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.
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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)
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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
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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
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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: ______________
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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.
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
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