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
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.
CONSENT AGENDA All items under this section are recommended for approval by a single motion of Council, without discussion. Council has had the opportunity to review each of 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 April 4, 2017 Regular Meeting. 2. Consider approval of the following bids: a. Elevator Maintenance Bid No. 0370-17 EMR Elevator, Inc. $35,000.00 The purpose of this Change Order is to add additional funds to the Elevator Maintenance Blanket Order 06639. Unanticipated repairs have almost exhausted the original line item funding of $20,000.00 b. Winters Park - Spring Creek Trail Bid No. 0187-17 DENCO Construction Specialists $2,367,834.07 Optional Contingency 165,748.00 TOTAL $2,533,582.07 This request is to provide for the construction of approximately 1.67 miles of concrete trail through Winters Park and the Spring Creek Greenbelt, including a 400-foot-long pedestrian bridge. This project is fund-assisted through Dallas County and the Federal Highway Administration's Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program. Due to the complex nature of the project, an Optional Contingency is included for any additional work that may be required. c. GP&L Transmission & Distribution Building Improvements Bid No. 0419-17 Custard Construction Services $863,932.77 This request is to renovate GP&L's Transmission & Distribution Building to effectively utilize the limited space to meet operational needs. d. Charles M. Hinton , Jr., Regional Landfill Gas Collection and Control System Expansion Bid No. 0444-17 Tri Con Works, LLC $616,608.90 This request is to expand the existing Hinton Landfill Gas Collection and Control System (GCCS) to ensure continued regulatory compliance with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requirements. This expansion project will provide for the installation of additional gas collection wells that will minimize emission of odor-causing chemicals to adjacent properties. e. GP&L CIP Program Management System Bid No. 0584-17 Power Engineers $475,784.10 This request is to provide a CIP Program Management System which will allow staff to manage Transmission and Substations CIP projects for both GP&L and TMPA. f. Roundabout Reconstruction for Brand Road at Bellaire Drive Bid No. 0420-17 Tri-Con Services, Inc. $569,906.00 This request is to provide for the removal and improvement of the roundabout at the intersection of Brand Road and Bellaire Drive. Included in the improvements are increasing the overall diameter of the roundabout by 1.5 to almost 2 times the current configuration, removing the existing asphalt paving and reconstructing with approximately 600 SY of concrete paving, installation of street lights to properly illuminate the roundabout, construction of sidewalk, utility adjustments and other incidentals. Widening the roundabout also requires approximately 185 feet of storm sewer to be installed ensuring proper drainage along Brand Road after reconstruction. g. Design Services for Justice Lane, Tynes Drive, and Tynes Way Bid No. 0152-17 LAM Consulting Engineering $31,000.00 The purpose of this Change Order is to provide funding for additional engineering design services for the replacement of water lines in Justice Lane, Tynes Drive, and Tynes Way. h. Underground Cable Replacement for Five Loops Bid No. 0392-17 T&D Solutions, LLC $765,650.00 Optional Contingency 76,565.00 TOTAL $842,215.00 This request is to replace five underground cable loops in the GP&L Distribution System as part of the Underground 200-Amp Loop Replacement CIP program. Replacements will include boring in 2-inch and 3-inch PVC conduit, pulling 2/0 primary and secondary cable, and replacing transformers and transformer pads. Due to the complex nature of the project, an Optional Contingency is included for any additional work that may be required. 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. Z 17-11, Skorburg Company (District 2) Consider an ordinance amending the Garland Development Code of the City of Garland by approving a change of zoning from Planned Development (PD) District 04-09 for Single-Family-7 Uses to a Planned Development (PD) District for Single-Family-5 Uses on a 11.721-acre tract of land located on the north corner of East Centervill Road and South Country Club Road; providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations; providing for 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. b. Zoning File No. Z 16-35, Masterplan (District 7) Consider an ordinance amending the Garland Development Code of the City of Garland, Texas by approving 1) an amendment to Planned Development (PD) District 16-16, 2) an amended Concept Plan for Dwelling, Single-Family Detached; Dwelling, Multi-Family; Elder Care-Independent Living and Restaurant and 3) a Detail Plan for Dwelling, Multi-Family on a 141.653-acre tract of land zoned Planned Development (PD) District 16-16 for Dwelling, Single-Family Detached; Dwelling, Multi-Family; Elder Care-Independent Living and Restaurant and 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 for 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 authorizing the acceptance of a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) - Click It or Ticket (CIOT) Grant in the amount of $11,338.11; and providing an effective date. Council is requested to adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept the State of Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant "Click It or Ticket" for May 2, 2017 - June 10, 2017 in the amount of $11,338.11. 