05-07-2024 Agenda
MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
May 7, 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, MAY 7, 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 Heyward)
Proclamations
National Police Week May12-18, 2024 and National Peace Officers Memorial Day May 15, 2024
(Councilmember Heyward)
World Facilities Management Day May 8, 2024 (Councilmember Watson)
Economic Development Week May 6-10, 2024 (Mayor Pro-Tem Macaluso)
National Prevention Week (Substance Abuse) May 12-18, 2024 (Councilmember Gibson)
International Firefighters Day May 4, 2024 (Councilmember Westbrook)
Employee Introductions
EMS: Brooke Bush-Billing Specialist
Municipal Court: Samantha Caballero-Court Clerk
Civic Center: Dawn Williams Civic Center Coordinator
Library: Miguel Martinez-Library Assistant
Public Works-Water: Michael Willis-Water/Wastewater Worker I
Public Works-Streets: Harris Atilano-Street Maintenance Worker I
Purchasing: Daniel Ellenburg-Purchasing Manager
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 April 16, 2024. (S.Edmondson/S.Courney)
2.Resolution 24-R-52 - Authorizing a Cost Sharing Agreement for the Saddlebrook
Development.(S.Williams/B.James)
3.Appointment/Reappointment/Resignations For
Boards/Commissions/Committees (S.Edmondson)
Appointments
Sophie Rodriguez - Schertz Historical Preservation Committee
Maria Fain - Schertz Historical Preservation Committee
Resignations
Robert Marks - Transportation Safety Advisory Commission and Parks and
Recreation Advisory Board
Public Hearings
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Public Hearings
4.Ordinance 24-H-07- Conduct a public hearing, consider and possible action on proposed
updates to the Schertz Code of Ordinances, Chapter 34 - Health, Article IV Smoking in
public places and Article VI - Illegal Smoking Materials. First Reading
(B.James/L.Wood/A.Cantu).
5.Ordinance 24-S-18 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone
approximately 1.8 acres of land from Pre-Development District (PRE) to Single-Family
Residential/ Agricultural District (R-A), known as Bexar County Property Identification
Number 308385, also known as 12396 Schaefer Road, City of Schertz, Bexar County,
Texas. First Reading (B.James/L.Wood/D.Marquez)
6.Ordinance 24-S-19- Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone
approximately 3 acres of land, from Pre-Development District (PRE) to Single-Family
Residential/ Agricultural District (R-A), a portion of Bexar County Property Identification
Number 308402, also known as 11627 Voges Pass, City of Schertz, Bexar County, Texas.
First Reading (B.James/L.Wood/D.Marquez)
Closed Session
7.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-94
Reconvene into Regular Session
8.Take any action based on discussion held in Closed Session under Agenda Item #7.
Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
9.Monthly Update - Major Projects In Progress/CIP (B.James/K.Woodlee)
10.Neighborhood Services - Quarterly Update
Requests and Announcements
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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
3RD DAY OF MAY 2024 AT 1:15 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
___________________, 2024.
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
Member
Audit 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 Committee - Chair
TIRZ II Board
Liaison
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
Schertz Housing Authority Board
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
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee-Alternate
Liaison
TIRZ II Board
Animal Services Advisory Committee
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)
Planning and Zoning Commission
Schertz Historical Preservation Society
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
Councilmember Brown – Place 7
Member
Main Street Committee
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation (SSLGC)
Liaison
Economic Development Corporation
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