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 
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
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.

 
 
             
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 June 18, 2019 Regular Meeting.
 
2. Consider approval of the following bids:
 
a.  
Dog Park Construction   Bid No. 0841-19
     
J.B. and Company, LLC $1,304,502.00  

 
 
b.  
Front Loader   Bid No. 1057-19
     
Grande Truck Center $277,170.00  

This request is for the purchase of a replacement front loader for EWS.
 
c.  
GP&L Dent Road to Shelby 138kV Transmission Line Construction   Bid No. 0821-19
     
Maslonka Powerline Services $3,875,126.00  
Optional Contingency 387,512.00  
TOTAL: $4,262,638.00  

This request is to provide labor and equipment necessary for construction of the 5.9-mile GP&L Dent Road to Shelby 138kV Transmission Line.  This is part of the approved Dent Road to Shelby 138kV Transmission Line CIP project.  Due to the complex nature of the project, an Optional Contingency is included for any additional work that may be required.
 
d.  
GP&L Apollo Substation Control House   Bid No. 0829-19
     
CTS  Crown Texas, Inc. $1,548,814.00  

This request is for the purchase of a control house for the GP&L Apollo Substation.
 
e.  
GP&L Apollo Substation Electrical Equipment   Bid No. 0830-19
     
KBS Electrical Distributors, Inc. $147,639.56  

This request is for the purchase of circuit switchers, fused disconnects and other electrical equipment needed for the rebuild of the GP&L Apollo Substation in accordance with the project plans and specifications.
 
f.  
GP&L Apollo Substation Rebuild Materials   Bid No. 0831-19
     
Texas Electric Cooperatives, Inc.  $188,765.59  

This request is for the purchase of station post insulators, vacuum interrupters, aluminum bus and other materials for the GP&L Apollo Substation in accordance with the project plans and specifications. 
 
g.  
Mini Pumper Truck    Bid No. 1063-19
     
Siddons-Martin Emergency Group $236,322.00  

This request is for the purchase of a new mini pumper truck for the Garland Fire Department.
 
h.  
GP&L King Mountain Transmission Line Construction Labor   Bid No. 0902-19
     
RES System 3, LLC $2,203,245.00  

This request is to provide labor necessary for construction of the 345kV GP&L King Mountain Switch to Roadrunner Solar Transmission Line.
 
i.  
Auto Lube Systems for Side-Loader Trucks   Bid No. 0665-19
     
Heil of Texas $59,500.00  

This request is to approve Change Order #1 for the purchase of seven auto lube systems to be installed on replacement side-loader trucks for EWS.
 
3.   Amend Authorized TexPool Representatives 

Council is requested to approve a resolution amending the authorized TexPool Representatives.
 
4.   Council is requested to approve a resolution approving the City of Garland Housing Agency Administrative Plan for the Housing Choice Voucher Program and providing an effective date.

At the June 17, 2019 Work Session, Council considered approving a resolution adopting the Garland Housing Agency's Administrative Plan for the Housing Choice Voucher Program. 
 
5.   Consider a resolution adopting and approving the Garland Housing Agency's fourth year update on the 2015-2019 Five Year Plan; and providing an effective date.

At the June 17, 2019 Work Session, Council considered approving a resolution adopting the Garland Housing Agency's fourth year on the five-year plan for submission to HUD. 
 
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.
 
 
6.   Consider an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Garland, Texas, ordaining the City's participation in the Texas Enterprise Zone Program pursuant to the Texas Enterprise Zone Act, Chapter 2303, Texas Government Code (Act), providing tax incentives, designating a liaison for communication with interested parties, and nominating Kraft Heinz Foods Company to the Office of the Governor Economic Development & Tourism (EDT) through the Economic Development Bank as an Enterprise Project.

Council is requested to approve the request as proposed.  
 
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.
 
  Council Member David Gibbons
  • Anna Ngo - Garland Youth Council
  • Olivia Glick - Garland Youth Council 
 
  Council Member Jerry Nickerson
  • Leah Tharakan - Garland Youth Council
  • Jotham Simon - Garland Youth Council 
  • Jerry Carter - Parks and Recreation
  • Preston Edwards - Plan Commission
  • Vicky Wollander - Property Standards Board
  • DeAnne Driver - Cultural Arts
 
  Council Member Jim Bookhout 
  • Jacob Miranda - Garland Youth Council 
 
  Mayor Pro Tem Robert John Smith
  • Joshua Dylan Bradley - Garland Youth Council 
  • Joshua Erazo - Garland Youth Council
 
8. 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.
 
9. 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.