08-15-2023 Agenda
MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
August 15, 2023
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
CITY OF SCHERTZ CORE VALUES
Do the right thing
Do the best you can
Treat others the way you want to be treated
Work cooperatively as a team
AGENDA
TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
Call to Order
Opening Prayer and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of Texas.
(Councilmember Heyward)
City Events and Announcements
Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/S. Gonzalez)
Announcements and recognitions by the City Manager (S. Williams)
Announcements and recognitions by the Mayor (R. Gutierrez)
Hearing of Residents
This time is set aside for any person who wishes to address the City Council. Each person should fill out
the speaker’s register prior to the meeting. Presentations should be limited to no more than 3 minutes.
All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a body, and not to any individual member thereof.
Any person making personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks while addressing the Council may
be requested to leave the meeting.
Discussion by the Council of any item not on the agenda shall be limited to statements of specific factual
information given in response to any inquiry, a recitation of existing policy in response to an inquiry,
and/or a proposal to place the item on a future agenda. The presiding officer, during the Hearing of
Residents portion of the agenda, will call on those persons who
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have signed up to speak in the order they have registered.
Consent Agenda Items
The Consent Agenda is considered self-explanatory and will be enacted by the Council with one motion.
There will be no separate discussion of these items unless they are removed from the Consent Agenda
upon the request of the Mayor or a Councilmember.
1.Minutes - Approval of the minutes from the Joint City Council and Planning and Zoning
meeting of July 26, 2023, and the regular meeting minutes of August 1, 2023.
(S.Edmondson/S.Courney)
Resolution 23-R-76 - Consideration and/or action adding Juneteenth to the City’s Official
Holiday Schedule. (S.Gonzalez/J.Kurz)
2.Resolution 23-R-67 - Authorizing an interlocal agreement with Equalis Group LLC for
Cooperative Purchasing Services. (S.Gonzalez/J.Kurz)
3.Resolution 23-R-66 - Authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Blue
Cross Blue Shield for medical insurance. (S.Gonzalez/J.Kurz)
4.Resolution 23-R-77 - Authorizing a resolution for a construction contract with
Intermountain Slurry Seal, Inc. for the 2023 Street Resurfacing Project.
(B.James/K.Woodlee/J.Nowak )
5.Resolution 23-R-78 - Authorizing a resolution for a construction contract with R.L. Jones LP
for the 2023 Trainer Hale Repair Project. (B.James/K.Woodlee/J.Nowak )
6.Resolution 23-R-79 - Authorizing a resolution for a construction contract with Clark
Construction of Texas, Inc. for the 2023 Windy Meadows Overlay Project.
(B.James/K.Woodlee/J.Nowak)
7.Resolution 23-R-80 - Approving the resolution supporting the candidacy of Councilmember
Allison Heyward for the position of President-Elect of the Texas Municipal League. (City
Council/S.Edmondson)
8.Resolution 23-R-81 - Authorizing the City Manager to submit an application to the Alamo
Area MPO for Transportation Alternatives Funding, and enter into an Advanced Funding
Agreement with TXDOT if the project is selected, for the Dietz Creek Trail Project.
(S.Gonzalez/L.Shrum)
9.Resolution 23-R-82 - Approval of the issuance of bonds by the Texes Home Collaborative
for the FM 1518 Multifamily Project. (S.Williams/B.James)
10.Resolution 23-R-69 - Authorizing the updated expenditures associated with the FY 22-23
Vehicle/Equipment Replacement Program. (B.James/D.Hardin Trussell/C.Hernandez)
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11.Resolution 23-R-73 - Approving the SSLGC Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Water Rates.
(B.James/L.Busch)
12.Resolution 23-R-74 - Approving the SSLGC Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Annual Budget.
