01-06-2026 Agenda
MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
January 6, 2026
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, JANUARY 6, 2026 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)
Employee Introductions
Fleet Services: Fidel Montoya-Fleet Supervisor
I.T.: Leonardo Brown-IT Support Specialist
Parks & Recreation: Amie Stevens-Recreation Specialist; Samantha Raby-Senior Center
Supervisor
Police Communications: Tristan Claycomb-PS Communications Officer; Raven Hopkins-PS
Communications Officer; Amanda Ritzenhaler-PS Communications Officer
Purchasing: Christopher Keen-Purchasing Specialist
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.Rodriguez)
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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.
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 Regular Council Meeting on December 16,
2025 (S.Edmondson/S.Courney/I.Chavez)
2.Resolution 26-R-003 - Approving a Schertz Main Street Local Flavor Economic
Development Grant for 533 Main (S.Williams/B.James)
3.Resolution 26-R-006 - Authorizing a Roadway Capital Recovery Offset Agreement with the
developer of the Ackermann Subdivision (B.James/K.Woodlee)
4.Resolution 26-R-007 - Authorizing an easement with CPS Energy to extend electrical
facilities to Fire Station #4 (B.James/K.Woodlee/J.Nowak)
5.Resolution 26-R-005 - Authorizing expenditures with Don Hewlett Chevrolet and Sames
Bastro Ford for the purchase of various vehicles/equipment as part of the FY 2025-26
Vehicle/Equipment Replacement/Acquisition program (B.James/D. Hardin/M.Chappell)
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6.Resolution 26-R-002 - Authorizing an agreement with Halff Associates, Inc. for
professional services for the West Dietz Creek Trail project (S.Gonzalez/ L.Shrum)
7.Resolution 25-R-175 - Authorizing an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with Guadalupe County
to accept two police pursuit vehicles from a Federal Byrne
Grant (S.Williams/J.Lowery/J.Kurz)
8.Resolution 24-R-003 - Adopting the City's Investment Policy (S. Gonzalez/J. Walters)
Discussion and Action Items
9.Resolution 26-R-008-Order Runoff Election for Council Place 7 (if needed pending the
Canvassing of Special Election Place 7 on 12/30/2025) (Mayor/S.Edmondson)
Public Hearings
10.Ordinance 26-S-001– Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone
approximately 44 acres of land from General Business District (GB) to approximately 22
acres as Single-Family Residential District (R-2) and approximately 22 acres as
Single-Family Residential District (R-6), generally located approximately 1,412 feet west of
the intersection of Eckhardt Road and Green Valley Road, also known as Guadalupe County
Property Identification Number 67959 and 64006, City of Schertz, Guadalupe County,
Texas (B.James/L.Wood/D.Marquez)
Workshop
11.Discuss City Council Place 6 Vacancy (Mayor/S.Edmondson)
Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
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
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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
29TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2025 AT 6:15 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.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS
Mayor Rodriguez
Member
Audit Committee
Investment Advisory Committee
Main Street Committee
TIRZ II Board
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
TIRZ II Board
Liaison
Animal Services Advisory Committee
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Councilmember Guerrero – Place 4
Member
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
Investment Advisory Committee
Liaison
Schertz Historical Preservation
Committee
Councilmember Westbrook – Place 5
Liaison
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation
(SSLGC)
Planning and Zoning Commission
Schertz Historical Preservation Committee
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
Place 7
Member
Main Street Committee
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation
(SSLGC)
Liaison
Economic Development Corporation
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