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Staff reviewed recent equipment investments — a combined pothole/patch truck, a pad‑foot roller and other pavement equipment — and described the online dashboard that displays quarterly progress and project photos. Staff said the new equipment and dashboard are intended to increase visual transparency and allow performance‑based evaluation of the maintenance program.

To increase in‑house street capacity, staff proposed redeploying crew time now used for bulky/brush chipping and similar calls. Under the city’s pending solid‑waste procurement, contractors could assume bulky and brush pickup; staff said that would free public‑works crews to focus on pavement preservation.

Staff also discussed a more aggressive striping program and noted that insufficient routine maintenance accelerates the decline of pavement assets and increases long‑term costs. Council members asked staff to continue tracking and reporting metrics and to incorporate sidewalk‑gap identification into the CIP.

Ending: staff said the street program will be iterative, with further quarterly updates and an emphasis on measuring progress against visual and technical performance metrics.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Schertz Strategic Planning Retreat- February 7, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Council heard an update on an expanded street program: a public dashboard, new patch truck and lay‑down machine and a proposed outsourcing of bulky/brush pickup through the solid‑waste contract to redeploy staff to core pavement work.","taxTitle","Schertz, Bexar County, Texas","taxId",55087,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6044545,"Schertz outlines timeline for Fire Station 4, public safety facility and radio replacement",250,2620000,2870000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3613201-a359a96689e6c05819fb1130d54a5c16&start=2620&end=2870","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3613201-a359a96689e6c05819fb1130d54a5c16/thumbnail_2620000.jpg","/articles/6044545/Schertz/Bexar-County/Texas/Schertz-outlines-timeline-for-Fire-Station-4-public-safety-facility-and-radio-replacement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6044545-090b4143efa36e6e1e6992ded1965c02/orig.mp4?Expires=1770984674&Signature=kUoyDGPVw2Xq~zFvUCbFHQ70wE6SjVCqBwbd-qwyU9a9l4HObz7HfqJ52ZgADICJaB~WAjGBRzJF86xll59JbCj1KZFnDjdEDomCQFwtPK6OviIO2dbEJt4kX-IxvEZU22V6V-Uugy9cPpba8y8JTEFSx9tnkmLkaJ6DNct9bTHwjolYWLHJ2CI6wa6FaSGexx9KxNKolRNMM6Jc9ehY0XFG5-nwRVWUvdehWIH36ZAT~sJZ5KgvE9YGrf8mlfEM0U0qe4yjaYfBhZMrSgoJov99q1Ow6-NxaLSqBUNOi1g2FgkQMWLxc7K5hhZ0ytGfV6BgNeGtCbU1-gCB~RpSJQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff briefed council Feb. 7 on public safety capital needs, including a resumed design process for Fire Station 4, long‑term plans for a consolidated public safety facility intended to include an emergency operations center (EOC), and a near‑term need to replace handheld radios that have exceeded their service life.

Fire Station 4: staff said the project reentered design after an earlier selection of an architect was reversed; geotechnical work and owner’s representative coordination are under way and the current schedule estimates a completion in September 2026 for the station design and delivery phases.

Public safety facility and EOC: staff said the city owns property identified for a consolidated public safety building on the east side of Deeds Creek (near Community Circle Park). A new facility would likely host police, Fire Station 1 relocation and EMS functions and would be designed as a hardened building suitable for an EOC; however, staff said the facility remains several years out on the CIP and cost estimates of $30–$40 million were discussed as a planning‑level number.

Radio replacement: staff and a department representative said the department's handheld radios were procured in February 2013 and most radios are past typical service life (5–7 years). The vendor no longer repairs many older units; staff said a full radio system replacement will be needed within one to two years to remain on current platforms and to maintain reliability.

Other interim steps: staff outlined a plan to temporarily relocate property‑room and related functions into unused county space on FM 78 as a low‑cost bridge to the new public safety facility; council will receive an agenda item to approve the lease/use arrangement.

