City Council
Regular MeetingDenton, TX · November 12, 2019
Agenda
City Hall
City of Denton 215 E. McKinney St.
Denton, Texas 76201
www.cityofdenton.com
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 2:00 PM Work Session Room
WORK SESSION BEGINS AT 2:00 P.M. IN THE WORK SESSION ROOM
CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ITEMS FOR
INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CLOSED
MEETING IN THE 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, November 12, 2019, at 2:00 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:
WORK SESSION
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 this agenda.
3. Work Session Reports
A. ID 19-1721 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the subsidy and
resource allocation study for the Parks and Recreation Department (PARD).
Attachments: Exhibit 1 Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 Presentation
Exhibit 3 Proposed Pyramid
Exhibit 4 Program Back Up
B. ID 19-2730 Receive a report, hold a discussion and give staff direction regarding the implementation
of an exclusive pedestrian phase in the traffic signal operations of the downtown
intersections at Oak and Elm, Oak and Locust, Hickory and Elm, and Hickory and
Locust as a pilot program for evaluation as a safety improvement for all modes of
transportation in the downtown area.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Pedestrian Safety
Exhibit 2 - Presentation
C. ID 19-2760 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the imminent
cessation of water services from the water provider that serves the Green Tree Estates
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Subdivision and discuss options with City Council to provide immediate and long term
infrastructure services to the residents located within this subdivision.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet rev
Exhibit 2 - Presentation (Updated)
Exhibit 3 - Green Tree Estates Fact Sheet.pdf
Exhibit 4 - Annexation Ordinance and Service Plan.pdf
Exhibit 5 - Presentation (Espanol)
D. ID 19-2759 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction on a request for a future
Council Work Session to discuss whether to adopt additional regulations to the City’s
Gas Well Ordinance.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Presentation
Exhibit 3 - House Bill 40
E. ID 19-2210 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction on pending City Council
requests for:
(1) Citizen Police Review Boards
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Presentation
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.
Closed Meeting:
A. ID 19-2694 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
related to a Power Purchase Agreement between the City of Denton, as the seller of
power and electric energy services, and Texas Woman’s University, as a buyer of power
and electric energy services; discuss, deliberate, and provide direction to staff regarding
the same. Consultation with the City’s attorneys regarding legal issues associated with the
above matters 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.
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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
decision, or vote is taken in the Closed Meeting in accordance with the provisions of Section 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 Texas Government Code, Section 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 Sections 551.071-551.086 of the Texas Open Meetings Act.
Following the completion of the Closed Meeting, the City Council will convene in a Special Called
Meeting to consider the following item(s):
1. CONSENT AGENDA
Each of these items is recommended by 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 – I). 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, the Consent
Agenda Items 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 19-2621 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, approving a City
co-sponsorship in an amount not to exceed $3,748 of in-kind services and resources for
the Downtown Denton Turkey Trot and Kids’ Gobble Wobble, which will be held on
Thursday, November 28, 2019, from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., at the McKinney Street
parking lot; and providing an effective date.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 Ordinance
Exhibit 3 Co-sponsorship Approval Letter
B. ID 19-2673 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, approving a City
sponsorship of in-kind services and resources in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for the
Denton Fire Traditions Calendar Fundraiser on Saturday, November 16, 2019; and
providing an effective date.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 Agenda Information Sheet.pdf
Exhibit 2 Ordinance.pdf
Exhibit 3 Letter of Request.pdf
C. ID 19-2680 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal
corporation, authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to utilize a contract through
Tarrant County, Bid Number 2019-064, for the repair, replacement, and the installation
of new Guard Fence (guardrails); providing for expenditures of funds therefor; and
providing an effective date (File 7176 - awarded to Vann/Elli, Inc., in the two (2) year
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not-to-exceed amount of $100,000).
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Tarrant Co 2019-064 - Pricing Sheet
Exhibit 3 - Ordinance
D. ID 19-2681 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal
corporation, authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a contract through
the TXMAS Cooperative Purchasing Network Contract Number
TXMAS-18-00CORP12 for managing live online vehicle and equipment auctions for
disposal of City of Denton fleet assets and Police Department impound vehicles;
providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (File 7212
- awarded to IronPlanet Inc. dba GovPlanet, for one (1) year, with the option for two (2)
additional one (1) year extensions, in the total three (3) year).
