Written Briefings: a. Easement Abandonment Council is requested to consider authorizing the abandonment of a 15-foot utility easement. Due to the planned expansion and development of Mayberry Gardens Phase 5, the easement will be relocated. If Council concurs, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the April 6, 2010 Regular Meeting. b. School Related Traffic Control and Parking Revisions The Transportation Department periodically reviews school related traffic control and parking regulations. A recent review reveals that changes are needed on Fifth Street, Beverly Drive, Sussex Drive, Parkcrest, and Walnut Parkway. If Council concurs, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the April 6, 2010 Regular Meeting. c. Proposed Debt Sale On February 2, 2010, Council approved the 2010 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) which contemplated the sale of Certificates of Obligation in the amount of $3.2 million and Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds in the amount of $22.1 million, excluding debt issuance costs. Council is requested to consider authorizing staff to proceed with the sale of this debt to fund the approved CIP. If Council concurs, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the April 6, 2010 Regular Meeting.
Utility Advisory Board Candidate Interviews Effective February 12, 2010, Mr. Chris Luna resigned as the Position 4 member on the Utility Advisory Board. Council is requested to interview candidates to serve the remainder of Mr. Luna’s term which will expire on August 31, 2010. Information was posted on the City’s website regarding the qualifications of the Position 4 member. Qualified applicants were requested to submit an application to the City Secretary’s Office by Friday, February 19, 2010. Three applications were received.
Request from QuikTrip At the request of Council Member Rick Williams and Mayor Ronald Jones, Council considered a request from QuikTrip Corporation at the March 1, 2010 Work Session seeking assistance with the site preparation and development of a proposed QuikTrip facility to be located at the northeast quadrant of Jupiter Road and Arapaho Road. Council is requested to continue discussion of this request.
Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Partnership Work Program Paul Mayer, Chief Executive Officer of the Garland Chamber of Commerce, will present the Garland Economic Development Program Plan for the upcoming year.
Single-Family Rental and Inspection Program Ordinance No. 6127 was approved by Council on May 1, 2007 which revised Section 32.09 of the Code of Ordinances based on the recommendation of a Council-appointed Blue Ribbon Panel and citizen input. Section 2 of Ordinance No. 6127 provides a “sunset clause:” “That unless reauthorized by an affirmative vote of the majority of the City Council, Section 32.09 is repealed effective on the third anniversary of the adoption of this Ordinance.” The proposed ordinance has been reviewed by the Administrative Services Committee on February 16, 2010. If Council concurs, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the April 6, 2010 Regular Meeting.
Proposed Changes to Chapter 22 (Child Care Centers) Currently the Health Department inspects commercial child care centers with food preparation as part of the routine food service inspection cycle. The Health Specialist inspects the care-giving areas of the center in addition to the kitchen; however, the City of Garland has no regulatory authority over the child care operations outside the food preparation facility. By adopting child care center standards, the Health Department would be able to quickly respond with enforcement when the rules were not being met instead of relaying the conditions to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services for their eventual follow-up. The proposed ordinance has been reviewed by the Administrative Services Committee on February 16, 2010. If Council concurs, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the April 6, 2010 Regular Meeting.
