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WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2024 WORK SESSION OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. OBVIOUSLY, WE NORMALLY DO OUR WORK SESSNS ON MONDAY, BUT WE WEREN'T HERE YESTERDAY, SO WE ARE DOUBLING UP OUR MEETINGS TONIGHT AND JUST LET EVERYBODY KNOW. COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD WILL NOT BE ABLE TO JOIN US THIS EVENING. ALL RIGHT. FIRST ITEM UP IS PUBLIC COMMENTS ON WORK SESSION ITEMS. WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS SIGNED UP THIS EVENING. SECOND THING UP IS
[ CONSIDER THE CONSENT AGENDA Council may ask for discussion or further information on any item posted in the consent agenda of the next Regular Meeting. Council may also ask that an item on the consent agenda be pulled and considered for a vote separate from the consent agenda at the next Regular Meeting. All discussions or deliberations are limited to posted agenda items and may not include new or unposted subject matter.]
CONSIDER THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR LATER THIS EVENING. I'VE NOT SEEN ANY REQUESTS TO HAVE ANYTHING PULLED, BUT OBVIOUSLY YOU'VE GOT ABOUT AN HOUR TO. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING BEFORE WE[1. Interlocal Agreement for the Sale of Tax-Foreclosed Properties Council is requested to consider a Resolution to approve the terms and conditions of an Interlocal Agreement by and between the City of Garland, Dallas County, Garland Independent School District, Dallas College, and the Dallas County Hospital District for waiving the judgment amount on qualifying tax foreclosed properties.]
WILL DO THIS AGAIN, MOVING ON TO WRITTEN BRIEFINGS. ITEM ONE, INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE OF TAX FORECLOSED PROPERTIES. ITEM TWO EMPLOYEE HEALTH CLINIC FACILITY RENTAL.[2. Employee Health Clinic Facility Rental Council is requested to consider to enter into a Lease Agreement to relocate the Employee Health Clinic.]
[3. Employee Health Clinic Onsite Services Agreement Council is requested to consider to enter into an Onsite Service Agreement with Care ATC for oversight of the CityCare Clinic.]
ITEM THREE EMPLOYEE HEALTH CLINIC ON SITE SERVICES AGREEMENT. AND ITEM FOUR TERM[4. Term Contract for Major Medical Services Council is requested to consider to enter into term contracts with each of the respondents identified. In anticipation of acceptance, proposed rates, credits, and allowances are reflected in the FY 2024-25 Proposed Budget.]
CONTRACT FOR MAJOR MEDICAL SERVICES. NUMBER FIVE ATMOS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. AND THE[5. Atmos Settlement Agreement Council is requested to consider the approval of a Settlement Agreement with Atmos Energy and the resulting rate change under the Rate Review Mechanism (RRM) tariff.]
[6. Household Hazardous Waste Interlocal Agreement Renewal Council is requested to consider authorizing the City Manager to execute the ILA between Dallas County and the City of Garland.]
LAST ONE ON THIS ITEM. NUMBER SIX HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. RENEWAL[7. 2025 Bond Study Committee Report City Council will receive an update from staff and the Bond Study Committee Chair regarding discussions and progress of the 2025 Bond Study Committee.]
