LEGISLATIVE PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE It is the custom and tradition of the members of the City Council to have an invocation and recital of the Pledge of Allegiance prior to the beginning of the meeting. Members of the audience are invited to participate. However, members of the audience are not required to participate. The decision to participate is strictly a matter of personal choice and has no bearing on matters to be considered by the City Council and will not affect the decisions to be made during the meeting.
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 February 21, 2017 Regular Meeting. 2. Consider approval of the following bids: a. Emergency Response Safety Equipment Bid No. 0445-17 Municipal Emergency Services, Inc. $144,784.00 This request is to provide Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and related necessary components as part of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) used by firefighters in training and emergency responses. b. Engineering Design Services for Miller Road and Nash Street Water, Sewer, and Paving Improvements Bid No. 0469-17 KimleyHorn and Associates, Inc. $298,500.00 This request is to provide professional engineering design services for the replacement of water lines, wastewater lines, and paving improvements along Miller Road from Hilltop Drive to South Glenbrook Drive, and water lines along Nash Street from North Garland Avenue to Hillcrest Drive. c. Change Order No. 1 to Engineering Design Services Contract for Shiloh Road I.H. 635 to Kingsley Road Bid No. 2288-11 Nathan D. Maier Consulting Engineers, Inc. $139,000.00 The purpose of this Change Order is to provide funding for additional engineering design services necessary to complete the design phase of the project. d. Forest Lane Substation Loop Project Bid No. 3903-13 R-Delta Engineers $93,900.00 The purpose of this Change Order is to allow for engineering and design revisions to the Forest Lane Substation Loop Project. e. GP&L Joint Use Management Services Bid No. 0457-17 TRC Solutions $122,337.00 This request is to create a Joint Use Management Service Program to manage GP&L’s foreign pole attachment processes for existing and future poleattaching entities (phone,fiber, TV cables, etc.). f. Valve and Fire Hydrant Maintenance Bid No. 0347-17 R&M Services $250,000.00 This request is to provide maintenance, painting, and minor repair of fire hydrants, as well as, cleaning of valve stacks and operation of water shutoff valves throughout the city. This is a term agreement with four optional renewals. g. RagingWire Substation Material Procurement and Construction Bid No. 0340-17 Front Line Power Construction, LLC $932,335.00 Optional Contingency 139,850.00 TOTAL $1,072,185.00 This request is to provide for the procurement of materials and construction for the RagingWire Substation. The project includes: installing two power transformers, yard surfacing, foundations, grounding, structure erection, bus, switchgear, overhead lighting, shielding, conduit systems, drainage systems, control wiring, testing, and commissioning. Due to the complex nature of the project, an Optional Contingency is included for any additional work that may be required. h. Centerville Road Street and Sidewalk Repairs S.H. 66 to Broadway Bid No. 0262-17 XIT Paving & Construction $1,273,553.00 This request is to remove and replace failed sections of concrete street pavement and sidewalks on Centerville Road between S.H. 66 and Broadway Boulevard. i. Profit Drive and Lavon Drive Water and Wastewater Improvements Bid No. 0281-17 SYB Construction Company, Inc. $1,248,326.76 This request is to provide for the construction of approximately 242 linear feet of 6-inch water, 1,920 linear feet of 8-inch water, 578 linear feet of 8-inch water by pipe bursting, 86 linear feet of 6-inch wastewater, and 1,629 linear feet of 8-inch wastewater, along with 4,297 square yards of pavement replacement and all incidentals as shown on the approved plans. 4. Consider an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 6883; providing a savings clause and a severability clause; and providing an effective date. Council is requested to adopt an ordinance correcting the main early voting place for Dallas County. 5. Consider a resolution of the City Council of Garland, Texas urging the 85th Texas Legislature to provide funding for the reconstruction of IH-635 East from US Highway 75 to and including the IH-30 Interchange; imploring the 85th Legislature to expedite to authorize all necessary means to expedite that project; and providing an effective date.
Consider an ordinance amending Section 33.28(C) of Chapter 33, "Transportation," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland; 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. Council is requested to approve an ordinance establishing a 20 MPH School Speed Zone.
Hold public hearings on: a. Consider the application of New Era Partners, LLC, requesting approval of 1) a Master Concept Plan for a multistory office building and 2) a Specific Use Provision for a Pharmacy (with drivethrough or window) and 3) a Detail Plan on property zoned Planned Development (PD) 15-20 for Mixed Uses. This property is located at 2300 North Lookout Drive. (File No. Z 16-44, District 1) Being a 6.11-acre lot, tract or parcel of land, situated in the L. Ferris Survey, Abstract Number 477, Dallas County, Texas, and being all of Lot 1, Block 1, Blackburn State Highway 190 Addition, an addition to the City of Garland, Dallas County, Texas, according to the plat thereof, recorded in Volume 97081, Page 2794, Plat Records, Dallas County, Texas. This property is located at 2300 North Lookout Drive in Garland, Texas.
