Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 9/13/2016 1:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Work Session Room & Council Chambers
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda  
Agenda packet: Not available
Attachments:
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ID 16-1103 1A. Work Session ReportReceive a report; hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the limitation of municipal taxes on homesteads of disabled and elderly (tax freeze).   Not available
ID 16-1148 1B. Work Session ReportReceive a report, hold a discussion and give staff direction regarding additional amendments to the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) as proposed by the North Central Texas Council of Governments and recommended by staff.   Not available
ID 16-1062 1C. Work Session ReportReceive a report; hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the FY 2016-17 City Manager’s Proposed Budget, Capital Improvement Program, and Five-Year Financial Forecast.   Not available
ID 16-973 1A. Closed Session ReportDeliberations Regarding Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.086. 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. [ID 16-1031 & 16-1032]   Not available
ID 16-1115 1B. Closed Session ReportDeliberations Regarding Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.086; Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071. Receive a presentation from staff regarding public power competitive and financial matters related to the City’s participation in, and the overall operational and financial aspects of, the Texas Municipal Power Agency; discuss and deliberate strategies regarding same; discuss, deliberate and provide staff with direction. Consultation, discussion, deliberation, and receipt of information from the City’s attorneys involving legal matters relating to public power competitive and financial matters related to the City’s participation in, and the overall operational and financial aspects of, the Texas Municipal Power Agency, and to provide the City Attorneys with direction, where a public discussion of these legal matters would clearly 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 th   Not available
ID 16-1117 1C. Closed Session ReportDeliberations 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 (i) 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, City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, for the possible construction of an electric generation facility, and (ii) the William Wilburn Survey, Abstract No. 1419, City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, for the West Parallel Runway Project for Denton Enterprise Airport where deliberation of the potential acquisition of these real property interests 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 ac   Not available
ID 16-1192 1D. Closed Session ReportDeliberations Regarding Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters --- Under Texas Government Code, Section 551.086. Receive competitive public power information and competitive financial information from staff regarding an amendment to the operating budget for Denton Municipal Electric (“DME”) for FY 2015-2016, including without limitation, revenues, expenses, and commodity volumes; and discuss, deliberate, provide staff with direction regarding such matters. [ID 16-1213]   Not available
ID 16-1088 1A. Action ItemConsider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas authorizing the City Manager to execute a Third Supplement to a Professional Services Agreement by and between the City of Denton, Texas and the law firm of Cole Schotz, P.C., Dallas, Texas for legal services relating to transactional and regulatory work pertaining to the Texas Municipal Power Agency; providing for additional expenditure agency of not-to-exceed $400,000; providing an effective date. (File 5380 in the additional amount not-to-exceed $400,000, aggregating a total not-to-exceed $799,500).   Not available
ID 16-1126 1B. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance accepting competitive proposals and awarding a contract for professional services including engineering, design, and customary construction services for the design-build of the proposed Denton Compressed Natural Gas Fueling Station Project; providing for the expenditure of funds therefore; providing an effective date (RFQ 6016-awarded to Zeit Energy LLC in the not-to-exceed amount of $2,682,445). The Public Utilities Board recommends approval (5-0).   Not available
ID 16-1130 1C. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance approving a Pipeline Crossing contract by and between the City of Denton, Texas and the Kansas City Southern Railway Company relating to the location of a water pipeline within railroad right-of-way, located at mile post D-105.10, Alliance Subdivision within the County and City of Denton Texas; terminating prior license; and providing an effective date. [Pipeline Crossing Agreement for 12-inch water line: 84 Lumber development]   Not available
ID 16-1132 1D. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Legal Services Agreement with the law firm of Baker Moran Doggett Ma & Dobbs LLP, Plano, Texas for professional legal services regarding condemnation matters related to the Mayhill Road Widening and Improvements Project; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (File 5326-awarded to Baker Moran Doggett Ma & Dobbs LLP in the not-to-exceed amount of $700,000).   Not available
