City Council
Regular MeetingDenton, TX · June 28, 2016
Agenda
City Hall
City of Denton 215 E. McKinney St.
Denton, Texas 76201
www.cityofdenton.com
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, June 28, 2016 1:00 PM 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, June 28, 2016 at 1:00 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. Work Session Reports
A. ID 16-805 Receive a presentation and hold a discussion regarding the Texas Woman’s
University (TWU) master planning activities, the conceptual planning of university
facilities necessary for future campus development, and the service and
infrastructure impacts on both the University and the City.
B. ID 16-651 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding goals,
accomplishments, and upcoming strategic priorities for the Department of
Development Services.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Development Services Update Presentation
Exhibit 2 - Kaizen Team Recommendations
C. ID 16-778 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the Novaces
Agile Economic Development consulting report and the goals, accomplishments,
and upcoming strategic priorities of the Economic Development Division.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 Novaces Report
Exhibit 2 Current State RFP response
Exhibit 3 Ideal State RFP Response
Exhibit 4 Denton Marketing Scorecard
Exhibit 5 Presentation
D. ID 16-498 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the Economic
Development Investment Fund and the Downtown Reinvestment Grant Fund.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 Ordinance 2012-001
Exhibit 2 Draft Revisions to DT Grant Program Policy
Exhibit 3 Downtown Grant ROI 2007-2015
Exhibit 4 Draft ED Investment Fund Ordinance 2
Exhibit 5 Presentation
E. ID 16-776 Receive a report, hold a discussion and provide staff direction regarding the Street
Maintenance Department and Traffic Operations Division’s Annual Programs.
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Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Street Department OCI and Non OCI Expenditure History
Exhibit 2 - 20 Million Dollar 2012 Street Improvement Bond Program
Exhibit 3 - 24 Million Dollar 2014 Street Improvement Bond Program
Exhibit 4 - City of Denton Comparison to Other Agencies (Section 3.4, IMS 2016 Road Survey Report)
Exhibit 5 - Presentation on Streets and Traffic
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 16-800 Deliberations 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 (1)
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, and (2) the William A.
Thompson Survey, Abstract No. 1238, both located in the City of Denton, Denton
County, Texas, for the possible construction of an electric generation facility where
deliberation 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 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.
B. ID 16-816 Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071.
Consult with City’s attorneys with regard to Item # 16-555 of the June 28, 2016
Special Called Meeting 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.
C. ID 16-817 Deliberations regarding a Personnel Matter under Government Code Section
551.074 - Consultation with Attorneys under Government Code Section 551.071.
Consultation, discussion, and deliberation about the appointment and duties of the
Interim City Manager; consultation with the City’s attorneys regarding associated
legal issues 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
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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.
Following the completion of the Closed Meeting, the City Council will convene in a Special Called
Meeting at which the following items will be considered:
1. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
A. ID 16-555 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, authorizing the
City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Sawko and
Burroughs, P.C., for Professional Services related to collection of delinquent taxes
on behalf of the City of Denton; and establishing an effective date.
Attachments: Exhibit 1-Evaluation and Ranking Sheet
Exhibit 2-Ordinance
Exhibit 3-Contract
Exhibit 4-Additional Clarification Responses
B. ID 16-762 Consider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his authorized
designee to execute an agreement or agreements by and between the City of Denton,
Texas and the Texas Municipal Power Agency (TMPA), that provides for terms and
conditions under which the parities will be jointly manage the responsibility of the
operations of TMPA, in substantial conformity with the attached exhibits;
authorizing the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Ordinance and Agreement
C. ID 16-797 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas authorizing the City
Manager to execute a Second Amendment to a Professional Services Agreement by
and between the City of Denton, Texas and Teague Nall and Perkins, Inc. for
engineering and surveying services relating to the Fiscal Year 2015-2016
Wastewater Collection System Improvements Project; authorizing the expenditure
of funds therefor; providing an effective date (File 5756 in the additional amount
not-to-exceed $93,600; aggregating a total not-to-exceed $397,430).
Attachments: Exhibit 1-Orignal Contract and Amendment_Redacted
Exhibit 2-Ordinance
Exhibit 3-2nd Amendment
D. ID 16-814 Consider adoption of an ordinance regarding settlement of the pending litigation
entitled: The City of Denton, Texas v NRG Power Marketing, LLC, et al., Cause
No. 15-01404-16 in the 16th Judicial District Court in and for Denton County,
Texas; discuss, deliberate and provide staff with direction.
Attachments: Ordinance NRG settlement
E. ID 16-815 Consider approval of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas,
appointing an Interim City Manager; setting forth the terms of the appointment;
setting forth the Interim City Manager’s salary; and providing an effective date.
Attachments: Interim Manager Resolution
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2. 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.
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 ___________________, 2016 at ________o'clock (a.m.) (p.m.)
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CITY SECRETARY
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