NOTICE OF 2019 TAX YEAR PROPOSED
PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR THE

CITY OF ALAMO HEIGHTS

A tax rate of $0.386439 per $100 valuation has been proposed for adoption by the governing body of the CITY OF ALAMO HEIGHTS. This rate exceeds the lower of the effective or rollback tax rate, and state law requires that two public hearings be held by the governing body before adopting the proposed tax rate.

The governing body of the CITY OF ALAMO HEIGHTS proposes to use revenue attributable to the tax rate increase for the purpose of providing essential services to the community, replacement of capital equipment, and maintaining competitive employee compensation.

The effective tax rate is the total tax rate needed to raise the same amount of property tax revenue for the CITY OF ALAMO HEIGHTS from the same properties in both the 2018 tax year and the 2019 tax year.

The rollback tax rate is the highest tax rate that the CITY OF ALAMO HEIGHTS may adopt before voters are entitled to petition for an election to limit the rate that may be approved to the rollback rate.

YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE ABOVE RATES CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:

property tax amount= (rate) x (taxable value of your property)/100

For assistance or detailed information about tax calculations, please contact:
The Office of the Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector Albert Uresti, MPA, PCC

You are urged to attend and express your views at the following public hearings on the proposed tax rate:

First Hearing: August 26, 2019 at 5:30 PM at Council Chambers, 6116 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209.

Second Hearing: September 9, 2019 at 5:30 PM at Council Chambers, 6116 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209.

In effort to improve electric reliability CPS Energy is undertaking some tree trimming measures in the City of Alamo Heights that will assist in that endeavor. They have identified certain areas in and around the City that are prone to create electric outages due to tree limbs being in contact with main primary or secondary electric service lines.

CPS Energy has contracted with Davey Tree Service to complete this project. Work began this week and will take approximately two (2) months to complete.

In preparation for the upcoming 2020 Census, the Census Bureau will be sending out field staff to local neighborhoods to update address lists and maps. They will be using laptops and knocking on doors in order to verify addresses and gather needed information on additional living quarters.

The field staff will be out from August to October 11, 2019.

All Census Bureau employees, temporary and permanent, will have a Census Bureau photo ID Card, laptop computers with a Census Bureau logo on the top and a black canvas bag with a Census logo.

As of Monday, August 5th E. Fair Oaks is a One-Way street going east from Broadway to Vanderhoeven Dr. This was approved in order to replace the parallel parking spaces
along the north curb line with sixty-degree angled head-in parking spaces adding additional parking around Alamo Heights High School to alleviate parking concerns in the neighborhood due to the
construction project at the school.

As part of the City of Alamo Heights Street Improvement Plan, the City has contracted Texas Materials Inc. to perform street work on this year’s Street Maintenance Program. The work will begin on Monday, July 22 through August 16.

 Work will be done as follows – three streets at a time:

• Oakview, Broadway to N. New Braunfels
• Tuxedo, Nacogdoches to dead end
• Lamont, Broadway to Alamo Heights Blvd
• Columbine, Argo to Lamont
• Evans, Broadway to Alamo Heights Blvd
• College, Broadway to Alamo Heights Blvd
• Alta, Broadway to Alamo Heights Blvd
• Corona, Broadway to Alamo Heights Blvd
• Arbutus, Argo to Corona
• Imlay, Argo to Alta
• Greely, Argo to Alta
• Normandy, Broadway to Alamo Heights Blvd
• Morse, Ogden to Cambridge
• Broadway and Bike Shop (spot repair)
• NB Broadway at Ellwood (spot repair)
• Broadway, Katherine to Harrigan Court (spot repair)

Streets will be closed to thru traffic, but open to residents. As work is being completed, do not park in the street. It is important to keep roadway dry during this process so please be mindful of sprinkler overspray into the roadway.

Please contact the Public Works Department at 210-882-1518 if you have any questions or concerns about this project.

Future of Voting in Bexar County

Coming soon to a poll site near you, November 2019. (Proximamente en un centro de votacion cercano a usted, noviembre de 2019).

1. Make your selections on the Express Vote touch screen voting unit. (Haga sus selecciones en las maquina de votacion en la pantalla tactil Express Vote.)

2. Print your ballot card and verify your selections. (Imprima su boleta y verifique sus selecciones.)

3. Cast your ballot card into the DS200 precinct tabulator. (Emita su boleta en el DS200 tabulador del distrito electoral.)

Thank you to those who were able to join us in the 50th Annual 4th of July Parade. It was a great event. Here are some highlights from these years parade. To view full video of photos visit our FB page. https://www.facebook.com/CityofAlamoHeights/

Come enjoy a cup a coffee at Starbucks 5321 Broadway St and meet your local AHPD officer. A great opportunity to ask questions about Alamo Heights, crime prevention and safety tips.

