.

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 the regular meeting of January 12, 2021. (B. Dennis)
 
2.   Resolution 21-R-08 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing an agreement for Management Services between the City of Schertz and the Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation (SSLGC) and other matters in connection therewith.
 
3.   Resolution No. 21-R-09 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing the seventh amendment to the Interlocal Agreement with the Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) to provide funding in the amount of $42,666 for transit services in the City of Schertz. (M. Browne/B. James)
 
4.   Resolution No. 21-R-10 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing and approving the Investment policy and Investment Brokers and other matters in connection therewith. (B. James/J. Walters)
 
5.   Resolution 21-R-07 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing an amendment to the Professional Services Contract with Ford Engineering for the Elbel Storm Drain and Overlay Project to add signalization of the Westchester intersection to the project. (C. Kelm/K. Woodlee/J. Nowak)
 
Discussion and Action Items
 
Public Hearings
 
6.   Ordinance No. 21-A-04- Conduct a public hearing, consideration and/or action for an Ordinance on a request for voluntary annexation of approximately 142 acres of land located generally 3,500 feet southwest of the intersection of Doerr Lane and Bell North Drive, Comal County, Texas (B. James / L. Wood / E. Delgado) First Reading
 
7.   Ordinance No. 21-S-03- Conduct a public hearing on a request to rezone approximately 142 acres of land to Manufacturing District- Light (M-1). The subject property is located generally 3,500 feet southwest of the intersection of Doerr Lane and Bell North Drive, Comal County, Texas. (B. James / L. Wood / E. Delgado) First Reading
 
8.   Resolution No. 21-R-06 - Conduct a public hearing, consideration and/or action approving a resolution accepting a petition for voluntary annexation of approximately 214 acres of land generally located approximately 6,000 feet east of the intersection between FM 1518 and Lower Seguin Road, also known as Bexar County Property Identification Numbers 309419, 309811, 310011, and 310013, City of Schertz, Bexar County, Texas. (B. James/ L. Wood/ N. Koplyay)
 
9.   Ordinance No. 21-A-04- Conduct a public hearing, consideration and/or action for an Ordinance on a request for voluntary annexation of approximately 142 acres of land located generally 3,500 feet southwest of the intersection of Doerr Lane and Bell North Drive, Comal County, Texas (B. James / L. Wood / E. Delgado) First Reading
 
Workshop
 
10.   Appointment of the Mayor Pro Tem - Discussion and consideration and/or action regarding the confirmation, appointment or election of the Mayor Pro-Tem. (Mayor/Council)
 
11.  
Workshop Discussion and Update (Ordinance 20-H-18) - Discussion and update regarding the COVID-19 virus and our current Ordinance No. 20-H-18 Declaration of Local Disaster. (M. Browne/K. Long/S. Hall)
 
12.   2018 SPAM Resurfacing - Discussion and direction on the 2018 SPAM Resurfacing (chip seal) project and on future SPAM project efforts. (M. Browne/B. James/K. Woodlee/J. Nowak)
 
13.    Utility billing overdue account discussion - Workshop discussion on the utility billing process for handling overdue accounts. (B. James/J. Walters)
 
14.   Department's performance for 2020 - City Department Heads from the Library, Information Technology, Police Department, Fire Department, and Emergency Medical Services will provide an annual update on their Department's performance for 2020. (M. Browne/B. James/C. Kelm/M. Uhlhorn/M. Clauser/M. Hansen/K. Long/J. Mabbitt)
 
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
 
Closed Session
 
15.   City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, Personnel Matters, to conduct the annual evaluation of the City Manager, Dr. Mark Browne.
 
Reconvene into Regular Session
 
14a.     Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 14.
 
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
 
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, 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 22nd DAY OF JANUARY 2021 AT 4:30 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.
 
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 _______________, 2021. 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
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

Schertz Animal Services Advisory Commission 


 
Councilmember Whittaker – Place 3
Audit Committee

 
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
Main Street Committee
Councilmember Brown – Place 7
Main Street Committee
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation - Alternate

 
 

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