Call to Order Invocation Pledge of Allegiance
Mayoral Proclamations, Recognitions and Announcements
The Mayor may present proclamations and recognize attendees or award winners, and may make announcements regarding upcoming City events and matters of interest to citizens. There will be no Council deliberations or votes on these matters.
All items under this section are recommended for approval by a single motion of Council, without discussion. Council has been briefed on these items at a previous work session and approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager to implement each item. The Mayor will announce the agenda and provide an opportunity for members of the audience and the City Council to request that an item be removed and considered separately. 1. Consider approval of the minutes of the December 15, 2015 Regular Meeting. 2. Consider approval of the following bids: a. Shelf-Ready Audiovisual Materials Bid No. 6113-16 Midwest Tapes, LLC $220,000.00 This request is to support the Library’s selection and purchase of audiovisual materials to meet customer needs. The contract includes cataloging, inventory, and physical processing so that materials arrive shelf-ready. This will be a Term Contract with four optional renewals. b. Professional Engineering and Design Services Bid No. 6110-16 CP&Y, Inc. $175,335.00 This request is to provide professional surveying, geotechnical, environmental, and detailed construction plans for storm sewer installation at Valley Cove Drive, Fieldside Drive, and Rollingridge Drive including the Rollingridge/Fieldside and Fieldside/Wildbriar alleys. These storm sewer improvements are necessary to address flooding issues for the area residents. . c. Change Order for R-Delta Engineering, Inc., Bid No. 6108-16 Service Agreement R-Delta Engineers, Inc. $96,200.00 This request is for resolution of unanticipated property deed restrictions including plan revisions to address the relocation of the radio tower site and design requirements for the perimeter securing fencing. d. Public Safety Software Maintenance and Support Bid No. 6107-16 Intergraph Corporation $291,656.86 This request is to continue the annual maintenance and support agreement for Intergraph Public Safety software. This maintenance agreement may be renewed annually as long as the City continues to utilize the Intergraph software. e. Microsoft Dynamics CRM Maintenance and Support Bid No. 6100-16 Webfortis $365,000.00 This request is to provide ongoing maintenance and support services for Microsoft CRM projects. This is a continuation of the previous contract that was awarded to Webfortis under Bid 3621-13. f. Olinger-Wylie 138 KV Transmission Line Bid No. 6051-16 Reconstruction Hargrave Power, Inc. $1,937,303.01 Optional Contingency 193,730.00 TOTAL $2,131,033.01 This request is to provide construction labor for the installation of 80 new and 4 replacement steel transmission structures. This project covers approximately 9.2 miles of transmission line from the Olinger Plant to the Wylie Switchyard as part of the Olinger-Wylie East Circuit CIP Project. Due to the complex nature of this project, an Optional Contingency is included for any unforeseen additional work that may be required. g. Brush Trailers for EWS Bid No. 5794-15 Texoma Mfg., LLC $103,750.00 This request is for the purchase of two brush trailers to be utilized by the Environmental Waste Services Department in their daily operations. h. Change Orders for Black & Veatch Service Bid No. 6109-16 Agreements Black & Veatch $119,566.00 Optional Contingency 11,956.20 TOTAL $131,522.20 This request is for reactor bank additions to TMPA Gibbons Creek Reactive Support CIP project. This is necessary for the configuration and programming of all new relay communications and Ethernet switches. The purpose of Addendum 1 to Service Agreement COG014 is for autotransformer replacements necessary for the upgrade of the TMPA Gibbons Creek Switchyard control house lighting system. 3. Public hearings were previously conducted for the following zoning cases. Council approved the requests and instructed staff to bring forth the following ordinances for consideration. a. Zoning File No. 15-38, Jerry Defeo Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland by approving a Specific Use Provision for auto sales, new or used on a 1.425 acres tract of land zoned Industrial (IN) District and located at 923 S. Jupiter Road; providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations; and providing for a penalty and an effective date. b. Zoning File No. 15-41, Wilbow Corporation Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland by approving a change of zoning from Single-Family-7 (SF-7) District and Planned Development (PD) District 68-63 to a Planned Development (PD) District for Single-Family-5 (detached) Uses, Single-Family (attached) Uses, Neighborhood