City Council

CITY OF NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS 550 LANDA STREET MONDAY, JULY 8, 2019 at 6:00 PM Barron Casteel, Mayor Matthew E. Hoyt, Councilmember (District 4) Shane Hines, Councilmember (District 1) Wayne Peters, Mayor Pro Tem (District 5) Justin Meadows, Councilmember (District 2) Leah A. García, Councilmember (District 6) Harry Bowers, Councilmember (District 3) Robert Camareno, City Manager MISSION STATEMENT The City of New Braunfels will add value to our community by planning for the future, providing quality services, encouraging community involvement and being responsive to those we serve. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER CALL OF ROLL: City Secretary INVOCATION: Councilmember Justin Meadows PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & SALUTE TO THE TEXAS FLAG REQUEST ALL PHONES AND OTHER DEVICES BE TURNED OFF, EXCEPT EMERGENCY ON-CALL PERSONNEL. PROCLAMATIONS: A) Comal Springs B) Parks and Recreation Month PRESENTATIONS: A) Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan Michael Mundell, Solid Waste Manager 1. MINUTES A) Discuss and consider approval of the minutes of the regular City Council meeting of June 24, 2019. Patrick Aten, City Secretary 2. CITIZENS' COMMUNICATIONS This time is for citizens to address the City Council on issues and items of concerns not on this agenda. There will be no City Council action at this time. [1]  City Council Agenda July 8, 2019 3. CONSENT AGENDA All items listed below are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the City Council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered as part of the normal order of business. Resolutions & Action Items A) Confirmation of the reappointment of one individual to the Civil Service Commission for a term ending August 10, 2022. Robert Camareno, City Manager B) Approval of extending the current terms of two positions on the Downtown Board by one year. Patrick Aten, City Secretary, and Amy McWhorter, Downtown Development Coordinator C) Approval of annual contracts with Kahlig Enterprises Inc. dba Bluebonnet Motors Inc. and Griffith Ford Seguin LLC, for the purchase of City vehicles, on an as-needed basis. Deborah Kimball, Buyer D) Approval to renew the following annual contracts, as allowed for by their contract language: Auditing Services; Golf Course Concessionaire; Cemetery Maintenance Services; Landscape Services-Flood Properties & Medians; Road Construction Work; Dental Healthcare Administrative Services; Medical and Pharmacy Administrative Services; HVAC Maintenance Services and Aviation Fuel Services for New Braunfels Regional Airport. Debbie Kimball, Buyer E) Approval of a contract with Myers Concrete for the construction of rain garden filtration systems and approval authority for the City Manager to approve any changes up to the contingency amount for project expenditures as part of the Panther Canyon Erosion Control Improvements Project included in the 2013 Bond Program. Jennifer Cain, Capital Programs Manager F) Approval of a contract increase with K Friese and Associates Inc. for professional engineering services to provide third party assistance for development plan review for the City. Garry Ford, City Engineer G) Approval of the issuance of invitations for Competitive Sealed Proposals for San Antonio Street from Krueger Avenue to Spur Street [2]  City Council Agenda July 8, 2019 as part of the 2019 Bond City-Wide Streets Program. Jennifer Cain, Capital Programs Manager H) Approval of the Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan. Michael Mundell, Solid Waste Manager Ordinances (In accordance with Section 3.10 of the City Charter, a descriptive caption of each ordinance shall be read on two separate days.) I) Approval of the first reading of an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances Chapter 86-2 regarding refunds of reserved picnic area and individual picnic table usage fees in city parks. Stacey Dicke, Parks and Recreation Director J) Approval of the first reading of an ordinance Chapter 86-122 regarding fees for Das Rec Family Membership-Additional Family members. Stacey Dicke, Parks and Recreation Director K) Approval of the first reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 130-26 of the Code of Ordinances to change the criteria for members of the Board of Trustees of New Braunfels Utilities. Barron Casteel, Mayor 4. INDIVIDUAL ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION A) Discuss and consider approval of a temporary road closure for the inaugural Downtown Harvest Dinner to be held on October 20, 2019. Amy McWhorter, Downtown Development Coordinator B) Discuss and consider approval of the first reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 126-355 of the City’s Code of Ordinances to remove the prohibition of overnight parking in the Downtown Parking Zone and extend the limits of the Downtown Parking Zone to include both sides of East San Antonio Street from Market Avenue to Gilbert Avenue, and the southwest side of North Market Avenue from East Mill Street to East San Antonio Street. Amy McWhorter, Downtown Development Coordinator C) Public hearing and first reading of an ordinance disannexing approximately 62.4 acres of land out of the J. M. Veramendi Survey No. 2, Abstract 3, Comal County, Texas, located along the northwest right-of-way line of Loop 337 in the corporate limits of the City. Christopher J. Looney, Planning and Community Development Director D) Public hearing and first reading of an ordinance amending Section 126-354 of the City of New Braunfels Code of Ordinances to revise [3]  City Council Agenda July 8, 2019 Parking by Permit Area K. Garry Ford, City Engineer E) Discuss and consider approval of the first reading of an ordinance amending Sections 114-98, 114-99, and 118-46 of the Code of Ordinances regarding access on collector or major thoroughfare streets, turn lane and traffic impact analysis requirements, and removal of references to the sub-collector street section. Garry Ford, City Engineer 5. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS In accordance with Texas Government Code, Subchapter D, the City Council may convene in a closed session to discuss any of the following items; any final action or vote taken will be in public. A) Deliberate issues regarding economic development negotiations in accordance with Section 551.087, of the Texas Government Code, including but not limited to: · Project Nautilus B) Deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real estate in accordance with Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code · Property for city facilities NOTE: The City Council reserves the right to retire into executive session concerning any of the items listed on this Agenda whenever it is considered necessary and legally justified under the Open Meetings Act (Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code). 6. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY ACTION RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. 7. ADJOURNMENT CERTIFICATION I hereby certify the above Notice of Meeting was posted on the bulletin board at the New Braunfels City Hall on July 3, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. _____________________________________ Patrick Aten, City Secretary NOTE: Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services such as interpreters for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, readers, or large print, are requested to contact the City Secretary’s Office at 221-4010 at least two (2) work days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. [4] City Council Agenda July 8, 2019 [5]