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WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. IT IS A CUSTOM AND TRADITION OF THIS COUNCIL TO HAVE AN INVOCATION AND RECITAL OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING, LED BY ONE OF OUR MEMBERS, AND YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IF YOU SO CHOOSE. BUT YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER OR BOTH, AND YOUR DECISION IS STRICTLY A MATTER OF YOUR OWN CHOICE AND WILL HAVE NO BEARING ON THE MATTERS WE ARE HERE TO CONSIDER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WE WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS BEARD FROM DISTRICT TWO. THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE EACH OF US TO THINK ABOUT WHAT BRINGS US JOY, AND THEN SEEK OUT THAT JOY AND HOLD ON TO IT. IT COULD BE SPENDING TIME WITH A BEST FRIEND, PETTING A DOG, PLAYING A GAME, WATCHING THE SUNSET. WHATEVER BRINGS YOU JOY, SEEK IT, EMBRACE IT, AND ALWAYS REMEMBER NO ONE CAN TAKE AWAY YOUR JOY. MY JOY TONIGHT IS BEING WITH YOU. THANK YOU. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WELL, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WE DON'T HAVE ANY. IT'S ONE OF THOSE RARE NIGHTS WHERE THERE ARE NO RECOGNITIONS OR PROCLAMATIONS TO
[ CONSENT AGENDA All items under this section are recommended for approval by a single motion of Council, without discussion. Council has had the opportunity to review each of these items at a previous Work Session, and approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager or his designee to execute each item. The Mayor will announce the consent agenda and provide an opportunity for members of the audience, as well as Council, to request that any item be removed and considered separately.]
BE READ. SO WE WILL MOVE STRAIGHT TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION OF COUNCIL WITHOUT DISCUSSION. COUNCIL HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THESE ITEMS AT A PREVIOUS WORK SESSION, AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE EACH ITEM. I WILL ANNOUNCE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE, AS WELL AS COUNCIL, TO REQUEST THAT ANY ITEM BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. COUNCIL, I DO HAVE SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM EIGHT, BUT DOES NOT WANT IT PULLED. MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU COME FORWARD, PLEASE. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. MAYOR. MR. DAVE BRAD. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I'M SORRY. I HAVE TO TELL YOU. IF YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. SORRY DAVE BRADY, 2101 WEST WAY. GARLAND, 75042. GARLANDS COMPMPETITIVE RENGTH IN THE NORTH TEXAS REGION IS CLOSELY LINKED TO DART, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALL THE PARTS RELATED TO IT. ALL OF OUR CITIZENS IN PRESENT AND FUTURE RIDERS HAVE BECOME ABLE TO IMPROVE THEIR LINKS TO EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT SIMPLY BY USING DART BUSSES AND TRAINS. THE PROPOSAL FOR THE AIR ISLA WITH DART EXPANDS THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AS THE 635 E PROJECT IS COMPLETED. MANY CITIZENS AND LOTS OF YOUR PREDECESSORS ON THIS HORSESHOE HAVE WORKED HARD AND LONG TO GAIN THE BENEFITS OF THIS NEW ACCESS TO OUR CITY, AND WE'VE GOT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY MAKE THE DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA QUALITY, AS WELL AS WITH THE PLANS THAT ARE IN PLACE FOR DEVELOPMENT ON I-30 NEAR THE RAY HUBBARD TRANSIT CENTER, WALMART AND OTHER DEVELOPERS ARE PLANNING SOME SERIOUS EXPANSION, WHICH WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT AND LOTS MORE SALES TAX DOLLARS FOR THE CITY AND FOR DART. AND THE ASPECTS OF GOOD TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SOUTH GARLAND TRANSIT CENTER AREA COULD EVEN BRING A NEW HOLLYWOOD THEATER BACK TO THE CITY, PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT, BENEFITS FOR GARLAND CITIZENS AND OUR NORTH DALLAS, AND ACCESS TO A LOT OF OTHER FOLKS IN THE DART SERVICE AREA. SO IT'S REALLY ESSENTIAL THAT WE WORK WITH DART TO TRY AND DO THE BEST WE CAN FOR ALL[00:05:10]
OF THE DEVELOPMENT IN THESE AREAS. DART HAS WORKED HARD WITH THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES, AND WE'VE GOT GOOD COOPERATION FROM OUR CITY STAFF. SO THE FUTURE IS THERE AND WHEN ACCESS IS GREATER VIA THE IMPROVEMENTS ON 635, IT'S EVEN GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL MENTIONED. BUT ONE OF THE CRUCIAL THINGS THAT WE MUST REMEMBER DART WILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO KEEP ITS $0.01 SALES TAX ALLOCATION IN PLACE TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE BUSSES AND FACILITIES THAT PROVIDE THIS LINK THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA. SO ANY EFFORTS THAT WE CAN DO AND PUT FORTH TO MAINTAIN THAT $0.01 IT BELONGS TO DART. THE VOTERS YEARS AGO 1983.SUBSEQUENTLY, IN BOND ELECTIONS AND OTHER EVENTS VOTED TO KEEP THAT MONEY IN DART'S POCKET. AND THAT'S WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE TO MAINTAIN THE SERVICE QUALITY THAT DART WILL BE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING FOR ALL OF OUR CITIZENS THROUGHOUT THE AREA. I'M GOING TO NEED YOU TO SUM UP, MISTER BRADY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. I WILL GO AHEAD NOW AND READ THROUGH THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ITEM ONE APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2024 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM TWO APPROVED THE FOLLOWING BIDS. ITEM TWO A GAL OATS ROAD 138 KV SUBSTATION REBUILD ENGINEERING SERVICES.
