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08-23-2022 Agenda       MEETING AGENDA City Council REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL August 23, 2022                                   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, AUGUST 23, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 23, 2022, 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 Davis)   Presentations  Proclamation recognizing Building Code and Staff Appreciation Day   City Events and Announcements  Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/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. August 23, 2022  City Council Agenda                                Page 1     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 special meeting of August 5th, 2022 and the minutes of the regular meeting of August 9th, 2022. (B. Dennis)   2.Resignations to various Boards, Commissions and Committees - Consideration and/or action approving the Resignation of Mr. Patrick Naughton as a Regular Member of the Historic Preservation Committee. (B. Dennis/Mayor-Council)   3.Resolution No. 22-R-90 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas approving requests for Schertz Main Street Local Flavor Economic Development Grants for 409 and 815 Main Street. (M. Browne/B. James)   4.Resolution No. 22-R-83 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing the purchase of a sewer camera through Visual Imaging Resources a HGACBUY Purchasing Cooperative and other matters in connection therewith. (B. James/S. Williams/S. Mayfield)   Discussion and Action Items   5.Resolution No. 22-R-81 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas creating a Neighborhood Empowerment Zone for the Main Street area. (M. Browne/B. James)   6.Resolution No. 22-R-87-Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Councils, respectively, for the City of Schertz, City of Live Oak, and the City of Universal City, Texas approving an application for a Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant (DEAAG) related to the provision of goods and services to Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA); authorizing the Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) to submit the application and if awarded, administer the Grant on behalf of the cities; and authorizing the procurement and installation of a Traffic Signal Pre-Emption System.  The grant must be applied for by September 1, 2022.  (M. Browne/G.Rodgers)     August 23, 2022  City Council Agenda                                Page 2     7.Resolution No. 22-R-86 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing a preliminary maximum tax rate for Fiscal Year 2022-23 and setting the Public Hearing dates, and other matters in connection therewith.  (M. Browne/B. James/J. Walters)    8.Resolution 22-R-78 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas indicating the intent to acquire a 10.5-acre property on Dry Comal Creek generally at FM 482 and Bunker Street if the outlined conditions are met and a subsequent Resolution is approved specifically authorizing the purchase. (M. Browne/B. James/L. Shrum)   Public Hearings   9.Proposed FY 2022-23 Budget and Tax Rate- Public Hearing and Workshop and Discussion on the Proposed FY 2022-23 Budget and Tax Rate.  (M. Browne/B. James/J. Walters)   Roll Call Vote Confirmation   Workshop   10.Workshop discussion regarding the demands on the Schertz water supply. (B. James/S. Williams)   11.Workshop Discussion Regarding Status of Residential Development Projects in Schertz:    A.  NRP Workforce housing B.  Heritage Oaks  C.  Saddlebrook D.  Carmel  E.  Oatmont (Rumpf Property)   Roll Call Vote Confirmation   Closed Session   12.The City Council will meet in Closed Session in accordance with Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, Personnel Matters, to discuss the direction to fill the City Manager vacancy.      13.The City Council will meet in Closed Session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code, regarding consultation with attorney, to discuss pending or contemplated litigation in the matter of EEOC Charge No. 451-2022-01720.      14.City Council will meet in Closed Session under Section 551.087 of the Texas Government    August 23, 2022  City Council Agenda                                Page 3     14.City Council will meet in Closed Session under 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-079 Project E-080 Project E-084 Project E-085      Reconvene into Regular Session   15.Take any action based on discussions held in Closed Session under Agenda Item 12.     16.Take any action based on discussions held in Closed Session under Agenda Item 13.     17.Take any action based on discussions held in Closed Session under Agenda Item 14.     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 or presentations 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 August 23, 2022  City Council Agenda                                Page 4     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 19th DAY OF AUGUST 2022 AT 3:45 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 _______________, 2022. 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 Board of Adjustments Investment Advisory Committee Main Street Committee Councilmember Scagliola – Place 5 Animal Advisory Commission - Alternate 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 Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions Main Street Committee - Chair Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Schertz Housing Authority Board Transportation Safety Advisory Commission TIRZ II Board  Councilmember – Place 2 (VACANT)   Councilmember Whittaker – Place 3 Audit Committee Historical Preservation Committee Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions Library Advisory Board TIRZ II Board    Councilmember Dahle – Place 4 Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions Planning & Zoning Commission TIRZ II Board   Councilmember Heyward – Place 6 Animal Advisory Commission Audit Committee Building and Standards Commission Economic Development Corporation - Alternate Investment Advisory Committee Main Street Committee Councilmember Brown – Place 7 Economic Development Corporation Main Street Committee Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation - Alternate   August 23, 2022  City Council Agenda                                Page 5        August 23, 2022  City Council Agenda                                Page 6