03-05-2024 Agenda
MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
March 5, 2024
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 5, 2024 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
Procurement Month-March 2024
Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas Centennial Celebration Day - March 11, 2024
Employee Introductions
Animal Services: Kennel Technician - Ashley Griego
City Secretary: Records Management Coordinator - Michael McMurray
EMS: EMTs Brent Metzger, Noah Kleinman, Christopher Lambert, and Brooklyn Youngblood;
EMS Billing Specialist - Brooke Bush
Library: Library Assistant - Michael Lazcano
Police: Reserve Officer - Ryan McCosh; Police Cadets Frank Rosas and Richard Hernandez
Public Works: Street Maintenance Worker I - Rosalio Ruiz; Water/Wastewater Worker I -
Angel Alonzo; Drainage Worker I's Derek Jones and Robert Shawn
City Events and Announcements
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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 - Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the regular meeting
minutes of February 20, 2024. (S.Edmondson/S.Courney)
2.Resolution 24-R-25 - Authorizing expenditures with Silsbee Ford for the purchase of two
police vehicles as part of the 2023-2024 Vehicle/Equipment Replacement/Acquisition
program. (B.James/D.Hardin-Trussell/C.Hernandez)
3.Resolution 24-R-27 - Authorizing expenditures not to exceed $310,000.00 with Farrwest
Specialty Vehicles for the purchase and installation of emergency equipment for patrol
fleet vehicles. (S.Williams/J.Lowery/M.Casas/D.LaCour)
4.Resolution 24-R-28 - Authorizing the City Manager to execute the application for
Assistance to Firefighters Grant for Vehicle Exhaust Extraction Systems
(S.Williams/G.Rodgers).
Discussion and Action Items
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Discussion and Action Items
5.Resolution 24-R-29 - Approving Fire Station 4 Construction Manager at Risk
(S.Williams/G.Rodgers)
Public Hearings
6.Ordinance 24-S-04 - Conduct a public hearing and consider amendments to Part III of the
Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC) to Article 16 - Definitions.
First Reading (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas)
7.Ordinance 24-S-05 – Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone
approximately 26.11 acres of land from Single-Family Residential / Agricultural District
(R-A) to General Business District (GB), a portion of 11209 E FM 1518 generally located
600ft northwest of the intersection of Lisa Meadows and FM 1518, City of Schertz Bexar
County, Texas, also known as Bexar County Property Identification Number 308363. First
Reading. (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas).
Workshop
8.Schertz PD TCOLE 2023 Racial Profiling Report (S.Williams/J.Lowery)
Closed Session
9.The City Council will meet in closed session under Section 551.074 of the Texas
Government Code, Personnel Matters, to conduct the annual evaluation of the City
Manager, Mr. Steve Williams.
Reconvene into Regular Session
10.Take any action based on discussion held in Closed Session under Agenda Item #9.
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)
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Adjournment
CERTIFICATION
I, SHEREE COURNEY, DEPUTY 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 FEBRUARY 2024 AT 5:30 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.
SHEREE COURNEY
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
___________________, 2024.
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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
MemberAudit 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, Chair
TIRZ II Board
Liaison
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
Schertz Housing Authority
Transportation Safety Advisory Board
Councilmember Watson-Place 2
Member
Audit Committee
Interview Committee-Alternate
Liaison
Library Advisory Board
Senior Center Advisory Board
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation-Alternate
Councilmember Macaluso – Place 3
Member
Member
Interview Committee
Animal Advisory Board-Alternate
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee-Alternate
Liaison
TIRZ II Board
Councilmember Gibson – Place 4
Member
Interview Committee
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
Liaison
Investment Advisory Committee
Schertz Historical Preservation Society
Councilmember Westbrook – Place 5
Liaison
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation (SSLGC) - Liaison
Planning and Zoning Commission
Schertz Historical Preservation Society
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation (CVLGC) – Alternate
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Councilmember Heyward – Place 6
Member
Animal Advisory Board
Audit Committee
Interview Committee - Chair
Investment Advisory Committee
Main Street Committee
Liaison
Economic Development Corporation – Alternate
Senior Center Advisory Board
Building and Standards Commission
Councilmember Brown – Place 7
Member
Main Street Committee
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation (SSLGC)
Liaison
Economic Development Corporation
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