[Call to Order]
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NO I THINK WE'RE GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE SEPTEMBER 20TH 2022 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. IT IS THE CUSTOM AND TRADITION OF THIS COUNCIL TO HAVE THE INVOCATION AND THE RECITAL OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING LED BY ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. YOUR DECISION TO PARTICIPATE WILL NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE DECISIONS WE MAKE HERE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WE'LL WE WILL BE LED BY MAYOR PRO TIM MORRIS FROM DISTRICT TWO. CERTAINLY FATHER WE THANK YOU FOR TONIGHT WHEN WE CAN GATHER TOGETHER TO SEEK THE PEACE AND WELFARE OF THE CITY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS WE HAVE RECEIVED BOTH AS A CITY AND AS INDIVIDUALS. WE THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENCE OF OUR BELOVED FORMER MAYOR, THE HONORABLE RONALD JONES. WE ASKED FOR YOUR ONGOING CARE AND PROTECTION OVER OUR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO DAILY PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY ON OUR BEHALF. WE ALSO ASK FOR YOUR SPECIAL CARE AND PROVISION FOR ALL THOSE AMONG US WHO ARE VULNERABLE AND IN NEED. PLEASE GRANT US WISDOM IN OUR DECISIONS TONIGHT. AS WE SEEK TO FAITHFULLY SERVE THE CITY OF GARLAND AND ALL WHO LIVE WORK OR VISIT HERE IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. MM. I PLEDGE TO LEAVE IN FIVE AMERICA. ABSOLUTELY VERY PUBLIC. FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER. INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE GIRL. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE ONCE AGAIN DO NOT HAVE. WE HAVE NO
[MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]
RECOGNITIONS. NO PROCLAMATIONS TO MAKE TONIGHT. NO PET OF THE MONTH. SO WE ARE JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET RIGHT ONTO OUR AGENDA. ITEM ONE OR THE FIRST ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA AND CONSENT[CONSENT AGENDA]
AGENDA ALL ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION AND RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION OF COUNCIL WITHOUT DISCUSSION. COUNCILORS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THESE ITEMS AT A PREVIOUS WORK SESSION AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM WILL NOW SEE AGENDA AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE OR THE COUNCIL TO REQUEST AN ITEM BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. CURRENTLY I DO NOT HAVE ANY REQUESTS. ITEM. ONE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 6 2022 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BIDS ITEM TO A E. M S MEDICAL CONTROL SERVICES. ITEM TWO B 2022 GARLAND ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION GROUP, A ADAM TO SEE GRANGER GRANGER ANNEX DESIGN. ITEM TWO B TWO D. EXCUSE ME, G P AND L LINGER. THREE FORCED DRAFT MOTOR REPAIR AND REWIND. ITEM TWO E BODY WORN CAMERA CONTRACT. ITEM. TWO F TRANSFORMERS FOR WAREHOUSE INVENTORY. ADAM TO G SWITCH GEARS FOR WAREHOUSE INVENTORY.ADAM TO H TRON WATER METER MODULES FOR WAREHOUSE INVENTORY. ITEM TWO. I CUSTOMER INFORMATION SYSTEM, ADDITIONAL USER LICENSES AND SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AND ITEM TO J. EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER RENOVATION. ITEM THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS WERE PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASES. COUNSELOR PRISONER REQUEST INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BRING FORTH THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES FOR CONSIDERATION. ITEM THREE. A ZONING FILE NUMBER Z 22-31 J. L B PARTNERS LLC MASTER PLAN IN DISTRICT THREE. ITEM THREE B ZONING FILES E 22-40 CROWN CASTLE USA, INCORPORATED IN DISTRICT FIVE. AND ITEM THREE. CS ZONING FILE NUMBER Z 22-42 BCC ENGINEERING IN DISTRICT ONE. ITEM FOUR CONSIDERED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 33 TRANSPORTATION.
TRANSPORTATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, PROVIDING A PENALTY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 10.5 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CAUSE PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM FIVE. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM SINGLE YEAR COMPREHENSIVE GRANT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 23 IN THE AMOUNT OF 139,990. AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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ADAM SIX. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION. CONSIDERED RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION TO THE APPLICATION OF DOMINI, UM, ACQUISITION LLC OR ITS AFFILIATES OR ASSIGNS TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FOR HOUSING TAX CREDITS IN THE NAME OF THE CASSARA. AH TO ACQUIRE AND REHABILITATE 204 EXCUSE ME RESIDENTIAL UNITS AT 202 BELTLINE ROAD IN GARLAND, TEXAS.EXCUSE ME AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM. SEVEN CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROJECT SPECIFIC AGREEMENT TO THE MASTER AGREEMENT GOVERN GOVERNING MAJOR CAPITAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WITH THE COUNTY OF DALLAS, TEXAS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM. EIGHT CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE BULLET RESISTANT SHIELD GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE PHYSICAL YEAR, 2023 PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATE. NUMBER NINE HOUSEHOLD HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT AND FINALLY NUMBER ITEM 10, TEXAS DSHS PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE GRANT. THAT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN ITEM PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? I SEE NONE. MAYOR PRO TEM MORRIS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. I HAVE EMOTION BY MAYOR PRO TIM MORRIS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BASS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. MADAM SECRETARY. IF YOU COMPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THAT MOVES US ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. UM. NORMALLY I HAVE THE CITY SECRETARY READ THE REGULATION FOR SPEAKERS, BUT I THINK I'M GONNA I THINK I'M GOING TO HOLD OFF ON THAT THIS EVENING. UM AND WE WILL MOVE TO OUR AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER 11. IS CONSIDERED A RESOLUTION NAMING
[11. Consider a resolution naming the Main Street Municipal Building, located at 800 Main Street, as the "Ronald E. Jones Municipal Building;" and providing an effective date.]
THE MAIN STREET MUNICIPAL BUILDING, LOCATED AT 800 MAIN STREET AS THE RONALD E. JONES MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW. AS MAYOR PRO TIM MORRIS SAID. THE HONORABLE JONES IS WITH US HERE THIS EVENING, AS WELL AS THE HONORABLE LAURIE DOTSON, FORMER MAYOR AND I BELIEVE, UH, THE HONORABLE DAVID GIBBONS, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER WAS HERE BRIEFLY.SO, UM WE HAVE THIS ITEM COMING BEFORE US, AND I DON'T NORMALLY I DON'T NORMALLY DO THIS, BUT I'M GOING TO DO IT TONIGHT. UM AND I'M GOING TO READ THE RESOLUTION. AND THEN I'M GOING TO ASK, UH MAYOR JONES TO COME UP AND SPEAK TO US FOR JUST A MOMENT. WHEREAS MAYOR RONALD E.
JONES BEGAN HIS NEARLY THREE DECADES OF PUBLIC SERVICE EXPERIENCE IN APRIL. OF 1977, INCLUDING FIVE YEARS AS GARLANDS ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND HE OVERSAW MORE THAN 14 DEPARTMENTS DURING HIS NOTABLE TENURE. WHEREAS MAYOR JONES WAS ELECTED MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND IN MAY OF 2007 AND SERVED THREE TERMS IN THAT POSITION, AND WHEREAS GARLAND HAS BEEN ENRICHED BY MAYOR JONES PRESENCE , CONTRIBUTIONS, LEADERSHIP AND THE IMMENSE BODY OF WORK HE HAS PERFORMED ON THE CITY'S BEHALF OVER THE COURSE OF HIS CAREER. AND WHEREAS MAYOR JONES HAS FURTHER CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH HIS WORK WITH THE QANTAS CLUB, GARLAND CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, GARLAND