Public Comments on Work Session Items Persons who desire to address the City Council on any item on the Work Session agenda are allowed three minutes to speak. Speakers are taken only at the beginning of the meeting, other than invited testimony. Speakers are grouped by Work Session item and will be taken in the order of the Work Session agenda. Speakers must submit to the City Secretary a completed speaker’s card before the beginning of the meeting. Speaker cards will not be accepted after the Mayor calls the meeting to order. Speaker cards are available in the lobby, at the visitor’s side of the Work Session Room, and from members of staff. Speakers are limited to addressing items on the Work Session agenda – any item relating to a Regular Session agenda item should be addressed at the Regular Session and any item not on an agenda may be addressed during the open microphone at the end of the Regular Session.
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: a. The City Council will adjourn into executive session pursuant to Sections 551.074, 551.086, 551.071, and 551.072 of the Texas Government Code to deliberate or discuss: 1. Personnel matters related to the appointment of municipal court judges; and 2. Matters concerning the Dent Road To Shelby Transmission Line. More specifically, public power utility competitive matters (551.086), attorney-client matters concerning pending or contemplated litigation (551.071) or settlement offers and the value of real property (551.072).
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.
Written Briefing(s): Consider a resolution adopting a revised Tax Credit Application and Score Sheet. Council is requested to consider a revised Low Income Housing Tax Credit process for Resolutions of Support for the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affair's Tax Credit Applications. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration a the December 17, 2019 Regular Meeting.
Sale of Property - 726 Parker Circle Council is reqeusted to approve the sale of 726 Parker Circle. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration a the December 17, 2019 Regular Meeting.
Verbal Briefing(s): DART Update Council will be updated on DART's services, activities, programs and projects within Garland.
2019 Bond Program Status Update Staff will brief Council on progress and planning related to the implementation of the 2019 Bond Program.
At the reqeust of Council Member Morris, Council will review the propriety of her handling of matters related to 920 West Avenue D Councilmember Deborah Morris asked that a Work Session Item be added to review, in an open forum, the propriety of her handling of matters related to 920 West Avenue D. The item was seconded by Councilman Rich Aubin. As requested, Council will discuss the matter.
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. 7. Adjourn
Dec 02, 2019 Work Session
Public Comments on Work Session Items Persons who desire to address the City Council on any item on the Work Session agenda are allowed three minutes to speak. Speakers are taken only at the beginning of the meeting, other than invited testimony. Speakers are grouped by Work Session item and will be taken in the order of the Work Session agenda. Speakers must submit to the City Secretary a completed speaker’s card before the beginning of the meeting. Speaker cards will not be accepted after the Mayor calls the meeting to order. Speaker cards are available in the lobby, at the visitor’s side of the Work Session Room, and from members of staff. Speakers are limited to addressing items on the Work Session agenda – any item relating to a Regular Session agenda item should be addressed at the Regular Session and any item not on an agenda may be addressed during the open microphone at the end of the Regular Session.
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: a. The City Council will adjourn into executive session pursuant to Sections 551.074, 551.086, 551.071, and 551.072 of the Texas Government Code to deliberate or discuss: 1. Personnel matters related to the appointment of municipal court judges; and 2. Matters concerning the Dent Road To Shelby Transmission Line. More specifically, public power utility competitive matters (551.086), attorney-client matters concerning pending or contemplated litigation (551.071) or settlement offers and the value of real property (551.072).
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.
Written Briefing(s): Consider a resolution adopting a revised Tax Credit Application and Score Sheet. Council is requested to consider a revised Low Income Housing Tax Credit process for Resolutions of Support for the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affair's Tax Credit Applications. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration a the December 17, 2019 Regular Meeting.
Sale of Property - 726 Parker Circle Council is reqeusted to approve the sale of 726 Parker Circle. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration a the December 17, 2019 Regular Meeting.
Verbal Briefing(s): DART Update Council will be updated on DART's services, activities, programs and projects within Garland.
2019 Bond Program Status Update Staff will brief Council on progress and planning related to the implementation of the 2019 Bond Program.
At the reqeust of Council Member Morris, Council will review the propriety of her handling of matters related to 920 West Avenue D Councilmember Deborah Morris asked that a Work Session Item be added to review, in an open forum, the propriety of her handling of matters related to 920 West Avenue D. The item was seconded by Councilman Rich Aubin. As requested, Council will discuss the matter.
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. 7. Adjourn