City Council
Regular MeetingDenton, TX · August 9, 2016
Agenda
City Hall
City of Denton 215 E. McKinney St.
Denton, Texas 76201
www.cityofdenton.com
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, August 9, 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, August 9, 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 16-1049 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff with direction concerning
audit activities and the City Auditor position.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 Memo to Carla Romine regarding Internal Audit Information
Exhibit 2 Presentation
B. ID 16-958 Receive a report, hold a discussion and provide staff with direction concerning the
extension of Ruddell Street at Mingo Road and a potential joint stormwater project
with the Meadow Oaks development.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 Ruddell St. Extension Area Map
C. A16-0003a Receive a report, hold a discussion and provide staff direction regarding a
Pre-Annexation Development Agreement between the City of Denton and Ryan
Capital Partners, Ltd., concerning an approximately 80.9-acre property located on
the south side of Ryan Road and east of Andrew Street.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Location Map
Exhibit 2 - Zoning Map
Exhibit 3 - PAA Boundary Map
Exhibit 4 - Tree Preservation Plan
Exhibit 5 - Tract 1A Concept Plan
Exhibit 6 - Tract 1C Detailed Plan
Exhibit 7 - Amenity Center
Exhibit 8 - Fencing
Exhibit 9 - Entry Monument
Exhibit 10 - Hardscape & Landscape
Exhibit 11 - PPA v DDC Comparison Table
D. ID 16-995 Receive a report; hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the FY
2016-17 City Manager’s Proposed Budget, Capital Improvement Program, and
Five-Year Financial Forecast.
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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 16-964 Deliberations Regarding Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters -
Under Texas Government Code Section 551.086.
Receive a presentation from staff regarding public power competitive and financial
matters related to the City’s participation in, and the overall operational and
financial aspects of, the Texas Municipal Power Agency; discuss and deliberate
strategies regarding same; discuss, deliberate and provide staff with direction.
B. ID 16-996 Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters --- Under Texas Government
Code, Section 551.086.
Receive competitive public power competitive information and financial
information from staff regarding the proposed FY 2016-2017 operating budget for
Denton Municipal Electric (“DME”) including without limitation, proposed rates
for DME for FY 2016-2017, expected revenues, expenses, commodity volumes, and
financial commitments of DME; discuss, deliberate and provide staff with direction.
C. ID 16-1080 Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code, Section 551.071
Consultation, discussion, deliberation, and receipt of information from the City’s
attorneys involving legal matters relating to the annexation or extension/renewal of
non-annexation agreement for a potentially eligible property, and to provide the City
Attorneys with direction, where a public discussion of these legal matters would
clearly 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.
Following the completion of the Closed Meeting, the City Council will convene in a Special Called
Meeting to consider the following items:
1. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
A. ID 16-987 Consider approval of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas
placing a proposal on the September 20, 2016, City Council public meeting agenda
to adopt a 2016 Tax Rate that will exceed the lower of the rollback rate or the
effective tax rate; calling two public hearings on a tax increase to be held on August
23, 2016, and September 13, 2016 and calling a budget public hearing on the Fiscal
Year 2016-2017 Annual Program of Services of the City of Denton to be held on
September 13, 2016; requiring publication of notices of the public hearings in
accordance with the law; requiring the posting of the notices of the public hearings
on the City’s Internet website; requiring the posting of the notices on the City’s
public access channel; and providing an effective date.
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Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Resolution
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
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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