We are scheduling at different dates and times throughout the year so that it can accommodate different people’s schedule. So hopefully you will be able to attend one.

3rd Thursday of every month at 5 p.m.

Next on June 20th.

We want to thank Starbucks for sponsoring this event.

We are sadden to announce that Michael S. Brenan, long time City Attorney for Alamo Heights, has passed away. He served the Councils and citizens of this City for over 46 years, since 1973. He was a pillar of the community. Our condolences to his family.

Memorial Services will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 404 N Alamo, on Saturday, May 11th at 4 p.m.

Please click here to for more information. 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER

Monitoring Requirements Not Met for City of Alamo Heights

Our system failed to collect every required coliform sample.  Although this incident was not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we have done to correct this situation.

We are required to monitor your drinking water for specific contaminants on a regular basis.  Results of regular monitoring are an indicator of whether or not our drinking water meets health standards.  During March 2018, we did not complete all monitoring or testing for coliform bacteria on the City’s raw water supply.

Wells produce raw water, which is groundwater from a well before being treated/disinfected, and before entering the distribution system. All raw water is treated/disinfected before entering the distribution system as potable water for human consumption

What should I do?

There is nothing you need to do at this time.  You may continue to drink the water.  If a situation arises where the water is no longer safe to drink, we are required to notify you within 24 hours.

What is being done?

We collected every required coliform sample from April 2018 – February 2019 and are no longer in violation.

For more information, please contact Mark L. McGinnis at 210-832-2231 or City of Alamo Heights, 6116 Broadway, San Antonio, TX  78209.

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses).  You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand.

This notice is being sent to you by the City of Alamo Heights.  Public Water System ID # 0150039.  Date distributed:  March 11, 2019.

Due to unopposed candidates, the City of Alamo Heights has canceled our General Election that was scheduled on May 4, 2019.

The following were declared elected to office to serve a two-year term:

Mayor – Bobby Rosenthal

Councilmember Place 1 – Lawson Jessee

Councilmember Place 2 – Wes Sharples

Congratulations!

Thank you everyone for joining us at our 3rd Annual AH09 5K! We had a great time and very lucky to finish before the heavy rains!

For results go to http://www.iruntexas.net/Results/2019/AH09/AH09Menu.htm

See you next year!

Join us on April 13^th as we kickoff the 3^rd Annual AH09 5K A Great Place to Walk/Run here in the beautiful City of Alamo Heights. This will be a timed course but all participants have the option to run or walk.

Remember to register early to secure your “swag” which includes a t-shirt, draw cord backpack, and finisher’s medal! The event will also include Fitness Fun activities for the kids.

To help kick-off 2019 Fiesta, the City is also offering the opportunity to purchase our 2019 City of Alamo Heights Fiesta Medal for an additional $5 with your 5K registration. These medals will not be for sale any other time and are usually just available to Alamo Heights residents. One medal per participant.

Event Location: Alamo Heights City Hall Parking Lot – 6116 Broadway 78209

Registration fee:

• $30 – until midnight Friday, April 12th
• Family/Team of 5 – $125 ($25 for each additional person)

No Race Day Entries Accepted

Click here to register.

Click here to view 5K route.  

Packet Pick-Up Information:

Thursday, April 11, 2019 – Packet Pick-Up – City Hall – 6116 Broadway, Alamo Heights, Tx 78209 2 p.m.to 7 p.m.

Friday, April 12, 2019 – Packet Pick-Up – City Hall – 6116 Broadway, Alamo Heights, Tx 78209 Noon to 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 13, 2019 – Race Day – Packet Pick-up (7:00 a.m.) and the start/finish line will be at City Hall Parking Lot 6116 Broadway. The race will begin at 8:00 a.m.

Loving all our “goodies” – 5k T-shirts, finisher medals and goodie backpack.

Thank you to all our Gold Level sponsors!

The City of Alamo Heights understands the hardship that some might be experiencing during the federal government shutdown.

The City of Alamo Heights will waive late fees and service interruptions and will provide a 30-day extension on water, sewer and solid waste bills for customers who are furloughed employees experiencing financial hardship.

To receive this relief on your utility bill, eligible customers need to bring your photo identification and furlough paperwork to City of Alamo Heights City Hall at 6116 Broadway or contact utility staff at 210-882-1507 on or before Friday, February 1.

This program will begin mid-January. Tree trimming is needed to maintain the 13’6” height access required for the emergency apparatus. Maintenance and trimming to be done
in “dormant” stage to allow for fuller canopy in the Spring.

