Call to Order Invocation Pledge of Allegiance
Mayoral Proclamations, Recognitions, & Announcements
MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS The Mayor may present proclamations and recognize attendees or award winners, and may make announcements regarding upcoming City events and matters of interest to citizens. There will be no Council deliberations or votes on these matters.
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. 1. Consider approval of the minutes of the July 21, 2015 Regular Meeting. 2. Consider approval of the following bids: a. Water and Sewer Utility Contract Bid No. 5584-15 Tri-Con Services, Inc. $1,500,000.00 This request is to provide for the repair and replacement of water and sanitary sewer mains and related utilities at various locations throughout the City on an as-needed basis. This is a Term Contract with three optional renewals. b. Ambulance Body Remounts Bid No. 5644-15 Frazer, Ltd. $121,025.00 This request is to have two existing ambulance bodies refurbished and remounted onto two existing cab and chassis for the Fire Department’s use in their daily operations. c. Enterprise Video Surveillance Project – Phase II Bid No. 5653-15 Convergint Technologies, LLC $244,825.41 This request is to standardize video surveillance throughout the City to a single enterprise solution. This will include replacing the existing Video Surveillance Management System, moving existing IP cameras, and replacing analog camera equipment. d. Sanitary Sewer Mainline and Service Lateral Bid No. 5655-15 Rehabilitation Insituform Technologies, Inc. $700,000.00 This request is to provide trenchless rehabilitation of sanitary sewer lines of various sizes at different locations throughout the city. This is a Term Contract with two optional renewals. e. Caterpillar D8 Dozer Bid No. 5665-15 Holt Caterpillar $739,387.00 This request is to purchase one Caterpillar D8 Dozer to be used by the Hinton Landfill in their daily operations. This Dozer is being provided through the BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative Contract 424-14. f. Final Effluent Pump Station VFD Upgrade Bid No. 5513-15 H&H Electrical Contractors, Inc. $1,128,593.00 This request is to replace two 600 hp variable frequency drives, two 60 hp VFDs, and three 25 hp pumps for the Rowlett Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. This bid also includes Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition and Programmable Logic Control programming for the system. 3. Public hearings were previously conducted for the following zoning cases. Council approved the requests and instructed staff to bring forth the following ordinances for consideration. a. Zoning File No. 15-17, GreenbergFarrow Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland by approving a specific use provision for retail sales with gas pumps on a 0.81- acre tract of land zoned Community Retail (CR) District and located at 555 West I-30 Freeway (on the southwest corner of the Wal-Mart Supercenter parking lot); providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations, and providing for a penalty and an effective date. b. Zoning File No. 15-07, Mit Patel Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland, by approving an amendment to Planned Development (PD) District 12-16 for general business uses (community retail uses under Ordinance 6773 – Garland Development Code) and a Detail Plan and specific use provision for hotel/motel, limited service on a 1.476-acre tract of land located on the southeast corner of Saturn Road and Marketplace Drive; providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations; and providing for a penalty and an effective date. d. Zoning File No. 15-22, Twenty Eight Ltd. Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland, by approving an amendment of Planned Development (PD) District 93-13 for general business uses Commercial Retail District Uses under Ordinance 6773 and a Detail Plan for automotive repair minor on a 0.646 acre tract of land located at 810 Buckingham Road providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations; and providing for a penalty and an effective date. 4. Consider by minute action authorizing the City Manager to execute a Change Order No. 1 to PO 21765. At the March 4, 2014 Regular Meeting, Council approved the Purchase Order 21765 for the replacement of several bucket and line trucks for GP&L. Since the approval, there has been an increase in pricing for the trucks as well as increases stemming from needed equipment modifications. GP&L has worked with the Fleet Department on these increases and modifications and is ready to proceed. The additional funding amount of $145,000 will be fully offset by the trade-in values of the trucks being replaced. 5. Consider a resolution authorizing a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) – single year – 2015 Comprehensive Grant in the amount of $393,719.00; and providing an effective date. At the August 3, 2015 Work Session, Council considered adopting a resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a State of Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant consisting of four enforcement modules: Speed Enforcement, Intersection/Red Light Enforcement, Occupant Protection – Safety Restraint Enforcement, and Driving While Intoxicated Enforcement in the amount of $396,457.17. The required enforcement period will be Fiscal Year 2015-2016. The grant will be utilized to provide a greater level of traffic safety for the citizens of the City of Garland by potentially changing the driving habits of those who violate the laws related to the aforementioned enforcement modules and by reducing the number of motor vehicle accidents, injuries and fatalities. 6. Consider an ordinance authorizing the issuance of City of Garland, Texas, Combination Tax and Electric Utility System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2015. At the July 7, 2015 Work Session, Council directed Staff to proceed with the sale of Combination Tax and Electric Utility System Revenue Refunding Bonds for the purpose of refunding a portion of TMPA’s outstanding Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1993. 8. Consider an ordinance amending Article III, “Speed Regulations” of Chapter 33, “Transportation,” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland, Texas; providing a savings clause, and a severability clause; and providing an effective date. At the July 20, 2015 Work Session, Council directed Staff to bring forth an ordinance adopting the proposed school traffic control changes that will enhance the safety of students at Naaman Forest High School and eliminate unnecessary traffic control where students are no longer crossing on Lyons Road.
