010821 Friday Staff Report
City Manager’s Office
215 E. McKinney St., Denton, TX 76201 (940) 349-8307
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 8, 2021
TO: The Honorable Mayor Hudspeth and Council Members
FROM: Todd Hileman, City Manager
SUBJECT: Staff Report
I. Council Schedule
A. Meetings
1. Public Utilities Board on Monday, January 11, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. via
video/teleconference – City Council Work Session Room.
2. Cancelled - Traffic Safety Commission Meeting on, Monday, January 11,
2021 at 12:00 p.m. in the City Council Work Session Room.
3. Historic Landmark Commission on Monday, January 11, 2021 at 3:00 p.m.
via video/teleconference – City Council Work Session Room.
4. Special Called - City Council on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. Work Session
begins at 3:00 p.m. followed by Public Hearing items at 6:30 p.m. via
video/teleconference – City Council Work Session Room.
5. Special Called - Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 2 Board on
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. via video/teleconference – City
Council Work Session Room.
6. Cancelled - Economic Development Partnership Board on Wednesday,
January 13, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. in the City Council Work Session Room.
7. Cancelled - Agenda Committee Meeting Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at
2:30 p.m. in the City Manager’s Conference Room.
8. Cancelled – Airport Advisory Board on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at
5:30 p.m. in the Airport Terminal Meeting Room.
9. Airport Advisory Board on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 11:00 p.m. via
video/teleconference – City Council Work Session Room.
II. General Information & Status Update
A. Pending Council Requests Work Session Topics – Pursuant to Ordinance No. 19-
2026, the following items will be discussed during the January 12 City Council work
session. Each week, the topics that will be presented during the next week’s agenda
will be included in the Friday Report the prior week. Staff contact: Stuart Birdseye,
City Manager’s Office
1. Have the City to audio record and archive as confidential all closed Council
and board/committee meetings.
a. Requestor: Council Member Armintor
b. Council Member Request: Council Member Request: I would like the city to
audio record and archive as confidential ALL closed Council and
board/committee meetings for posterity, to keep us honest, and in the event
that current or future councilmembers, board or committee members, or city
attorneys need to go back to them at some future point (at City Hall, as a
confidential document not for home viewing) to confidentially jog our
memory, to catch up with a missed closed session, or to answer a question.
Recordings of closed meetings could have the added benefit of conceivably
settling any potential question, dispute of fact, or possible misunderstanding
about what was said in past closed meetings. When we meet on Zoom, we
can confidentially archive video recordings too. Otherwise we can do
strictly audio recordings.
c. Staff Information: The Boards and Commissions Handbook includes
information about Records of Meetings. The information below is what is
included:
Records of Meetings
The Act requires that minutes or a tape recording be kept of each open
meeting. These shall be considered public information. Moreover, during a
closed meeting, either a certified agenda or tape recording of the session must
be kept, except as provided under the Texas Local Government Code, section
551.103, which states, in part, “… except for a private consultation permitted
under section 551.071 (Attorney/Client Privileged Consultation)…” The
records kept for the closed meeting are considered confidential information
and may not be released unless ordered by a court.
To maintain compliance with TOMA, staff currently keeps a certified agenda
for Closed Session items on file. The process that the City Secretary’s Office
uses for this is outlined in the attached document.
B. Employee COVID-19 Vaccine Update – City employees were provided an update
regarding vaccine availability on December 30, 2020. Fire Department personnel has
had an opportunity and continues to have slots to be vaccinated. Denton County is
following the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) guidelines. DSHS has
instructed all vaccine providers to open up and begin administration to Tier 1B
immediately. https://www.dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/immunize/vaccine.aspx
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If anyone who falls into the below category and would like to be vaccinated, they can
call Denton County Public Health (DCPH) at (940) 349-2585 to pre-register for a
vaccine clinic. NOTE: Due to high call volume, it may take several calls to get
through the line. You can also view other vaccine provider locations here
Texas Phase 1B Vaccine Priorities:
• People 65 years of age and older
• People 16 years of age and older with at least one chronic medical condition
that putsthem at increased risk for severe illness from the virus that causes
COVID-19, such as but not limited to:
• Cancer
• Chronic kidney disease
• COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
• Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease or
cardiomyopathies
• Solid organ transplantation
• Obesity and severe obesity (body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or higher)
• Pregnancy
• Sickle cell disease
• Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Staff Contact: Tiffany Thomson, Human Resources
C. New Chief Technology Officer – The City of Denton is excited to welcome Leisha
Meine as the new Chief Technology Officer. Leisha is departing the City of Irving
where she has served as the CTO since 2014. Prior to working for Irving, Leisha also
served as the Director of IT in Odessa, TX and served as the Director of IT in
University City, MO prior to Odessa. Leisha’s educational background includes a BS
in Information Technology and a Master’s in Public Administration. Leisha will
begin her new position in February. Until such time, Drew Allen will continue to
serve as the Interim Chief Technology Officer. We are so excited that she is joining
the City of Denton Team. Staff contact: Sara Hensley, City Manager’s Office
D. 2021 State of the City Event – The annual State of the City event will be held virtually
on Thursday, February 4. Staff is finalizing the details and agenda, and will provide
an outline of this year’s event in next week’s Friday Report. Staff contact: Rachel
Balthrop Mendoza, City Manager’s Office
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E. New City-Related Bills Filed – While the 87th Session of the Texas Legislature is
scheduled to convene on January 12, 2021, the filing period for proposed legislation
is open. As in past sessions, numerous pieces of legislation have been proposed that
effect cities, including the City of Denton. The Texas Municipal League provides its
member cities with summaries of all city-related bills filed during the legislative
session. The attached bill list represents bill summaries of city-related bills filed
since Dec. 15. Staff is actively reviewing these proposed bills to evaluate their
potential impact and develop strategies to engage in outreach with the legislature and
our local delegation prior to and during the upcoming session. Questions regarding
any piece of legislation or to receive the full text of legislation, please contact Ryan
Adams or Rachel Balthrop Mendoza. Staff contact: Ryan Adams, Customer Service
and Public Affairs
F. SBA Announces Re-Opening of Paycheck Protection Program – The SBA has
announced that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will reopen for new
borrowers and certain exiting borrowers the week of Jan. 11, 2021. The SBA has
announced that, “To promote access to capital, initially only community financial
institutions will be able to make First Draw PPP Loans on Monday, Jan. 11, and
Second Draw PPP Loans on Wednesday, Jan. 13. PPP will open to all participating
lenders shortly thereafter. Updated PPP guidance outlining Program changes to
enhance its effectiveness and accessibility was released on Jan. 6. This round of the
PPP continues to prioritize millions of Americans employed by small businesses by
authorizing up to $284 billion toward job retention and certain other expenses through
March 31, 2021, and by allowing certain existing PPP borrowers to apply for a
Second Draw PPP Loan.” There were many changes made to the PPP program in the
coronavirus relief package passed in December. Businesses should review the
changes and guidelines carefully, and work directly with their financial institution or
bank, accountants, and financial/business advisors to ensure they have the proper
documents and understand program parameters, especially those related to loan
forgiveness. Staff has provided information released by the SBA in the attachments.
