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City Hall City of Denton 215 E. McKinney St. Denton, Texas 76201 www.cityofdenton.com Meeting Agenda City Council Monday, April 6, 2020 3:00 PM Work Session Room & Council Chambers EMERGENCY MEETING Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 551, V.T.C.A., Government Code, notice is hereby given of an Emergency Special Meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Denton, Texas to be held in the Council Work Session Room at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas on the 6th day of April, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. WORK SESSION BEGINS AT 3:00 P.M. IN THE WORK SESSION ROOM CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF THE ITEM(S) FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE WORK SESSION After determining that a quorum is present, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas will convene in a Work Session on Monday, April 6, 2020, at 3:00 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: Note: Mayor Chris Watts, Mayor Pro Tem Gerard Hudspeth, and Council Members Keely Briggs, Jesse Davis, John Ryan, Deb Armintor and Paul Meltzer will be participating in the work session and special called meeting via video/teleconference. REGISTRATION GUIDELINES FOR ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL Page 1 Printed on 4/6/2020 City Council Meeting Agenda April 6, 2020 Due to COVID-19 precautions, members of the public will not be able to attend the Monday, April 6, City Council emergency meeting in-person. To accommodate and receive input on agenda items, citizens will be able to participate in one of the following ways (NOTE: Other than public hearings, citizens are only able to comment one time per agenda item; citizens cannot use both methods to comment on a single agenda item): • Virtual “White Card” – On the afternoon of Monday, April 6, the agenda was posted online at www.cityofdenton.com/publicmeetings. Once the agenda is posted, a link to the Virtual White Card, an online form, will be made available under the main heading on the webpage. Within this form, citizens may indicate support or opposition, and submit a brief comment about a specific agenda item. Similar to when a citizen submits a physical white card to indicate their position on the item, these comment forms will be sent directly to City Council members and recorded by the City Secretary. The Mayor will announce the number of Comment Cards submitted in support or opposition to an item during the public comment period. Comments may be submitted up until the start of the meeting, which begins at 3:000 p.m. Online comments received after 3:00 p.m. will not be delivered to the City Council nor entered into the public record. OR • BY PHONE – Citizens wishing to speak to the Council on an agenda item over the phone, may call (940) 349-7800 up to 30 minutes prior to the meeting, which begins at 3:00 p.m. When the call is initially received, a staff member will receive the caller’s information and either: 1) offer to call the citizen back when it is time for them to speak on their requested item, or 2) record the caller’s information, support or opposition, and comment. If the caller chooses to record their support or opposition, rather than speaking during the meeting, the Mayor will announce the number of comments submitted in support or opposition to the item. If the caller wishes to receive a call back, the voice of each caller will be broadcast into the meeting during the public commenting time of their desired agenda item. Individuals will be able to comment once per agenda item, no matter the method. WORK SESSION 1. Work Session Reports A. ID 20-811 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding an update on the City of Denton’s COVID-19 response. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Presentation Exhibit 3 - Council Request for Information NOTE: 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. NOTE: Any item for which a formal action at the Emergency/Special Called Meeting has been taken by Council may be subject to a request for a motion for reconsideration at any time during the meeting or after the meeting. In order to comply with the Texas Open Meetings Act, a request for a motion for reconsideration made during, at the end of, or after a Council meeting will be placed on the agenda and considered at the next official meeting of the City Council. Page 2 Printed on 4/6/2020 City Council Meeting Agenda April 6, 2020 Following the completion of the Work Session, the City Council will convene in a Special Called/Emergency Meeting to consider the following item(s): 2. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION A. ID 20-812 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, superseding and replacing the Order of Council of the City Of Denton issued March 20, 2020 approved by Ordinance 20-740; confirming and authorizing the expenditure of funds; providing a repealer clause; and providing an effective date. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Presentation Exhibit 3 - Draft Ordinance and Order Exhibit 4 - March 13 Mayoral Declaration of Local Disaster Exhibit 5 - March 13 Order of the Mayor of the City of Denton Exhibit 6 - March 17 Ordinance & Order 20-721 Exhibit 7 - March 20 Ordinance 20-740 & Order Exhibit 8 - March 24 Second Mayoral Declaration of Local Disaster and Order Exhibit 9 - Governor Abbott Executive Order GA-14 CERTIFICATE I certify that the above notice of Emergency Meeting held under TOMA Section 551.045 was posted on the bulletin board at the City Hall of the City of Denton, Texas, as well as the City website and provided to the news media outlets on the 6th day of April, 2020 at ___________________ __________________________________________ CITY SECRETARY NOTE: THE CITY OF DENTON'S DESIGNATED PUBLIC MEETING FACILITIES ARE ACCESSIBLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. THE CITY WILL PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION, SUCH AS 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 940-349-8309 OR USE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES FOR THE DEAF (TDD) BY CALLING 1-800-RELAY-TX SO THAT REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION CAN BE ARRANGED. Page 3 Printed on 4/6/2020