AGENDA CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION City of Garland REMOTE MEETING Monday, May 3, 2021 6:00 p.m. DEFINITIONS:
COUNCIL HOUSE RULES
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NOTICE: The City Council may recess from the open session and convene in a closed executive session if the discussion of any of the listed agenda items concerns one or more of the following matters: (1) Pending/contemplated litigation, settlement offer(s), and matters concerning privileged and unprivileged client information deemed confidential by Rule 1.05 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. Sec. 551.071, Tex. Gov't Code. (2) The purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property, if the deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the City in negotiations with a third person. Sec. 551.072, Tex. Gov't Code. (3) A contract for a prospective gift or donation to the City, if the deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the City in negotiations with a third person. Sec. 551.073, Tex. Gov't Code. (4) Personnel matters involving the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee or to hear a complaint against an officer or employee. Sec. 551.074, Tex. Gov't Code. (5) The deployment, or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or devices. Sec. 551.076, Tex. Gov't Code. (6) Discussions or deliberations regarding commercial or financial information that the City has received from a business prospect that the City seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the City and with which the City is conducting economic development negotiations; or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect of the sort described in this provision. Sec. 551.087, Tex. Gov't Code. (7) Discussions, deliberations, votes, or other final action on matters related to the City’s competitive activity, including information that would, if disclosed, give advantage to competitors or prospective competitors and is reasonably related to one or more of the following categories of information:
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1. | Public Comments on Work Session Items Persons who desire to address the City Council on any item on the Work Session agenda are allowed three minutes to speak. Speakers are taken only at the beginning of the meeting, other than invited testimony. Speakers are grouped by Work Session item and will be taken in the order of the Work Session agenda. Speakers must submit to the City Secretary a completed speaker’s card before the beginning of the meeting. Speaker cards will not be accepted after the Mayor calls the meeting to order. Speaker cards are available in the lobby, at the visitor’s side of the Work Session Room, and from members of staff. Speakers are limited to addressing items on the Work Session agenda – any item relating to a Regular Session agenda item should be addressed at the Regular Session and any item not on an agenda may be addressed during the open microphone at the end of the Regular Session. |
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2. | Consider the Consent Agenda A member of the City Council may ask for discussion or further information on an item posted as a consent agenda item on the next Regular Meeting of the City Council. The Council Member may also ask that an item on the posted consent agenda be pulled from the consent agenda and considered for a vote separate from consent agenda items on the regular agenda. All discussions or deliberations on this portion of the work session agenda are limited to posted agenda items and may not include a new or unposted subject matter. |
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3. | Written Briefings: | |||||
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2020-21 Budget Amendment No. 4 Council is requested to approve Budget Amendment No. 4 in order to appropriate available funds to provide a one-time, lump sum payment to City employees. This item is scheduled for formal consideration at the May 4, 2021 Regular Meeting. |
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Investment Portfolio Summary Staff presents the Portfolio Summary report to Council each quarter. The report is in compliance with the requirements of the Public Funds Investment Act. Management of the City's portfolios is conducted in accordance with the City Council Financial Policy, Statement of Investment Strategy and Investment Policy. |
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Bond Refunding - Electric Utility Revenue Refunding Bonds Council is requested to approve an ordinance providing for the refunding of Electric System Subordinate Lien Revenue Notes, Taxable Series 2021 and Electric Utility System Commercial Paper Notes, Series 2018, appointing a pricing officer and delegating to the pricing officer the authority to approve on behalf of the City the terms of sale of refunding bonds, and establishing parameters for the approval of such matters by the pricing officer. This item is scheduled for formal consideration at the May 4, 2021 Regular Meeting. |
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Oncor Rate Case Denial Council is requested to approve a resolution denying a rate application proposed by Oncor. This item is scheduled for formal consideration at the May 4, 2021 Regular Meeting. |
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4. | Verbal Briefings: | |||||
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COVID-19 Response Update and Further Actions Staff will provide an update to Council and ask for Council direction, if needed, on various matters related to COVID-19 and actions being taken by the City. |
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Street Department Program Update The Director of Streets will provide an update to the City Council on the status of the department's maintenance and construction programs. |
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Windsurf Bay Park At the request of Mayor Pro Tem Jerry Nickerson and Mayor Scott LeMay, Council is requested to discuss the possible reopening of Windsurf Bay Park. |
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Public Safety Committee Report Council Member Robert Vera, Chairman of the Public Safety Committee, and Chief Jeff Bryan, Staff Liaison to the Committee, will provide a committee report on the following items assigned to the Committee:
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2021-2022 Discussion of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Infill Partnership Grant (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant Allocations Grant (ESG) Allocations Staff is requesting Council direction for the allocation of CDBG, HOME and ESG funding. This item is scheduled for formal consideration at the May 4, 2021 Regular Meeting. |
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5. | Announce Future Agenda Items A member of the City Council, with a second by another member, or the Mayor alone, may ask that an item be placed on a future agenda of the City Council or a committee of the City Council. No substantive discussion of that item will take place at this time. |
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6. | Council will move into Executive Session | |||||
EXECUTIVE SESSION
NOTICE: The City Council may recess from the open session and convene in a closed executive session if the discussion of any of the listed agenda items concerns one or more of the following matters:AGENDA |
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The City Council will adjourn into executive session pursuant to Sections 551.072 and 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to deliberate or discuss: The purchase, exchange, lease or value of a tract of real property and improvements located in the downtown area (551.072), and matters concerning privileged and unprivileged client information deemed confidential by Rule 1.05 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct in regard to the purchase of the aforementioned land and related zoning and land use matters (551.071). |
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