Printed Agenda

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, November 6, 2023
6 p.m.

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.

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:

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]

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.

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.

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

Acquisition of a single family home for affordable housing at 3922 University Drive through the HOME Program

Written staff presentation and recommendation regarding City Council approval of the purchase of the property located at 3922 University Drive. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the November 14, 2023, Regular Meeting.

4% Tax Credit Application - Huntington Place Senior Living

Written staff presentation regarding Cross Development Residential, LLC in partnership with Garland Housing Finance Corporation, for a 'Resolution of No Objection' for a 4% Tax Credit Application for Huntington Place Senior Living, a proposed development at 1702 Edgefield Drive.

TxDOT Impaired Driving Mobilization (IDM) Grant 2024

Written staff presentation regarding the acceptance of a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)–Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) – Impaired Driving Mobilization (IDM) Grant. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the November 7, 2023, Regular Meeting.

2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

Written staff presentation regarding a Funds Sharing and Fiscal Agency Agreement Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Dallas to obtain funding for the FY 2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item is scheduled for formal consideration at the November 7, 2023, Regular Meeting.

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

Regional Mobility Update

Michael Morris and Ceason Clemons will provide an update to the council on regional projects relevant to the City of Garland.

2019 Bond Program - Status Update

Staff will give an update on the progress to date in implementing the 2019 Bond Program.

Discuss Appointments to Boards and Commissions

Animal Services Board

Ashley Thompson

Mayor Scott LeMay

Glenna Saygidia - Community Multicultural Commission

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.

Adjourn