MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
March 1, 2022
                               

 
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, MARCH 1, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.

City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 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. (Councilmember Davis)
 
Presentations
  • Proclamation recognizing National Procurement Month (Mayor/J. Golke)
  • Proclamation recognizing National Employee Appreciation Day (Mayor/All Employees)
 
  • Presentation-Guadalupe Regional Medical Center - Prescription Assistance Report. (Mayor/Council/Isaac Ishak)
 
Employee Recognition
  • Facilities: Jeremiah Yandell - Plumber
  • Parks: Ian King - Parks Maintenance Technician
  • Police Department: Crystal Burdick, Beatrice Montoya, Lillian Rodriguez - Police Communication Officers
  • Utility Billing: Caitlyn Calhoun, Nicole Gray, Lynda Young - Utility Billing Clerks
 
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

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 Special Council meeting of February 15, 2022, and the minutes of the Regular Council meeting of February 22, 2022. (B. Dennis)
 
2.   Ordinance No. 22-T-05 - Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing an adjustment to the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget to construct a splashpad at Wendy Swan Memorial Park, repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance; and providing an effective date. Final Reading (B. James/L. Shrum)
 
3.   Resolution No. 22-R-01 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing the permanent closure of Wendy Swan Memorial Park Pool, and its conversion to a splashpad feature, and awarding the contract for construction to T.F. Harper & Associates, L.P. in an amount not to exceed $297,350.09. (B. James/L. Shrum)
 
4.   Resolution 22-R-25- Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing an Inter-Local Governmental Agreement between the County Of Guadalupe, Texas and City of Schertz, Texas for the reconstruction of Eckhardt Road/Green Valley Road, and other matters in connection herewith. (C. Kelm/S. Williams/D. Letbetter)
 
5.   Resignations and Appointments to Boards/Commissions/Committees - Consideration and/or action regarding resignations and appointments to various Boards/Commissions/Committees. (Council/B. Dennis)
  • Resignation of Mr. Jesse Gonzales - Planning & Zoning Commission
  • Appointment of Mr. Roderick Hector to the Regular Position on Planning & Zoning Commission, previously held by Commissioner Earl Platt
 
Discussion and Action Items
 
6.   Resolution No. 22-R-27 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing the allocation of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) funds for the Schertz Small Business Grant Program. (M. Browne)
 
7.   Ordinance No. 22-T-09 - Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing an adjustment to the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget to provide funding for the Civic Center HVAC Replacement Project, repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance; and providing an effective date.  (First Reading) (C. Kelm/S. Williams/S. McClelland)
 
8.  
Ordinance No. 22-T-10 - Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing an adjustment to the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget, of $570,000, to provide funding for the purchase of property currently owned by Guadalupe Basin River Authority (GBRA), repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance; and providing an effective date.  (First Reading) (C. Kelm/S. Williams)
 
Workshop
 
9.   City Council Liaison Appointments - Discussion and possible action regarding various City Council Liaison Appointments. (Mayor/Council/B. Dennis)
 
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, SHEILA EDMONDSON, DEPUTY 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 25th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022 AT 2:45 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.
 
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
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
TIRZ II Board 


 
Councilmember Dahle – Place 4
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
TIRZ II Board
Councilmember Heyward – Place 6
Animal Advisory Commission
Audit Committee
Investment Advisory Committee
Main Street Committee
Councilmember Brown – Place 7
Main Street Committee
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation - Alternate