Office (NO) Uses, Neighborhood Services (NS); and a Concept Plan for Single-Family (detached) Uses, Single-Family (attached) uses and retail; on 101.121 acres located southwest of the intersection of Shiloh Road and Buckingham Road providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations; and providing for a penalty and an effective date. c. Zoning File No. 15-42, Western Rim Investors Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland by approving an amendment to Planned Development (PD) District 12-41 for Mixed-Uses and a Detail Plan for dwelling, multi-family on a 42-acre tract of land located east of Shiloh Road, northwest of Holford Road, north of the Spring Creek Greenbelt and south of the future expansion of Naaman Forest Boulevard; providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations; providing a penalty under the provisions of Sec. 10.05 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland; providing a savings clause and a severability clause; and providing an effective date. d. Zoning File No. 15-43, Western Rim Investors Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland by approving an amendment to Planned Development (PD) District 12-41 for Mixed-Uses and a Detail Plan for Mixed-Uses on a 19-acre tract of land located southwest of PGBT/SH 190, northwest of Holford Road, north of future expansion of Naaman Forest Boulevard and east of Shiloh Road; providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations; providing a penalty under the provisions of Sec. 10.05 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland; providing a savings clause and a severability clause; and providing an effective date. e. Zoning File No. 15-45, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland by approving 1) a zoning change from Agriculture (AG) District to Planned Development (PD) District for Single-Family-5 uses, Multi-Family uses and limited community office uses and 2) a concept plan for dwelling, single-family detached; dwelling, multi-family; elder care-independent living and restaurant on a 141.653-acre tract of land bounded by Holford Road to the northwest, Spring Creek Forest Preserve to the northeast, north Garland Avenue to the southeast and Arapaho Road to the southwest; providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations; providing a penalty under the provisions of Sec. 10.05 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland; providing a savings clause and a severability clause; and providing an effective date. 4. Consider a resolution approving and funding a 2015-16 Cycle 1 Neighborhood Vitality Matching Grant Project. At the December 15, 2015 Work Session, Council considered the application for Neighborhood Vitality Funding for Firewheel Farms No. 2 neighborhood association. 5. Consider a resolution rescheduling the October 4, 2016 and December 20, 2016 Regular Meetings of the City Council; and providing an effective date. At the January 5, 2016 Work Session, Council considered rescheduling the October 4 Regular Meeting to October 3, 2016. Council also considered scheduling the December 20, 2016 Regular Meeting to December 13, 2016. Consider by minute action the purchase of debris removal and debris removal monitoring services. In November 2014 the City Council authorized the solicitation of debris removal contracts that would be triggered in the event of a major debris-producing event. Now that such an event has occurred, the City Council is being asked to approve by minute action several agreements relating to debris removal arising from the December 26, 2015 tornado. There are essentially two sets of agreements involved, one for actual debris removal (which will include a back-up agreement as well), the other for debris removal monitoring services. The latter is necessary in order to document expenses for potential reimbursement of the City’s debris removal agreement with TAG Grinding Services, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $8.1 million; a standby debris removal agreement with DRC Emergency Services, LLC in an amount not to exceed $8.3 million; and a debris removal monitoring services agreement with True North Emergency Management, LLC in an amount not to exceed $2 million.
Consider a resolution of the City of Garland extending the local State of Disaster issued by Mayoral Proclamation on December 26, 2015 and providing an effective date. In response to the tornado the night of December 26, 2015, the Mayor issued a declaration of disaster in order to implement the City’s emergency response operations. By law, a mayoral declaration of disaster has a limited duration unless extended by formal action of the City Council. The City Council is being asked to approve, by resolution, the extension of the declaration of disaster in order to continue the City’s emergency and disaster relief operations.