ASIAN AMERICAN TASK FORCE GARLAND ASSOCIATION FOR HISPANIC AFFAIRS , LUNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT TEAM AND GARLAND LANDMARK SOCIETY. IN ADDITION, HE HAS BEEN A BOARD MEMBER OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL. GARLAND CIVIC THEATER, THE ACHIEVEMENT CENTER OF TEXAS NEW BEGINNING CENTER AND THE NORTH TEXAS. THIS COMMISSION. AND HE CHAIRED THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION LEADERSHIP NORTH TEXAS SELECTION COMMITTEE. AND WHEREAS IN RECOGNITION OF MAYOR JONES YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY COUNCIL IT DOES. YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE. THE CITY COUNCIL HONORS COMMEMORATES AND THANKS MAYOR JONES FOR HIS CIVIC PARTICIPATION, LEADERSHIP , WISE COUNSEL AND BEING AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE GARLAND COMMUNITY. AND NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS HEREBY RESOLVE TO NAME THE MAIN STREET
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MUNICIPAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 800 MAIN STREET AS THE RONALD E . JONES MUNICIPAL BUILDING.MAYOR JONES. SIR, IF YOU COULD COME FORWARD. FIRST. HMM. NORMALLY I WOULD ASK YOU TO GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND I WOULD TELL YOU YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. I AM GOING TO SUSPEND THAT TONIGHT. AND I WOULD JUST ASK, UH, FOR YOU TO SHARE SOME THOUGHTS WITH US ON THIS. FIRST THOUGHTS CAME FROM MY MIND WAS MY MOTHER. MY MOTHER WAS LIVING THE YEAR I WAS ELECTED MAYOR. BUT SHE DIED THAT SAME YEAR. ANOTHER THOUGHT CAME TO MY MIND WITH THE NIGHT I WAS SWORN IN. MY UNCLE. VILLAGERS WHO LIVES HERE, SAID RON OFF, THEN YOU DO SOMETHING I'VE NEVER SEEN. YOUR HANDS, SO I'D SHAKEN MIDWAY THROUGH THAT OATH OF OFFICE. IT HIT ME. THAT I WAS NOW THE MAYOR AND THE BURDEN OF RESPONSIBILITY WAS ON ME. BEING PREPARED MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. FOR WHAT? THE COUNCIL IS HONORING ME WITH MR MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND TO THE CITIZENS. I THOUGHT I HAD IT ALL TOGETHER. BUT WHEN YOU BEGIN TO READ THAT, AND NOW IT'S ABOUT TO BECOME A REALITY. I BEGIN TO GET THE INNER NERVOUSNESS. THAT THAT I'M NOT KNOWN FOR. I'M KNOWN FOR BEING STEADFAST AND HOLDING THINGS TOGETHER AND NOT EVER SHOWN THAT I'M RUFFLED IN ANY WAY. AND I DO THAT BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO ME? ENABLES ME TO BE RECOMMITTED. TO BE IN STEADFAST AND IMMOVABLE. ALWAYS NOT ONLY DOING THE WORK OF THE LORD, BUT THE WORK OF THIS GREAT CITY OF GARLAND WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND FOR THE BUSINESS ISN'T IN SERVING WHATEVER I HAVE OPPORTUNITY IN MY HEALTH ALLOWS ME TO SERVE I THOUGHT ABOUT ONE OF THE GREAT WISDOM LITERATURE THAT WE CALL PROVERB AND WHICH THE WRITER SAYS A GOOD NAME IS MORE DESIRABLE THAN GREAT WEALTH. AND FAVOR THAN RICHES AND GOLD. GARLAND HAS A GOOD NAME WELL RESPECTED ACROSS THE NATION. WELL MANAGED. A CITY COUNCIL IS START UP AND HARVEY AND FOR YOU TO MAKE A DECISION TO PLACE MY NAME ON ONE OF THE FACILITIES THAT YOU GOVERN AND MANAGE. GIVES ME GREAT HONOR, BUT IT ALSO REQUIRED GREATER WORK FOR ME. I REMAIN COMMITTED.
TO BE MINDFUL THAT WHATEVER I DO WHEREVER I GO, WHATEVER I SAY, HOWEVER, I ACT NOT ONLY REFLECTS ME, MY FAMILY BUT IT REFLECTS THE CITY OF GARLAND AS WELL. AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO NEVER EMBARRASSED YOU. TO KNOW A SHAME YOU BUT YOU CONTINUE TO BE OF SERVICE. I THANK MY FAMILY THAT'S HERE. MY SON HAD PLANNED TO BE WITH ME, MY OLDEST SON, BUT THEY HAD A MEETING IN WASHINGTON. AND BUT MY GRANDDAUGHTER IS HERE, ARI AND MY DAUGHTER IN LAW. I WON'T NAME THEM ALL BUT FAMILY MEMBERS, MY SISTER, BROTHER, BUT I HAVE TO SAY THIS SOMEONE THAT WAS DEAR TO ME. I WORKED FOR WHEN I WAS ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER RICK HOWARD WITH A VERY GOOD FRIEND AND A BIG SUPPORTER. BUT HIS WIFE, CAROL, CAME FROM OUT OF TOWN TOO BIG HERE AND THANK YOU, CAROL. AND OF COURSE, THE HONORABLE LINDA GRIFFIN. I THINK ALL OF THEM FOR BEING HERE.
