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Denton, TX · September 24, 2024

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City Hall City of Denton 215 E. McKinney St. Denton, Texas 76201 www.cityofdenton.com Meeting Agenda City Council Tuesday, September 24, 2024 2:00 PM Council Work Session Room & Council Chambers Special Called CLOSED MEETING BEGINS AT 2:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION ROOM AND WILL PROGRESS TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS WORK SESSION BEGINS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CLOSED MEETING IN THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION ROOM COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE IN CLOSED MEETING IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE WORK SESSION IN THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION ROOM CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FINAL CLOSED MEETING IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC HEARING(S) WILL BEGIN AT/AFTER 6:30 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS REGISTRATION GUIDELINES FOR ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL Individuals may speak during a Council meeting under one of the following categories: Open Microphone: At regular meetings only, individuals can speak on any topic that is not on the agenda for no longer than four (4) minutes per individual. This portion of the meeting occurs immediately after the start of the regular meeting session. Please note, Council members cannot engage in a discussion on topics presented during this portion and there are limited slots available for this portion of the meeting. Comments on Agenda Items: Public comments can be given for any item considered by the Council, EXCEPT work session reports or closed meetings. Individuals are only able to comment one time per agenda item and cannot use more than one method to comment on a single agenda item. Public comments are limited to three (3) minutes per citizen. Public Hearing Items: Individuals are limited to four (4) minutes per public hearing item. _________________________________________________________________________________ City of Denton Page 1 Printed on 9/23/2024 City Council Meeting Agenda September 24, 2024 Individuals may participate by using one of the following methods: 1. In Person for Regular or Consent Agenda Items: To provide in-person comments regular or consent agenda items (excluding public hearing items), Individuals must be present at the meeting and submit a speaker card (available at the meeting location) to the City Secretary prior to the item being called. 2. In Person for Public Hearing Items: For public hearing items, speaker cards are encouraged but not required. 3. eComment: The agenda is posted online at www.cityofdenton.com/publicmeetings. Once the agenda is posted, a link to make virtual comments using the eComment module will be made available next to the meeting listing on the Upcoming Events Calendar. Using eComment, Individuals may indicate support or opposition and submit a brief comment about a specific agenda item. eComments may be submitted up until the start of the meeting at which time the ability to make an eComment will be closed. eComments will be sent directly to members of the City Council immediately upon submission and recorded by the City Secretary into the Minutes of the Meeting. 4. By Phone: Individuals may register to provide comments by phone. Instructions and a link to register to comment by phone will be available at www.cityofdenton.com/publicmeetings until noon of the meeting date. Residents will submit contact information using the link provided and receive further instructions via email on how to join the meeting by phone and provide comments. _________________________________________________________________________________ After determining that a quorum is present, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas will convene in a Closed Session on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 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: 1. Closed Meeting: A. ID 24-1377 Deliberations regarding the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices in City facilities - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.076; Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071. Receive a presentation from staff regarding active shooter training in City facilities; 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. Following the completion of the Closed Meeting, the City Council will convene in a Work Session in the Council Work Session Room. City of Denton Page 2 Printed on 9/23/2024 City Council Meeting Agenda September 24, 2024 NOTE: Any item for which a formal action at the Regular Meeting has been taken by Council may be subject to a request for a motion for reconsideration at any time during the meeting, at the Concluding Items Section, 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. WORK SESSION 1. Citizen Comments on Consent Agenda Items This section of the agenda allows citizens to speak on any item listed on the Consent Agenda prior to its consideration. Each speaker will be given a total of three (3) minutes to address any item(s). Any person who wishes to address the City Council regarding these items may do so by utilizing the "By Phone" registration process as referenced under the REGISTRATION GUIDELINES FOR ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL detailed at the beginning of this agenda. Registration is required prior to the time the City Council considers this item. Registrants may call in and remain on hold or receive a call back at the time the Work Session is called to Order and are encouraged to ensure they remain accessible to accept the call. 2. Requests for clarification of agenda items listed on this agenda for public hearing and individual consideration. This section allows members of the City Council to ask questions on items listed on this agenda for public hearing and individual consideration. Responses to questions on items listed under the consent agenda that are received prior to the meeting are available by clicking on Exhibit 1 below. The responses will be available prior to the start of the meeting, when applicable. Any handouts distributed at the meeting will also be uploaded to the below link by 12:00 p.m. on the business day following the meeting. Members of the Council may remove items from the consent agenda. When items are removed from the consent agenda and placed on the regular agenda by members of the council, the removed items shall be taken up in the order of removal right after the consent agenda. A. ID 24-478 Meeting Questions, Responses & Handouts Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet 3. Work Session Reports A. ID 24-252 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding Audit Project 041 - Development Planning: Application Processing. