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AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Garland
Council Chambers, City Hall
William E. Dollar Municipal Building
200 North Fifth Street
Garland, Texas
June 20, 2023
7:00 p.m.

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Garland City Hall and Council Chambers is wheelchair accessible. Special parking is available on the east side of City Hall and on Austin & State Street west of City Hall. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and 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: 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 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.

(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]

Image of Strategic Plan Summary FOR COUNCIL AGENDA ( Regular Meeting Cover Sheet)

LEGISLATIVE PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

It is the custom and tradition of the members of the City Council to have an invocation and recital of the Pledge of Allegiance prior to the beginning of the meeting. Members of the audience are invited to participate. However, members of the audience are not required to participate. The decision to participate is strictly a matter of personal choice and has no bearing on matters to be considered by the City Council and will not affect the decisions to be made during the meeting.

MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS,
RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Mayor may present proclamations and recognize attendees or award winners, and may make announcements regarding upcoming City events and matters of interest to citizens. There will be no Council deliberations or votes on these matters.

CONSENT AGENDA

All items under this section are recommended for approval by a single motion of Council, without discussion. Council has had the opportunity to review each of these items at a previous work session and approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager to implement each item. The Mayor will announce the agenda and provide an opportunity for members of the audience and the City Council to request that an item be removed and considered separately.

Consider approval of the minutes of the June 6, 2023 Regular Meeting.

Consider approval of the following bids:

Holford Recreation and Neighborhood Aquatic Center - Construction Services

Bid No. 0423-21

Hill & Wilkinson General Contractors

34,821,748.00

This request is to obtain construction services for Holford Recreation and Neighborhood Aquatic Center. The original recreation center was built in 1968 and was demolished earlier this year to make way for this project. This replacement facility will be 37,300 square feet and include a gymnasium, fitness room, multipurpose rooms, kitchen, playground, and sports courts for basketball and pickleball. The aquatic center will include a lazy river, water slides, a leisure pool with spray features, an aquatic play structure, a children's pool, and shade structures. This project is part of the 2019 Bond Program and was approved in the 2023 CIP.

Generator Docking Stations

Bid No. 0868-23

Custard Construction Services

323,340.88

This request is for the construction of generator docking stations at Gale Fields and Audubon Recreation Centers. The docking stations will provide the ability for a backup generator to be quickly connected and brought into service during an emergency, so the recreation center(s) can serve as temporary shelters. The equipment purchase of the backup generators was presented to City Council separately.

GP&L Lookout NTT Expansion Project – Steel Structures

Bid No. 0570-23

Techline, Inc.

377,763.00

Optional Contigency

37,776.30

Total

415,539.30

This request is for the purchase of 126 steel support structures and associated materials needed for the connection of NTT transformers to the GP&L Lookout Substation bus. This is part of the approved Lookout to NTT Connect CIP project. An optional contingency is included for any additional materials that may be required.

GP&L Oakland to Shiloh/McCree Transmission Line Engineering Services

Bid No. 0874-23

GAI Consultants, Inc.

337,000.00

This request is to obtain engineering and project management services to support the rerouting of the Shiloh to McCree 138kV Transmission line through the Oakland Substation to the Shiloh and McCree Substations. Services will include transmission line analysis and pole design, railroad permitting and coordination, survey and subsurface utility engineering, and assistance with bid and construction management services. This is part of the approved Oakland to Shiloh 138kV Transmission Line Rebuild CIP project.76.

Casualty Insurance Coverage

Bid No. 0809-21

Brown & Brown

1,005,090.00

This request is to consider awarding a contract for an insurance broker to place casualty insurance coverage for a term agreement with three (3) optional renewals.

Public hearings were previously conducted for the following zoning cases. Council approved the requests and instructed staff to bring forth the following ordinances for consideration.

Z 23-09, Ron Hobbs Architecture & Interior Design (District 5)

Consider an ordinance amending the Garland Development Code of the City of Garland, Texas, by approving an amendment to a Specific Use Provision for a Food Processing and Storage Use on a 2.1866-acre tract of land located at 2960 Market Street and zoned Industrial (IN) District; providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations; providing a penalty under the provisions of Sec. 10.05 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland, Texas; providing a Notice of Conditions of Compliance Clause; providing a Savings Clause and a Severability Clause; and providing an effective date.

