City Council

AGENDA REGULAR MEETING HELOTES CITY COUNCIL May 12, 2022 7:00 p.m. The City of Helotes City Council will meet for a Regular Meeting on Thursday, May 12, 2022, 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. Proclamation presented by the Mayor to Helotes Public Works in recognition of National Public Works Week occurring May 15 - May 21, 2022. - Agenda Item 3. Proclamation presented by the Mayor to Helotes Fire/EMS in recognition of National EMS Week occurring May 15 - May 21, 2022. - Agenda Item OPEN SESSION: 4. 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, business owners, business representative’s, property owners, and representatives of property owners 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. 5 - 7): 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. 5. Approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting dated April 14, 2022. (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 seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting. For assistance, contact the City Secretary at 210.695.5911. City Council Regular Meeting May 12, 2022 CONSENT AGENDA contd.: 6. Approval of the Quarterly Investment Reports for the City of Helotes and the City of Helotes Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) for the quarter ending March 2022. (Staff) - Agenda Item 7. Approval of the Fiscal Year Ending (FYE) 2022 City of Helotes Revenue and Expense, Balance Sheet, and Encumbrance Reports dated May 4, 2022. (Staff) - Agenda Item MAYOR’S REPORT: 8. Updates on the following: (Mayor Whitehead) • Solid waste contract between the City of Helotes and C6 Disposal Systems, Inc.; • Wrap-up of the 55th Annual Helotes Cornyval Parade; and • Memorial service of former Helotes Mayor Frank Neil Thompson. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION: 9. Discussion of and action on a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Helotes, Texas canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the General Election held on May 7, 2022, for the purpose of electing one (1) Council Member Place 1, one (1) Council Member Place 2, and one (1) Council Member Place 4 to the Helotes City Council. (Staff) - Agenda Item 10. Discussion of and action on a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Helotes, Texas authorizing the City of Helotes Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) to enter into an Engineering Services Contract with Ardurra to prepare and submit a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) to the San Antonio River Authority (SARA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on the as-built Old Town Helotes (OTH) Pedestrian Bridge. (HEDC Board of Directors) - Agenda Item 11. Discussion of and action on a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Helotes, Texas authorizing the City of Helotes Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) to enter into a Television Feature Agreement with YOLO TX, a traveling show about entertainment, food, and things to do across Texas, to film an episode highlighting Shop, Dine, Play in Helotes to promote tourism; and utilizing funds from HEDC Marketing/Tourism and City of Helotes Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) Revenue for said television feature. (HEDC Board of Directors) - Agenda Item 12. Discussion of and status on negotiations between the City of Helotes and Bexar County for the provision of emergency and non-emergency dispatch services. (Mayor) Adjourn into Closed Session. Page 2 of 3 City Council Regular Meeting May 12, 2022 CLOSED SESSION: 13. Closed Session in accordance with Texas Government Code §551.074 Personnel Matters. 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: • §551.074 Personnel Matters – Discussion of the qualifications of candidates for the position of Executive Director and salary adjustment for the position of Interim Executive Director for the City of Helotes Economic Development Corporation. Adjourn into Open Session. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION: 14. Discussion of and action on a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Helotes, Texas authorizing an amendment to the adopted City of Helotes Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) Fiscal Year Ending (FYE) 2022 Operating Budget. (HEDC Board of Directors) - Agenda Item Adjourn meeting. The City Council reserves the right to adjourn into Closed Session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the exceptions to the requirement that a meeting be open to the public, in accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 551 Open Meetings, Subchapter D Exceptions to Requirement that Meetings be Open. No action may be taken in Closed Session. ______________________________ Rich Whitehead, Mayor I certify that this Agenda was posted on May 6, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. ________________________ Celina Perez, City Secretary Page 3 of 3