1. Written Briefings: a. Request for Nonprofit Special Event – 26th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade The Garland NAACP has requested that Council consider waiving expenditures for City services in the amount of $8,200 required for their events celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Saturday, January 17, and Sunday, January 18, 2015. City Council Policy OPNS-29, Special Event Policies and Guidelines, states that requests from nonprofit organizations for donated services in excess of $5,000 must be brought to Council for consideration. Unless otherwise directed by Council, staff will proceed with the proposed recommendations for special event assistance. b. Resolution to the 84th Legislature Supporting the Texas Recreation & Parks Account Local Grant Program Funding for the Texas Recreation & Park Account (TRPA) and the Large County and Municipality Recreation and Parks Account (Urban Account) local grant programs has suspended or approved at lower than authorized levels during the past legislative bienniums. Cities across Texas are requesting the 84th Legislature of Texas seek passage of legislation to restore this funding for matching grants to acquire and develop local parks. Council is requested to consider approval of a resolution supporting the TRPA. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the January 20, 2015 Regular Meeting. c. Project and Financing Plan for Downtown Area Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Council is requested to consider adopting proposed revisions to the Project and Financing Plan for the Downtown/Forest-Jupiter Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ #1) that are required due to its funding participation in the City Center project. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the January 20, 2015 Regular Meeting. d. Change Order No. 1 – Term Contract for Concrete Finish Work Council is requested to consider authorizing Change Order No. 1 to BL 5792 in the amount of $360,000 with Jerusalem Corporation to provide additional concrete finish work at various locations throughout the city. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the January 20, 2015 Regular Meeting. e. Sale of City Property – 1609 Flores Drive Council is requested to consider authorizing the sale of vacant residential property at 1609 Flores Drive to Sufi Maria de L. Gonzalez de Lopez for $11,270. On July 2, 2013, the vacant residential property was struck off to the City of Garland pursuant to a delinquent tax suit. The property was struck for a total judgment of $43,765.99. The appraisal district fair market value for the property is $14,000. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the January 20, 2015 Regular Meeting. f. Sale of City Property – 2622 Churchill Way Council is requested to consider authorizing the sale of vacant residential property at 2622 Churchill Way to Mark Campbell for $10,000. On September 6, 2011, the vacant residential property was struck off to the City of Garland pursuant to a delinquent tax suit. The property was struck for a total judgment of $133,575.83. The appraisal district fair market value for the property is $25,000. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the January 20, 2015 Regular Meeting. g. Police Officer Injury Leave Extension – Officer Billy Ivy Officer Billy J. Ivy sustained significant injuries when he was involved in a motor vehicle accident while on duty performing his duties as a Garland Police Officer. Section 143.073 of the Texas Local Government Code (Municipal Civil Service for Firefighters and Police Officers) specifies that a police officer may be on a leave of absence for a line of duty injury for at least one year. Further, at the end of that one year period, the municipality’s governing body (City Council) may extend the line of duty injury leave at full or reduced pay. Council is requested to consider extending Officer Ivy’s injury leave at full pay through June 27, 2015 (an additional six months from the one-year anniversary of the injury) until such time that he has received the appropriate medical care for the line of duty injury and is medically cleared to return to work by his treating physician(s). This item is scheduled for formal consideration at the January 6, 2015 Regular Meeting.
2014 Christmas on the Square Update Stone Staff will provide an update on the 2014 Christmas on the Square Event that was held on December 5, 2014.
Transportation Report Dean/Schaffner Dean International, the City’s transportation consultant, will update Council on the following: • Transportation Program Updates o IH-635 ? Next Steps o IH-30 o Annual Missions Update • Strategic Events Update • Advocacy Group Update • Transportation Updates o TEX-21 o Regional Policy o Federal Policy o State Update
Internal Audit Committee Report Dodson Council Member Lori Barnett Dodson, chair of the Internal Audit Committee, will provide a committee report on the following items: • Contract management and economic development agreements • Hotel occupancy tax audit • Kraft economic development agreement audit • Building Inspection audit follow-up • South Garland Branch Library investigation follow-up
Consider the Consent Agenda Council 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.
Announce Future Agenda Items Council 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.
