Governance Committee Meeting
Regular MeetingFrisco, TX · November 2, 2020
Minutes
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
GEORGE A. PUREFOY MUNICIPAL CENTER
CITY ROOM/CONFERENCE ROOM 5A, 5TH FLOOR
6101 FRISCO SQUARE BLVD.
FRISCO, TX 75034
3:30 PM
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2020
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
1. ROLL CALL
Governance Committee Chair Tim Nelson called the meeting to order at 3:36
p.m. with a full quorum present.
Committee Chair Tim Nelson Present
Committee Member Brian Livingston Present
Committee Member Bill Woodard Present
Representing Staff: Henry Hill, Deputy City Manager; Nell Lange, Assistant City
Manager; Julie Davidson, Deputy City Secretary; Ryan Pittman, City Attorney.
CITIZEN INPUT
No one wished to speak.
REGULAR AGENDA
2. Consider and act upon the approval of the October 20, 2020 Governance
Committee Meeting Minutes.
Committee Member Bill Woodard moved to approve the October 20, 2020
Governance Committee Meeting Minutes. Committee Member Brian Livingston
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seconded the motion.
Passed
Vote: 3 – 0
For: Committee Chair Tim Nelson, Committee Member Brian
Livingston, Committee Member Bill Woodard
Against: (None)
3. Consider and act upon the approval of the Council Monitoring Form Draft.
Committee Member Bill Woodard moved to approve the Council Monitoring
Form Draft with the addition of an overall scale and "Additional Notes" to the
Evaluator's Comments. Committee Member Brian Livingston seconded the
motion.
Deputy City Manager Henry Hill presented a draft of the Council Meeting
Monitoring Form (Exhibit A) to the Governance Committee. Discussion included
adding a scale at the bottom of the form to better explain the overall score and
adding the option of Additional Notes to "Evaluator's Comments." The
Governance Committee agreed to present this form with the suggested changes
to the City Council at a future Work Session.
Passed
Vote: 3 – 0
For: Committee Chair Tim Nelson, Committee Member Brian
Livingston, Committee Member Bill Woodard
Against: (None)
4. Discuss differing committee types and review list of current and dormant
committees.
Deputy City Manager Henry Hill reviewed a list (Exhibit B) of current and
dormant City of Frisco committees. After a lengthy discussion on all committees
listed, the following committees were added to the list for further review at the
next Governance Committee Meeting: Friends of the Library, Library Board,
Heritage Association, PID, City Charitable Committee, and the Impact Fee
Review Board.
5. Discussion of any actions required by City Staff as a result of any item on
today's agenda and future discussion items.
Governance Committee Chair Tim Nelson concluded the meeting by reminding
the Committee that the Council Meeting Monitoring Form will be presented to
City Council for their review at the November 17, 2020 Work Session. Mr.
Nelson also stated the Governance Committee would like to expand and
categorize the list of committees and follow-up on how Council can expand
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opportunities for community involvement on committees at the next Governance
Committee Meeting.
ADJOURN
Committee Member Bill Woodard moved to adjourn at 4:27 p.m. Committee
Member Brian Livingston seconded the motion.
Passed
Vote: 3 – 0
For: Committee Chair Tim Nelson, Committee Member Brian
Livingston, Committee Member Bill Woodard
Against: (None)
Approved this 16th day of March 2021.
__________________________
Bill Woodard
Incoming Committee Chair
ATTEST:
__________________________
Kristi Morrow
City Secretary
Please note these are preliminary results and are not official until approved at the next scheduled meeting.
Approved/signed minutes are available at https://agenda.friscotexas.gov/OnBaseAgendaOnline/.
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EXHIBIT A
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EXHIBIT B
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Agenda
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
6101 FRISCO SQUARE BLVD., 5TH FLOOR
CITY RM/ CONFERENCE RM 5A
FRISCO, TX 75034
3:30 PM
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2020
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
1. ROLL CALL
CITIZEN INPUT
REGULAR AGENDA
2. Consider and act upon the approval of the October 20, 2020 Governance
Committee Meeting Minutes.
3. Consider and act upon the approval of the Council Monitoring Form Draft.
4. Discuss differing committee types and review list of current and dormant
committees.
5. Discussion of any actions required by City Staff as a result of any item on
today's agenda and future discussion items.
ADJOURN
CERTIFICATION
Henry J. Hill, Deputy City Manager, certifies that this Notice of Meeting was posted on the outside bulletin
board, at the George A. Purefoy Municipal Center of the City of Frisco, Texas, a place convenient and
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readily accessible to the general public at all times, and said Notice was posted on the following date and
time:
By Friday, October 30, 2020 at 3:30 PM and remained so posted at least 72 hours before meeting was
convened.
Texas Government Code Section:
§ 551.071 – Private consultation with the attorney for the City.
§ 551.072 – Discussing purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property.
§ 551.074 – Discussing personnel or to hear complaints against personnel.
§ 551.087 – Discussion regarding commercial or financial information that the Board has received from a business prospect or to
deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentives to a business prospect.
NOTICE
Pursuant to City of Frisco Ordinance Number 19-10-86, each member of the public wishing to address the City Council shall be
entitled to speak for up to five (5) minutes, unless ten (10) or more members of the public are present to speak on a single agenda
item, in which case the City Council may by majority vote reduce the allotted time from five (5) minutes to three (3) minutes per
speaker to ensure that as many people as possible have an opportunity to speak, subject to the requirements of other law.
NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS
The George A. Purefoy Municipal Center is wheelchair accessible. Access to the building and special parking are available at the
primary north entrance facing Frisco Square Blvd. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need
auxiliary aids or services such as interpreters for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, readers, or large print, are requested to
contact the City Secretary’s Office at least 48-hours prior to the meeting. Please e-mail your request to: CitySec@friscotexas.gov or
call (972) 292-5020. BRAILLE IS NOT AVAILABLE.
Date Removed: _____________________________ Removed By: ______________________________
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