Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/6/2016 1:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Work Session Room & Council Chambers
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda  
Agenda packet: Not available
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16-1488 1A. Work Session ReportReceive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding findings and recommendations from Denton’s recently completed citywide tree resource assessment.   Not available
ID 16-1488 1A. Closed Session ReportDeliberations regarding Real Property - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.072; Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071. Receive information from staff and discuss, deliberate, and provide staff with direction regarding the potential acquisition of real property interests generally located in the northeast corner of East Sherman Drive and Hartlee Field Road, in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas; discussions had, deliberation, and direction given, by the Denton City Council in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third party. Consultation with the City’s attorneys regarding legal issues associated with the acquisition of the real property interests described above; discussion of these legal matters in an open meeting 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 administra   Not available
ID 16-1555 1B. Closed Session ReportConsultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071. Consultation with the City’s attorneys regarding legal issues associated with: (i) the management of the City’s Rights-of-Way, including, but not limited to, third-party use of the City’s Rights-of-Way for telecommunications, fiber infrastructure, and fiber-based network deployment purposes, all of which include wired and/or wireless facilities; and (ii) the physical attachment of telecommunications, fiber infrastructure, and fiber-based network deployment facilities to the City’s electric utility poles, dusk-to-dawn and/or street lighting and traffic signals. Discussion of these legal issues in an open meeting 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.   Not available
ID 16-1556 1C. Closed Session ReportConsultation with Attorneys - under Texas Government Code Section 551.071. Consult with City’s attorneys regarding liability associated with valet parking services and give staff direction on permitting the same, where a public discussion of this legal matter would clearly conflict with the duty of the City’s attorneys under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas.   Not available
ID 16-1559 1D. Closed Session ReportDeliberations regarding Real Property -Under Texas Government Code, Section 551.072; and Consultation with Attorneys Under Texas Government Code, Section 551.071. Discuss, deliberate, receive information from staff and provide staff with direction pertaining to the potential disposal, exchange and/or sale of certain real property interests located in the David Hough Survey, Abstract Number 646, generally located in the 2100 block of South Mayhill Road, in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, being 4.936, 3.457, and 0.295 acre tracts of land. Consultation with the City's attorneys regarding legal issues associated with the potential disposal, exchange and/or sale involving the real property described above 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. (Mayhill Road Widening - Nelms/Greb Parcel M137_M138 & Quail Creek South, LP Parcel M236 dispositions)   Not available
ID 16-1492 1A. Public PresentationGold-Level Certified Scenic City   Not available
ID 16-1512 1B. Public PresentationPolice Appreciation Day   Not available
ID 16-1569 1C. Public PresentationPresentation by the Denton Citizens Police Academy to Officer Shane Kizer.   Not available
ID 16-1489 11. Citizen ReportDeborah Armintor regarding citizen comments on sidewalks around the Courthouse.   Not available
ID 16-1494 12. Citizen ReportSusan Vaughan regarding rebuilding the sidewalks around the Denton County Courthouse on the Square.   Not available
ID 16-1519 13. Citizen ReportCraig Clifton regarding single room occupancy issues.   Not available
ID 16-1331 1A. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and the Denton Black Chamber of Commerce for the payment and use of hotel tax revenue; and providing an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1332 1B. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and the Denton Community Theatre, Inc. for the payment and use of hotel tax revenue; and providing an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1334 1C. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and the Denton Chamber of Commerce (Convention and Visitors Bureau) providing for the payment and use of hotel tax revenue; and providing an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1335 1D. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and Denton Dog Days, Inc. for the payment and use of hotel tax revenue; and providing an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1336 1E. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and the Denton Festival Foundation, Inc. for the payment and use of hotel tax revenue; and providing an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1337 1F. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and the Denton Holiday Festival Association, Inc. for the payment and use of hotel tax revenue; and providing an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1338 1G. