Public Utilities Board
Regular MeetingDenton, TX · June 25, 2018
Agenda
City Hall
City of Denton 215 E. McKinney St.
Denton, Texas 76201
www.cityofdenton.com
Meeting Agenda
Public Utilities Board
Monday, June 25, 2018 6:00 PM Work Session Room
After determining that a quorum is present, the Public Utilities Board of the City of Denton, Texas will convene
in a meeting on Monday, June 25, 2018 at 6:00 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
A. PUB18-112 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding a review of the
Solid Waste Department’s landfill and collections operations by Blue Ridge Services, Inc.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Blue Ridge Presentation
Exhibit 3 - Action Plan
B. PUB18-114 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the air emissions
testing at Denton Energy Center conducted by Black and Veatch Corporation.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Air Emissions Testing Report
Exhibit 3 - Emissions Summary Presentation.pptx
The Public Utilities Board (PUB) will convene in a Closed Meeting to consider specific items when these items
are listed below under the Closed Meeting section of this agenda. When items for consideration are not listed
under the Closed Meeting section of the agenda, the PUB will not conduct a Closed Meeting and will
immediately convene its open meeting. The PUB 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. PUB18-116 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 competitive and financial public power information from staff 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 make recommendations to City Council 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
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jeopardize the City’s legal position in any administrative proceeding or potential 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
ACTION, DECISION, OR VOTE IS TAKEN IN THE CLOSED MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF §551.086 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE (THE ‘PUBLIC POWER
EXCEPTION’). THE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN INTO A
CLOSED MEETING OR EXECUTIVE SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY TEX. GOV’T. CODE,
§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 §551.071-551.086 OF THE TEXAS OPEN
MEETINGS ACT.
Following the completion of the Closed Meeting, the Public Utilities Board will convene in a Regular Meeting
at which the following items will be considered:
REGULAR MEETING
1. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
A. PUB18-118 Consider approval of the Public Utilities Board Meeting minutes of June 11, 2018.
Attachments: PUB Draft Minutes 6-11-18
B. PUB18-111 Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas,
authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute a transmission line relocation
agreement with Terrano Realty, Inc., a Texas Corporation, Medanjo Partners, Ltd., a
Texas Limited Partnership, and NW Realty, Inc., a Texas Corporation, for the relocation
of a 138kV transmission line owned by the Texas Municipal Power Agency and
maintained by the City located on the near west side of E. Loop 288 south of Shady
Oaks Dr.; and, providing for an effective date.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Transmission Line Relocation Agreement
Exhibit 3 - Location Map
Exhibit 4 - Ordinance
Exhibit 5 - TMPA Resolution 2017-3-6
C. PUB18-113 Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, a Texas
home-rule municipal corporation, approving a proposal for the purchase of galvanized
steel transmission poles, anchor cages, and related hardware; authorizing the City
Manager, or his designee, to execute a contract for the purchase of same; providing for
the expenditure of funds; and providing an effective date (RFP 6744 -awarded to Texas
Electric Cooperatives, Inc., in the not-to-exceed amount of $1,102,070).
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Attachments: Exhibit 1- Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Pricing Evaluation
Exhibit 3 - Map
Exhibit 4 - Cost Allocation
Exhibit 5 - Contract
Exhibit 6 - Ordinance
D. PUB18-122 Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, a Texas
home-rule municipal corporation, providing for, authorizing, and approving the purchase
of Property, Boiler and Machinery, and Business Interruption Insurance Coverage for the
City of Denton, through the City’s sole broker of record, McGriff, Seibels, and Williams
of Texas, Inc., and in accordance with Chapter 252.024 of the Texas Local Government
Code such coverage is exempt from the requirements of competitive bidding; and
providing an effective date (File 6849- awarded to Swiss Re/Lexington Insurance
Company (50/50 split) through McGriff, Seibels, and Williams of Texas, Inc., with a three
(3) year not-to-exceed amount of $1,399,000).
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Coverage Comparison
Exhibit 3 - Broker Recommendation Letter
Exhibit 4 - Staff Presentation PUB
Exhibit 5 - Ordinance
E. PUB18-119 ACM Update:
1. Future Agenda Items
2. Matrix
Attachments: 1. Future Agenda Item List
2. New Business Matrix - PUB
2. CONCLUDING ITEMS
A. Under Section 551.042 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, respond to inquiries from the Public Utilities
Board 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 ___________________, 2018 at ________o'clock (a.m.) (p.m.)
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CITY SECRETARY
NOTE: THE CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION ROOM IS
HANDICAP-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.
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