Written Briefings: a. Addendum #1 to ESA COG149 with R-Delta Engineers, Inc. On June 2, 2015 Council approved Professional Engineering Services Agreement COG149 to R-Delta Engineers for Garland Power & Light’s new 138kV Switching Station. Addendum #1 to Agreement COG149 incorporates additional planning, surveying, engineering and landscape architectural services as part of the Switching Station expansion to accommodate a new commercial business. This change order is in the amount of $171,000.00 and represents a 41.9% increase to the original agreement amount of $407,850.00. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the October 6, 2015 Regular Meeting.
DART Quarterly Report Thomas Council will be updated on DART’s services, activities, programs and projects within Garland and the DART service area.
August Residential Water Consumption B.J. Williams/Campbell Increase At the request of Mayor Pro Tem B.J. Williams and Council Member Tim Campbell, Staff is requested to discuss the unprecedented high water consumption readings for the August 2015 billing cycle.
National Night Out in Texas Bradford National Night Out is a community police awareness-raising event in the United States. This year, Texas will celebrate National Night Out on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, which is also the first regularly scheduled Council meeting in October. Council is requested to consider rescheduling the October 6 Regular Meeting to October 5 in order to allow the Mayor and Council members the opportunity to participate in the local National Night Out activities throughout the community.
Discuss Appointments to Boards and Commissions Council Council Member Jim Cahill • Joseph Schroeder – Tax Increment Finance Board - Downtown
4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Council will move into Executive Session Council
Written Briefings: a. Addendum #1 to ESA COG149 with R-Delta Engineers, Inc. On June 2, 2015 Council approved Professional Engineering Services Agreement COG149 to R-Delta Engineers for Garland Power & Light’s new 138kV Switching Station. Addendum #1 to Agreement COG149 incorporates additional planning, surveying, engineering and landscape architectural services as part of the Switching Station expansion to accommodate a new commercial business. This change order is in the amount of $171,000.00 and represents a 41.9% increase to the original agreement amount of $407,850.00. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the October 6, 2015 Regular Meeting.
DART Quarterly Report Thomas Council will be updated on DART’s services, activities, programs and projects within Garland and the DART service area.
August Residential Water Consumption B.J. Williams/Campbell Increase At the request of Mayor Pro Tem B.J. Williams and Council Member Tim Campbell, Staff is requested to discuss the unprecedented high water consumption readings for the August 2015 billing cycle.
National Night Out in Texas Bradford National Night Out is a community police awareness-raising event in the United States. This year, Texas will celebrate National Night Out on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, which is also the first regularly scheduled Council meeting in October. Council is requested to consider rescheduling the October 6 Regular Meeting to October 5 in order to allow the Mayor and Council members the opportunity to participate in the local National Night Out activities throughout the community.
Discuss Appointments to Boards and Commissions Council Council Member Jim Cahill • Joseph Schroeder – Tax Increment Finance Board - Downtown
4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Council will move into Executive Session Council