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO VERBAL BRIEFINGS. ITEM SEVEN 2025 BOND STUDY COMMITTEE REPORT. ANDY AND I BELIEVE OUR CHAIRMAN IS HERE THIS EVENING. THERE HE IS. I'LL LET YOU GUYS SORT OUT WHICH CHAIR YOU SIT IN. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. CONTROL L LIFE CHANGER. YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT WRITTEN DOWN ON A PIECE OF PAPER UP THERE. YOU. YOU MEMORIZED THAT? GOT IT. SO WE'LL GIVE YOU A BRIEF RUNDOWN. AS WE PROMISED AT WORK SESSIONS ON ON PROGRESS AND HOW THINGS ARE GOING WITH THE BOND STUDY COMMITTEE. SO, SO FAR, WE'VE COVERED QUITE A BIT.IT'S I KNOW IT'S BEEN PROBABLY DRINKING FROM A FIRE HOSE FOR THE COMMITTEE, AND THEY'VE ASKED A LOT OF GREAT QUESTIONS, A LOT OF PROBING QUESTIONS, A LOT OF VERY APPROPRIATE QUESTIONS. SO WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT, WE WENT THROUGH THE COMMUNITY SURVEY SURVEY RESULTS, THAT THAT GENERATED A LOT OF DISCUSSION. I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF INTEREST IN THE RESULTS AND HOW THAT WAS FORMULATED AND HOW IT WAS CALCULATED, WE WENT THROUGH AN OVERVIEW OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOLS, KIND OF JUST SOME GENERAL TERMINOLOGY CONCEPTS AND THINGS THAT THAT WE USE IN THOSE REGARDS SO THAT WHEN THEY HEAR THE TERMS, THEY ARE UP TO SPEED, VERY IMPORTANT WHEN WE KIND OF WENT THROUGH THE ITEMS THAT ARE IN THE CHARGE ITSELF, FOR THE CRITERIA AND JUSTIFICATIONS, HOW WE WOULD PRIORITIZE THOSE POTENTIAL PROJECTS, WE TALKED ABOUT SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE DID IN THE 2019 BOND PROGRAM AS IT RELATED TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, $46 MILLION. THAT WAS ALLOCATED FOR THERE AND HOW THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED AND WHAT THAT'S LOOKING LIKE SO FAR. AND THEN WE GO THROUGH THE OVERALL MASTER SCHEDULE. SO AGAIN I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'VE ALL SEEN THIS, BUT THESE ARE THE BUCKETS, SO TO SPEAK, AND WHAT THE COMMITTEE WILL BE CONSIDERING. AND HOW THEY ARE PRIORITIZING THE WHAT I ANTICIPATE IS QUITE A BIT OF PROJECTS. AND THIS IS THE LAST PART OF THE CRITERIA. JUST A REMINDER FOR ANYTHING THAT FALLS OUTSIDE THAT GENERAL CHARGE, THE PROCEDURE THAT IS CALLED FOR IN THIS IS IT'S EITHER REQUESTED BY THE MAYOR OR CITY MANAGER, AS REQUESTED BY TWO MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, OR BY A MAJORITY OF THE BOND STUDY COMMITTEE. THIS WEEK WE'RE GOING TO START GETTING INTO WE HAD QUITE A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF ALL THE CATALYST AREAS, WHAT THOSE MEANT, HOW THEY WERE CREATED. SO THIS WEEK WE WILL START GETTING INTO SPECIFIC PROJECT DETAILS. THIS WEEK WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON THE HARBOR POINT I-30 CATALYST AREA AND THE MEDICAL DISTRICT. AND SO WE THINK WE CAN MANAGE THE DETAILS OF TWO CATALYST AREAS PER WEEK SO THAT WE CAN KIND OF PULL THROUGH. EACH ONE OF THOSE WILL HAVE SOME KIND OF IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE, AN IDEA OF PROJECTS, THINGS THAT WE CAN START TO CONSIDER AND PUT THEM IN THOSE BUCKETS LISTED OUT IN THE CHARGE. AND THEN ON THE SEPTEMBER 12TH, YOU'LL SEE THE LIST HERE. WE'LL COVER KIND OF THE TIFF ONE, WHICH IS DOWNTOWN FOREST, JUPITER, WALNUT AREA, THE TWO CATALYST AREAS AT CENTERVILLE AND MARKETPLACE AND BROADWAY AND CENTERVILLE. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S IT. AND SO I WILL
