TSAC 11-6-25 Agenda Packet
MEETING AGENDA
Transportation Safety Advisory Commission
REGULAR SESSION
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADVISORY COMMISSION
November 6, 2025
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
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AGENDA
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL-TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADVISORY COMMISSION
HEARING OF RESIDENTS
This time is set-aside for any person who wishes to address the Commission. Presentations
should be limited to no more than 5 minutes. Each person should fill out the Speaker’s register
prior to the meeting and give it to the Chair. The Commission can only discuss items that are on
the agenda. Discussion by the Commission of any item not on the agenda shall be limited to
statements of specific 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.
1.Minutes: Consideration/action for approval of September 4, 2025, TSAC Meeting
Minutes.
Attachments
DRAFT Minutes 9-4-25
2.Traffic Study Updates
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2.Traffic Study Updates
a. Mulhouse Speed Humps
b. Woodland Oaks at Lotus Park Stop Sign Request
c. Eckhardt Rd at Falling Oak Sight Distance/Speeding
d. Hollering Vine- Luckside Roundabout & Hollering Pass Signage
3.Citizen-Requested Item Updates
a. Ashley Park Between Schertz Parkway & Victoria Point- Parking Concerns
4.Staff Comments and/or New Requests
a. Paschal Elementary - Do Not Block Intersection Sign Request
b. Elbel & Westchester Speed Limit Signs & Ordinance
c. Ashley Park near Wayward Pass - Speeding Concerns, Digital Sign Request
d. Primrose School on Schertz Parkway - Turning Left onto Schertz Parkway
e. FM 3009 at Eli Whitney - Safety Concerns at the Turn Lane
f. IH 35 Access Rd- Fairlawn School Signage & Pavement markings
g. Rhine Valley - Alsatian Way Traffic Calming
h. Rhine Valley Stop Sign Request at Obernai Path & Belfort Pt
i. Speeding on Bowie Cove- requesting speed humps
5.Future Agenda Items Requests from Commissioners
6.Adjournment
I, Tammy Lawrence, Administrative Assistant - Engineering Department of the City of Schertz,
Texas, do hereby certify that the above agenda will be posted on the official bulletin boards on
this 29th day of October, 2025, at 9:30 AM, which is a place readily accessible to the public at
all times and that said notice will be posted in accordance with Chapter 551, Texas Government
Code.
Tammy Lawrence
Tammy Lawrence, Administrative Assistant - Engineering Department
I certify that the attached notice and agenda of items to be considered by the TSAC
(Transportation Safety Advisory Commission) was removed by me from the official bulletin
board on _____day of _______________, 2025.
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Transportation Safety Advisory Commission
Minutes
Thursday, September 4, 2025
5:30 PM
The Transportation Safety Advisory Commission (TSAC) convened for a Called Meeting on
Thursday, September 4, 2025, at 5:30 PM in the Council Chambers, Building #4
1400 Schertz Parkway, Schertz, Texas 78154
TSAC Commissioners Present:
Richard Dziewit- Chair
Ferrando Heyward- Vice Chair
Ronald Stevens
Roy Ragsdale
Paul Wiley
Donald Nolan
Stephen Icke
TSAC Commissioners Absent:
Michael Winter
Melanie T. McCoy
Chris Hormel
Staff Present:
Brian James, Deputy City Manager
Kathy Woodlee, City Engineer
Serena Contreras, Associate Engineer
Tammy Lawrence, Administrative Assistant
Robert Martinez, Street Supervisor
AJ Arriaga, Police Sergeant
CALL TO ORDER at 5:30 PM by Chairman Richard Dziewit
ROLL CALL
HEARING OF RESIDENTS
Jay Starr- 9835 Mulhouse Drive
Mr. Starr stated he wanted to come and say thank you to the Commission for the study done on
Mulhouse. It will be talked about later on in the agenda. Second thing to talk about is on Westchester
Drive by the YMCA. A friend of mine, actually 2 friends, got tickets for speeding the other day in the
school zone. I started looking stuff up, I have never seen speed limit sign, and I started reading and
saw them, but I have a concern with it. On the speed limit sign, it says 20 mph from 7am-5pm.
