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, March 06, 2023 6:00 p.m. DEFINITIONS: |
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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: | |||||
a. | Consider amendments to the Garland Development Code regarding Municipal Setting Designations The City Council was previously briefed on Municipal Setting Designations regarding groundwater potability during the August 1, 2022 Work Session Meeting. Council is requested to approve the ordinance for formal adoption. Unless otherwise directed by Council this item will be placed on the March 7, 2023 Regular Council Meeting for formal adoption. |
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b. | HOME American Rescue Plan - Draft Action Plan The Community Development Department staff will provide Council with a draft of the HOME American Rescue Allocation Plan. A Public Hearing is scheduled for the March 7, 2023 Regular Council meeting. This item will be brought back to Council at the March 20, 2023 Work Session for final discussion. Unless otherwise directed by Council this item will be placed on the agenda for formal consideration at the March 21, 2023 Regular Meeting for formal consideration. |
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c. | Notice of Intent to Issue Certificates of Obligation This item is scheduled for formal consideration at the March 7, 2023 Regular Meeting. |
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d. | Tax-Exempt General Obligation Refunding Bonds and General Obligation Taxable Bond Council is asked to consider refunding approximately $50 million of General Obligation Commercial Paper Notes, Series 2021 and the issuance of approximately $10 million in Taxable General Obligation Bonds. The purpose of this transaction is to refund a portion of variable rate commercial paper notes used to fund projects included in the voter approved bond programs and fund Economic Development initiatives approved by the voters in the 2019 Bond Program. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the May 2, 2023 Regular Meeting. |
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e. | Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds and Commercial Paper Notes Council is asked to consider refunding approximately $41 million of Water and Sewer System Commercial Paper Notes, Series 2015 and approximately $9.6 million Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2013 with Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2023. The purpose of this transaction is to refund a portion of variable rate commercial paper notes with fixed rate long-term debt and to generate debt service savings. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the May 2, 2023 Regular Meeting. |
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4. | Verbal Briefings: | |||||
a. | Administrative Services Committee Report Administrative Services Committee Chair Robert John Smith will report on the following items:
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b. | Community Services Committee Report Mayor Pro Tem Deborah Morris, Chair of the Community Services Committee, will report on the following item:
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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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a. | The City Council will adjourn into executive session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to deliberate or discuss attorney/client matters concerning privileged and unprivileged client information related to pending litigation. | |||||
7. | Adjourn | |||||