01-07-2020 Amended Agenda Only
AMENDED MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
January 7, 2020
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, JANUARY 7, 2020 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 Mark Davis)
Presentations
Proclamation for Communities in Schools Mentoring Month. (Mayor/Sonya Chapa)
Employee Recognition
EMS - Ashley Dwight - Paramedic (J. Mabbitt)
Parks - Nicole Kromer - Parks Worker 1 (L. Shrum)
Parks - Gow Litzenburger - Parks Crew Leader (L. Shrum)
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 (R. Gutierrez)
Hearing of Residents
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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
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 meeting of
December 10, 2019. (B. Dennis)
2.Boards, Commissions and Committee Member Appointments - Consideration and/or action
appointing Mr. Guillermo (Will) Soto and Mr. Howard Alperin for the remaining terms of Mr.
Lou and Mrs. Judith Lynn Foehrkolb on the Historical Preservation Committee.
(Mayor/Council/B. Dennis)
3.Resolution No. 20-R-04 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
contracts totaling no more than $100,000.00 with Deere & Company for the purchase of a new
tractor and parts/labor during the 2019-2020 fiscal year and other matters in connection
therewith. (C. Kelm/S. Williams/D. Letbetter)
4.Resolution No. 20-R-02 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
purchases up to $95,000 with any one vendor belonging to a purchasing cooperative, including
Southern Computer Warehouse, Intech Southwest, PCS Mobile, SHI, Dell and CDW. (B.
James/M. Clauser)
Discussion and Action Items
5.Resolution No. 20-R-03 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing a program and expenditures of the City of
Schertz Economic Development Corporation’s funds not to exceed $4,050,000.00 for Tri
County Parkway & Intersection Infrastructure Improvements. (M. Browne/J. Kolbe)
6.Resolution No. 20-R-06 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution declaring a
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6.Resolution No. 20-R-06 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution declaring a
public necessity for the acquisition of certain water pipeline easements and temporary
construction easements in connection with the Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation
(SSLGC) Schertz Additional Point of Delivery Project. (C. Kelm/A. Beard)
Property descriptions:
SCZ-GU-001 Continental Homes of Texas: William Bracken Survey, Abstract 57,
Guadalupe County, Texas, Being a portion of a called 110.48 acre tract
SCZ-BX-003 Bexar County: William Bracken Survey, Abstract 48, Bexar County, Texas,
Being a portion of a called 8.62 acre tract
SCZ-BX-003.1 Bexar County: William Bracken Survey, Abstract 48, Bexar County,
Texas, Being a portion of a called 4.360 acre tract
SCZ-BX-007 Board of Trustees of the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School
District: William Bracken Survey, Abstract 43, Bexar County, Texas, Being a portion of a
called 4.100 acre tract
Public Hearings
7.Resolution No. 20-R-07 – Conduct a Public Hearing and consideration and/or action approving
a Resolution authorizing the power of eminent domain for the acquisition of permanent pipeline
easements and certain property rights necessary for the Schertz/Seguin Local Government
Corporation (SSLGC) Schertz Additional Point of Delivery Project for the construction,
enlargement and maintenance of pipelines and appurtenances designed to carry water for the
City of Schertz; the acquisition of temporary construction easements; directing the City
Manager or the City Manager’s Designee to execute all documents to institute eminent domain
proceedings; and directing the City Attorney to initiate condemnation proceedings. (C. Kelm/A.
Beard)
Property descriptions:
SCZ-GU-001 Continental Homes of Texas: William Bracken Survey, Abstract 57,
Guadalupe County, Texas, Being a portion of a called 110.48 acre tract
SCZ-BX-003 Bexar County: William Bracken Survey, Abstract 48, Bexar County, Texas,
Being a portion of a called 8.62 acre tract
SCZ-BX-003.1 Bexar County: William Bracken Survey, Abstract 48, Bexar County,
Texas, Being a portion of a called 4.360 acre tract
SCZ-BX-007 Board of Trustees of the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School
District: William Bracken Survey, Abstract 43, Bexar County, Texas, Being a portion of a
called 4.100 acre tract
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
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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
8.Monthly update on major projects in progress/CIP. (B. James/K. Woodlee)
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 3rd DAY OF JANUARY 2020 AT 2:30 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.
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 _______________, 2020. 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.
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COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS
Mayor Gutierrez
Audit Committee
Investment Advisory Committee
Main Street Committee
Councilmember Scagliola – Place 5
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation -
Alternate
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions -
Alternate
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation
Councilmember Davis– Place 1
Audit Committee
Interview Committee for Boards and
Commissions
Main Street Committee - Chair
Schertz Housing Authority Board
TIRZ II Board
Councilmember Scott – Place 2
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Councilmember Larson – Place 3
Main Street Committee – Vice Chair
Councilmember Dahle – Place 4
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
TIRZ II Board
Councilmember Heyward – Place 6
Audit Committee
Investment Advisory Committee
Schertz Animal Services Advisory
Commission
Councilmember Brown – Place 7
Main Street
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation -
Alternate
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