Davey Tree Services has been contracted to complete this project and is scheduled to cut approximately 35% of the city streets. They will be coordinating cutting with residents and a certified arborist is to be at the location during trimming. Contact us at 210-822-3331 with
any questions you have concerning City’s Tree Trimming/Preservation Program.

Click here for list of streets. 

VACANCIES & TERM

The Mayor and Councilmembers Place 1, and 2 are elected in a general election in May in odd calendar years.  Candidates serve a two-year term on the Alamo Heights City Council.  Election day is Saturday, May 4, 2019.

FILING PERIOD & FEE

The candidate filing period is Wednesday, January 16, 2019 through Friday, February 15, 2019.  Applications will be submitted to the City Secretary no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 15^th along with a $100 filing fee.  Candidate packets are available at City Hall, 6116 Broadway, San Antonio, TX  78209.

For more information click here to go to Elections page.

For our community, we are sad to announce that Mark Browne will be leaving the City of Alamo Heights as of December 31st. However, we are extremely happy for Mark as he assumes the role of City Manager of Schertz, starting on January 2nd.

Though Mark was very happy in Alamo Heights, the Schertz opportunity was one he simply could not pass up, given the current size and continued growth of the Schertz residential and commercial areas. Mark has been our City Manager for over 7 years, coming to Alamo Heights from his position as City Manager of Terrell Hills. During that period, Mark worked tirelessly for our community and helped us begin to address our long overdue streets and utilities infrastructure needs while maintaining a balanced budget annually.

Under his watch, we have strengthened our codes and ordinances to address the changing needs of the City. Mark had direct oversight, for among other projects, the construction of the new City Hall, the Austin Highway/Broadway apartment complex and the Alamo Heights Independent School District renovations and construction.

Schertz will be very fortunate to have his leadership and we wish him well. The City has posted the job opening and we hope to have a new City Manager in place by the end of January.

On a separate note, we wish all of you a happy and healthy holiday season!

Bobby Rosenthal, Mayor

On February 12, 2018, a resolution was approved to contract Willdan Financial Services to perform a water and wastewater rate study for the City. The rate study was needed to review existing rates for water and wastewater and to establish a rate structure to meet the future needs of the Utility Fund.

The Utility Fund is a self-sustaining fund that relies on user rates to pay for its operations, vehicles, equipment and replacement of water and sewer lines. Water and Sewer rates have not increased over 10 years to cover higher operating costs. The only increases have been SAWS pass through increases.

The City held two public work sessions, on June 19 and September 18, to discuss the rate study. Based on those two work sessions, a presentation was presented to the City Council and the public on October 8 recommending a rate structure that meets increasing costs of operations and infrastructure for the next 10 years.

The City is considering raising water and sewer rates in accordance with the recommendations in this study and is scheduled to vote on this proposal at the Oct 22, 2018 City Council meeting.

Click here to view the Water and Wastewater Rate Study presentation.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 6^th

Where:     Alamo Heights City Hall (Precincts 3025 & 3026)

                  6116 Broadway

                 Lion’s Field (Precinct 3020)

2809 Broadway

 When:       7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

*Precinct Map

For Early Voting sites and other voting information click here.

Stage 1 Water Restrictions are now lifted.

Remember that the City does have Year-Round Water Regulations:

Automatic or manual irrigation systems are allowed any day of the week but only before 10 a.m. and after 8 p.m.

Hand watering with a hand-held hose, soaker hose, drip irrigation system or bucket is allowed any time during the day.

Also remember that any sprinkler system must be equipped with a rain sensor to prevent the system from operation during periods of rain.

For any other water related questions contact the Utility Coordinator at 882-1507.

Thank you to all that contributed to the City’s digital timeline. It is now online and a link to view it and several other cities’ timelines is available at by clicking here.

The timeline continues to be a work in progress and will be expanded to include more of the City’s history. If you have any photos or information to help in expanding this timeline
contact City Secretary Jennifer Reyna at 210-832-2209 or via email, jreyna@alamoheightstx.gov so the information may be recorded and/or digitalized.

Reminder that this program will begin mid-January. Tree trimming is needed to maintain the 13’6” height access required for the emergency apparatus. Maintenance and trimming to be done
in “dormant” stage to allow for fuller canopy in the Spring.

Click here to view detailed list of the exact locations.

Contact us at 210-822-3331 with any questions concerning this program.

To assist in better communication concerning road closures and/or public right of ways due to construction, improvements and/or hazard conditions the City’s website has a new page – Construction Information.

We will be updating this page with road closure information and any other important information concerning the effects of the road closure.