MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
August 9, 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, AUGUST 9, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.

City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 9, 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 Brown)
 
Employee Recognition - Employee Milestone Service Pin Presentations
  • Steve Solitto - 20 years
  • Patti Casas - 20 years
  • Aaron Dammann - 20 years
  • Virgil Jones - 20 Years
  • Jimmy Corrales - 20 years
 
City Events and Announcements
  • Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/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 meeting of August 2, 2022. (B. Dennis)
 
2.   Ordinance No. 22-M-40 - Consideration and/or action to approve an Ordinance by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas amending the City of Schertz Code of Ordinances and certain other Ordinances by amending and establishing fees for certain licenses, permits, and other services provided by the City of Schertz. Final Reading (M. Browne/J. Walters)
 
3.   Appointments to various Boards, Commissions and Committees - Consideration and/or action approving the Appointment of Mr. Patrick Holmes as a Regular Member to the Historic Preservation Committee. (B. Dennis/Mayor-Council)
 
4.   Ordinance No. 22-T-34 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing a budget adjustment relating to the Corbett Ground Storage Tank.  Final Reading  (M. Browne/K. Woodlee/J. Shortess)
 
5.   Resolution No. 22-R-79 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to sign a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Sterling McCall Ford for the purchase of one (1) new ambulance for Fiscal Year 2023/2024. (M. Browne/J. Mabbitt)
 
6.   Resolution No. 22-R-75 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing a contract with Pesado Construction Co., Inc. relating to the Corbett Ground Storage Tank Project and authorizing the budget expenditures for the project.  (B. James/K. Woodlee/J. Shortess)
 
 
Discussion and Action Items
 
7.   Resolution No. 22-R-63 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to issue a purchase order for the purchase of a Pierce-Custom Velocity Pumper Truck as part of the 2023-2024 Vehicle/Equipment replacement program. (C. Kelm/S. Williams)
 
8.   Resolution 22-R-76- Consideration/Action to approve a Resolution approving a Bond Resolution previously adopted by the Board of Directors of the Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation (SSLGC) authorizing the issuance of obligations designated as “Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation Contract Revenue Improvement Bonds, New Series 2022A” acknowledging that these Obligations will be sold pursuant to the provisions of a Purchase Contract; ratifying, reconfirming and readopting provisions of a Regional Water Supply Contract executed between the City of Schertz, Texas, the City of Seguin, Texas, and the Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation, authorizing the Mayor, the City Manager, and the City Secretary of the City of Schertz, Texas to execute on behalf of the City of Schertz, Texas all documents in connection with this transaction; and other matters in connection therewith (B. James/S. Williams/A. Beard)
 
9.   Resolution No. 22-R-82 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing a preliminary maximum tax rate for fiscal year 2022-23 and setting the Public Hearing dates, and other matters in connection therewith.  (M. Browne/B. James/J. Walters) 
 
Workshop
 
10.   Proposed FY 2022-23 Budget - Workshop and Discussion on the Proposed FY 2022-23 Budget.  (M. Browne/B. James/J. Walters)
 
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
 
Closed Session
 
11. The City Council will meet in closed session in accordance with Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, Personnel Matters, to discuss the direction to fill the City Manager vacancy.
 
12. The City Council will meet in closed session in accordance with Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, personnel, to deliberate and evaluate the performance and duties of City Manager: Dr. Mark Browne.
 
Reconvene into Regular Session
 
13. Take any action based on discussions held in Closed Session under Agenda Item 11.
 
14. Take any action based on discussions held in Closed Session under Agenda Item 12.
 
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
 
Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
 
 
15.   Update on the Beck Landfill Permit Application
 
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 5th DAY OF AUGUST 2022 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.
 
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 _______________, 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