Zoning File No. 15-23, K-9 University Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland, by approving a specific use provision for pet care/play facility (indoor) on a 0.729-acre tract of land zoned Community Retail (CR) District and located at 3349 West Campbell Road; providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations; and providing for a penalty and an effective date. Because a written protest was received from a land owner who constitutes more than 20% of the area within 200 feet of the subject property, the affirmative vote of seven Council members will be required to adopt the attached ordinance.
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION Speaker Regulations: Anyone wishing to speak for, against, or on agenda items must fill out a speaker card and give it to the City Secretary before speaking (cards are located at the entrance to the Council Chambers). The Mayor will recognize speakers; he may impose a time limit and may provide for rebuttal. All comments and testimony are to be presented from the podium. Consider the appointment of a Mayor Pro Tem and Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Council is requested to appoint a Mayor Pro Tem from among its members. In accordance with City Council Policy OPNS-30, “Who Shall Act as Mayor,” Council may also appoint a Deputy Mayor Pro Tem at its discretion.
Presentation of the 2015-16 Proposed Budget In accordance with the City Charter, the City Manager shall submit to the City Council, prior to August 15, a Proposed Budget for the coming fiscal year. The City Manager will formally present his Proposed Budget for 2015-16. Following the presentation to Council, copies of the Proposed Budget will be placed in each City library, in the Office of the City Secretary, and on the City’s website for public review and inspection.
Proposal to Vote on Tax Rate for 2015-16 In accordance with Chapter 26 of the State Property Tax Code, the Council must vote to place on the agenda of a future meeting an action item calling for the adoption of the ad valorem tax rate. This vote must be recorded and must specify the desired rate. This action is required as part of “Truth in Taxation” legislation surrounding setting ad valorem tax rates and does not commit Council to adopting the proposed ad valorem tax rate. Two public hearings will be held prior to the adoption of the proposed tax rate.
Garland Partners, Ltd. (File No. TV 15-01, District 7) Council is requested to consider a request to grant a tree preservation variance by reducing the amount of required tree replacement calipher inches per Garland Development Code Chapter 4: Article 4: Tree Preservation & Mitigation.
Consider the application of Smurfit Kappa Orange County, LLC, requesting approval of a Specific Use Provision for Recycling Collection Center on a property zoned Industrial (IN) District with Specific Use Permit (S95-10) for a Recycling Center. This property is located at 726 East Walnut Street. (File No. 15-25, District 2) The applicant requests approval for a Specific Use Provision for Recycling Collection Center to continue the operation of a recycling center. Corrugated Services was recently purchased by Smurfit Kappa and therefore is changing the DBA of the business to Smurfit Kappa Garland Recycling.
Consider the application of Annalyse Olsen, requesting approval of 1) Detail Plan for a self-storage facility on property zoned Planned Development (PD) District 13-43 for Commercial-1 (C-1) Uses (Self Storage) [Light Commercial District uses under Ordinance 6773-Garland Development Code]. This property is located at 2900 E. Centerville Road. (File No. 15-19, District 2) The applicant requests approval of a Detail Plan to develop the 9.339 acres of the total 13.51 acre site with nine single story self-storage buildings containing 93,108 square feet aggregate. Building “A” which fronts on Centerville Road will also contain the custodial quarters and the office area.
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. Mayor Douglas Athas • Preston Sanderson – Garland Youth Council • Justice Dickson – Garland Youth Council Council Member Tim Campbell • Cameron Glick – Garland Youth Council • Michael Lambert – Garland Youth Council Council Member Lori Barnett Dodson • Lucas Sanders – Garland Youth Council • Jazmin Escamilla Torres – Garland Youth Council Council Member Scott LeMay • Kelsy Duke Kenison – Garland Youth Council • Esha Makwaha – Garland Youth Council Mayor Pro Tem Jim Cahill • Noah Stevens – Garland Youth Council
15. 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 Open Meetings Act. 16. Adjourn. All Regular Council meetings are broadcast live on CGTV, Time Warner Cable Channel 16, and Verizon FIOS TV 44. Meetings are rebroadcast at 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday-Sunday and at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Live streaming and on-demand videos of the meetings are also available online at www.garlandtx.gov. Copies of the meetings can be purchased through the City Secretary’s Office – audio CD’s are $1 each and DVD’s are $3 each.
