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AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Garland

REMOTE MEETING

Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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.

NOTICE: Due to the COVID-19 emergency and, pursuant to Section 551.125 of the Texas Government Code and the executive orders of Governor Greg Abbott suspending provisions of the Texas Government Code and other applicable laws of the State regarding normal open meetings, the City Council will hold this meeting by internet/telephonic remote means.

The meeting will be broadcast by webinar or telephone at the following URL:

https://garlandtx.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fJzgVxbXT32WV4s7TR8nHQ

Registration for the online meeting is required. The meeting will be recorded and will be available for viewing the next day at www.garlandtx.gov.

For those without internet access to the meeting, a dial-in option is available. The toll-free numbers are:

877-853-5247
888-788-0099

Additionally, the meeting may be accessed by phone at the following number:

346-248-7799
470-250-9358
470-381-2552

The Meeting ID is: 957 8401 2765

For participants (online and by phone) who wish to speak on an item on the agenda, you must use the "raise hand" feature in order to be recognized. Similarly, if you wish to provide a comment at the end of the agenda during the open public comments portion of the meeting, you must use the "raise hand" feature.

You are invited to offer a comment or make a statement on any item on the agenda as that item is called. Your comments must relate to an item on this agenda - non-germane comments are not in order. Time limits will be imposed by the Mayor as appropriate to the nature of the agenda item. Generally, public speakers are given three minutes. Due to legal restrictions, the City Council is not able to answer questions during the public comments portion of the agenda.

If the City Council adjourns into Executive Session during this meeting, the Executive Session will be conducted by teleconference between and among the members of the City Council and relevant City staff. Public access to that call is prohibited by State law.

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.

Consider approval of the minutes of the May 26 Special Session and June 2 Regular Meeting. Click to View

Consider approval of the following bids:

Cleaning and Closed Circuit Television Review of Wastewater Pipelines		Bid No. 0810-20

Acme Utility Inspection Services, Inc.	$300,000.00

This request is to provide cleaning and closed circuit television inspection to evaluate sanitary sewer lines throughout the city, providing a detailed report on the pipe condition. Click to View

Valve and Fire Hydrant Maintenance		Bid No. 0270-20

Hydromax USA	$250,000.00

This request is to provide maintenance, inspections, adjustments, and minor repair of water valves and fire hydrants throughout the city. Click to View

GP&L Dent Road to Shelby 138kV Transmission Line Construction		Bid No. 0821-19

Maslonka Powerline Services	$400,000.00

This request is to approve Change Order #2 for the GP&L Dent Road to Shelby 138kV Transmission Line Construction. The Change Order is necessary because of construction delays that were experienced due to right-of-way acquisitions, delayed material delivery, and inclement weather. Click to View

Medical District Area Plan		Bid No. 0371-20

Ninigret Partners	$136,740.00

This request is for the development of a Medical District Area Plan. The plan will establish a revitalization/redevelopment concept incorporating physical analysis, a market assessment, and stakeholder engagement for a proposed Medical District anchored by the Garland VA Medical Center, including connections to the Forest/Jupiter DART station. Click to View

GP&L 138kV Disconnect Switches		Bid No. 5870-15

Pascor Atlantic, Inc.	$623,566.00

This request is to approve Change Order #1 to BL 7775 for additional switches needed for the GP&L Nevill Road Switch. Click to View

Carroll Drive & Mayfield Avenue Pavement Replacement Design Project		Bid No. 0929-20

Lam Consulting Engineering	$349,770.00

This request is to obtain professional engineering design and surveying services, including detailed construction plans, for replacing the existing concrete pavement on Carroll Drive (Douglas Drive to S. Glenbrook Drive) and Mayfield Avenue (Saturn Road to W. Centerville Road). The estimated construction cost for the project is $3,776,641.63. Click to View

Shiloh Road Alignment Study		Bid No. 0956-20

CP&Y, Inc.	$1,664,008.000
Optional Contingency	65,000.00
TOTAL:	$1,729,008.00

This request is to obtain professional services for the development of an Alignment Study for Shiloh Road between Kingsley Road and Westwood Drive. The original scope of the project, which was approved as part of the 2019 Bond Program, was to perform an Alignment Study from Kingsley Road to Miller Road. Click to View

Heavy Equipment for Hinton Landfill		Bid No. 0951-20

Caterpillar, Inc.	$2,248,207.00

This request is to purchase replacement heavy equipment to be used by the Hinton Landfill. Click to View

West Miller Paving, Drainage, Water and Wastewater Improvements and Nash Water Improvements		Bid No. 0791-20

Tri-Con Services, Inc.	$2,815,715.10
Optional Contingency	$281,571.51
TOTAL:	$3,097,286.61

The purpose of this request is to provide pavement, drainage, water, and wastewater improvements on West Miller Road and water improvements on Nash Street. West Miller Road consists of approximately 920 linear feet of 8-inch to 24-inch water by open cut; 300 linear feet of 24-inch water by bore; 4,170 linear feet of 6-inch and 8-inch wastewater line; 10,000 square yards of street, driveway, alley, and sidewalk replacement; and 630 linear feet of 18-inch to 42-inch RCP storm sewer including all incidentals. Click to View

Major Thoroughfare Median Maintenance		Bid No. 0682-20

Carruthers Landscape Management, Inc.	$158,400.00

This request is to provide grounds maintenance including mowing, edging, removal of grass clippings, and litter control for 126.21 acres of medians along major thoroughfares throughout the city. Click to View

MGR Bikeway (Duck Creek Trail Connections)		Bid No. 0733-20

North Rock Construction, LLC	$2,794,025.54
Optional Contingency	270,000.00
TOTAL:	$3,064,025.54

