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- Consent Items A–K: Approved (items included the bill lists, departmental revenue reports for July 2025, TAC HEBP 2026 contract and interlocal participation agreement, revised purchasing policies and procedures, donation of shelving to Marion Volunteer Fire Department, fees for civil process, opioid settlement and authorization for the county attorney to execute electronically, and ratification of amendment No. 1 to the professional services agreement with Freese and Nichols Inc. for subdivision regulation updates). Motion passed by public voice vote with no opposition recorded.

- Action A (Excavation permit for 1733 Terminal Loop Road, Property IDs 29129 and 167652, Precinct 1): Approved. The court accepted staff recommendations and required a lot‑combination affidavit and professional engineering stamp where applicable.

- Action B (Final plat of San Marcus Foodi Subdivision establishing Lot 1 in Precinct 2): Approved. County staff reported the plat met county requirements; utilities and TxDOT approvals noted in the record.

- Action C (Proposal from Pape Dawson Consulting Engineers LLC for civil engineering services for phase 2 of North Guadalupe Street reconstruction to support the Emergency Operations Center): Approved. The proposal will support the design connection from phase 1 to phase 2 and help secure city permits.

- Action D (Engagement of Weaver and Tidwell LLP to perform the annual audit and single audits for fiscal year 2025): Approved. Weaver and Tidwell were selected previously and this continues that engagement under the existing county contract.

- Action E (Resolution to commit a portion of the general fund balance in accordance with GASB Statement No. 54): Approved. The resolution commits funds to capital projects and self‑insured liabilities; county staff explained the accounting categories that will appear on the financial statements.

- Action F (Authorization to make an optional additional contribution to the Texas County and District Retirement System, TCDRS, to reduce unfunded pension liability using FY25 funds): Approved.

- Action G (Budget amendment 25‑79 to account for the additional TCDRS contribution of $138,000): Approved.

- Action H (Budget amendment 25‑80 to certify additional revenue in accordance with Senate Bill 293 effective 09/01/2025 and transfer funds to cover salary increases for County Court at Law judges): Approved to implement state-required salary adjustments.

- Action I (Capital project fund bill list): Approved. The motion carried with no nays and one abstention recorded on the public record (Commissioner Ott reported the abstention in the transcript for this vote).

- Action J (Reallocation of two Dodge Durango vehicles purchased with federal CJS Byrne Community Project Funding that had been assigned to the Santa Clara marshal’s office): Approved. The court reallocated one vehicle to the City of Schertz and one to the City of Cibolo in line with direction from the congressional office; staff will record VINs and bring final transfer paperwork back for action when titles are available.

- Action K (Interlocal agreement with the City of Schertz to paint parking lot designations at the county‑owned building at 1101 Elbel Road in Schertz): Approved; the county will pay the city $6,105.93 upon completion per the corrected exhibit and article language stated on the record.

- Executive session action (real property lease): After closed session the court authorized the County Judge to execute a lease agreement between Guadalupe County and the City of Schertz for partial use of space in a county building. The motion passed with one recorded no vote.

Where the public voice vote did not record individual roll‑call tallies in the transcript, the court followed its standard voice‑vote procedure; items that required follow up (for example, vehicle title transfers and engineering/permit filings) were directed to county staff for completion and return to court as needed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Guadalupe County Texas - Commissioners Court","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of all formal votes taken during the Sept. 16 Guadalupe County Commissioners Court meeting, including consent approvals, plats, contracts, budget amendments and a lease authorization following closed session.","taxTitle","Guadalupe County, Texas","taxId",20432,"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},6470993,"Public comment and county notice: draft Major Thoroughfare Plan unveiling Sept. 23; resident thanks court after Seguin drops Cordova extension",4693,83000,4776000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778667-7be69bb663f64718509e42b09c0c2019&start=83&end=4776","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5778667-7be69bb663f64718509e42b09c0c2019/thumbnail_83000.jpg","/articles/6470993/Guadalupe-County/Texas/Public-comment-and-county-notice-draft-Major-Thoroughfare-Plan-unveiling-Sept-23-resident-thanks-court-after-Seguin-drops-Cordova-extension","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6470993-2dd3c7b3606912139d9f17314945bac1/orig.mp4?Expires=1775945653&Signature=W7zCeo-kUSNCd97zFM94k7rrjn6MwkANDZ4FWE-A1GL45uvfekjIhRz1GSB2sbOM3at~Q5BRhdNVrVcW2J93VyHhO8-4mFQR7VWWR~NnVLkvAa5gJkRkznr0F7nlgyvezhpT4MwKrdnpfl1E75NR1Gvs8NWaPNJcyBqlIZmWsUmKcaBfCypJRirjJFpRtpnKWHXalyQOazgLRVFGgB4U9lDb87WG6LhaexwMk60TQuAuUA1WBGefhL042jC39iP5UjkL1dIK9E2Oe1XpsmxUQG2laKK2zgk84CkNfR5kEJ-uNjt7zxW4hr~YQYqCh2IqIRMwuq7ZDYHQLgEHzbycEQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Millie Watson, a longtime Guadalupe County voter, used the citizens‑to‑be‑heard portion of the Sept. 16 Commissioners Court to tell the court she and other area residents oppose the proposed Cordova extension. Watson said she supplied County leadership with a petition she said contains 523 Guadalupe County voter signatures opposing the extension and told the court she was informed by a City of Seguin project director that the Cordova thoroughfare had been removed from Seguin’s master plan.

