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SIX FREE CONCERTS JAZZ IN THE SQUARE & SOUNDS OF SUMMER MAY-JUNE 2019 | VOLUME 27, ISSUE 3 | GarlandTX.gov 2018 SOUNDS OF SUMMER Find true love. Hundreds of restaurants run by people, not corporations. Feed your hunger for the unique. MakeYourMarkGarland.com 2 Garland City Press May-June 2019 Inside this Issue Feature A Best Place to Become Wealthy Election Garland is one of the best major cities in America to amass wealth, according to fi nancial advice provider SmartAsset. Information Garland’s solid performance in SmartAsset’s Best Places to Become Wealthy study can be attributed to a 19.1% rise in its average income from 2013-17. Only four cities, including Seattle and San Francisco, saw income growth of 20% or more over that period. 05GarlandTX.gov Earning power and aff ordability of living were used to rank Garland 18th among the nation’s 100 largest cities. The study showed that Garland residents have the ability to live well while also building savings. Factors that went into the study included unemployment rate, number of high- wage jobs and median housing costs. Departments 04 08 09 Neighborhoods City Council City Services & Development With six free, live concert events, we’re not only welcoming Online Alarm System the Texas heat in Downtown Garland. We’re helping turn it up! Apply for Boards and Where the Heart Is Registration Commissions Jazz in the Square returns on back-to-back Thursday nights in May, followed Neighborhood Vitality Events City Council Meeting Back-to-School Vaccinations by the four-part Sounds of Summer Concert Series on Friday nights. Bring your Schedule Good Neighbors families, chairs and blankets, and we’ll provide the stars. Learn About Waste Wizard CGTV Listings National Bike Week Jazz ensembles from Garland High School and Sachse High School kick off the Outage Notifi cations from fun May 16. They’ll be followed May 23 by the Texas Instruments Jazz Band. City Council Members GP&L Jazz in the Square is presented by Rosalind Coff ee. National Drinking Water Week At the Sounds of Summer Concert Series, festivities are capped by a fi reworks show. The performances are enhanced by an assortment of craft vendors lining 05 the downtown square. City News 12 The series leads off May 31 withBack in Black, an AC/DC tribute band. The Vinyl Stripes will perform rockabilly and rock 'n' roll classics June 14. Memphis City Plans for Website Quality of Life Soul, a high-energy rhythm and blues and Motown cover band, takes the Redesign Events from the Arts downtown stage June 28. And Havana NRG, billed as a “new breed of Latin What's Being Built There? band,” delivers a fi nishing touch July 12. Events at the Library Street Projects Updates All events start at 7 p.m. To fi nd out more about both series, call972-205- Heritage Hike 2750 or email [email protected]. You can also visit GarlandParks. July Fourth Preview com or check out @PlayGarland on Facebook and Instagram. See page 14 for advertisement. We hope to see you there! On the Web On Social Media GarlandTX.gov @GarlandTXGOV Email City of Garland, Texas Government [email protected] #MYMGarland #GarlandTX May-June 2019 Garland City Press 3 CGTV Listings City Council Work Plan Commission CITY COUNCIL Channel 16 (Spectrum), Sessions • Live broadcast – 7 SCHEDULE Channel 44 (Frontier) • Live broadcast – 6 p.m. or Channel 99 (AT&T p.m. May 6 and 20, May 13, June 10 and Work Session City Council U-verse), GarlandTX.tv June 3 and 17 24 Mondays preceding • Rebroadcast • Rebroadcast Tuesday Council City Council following the following the meetings, City Hall, Meetings meeting Tuesday, meeting Tuesday, 200 N. Fifth St. • Live broadcast – 7 Thursday and Thursday and Friday p.m. May 7 and 21, Friday – 9 a.m., – 9 a.m. Apply Now for Regular Meeting June 4 and 18 Wednesday and 7 p.m., first and third • Rebroadcast Thursday – 7 p.m. Boards and Commissions Tuesdays of each following the Do you want to make a difference in your month, City Hall, meeting Wednesday City? 200 N. Fifth St. – 9 a.m., Friday – 7 Meeting dates and times subject to change. p.m., Saturday and Meetings are broadcast at GarlandTX.gov via live Would you like to be directly involved in your Sunday – 9 a.m. streaming and on-demand, and on CGTV with several local government? and 7 p.m. rebroadcasts during the week of the meeting. Residents who serve on Garland’s 11 boards OATH City Council Members and commissions have that impact. They serve in an advisory or quasi-judicial capacity, OF OFFICE Mayor providing information directly to the Garland District District District Winners of the May 4 1 2 3 City Council. From planning and development City Council elections to multicultural events, boards and for Mayor and for commission members advise on a range of representatives of City services. And the window to participate Districts 3, 6, 7 and 8 is now open! The City will accept applications will take the oath of for its boards and commissions from May 31 office during a special through July 1. Application forms can be found Council meeting, on the City Secretary’s page at GarlandTX. 