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Agenda for City Council Regular Meeting

MEETING AGENDA
City Council
REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL
May 20, 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, MAY 20, 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 Guerrero)
 
Proclamations
  • National Public Works Week - May 18-24, 2025 (Councilmember Watson)
  • National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week - May 18-24, 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.

 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 Workshop Meeting on May 6, 2025, and the City Council Meeting on May 6, 2025 (S.Edmondson/S.Courney)
 
2.
Appointments, Re-appointments, and Resignations - City of Schertz Boards, Commissions and Committees

Appointments
  • Sharon Denson-Economic Development Corporation
Resignations:
  • Dana Eldridge-Schertz Housing Authority (effective June 1, 2025)
  • Justin Murray- Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation (CVLGC)
 
3.
Resolution 25-R-058 - Authorizing a contract with Magic in the Sky, LLC to perform firework shows at July 4th Jubilee (S.Gonzalez/L.Shrum)
 
4.
Resolution 25-R-060 - Authorizing a contract with The Urban Foresters for on-call tree trimming services (S.Gonzales/L.Shrum/J.Montney)
 
5.
Resolution 25-R-054 - Authorizing an increase in expenditures with GenServe Inc. for preventative maintenance and on-call generator services (B.James/D.Hardin/C.Hernandez)
 
6.
Resolution 25-R-061- Authorizing an application for the FY 2026 Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority Grant (J.Lowery/ P.Waller)
 
Discussion and Action Items
 
7.
Resolution 25-R-059 - Approval and Presentation of the 2025 Recipient of the Hal Baldwin Scholarship (S.Williams/S.Gonzalez) Presentation to follow approval
 
Workshop
 
8.
Workshop on 12th Flying Training Wing Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard Program. (S.Williams/B.James)
 
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 14TH DAY OF MAY 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.

 
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 Guerrero–Place 4
Member
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
Investment Advisory Committee

Liaison
Schertz Historical Preservation Society
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