10-10-2023 Agenda
MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
October 10, 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, OCTOBER 10, 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 Brown)
Proclamations
DVAM-Domestic Violence Awareness Month Proclamation-October 2023
Planning Month-October 2023
Manufacturing Day Oct 6, 2023
Fire Prevention Week Proclamation
Employee Introductions
Civic Center: Kasha Ennis-Events Attendant
EMS: Cooper Woodward-Paramedic
Engineering: Samuel Lopez-Engineering Inspector
Fire Dept: Melissa Rodriguez-Administrative Assistant; Phillip Moore-Firefighter
Inspections: Michelle Cherry-Permit Technician; Christina Timke-Permit Technician
Library: Nichole Badraun-Programming Specialist; Jessica Wheless-Library Assistant
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Police Dept: Hank Fahnert-Police Officer; Andrew England-Police Officer; Rashad
Beecham-Police Cadet;
Police Communications-Taiya Connell-Communications Officer
Public Affairs: Jenna Kock-Marketing & Communications Specialist
Presentations
Recognition of 2023 Emerging Leaders Class (S.Williams/S.Gonzalez/J.Kurz)
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
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 regular meeting minutes of September 19, 2023.
(S.Edmondson/S.Courney)
2.Resolution 23-R-98 - Approving a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an
Interlocal Agreement with Guadalupe County for Library Services. (S. Gonzalez/M. Uhlhorn)
3.Resolution 23-R-101 - Accepting the semi-annual report on the progress of the Capital
Recovery Capital Improvements Plan (B. James/K. Woodlee)
4.Resolution 23-R-106 – Authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Halff
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4.Resolution 23-R-106 – Authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Halff
Associates, Inc., for design, bid, and construction phase engineering services for the IH 35
NEX-North Water and Wastewater Utility Relocation Project. (B. James/K. Woodlee/E.
Schulze)
5.Resolution 23-R-111 – Authorizing Expenditures in an amount not to exceed $2,731,724.00
with Axon Enterprise, Inc., for the purchase of Body-worn, In-Car Cameras and Taser
Replacements. (S.Williams/J.Lowery/H.Murphy)
6.Resolution 23-R-105 – Authorizing the purchase of property and easements along IH-35 for
the Riata Lift Station (B.James/K.Woodlee/E.Schulze)
Discussion and Action Items
7.Resolution 23-R-96 - Nominations for the Guadalupe Appraisal Board of Directors for a
term from 2023-2025.
Public Hearings
8.Ordinance 23-S-27 - Conduct a public hearing and consider amendments to Part III of the
Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC) to Article 4, Section 21.4.12
Variances and Article 9 Section 21.9.7 Landscaping and Section 21.9.9 Tree Mitigation. First
Reading (B. James, L. Wood, S. Haas)
9.Ordinance 23-S-26 – Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone
approximately 21 acres of land from General Business District (GB) and Single-Family
Residential / Agricultural District (R-A) to Apartment / Multi-Family Residential District
(R-4), generally located approximately 3,000 feet east of the intersection of IH 35 access
road and Cibolo Valley Drive, also known as Guadalupe County Property Identification
Numbers: 68315, 68316, 68296, 68295, 68294. First Reading (B. James, L. Wood, E.
Delgado)
10.Ordinance 23-S-25 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone
approximately 14.3 acres from General Business (GB) to Single-Family Residential District
(R-2), located approximately 483 feet from the intersection of Green Valley Road and
Eckhardt Road, also known as a portion of 4600 Eckhardt Road and 7263 Green Valley Road,
Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas. First Reading (B. James/L. Wood/ D. Marquez)
Workshop
11.Discussion regarding the status of City's electronic marquee sign
Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
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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
Announcements by Mayor and Councilmembers
City and Community Events attended and to be attended
City Council Committee and Liaison Assignments (see assignments below)
Continuing Education Events attended and to be attended
Recognition of actions by City Employees
Recognition of actions by Community Volunteers
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 7th
DAY OF OCTOBER 2023 AT 4:45 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
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
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Senior Center Advisory Board-Alternate
TIRZ II Board
Councilmember Watson-Place 2
Audit Committee
Library Advisory Board
Senior Center Advisory Board
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation-Alternate
Councilmember Whittaker – Place 3
Historical Preservation Committee
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions-Chair
TIRZ II Board
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-Alternate
Senior Center Advisory Board
Councilmember Brown – Place 7
Economic Development Corporation
Main Street Committee
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation - Alternate
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