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.
Verbal Briefings: DART Update Council will be updated on DART's services, activities, programs and projects within Garland.
Discuss Possible Memorandum of Understanding with DART regarding Transit Oriented Development Opportunities in Garland. Staff will make a presentation regarding entering into a possible Memorandum of Understanding with DART, in regards to rail stations and bus transit centers located within Garland. The purpose would be to jointly explore development potentials at the sites for transit-oriented developments; a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for one or more sites may be issued to seek private developers with which to partner. The goal is to increase ridership for Garland residents and visitors and create growing, sustainable communities that would provide economic, environmental, and social benefits. DART staff will be available as well.
"Where the Heart Is" Status Update Office of Neighborhood Vitality will provide an update to the City Council regarding the 2019 implementation of the Where the Heart Is program.
Residential Building Permit Fee Schedule The City of Garland bases building permit fees on the construction value for each project. With the passage of HB 852 on May 21st, 2019, the City of Garland's residential building permit fee schedule became invalid. An alternate permit fee schedule will need to be adopted.
Council Member Deborah Morris' Briefing on Texas Downtown Association Regional Roundtable Council Member Deborah Morris will update the Council on her attendance at the Texas Downtown Association Regional Roundtable hosted in Downtown Garland.
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.
5. 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: Deliberate City of Garland Network Security Information: A governmental body may adjourn into executive session pursuant to Sec. 551.089 of the Texas Government Code to discuss and deliberate (1) security assessments or deployments relating to information resources technology, (2) network security information as described by Section 2059.055(b), or (3) the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel, critical infrastructure, or security devices. The City Council will conduct a closed meeting under Sec. 551.089 of the Texas Government Code to discuss and deliberate computer network security assessments or deployments relating to information resources or technology. 6. Adjourn
Jun 03, 2019 Work Session
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.
Verbal Briefings: DART Update Council will be updated on DART's services, activities, programs and projects within Garland.
Discuss Possible Memorandum of Understanding with DART regarding Transit Oriented Development Opportunities in Garland. Staff will make a presentation regarding entering into a possible Memorandum of Understanding with DART, in regards to rail stations and bus transit centers located within Garland. The purpose would be to jointly explore development potentials at the sites for transit-oriented developments; a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for one or more sites may be issued to seek private developers with which to partner. The goal is to increase ridership for Garland residents and visitors and create growing, sustainable communities that would provide economic, environmental, and social benefits. DART staff will be available as well.
"Where the Heart Is" Status Update Office of Neighborhood Vitality will provide an update to the City Council regarding the 2019 implementation of the Where the Heart Is program.
Residential Building Permit Fee Schedule The City of Garland bases building permit fees on the construction value for each project. With the passage of HB 852 on May 21st, 2019, the City of Garland's residential building permit fee schedule became invalid. An alternate permit fee schedule will need to be adopted.
Council Member Deborah Morris' Briefing on Texas Downtown Association Regional Roundtable Council Member Deborah Morris will update the Council on her attendance at the Texas Downtown Association Regional Roundtable hosted in Downtown Garland.
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.
5. 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: Deliberate City of Garland Network Security Information: A governmental body may adjourn into executive session pursuant to Sec. 551.089 of the Texas Government Code to discuss and deliberate (1) security assessments or deployments relating to information resources technology, (2) network security information as described by Section 2059.055(b), or (3) the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel, critical infrastructure, or security devices. The City Council will conduct a closed meeting under Sec. 551.089 of the Texas Government Code to discuss and deliberate computer network security assessments or deployments relating to information resources or technology. 6. Adjourn