Agenda

AGENDA

CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
City of Garland
Work Session Room, City Hall
William E. Dollar Municipal Building
200 North Fifth Street
Garland, Texas
Monday, May 6, 2019
6:00 p.m.

DEFINITIONS:

Written Briefing: Items that generally do not require a presentation or discussion by the staff or Council. On these items the staff is seeking direction from the Council or providing information in a written format.

Verbal Briefing: These items do not require written background information or are an update on items previously discussed by the Council.

Regular Item: These items generally require discussion between the Council and staff, boards, commissions, or consultants. These items are often accompanied by a formal presentation followed by discussion.

[Public comment will not be accepted during Work Session
unless Council determines otherwise.]

NOTICE: The City Council may recess from the open session and convene in a closed executive session if the discussion of any of the listed agenda items concerns one or more of the following matters:

(1) Pending/contemplated litigation, settlement offer(s), and matters concerning privileged and unprivileged client information deemed confidential by Rule 1.05 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. Sec. 551.071, Tex. Gov't Code.

(2) The purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property, if the deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the City in negotiations with a third person. Sec. 551.072, Tex. Gov't Code.

(3) A contract for a prospective gift or donation to the City, if the deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the City in negotiations with a third person. Sec. 551.073, Tex. Gov't Code.

(4) Personnel matters involving the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee or to hear a complaint against an officer or employee. Sec. 551.074, Tex. Gov't Code.

(5) The deployment, or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or devices. Sec. 551.076, Tex. Gov't Code.

(6) Discussions or deliberations regarding commercial or financial information that the City has received from a business prospect that the City seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the City and with which the City is conducting economic development negotiations; or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect of the sort described in this provision. Sec. 551.087, Tex. Gov't Code.

(7) Discussions, deliberations, votes, or other final action on matters related to the City’s competitive activity, including information that would, if disclosed, give advantage to competitors or prospective competitors and is reasonably related to one or more of the following categories of information:

generation unit specific and portfolio fixed and variable costs, including forecasts of those costs, capital improvement plans for generation units, and generation unit operating characteristics and outage scheduling;
bidding and pricing information for purchased power, generation and fuel, and Electric Reliability Council of Texas bids, prices, offers, and related services and strategies;
effective fuel and purchased power agreements and fuel transportation arrangements and contracts;
risk management information, contracts, and strategies, including fuel hedging and storage;
plans, studies, proposals, and analyses for system improvements, additions, or sales, other than transmission and distribution system improvements inside the service area for which the public power utility is the sole certificated retail provider; and
customer billing, contract, and usage information, electric power pricing information, system load characteristics, and electric power marketing analyses and strategies. Sec. 551.086; Tex. Gov't Code; Sec. 552.133, Tex. Gov’t Code]


1.		Consider the Consent Agenda A member of the City Council may ask for discussion or further information on an item posted as a consent agenda item on the next Regular Meeting of the City Council. The Council Member may also ask that an item on the posted consent agenda be pulled from the consent agenda and considered for a vote separate from consent agenda items on the regular agenda. All discussions or deliberations on this portion of the work session agenda are limited to posted agenda items and may not include a new or unposted subject matter.

2.		Written Briefings:

	a.	Consider the abandonment of two Utility Easements in the proposed Alta Spring Creek subdivision. The Utility Easements are no longer required due to the final configuration of the water and wastewater mains in the proposed development. The abandonment of these easements will allow the construction of apartments on the encumbered lot and better utilize the property. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the May 21, 2019 Regular Meeting.

	b.	Consider the grant of a Water Line Easement, located adjacent to Olinger Power Plant in Nevada, to Copeville Water Supply Corporation across City property. The Olinger Power Plant is currently served by an existing water line that may soon be compromised by soil erosion around the line. The water line currently runs in and along Collin County Road No. 489 right-of-way in front of City property. Copeville Water Supply Corporation has stated that the existing line is in dire need of replacement and has requested a Water Line Easement so that a new water line can be installed across City property. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the May 21, 2019 Regular Meeting.

	c.	DART Interlocal Agreement for Bottleneck Funding City staff and DART have reached agreement on the attached interlocal agreement that would provide $3,202,833 to the City for the funding of bottleneck improvements to capacity constrained signalized intersections.

	d.	Investment Portfolio Summary Staff presents the Portfolio Summary report to Council each quarter. The report is in compliance with the requirements of the Public Funds Investment Act. Management of the City's portfolios is conducted in accordance with the City Council Financial Policy, Statement of Investment Strategy and Investment Policy.

	e.	Oncor Rate Case Denial Council is requested to consider a resolution denying the Distribution Cost Recover Factor application proposed by Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC ("Oncor" or "Company"). Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the May 7, 2019 Regular Meeting.

3.		Verbal Briefings:

	a.	Public Safety Committee Report Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Scott LeMay, Chairman of the Public Safety Committee and Chief of Police Jeff Bryan, Staff Liaison to the Committee, will provide a committee report. Panhandling & Homelessness Issues Alarm Permit Fees for Senior Citizens

	b.	Intervention Program for Celebratory Gunfire The Police Department will update City Council on a pilot intervention program for celebratory gunfire.

	c.	Sign Ordinance discussion At the request of Council Member Deborah Morris and Council Member Rich Aubin, Council will discuss delaying the June 1, 2019 effective date for the new sign ordinance in order to get input from the business community.

	d.	Consider amending Chapter 31 of the Code of Ordinances by approving an ordinance creating limited pedestrian zones at certain intersections within the City. Staff recommends Council adopt an ordinance that will restrict pedestrians from stopping, standing or remaining in the roadway, median, overpasses and viaducts of certain major intersections. This ordinance will likely reduce the presence of pedestrians in those areas and result in increased safety and traffic flow. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the May 21, 2019 Regular Meeting.

4.		Discuss Appointments to Boards and Commissions

	a.	Interview for Appointment to the North Texas Municipal Water District Board The North Texas Municipal Water District Board notified the City that Don Gordon's term of office as a North Texas Municipal Water District Board Member expires May 31, 2019. Information was posted on the City's website for at least 21 days regarding the qualifications of the NTMWD Board Member in order to provide an opportunity for citizens to apply for the position. An application was received from Rebecca Buck, Don Gordon and Joseph Dirik. Council is scheduled to formally appoint a representative to the NTMWD Board of Directors at the May 7 Regular Session.

	b.	Council Member David Gibbons Christopher Alvarez - Community Multicultural Commission

5.		Announce Future Agenda Items 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

		EXECUTIVE SESSION AGENDA NOTICE: The City Council may recess from the open session and convene in a closed executive session if the discussion of any of the listed agenda items concerns one or more of the following matters:



		The City Council will adjourn into executive session pursuant to Sec. 551.071, of the Texas Government Code to deliberate pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offer(s), and matters concerning privileged and unprivileged client information deemed confidential by Rule 1.05 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct in regards to the North Texas Municipal Water District rate case and related matters. PUC Docket No. 46662; SOAH Docket No. 473-17-4964;PUC Docket No. 47863; Cause No. D-1-GN-17-000867-North Texas Municipal Waste District v. Public Utility Commission of Texas-419th Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas; Cause No. D-1-GN-17-000861-Ex Parte North Texas Municipal Water District-98th Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas; Cause No. 429-02972-2017-Ex Parte North Texas Municipal Water District-429th Judicial District Court of Collin County, Texas The City Council will adjourn into executive session pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code to consider personnel matters involving the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee or to hear a complaint against an officer or employee under. Appointment of a member to the board of directors of the North Texas Municipal Water District.

7.		Adjourn