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - TXMAS Contract Pricing
Exhibit 3 - Ordinance
E. ID 19-2682 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, Nunc Pro Tunc,
correcting an inadvertent mistake in Ordinance No. 19-2196, specifically the awarded
amount of the services agreement with IDEXX Distribution, Inc. c/o IDEXX Laboratories
for drinking water compliance testing and for laboratory services and animal testing
materials for the Denton animal shelter; providing an effective date (File 7133).
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Ordinance 19-2196 and Contract
Exhibit 3 - Ordinance
F. ID 19-2684 Consider approval of the minutes of October 22, 2019.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - October 22, 2019 Minutes
G. ID 19-2685 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton (“City”) authorizing the Mayor
to act on the City’s behalf in executing an amendment to the Joint Operating Agreement
(the “JOA”) by and between, and among, Texas Municipal Power Agency (the
“Agency”) and the cities of Bryan, Denton, Garland, and Greenville (the “Parties”); and,
providing an effective date.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Amendment No 4 (Redlined)
Exhibit 3 - Ordinance (with exhibit, Amendment No. 4 to the JOA)
Exhibit 4 - Presentation- TMPA JOA Amendment 4 CC 12NOV19
H. ID 19-2586 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager, or
his designee, to execute an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for conducting a traffic
study to determine the impacts of a potential closure of a portion of Bell Avenue between
the City of Denton and Texas Woman’s University, regarding the City’s request for
reimbursement of a portion of the cost of performing the study that are specified in the
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agreement: authorizing the expenditure of funds thereof; and providing an effective date.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Ordinance with ILA
I. ID 19-2735 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal
corporation, approving an agreement between the City and the Electric Reliability Council
of Texas, Inc., a Texas Non-Profit Corporation (“ERCOT”) that allows the City to
provide Black Start Services to ERCOT; authorizing the expenditure of funds and
providing for the receipt of funds from ERCOT; providing an effective date
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Ordinance ERCOT
Exhibit 3 - DME ERCOT BSS presentation
2. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
A. ID 19-2176 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the execution of a
contract of sale between the City of Denton, as buyer, and Pia Kornu, Kimbell Kornu,
and Roger Kornu, as trustees for the Pia Kornu 2019 living trust, and Wen Tsei,
individually, as sellers, for the purchase of a 71.34 acre tract of land, more or less, being
situated in the M. Forrest Survey, abstract no. 0417, located in the City of Denton,
Denton County, Texas, and on the south side of Mills Road, west of Trinity Road and
north of East McKinney Street, for the purchase price of two million three hundred
fifty-four thousand two hundred twenty dollars and no/00 ($2,354,220.00); authorizing
the expenditure of funds therefor; providing for
severability; and providing an effective date.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Site Map
Exhibit 3 - Ordinance and Contract
B. ID 19-2678 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal
corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Archer Western
Construction, LLC, for the construction of Lake Lewisville Water Treatment Plant
(LLWTP) Phase II Improvements; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and
providing an effective date (IFB 7138 - awarded to Archer Western Construction, LLC,
in the not-to-exceed amount of $15,588,880).
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - LLC Members
Exhibit 3 - Ordinance and Contract
Exhibit 4 - Presentation
C. ID 19-2679 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal
corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Links Construction,
LLC, for the construction of a new Fire Station #8, located at 3131 Colorado Boulevard;
providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (RFP
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7140 - awarded to Links Construction, LLC, in the not-to-exceed amount of
$4,188,822.30).
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Pricing Evaluation
Exhibit 3 - LLC Members
Exhibit 4 - Ordinance and Contract
Exhibit 5 - Presentation
D. ID 19-2515 Consider nominations/appointments to the City’s Boards, Commissions, and Committees:
Library Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet 11-12-2019
Exhibit 2 - Nominations 11-12-2019
3. 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 8th day of November 2019 at ________
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CITY SECRETARY
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