These attachments include links to the new program guidance. Visit the SBA’s PPP
page for additional information. Staff contact: Jessica Rogers, Economic
Development
G. Business Education and Training Opportunities through SBA and SBDC – The Small
Business Administration (SBA) and smaller Small Business Development Centers
(SBDC) offer many free training opportunities to assist businesses, including offering
direct support regarding the Paycheck Protection Program, Economic Injury Disaster
Loans, and other financial programs.
The North Central Texas Small Business Development Center (SBDC) remains open
to assist clients and small businesses in the Denton area. With the funding provided
by the CARES Act, the SBDC is providing free educational webinars, covering such
areas as legal contract fundamentals, and marketing. The local SBDC office is
planning to host monthly PPP related webinars. Staff will provide links and dates
once those are scheduled. Businesses can also make an appointment online through
the SBDC webpage (https://www.nctc.edu/small-business-development-center/) to
speak with an business advising expert directly. Appointments can also be requested
by calling the local SBDC office at (940) 498-6470 or sending an email to Lori Logan
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at llogan@nctc.edu. All advising sessions are provided at no cost and are confidential
for the client.
The SBA Dallas/Fort Worth District Office also hosts and promotes online training
and assistance programs through resource partners, including through SCORE, a
nonprofit organization dedicated to helping small businesses, and other SBDC offices
and support organizations. Those interested in the available trainings and courses can
see the full schedule by going to the District Office webpage at
https://www.sba.gov/offices/district/tx/dallas-fort-worth and scroll down to the
“Small Business Events section” near the middle of the page.
Staff will continue to promote and provide information about events and training
opportunities as they become available. If a business does not know where to get
training information or assistance, they can contact the City’s Economic
Development Office at economic.development@cityofdenton.com or (940) 349-
7776 and staff can assist in locating resources or support partners for the business.
Staff contact: Jessica Rogers, Economic Development
H. Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Strategy Update – In October 2020, the
City of Denton entered into a contract with Burns and McDonnell (B&M) to complete
a Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Strategy (CSWMS) for the City of
Denton. Since that time, B&M has been working to gather and evaluate the City’s
waste disposal and recycling characteristics, through a cart/container audit, and
completing a review of background operational and fiscal data in addition to working
with staff to plan next steps of the project.
In the next few weeks, a CSWMS website/portal will go live to allow residents and
business owners/operators to provide feedback and input on proposed waste
management opportunities and techniques via an on-line survey. The closing
question of this survey will allow respondents with the potential opportunity to
volunteer to participate in a focus group/think tank to help address feedback on the
data gathered. I addition to volunteers, staff will work to directly recruit focus
group/think tank participants from its commercial and residential customers,
contractors, and users of the City of Denton Landfill. It is our goal to recruit between
50 and 80 focus group/think tank participants to work on this phase of the
CSWMS. The on-line survey will be open for several weeks starting toward the end
of January. Online focus group/think tank meetings are scheduled to take place
starting in March 2021.
Draft CSWMS components should be available for discussion and consideration by
appropriate boards, committees, and the council late Spring 2021. Staff Contact:
Brian Boerner, Solid Waste and Recycling
I. City Budget – A recent Denton Record Chronicle editorial article on January 8
compared budgets of various cities and the operating expenses per capita. A more
appropriate comparison would be of general fund budgets as each city offers various
services and utilities. Comparisons amongst general funds are also incomplete as each
City has various fund structures and service levels.
