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MEETING AGENDA City Council REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL July 11, 2023 |
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
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, JULY 11, 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. (Councilmember Davis)
Employee Introductions
- I.T : Andrew Conley-Senior Systems Administrator; Venny Nunez-I.T. Support Specialist
- Utility Billing: Tommy Perez-Utility Billing Clerk
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 regular meeting minutes of June 20, 2023. (S.Edmondson/S.Courney)
2.
Appointment, Reappointment and Resignations on Boards, Commissions and Committees - The Interview Committee met on June 22, 2023, to review applications for appointment and reappointment, and conduct interviews for the Board of Adjustment, Planning and Zoning Commission, Library Advisory Board, and Schertz Historical Preservation Commitee. (S.Edmondson)
3.
Resolution 23-R-10 - Consideration and/or action approving a resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing a ninth amendment to the interlocal agreement with the Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) to provide funding in the amount of $42,666.00 for transit services in the City of Schertz. (S. Williams/B. James)
4.
Resolution 23-R-56
– Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing a Task Order Agreement Modification to the Task Order with Halff Associates, adding design tasks and increasing the not to
exceed amount to $511,000.00
for the Lookout Road Reconstruction
Project. (B. James/J. Nowak)
Discussion and/or Action
5.
Discussion and/or Action on Electronic Voting.(Mayor/Scagliola)
6.
Resolution 23-R-55– Consideration and/or action by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, approving a Resolution calling for the November 7, 2023, City of Schertz Joint General Election with Comal County, Bexar County and Guadalupe County and making a provision for the conduct of the election; authorizing contracts with the County Clerk of Comal County and the Election Administrators of Bexar and Guadalupe Counties to conduct this election and authorizing these elections to be held as Joint Elections. (Mayor/S.Edmondson)
7.
Special Announcement: Charter Review (Mayor/S.Edmondson)
Public Hearings
8.
Ordinance 23-S-13 - Conduct a public hearing and/or action on amendments to Part III of the Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC) to Article 5, Section 21.8.5 Permitted Use Table, and Article 16 Definitions. (
First Reading B. James, L. Wood, S.Haas)
Information available in City Council Packets -
NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
9.
Monthly Update - FY 2022-23 Approved Expanded Programs (S. Williams/S. Gonzalez)
10.
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 7TH DAY OF JULY 2023 AT 6:00 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 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 Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation-Alternate |
Councilmember Whittaker – Place 3 Historical Preservation Committee Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions-Chair 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 Scagliola – Place 5 Animal Advisory Commission - Alternate Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation |
| 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-Alternate Senior Center Advisory Board |
Councilmember Brown – Place 7 Economic Development Corporation Main Street Committee Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation - Alternate |