According to Schertz Ordinance Article 4, Section 86.118. It states that the school zone will start
approximately 776 feet south of Elbel Road, and it will be from 7am-430pm. That is not what is on
the sign, so I ask you folks to go look at that sign and change it to match the ordinance or change
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ordinance to match the sign. Second thing, as I was driving, I was confused on speed limit outside of
that timeframe, there is a sign if you are headed South on Westchester that says 20 mph that does not
have a time on there, but if you are headed North, coming out of the subdivision by the south YMCA
parking lot going toward the high school, it states the time in there for the school zone. I started looking
around, what is the speed limit when it is not in session. I could not find anything, so I am assuming
it’s 20 mph, because when you go back down into the housing area about a quarter mile down or so
and turn going North, there is a sign that says 20 mph. But anywhere from the end of the subdivision
going up it is just really confusing, so I ask you guys to look at that.
Commissioner Richard Dziewet said Thank you very much, I believe Kathy will take a look at that for
you. Remember everyone on the board, when ready to speak or ask questions, please state your name
first.
1. Minutes: Consideration/action for approval of August 7, 2025, TSAC Meeting Minutes.
Motion was made by Commissioner Ronald Stevens. Seconded by Commissioner Steven Icke.
Motion passed.
2. Traffic Study Updates:
a. Mulhouse- Speed Hump Petition and Installation
Serena Contreras stated the first traffic study update is the Mulhouse speeding concerns, we did receive
a petition with all the necessary signatures, so we are going to proceed with the installation of speed
humps. However, there are 3 requirements to the speed humps placement, first they need to be a
minimum of 300 feet apart, cannot be within 50 feet from an intersection, and not within 250 feet of
traffic control device. Serena showed the potential placement of the speed humps, and all meet all 3
of the requirements.
Commissioner Donald Nolan- is it the black line going across Mulhouse, 4 of them?
Serena Contreras stated yes.
b. Woodland Oaks at Lotus Park – Stop Sign request – speeding concerns
Serena Contreras stated the initial concern was that this was the only intersection on Woodland Oaks
that is not a 4-way stop. We do have stop signs on Lotus Park, but not on Woodland Oaks. Initially
what we did was see if a 4-way stop was warranted by TMUTCD, first step was taking traffic counts
at this intersection. The 20 mph counts would be on Lotus Park; the 30 mph counts would be on
Woodland Oaks. The first criteria for a multi-way stop is that the vehicular volume entering the
intersection from a major street, averages at least 300 per hour for any 8 hours on an average day.
However, the peak volume in a single hour was only 92, we do not meet that requirement. Based on
the TMUTCD, a 4-way stop is not warranted. However, there are other criteria that can be taken into
account. One of which is intersection sight distance. We went out and measured the sight distances
from both sides of the intersection. This sight distance was on Lotus Park, closest to Osage, left and
right visibility at the 15-foot mark, would be when you are at the stop line. So, at that point, the left
visibility does not meet the stopping sight distance requirements. When you move closer to the curb,
which would be between the curb and the stop line, which is approximately 8 feet, both the left and
right visibility meet the stopping sight distance. While the sight distance is not great, it does pass all
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requirements. The sight distance from the other side, closest to Royal Palm Ave, the left and right
visibility at the stop line do not meet the 30-mph stopping sight distance. If you move up closer, only
the left does not meet the requirement. So, in the same sense, it is not great, however we could dive
deeper into this, staff still looking into this.
