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08-19-2025 Agenda       MEETING AGENDA City Council REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL August 19, 2025                                 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, AUGUST 19, 2025 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   National Emergency Management Awareness Month - August 2025 (Councilmember 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. August 19, 2025  City Council Agenda                                Page 1   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.   Presentations   Workshop on the Schertz Historical Preservation Committee's Heritage Neighborhood street sign project (S.Williams/B.James/M.Titterington)    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 City Council/Staff Budget Meeting on August 1, 2025, and City Council Regular Meeting on August 5, 2025 (S.Edmondson/S.Courney)    2.Resolution 25-R-085 - Authorizing Amendment Number 1 to the EMS Interlocal Agreements with multiple governmental entities for the provision of Emergency Medical Services (S.Williams/J.Mabbitt)    3.Resolution 25-R-109 - Authorizing a Lease Agreement with Guadalupe County for Lease Use of County Facility (S.Williams/J.Lowery)    4.Resolution 25-R-104 – Authorizing a Task Order with Unintech Consulting Engineers, Inc. for Preliminary Engineering Services related to the Pickrell Park and FM 1518 Drainage Improvements (B.James/K.Woodlee/E.Schulze)    5.Resolution 25-R-105 – Authorizing a Task Order with Unintech Consulting Engineers, Inc. for Professional Engineering Design Services related to the Wendy Swan Memorial Park Drainage Improvements (B.James/K.Woodlee/E.Schulze)  August 19, 2025  City Council Agenda                                Page 2    6.Resolution 25-R-107 – Authorizing a Task Order with Unintech Consulting Engineers, Inc. for Professional Engineering Design Services related to the IH 35 Ground Storage Tank and Pump Station Project (B.James/K.Woodlee/E.Schulze)    7.Resolution 25-R-103 – Authorizing a Wastewater Easement Agreement for the easement along Parcel 5 of the IH 35NEX Sewer Relocation Project (B.James/K.Woodlee/E.Schulze)    8.Resolution 25-R-108 – Authorizing a Task Order with Unintech Consulting Engineers, Inc. for Professional Engineering Design Services related to the FM 3009 18 inch Transmission Line Replacement Project (B.James/K.Woodlee/E.Schulze)    Public Hearings   9.Resolution 25-R-112- Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution accepting a petition for voluntary annexation of approximately 4.7 acres, Bexar County Property Identification Numbers 310108 and 1061511, Bexar County, Texas (B.James/L.Wood/D.Marquez)    Discussion and Action Items   10.Resolution 25-R-077 - Authorizing an Agreement for the Rumpf Property for drainage ROW and easement acquisition and reimbursement and to acquire drainage ROW easements from SCUCISD (S.Williams/B.James)     11.Resolution 25-R-100 - Authorizing a lease agreement with the Guadalupe County Children's Advocacy Center (GCCAC) for an approximately 1.1 acre tract at 1049 Live Oak Road (S.Williams/B.James)    12.Resolution 25-R-111 - Authorizing the cancellation of the Public Facility License Agreement with the Schertz Youth Soccer Alliance (SYSA) and transitioning to city operations of the Schertz Soccer Complex (S.Gonzalez/L.Shrum)    13.Ordinance 25-M-034 - Amend the City of Schertz Code of Ordinances and certain other ordinances by amending and establishing fees for certain licenses, permits, and other services (S.Gonzalez/J.Walters)    Public Hearing   14.Ordinance 25-T-032 - Conduct a Public Hearing and Adopt a budget for the FY August 19, 2025  City Council Agenda                                Page 3  14.Ordinance 25-T-032 - Conduct a Public Hearing and Adopt a budget for the FY 2025-26 Annual Budget (S.Williams/S.Gonzalez/J.Walters)    Discussion and Action Items   15.Resolution 25-R-110 - Ratifying the property tax increase reflected in the Adopted Budget for FY 2025-26 (S.Gonzalez/J.Walters)    Public Hearings   16.Ordinance 25-T-033 – Conduct a Public Hearing and approve an Ordinance approving the appraisal roll; setting the tax rate; levying and assessing general and special ad valorem taxes for the use and support of the municipal government of the City of Schertz, Texas (S.Gonzalez/J.Walters)    Workshop   17.Discuss which land use regulations the Council desires to adopt and enforce via an ordinance given their authority to regulate land uses in the area in the manner recommended by the most recent joint land use study depending on the outcome of the November 5, 2025 Special Election (Mayor/S.Edmondson)    Closed Session   18.The City Council will meet in Closed Session in accordance with Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to receive legal advice from its attorney regarding the impact of recent legislative changes to legal requirements associated with land use matters.       19.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 Manager, Mr. Steve Williams.    Reconvene into Regular Session   20.Take any action based on discussion held in Closed Session under Agenda Item # 18.      21.Take any action based on discussion held in Closed Session under Agenda Item # 19.      August 19, 2025  City Council Agenda                                Page 4  Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR   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, 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 13TH DAY OF AUGUST 2025 AT 9:30  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 ___________________, 2025. TITLE: _______________________________ This facility is accessible in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Handicapped parking spaces are available. If you require special assistance or have a request for sign interpretative services or other services, please call 210-619-1030. 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 TIRZ II Board Liaison Councilmember Davis– Place 1 Member Interview Committee  Main Street Committee - Chair TIRZ II Board Liaison Parks & Recreation Advisory Board August 19, 2025  City Council Agenda                                Page 5  Board of Adjustments Senior Center Advisory Board-Alternate 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 TIRZ II Board Liaison Animal Services Advisory Committee Councilmember Guerrero – Place 4 Member Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee Investment Advisory Committee Liaison Schertz Historical Preservation Committee Councilmember Westbrook – Place 5 Liaison Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation (SSLGC)     Planning and Zoning Commission Schertz Historical Preservation Committee 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      August 19, 2025  City Council Agenda                                Page 6