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MEETING AGENDA City Council REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL October 10, 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, OCTOBER 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. (Councilmember Brown)
Proclamations
DVAM-Domestic Violence Awareness Month Proclamation-October 2023
Planning Month-October 2023
Manufacturing Day Oct 6, 2023
Fire Prevention Week Proclamation
Employee Introductions
- Civic Center: Kasha Ennis-Events Attendant
- EMS: Cooper Woodward-Paramedic
- Engineering: Samuel Lopez-Engineering Inspector
- Fire Dept: Melissa Rodriguez-Administrative Assistant; Phillip Moore-Firefighter
- Inspections: Michelle Cherry-Permit Technician; Christina Timke-Permit Technician
- Library: Nichole Badraun-Programming Specialist; Jessica Wheless-Library Assistant
- Police Dept: Hank Fahnert-Police Officer; Andrew England-Police Officer; Rashad Beecham-Police Cadet;
- Police Communications-Taiya Connell-Communications Officer
- Public Affairs: Jenna Kock-Marketing & Communications Specialist
Presentations
Recognition of 2023 Emerging Leaders Class (S.Williams/S.Gonzalez/J.Kurz)
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 - Approval of the regular meeting minutes of September 19, 2023. (S.Edmondson/S.Courney)
2.
Resolution 23-R-98 - Approving a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Interlocal Agreement with Guadalupe County for Library Services. (S. Gonzalez/M. Uhlhorn)
3.
Resolution 23-R-101 - Accepting the semi-annual report on the progress of the Capital Recovery Capital Improvements Plan (B. James/K. Woodlee)
4.
Resolution 23-R-106 – Authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Halff Associates, Inc., for design, bid, and construction phase engineering services for the IH 35 NEX-North Water and Wastewater Utility Relocation Project. (B. James/K. Woodlee/E. Schulze)
5.
Resolution 23-R-111 – Authorizing Expenditures in an amount not to exceed $2,731,724.00 with Axon Enterprise, Inc., for the purchase of Body-worn, In-Car Cameras and Taser Replacements. (S.Williams/J.Lowery/H.Murphy)
6.
Resolution 23-R-105
– Authorizing the purchase of property and easements along IH-35 for the Riata Lift Station (B.James/K.Woodlee/E.Schulze)
Discussion and Action Items
7.
Resolution 23-R-96 - Nominations for the Guadalupe Appraisal Board of Directors for a term from 2023-2025.
Public Hearings
8.
Ordinance 23-S-27 - Conduct a public hearing and consider amendments to Part III of the Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC) to Article 4, Section 21.4.12 Variances and Article 9 Section 21.9.7 Landscaping and Section 21.9.9 Tree Mitigation.
First Reading (B. James, L. Wood, S. Haas)
9.
Ordinance 23-S-26 – Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone approximately 21 acres of land from General Business District (GB) and Single-Family Residential / Agricultural District (R-A) to Apartment / Multi-Family Residential District (R-4), generally located approximately 3,000 feet east of the intersection of
IH
35 access road and
Cibolo
Valley Drive, also known as Guadalupe County Property Identification Numbers: 68315, 68316, 68296, 68295, 68294.
First Reading (B. James, L. Wood, E. Delgado)
10.
Ordinance 23-S-25 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone approximately 14.3 acres from General Business (GB) to Single-Family Residential District (R-2), located approximately 483 feet from the intersection of Green Valley Road and Eckhardt Road, also known as a portion of 4600 Eckhardt Road and 7263 Green Valley Road, Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas.
First Reading (B. James/L. Wood/ D. Marquez)
Workshop
11.
Discussion regarding the status of City's electronic marquee sign
Information available in City Council Packets -
NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
12.
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 OCTOBER 2023 AT 4:45 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
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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 |