CALL TO ORDER MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONSENT AGENDA 1. Consider approval of the minutes of the February 4, 2014 City Council Regular Meeting. 2. Consider approval of the following bids: a. Roof Replacement Package for Duck Creek WWTP Bid No. 3916-14 Supreme Roofing, LLC, $263,984.00 This request is to provide labor and materials to replace ten (10) roofs at the Duck Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant which were damaged in a February 2012 hail storm. The project is funded through the City’s Property Claims account. b. 345kV Substation Breaker Replacement Bid No. 4070-14 Chapman Construction $596,869.00 Optional Contingency 89,530.35 $686,399.35 This request is to provide for the removal and replacement of 345kV circuit breakers at the Gibbons Creek Substation including installation of new ground risers and the installation of raceway and control cable. An optional contingency is included for unforeseen additional work that may be required. c. 145kV Substation Circuit Breakers Bid No. 4081-14 Mitsubishi $786,915.00 This request is to provide for nine (9) 145kV circuit breakers for Garland Power & Light’s breaker replacement project. There are a total of twentyeight (28) breakers scheduled to be replaced over the next three (3) years. d. Replacement Pickup Trucks Bid No. 4116-14 Randall Reed’s Prestige Ford $74,050.00 Optional Contingency 46,121.00 $120,171.00 This request is to purchase five (5) replacement pickup trucks to be utilized by various departments within the City of Garland. e. Liquefied Suspended Cement Slurry Bid No. 4119-14 TXI Operations, LP $247,500.00 This request is to provide cement pneumatically mixed with water and additives to produce cement slurry. This product is used to stabilize base material on various Street Department construction projects. This is a term contract with two (2) optional renewals. f. Upgrade for Police Department E911 Equipment Bid No. 4158-14 Cassidian Communications $496,486.00 The Garland Police Department’s current E911 equipment has been placed on product discontinuation notice and will, therefore, be obsolete. The current E911 equipment is based on analog technology that is not compatible with current communication media such as text and video messaging. The new system will meet current technology requirements and provide improved capabilities for the Police Department and the citizens of Garland. . g. Replacement Fleet Vehicles Bid No. 4182-14 Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford $540,085.20 This request is to provide twenty-seven (27) replacement trucks and vans to be used by various departments in their daily operations. h. Engineering Services for Crez Project Bid No. 4187-14 POWER Engineers, INC. $189,261.00 This request is to provide professional engineering services related to close-out of the competitive renewable energy zone (CREZ) Transmission Line Project including aerial survey and North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) compliance verification. i. Professional Engineering Services for Gibbons Creek Bid No. 4188-14 Black & Veatch $499,150.00 Optional Contingency 49,915.00 $549,065.00 This request is to provide professional engineering services associated with obtaining a detailed design for the Gibbons’s Creek Substation reactor bank addition project. 3. Public hearings were previously conducted for the following zoning cases. a. Zoning File No. 13-35, Apartment Development Services Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland, by approving change in zoning from Agriculture (AG) District a Planned Development (PD) District for Multi-Family Uses and a Concept Plan on a 10.75-acre tract of land located at the northwest intersection of Bobtown Road and Waterhouse Boulevard. b. Zoning File No. 13-45, First Texas Homes, Inc. Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland, by approving amendments to Planned Development (PD) District 06-02 for Single-Family Uses and an Amended Detail Plan for Single-Family Detached Dwelling Units on a 91.292-acre tract of land located between Merlin Drive and Lake Ray Hubbard. 4. Consider a resolution approving and funding the 2013 Cycle 2 Neighborhood Vitality Matching Grant Projects. This item was considered by Council at the February 3, 2014 Work Session regarding application for Neighborhood Vitality Funding for Meadowcrest Neighborhood Association, Ridgemeade Neighbors, and Prescott Traffic Control Committee. 5. Consider an ordinance ordering and providing notice of a General Election for the City of Garland to be held on May 10, 2014 In accordance with the City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas, Order and Notice of the General Election be provided by February 28, 2014. 6. Consider approval by minute action a contract with Dallas County Elections to secure election services for all Garland registered voters for the May 10, 2014 General Election. The estimated cost for the election is $54,911.99. It is necessary to contract with Dallas County Elections to secure elections service for the May 10, 2014 General Election. 7. Consider approval by minute action authorizing the City Manager to execute a proposed Design Contract for the replacement of existing water lines in E. State, Garvon, and Commercial Streets. Staff has negotiated a contract with McManus & Johnson Consulting Engineers, LLC, in the amount of $118,400.00. The contract will cover the design of this project. The project limits are Garvon Street from Bankhead to Commercial, Commercial Street from E. Avenue B to Garvon, and E. State Street from Lavon Drive to Garvon. Drainage and Water improvements in the area will also be a part of this project. 8. Consider approval by minute action authorizing the City Manager to execute a proposed Design Contract for Wynn Joyce Life Station Removal and New Gravity Sanitary Sewer Main. Staff has negotiated a contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. in an estimated amount of $171,670. The contract will cover the design of a new gravity sanitary sewer along with the decommissioning of the existing lift station. The limits of the project are along Wynn Joyce Road from Amy Lane to Oates Road.
