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Carter Complex Parking Lot Repaving |
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Bid No. 1011-19 |
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Wall Enterprises, Inc. |
$2,021,879.98 |
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This request is to replace the deteriorating asphalt parking lot at Carter Softball Complex along Oates Road in Audubon Park with a new concrete parking lot. |
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A public hearing was previously conducted for the following zoning case. Council approved the request and instructed staff to bring forth the following ordinance for consideration. |
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Zoning File No. Z 19-07, Provident Realty (District 1)
Consider an ordinance amending the Garland Development Code of the City of Garland, Texas, by approving 1) an amendment to Planned Development (PD) District 95-56 for Community Retail Uses, 2) a Concept Plan and 3) a Detail Plan for a Convenience Store Use and a Retail, Fuel Pumps Use on a 3.434-acre tract of land located at 5345 North President George Bush Turnpike; providing for conditions, restrictions, and regulations; providing a penalty under the provisions of Section 10.05 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland, Texas; providing a Notice of Conditions of Compliance Clause; a Savings Clause, and a Severability Clause; and providing an effective date. |
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Approve by minute action authorizing the City Manager to sign the funding agreement with the North Central Texas Council of Governments.
The City of Garland applied for funding through the Regional Transportation Counil (RTC) for the reconstruction and widening of Shiloh Road between Kingsley Road and Miller Road. The RTC has granted the City of Garland funding for construction of this project. In order to accept the funding, the City of Garland and the NCTCOG must enter into a funding agreement. |
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Approve by minute action the reappointment of Dr. Timothy Lambert for a two-year term as the Garland Health Authority and authorize the City Manager to renew interlocal agreements with the City of Rowlett and the City of Sachse for the purpose of public health services.
At the August 5, 2019 Work Session, Council considered confirming Dr. Timothy Lambert for a two-year term as the City Health Authority and authorize the City Manager to renew interlocal agreements with the City of Rowlett and the City of Sachse for the purpose of public health services. |
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Consider a resolution approving the continued receipt of its statutorily allocated share of the amount collected as prize fees on bingo games conducted within the municipal boundaries of Garland, Texas; directing the City Manager to provide notice of the City Council's decision no later than November 1, 2019; directing the City Manager to notify each licensed authorized bingo organization within the City's jurisdiction of the continued imposition of the fee; and providing an effective date.
At the August 5, 2019 Work Session, Council considered approving a resolution and authorizing staff to submit proof of a vote to the Texas Lottery Commission in order to continue to receive a share of bingo prize fees. |
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Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 34 of the Code of Ordinances, and the Garland Development Code of the City of Garland, Texas, regarding changes to the regulation of building materials, the development approval process, and Planning and Zoning fees in accordance with new laws passed by the Texas Legislature during the 2019 legislative session; providing a Savings Clause; providing a penalty under the provisions of Section 10.05 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Garland, Texas; providing a Severability Clause; and setting an effective date.
Council is requested to approve an ordinance amending Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 34 of the Code of Ordinances, and the Garland Development Code in response to recently passed State legislation. A public hearing for this item was conducted at the August 6, 2019 Regular City Council meeting. |
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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.
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Appointment of the Garland Housing Finance Corporation
At the August 19, 2019 Work Session, Council interviewed the candidates interested in being appointed as the City of Garland's representative to the Garland Housing Finance Corporation for a six-year term beginning September 1, 2019. |
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Hold a Public Hearing Regarding the 2019-20 Proposed Budget
Section 5, Article VIII, of the City Charter requires that a Public Hearing be held on the Proposed Budget for the coming fiscal year. At the Public Hearing, all interested persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard for or against any item contained in the Proposed Budget. The Proposed Budget for 2019-20 has been available for public inspection in the City libraries, in the City Secretary's Office, and on the City's website since August 7, 2019. A second Public Hearing on the Proposed Budget is scheduled for Tuesday, August 27, 2019. |
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Hold a Public Hearing Regarding the Proposed 2019-20 Tax Rate
The Texas Property Tax Code, Section 26.05 (d), provides that a governing body may not adopt a tax rate that exceeds the lower of the rollback tax rate or the effective rate until the governing body has held two public hearings on the proposed tax rate and has otherwise complied with Section 26.06 and Section 26.065. The 2019-20 Proposed Budget is based on a tax rate of 76.96 cents per $100 of valuation, which exceeds the effective tax rate of 66.82 cents by 15.17%. A second public hearing is set for Tuesday, August 27, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. |
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Consider appointments to Boards and Commissions.
Board members are selected for two-year terms by the City Council in August. Terms are usually staggered whereby at least half of the membership has board experience. Board members are appointed based on qualifications. |
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Mayor Scott LeMay
- John Kaiwi - Board of Adjustment
- Ken Risser - Environmental and Community Advisory Board
- Jennifer Nguyen - Community Multicultural Commission
- Genai Walker-Macklin - Community Multicultural Commission
- Charles Pickitt - Community Multicultural Commission
- Joann Traylor - Garland Cultural Arts
- Don Koerner - Parks and Recreation Board
- Wayne Dalton - Plan Commission
- David Perry - Property Standards Board
- Allan Stafford - Downtown TIF
- Bettye Haynes - Library Board
- Shirley Robnett - Senior Citizens Advisory Board
- Elvia Flores - Community Multicultural Commission
- Bashir Ashimi - Community Multicultural Commission
- Mark Tyler - Unified Building Standards Board
- Morgan Jones - TIF South
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Council Member Jerry Nickerson
- Wesley Johnson - Board of Adjustment
- Jerry DeFeo - Senior Citizens Advisory Board
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Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Robert Vera
- David Morehead - Parks and Recreation
- Christina Smith - Property Standards Board
- Douglas Williams - Plan Commission
- Bruce Astin - Board of Adjustment
- Caleb Ernst - Environmental and Community Advisory Committee
- Craig Wright - Cultural Arts
- Dorothy McAllister - Library Board
- Hazel Blanton - Senior Citizens Advisory Commission
- Carlos Porras - TIF Downtown
- Jack "Rick" Wyatt Jr. - Unified Building Standards Board
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Council Member Dylan Hedrick
- Andrew Castillo - Community Multicultural Commission
- Karla Pajot - Garland Cultural Arts
- Reba Collins - Environmental & Community Advisory Board
- Terri Chepregi - Library Board
- David Parrish - Parks and Recreation Board
- Martha Melaku - Property Standards Board
- Charlotte Piercy - Senior Citizens Advisory Board
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Mayor Pro Tem Robert John Smith
- Joseph Schroeder - TIF Downtown
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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. |
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Adjourn.
All Regular Council meetings are broadcast live on CGTV, Time Warner Cable Channel 16, and Frontier FIOS TV 44. Meetings are rebroadcast at 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday-Sunday and at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Live streaming and on-demand videos of the meetings are also available online at www.garlandtx.gov. Copies of the meetings can be purchased through the City Secretary’s Office – audio CD’s are $1 each and DVD’s are $3 each.
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