Ending: staff asked council to keep these projects in mind when reviewing CIP priorities and to expect more detailed scope, schedule and funding requests in upcoming budget cycles.","Staff updated council on Fire Station 4 design re‑start, a future consolidated public safety facility and an urgent multi‑year radio replacement plan for police and EMS equipment purchased in 2013.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6044549,"Schertz warns of major water and sewer trunk projects as southern growth accelerates",360,7080000,7440000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3613201-a359a96689e6c05819fb1130d54a5c16&start=7080&end=7440","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3613201-a359a96689e6c05819fb1130d54a5c16/thumbnail_7080000.jpg","/articles/6044549/Schertz/Bexar-County/Texas/Schertz-warns-of-major-water-and-sewer-trunk-projects-as-southern-growth-accelerates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6044549-dbea361b011c55046ea5fbd642b8c795/orig.mp4?Expires=1770984674&Signature=l7w2mHvFFDH6abSIaexsWwsnz-98HziX3zAnrZNMsv7E2uuvaE-wys64yKfIQ4Q8qtxJOnJFcFwxsWeCP3qg1tyuZwgrMKFgaMKdwGUDAkj2q7Aka5GmmDficqAQK79ED8bl4-NRJ-UyQwuyJ31BgimnJeKQZAOC00x9NjEfGmgPJ4MkYfFvH6xauuTmlwKhGUqc6CZlNlGV3IIkVYXZZ05jiHgup7axS5V1GbAgqqA2iL6jEU16CYsHpaWkpL1FpN1GRaVTolVboTsuhVs3Q90ZIW0vEpbWVMRMJJR-ZPNcjKkot-m-jsF8TFvGhRtWdgFWEM~JWn~mmXCRyXpDuA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff told the Feb. 7 strategic planning retreat that rapid residential development in southern Schertz will require major water and wastewater investments, including a trunk sewer alignment known as the Cibolo West line and an expansion of regional treatment capacity.

Staff said developers are building multiple large subdivisions in the city’s southern growth areas and that an existing system of lift stations will need either near‑term upgrades or replacement by gravity trunks and an expanded treatment plant. Staff noted advance studies are already under way: a water and sewer master plan and related impact‑fee update are scheduled for council presentation in March.

Why this matters: staff said trunk mains and treatment‑plant expansions have long lead times — design, easement acquisition and construction can take years — and that waiting too long risks either building stop‑gap pump stations or imposing a moratorium on new construction while capacity is added.

Staff described shared ownership and sourcing arrangements through local government corporations (SSLGC and CVLGC) and said the city is evaluating where additional capacity will be obtained. Staff emphasized that impact fees allocate a portion of expansion costs to new development and that council choices on fee levels and EDC incentives will affect who bears the cost and how quickly projects proceed.

Ending: staff asked council to consider near‑term actions on alignment studies, easement strategy and project phasing so the city can respond to accelerating growth without disrupting service or imposing emergency measures.","City staff briefed council on southern Schertz development and the need for a Cibolo West trunk line and treatment‑plant expansion; water and sewer master plans and impact‑fee updates are due in March.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6044555,"Schertz EMS faces revenue shortfalls after billing and supplemental‑payment changes",355,3965000,4320000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3613201-a359a96689e6c05819fb1130d54a5c16&start=3965&end=4320","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3613201-a359a96689e6c05819fb1130d54a5c16/thumbnail_3965000.jpg","/articles/6044555/Schertz/Bexar-County/Texas/Schertz-EMS-faces-revenue-shortfalls-after-billing-and-supplementalpayment-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6044555-628523a5716e4033b7ce727ce3c16a12/orig.mp4?Expires=1770984674&Signature=XaQcZRIau5U1p8I7vqdvtPExwmf5D4MEzXqH58XXCxxqjLKxydT7mq3H8wM9UFgqlH3u37ifq7IFPFSL7UjpUe0fY3hzG5wBAaw-3cNfKcIK-b3RwOLsVABK7IMwtLOJl~46DZMyxQkCxccmAcTYl4R0MqsANAlAWlAQOS8N4cdYG1PD1CtkNoe6vOl4OIlraHGTfaEQJTgVFgMz~9xQ99-bzkUxqVtTQ4j2DLt5ngULrAb4NoHLDGa0A-c6JEz1yewrOPFQkgitloso7aUlE3zi34kBClnAzPatKFdLn0pEcDNFjyaEwssnEYiq4mBdnr0ELyCGI~YzPFIAPkmdag__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Schertz EMS leaders told the council at a Feb. 7 strategic planning session that the ambulance enterprise fund has sustained revenue losses and faces a trajectory that may be unsustainable without changes to rates, service levels or cost structure.