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The City’s $1.35 billion budget is inclusive of both the operating and capital budget
and houses several different funds. Denton is a full-service city and owns the vast
majority of utilities that are provided for the citizens. The City’s general fund has a
budget of $140 million and includes Fire, Police, Libraries, and Parks and Recreation,
among other services. In addition, the City’s budget includes a capital budget of $610
million which includes funding for the recently approved Bond Program and other
Council-approved capital projects. The Utilities- Electric, Water, Wastewater and
Solid Waste- are known as enterprise funds. These funds function essentially like a
business; paying for their expenses from the revenues they receive for the services
provided. The largest utility budget is the Denton Municipal Electric budget at $231
million, which is a service several cities do not offer. The City’s Internal Service
Funds receive revenue from other City funds for the services they provide, like
technology support from Technology Services and procurement and solicitation from
Materials Management. Below is a summary of the City of Denton’s budget
compared to the other municipalities mentioned in the article. The table compares the
total operating and capital budgets, population of each city, and a per capita operating
expenditure amount. It’s important to look at the types of funds included in each
municipality’s budget and the services provided. Below is a comparison of the types
of funds included in the budgets of other municipalities. Staff contact: Cassey Ogden,
Finance
J. Accessory Dwelling Units – In the November 2020 draft prepared for discussion at
Development Code Review Committee (DCRC), staff included an amendment to the
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) use specific standards to set new required maximum
and minimum square footages for ADUs, among other clarifications.
Staff is proposing a maximum square footage of 900 (currently 1,000 SF) for ADUs
because that is the minimum square footage allowed for a new single‐family detached
dwelling unit. Setting this maximum, in addition to only allowing that an ADU be
50% of the principal dwelling units square footage, ensures that ADUs will always
be smaller than the principal dwelling unit; the changes to the maximum square
footages along with recommended changes as to the location of the ADU was being
proposed to protect existing single family neighborhoods, allowing an ADU as a
means to provide affordable housing, but not unintendedly allowing for a duplex that
might otherwise require a Specific Use Permit. Another item staff wanted to raise
for discussion is that some approved ADU’s have 2-3 bedrooms, provided on-site
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parking is achievable; staff raises this item for discussion to due to the possibly of the
ADU functioning more like an additional primary dwelling or duplex. Council may
recall a similar discussion when the Hunter Ranch and Cole Ranch MPCs were
amended. The changes included in the MPCs was to limit the ADU to a 1-bedroom
unit but no minimum square footage was established.
Staff was proposing (for discussion) establishing a minimum square footage of 400
for ADUs because that is the minimum allowed for a multi‐family dwelling unit. The
DDC establishes the minimum square footage for a Tiny Home at 300 square
feet and based on prior council direction, is only permitted as part of the Tiny
Home Development which requires a rezoning to a Planned Development (PD).
Staff is currently revaluating these initial recommendations in conjunction with the
Affordable Housing Needs Assessment that is currently being prepared to provide for
a more holistic approach with the intended policy of unbridling regulatory barriers to
provide affordable housing; the 2019 Denton Development Code (DDC) removed the
requirement of needing a Specific Use Permit for the an ADU.
Additionally, this item (and others) will be presented to the DCRC for initial
discussion in the next 2 months. Any DDC amendment would be presented to City
Council at a work session for policy direction prior to scheduling public hearings
with the Planning and Zoning Commission and ultimately City Council. Staff
contact: Richard Cannone, Development Services
K. Audit of Procurement Card Process (August 2019) Update – In August 2019, Staff
published a report detailing an internal audit of the City’s Procurement Card Process
and issued 14 recommendations. In September 2020, a follow-up review of this audit
was performed. At that time, Staff determined that 13 of the issued recommendations
were implemented and one recommendation was in progress.
The remaining recommendation stated: “The P-Card policies and procedures need to
be updated prohibiting assigning cards to individuals responsible for administering
the program.” The follow-up review found that no current p-card administrators were
assigned p-cards; however, this prohibition had not yet been formalized. As of
January 4, 2021, a revised P-Card Manual has been issued that adequately prohibits
administrators of the p-card program from being assigned p-cards.
Based on this information, the last outstanding recommendation from this audit has
been implemented. As such, the Procurement Card Process Audit is officially closed
with a recommendation implementation rate of 100 percent. All written reports on
this audit are available for review on the City’s website at the Internal Audit webpage.
Staff contact: Madison Rorschach, Internal Auditor
L. City Firing Range – On December 20, Council Member Armintor requested
information about the lead clean up at the outdoor firing range once it closes. The
City is currently working on quotes for an assessment of lead and metal at the existing
Firing Range. Staff will provide an update to Council once they receive the estimated
cost and phases that are recommended for a clean-up of the site. Staff contact: Sara
Hensley, City Manager’s Office
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M. Evers Parkway and Cobblestone Row Potential Traffic Calming Devices – On
January 3, Council Member Armintor forwarded a resident’s inquiry about the
potential instillation of traffic calming devices in her neighborhood to Capital
Projects staff. Staff has visited the requested location and has observed the existing
traffic patterns and characteristics. Both streets are adjacent to Evers Park and Evers
Elementary, two land uses that generate high levels of pedestrian traffic. As a result,
both streets are candidates for the potential installation of speed cushions. Prior to
proceeding with the potential installation of traffic calming devices, staff will need
to collect the standard traffic speed and volume data to confirm if these devices are
warranted. The speed study has been scheduled for mid-February, staff will report
back in a future Friday Report with the study results and the recommended traffic
calming measures. In addition, staff will evaluate other solutions such as additional
all-way STOPs and improvements to the school zone signage to help during school
start and dismissal times. Staff contact: Brian Jahn, Capital Projects
N. Closed Captioning Recommendation by the Committee on Persons with Disabilities
– At their November 19, 2020 meeting, the Committee on Persons with Disabilities
(COPWD), at its request, received a report and update on technology options that
could provide for closed captioning of public meetings. The Committee was
provided information on and held discussions regarding the following available
captioning options:
1. Continuing the status quo of posting COPWD meetings to the City’s
YouTube channel where viewers can utilize YouTube’s native captioning
feature.
2. Utilizing a non-live captioning option through the City’s existing
streaming partner, Swagit, that would make captions available with
demand videos, but not in real time during the meeting.