5. Consider a resolution agreeing to the sale of certain property located within the City of Garland and owned by taxing authorities including the City of Garland as the result of a tax sale; authorizing the Mayor to execute a deed without warranty; and providing an effective date. Council is requested to approve a resolution authorizing the sale of the property located at 601 Ford Street. 6. Consider a resolution agreeing to the sale of certain property located within the City of Garland and owned by taxing authorities including the City of Garland as the result of a tax sale; authorizing the Mayor to execute a deed without warranty; and providing an effective date. Council is requested to approve a resolution authorizing the sale of the property located at 405 Little Lane. 7. Consider a resolution suspending the April 21, 2017, effective date of Oncor Electricity Delivery Company, LLC's requested rate change to permit the city time to study the request and to establish reasonable rates; approving cooperation with the Steering Committee of cities served by Oncor to hire legal and consulting services and to negotiate with Oncor and direct any necessary litigation and appeals; requiring notice of this resolution to Oncor and legal counsel for the Steering Committee; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date. Council is requested to adopt the proposed resolution suspending the effective date of Oncor Electric Delivery Company's requested rate change.
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION Speaker Regulations: Anyone wishing to speak for, against, or on agenda items must fill out a speaker card and give it to the City Secretary before speaking (cards are located at the entrance to the Council Chambers). The Mayor will recognize speakers; he may impose a time limit and may provide for rebuttal. All comments and testimony are to be presented from the podium. Hold public hearings on: Consider the application of Rosalind Coffee Company (formerly Generator Coffee House & Bakery), requesting approval of a variance to Section 2.55 of the Garland Development Code regarding the distance to a church, public school, or public hospital from an establishment that sells or serves alcoholic beverages. This property is located at 107 North Sixth Street. (File No. BW 17-01, District 2) Being 0.08 acres of land and being a part of Lot 2 in Block 3 of the Town of Embree (Now Garland), according to the map thereof, recorded in Volume 77, Page 441 Deed Records of Dallas County, Texas. Due to new ownership, the applicant requests a variance to reduce the minimum distance requirement between an establishment that sells alcoholic beverages and a church.
Consider the application of Rick Kelly, requesting approval of a Specific Use Provision for a Kiosk, Self Service Retail (Ice/Water) on property zoned for Community Retail (CR) District. This property is located at 121 East Kingsley Road. (File No. Z 17-10, District 5) Being approximately a 9.472-acre tract of land and identified as Ridgewood Village Addition Replat Lot 1, Block 1 an addition to the City of Garland, Texas as recorded in Volume 2002082, Page 36 of the Deed Records of Dallas County, Texas. The property is located at 121 East Kingsley Road. The applicant requests approval of a Specific Use Provision for the placement of a freestanding ice vending kiosk on a 225 square-foot leased area within the parking area of an existing shopping center.
Consider the application of Icon Consulting Engineers, Inc., requesting approval of a Specific Use Provision for a Contractor's Office/Storage Yard with outside display and storage greater than fifty percent of the total enclose building square footage on a property zoned Industrial (IN) District. This property is located at 2660 Market Street. (File No. Z 17-13, District 5) Being approximately a 7.46-acre tract of land and identified as Northeast Business Park No. 4, an addition to the City of Garland, Texas, according to the map or plat thereof recorded in Volume 80087, Page 236 of the Deed Records of Dallas County, Texas. The property is located at 2660 Market Street. The Garland Development Code requires that for a Contractor’s Office/Storage Yard providing outside display and storage of materials exceeding fifty (50%) percent of the total enclosed building square footage must be approved by Specific Use Provision (SUP). The applicant requests an SUP to allow 96,400 square feet of outside display and storage of roofing materials; the existing warehouse building contains 83,503 square feet.
9. 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. Council Member B.J. Williams William A. Keeling - Citizens Environmental and Neighborhood Advisory Committee
12. 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 under Sec. 551.071, TEX. GOV'T CODE and Sec. 551.087, TEX. GOV'T CODE to discuss economic development incentives relating to the development and construction of a residential subdivision on approximately 100 acres of land located generally at the southwestern intersection of Buckingham Road and Shiloh Road in Garland, Texas. 13. Adjourn.
