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Work Session Room at City Hall
Monday, May 20, 2024
6 p.m.

William E. Dollar Municipal Building
200 N. Fifth St.
Garland, Texas

CITY OF GARLAND
WORK SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL

The Garland City Council extends to all visitors a sincere welcome. We value your interest in our community and your participation in the meetings of this governing body. Visit GarlandTX.gov/Council for a full list of meeting dates.

The Work Session Room at Garland City Hall is wheelchair accessible, and ADA parking is available on the street as well as in the public parking garage. Persons with disabilities 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.

NOTICE: Pursuant to Section 551.127 of the Texas Government Code, one or more members of the City Council may attend this meeting by internet/video remote means. A quorum of the City Council, as well as the presiding officer, will be physically present at the above identified location. Members of the public that desire to make a public comment must attend the meeting in person.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON WORK SESSION ITEMS
Members of the audience may address the City Council on any Work Session item at the beginning of the meeting. Speakers are allowed three minutes each, grouped by agenda item and called in the order of the agenda. Anyone wishing to speak must fill out a speaker card (located at the entrance to the Council Chambers and on the visitor's side of the Work Session Room) and give it to the City Secretary before the Mayor calls the meeting to order. Speakers are limited to addressing items on the Work Session agenda only. Items on a Regular Meeting agenda should be addressed at the respective Regular Meeting. Items not currently on an agenda may be addressed during the citizen comments portion of any Regular Meeting.

CONSIDER THE CONSENT AGENDA
Council may ask for discussion or further information on any item posted in the consent agenda of the next Regular Meeting. Council may also ask that an item on the consent agenda be pulled and considered for a vote separate from the consent agenda at the next Regular Meeting. All discussions or deliberations are limited to posted agenda items and may not include new or unposted subject matter.

WRITTEN BRIEFINGS
Council may ask for discussion, further information, or give direction to staff on an item posted as a written briefing.

Investment Portfolio Summary

Staff will provide a copy of the Portfolio Summary Report to Council for this quarter.

Ordinance Creating Municipal Electrical Maintenance Technician License

Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances, authorizing the City to issue municipal electrical maintenance license to employees of governmental entities conducting limited "electrical work," as defined by the Texas Occupations Code, on public property owned or controlled by the governmental entity.

FY 2023-24 Budget Amendment No. 3

City Council is requested to consider FY 2023-24 Budget Amendment No. 3, which is scheduled for formal consideration at the June 4, 2024, Regular Meeting. FY 2023-24 Budget Amendment No. 3 includes adjustments to the Electric Utility Fund.

TxDOT Click It or Ticket Grant May 2024

City Council is requested to consider approval for a resolution pertaining to the 2024 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Click It or Ticket (CIOT) Grant, and authorization for the Chief of Police to execute any required documents to finalize the transaction.

TxDOT Operation Slowdown Grant 2024

City Council is requested to consider a resolution for the 2024 Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Operation Slowdown Grant and authorize the Chief of Police to execute such documents necessary to complete the transaction.

Next Generation 9-1-1 Statutory Distribution of Funds Certification

City Council is requested to consider by minute action a request from the Police Department to allow the City Manager to execute a statutory distribution of funds certification with the Commission on State Emergency Communications (CSEC).

VERBAL BRIEFINGS
Council may ask for discussion, further information, or give direction to staff on an item posted as a verbal briefing.

Parking Enforcement Program Update

Staff will provide the Council with an update on the Parking Enforcement Program.

2024-2025 CDBG, HOME and ESG Federal Grant Allocation

The Community Development Department will provide a presentation concerning the distribution of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding, HOME Infill Partnership Grant (HOME) funding, and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding.

Development Services Committee Report

Chairperson Hedrick of the Development Services Committee, with the assistance of staff, will present Council with a committee report and recommendations on items related thereto.

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City Manager Preview of the June 29 City Council Workshop

City Manager, Jud Rex, will provide a preview of some of the material to be covered at the June 29 City Council workshop. Workshop topics will include the City's mission and vision, strategic focus areas, FY2025 budget priorities, and direction on key long-term funding decisions.

CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Terms are usually staggered whereby at least half of the membership has previous experience. Members are appointed based on qualifications.

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Mayor Scott LeMay

Dorothy White - Library Board

ANNOUNCE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
A Council member, with a second by another member or the Mayor alone, may ask that an item be placed on a future agenda of the City Council or of a committee of the City Council. No substantive discussion of that item will take place at this time.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

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The City Council will adjourn into executive session pursuant to Sections 551.072, 551. 087, and 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to deliberate or discuss

Economic development matters related to commercial or financial information that the City has received from one or more business prospects that the City seeks to have locate in or near the territory of the City and with which the City is conducting economic development negotiations, or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect (551.087), in the vicinity of West Miller and attorney/client matters concerning privileged and unprivileged client information related to the same (551.071).
The purchase, exchange, lease or value of several tracts of real property for economic development purposes (551.087), located in in the vicinity of the State Highway 190 corridor within the City of Garland (551.072) and attorney/client matters concerning privileged and unprivileged client information related to the same (551.071).
Economic development matters related to commercial or financial information that the City has received from one or more business prospects that the City seeks to have locate in or near the territory of the City and with which the City is conducting economic development negotiations, or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect (551.087), including the possible purchase of real property located in the vicinity of South Garland Road and Interstate Highway 635 (551.072), and attorney/client matters concerning privileged and unprivileged client information related to the same (551.071).

ADJOURN
All Work Sessions of the Garland City Council are broadcast live on CGTV, Time Warner Cable Channel 16 and Frontier FIOS TV 44. Meetings are rebroadcast at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesdays - Sundays. Live streaming and on-demand videos of the meetings are also available online at GarlandTX.tv. Copies of the meetings can be purchased through the City Secretary's Office (audio CDs are $1 each and DVDs are $3 each).

NOTICE: The City Council may recess from the open session and convene in a closed executive session if the discussion of any of the listed agenda items concerns one or more of the following matters:

Pending/contemplated litigation, settlement offer(s), and matters concerning privileged and unprivileged client information deemed confidential by Rule 1.05 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. Sec. 551.071, Tex. Gov't Code.
The purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property, if the deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the City in negotiations with a third person. Sec. 551.072, Tex. Gov't Code.
A contract for a prospective gift or donation to the City, if the deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the City in negotiations with a third person. Sec. 551.073, Tex. Gov't Code.
Personnel matters involving the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissalof a public officer or employee or to hear a complaint against an officer or employee. Sec. 551.074, Tex. Gov't Code.
The deployment, or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or devices. Sec. 551.076,Tex. Gov't Code.
Discussions or deliberations regarding commercial or financial information that the City has received from a business prospect that the City seeks to have to locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the City and with which the City is conducting economic development negotiations; or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect of the sort described in this provision. Sec. 551.087, Tex. Gov't Code.
Discussions, deliberations, votes, or other final action on matters related to the City's competitive activity, including information that would, if disclosed, give advantage to competitors or prospective competitors and is reasonably related to one or more of the following categories of information:

generation unit specific and portfolio fixed and variable costs, including forecasts of those costs, capital improvement plans for generation units, and generation unit operating characteristics and outage scheduling;
bidding and pricing information for purchased power, generation, and fuel, and Electric Reliability Council of Texas bids, prices, offers, and related services and strategies;
effective fuel and purchased power agreements and fuel transportation arrangements and contracts;
risk management information, contracts, and strategies, including fuel hedging and storage;
plans, studies, proposals, and analyses for system improvements, additions, or sales, other than transmission and distribution system improvements inside the service area for which the public power utility is the sole certificated retail provider; and
customer billing, contract, and usage information, electric power pricing information, system load characteristics, and electric power marketing analyses and strategies. Sec. 551.086; Tex. Gov't Code; Sec. 552.133, Tex. Gov't Code]

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Each year, the City Council reviews and updates its goals for the Garland community and City operations. City management uses these goals to guide operational priorities, decision-making and resource allocation.