Item 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.

Item 6

Council will move into Executive Session
EXECUTIVE SESSION
AGENDA
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:
a. The City Council will adjourn into executive session pursuant to Sections
551.074, 551.086, 551.071, and 551.072 of the Texas Government Code to
deliberate or discuss:
1. Personnel matters related to the appointment of municipal court judges;
and
2. Matters concerning the Dent Road To Shelby Transmission Line. More
specifically, public power utility competitive matters (551.086), attorney-client
matters concerning pending or contemplated litigation (551.071) or
settlement offers and the value of real property (551.072).

Item 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.

Item 3A

Written Briefing(s):

Consider a resolution adopting a revised Tax Credit Application and Score
Sheet.
Council is requested to consider a revised Low Income Housing Tax Credit process
for Resolutions of Support for the Texas Department of Housing and Community
Affair's Tax Credit Applications. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will
be scheduled for formal consideration a the December 17, 2019 Regular Meeting.

Item 3B

Sale of Property - 726 Parker Circle
Council is reqeusted to approve the sale of 726 Parker Circle. Unless otherwise
directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration a the
December 17, 2019 Regular Meeting.

Item 4A

Verbal Briefing(s):

DART Update
Council will be updated on DART's services, activities, programs and projects
within Garland.

Item 4B

2019 Bond Program Status Update
Staff will brief Council on progress and planning related to the implementation of
the 2019 Bond Program.

Item 4C

At the reqeust of Council Member Morris, Council will review the propriety of
her handling of matters related to 920 West Avenue D
Councilmember Deborah Morris asked that a Work Session Item be added to
review, in an open forum, the propriety of her handling of matters related to 920
West Avenue D. The item was seconded by Councilman Rich Aubin. As
requested, Council will discuss the matter.

Items 5 & 7

5. 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.

7. Adjourn