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AGENDA

CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
City of Garland
Work Session Room, City Hall
William E. Dollar Municipal Building
200 North Fifth Street
Garland, Texas 
Monday, October 10, 2022
6:00 p.m.
 
 

DEFINITIONS:

Written Briefing: Items that generally do not require a presentation or discussion by the staff or Council. On these items the staff is seeking direction from the Council or providing information in a written format.

Verbal Briefing: These items do not require written background information or are an update on items previously discussed by the Council.












 

 

 


 

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:
  • generation unit specific and portfolio fixed and variable costs, including forecasts of those costs, capital improvement plans for generation units, and generation unit operating characteristics and outage scheduling;
  • bidding and pricing information for purchased power, generation and fuel, and Electric Reliability Council of Texas bids, prices, offers, and related services and strategies;
  • effective fuel and purchased power agreements and fuel transportation arrangements and contracts;
  • risk management information, contracts, and strategies, including fuel hedging and storage;
  • plans, studies, proposals, and analyses for system improvements, additions, or sales, other than transmission and distribution system improvements inside the service area for which the public power utility is the sole certificated retail provider; and
  • customer billing, contract, and usage information, electric power pricing information, system load characteristics, and electric power marketing analyses and strategies.  Sec. 551.086;  Tex. Gov't Code; Sec. 552.133, Tex. Gov’t Code]
 
             
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. 
 
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.   
 
3.   Written Briefings:
 
a.   FY 22 Justice Assistance Grant Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

Council is requested to authorize the City Manager to execute a Funds Sharing and Fiscal Agency Agreement Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Dallas for the FY 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG). This item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the October 11, 2022 Regular Meeting. 
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b.   Depository Banking Services

Council is requested to authorize the City Manager to execute agreements with JP Morgan Chase Bank. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the October 18, 2022 Regular Meeting. 
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c.   COVID-19 Briefing      

Staff will provide an update to Council and ask for direction, if needed, on various matters related to COVID-19 and actions being taken by the City.
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d.   Next Generation 9-1-1 Fund Subrecipient Grant Contract

Council is requested to authorize the City Manager to execute the Next Generation 9-1-1 Fund Subrecipient Grant Contract with the Commission on State Emergency Communications. This item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the October 11, 2022 Regular Meeting. 
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e.   Interagency Communication Site Lease Agreement with Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)

Council is requested to approve authorizing the City Manager to execute an Interagency Communication Site Lease Agreement between the Texas Department of Public Safety. This item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the October 11, 2022 Regular Meeting. 
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f.   Oncor Rate Case Denial Resolution

Council is requested to deny the application for Oncor's rate increase. This item is scheduled for formal consideration at the October 11, 2022 Regular Meeting. 
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g.   Wall Street Parking Restrictions

Council is requested to prohibit parking on the south side of the North end of Wall Street from Leon Drive to the corner as shown on the attached exhibit. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the October 18, 2022 Regular Meeting.
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4.   Verbal Briefings:
 
a.   Introduction of Phillip Urrutia - New Assistant City Manager 

Assistant City Manager Rex will introduce the newly hired Assistant City Manager, Phillip Urrutia. 
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b.   Downtown Ordinances and Policies - Introduction

To support the City's investment in the Downtown Square and Streetscapes, staff will introduce a cross-departmental initiative to review key ordinances and policies impacting the downtown district in preparation for Council evaluation.
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c.   2023 Scheduling of Council Meetings 

Council is requested to review and discuss, if needed, changes to the City Council meeting dates for 2023 as presented in the attached schedule.  The final calendar will be brought back for formal adoption at the October 18, 2022 Regular Meeting. 
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d.   Cultural Arts & GCAC Update

Staff will provide Council an update on the Garland Cultural Arts Commission. The Cultural Arts Commissioners will be in attendance to help answer any questions. 
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e.   Intragovernmental Affairs Committee Appointments

Council is being asked to determine whether to move the Intragovernmental Affairs Committee (IGC) from an ad hoc status to a permanent committee and appoint members of the City Council to serve on the IGC. 
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f.   Audit Committee Meeting Report

Council Member Robert John Smith, Chair of the Internal Audit Committee, will provide a committee report on the following items:
  • Weaver Presentation - FY 2022 Audit
  • Planning and Development Fees
  • Vegetation Management Services
  • Cash Count Audit
  • FY 2023 Audit Plan
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g.   Administrative Services Committee Report 

Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Robert John Smith will update the Council on policy amendments recommended by the Administrative Services Committee and Council will discuss and deliberate the same.
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h.   Development Services Committee Report

The Development Services Committee discussed and deliberated an ordinance to prohibit on-street parking for automobile uses. This ordinance is intended to address complaints of citizens regarding automobile uses (i.e., major and minor car repair, car sales, etc.) using public rights-of-way for the storage and parking of customer vehicles.
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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.
 
6.   Council will move into Executive Session
 
 
EXECUTIVE SESSION
AGENDA

 
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:
 
 
 
  The City Council will adjourn into executive session pursuant to Sections 551.086, 551.074, and 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to deliberate or discuss:
  1. Competitive matters of a public power utility (551.086) concerning generation units and attorney/client matters concerning privileged and unprivileged client information related to the same (551.071); and
  2. Personnel matters related to the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of public employees (551.074).
 
7.   Adjourn
 

    

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