(B.James/L.Busch)
Discussion and Action Items
13.Resolution 23-R-68 - Calling for a Charter Review and appointment of a Charter Review
Commission to review and present proposed amendments for the City Charter. (City
Council/S.Edmondson)
14.Ordinance 23-M-17 - Amending the City of Schertz Code of Ordinances and certain other
Ordinances by amending and establishing fees for certain licenses, permits, and other services
provided by the City of Schertz. First Reading (S.Gonzalez/J.Walters)
15.Ordinance 23-D-20 - Amending Code Section 86-118 to Modify the School Zone Limits on
Hubertus Road. Approved as an emergency on first and final reading. (B.James/K.Woodlee)
Public Hearings
16.Ordinance 23-S-15 - Conduct a public hearing and/or action on amendments to Part III of
the Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC) to Article 8, Section
21.8.4 Home Occupation. First Reading (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas).
17.Ordinance 23-T-18 - Conduct a Public Hearing and Adopt a budget for the fiscal year
beginning October 1, 2023, and ending September 30, 2024, in accordance with the Charter
of the City of Schertz, Texas; providing for the filing of the Budget; providing that this
Ordinance shall be cumulative of all Ordinances; providing a Severability Clause; and
providing an Effective Date. First Reading (S.Gonzalez/J.Walters)
18.Ordinance 23-T-19 – Conduct a Public Hearing and approve an Ordinance approving the
appraisal roll; setting the tax rate; levying and assessing general and special ad valorem taxes
for the use and support of the municipal government of the City of Schertz, Texas. First
Reading (S.Gonzalez/J.Walters)
Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
19.Guadalupe Appraisal District Information-Nominations and Voting
Process - Guadalupe Appraisal District sent the process and timeline for nominating
candidates for the GAD Board of Directors. Please see attached brief description and the
calendar of dates in which action is needed. (S.Williams/S.Edmondson)
Requests and Announcements
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Requests and Announcements
Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers for updates or information from Staff
Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items or presentations be placed on a future City
Council agenda
Announcements and City Events attended by Councilmembers
Adjournment
CERTIFICATION
I, SHEILA EDMONDSON, CITY SECRETARY OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT
THE ABOVE AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN BOARDS ON THIS THE
11TH DAY OF AUGUST 2023 AT 7:30 P.M., WHICH IS A PLACE READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL
TIMES AND THAT SAID NOTICE WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551, TEXAS GOVERNMENT
CODE.
SHEILA EDMONDSON
I CERTIFY THAT THE ATTACHED NOTICE AND AGENDA OF ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL WAS REMOVED BY ME FROM THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN BOARD ON _____DAY OF
_______________, 2023. TITLE: ______________
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The City Council for the City of Schertz reserves the right to adjourn into closed session at any time during the course
of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act.
Closed Sessions Authorized: This agenda has been reviewed and approved by the City’s legal counsel and the presence
of any subject in any Closed Session portion of the agenda constitutes a written interpretation of Texas Government
Code Chapter 551 by legal counsel for the governmental body and constitutes an opinion by the attorney that the items
discussed therein may be legally discussed in the closed portion of the meeting considering available opinions of a
court of record and opinions of the Texas Attorney General known to the attorney. This provision has been added to
this agenda with the intent to meet all elements necessary to satisfy Texas Government Code Chapter 551.144(c) and
the meeting is conducted by all participants in reliance on this opinion.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS
Mayor Gutierrez
Audit Committee
Board of Adjustments
Investment Advisory Committee
Main Street Committee
Senior Center Advisory Board-Alternate
Councilmember Davis– Place 1
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Main Street Committee - Chair
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
Schertz Housing Authority Board
Transportation Safety Advisory Commission
TIRZ II Board
Councilmember Watson-Place 2
Audit Committee
Library Advisory Board
Senior Center Advisory Board
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions-Alternate
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation-Alternate
Councilmember Whittaker – Place 3
Historical Preservation Committee
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions-Chair
TIRZ II Board
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Councilmember Dahle – Place 4
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Planning & Zoning Commission
TIRZ II Board
Councilmember Scagliola – Place 5
Animal Advisory Commission - Alternate
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation
Councilmember Heyward – Place 6
Animal Advisory Commission
Audit Committee
Building and Standards Commission
Economic Development Corporation - Alternate
Investment Advisory Committee
Main Street Committee
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Senior Center Advisory Board
Councilmember Brown – Place 7
Economic Development Corporation
Main Street Committee
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation - Alternate
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