09-24-2019 Agenda Only
MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
September 24, 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 24, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.
Opening Prayer and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of Texas.
(Councilmember Ralph Gutierrez)
Presentations
Proclamation recognizing Fire Prevention Week October 6 - 12, 2019.
Proclamation recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Employee Recognition
Recognition of Lt. Manny Casas graduating the FBI National Academy.
Recognition of Kyle Kinateder, Executive Director Economic Development.
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.
1.Minutes – Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes of the regular
City Council meetings dated September 3, 2019 and September 10, 2019. (B. Dennis)
2.Calling a Special Meeting November 18, 2019 – Consideration and/or action calling a
special meeting on Monday, November 18, 2019 to canvass the results of the November 5,
2019 General and Special Election and call a Runoff Election if necessary. (M.
Browne/Mayor/Council/B. Dennis)
3.Resolution No. 19-R-126 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing Memorandums of Understanding with the
Texas Department of Public Safety, for the purpose of obtaining a certification of commercial
vehicle enforcement authority and other matters in connection therewith. (C. Kelm/M. Hansen)
4.Resolution No. 19-R-131 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing the City Manager to enter an Interlocal
Agreement for Wholesale Treatment of Wastewater Services between the City of Schertz and
the Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority (CCMA) regarding the Northcliffe Wastewater Plant
currently operated by Guadalupe Blanco River Authority (GBRA). (C. Kelm/J. Hooks)
5.Resolution No. 19-R-132 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing additional expenditures with Ford
Engineering, Inc., in a total project amount not to exceed $71,822.30 for design, bid, and
construction phase engineering services for the FM 1103 Water and Waste-water line
relocation project in advance of the FM 1103 road widening project. (C. Kelm/J. Hooks)
6.Resolution No. 19-R-133 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing additional expenditures with Ford
Engineering, Inc., in a total project amount not to exceed $147,724.00 for design, bid, and
construction phase engineering services for the East Live Oak Pump Additions Project, and
other matters in connection therewith. (C. Kelm/J. Hooks)
7.Resolution No. 19-R-137 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
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7.Resolution No. 19-R-137 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing the nomination of Mr. Daryl John for the
Guadalupe County Appraisal District Board of Directors, and other matters in connection
therewith. (B. Dennis)
8.Resolution No. 19-R-138 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing the nomination of J. Keith Hughey for the
Bexar County Appraisal District Board of Directors and other matters in connection therewith.
(B. Dennis)
9.Resolution No. 19-R-139 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing the nomination of Dan Krueger for the
Comal County Appraisal District Board of Directors, and other matters in connection
therewith. (B. Dennis)
10.Resolution No. 19-R-110 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing the City Manager to extend the existing
contracts for landscape maintenance of medians, parkways, and public grounds, with
Maldonado Nursery and Landscaping and ACE CO. for up to three (3) one (1) year
extensions. (B. James/L. Shrum)
11.Resolution No. 19-R-104 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
the sixth amendment to the Interlocal Agreement with the Alamo Area Council of
Governments (AACOG) to provide funding of $42,666.00 for Transit Services in the City of
Schertz. (B. James)
12.Resolution No. 19-R-135 Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing the purchase of equipment for A/V
Upgrades for the Schertz Civic Center in an amount not to exceed $235,150 with Summit
Integration Systems. (S. Gonzalez/E. Matlock)
13.Resolution No.19-R-127 - 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. (B. James/J.
Walters)
Workshop
14.Discussion of potential refunding opportunity of outstanding SAWS contract Revenue Bonds
of the Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation to achieve debt service saving on the
bonds and therefore annual savings to SAWS. (M.Browne/B. James/J. Walters/M. McLiney)
Discussion and Action Items
15.Resolution No. 19-R-129 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution 19-R-129
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15.Resolution No. 19-R-129 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution 19-R-129
authorizing and approving a revised election contract with the Guadalupe County Election
Administrator for the conduct of our November 5, 2019, General election for the purpose of
electing Councilmembers for Place 1, Place 2, and for Mayor for a three term and a Special
election for the purpose of electing a Councilmember for Place 4 for the remaining year of the
expired term. (M. Browne/Mayor-Council/B. Dennis)
16.Resolution No. 19-R-130 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
and approving an Election contract with Comal County Clerk Bobbie Koepp for the conduct
of our November 5, 2019, General Election for the purpose of electing Councilmembers for
Place 1, Place 2 and for Mayor for a three-year term and a Special Election for the purpose of
electing a Councilmember for Place 4 for the remaining year of the unexpired term. (M.
Browne/Mayor-Council/B. Dennis)
17.Ordinance No. 19-T-26 - Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing an adjustment to the FY 2018-19 Budget to
transfer personnel budgets between departments, repealing all ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict with this ordinance; declaring an emergency; and providing an effective
date. (M. Browne/J. Walters) First and final reading.
18.Resolution No. 19-R-134- Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
Professional Service Agreements with Ford Engineering, Inc., Halff Associates, Inc.,
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., and Utility Engineering Group, PLLC, for on-call
engineering services and all matters in connection therewith. (B. James/K. Woodlee)
Public Hearings
19.Ordinance 19-S-25 - Conduct a public hearing and consideration and/or action approving an
Ordinance on a request for a Specific Use Permit to allow a convenience store with gas pumps
on approximately 8.5 acres of land, more specifically described as the northwest corner of the
intersection between IH-35 and Schwab Road, City of Schertz, Comal County, Texas (B.
James/L. Wood/N. Koplyay) First Reading.
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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Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
20.Corbett Elevated Water Storage Tank Logo Rending. (K. Woodlee/S. McClelland)
21.Election notice - City of Schertz Joint/General and Special Election notice with Bexar, Comal
and Guadalupe Counties - for the purpose of electing Councilmembers in Place 1, Place 2 and
for Mayor for a three-year term beginning November 2019 and ending November 2022 and
for a Special Election to fill the vacancy of the unexpired term for Councilmember Place 4.
(M. Browne/Mayor-Council/B. Dennis)
Adjournment
CERTIFICATION
I, GAYLE WILKINSON, DEPUTY 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 20th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2019 AT 4:15 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.
GAYLE WILKINSON
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.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS
Mayor Carpenter
Main Street Committee
Councilmember Scagliola – Place 5
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions -
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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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