TSAC 2-5-26 Agenda Packet
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Transportation Safety Advisory Commission
Minutes
Thursday, November 6, 2025
5:30 PM
The Transportation Safety Advisory Commission (TSAC) convened for a Called Meeting on
Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 5:30 PM in the Council Chambers, Building #4
1400 Schertz Parkway, Schertz, Texas 78154
TSAC Commissioners Present:
Richard Dziewit- Chair
Ferrando Heyward- Vice Chair
Ronald Stevens
Paul Wiley
Donald Nolan
TSAC Commissioners Absent:
Michael Winter
Melanie T. McCoy
Chris Hormel
Roy Ragsdale
Steven Icke
Staff Present:
Brian James, Deputy City Manager
Kathy Woodlee, City Engineer
Serena Contreras, Associate Engineer
Tammy Lawrence, Administrative Assistant
Robert Martinez, Street Supervisor
AJ Arriaga, Police Sergeant
CALL TO ORDER at 5:30 PM by Chairman Richard Dziewit
ROLL CALL
HEARING OF RESIDENTS
None
1. Minutes: Consideration/action for approval of September 4, 2025, TSAC Meeting
Minutes.
Motion was made by Commissioner Ronald Stevens. Seconded by Commissioner Ferrando
Heyward. Motion passed.
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2. Traffic Study Updates:
a. Mulhouse- Speed Humps
Serena Contreras stated that the requirements, minimum spacing, which is 300 ft
apart, not within 50 ft of an intersection, not within 250 ft of a traffic control device.
Public Works will have materials in 3-4 weeks, then we can start installation.
b. Woodland Oaks at Lotus Park – Stop Sign request – speeding concerns
Serena Contreras stated that this intersection did not meet any of the all stop
warrants. Staff went out and sight distance is bad at stop bar, but moving past the
stop bar you can see, but not in the lane of traffic with either vehicle. This
intersection does not warrant any of the all-way stop.
Commissioner Donald Nolan asked what is that telling us? I am assuming that the
stop bar is there for a reason, for someone coming up to the intersection, to stop at
that bar, are there any sight distance issue. If they stop at the bar, are there any
issues?
Serena Contreras stated she did stop at the stop bar, I could not see in one of the
directions, you can scoot forward, but not in lane of traffic/travel.
Commissioner Donald Nolan stated he was confused, sounds like there was
potentially an issue that someone raised, about whether that needs to be an all stop
or 4 way stop.
Kathy Woodlee stated that someone noticed when you come to the stop bar, there
is inadequate sight distance to take off into traffic at that point. It is an educational
thing, and it is acceptable to stop at the stop bar, make sure no pedestrians, then you
can ease up to a point where you can see. But not getting into the lane of traffic.
Stop bar is still where you should stop but can proceed until you can see.
Commissioner Donald Nolan asked if the position of the stop bar, is that in relation
to the stop sign.
Serena Contreras stated, yes, and showed the picture again. They are in line.
Commissioner Donald Nolan stated we just did the thing out on Mulhouse, the lines
and hubcaps (buttons), to force the traffic to the center, so people at those
intersections could see them coming if they wanted to turn. The stop sign being
behind the stop bar, wouldn’t that be the same thing.
Commissioner Ferrando Heyward stated look graphic is up, look at where the stop
bar is. That is also for pedestrians. So now, there is no pedestrians, but you can't
see line of sight, now you can edge your way up to see traffic is clear to turn or
proceed.
Commissioner Donald Nolan stated he was trying to relate it to what we did at
Mulhouse (Alsatian) where we had people stopped at the stop sign, they couldn't
see into oncoming traffic, so we forced traffic more toward the center, could we do
the same thing here? Let them ease up, so they aren't in the roadway but be able to
see.
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Kathy Woodlee stated the reason that may not be the perfect fit here.is because this
has some striped bike lanes here so we can't stripe and use buttons. Bike lane keeps
that from being the same simple solution.
c. Eckhardt Rd and Falling Oak – sight distance and speed hump request
Serena Contreras stated we received a complaint about sight distance issues and
speeding. Similar to Woodland Oaks, the sight distance is not sufficient at the stop
bar, but if you scoot past the stop bar you can see. Staff did site visit; we are not in
the lane of travel on Eckhardt when moving past it. Secondly, speeding. Traffic
counters were placed on Eckhardt, we do have a speeding issue. Speed limit is 35
mph.
Eckhardt N of Falling Oak
Combined ADT – 1938 and 43.1 mph with a 35-mph speed limit
Eckhardt S of Falling Oak
Combined ADT – 1455 and 39.3 mph with a 35-mph speed limit
Falling Oak, we don’t have a speed issue but there is a significant number of
vehicles that use that street to get onto Eckhardt. We are looking into different
forms of traffic calming to see what we can do about the speeding.