This request is to provide for the construction of two (2) trail connectors. The first connector is the construction of 2,700 LF of a 12-foot-wide concrete trail at Glenbrook Drive & Centerville Road and a 3-span steel truss pedestrian bridge across Duck Creek. Click to View

2020-2021 CDBG, HOME and ESG federal grant allocations

This item has been previously discussed by Council during the May 18th, June 1st and June 15th Work Sessions as well as a Public Hearing that was held on May 19, 2020 to obtain any comments on the grant allocations. Click to View

2019-20 Budget Amendment No. 3

At the June 1, 2020, Work Session, the City Council reviewed a Policy Report recommending an amendment to the 2019-20 Adopted Budget. For City Council’s consideration is an Ordinance amending the 2019-20 Adopted Budget to appropriate funds in the amount of $1,600,000 for the maintenance and repair of generating units at the GP&L Olinger facility.

Budget Amendment No. 3 proposes to increase the Electric Utility Fund's FY 2019-20 operating appropriation by $1,600,000. Funding will come from fund balance reserves in the Electric Utility Fund. Click to View

No Parking on Garvon Street

Local businesses have noted that on street parking has made travel along Garvon Street difficult. The current ordinance prohibits parking on this street however the ordinance needs slight modification to be enforceable. Council is requested to approve an ordinance to make parking restrictions enforceable. Click to View

Amend Authorized TexPool Representatives

Each entity that participates in the TexPool investment pool must appoint authorized representatives. Only authorized representatives have the ability to conduct transactions with TexPool and inquire on TexPool transactions. For security purposes, TexPool requires the governing body approve a resolution to amend existing authorized representatives. Due to staff changes, the Financial Services Department is requesting that authorized representatives to TexPool be amended. Click to View

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.

Consider by minute action the City of Garland representatives to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors

At the June 15, 2020 Work Session, Council interviewed candidates interested in being appointed as the City of Garland's representative to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Board for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2020. Click to View

Consider a resolution authorizing the use of eminent domain for the acquistion of ROW for the Nevill Road to Greasewood 345kV transmission line

Council is requested to approve a resolution authorizing the acquisition of the property rights described in the proposed resolution. At present there is only one property owner against whom proceedings in eminent domain may need to be instituted. A single resolution may be adopted for all of the units of property to be potentially condemned if: (1) the motion to approve is made in a manner specified in the Texas Government Code; and (2) the minutes of the meeting reflect that the vote applies to all of the units of property to be condemned. Click to View

Consider a ordinance relating to certain property tax exemptions and directing a designated employee to calculate the voter-approval tax rate of the City of Garland in the manner provided for a special taxing unit.

At the June 1, 2020, Work Session staff provided information related to the preliminary FY 2021 budget forecast and the impacts of increasing certain City of Garland property tax exemptions. In addition, the impacts of adjusting the property tax rates beyond the 3.5% threshold for new revenue as authorized under Chapter 26 of Texas Tax Code was presented. Click to View

10.

Hold public hearings on:

Consider the application of Garland Senior Living, Ltd., requesting approval of an Amendment to Planned Development (PD) District 07-33 for Single-Family-7 (SF-7) Uses to add Multi-Family Dwelling Uses [Elder Care – Independent Living Use]. This property is located at 502 Belt Line Road, 301 Tina Drive and 2222 Monarch Drive. (File No. Z 20-07, District 8) (This request was postponed from the June 2, 2020 Regular City Council meeting.)

The applicant proposes to build a Senior Living Apartment community on an unimproved portion of a property that is developed with a church. This item serves as the applicant’s Planned Development (PD) amendment request. Click to View

Consider the application of Garland Senior Living, Ltd., requesting approval of an Amended Detail Plan for Elder Care – Independent Living Use. This property is located at 502 Belt Line Road, 301 Tina Drive and 2222 Monarch Drive. (File No. Z 20-07, District 8) (This request was postponed from the June 2, 2020 Regular City Council meeting.)

The applicant proposes to build a Senior Living Apartment community on an unimproved portion of a property that is developed with a church. This item serves as the applicant’s Detail Plan request. Click to View

Consider the application of Pulte Group, requesting approval of a Change in Zoning from Planned Development (PD) District 18-05 for Community Retail (CR) Uses to a Planned Development (PD) District for Single-Family-5 (SF-5) Uses. This property is located at 5001 Zion Road. (File No. Z 20-04, District 3) (This request was postponed from the June 2, 2020 Regular City Council meeting.)

The applicant proposes to build a subdivision consisting of detached single-family homes. The previous development proposed was for a church. This item serves as the applicant’s Planned Development (PD) amendment request. Click to View

Consider the application of Pulte Group, requesting approval of a Detail Plan for Single-Family-5 (SF-5) Uses. This property is located at 5001 Zion Road. (File No. Z 20-04, District 3) (This request was postponed from the June 2, 2020 Regular City Council meeting.)

The applicant proposes to build a subdivision consisting of detached single-family homes. The previous development proposed was for a church. This item serves as the applicant’s Detail Plan request. Click to View

Consider a Development Agreement regarding Zoning File No. Z 20-04. (This request was postponed from the June 2, 2020 Regular City Council meeting.)

Consider a Development Agreement between Pulte Group and the City of Garland. This Development Agreement relates to Zoning Case Z 20-04 for a proposed single-family development at 5001 Zion Road. It is recommended that a development agreement accompany Zoning Case Z 20-04 regarding specific standards to the building elevations and materials of the homes as presented by the applicant. Click to View

11.

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.

12.

Adjourn.

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