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and the Kiwanis Club of Denton, Breakfast, Denton, TX, for the payment and use of hotel tax revenue; and providing an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1339 1H. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and the Denton Area Running Club for the payment and use of hotel tax revenue; and providing an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1340 1I. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and the Denton African American Scholarship Foundation, Inc. for the payment and use of hotel tax revenue; and providing an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1341 1J. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and the Denton Community Market, Inc. for the payment and use of hotel tax revenue; and providing an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1342 1K. Work Session ReportConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an interlocal agreement between the City of Denton and Denton County for the payment and use of hotel tax revenue in support of the Denton County Office of History and Culture; and providing an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1344 1L. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and the Greater Denton Arts Council, Inc. for the payment and use of hotel tax revenue; and providing an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1345 1M. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and the Central Business District Association, Inc., d/b/a Denton Main Street Association for the payment and use of hotel tax revenue; and providing an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1346 1N. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and Music Theatre of Denton for the payment and use of hotel tax revenue; and providing an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1347 1O. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and the North Texas State Fair Association for the payment and use of hotel tax revenue; and providing an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1348 1P. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and the Tejas Storytelling Association, Inc. for the payment and use of hotel tax revenue; and providing an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1349 1Q. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and Texas Filmmakers’ Corporation for the payment and use of hotel tax revenue; and providing an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1486 1R. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, authorizing an agreement between the City of Denton, Texas and the Children’s Advocacy Center for Denton County, Incorporated for providing aid to the City of Denton Police Department; in the investigation of child abuse cases; providing client and clinical services to victims of child abuse and non-offending family members; providing for the expenditure of funds in the amount of $102,862 therefor; and providing for an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1490 1S. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas prohibiting parking on opposite sides of McCormick Street from Underwood Street to Margie Street; providing a repealer clause; providing a savings clause; providing for a penalty not to exceed $500 for violations of this ordinance; providing that violations of this ordinance shall be governed by Chapter 18 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton; and providing for an effective date. The Traffic Safety Commission recommends Option 1 (5-0).   Not available
ID 16-1491 1T. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas amending the Fiscal Year 2016-17 Budget and Annual Program of Services of the City of Denton to allow for adjustments to the Tourist and Convention Fund of one hundred fifty six thousand seven hundred and twenty dollars ($156,720); declaring a municipal purpose; providing a severability clause; providing an open meetings clause; and providing for an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1503 1U. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager of the City of Denton, Texas (“City”) to execute, for and on behalf of the City, an Easement Purchase and Abandonment Agreement (“Agreement”), for the purchase price of Nineteen Thousand Four Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($19,400.00), and other consideration, as prescribed in the Agreement, as attached to the ordinance and made a part thereof as Exhibit “A”, by and between the City and Mohamad R. Haghighi and Soraya Irannejad, providing for (a) the purchase by the City of (i) a Sanitary Sewer Easement, encumbering a 0.1105 acre tract, being more particularly described in the Sanitary Sewer Easement, being attached to and made a part of the Agreement; and (ii) a Temporary Construction Easement encumbering 0.0403 acre tract of land, being more particularly described in the Temporary Construction Easement, being attached to and made a part of the Agreement; (b) the Partial Abandonment and Release by the City of a portion of that certain water and sanitary sewer easement, dated February 12, 1960, from Dwight L. Archer, Jr. an   Not available
