ID 16-912
| 1 | A. | | Work Session Report | Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding nominations to the City’s Boards and Commissions. | | |
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ID 16-948
| 1 | B. | | Work Session Report | Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the Community Event Center project. | | |
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ID 16-699
| 1 | A. | | Closed Session Report | Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071.
Consult with City’s attorneys, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding policy considerations with regard to the IH35 thoroughfare, where a public discussion of this matter would conflict with the duty of the City’s attorneys under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas. | | |
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ID 16-913
| 1 | B. | | Closed Session Report | Deliberations regarding Personnel Matters - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.074.
Deliberate and discuss the appointment and duties of public officers to boards or commissions exercising discretionary or rule making power as opposed to purely advisory powers, which includes without limitation the Health and Building Standards Commission, the Historic Landmark Commission, the Planning and Zoning Commission, and the Zoning Board of Adjustment. | | |
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ID 16-927
| 1 | C. | | Closed Session Report | Deliberations Regarding Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.086 - Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Sec. 551.071.
Receive a presentation from Denton Municipal Electric staff (“DME”) regarding public power competitive and financial matters pertaining to plans, strategies, opportunities, and developments for generation improvements to the DME system; discuss and deliberate strategies regarding same; discuss and deliberate opportunities and strategies for the City to acquire purchased power and enter into agreements regarding the same, in order to meet its future energy needs. Discuss, deliberate and provide Staff with direction. Consult with City’s attorneys with regard to agreements related to generation improvements to the DME system as it concerns legal issues associated with these potential agreements where a public discussion of this legal matter would conflict with the duty of the City’s attorneys under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas. | | |
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ID 16-930
| 1 | D. | | Closed Session Report | Deliberations Regarding Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters --- Under Texas Government Code Sec. 551.086; Consultation with Attorneys --- Under Texas Government Code Sec. 551.071.
Receive competitive public power information and financial information from staff regarding approval of the Genscape, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, “Master License and Services Agreement (North America),” being a three-year agreement, and being a sole-source acquisition which is exempt from the requirements of competitive bidding under the provisions of Section 252.022, Texas Local Government Code, for software relating to bidding and pricing information for purchased power, generation and fuel, and Electric Reliability Council of Texas bids, prices, offers, and related services for purposes of supporting the Energy Management Organization of DME; discuss, deliberate, provide staff with direction, consider and take final action, making a recommendation regarding said Agreement. Consultation with the City’s attorneys regarding legal issues associated with the above acquisition where a pub | | |
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ID 16-952
| 1 | E. | | Closed Session Report | Deliberations Regarding Real Property - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.072; Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071.
Receive information from staff, discuss, deliberate and provide staff with direction regarding the potential acquisition, exchange, lease or value of real property located generally in the 800 block of East Hickory in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas. Consultation with the City’s attorneys regarding legal issues associated with the potential real property matter where a public discussion of these legal matters would conflict with the duty of the City’s attorneys to the City of Denton and the Denton City Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas, or would jeopardize the City’s legal position in any administrative proceeding or potential litigation. | | |
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ID 16-963
| 1 | F. | | Closed Session Report | Consultation with Attorneys Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071
Consult with the City’s Attorneys and provide direction regarding review of state and local Ethics law and regulations, to include provisions of the Denton City Charter as they relate to Ethics matters, where a public discussion of these matters would conflict with the duty of the City’s attorneys under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas. | | |
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ID 16-1017
| 1 | G. | | Closed Session Report | Deliberations regarding Real Property - Under Texas Government Code Section 511.072; Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071.
Receive information from staff, discuss, deliberate, and provide staff with direction regarding the potential acquisition of real property interests generally located in (1) the Gibson Myers Survey, Abstract No. 843, the Johnson, Green, Myers, and Brummell Survey, Abstract No. 1699, the Moses H. Davis Survey, Abstract No. 377, and the William Wilburn Survey, Abstract No. 1419, and (2) the William A. Thompson Survey, Abstract No. 1238, both located in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, for the possible construction of an electric generation facility where deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of a governmental body in negotiations with a third party. Consultation with the City’s attorney’s regarding legal issues associated with the acquisition of the real property interests described above where a public discussion of these legal matters would conflict with the duty of the Ci | | |
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ID 16-898
| 1 | A. | | Public Presentation | Sidney Allison Award from Water Environment Association of Texas presented to P. S. Arora for Significant Contributions to the Engineering, Operation and Maintenance of Wastewater Collection and Transportation | | |
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ID 16-978
| 1 | B. | | Public Presentation | Mayor’s Summer Youth Jobs Program | | |
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ID 16-1003
| 1 | 1. | | Citizen Report | Willie Hudspeth regarding the City Manager position and Police Department preparedness for racial unrest. | | |
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ID 16-876
