Agenda - View Meetings (All) (1227725488)

Call to Order

Opening Prayer and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of Texas. (Councilmember Allison Heyward)

Employee Introductions

Animal Services: Carla Cardona-Kennel Technician
EMS: Valentin Hernandez-Paramedic; Steven Amen-EMT (Part-Time); Noah Ellis-EMT (Part-time); Anne Koker-EMT (Part-time)
Neighborhood Services: Patrick McIntyre-Code Enforcement Officer
Parks: Steven Lovelace-Parks Maintenance Technician (P/T)
Police: Luis Gonzales-Public Safety Communications Officer
Police:Jonathan Bagby-Police Officer; Francisco Lopez-Police Officer; Daniel Hall-Police Cadet
Utility Billing: Marvin Burkett-Meter Technician

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

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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.

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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 Council Meeting on December 17, 2024 and the Canvassing the Election Meeting on December 26, 2024. (S.Edmondson/S.Courney)

2.

Resolution 24-R-143 - Authorizing an agreement with GenServ Inc. for preventative maintenance and on-call generator services (B.James/D.Hardin/C.Hernandez/A.Puentes)

3.

Resolution 25-R-001 - Authorizing the EMS, Utility Billing, Schertz Magazine, and Library debt revenue adjustments. (S.Gonzalez/J.Walters)

Discussion and Action Items

4.

Resolution 25-R-006 - Articulating the City of Schertz' position on potential truck bypass routes on FM 2252. (S.Williams/B.James)

5.

Resolution 25-R-005 Approving a Utility Service Extension Request for the Woman Hollering Townhomes (B.James/K.Woodlee)

Public Hearings

6.

Ordinance 25-S-002 – Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone approximately 85 acres of land, from Agricultural District (AD) to approximately 30 acres as Single-Family Residential District (R-6) and approximately 55 acres as Single-Family Residential District (R-2), generally located 2,000 feet North of the intersection of Weir Road and Trainer Hale Road, more specifically known as Bexar County Property Identification Numbers 310048 and 1190132, City of Schertz, Bexar County, Texas. (B.James/L.Wood/D.Marquez)

7.

Ordinance 25-S-001 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone approximately 26 acres of land, from Single-Family Residential District (R-2) to Single-Family Residential District (R-6), known as a portion of Guadalupe County Property Identification Number 64640, generally located 78 feet South of the intersection of Savannah Drive and Irish Creek Road, City of Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas.(B.James/L.Wood/D.Marquez).

8.

Ordinance 25-S-003 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone approximately 20 acres of land from General Business District (GB), Agricultural District (AD), and Pre-Development District (PRE) to Middle Density Residential District (R-5), more specifically known as 5524 Eckhardt Road, also known as a portion of Comal County Property Identification Numbers 75449 and 78233, City of Schertz, Comal County, Texas. (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas)

9.

Ordinance 25-S-004 - Conduct a public hearing and consider amendments to Part III of the Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC), to Article 11, Section 21.11.6 Prohibited Signs and Section 21.11.17 Temporary Signs. (B.James/L.Wood/E.Delgado)

Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR

10.

Quarterly Update- City Council Approved Zoning and Specific Use Permit Ordinances in relation to current development status

11.

Information regarding a pending update to the City of Schertz Water and Wastewater Master Plans, Land Use Assumptions, and Capital Improvement Plans that establish the basis for updates to the City's Water and Wastewater Impact Fees.

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 2ND DAY OF JANUARY 2025 AT 11:45 A.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 – Place 4

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