ID 16-1149 1E. ResolutionConsider approval of a resolution of the City of Denton declaring the completion of the work of the Ad Hoc City Council Historic Landmark Committee and dissolving the same; and declaring an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1162 1F. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a real estate sales contract, between the City of Denton, Texas, a Texas Home-Rule Municipal Corporation, as purchaser, and Eagle Farms, Inc., a Texas Corporation, and John Porter Auto Sales, Inc., a Texas Corporation, (Collectively “Owner”), as seller, to acquire fee title to a 340.469 acre tract situated in 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, located in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, generally south of Jim Christal Road, east of Hickory Court, and north of Tom Cole Road, and more particularly described in Exhibit “A” (“Property Interest”) for the purchase price of eleven million five hundred thousand dollars and no cents ($11,500,000.00), and other consideration, as prescribed in the Contract of Sale (the “Contract”); authorizing the expenditure of funds; and providing an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1182 1G. Action ItemConsider adoption of an ordinance approving a Development Agreement between the City of Denton and Justland Development LLC, concerning the use of City property for temporary stormwater facilities and construction access for the proposed development of Meadow Oaks Subdivision, Phase 4, until the permanent Ruddell Street Stormwater Facilities are installed; granting temporary drainage and construction access easements in exchange for the developer providing to the City a conveyance of land in fee; providing for the developer to pay any additional costs of design and construction of a permanent stormwater piping system required to accommodate the development stormwater discharge; requiring a performance bond or letters of credit; authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement and easements; and providing for an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1183 1H. Action ItemConsider adoption of an ordinance approving an Advance Funding Agreement between the City of Denton and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), concerning City cost participation in TxDOT’s grade separation improvements project for IH 35E, between State School Road/Mayhill Road and Loop 288 (CSJ No. 0196-01-106); authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement; and providing for an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1184 1I. Work Session ReportConsider adoption of an ordinance approving a Standard Utility Agreement U14818 and an Advance Funding Agreement for Voluntary Utility Relocation for IH-35E, between Mayhill Rd. and Loop 288 (CSJ No. 0196-01-106), between the City of Denton and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), for the relocation and betterment of a City water line along the I-35E right-of-way near Brinker Rd.; authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreements and related documents; and providing for an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1185 1J. Action ItemConsider adoption of an ordinance approving a Metropolitan Mobility Agreement for State-Contracted Traffic Signal Construction between the City of Denton and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), concerning the City providing certain traffic signal equipment with reimbursement by TxDOT for IH 35E grade separation improvements at Loop 288 (CSJ No. 0196-01-106); authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement; and providing for an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1031 1A. Action ItemConsider adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, providing for, authorizing, and approving the execution by the City Manager, or his designee, of an Equipment Supply and Services Contract for the purchase of twelve (12) reciprocating internal combustion engines and related technical services between the City of Denton and Wärtsilä North America, Inc., a Maryland corporation,; approving the execution of such other and further related documents deemed necessary to effectuate this transaction by the City Manager, or his designee, which are incident or related thereto; confirming and ratifying that the City of Denton, its City Manager, and its City Attorney shall be authorized and empowered to perform such acts and obligations as are reasonably required to consummate this transaction; ratifying all prior actions taken by the City Council, City Manager and City Attorney, or their designees, in furtherance of the foregoing transaction; and determining that specific information in the said documents involved in this transa   Not available
ID 16-1032 1B. Action ItemConsider adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, providing for, authorizing, and approving the execution by the City Manager, or his designee, of an engineering, procurement and construction agreement for the construction of an electric power generation facility between the City of Denton and Burns and McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. a Missouri corporation,; approving the execution of such other and further related documents deemed necessary to effectuate this transaction by the City Manager or his designee, which are incident or related thereto; confirming and ratifying that the City of Denton, its City Manager, and its City Attorney shall be authorized and empowered to perform such acts and obligations as are reasonably required to consummate this transaction; ratifying all prior actions taken by the City Council, City Manager, and City Attorney, or their designees, in furtherance of the foregoing transaction; and determining that the said documents involved in this transaction pertain to a “competitive electr   Not available
ID 16-1114 1C. ResolutionConsider approval of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Denton, a Texas Home Rule Municipal Corporation, electing for the City to have the right to continued performance of services provided by the Texas Municipal Power Agency, a municipal power agency, under the provision of the power sales contract, as amended, for the useful life of the system; direction to the interim City Manager, or his designee, to provide written notice of this election to TMPA; and, providing an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1213 1D. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas amending the Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Budget and Annual Program of Services of the City of Denton to allow for adjustments to the Electric Fund of twenty three million ($23,000,000) for the purpose of making initial payments for construction of a quick start electric generation facility; declaring a municipal purpose; providing a severability clause, an open meetings clause and effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1068 1A. Action ItemHold a second public hearing on a proposal to adopt a tax rate of $0.684750 with a maximum allowable rate of $0.689750 per $100 valuation, which will exceed the lower of the effective or rollback tax rate.   Not available
ID 16-1069 1B. Action ItemHold a public hearing and receive citizen input on the FY 2016-17 Proposed Budget.   Not available