Aug 04, 2015 City Council
Call to Order Invocation Pledge of Allegiance
Mayoral Proclamations, Recognitions, & Announcements
MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS The Mayor may present proclamations and recognize attendees or award winners, and may make announcements regarding upcoming City events and matters of interest to citizens. There will be no Council deliberations or votes on these matters.
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. 1. Consider approval of the minutes of the July 21, 2015 Regular Meeting. 2. Consider approval of the following bids: a. Water and Sewer Utility Contract Bid No. 5584-15 Tri-Con Services, Inc. $1,500,000.00 This request is to provide for the repair and replacement of water and sanitary sewer mains and related utilities at various locations throughout the City on an as-needed basis. This is a Term Contract with three optional renewals. b. Ambulance Body Remounts Bid No. 5644-15 Frazer, Ltd. $121,025.00 This request is to have two existing ambulance bodies refurbished and remounted onto two existing cab and chassis for the Fire Department’s use in their daily operations. c. Enterprise Video Surveillance Project – Phase II Bid No. 5653-15 Convergint Technologies, LLC $244,825.41 This request is to standardize video surveillance throughout the City to a single enterprise solution. This will include replacing the existing Video Surveillance Management System, moving existing IP cameras, and replacing analog camera equipment. d. Sanitary Sewer Mainline and Service Lateral Bid No. 5655-15 Rehabilitation Insituform Technologies, Inc. $700,000.00 This request is to provide trenchless rehabilitation of sanitary sewer lines of various sizes at different locations throughout the city. This is a Term Contract with two optional renewals. e. Caterpillar D8 Dozer Bid No. 5665-15 Holt Caterpillar $739,387.00 This request is to purchase one Caterpillar D8 Dozer to be used by the Hinton Landfill in their daily operations. This Dozer is being provided through the BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative Contract 424-14. f. Final Effluent Pump Station VFD Upgrade Bid No. 5513-15 H&H Electrical Contractors, Inc. $1,128,593.00 This request is to replace two 600 hp variable frequency drives, two 60 hp VFDs, and three 25 hp pumps for the Rowlett Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. This bid also includes Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition and Programmable Logic Control programming for the system. 3. Public hearings were previously conducted for the following zoning cases. Council approved the requests and instructed staff to bring forth the following ordinances for consideration. a. Zoning File No. 15-17, GreenbergFarrow Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland by approving a specific use provision for retail sales with gas pumps on a 0.81- acre tract of land zoned Community Retail (CR) District and located at 555 West I-30 Freeway (on the southwest corner of the Wal-Mart Supercenter parking lot); providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations, and providing for a penalty and an effective date. b. Zoning File No. 15-07, Mit Patel Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland, by approving an amendment to Planned Development (PD) District 12-16 for general business uses (community retail uses under Ordinance 6773 – Garland Development Code) and a Detail Plan and specific use provision for hotel/motel, limited service on a 1.476-acre tract of land located on the southeast corner of Saturn Road and Marketplace Drive; providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations; and providing for a penalty and an effective date. d. Zoning File No. 15-22, Twenty Eight Ltd. Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland, by approving an amendment of Planned Development (PD) District 93-13 for general business uses Commercial Retail District Uses under Ordinance 6773 and a Detail Plan for automotive repair minor on a 0.646 acre tract of land located at 810 Buckingham Road providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations; and providing for a penalty and an effective date. 4. Consider by minute action authorizing the City Manager to execute a Change Order No. 1 to PO 21765. At the March 4, 2014 Regular Meeting, Council approved the Purchase Order 21765 for the replacement of several bucket and line trucks for GP&L. Since the approval, there has been an increase in pricing for the trucks as well as increases stemming from needed equipment modifications. GP&L has worked with the Fleet Department on these increases and modifications and is ready to proceed. The additional funding amount of $145,000 will be fully offset by the trade-in values of the trucks being replaced. 5. Consider a resolution authorizing a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) – single year – 2015 Comprehensive Grant in the amount of $393,719.00; and providing an effective date. At the August 3, 2015 Work Session, Council considered adopting a resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a State of Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant consisting of four enforcement modules: Speed Enforcement, Intersection/Red Light Enforcement, Occupant Protection – Safety Restraint Enforcement, and Driving While Intoxicated Enforcement in the amount of $396,457.17. The required enforcement period will be Fiscal Year 2015-2016. The grant will be utilized to provide a greater level of traffic safety for the citizens of the City of Garland by potentially changing the driving habits of those who violate the laws related to the aforementioned enforcement modules and by reducing the number of motor vehicle accidents, injuries and fatalities. 6. Consider an ordinance authorizing the issuance of City of Garland, Texas, Combination Tax and Electric Utility System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2015. At the July 7, 2015 Work Session, Council directed Staff to proceed with the sale of Combination Tax and Electric Utility System Revenue Refunding Bonds for the purpose of refunding a portion of TMPA’s outstanding Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1993. 8. Consider an ordinance amending Article III, “Speed Regulations” of Chapter 33, “Transportation,” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland, Texas; providing a savings clause, and a severability clause; and providing an effective date. At the July 20, 2015 Work Session, Council directed Staff to bring forth an ordinance adopting the proposed school traffic control changes that will enhance the safety of students at Naaman Forest High School and eliminate unnecessary traffic control where students are no longer crossing on Lyons Road.
