03-04-2025 Agenda
MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
March 4, 2025
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, MARCH 4, 2025 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 Ben Guerrero)
Special Announcements
Hal Baldwin Scholarship
Proclamations
Procurement Month 2025 (Councilmember Guerrero)
311 Recognition Day 2025 (Councilmember Davis)
National Employee Appreciation Day-March 7, 2025 (Mayor Gutierrez)
Employee Introductions
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Employee Introductions
City Secretary: Mellissa Zipp-Records Management Coordinator
Engineering: Robert Mickelson-Associate Engineer
Police: Crosby Gaines-Public Safety Communications Officer; Daniel Hall-Police Officer
Utility Billing: Frank Gomez-Meter Technician
Presentations
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.
All handouts and/or USB devices must be submitted to the City Secretary no later than noon on the
Monday preceding the meeting. Handouts will be provided to each Councilmember prior to the start
of the meeting by the City Secretary. All USB devices will be vetted by City IT staff to ensure City
property is protected from malware.
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 - Approval of the minutes from the Council Meeting on February 18,
2025 (S.Edmondson/S.Courney)
2.Resolution 25-R-031 - Authorizing an Amendment to Memorandum of Understanding with
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2.Resolution 25-R-031 - Authorizing an Amendment to Memorandum of Understanding with
502nd Air Base Wing for Law Enforcement Response Assistance and Information Sharing
(S.Williams/J.Lowery)
3.Resolution 25-R-028 - Authorizing the acceptance of a grant award for Bullet-Resistant
Shields to be purchased to enhance law enforcement's all-hazard response capabilities
(S.Williams/J.Lowery/K.Kallies)
Discussion and Action Items
4.Resolution 25-R-021 - Authorizing the approval of a Development Agreement with BFR
LLC for the approximately 30 acre tract at FM 1518 and Woman Hollering
Road (S.Williams/B.James)
5.Resolution 25-R-005 - Approving a Utility Service Extension Request for the Woman
Hollering Townhomes (B.James/K.Woodlee)
6.Tax Increment ReInvestment Zone Board (TIRZ) Appointments/Reappointments
(Mayor Gutierrez)
Public Hearings
7.Ordinance 25-S-007- Conduct a public hearing and consider a request for a Specific Use
Permit to allow Automobile Repairs and Service, Major in General Business District (GB),
on approximately 0.4 acres of land, more specifically known as a portion of Guadalupe
County Property Identification Number 121092, generally located 1,092 feet southwest of
the intersection of IH-35 N Access Road and FM 1103, City of Schertz, Guadalupe County,
Texas (B.James/L.Wood/D.Marquez)
8.Ordinance 25-S-008 – Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone
approximately 4.3 acres of land from Manufacturing – Light District (M-1) and
Single-Family Residential District (R-6) to General Business District (GB) known as
Comal County Property Identification Number 75307, also known as 7444 FM 482, City of
Schertz, Comal County, Texas (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas).
9.Ordinance 25-S-009 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request for a Specific Use
Permit to allow a Nursery, Major on approximately 4.3 acres of land known as Comal
County Property Identification Number 75307, also known as 7444 FM 482, City of
Schertz, Comal County, Texas (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas)
10.Ordinance 25-S-010 - Conduct a public hearing and consider an Amendment to the City of
Schertz Comprehensive Plan to incorporate updated Water and Wastewater Master Plans
(B.James/K.Woodlee)
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Workshop
11.Workshop Discussion and Updates on the 89th Legislative Session (S. Gonzalez/L. Klepper)
Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
12.Monthly Update - Major Projects In Progress/CIP (B.James/K.Woodlee)
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
27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2025 AT 12:15 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
___________________, 2025.
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.
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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 Committee - Chair
TIRZ II Board
Liaison
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
Schertz Housing Authority Board
Transportation Safety Advisory Board
Councilmember Watson-Place 2
Member
Audit Committee
Liaison
Library Advisory Board
Senior Center Advisory Board
Cibolo Valley Local Government
Corporation-Ex-Officio
Councilmember Macaluso – Place 3
Member
Interview Committee
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
Liaison
TIRZ II Board
Animal Services Advisory Committee
Councilmember Guerrero – Place 4
Member
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
Investment Advisory Committee
Liaison
Schertz Historical Preservation Society
Councilmember Westbrook – Place 5
Liaison
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation
(SSLGC)
Planning and Zoning Commission
Schertz Historical Preservation Society
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation
(CVLGC)-Alternate
Councilmember Heyward – Place 6
Member
Animal Services Advisory Committee
Audit Committee
Interview Committee-Chair
Investment Advisory Committee
Main Street Committee
Liaison
Building and Standards Commission
Economic Development Corporation - Alternate
Senior Center Advisory Board
Councilmember Brown – Place 7
Member
Main Street Committee
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation
(SSLGC)
Liaison
Economic Development Corporation
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