Consider an ordinance prohibiting price gouging and controlling prices charged within the City of Garland during the current state of disaster; providing a penalty under the provisions of Sec. 10.05 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland; providing a savings clause and a severability clause; and providing an effective and termination date. As sometimes happens when a disaster strikes an area, some people see an opportunity to take advantage of the situation to the detriment of those affected by the disaster. The City has received complaints of price gouging, generally involving motel rooms located in the south part of the City near the area of tornado damage. Complaints have also been received about exorbitant prices being charged for tire repair even though free tire repair is available throughout the area. Experience in other jurisdictions where disasters have struck has provided us with a list of other goods and services that are targeted for price gouging. If the City Council approves the proposed ordinance, the Office of the City Attorney will process and prosecute complaints under the ordinance. Persons who have been victimized by price-gouging may contact the Office of the City Attorney to file a complaint. Although the City cannot recover damages on behalf of victims, the City can endeavor to stop price gouging from continuing. The proposed ordinance will terminate by its own terms on February 29, 2016 without further action of the City Council.
Consider approval of an ordinance amending Section 30.226 of the Code of Ordinances by (1) requiring building permits for residential roof repair of more than $2,000.00, and (2) establishing registration and bonding requirements for residential roofing contractors; and providing an effective date. Council is requested to consider approval of an ordinance amending Section 30.226 of the Code of Ordinances by (1) requiring building permits for residential roof repair of more than $2,000.00, and (2) establishing registration and bonding requirements for residential roofing contractors; and providing an effective date.
10. 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. 11. Adjourn. All Regular Council meetings are broadcast live on CGTV, Time Warner Cable Channel 16, and Verizon FIOS TV 44. Meetings are rebroadcast at 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday-Sunday and at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Live streaming and on-demand videos of the meetings are also available online at www.garlandtx.gov. Copies of the meetings can be purchased through the City Secretary’s Office – audio CD’s are $1 each and DVD’s are $3 each.
Jan 05, 2016 City Council
Call to Order Invocation Pledge of Allegiance
Mayoral Proclamations, Recognitions and Announcements
The Mayor may present proclamations and recognize attendees or award winners, and may make announcements regarding upcoming City events and matters of interest to citizens. There will be no Council deliberations or votes on these matters.
All items under this section are recommended for approval by a single motion of Council, without discussion. Council has been briefed on these items at a previous work session and approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager to implement each item. The Mayor will announce the agenda and provide an opportunity for members of the audience and the City Council to request that an item be removed and considered separately. 1. Consider approval of the minutes of the December 15, 2015 Regular Meeting. 2. Consider approval of the following bids: a. Shelf-Ready Audiovisual Materials Bid No. 6113-16 Midwest Tapes, LLC $220,000.00 This request is to support the Library’s selection and purchase of audiovisual materials to meet customer needs. The contract includes cataloging, inventory, and physical processing so that materials arrive shelf-ready. This will be a Term Contract with four optional renewals. b. Professional Engineering and Design Services Bid No. 6110-16 CP&Y, Inc. $175,335.00 This request is to provide professional surveying, geotechnical, environmental, and detailed construction plans for storm sewer installation at Valley Cove Drive, Fieldside Drive, and Rollingridge Drive including the Rollingridge/Fieldside and Fieldside/Wildbriar alleys. These storm sewer improvements are necessary to address flooding issues for the area residents. . c. Change Order for R-Delta Engineering, Inc., Bid No. 6108-16 Service Agreement R-Delta Engineers, Inc. $96,200.00 This request is for resolution of unanticipated property deed restrictions including plan revisions to address the relocation of the radio tower site and design requirements for the perimeter securing fencing. d. Public Safety Software Maintenance and Support Bid No. 6107-16 Intergraph Corporation $291,656.86 This request is to continue the annual maintenance and support agreement for Intergraph Public Safety software. This maintenance agreement may be renewed annually as long as the City continues to utilize the Intergraph