07-28-2020 Agenda
MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
July 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, JULY 28, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.
City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 6:00 p.m.,
Tuesday, July 28, 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)
Presentations
City Manager Coin Presentation (M. Browne)
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
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 27, 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.
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 14, 2020. (B. Dennis)
2.Resolution No. 20-R-79 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing
Professional Service Agreements with Raba Kistner, Inc., and Terracon Consultants, Inc., for
on-call geotechnical engineering services and all matters in connection therewith. (B.
James/K. Woodlee/S. McClelland)
3.Resolution No. 20-R-85 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing a
Purchase and Sale Agreement for the purchase of real property, 536 Main Street, as well as
the purchase of real property improvements and other matters in connection therewith. (M.
Browne/B. James)
4.Boards, Commissions and Committee Member Resignations/Appointments -
Consideration and/or action accepting Mrs. LaDonna Bacon's resignation as a regular member
of the Planning & Zoning Commission and appointing Mr. Earl Platt from an alternate
position on the Planning & Zoning Commission to a regular member. (Mayor/Council/B.
Dennis)
Discussion and Action Items
5.Ordinance No. 20-L-23 - Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance by the City
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5.Ordinance No. 20-L-23 - Consideration and/or action approving an Ordinance by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 62, Peddlers
and Solicitors repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance;
and providing an effective date. First Reading (C. Kelm/M. Bane)
6.Resolution No. 20-R-77 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing the
City Manager to enter into an agreement with Guadalupe County for ambulance services. (C.
Kelm/J. Mabbitt)
7.Ordinance No. 20-M-24 - Consideration and/or action to approve an Ordinance by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas amending the City of Schertz Code of Ordinances and
certain other Ordinances by amending and establishing fees for certain licenses, permits, and
other services provided by the City of Schertz. First Reading (M. Browne/B. James/J.
Walters)
8.Resolution No. 20-R-80 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing expenditures with Utility Engineering
Group, PLLC, totaling no more than $143,000.00 for professional engineering services
related to the Riata Lift Station Relocation Project, and other matters in connection therewith.
(B. James/K. Woodlee/S. McClelland)
9.Resolution No. 20-R-81 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing expenditures with Kimley-Horn Associates,
Inc., totaling no more than $294,000.00 for phase one of professional engineering services
related to the 16” Dedicated Transmission Main Project, and other matters in connection
therewith. (B. James/K. Woodlee/S. McClelland)
Workshop
10.Workshop Discussion and Update (Ordinance 20-H-18) - Discussion and
update regarding the COVID-19 virus and our current Ordinance No. 20-H-18 Declaration of
Local Disaster. (M. Browne/K. Long)
11.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)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
12.Cibolo Small Animal Hospital Expenditures - Information regarding cumulative
expenditures with Cibolo Small Animal Hospital for veterinarian services for the 2019/2020
fiscal year exceeding $50,000. (C. Kelm/M. Bane)
13.Southwest Public Safety Expenditures - Information regarding expenditures with Southwest
Public Safety with total services for the 2019/2020 fiscal year exceeding $80,000. (C.
Kelm/M. Casas)
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Requests and Announcements
Announcements by the City Manager.
Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers for updates or information from staff.
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
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 24th DAY OF JULY 2020 AT 4:00 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: ______________
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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.
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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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