7 p.m. Wednesday, May gov. They can be submitted to René Dowl, 15, at City Hall, 200 N. City Secretary, by email to RDowl@GarlandTX. Lori Barnett Dodson David Gibbons Deborah Morris Jerry Nickerson Fifth St. Mayor gov or by mail to City Hall, 200 N. Fifth St., 214-497-7121 214-273-4387 972-205-2292 972-205-2400 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Garland 75040. [email protected] District 4 District 5 District 6 CAMPBE LL North Texas Municipal Water District Board Appointment CREEK GARLAND SH 190 The City Council is accepting applications 7 1 for a Garland representative to the Board of Directors of the North Texas Municipal GARLAND Water District. The term starts June 1 and HOMESTEAD BUCKINGHAM BUCKINGHAM HOUSTON SAM runs through May 31, 2021. To qualify for the SH 78/LAVON position, an applicant must reside in Garland 8 Jim Bookhout Rich Aubin Robert Vera 214-823-5846 Mayor Pro Tem 214-725-1256 and own taxable property. Applications will be WALNUT [email protected] 972-325-2529 [email protected] accepted through May 3 and should include CLUB COUNTRY CREEK [email protected] 6 SHILOH SH 66 a letter of interest and a resumé. Submit applications to René Dowl, City Secretary, by 2 District 7 District 8 email to [email protected] or by mail to MILLER MILLER MILLER City Hall, 200 N. Fifth St., Garland 75040. RAILROAD CENTERVILLE BROADWAY 5 ROSEHILL NORTHWEST 4 Texas Municipal Power Agency Board GATEWOOD BOBTOWN Appointment ROWLETT 3 Scott LeMay Robert John Smith The City Council is accepting applications BROADWAY Deputy Mayor Pro Tem 469-223-4723 for a Garland representative to the Board 214-794-8904 [email protected] of Directors of the Texas Municipal Power [email protected] Agency. The term starts July 18 and runs through July 18, 2021. To qualify for the Receive public meeting agendas in your inbox. position, an applicant must reside in Garland. Keep up with 1 Visit GarlandTX.gov. Applications will be accepted from May 14 through June 4 and should include a letter of 2 Click on the "Public Meeting Agendas" link. interest and a resumé. Submit applications the latest public 3 Click on the blue "Subscribe" button. to René Dowl, City Secretary, by email to [email protected] or by mail to City Hall, meetings. 4 Select the agendas you want to receive. 200 N. Fifth St., Garland 75040. 4 Garland City Press May-June 2019 City News PROPOSED 2019 BOND PROGRAM PROPOSED PROPOSED 2019 BOND PROGRAM 2019 BOND PROGRAM The Bond Referendum scheduled for May 4, 2019, totalsPROPOSED $423,700,000 in new authority and City Council contains eight separate propositions for 2019various BOND public PROGRAMimprovements: General PROPOSITION A: PROPOSITION E: and Bond Streets Libraries $122,250,000 $21,000,000PROPOSED PROPOSED Elections: 2019 BOND PROGRAM2019 BOND PROGRAM PROPOSED 2019 BOND PROGRAM May 4, 2019 PROPOSITION B: PROPOSITION F: The City of Garland will hold its general Public Safety Economic Development election Saturday, May 4, 2019, for the offi ces $51,350,000 $46,000,000 of Mayor and Council Districts 3, 6, 7 and 8. PROPOSED Candidates are as follows: 2019 BOND PROGRAM Mayor Scott LeMay PROPOSITION C: PROPOSITION G: Jerry Nickerson District 3 Stephen Stanley Storm Drainage Municipal Facilities Robert Vera $47,350,000 $6,000,000 District 6 Patrick Abell District 7 Dylan Hedrick PROPOSITION D: PROPOSITION H: District 8 Robert John Smith PROPOSED Parks and Recreation Animal2019 BOND Shelter PROGRAM Also on the ballot is a proposition to sell Bunker Hill Park near Firewheel Town Center, $117,750,000 $12,000,000 as well as eight propositions for the 2019 Bond Program. See a summary on this page and more information at BuildGarland.com. The projects included in the 2019 Bond Referendum were approximately 8.5 cents will be considered during FY considered by a resident-led Bond Study Committee. After 2019-20. Furthermore, outside program management careful deliberation and input from Garland residents, services will be used to supplement current City resources Notice: City Board and Commission members and City sta , the to help achieve the targeted implementation timeframe. Dallas County elections offi cials will be Committee presented its recommendations to the City Council in December 2018. After review and additional A Voter Information Guide and the in Garland to introduce a plan to shift to consideration, the City Council passed an Ordinance in City’s website contain the name, Election Day Vote Centers.