Jan 05, 2015 Work Session
1. Written Briefings: a. Request for Nonprofit Special Event – 26th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade The Garland NAACP has requested that Council consider waiving expenditures for City services in the amount of $8,200 required for their events celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Saturday, January 17, and Sunday, January 18, 2015. City Council Policy OPNS-29, Special Event Policies and Guidelines, states that requests from nonprofit organizations for donated services in excess of $5,000 must be brought to Council for consideration. Unless otherwise directed by Council, staff will proceed with the proposed recommendations for special event assistance. b. Resolution to the 84th Legislature Supporting the Texas Recreation & Parks Account Local Grant Program Funding for the Texas Recreation & Park Account (TRPA) and the Large County and Municipality Recreation and Parks Account (Urban Account) local grant programs has suspended or approved at lower than authorized levels during the past legislative bienniums. Cities across Texas are requesting the 84th Legislature of Texas seek passage of legislation to restore this funding for matching grants to acquire and develop local parks. Council is requested to consider approval of a resolution supporting the TRPA. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the January 20, 2015 Regular Meeting. c. Project and Financing Plan for Downtown Area Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Council is requested to consider adopting proposed revisions to the Project and Financing Plan for the Downtown/Forest-Jupiter Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ #1) that are required due to its funding participation in the City Center project. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the January 20, 2015 Regular Meeting. d. Change Order No. 1 – Term Contract for Concrete Finish Work Council is requested to consider authorizing Change Order No. 1 to BL 5792 in the amount of $360,000 with Jerusalem Corporation to provide additional concrete finish work at various locations throughout the city. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the January 20, 2015 Regular Meeting. e. Sale of City Property – 1609 Flores Drive Council is requested to consider authorizing the sale of vacant residential property at 1609 Flores Drive to Sufi Maria de L. Gonzalez de Lopez for $11,270. On July 2, 2013, the vacant residential property was struck off to the City of Garland pursuant to a delinquent tax suit. The property was struck for a total judgment of $43,765.99. The appraisal district fair market value for the property is $14,000. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the January 20, 2015 Regular Meeting. f. Sale of City Property – 2622 Churchill Way Council is requested to consider authorizing the sale of vacant residential property at 2622 Churchill Way to Mark Campbell for $10,000. On September 6, 2011, the vacant residential property was struck off to the City of Garland pursuant to a delinquent tax suit. The property was struck for a total judgment of $133,575.83. The appraisal district fair market value for the property is $25,000. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the January 20, 2015 Regular Meeting. g. Police Officer Injury Leave Extension – Officer Billy Ivy Officer Billy J. Ivy sustained significant injuries when he was involved in a motor vehicle accident while on duty performing his duties as a Garland Police Officer. Section 143.073 of the Texas Local Government Code (Municipal Civil Service for Firefighters and Police Officers) specifies that a police officer may be on a leave of absence for a line of duty injury for at least one year. Further, at the end of that one year period, the municipality’s governing body (City Council) may extend the line of duty injury leave at full or reduced pay. Council is requested to consider extending Officer Ivy’s injury leave at full pay through June 27, 2015 (an additional six months from the one-year anniversary of the injury) until such time that he has received the appropriate medical care for the line of duty injury and is medically cleared to return to work by his treating physician(s). This item is scheduled for formal consideration at the January 6, 2015 Regular Meeting.
2014 Christmas on the Square Update Stone Staff will provide an update on the 2014 Christmas on the Square Event that was held on December 5, 2014.
Transportation Report Dean/Schaffner Dean International, the City’s transportation consultant, will update Council on the following: • Transportation Program Updates o IH-635 ? Next Steps o IH-30 o Annual Missions Update • Strategic Events Update • Advocacy Group Update • Transportation Updates o TEX-21 o Regional Policy o Federal Policy o State Update
Internal Audit Committee Report Dodson Council Member Lori Barnett Dodson, chair of the Internal Audit Committee, will provide a committee report on the following items: • Contract management and economic development agreements • Hotel occupancy tax audit • Kraft economic development agreement audit • Building Inspection audit follow-up • South Garland Branch Library investigation follow-up
Consider the Consent Agenda Council 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.
Announce Future Agenda Items Council 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.