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Regular Meeting

Denton, TX · August 14, 2018

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City Hall City of Denton 215 E. McKinney St. Denton, Texas 76201 www.cityofdenton.com Meeting Agenda City Council Tuesday, August 14, 2018 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 14, 2018 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. 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 August 14, 2018. 3. Work Session Reports A. ID 18-1125 Receive a report, hold a discussion and give staff direction regarding the implementation of standard construction specifications and contract documentation for construction of all City of Denton capital projects and public infrastructure. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Presentation B. ID 18-1221 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the FY 2018-19 City Manager’s Proposed Budget, Capital Improvement Program, and Five-Year Financial Forecast. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Budget Follow-Up Memorandum Exhibit 3 - Presentation C. ID 18-1283 Receive a report from staff, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the design and construction of the new North Lakes Dog Park. Attachments: Exhibit 1 Agenda Infromation Sheet.pdf Exhibit 2 Presentation.pdf Exhibit 3 Concept Plan.pdf D. ID 18-1327 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding Quiet Zones along at-grade railroad crossings within the City of Denton. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Quiet Zone Presentation.pdf Page 1 Printed on 8/14/2018 City Council Meeting Agenda August 14, 2018 E. ID 18-1202 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction on the composition of the Oak Gateway Area Plan Steering Committee due to recent resignations and quorum issues. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet.docx Exhibit 2 - Oak Gateway Area Plan Boundary Map Exhibit 3 - Sub-areas Map Exhibit 4 - Small Area Plan Steering Committee Resolution F. ID 18-1261 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Municipal Equality Index (MEI), the City of Denton’s MEI score, and options for consideration to increase MEI score. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet revised Exhibit 2 - Presentation Exhibit 3 - 2018 MEI Standards for Credit Exhibit 4 - Estimated 2018 MEI Denton Texas Exhibit 5 - MEI 2017 Denton Texas 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 18-1259 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. Receive a presentation from staff regarding public power competitive and financial matters about power purchase agreements under development as a result of the City’s participation in the New Braunfels Utilities’ Request for Proposal for the purchase of solar-generated electric power (“NBU RFP”); discuss and deliberate strategies, opportunities and agreements for the City to potentially purchase solar-generated electric power as a result of the City’s participation in the NBU RFP. Consultation with the City’s attorneys regarding legal issues associated with the agreements 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. Following the completion of the Closed Meeting, the City Council will convene in a Special Called Meeting to consider the following items: 1. 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 Page 2 Printed on 8/14/2018 City Council Meeting Agenda August 14, 2018 consideration. Listed below are bids, purchase orders, contracts, and other items to be approved under the Consent Agenda (Agenda Items A – F). 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 – F 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. A. ID 18-1203 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton approving revisions to the pilot bicycle share permit program to extend the term thereof; confirming the rules and regulations for the pilot bicycle program and the provisions for enforcement thereof; establishing a fee schedule for the permit program; proving a penalty clause; providing a severability clause; and declaring an effective date. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - AIS Bike Share Ord Exhibit 2 - Ord 18-277 Bike Share Ord Exhibit 3 - Ordinance-Bike Share Pilot Program Exhibit 4 - Bike Share Pilot Program Ordinance redline B. ID 18-1248 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an agreement with Texas Department of Transportation (“TXDOT”) for the furnishing and installation of traffic signal equipment at the intersection(s) of FM 2181 at Wind River, FM 2181 at Ryan, FM 2181 at Robinson, FM 2181 at Wheeler Ridge, FM 2181 at Hickory Creek, FM 2181 at Montecito, FM 2181 at Old Alton, FM 2181 at Sundown, and FM 2181 at Cedar Creek; authorizing the expenditure of funds thereof; and providing an effective date. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet FM 2181 Exhibit 2 - Ordinance Exhibit 3 - Agreement for Furnishing and Installing of Traffic Signal Equipment by a Municipallity C. ID 18-1249 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas prohibiting parking on the southwest side of Hanover Drive from Windsor Drive to Croydon Street during school hours; providing a repealer clause, providing a savings clause; providing for a penalty not to exceed $500 for violations of this ordinance, providing that violations of this ordinance shall be governed by Chapter 18 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, and providing for an effective date. The Traffic Safety Commission recommends Option 1 (5-0). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Ltr Hanover No Parking Exhibit 3 - Notice No Parking Hanover Dr Exhibit 4 - Hanover Map Exhibit 5 - Ordinance D. ID 18-1277 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a contract through National Joint Powers Alliance Cooperative Purchasing Network Page 3 Printed on 8/14/2018 City Council Meeting Agenda August 14, 2018 Contract # 032515 for the purchase of a Caterpillar Inc. Model 836K refuse compactor for the City of Denton Solid Waste Department; authorizing the expenditure of funds therefor; and declaring an effective date (File 6869- awarded to B.D. Holt CO. dba Holt Texas, Ltd., in the not-to-exceed amount of $1,031,787.07). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2a - Evaluation Sheet Exhibit 2b - Quotes Exhibit 3 - Contract Exhibit 4 - Ordinance E. ID 18-1347 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas approving a City sponsorship in an amount not to exceed $1,000 of in-kind services and resources for the North Texas State Fair Association’s (NTFA) North Texas Fair & Rodeo to be held between the dates of Friday, August 17, 2018 to Sunday, August 25, 2018; and providing an effective date. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet - North Texas Fair.pdf Exhibit 2 - NTSF sponsorship ordinance.pdf Exhibit 3 - NTSF Request.pdf Exhibit 4 - North Texas State Fair Ordinance revised F. ID 18-1312 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a contract through the Buy Board Cooperative Purchasing Network Contract Number 521-16 for the acquisition of six (6) Peterbilt refuse collection trucks Model 520 for the City of Denton Solid Waste Department; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (File 6866- awarded to Rush Truck Centers of Texas, L.P. in the amount of $1,826,172). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Evaluation Sheet Exhibit 3 - Contract Exhibit 4 - Ordinance 2. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION A. ID 18-1252 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) in the amount of $6,864,979.98, by and between the State of Texas, acting through the Texas Department of Transportation (the “State”) and the City of Denton (the “City”), regarding water and wastewater improvements associated with the US 377 (Ft Worth Drive) roadway widening project. The City will make two incremental payments to the State. The first payment will be upon full execution of the AFA and will be in the amount of $3,864,979.98. The second payment will be in the amount of $3,000,000.00 after receiving additional RTR funds from NCTCOG in the amount of $3,000,000.00. Page 4 Printed on 8/14/2018 City Council Meeting Agenda August 14, 2018 Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Letter from NCTCOG Exhibit 3 - Project Map Exhibit 4 - Presentation_Council Exhibit 5 - Ordinance and Advance Funding Agreement 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. ID 18-1295 Hold a public hearing on a proposal to adopt a tax rate of $0.620477 with a maximum allowable rate of $0.637856 per $100 valuation, which will not exceed the lower of the effective or rollback tax rate. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - 2018 Notice of Proposed Tax Rate Exhibit 3 - Presentation 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 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 ___________________, 2018 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. Page 5 Printed on 8/14/2018

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