10-17-2023 Agenda
MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
October 17, 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 17, 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 Davis)
Proclamations
Hill Country Night Sky Month-October 2023-Ms. Michelle Molina (Councilmember
Heyward)
Memorial Service Detachment Proclamation (Mayor Ralph Gutierrez)
Presentations
Milestone Service Pin Presentation (S.Willliams)
Recognition of outgoing Schertz Economic Development Corporation Board Member Roy
W. Richard, Jr. (B.James/S.Wayman)
Presentation of the TML Municipal Excellence Award (S. Williams/S. Gonzalez)
Presentation of Scenic City Award Designation (B. James/S. Wayman)
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Presentation of Scenic City Award Designation (B. James/S. Wayman)
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 minutes from the regular meeting of October 10, 2023
(S.Edmondson/S.Courney)
2.Resolution 23-R-104 - Authorizing an amendment to the Services Agreement with
Vanguard Cleaning Systems increasing the maximum expenditures to $204,179.28 during
the 2023-24 fiscal year. (B. James, D. Hardin-Trussel/C. Lonsberry)
3.Resolution 23-R-109 - Authorizing a Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation
(SSLGC) Budget Amendment for Fiscal Year 2022-23. (B. James/L. Busch)
4.Ordinance 23-S-25 - Approving 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.
Final Reading (B. James/L. Wood/ D. Marquez)
5.Ordinance 23-S-27 - Approving amendments to Part III of the Schertz Code of Ordinances,
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5.Ordinance 23-S-27 - Approving 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. Final Reading (B. James/
L. Wood/ S. Haas)
6.Resolution 23-R-103 - Authorizing the City Manager to sign an Advanced Funding
Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for Local Government
Contributions to a Transportation Improvement Project to provide for Schertz Parkway
Bridge Signage. (B.James/S.Wayman)
Discussion and Action Items
7.Ordinance 23-M-28 - Amending the Code of Conduct and Procedures on
Videoconferencing and Hearing of Residents:Written Statements. First Reading
(S.Edmondson)
8.Resolution No. 23-R-102 – Approving a bond resolution previously adopted by the board of
directors of the Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation authorizing the issuance of
obligations designated as “Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation Contract Revenue
Improvement Bonds, New Series 2023”; acknowledging that these bonds will be sold
pursuant to the provisions of a purchase contract; ratifying, reconfirming, and readopting the
provisions of a regional water supply contract executed between the City of Schertz, Texas,
the City of Seguin, Texas, and the Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation;
authorizing the Mayor, the City Manager, and the City Secretary of the City of Schertz,
Texas to execute on behalf of the City of Schertz, Texas all documents in connection with
this transaction; and other matters in connection therewith. (S. Williams/ B. James/J.
Walters/M. McLiney/A. Friedman)
Public Hearings
9.Ordinance 23-S-24– Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone
approximately 2.1 acres of land from Neighborhood Services District (NS) and Planned
Development District (PDD) to Planned Development District (PDD), known as Guadalupe
County Parcel ID 31970, 31971, 31972, 31973, 31980, 31981, 31982, 31983, generally
located northwest of the intersection between Schertz Parkway and Wiederstein Road, City
of Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas. First Reading (B. James/S. Haas)
10.Ordinance 23-S-78 - Conduct a public hearing and consider amendments to Part III of the
Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC) to Article 5, Section 21.5.4
Zoning Change/Zoning Map Amendment. First Reading (B. James, L. Wood, S. Haas)
Closed Session
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Closed Session
11.The City Council will meet in closed session under Section 551.087 of the Texas
Government Code, Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations; Closed
Meeting. The governmental body is not required to conduct an open meeting (1) to discuss
or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has
received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or
expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental
body is conducting economic development negotiations; or (2) to deliberate the offer of a
financial or other incentive to a business prospect.
Project: E-91
Project: E-92
Project: E-88
Reconvene into Regular Session
Discussion and Action Items
12.Take any action based on discussions held in Closed Session under Agenda Item #11.
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
Announcements and City Events attended by Councilmembers
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
13th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2023 AT 7:45 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
Senior Center Advisory Board-Alternate
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
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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