09-02-2025 Agenda
MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
September 2, 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, SEPTEMBER 2, 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 Heyward)
Proclamations
National Preparedness Month - September 2025 (Councilmember Heyward)
Employee Introductions
Finance:Alaina Ortiz-Accountant
Fleet: Matthew Chappell-Fleet Superintendent
Parks & Recreation: Margaret Mikula-Administrative Assistant
Police: Jesus Reyes-Police Officer
Public Works Utilities: Edgar Estrada-Water/Wastewater Worker I
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 )
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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 – Approval of the minutes from the City Council Meeting on August 19, 2025
(S.Edmondson/S.Courney)
2.Resolution 25-R-113 - Authorizing an amendment to the Park Improvement Agreement for
The Parklands Subdivision and Parklands II Subdivision (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas)
Discussion and Action Items
3.Resolution 25-R-118 - Authorizing an agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas for
medical insurance for plan year 2026 (S.Gonzalez/J.Kurz)
Public Hearings
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Public Hearings
4.Ordinance 25-S-035 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request for a Specific Use
Permit to allow Mixed-Use Self-Storage in General Business District (GB) on
approximately 2.14 acres, located along the IH-35 North access road, approximately 900
feet west of the intersection of IH-35 and Cibolo Valley Drive, more specifically known as a
portion of Guadalupe County Property Identification Number 62840, City of Schertz,
Guadalupe County, Texas (B.James/L.Wood/W.Willingham)
5.Ordinance 25-S-036 – Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone
approximately 36.2 acres of land from Planned Development District (PDD) to Planned
Development District (PDD), generally known as 13011 Lower Seguin Road, at the
intersection of Lower Seguin Road and Red Bud Canyon, more specifically known as Bexar
County Property Identification Numbers 310011, 1436811, 1437570, 1394925 City of
Schertz, Bexar County, Texas (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas)
6.Ordinance 25-S-037– Conduct a public hearing and consider request for a Specific Use
Permit to allow a convenience store with gas pumps on approximately 4.2 acres of land,
located at the intersection of North Graytown Road & IH 10, known as 11185 IH 10 E,
Bexar County Property Identification Number 619232, City of Schertz, Bexar County,
Texas (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas)
7.PLAPP20250187 - Conduct a public hearing and consider an appeal to a decision by the
Planning and Zoning Commission for a waiver in relation to wall signage for the Home
Depot on Lot 10 Block 1 of the Schertz Station Subdivision, approximately 18.709 acres of
land, located at 18541 Ripss-Kreusler Road, Schertz, Texas, 78154, more specifically
known as Guadalupe County Parcel Identification Number 68313 (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas)
8.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)
9.Resolution 25-R-101 - Conduct a public hearing regarding annexation vs. land use
regulation related to Resolution 25-R-101 Special Election for properties within a five-mile
boundary of JBSA-Randolph (Mayor/B.James/S.Edmondson)
Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
10.Monthly Update - Major Projects In Progress/CIP (B.James/K.Woodlee)
11.Updated Purchasing Policy and Vendor Expenditure Report (S.Gonzalez/J.Kurz)
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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
26TH DAY OF AUGUST 2025 AT 4:30 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: _______________________________
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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.
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COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS
Mayor Gutierrez
Member
Audit Committee
Investment Advisory Committee
Main Street Committee
TIRZ II Board
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
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
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