Committee on the Environment

City Hall City of Denton 215 E. McKinney St. Denton, Texas 76201 www.cityofdenton.com Meeting Agenda Committee on the Environment Monday, February 6, 2017 1:30 PM City Council Work Session Room After determining that a quorum is present, the Committee on the Environment of the City of Denton, Texas will convene in a Regular Meeting on Monday, February 6, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. in the City Council Work Session Room at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas at which the following items will be considered: 1. REGULAR MEETING A. COE17-012 Consider approval of the Committee on the Environment of the Denton City Council Meeting minutes of January 17, 2017. Attachments: 1-17-17 COE DRAFT Minutes B. COE17-010 Receive a report; hold a discussion regarding follow-up questions about landfill emissions reported in the draft 2015 Greenhouse Gas Inventory. Attachments: DRAFT 2015 GHG Inventory1.30.17.pdf Appendix - Muni and Comm - 2015.pdf C. COE17-009 Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding the adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, amending Subchapter 35.3 Procedures, Subchapter 35.13 Site Design Standards, and Subchapter 35.23 Definitions and Terms, of the Denton Development Code related to tree preservation and landscape requirements. (DCA17-0005, Tree Preservation and Landscape Requirements Update, Haywood Morgan). Attachments: Attachment 1 Citizen Survey Attachment 2 Stakeholder Feedback Attachment 3 Letters of Support Attachment 4 Summary of Proposed Revisions Attachment 5 Benchmark Cities Analysis Attachment 6 Proposed Amendments Section 35.13.7 Attachment 7 Subsection 35.13.7 redline Attachment 8 Subsection 35.3.11 redline Attachment 9 Benchmark Cities Analysis Attachment 10 Exempt Tree List Attachment 11 Subsection 35.23.2 redline Attachment 12 2016 State of the Denton Urban Forest_Preservation Tree D. COE17-011 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide direction regarding Denton Development Code Subchapter 17 Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs). City of Denton Page 1 Printed on 2/3/2017 Committee on the Environment Meeting Agenda February 6, 2017 Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Subchapter 17-Policies redlines Exhibit 2 - Subchapter 17-Policies clean version E. COE17-013 ACM Update: 1. Honey Run 2. SPEER 3. Matrix Attachments: AMC 1 Attachment 2017 Honey Run flier ACM update SPEER Matrix 2. CONCLUDING ITEMS A. Under Section 551.042 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, respond to inquiries from the Committee on the Environment 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. 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 ___________________, 2017 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. City of Denton Page 2 Printed on 2/3/2017