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ID 18-652
| 1 | A. | | Work Session Report | Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the contract administration audit findings and recommendations from Crawford and Associates, P.C. | | |
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ID 18-651
| 1 | B. | | Work Session Report | Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the City’s Compliance and Procurement program and initiatives. | | |
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ID 18-720
| 1 | C. | | Work Session Report | Receive a report from staff and the Denton Parks Foundation, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding 1) the implementation of recommendations related to a review of the relationship between the Parks Foundation and the City of Denton, and 2) potential options for future partnership opportunities between the Foundation and City. | | |
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ID 18-739
| 1 | D. | | Work Session Report | Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the 2017 Reliability Indices for the electric distribution system and DME’s actions taken to improve reliability. | | |
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ID 18-275
| 1 | E. | | Work Session Report | Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the City of Denton’s special event processes, application requirements, common issues, and recommendations for potential solutions. | | |
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ID 18-777
| 1 | A. | | 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 Section 551.071.
Discuss and deliberate strategies and opportunities for the City to acquire solar energy and enter into agreements regarding the same including a Power Purchase Agreement with Bluebell Solar II, LLC.; receive a presentation from staff regarding public power competitive and financial matters pertaining to the purchase of solar energy; consultation with the City’s attorneys regarding legal issues associated with the agreement described above where 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. | | |
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ID 18-812
| 1 | B. | | Closed Session Report | Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code, Section 551.071.
Receive information from, consult with, deliberate, and provide direction to the City’s attorneys regarding monies paid by the City to the University of Texas at Arlington (“UTA”) related to (i) UTA’s Solid Waste Institute for Sustainability; and (ii) UTA’s research related to and/or at the City’s ECO-W.E.R.C.S. Resource Recovery Park. 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 18-836
| 1 | C. | | Closed Session Report | Deliberate regarding Real Property - Under Texas Government Code 551.072; Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071
Discuss, deliberate, receive information from staff, and provide staff with direction regarding the potential purchase or condemnation of various fee simple tracts, utility easements, drainage easements, and temporary construction easements in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas for the Bonnie Brae Street Widening and Improvements project, generally located along Bonnie Brae Street, north of Interstate Highway 35East, and south of Scripture Street. Consultation with the City’s attorneys regarding legal issues associated with the potential acquisition of real property interests in the tracts 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, or would jeopardize the City’s legal position in any administrative proceeding or potentia | | |
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ID 18-837
| 1 | D. | | Closed Session Report | Deliberate regarding Real Property - Under Texas Government Code 551.072; Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071
Discuss, deliberate, receive information from staff, and provide staff with direction regarding the potential acquisition of one or more real estate interests in a tract generally located in the G. Walker Survey, Abstract No. 1330a, East of South Mayhill Road and North of Edwards Road, in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas which is related to both the Mayhill St. Widening Project and the promotion of tree preservation in accordance with the Denton Development Code and Denton Plan. Consultation with the City’s attorneys regarding legal issues associated with the potential acquisition of the tract 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, or would jeopardize the City’s legal position in any administrative proceeding or pote | | |
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ID 18-284
| 1 | A. | | Ordinance | Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, nunc pro tunc, correcting an inadvertent mistake in Ordinance No. 2016-172, relating to the dollar amount reflected in back up provided for RFP Number 5641, awarded to Genuine Parts Company, d.b.a. NAPA Auto Parts; and providing for an effective date. | adopted | Pass |
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ID 18-335
| 1 | B. | | Ordinance | Consider 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 City water pipeline within the railroad right-of-way, located at the railroad’s intersection with South Bonnie Brae at Mile Post D103.24 Alliance Subdivision, within the County and City of Denton, Texas; authorizing the City Manager to execute the Agreement; authorizing the expenditure of funds therefore; and providing and effective date. (North-South 42-inch Water Transmission Main project - Phase 2) The Public Utilities Board recommends approval (5-0). | adopted | Pass |
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ID 18-549
| 1 | C. | | Ordinance | Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Teague Nall and Perkins, Inc., for engineering and architect services, for the investigation of existing pavement failures on selected concrete streets as set forth in the contract; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (RFQ 6590-001- Professional Services Agreement awarded to Teague Nall and Perkins, Inc., in the not-to-exceed amount of $173,400). | adopted | Pass |
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ID 18-559
