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MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
September 3, 2019
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, SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.
Opening Prayer and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of Texas.
(Councilmember Tim Brown)
Presentations
Proclamation recognizing National Payroll Week. (M. Carpenter/K. Brown)
Employee Recognition
EMS Department - Tanner Buckley, Jansin Williams - EMT Tyler Kunz, - Part-Time EMT
Marshal's Division - Rebecca Vera - Sanitarian; Chris Wilson part-time kennel technician
Library - Caira Spenrath - Part Time Library Clerk
City Events and Announcements
Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/C. Kelm/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.
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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 following Consent items were read into record:
1.Minutes – Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes of the meeting
of August 27, 2019. (B. Dennis)
2.Resolution No.19-R-112 Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing and
approving a professional services agreement with Sledge Engineering LLC and AG|CM for
On-Call Owner's Representative and Project Management Services and all matters in
connection therewith. (B. James/K. Woodlee/J. Gohlke)
3.Resolution No. 19-R-114 - Consideration and/or action authorizing a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing veterinarian services with Cibolo Small
Animal Hospitial, with services rendered not to exceed $75,000. (C. Kelm/M. Bane)
4.Resolution 19-R-108 - Consideration and/or action approving the Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing an agreement for management services
between the City of Schertz and the Schertz/Seguin Local Government, and other matters in
connection therewith. (C. Kelm/A. Beard)
5.Ordinance No. 19-A-21- Consideration and/or action for an Ordinance on a request for
voluntary annexation of approximately 58 acres of land located approximately 1000 feet west
of the intersection of Engel Road and private street, Big John Lane, Guadalupe County,
Texas. (B. James, L. Wood, E. Delgado) Final Reading
6.Ordinance No. 19-S-20- Consideration and/or action for an Ordinance on a request to rezone
approximately 64 acres of land to Planned Development District (PDD). The subject property
is contiguous to the existing Parklands Planned Development, and approximately 1000 feet
west of the intersection of Engel Road and private street, Big John Lane, Guadalupe County,
Texas. (B. James, L. Wood, E. Delgado) Final Reading
7.Cancellation of the October 1, 2019, October 8, 2019 and November 5, 2019 Council
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7.Cancellation of the October 1, 2019, October 8, 2019 and November 5, 2019 Council
Meetings - Consideration and/or action cancelling the October 1, 2019 City Council meeting
due to National Night Out, cancelling the October 8, 2019 City Council meeting due to the
Texas Municipal League Conference in San Antonio and cancelling the November 5, 2019
City Council meeting due to the election. (M. Browne/B. Dennis)
Discussion and Action Items
The following item was read into record:
8.Resolution No. 19-R-116 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, calling a special election to be held on November 5,
2019 for the purpose of electing a Councilmember for place 4 for the remaining year of the
unexpired term and making provision for the conduct of the election; authorizing contracts
with the elections administrators of Bexar and Guadalupe counties to conduct this election;
authorizing the election to be held as a joint election; resolving other matters incident and
related to such election; and declaring an effective date. (Mayor/Council/D. Santee)
9.Nominations for Candidates - Consideration and/or action to nominate candidate(s) for
Guadalupe Appraisal District Board of Directors. (Mayor/Council/B. Dennis)
10.Nominations for Candidates - Consideration and/or action to nominate candidate(s) for
Bexar Appraisal District Board of Directors. (Mayor/Council/B. Dennis)
11.Nominations for Candidates - Consideration and/or action to nominate candidate(s) for the
Comal Appraisal District Board of Directors. (Mayor/Council/B. Dennis)
12.Resolution No. 19-R-113 Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing and
approving amendments to the Planning and Zoning Commission Bylaws (B. James/L.
Wood/B. Cox/E. Delgado)
Public Hearings
13.Ordinance No. 19-S-22 Conduct a public hearing and consideration and/or action on an
Ordinance for amendments to the Schertz Code of Ordinances, Chapter 18 Building and
Building Regulations and Part III Unified Development Code (UDC), including Article 3
Boards, Commissions, and Committees, Article 4 Procedures and Applications, Article 8
Special Uses and General Regulations, Article 9 Site Design Standards, and Article 12
Subdivisions. (B. James, L. Wood, B. Cox, E.Delgado, N. Koplyay) First and Final
Reading and Declaring an Emergency
14.Public Hearing on Proposed Budget for FY 2019-20 - Conduct a public hearing and
presentation regarding the adoption of the FY 2019-20 Budget. (Second public hearing) (M.
Browne/B. James/J. Walters)
15.Ordinance No. 19-T-23 – Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance adopting a
budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2019, and ending September 30, 2020. First
Reading (B. James/J. Walters)
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16.Public Hearing on the Proposed Tax Rate - Conduct a public hearing regarding the
adoption of the FY 2019-20 Tax Rate. (Second required public hearing) (M. Browne/B.
James/J. Walters)
17.Ordinance No. 19-T-24 – Conduct a public hearing and consideration and/or action
approving an ordinance approving the appraisal roll; setting the tax rate; levying and assessing
general and special ad valorem taxes for the use and support of the municipal government of
the city of Schertz, Texas. First Reading (B. James/J. Walters)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Workshop
18.City Council Rules of Conduct and Procedure - Discussion and possible action regarding
the City Council Rules of Conduct and Procedure. (Mayor/Council)
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
Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
19.Monthly update on major projects in progress/CIP. (B. James/K. Woodlee)
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 31ST DAY OF AUGUST 2019 AT 12:30 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
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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: ______________
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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 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
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