| 1 | A. | | Ordinance | Consider adoption of an ordinance considering all matters incident and related to the issuance, sale and delivery of up to $46,000,000 in principal amount of "City of Denton General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2016" (including up to $15,700,000 for Electric Fund activities, up to $27,900,000 for Water Fund Activities, and up to $2,400,000 for Wastewater Fund activities); authorizing the issuance of the Bonds; delegating the authority to certain City officials to execute certain documents relating to the sale of the Bonds; approving and authorizing instruments and procedures relating to said Bonds; and enacting other provisions relating to the subject. Audit/Finance Committee recommends approval (2-0). | | |
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ID 16-902
| 1 | B. | | Ordinance | Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas amending the provisions of Chapter 6 “Animals” of the Code of Ordinances by adding a definition for enclosure to section 6-2, by changing by the time period for filing a dangerous animal case in section 6-34 to 30 days, by removing section 6-34(d), and by adding section 6-49 to add provisions to allow the keeping of bees within the city limits of Denton with certain restrictions; providing for a severability clause; providing for a savings clause; providing for a penalty not to exceed $500 for violations of this ordinance; and providing an effective date. | | |
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ID 16-903
| 1 | C. | | Resolution | Consider approval of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas designating Denton, Texas a Bee City USA®; providing an effective date. | | |
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ID 16-908
| 1 | D. | | Action Item | Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas amending section 28-253 of the Code of Ordinances to provide for the adoption of the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) as published by the International Code Council; providing for amendments thereto; providing a penalty for violation of a fine not to exceed $2,000.00; providing for severability; repealing all ordinances in conflict therewith; and providing an effective date. | | |
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ID 16-931
| 1 | E. | | Ordinance | Consider adoption of an ordinance accepting competitive proposals and awarding a contract for Audit Services for the City of Denton; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (RFP 6118-awarded to Pattillo, Brown & Hill, L.L.P., for a term of three (3) years with two (2) one year renewal options, in the not-to-exceed amount of $477,350). The Audit/Finance Committee recommends approval (2-0). | | |
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ID 16-932
| 1 | F. | | Ordinance | Consider adoption of an ordinance accepting competitive proposals and awarding a contract for the supply of Electric Substation Control Buildings for Denton Municipal Electric; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (RFP 6115-awarded to Crown Technical Systems in the three (3) year not-to-exceed amount of $3,530,000). The Public Utilities Board recommends approval (6-0). | | |
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ID 16-939
| 1 | G. | | Ordinance | Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, granting a three-year exception to Section 17-20 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, with respect to sound levels and hours of operations for the North Texas State Fair and Rodeo, held at 2217 N. Carroll Blvd, that begins on the third Friday of August and ends on the fourth Sunday of August; specifically, August 18-27, 2016, August 17-26, 2017, and August 16-25, 2018. The request is to extend the hours of operation from Monday through Thursday from 10 p.m. till midnight; Friday and Saturday from 10 p.m. till 1 a.m.; and grant extended hours of operation and an exception to the noise ordinance on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., not to exceed 70 decibels; and provide an effective date. | | |
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ID 16-947
| 1 | H. | | Ordinance | Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas authorizing the City Manager to execute a First Amendment to a Professional Services Agreement for architectural, structural, mechanical, and electrical design services in support of the new City of Denton Household Chemical Collections Facility to be located at 1527 South Mayhill, by and between Nelson + Morgan Architects, Inc. and the City of Denton, Texas; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (File 5906 in the additional amount not-to-exceed $163,625.63; aggregating a total not-to-exceed $403,560.63). The Public Utilities Board recommends approval (6-0). | | |
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ID 16-914
| 1 | A. | | Action Item | Consider nominations/appointments to the City’s Boards and Commissions: Airport Advisory Board; Animal Shelter Advisory Committee; Community Development Advisory Committee; Health & Building Standards Commission; Historic Landmark Commission; Human Services Advisory Committee; Library Board; Parks, Recreation and Beautification Board; Planning and Zoning Commission; Public Art Committee; Public Utilities Board; Traffic Safety Commission; and Zoning Board of Adjustment. | | |
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A16-0002a
| 1 | B. | | Planning Case | Conduct the first of two readings of an ordinance to annex an approximately 0.375 acres generally located on the north side of Crawford Road, approximately 675 feet east of I-35W Crawford Road on-ramp (A16-0002; Ranch View Specialty Hospital, Julie Wyatt). | | |
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ADP16-0001e
| 1 | C. | | Planning Case | Consider approval of an Alternative Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) Plan for the Villages of Carmel Phase 4B. The subject property is generally located on the north side of Pockrus Page, east of Monte Verde Way, and west of Swisher Road. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval (7-0). | | |
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Z16-0003d
| 1 | A. | | Action Item | Continue a public hearing and consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, regarding a rezoning request from Neighborhood Residential 3 District (NR-3) to Neighborhood Residential 6 District (NR-6) on approximately 0.6 acres, located on the northeast corner of North Bell Avenue and East Windsor Drive; and providing for a penalty in the maximum amount of $2,000.00 for violations thereof; providing a severability clause and an effective date. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval (4-2). (Z16-0003). This item was continued from the June 7, 2016 City Council meeting. | | |
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ID 16-937
| 1 | B. | | Action Item | Hold a public hearing and consider adopting a resolution regarding the proposed site for construction, expansion, and use of an electric power transmission/distribution substation located in the southwest area of the City of Denton, north of Farmer to Market Road 2449, east of John Paine Road, south of Springdale Drive (on Hickory Creek), west of Interstate 35W; in the City of Denton, Texas; as part of Denton Municipal Electric’s service territory. (Underwood Substation) | | |
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