ITEM TWO B NAAMAN SCHOOL ROAD CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. ITEM TWO C FIREFIGHTER BUNKER GEAR REPLACEMENT. ITEM 2D5 REPLACEMENT AMBULANCE BODIES FOR THE GARLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT.
ITEM TWO E GAL OAKLAND SUBSTATION. ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION. ITEM TWO F TERM CONTRACT FOR MAJOR MEDICAL SERVICES. ITEM TWO G STRYKER AMBULANCE. AMBULANCE POWER CUTS AND POWER CUT LOADERS. ITEM TWO H, G, P AND L CAMPBELL SUBSTATION. TERMINAL UPGRADE.
ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION AND ITEM TWO I, G, P AND L EMERGENCY DISTRIBUTION RESTORATION SERVICES. ITEM THREE A PUBLIC HEARING WAS PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASES.
COUNCIL APPROVED THE REQUEST AND INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BRING FORTH THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES. ITEM THREE A IS Z 24 DASH 27 MOINES MOHAMMED IN DISTRICT EIGHT. ITEM THREE B IS Z 20 3-07JQ.
INFRASTRUCTURE. IN DISTRICT ONE. ITEM FOUR AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE REAL PROPERTY NEAR STATE HIGHWAY 190 AND HOLFORD ROAD. ITEM FIVE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM 2025 COMPREHENSIVE GRANT. ITEM SIX RENEWAL OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GARLAND HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND GARLAND AND PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM. ITEM SEVEN ATMOS. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. ITEM EIGHT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF GARLAND AND DART FOR THE SOUTH GARLAND TRANSIT CENTER. AND LAST ITEM. ITEM NINE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR TAX FORECLOSED PROPERTIES. THAT IS, THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANY ITEMS PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? SEEING NONE, COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS LISTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BASS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. COUNCIL MADAM SECRETARY, PREPARE TO VOTE FOR US. PLEASE AND COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THAT BRINGS US TO OUR ITEMS FOR
[10. FY 2024-25 Civil Service Classifications and Compensation Council is asked to consider and approve the adoption of the FY 2024-25 Civil Service Classifications and Compensation Ordinance.]
INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. I WE HAVE JUST ONE ITEM UP THIS EVENING. THAT IS ITEM TEN. THAT IS FY 2425. CIVIL SERVICE CLASSIFICATIONS AND COMPENSATION. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FY 20 2425 CIVIL SERVICE CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY[00:10:07]
COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BASS TO APPROVE ITEM TEN AS PRESENTED.MADAM SECRETARY AND COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. AS I
[ 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.]
SAID, THAT WAS OUR ONLY ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. OUR NEXT ITEM UP IS CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. WE DO HAVE THREE CITYWIDE APPOINTMENTS. THIS ARE NON APPOINTMENTS. YES. THIS EVENING AND I HAVE ASKED COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD SINCE SHE ALREADY HAS THE MIC TO GO AHEAD AND DO THOSE INDIVIDUALLY PLEASE. YES SIR. WE'D LIKE I'D LIKE TO MAKE A NOMINATION TO APPOINT APRIL SMITH TO ANIMAL SERVICES COMMITTEE EDUCATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE. I HAVE A NOMINATION FOR APRIL SMITH TO THE ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE. AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK. MADAM SECRETARY, PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. I SAW HIM A SPLIT SECOND EARLIER. SORRY COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT NOMINATION IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A NOMINATION TO DAVID FOR DAVID FUENTES, TO THE ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE. SHELTER OPERATIONS COORDINATOR. I HAVE A NOMINATION FOR DAVID FUENTES TO THE ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE? COMMITTEE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD. AND A SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM LUCKE. MADAM SECRETARY, VOTE FOR US, PLEASE, AND COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. THAT NOMINATION IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY I'D ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A NOMINATION TO, APPOINT DEANNA ZIEGLER TO THE ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE. NONPROFIT ANIMAL WELFARE OFFICIAL. VERY GOOD. WE HAVE A NOMINATION FOR DEANNA ZIEGLER. TO THE ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BAIRD. A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON. MADAM SECRETARY. AND COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE, PLEASE. AND THAT NOMINATION IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD AND NEXT, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK. SO I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE CATHERINE HEDGE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD. I HAVE A NOMINATION BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM LUCKE AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK, FOR CATHERINE HEDGE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD. MADAM SECRETARY AND COUNCIL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE AND THAT NOMINATION IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. IT'S MUCH MORE EFFICIENT PROCESS WHEN THERE'S FOUR VERSUS 58. WELL, THAT WAS OUR LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA FOR THIS SECTION. UP NEXT IS CITIZEN[ CITIZEN COMMENTS Members of the audience wishing to address issues not on the meeting agenda may have three minutes to speak. However, according to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Council is prohibited from discussing any item not on the posted agenda.]
