City Council

AGENDA REGULAR MEETING HELOTES CITY COUNCIL June 10, 2021 7:00 p.m. The City of Helotes City Council will meet for a Regular Meeting on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 12951 Bandera Road, Helotes, Texas 78023. This is an open meeting, subject to the open meeting laws of the State of Texas. 1. Call to order. • Invocation. • Pledge of Allegiance. RECOGNITION: 2. Certificate of Achievement presented to Matthew Escobedo, winner of the 10th Annual Operation Comfort Memorial Car Show Mayor’s Choice Award. (Mayor Whitehead) OPEN SESSION: 3. Citizens to be Heard. The City Council shall not discuss any presented issue, nor may any action be taken on any issue at this time (Attorney General Opinion JC-0169). The Council will accept comments from citizens of the City of Helotes and its Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) only. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes, and this time is not transferable. Each person may only speak once. No profanity or threats will be tolerated. CONSENT AGENDA (ITEM NOS. 4 - 10): All Consent Agenda items listed below are considered routine by City Staff and are intended to be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items, unless a Councilmember requests it, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda. 4. Approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting dated May 27, 2021. (Staff) - Agenda Item 5. Approval of the Fiscal Year Ending (FYE) 2021 City of Helotes Revenue and Expense, Balance Sheet, and Encumbrance Reports dated June 3, 2021. (Staff) - Agenda Item 6. Approval of the Bexar Metro 9-1-1 Network District Proposed Fiscal Year 2022 Budget. (Staff) - Agenda Item NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT THE PUBLIC MEETING The City of Helotes City Hall is wheelchair accessible, and accessible parking spaces are available. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Helotes will provide reasonable accommodations for persons attending the meeting. To better serve you, requests should be received forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. Please contact the City Secretary’s Office at 210.695.5911 or by facsimile at 210.695.2123. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS contd.: 7. Acceptance of the resignation of Stevie Seitz from the City of Helotes Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors, Place Seven. (Director Seitz) - Agenda Item 8. Approval of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Helotes, Texas proclaiming support for joining the County of Bexar in its Urban County applications to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Program and the Home Investment Partnership Program; and authorizing the Mayor to execute the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Cooperative Agreement with the County of Bexar. (Staff) - Agenda Item 9. Approval of the following reappointments to the Board of Adjustment, all to serve concurrently with the Office of the Mayor: (Mayor Whitehead) ▪ Allison Higgins, Place 1; ▪ Robert Logue, Place 3; and ▪ Charles Roberts, Place 2; ▪ Donny Jones, Place 5. - Agenda Item 10. Approval of the following reappointments to the Planning and Zoning Commission, all to serve concurrently with the Office of the Mayor: (Mayor Whitehead) ▪ Anne Carraway, Place 1; ▪ Gregg Michel, Place 5 ▪ Richard Hawk, Place 2; ▪ Mario Rios, Place 6; ▪ Ron Hozza, Place 3; ▪ Jeff Wade, Place 7; and ▪ Alex Blue, Place 4; ▪ Jason Wightman, Place 8. - Agenda Item MAYOR’S REPORT: 11. Updates on the following: (Mayor Whitehead) • Fire Department Administrative Directive to allow shopping at HEB while on shift; • Ordinance revisions pertaining to the Ethics Commission; • Installation of a “Dead End” sign in the Bricewood Subdivision; and • Ad HOC Public Safety Liaison Officer. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION: 12. Discussion of and action on a request by Comet Signs for approval of signage for Broadway Bank located at 12589 Bandera Road, Helotes, Texas 78023, more particularly described as BCAD Prop. ID No. 239952, and including the following: a. Directional Amenity Signage, pursuant to Municipal Code of Ordinances Chapter 66 Signs, Section 66-45 Traffic Control Signs, subparagraph (b) Directional Amenity Signs; and b. Monument Signage, pursuant to Municipal Code of Ordinances Chapter 66 Signs, Section 66-49 Single-Business Use Monument Type. (Applicant) - Agenda Item City Council Regular Meeting June 10, 2021 ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION contd.: 13. Discussion of and action on appointing Joel Lutz to the City of Helotes Economic Development Corporation, Place Seven, with a term expiring September 30, 2021. (Mayor Whitehead) - Agenda Item 14. Discussion of and action on appointing David Cato to the City of Helotes Board of Adjustment, Place Four, to serve concurrently with the Office of the Mayor. (Mayor Whitehead) - Agenda Item 15. Discussion of and action on appointing the following Council Members to serve as a liaison to each of the listed municipal committees: (Mayor Whitehead) ▪ Council Member Matthew McCrossen - Economic Development Corporation; ▪ Council Member Matthew Merchant - Board of Adjustment; and ▪ Council Member Linda Salazar - Planning and Zoning Commission. - Agenda Item 16. Discussion of and action on an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Helotes, Texas amending Municipal Code of Ordinances Chapter 38 Fire Prevention and Protection, Article IV Open Burning, Section 38-43 Exceptions, by revising subsection (2) Domestic Outdoor Fires and adding subsection (3) Flag Day Retirement. (Staff) - Agenda Item Adjourn into Closed Session. CLOSED SESSION: 17. Closed Session in accordance with Texas Government Code §551.072 Deliberation Regarding Real Property. In addition to the matters listed below, any matter scheduled for Open Session may be discussed in Closed Session, as appropriate and authorized by law: • §551.072 Deliberation Regarding Real Property - To deliberate the purchase of real property, as proposed by the City of Helotes Economic Development Corporation, for future development purposes. Adjourn into Open Session. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION: 18. Discussion of and action on authorizing the City of Helotes Economic Development Corporation Executive Director to engage the services required for the possible acquisition of real estate for future development purposes. Page 3 of 4