10-15-2024 Agenda
MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
October 15, 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, OCTOBER 15, 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 Westbrook)
Proclamations
DVAM Awareness Month-October 2024 (Ms. Ashton Story-Thriving Hearts Crisis
Center) presented by Councilmember Heyward
Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month-October 2024 (Johnson Family) presented by
Councilmember Watson
National Manufacturing Month-October 2024 (Mr.Scott Wayman) presented by
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National Manufacturing Month-October 2024 (Mr.Scott Wayman) presented by
Councilmember Macaluso
Hill Country Night Sky Month-October 2024 (Ms. Susan Fisher) presented by Mayor
Pro-Tem Westbrook
National Community Planning Month-October 2024 (Planning Department) presented
by Councilmember Brown
Employee Introductions
Public Works: Justin Stead,Water/Wastewater Worker I; Damontell
Thompshon,Water/Wastewater Worker I
Inspections: Derik Samuelson,Plans Examiner
Public Affairs: Tatum Hearn, Marketing & Communications Specialist
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation: Philip DeFrancesco,SSLGC Assistant General
Manager
Presentations
Recognition of the 2024 Emerging Leaders Class (S.Gonzalez/J.Kurz)
Public Works Department will be recognized by TML for R.O.A.D Ready Program
(B.James/L.Busch)
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.
All handouts and/or USB devices must be submitted to the City Secretary no later than noon on the
Monday preceding the meeting. Handouts will be provided to each Councilmember prior to the start
of the meeting by the City Secretary. All USB devices will be vetted by City IT staff to ensure City
property is protected from malware.
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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 September 17, 2024, and the Special Session Council Meeting of September
24, 2024 (S.Edmondson/S.Courney)
2.Appointments, Re-appointments, and Resignations-City of Schertz Boards,
Commissions and Committees (S.Edmondson/S.Courney)
Resignations
Danielle Craig-Library Advisory Board and Planning and Zoning Commission
3.Resolution 24-R-139-Appointing Mr. Justin Murray to Cibolo Valley Local Government
Corporation (CVLGC) (Mayor/S.Edmondson)
4.Resolution 24-R-128 - Accepting the semi-annual report on the progress of the Capital
Recovery Capital Improvements Plan (B.James/K.Woodlee)
5.Resolution 24-R-138 - Authorizing expenditures with Prime Controls, LP at the Morning
Dr. Water Facility for the SCADA Upgrade Project (B.James/L.Busch/N.Ferris)
6.Resolution 24-R-101 - Authorizing the purchase of various vehicles/equipment as part of
the 2024-2025 Vehicle/Equipment Replacement/Acquisition
program (B.James/D.Hardin/C.Hernandez)
7.Resolution 24-R-82 - Authorizing an agreement with Lockwood, Andrews, and Newnam,
Inc., for Engineering Services Related to a Route Study for the Cibolo West Wastewater
Trunk Main (B.James/K.Woodlee)
8.Resolution 24-R-135 - Authorizing an Interlocal Purchasing Agreement with City of
Cibolo for Cooperative Purchasing Services (S.Williams/J.Lowery)
9.Resolution 24-R-136 - Accepting a grant award from the Motor Vehicle Crime
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9.Resolution 24-R-136 - Accepting a grant award from the Motor Vehicle Crime
Prevention Authority and authorizing expenditures with Insight Public Sector, Inc. for the
Flock Camera System (S.Williams/J.Lowery)
Discussion and Action Items
10.Resolution 24-R-131- Authorizing a resolution accepting a petition for voluntary
annexation of approximately 3.014-acres, known as a portion of Comal County Property
Identification Number 79004 Comal County, Texas (B.James/L.Wood/E.Delgado)
11.Resolution 24-R-137 - Authorizing a Contract with Axon Enterprises for the Purchase of
a Video Recording System for the Schertz Police Department Interview and Intoxilyzer
Rooms. (S.Williams/J.Lowery)
12.Resolution 24-R-142 - A resolution by the City Council to amend the Fee Schedule (S.
Gonzalez/J. Walters)
13.Resolution 24-R-140 - Authorizing a construction contract with R.L. Jones LP for the
2024 SPAM Resurfacing Project (B.James/K.Woodlee/J.Nowak)
Public Hearings
14.Ordinance 24-S-155 - Conduct a public hearing and consider amendments to Part III of
the Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC), to Article 4 -
Procedures and Applications, and Article 5 - Zoning Districts First Reading
(B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas)
15.Ordinance 24-S-156 - Conduct a public hearing and consider amendments to Part III of
the Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC), to Article 5 - Zoning
Districts and Article 10 - Parking Standards First Reading (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas)
Workshop
16.Workshop regarding Planned Development Districts (PDDs)
(B.James/L.Wood/E.Delgado)
Closed Session
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Closed Session
17.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-80
Project E-83
Project E-84
18.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
Secretary, Ms. Sheila Edmondson.
Reconvene into Regular Session
19.Take any action based on discussion held in Closed session under Agenda Item #17.
20.Take any action based on discussion held in Closed session under Agenda Item #18.
Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
21.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
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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
11TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2024 AT 12:45 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
___________________, 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
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Councilmember – Place 4
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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