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MEETING AGENDA
City Council REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL January 10, 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
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 10, 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. (Mayor Pro-Tem Heyward)
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.
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.
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 regular meeting of February 7, 2023. (S.Edmondson)
2.
Resolution No. 22-R-142 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas approving a request for expenditure in an amount not to exceed seventy-five thousand dollars for the purchase of the WatchGuard in-car video camera system.
3.
Resolution No. 23-R-04
- Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing EMS debt revenue adjustments, Utility Billing debt revenue adjustments and Schertz Magazine Debt Revenue Adjustments for certain inactive outstanding receivables and other matters in connection therewith. (S.Williams/J. Walters)
4.
Resolution 23-R-05 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing an agreement with Texas Utility Help.
Workshop
5.
Workshop Discussion on the Benefits of Trails and a Review of the Schertz Trails Plan.
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Closed Session
6.
The City Council will meet in Closed Session under Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, Personnel Matters, to discuss the vacancy of the City Secretary position.
Reconvene into Regular Session
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Information available in City Council Packets -
NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
7.
Monthly Update on FY 2022-23 Approved Expanded Programs (S. Williams/S. Gonzalez)
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, INTERIM 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 6th DAY OF JANUARY 2023 AT 5:00 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
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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 |