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 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 May 26, 2017 Regular Meeting. 2. Consider approval of the following bids: a. HR and Payroll Records Management System Upgrade and Hosting Services Bid No. 075717 Highline Corporation $276,984.00 Information Technology, in partnership with Human Resources and Finance, will be performing an upgrade of the City’s Human Resources and Payroll Records Management System to the latest available version. The project was reviewed and approved by the City’s Information Technology Board as a project for the 2017 fiscal year. The upgrade is required in order to maintain vendor support of the system and will also provide additional features and functionality that will contribute to efficient operations in Human Resources and Finance. The project scope includes additional licensing, configuration, and training. b. GP&L Dent Road 138kV Transmission Line CCN Bid No. 031017 Burns & McDonnell $1,050,000.00 The purpose of the Change Order is to provide additional services to support the Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) application for a 138kV transmission line from the Dent Road Substation to the Shelby Substation. Additional transmission and substation engineering is required to support an increase to the number of proposed transmission routes related to Phase I of the application. Phase II of the project includes ongoing support and management of the CCN application process from filing preparation to final approval by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. The Phase III partial release provides rightofway acquisition services including detailed substation engineering for the new Dent Road Substation as well as environmental services and permitting. The remaining portion of Phase III, which is scheduled for release next year, will include detailed engineering design for required additions to the Shelby Substation and transmission line components. c. Rowlett Sewer Interceptor Rehabilitation Bid No. 062417 Insituform Technologies, LLC $807,650.75 This request is to provide trenchless rehabilitation of a 48inch sanitary sewer interceptor that is 47 years old. This project will reline approximately 1,865 feet of sewer line in the Rowlett Creek Basin from Castle Drive to Heather Ridge Road, on the east side of Centerville Road. Closed circuit television and laser analysis indicates major degradation to this section of pipeline due to hydrogen sulfide gas. d. Engagement and Digital Advertising Services Bid No. 058217 Development Counsellors International (DCI) $65,160.00 Pyro, a division of The Richards Group 85,000.00 TOTAL $150,160.00 This request is to implement recommendations for enhancing Garland's image and competitiveness in the Dallas/Fort Worth area by creating a digital ambassador program, an eNewsletter for commercial and residential brokers, hosting broker roundtable events, conducting detailed research into Garland's positioning in national rankings, implementing a digital advertising campaign, and providing marketing services. e. Various Heavy Equipment Bid No. 076817 Alliance Bus Group, Inc. $64,280.00 Holt Texas, Ltd. 155,539.80 Bruckner Truck Sales, Inc. 1,173,641.00 TOTAL $1,393,460.80 This request is to purchase one replacement passenger bus, four replacement enddump trailers, four replacement tractor trucks, and five replacement dumping platform trucks to be used by various City departments in their daily operations. f. Light Duty Trucks Bid No. 076917 Caldwell Country Chevrolet $306,002.30 Caldwell Country Ford 173,418.00 TOTAL $479,420.30 This request is to purchase fifteen (15) light duty trucks to be used by various City departments in their daily operations. g. Tractors and Mowers Bid No. 077017 Landmark Equipment, Inc. $93,188.00 John Deere (Deere and Company) 117,740.00 TOTAL $210,928.00 This request is to purchase five replacement tractors and mowers to be used by the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts and Stormwater Management Departments in their daily operations. h. Materials for Phase IIB Olinger Wylie East Circuit Transmission Project Bid No. 069117 Techline, Inc. $172,298.44 Optional Contingency 18,000.00 TOTAL $190,298.44 This request is to provide insulators, conductor, static line, optical ground wire, and accompanying materials needed for the crossing of Lake Lavon associated with Phase IIB of the Olinger Wylie East Circuit transmission project. This project increases the capacity and reliability of the transmission network. Due to the complex nature of the project, an Optional Contingency is included for any additional materials that may be required. i. GP&L Firewheel to Lookout Transmission Line Reconstruction Engineering Services Bid No. 077317 RDelta Engineers $232,680.00 This request is to provide electrical, civil, structural, geotechnical, and surveying services for the upgrade of the GP&L Firewheel to Lookout 138kV transmission line. j. Steel Distribution Poles Bid No. 065117 Techline, Inc. $106,370.00 This request is to purchase steel distribution poles for Warehouse Inventory. These poles are used to support GP&L's Electric Distribution operations. k. Street Department Asset and Work Management System Bid No. 020317 Avtex Solutions, LLC $44,420.00 The purpose of this Change Order is to provide additional services for the development and implementation of an Asset and Work Management System for the Street Department. This will replace an internally developed and outofdate Asset Management System with a Work Management System that includes mobile workforce capabilities. This Change Order reflects a 45% increase to the original PO amount of $98,000.00. 