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LET MR. MR. THOMAS ADD TO ANYTHING THAT I THREW OUT THERE. ANY TAKEAWAYS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE, YEAH. THANK THANK YOU ANDY. THAT WAS WELL SAID. I JUST WANT TO I WANT THE COUNCIL TO UNDERSTAND. I HOW PERSONALLY INVESTED I AM IN THIS PROCESS. AS YOU I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HEARD WHEN SCOTT ANNOUNCED THAT THIS THE DATE OF THE FIRST MEETING IN AUGUST, I REALIZED THAT I WAS GOING TO BE OUT OF TOWN ON IN OUR ANNUAL, OUT OF TOWN TRIP. WE HAD FOUR NIGHTS IN LAS VEGAS AND THEN THREE IN LOS ANGELES AND SO ON THAT THURSDAY I SENT AND SO I SENT DYLAN A NOTE THAT SAID, I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THE FIRST MEETING. AND HE SAID, IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO BE ELECTED CHAIRMAN IF YOU'RE NOT THERE. AND SO THAT LITTLE NOTE FROM HIM INSPIRED ME. SO I FLEW MY WIFE ON TO LOS ANGELES THAT THURSDAY MORNING, BUT I CAUGHT A FLIGHT FROM FROM LAS LAS VEGAS BACK TO DFW, GOT HERE IN TIME TO BE ABLE TO BE AT THE FIRST MEETING AND SURE ENOUGH, WAS ELECTED CHAIR, GOT BACK ON AN AIRPLANE THE FOLLOWING MORNING, WENT BACK TO LOS ANGELES AND CAUGHT UP WITH THE WIFE FOR THE WEEKEND. SO I, AND OVER AND ABOVE THAT TO MY DEDICATION EXTENDS TO TONIGHT. I HAD RANGER TICKETS TONIGHT, AS YOU KNOW, THEY'RE PLAYING THE YANKEES. AND FOR ME TO FORGO MY CHANCE TO BOO THE YANKEES IN PERSON WAS A REALLY A BIG SACRIFICE. SO I'M REALLY INVESTED IN THE PROCESS. I THINK THE CITY HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB OF LAYING IT OUT. STARTING AT THE 30,000 FOOT VIEW, AND THEN WE'RE SLOWLY BUT SURELY COMING DOWN TO GROUND LEVEL HERE, WHICH I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO THE REAL MEAT OF IT HERE ON SEPTEMBER THE 5TH OF THE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT. BUT SO FAR, I THINK THE COMMITTEE IS REALLY INVOLVED. I THINK EVERY COMMITTEE MEMBER HAS ASKED SOME QUESTIONS AND, YOU KNOW, SO I THINK WE'VE CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPOINTEES. I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB OF PICKING PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY CARE ABOUT THIS AND CAN CAN UNDERSTAND IT AND HELP SELL IT TO THE VOTERS WHEN THE TIME COMES, BECAUSE THIS IS CLEARLY NOT GOING TO BE AS SEXY AS THE LAST ONE. THERE'S NO ANIMAL SHELTER, THERE'S NO SHINY FIRE STATIONS OR NEW REC CENTERS, LAND ASSEMBLY IS NOT AS AS SEXY AS THOSE. AND SO I THINK THAT'LL BE A LITTLE TOUGHER SELL. BUT CERTAINLY IT'S WORTH OUR EFFORT. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO ANDY AND THE REST OF THE STAFF FOR HOW WELL THEY'VE PUT TOGETHER THE PRESENTATION SO THAT ORDINARY FOLKS LIKE ME CAN UNDERSTAND IT AND BE ABLE TO TALK TO OUR FOLKS BACK HOME ABOUT WHY THIS IS NECESSARY. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE QUEUED UP, AND I WILL JUST ASK, I DID HAVE A CHANCE TO BRIEFLY MEET WITH THE COMMITTEE. THE OTHER NIGHT, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU SEE FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE THAT IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE COULD BE DOING TO HELP FACILITATE THE MEETINGS? ARE WE GETTING EVERYTHING PREPARED? IS THERE IS THERE ANYTHING WE COULD DO FROM AN INFORMATION STANDPOINT TO THE COMMITTEE? NO, I, I THINK THAT THEY'RE COMING TOGETHER WITH GOOD INFORMATION. AND THEN IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS, THEY'VE CERTAINLY EVERY TIME THEY'VE TAKEN DOWN THE QUESTION AND THEN COME BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING, WE HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM FOR ADDRESSING QUESTIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING. AND THOSE HAVE ALL BEEN ANSWERED SATISFACTORILY AS FAR AS I KNOW. SO NOBODY HAS COME TO ME AND SAID THEY STILL AREN'T ANSWERING MY QUESTION. THAT HASN'T HAPPENED. SO I THINK STAFF HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF FOLLOWING UP. WHEN WE DID HAVE QUESTIONS, AND THAT THE ANSWER WASN'T, I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. I SAID, ANDY, HOW MANY MILES OF COASTLINE DO WE HAVE? ONE OF THE THINGS THEY SAID IS GARLAND IS A COASTAL CITY AND WE HAVEN'T TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF OUR COASTLINE. HOW MANY MILES OF COASTLINE DO WE HAVE? WELL, 10.25, 10.25 WAS THAT WAS THE ANSWER THAT CAME BACK THE FOLLOWING WEEK. AND SO FOR THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT, THAT WERE JUST THAT, YOU KNOW, QUESTIONS OUT OF THE BLUE THAT THEY COULD NOT HAVE ANTICIPATED. SO I HAVE TO COMMEND STAFF ON COMING BACK AND REMEMBERING WHAT WE ASK AND COMING BACK TO GIVE US THOSE ANSWERS. ALL RIGHT.VERY GOOD. WELL, WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR FUTURE UPDATES BECAUSE THERE WILL BE MANY AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
