City Council
Regular MeetingDenton, TX · December 1, 2015
Agenda
City Hall
City of Denton 215 E. McKinney St.
Denton, Texas 76201
www.cityofdenton.com
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 12:00 PM Work Session Room & Council Chambers
After determining that a quorum is present, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas will convene
in a Work Session on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 12:00 p.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. Citizen Comments on Consent Agenda Items
This section of the agenda allows citizens to speak on Consent Agenda Items only. Each speaker will
be given a total of three (3) minutes to address any items he/she wishes that are listed on the Consent
Agenda. A Request to Speak Card should be completed and returned to the City Secretary before
Council considers this item.
2. Requests for clarification of agenda items listed on the agenda for December 1, 2015.
3. Work Session Reports
A. ID 15-962 Receive an update, hold a discussion, and give staff direction on the Road Impact
Fee implementation.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 PowerPoint Presentation
B. ID 15-1171 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction on the Denton
Renewable plan, activities, and possible financial options related to the future power
supply plans to meet the City’s growth and needs.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 December 1 Renewable Denton presentation
Exhibit 2 November 10 Renewable Denton presentation
C. ID 15-1202 Receive a report, hold a discussion and give staff direction regarding a policy for
valet parking.
D. ID 15-1235 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding a proposed
ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, setting Planning and Development Fees as
it concerns gas well drilling and production in the City of Denton and its
extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 Fee Schedule Ordinance No. 2013-248
Exhibit 3 Findings from Gas Well Fee Analysis
Exhibit 4 Gas Well Fees - Presentation
E. ID 15-1258 Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding the recall petition as against Joey
Hawkins, Council Member for District 4, and the reasons therefor; and regarding
the insufficiency of the recall petition and the City Secretary’s declination of
certification to the City Council.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 Recall Petition
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Following the completion of the Work Session, the City Council will convene in a Closed Meeting to
consider specific items when these items are listed below under the Closed Meeting section of this
agenda. 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, or as
otherwise allowed by law.
1. Closed Meeting:
A. ID 15-554 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 of real property interests generally located in
Denton, Denton County, Texas, for the construction, expansion and use of electric
power transmission lines, beginning at the North Lakes Substation of Denton
Municipal Electric and proceeding east along Riney Rd, then turning north along
Nicosia St., then east along W. Hercules Lane and terminating at the Denton North
Substation of Denton Municipal Electric. Consultation with the City’s attorneys
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 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. [North Lakes to Denton North transmission route]
B. ID 15-1106 Deliberations 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.
C. ID 15-1242 Deliberations Regarding Real Property - Under Texas Government Code Section
551.072; Deliberations Regarding Economic Development Negotiations - Under
Texas Code Section 551.087; 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 200 block of West 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
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the State Bar of Texas, or would jeopardize the City’s legal position in any
administrative proceeding or potential litigation.
D. ID 15-1244 Deliberations regarding Economic Development Negotiations - Under Texas
Government Code Section 551.087.
Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding a proposed economic development
program grant agreement between the City of Denton and BUC-EE’s, LTD. This
discussion shall include commercial and financial information the City Council has
received from BUC-EE’s, LTD, a business prospect which the City Council seeks to
have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the city, and with which the
City Council is conducting economic development negotiations; deliberate the
economic development program grant agreement between the City of Denton and
BUC-EE’s, LTD.
E. ID 15-1248 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 of real property interests located along the east
side of Bernard St. between Eagle Drive to the north and Collins Street to the south,
in the City of Denton, Texas; where discussions had, deliberation, and direction
given 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; where 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. [Eagle Substation]
F. ID 15-1274 Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071.
Consult with City’s attorneys regarding ID 15-1235 of the December 1, 2015 Work
Session Agenda, as it concerns legal issues associated with that item 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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ANY FINAL ACTION, DECISION, OR VOTE ON A MATTER DELIBERATED IN A CLOSED
MEETING WILL ONLY BE TAKEN IN AN OPEN MEETING THAT IS HELD IN COMPLIANCE
WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT SUCH FINAL
ACTION, DECISION, OR VOTE IS TAKEN IN THE CLOSED MEETING IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF §551.086 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE (THE ‘PUBLIC
POWER EXCEPTION’). THE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN INTO A
CLOSED MEETING OR EXECUTIVE SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY TEX. GOV’T. CODE,
§551.001, ET SEQ. (THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT) ON ANY ITEM ON ITS OPEN
MEETING AGENDA OR TO RECONVENE IN A CONTINUATION OF THE CLOSED MEETING
ON THE CLOSED MEETING ITEMS NOTED ABOVE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS
OPEN MEETINGS ACT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION §551.071-551.086 OF THE
TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
Regular Meeting of the City of Denton City Council at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall,
215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas at which the following items will be considered:
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A. U.S. Flag
B. Texas Flag
“Honor the Texas Flag – I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and
indivisible.”
2. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
ID 15-1278 Police Appreciation Day
3. PRESENTATION FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
A. Review of procedures for addressing the City Council.
B. Receive Scheduled Citizen Reports from Members of the Public.
1. ID 15-1247 William Jones regarding various issues concerning the City of Denton.
2. ID 15-1275 Kim McKibben regarding a proposed building in the Fry Street Overlay District.
C. Additional Citizen Reports - This section of the agenda permits any person not registered for a
citizen report to make comments regarding public business on items not listed on the agenda. This
is limited to four speakers per meeting with each speaker allowed a maximum of four (4) minutes.
4. CONSENT AGENDA
Each of these items is recommended by the Staff and approval thereof will be strictly on the basis of
the Staff recommendations. Approval of the Consent Agenda authorizes the City Manager or his
designee to implement each item in accordance with the Staff recommendations. The City Council
has received background information and has had an opportunity to raise questions regarding these
items prior to consideration.