COMMENTS. MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO ADDRESS ISSUES NOT ON THE MEETING AGENDA MAY HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. HOWEVER ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, COUNCIL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT ON THE POSTED AGENDA. AND I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER THIS EVENING. MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU COULD COME FORWARD, PLEASE. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. MAYOR. MR. WILLIAM GARDEN WIRE HIRE. SIR, IF YOU COULD COME FORWARD, IF YOU COULD GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU CAN MOVE OVER TO THE PODIUM HERE. I'M SORRY. AND MAYBE KIND OF PULL THE MIC DOWN TO YOU IF YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS WILLIAM GARDENHIRE. I RESIDE AT 5006 STONE. STAGECOACH LANE, GARLAND, TEXAS. I JUST MOVED HERE, BY THE WAY, THE REASON I'M HERE IS TO SEEK ADVICE AND GUIDANCE FROM THE COUNCIL AS TO HOW I MIGHT BETTER FACILITATE A REQUEST THAT I HAVE HAD IN PROCESS FOR FOUR MONTHS. I BEGAN WITH THE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT. I'M HERE REPRESENTING TRI-STATE EMS AND I SEEM TO HAVE RUN INTO SOME BLOCKADES. I QUERIED MR. GARDNER, A SHE REFERRED ME TO CHIEF LEE. CHIEF LEE RESPONDED VERY QUICKLY AND GAVE ME A LETTER FULL OF THINGS THAT MUST BE DONE IN CONSIDERATIONS THAT MUST BE ATTENDED TO, AND ONE OF[00:15:02]
THE ITEMS THAT CHIEF LEE HIGHLIGHTED, I'LL READ FOR YOU. IT'S VERY BRIEF. ARTICLE TWO, SECTION 2127, SUBSECTION E, PRIVATE EMERGENCY SERVIC REGULATIONS. PRIVATE EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDERS SEEKING A LETTER OF APPROVAL TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL WITHIN THE CITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 77 3.0573 OF THE TEXAS HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, SHALL SUBMIT A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH A LETTER TO THE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER. THE MANAGER. THE MATTER WILL THEREAFTER BE PLACED ON AN AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FOUR MONTHS LATER, AND HERE I AM WHEN TRYING TO OPEN A BUSINESS. TIME IS MONEY AND I FEEL LIKE I'M SPINNING MY WHEELS. I FEEL LIKE I'VE DONE EVERYTHING THAT WAS REQUESTED TO ME, BY ME, TO ME, BY THE FIRE CHIEF. I SUBMITTED A LETTER TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MAY 21ST. AND IN THAT LETTER, I VERY EXPLICITLY SAID THAT WE WOULD ABIDE BY ALL REGULATIONS OF THE CITY. AND IT'S GOTTEN SO FAR AS TO ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TOLD ME WHILE VISITING WITH ME IN THE LOBBY, THAT THE LETTER THAT I SOUGHT HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE POSSESSION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO BEING SIGNED BY THE CITY MANAGER. I WILL CALL YOU TOMORROW. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I'VE HEARD THAT. I WISH I COULD. I CAN TELL YOU THAT I HAVE CALLED VARIOUS PEOPLE MORE THAN 47 TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. I'VE BEEN VERY TENACIOUS. I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO. SO THE NEXT DAY, AROUND 230, 3:00 IN THE AFTERNRNOON, I RECEIVED NO CALL. AND SO I CALLED THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THEY PROFESSED IGNORANCE THAT ANY SUCH LETTER EVER EXISTED. THEN I WAS ASKED BY THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO PROVIDE SAMPLES OF A LETTER. WHY WOULD YOU NEED SAMPLES IF THE LETTER HAS ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY? I AM AT A STANDSTILL. MY TIME IS UP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU SIR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? SEEING NONE* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.