Falling Oak North
ADT – 444 and 17.4 mph with a 20-mph speed limit
Falling Oak South
ADT – 435 and 18.0 mph with a 20-mph speed limit
d. Hollering Vine-Luckside Roundabout & Hollering Pass Signage
Serena Contreras stated we initially got a complaint about visibility at the
crosswalks on this roundabout. This is on the Walking path to Founders School that
children use every morning and afternoon. First part of this was taking traffic
counts, looking at speed, also had concerns about speeding coming off FM 1518.
Hollering Vine N of Roundabout
Combined ADT – 790 and 30.4 mph with a 20-mph speed limit
Hollering Vine S of Roundabout
Combined ADT – 769 and 25.2 mph with a 20-mph speed limit
Luckside
Combined ADT – 208 and 24.9 mph with a 20-mph speed limit
Well above speed limits, so we put this information into the prioritization
spreadsheet and took ped counts. From this and the TTI, recommendation was
adding signage to make the crosswalk more visible.- and that was the same
recommendation for both sides of Hollering Vine. For Luckside, the worksheet said
the crosswalk was fine the way it was, as there is not enough pedestrian traffic.
These are the 3 TTI worksheets. Wherever the horizontal and vertical lines insect,
this will give you 1 of 5 outcomes. The 1st being No treatment, all ok and working.
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2nd- crosswalk - Visible pavement markings and signage. 3rd - Active and
enhanced. Flashing lights, markers that flash into pavements, 4th - Large beacon,
very hard to miss. Similar to Clemens across the crosswalk like by the post office
with signal with timer for pedestrians. 5th – Signal, traffic signal. Ours landing in
the crosswalk section, which means signage and pavement markings, Public Works
went out and put out yield to pedestrian signs. However, there is still a speeding
issue on Hollering Vine coming off FM 1518- still reviewing.
Commissioner Richard Dzeiwit stated that more study needs to be done to see how
that’s working out.
Serena Contreras stated she already put it into the worksheet, we fixed the
crosswalks by adding signage, this the worksheet called for. They are where they
are supposed to be. If another complaint comes in, we can revisit that. For speeding,
off FM 1518- will look into that specifically.
Commissioner Ronald Stevens asked do we still have yield for crosswalks or are
they stop for pedestrians?
Serena Contreras stated they are all yield for pedestrians and stop for pedestrians
are both accepted, potential change coming in the TMUTCD that would require
them all to be stops, but that has not been passed yet. So, currently yield is fine.
3. Citizen-Requested Item Updates
a. Ashley Park between Schertz Parkway & Victoria Point parking concerns
Serena Contreras stated this came up a few meetings ago, gentleman came in with
this image, staff went out and checked his concerns, how many vehicles are parking
where they aren't supposed to be. There was not very many vehicles parking, patrol
helped with this issue. School rush has gone away. Only had one issue - vehicle is
within 20’ of the crosswalk, maybe a foot or two, only concern that was seen in 3
site visits. With help of Public Affairs dept, we have put a flyer in the Schertz
magazine.
4. Staff Comments and/or New Requests
a. Paschal Elementary – Do Not Block Intersection Sign Request
Serena Contreras stated we had received a request for do not block intersection
sign. This is not an intersection; it is a driveway. If a sign was to put in place, the
school would have to approve a sign as it would be on school property. This
driveway is only for buses, teacher and visitor parking. There is no drop-off or pick
up traffic here. Nothing that we can do for this driveway.
b. Elbel & Westchester Speed Limit Signs & Ordinance
Serena Contreras stated that in August 2024, the school district requested that the
times on the speed limit signs be changed, due to changes to the school schedule at
Clemens. Staff looking through the ordinances to be sure that they match any speed
limit signs.
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c. Ashley Park near Wayward Pass – Speeding, Digital Sign request
Serena Contreras stated we received a complaint about speeding concerns and a
request for a digital sign. Staff took traffic counts; there are speeding issues on
Ashley Park. Public Works to install temp digital sign for a month to see if speeding
is reduced.