ID 16-1508 1V. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager of the City of Denton, Texas (“City”) to execute, for and on behalf of the City, an Easement Purchase and Abandonment agreement (“Agreement”), as attached to the ordinance and made a part thereof as Exhibit “A”, for the purchase price of Twelve Thousand Three Hundred Fifty Dollars and No Cents ($12,350.00), and other consideration, as prescribed in the Agreement by and between the City and Regi Investments, Inc., providing for (A) the granting to the City of (i) a sanitary sewer easement, encumbering a 0.0066 acre tract of land, a 0.0218 acre tract of land, and a 0.1318 acre tract of land, all being more particularly described in the Sanitary Sewer Easement, being attached to and made a part of the Agreement; and (ii) a temporary construction easement, encumbering 0.0066 acre of land, being more particularly described in the Temporary Construction Easement, being attached to and made a part of the Agreement; and (b) the Partial Abandonment and Release (“Release”) by the City of a 0.11 acre portion of that certain sanitary   Not available
ID 16-1514 1W. ResolutionConsider 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).   Not available
ID 16-1515 1X. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, amending the provisions of Chapter 18 relating to Motor Vehicles and Traffic by adding Section 18-91.50 to prohibit stopping or parking of vehicles in certain places: providing a savings clause; providing for a penalty not to exceed $500 for violations of this ordinance: and providing for an effective date. The Traffic Safety Commission recommends approval (5-0).   Not available
ID 16-1520 1Y. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement for Pipeline Inspection and Condition Assessment at the Lake Lewisville Water Treatment Plant; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (File 6281-awarded to Pure Technologies U.S. Inc. in an amount not-to-exceed $592,740). The Public Utilities Board recommends approval (6-0).   Not available
ID 16-1521 1Z. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement for Bond Counsel Services for the City of Denton; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (File 6254-awarded to McCall, Parkhurst and Horton, LLP (“MPH”). The Audit/Finance Committee recommends approval (3-0).   Not available
ID 16-1523 1AA. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a consulting services agreement for Financial Advisory, Arbitrage Rebate and Continuing Disclosure Services for the City of Denton; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (File 6228-awarded to FirstSouthwest, a Division of Hilltop Securities Inc. and FSC Continuing Disclosure Services, a Division of Hilltop Securities Inc., hereinafter called “HilltopSecurities” and affiliate, First Southwest Asset Management, LLC). The Audit/Finance Committee recommends approval (3-0).   Not available
ID 16-1526 1BB. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance closing, abandoning and vacating the right of way of Gary Street, conveyed in Volume 66 Page 623, Deed Records, Denton County, Texas, and located in the B.B.B. & C.R.R. Survey, Abstract No. 185, to accommodate construction by the Denton Independent School District; and declaring an effective date. [Abandonment of Gary Street - situated between North Locust and North Elm Street - DISD Administration facility expansion]   Not available
ID 16-1531 1CC. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, amending Ordinance No. 2015-306 to prescribe updated titles and number of positions for certain classifications of Fire Department personnel; providing repealer, cumulative and severability clauses; and declaring an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1573 1DD. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, amending Ordinance No. 2015-230 to prescribe updated titles and number of positions for certain classifications of Police Department personnel; providing repealer, cumulative and severability clauses; and declaring an effective date.   Not available
ID 16-1459 1A. Action ItemConsider a nomination to the City’s Economic Development Partnership Board.   Not available
ID 16-1485 1B. OrdinanceConsider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas amending Section 18-38 of the Code of Ordinances relating to the use of wireless communication devices while driving to prohibit the use of wireless communication devices while operating a motor vehicle; providing a repealer clause; providing for a penalty as a Class C Misdemeanor for violations of this ordinance; and providing for an effective date. Traffic Safety Commission recommends approval (5-0).   Not available
ID 16-1558 1C. ResolutionConsider approval of a resolution of the City of Denton, Texas, adopting the City of Denton’s 2017 State Legislative Program for the 85th Texas Legislature; and providing an effective date.   Not available
Z16-0007a 1A. OrdinanceHold a public hearing and consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, amending Subchapter 35.7.5, the Fry Street Overlay District, to create a new subarea and development standards for a mixed use development on approximately 1.75 acres of land, generally located north of Hickory Street, south of Oak Street, approximately 200 feet east of Avenue B and approximately 125 feet west of Fry Street, in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas; 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 denial (4-1). A supermajority vote by Council is required for approval.   Not available