THANK YOU. AND I WILL NEVER EMBARRASS YOU. I WILL REMAIN AT YOUR SERVICE AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE WHERE I'M NEEDED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR. YEAH MM HMM. YEAH. WELL I HAVE TO SAY I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS THAT TONIGHT HAVING YOU STANDING IN FRONT OF ME AT THAT PODIUM IS A VERY STRANGE IT'S A VERY STRANGE FEELING. SO UM, THAT THAT IS, UH, THAT IS DEFINITELY DEFINITELY A SPECIAL THING. UH AND, UH I THINK. AFTER THAT, I THINK WE JUST NEED TO TAKE A VOTE. GO AHEAD WERE SOLD ONE SECOND HERE. KATHERINE WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I AM NERVOUS TO. AH YEAH, USE IT, NOT BUT MAYOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL MY COLLEAGUES, UH IT IS WITH GREAT HUMIDITY AND HONOR. THAT I MAKE THE MOTION. THAT THIS COUNCIL PASSES A RESOLUTION. AND NAMING
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THE MAIN STREET MUNICIPAL BUILDING. LOCATED AT 800 MAIN STREET AS IRAN, O E. JONES MUNICIPAL BUILDING. AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ME VERY GOOD. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS AND I'LL GO WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR BASS. THEY BROUGHT THIS ITEM FORWARD TO US A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, AND WITH THAT. MADAM SECRETARY. YOU CAN PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND COUNCIL. AND DRUM ROLL. DESPITE THE VOTE, PLEASE. THAT ITEM IS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. AND JUST AS A THIS IS JUST THIS IS JUST US TONIGHT. PASSING THE RESOLUTION . OBVIOUSLY WE WILL HAVE A CEREMONY WHEN ALL OF THIS TAKES PLACE. UH AND I SORT OF HALF JOKE, BUT I'M PRETTY SERIOUS THAT WE WILL PROBABLY WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO CLOSE MAIN AND GLENBROOK DOWN FOR THE CEREMONY FOR EVERYONE WHO WILL WANT TO COME SHARE THAT WITH YOU. SO THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 12 CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO[12. Consider appointments to Boards and Commissions]
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. WE HAVE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS BRING FORTH NAMES TONIGHT AS WE USUALLY DO.WE'LL TAKE THESE IN A BLOCK COUNSELOR. MORE EUROPE FIRST. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR LIKE TO NOMINATE ADAM GREEN UP TO THE LIBRARY BOARD. THANK YOU, SIR AND COUNCILOR WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MEAN, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE PHILIP JOHNSON TO THE PLANE COMMISSION. THANK YOU, SIR . COUNCIL YOU'VE HEARD THE NOMINATIONS. MADAM SECRETARY. IF YOU COMPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND I KNOW IT DOESN'T LIKE THAT WHEN WE DON'T HAVE A SECOND. MHM. IS IT GOING TO GO THROUGH? DO WE NEED TO GO ON? WE NEED TO DO A MANUAL. OKAY? WE'LL HAVE TO DO A MANUAL VOTE, OKAY, WE WILL GO TO A MANUAL VOTE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE NOMINATION. POLICE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND. LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT THAT IS THOSE NOMINATIONS WERE APPROVED
[13. Citizen comments]
UNANIMOUS. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 13 CITIZEN COMMENTS PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS ISSUES NOT ON THE AGENDA MAY HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS COUNSEL AT THIS TIME COUNCILORS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED, ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL THIS EVENING? SEEING NONE. AT 7 18. WE ARE ADJOURNED.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.