3. A live streaming option that would provide live captioning as the meeting
is occurring. This would not involve captions being made available for
on-demand meeting videos.
After discussion, the Committee recommended the Council consider approval of the
inclusion of funds within the FY 2021-22 budget for the live captioning solution
(option 3, above) for both City Council meetings and COPWD meetings. Staff will
present this as a supplemental budget request through during the FY 2021-22 budget
development process this summer. Staff contact: Ryan Adams, Customer Service and
Public Affairs
O. Denton County COVID-19 Relief Fund (CRF) Eviction Prevention, State and Federal
Eviction Prevention Funding – The passage of the federal coronavirus relief
legislation has three direct impacts to housing and homelessness prevention funding
on a local level:
• $25 billion for rental assistance to be administered by the Treasury Department;
• An extension of the current CDC eviction moratorium through January 31, 2021;
• An extension of the deadline for states and localities to spend down Coronavirus
Relief Fund dollars through December 31, 2021
New Emergency Rental Assistance Funding
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The $25 billion for rental assistance from the Treasury Department will be allocated
to local governments with populations over 200,000 within 30 days of passage of the
relief bill (no later than January 21, 2021). Early estimates put Denton County at
receiving $24 million for rental assistance. At least 90% of funding must be used for
rent, rental arrears, utility arrears, and other housing expenses resulting from the
pandemic for eligible households. Renter households will be considered eligible for
the new funding if one or more members meets the following criteria:
• Qualifies for unemployment or has experienced a reduction in household
income, incurred significant costs, or experienced a financial hardship due to
COVID-19;
• Demonstrates a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability; and
• Has a household income at or below 80 percent of the area median.
Coronavirus Relief Fund Extension
On December 29, 2020, the Denton County Commissioners Court approved an
additional $771,536 in Coronavirus Relief Fund dollars for Eviction Prevention
bridge services through the CRF Eviction Prevention program. The program
maintains the same requirements including the 3-month cap for assistance. The final
date for applications to the fund will be January 22, 2021, but may occur sooner if all
funds are expended before then.
Emergency Solutions Grant
The Emergency Solutions Grant CARES Act (ESG-CV) program has been
implemented, and Christian Community Action, Grace Like Rain, Giving Hope and
the Salvation Army of Denton are all currently receiving referrals for rental
assistance. Staff confirmed that all agencies can and will implement the grant under
the existing terms of the Service Agreement.
The United Way of Denton County developed the attached Eviction Prevention
Resource Guide to assist case managers as they refer households for assistance. The
guide will be updated as additional funding sources are made available. Staff contact:
Courtney Cross, Community Services
P. Beaver Relocated to Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center – On Saturday, January 2,
a Denton resident found a beaver in the middle of Bonnie Brae and University. The
resident contacted Animal Services and kept the beaver contained until experts
arrived. With cooperation from Animal Services, Parks and Recreation, Clear Creek
Natural Heritage Center (CCNHC) neighbors, and Master Naturalists, the beaver was
safely captured and relocated to the CCNHC wetlands. Staff experts believe the
beaver to be a one-year-old female, affectionately named Betsy.
Betsy should live a long beaver life at CCNHC and add to the genetic diversity in the
beaver population. Pictures attached. Staff contact: Drew Huffman, Parks and
Recreation; Randi Weinberg, Animal Services
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III. Upcoming Community Events and Meetings
A. Events
1. None
IV. Attachments
A. Process for Certified Agendas ........................................................................... 11
B. TML Bill Listing .............................................................................................. 14
C. SBA Press Release ........................................................................................... 27
V. Informal Staff Report
A. 2021-001 Gibbons Creek Q&A......................................................................... 30
B. 2021-002 Recycling Center Discussions ........................................................... 34
C. 2021-003 LED Upgrade Project Status ............................................................. 37
VI. Council Information
A. Council Requests for Information .................................................................... 39
B. Council Calendar ............................................................................................. 41
C. Future Work Session Items .............................................................................. 44
D. Street Construction Report ............................................................................... 45
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CITY SECRETARY’S OFFICE PROCESS CERTIFIED AGENDA CLOSED MEETING ITEMS Exception: Any issue discussed under TOMA Section 551.071, Consultation with Attorney has no certified agenda/recording as none is required by State law. 1. For any closed meeting item appearing on an agenda, a Certified Agenda Template is drafted. See sample below. If multiple closed meeting items are to be deliberated, separate templates are prepared. If any item under the noted sections below also includes Consultation with Attorney (551.071), an annotation in the summary includes that “Other issues discussed were under consultation with attorney and therefore not outlined.
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City Secretary’s Office Certified Agenda Process Page 2 of 3 2. The City Secretary’s Office representative takes notes during the meeting and as soon as possible completes the form in its entirety which will also include a summary of discussion. 3. The Certified Agenda envelope is prepared. See below. Previously, the caption was an abbreviated version. If multiple closed meeting items are to be deliberated, separate envelopes are prepared.
4. The completed certified agenda is given to the Mayor for review/signature as soon as practicable. If more than one, the certified agenda/corresponding envelope are clipped together a. Changes to the summary of any certified agenda are made upon request of the Mayor. b. After signing, the Mayor places the certified agenda in the corresponding envelope, seals it and returns the envelope(s) to the City Secretary (or Deputy/Assistant). Note: Typically, the certified agenda is given to the Mayor to sign at the next meeting, unless staff happens to see him when he comes in to sign the meeting documents (ordinances/resolutions) later in the week. 5. The City Secretary (or Deputy/Assistant) initials the back of the envelope, stamps the city seal, and tapes the envelope. a. If the certified agenda was returned unsealed, the City Secretary (or Deputy/Assistant) seals it, etc. 6. The Certified Agenda Log is updated to reflect the addition of a certified agenda to the records in the City Secretary’s Office vault files. See sample below.
