02-20-2024 Council Agenda
MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
February 20, 2024
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, FEBRUARY 20, 2024 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 Brown)
Presentations
Presentation of the Code Enforcement Association of Texas – The Wes Castolenia Community
Service Award to the City of Schertz Neighborhood Services. (B.James/L.Wood)
Proclamations
Engineers Week February 18-24, 2024
George Washington Day - February 22, 2024
Government Communicators Day - February 24, 2024
National Employee Appreciation Day - March 1, 2024
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)
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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
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 - Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the regular meeting minutes
of February 6, 2024. (S.Edmondson/S.Courney)
2.Appointment/Reappointment For Boards/Commissions/Committees (S.Edmondson)
Resignation of Dr. Miguel Vazquez from the Schertz Historical Preservation Committee
3.Resolution 24-R-20 - Authorizing the City Manager to issue a purchase order for the purchase of a
Fire Department vehicle as part of the 2023-2024 Vehicle/Equipment Replacement/Acquisition
program. (B.James/D. Hardin-Trussell/C.Hernandez)
4.Resolution 24-R-21 - Authorizing the City Manager to issue a purchase order for the purchase of
multiple Police Department Vehicles(s)as part of the 2024-2025 Vehicle/Equipment
Replacement/Acquisition program. (B.James/D.Hardin-Trussell/C.Hernandez)
5.Resolution 24-R-16 - Authorizing the application for the Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative
(GVEC) Power Up Grant (S.Williams/G.Rodgers)
6.Resolution 24-R-17 - Authorizing an application to the State Homeland Security Grant Program
(SHSP) (S.Williams/G.Rodgers)
7.Resolution 24-R-15 - Authorizing an application to the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)
Community Development Partnership Program (CDPP) Grant. (S.Williams/G.Rodgers)
8.Resolution 24-R-22 - Authorizing a Memo of Understanding between JBSA and the Schertz PD for
law enforcement response assistance and information sharing for The Great Texas Airshow (USAF
Thunderbirds). (S.Williams/J.Lowery)
9.Resolution 24-R-18 - Authorizing a grant application for Bullet-Resistant Shields to be purchased to
enhance law enforcement's all-hazard response capabilities. (S.Williams/J.Lowery/K.Kallies)
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10.Resolution 24-R-10 - Authorizing a Subdivision Improvement Agreement and Roadway Impact Fee
Credit Agreement with Embry. (S.Williams/B.James)
11.Resolution 24-R-14 - Authorizing a Pole Attachment License Agreement with Guadalupe Valley
Electric Cooperative, Inc. (GVEC). (S.Williams/B.James)
12.Resolution 24-R-13 - Authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Cibolo and the
Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority regarding the Southern Plant Wastewater Services and Funding
Agreement. (S.Williams/B.James)
Discussion and Action Items
13.Resolution 24-R-12 - Authorizing the City Manager to submit an Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Block Grant application, and accept grant funds from the awarding agency to improve
the energy efficiency for low to moderate-income single-family residents.
(B.James/L.Wood/R.Vera/L.Locken)
14.Ordinance 24-S-01 - Approving amendments to Part III of the Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified
Development Code (UDC) to Article 5 - Zoning Districts, Article 9 - Site Design Standards, and
Article 14 - Transportation. Final Reading (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas)
15.Ordinance 24-S-02 - Approving a Specific Use Permit to allow Automobile Repairs & Service, Major
on approximately 1.5 acres of land, located 250 feet east of the intersection of FM 3009 and Borgfeld
Road, also known as Guadalupe County Property Identification Number 129949, also known as 1205
Borgfeld Road, City of Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas. Final Reading
(B.James/L.Wood/E.Delgado)
16.Resolution 24-R-24 - Authorizing the Main Street Improvements Project.
(B.James/K.Woodlee/J.Nowak)
17.Authorizing the Mayor to sign a resolution from the Northeast Partnership Mayors (NEP) expressing
the concerns regarding the public health, safety, and welfare of 185,000 citizens living in the
Northeast San Antonio Metrocom related to the proposed expansion of the Heidelberg Sertex Rock
Crushing Quarry. (S.Williams/B.James)
Public Hearings
18.Ordinance 24-H-03 - Conduct a public hearing and consider amendments to the Code of Ordinances,
Chapter 34 Health, Article I - General and Article II - Food Establishments. First Reading
(B.James/L.Wood/A.Cantu)
19.Resolution 24-R-07 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution accepting a petition for
voluntary annexation of approximately 7-acres, a portion of Bexar County Property Identification
Number 339286, also known as 8215 Trainer Hale Road, City of Schertz, Bexar County, Texas.
(B.James/L.Wood/D.Marquez)
Workshop
20.Schertz PD TCOLE 2023 Racial Profiling Report (S.Williams/J.Lowery)
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Closed Session
21.The City Council will meet in closed session under Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code,
Personnel Matters, to discuss the process of the annual evaluation of the City Manager, Mr. Steve
Williams.
22.The City Council will meet in closed session under Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code,
Personnel Matters, to discuss the process of the annual evaluation of the City Secretary, Ms. Sheila
Edmondson.
Reconvene into Regular Session
23.Take any action based on discussion held in Closed Session under Agenda Item #21.
24.Take any action based on discussion held in Closed Session under Agenda Item #22.
Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
25.Monthly Update - Major Projects In Progress/CIP (B.James/K.Woodlee)
26.Council Pay Adjustment (S.Gonzalez/J.Walters)
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
City and Community Events attended and to be attended (Council)
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 15th DAY OF
FEBRUARY 2024 AT 7:15 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 ___________________, 2024.
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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.
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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.
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COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS
Mayor Gutierrez
Member
Audit Committee
Investment Advisory Committee
Main Street Committee
Liaison
Board of Adjustments
Senior Center Advisory Board - Alternate
Councilmember Davis – Place 1
Member
Interview Committee
Main Street, Chair
TIRZ II Board
Liaison
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
Schertz Housing Authority
Transportation Safety Advisory Board
Councilmember Watson – Place 2
Member
Audit Committee
Investment Advisory Committee
Interview Committee - Alternate
Liaison
Library Advisory Board
Senior Center Advisory Board
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation
(CVLGC) – Alternate
Councilmember Macaluso – Place 3
Member
Interview Committee
Animal Advisory Board - Alternate
Liaison
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
TIRZ II Board
Councilmember Gibson – Place 4
Member
Interview Committee
Liaison
Investment Advisory Committee
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
Schertz Historical Preservation Society
Councilmember Westbrook – Place 5
Member
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation
(SSLGC) - Alternate
Liaison
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation
(CVLGC) – Alternate
Planning and Zoning Commission
Schertz Historical Preservation Society
Councilmember Heyward – Place 6
Member
Animal Advisory Board
Audit Committee
Building and Standards Commission
Interview Committee - Chair
Investment Advisory Committee
Main Street Committee
Liaison
Economic Development Corporation – Alternate
Senior Center Advisory Board
Councilmember Brown – Place 7
Member
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation
(SSLGC)
Main Street Committee
Liaison
Economic Development Corporation
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