City staff said three major factors have reduced EMS revenue: state balance‑billing restrictions (Senate Bill 2476), reductions in the Texas Ambulance Supplemental Payment (TASP) reimbursements and the city's own investment in compensation to lower turnover. Those changes together have reduced billing and supplemental revenues, staff said, and have increased the gap between operating costs and revenues.

An EMS leader said the city’s prior practice of billing insurers produced higher collections but that the balance‑billing ban and mirrored federal rules have curtailed that revenue. Another staff speaker said the city once received roughly $400,000 in TASP reimbursements in a strong year; the most recent receipts are “less than a hundred thousand dollars.”

City staff presented three general options for a long‑run fix: increase revenues (for example, by raising intergovernmental charges or transport fees), reduce service levels or some mixture of those approaches. Council members and staff discussed the importance of economies of scale: staff argued the current shared regional model keeps per‑service costs far lower than if each small neighboring city operated its own system.

Staff did not present a final proposal at the retreat but said they would perform follow‑up analysis and return with specific options for council consideration, including discussions with contract cities and partners about rate adjustments and financial contributions.

Ending: staff said the issue is time‑sensitive and would be brought back to the council with concrete recommendations on revenue options and service models.","City staff and EMS leaders told council the ambulance enterprise fund faces growing operating deficits after state and federal changes reduced reimbursements and a local decision to raise pay to retain staff.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6044559,"Schertz staff outline strategy to tie budget and capital plan to five strategic goals",6651,129000,6780000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3613201-a359a96689e6c05819fb1130d54a5c16&start=129&end=6780","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3613201-a359a96689e6c05819fb1130d54a5c16/thumbnail_129000.jpg","/articles/6044559/Schertz/Bexar-County/Texas/Schertz-staff-outline-strategy-to-tie-budget-and-capital-plan-to-five-strategic-goals","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6044559-823eef298c43fbae9c243a322de98c94/orig.mp4?Expires=1770984674&Signature=Mb5Q~taeE8jDEs6OOxBQzs4cKr5rtR19JdAq-Slk1s0w92tVKh4n5iJHmplOqJQYeOp~VyDS2MfGuehFUoUy0hGc3r-RwA~8EFEZop198PoENXd3I9aR0nVBkz-v1mhbnA5DB-aLxt2ukOxSUcv9R8G8b~sd3kXAivct5faDM7jpFUQsYQza7oIDcwNJ3vMW1SClV5x~-oQh2nGDAWt1c6EJZVmnkiRQ3Cj5YQN10uPUrwImfoMqzT4iwBUdbhJrOKWvXwxccusxDfAmA8DT8tSqlkiDN2og-hX3io3D1ISbOh0f11RSI~Q1QIHs9LIId9eqWSezfB6cbsRjuZkOjw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City of Schertz staff presented council members a detailed review of the city's strategic plan on Feb. 7, emphasizing steps to tie the operating budget and a new comprehensive capital improvement program to five long‑term goals: sustainable government, a safe and livable community, infrastructure investment, sense of community and a thriving economy.

The session — led by city staff — described the operating budget as both a spending plan and a public communication tool for residents and investors, and said the city intends to pursue the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) budget award as part of a push to improve transparency and presentation. Staff also described a first‑of‑its‑kind comprehensive CIP that inventories projects across funds and revenue sources and is intended to support five‑ to ten‑year planning.

Why this matters: staff said linking the CIP and operating budget is intended to reveal the long‑term operating costs tied to capital projects — for example, building a fire station without staffing costs would leave a facility unused — and to let council prioritize expanded program requests against strategic objectives.

City staff described a multi‑year program to improve long‑range forecasting, measure performance and integrate budget decisions with strategic priorities. The presentation said project sheets in the CIP will include scope, funding source, schedule and operating budget impacts, and that the CIP will be a “living” document updated annually.

Council members were invited to suggest objectives staff may have missed and to confirm the city’s direction. A staff member framed the discussion as validation of prior work, not a wholesale rewrite: “I don't recommend wholesale changing the plan because a lot of work went into that,” the staff member said during the presentation.

Ending: staff said the integration effort will proceed over multiple budget cycles and that the council will see the first impact in the coming budget and CIP reviews.","City staff walked council through a refreshed strategic plan and described work to integrate the operating budget and a new comprehensive capital improvement program so projects and spending align with long‑term goals.","actionData","errors"]

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