08-18-2026 AgendaMEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
August 18, 2026
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, AUGUST 18, 2026 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)
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.Rodriguez)
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
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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 August 04, 2026 Regular Council Meeting (City
Secretary Sheila Edmondson)
2.City Council Boards, Committees, and Commissions (Deputy City Secretary Sheree Courney)
Resignations, Removals, and Expiring Terms
Historical Preservation Committee: Maria "Angie" Fain resignation effective August
10, 2026.
3.Resolution 26-R-087 – Authorizing a task order amendment with Freeland Turk Engineering
Group, LLC for additional design and construction phase engineering services for the Bell North
Drive Sewer Extension Project (Senior Engineer Eric Schulze)
4.Resolution 26-R-090 - Approving the SSLGC Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Annual Budget and other
matters in connection therewith. (Director of Public Works Larry Busch)
5.Resolution 26-R-091 - Approving the SSLGC Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Water Rates and other
matters in connection therewith. (Director of Public Works Larry Busch)
6.Resolution 26-R-095 - Authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Selma For
Wiederstein Road Improvements (Assistant City Engineer John Nowak)
Discussion and Action Items
7.Resolution 26-R-076 - Establishing a legislative platform and priorities for the 90th legislative
session in Texas (Director of Public Affairs Krystal Haynes)
8.Ordinance 26-M-025 - Amend the City of Schertz Code of Ordinances and certain other
ordinances by amending and establishing fees for certain licenses, permits, and other
services (Finance Director James Walters)
9.Resolution 26-R-098 - Resolution accepting the state defined tax rates and setting the preliminary
2026 tax rate (Finance Director James Walters)
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10.Accepting the City of Schertz Comprehensive Economic Development Strategic Plan (Interim
Director of Economic Development Amy Madison)
11.Council Liaison Assignment for Capital Improvement Advisory Committee (Deputy City
Secretary Sheree Courney)
Public Hearings
12.Resolution 26-R-093 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution accepting a petition for
voluntary annexation of approximately 10.7 acres of land, located approximately 900 feet north-
west of the intersection of FM 482 and Schwab Road, more specifically known as Comal County
Property Identification Number 56613, Comal County, Texas (Senior Planner Daisy Marquez)
13.Resolution 26-R-094 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution accepting a petition for
voluntary annexation of approximately 0.19 acres of land, known as 12235 Aztec Way, more
specifically known as a portion of Bexar County Property Identification Number 308309, Bexar
County, Texas (Senior Planner Daisy Marquez)
Workshop
14.Presentation of the 2026 Employee Engagement Survey Results (Director of Human Resources
Jessica Kurz)
15.Workshop regarding Current Impact Fees (City Engineer Kathryn Woodlee)
Closed Session
16.Called in accordance with Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code,
Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations; Closed Meeting. The
governmental body is not required to conduct an open meeting (1) to discuss or deliberate
regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received from a
business prospect that the governmental body seeks to locate, stay, or expand in or near the
territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is conducting
economic development negotiations; or (2) to deliberate the offer of a financial or other
incentive to a business prospect.
Project Holly
17.The City Council will meet in closed session in accordance with Section 551.072, Texas
Government Code deliberation regarding the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of Real Properties
for future roadways, roadway extensions, and roadway expansions; city facilities, drainage and
detention; and general municipal uses.
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Reconvene into Regular Session
18.Take any action based on discussion held in Closed Session under Agenda Item # 16.
19.Take any action based on discussion held in Closed Session under Agenda Item # 17.
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 12TH DAY
OF AUGUST 2026 AT 4:45 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
___________________, 2026.
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
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conducted by all participants in reliance on this opinion.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS
Mayor Rodriguez
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
(CVLGC)-Ex-Officio
Councilmember Macaluso – Place 3
Member
Interview Committee
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
TIRZ II Board
Councilmember Guerrero – Place 4
Member
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
Investment Advisory Committee
Liaison
Schertz Historical Preservation Committee
Councilmember Westbrook – Place 5
Member
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation (SSLGC)
Liaison
Planning and Zoning Commission
Schertz Historical Preservation Committee
Councilmember Dietz – Place 6
Member
Animal Services Advisory Committee
Audit Committee
Interview Committee
Investment Advisory Committee
Main Street Committee
Liaison
Building and Standards Commission
Senior Center Advisory Board
Councilmember Sheridan – Place 7
Member
Main Street Committee
Schertz Seguin Local Government Corporation (SSLGC) -
Alternate
Liaison
Economic Development Corporation
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