08-06-2024 Agenda
MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
August 6, 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, AUGUST 6, 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)
Discussion and Action Items
1.Appointment of Mayor Pro-Tem - Discussion, consideration, and/or action regarding
the confirmation, appointment, or election of the Mayor Pro-Tem. (Mayor/Council)
Employee Introductions
City Manager's Office: Zinnia Reed-Adminstrative Assistant
EMS: Brett Brewer-EMT (Part-Time); Charles Josh Moses-EMT; Jason
Newman-EMT; Joseph Hernandez-Paramedic (Part-Time); Jayden Sifuentes-Paramedic
(Part-Time);
Facilities-Matt Muro-HVAC TechnicianMorgan Whitener-Paramedic (Part-Time); Adam
Tellez-Paramedic (Part-Time\
Finance: Hee Jin (Claire) Kwon-Accountant
Parks: DariAnn DouglasPark Maintenance Technician (Part-Time)
Police: Chase Del Bosque-Police Officer; Brandon Marotta-Police Officer: Harkins, Cody
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Glenn-Police Officer; Jaime Astrid-Public Safety Communications Officer
Public Works-Water/Wastewater: Marvin Lopez Garcia-Water/Wastewater Worker I;
Marvin Lopez Garcia-Water/Wastewater Worker I
Presentations
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.
2.Minutes - Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the regular meeting
minutes of July 16, 2024. (S.Edmondson/S.Courney)
3.Appointment/Reappointment/Resignations For
Boards/Commissions/Committees (S.Edmondson)
Appointments:
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
Christopher Casatoro
Tim Dusek
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Library Advisory Board
Dawn Figueras
Joanne Ward
Letticia Sever
Amy Bearce
Beveraly Clarke
Lee Murphy
Linda DuVall
Board of Adjustment
Richard Dziewit
Ferrando Heyward
Yvonne Girffin
Planning and Zoning Commission
Glen Outlaw
Tamara Brown
]Judy Goldick
John Carbon
Capital Improvement Advisory Committee
Glen Outlaw
Tamara Brown
]Judy Goldick
John Carbon
4.Resolution 24-R-88 - Approving the Schertz/Seguin Local Government Corporation
(SSLGC) Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-25. (B. James/L. Busch)
5.Resolution 24-R-91 - Authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT) and Guadalupe County for Opticom Traffic Pre-emption
Services (S.Williams/G.Rodgers)
Discussion and Action Items
6.Resolution 24-R-86 - Authorizing the purchase of a Fire Apparatus-Brush Truck
(S.Williams/G.Rodgers)
7.Resolution 24-R-89 - A Resolution by the City of Schertz authorizing increasing the
Fiscal Year 2023-24 and Fiscal Year 2024-25 and Fiscal Year 2025-26 not-to-exceed
expenditures with Prime Controls for on-call SCADA services. (B. James/L. Busch/N.
Ferris)
Public Hearings
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8.Ordinance 24-S-144 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request for a Specific Use
Permit to allow a monopole telecommunication facility on approximately 1 acre of land,
known as Guadalupe County Property Identification Number 47083, more specifically
known as 120 Windy Meadows Drive, City of Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas. First
Reading (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas)
9.Ordinance 24-S-145- Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone
approximately 3.3 acres of land from Manufacturing – Light District (M-1) to
Single-Family Residential District (R-6), known as Comal County Property Identification
Number 75307, a portion of the property also known as 7444 FM 482, City of Schertz,
Comal County, Texas. First Reading (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas)
Workshop
10.New Zoning District (R-5) and Unified Development Code Workshop
(B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas)
11.Proposed FY 2024-25 Budget - Workshop and Discussion on the Proposed FY 2024-25
Budget. (S.Williams/S.Gonzalez/J. Walters)
Discussion and Action Items
12.Resolution 24-R-94 - Resolution accepting the state defined tax rates and setting the
preliminary 2024 tax rate. (S.Gonzalez/J.Walters)
13.Ordinance 24-M-124 - Amend the City of Schertz Code of Ordinances and certain other
ordinances by amending and establishing fees for certain licenses, permits, and other
services. Final Reading (S.Gonzalez/J.Walters)
Closed Session
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Closed Session
14.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-95
Project E-96
Reconvene into Regular Session
15.Take any action based on discussion held in Closed Session under Agenda Item # 14.
Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
16.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
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
2ND DAY OF AUGUST 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.
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.
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
Councilmember Watson-Place 2
Member
Audit Committee
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
Liaison
TIRZ II Board
Animal Services Advisory Committee
Councilmember Gibson – Place 4
Member
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
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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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