04-02-2024 Agenda
MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
April 2, 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, APRIL 2, 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 Gibson)
Special Announcements
Hal Baldwin Scholarship
Presentations
TMLI Award of Leadership-City of Schertz (presented by Councilmember Heyward)
Proclamations
National Library Week-April 7-13, 2024 (Mayor Gutierrez)
Crime Victims' Rights Week-April 21-27, 2024 (Councilmember Westbrook)
Sexual Assault Awareness Month-April 2024 (Councilmember Heyward)
Child Abuse Prevention & Awareness Month -April 2024 (Councilmember Brown)
Military Child Month-April 2024 (Councilmember Gibson)
Employee Recognition
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Employee Recognition
Engineering: Robert Walker-Associate Engineer
Municipal Court-Samantha Caballero-Deputy Court Clerk
Police: Maria Hartman-Public Safety Communications Officer
Public Works-Streets: Harris Atilano-Street Maintenance Worker I
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 March 19, 2024. (S.Edmondson/S.Courney)
2.Appointment/Reappointment For Boards/Commissions/Committees (S.Edmondson)
Reappointments
Mark Penshorn - Capital Improvement Advisory Committee
Bryan L. Jones - Capital Improvement Advisory Committee
3.Resolution 24-R-33 - Accepting the semi-annual report on the progress of the Capital
Recovery Capital Improvements Plan (B.James/K.Woodlee)
4.Resolution 24-R-37 - Authorizing the City Manager to execute the application for
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4.Resolution 24-R-37 - Authorizing the City Manager to execute the application for
Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation grant program for lifesaving equipment
(S.Williams/G.Rodgers).
5.Resolution 24-R-38 - Authorizing the City Manager to execute the application for Urban
Area Security Initiative - Regular Projects (UASI-R) grant program for eligible
activities (S.Williams/G.Rodgers).
6.Ordinance 24-S-06 - Approving amendments to the City of Schertz Comprehensive
Plan. Final Reading (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas).
7.Resolution No. 24-R-39 – A resolution authorizing the lease of property at 11958 Schaefer
Road to SER Construction Partners, LLC (B.James/K.Woodlee/E.Schulze)
8.Resolution 24-R-30 - Authorizing the approval of a GVEC Utility Cooperative Agreement
for the Main Street Improvements Project (B.James/K.Woodlee/J.Nowak)
Public Hearings
9.Ordinance 24-A-10 - Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance on a petition for
voluntary annexation of approximately 7-acres, a portion of Bexar County Property
Identification Number 339286, also known as 8215 Trainer Hale Road, City of Schertz,
Bexar County, Texas. First Reading (B.James/L.Wood/D.Marquez)
10.Ordinance 24-S-09- Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone
approximately 7.7 acres of land, a portion of Bexar County Property Identification Number
339286, to Single-Family Residential District (R-1), also known as 8215 Trainer Hale
Road, City of Schertz, Bexar County, Texas. First Reading (B.James/L.Wood/D.Marquez)
11.Ordinance 24-S-11 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone
approximately 3.6 acres of land from Single-Family Residential District (R-1) to
Neighborhood Services District (NS), known as Guadalupe County Property Identification
Number 42797, more specifically described as 3517 FM 3009, City of Schertz, Guadalupe
County, Texas. First Reading (B.James/L.Wood/D.Marquez)
12.Ordinance 24-S-15 - Conduct a public hearing and consider amendments to Part III of the
Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC) to Article 5 - Zoning
District and Article 9 - Site Design Standards. First Reading.(B.James/L.Wood/E.Delgado)
13.Ordinance 24-S-16 - Conduct a public hearing and consider amendments Part III of the
Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC) to Article 5 - Zoning
District and Article 16 - Definitions. First Reading (B.James/L.Wood/E.Delgado)
14.Ordinance 24-S-17 - Conduct a public hearing and consider amendments to Part III of the
Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC) to Article 5 - Zoning
District. First Reading (B.James/L.Wood/E.Delgado)
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15.Ordinance 24-S-14 - Conduct a public hearing and consider amendments to Part III of the
Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC) to Article 1 - General
Provisions, Article 4 - Procedures and Applications, and Article 14 - Transportation. First
Reading ( B.James/K.Woodlee/J.Nowak)
16.Ordinance 24-S-12 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone
approximately 11.7 acres of land from General Business District (GB) to General Business
District -2 (GB-2), known as Comal County Property Identification Numbers 78053 and
116266, Guadalupe County Property Identification Numbers 68327, 68329, 114080, and
114082 generally located 500 feet west of the intersection of FM 2252 and IH-35 Frontage
Road, City of Schertz, Guadalupe and Comal County, Texas. First
Reading (B.James/L.Wood/D.Marquez)
17.Ordinance 24-S-13 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request for a Specific Use
Permit to allow Portable Building Sales in General Business District-2 (GB-2) on
approximately 11.7 acres of land known as Comal County Property Identification Numbers
78053 and 116266, Guadalupe County Property Identification Numbers 68327, 68329,
114080, and 114082, generally located 500 feet west of the intersection of FM 2252 and
IH-35 Frontage Road, City of Schertz, Guadalupe and Comal County, Texas. First
Reading (B.James/L.Wood/D.Marquez)
18.Ordinance 24-S-08 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone
approximately 44.3 acres of land from Single-Family Residential District (R-2) to Planned
Development District (PDD), known as Guadalupe County Property Identification Number
6460, located approximately 78 feet south of the intersection of Savannah Drive and Irish
Creek Road, City of Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas. First
Reading (B.James/L.Wood/D.Marquez)
Closed Session
19.Closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 to receive legal advice
and counsel from the City Attorney regarding:
1. Post Oak Landfill Administrative Appeal
2. Issues relating to Schertz Police Department policies and procedures regarding the
creation and retention of department documents.
Reconvene into Regular Session
20.Take any action based on discussion held in Closed Session under Agenda Item #19.
Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
21.December 2023 and January 2024 Financial Statements (S.Gonzalez/J.Walters)
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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
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
28TH DAY OF MARCH 2024 AT 5:00 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
___________________, 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.
Mayor Gutierrez
Member
Audit Committee
Investment Advisory Committee
Main Street Committee
Liason
Board of Adjustments
Senior Center Advisory Board - Alternate
Councilmember Davis - Place 1
Member
Interview Committee
Main Street, Chair
TIRZ II Board
Liasion
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
Schertz Housing Authority
Transportation Safety Advisory Board
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Councilmember Watson- Place 2
Member
Audit Committee
Interview Committee- Alternate
Liaison
Library Advisory Board
Senior Center Advisory Board
Cibolo Valley Local Government
Corporation-Ex -Officio
Councilmember Macaluso – Place 3
Member
Interview Committee
Animal Advisory Board-Alternate
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee-Alternate
Liaison
TIRZ II Board-Alternate
Councilmember Gibson – Place 4
Member
Interview Committee
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
Investment Advisory Committee
Liaison
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
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)LiaisonEconomic Development Corporation
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