4. Consider an ordinance amending Section 33.48(A) of Chapter 33, “Transportation”, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland, Texas; providing a penalty under the provisions of Sec. 10.05 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland, Texas; providing a Savings Clause and a Severability Clause; and providing an effective date. Council is requested to approve the attached ordinance restricting parking adjacent to Valley Creek Apartments. 6. Consider a resolution approving and funding the 20162017 Cycle 1 Neighborhood Vitality Matching Grant Projects. The Community Services Committee (CSC) met on April 17, 2017 to review four Neighborhood Vitality applications. The CSC is recommending that the applications be approved Council. 7. Consider a resolution rescheduling the July 3, 2017 meeting of the City Council; and providing an effective date. At the June 5th Work Session, Council considered rescheduling the July 3rd Work Session and Regular Meeting to July 5th to allow staff and Council the opportunity to attend the "Star Spangled Fourth" celebration at Firewheel Town Center. This item was considered at the June 5, 2017 Work Session.
A public hearing was previously conducted for the following zoning case. Council approved the request and instructed staff to bring forth the following ordinance for consideration. a. Zoning File No. Z 1704 Skorburg Company (District 1) Consider an ordinance amending the Garland Development Code of the City of Garland, Texas, by approving 1) a Change of Zoning from Planned Development (PD) District 0103 for Limited Community Retail Uses to a Planned Development (PD) District for SingleFamily Attached (Townhouse) Uses, 2) a Detail Plan for Dwelling, SingleFamily Attached (Townhouse) and 3) an Alley Waiver on a 12.777acre tract of land located to the east of Lavon Drive, between Foster Road and Crist 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, Texas; providing a Savings Clause and a Severability Clause; and providing an effective date.
Consider an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Garland, Texas approving a negotiated settlement between the Atmos Cities Steering Committee (“ACSC”) and Atmos Energy Corp., MidTex Division regarding the company's 2017 rate review mechanism filings; declaring existing rates to be unreasonable; adopting tariffs that reflect rate adjustments consistent with the negotiated settlement; finding the rates to be set by the settlement tariffs to be just and reasonable and in the public interest; requiring reconciliation and rate adjustments if federal income tax rates change; terminating the RRM process for 2018 pending renegotiation of RRM terms and conditions; requiring the company to reimburse ACSC’S reasonable ratemaking expenses; determining that this ordinance was passed in accordance with the requirements of the Texas Open Meetings Act; adopting a Savings Clause; declaring an effective date; and requiring delivery of this ordinance to the company and the ACSC’S legal counsel. At the May 15, 2017 Work Session, Council considered approval of the Settlement Agreement with Atmos Energy MidTex Division and the resulting rate change under the RRM tariff.
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 a public hearing on: a. Consider the application of Nexmetro Development, requesting approval of 1) a Change in Zoning from Planned Development (PD) District 8550 to Planned Development (PD) District for MultiFamily (MF) District Uses, 2) a Concept Plan, and 3) a Detail Plan for MultiFamily (MF) Uses. This property is located at the southeast corner of North Shiloh Road and West Campbell Road. (File No. Z 1705, District 7) (This item was postponed from the May 16, 2017 City Council Regular Meeting). BEING a 12.794acre tract or parcel of land, situated in the P.H. Rice Survey, Abstract Number 1241, Dallas County, Texas, being part of a called 95.14acre tract of land conveyed to Peter W. Baldwin, Trustee by Deed thereof recorded in Volume 69079, Page 483, Deed Records, Dallas County, Texas. This property is located at the southeast corner of North Shiloh Road and West Campbell Road. Approval of the request will allow for a multifamily development consisting of approximately 114 units. 9. 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. 10. Adjourn. All Regular Council meetings are broadcast live on CGTV, Time Warner Cable Channel 16, and Frontier FIOS TV 44. Meetings are rebroadcast at 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on WednesdaySunday and at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Live streaming and ondemand 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.
