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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. |
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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. |
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WRITTEN BRIEFINGS Council may ask for discussion, further information, or give direction to staff on an item posted as a written briefing. |
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City Council Travel and Related Expenses Per City Council Policy, Article II, Division 1, Section 6(E), the City Manager will provide a written briefing on City Council travel and related expenses. Click to View |
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VERBAL BRIEFINGS Council may ask for discussion, further information, or give direction to staff on an item posted as a verbal briefing. |
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Introduction of Jonathon Morgan, Information Technology Operations Director Mike Betz, Interim Managing Director of Information Technology, will present Jonathon Morgan, Information Technology Operations Director. Jonathan Morgan is a U.S. Army veteran who is dedicated to serving his country and community. He has been a Garland team member for 13 years within the Information Technology Department and contributing to various community projects and initiatives. Prior to being promoted to Director of Operations, Jonathan served as Operations Manager. With a total of 28 years in some form of government support, Jonathan has consistently demonstrated his dedication to public service and the community. Click to View |
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Introduction of William Flowers, GIS Director Mike Betz, Interim Managing Director of Information Technology will introduce William Flowers, GIS Director. William Flowers brings over 15 years of diverse GIS experience, spanning municipal, federal, and private sector support, leading initiatives from transportation to renewable energy. William has a Master's in Land Area Development and Management and a Bachelor's in Geographic Information Science. William enjoys swimming, cycling, and playing instruments, including the Musical Saw, reflecting his multifaceted interests and commitment to creativity. Click to View |
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2024-2025 CDBG, HOME and ESG Federal Grant Allocation Process 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. Click to View |
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2019 Bond Program - Status Update Staff will provide an update on progress to date in implementing the 2019 Bond Program. Click to View |
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Review of the 2024 Wildflower Pilot Program Parks Staff will give an update on the Wildflower Program. Click to View |
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Comprehensive Plan Update Staff will update the City Council on the Comprehensive Plan Update. Click to View |
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Efforts to Address Gunshot Disturbances and Review of the Flock Safety System Jeff Bryan, Chief of Police, will provide a verbal briefing on efforts to address gunshot disturbances in the City and the Flock Safety System. Click to View |
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Texas Municipal League (TML) Mid-year Conference Report City Council policy states that, "a Councilmember shall provide a report on any meeting attended at the expense of the City at the next regular meeting of the Council. If multiple Councilmembers attended the same event, a joint report may be made. The City Manager will provide City Council with an annual written briefing on Council travel and related expenses" (Article II, Division 1, Section 6E). Accordingly, this verbal briefing has been allotted to allow Councilmembers that attended the Texas Municipal League (TML) Mid-year conference to provide a report. Councilmembers Dutton, Moore, Morris, and Williams attended the conference. Click to View |
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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. |
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EXECUTIVE SESSION Council will adjourn into executive session pursuant to Sections: |
The City Council will adjourn into executive session pursuant to Sections 551.074 and 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to deliberate or discuss:
- Attorney/client matters concerning privileged and unprivileged client information related to the statutory construction of the City Charter (551.071) and personnel matters related to the duties of the City Manager vis-à-vis City Council, pursuant to the City Charter (551.074).
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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). |
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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.
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