Apr 18, 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
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.
CONSENT AGENDA All items under this section are recommended for approval by a single motion of Council, without discussion. Council has had the opportunity to review each of 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 April 4, 2017 Regular Meeting. 2. Consider approval of the following bids: a. Elevator Maintenance Bid No. 0370-17 EMR Elevator, Inc. $35,000.00 The purpose of this Change Order is to add additional funds to the Elevator Maintenance Blanket Order 06639. Unanticipated repairs have almost exhausted the original line item funding of $20,000.00 b. Winters Park - Spring Creek Trail Bid No. 0187-17 DENCO Construction Specialists $2,367,834.07 Optional Contingency 165,748.00 TOTAL $2,533,582.07 This request is to provide for the construction of approximately 1.67 miles of concrete trail through Winters Park and the Spring Creek Greenbelt, including a 400-foot-long pedestrian bridge. This project is fund-assisted through Dallas County and the Federal Highway Administration's Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program. Due to the complex nature of the project, an Optional Contingency is included for any additional work that may be required. c. GP&L Transmission & Distribution Building Improvements Bid No. 0419-17 Custard Construction Services $863,932.77 This request is to renovate GP&L's Transmission & Distribution Building to effectively utilize the limited space to meet operational needs. d. Charles M. Hinton , Jr., Regional Landfill Gas Collection and Control System Expansion Bid No. 0444-17 Tri Con Works, LLC $616,608.90 This request is to expand the existing Hinton Landfill Gas Collection and Control System (GCCS) to ensure continued regulatory compliance with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requirements. This expansion project will provide for the installation of additional gas collection wells that will minimize emission of odor-causing chemicals to adjacent properties. e. GP&L CIP Program Management System Bid No. 0584-17 Power Engineers $475,784.10 This request is to provide a CIP Program Management System which will allow staff to manage Transmission and Substations CIP projects for both GP&L and TMPA. f. Roundabout Reconstruction for Brand Road at Bellaire Drive Bid No. 0420-17 Tri-Con Services, Inc. $569,906.00 This request is to provide for the removal and improvement of the roundabout at the intersection of Brand Road and Bellaire Drive. Included in the improvements are increasing the overall diameter of the roundabout by 1.5 to almost 2 times the current configuration, removing the existing asphalt paving and reconstructing with approximately 600 SY of concrete paving, installation of street lights to properly illuminate the roundabout, construction of sidewalk, utility adjustments and other incidentals. Widening the roundabout also requires approximately 185 feet of storm sewer to be installed ensuring proper drainage along Brand Road after reconstruction. g. Design Services for Justice Lane, Tynes Drive, and Tynes Way Bid No. 0152-17 LAM Consulting Engineering $31,000.00 The purpose of this Change Order is to provide funding for additional engineering design services for the replacement of water lines in Justice Lane, Tynes Drive, and Tynes Way. h. Underground Cable Replacement for Five Loops Bid No. 0392-17 T&D Solutions, LLC $765,650.00 Optional Contingency 76,565.00 TOTAL $842,215.00 This request is to replace five underground cable loops in the GP&L Distribution System as part of the Underground 200-Amp Loop Replacement CIP program. Replacements will include boring in 2-inch and 3-inch PVC conduit, pulling 2/0 primary and secondary cable, and replacing transformers and transformer pads. Due to the complex nature of the project, an Optional Contingency is included for any additional work that may be required. 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. Z 17-11, Skorburg Company (District 2) Consider an ordinance amending the Garland Development Code of the City of Garland by approving a change of zoning from Planned Development (PD) District 04-09 for Single-Family-7 Uses to a Planned Development (PD) District for Single-Family-5 Uses on a 11.721-acre tract of land located on the north corner of East Centervill Road and South Country Club Road; providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations; providing for 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. b. Zoning File No. Z 16-35, Masterplan (District 7) Consider an ordinance amending the Garland Development Code of the City of Garland, Texas by approving 1) an amendment to Planned Development (PD) District 16-16, 2) an amended Concept Plan for Dwelling, Single-Family Detached; Dwelling, Multi-Family; Elder Care-Independent Living and Restaurant and 3) a Detail Plan for Dwelling, Multi-Family on a 141.653-acre tract of land zoned Planned Development (PD) District 16-16 for Dwelling, Single-Family Detached; Dwelling, Multi-Family; Elder Care-Independent Living and Restaurant and 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 for 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 authorizing the acceptance of a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) - Click It or Ticket (CIOT) Grant in the amount of $11,338.11; and providing an effective date. Council is requested to adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept the State of Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant "Click It or Ticket" for May 2, 2017 - June 10, 2017 in the amount of $11,338.11. 