Presentation 9. Consider the request by Genesis Systems, Inc. to waive the Roadway Impact Fee for development of property located at the northwest corner of Nicholson and Marquis Drive (Lot 2R, Block 4, Northgate Business Park V). The applicant is proposing to construct a 12,500 square foot corporate office and warehouse building on the subject property which is zoned in the Industrial 1(I-1) District. Based on the proposed size, location, and use of the building, roadway impact fees in the amount of $11,705 would be due.
Consider appointments to boards and commissions. Board members are selected for two-year terms by the City Council. Terms are staggered whereby at least half of the membership has board experience. Board members are appointed based on qualifications. Councilwoman Goebel • Eric Stuyvesant – CENAC Councilman Stanley • Edward Moore – Community Multicultural Commission
11. Citizen comments. Persons wishing to address issues not on the agenda may have three minutes to address Council at this time. Council is prohibited from discussing any item not posted according to the Texas Open Meetings Act. 12. Adjourn.
Feb 18, 2014 City Council
CALL TO ORDER MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONSENT AGENDA 1. Consider approval of the minutes of the February 4, 2014 City Council Regular Meeting. 2. Consider approval of the following bids: a. Roof Replacement Package for Duck Creek WWTP Bid No. 3916-14 Supreme Roofing, LLC, $263,984.00 This request is to provide labor and materials to replace ten (10) roofs at the Duck Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant which were damaged in a February 2012 hail storm. The project is funded through the City’s Property Claims account. b. 345kV Substation Breaker Replacement Bid No. 4070-14 Chapman Construction $596,869.00 Optional Contingency 89,530.35 $686,399.35 This request is to provide for the removal and replacement of 345kV circuit breakers at the Gibbons Creek Substation including installation of new ground risers and the installation of raceway and control cable. An optional contingency is included for unforeseen additional work that may be required. c. 145kV Substation Circuit Breakers Bid No. 4081-14 Mitsubishi $786,915.00 This request is to provide for nine (9) 145kV circuit breakers for Garland Power & Light’s breaker replacement project. There are a total of twentyeight (28) breakers scheduled to be replaced over the next three (3) years. d. Replacement Pickup Trucks Bid No. 4116-14 Randall Reed’s Prestige Ford $74,050.00 Optional Contingency 46,121.00 $120,171.00 This request is to purchase five (5) replacement pickup trucks to be utilized by various departments within the City of Garland. e. Liquefied Suspended Cement Slurry Bid No. 4119-14 TXI Operations, LP $247,500.00 This request is to provide cement pneumatically mixed with water and additives to produce cement slurry. This product is used to stabilize base material on various Street Department construction projects. This is a term contract with two (2) optional renewals. f. Upgrade for Police Department E911 Equipment Bid No. 4158-14 Cassidian Communications $496,486.00 The Garland Police Department’s current E911 equipment has been placed on product discontinuation notice and will, therefore, be obsolete. The current E911 equipment is based on analog technology that is not compatible with current communication media such as text and video messaging. The new system will meet current technology requirements and provide improved capabilities for the Police Department and the citizens of Garland. . g. Replacement Fleet Vehicles Bid No. 4182-14 Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford $540,085.20 This request is to provide twenty-seven (27) replacement trucks and vans to be used by various departments in their daily operations. h. Engineering Services for Crez Project Bid No. 4187-14 POWER Engineers, INC. $189,261.00 This request is to provide professional engineering services related to close-out of the competitive renewable energy zone (CREZ) Transmission Line Project including aerial survey and North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) compliance verification. i. Professional Engineering Services for Gibbons Creek Bid No. 4188-14 Black & Veatch $499,150.00 Optional Contingency 49,915.00 $549,065.00 This request is to provide professional engineering services associated with obtaining a detailed design for the Gibbons’s Creek Substation reactor bank addition project. 