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AGENDA REGULAR MEETING HELOTES CITY COUNCIL August 8, 2024 7:00 p.m. The City of Helotes City Council will meet for a Regular Meeting on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 12951 Bandera Road, Helotes, Texas 78023. Council Members may participate remotely by videoconferencing; however, a physical quorum of the City Council shall be present at Helotes City Hall. This is an open meeting, subject to the open meeting laws of the State of Texas. 1. Call to order. • Invocation. • Pledge of Allegiance. PUBLIC HEARING: 2. Public Hearing to give all interested persons the right to appear and be heard on a request by Las Palapas Mexican Restaurant for a specific use permit to authorize a drive-thru facility service located at 14924 Scenic Loop Road, Helotes, Texas 78023, near its intersection with Bandera Road, on property zoned Neighborhood Service District (B2), and identified as BCAD Property ID No. 1395816. - Agenda Item 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, 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. 4 - 5): 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 Budget Workshop dated July 10, 2024 and the Regular Meeting dated July 11, 2024. (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 August 8, 2024 CONSENT AGENDA contd.: 5. Approval of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Helotes, Texas designating Marian V. Mendoza, City Administrator, and Daniel Rodriguez, Finance Director, as the Investment Officers for the City of Helotes for Fiscal Year Ending (FYE) 2024. (Staff) - Agenda Item MAYOR’S REPORT: 6. Updates on the following: • TxDOT improvements; • Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on Saturday, September 7, 2024, from 8 AM – 4 PM (or until capacity is met), for Helotes residents; and • Helotes Music Night on Friday, September 20, 2024, from 7 – 9 PM, featuring the Helotes Area Community Band. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION: 7. Discussion of and action on a request by Las Palapas Mexican Restaurant for a specific use permit authorizing a drive-thru facility service located at 14924 Scenic Loop Road, Helotes, Texas 78023, near its intersection with Bandera Road, on property zoned Neighborhood Service District (B2), and identified as BCAD Property ID No. 1395816. (Applicant) - Agenda Item 8. Presentation of and discussion on the proposed FYE 2025 Municipal Operating Budget and the proposed Tax Year 2024 ad valorem (property) tax rate. (Mayor and Finance Director) - Agenda Item 9. Discussion of and action on setting the proposed Tax Year 2024 ad valorem (property) tax rate by record vote for the notice and calling for a tax rate public hearing to be held, if necessary. (City Council) 10. Discussion of and action on calling for a public hearing to be held on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers for the proposed FYE 2025 Municipal Operating Budget and the FYE 2025 City of Helotes Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) Operating Budget. (City Council) - Agenda Item 11. Discussion on the proposed FYE 2025 Municipal Fee Schedule. (Staff) - Agenda Item 12. Discussion of and action on a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Helotes, Texas, authorizing the Helotes Economic Development Corporation to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Burditt Consultants, LLC. to develop a Parks and Recreation Master Plan for the Helotes Fitness Park and Disc Golf Course in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00. (HEDC Board of Directors) - Agenda Item Page 2 of 3 City Council Regular Meeting August 8, 2024 STAFF REPORT: 13. Presentation by Glenn Goolsby, Executive Director of the Helotes Economic Development Corporation (HEDC), on the 2nd Quarter and 3rd Quarter Activity for Fiscal Year Ending 2024. (HEDC Board of Directors) - Agenda Item CLOSED SESSION: 14. Closed Session in accordance with Texas Government Code §551.071 Consultations with Attorney and §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: • §551.071 Consultations with Attorney and §551.074 Personnel Matters - City Council will meet in Closed Session to discuss the qualifications of candidates for the position of Interim City Administrator. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION: 15. Discussion of and action on matters discussed in Closed Session regarding the qualifications of candidates for the position of Interim City Administrator; authorizing the Mayor and City Attorney to negotiate and execute a contract per the terms discussed in Closed Session. (City Council) 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. 5 I certify that this Agenda was posted on August _____, 1:00 2024, at _______ a.m. / p.m. ________________________ Celina Perez, City Secretary Page 3 of 3