5. Consider a resolution agreeing to the sale of certain property located within the City of Garland and owned by taxing authorities including the City of Garland as the result of a tax sale; authorizing the Mayor to execute a deed without warranty; and providing an effective date. Council is requested to approve a resolution authorizing the sale of the property located at 601 Ford Street. 6. Consider a resolution agreeing to the sale of certain property located within the City of Garland and owned by taxing authorities including the City of Garland as the result of a tax sale; authorizing the Mayor to execute a deed without warranty; and providing an effective date. Council is requested to approve a resolution authorizing the sale of the property located at 405 Little Lane. 7. Consider a resolution suspending the April 21, 2017, effective date of Oncor Electricity Delivery Company, LLC's requested rate change to permit the city time to study the request and to establish reasonable rates; approving cooperation with the Steering Committee of cities served by Oncor to hire legal and consulting services and to negotiate with Oncor and direct any necessary litigation and appeals; requiring notice of this resolution to Oncor and legal counsel for the Steering Committee; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date. Council is requested to adopt the proposed resolution suspending the effective date of Oncor Electric Delivery Company's requested rate change.
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION Speaker Regulations: Anyone wishing to speak for, against, or on agenda items must fill out a speaker card and give it to the City Secretary before speaking (cards are located at the entrance to the Council Chambers). The Mayor will recognize speakers; he may impose a time limit and may provide for rebuttal. All comments and testimony are to be presented from the podium. Hold public hearings on: Consider the application of Rosalind Coffee Company (formerly Generator Coffee House & Bakery), requesting approval of a variance to Section 2.55 of the Garland Development Code regarding the distance to a church, public school, or public hospital from an establishment that sells or serves alcoholic beverages. This property is located at 107 North Sixth Street. (File No. BW 17-01, District 2) Being 0.08 acres of land and being a part of Lot 2 in Block 3 of the Town of Embree (Now Garland), according to the map thereof, recorded in Volume 77, Page 441 Deed Records of Dallas County, Texas. Due to new ownership, the applicant requests a variance to reduce the minimum distance requirement between an establishment that sells alcoholic beverages and a church.
Consider the application of Rick Kelly, requesting approval of a Specific Use Provision for a Kiosk, Self Service Retail (Ice/Water) on property zoned for Community Retail (CR) District. This property is located at 121 East Kingsley Road. (File No. Z 17-10, District 5) Being approximately a 9.472-acre tract of land and identified as Ridgewood Village Addition Replat Lot 1, Block 1 an addition to the City of Garland, Texas as recorded in Volume 2002082, Page 36 of the Deed Records of Dallas County, Texas. The property is located at 121 East Kingsley Road. The applicant requests approval of a Specific Use Provision for the placement of a freestanding ice vending kiosk on a 225 square-foot leased area within the parking area of an existing shopping center.
Consider the application of Icon Consulting Engineers, Inc., requesting approval of a Specific Use Provision for a Contractor's Office/Storage Yard with outside display and storage greater than fifty percent of the total enclose building square footage on a property zoned Industrial (IN) District. This property is located at 2660 Market Street. (File No. Z 17-13, District 5) Being approximately a 7.46-acre tract of land and identified as Northeast Business Park No. 4, an addition to the City of Garland, Texas, according to the map or plat thereof recorded in Volume 80087, Page 236 of the Deed Records of Dallas County, Texas. The property is located at 2660 Market Street. The Garland Development Code requires that for a Contractor’s Office/Storage Yard providing outside display and storage of materials exceeding fifty (50%) percent of the total enclosed building square footage must be approved by Specific Use Provision (SUP). The applicant requests an SUP to allow 96,400 square feet of outside display and storage of roofing materials; the existing warehouse building contains 83,503 square feet.
9. 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. Council Member B.J. Williams William A. Keeling - Citizens Environmental and Neighborhood Advisory Committee
12. 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 under Sec. 551.071, TEX. GOV'T CODE and Sec. 551.087, TEX. GOV'T CODE to discuss economic development incentives relating to the development and construction of a residential subdivision on approximately 100 acres of land located generally at the southwestern intersection of Buckingham Road and Shiloh Road in Garland, Texas. 13. Adjourn.