Consider the application of W3, requesting approval of a Specific Use Provision for Restaurant, Drive-Through on a property zoned Planned Development (PD) District 15-43 for MixedUses. This property is located southwest of PGBT/SH 190, northwest of Holford Road, north of future expansion of Naaman Forest Boulevard and east of Shiloh Road. (File No. Z 17-07, District 7) Being an approximate 19-acre tract of land located in the City of Garland, Dallas County, Texas, part of the P.H. Rice Survey, Abstract No. 1241, being part of a 52.418 acre tract of land described in deed to Garland Partners, Ltd. as recorded as Instrument No. 201200079372, Official Public Records, Dallas County, Texas. The property is located southwest of PGBT/SH 190, northwest of Holford Road, north of future expansion of Naaman Forest Boulevard and east of Shiloh Road in Garland, Texas.
Consider the application of Craig Turner, requesting approval of 1) a Change in Zoning from Agricultural (AG) District and Community Retail (CR) District to Planned Development (PD) District for Limited Light Commercial Uses (Recreational Vehicle Park only) and 2) a Detail Plan for Recreational Vehicle Park. This property is located at the northeast side of President George Bush Turnpike, between Zion Road and I30. (File No. Z 1547, District 3) (This item was postponed from the February 21, 2017 Regular City Council meeting). Being approximately a 12.8151-acre tract of land situated in the Rebecca Bateman Survey, Abstract No. 89 and in the James Loving Survey, Abstract No. 791, in the City of Garland, Dallas County, Texas, and being that same tract of land conveyed to W. R. Evans, Jr. and wife, Evelyn E. Evans by deed recorded in Volume 164, Page 886, of the Deed Records of Dallas County, Texas, SAVE & EXCEPT those tracts of land conveyed for rightofway by virtue of Warranty Deed filed 04/03/1947, recorded in Volume 2805, Page 580, Real Property Records, Dallas County, Texas and by virtue of Special Warranty Deed filed 10/28/2008, recorded in cc# 20080344086, Real Property Records, Dallas County, Texas. This property is located at the northeast side of President George Bush Turnpike, between Zion Road and I30 in Garland, Texas.
Hold public hearings on: a. Consider the application of New Era Partners, LLC, requesting approval of 1) a Master Concept Plan for a multistory office building and 2) a Specific Use Provision for a Pharmacy (with drivethrough or window) and 3) a Detail Plan on property zoned Planned Development (PD) 15-20 for Mixed Uses. This property is located at 2300 North Lookout Drive. (File No. Z 16-44, District 1) Being a 6.11-acre lot, tract or parcel of land, situated in the L. Ferris Survey, Abstract Number 477, Dallas County, Texas, and being all of Lot 1, Block 1, Blackburn State Highway 190 Addition, an addition to the City of Garland, Dallas County, Texas, according to the plat thereof, recorded in Volume 97081, Page 2794, Plat Records, Dallas County, Texas. This property is located at 2300 North Lookout Drive in Garland, Texas.
Consider the application of Craig Turner, requesting approval of 1) a Change in Zoning from Agricultural (AG) District and Community Retail (CR) District to Planned Development (PD) District for Limited Light Commercial Uses (Recreational Vehicle Park only) and 2) a Detail Plan for Recreational Vehicle Park. This property is located at the northeast side of President George Bush Turnpike, between Zion Road and I-30. (File No. Z 15-47, District 3) (This item was postponed from the February 21, 2017 Regular City Council meeting). Being approximately a 12.8151-acre tract of land situated in the Rebecca Bateman Survey, Abstract No. 89 and in the James Loving Survey, Abstract No. 791, in the City of Garland, Dallas County, Texas, and being that same tract of land conveyed to W. R. Evans, Jr. and wife, Evelyn E. Evans by deed recorded in Volume 164, Page 886, of the Deed Records of Dallas County, Texas, SAVE & EXCEPT those tracts of land conveyed for rightofway by virtue of Warranty Deed filed 04/03/1947, recorded in Volume 2805, Page 580, Real Property Records, Dallas County, Texas and by virtue of Special Warranty Deed filed 10/28/2008, recorded in cc# 20080344086, Real Property Records, Dallas County, Texas. This property is located at the northeast side of President George Bush Turnpike, between Zion Road and I-30 in Garland, Texas.
7. Consider appointments to Boards and Commissions. Board members are selected for two year terms by the City Council in August. Terms are usually staggered whereby at least half of the membership has board experience. Board members are appointed based on qualifications. 10. 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.