[8. FY 2024-25 Budget Discussions - Final Direction from Council Hear a presentation prepared by Allyson Steadman, Budget Director, and receive Council direction regarding the FY 2024-25 Annual Operating Budget. Unless otherwise directed, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the September 3, 2024 Regular Meeting. ]
NEXT UP IS ITEM EIGHT FY 2425 BUDGET DISCUSSIONS. FINAL DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL. ALLISON, WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU A CART FOR THAT BINDER. THAT THING IS GETTING OUT OF THAT THING IS GETTING OUT OF HAND. IT'S GOOD FOR ME. YOU MIGHT NEED TO BREAK IT UP INTO O VOLUMES,AYBE. OR SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A QUICK REVIEW HERE. YES, SIR. GOOD[00:10:04]
EVENING. QUICKLY GO OVER ALL THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED TO DATE, AS WELL AS AN UPDATE AS IT RELATES TO OUR FIRE FEES, AND THEN OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS AND FINAL DIRECTION. SO AS STAFF WAS REVIEWING AND PREPARING THE FINAL MASTER FEE ORDINANCE, THERE WERE SOME FOLLOW UP DISCUSSIONS WITH CHIEF LEE AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE REGARDING THE FIRE, THE ADDITION OF THE FIRE RESPONSE FEES. CHIEF LEE IS REQUESTING THAT THOSE BE PULLED FROM CONSIDERATION TONIGHT AND BE BROUGHT BACK SEPARATE FOR CONSIDERATION. SO WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE IS WE ARE TARGETING TO BRING THOSE SPECIFIC FEES BACK. ONLY THE FIRE RESPONSE FEES BACK SEPTEMBER 16TH TO THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION FOR DISCUSSION ON A SLIGHTLY MODIFIED PROPOSAL, WITH THOSE FEES INCORPORATING THE COUNCIL'S FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. BUT ALSO INCORPORATING SOME ADDITIONAL CHANGES THAT HE'S SINCE UNCOVERED BY RESEARCHING OTHER CITIES FEE STRUCTURES AND ORDINANCES THAT WE DID NOT HAVE AVAILABLE TO US OVER THE SUMMER.AND THEN IF COUNCIL IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT MODIFIED PROPOSED FEE STRUCTURE, WE WOULD COME BACK SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ADDITION OF THOSE FEES ON OCTOBER 8TH. SO THE MASTER, THE ORDINANCE UPDATING THE MASTER RATE AND FEE SCHEDULE YOU WILL SEE TONIGHT INCLUDES THE CHANGES TO THE EMS AMBULANCE FEES. WE DISCUSSED TODAY, BUT IT WILL NOT INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF THESE FIRE RESPONSE FEES. AS IT RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS, WATER RESPONSE, HAZMAT RESPONSE AND GAS LEAK RESPONSE. THOSE WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD SEPARATELY FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL. RIGHT WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE RATE AND FEE ORDINANCE TONIGHT IS THE DIRECTION WE RECEIVE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE HOLFORD POOL RENTAL FEES, AS YOU WILL SEE ON THIS CHART, THERE IS REVISED PROPOSED FEES REFLECTED. THIS IS BASED ON THE COUNCIL DIRECTION TO ADD COMMERCIAL SLASH NONRESIDENT FEES WERE APPROPRIATE. SO YOU WILL SEE THAT OUTLINED HERE, THIS IS INCLUDED IN THE ORDINANCE TONIGHT AS WELL AS A CHANGE CONTEMPLATED AS PART OF THE ADOPTED BUDGET. THE ADDITIONAL FEES GENERATED ABOUT $2,600 OF ADDITIONAL REVENUE FOR THE GENERAL FUND. SO YOU WILL SEE THAT REFLECTED HERE THAT BRINGS OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUE TO 242.7 MILLION. AND OUR GENERAL FUND REMAINING BALANCE AFTER THE 30 DAY FUND BALANCE REQUIREMENT. JUST A LITTLE OVER $32,000.
