City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingSandy Oaks, TX · June 9, 2022
Agenda
Charles Fillinger Grace Alvarado
Mayor Alderman Place 4
Debbie Martinez Michael Martinez, Jr.
Alderman Place 1 Alderman Place 5
Terry Coffindaffer Mayor Pro Tem
Alderman Place 2 Casandra Ortiz
Thomas Repino City Attorney
Alderman Place 3 Katherine Yelton
City Secretary
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANDY OAKS, TEXAS
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
June 9, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.
Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Sandy Oaks, Texas will
be held on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 22870 Priest Road, Sandy Oaks, Texas. All
agenda items are subject to action.
The City of Sandy Oaks will also provide a livestream video and telephonic access of the meeting through
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The public will be permitted to offer public comments in person, telephonically or by video as provided
by the agenda and as permitted by the presiding officer during the meeting by signing up with the City
Secretary at least 15 minutes in advance of the meeting if providing comments in person and at least two
hours in advance of the meeting by emailing cityclerk@cityofsandyoaks.com or by calling (210) 607-
0834 if speaking telephonically or by video. Written comments may be submitted to the City Secretary up
to two hours before the meeting by emailing cityclerk@cityofsandyoaks.com and will be provided to the
City Council for their consideration.
A recording of the telephonic meeting will be made and will be available to the public in accordance with
the Texas Public Information Act upon written request.
1. Call to order and quorum call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Guest
a. Presentation from Robert Reyna, Bexar County Community Development Director regarding
participation in the Bexar County Development programs including CDBG. (Mayor Fillinger)
b. Discuss and/or possible action on Resolution 2022-159 authorizing the execution of a Housing
and Urban Development cooperative agreement between the City of Sandy Oaks and Bexar
County and approving the City of Sandy Oaks’ participation in a two year urban county
entitlement period designation for Community Development Block Grant, Home Investment
Partnerships and Emergency Solution Grant programs for the fiscal years 2023 and 2024. (Mayor
Fillinger)
c. Presentation from Brian Magness with Armstrong, Vaughn, & Associates, P.C. on independent
audit for fiscal year ending 9/30/2021 with possible discussion and/or action. (Mayor Fillinger)
4. Citizens to be heard. Persons wishing to speak may sign up with the City Secretary in the time
and manner as indicated above. Please note that the Texas Open Meetings Act prohibits the City
Council from responding, commenting, or discussing items or topics during this portion of the meeting
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that are not included on the agenda. The City Council appreciates hearing from the citizens and your
thoughts and questions are valued; however, civility and a sense of decorum will be strictly
followed. All speakers must address their comments to City Council. Speakers shall refrain from
public criticism of members of the City Council that are prohibited by law. This item will be open for
up to 30 minutes, with 3 minutes to each speaker. One (1) person may speak on behalf of a group. Up
to three (3) persons may register on behalf of the group in order for the spokesperson to be allotted up
to nine (9) minutes to speak. If there are more than ten (10) speakers, each will be given two (2)
minutes or six (6) minutes for a group spokesperson.
5. Mayor & Administrator Announcements/Updates
6. Consent Agenda. All matters listed under Consent Agenda are considered routine by the City
Council of the City of Sandy Oaks and will be enacted by one motion. There will not be separate
discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the consent
agenda and will be considered separately.
a. Approve minutes from the May 26, 2022 Regular City Council meeting.
7. Financial Report The income and expenses for May 2022 will be reported by City Secretary
Katherine Yelton with possible discussion and/or action.
8. Police Department
a. Updates and Announcements from Chief Lopez with possible discussion and/or action. (Mayor
Fillinger)
b. Presentation of monthly report by Chief Lopez with possible discussion and/or action. (Mayor
Fillinger)
c. Discuss and/or possible action on quote received from Southwest Public Safety for a 2015 Ford
Explorer from ARPA funds and other matters related thereto. (Mayor Fillinger)
d. Discuss and/or possible action on realigning the Code Enforcement Officer position to a police
officer position and consider posting job advertisement for one police officer position. (Mayor
Fillinger)
9. Animal Control
a. Updates and Announcements from Animal Control Advisory Committee (“ACAC”) Chair
Debbie Martinez with possible discussion and/or action. (Mayor Fillinger)
b. Discuss and/or possible action on procedures to remove inactive members from and/or add new
members to the Animal Control Advisory Committee. (Mayor Fillinger)
c. Discuss and/or possible action on procedures to fill the open position of Animal Control Officer.
(Mayor Fillinger)
10. Parks & Recreation
a. Update and Announcements from Park Advisory Committee Chair Repino with possible
discussion and/or action. (Mayor Fillinger)
11. Public Works
a. Discuss and/or possible action on hiring a Public Works employee. (Mayor Fillinger)
12. Administration – Unfinished Business
a. Discuss and/or possible action on accepting one of two applications received and appointing a
new member to the Citizen Complaint Review Board. (Mayor Fillinger)
13. Administration – New Business
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a. Discuss and/or possible action on Ordinance 2022-204 prohibiting smoking in and on certain
municipal properties. (Mayor Fillinger)
b. Discuss and/or possible action on Ordinance 2022-205 providing the regulations for storage and
parking of recreational vehicles to allow for abatement and amending Ordinance 2016-57.
(Mayor Fillinger)
c. Discuss and/or possible action on Resolution 2022-160 designating an officer or employee to
calculate no-new-revenue tax rate and the voter-approval tax rate. (Mayor Fillinger)
d. Discuss and/or possible action on appointing a city employee to replace Dalton Ellis on the
Citizen Complaint Review Board. (Mayor Fillinger)
e. Discuss and/or possible action on the use of ARPA funds to install two handicap ramps for two
different households living below the federal poverty level. (Mayor Fillinger)
f. Discuss and/or possible action on approving Invoice No. 53759 from Armstrong, Vaughn, and
Associates, P.C. for $11,400.00, which exceeds the budgeted amount of $10,000.00 by
$1,400.00. (Mayor Fillinger)
14. Adjourn
NOTE:
Enumerated agenda items are assigned numbers for ease of reference only and will not necessarily be
considered by Council in that order.
EXECUTIVE SESSION (Discussion only – closed to the Public) The Council may close the
meeting at any time and hold an Executive Session pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act,
Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, Section 551.071 (Consultations with Attorney--on
matters in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary
Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly requires discussion in closed
session), Section 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), Section 551.074 (Personnel
Matters) or any other authorized provision of Chapter 551 on any of the above items. The Open
Meetings Act permits a governing body to consult with its attorney privately in executive session
by telephone conference call, video conference call, or communications over the Internet. Tex. Gov’t Code
551.129(a).
I certify that the above notice of a regular meeting was posted at City Hall on or before the 6th day of June
2022 by 6:30 P.M. and notice remained posted continuously for at least
72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting in accordance with the Texas Open
Meetings Act.
Katherine Yelton
City Secretary
June 6, 2022
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