HERE WE GO. THIS IS MY GRANDMA CHAPLIN. HELLO. GOOD EVENING. AND WELCOME TO THE OCTOBER 22ND,
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2024 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. IT IS A CUSTOM AND TRADITION OF THIS CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE AN INVOCATION AND RECITAL OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING. AND THIS WILL BE LED BY ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE, BUT YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IF YOU SO CHOOSE. BUT YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER OR BOTH. AND THE DECISION YOU MAKE IS STRICTLY YOUR OWN AND WON'T HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE DECISIONS WE MAKE HERE THIS EVENING. HAVING SAID THAT, TONIGHT WE WILL BE LED BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AT THIS TIME OF YEAR ALWAYS COMES AT A SAD TIME FOR ME. MY DAD PASSED AWAY OCTOBER 25TH, BUT THE YEAR BEFORE I RAN FOR COUNCIL AND HIS BIRTHDAY IS OCTOBER 15TH. SO IT'S ALWAYS A REALLY WEIRD WEEK. AND. AND I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO GO THROUGH WHAT I, WHAT I DO TO DEAL WITH IT. AND I THINK ABOUT HIS LIFE AND I THINK ABOUT HIS SMILE AND I THINK ABOUT FOR SUCH A SERIOUS MAN, HOW JOYOUS IT WAS TO HEAR HIM LAUGH AND HEAR HIM SMILE OR SEE IT AND REALLY FEEL IT. AND I KNOW PEOPLE GO THROUGH SAD STUFF ALL THE TIME, AND I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE TO THINK ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE PERSON AND THEIR SMILE AND THEIR LAUGHTER, AND IT WILL RAISE YOUR SPIRITS AND IT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL SO MUCH BETTER AND SO THAT'S WHAT I DO. 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. DON'T HAVE ANY[ MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS The Mayor may present proclamations, recognize attendees or accomplishments, and make announcements regarding City events or other matters of interest to citizens including but not limited to listed items. There will be no Council discussion or votes on these matters.]
PROCLAMATIONS OR RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING, BUT COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS DOES HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. SIR. THANK YOU, MAYOR, TO ALL THE CONSTITUENTS. AND THEY JUST KNOW THE PUBLIC OUT THERE COME OCTOBER 29TH TUESDAY, THIS COMING TUESDAY, COME AND FIND OUT WHAT EXCITING THINGS ARE COMING TO DISTRICT FOR THIS TUESDAY, 630 AUDUBON RECREATION CENTER. COME SEE FOR YOURSELF. I'LL SEE YOU THERE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD SIR. THE FIRST ITEM ON 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. 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.]
AGENDA IS 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 THE COUNCIL, TO REQUEST THAT ANY ITEM BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ANY REQUESTS, BUT LET ME GO THROUGH THE AGENDA. ITEM ONE. APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 8TH, 2024 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM TWO APPROVED THE FOLLOWING BIDS. ITEM TWO A SPRING CREEK EROSION REPAIRS.PHASE ONE, ITEM TWO B POLICE DEPARTMENT INTERIOR REMODEL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. ITEM TWO C SCREEN WALL RECONSTRUCTION 2000 EXCUSE ME 2023. ITEM TWO D ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR DUCK CREEK EROSION. ITEM TWO E TMPA MCCULLOUGH 138 KV SWITCH STATION ENGINEERING SERVICES.
ITEM TWO F CENTRAL LIBRARY MULTIMEDIA EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION. TWO G TMPA GIBBONS CREEK, YELLOW WOLF TERMINAL ENGINEERING SERVICES. ITEM TWO H, G, P AND L EMERGENCY DISTRIBUTIONESTORATION SERVICES. AND THIS IS FOR BRYAN, TEXAS UTILITIES. ITEM 2IGPL EMERGENCY DISTRIBUTION, RESTORATION SERVICES AND THIS IS FOR CPS ENERGY. ITEM TWO J ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT FOR G I S LICENSING. AND ITEM THREE NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY MATCHING GRANT SPRING 2024 APPLICATIONS. AND THE LAST ITEM FOR BOND REFUNDING ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMERCIAL PAPER NOTES THAT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ONE OF THESE ITEMS PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? SEEING NONE, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM LUCHT AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON TO APPROVE THE
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CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. MADAM SECRETARY CAN PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US. PLEASE. AND COUNCI.COUNCILMEMBER. BE THERE. WE GO AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
THAT WAS OUR LAST ACTION ITEM FOR THE EVENING. WE ARE NOW AT CITIZEN COMMENTS. EXCUSE ME.
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. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? GOING ONCE. SEEING NONE. AND COUNCIL, JUST A REMINDER WE ARE GOING TO RECESS IN PLACE BECAUSE WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS ONE. SO WITH THAT, AT 706, WE ARE
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