City Council

CITY OF NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL MEETING ZOOM 550 LANDA STREET MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 at 6:00 PM Rusty Brockman, Mayor Matthew E. Hoyt, Councilmember (District 4) Shane Hines, Councilmember (District 1) Jason E. Hurta, Councilmember (District 5) Justin Meadows, Mayor Pro Tem (District 2) James Blakey, 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: Assistant City Secretary INVOCATION: Councilmember Hines PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & SALUTE TO THE TEXAS FLAG REQUEST ALL PHONES AND OTHER DEVICES BE TURNED OFF, EXCEPT EMERGENCY ON-CALL PERSONNEL. PROCLAMATIONS: A) Pride Month 20-430 PRESENTATIONS: A) Update from the City Manager on the City’s Response to 20-444 COVID-19 Robert Camareno, City Manager B) Presentation, discussion and possible direction on 20-445 tourism promotional needs. Michael Meek, Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce 1. MINUTES A) Discuss and consider approval of the minutes of the 20-443 regular City Council meeting of June 8, 2020. Drew Lyons, Assistant City Secretary [1]  City Council Agenda June 29, 2020 2. **IN-PERSON CITIZENS' COMMUNICATIONS IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED** Citizens may email their comments to CitizenComments@nbtexas.org or call 221-4299 and leave a voicemail or submit the form at www.nbtexas.org/comment. Comments will be distributed to the City Council. 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) Approval of the appointment of Councilmember Harry 20-447 Bowers to be the chair of the Mayor’s Higher Education Task Force. Drew Lyons, Assistant City Secretary B) Approval of a contract with Sullivan Contracting Services 20-436 under Choice Partners Cooperative Contract and appropriate budget amendment for the restoration of the façade walls around the downtown restroom facility to include vegetation removal, pressure washing, mortar repair, and painting and authority for the City Manager to approve any changes up to the contingency amount for project expenditures. Jennifer Cain, Capital Programs Manager C) Approval of a purchase with Angel Armor, LLC for 20-442 bulletproof vests for the New Braunfels Police Department utilizing U.S. Department of Justice FY 2019 Bulletproof Vest Partnership program grant funding and the appropriate budget amendment. Tom Wibert, Chief of Police D) Approval for roof replacement at Westside Community 20-433 Center by A-Lert Roof Systems, on behalf of the New Braunfels Public Library, utilizing Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) program funding. Matthew Eckmann, Facilities & Real Estate Manager E) Approval of the Arts Commission recommendations for 20-428 allocating grant awards from hotel occupancy tax to various arts organizations of the City and authorizing the [2]  City Council Agenda June 29, 2020 City Manager to execute contracts with the aforementioned organizations for the purpose of disbursement and use of funding. Yesenia McNett, Administrative Secretary F) Approval of the Heritage Commission recommendations 20-429 for allocating grant awards from hotel occupancy tax to various heritage organizations of the City and authorizing the City Manager to execute contracts with the aforementioned organizations for the purpose of disbursement and use of funding. Yesenia McNett, Administrative Secretary Ordinances (In accordance with Section 3.10 of the City Charter, a descriptive caption of each ordinance shall be read on two separate days.) G) Approval of the second and final reading of an ordinance 20-439 regarding the limited purpose annexation of approximately 9.7 acres of land, consisting of Lots 1 through 7, Veramendi Precinct 15A Neighborhood Center Subdivision. Stacy Snell, Planning Manager 4. INDIVIDUAL ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION A) Discuss and consider approval of the second and final 20-437 reading of an ordinance regarding the proposed rezoning to apply a Special Use Permit to allow the short term rental of both dwelling units in a two-family structure in the C-3 Commercial District, addressed at 1643 and 1645 McQueeney Road. Stacy Snell, Planning Manager B) Discuss and consider a waiver to Section 118-49 of the 20-438 Subdivision Platting Ordinance to not require sidewalk construction along IH-35 and Stolte Road for the Stolte Subdivision. Stacy Snell, Planning Manager 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. [3]  City Council Agenda June 29, 2020 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 June 25, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. _____________________________________ Andrew A. Lyons III, Assistant 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]