09-22-2020 Agenda
MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
September 22, 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
"PRESENTATION OF NEW LADDER TRUCK "
TO OCCUR BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING
5:45 P.M.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2020, at 6:00 p.m.
City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 6:00 p.m.,
Tuesday, September 22, 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.
(Mayor Pro-Tem Scott)
Presentations
Proclamation recognizing Fire Prevention Week. (Mayor/K. Long)
Proclamation recognizing Chamber of Commerce Week. (Mayor/M. Titterington)
Proclamation honoring Manufacturing Day. (Mayor/J. Kolbe)
Employee Recognition
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Employee Recognition
City Management - Cyndi Simmons, Administrative Assistant. (M. Browne/S. Gonzalez)
EMS - Mike McFerran, EMS Supply Coordinator; Madeline Keilholz, Eric Stephens, Charles
Liles - EMT. (C. Kelm/J. Mabbitt/B. Hill)
Public Works - Dominic Dominguez, and Jeremy Perez Drainage Worker 1. (C. Kelm/S.
Williams/D. Letbetter)
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, September 21, 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 September 8, 2020. (B. Dennis)
2.Resolution No. 20-R-106 – Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to enter into an
agreement with Ford Engineering, Inc., for design, bid, and construction phase engineering
services for the Aviation Heights Water line relocation project in advance of the Construction
project. (C. Kelm/S. Williams/J. Hooks)
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3.Resolution 20-R-90 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council
of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing an extension of the agreement for Management
Services between the City of Schertz and the Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation
(SSLGC) and other matters in connection therewith. (C. Kelm/S. Williams/J. Hooks)
4.Resolution No. 20-R-109 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement
for the remodel of the Kitchen and Warming Area for the Schertz Civic Center in an amount
not to exceed $154,295.00 with IM General Contractors. (C. Kelm/S. Williams/T.
Buckingham)
5.Resolution No. 20-R-110 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to issue a purchase
order(s) for the purchase of various vehicles as part of the 2020-2021 vehicle replacement
program. (C. Kelm/S. Williams/C. Hernandez)
6.Resolution No. 20-R-111 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz Texas, authorizing an Interlocal Agreement between the City of
Schertz and the Comal County District Attorney in reference to the disposition of seized
property and contraband. (C. Kelm/M. Hansen)
7.Resolution No. 20-R-112 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing a Schertz Main Street Local Flavor
Economic Development Grant for 615 Main Street and related matters in connection
therewith. (M. Browne/B. James)
8.Resolution No. 20-R-105 - 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)
9.Cancellation of the November 3, 2020, and November 24, 2020, Council Meetings -
Consideration and/or action canceling the November 3, 2020, and November 24, 2020, City
Council meetings due to the election and Thanksgiving week. (M. Browne/B. Dennis)
10.Calling a Special Meeting November 16, 2020 – Consideration and/or action calling a
special meeting on Monday, November 16, 2020, to canvass the results of the November 3,
2020, General Election, call a Runoff Election if necessary and possible swearing in of newly
elected officials. (M. Browne/B. Dennis)
11.Resolution No. 20-R-97 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to enter into
Interlocal agreements for allocation of Emergency Medical Services and for mutual aid
agreements. (C. Kelm/J. Mabbitt)
12.Boards, Commissions and Committee Member Resignations/Appointments -
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12.Boards, Commissions and Committee Member Resignations/Appointments -
Consideration and/or action appointing Mr. Graham Clark McChesney Jr. for the vacant board
member position on the Transportation Increment Reinvestment Zone #2 (TIRZ).
(Mayor/Council)
Discussion and Action Items
13.Resolution No. 20-R-107 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing an amended Development Agreement,
Project/ Financing Plan, and Interlocal Agreement for the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone
#2 (TIRZ) #2 (Sedona/Crossvine). (M. Browne/B. James)
14.Resolution No. 20-R-104 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City
Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, supporting the use of HOT Revenues for Park
Improvements. (M. Browne)
Public Hearings
15.Ordinance No. 20-T-32 – Conduct a Public Hearing and consideration and/or action
approving an Ordinance approving the appraisal roll; setting the tax rate; levying and
assessing general and special ad valorem taxes for the use and support of the municipal
government of the city of Schertz, Texas. Second and Final Reading (B. James/J. Walters)
16.Ordinance No. 20-S-29 - Conduct a Public Hearing and consideration and/or action on an
amendment of Part III, Schertz Codes of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC),
Article 5, Subsection 21.5.8 Permitted Use Table, to amend permitted land uses within the
Main Street Mixed Use (MSMU) zoning district. First Reading (B. James/L. Wood/E.
Delgado)
17.Ordinance No. 20-S-30 - Conduct a public hearing, consideration and/or action on a request
to rezone approximately 2.94 acres of land from Single-Family Residential/Agricultural
District (R-A) and General Business District (GB) to Neighborhood Services District (NS),
located northwest of the intersection between FM 1518 and Schaefer Road, City of Schertz,
Bexar County, Texas, also known as DG Schertz Addition Subdivision Lot 2, Block 1. First
Reading (B. James/L. Wood/M. Harrison)
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Workshop
18.Bond refinancing Opportunity - Workshop on possible bond refinancing opportunity. (M.
Browne/B. James/J. Walters/M. McLiney/A. Friedman)
19.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)
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Roll Call Vote Confirmation
Closed Session
20.The City Council will meet in closed session in accordance with Section 551.087 of the
Texas Government Code, Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations,
Closed Meeting. The governmental body is not required to conduct an open meeting (1) to
discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental
body has received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have
locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with which the
governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations; or (2) to deliberate
the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect.
Project E-063
Reconvene into Regular Session
20A. Take any action based on discussion held in closed session under Agenda Item 20.
Roll Call Vote Confirmation
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 18th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 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
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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
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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.
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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