Zoning File No. 15-23, K-9 University Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland, by approving a specific use provision for pet care/play facility (indoor) on a 0.729-acre tract of land zoned Community Retail (CR) District and located at 3349 West Campbell Road; providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations; and providing for a penalty and an effective date. Because a written protest was received from a land owner who constitutes more than 20% of the area within 200 feet of the subject property, the affirmative vote of seven Council members will be required to adopt the attached ordinance.
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION Speaker Regulations: Anyone wishing to speak for, against, or on agenda items must fill out a speaker card and give it to the City Secretary before speaking (cards are located at the entrance to the Council Chambers). The Mayor will recognize speakers; he may impose a time limit and may provide for rebuttal. All comments and testimony are to be presented from the podium. Consider the appointment of a Mayor Pro Tem and Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Council is requested to appoint a Mayor Pro Tem from among its members. In accordance with City Council Policy OPNS-30, “Who Shall Act as Mayor,” Council may also appoint a Deputy Mayor Pro Tem at its discretion.
Presentation of the 2015-16 Proposed Budget In accordance with the City Charter, the City Manager shall submit to the City Council, prior to August 15, a Proposed Budget for the coming fiscal year. The City Manager will formally present his Proposed Budget for 2015-16. Following the presentation to Council, copies of the Proposed Budget will be placed in each City library, in the Office of the City Secretary, and on the City’s website for public review and inspection.
Proposal to Vote on Tax Rate for 2015-16 In accordance with Chapter 26 of the State Property Tax Code, the Council must vote to place on the agenda of a future meeting an action item calling for the adoption of the ad valorem tax rate. This vote must be recorded and must specify the desired rate. This action is required as part of “Truth in Taxation” legislation surrounding setting ad valorem tax rates and does not commit Council to adopting the proposed ad valorem tax rate. Two public hearings will be held prior to the adoption of the proposed tax rate.
Garland Partners, Ltd. (File No. TV 15-01, District 7) Council is requested to consider a request to grant a tree preservation variance by reducing the amount of required tree replacement calipher inches per Garland Development Code Chapter 4: Article 4: Tree Preservation & Mitigation.
Consider the application of Smurfit Kappa Orange County, LLC, requesting approval of a Specific Use Provision for Recycling Collection Center on a property zoned Industrial (IN) District with Specific Use Permit (S95-10) for a Recycling Center. This property is located at 726 East Walnut Street. (File No. 15-25, District 2) The applicant requests approval for a Specific Use Provision for Recycling Collection Center to continue the operation of a recycling center. Corrugated Services was recently purchased by Smurfit Kappa and therefore is changing the DBA of the business to Smurfit Kappa Garland Recycling.
Consider the application of Annalyse Olsen, requesting approval of 1) Detail Plan for a self-storage facility on property zoned Planned Development (PD) District 13-43 for Commercial-1 (C-1) Uses (Self Storage) [Light Commercial District uses under Ordinance 6773-Garland Development Code]. This property is located at 2900 E. Centerville Road. (File No. 15-19, District 2) The applicant requests approval of a Detail Plan to develop the 9.339 acres of the total 13.51 acre site with nine single story self-storage buildings containing 93,108 square feet aggregate. Building “A” which fronts on Centerville Road will also contain the custodial quarters and the office area.
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. Mayor Douglas Athas • Preston Sanderson – Garland Youth Council • Justice Dickson – Garland Youth Council Council Member Tim Campbell • Cameron Glick – Garland Youth Council • Michael Lambert – Garland Youth Council Council Member Lori Barnett Dodson • Lucas Sanders – Garland Youth Council • Jazmin Escamilla Torres – Garland Youth Council Council Member Scott LeMay • Kelsy Duke Kenison – Garland Youth Council • Esha Makwaha – Garland Youth Council Mayor Pro Tem Jim Cahill • Noah Stevens – Garland Youth Council
15. 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 Open Meetings Act. 16. Adjourn. All Regular Council meetings are broadcast live on CGTV, Time Warner Cable Channel 16, and Verizon FIOS TV 44. Meetings are rebroadcast at 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday-Sunday and at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Live streaming and on-demand videos of the meetings are also available online at www.garlandtx.gov. Copies of the meetings can be purchased through the City Secretary’s Office – audio CD’s are $1 each and DVD’s are $3 each.