Special Session with City Council regarding COVID-19 Virus 4/02/20 K.Agee
City of Garland managers
and the City Council held a special session today 4/2/20, regarding operations
during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The main concern was managing logistics of
city government & services during the pandemic. The various managers made several recommendations,
and all were accepted (passed) by the City Council.
Following is a summary
taken directly from the City’s website:
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https://www.garlandtx.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1819)
During an April 2 Emergency
Meeting of the Garland City Council, City Manager Bryan Bradford recommended
additional changes to City operations and services to further protect residents
and employees from the spread of COVID-19. These changes were unanimously
approved by the City Council and are summarized below.
Essential services such as
Police, Fire, and Health Department will continue to be fully operational to
meet public safety and emergency medical calls in a timely manner.
Environmental Waste Services will continue trash, recycling and brush pickup
according to their normal schedule.
City’s utilities, including
Water, Sewer and Garland Power and Light, will suspend routine proactive
maintenance work until the end of April but continue to respond to service
disruptions and needed repairs. Street Department crews will complete
current neighborhood street and alley projects that are underway. New
street and alley projects will be deferred for a least a month. Only
urgent pothole patching required to ensure street safety will be undertaken
during this time.
In addition, Code Compliance
inspectors will be enforcing critical health and safety violations only and
neighborhood parking enforcement will also be limited to addressing safety
violations.
These changes are in effect
until April 30. The City Manager asked for patience on the part of our
citizens as we strive to limit activities that increase exposure for both
Garland citizens and the City workforce.
Utility and Tax payments will be accepted via the Drive Thru Payment
Center at 717 W. State St. (at West State Street and North Glenbrook Drive)
from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Other utility payment options are
also available.
While most City facilities are now closed to the public, City departments
can still be reached by phone or email. Visit the City
website for contact information.
The full City
Council discussion is available on the City’s website,
GarlandTX.gov.