Prayer, Pledge, and Proclamation
Prayer, Pledge, Presentation and Proclamation
CONSENT AGENDA All items under this section are recommended for approval by a single motion of Council, without discussion. Council has been briefed on these items at a previous work session and approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager to implement each item. The Mayor will announce the agenda and provide an opportunity for members of the audience and the City Council to request that an item be removed and considered separately.
Item 10: Hold a public hearing and 1.) consider an ordinance designating an area as a reinvestment zone for commercial/industrial tax abatement and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with the applicant regarding the reinvestment zone, and 2.) authorize the City Manager to execute a tax abatement agreement. IDQ Holding, Inc. has plans to move and consolidate three of its operations into their Garland facility. The move will bring $3 million in Business Personal Property value and $18.5 million taxable inventory value to Garland. This will bring in a total of over $148,000 to the City and $269,460 to the Garland Independent School District. The project will also add up to 200 new employees. At the September 15, 2008 Work Session, Council considered a recommendation by the Garland Economic Development Partnership Steering Committee that Council provide 1.) general support for the project and 2.) support of a 50% City Tax Abatement on Business Personal Property Value for 5 years.
Item 10a (originally Item 6 under Consent Agenda): Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 26, “Police – Miscellaneous Provisions and Offenses,” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland. At their September 15, 2008 meeting, the Community Services Committee discussed possible modifications to certain sections of the Code of Ordinances regarding home solicitations. This item was scheduled for Council consideration at the October 6, 2008 Work Session.
Item 11: Consider appointments to Boards and Commissions. Board members are selected for two-year terms by the City Council in August. Terms are usually staggered whereby at least half of the membership has board experience. Board members are appointed based on qualifications.
Item 12: Citizen comments. Persons wishing to address issues not on the agenda may have three minutes to address Council at this time. Council is prohibited from discussing any item not posted according to the Texas Opens Meetings Act.
Item 13: Adjourn.
Oct 07, 2008 City Council
Prayer, Pledge, and Proclamation
Prayer, Pledge, Presentation and Proclamation
CONSENT AGENDA All items under this section are recommended for approval by a single motion of Council, without discussion. Council has been briefed on these items at a previous work session and approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager to implement each item. The Mayor will announce the agenda and provide an opportunity for members of the audience and the City Council to request that an item be removed and considered separately.
Item 10: Hold a public hearing and 1.) consider an ordinance designating an area as a reinvestment zone for commercial/industrial tax abatement and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with the applicant regarding the reinvestment zone, and 2.) authorize the City Manager to execute a tax abatement agreement. IDQ Holding, Inc. has plans to move and consolidate three of its operations into their Garland facility. The move will bring $3 million in Business Personal Property value and $18.5 million taxable inventory value to Garland. This will bring in a total of over $148,000 to the City and $269,460 to the Garland Independent School District. The project will also add up to 200 new employees. At the September 15, 2008 Work Session, Council considered a recommendation by the Garland Economic Development Partnership Steering Committee that Council provide 1.) general support for the project and 2.) support of a 50% City Tax Abatement on Business Personal Property Value for 5 years.
Item 10a (originally Item 6 under Consent Agenda): Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 26, “Police – Miscellaneous Provisions and Offenses,” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland. At their September 15, 2008 meeting, the Community Services Committee discussed possible modifications to certain sections of the Code of Ordinances regarding home solicitations. This item was scheduled for Council consideration at the October 6, 2008 Work Session.
Item 11: Consider appointments to Boards and Commissions. Board members are selected for two-year terms by the City Council in August. Terms are usually staggered whereby at least half of the membership has board experience. Board members are appointed based on qualifications.
Item 12: Citizen comments. Persons wishing to address issues not on the agenda may have three minutes to address Council at this time. Council is prohibited from discussing any item not posted according to the Texas Opens Meetings Act.
Item 13: Adjourn.