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City Hall City of Denton 215 E. McKinney St. Denton, Texas 76201 www.cityofdenton.com Meeting Agenda City Council Monday, October 5, 2020 11:30 AM Council Work Session Room WORK SESSION BEGINS AT 11:30 A.M. IN THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION ROOM THE CLOSED MEETING WILL BE HELD FOLLOWING THE WORK SESSION IN THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION ROOM 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 closed meeting via video/teleconference. After determining that a quorum is present, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas will convene in a Work Session on Monday, October 5, 2020, at 11:30 a.m. in the Council Work Session Room at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas at which the following item(s) will be considered: WORK SESSION 1. Work Session Reports A. ID 20-1586 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the final report and recommendations from the Ad Hoc Use-of-Force Committee. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - UOF Committee Report Exhibit 3 - UOF Committee Report Appendices (bookmarked) Exhibit 4 - Presentation Exhibit 5 - Draft Ordinance - Chief of Police Advisory Board Following the completion of the Work Session, the City Council will convene in a Closed Meeting to consider specific item(s) 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 20-2016 Consultation with Attorneys under Texas Government Code Section 551.071. Discuss, deliberate, receive information from staff, and provide staff with direction pertaining to the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Mayor’s Ad-Hoc Use of Force Committee, where a public discussions 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 or of the State Bar of Texas, or would jeopardize the City’s legal position in negotiations or potential litigation. Page 1 Printed on 10/1/2020 City Council Meeting Agenda October 5, 2020 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. 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 1st day of October, 2020 at 2:02 p.m. __________________________________________ 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 2 Printed on 10/1/2020