7. Annually or as soon as practicable, an Authorization for Records Disposal will be sent to the City Attorney, including the Log, for review/approval to purge any Certified Agenda that has met its retention period or request that any certified agenda(s) be retained due to existing litigation. 8. Once the Authorization for Records Disposal has been fully routed and approval obtained from the City Manager, City Auditor, City Attorney, and City Secretary, and Department Director records are purged via shredding.
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City Secretary’s Office Certified Agenda Process Page 3 of 3 9. In the event any member of the City Council not present at a closed meeting asks to review a certified agenda, the “Log” is updated to reflect the date the member reviewed the certified agenda. a. The agenda may only be viewed in the presence of the City Secretary (Deputy/Assistant). b. The City Secretary (Deputy/Assistant) creates a new envelope, places the original/unchanged certified agenda in the new envelope, initials the back of the envelope, stamps the city seal, and tapes the envelope. i. An annotation is made on the envelope on who/when the certified agenda was viewed. 10. The certified agenda shall never be released unless requested by the City Attorney due to a court order. Proof will be required.
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City‐Related New Bills Filed
(TML New Bill List Posted 01/08/20)
(Editor’s Note: You will find all of this session’s city-related bill summaries online
at https://www.tml.org/319/Legislative-Information.)
PROPERTY TAX
H.B. 951 (Raymond) – Property Appraisal: would require the chief appraiser to exclude from
the market value of real property any improvement, or feature incorporated into an improvement,
made to a property if the primary purpose of the improvement or feature is compliance with the
requirements of the 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design or
any successor standards. (See H.J.R. 50, below.)
H.B. 952 (Raymond) – Property Tax Appraisal: would provide that land qualifies for
appraisal as qualified open-space land if it: (1) is currently devoted principally to agricultural use
to the degree of intensity generally accepted in the area; and (2) was acquired by a person who
owns land that is: (a) appraised as qualified open-space land; and (b) adjacent to the land
acquired.
H.J.R. 50 (Raymond) – Property Tax Exemption: would amend the Texas Constitution to
authorize the legislature to exclude from the market value of real property any improvement, or
feature incorporated into an improvement, made to a property if the primary purpose of the
improvement or feature is compliance with the requirements of the 2010 Americans with
Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design or any successor standards. (See H.B. 951,
above.)
PUBLIC SAFETY
H.B. 919 (Leman) – Federal Firearms Regulations: would: (1) prohibit a city council or an
officer, employee, or other body that is part of a city (including a police department) from
adopting a rule, order, ordinance, or policy under which the city enforces, or allows the
enforcement of, a federal statute, order, rule, or regulation enacted on or after September 1, 2021,
that purports to regulate a firearm, a firearm accessory, or firearm ammunition if the statute,
order, rule, or regulation imposes a prohibition, restriction, or other regulation, such as a capacity
or size limitation, a registration requirement, or a background check, that does not exist under
Texas law; and (2) provide that a violation of the prohibition in (1) may be enforced: (a) by
denying state grant funds to the city; and (b) through court action by the attorney general.
H.B. 929 (Sherman) – Body Worn Cameras: This bill known as the “Botham Jean Act,”
would, among things: (1) require a body worn camera policy include provisions related to
collection of a body worn camera, including the applicable video and audio recorded by the
camera, as evidence; (2) amend current law to provide that, other than in a non-confrontational
encounter with a person, a peace officer who participates in an investigation of the offense of
intentionally or knowingly deactivating a recording device being used in the investigation shall
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keep a body worn camera activated for the entirety of the investigation unless the camera has
been collected as evidence by another peace officer in accordance with a body worn camera
policy or applicable law; (3) provide that body worn camera recording is confidential and not
subject to disclosure under the Public Information Act if: (a) the recording documents a victim of
a crime expressing a clear and unambiguous desire to not be recorded or allow the recording to
be made available to the public; (b) the recording documents a person providing assistance to a
law enforcement investigation and expressing a clear and unambiguous desire to not be recorded
or provide the assistance in an anonymous manner; (c) the recording documents a child younger
than 17 years of age; or (d) the recording was made: (i) on the grounds of any public or private
primary or secondary school; or (ii) inside a home by a peace officer who entered the home with
either a warrant, with consent or under lawfully authorized exigent circumstances; (4) provide
that a person commits a felony of the third degree if the person knows that an investigation
(defined as an inquiry conducted by a law enforcement agency to determine whether a person
has committed an offense or an employee of a law enforcement agency has violated policy,
order, rule or other regulation of the agency) is ongoing and intentionally or knowingly
deactivates, orders the deactivation of, or causes to be deactivated a recording device, including a
dash cam, a body worn camera, and an alarm system, being used in the investigation; and (5)
provide that it is an affirmative defense to prosecution for an offense defined in (4), above, that:
(a) a peace officer, other than the peace officer to whom the body worn camera was issued,
deactivated the camera in accordance with any policy adopted by the employing law
enforcement agency regarding collection of evidence and applicable law; or (b) a non-peace
officer deactivated the recording device at the request or command of a peace officer and such
request or command was made in accordance with any policy adopted by the employing law
enforcement agency regarding collection of evidence and applicable law.
