NOTICE OF MEETING
CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS

PROPERTY STANDARDS BOARD

City Hall, Work Session Room
200 N. Fifth St.
Garland, Texas
May 19, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.


 
A meeting of the Property Standards Board of the City of Garland, Texas will be held at the aforementioned location, date, and time to discuss and consider the following agenda items.

A pre-meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. at the same location as the regular meeting.  The agenda for the pre-meeting is the same as for the regular meeting, and may include additional items as set forth below.

 

INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:  It is the custom and tradition of the members of the Property Standards Board to have an invocation and recital of the Pledge of Allegiance prior to the beginning of the meeting.  Members of the audience are invited to participate. However, members of the audience are not required to participate.  The decision to participate is strictly a matter of personal choice and has no bearing on matters to be considered by the Property Standards Board and will not affect the decisions to be made during the meeting.
 
AGENDA
             
Pre-Meeting
 
1. ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Chair will give opening remarks and an overview of the agenda.  No formal action will be taken by the Board at this time. 
 
2. TRAINING ON USE OF EQUIPMENT
Training will be provided to the Board regarding use of equipment in the Council Chambers room.  No formal action will be taken by the Board at this time.
 
3.   TEST VOTE
Board members will do a test vote using the VoteLynx system.
 
4. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
The Board will discuss any future agenda items. No formal action will be taken by the Board at this time.
 
Regular Meeting
 
1.   APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Consider approval of minutes from the January 13, 2022 hearing.
 
2. PROPERTY HEARINGS
Hearing to determine cases involving the following substandard properties, which concern alleged violations of state and local law relating to dangerously damaged or deteriorating structures or improvements, conditions caused by accumulation of refuse or vegetation, conditions that create breeding and living spaces for insects and disease carrying rodents, or other substandard conditions that pose a threat to public health, safety, and welfare. 
 
A.   137 W. State St. Docket # 2021-08
 
B.   3900 N. Garland Ave. Docket # 2021-09
 
C.   712 Belmont Dr. Docket # 2022-02
 
D.   508 Chandler Dr. Docket # 2022-03
 
E.   4214 Blue Creek Dr. Docket # 2022-04
 
3. ADJOURN
 
 
NOTICE: The Property Standards Board may recess from the open session and convene in a closed session if the discussion of any of the listed agenda items concerns matters regarding 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.

NOTE: A quorum of the City Council may be in attendance and may or may not participate in the discussions of the Committee or board.