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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
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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.

One or more members of the City Council may participate in the meeting remotely. A quorum, including the presiding officer, will be present at the aforementioned meeting location.

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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 January 10, 2023 Regular Meeting. Click to View

Consider approval of the following bids:

Dump Trucks

Bid No. 0338-23

Freightliner of Austin

$281,386.00

This request is for the purchase of two replacement dump trucks to be utilized by the Water Department. Click to View

Pickup Trucks for Various Departments

Bid No. 0344-23

Caldwell Country Ford

$491,575.00

This request is for the purchase of five replacement pickup trucks to be utilized by various departments. Click to View

Generators

Bid No. 0345-23

Generac Power Systems, Inc.

$313,333.00

This request is for the purchase of two new generators to be utilized at City recreation centers in the event that the recreation center(s) are activated as temporary shelters. Click to View

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.

Zoning File No. Z 22-63, Quiddity Engineering, LLC (District 1)

Consider an ordinance amending the Garland Development Code of the City of Garland, Texas, by approving 1) an amendment to Planned Development (PD) District 21-34 for Community Retail Uses; 2) a Specific Use Provision for a Restaurant, Drive-Through Use and 3) a Detail Plan for a Restaurant, Drive-Through on a 0.784-acre tract of land located at 5200 North Garland Avenue; 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 Notice of Conditions of Compliance Clause; providing a Savings Clause and a Severability Clause; and providing an effective date. Click to View

Zoning File No. Z 22-64, Matt Moore (District 7)

Consider an ordinance amending the Garland Development Code of the City of Garland, Texas, by approving 1) a Specific Use Provision for a Restaurant, Drive-Through Use and 2) a Detail Plan for a Restaurant, Drive-Through Use on a 1.152-acre tract of land located at 4680 North Shiloh Road zoned Planned Development (PD) District 20-35 for Neighborhood Office Uses; 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 Notice of Conditions of Compliance Cause; providing a Savings Clause and a Severability Clause; and providing an effective date. Click to View

Consider an ordinance amending Chapters 10 and 50 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland to (1) amend in part the Master Fee and Rate Schedule of Section 10.85(c) to include a deposit for the issuance of high velocity water meters for construction purposes and (2) remove the deposit amount enumerated in Section 50.34(c) of the Code of Ordinances and replace it with a reference and hyperlink to the Master Fee and Rate Schedule of Chapter 10; 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.

At the December 5, 2022 Work Session, Council considered increasing the deposit amount from $1,000 to $2,000 for a high velocity water meter to cover the cost of replacing any damaged meters. Click to View

Consider an ordinance amending various sections of Article V, "Cross-Connection Control, Of Chapter 51, "General Utility Provisions," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland, Texas; providing a Savings Clause; providing a penalty under the provisions of Section 10.05 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland, Texas; providing a Severability Clause; and setting an effective date.

At the December 5, 2022 Work Session, Council considered an ordinance amendment that would allow exceptions to the persons allowed to perform maintenance, repair or testing on fire protection systems as defined in Chapter 6003 of the Texas Insurance Code. Click to View

Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 33, "Transportation" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland, Texas; providing a penalty clause, a savings clause, and a severability clause; and providing an effective date.

At the January 9, 2023 Work Session, Council considered an ordinance amendment to restrict parking at all times on Greenbelt Parkway between Duck Creek Drive and IH 30. Click to View

Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 33, "Transportation" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland, Texas; providing a penalty clause, a savings clause, and a severability clause; and providing an effective date.

At the January 9, 2023 Work Session, Council considered an ordinance amendment that would restrict parking at all times on both sides of Purdue Drive in between Walnut Street and Princeton Drive. Click to View

Approve by minute action the proposed Neighborhood Vitality Matching Grant Fall 2022 Applications.

At the January 9, 2023 Work Session, Council considered the approval of the Neighborhood Vitality Matching Grant Fall 2022 Applications. Click to View

Consider a resolution providing for the redemption of the outstanding City of Garland, Texas, Tax Notes, Series 2022; and resolving other matters incident and related to the redemption of such obligations.

Council is requested to approve a resolution to call $36,980,000 of the Tax Notes, Series 2022. Click to View

10.

Appointment of City Manager

Consider a resolution appointing Judson Rex the City Manager of the City of Garland, Texas and providing an effective date. Click to View

11.

Approve by minute action the attached Interlocal Agreement, and authorize the City Manager to execute the Interlocal Agreement with DART.

On November 15, 2022, the DART Board approved an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with DART Service Area Cities for public transportation improvements, which includes information about the City of Garland's obligations, project eligibility, and terms for accepting the money. DART has requested that this ILA be executed by January 31, 2023. Click to View

12.

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.

Mayor Pro Tem Deborah Morris

Tamara Aquino - Parks and Recreation Board

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13.

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.

14.

Adjourn.

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