| 1 | D. | | Ordinance | Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas amending the Fiscal Year 2017-18 Budget and Annual Program of Services of the City of Denton to allow for increases to: (A) the General Fund of $2,190,291 for the purpose of funding the Vela Soccer Complex project, and (B) the Capital Improvement Program of $7,643,619 for the purpose of funding drainage, streets and parks capital projects; declaring a municipal purpose; providing a severability clause; providing an open meetings clause; and providing for an effective date. | adopted | Pass |
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ID 18-583
| 1 | E. | | Ordinance | Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, accepting competitive proposals and awarding a public works contract for the construction of the G. Roland Vela Athletic Complex for the City of Denton; providing the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (RFP 6671- awarded to North Rock Construction, LLC, in the not-to-exceed amount of $5,692,727). | adopted | Pass |
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ID 18-584
| 1 | F. | | Ordinance | Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Freese & Nichols, Inc., to perform construction project management for the G. Roland Vela Athletic Complex; and providing an effective date (RFQ 6590-002- Professional Services Agreement for project management awarded to Freese & Nichols, Inc. in the not-to-exceed amount of $188,909). | adopted | Pass |
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ID 18-756
| 1 | G. | | Resolution | Consider approval of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas approving a policy and application to review housing tax credit requests; and providing an effective date. | approved | Pass |
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ID 18-833
| 1 | H. | | Ordinance | Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, to amend Ordinance No. 18-551 Passed and Approved on April 17, 2018 for administrative clarity in reflecting the vote submitted by each council member as either Aye, Nay, Abstain, or Absent. | adopted | Pass |
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A18-0001a
| 1 | A. | | Planning Case | Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, setting a date, and place for two public hearings on the proposed annexation of certain property generally located on the south side of E. Ryan Road, east of the intersection of E. Ryan Road and Andrew Avenue by the City of Denton, Texas, authorizing and directing the City Secretary to publish notice of such public hearings. | adopted | Pass |
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ID 18-283
| 1 | B. | | Ordinance | Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement for engineering and architectural design for various City of Denton parking lots; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (RFQ 6581- awarded to Teague, Nall, and Perkins, Inc., in the not-to-exceed amount of $300,050). | adopted | Pass |
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ID 18-588
| 1 | C. | | Ordinance | Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, accepting competitive bids and awarding a public works contract for asphalt and concrete street repair services for the City of Denton; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (IFB 6730- awarded to Jagoe-Public Company, in the one (1) year not-to-exceed amount of $10,000,000). | adopted | Pass |
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ID 18-645
| 1 | D. | | Action Item | Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, providing for, authorizing, and approving the expenditure of Hotel Occupancy Tax funds for public art in the amount of $45,000 awarded to artist Paula Collins (File 6607) which is available from only one source and in accordance with Chapter 252.022 of the Texas Local Government Code such purchases are exempt from the requirements of competitive bidding and 2014 Bond funds for public safety-related public art in the amount of $9,300 awarded to Kirkpatrick Architecture Studio for its professional services (File 6796) for the purchase and installation of two brick sculptures depicting the history of the Denton Police Department to be displayed on the exterior of City Hall East; authorizing the City Manager to execute any agreements required under Files 6607 and 6796; and providing an effective date. The Public Art Committee recommends approval (4-3). | adopted | Pass |
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ID 18-776
| 1 | E. | | Ordinance | Consider 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 Mayor of a Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA”) between the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation (“Denton”), and Bluebell Solar II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Bluebell Solar II”); approving and authorizing the acceptance and approval by the City Manager, or his respective designee, of guaranties and letters of credit issued by Bluebell Solar II and NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“NextEra Holdings”), further securing the obligations of Bluebell Solar II to the City for the benefit of the City; 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 to the PPA; finding that the PPA, as redacted, pertains to a “competitive electric matter” as set forth under the provisions of §§551.086 and 552.133 of the Texas Government | adopted | Pass |
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ID 18-844
| 1 | F. | | Ordinance | Consider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the execution of a settlement agreement between the City of Denton and the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System on behalf of the University of Texas at Arlington (“UTA”) related to monies paid by Denton to UTA for solid waste research and related activities at Denton’s ECO-W.E.R.C.S. resource recovery facility and including Denton’s membership in UTA’s Solid Waste Institute of Sustainability; authorizing the City Manager and City Attorney to effectuate the settlement; and, providing for an effective date. | adopted | Pass |
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