TxDOT Operation Slowdown Grant 2023

Consider and take appropriate action regarding the adoption of a resolution authorizing the Garland Police Department to accept a State of Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Operation Slowdown grant, consisting of conducting directive speed enforcement in the amount of $6,257.26. The required enforcement period will be from July 11 to August 2, 2023. The grant will be utilized to provide a greater level of traffic safety for the citizenry of the City of Garland by potentially changing the driving habits of those who violate the laws related to vehicle speeding.

Authorization for City Manager/2023 Capital Improvement Program Budget Amendment No. 1

Consider and take appropriate action to approve the Ordinance amending the 2023 Capital Improvement Program to appropriate $400,000 and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract to construct a new Downtown Visitor Center.

Resolution to Support Parks Application to the NCTCOG Solid Waste Implementation Grant

Consider and take appropriate regarding a Council Resolution in support of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts application to the North Central Texas Council of Government FY 2024 to 2025 Solid Waste Implementation Grant. If awarded, the grant will be funded on a reimbursement basis following quarterly reports.

Amendment of Water and Wastewater Commercial Paper Program

Consider and take appropriate action regarding an amendment to lower the City's overall Water and Wastewater Capital Improvement Program debt payments through the deferral of principal payments and by taking advantage of short term interest rates.

Acquisition of a single family home for affordable housing at 832 Woodland Drive Through the HOME Program

The Community Development Department is seeking approval to purchase the property located at 832 Woodland Drive and authorizing the City Manager or authorized designee to execute all legal documents regarding the purchase of the property for the accepted price of $310,000. Funding for the project will be provided through the HOME Investment Partnership GREAT Homes Program. The program's mission is to provide safe and affordable housing for income-qualified buyers. This item was reviewed by the City Council at the June 19th Work Session.

ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION

Speaker Regulations:

Anyone wishing to speak for, against, or on agenda items must fill out a speaker card and give it to the City Secretary before speaking (cards are located at the entrance to the Council Chambers). The Mayor will recognize speakers; he may impose a time limit and may provide for rebuttal. All comments and testimony are to be presented from the podium.

Hold public hearings on:

Consider a Zoning request by Masterplan to construct 26 multi-family units in a townhouse-style configuration, as part of Phase 3 of The Draper redevelopment. The site is located at 110, 117 and 119 Garfield Street and 121 Grant Street in District 8.

Consideration of the application of Masterplan, requesting approval of a Change in Zoning from Two-Family (2F) District and Community Retail (CR) District to a Planned Development (PD) District for Multi-Family-2 (MF-2) Uses. This property is located at 110, 117 and 119 Garfield Street and 121 Grant Street. (File Z 22-15, District 8)

Consider a Detail Plan request by Masterplan to construct 26 multi-family units in a townhouse-style configuration, as part of Phase 3 of The Draper redevelopment. The site is located at 110, 117 and 119 Garfield Street and 121 Grant Street in District 8.

Consideration of the application of Masterplan, requesting approval of a Detail Plan for Multi-Family development. This property is located at 110, 117 and 119 Garfield Street and 121 Grant Street. (File Z 22-15, District 8)

Consider a Zoning request by Roberto Nunez (Alchemi Design Group) to operate a warehouse, showroom and office in an existing building. The site is located at 1910 Pendleton Drive in District 5.

Consideration of the application of Robert Nunez (Alchemi Design Group), requesting 1) approval of a Change in Zoning from Planned Development (PD) District 69-31 to Community Retail (CR) District, and 2) a Specific Use Provision for a Warehouse, Office/Showroom (indoors only). This property is located at 1910 Pendleton Drive. (File Z 22-70, District 5)

Consider a Detail Plan request by Robert Nunez (Alchemi Design Group) to operate a warehouse, showroom and office in an existing building. The site is located at 1910 Pendleton Drive in District 5.

Consideration of the application of Robert Nunez (Alchemi Design Group), requesting approval of a Detail Plan for a Warehouse, Office/Showroom (indoors only). This property is located at 1910 Pendleton Drive. (File Z 22-70, District 5)

Consider a Change in Zoning from Agricultural (AG) District to Neighborhood Office (NO) District. The site is located at 1521 and 1613 Rowlett Road in District 3.

Consideration of the application of Smiths-Haven, requesting approval of a Change in Zoning from Agricultural (AG) District to Neighborhood Office (NO) District. This property is located at 1521 and 1613 Rowlett Road. (File Z 23-13, District 3)

10.

Citizen comments.

Persons wishing to address issues not on the agenda may have three minutes to address Council at this time. Council is prohibited from discussing any item not posted according to the Texas Open Meetings Act.

11.

Adjourn.

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