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 30 minutes] Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet.pdf Exhibit 2 - Audit of Development Planning: Application Processing.pdf Exhibit 3 - Presentation.pdf B. ID 24-1537 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the City of Denton Public Safety Flock Safety License Plate Recognition Program. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 30 minutes] Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Presentation.pdf City of Denton Page 3 Printed on 9/23/2024 City Council Meeting Agenda September 24, 2024 C. ID 24-1737 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction on pending City Council requests for: 1. Request to create a new quarterly program for staff to engage with residents at their homes to increase resident engagement. [Estimated Presentation/Discussion Time: 30 minutes] Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Ordinance 24-1725 Exhibit 3 - Presentation Following the completion of the Work Session, the City Council will convene in a Closed Meeting in the Council Work Session Room 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 24-1903 Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071. Consult with the City’s attorneys on the legal status, expenses, strategy and options for resolution of litigation in Cause No. DC-22-17013, styled “City of Denton, Texas, acting by and through its Electric Utility Department, Denton Municipal Electric v. Delilah Solar Energy, LLC and Samson Solar Energy, LLC,” pending in the 192nd District Court, Dallas County, Texas; where 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 otherwise compromise the City’s legal position in pending litigation. 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 Closed Meeting, the City Council will reconvene in Open Meeting to take action, if any, on matters discussed in closed session. _________________________________________________________________________________ AFTER DETERMINING THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT, THE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL, 215 E. MCKINNEY STREET, DENTON, TEXAS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CLOSED MEETING, AND CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC HEARING(S) WILL CONVENE AT 6:30 P.M., AT WHICH THE FOLLOWING WILL BE CONSIDERED: City of Denton Page 4 Printed on 9/23/2024 City Council Meeting Agenda September 24, 2024 4. CONSENT AGENDA Each of these items is recommended by Staff or a board, commission, and committee. Approval thereof will be strictly on the basis of the those 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. For those items recommended by a specific board, commission, or committee, the agenda item will reference that recommendation. To view the video of the related board, commission, or committee meeting, as applicable, a link can be found within the applicable supporting documentation (Exhibit 1). Listed below are bids, purchase orders, contracts, and other items to be approved under the Consent Agenda (Agenda Items A – AI). 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 24-502 Consider nominations/appointments to the City’s Boards, Commissions, and Committees: Board of Ethics, Health & Building Standards Commission, Historic Landmark Commission, Parks, Recreation & Beautification Board, Planning and Zoning Commission, Public Art Committee, Sustainability Framework Advisory Committee, and Zoning Board of Adjustment. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Nominations List B. ID 24-1902 Consider approval of a resolution of the City of Denton confirming the appointment of Jessica Robledo as Chief of Police of the City of Denton; and declaring an effective date. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Resolution C. ID 24-1904 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton approving a First Amendment to the 2022-2026 Meet and Confer Agreement between the City of Denton and the Denton Police Officers Association, amending Article 4 - Hiring (eligibility age); and providing an effective date. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Ordinance Exhibit 3 - Red-Lined Tentative Agreement Exhibit 4 - Clean Copy Tentative Agreement D. ID 24-1947 Consider approval of a resolution of the City of Denton approving a small business utility relief grant program for small businesses that have been impacted or disproportionately impacted by the pandemic; authorizing the expenditure of American Rescue Plan Act funds; and providing an effective date. City of Denton Page 5 Printed on 9/23/2024 City Council Meeting Agenda September 24, 2024 Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Resolution Exhibit 3 - Notice of Funding Opportunity E. ID 24-1646 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and the Children’s Advocacy Center for North Texas, providing for client and clinical services to victims of child abuse and non-offending family members; providing for the expenditure of funds in the amount of $233,280; and providing for an effective date. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Ordinance & Agreement F. ID 24-1924 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the Interim Chief of Police to extend the permits for tow service companies and tow truck operators issued under the City Code of Ordinances, Article IV (Police Initiated Towing Services) and Article V (Non-Consent Towing), beyond September 30, 2024, allowing for the denial of new tow service company permit applications, waiving the application fee for new tow truck operators; and providing for an effective date. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Ordinance G. ID 24-1918 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton approving, and authorizing the execution of, an agreement between the City of Denton and Hearts for Homes for the expenditure of City Council contingency funds in the amount of one thousand seven hundred dollars ($1,700) in support of the organization; and providing an effective date. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 3 - Ordinance Exhibit 2 - Funding Request H. ID 24-674 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton determining the public use, need and necessity for the acquisition of approximately 14.434 acres of land located along Ryan Road, in the T. Labor Survey, Abstract Number 779 and N. Britton Survey, Abstract Number 051, each in the City and County of Denton, Texas for the purpose of a future library facility and other public amenities; authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract of sale between the City of Denton, as Buyer and the Evangelical Good Samaritan Society a North Dakota nonprofit corporation, as Seller; authorizing the City Manager to consummate and accept the purchase, grant and conveyance to the City of Denton from the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society; authorizing the expenditure of funds not to exceed Two Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($2,750,000.00) plus associated closing costs; and providing for severability and an effective date. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Site Map Exhibit 3 - Ordinance City of Denton Page 6 Printed on 9/23/2024 City Council Meeting Agenda September 24, 2024 I. ID 24-1376 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton providing for the abandonment of a 1.808-acre Avigation Easement, in all air space above an imaginary horizontal geometric plane at a constant height of six hundred and eighty feet (680) above mean sea level, being located in the Masch Branch Industrial Block A Lot 2, an addition to the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, in the William Bryan Survey No. 148, as shown on the plat thereof recorded in Cabinet M, Page 131 and granted to the City of Denton by Bret Ellis Wier and Jacquita Lynn Wier, recorded by County Clerk File No. 96-R0041901 of the Real Property Records of Denton County, Texas; providing for the quitclaim thereof to HL Fund II Denton, L.P.; providing for the terms and conditions of the abandonment and quitclaim made herein; providing for the indemnification of the City of Denton against damages arising out of the abandonment herein; providing for consideration to be paid to the City of Denton; providing for severability and an effective date. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Location Map Exhibit 3 - Ordinance J. ID 24-1905 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton amending Ordinance No. 24-795, approved by City Council May 21, 2024, by altering Section 3 thereof to remove the reverter provisions; providing a savings clause; providing for consideration to be paid to the City of Denton in the amount of ($15,751.00); and providing an effective date. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Ordinance K. ID 24-1783 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager or their designee to execute a solid waste disposal contract with Community Waste Disposal, L.P (“contractor”), providing for delivery of guaranteed tonnage at the landfill; and providing an effective date. The Public Utilities Board Recommends approval (7-0). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Ordinance and Contract L. ID 24-1784 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager or their designee to execute a solid waste disposal contract with Frontier Texas Ventures l, LLC, a Delaware limited company doing business in Texas as “Frontier Waste Solutions” (“contractor”); providing for delivery of guaranteed tonnage at the landfill; providing an effective date. The Public Utilities Board Recommends approval (7-0). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Ordinance and contract (1) M. ID 24-1785 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager or their designee to execute a solid waste disposal contract with Parker Waste Services, LLC (“contractor”); providing for delivery of guaranteed tonnage at the landfill; and providing an City of Denton Page 7 Printed on 9/23/2024 City Council Meeting Agenda September 24, 2024 effective date. The Public Utilities Board Recommends approval (7-0). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Ordinance and Contract N. ID 24-1786 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager or their designee to execute a solid waste disposal contract with Waste Connections Lone Star, Inc. (“contractor”), providing for delivery of guaranteed tonnage at the landfill; and providing an effective date. The Public Utilities Board Recommends approval (7-0). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Ordinance and Contract O. ID 24-1581 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager to execute a funding agreement between the City and Children's Advocacy Center for North Texas, Inc. to provide General Funds for the Direct Client Services Program in Denton, Texas; authorizing the expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00 and providing an effective date. The Community Services Advisory Committee recommends approval (8-0). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - 2024-25 CSAC Funding Recommendations and Descriptions Exhibit 3 – Agency Ordinance-Agreement P. ID 24-1582 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager to execute a funding agreement between the City and Court Appointed Special Advocates of Denton County, Inc. to provide General Fund Dollars for the Court Advocacy Program in Denton, Texas; authorizing the expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00 and providing an effective date. The Community Services Advisory Committee recommends approval (8-0). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - 2024-25 CSAC Funding Recommendations and Descriptions Exhibit 3 – Agency Ordinance-Agreement Q. ID 24-1583 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager to execute a funding agreement between the City and Communities in Schools of North Texas to provide General Fund Dollars for Case Management Program in Denton, Texas; authorizing the expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00 and providing an effective date. The Community Services Advisory Committee recommends approval (8-0). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - 2024-25 CSAC Funding Recommendations and Descriptions Exhibit 3 – Agency Ordinance-Agreement R. ID 24-1584 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager to execute a funding agreement between the City and Cumberland Youth and Family Services to provide General Fund Dollars for the Community Counseling Program in Denton, Texas; authorizing the expenditure of funds in an City of Denton Page 8 Printed on 9/23/2024 City Council Meeting Agenda September 24, 2024 amount not to exceed $15,000.00; and providing an effective date. The Community Services Advisory Committee recommends approval (8-0). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - 2024-25 CSAC Funding Recommendations and Descriptions Exhibit 3 – Agency Ordinance-Agreement S. ID 24-1585 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager to execute a funding agreement between the City and Denton City County Day School, Inc. to provide General Fund Dollars for The Preschool Program in Denton, Texas; authorizing the expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00 and providing an effective date. The Community Services Advisory Committee recommends approval (8-0). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - 2024-25 CSAC Funding Recommendations and Descriptions Exhibit 3 – Agency Ordinance-Agreement T. ID 24-1586 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager to execute a funding agreement between the City and Denton County Friends of the Family, Inc. to provide Community Development Block Grant Funds for the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Program in Denton, Texas; authorizing the expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $40,000.00; and providing an effective date. The Community Services Advisory Committee recommends approval (8-0). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - 2024-25 CSAC Funding Recommendations and Descriptions Exhibit 3 – Agency Ordinance-Agreement U. ID 24-1587 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager to execute a funding agreement between the City and Denton County MHMR Center to provide General Fund Dollars for the Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) program in Denton, Texas; authorizing the expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $28,000.00 and providing an effective date. The Community Services Advisory Committee recommends approval (8-0). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - 2024-25 CSAC Funding Recommendations and Descriptions Exhibit 3 – Agency Ordinance-Agreement V. ID 24-1588 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager to execute a funding agreement between the City and Denton Christian Pre-school, Inc. to provide General Fund Dollars for The Preschool Program in Denton, Texas; authorizing the expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00 and providing an effective date. The Community Services Advisory Committee recommends approval (8-0). City of Denton Page 9 Printed on 9/23/2024 City Council Meeting Agenda September 24, 2024 Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - 2024-25 CSAC Funding Recommendations and Descriptions Exhibit 3 – Agency Ordinance-Agreement W. ID 24-1589 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager to execute a funding agreement between the City and Grace Like Rain, Inc. DBA Giving Grace to provide General Fund Dollars for the housing focused case management program in Denton, Texas; authorizing the expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $40,000.00 and providing an effective date. The Community Services Advisory Committee recommends approval (8-0). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 3 – Agency Ordinance-Agreement Exhibit 2 - 2024-25 CSAC Funding Recommendations and Descriptions X. ID 24-1590 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager to execute a funding agreement between the City and Health Services of North Texas, Inc. to provide Community Development Block Grant Funds for the Poverty Primary Care Program in Denton, Texas; authorizing the expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00; and providing an effective date. The Community Services Advisory Committee recommends approval (7-0-1). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - 2024-25 CSAC Funding Recommendations and Descriptions Exhibit 3 – Agency Ordinance-Agreement Y. ID 24-1594 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager to execute a funding agreement between the City and North Texas Solutions for Recovery, Inc. to provide General Fund Dollars for Clinical Services and the Residential Treatment program in Denton, Texas; authorizing the expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $45,000.00 and providing an effective date. The Community Services Advisory Committee recommends approval (8-0). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - 2024-25 CSAC Funding Recommendations and Descriptions Exhibit 3 – Agency Ordinance-Agreement Z. ID 24-1597 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager to execute a funding agreement between the City and Our Daily Bread, Inc. to provide General Fund Dollars for Security services in Denton, Texas; authorizing the expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $39,134.00 and providing an effective date. The Community Services Advisory Committee recommends approval (8-0). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - 2024-25 CSAC Funding Recommendations and Descriptions Exhibit 3 – Agency Ordinance-Agreement AA. ID 24-1598 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City City of Denton Page 10 Printed on 9/23/2024 City Council Meeting Agenda September 24, 2024 Manager to execute a funding agreement between the City and Opening Doors International Services, Inc. to provide General Fund Dollars for Immigration Services in Denton, Texas; authorizing the expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00 and providing an effective date. The Community Services Advisory Committee recommends approval (7-0-1). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - 2024-25 CSAC Funding Recommendations and Descriptions Exhibit 3 – Agency Ordinance-Agreement AB. ID 24-1599 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager to execute a funding agreement between the City and PediPlace to provide General Fund Dollars for the Child Healthcare Program in Denton, Texas; authorizing the expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00 and providing an effective date. The Community Services Advisory Committee recommends approval (8-0). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - 2024-25 CSAC Funding Recommendations and Descriptions Exhibit 3 – Agency Ordinance-Agreement AC. ID 24-1600 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager to execute a funding agreement between the City and SPAN, Incorporated to provide Community Development Block Grant Funds and General Fund Dollars for the Senior Nutrition Program in Denton, Texas; authorizing the expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $25,500.00 and providing an effective date. The Community Services Advisory Committee recommends approval (8-0). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - 2024-25 CSAC Funding Recommendations and Descriptions Exhibit 3 – Agency Ordinance-Agreement AD. ID 24-1601 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager to execute a funding agreement between the City and The Salvation Army to provide General Fund Dollars for the Salvation Army KARE Kitchen and Food Pantry in Denton, Texas; authorizing the expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00; and providing an effective date. The Community Services Advisory Committee recommends approval (8-0). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - 2024-25 CSAC Funding Recommendations and Descriptions Exhibit 3 – Agency Ordinance-Agreement AE. ID 24-1666 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager to execute a funding agreement between the City and Grace Like Rain, Inc. dba Giving Grace to provide general fund dollars for Street Outreach program services in furtherance of the coordinated system of homelessness assistance programs in Denton, Texas; authorizing the expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $125,450.00; and providing an effective date. The Community Services Advisory Committee recommends approval (6-0). City of Denton Page 11 Printed on 9/23/2024 City Council Meeting Agenda September 24, 2024 Attachments: Exhibit 1 Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 – Ordinance & Service Agreement AF. ID 24-1667 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager to execute a funding agreement between the City and United Way of Denton County, Inc. to provide general fund dollars for a coordinated system of homeless assistance programs in Denton, Texas; authorizing the expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $80,000.00; and providing an effective date. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Ordinance & Agency Service Agreement AG. ID 24-1853 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 Koppl Pipeline Services, Inc, through The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) Cooperative Program Contract # 23010401, for welding, hot tap, line stop, and valve insertion services for the Water Utilities Department; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (File 8633 - awarded to Koppl Pipeline Services, Inc, for one (1) year, with the option for four (4) additional one (1) year extensions, in the total five (5) year not-to-exceed amount of $1,700,000.00). Public Utilities Board recommends approval 5-0. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Cooperative Pricing Exhibit 3 - Ordinance and Contract AH. ID 24-1855 Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, ratifying the expenditure of funds by the City Manager for the purchase of a screener, including a maintenance and repair contract for the Beneficial Reuse Department; and providing an effective date (File 8655 - awarded to McCourt Equipment, Inc, in the not-to-exceed amount of $671,729.85). Public Utilities Board recommends approval 5-0. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Quote Exhibit 3 - Declaration of Emergency Exhibit 4 - Ordinance AI. ID 24-1856 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 Recovery Systems, Inc. dba Pro Tow Wrecker Service, for towing services of City-owned and impounded Police vehicles for the Fleet Services Department; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (RFP 8618 - awarded to Recovery Systems, Inc. dba Pro Tow Wrecker Service, for one (1) year, with the option for four (4) additional one (1) year extensions, in the total five (5) year not-to-exceed amount of $400,000.00). City of Denton Page 12 Printed on 9/23/2024 City Council Meeting Agenda September 24, 2024 Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Pricing Evaluation Exhibit 3 - Ordinance and Contract 5. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION A. ID 24-1655 Consider approval of a resolution of the City of Denton nominating members to the Board of Directors of the Denton Central Appraisal District; and providing an effective date. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Resolution Exhibit 3 - DCAD Memo Exhibit 4 - Presentation 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. DCA23-0002 Hold a public hearing and consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, k Texas amending the Denton Development Code, regarding short-term rental use regulations and definitions, specifically amendments to Table 5.2-A- Table of Allowed Uses, Subsection 5.3.1 Use-Specific Standards - Generally, Subsection 5.3.5: Commercial Use-Specific Standards, Table 7.9-I Parking, and Section 9.2: Definitions; providing for a penalty in the maximum amount of $2,000.00 for violations thereof; providing a severability clause and an effective date. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted [5-0] to recommend approval of the request. Motion for approval was made by Commissioner Villareal and seconded by Commissioner Pruett. STAFF IS REQUESTING THIS PUBLIC HEARING BE CONTINUED TO THE OCTOBER 22, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. (DCA23-0002k, Short-Term Rentals, Angie Manglaris) Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Presentation 7. 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. City of Denton Page 13 Printed on 9/23/2024 City Council Meeting Agenda September 24, 2024 CERTIFICATE I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the official website (https://tx-denton.civicplus.com/242/Public-Meetings-Agendas) and bulletin board at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas, on September 20, 2024, in advance of the 72-hour posting deadline, as applicable, and in accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. __________________________________________ OFFICE OF THE 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. City of Denton Page 14 Printed on 9/23/2024

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