H.B. 957 (Oliverson) – Federal Firearm Regulations: would: (1) prohibit a city council or an
officer, employee, or other body that is part of a city (including a police department) from
adopting a rule, order, ordinance, or policy under which the city enforces, or allows the
enforcement of, a federal statute, order, rule, or regulation that purports to regulate a firearm
suppressor if the statute, order, rule, or regulation imposes a prohibition, restriction, or other
regulation that does not exist under Texas law; and (2) provide that a violation of the prohibition
in (1) may be enforced: (a) by denying state grant funds to the city; and (b) through court action
by the attorney general.
H.B. 959 (Reynolds) – Civilian Complaint Board: would create, in a city with a population of
500,000 or more, a civilian complaint review board with, among other things, the authority to:
(1) investigate complaints alleging peace officer misconduct that involve: (a) excessive use of
force; (b) improper use of power to threaten, intimidate, or otherwise mistreat a member of the
public; (c) a threat of force; (d) an unlawful act, search, or seizure; or (e) other abuses of
authority; and (2) issue subpoenas.
S.B. 250 (Alvarado) – Medical Marihuana: would: (1) authorize the possession, use,
cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use by
patients for whom a physician determines medical use is the best available treatment for the
patient’s medical condition or symptoms; (2) authorize the licensing of dispensing organizations;
(3) authorize an application fee for licenses to operate a dispensing organization; and (4) prevent
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political subdivisions from enacting, adopting, or enforcing a rule, ordinance, resolution, or other
regulation that prohibits the cultivation, production, dispensing, or possession of medical
cannabis as authorized by the bill.
S.B. 269 (West) – Marihuana: would: (1) authorize the cultivation, manufacture, processing,
distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, and use of cannabis and
cannabis products; (2) allocate tax revenue derived from cannabis and cannabis products as
follows: (a) 33 percent to the cannabis regulation account, (b) 33 percent to the cannabis testing
and quality control account, and (c) the remainder the Public School Teacher Salary Support
Account; (3) authorize the imposition of licensing and application fees; (4) require an
occupational license; (5) create a criminal offense relating to distribution of cannabis to a minor;
(6) prevent political subdivisions from enacting, adopting, or enforcing a rule, ordinance,
resolution, or other regulation that prohibits or unreasonably restricts the cultivation, production,
processing, dispensing, transportation or possession of cannabis or cannabis products or the
operation of a cannabis grower, cannabis establishment, cannabis secure transporter, or cannabis
testing facility as authorized by the bill; and (7) allow a political subdivision to adopt regulations
consistent with the bill governing the hours of operation, location manner of conducting
business, and number of cannabis growers, cannabis establishments, or cannabis testing
facilities.
SALES TAX
H.B. 940 (Raymond) – Sales Tax Exemption: would exempt the sale of malt beverages on July
4 from sales taxes if the seller holds a wine and malt beverage retailer’s off-premise permit.
H.B 950 (Raymond) – Sales Tax Elections: would: (1) authorize cities that have adopted sales
taxes to support venue projects and that have outstanding bonded indebtedness relating to those
projects to hold elections to convert all or a portion of their sales taxes dedicated to the venue
project to a Type A or Type B economic development corporation; and (2) provide that a
conversion under (1), above, takes effect on the first day after the date all bonds in support of the
venue project, including refunding bonds, have been paid in full or the full amount of money,
exclusive of guaranteed interest, necessary to pay the bonds in full has been set aside in a trust
account dedicated to the payment of the bonds.
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
H.B. 861 (Thierry) – Homelessness: would require the Texas Interagency Council for the
Homeless to conduct a study to evaluate the feasibility, methods, and costs of establishing and
implementing a program that provides financial assistance to property owners who offer housing
to veterans at risk of homelessness.
H.B. 875 (Lopez) – Housing Discrimination: would: (1) prohibit housing discrimination under
the Texas Fair Housing Act on the basis of age or housing needs; and (2) prohibit the Texas
Workforce Commission from deferring proceedings and referring a complaint about
discrimination described in (1) to a city if the city does not have laws prohibiting the alleged
discrimination.
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H.B. 891 (Bernal) – Homelessness: would provide that upon request of a homeless individual,
the state registrar, a local registrar, or a county clerk must issue, without fee, a certified copy of
the individual’s birth record.
S.B. 265 (West) – Housing Discrimination: would: (1) prohibit housing discrimination under
the Texas Fair Housing Act on the basis of source of income; and (2) prohibit the Texas
Workforce Commission from deferring proceedings and referring a complaint about
discrimination described in (1) to a city if the city does not have laws prohibiting the alleged
discrimination.
ELECTIONS
H.B. 856 (Bucy) – Voter Registration: would, among other things: (1) require the voter
registrar to appoint at least one election officer serving each polling place as a regular deputy
registrar; and (2) provide that a person may register to vote at a polling place at which the person
would be allowed to vote if the person submits a voter registration application, presents adequate
proof of identification, and submits an affidavit stating the person is eligible to vote and voting
only once in the election on the day the person offers to vote.
H.B. 857 (Bucy) – Changing Residence: would, among other things: (1) provide that an
election officer serving a polling place shall be a deputy voter registrar and shall have the same
authority as a regular deputy registrar; (2) provide that, after changing residence to another
county, a person must be accepted for provisional voting if: (a) the person would have been
eligible to vote in the county the person formerly resided in on election day if the person was still
residing in that county; (b) the person is registered to vote in the county the person formerly
resided in at the time the person offers to vote in the county the person currently resides in or
submitted a voter registration application in the county the person currently resides in; (c) the
person’s voter registration for the county the person currently resides in is not effective on or
before election day; and (d) in the county the person currently resides in, the person offers to
vote: (i) at any polling place during the early voting period; (ii) at any polling place on election
day if the county participates in the countywide polling place program; or (iii) at the polling
place of the precinct in which the person resides on election day if the county does not
participate in the countywide polling place program; and (3) require the form for a provisional
voting affidavit to include a space for entering the precinct number of the precinct in which the
voter voted and the name of the county in which the voter is registered to vote.
