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, May 1, 2023
6:00 p.m.

DEFINITIONS:

Written Briefing: Items that generally do not require a presentation or discussion by the staff or Council. On these items the staff is seeking direction from the Council or providing information in a written format.

Verbal Briefing: These items do not require written background information or are an update on items previously discussed by the Council.

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:

Acquisition of Property Located at 1317 Blanco Drive Through the CDBG-funded GREAT Homes Program

Written staff presentation and recommendation regarding the acquisition of property located at 1317 Blanco Drive, prepared by Mona Woodard, Neighborhood Services Administrator. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the May 16, 2023 regular meeting.

Project Specific Agreement with Dallas County for Duck Creek South Extension Trail

Written staff presentation and recommendation regarding the Project Specific Agreement with Dallas County for the Duck Creek South Extension Trail, prepared by Andy Hesser, Assistant City Manager. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the May 16, 2023 regular meeting.

Investment Portfolio Summary

Written staff presentation and recommendation regarding the City's Investment Portfolio, prepared by Matthew Watson, Chief Financial Officer. This is a written briefing only and does not require City Council action.

Ordinance Amending Section 25.15 of the Code of Ordinances

Written staff presentation and recommendation regarding a clean-up amendment to Section 25.15 of the Code of Ordinances, prepared by Brian England, City Attorney.

Verbal Briefings:

Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Report regarding the Boneyard skate park.

Hear a presentation and recommendation from Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Chair, David Parish, regarding public input received on the Boneyard skate park.

Garland Youth Council Update

Hear a presentation prepared by Elisa Morales regarding the Garland Youth Council.

TxDOT Grant Application - Harbor Point Shoreline Trail

Hear a presentation prepared by Andy Hesser, Assistant City Manager, regarding the Harbor Point Shoreline Trail, Garland's proposal to the TxDOT 2023 Transportation Alternatives Call for Projects.

Garland Cultural Arts Update and Cultural District Designation from Texas Commission on the Arts

Hear a presentation prepared by Amy Rosenthal, Director of Cultural Arts, regarding the Garland Cultural Arts and Cultural District designation from the Texas Commission on the Arts.

2023 Legislative Session Update

Hear and discuss a presentation prepared by Ty Embrey regarding the 2023 Legislative Session, at the request of the Intragovernmental Affairs Committee.

Audit Committee Meeting Report

Audit Committee Chair, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Robert John Smith, and Jed Johnson, City Auditor, will provide Council with a report of recent activity.

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.

Council will move into Executive Session

EXECUTIVE SESSION
AGENDA

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

The purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property located within the City in the vicinity of State Hwy 190 (551.072) and attorney/client matter related to the same (551.071).

Adjourn