Written Briefings: a. Discretionary Service Agreement with Oncor for the Burying of Oncor's Facilities along Rosehill Road from Bobtown Road to IH-30 Council is requested to authorize the City Manager to execute a Discretionary Service Agreement with Oncor. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the September 15, 2020 Regular Meeting. b. Tax Roll Amendment Council is requested to consider an ordinance amending the tax roll by $71,549.86. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the September 15, 2020 Regular Meeting. c. Atmos Settlement Agreement Council is requested to consider approval of the Settlement Agreement with Atmos Energy Mid-Tex Division (“Atmos”) and the resulting rate change under the Rate Review Mechanism (RRM) tariff. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the September 15, 2020 Regular Meeting. d. Consider an ordinance to Issue Tax Notes, Series 2020 Council is requested to approve an ordinance authorizing the issuance of tax notes of approximately $25 million. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the September 15, 2020 Regular Meeting.
COVID-19 Response Update and Further Actions Staff will provide an update to Council and ask for Council direction, if needed, on various matters related to COVID-19 and actions being taken by the City.
Garland Power and Light Outage Texting: Status Update Feature Council will be updated about the enhancement to GP&L’s power outage text reporting process to include status updates.
Amendment of the Downtown/Forest-Jupiter TIF Boundaries At the request of Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Robert Vera and Mayor Scott LeMay, Council is requested to consider amending the boundaries of the Downtown/Forest-Jupiter TIF Zone to include Montgomery Park within the TIF.
Budget Discussions Continue Council discussions on the 2020-21 Budget.
Ad Hoc Task Force At the request of Council Member David Gibbons, and Mayor Pro Tem Robert John Smith, the Mayor proposes to appoint an ad hoc task force comprised of members of the City Council and the Plan Commission to study the efficacy of the City’s current methods of providing notice for upcoming zoning change requests. Although the City’s current methods meet legal standards and must contain certain elements in order to comply with State law, the question is how effective those notices are in conveying to the average citizen the nature of the request and whether new or alternative measures could be adopted to be more helpful to interested citizens. Under Council policy, the Mayor may appoint ad hoc committees with the concurrence of the City Council. An informal concurrence is sufficient to affirm the Mayor’s proposal.
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. 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 Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to discuss 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 relating to the North Texas Municipal Water District rate case and related matters. The City Council will adjourn into executive session pursuant to Sec. 551.072 of the Texas Government Code to discuss the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property generally located northeast of Castle Drive, Pleasant Valley Road, and Miles Road. 8. Adjourn
Aug 31, 2020 Work Session
Written Briefings: a. Discretionary Service Agreement with Oncor for the Burying of Oncor's Facilities along Rosehill Road from Bobtown Road to IH-30 Council is requested to authorize the City Manager to execute a Discretionary Service Agreement with Oncor. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the September 15, 2020 Regular Meeting. b. Tax Roll Amendment Council is requested to consider an ordinance amending the tax roll by $71,549.86. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the September 15, 2020 Regular Meeting. c. Atmos Settlement Agreement Council is requested to consider approval of the Settlement Agreement with Atmos Energy Mid-Tex Division (“Atmos”) and the resulting rate change under the Rate Review Mechanism (RRM) tariff. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the September 15, 2020 Regular Meeting. d. Consider an ordinance to Issue Tax Notes, Series 2020 Council is requested to approve an ordinance authorizing the issuance of tax notes of approximately $25 million. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the September 15, 2020 Regular Meeting.
COVID-19 Response Update and Further Actions Staff will provide an update to Council and ask for Council direction, if needed, on various matters related to COVID-19 and actions being taken by the City.
Garland Power and Light Outage Texting: Status Update Feature Council will be updated about the enhancement to GP&L’s power outage text reporting process to include status updates.
Amendment of the Downtown/Forest-Jupiter TIF Boundaries At the request of Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Robert Vera and Mayor Scott LeMay, Council is requested to consider amending the boundaries of the Downtown/Forest-Jupiter TIF Zone to include Montgomery Park within the TIF.
Budget Discussions Continue Council discussions on the 2020-21 Budget.
Ad Hoc Task Force At the request of Council Member David Gibbons, and Mayor Pro Tem Robert John Smith, the Mayor proposes to appoint an ad hoc task force comprised of members of the City Council and the Plan Commission to study the efficacy of the City’s current methods of providing notice for upcoming zoning change requests. Although the City’s current methods meet legal standards and must contain certain elements in order to comply with State law, the question is how effective those notices are in conveying to the average citizen the nature of the request and whether new or alternative measures could be adopted to be more helpful to interested citizens. Under Council policy, the Mayor may appoint ad hoc committees with the concurrence of the City Council. An informal concurrence is sufficient to affirm the Mayor’s proposal.
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. 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 Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to discuss 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 relating to the North Texas Municipal Water District rate case and related matters. The City Council will adjourn into executive session pursuant to Sec. 551.072 of the Texas Government Code to discuss the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property generally located northeast of Castle Drive, Pleasant Valley Road, and Miles Road. 8. Adjourn