H.B. 895 (Swanson) – Voter Identification: would: (1) authorize an election officer to copy
identifying documentation presented by a voter or record information from the identifying
documentation; (2) authorize an election officer to photograph the entire face of a voter who is
accepted for voting if: (a) the identifying documentation presented by a voter is not
documentation issued by the Department of Public Safety containing the person’s photograph; or
(b) the election official questions the authenticity of the identifying documentation presented by
a voter, regardless of whether the documentation is issued by the Department of Public Safety
and contains the person’s photograph; (3) provide that a voter may be photographed under (2),
above, only while being accepted for voting and may not be photographed while the voter is
occupying a voting station; (4) make information copied or recorded under (1) or (2), above,
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confidential except for use in a criminal investigation or prosecution or a civil court proceeding;
and (5) require all information collected under (1) and (2), above, to be provided to the secretary
of state for election-related purposes.
S.B. 246 (Alvarado) – Voter Registration: would require the secretary of state to implement a
program to allow a person who has an unexpired Texas driver’s license or personal identification
card to complete an electronic voter registration application over the Internet.
S.B. 268 (West) – Voter Identification: would provide that an identification card issued by a
public institution of higher education in the state that contains the person’s photograph, full legal
name, and a date of expiration that has not expired or that expired no earlier than four years
before the date of presentation, is an acceptable form of identification for voting. (Companion
bill is H.B. 160 by Zwiener.)
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
H.B. 888 (Patterson) – Communicable Disease Contact Tracing: would: (1) allow the
Department of State Health Services (Department) or a health authority to employ or contract for
contact tracers if it is necessary to perform a public health duty required by law; (2) require the
executive director of the Department to adopt rules regarding the qualification and training
requirements for contact tracers; (3) prohibit a contact tracer from disclosing to a contact the
identity of an infected individual; (4) prohibit the Department, a health authority, or a contact
tracer from producing contact tracing data under a subpoena, unless the subpoena is issued by a
court and accompanied by a protective order preventing further disclosure of the data; (5) require
the Department, a health authority, or a contact tracer to: (a) use contact data only for contact
tracing purposes; and (b) ensure contact data remains confidential; (6) prohibit the Department, a
health authority, or a contact tracer from releasing or disclosing contact data unless it is
necessary to conduct contact tracing and meets certain other requirements, and require the data
be safely and securely destroyed when no longer necessary for contact tracing; (7) prohibit the
Department, a health authority, or a contract tracer from either requiring or prohibiting an
individual from participating in contact tracing; (8) prohibit the Department, a health authority,
or a contract tracer from using location data obtained from a cell phone, or other device through
which personal wireless services are transmitted, to identify or track the movement of individuals
for contact tracing purposes, unless the individual elects to authorize the location data for that
purpose; (9) allow a contact tracer to obtain contact data collected and maintained by a third-
party only with the consent of the infected individual or contact whose information is disclosed,
or if the data is provided pursuant to a valid warrant; (10) require the Department or a health
authority to implement procedures to protect from unlawful use or disclosure any contact data
collected, and require that contact data be destroyed if the information is not required to be
retained; (11) provide that, for purposes of the Tort Claims Act, a contact tracer employed by,
contracted by, or otherwise providing services to the Department or a health authority is
considered an employee; and (12) provide for criminal and civil enforcement of the requirements
in (1)-(10).
H.B. 899 (Middleton) – Violation of Emergency Order: would provide that a state department,
commission, board, officer or other state agency that issues a license may not revoke, suspend or
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refuse to renew a license, reprimand a license holder, impose an administrative penalty on a
license holder, or take any other disciplinary action against a license holder based on the license
holder’s failure to comply with a state, local or interjurisdictional emergency management plan
or with a rule, order or ordinance adopted under the plan.
H.B. 905 (Krause) – Limitation on Compensation: would provide, among other things, that if
the presiding officer of the governing body of a city or county or the chief administrative officer
of a joint board declares a local state of disaster, other than an order to evacuate all or part of a
population from a stricken or threatened area, and under that order or proclamation restricts or
prohibits the regular business operations of any private business, the city, county or joint board,
as applicable, shall: (1) withhold the officer’s regular compensation during the period that the
restrictions or prohibitions are in effect; and (2) reduce the officer’s compensation for the
appropriate fiscal year by the total amount withheld under (1), above.
H.B. 906 (Krause) – Prohibited Orders: would prohibit the governor or the presiding officer of
the governing body of a political subdivision, including a city, from issuing an order during a
declared state of disaster or local state of disaster that restricts: (1) the operation of a business or
industry; or (2) the activities of an individual by distinguishing between essential and
nonessential services provided or obtained by the business, industry or individual.
H.J.R. 47 (Krause) – Special Legislative Session: would amend the Texas Constitution to
provide that: (1) the governor shall convene a special legislative session when the governor
proposes to renew an order or proclamation declaring a state of disaster or emergency; (2) in a
special session convened under (1), above, the legislature may: (a) renew or extend the state of
disaster or emergency; (b) respond to the state of disaster or emergency, including by: (i) passing
laws and resolutions the legislature determines are related to the state of disaster or emergency;
and (ii) exercising the powers reserved to the legislature by the Texas Constitution; and (c)
consider any other subjects stated in the governor’s proclamation convening the special session;
and (3) a state of disaster or emergency declared by the governor may not continue for more than
30 days unless it is renewed or extended by the legislature in such convened special legislative
session.