“Mr. Martinez told me that the Cordova extension is being removed from the city’s master plan,” Watson told the court, and she thanked commissioners for listening and for what she described as the court’s willingness to support affected residents in Laguna Vista.

County staff and commissioners later used the announcements portion of the meeting to invite the public to a Sept. 23 unveiling and public comment event for the draft Guadalupe County Major Thoroughfare Plan. The county will host the event at the Geronimo Community Center from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., where the draft map will be displayed and staff and engineers will take comment. The county said a virtual review and a 30‑day comment period will follow the public unveiling, and that maps will also be made available on the county website and in public lobbies.

The court framed the unveiling as an opportunity for residents to review the county’s draft thoroughfare plan, ask questions and submit written comments. County staff provided an email and website for questions and said the map would be posted after the public event for those unable to attend.

No formal vote or policy adoption of a county thoroughfare map took place at the Sept. 16 meeting; the meeting notice and subsequent public meeting are meant to gather public input before any policy action.","A resident told commissioners that City of Seguin staff informed her the Cordova extension was removed from the Seguin Transportation Mobility Master Plan after public opposition; commissioners announced the county will unveil its draft Major Thoroughfare Plan on Sept. 23 for public review and comment.",{"_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},6470998,"Guadalupe County approves excavation permit for Terminal Loop property after staff and resident engineers say proposal improves environmental setbacks",619,1737000,2356000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778667-7be69bb663f64718509e42b09c0c2019&start=1737&end=2356","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5778667-7be69bb663f64718509e42b09c0c2019/thumbnail_1737000.jpg","/articles/6470998/Guadalupe-County/Texas/Guadalupe-County-approves-excavation-permit-for-Terminal-Loop-property-after-staff-and-resident-engineers-say-proposal-improves-environmental-setbacks","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6470998-3467818241f80d32154a41571c1af772/orig.mp4?Expires=1775945653&Signature=Ogrg6M-csoKhC5VLiBKOivPWKLG9Fh749DbCPkrClAxtsIZG-g8SilUfypCV4PSX0gLSdGPgWvr-ziVl24BWJRfAr-lPgMXNr-tj1s1OO2oJuNQ2md6Pq7Ub7Kb1MWt5OC8XnDtK~pT2TQJvKTQ1zfOKAwpwVlWKNs9QDZIQzJyJ5ZGt3LHFg9KPtm6pj2eOao620t~1obpRq16BPoIUzifB7OxAoUoPIsLIqVtX0USmppMkBZG5Akd8ZxVLi34MdFrc2KvraebkhNTQsoNLnk3UDw2KkqlvXcz2IK2eQLOVph1j2GatBvqyYHszQLzWzI5hxqUtevR9GDOHnWJtCQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Guadalupe County Commissioners Court on Sept. 16 approved an excavation permit allowing a conventional onsite sewage facility to be installed beneath Terminal Loop Road to serve two lots that together total about 0.244 acres.

Commissioner discussion and staff presentations focused on precedent, right‑of‑way protection and environmental safeguards. County environmental health staff said the design would place the tank and pump tank on one side of the road, bore a sleeve under the roadway and pump effluent to chambers on the owner’s adjoining lot; the owners will execute a lot‑combination affidavit to prevent separate sale of the two parcels.

“Under Chapter 285 this is allowed as long as both lots are owned by the same person,” Environmental Health staff member Daniela told the court, referencing Texas Commission on Environmental Quality rules for onsite sewage facilities. Staff said the combined acreage of the two parcels is about 0.244 acres and that the design meets the required setbacks, including a 50‑foot water‑well setback that older systems in the area may not meet.

Staff and the project’s registered sanitarian, Nicholas Colby, said the work likely improves environmental protection because the present system’s location is not known and older systems were installed before modern permitting rules. Colby, who said he prepared parts of the submittal and worked with the project engineer, told the court that in older subdivisions “we’re looking at 0.15 acres … we have to make a system work on what was platted in the sixties,” and that tying the two lots together is a common accommodation in similar neighborhoods.

County staff described construction safeguards designed to protect the county right‑of‑way, including a sleeved bore under the road and minimum offsets for bore pits so that any future repairs fall on the private property rather than the county. Several commissioners voiced concern about setting a precedent for future cross‑road installations but agreed staff had required measures to protect the public right‑of‑way.

After discussion, Commissioner Ott moved to approve the excavation permit request for 1733 Terminal Loop Road (property IDs 29129 and 167652) in Precinct 1; the court seconded the motion and voted to approve the permit with no opposition recorded on the public voice vote.