software. e. Microsoft Dynamics CRM Maintenance and Support Bid No. 6100-16 Webfortis $365,000.00 This request is to provide ongoing maintenance and support services for Microsoft CRM projects. This is a continuation of the previous contract that was awarded to Webfortis under Bid 3621-13. f. Olinger-Wylie 138 KV Transmission Line Bid No. 6051-16 Reconstruction Hargrave Power, Inc. $1,937,303.01 Optional Contingency 193,730.00 TOTAL $2,131,033.01 This request is to provide construction labor for the installation of 80 new and 4 replacement steel transmission structures. This project covers approximately 9.2 miles of transmission line from the Olinger Plant to the Wylie Switchyard as part of the Olinger-Wylie East Circuit CIP Project. Due to the complex nature of this project, an Optional Contingency is included for any unforeseen additional work that may be required. g. Brush Trailers for EWS Bid No. 5794-15 Texoma Mfg., LLC $103,750.00 This request is for the purchase of two brush trailers to be utilized by the Environmental Waste Services Department in their daily operations. h. Change Orders for Black & Veatch Service Bid No. 6109-16 Agreements Black & Veatch $119,566.00 Optional Contingency 11,956.20 TOTAL $131,522.20 This request is for reactor bank additions to TMPA Gibbons Creek Reactive Support CIP project. This is necessary for the configuration and programming of all new relay communications and Ethernet switches. The purpose of Addendum 1 to Service Agreement COG014 is for autotransformer replacements necessary for the upgrade of the TMPA Gibbons Creek Switchyard control house lighting system. 3. Public hearings were previously conducted for the following zoning cases. Council approved the requests and instructed staff to bring forth the following ordinances for consideration. a. Zoning File No. 15-38, Jerry Defeo Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland by approving a Specific Use Provision for auto sales, new or used on a 1.425 acres tract of land zoned Industrial (IN) District and located at 923 S. Jupiter Road; providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations; and providing for a penalty and an effective date. b. Zoning File No. 15-41, Wilbow Corporation Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland by approving a change of zoning from Single-Family-7 (SF-7) District and Planned Development (PD) District 68-63 to a Planned Development (PD) District for Single-Family-5 (detached) Uses, Single-Family (attached) Uses, Neighborhood Office (NO) Uses, Neighborhood Services (NS); and a Concept Plan for Single-Family (detached) Uses, Single-Family (attached) uses and retail; on 101.121 acres located southwest of the intersection of Shiloh Road and Buckingham Road providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations; and providing for a penalty and an effective date. c. Zoning File No. 15-42, Western Rim Investors Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland by approving an amendment to Planned Development (PD) District 12-41 for Mixed-Uses and a Detail Plan for dwelling, multi-family on a 42-acre tract of land located east of Shiloh Road, northwest of Holford Road, north of the Spring Creek Greenbelt and south of the future expansion of Naaman Forest Boulevard; providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations; providing a penalty under the provisions of Sec. 10.05 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland; providing a savings clause and a severability clause; and providing an effective date. d. Zoning File No. 15-43, Western Rim Investors Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland by approving an amendment to Planned Development (PD) District 12-41 for Mixed-Uses and a Detail Plan for Mixed-Uses on a 19-acre tract of land located southwest of PGBT/SH 190, northwest of Holford Road, north of future expansion of Naaman Forest Boulevard and east of Shiloh Road; providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations; providing a penalty under the provisions of Sec. 10.05 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland; providing a savings clause and a severability clause; and providing an effective date. e. Zoning File No. 15-45, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. Consider an ordinance amending the zoning laws of the City of Garland by approving 1) a zoning change from Agriculture (AG) District to Planned Development (PD) District for Single-Family-5 uses, Multi-Family uses and limited community office uses and 2) a concept plan for dwelling, single-family detached; dwelling, multi-family; elder care-independent living and restaurant on a 141.653-acre tract of land bounded by Holford Road to the northwest, Spring Creek Forest Preserve to the northeast, north Garland Avenue to the southeast and Arapaho Road to the southwest; providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations; providing a penalty under the provisions of Sec. 10.05 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland; providing a savings clause and a severability clause; and providing an effective date. 4. Consider a resolution approving and funding a 2015-16 Cycle 1 Neighborhood Vitality Matching Grant Project. At the December 15, 2015 Work Session, Council considered the application for Neighborhood Vitality Funding for Firewheel Farms No. 2 neighborhood association. 