City Council Regular Meeting 09/02/2025 06:30 PM Leon Valley City Council Chambers

1.Call to Order; Determine a Quorum is Present, Pledge of Allegiance

2.Citizens to be Heard

Citizens wishing to address the City Council for items not on the agenda will be received at this time. Please limit comments to 3 minutes. In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, the City Council is restricted from discussing or acting on items not listed on this agenda.

3.Presentations

  1. 1.Presentation and Discussion on the Recap of the 4th of July Celebration - C. Miranda, Community Relations Director 

  2. 2.Presentation and Direction to Staff on the City's Revised Goals and Objectives - Dr. Caldera, City Manager

  3. 3.Presentation and Direction to Staff to Amend Section 15.02.327 "PD" Planned Development District - Dr. Crystal Caldera, City Manager

4.Announcements by the Mayor and Council Members. At this time, reports about items of community interest, which no action will be taken may be given to the public as per Chapter 551.0415 of the Government Code, such as: expressions of thanks, congratulations or condolence, information regarding holiday schedules, reminders of social, ceremonial, or community events organized or sponsored by the governing body or that was or will be attended by a member of the Leon Valley City Council or a City official.

5.City Manager's Report

  1. 1.Upcoming Important Events:
    Regular City Council Meeting, Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 6:00 PM, in City Council Chambers. 
    Brush and Bulk pick up. Place items at the curb September 08-14, 2025, and collection will begin on September 15, 2025. Audie L. Murphy Memorial Parkway Clean-Up Community Service Day, Saturday, September 20, 2025, at 8:00 AM, at 6425 Evers Road. Northwest Seniors Trash & Treasure Sale, September 27, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, at 6427 Evers Road. Big Rig Petting Zoo, Tuesday, November 25, 2025. More details coming soon. Miscellaneous other events and announcements.

6.Consent Agenda

All Consent Agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the City Council and may be enacted by one (1) motion. There will be no separate discussion of a Consent Agenda item unless a member of City Council requests that the item be pulled from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Regular Agenda.

  1. 1.Discussion and Possible Action Approving of the Following City Council Minutes:

    a. 08-19-2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes

  2. 2.Discussion and Possible Action Accepting of the Following Board/Commission Minutes:

    a. 05-14-2025 Earthwise Living Committee Meeting Minutes

    b. 06-12-2025 Park Commission Meeting Minutes

    c. 06-12-2025 Library Advisory Board Meeting Minutes

  3. 3.Discussion and Possible Action on Amending Ordinance Article 4.14 Short-Term Rental to Include a Definition for Block Face,  and Amending Appendix A Fee Schedule Increasing the Registration Fee to $200 (1st Read was Held 08-19-2025) - Dr. C. Caldera, City Manager, Sponsored by Council Place 3, Campos and Mayor Pro Tem, Council Place 2, Heyl

  4. 4.Discussion and Possible Action on approving Hiring Michael Gallardo for the Planning and Zoning Director position with the City of Leon Valley - C. Caldera, City Manager

7.Regular Agenda

  1. 1.Conduct a Public Hearing for the City of Leon Valley on the Proposed Budget Fiscal Year 2025-2026 - Dr. C. Caldera, City Manager

  2. 2.Discussion and Possible Action on an Ordinance Approving and Adopting Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget and Associated Capital Acquisition Plan (1st Read was Held 06-03-2025) - Dr. C. Caldera, City Manager

  3. 3.Discussion and Possible Action of a Resolution Ratifying the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget - C. Goering, Finance Director

  4. 4.Conduct a Public Hearing for the City of Leon Valley on the Proposed 2025 Tax Rate - Dr. C. Caldera, City Manager

  5. 5.Discussion and Possible Action on an Ordinance Approving and Adopting the Tax Year 2024; Tax Rate for the Maintenance and Operations at $0.467818 and the Interest and Sinking Fund at $0.047222, for a Total Tax Rate of $0.515040 (1st Read was Held 08-05-2025) - Dr. C. Caldera, City Manager

8.      Requests from Members of City Council to Add Items to Future Agendas – Per Section 3.10 (A) of the City of Leon Valley’s Code of Ordinances, at a Meeting of City Council, a Member of City Council May Place an Item on an Agenda by Making a Motion to Place the Item on a Future Agenda and Receiving a Second. No Discussion Shall Occur at the Meeting Regarding the Placement of the Item on a Future Agenda.

  1. 1.Requests from Members of City Council to Add Items to Future Agendas – Per Section 3.10 (A) of the City of Leon Valley’s Code of Ordinances, at a meeting of City Council, a member of City Council may place an item on an agenda by making a motion to place the item on a future agenda and receiving a second. No discussion shall occur at the meeting regarding the placement of the item on a future agenda.

9.Adjournment

Executive Session. The City Council of the City of Leon Valley reserves the right to adjourn into Executive Session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed on the posted agenda, above, as authorized by the Texas Government Code, Sections 551.071 (consultation with attorney), 551.072 (deliberations about real property), 551.073 (deliberations about gifts and donations), 551.074 (personnel matters), 551.076 (deliberations about security devices), and 551.087 (economic development).

Sec. 551.0411. MEETING NOTICE REQUIREMENTS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES: (a) Section does not require a governmental body that recesses an open meeting to the following regular business day to post notice of the continued meeting if the action is taken in good faith and not to circumvent this chapter. If an open meeting is continued to the following regular business day and, on that following day, the governmental body continues the meeting to another day, the governmental body must give written notice as required by this subchapter of the meeting continued to that other day.

Attendance by Other Elected or Appointed Officials: It is anticipated that members of other City boards, commissions and/or committees may attend the open meeting in numbers that may constitute a quorum. Notice is hereby given that the meeting, to the extent required by law, is also noticed as a meeting of any other boards, commissions and/or committees of the City, whose members may be in attendance in numbers constituting a quorum. These members of other City boards, commissions, and/or committees may not deliberate or act on items listed on the agenda. [Attorney General Opinion – No. GA-0957 (2012)].

I hereby certify that the above NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING(S) AND AGENDA OF THE LEON VALLEY CITY COUNCIL was posted at the Leon Valley City Hall, 6400 El Verde Road, Leon Valley, Texas, and remained posted until after the meeting(s) hereby posted concluded. This notice is posted on the City website at https://www.leonvalleytexas.gov. This building is wheelchair accessible. Any request for sign interpretive or other services must be made 48 hours in advance of the meeting. To arrange for assistance, call (210) 684-1391, Extension 212.

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SAUNDRA PASSAILAIGUE, TRMC 
City Secretary
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