c. Eckhardt Rd and Falling Oak – sight distance and speed hump request
Serena Contreras stated we have issues with sight distance and concerns about speeding on Eckhardt
Rd. This is on Falling Oak, looking left and right down Eckhardt Rd. The pictures on the left and
middle are what it looks like when you are on the stop line. In this picture, the truck is passed the
stop sign. I am stopped where you can get the most visibility without crossing into the street. The right
picture showing how far in front of the stop sign is in relation to the bed of the truck. We also looked
at the sight distance triangle. The left and right sight distance at the stop line is not sufficient. However,
if you move up the right visibility is sufficient, and the left is not. We are still looking into this one as
well. The resident that brought this to our attention suggested speed humps, however, we cannot put
speed humps on Eckhardt Rd as it is 35-mph speed humps, and we can only use speed humps on 20-
mph streets. Another possibly solution brought up by resident was mirrors. These are new to the City,
so we are going to do all the research before making any decisions regarding mirrors.
Commissioner Ferrando Heyward stated there is always the letter of the law and the intent of the law,
what is the difference using your requirement, between a stop sign and a yield sign.
Kathy Woodlee stated from a legal or enforcement perspective, we would have to ask AJ about that,
but at a yield, you use judgement, not required to come to a full and complete stop, I wouldn’t say
using a yield instead stop sign would be recommended if it is an issue of a sigh distance situation.
Commissioner Ferrando Heyward asked if you could you creep up further with yield than you can
with a stop sign.
AJ Arriaga stated the yield sign would be you yield right of way, still might have to come to a complete
stop, you just aren’t required to. At a stop sign you have to come to full stop, stop all forward motion.
There are some intersections that have a white line, make your stop at the line, then proceed further
into the intersection or through.
Commissioner Ferrando Heyward asked if the white line is the designated stop point. If they go past
the stop sign, not saying it’s ok, but it is acceptable.
AJ Arriaga stated yes, so you can safely proceed forward but you must complete your stop at the
designated stop point.
Kathy Woodlee stated this concept of being able to creep forward, closer to the intersection is
something that we are looking at, super common in the developed areas of the City, that have these
sight distance issues. It is acceptable, it is not illegal to move up and long as you can do it safely.
3. Citizen-Requested Item Updates
a. 505 Exchange – No Parking concerns
Serena Contreras stated this section on Lindbergh with red arrows; there is No Parking zones on both
sides of the street. Some signs were missing but have been replaced.
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b. Ashley Park between Schertz Parkway & Victoria Point parking concerns
Serena Contreras stated we are waiting for school traffic to settle, get into their routines, staff will be
looking at this street in the following weeks.
Commissioner Richard Dziewet stated this is still under review.
Serena Contreras showed a diagram from our last meeting, reminder there is no parking 30-feet from
stop sign, no parking 20-feet from a crosswalk, parents should be loading and unloading children from
the passenger side not the driver side. Staff are working on flyer to be published in Schertz magazine
to educate school staff and parents.
Commissioner Donald Nolan stated I know they are supposed to load/unload from passenger side, in
all reality, we know moms are going to jump out the car, if they side behind her, she is not going to
go all the way around. She will unlock the door behind the driver's side. It is touchy, this is what you
are supposed to do, but we allow them to do what is best for them or the situation. Is that right.
Kathy Woodlee stated this is not regulated, no law, but in congested areas its more helpful and educate
folks. It’s a best practice suggestion for the parents.
4. Commissioner-Requested Item Updates
a. Main Street- First Street Lane striping
Kathy Woodlee stated this one we didn’t want to take it off the list, we reviewed traffic patterns,
acknowledged striping is faded, a lot of it is TxDOT, changes with Main Street project. Start the utility
work, but when it was presented last month, what was the outcome, not sure. Opportunity to see if you
are satisfied, or if more discussion with TxDOT is needed. No further concerns from the
Commissioners.
Commissioner Donald Nolan asked about the striping on Main Street is going to be.