Ashley Park Circle
Combined ADT – 1232 and 26.8 mph with a 20-mph speed limit
Wayward Pass
Combined ADT – 1175 and 28.0 mph with a 20-mph speed limit
Davenport
Combined ADT – 1006 and 28.1 mph with a 20-mph speed limit
d. Primrose School on Schertz Pkwy- Turning Left onto SPW
Serena Contreras stated we did get complaint to turn left out of Primrose, can't see
over the hill very well. Staff found this driveway was supposed to a right in and
right out only, due to the reduced line of sight, however, the diverted is not doing a
well enough job to push cars to the right, there is enough space to go left. There is
currently no signage that it is right in/out only. Looking to right, can't see over the
hill. While looking at this, there is another driveway across Schertz Parkway, if we
can't see that way, can the people across see. The answer is no. Looking left and
right, can inch forward, but there is a sight distance issue. Image on right, hill is
still an issue. Staff to evaluate sight distance, taken measurements to try and fix
this.
e. FM 3009 at Eli Whitney – Safety concerns at the Turn Lane
Serena Contreras stated that traffic gets backed up at the Live Oak light, then cars
can't turn into Eli Whitney. This is referred to TxDOT, they will review traffic light
timing and see what else can be done to help.
f. IH 35 Access Rd – Fairlawn School signage and pavement markings
Plan for revised signage has been submitted, staff still reviewing.
g. Rhine Valley – Alsatian Way Traffic Calming
Serena Contreras stated this is the image that we initially drafted. Public Works has
completed the project; all the pavement markings and buttons are done.
h. Rhine Valley Stop sign request at Obernai Path & Belfort Pt
Serena Contreras stated that Staff reached out to school district, but we have not
received any response. Staff are still reviewing other options.
i. Speeding on Bowie Cove – requesting speed humps
Serena Contreras stated we received a complaint about speeding on this street, took
traffic counts, there are speeding concerns, however, they do not meet criteria for
speed humps. Min 500 vehicles per day, 85% percentile needs to be at least 25 mph.
6618 Bowie Cove
Combined ADT – 174 and 24.9 mph with a 20-mph speed limit
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6640 Bowie Cove
Combined ADT – 149 and 24.2 mph with a 20-mph speed limit
Serena Contreras stated we can't warrant speed humps currently. Public Works also
received complaints about missing signage. Showed map with all the locations of
speed limit signs and the dates they were all placed.
Commissioner Richard Dziewit stated there are a lot more studies that need to be
done and see if they will work. Especially the school district areas. Thank you so
much for the information.
5. Future Agenda Item Requests from Commissioners
Commissioner Paul Wiley stated that he has noticed an alarming increase with problems at
Borgfeld at Dietz Road at the school where left turn lane only is. On weekends, 7 cars in a row
went straight in the left turn lane. Might not be happened as much during the week. Evident
that people don't care or pay attention. One sign that says left turn only lane and the striping is
faded away. Would like to see sign at light, left turn only. Like FM 3009 at Borgfeld.
Commissioner Ronald Stevens stated that Paul read my mind. Rather than keeping it left turn, not sure if Cibolo owes or if we do. Can we make that left and straight like 3009?
Kathy Woodlee stated that it is Cibolo not Schertz.
Robert Martinez stated Cibolo maintains that intersection, but will talk to them, future
plans at Borgfeld before the Thanksgiving holiday, holding off on pavement marking until
asphalt work is done. Doing some paving soon, so send notice to Cibolo to get sign on pole.
And that a traffic study would need to be done.
Commissioner Ferrando Heyward – nothing to add
Commissioner Donald Nolan stated there is a stop sign coming off Lower Seguin, V
something. Turn left on Saverne Way to Mulhouse, right on Mulhouse. I wish I had a dollar
for every car that didn't, it would be like winning the mega millions. See cars almost get into
wrecks. Joked that we can install a Speed hump to slow them down, don't know how to slow
or prevent. Our community is almost built out, Saddlebrook next to us is getting a good start.
Still sees lots of Semi trucks, stop sign, go down Mulhouse and goes around, into their
community, even with no thru truck signage. Heavy construction, cement trucks. Using
Mulhouse to get into Saddlebrook. What is wrong with them going to the Saddlebrook
entrance, which is just a 1/2 miles down the road.
Commissioner Richard Dziewit asked if that was at a particular time?
Commissioner Donald Nolan stated early, having stuff delivered, cement trucks. Done by noon
or 4-5pm. Use same roadway to exit rather than using the Saddlebrook entrance or exit. Like
it's the only street into their subdivision. Kids and buses along Mulhouse. Hate to see something
happen. No thru truck signs on Lower Seguin but they ignore the signs.
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6. Adjournment
Motion made by Commissioner Ferrando Heyward, seconded by Commissioner Ronald Stevens.
Meeting adjourned at 6:07 PM by Chair Richard Dziewit
Attest:
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Richard Dziewit, Chairperson Tammy Lawrence, Recording Secretary