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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.
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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.
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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.
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Consider approval of the minutes of the March 21, 2023, Regular Meeting. Click to View |
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Consider approval of the following bids: |
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Consider authorizing a contract with Parnosa Acquisition Company LLC dba Aggregates Now Q. Roberts Trucking for the 2023 Material Hauling Services contract associated with rehabilitating and reconstructing alleys and streets within the City of Garland. Click to View |
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Consider authorizing a contract with Tri-Con Services, Inc. for the Utility Construction for the 2022 Paving, Water, Wastewater, and Drainage Improvements Group 1 Project. Click to View |
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Consider authorizing a change order to a contract with Flow-Line Construction, Inc. for the Wynn Joyce 24" Water Main Installation due to several unforeseen items. Click to View |
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Consider authorizing a change order to a contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. for the Rowlett Creek sewer interceptor design project. Click to View |
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Consider a request to enter into an agreement for professional services with TBG Partners to initiate design work for the proposed improvements at Wynn Joyce Park. Click to View |
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Consider a request for the purchase of cable from Techline, Inc. for Warehouse inventory to support GP&L's maintenance, repair, and construction requirements. Click to View |
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Consider a request to approve a change order with Techline, Inc. for transformers for GP&L as part of the Warehouse inventory. Click to View |
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Consider a request to enter into an agreement with Core Construction for construction services as Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) 2, for the remainder of the modernization and upgrades to Central Library. Click to View |
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Consider a request for a year two (2) of the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement licensing and support necessary for the City's continued and future use of Microsoft products. Information Technology (IT) also requests approval for the renewal of year three (3) of the Microsoft EA Agreement as the City intends to license and use Microsoft products for the foreseeable future. Click to View |
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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. |
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Z 22-66, My Choice Custom Homes (District 4) Consider an ordinance amending the Garland Development Code of the City of Garland, Texas, by approving a Detail Plan for a Dwelling, Single-Family Detached Use on a 0.359-acre tract of land located at 5475 Robin Road zoned Planned Development (PD) District 18-40 for Single-Family-7 Uses. Click to View |
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Z 22-81, JP3 Consulting, LLC (District 6) Consider an ordinance amending the Garland Development Code of the City of Garland, Texas, by approving a Change in Zoning from Community Office (CO) District to Multi-Family-2 (MF-2) District on a 2.843-acre tract of land located at 2700 West Walnut Street and 320 King Lane. Click to View |
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Z 22-71, G. Roxana Novoa (District 4) Consider an ordinance amending the Garland Development Code of the City of Garland, Texas, by approving a Change in Zoning from Agricultural (AG) District to Single-Family-10 (SF-10) District on a 0.45-acre tract of land located at 1009 & 1013 Rowlett 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. Click to View |
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2022-23 Budget Amendment No. 2 Consider Budget Amendment No. 2, amending the FY 2022-23 Adopted Budget to appropriate funds in the amount of $4,355,728 in the Electric Utility Fund for GP&L Production to cover additional maintenance and repair costs on the Olinger and Spencer Power Plants. Council first considered this Budget Amendment during the March 20, 2023 Work Session. Click to View |
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Consider an ordinance amending Section 1.100, "Fees," of Division 4, "Planning and Zoning Fees," of Article 3, "Fees," of Chapter 1, "General Provisions," and Section 4.54.1, "Applicability & Exemptions," of Division 1, "Purpose & Definitions," of Article 3, "Screening & Landscaping," of Chapter 4, "Site Development," of the Garland Development Code of Garland, Texas. At the April 3, 2023 Work Session, City Council was provided a written briefing to consider an ordinance with several clean-up items to the Garland Development Code related to Planning & Zoning fees and tree mitigation language. Click to View |
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Request for Development Assistance from Om Realty Garland Consider a development incentive request for Development Assistance from Om Estates Development, LLC for a waiver of certain development fees required for a proposed new mix-use project located at 240 E. IH30 and 328 Oaks Trail. This item was presented in Executive Session on December 5, 2022. Click to View |
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Request for Development Assistance from Andor Properties, LLC and Shirlee Mae, LLC Consider an incentive grant request for Development Assistance from Andor Properties, LLC and Shirlee Mae, LLC to renovate 500 Main Street and assist proposed tenants to occupy the property. Click to View |
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Request for Adoption of Economic Development Strategic Plan Consider a Request for Adoption of an Economic Development Strategic Plan which incorporates Council feedback from the March 20, 2023 City Council Work Session. Click to View |
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Request to Transfer Funds to the Garland Foundation for Development to Demolish the Otter Storage Facility The Foundation for Development is acquiring the Otter Storage Facility, located at 3926 S. Shiloh Road and 3918 Leon Road. Due to safety concerns, and to prepare the site for redevelopment, the Foundation plans to demolish the properties upon closing. Click to View |
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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.
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Appointment to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Board Consider by minute action one appointment to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Board to fill the current vacancy. Click to View |
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Hold public hearings on: |
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Youth Standards of Care Consider a request to adopt an ordinance with public comments for Youth Programs Standards of Care in order to meet the requirements of Texas Human Resource Code, Section 42. 041(b)(14). Click to View |
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Consider a Specific Use Provision request by Joseph and Beverly Darnell, to convert an existing permitted backyard workshop to a Guest House. The site is located at 2701 Larry Drive in District 5. Consideration of the application of Joseph and Beverly Darnell, requesting approval of a Specific Use Provision for a Guest House on a property zoned Single-Family-10 (SF-10) District. This property is located at 2701 Larry Drive. (File Z 22-82, District 5) Click to View |
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Consider a Plan request by Joseph and Beverly Darnell, to convert an existing permitted backyard workshop to a Guest House. The site is located at 2701 Larry Drive in District 5. Consideration of the application of Joseph and Beverly Darnell, requesting approval of a Plan for a Guest House on a property zoned Single-Family-10 (SF-10) District. This property is located at 2701 Larry Drive. (File Z 22-82, District 5) Click to View |
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Consider a Specific Use Provision request by Shammy's Garland, LLC for an Automated/Rollover Car Wash use. The site is located at 2641 Belt Line Road in District 7. (This item was postponed from the March 7, 2023 Regular City Council meeting per the applicant's request.) Consideration of the application of Shammy's Garland, LLC, requesting approval of a Specific Use Provision for a Car Wash, Automated/Rollover Use on a property zoned Community Retail (CR) District. This property is located at 2461 Belt Line Road. (File Z 22-76, District 7) Click to View |
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Consider a Plan request by Shammy's Garland, LLC for an Automated/Rollover Car Wash use. The site is located at 2641 Belt Line Road in District 7. (This item was postponed from the March 7, 2023 Regular City Council meeting per the applicant's request.) Consideration of the application of Shammy's Garland, LLC, requesting approval of a Plan for a Car Wash, Automated/Rollover Use on a property zoned Community Retail (CR) District. This property is located at 2461 Belt Line Road. (File Z 22-76, District 7) Click to View |
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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. |
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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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