a. Funding Agreement with Dallas County The Parks and Recreation Board is recommending that Council consider authorizing an agreement with Dallas County for $1,000,000 in trail construction funding to connect the existing Winters Park/Spring Creek Greenbelt trail project to additional sections of the Spring Creek Forest Preserve and the Spring Creek Greenbelt. If Council concurs, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the May 19, 2009 Regular Meeting.
Ecolab – Economic Development Incentive Paul Mayer, Chief Executive Officer of the Garland Chamber of Commerce, will brief Council on the Garland Economic Development Partnership Steering Committee’s recommendation that Council provide an economic development incentive to Ecolab.
Audit Committee Report The Audit Committee is requesting further Council discussion and direction regarding future Garland Housing Finance Corporation (GHFC) Audits – Independent Auditor vs. Internal Auditor.
Memorandum of Understanding with GHFC Council is requested to consider a memorandum of understanding with Garland Housing Finance Corporation (GHFC) that would authorize the distribution to the GHFC, as a subrecipient, of federal grant money in the amount of $204,019 to be used by the GHFC for the demolition of the Miller Garden Apartments. This item is scheduled for formal consideration at the May 5, 2009 Regular Meeting.
Amendment of the Sign Ordinance The Development Services Committee initiated a review of Garland’s sign regulations pertaining to temporary special purpose signs and banners. The Committee’s Chair, Council Member Larry Jeffus, will brief Council on the Committee’s recommendations for amendment to the Sign Ordinance.
Item 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. Item 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. Item 7: Adjourn Council
May 04, 2009 City Council
a. Funding Agreement with Dallas County The Parks and Recreation Board is recommending that Council consider authorizing an agreement with Dallas County for $1,000,000 in trail construction funding to connect the existing Winters Park/Spring Creek Greenbelt trail project to additional sections of the Spring Creek Forest Preserve and the Spring Creek Greenbelt. If Council concurs, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the May 19, 2009 Regular Meeting.
Ecolab – Economic Development Incentive Paul Mayer, Chief Executive Officer of the Garland Chamber of Commerce, will brief Council on the Garland Economic Development Partnership Steering Committee’s recommendation that Council provide an economic development incentive to Ecolab.
Audit Committee Report The Audit Committee is requesting further Council discussion and direction regarding future Garland Housing Finance Corporation (GHFC) Audits – Independent Auditor vs. Internal Auditor.
Memorandum of Understanding with GHFC Council is requested to consider a memorandum of understanding with Garland Housing Finance Corporation (GHFC) that would authorize the distribution to the GHFC, as a subrecipient, of federal grant money in the amount of $204,019 to be used by the GHFC for the demolition of the Miller Garden Apartments. This item is scheduled for formal consideration at the May 5, 2009 Regular Meeting.
Amendment of the Sign Ordinance The Development Services Committee initiated a review of Garland’s sign regulations pertaining to temporary special purpose signs and banners. The Committee’s Chair, Council Member Larry Jeffus, will brief Council on the Committee’s recommendations for amendment to the Sign Ordinance.
Item 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. Item 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. Item 7: Adjourn Council