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07-14-2020 Agenda only MEETING AGENDA City Council REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL July 14, 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, JULY 14, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at the City Council Chambers. In lieu of attending the meeting in person, residents will have the opportunity to watch the meeting via live stream on the City’s YouTube Channel. 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 Residents who choose to watch the meeting via live stream, but who would like to participate in Residents to be Heard, should email their comments to City Secretary, Brenda Dennis, at bdennis@schertz.com by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 13, 2020, SO THAT THE CITY SECRETARY MAY READ THE PUBLIC COMMENTS INTO THE RECORD UNDER THE HEARING OF RESIDENTS. In the body of the email please include your name, your address, phone number, agenda item # if applicable or subject of discussion, and your comments. July 14, 2020 City Council Agenda Page 1 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 regular meeting of July 7, 2020. (B. Dennis) 2.Resolution No. 20-R-70 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing a Public Library Interlocal Agreement between the City of Schertz and the County of Bexar for the purpose of participating in a CARES Act 2020 Grant Agreement to circulate WI-FI Hotspots, and other matters in connection therewith. (B. James/M. Uhlhorn) 3.Resolution 20-R-76 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing the City Manager to waive the utility bill reimbursement requirements for the Buffalo Valley Youth Association (BVYA) and the Schertz Youth Soccer Alliance (SYSA) for the 2020 calendar year totaling approximately $20,000. (B. James/L. Shrum) Discussion and Action Items 4.Resolution No. 20-R-67 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas calling the November 3, 2020, City of Schertz Joint General Election with Comal County, Bexar County and Guadalupe County and approving the Comal County Agreement/Memorandum of Understanding, Bexar County Agreement/Memorandum of Understanding and the Guadalupe County Election Contract. (B. Dennis/Council) Workshop 5.Workshop Discussion and possible action regarding (Ordinance 20-H-18) - Discussion and July 14, 2020 City Council Agenda Page 2 5.Workshop Discussion and possible action regarding (Ordinance 20-H-18) - Discussion and possible action regarding Ordinance No. 20-H-18 and update regarding the COVID-19 virus and our current Ordinance No. 20-H-18 - Declaration of Local Disaster, also a short presentation from Dr. Stephen Carter and Dr. Lonnie Schwirlich. (M. Browne/C. Kelm/K. Long) Roll Call Vote Confirmation Closed Session 6.City Council will meet in Closed Session under Sections 551.071 and 551.072 of the Texas Government Code, to seek the advice of its attorney on 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 the Act, and to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property, to wit: certain water and wastewater rights and associated real property rights and available options. Reconvene into Regular Session 6A . Take any action based on discussions held in closed session under Agenda Item 6. Roll Call Vote Confirmation Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR 7.2019 Tax Year reimbursement per the Development Agreement with Amazon.com Services, Inc. (A. Perez) 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 Adjournment CERTIFICATION July 14, 2020 City Council Agenda Page 3 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 10th DAY OF JULY 2020 AT 2:45 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 CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL WAS REMOVED BY ME FROM THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN BOARD ON _____DAY OF _______________, 2020. 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 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 July 14, 2020 City Council Agenda Page 4 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 July 14, 2020 City Council Agenda Page 5