Kathy Woodlee stated the striping that is under City control, from First street toward Schertz pkwy,
that will be one lane in each direction. At the bank, there will be some curb bulb outs, to help keep
traffic confined into the 2 lanes, field will be narrower than it is now, better parking opportunities. The
TxDOT stretch won’t change, but we are looking to talk to TxDOT about this intersection at Aviation
and Main, there are turning concerns with trucks, they go into the other lane. It is still 2 lanes, right
turn at First St, splits 2 lanes on this side, 1 lane on this side.
b. FM 78 – removal of signage and striping on the shoulder
Serena Contreras stated TxDOT removed the signage “Do not drive on Shoulder”. It was removed
yesterday; the striping is going to remain and fade out.
5. Staff Comments and/or New Requests
a. Lower Seguin Road signage – East Bound direction
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Serena Contreras stated the slide on the screen is currently installed on Lower Seguin Road. All
Advisory and chevrons have been refaced; any missing signs have been replaced.
b. TSAC related supplemental budget requests
Kathy Woodlee stated this is really exciting. Crosswalks, speed hump, traffic studies that we
outsource. We requested funding, and it was approved. Council opted to set tax .5118 which TSAC
budget included $315,000 one-time funding and $100,000 for sidewalk and 1% cola. We are going to
get started right away, probably next week, requesting task orders for design plans to get the Crosswalk
projects going and authorize the request for the Borgfeld Road study that was requested about 4 months
ago or so, it was a safety concern at Dobie school and Borgfeld, the study is around $33,000, get that
moving. We have funding for speed humps on Mulhouse that will come out of this pot of money. We
will see how we do, budget time starts in May-June-July, if we can use the same amount next year,
we will request again. This is a big deal that we can get these projects funded.
Commissioner Donald Nolan stated thanks to Kathy and Brian and anybody that went to bat for us at
Council, tremendous win for us. We don’t take this Job lightly, some of great things that we do when
we recommend some of these changes seems to be recognized and it puts more faith and effort into
the process. Give everyone a pat on the back for this.
Kathy Woodlee stated the Homestead HOA representative did come and advocated for their project. I
think she was the only person to advocate for anything. The citizens appreciate the effort also.
Commissioner Donald Nolan stated he was out of town.
c. Fairlawn at IH 35 Frontage Rd & Riata – updates to signage and striping
Serena Contreras stated Public Works is working on a signage and striping plan, so more to come on
this one.
d. Alsatian Way Traffic Calming
Serena Contreras stated Public Works will begin measuring next week, Monday 9/8. Reviewed
slides on layout, paint and buttons.
e. Crossvine- Hollering Vine/Luckside Roundabout signage
Serena Contreras stated she has coordinated with Public Works, and she will be getting pedestrian,
and vehicle counts going next week. Down here is the Founders school, we had a resident notify us
that they have children that walk or ride bikes, there are several crosswalks. There is construction on
FM 1518, so a lot of traffic comes into Hollering Vine, cars are speeding, there have been near misses
with children on their way to school. Currently have yield and speed limit signs, we are waiting before
adding signs, we don’t want to have too many signs out there. This is what it looks going from FM
1518 onto Hollering Vine, there is no speed sign that you can see or about an approaching crosswalk.
Next is the crosswalk on Hollering Vine, just a yield sign. Next is the second street crossing midblock
on Hollering Pass, and we will be out getting speeds.
f. Rhine Valley – Stop Sign request at Obernai Path & Belfort Pt
Serena Contreras stated City staff have reached out to school district, about moving the bus stop. We
will see if that works, if we have any issues, we will reevaluate.
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6. Future Agenda Item Requests from Commissioners
Nothing from Commissioners.
Commissioner Ferrando Heyward thanked staff.
Commissioner Richard Dziewet thanked staff for such a fantastic job putting this together, not the
easiest thing in the world, especially now for the school time period, it becomes very important, we
appreciate it.
7. Adjournment
Motion made by Commissioner Donald Nolan, seconded by Commissioner Roy Ragsdale. Meeting
adjourned at 6:01 PM by Chair Richard Dziewit
Attest:
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Richard Dziewit, Chairperson Tammy Lawrence, Recording Secretary