![]() AGENDA CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION City of Garland Work Session Room, City Hall William E. Dollar Municipal Building 200 North Fifth Street Garland, Texas Monday, February 6, 2023 6:00 p.m. DEFINITIONS: |
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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: (1) 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. (2) 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. (3) 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. (4) Personnel matters involving the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee or to hear a complaint against an officer or employee. Sec. 551.074, Tex. Gov't Code. (5) The deployment, or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or devices. Sec. 551.076, Tex. Gov't Code. (6) Discussions or deliberations regarding commercial or financial information that the City has received from a business prospect that the City seeks to have 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. (7) 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:
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1. | Public Comments on Work Session Items Persons who desire to address the City Council on any item on the Work Session agenda are allowed three minutes to speak. Speakers are taken only at the beginning of the meeting, other than invited testimony. Speakers are grouped by Work Session item and will be taken in the order of the Work Session agenda. Speakers must submit to the City Secretary a completed speaker's card before the beginning of the meeting. Speaker cards will not be accepted after the Mayor calls the meeting to order. Speaker cards are available in the lobby, at the visitor's side of the Work Session Room, and from members of staff. Speakers are limited to addressing items on the Work Session agenda – any item relating to a Regular Session agenda item should be addressed at the Regular Session and any item not on an agenda may be addressed during the open microphone at the end of the Regular Session. |
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2. | Consider the Consent Agenda A member of the City Council may ask for discussion or further information on an item posted as a consent agenda item on the next Regular Meeting of the City Council. The Council Member may also ask that an item on the posted consent agenda be pulled from the consent agenda and considered for a vote separate from consent agenda items on the regular agenda. All discussions or deliberations on this portion of the work session agenda are limited to posted agenda items and may not include a new or unposted subject matter. |
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3. | Written Briefings: | |||||
a. | Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with the City of Mesquite for Duck Creek South Extension Trail Council is requested to consider entering into an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement (ILA) with the City of Mesquite for the construction and use of the Duck Creek South Extension Trail at IH-30/Beltline Rd. This item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the February 21, 2023 Regular Meeting. |
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b. | Garland Housing Finance Corporation Disbursement Agreement Council is requested consider acceptance of a $400,000 grant from the Garland Housing Finance Corporation (GHFC) to continue the GHFC Addressing Garland Partnership Program with the City of Garland and to authorize the City Manager to sign and execute a disbursement agreement for deployment of these funds. This item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the February 21, 2023 Regular Meeting. |
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c. | May 6, 2023 General Election Ordinance Council is requested to approve an ordinance ordering a general election for the City of Garland to be held on May 6, 2023, for the purpose of electing the Mayor and one Council Member to respectively represent Districts 3, 6, 7, and 8, providing for a run-off election if needed and providing for other matters relating to the conduct of the election. This item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the February 7,2023, Regular Meeting. |
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d. | Las Brisas Small Area Plan Adoption Council is requested to adopt the Las Brisas Small Plan, which outlines possibilities for the property located at the southeast corner of Marion Drive and Resistol Road. This item is scheduled for formal consideration at the February 21, 2023 Regular Meeting. |
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e. | Police Contact Data Report 2022 In accordance with the Texas "Racial Profiling" statute (Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 2.131 through 2.138), the Garland Police Department has been collecting police contact data for the purpose of identifying and responding to concerns regarding racial profiling since the implementation of the statute in 2002. In accordance with the law, the Police Department is required to submit this report to the City Council by March 1st of each year for the data from the previous calendar year. |
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f. | Investment Portfolio Summary Staff presents the Portfolio Summary report to Council each quarter. The report is in compliance with the requirements of the Public Funds Investment Act. Management of the City's portfolios is conducted in accordance with the City Council Financial Policy, Statement of Investment Strategy and Investment Policy. |
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4. | Verbal Briefings: | |||||
a. | Introduce new members of Team Garland: Mandy Pippen, Health Department Director, Julie Whiteman, Risk Management Director, and Trey Lansford, Deputy City Attorney. | |||||
b. | Economic Development Strategic Plan Report Council is requested to provide feedback on the findings and recommendations to be included in the future Economic Development Strategic Plan being developed by Ninigret Partners, an Economic Development consulting firm under contract with the City of Garland. |
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c. | Review and Deliberation of 2023 Proposed Capital Improvement Program Council will continue its review and discussion of the 2023 Capital Improvement Program. The 2023 CIP is scheduled for formal consideration at the February 7, 2023 Regular Meeting. |
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5. | Discuss Appointments to Boards and Commissions | |||||
Council Member B.J. Williams
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6. | Announce Future Agenda Items A member of the City Council, 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 a committee of the City Council. No substantive discussion of that item will take place at this time. |
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7. | Council will move into Executive Session | |||||
EXECUTIVE SESSION 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:AGENDA |
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a. | The City Council will adjourn into executive session pursuant to Sections 551.072, 551.086, 551.087, and 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to deliberate or discuss: 1. The purchase, exchange, lease or value of several tracts of real property for economic development purposes, located in various places within the City (551.072), 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, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the City and with which the City is conducting economic development negotiations (551.087), and attorney/client matters concerning privileged and unprivileged client information related to the same (551.071). 2. Attorney/client matters concerning privileged and unprivileged client information related to; a. The procurement and contracting of consulting services for a city project (551.071); and b. Litigation matters concerning Winter Storm Uri (551.071); 3. Competitive matters of a public power utility (551.086) and attorney/client matters concerning privileged and unprivileged client information related to the same (551.071). |
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8. | Adjourn | |||||