12-17-2024 Agenda
MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
December 17, 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, DECEMBER 17, 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.
(Mayor Pro-Tem Westbrook)
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 - Approval of the minutes from the Council Meeting on December 3, 2024.
(S.Edmondson/S.Courney)
2.Resolution 24-R-165 - Authorizing the City Manager to reject all bids received for the
Schertz Soccer Complex Well Drilling Project. (S.Gonzalez/L.Shrum)
Discussion and Action
3.Resolution 24-R-162 - Approving a Resolution to canvass the returns and declaring the results
of the December 14, 2024 Special Election, and other matters in connection therewith.
(Mayor/Council/S.Edmondson)
4.Oath of Office - City Council Place 4
5.Resolution 24-R-163 Approving a Resolution to call for a Runoff Election on January 18,
2025, with Guadalupe County, Bexar County and Comal County and approving
the Guadalupe County Election Contract stating that Guadalupe County will oversee the entire
Runoff Election. (Mayor/Council/S.Edmondson)
6.Resolution No. 24-R-164 - Authorizing Professional Service Agreements with Freeland Turk
Engineering Group, LLC, Halff Associates, Inc., Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., Unintech
Consulting Engineers, Inc., and Utility Engineering Group, PLLC, for on-call engineering
services. (B. James/K. Woodlee)
Public Hearings
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Public Hearings
7.Ordinance 24-M-164 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to amend the
Comprehensive Land Use Plan by adopting the Parks, Recreation, Open Space & Trails
(PROST) Master Plan. (S. Gonzalez/L.Shrum)
Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
8.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, 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 13th DAY OF DECEMBER 2024 AT 4:00 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
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
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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
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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