Jun 06, 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 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 May 26, 2017 Regular Meeting. 2. Consider approval of the following bids: a. HR and Payroll Records Management System Upgrade and Hosting Services Bid No. 075717 Highline Corporation $276,984.00 Information Technology, in partnership with Human Resources and Finance, will be performing an upgrade of the City’s Human Resources and Payroll Records Management System to the latest available version. The project was reviewed and approved by the City’s Information Technology Board as a project for the 2017 fiscal year. The upgrade is required in order to maintain vendor support of the system and will also provide additional features and functionality that will contribute to efficient operations in Human Resources and Finance. The project scope includes additional licensing, configuration, and training. b. GP&L Dent Road 138kV Transmission Line CCN Bid No. 031017 Burns & McDonnell $1,050,000.00 The purpose of the Change Order is to provide additional services to support the Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) application for a 138kV transmission line from the Dent Road Substation to the Shelby Substation. Additional transmission and substation engineering is required to support an increase to the number of proposed transmission routes related to Phase I of the application. Phase II of the project includes ongoing support and management of the CCN application process from filing preparation to final approval by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. The Phase III partial release provides rightofway acquisition services including detailed substation engineering for the new Dent Road Substation as well as environmental services and permitting. The remaining portion of Phase III, which is scheduled for release next year, will include detailed engineering design for required additions to the Shelby Substation and transmission line components. c. Rowlett Sewer Interceptor Rehabilitation Bid No. 062417 Insituform Technologies, LLC $807,650.75 This request is to provide trenchless rehabilitation of a 48inch sanitary sewer interceptor that is 47 years old. This project will reline approximately 1,865 feet of sewer line in the Rowlett Creek Basin from Castle Drive to Heather Ridge Road, on the east side of Centerville Road. Closed circuit television and laser analysis indicates major degradation to this section of pipeline due to hydrogen sulfide gas. d. Engagement and Digital Advertising Services Bid No. 058217 Development Counsellors International (DCI) $65,160.00 Pyro, a division of The Richards Group 85,000.00 TOTAL $150,160.00 This request is to implement recommendations for enhancing Garland's image and competitiveness in the Dallas/Fort Worth area by creating a digital ambassador program, an eNewsletter for commercial and residential brokers, hosting broker roundtable events, conducting detailed research into Garland's positioning in national rankings, implementing a digital advertising campaign, and providing marketing services. e. Various Heavy Equipment Bid No. 076817 Alliance Bus Group, Inc. $64,280.00 Holt Texas, Ltd. 155,539.80 Bruckner Truck Sales, Inc. 1,173,641.00 TOTAL $1,393,460.80 This request is to purchase one replacement passenger bus, four replacement enddump trailers, four replacement tractor trucks, and five replacement dumping platform trucks to be used by various City departments in their daily operations. f. Light Duty Trucks Bid No. 076917 Caldwell Country Chevrolet $306,002.30 Caldwell Country Ford 173,418.00 TOTAL $479,420.30 This request is to purchase fifteen (15) light duty trucks to be used by various City departments in their daily operations. g. Tractors and Mowers Bid No. 077017 Landmark Equipment, Inc. $93,188.00 John Deere (Deere and Company) 117,740.00 TOTAL $210,928.00 This request is to purchase five replacement tractors and mowers to be used by the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts and Stormwater Management Departments in their daily operations. h. Materials for Phase IIB Olinger Wylie East Circuit Transmission Project Bid No. 069117 Techline, Inc. $172,298.44 Optional Contingency 18,000.00 TOTAL $190,298.44 This request is to provide insulators, conductor, static line, optical ground wire, and accompanying materials needed for the crossing of Lake Lavon associated with Phase IIB of the Olinger Wylie East Circuit transmission project. This project increases the capacity and reliability of the transmission network. Due to the complex nature of the project, an Optional Contingency is included for any additional materials that may be required. i. GP&L Firewheel to Lookout Transmission Line Reconstruction Engineering Services Bid No. 077317 RDelta Engineers $232,680.00 This request is to provide electrical, civil, structural, geotechnical, and surveying services for the upgrade of the GP&L Firewheel to Lookout 138kV transmission line. j. Steel Distribution Poles Bid No. 065117 Techline, Inc. $106,370.00 This request is to purchase steel distribution poles for Warehouse Inventory. These poles are used to support GP&L's Electric Distribution operations. k. Street Department Asset and Work Management System Bid No. 020317 Avtex Solutions, LLC $44,420.00 The purpose of this Change Order is to provide additional services for the development and implementation of an Asset and Work Management System for the Street Department. This will replace an internally developed and outofdate Asset Management System with a Work Management System that includes mobile workforce capabilities. This Change Order reflects a 45% increase to the original PO amount of $98,000.00. 