Audit Committee Report Council Member Rick Williams, Chair of the Audit Committee, will provide a Committee report on the following items: • Engagement Letters • Sarbanes-Oxley Review • Municipal Court Follow-up Audit • Wire Transfer Audit • Verizon and Time Warner Franchise Fee Audit Community Services Committee Report Cox Council Member Laura Perkins Cox, Chair of the Community Services Committee, will provide a Committee report on the following item: • Junked Vehicles
4. Discuss Appointments to Boards and Commissions Carl R. Nall, III – Civil Service Commission Pamela Johnson – Civil Service Commission 5. Consider the Consent Agenda A member of the City Council may ask that an item on the consent agenda for the next regular meeting be pulled from the consent agenda and considered separate from the other consent agenda items. No substantive discussion of that item will take place at this time. 6. 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. 7. Adjourn
Mar 22, 2010 City Council
Written Briefings: a. Easement Abandonment Council is requested to consider authorizing the abandonment of a 15-foot utility easement. Due to the planned expansion and development of Mayberry Gardens Phase 5, the easement will be relocated. If Council concurs, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the April 6, 2010 Regular Meeting. b. School Related Traffic Control and Parking Revisions The Transportation Department periodically reviews school related traffic control and parking regulations. A recent review reveals that changes are needed on Fifth Street, Beverly Drive, Sussex Drive, Parkcrest, and Walnut Parkway. If Council concurs, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the April 6, 2010 Regular Meeting. c. Proposed Debt Sale On February 2, 2010, Council approved the 2010 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) which contemplated the sale of Certificates of Obligation in the amount of $3.2 million and Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds in the amount of $22.1 million, excluding debt issuance costs. Council is requested to consider authorizing staff to proceed with the sale of this debt to fund the approved CIP. If Council concurs, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the April 6, 2010 Regular Meeting.
Utility Advisory Board Candidate Interviews Effective February 12, 2010, Mr. Chris Luna resigned as the Position 4 member on the Utility Advisory Board. Council is requested to interview candidates to serve the remainder of Mr. Luna’s term which will expire on August 31, 2010. Information was posted on the City’s website regarding the qualifications of the Position 4 member. Qualified applicants were requested to submit an application to the City Secretary’s Office by Friday, February 19, 2010. Three applications were received.
Request from QuikTrip At the request of Council Member Rick Williams and Mayor Ronald Jones, Council considered a request from QuikTrip Corporation at the March 1, 2010 Work Session seeking assistance with the site preparation and development of a proposed QuikTrip facility to be located at the northeast quadrant of Jupiter Road and Arapaho Road. Council is requested to continue discussion of this request.
Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Partnership Work Program Paul Mayer, Chief Executive Officer of the Garland Chamber of Commerce, will present the Garland Economic Development Program Plan for the upcoming year.
Single-Family Rental and Inspection Program Ordinance No. 6127 was approved by Council on May 1, 2007 which revised Section 32.09 of the Code of Ordinances based on the recommendation of a Council-appointed Blue Ribbon Panel and citizen input. Section 2 of Ordinance No. 6127 provides a “sunset clause:” “That unless reauthorized by an affirmative vote of the majority of the City Council, Section 32.09 is repealed effective on the third anniversary of the adoption of this Ordinance.” The proposed ordinance has been reviewed by the Administrative Services Committee on February 16, 2010. If Council concurs, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the April 6, 2010 Regular Meeting.
Proposed Changes to Chapter 22 (Child Care Centers) Currently the Health Department inspects commercial child care centers with food preparation as part of the routine food service inspection cycle. The Health Specialist inspects the care-giving areas of the center in addition to the kitchen; however, the City of Garland has no regulatory authority over the child care operations outside the food preparation facility. By adopting child care center standards, the Health Department would be able to quickly respond with enforcement when the rules were not being met instead of relaying the conditions to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services for their eventual follow-up. The proposed ordinance has been reviewed by the Administrative Services Committee on February 16, 2010. If Council concurs, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the April 6, 2010 Regular Meeting.
Audit Committee Report Council Member Rick Williams, Chair of the Audit Committee, will provide a Committee report on the following items: • Engagement Letters • Sarbanes-Oxley Review • Municipal Court Follow-up Audit • Wire Transfer Audit • Verizon and Time Warner Franchise Fee Audit Community Services Committee Report Cox Council Member Laura Perkins Cox, Chair of the Community Services Committee, will provide a Committee report on the following item: • Junked Vehicles
4. Discuss Appointments to Boards and Commissions Carl R. Nall, III – Civil Service Commission Pamela Johnson – Civil Service Commission 5. Consider the Consent Agenda A member of the City Council may ask that an item on the consent agenda for the next regular meeting be pulled from the consent agenda and considered separate from the other consent agenda items. No substantive discussion of that item will take place at this time. 6. 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. 7. Adjourn