03-12-2019 Agenda only MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
March 12, 2019
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
3-12-2019 Council Agenda
City of Schertz Core Values
Do the right thing
Do the best you can
Treat others the way you would want to be treated
Work together cooperatively as a team
AGENDA
TUESDAY MARCH 12, 2019 AT 6:00 P.M.
Opening Prayer and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and State of
Texas. (Councilmember Brown)
Presentation
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 (M. Carpenter)
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
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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 March 5, 2019. (B. Dennis)
2. Ordinance No. 19-T-09 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance of
the City Council of City of Schertz Texas authorizing an adjustment to the Fiscal
Year 2018-19 Budget, repealing all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with
this Ordinance; and providing an effective date. Final Reading (B. James/J.
Walters/M. Clauser)
3. Resolution No. 19-R-29 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
adopting the Guadalupe County Election System and Software; Express Vote
Universal Voting System for Early Voting in person, Early Voting by Mail, Election
Day Voting and Provisional Ballots in all future elections held in Guadalupe County.
(B. Dennis/L. Hayes)
4. Resolution No. 19-R-20 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Datavox for the
replacement of the phone system including handsets and training. (B. James/M.
Clauser)
Discussion and Action Items
5. Ordinance No. 19-S-10 – Conduct a public hearing and consideration and/or
action approving an Ordinance on a request to rezone approximately 2.5 acres of
land from Pre-Development District (PRE) and General Business District (GB) to
General Business District (GB), located at 6485 IH-35, City of Schertz, Comal
County, Texas. First Reading (B. James/L. Wood/N. Koplyay)
6. Ordinance No. 19-S-11 – Conduct a public hearing and consideration and/or
action approving an Ordinance on a request for a Specific Use Permit to allow an
Automobile Repair, Major land use on approximately 2.5 acres of land, located at
6485 IH-35, City of Schertz, Comal County, Texas. First Reading (B. James/L.
Wood/N. Koplyay)
7. Resolution No. 19-R-30 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution
supporting Senate Bill 2 (SB2) and House Bill 2 (HB2), companion bills of the 86th
Texas Legislature relating to ad valorem taxation. (Item requested by Councilmember
Larson)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
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Closed Session
8. City Council will meet in closed session under Section 551.071 of the Texas
Government Code, for consultation with the City Attorney, to receive legal advice
regarding a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under
the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas
clearly conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Government Code, to include the following
matters:
a. Annexation
b. Texas Open Meetings Act
9. City Council will meet in closed session under Section 551.087 of the Texas
Government Code, Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations;
Closed Meeting. The governmental body is not required to conduct an open meeting
(1) to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the
governmental body has received from a business prospect that the governmental body
seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body
and with which the governmental body is conducting economic development
negotiations; or (2) to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a
business prospect.
Project E-051
Reconvene into Regular Session
8a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 8.
9a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 9.
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Requests and Announcements
Announcements by the City Manager.
Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items 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
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10. Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
City of Schertz Economic Development Corporation
2018 Tax Year reimbursement per the Development Agreement with
Capital Group Companies, Inc.
2018 Tax Year reimbursement per the Development Agreement with
Caterpillar, Inc.
Schertz 312 LLC Economic Development Performance Agreement
Amendment No. 1.
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 8th DAY OF MARCH 2019 AT 11:00
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.
BRENDA DENNIS
Brenda Dennis, City Secretary
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 _______________, 2019. TITLE:
______________
This facility is accessible in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Handicapped parking spaces are available. If you require special assistance or have a
request for sign interpretative services or other services, please call 210-619-1030.
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.
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COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS
Mayor Carpenter
Main Street Committee
Councilmember Scagliola – Place 5
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions -
Alternate
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation - Alternate
Councilmember Davis– Place 1
Audit Committee
Schertz Housing Authority Board
Interview Committee for Boards and
Commissions
Main Street Committee – Chair
TIRZ II Board
Councilmember Gutierrez – Place 2
Audit Committee
Investment Advisory Committee
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Councilmember Larson – Place 3
Main Street Committee – Vice Chair
Councilmember Edwards – Place 4
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation
Main Street Committee
Councilmember Heyward – Place 6
Schertz Animal Services Advisory Commission
Investment Advisory Committee
Councilmember Brown – Place 7
Audit Committee
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation - Alternate