Written Briefings: a. PHA Plans for the City of Garland Housing Agency Five Year Plan for Fiscal Years 2015-2019 and Administrative Plan Approval Council is requested to consider approval of the Garland Housing Agency Five-Year plan for fiscal years 2015-19 and the Administrative Plan revisions in order for the City of Garland to continue to receive funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide rental assistance to low income families. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the June 2, 2015 Regular Meeting. b. Financial Condition Report Staff has prepared the 2014 Financial Condition Report. The report compares the audited results of operation over a five-year period, from fiscal year 2009-10 through fiscal year 2013-14. The data presented is in trend analysis format and is taken from the City of Garland Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports. c. CASA Radar Interlocal Agreement with Mesquite Council is requested to approve a formalized agreement with the City of Mesquite for installation of the Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of Atmosphere weather radar. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the May 19, 2015 Regular Meeting. d. Modifications to Water Conservation and Drought Stage Ordinances Council is requested to consider whether to modify the City’s Water Conservation Ordinance and Water Resource Management Plan (formerly the ‘Drought Contingency Plan’). If adopted, the new plans would be similar to those recently updated by our water provider, the North Texas Municipal Water District, and other Metroplex water providers. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the June 2, 2015 Regular Meeting. e. Garland Thoroughfare Plan and Bike Plan Update The Transportation Department has processed updates to the existing Garland Thoroughfare plan and the creation of a citywide bike plan based on a year-long study and public process. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the June 2, 2015 Regular Meeting.
Transportation Report Dean/Schaffner Dean International, the City’s transportation consultant, will update Council on the following: • Transportation Program Updates o IH-635 o IH-30 • Strategic Events Update • Advocacy Group Update • Transportation Updates o TEX-21 o Regional Policy o Federal Policy o State Update
Approval of the Garland Development Code Guerin At the January 6, 2015 Regular Meeting, Council completed review of the Plan Commission’s recommendation for revision and adoption of the draft GDC and Zoning Map. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the May 19, 2015 Regular Meeting.
3. 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. 4. 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. 5. Adjourn Council
May 18, 2015 Work Session
Written Briefings: a. PHA Plans for the City of Garland Housing Agency Five Year Plan for Fiscal Years 2015-2019 and Administrative Plan Approval Council is requested to consider approval of the Garland Housing Agency Five-Year plan for fiscal years 2015-19 and the Administrative Plan revisions in order for the City of Garland to continue to receive funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide rental assistance to low income families. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the June 2, 2015 Regular Meeting. b. Financial Condition Report Staff has prepared the 2014 Financial Condition Report. The report compares the audited results of operation over a five-year period, from fiscal year 2009-10 through fiscal year 2013-14. The data presented is in trend analysis format and is taken from the City of Garland Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports. c. CASA Radar Interlocal Agreement with Mesquite Council is requested to approve a formalized agreement with the City of Mesquite for installation of the Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of Atmosphere weather radar. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the May 19, 2015 Regular Meeting. d. Modifications to Water Conservation and Drought Stage Ordinances Council is requested to consider whether to modify the City’s Water Conservation Ordinance and Water Resource Management Plan (formerly the ‘Drought Contingency Plan’). If adopted, the new plans would be similar to those recently updated by our water provider, the North Texas Municipal Water District, and other Metroplex water providers. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the June 2, 2015 Regular Meeting. e. Garland Thoroughfare Plan and Bike Plan Update The Transportation Department has processed updates to the existing Garland Thoroughfare plan and the creation of a citywide bike plan based on a year-long study and public process. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the June 2, 2015 Regular Meeting.
Transportation Report Dean/Schaffner Dean International, the City’s transportation consultant, will update Council on the following: • Transportation Program Updates o IH-635 o IH-30 • Strategic Events Update • Advocacy Group Update • Transportation Updates o TEX-21 o Regional Policy o Federal Policy o State Update
Approval of the Garland Development Code Guerin At the January 6, 2015 Regular Meeting, Council completed review of the Plan Commission’s recommendation for revision and adoption of the draft GDC and Zoning Map. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the May 19, 2015 Regular Meeting.
3. 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. 4. 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. 5. Adjourn Council