4. Consider an ordinance amending Section 33.48(A) of Chapter 33, “Transportation”, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland, Texas; providing a penalty under the provisions of Sec. 10.05 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland, Texas; providing a Savings Clause and a Severability Clause; and providing an effective date. Council is requested to approve the attached ordinance restricting parking adjacent to Valley Creek Apartments. 6. Consider a resolution approving and funding the 20162017 Cycle 1 Neighborhood Vitality Matching Grant Projects. The Community Services Committee (CSC) met on April 17, 2017 to review four Neighborhood Vitality applications. The CSC is recommending that the applications be approved Council. 7. Consider a resolution rescheduling the July 3, 2017 meeting of the City Council; and providing an effective date. At the June 5th Work Session, Council considered rescheduling the July 3rd Work Session and Regular Meeting to July 5th to allow staff and Council the opportunity to attend the "Star Spangled Fourth" celebration at Firewheel Town Center. This item was considered at the June 5, 2017 Work Session.
A public hearing was previously conducted for the following zoning case. Council approved the request and instructed staff to bring forth the following ordinance for consideration. a. Zoning File No. Z 1704 Skorburg Company (District 1) Consider an ordinance amending the Garland Development Code of the City of Garland, Texas, by approving 1) a Change of Zoning from Planned Development (PD) District 0103 for Limited Community Retail Uses to a Planned Development (PD) District for SingleFamily Attached (Townhouse) Uses, 2) a Detail Plan for Dwelling, SingleFamily Attached (Townhouse) and 3) an Alley Waiver on a 12.777acre tract of land located to the east of Lavon Drive, between Foster Road and Crist 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, Texas; providing a Savings Clause and a Severability Clause; and providing an effective date.
Consider an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Garland, Texas approving a negotiated settlement between the Atmos Cities Steering Committee (“ACSC”) and Atmos Energy Corp., MidTex Division regarding the company's 2017 rate review mechanism filings; declaring existing rates to be unreasonable; adopting tariffs that reflect rate adjustments consistent with the negotiated settlement; finding the rates to be set by the settlement tariffs to be just and reasonable and in the public interest; requiring reconciliation and rate adjustments if federal income tax rates change; terminating the RRM process for 2018 pending renegotiation of RRM terms and conditions; requiring the company to reimburse ACSC’S reasonable ratemaking expenses; determining that this ordinance was passed in accordance with the requirements of the Texas Open Meetings Act; adopting a Savings Clause; declaring an effective date; and requiring delivery of this ordinance to the company and the ACSC’S legal counsel. At the May 15, 2017 Work Session, Council considered approval of the Settlement Agreement with Atmos Energy MidTex Division and the resulting rate change under the RRM tariff.
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 a public hearing on: a. Consider the application of Nexmetro Development, requesting approval of 1) a Change in Zoning from Planned Development (PD) District 8550 to Planned Development (PD) District for MultiFamily (MF) District Uses, 2) a Concept Plan, and 3) a Detail Plan for MultiFamily (MF) Uses. This property is located at the southeast corner of North Shiloh Road and West Campbell Road. (File No. Z 1705, District 7) (This item was postponed from the May 16, 2017 City Council Regular Meeting). BEING a 12.794acre tract or parcel of land, situated in the P.H. Rice Survey, Abstract Number 1241, Dallas County, Texas, being part of a called 95.14acre tract of land conveyed to Peter W. Baldwin, Trustee by Deed thereof recorded in Volume 69079, Page 483, Deed Records, Dallas County, Texas. This property is located at the southeast corner of North Shiloh Road and West Campbell Road. Approval of the request will allow for a multifamily development consisting of approximately 114 units. 9. 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. 10. Adjourn. All Regular Council meetings are broadcast live on CGTV, Time Warner Cable Channel 16, and Frontier FIOS TV 44. Meetings are rebroadcast at 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on WednesdaySunday and at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Live streaming and ondemand 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.