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AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Garland
Council Chambers, City Hall
William E. Dollar Municipal Building
200 North Fifth Street
Garland, Texas 
January 9, 2018
7:00 p.m.
 
 

The City Council extends to each visitor a sincere welcome. We value your interest in your community and your participation in the meetings of this governing body. Regular meetings of the City Council are held the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month, beginning at 7:00 p.m.; the City Council meets regularly in work sessions at 6:00 p.m. the Monday preceding each regular meeting.

Garland City Hall and Council Chambers is wheelchair accessible.  Special parking is available on the east side of City Hall and on Austin & State Street west of City Hall.  Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services must contact the City Secretary’s Office at (972) 205-2404 at least two working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. BRAILLE IS NOT AVAILABLE.
 

CITY COUNCIL GOALS 2020
(Adopted by Resolution No. 9402 on December 20, 2005)
 

  • Sustainable quality development and redevelopment
  • Financially stable government with tax base that supports community needs
  • Defends rightful powers of municipalities
  • Fully informed and engaged citizenry
  • Consistent delivery of reliable City services
  • Safe, family-friendly neighborhoods
  • Embrace diversity
 
 
             
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.
 
 
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 December 12, Regular Meeting and December 15, Special Meeting.
 
2.   Consider approval of the following bids:
 
a.  
Customer Information System Acquisition and Implementation    Bid No. 0463-17
     
Advanced Utility Systems $3,580,720.00  
Advanced Utility Systems 253,075.00  
TOTAL: $3,833,795.00  

This request is to purchase and implement a Customer Information System for the management and billing of utility services used primarily by the Customer Service Department.
 
b.  
Wood-Grinding Services   Bid No. 0482-17
     
Camo Farms, Inc. $27,900.00  

This request is to provide additional wood waste grinding services at the C.M. Hinton, Jr. Landfill.
 
c.  
Substation Power Transformers   Bid No. 0903-17
     
Texas Electric Cooperative $1,014,898.00  
Optional Contingency 101,489.00  
TOTAL: $1,116,387.00  

This request is to purchase two 25 MVA substation power transformers.  Due to the complex nature of the project, an Optional Contingency is included for any additional work that may be required.
 
d.  
Water Line Replacement and Sanitary Sewer Repair   Bid No. 0130-18
     
A&M Construction and Utilities, Inc.  $1,417,675.40  

This request is to provide sanitary sewer repair on Plano Road and water and paving improvements on Justice Lane, Tynes Drive, and Tynes Way.
 
e.  
Duck Creek Siphon Replacements at Nickens and La Prada    Bid No. 1196-17
     
Tri-Con Services, Inc.  $974,808.00  

This request is to provide for the replacement of two existing siphons across Duck Creek at Nickens Road and La Prada Drive.
 
f.  
Landfill Gas-Monitoring Wells   Bid No. 0444-17
     
Tri Con Works, L.L.C.  $50,330.00  

This request is to provide for the installation of an additional sump at the C.M. Hinton, Jr., Landfill.  
 
3.   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 17-40, Hart, Gaugler + Associates (District 7)

Consider an ordinance amending the Garland Development Code of the City of Garland, Texas by approving 1) a Detail Plan and 2) a Specific Use Provision for Restaurant, Drive-Through on a 1.015-acre tract of land zoned Planned Development (PD) 13-28 District for Community Retail Uses and located at 2630 Arapaho 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. 
 
4.   Consider an ordinance appointing Robert J. Beasley as chief judge and Sonja H. Galbraith as judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Garland, Texas and providing an effective date. 

By State law the judges of the Garland Municipal Court - which is a "court of record" under the law - are appointed by the City Council to two year terms of office.  The accompanying ordinance appoints Robert J. Beasley and Sonja Galbraith as the chief judge and judge, respectively, of the Garland Municipal Court, with a term of office beginning January 1, 2018.
 
5.   Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Interlocal Agreement with the North Central Texas Council of Governments to participate in a regional stormwater monitoring program; and providing an effective date.

Council is requested to approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement with North Central Texas Council of Governments.
 
6.   Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an instrument abandoning a slope easement in the proposed Jefferson Woodlands subdivision; and providing an effective date.

Council is requested to consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an Abandonment Instrument that abandons the portion of the Slope Easement to the current property owner, Jefferson Woodlands, LLC.
 
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.
 
 
7.   Consider by minute action the approval and ratification of a contingency contract between the City of Garland and Athos Academies, Inc., for the purchase of a 21.928 acre tract of land generally located on the northwest intersection of IH 30 and Rose Hill Road.

Council is requested to consider the approval and ratification of a contingency contract between the City of Garland and Athos Academies, Inc., for the purchase of a 21.928 acre tract of land generally located on the northwest intersection of IH 30 and Rose Hill Road.
 
8.   Hold a public hearing on:
 
a.   Consider the application of Arleen Macias, requesting approval of a Specific Use Provision for a Reception Facility on a property zoned Community Retail (CR) District. This property is located at 3265 Broadway Boulevard. (File No. Z 17-44, District 4) (This item was postponed from the December 12, 2017 Regular City Council meeting).

BEING an approximate 7.194-acre tract or parcel of land situated in the John Little League Survey, Abstract No. 761, Dallas County, Texas, same being all of Lot 10 of Block 1 of the Replat of Lot 1-RR & Lot 3-R of the BROADWAY CROSSING ADDITION, an addition to the City of Garland according to the plat thereof of record in Volume 93252, Page 2780 of the Dallas County Map Records.  This property is located at 3265 Broadway Boulevard, Suite 103. The applicant seeks approval of a Specific Use Provision (SUP) to allow the operation of a Reception Facility within an existing multi-tenant building. The applicant intends to establish the separate operation of the 6,626 square-foot ballroom and live entertainment area of Suite 103 (Fat Fish Oyster Bar) from the existing restaurant use.
 
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 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.
 
 
 

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