City Council
Regular MeetingDenton, TX · October 28, 2014
Agenda
City Hall
City of Denton 215 E. McKinney St.
Denton, Texas 76201
www.cityofdenton.com
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 11:30 AM Work Session Room
After determining that a quorum is present, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas will convene
in a Work Session on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. in the Council Work Session Room at
City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas at which the following items will be considered:
1. Closed Meeting:
A. ID 14-0677 Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code, Section 551.071.
Consult with and provide direction to City’s attorneys regarding legal issues and
strategies associated with Gas Well Ordinance regulation of gas well drilling and
production within the City Limits and the extraterritorial jurisdiction, including:
Constitutional limitations, statutory limitations upon municipal regulatory authority;
statutory preemption and vested rights; impacts of federal and state law and
regulations; impacts of gas well drilling upon protected uses and vice-versa;
moratorium on drilling and production; other concerns about municipal regulatory
authority or matters relating to enforcement of the Gas Well Ordinance; settlement
matters concerning gas well drilling in the City; surface development issues
involving surface and mineral estates; and legal matters associated with a citizen’s
initiative regarding hydraulic fracturing where a public discussion of these legal
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.
B. ID 14-0714 Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code, Section 551.071.
Consult with and provide direction to the City’s attorneys regarding legal issues
associated with the Denton Development Code, Subchapter 15, relating to Signs and
Advertising Devices where a public discussion of these legal 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.
Following the completion of the Closed Meeting, the City Council will convene in a Work Session at
which the following item will be considered:
2. Work Session Reports
A. ID 14-0715 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff with direction regarding the
Denton Development Code, Subchapter 15, relating to Signs and Advertising
Devices and possible amendments thereto.
Following the completion of the Work Session, the City Council will convene in an Open Meeting to
consider the following item:
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3. Items for Individual Consideration
A. ID 14-0708 Consider adoption of an ordinance approving an amendment to the proposed
hotel/convention center professional services agreement for architect or engineer,
Exhibit “F” of Contract No. 5447 and was attached to Ordinance No. 2013-334;
providing a savings clause; and providing an effective date.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Ordinance and amendment
Exhibit 2 - Exhibit F - PSA Architect or Engineer 12-10-13 FINAL
Exhibit 3 - Project Financial Analysis Memo
Exhibit 4 Scenarios Summary 10-28-2014
Exhibit 5 Scenarios Detail 10-28-2014
Exhibit 6 - Email from Jon Fortune
4. Concluding Items
A. Under Section 551.042 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, respond to inquiries from the City
Council or the public with specific factual information or recitation of policy, or accept a proposal
to place the matter on the agenda for an upcoming meeting AND Under Section 551.0415 of the
Texas Open Meetings Act, provide reports about items of community interest regarding which no
action will be taken, to include: expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; information
regarding holiday schedules; an honorary or salutary recognition of a public official, public
employee, or other citizen; a reminder about an upcoming event organized or sponsored by the
governing body; information regarding a social, ceremonial, or community event organized or
sponsored by an entity other than the governing body that was attended or is scheduled to be
attended by a member of the governing body or an official or employee of the municipality; or an
announcement involving an imminent threat to the public health and safety of people in the
municipality that has arisen after the posting of the agenda.
B. Possible Continuation of Closed Meeting under Sections 551.071-551.086 of the Texas Open
Meetings Act.
NOTE: The City Council reserves the right to adjourn into a Closed Meeting on any item on its Open
Meeting agenda consistent with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, as amended, including
without limitation, Sections 551.071-551.086 of the Texas Open Meetings Act.
CERTIFICATE
I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at the City Hall of the City of
Denton, Texas, on the ________day of ___________________, 2014 at ________o'clock (a.m.) (p.m.)
__________________________________________
CITY SECRETARY
NOTE: THE CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION ROOM IS ACCESSIBLE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. THE CITY WILL
PROVIDE SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED IF REQUESTED
AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE SCHEDULED MEETING. PLEASE CALL THE
CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 349-8309 OR USE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES FOR
THE DEAF (TDD) BY CALLING 1-800-RELAY-TX SO THAT A SIGN LANGUAGE
INTERPRETER CAN BE SCHEDULED THROUGH THE CITY SECRETARY’S OFFICE.
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