12-03-2024 Agenda
MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
December 3, 2024
6:00 P.M.
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, DECEMBER 3, 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 Macaluso)
Employee Introduction
Parks: Melanie Santiago-Administrative Assistant
Police:Christopher Brusich-Police Officer, Joshua Dorantes-Police Officer
Public Works: Krystopher Rojas-Industrial Electrician
Presentations
Presentation on the upcoming Holidazzle event on Saturday December 7, 2024.
(S.Gonzalez/L.Shrum/C.Paddock)
Presentation of TRAPS 2024 Central Region Awards to the Schertz Parks &
Recreation Department. (S.Gonzalez/L.Shrum)
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.
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 - Approving the Special Session Council Meeting minutes of November 18,
2024, and regular meeting minutes of November 19, 2024.(S.Edmondson/S.Courney)
2.Resolution 24-R-159 - Approving a recommendation to name the adjacent park properties
located in the 5700 Block of Jimmy Walker Drive and 2911 Homestead Parkway as Hilltop
Park. (S.Gonzalez/L. Shrum)
3.Master Calendar - Approval of 2025 Master Calendar (S.Williams/Z.Reed)
4.Resolution 24-R-161 - Authorizing an increase in expenditures with Musco Sports Lighting
for the Schertz Soccer Complex Lighting Project (S.Gonzalez/L.Shrum)
Discussion and Action Items
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Discussion and Action Items
5.Resolution 24-R-150 - Establishing a legislative platform and priorities for the 89th
legislative session in Texas. (S.Gonzalez/L.Klepper)
6.Resolution 24-R-160 - Authorizing a construction contract with E-Z Bel Construction for
the Buffalo Valley South Project (B.James/K.Woodlee/J.Nowak)
7.Application for Landmark Property Designation - Consideration of a Landmark Property
Designation for the Schertz-Cibolo Cemetery, which is located at 93 Bubbling Springs
Road. (S.Williams/B.James).
Public Hearings
8.Ordinance 24-S-170 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request for a Specific Use
Permit to allow Mixed-Use Self-Storage in General Business (GB) on approximately 2.2
acres of land, located along the IH-35 North access road, near the intersection of Cibolo
Valley Drive, more specifically known as a portion of Guadalupe County Property
Identification Number 185564, City of Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas.
(B.James/L.Wood/W.Willingham)
9.Ordinance 24-S-159 – Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone
approximately 3.014 acres of land to Agricultural District (AD), more specifically known as
a portion of Comal County Property Identification Number 79004, Comal County, Texas.
(B.James/L.Wood/E.Delgado)
10.Ordinance 24-S-167 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone
approximately 100 acres of land from General Business District (GB) and Agricultural
District (AD) to Manufacturing Light District (M-1) and Apartment / Multifamily
Residential District (R-4) generally located at the intersection of Schwab Road and IH 35,
more specifically known as Comal County Property Identification Numbers 79017, 75463,
79018, and 75468, City of Schertz, Comal County, Texas. (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas)
11.Ordinance 24-S-169 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone
approximately .23 acres of land from General Business District (GB) to Main Street Mixed
Use District (MSMU), more specifically known as 702 Main Street, also known as
Guadalupe County Property Identification Number 21458, City of Schertz, Guadalupe
County, Texas. (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas)
12.Ordinance 24-S-168 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone
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12.Ordinance 24-S-168 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone
approximately 1.66 acres of land from General Business District (GB) and Single Family
Residential District (R-2) to Main Street Mixed Use District (MSMU), more specifically
known as 819, 817, and 815 Main Street and 810 Exchange Avenue, also known as
Guadalupe County Property Identification Numbers 29057, 29058, 29059, 29060, 67493,
67495 City of Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas. (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas)
13.Ordinance 24-A-158- Conduct a public hearing and consider a request for voluntary
annexation of approximately 3.014-acres, a portion of Comal County Property
Identification Number 79004 Comal County, Texas. (B.James/L.Wood/E.Delgado)
Workshop
14.Workshop on the National League of Cities Membership (A.Heyward)
Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
15.FY24 Summary report of Library activities (S.Gonzalez/M.Uhlhorn)
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, SHEREE COURNEY, DEPUTY 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 27TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2024 AT 6:00 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.
SHEREE COURNEY
I CERTIFY THAT THE ATTACHED NOTICE AND AGENDA OF ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY
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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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course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act.
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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 – 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
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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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