FINALLY, AS WE ALSO DISCUSSED, THE CITY COUNCIL IN EARLY AUGUST HEARD A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REGARDING A PUBLIC ART CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. SO WE ARE PROPOSING TO INCREASE THE EXPENDITURES IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR THIS INITIATIVE. SO WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET TONIGHT, YOU WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES OF $35,000 FOR THIS INITIATIVE, BRINGING THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND TO 3.89 MILLION AND REDUCING THE ED FUND BALANCE RESERVE TO ROUGHLY OVER 265,000. SO UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED, THE MOTION THAT WILL BE READ TONIGHT STATES ONLY THOSE TWO ITEMS THE ADDITION OF THE 35,000 TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND EXPENDITURES AND THE ADDITION OF THOSE NONRESIDENT FACILITY RENTAL FEES FOR HOLFORD RECREATION AND AQUATIC CENTER, AN INCREASE OF $2,600 TO GENERAL FUND REVENUE. AND WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL FINAL DIRECTION.
THANK YOU VERY GOOD. I HAVE NO ONE IN THE QUEUE. AND, COUNCIL, I HAVE, CALLED UPON MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE, TO MAKE THE WE HAVE I THINK IT'S ITEMS 14 THROUGH 20 OR. NO, 16 THROUGH 20. THAT WE HAVE SOME VERY SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT HAS TO BE READ, AND I'VE ASKED MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE TO HANDLE THOSE IF AND WE WILL MAKE OUR WAY THROUGH A LOT OF PROCEDURES THIS EVENING, AND AGAIN, I HAVE NOBODY IN THE QUEUE, IF I DON'T REMEMBER, LATER. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK PULLING ALL OF THIS STUFF TO GET THAT. THAT BINDER IS SERIOUSLY, I MEAN, THAT IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK, THAT I KNOW NEVER STOPS. AND IT AND THEN YOU GOT NINE PEOPLE ASKING
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YOU OBSCURE QUESTIONS, BUT THANK YOU AND YOUR AND YOUR TEAM FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE ON THAT. THANK YOU. HE COMES UP WITH THE IDEA AND YOU DO ALL THE, ALL THE ALL THE PAGES. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION THROUGH THIS PROCESS. ALL RIGHT.[ CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Terms are usually staggered whereby at least half of the membership has previous experience. Members are appointed based on qualifications.]
THAT WAS OUR LAST VERBAL BRIEFING ITEM. NEXT UP WE HAVE, APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE DOES HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO THE YOUTH COUNCIL THIS EVENING. THAT WE WILL TAKE CARE OF, THAT MOVES US ALONG TO ANNOUNCE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ARE THERE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO QUEUE UP TONIGHT? SEEING NONE. ALL RIGHT. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A PROCESS FOR THAT ONCE WE LEAVE HERE, AND WITH THAT. BUT NOW I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY WE'RE NOT GOING HOME. WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING THAT STARTS AT 7:00. SO, AT THIS POINT, AT 546, WE ARE ADJOURNED,* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.