3. Public hearings were previously conducted for the following zoning cases. a. Zoning File No. 13-35, Apartment Development Services Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland, by approving change in zoning from Agriculture (AG) District a Planned Development (PD) District for Multi-Family Uses and a Concept Plan on a 10.75-acre tract of land located at the northwest intersection of Bobtown Road and Waterhouse Boulevard. b. Zoning File No. 13-45, First Texas Homes, Inc. Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland, by approving amendments to Planned Development (PD) District 06-02 for Single-Family Uses and an Amended Detail Plan for Single-Family Detached Dwelling Units on a 91.292-acre tract of land located between Merlin Drive and Lake Ray Hubbard. 4. Consider a resolution approving and funding the 2013 Cycle 2 Neighborhood Vitality Matching Grant Projects. This item was considered by Council at the February 3, 2014 Work Session regarding application for Neighborhood Vitality Funding for Meadowcrest Neighborhood Association, Ridgemeade Neighbors, and Prescott Traffic Control Committee. 5. Consider an ordinance ordering and providing notice of a General Election for the City of Garland to be held on May 10, 2014 In accordance with the City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas, Order and Notice of the General Election be provided by February 28, 2014. 6. Consider approval by minute action a contract with Dallas County Elections to secure election services for all Garland registered voters for the May 10, 2014 General Election. The estimated cost for the election is $54,911.99. It is necessary to contract with Dallas County Elections to secure elections service for the May 10, 2014 General Election. 7. Consider approval by minute action authorizing the City Manager to execute a proposed Design Contract for the replacement of existing water lines in E. State, Garvon, and Commercial Streets. Staff has negotiated a contract with McManus & Johnson Consulting Engineers, LLC, in the amount of $118,400.00. The contract will cover the design of this project. The project limits are Garvon Street from Bankhead to Commercial, Commercial Street from E. Avenue B to Garvon, and E. State Street from Lavon Drive to Garvon. Drainage and Water improvements in the area will also be a part of this project. 8. Consider approval by minute action authorizing the City Manager to execute a proposed Design Contract for Wynn Joyce Life Station Removal and New Gravity Sanitary Sewer Main. Staff has negotiated a contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. in an estimated amount of $171,670. The contract will cover the design of a new gravity sanitary sewer along with the decommissioning of the existing lift station. The limits of the project are along Wynn Joyce Road from Amy Lane to Oates Road.
Presentation 9. Consider the request by Genesis Systems, Inc. to waive the Roadway Impact Fee for development of property located at the northwest corner of Nicholson and Marquis Drive (Lot 2R, Block 4, Northgate Business Park V). The applicant is proposing to construct a 12,500 square foot corporate office and warehouse building on the subject property which is zoned in the Industrial 1(I-1) District. Based on the proposed size, location, and use of the building, roadway impact fees in the amount of $11,705 would be due.
Consider appointments to boards and commissions. Board members are selected for two-year terms by the City Council. Terms are staggered whereby at least half of the membership has board experience. Board members are appointed based on qualifications. Councilwoman Goebel • Eric Stuyvesant – CENAC Councilman Stanley • Edward Moore – Community Multicultural Commission
11. Citizen comments. Persons wishing to address issues not on the agenda may have three minutes to address Council at this time. Council is prohibited from discussing any item not posted according to the Texas Open Meetings Act. 12. Adjourn.