01-28-2020 Agenda
MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
January 28, 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 28, 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 Larson)
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
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
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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 was read into record:
1.Minutes – Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes of the meeting
of January 14, 2020. (B. Dennis)
2.Resolution 20-R-12 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution amending the
interlocal agreement with the City of Cibolo to improve Wiederstein Road/Cibolo Valley
Drive. (B. James)
3.Resolution No. 20-R-09 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
and approving the Investment policy and Investment Brokers and other matters in connection
therewith. (B. James/J. Walters)
4.Resolution No. 20-R-11 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing additional expenditures with My House of
Design totaling no more than $67,208 annually for graphic design services and other matters
in connection therewith. (S. Gonzalez/L. Klepper)
5.Appointments and Resignations to the various City Boards, Commissions and
Committees - Consideration and/or action accepting the appointments of Ricky Haynes as a
regular member to the Planning and Zoning Board, Glen Outlaw to the Interview Committee
and the appointment of Benjamin McDaniel to the Committee of Committees Advisory Board.
(B. Dennis/Interview Committee/Council)
Discussion and Action Items
6.Cancellation of the March 3, 2020, Council Meeting - Consideration and/or action
canceling the March 3, 2020, City Council meeting due to the Primary Election. (M.
Browne/B. Dennis)
7.Resolution No. 20-R-01 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing the
City Manager to submit a proposal to Guadalupe County for ambulance services. (C. Kelm/J.
Mabbitt)
Public Hearings
8.Ordinance 20-S-02 - Conduct a public hearing, consideration and/or action approving an
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8.Ordinance 20-S-02 - Conduct a public hearing, consideration and/or action approving an
Ordinance on a request to rezone approximately 2 acres of land from General Business
District (GB) to Manufacturing Light District (M-1), located at 17401 Triton Drive, City of
Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas, also known as Titan Tri-County Business Park II Lot 18,
Block 2. (B. James/N.Koplyay) First Reading
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Workshop
9.Appointment of the Mayor Pro Tem - Discussion and consideration and/or action regarding
the confirmation, appointment or election of the Mayor Pro-Tem.(Mayor/Council)
10.Workshop discussion and possible action on a potential Northcliffe Tax Increment
Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) - (B. James)
11.Workshop discussion on potential amendments to the Schertz Historic Main Street Grant
Program. (B. James)
Closed Session
12.City Council will meet in closed session under section 551.074 of the Texas Government
Code, Personnel Matters, to conduct the annual evaluation of the City Manager Dr. Mark
Browne.
Reconvene into Regular Session
12a. Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 12.
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
Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
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13.Future Trail Development Cost Estimates. (B. James/L. Shrum)
14.Committee Of Committees Advisory Board Update. (B. James)
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 24th DAY OF JANUARY 2020 AT 3:30 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 Committee
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation -
Alternate
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