Public Utilities Board
Regular MeetingDenton, TX · June 10, 2019
Agenda
City Hall
City of Denton 215 E. McKinney St.
Denton, Texas 76201
www.cityofdenton.com
Meeting Agenda
Public Utilities Board
Monday, June 10, 2019 9:00 AM 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 10, 2019 at 9:00 a.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. PUB19-106 Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding the fee charged to commercial accounts
when utilizing the online and phone payment channel.
Attachments: Exhibit 1- Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Presentation
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. PUB19-109 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.
Discuss and deliberate strategies and opportunities for the City to acquire renewable
energy and energy storage, and enter into agreements regarding the same, including
potential power purchase agreements with respondents to the City’s requests for
proposals regarding these products; receive a presentation from staff regarding public
power competitive and financial matters pertaining to the purchase of renewable energy
and energy storage; consultation with the City’s attorneys regarding legal issues associated
with the agreements described above where discussion of these legal matters in an open
meeting 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.
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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. CONSENT AGENDA
Each of the items on the Consent Agenda is recommended by the Staff and approval thereof will be strictly
on the basis of the Staff recommendations. Approval of the Consent Agenda authorizes the Assistant City
Manager of Utilities, or his designee, to implement each item in accordance with the Staff recommendations.
The Public Utilities Board has received background information and has had an opportunity to raise
questions regarding these items prior to consideration.
Listed below are bids, purchase orders, contracts, and other items to be approved for payment or other
action under the Consent Agenda (Agenda Items A – H). This listing is provided on the Consent Agenda to
allow Public Utilities Board Members to discuss or withdraw an item prior to approval of the Consent
Agenda. If no items are pulled, Consent Agenda Items A – H below 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. PUB19-097 Consider recommending adoption of an Ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the
City Manager, or designee, to execute a confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement
between the City and Allegro Development Corporation; providing for a severability
clause; and providing for an effective date.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Ordinance
B. PUB19-098 Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas
home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the approval of a third amendment to a
Professional Services Agreement between the City of Denton and Deloitte & Touche,
LLP, amending the contract approved by Purchasing on May 25, 2017, in the
not-to-exceed amount of $26,000, amended by Amendments 1 and 2 approved by the
City Manager and City Council, said third amendment to provide professional services
related to the assessment of the Energy Management Organization for Denton Municipal
Electric; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date
(File 6469 - providing for an additional third amendment expenditure amount
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not-to-exceed $192,500, with the total contract amount not-to-exceed $423,500).
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet - PUB
Exhibit 2a - Original Contract
Exhibit 2b - Amendment 1
Exhibit 2c - Amendment 2
Exhibit 3 - 2017 Presentation
Exhibit 4 - Ordinance and Amendment
C. PUB19-099 Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas
home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with
Clevest Solutions, Inc., for the purchase of vendor support of the Denton Municipal
Electric mobile workforce management software and professional services; which is the
sole provider of this software in accordance with Texas Local Government Code
252.022, which provides that procurement of commodities and services that are available
from one source are exempt from competitive bidding and if over $50,000 shall be
awarded by the governing body; and providing an effective date (File 7056 - awarded to
Clevest Solutions, 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 $288,840.03).
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet - PUB
Exhibit 2 - Sole Source Letter
Exhibit 3 - Ordinance and Contract
D. PUB19-100 Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas
home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with
PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc., for the supply of Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass
Spectrometer Instrument, System Controller and Software; providing for the expenditure
of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (RFP 7036-awarded to PerkinElmer
Health Sciences, Inc., in the five (5) year not-to-exceed amount of $149,118).
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet - PUB
Exhibit 2 - Pricing Evaluation
Exhibit 3 - Ordinance and Contract
E. PUB19-101 Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas
home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with
Delta Fuel Company, LLC, for the supply of Denton Energy Center Lubricating Oil;
providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (IFB 7064
- awarded to Delta Fuel Company, LLC, in the three (3) year not-to-exceed amount of
$1,182,600).
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet - PUB
Exhibit 2 - Bid Tabulation
Exhibit 3 - LLC Members
Exhibit 3 - Ordinance and Contract
F. PUB19-102 Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas
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home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to
execute a contract with Dallas Lite & Barricade, Inc., through an Interlocal Cooperative
Purchasing Agreement with the City of Arlington, Bid Number 18-0096, under the
Government Code, Chapter 791.001, to authorize City of Denton contracts for the
acquisition of barricades to be used throughout the City by various departments;
authorizing the expenditure of funds therefor; and declaring an effective date (File 7078 -
awarded to Dallas Lite & Barricade, Inc., for one (1) year, with the option for two (2)
additional one (1) year extensions, in the total (3) year not-to-exceed amount of
$300,000).
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet - PUB
Exhibit 2 - City of Arlington Bid Tabulation
Exhibit 3 - Ordinance and Contract
G. PUB19-103 Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas
home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the approval of a first amendment to a
Professional Services Agreement between the City of Denton and Gershman, Brickner &
Bratton, Inc., amending the contract approved by Purchasing Staff on December 20,
2018, in the not-to-exceed amount of $48,000; said first amendment to provide the
design, evaluation, and procurement of an inventory management and customer work
order management system for Solid Waste and Recycling Departments in the amount of
$38,000; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date
(File 6963 - providing for an additional first amendment expenditure amount
not-to-exceed $38,000, with the total contract amount not-to-exceed $86,000).
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet - PUB
Exhibit 2 - Original Contract
Exhibit 3 - Ordinance and Amendment
H. PUB19-107 Consider recommending adoption of an Ordinance of Denton authorizing the City
Manager, or his designee, to execute a Pole Attachment License Agreement between the
City of Denton, a Texas-Home Rule Municipal Corporation, and Unite Private Networks,
LLC, a Delaware Company (“UPN”); and, providing for an effective date.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Ordinance
Exhibit 3 - Texas Secretary of State LLC Search Results
2. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
A. PUB19-104 Consider approval of the Public Utilities Board Meeting minutes of May 20, 2019.
Attachments: PUB Draft Minutes 5-20-19
B. PUB19-105 ACM Update:
1. Credit and Collections Follow-Up Summary
2. Future Agenda Items
3. Matrix
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Attachments: 1. Credit and Collections Follow-Up Summary
2. Future Agenda Item List
3. New Business Matrix - PUB
3. 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 ___________________, 2019 at ________o'clock (a.m.) (p.m.)
__________________________________________
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
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THAT A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER CAN BE SCHEDULED THROUGH THE CITY
SECRETARY’S OFFICE.
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