5. Consider a resolution rescheduling the October 4, 2016 and December 20, 2016 Regular Meetings of the City Council; and providing an effective date. At the January 5, 2016 Work Session, Council considered rescheduling the October 4 Regular Meeting to October 3, 2016. Council also considered scheduling the December 20, 2016 Regular Meeting to December 13, 2016. Consider by minute action the purchase of debris removal and debris removal monitoring services. In November 2014 the City Council authorized the solicitation of debris removal contracts that would be triggered in the event of a major debris-producing event. Now that such an event has occurred, the City Council is being asked to approve by minute action several agreements relating to debris removal arising from the December 26, 2015 tornado. There are essentially two sets of agreements involved, one for actual debris removal (which will include a back-up agreement as well), the other for debris removal monitoring services. The latter is necessary in order to document expenses for potential reimbursement of the City’s debris removal agreement with TAG Grinding Services, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $8.1 million; a standby debris removal agreement with DRC Emergency Services, LLC in an amount not to exceed $8.3 million; and a debris removal monitoring services agreement with True North Emergency Management, LLC in an amount not to exceed $2 million.
Consider a resolution of the City of Garland extending the local State of Disaster issued by Mayoral Proclamation on December 26, 2015 and providing an effective date. In response to the tornado the night of December 26, 2015, the Mayor issued a declaration of disaster in order to implement the City’s emergency response operations. By law, a mayoral declaration of disaster has a limited duration unless extended by formal action of the City Council. The City Council is being asked to approve, by resolution, the extension of the declaration of disaster in order to continue the City’s emergency and disaster relief operations.
Consider an ordinance prohibiting price gouging and controlling prices charged within the City of Garland during the current state of disaster; providing a penalty under the provisions of Sec. 10.05 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland; providing a savings clause and a severability clause; and providing an effective and termination date. As sometimes happens when a disaster strikes an area, some people see an opportunity to take advantage of the situation to the detriment of those affected by the disaster. The City has received complaints of price gouging, generally involving motel rooms located in the south part of the City near the area of tornado damage. Complaints have also been received about exorbitant prices being charged for tire repair even though free tire repair is available throughout the area. Experience in other jurisdictions where disasters have struck has provided us with a list of other goods and services that are targeted for price gouging. If the City Council approves the proposed ordinance, the Office of the City Attorney will process and prosecute complaints under the ordinance. Persons who have been victimized by price-gouging may contact the Office of the City Attorney to file a complaint. Although the City cannot recover damages on behalf of victims, the City can endeavor to stop price gouging from continuing. The proposed ordinance will terminate by its own terms on February 29, 2016 without further action of the City Council.
Consider approval of an ordinance amending Section 30.226 of the Code of Ordinances by (1) requiring building permits for residential roof repair of more than $2,000.00, and (2) establishing registration and bonding requirements for residential roofing contractors; and providing an effective date. Council is requested to consider approval of an ordinance amending Section 30.226 of the Code of Ordinances by (1) requiring building permits for residential roof repair of more than $2,000.00, and (2) establishing registration and bonding requirements for residential roofing contractors; and providing an effective date.
10. 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. 11. Adjourn. All Regular Council meetings are broadcast live on CGTV, Time Warner Cable Channel 16, and Verizon FIOS TV 44. Meetings are rebroadcast at 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday-Sunday and at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Live streaming and on-demand videos of the meetings are also available online at www.garlandtx.gov. Copies of the meetings can be purchased through the City Secretary’s Office – audio CD’s are $1 each and DVD’s are $3 each.