Mar 07, 2017 City Council
LEGISLATIVE PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE It is the custom and tradition of the members of the City Council to have an invocation and recital of the Pledge of Allegiance prior to the beginning of the meeting. Members of the audience are invited to participate. However, members of the audience are not required to participate. The decision to participate is strictly a matter of personal choice and has no bearing on matters to be considered by the City Council and will not affect the decisions to be made during the meeting.
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 February 21, 2017 Regular Meeting. 2. Consider approval of the following bids: a. Emergency Response Safety Equipment Bid No. 0445-17 Municipal Emergency Services, Inc. $144,784.00 This request is to provide Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and related necessary components as part of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) used by firefighters in training and emergency responses. b. Engineering Design Services for Miller Road and Nash Street Water, Sewer, and Paving Improvements Bid No. 0469-17 KimleyHorn and Associates, Inc. $298,500.00 This request is to provide professional engineering design services for the replacement of water lines, wastewater lines, and paving improvements along Miller Road from Hilltop Drive to South Glenbrook Drive, and water lines along Nash Street from North Garland Avenue to Hillcrest Drive. c. Change Order No. 1 to Engineering Design Services Contract for Shiloh Road I.H. 635 to Kingsley Road Bid No. 2288-11 Nathan D. Maier Consulting Engineers, Inc. $139,000.00 The purpose of this Change Order is to provide funding for additional engineering design services necessary to complete the design phase of the project. d. Forest Lane Substation Loop Project Bid No. 3903-13 R-Delta Engineers $93,900.00 The purpose of this Change Order is to allow for engineering and design revisions to the Forest Lane Substation Loop Project. e. GP&L Joint Use Management Services Bid No. 0457-17 TRC Solutions $122,337.00 This request is to create a Joint Use Management Service Program to manage GP&L’s foreign pole attachment processes for existing and future poleattaching entities (phone,fiber, TV cables, etc.). f. Valve and Fire Hydrant Maintenance Bid No. 0347-17 R&M Services $250,000.00 This request is to provide maintenance, painting, and minor repair of fire hydrants, as well as, cleaning of valve stacks and operation of water shutoff valves throughout the city. This is a term agreement with four optional renewals. g. RagingWire Substation Material Procurement and Construction Bid No. 0340-17 Front Line Power Construction, LLC $932,335.00 Optional Contingency 139,850.00 TOTAL $1,072,185.00 This request is to provide for the procurement of materials and construction for the RagingWire Substation. The project includes: installing two power transformers, yard surfacing, foundations, grounding, structure erection, bus, switchgear, overhead lighting, shielding, conduit systems, drainage systems, control wiring, testing, and commissioning. Due to the complex nature of the project, an Optional Contingency is included for any additional work that may be required. h. Centerville Road Street and Sidewalk Repairs S.H. 66 to Broadway Bid No. 0262-17 XIT Paving & Construction $1,273,553.00 This request is to remove and replace failed sections of concrete street pavement and sidewalks on Centerville Road between S.H. 66 and Broadway Boulevard. i. Profit Drive and Lavon Drive Water and Wastewater Improvements Bid No. 0281-17 SYB Construction Company, Inc. $1,248,326.76 This request is to provide for the construction of approximately 242 linear feet of 6-inch water, 1,920 linear feet of 8-inch water, 578 linear feet of 8-inch water by pipe bursting, 86 linear feet of 6-inch wastewater, and 1,629 linear feet of 8-inch wastewater, along with 4,297 square yards of pavement replacement and all incidentals as shown on the approved plans. 4. Consider an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 6883; providing a savings clause and a severability clause; and providing an effective date. Council is requested to adopt an ordinance correcting the main early voting place for Dallas County. 5. Consider a resolution of the City Council of Garland, Texas urging the 85th Texas Legislature to provide funding for the reconstruction of IH-635 East from US Highway 75 to and including the IH-30 Interchange; imploring the 85th Legislature to expedite to authorize all necessary means to expedite that project; and providing an effective date.
Consider an ordinance amending Section 33.28(C) of Chapter 33, "Transportation," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland; 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. Council is requested to approve an ordinance establishing a 20 MPH School Speed Zone.
Hold public hearings on: a. Consider the application of New Era Partners, LLC, requesting approval of 1) a Master Concept Plan for a multistory office building and 2) a Specific Use Provision for a Pharmacy (with drivethrough or window) and 3) a Detail Plan on property zoned Planned Development (PD) 15-20 for Mixed Uses. This property is located at 2300 North Lookout Drive. (File No. Z 16-44, District 1) Being a 6.11-acre lot, tract or parcel of land, situated in the L. Ferris Survey, Abstract Number 477, Dallas County, Texas, and being all of Lot 1, Block 1, Blackburn State Highway 190 Addition, an addition to the City of Garland, Dallas County, Texas, according to the plat thereof, recorded in Volume 97081, Page 2794, Plat Records, Dallas County, Texas. This property is located at 2300 North Lookout Drive in Garland, Texas.
