10-22-2024 Agenda
MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
October 22, 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 22, 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)
Presentations
Fire Prevention Poster Contest Awards Presentation (S.Williams/G.Rodgers/B.Boney)
Presentation of the TML Municipal Excellence Award (S.Williams/S.Gonzalez)
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
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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.
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 Council
Workshop minutes and Council Meeting minutes of October 15, 2024
(S.Edmondson/S.Courney)
2.Ordinance 24-S-156 - Approving amendments to Part III of the Schertz Code of
Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC), to Article 5 - Zoning Districts and Article
10 - Parking Standards Final Reading (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas)
3.Resolution 24-R-145 - Adopting the State-mandated Covered Applications and Prohibited
Technology Policy (B.James/D. Hardin/J.Bluebird)
4.Ordinance 24-S-155 - Approving 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 Final Reading (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas)
5.Resolution 24-R-134 - Authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with Guadalupe County for
Library Services (S.Gonzalez/M.Uhlhorn)
6.Resolution 24-R-127 - Authorizing a mutual aid agreement with Acadian Ambulance
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6.Resolution 24-R-127 - Authorizing a mutual aid agreement with Acadian Ambulance
(S.Williams/J.Mabbitt)
Discussion and Action Items
7.Resolution 24-R-120 - Authorizing a contract with H2O Partners for Planning &
Management Services for Local Hazard Mitigation Plans
Program (S.Williams/G.Rodgers/B.High)
Public Hearings
8.Ordinance 24-S-154 - Conduct a public hearing and consider amendments to Part III of the
Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC), to Article 5, Section
21.5.9- Special Districts, and Article 9, Section 21.9.3- Lots, Section 21.9.8- Screening and
Fencing, Section 21.9.9- Tree Preservation and Mitigation, Section 21.9.12- Site Plan
Process, and Article 16 - Definitions First Reading (B.James/L.Wood/D.Marquez)
9.Ordinance 24-S-162 - Conduct a public hearing to consider closing and abandoning to the
abutting property owner a portion of Troy Lane Right-of-Way, from Wiederstein Road,
north to the end (approximately 600 feet) and a portion of Shady Lane Right-Of-Way from
Wiederstein Road, north to the end (approximately 600 feet); and to establish an effective
date hereof First Reading (B.James/K.Woodlee/J.Nowak)
Workshop
10.Street Preservation and Maintenance Workshop (B.James/L. Busch/K. Woodlee/J.
Nowak)
11.Workshop on design and location options for the Municipal Complex Electronic Sign
(B.James/D.Hardin)
Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
12. Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) - Political Signs on City Property
(Mayor/S.Edmondson)
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
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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
18th DAY OF OCTOBER 2024 AT 3:30 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.
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
Councilmember Watson-Place 2
Member
Audit Committee
Liaison
Councilmember Macaluso – Place 3
Member
Interview Committee
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
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Library Advisory Board
Senior Center Advisory Board
Cibolo Valley Local Government
Corporation-Ex-Officio
Liaison
TIRZ II Board
Animal Services Advisory Committee
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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