Listed below are bids, purchase orders, contracts, and other items to be approved under the Consent
Agenda (Agenda Items A – H). This listing is provided on the Consent Agenda to allow Council
Members to discuss or withdraw an item prior to approval of the Consent Agenda. If no items are
pulled, Consent Agenda Items A – H below will be approved with one motion. If items are pulled for
separate discussion, they may be considered as the first items following approval of the Consent
Agenda.
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A. ID 15-967 Consider approval of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas
approving a policy for aircraft tax abatement for the City of Denton to establish
guidelines and criteria governing aircraft incentive agreements and aircraft tax
abatement agreements; and declaring an effective date.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Resolution
Exhibit 2 - Aircraft Incentive Policy
B. ID 15-1064 Consider adoption of an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2012-366, as amended
by Ordinance 2014-039, relating to Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ)
Number Two, to add to the membership of the Board of Directors; repealing all
conflicting ordinances and portions thereof; and providing an effective date.
Attachments: Exhibit 1-Revised TIRZ Ordinance
C. ID 15-1065 Consider appointments to the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Number
Two Board of Directors.
D. ID 15-1199 Consider adoption of an ordinance approving a City sponsorship in an amount not
to exceed $6,000 of in-kind services and supplies for the 27th Annual Denton
Holiday Lighting Festival to be held on the Downtown Square on December 4,
2015; and providing an effective date.
Attachments: Exhbit 1 Letter of Request
Exhibit 2 2014 In-kind Costs
Exhibit 3 2015-16 Running Total of Requested Support
Exhibit 4 Ordinance
E. ID 15-1225 Consider approval of a resolution reviewing and adopting revisions to the
Investment Policy regarding funds for the City of Denton; and providing an
effective date. The Audit/Finance Committee recommends approval (2-0).
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Red-lined FY 2015-16 Investment Policy
Exhibit 2 - Resolution
F. ID 15-1226 Consider approval of a resolution revising Administrative Policy No. 403.07 “Debt
Service Management” and providing for an effective date. The Audit/Finance
Committee recommends approval (2-0).
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Redlined FY 2015-16 Debt Service Management Policy
Exhibit 2 - Debt Summary Report for 2015
Exhibit 3 - Resolution
G. ID 15-1227 Consider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an
agreement between the City of Denton and Music Theater of Denton (PY2016) for
the payment and use of hotel tax revenue; and providing an effective date. ($5,250 -
Hotel Occupancy Tax Committee recommends approval 3-0)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Ordinance
H. ID 15-1228 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City
Manager or his designee to execute a contract through the Buy Board Cooperative
Purchasing Network for the acquisition of an asphalt recycling machine for the City
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of Denton Street Department; and providing an effective date (File 5995-awarded to
Cooper Equipment Company in the amount of $185,815).
Attachments: Exhibit 1-Quote
Exhibit 2-Vendor Sole Source
Exhibit 3-Fleet Memo
Exhibit 4-Ordinance
5. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
A. ID 15-1212 Consider approval of resolution casting votes for membership to the Board of
Directors of the Denton Central Appraisal District; and declaring an effective date.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 DCAD Memorandum
Exhibit 2 DCAD 2015 Board
Exhibit 3 DCAD Resolution
B. ID 15-1222 Consider adoption of an ordinance approving an Economic Development
Agreement under Chapter 380 of the Local Government Code to promote economic
development and to stimulate business activity in the city of Denton between the
City of Denton and BUC-EE’s LTD, regarding the development of an approximate
38-acre parcel of land generally located on the west side I-35 E, north of Wind
River Lane, in south Denton; authorizing the expenditure of funds therefor; and
providing an effective date.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Preliminary Staff Report
Exhibit 2 - Aerial Map
Exhibit 3 - Zoning Map
Exhibit 4 - Future Land Use Map
Exhibit 5 - Preliminary Concept Site Plan
Exhibit 6 - Elevations
Exhibit 7 - Public Infrastructure Costs
Exhibit 8 - Buc-ee's Presentation
C. ID 15-1269 Consider nominations/appointments to the City’s Boards and Commissions:
Community Development Advisory Committee and Traffic Safety Commission.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. S15-0009a Hold a public hearing and consider an ordinance regarding a Specific Use Permit to
allow a multi-family development on an approximately 16.061 acre property
generally located on the south side of East McKinney Street (FM 426),
approximately 1,500 feet east of Woodrow Lane. The Planning and Zoning
Commission recommends approval of this request (6-0), subject to conditions. Due
to written opposition from property owners of at least 20% of the area immediately
adjoining and within 200 feet of the subject property, a supermajority vote of all
members of the City Council is necessary to approve the request.
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Attachments: Exhibit 1 Staff Analysis
Exhibit 2 Aerial Map
Exhibit 3 Zoning Map
Exhibit 4 Future Land Use Map
Exhibit 5 Applicant Narrative
Exhibit 6 Site Plan
Exhibit 7 Landscape Plan
Exhibit 8 Type A Elevations
Exhibit 9 Type B Elevations
Exhibit 10 Type C Elevations
Exhibit 11 Type D Elevations
Exhibit 12 Type E1 Elevations
Exhibit 13 pe E2 Elevations
Exhibit 14 Type F Elevations
Exhibit 15 Site Photos
Exhibit 16 Notification Map and Responses
Exhibit 17 November 4, 2015, Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes
Exhibit 18 Draft Ordinance
7. PRESENTATION FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
A. Review of procedures for addressing the City Council.
B. Receive Scheduled Citizen Reports from Members of the Public.
1. ID 15-1251 Willie Hudspeth regarding City Hall.
8. 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 topics, above posted.
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 ___________________, 2015 at ________o'clock (a.m.) (p.m.)
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