Consider the application of W3, requesting approval of a Specific Use Provision for Restaurant, Drive-Through on a property zoned Planned Development (PD) District 15-43 for MixedUses. This property is located southwest of PGBT/SH 190, northwest of Holford Road, north of future expansion of Naaman Forest Boulevard and east of Shiloh Road. (File No. Z 17-07, District 7) Being an approximate 19-acre tract of land located in the City of Garland, Dallas County, Texas, part of the P.H. Rice Survey, Abstract No. 1241, being part of a 52.418 acre tract of land described in deed to Garland Partners, Ltd. as recorded as Instrument No. 201200079372, Official Public Records, Dallas County, Texas. The property is located southwest of PGBT/SH 190, northwest of Holford Road, north of future expansion of Naaman Forest Boulevard and east of Shiloh Road in Garland, Texas.
Consider the application of Craig Turner, requesting approval of 1) a Change in Zoning from Agricultural (AG) District and Community Retail (CR) District to Planned Development (PD) District for Limited Light Commercial Uses (Recreational Vehicle Park only) and 2) a Detail Plan for Recreational Vehicle Park. This property is located at the northeast side of President George Bush Turnpike, between Zion Road and I30. (File No. Z 1547, District 3) (This item was postponed from the February 21, 2017 Regular City Council meeting). Being approximately a 12.8151-acre tract of land situated in the Rebecca Bateman Survey, Abstract No. 89 and in the James Loving Survey, Abstract No. 791, in the City of Garland, Dallas County, Texas, and being that same tract of land conveyed to W. R. Evans, Jr. and wife, Evelyn E. Evans by deed recorded in Volume 164, Page 886, of the Deed Records of Dallas County, Texas, SAVE & EXCEPT those tracts of land conveyed for rightofway by virtue of Warranty Deed filed 04/03/1947, recorded in Volume 2805, Page 580, Real Property Records, Dallas County, Texas and by virtue of Special Warranty Deed filed 10/28/2008, recorded in cc# 20080344086, Real Property Records, Dallas County, Texas. This property is located at the northeast side of President George Bush Turnpike, between Zion Road and I30 in Garland, Texas.
Hold public hearings on: a. Consider the application of New Era Partners, LLC, requesting approval of 1) a Master Concept Plan for a multistory office building and 2) a Specific Use Provision for a Pharmacy (with drivethrough or window) and 3) a Detail Plan on property zoned Planned Development (PD) 15-20 for Mixed Uses. This property is located at 2300 North Lookout Drive. (File No. Z 16-44, District 1) Being a 6.11-acre lot, tract or parcel of land, situated in the L. Ferris Survey, Abstract Number 477, Dallas County, Texas, and being all of Lot 1, Block 1, Blackburn State Highway 190 Addition, an addition to the City of Garland, Dallas County, Texas, according to the plat thereof, recorded in Volume 97081, Page 2794, Plat Records, Dallas County, Texas. This property is located at 2300 North Lookout Drive in Garland, Texas.
Consider the application of Craig Turner, requesting approval of 1) a Change in Zoning from Agricultural (AG) District and Community Retail (CR) District to Planned Development (PD) District for Limited Light Commercial Uses (Recreational Vehicle Park only) and 2) a Detail Plan for Recreational Vehicle Park. This property is located at the northeast side of President George Bush Turnpike, between Zion Road and I-30. (File No. Z 15-47, District 3) (This item was postponed from the February 21, 2017 Regular City Council meeting). Being approximately a 12.8151-acre tract of land situated in the Rebecca Bateman Survey, Abstract No. 89 and in the James Loving Survey, Abstract No. 791, in the City of Garland, Dallas County, Texas, and being that same tract of land conveyed to W. R. Evans, Jr. and wife, Evelyn E. Evans by deed recorded in Volume 164, Page 886, of the Deed Records of Dallas County, Texas, SAVE & EXCEPT those tracts of land conveyed for rightofway by virtue of Warranty Deed filed 04/03/1947, recorded in Volume 2805, Page 580, Real Property Records, Dallas County, Texas and by virtue of Special Warranty Deed filed 10/28/2008, recorded in cc# 20080344086, Real Property Records, Dallas County, Texas. This property is located at the northeast side of President George Bush Turnpike, between Zion Road and I-30 in Garland, Texas.
7. Consider appointments to Boards and Commissions. Board members are selected for two year terms by the City Council in August. Terms are usually staggered whereby at least half of the membership has board experience. Board members are appointed based on qualifications. 10. 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.