County staff said the lot combination affidavit and the septic permitting process will be completed as part of the permit and that the system must be engineered and stamped by a professional engineer because the property lies in a floodway.","Commissioners approved an excavation and septic system permit for two adjacent lots on Terminal Loop Road after staff said the proposed system meets current TCEQ Chapter 285 setbacks, will be combined by affidavit and likely improves environmental protection over the unknown existing system.",{"_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},6471002,"Schertz EMS outlines service area, rising costs and contract increases requested from Guadalupe County",432,328000,760000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778667-7be69bb663f64718509e42b09c0c2019&start=328&end=760","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5778667-7be69bb663f64718509e42b09c0c2019/thumbnail_328000.jpg","/articles/6471002/Guadalupe-County/Texas/Schertz-EMS-outlines-service-area-rising-costs-and-contract-increases-requested-from-Guadalupe-County","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6471002-e3a022925afb674c25ea8d6fb74b0caa/orig.mp4?Expires=1775945653&Signature=d5cqXUg9buBT~d81opAJj-Rlg6LV61q1Ot~N48fvFc866Z2XOdT90BDSBIGWrCM513bAyF2cxH9JAAnrhBJhK1turMCjjAa0wV~GyVUNLZDHTryhQn1VtojQSHh4GMj3ny9W44fpRQsGAnaa7Fu0B~n1v2NyWiUYFHc2i24MAUA4bt8LTOR6ZtrZmfdXHzszLU7bs71jECGJq7gWbbEas2-cj8~fKGGKom1cKseMGFtRFwp0UIUKId23jCkzXlpcZME73SYVi6SP2-A2FCd4~LuuZsFFrY7OZv5i5Zu50rL2ZJv3vVNXz0Wai56ULmG1s6Wuw5aPtqLGFrk0SM0oQw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Schertz EMS Chief Jason Mabot told the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court on Sept. 16 that the agency’s service area and costs have grown, and that the agency is asking participating jurisdictions to accept a multi‑year payment increase to preserve current response coverage.

Mabot said Schertz EMS (the city-operated emergency medical service) covers a roughly 235‑square‑mile area and serves an estimated population of about 160,000, including contract coverage for unincorporated parts of Guadalupe County. “My budget is about $10,400,000 for this year,” Mabot said, and he described a revenue mix in which participant contributions and ambulance billing are the principal sources of funding.

Schertz EMS asked partner cities and the county to accept one of two multi‑year contribution options Mabot described. He said some partners selected a larger option and some selected a smaller one; for the county he said staff proposed a 45% increase spread over three years (15% each year) as a way to maintain current service levels.

The request prompted questions from commissioners about what is driving the increases. Mabot said the largest single driver was a recent classification and compensation study that found Schertz EMS was paying well below peer agencies, which required raises to improve retention. He also cited steep equipment cost increases and a Texas law restricting balance billing of insured patients as factors that reduce collections from ambulance billing. “For every dollar we charge … 0.38 of that is what we call contractual allowables,” Mabot said, and he added, “We collect about $0.34 on the dollar.”

Mabot described vehicle and staffing needs: Schertz EMS currently operates eight ambulances for the city’s contracts and expects to add units to reach 10 ambulances within about three years. He said a 24‑hour frontline ambulance staffed and equipped to run continuously would represent a roughly $1,000,000 commitment when personnel and operating costs are included; vehicle purchase quotes ranged from about $340,000 for a chassis to roughly $550,000 to buy and outfit a stocked ambulance, and he said a frontline unit typically serves four years before moving to reserve status.

Mabot and county staff also reviewed call‑volume maps showing higher call density in the northwest Seguin/McQueeney area and explained why wholly county‑run EMS would be costly to implement. “You’ll need four ambulances to cover the unincorporated areas of Guadalupe County,” he said when asked about what county‑only coverage would require, noting that even with four vehicles response times would remain longer than current contracted coverage in many places.

Commissioners and county staff asked about options and acknowledged the county’s current contracting approach. Commissioner comments recognized the cost pressures Mabot described while also thanking Schertz EMS for the partnership. The court did not take an immediate vote on changing the county’s contract at the Sept. 16 meeting; Mabot said the county’s proposed contribution schedule would maintain current service levels and that he was available to answer further questions.

Mabot also noted other coverage changes under negotiation, saying Schertz EMS and partner districts are discussing interim coverage for portions of New Berlin that recently lost ambulance service; he said Wilson County ESD 3 would cover part of that community and Schertz EMS would cover the remainder while negotiations continue.

The county’s budget and contract decisions that would respond to Schertz EMS’s request were not finalized at the meeting. Commissioners asked staff to continue discussions and consider the operational and financial information Mabot presented.","Schertz EMS Chief Jason Mabot presented staffing, coverage and finance details to Guadalupe County Commissioners Court and described a multi-year contract increase option the service is asking participating jurisdictions to accept to maintain current service levels.","actionData","errors"]

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