Agenda Information Sheet
DEPARTMENT: Transportation
CM/ ACM: John Cabrales, Jr.
Date: December 6, 2016
SUBJECT
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Consider approval of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, appointing a Primary and Alternate Member as official voting representatives to the North Central Texas Council of Governments Regional Transportation Council (Hereinafter "RTC"); and providing an effective date. The Mobility Committee recommends approval (3-0).
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BACKGROUND
In 2014, the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) Regional Transportation Council (RTC) approved a revision to its Bylaws and Operating Procedures to reflect changes in membership based on the NCTCOG's most recent population and employment figures. The revision included a provision to cluster the City of Denton with several Denton County municipalities with populations greater than 5,000 to meet an optimal population threshold of 208,000 per each RTC seat. The Cities of Denton, Corinth, Lake Dallas, and Sanger were grouped in the same cluster. The 2008 RTC Bylaws revision allows for each seat on the RTC to have an Alternate Member in addition to the Primary Member. The Alternate Member enjoys voting authority and may represent the entity or cluster cities, should the Primary Member not be able to attend a particular meeting.
The City of Denton maintains metropolitan planning organization status due to the population threshold established in the 1990 Census, the City of Denton has the authority to appoint representatives to the RTC. Councilman Kevin Roden was appointed by the City Council on May 6, 2014, Resolution 2014-014, to represent Denton and cluster cities as the Primary Member. On July 6, 2016, the Denton City Council appointed Council Member Sara Bagheri as the RTC Alternate.
Prior to the October RTC Meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Roden notified staff that his business schedule would not permit regular attendance to monthly RTC meetings. He suggested ...
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