S.B. 251 (Paxton) – Religious Freedom: would provide that: (1) for purposes of a disaster, the
Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act is not considered a regulatory statute and may not be
suspended; and (2) a government agency or public official may not issue an order that closes or
has the effect of closing places of worship in the state or in a geographic area of the state.
MUNICIPAL COURTS
H.B. 859 (Collier) – Deferred Adjudication: would provide that a person who has been placed
under a custodial or noncustodial arrest for an offense is entitled to the expunction of all records
and files related to the arrest in certain circumstances, including if the person is placed on
deferred adjudication community supervision.
H.B. 970 (Dutton) – Prosecutorial Transparency: would, among other things: (1) require a
prosecutor’s office to: (a) collect and disclose certain information for each case prosecuted by the
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office; (b) maintain the information in (1)(a) until at least the 10th anniversary of the date of the
alleged offense that is subject of the case; (c) collect and publish all office policies, including
specified policies, and affirmatively disclose if the prosecutor’s office does not have some of the
specified policies; (d) collect and publish certain information for each attorney employed in the
office, redacting the names and other personally identifying information or otherwise ensuring
the anonymity of each attorney; (e) collect and publish the number of employees by titles and
number of cases handled by an attorney each year, among other things; (f) make the information
mentioned above publicly available by posting the information on the office’s Internet website
and making the information available on request; and (g) report the information in (1)(a) to the
Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System (OCA); (2) require the OCA to
implement a schedule and plan for all prosecutor’s offices in the state to report the information in
(1)(a); (3) establish an advisory board to advise the OCA concerning prosecutorial transparency;
(4) make a prosecutor’s office ineligible to receive funding from the state’s general revenue fund
or other fund or any state grant program administered by the attorney general or other entity
controlling grants to prosecutors if OCA determines the prosecutor’s office is in noncompliance
with the bill; (5) require OCA to report noncompliant prosecutor’s offices to comptroller and the
Legislative Budget Board; and (6) allow prosecutor’s offices to refer requestors under the Public
Information Act (PIA) to the website containing the information in response to a PIA request.
S.B. 281 (Hinojosa) – Hypnotically Induced Testimony: would provide that the testimony of a
person obtained by hypnotizing the person is not admissible against a defendant in a criminal
trial, whether offered in the guilt or innocence phase or the punishment phase of the trial.
OPEN GOVERNMENT
No Open Government bills were filed this week.
OTHER FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
H.B. 873 (Collier) – Unlawful Restraint of Dog: would: (1) prohibit and create a criminal
offense for the unlawful restraint of a dog; and (2) provide that the prohibition in (1) does not
preempt a local regulation relating to the restraint of a dog or affect the authority of a political
subdivision to adopt or enforce an ordinance or requirement relating to the restraint of a dog if
the regulation, ordinance, or requirement: (a) is compatible with and equal to, or more stringent
than, the prohibition; or (b) relates to an issue not specifically addressed by the prohibition.
(Companion bill is H.B. 386 by Pacheco.)
H.B. 874 (Lopez) – Birth Records of Homeless Person: would require a state registrar, a local
registrar, or a counter clerk to issue a homeless individual’s birth record to the homeless
individual without a fee.
H.B. 886 (Rosenthal) – Rental Housing: would repeal the provisions in current law that
generally prohibit a city or county from adopting or enforcing an ordinance or regulation that
prohibits an owner, lessee, sublessee, assignee, managing agent, or other person having the right
to lease, sublease, or rent a housing accommodation from refusing to lease or rent the housing
accommodation to a person because the person’s lawful source of income to pay rent includes
funding from a federal housing assistance program.
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H.B. 901 (Burns) – Eminent Domain: would: (1) provide that a private entity is subject to
numerous additional processes and remedies throughout the eminent domain process; (2) for any
eminent domain proceeding, require the judge of a court in which a condemnation petition is
filed or to which an eminent domain case is assigned to, not later than the 30th day after the date
the property owner received notice that the petition was filed, appoint three special
commissioners and two alternate special commissioners; (3) require the judge appointing the
special commissioners under (2), above, to give preference to any persons agreed on by the
parties before the court appoints the special commissioners; and (4) provide that each party shall
have 15 days after the date the property owner received notice of the appointment of the special
commissioners to strike one of the three special commissioners, in which case an alternate
special commissioner shall serve as a replacement for the special commissioner based on the
order that the alternate special commissioners are listed in the initial order of appointment.
H.B. 902 (Burns) – Eminent Domain: would make several changes to the eminent domain
process. Of primary importance to cities, the bill would:
1. Require the attorney general to establish an ombudsman office for the purpose of providing
information to landowners whose real property may be acquired by a governmental or private
entity through the use of the entity’s eminent domain authority;
2. Require the attorney general to make available on the attorney general’s website a
landowner’s bill of rights that is written in plain language designated to be easily understood
by the average property owner, and include the required language in statute;
3. Provide that a person may not receive state certification to buy, sell, lease, or transfer an
easement or right-of-way for another for compensation in connection with
telecommunication, utility, railroad, or pipeline service unless the person successfully
completes at least 16 classroom hours of coursework every two years approved by the Texas
Real Estate Commission in:
a. the law of eminent domain, including the rights of property owners;
b. appropriate standards of professionalism in contacting and conducting negotiations with
property owners; and
c. ethical considerations in the performance of right-of-way acquisition services;
4. Provide that an entity with eminent domain authority must provide a copy of the
landowner’s bill of rights statement to a landowner at or before the first in-person contact
unless the entity expressly states, at that time, it will not seek to file a condemnation petition;
5.Provide that an entity with eminent domain authority makes a bona fide offer when the
entity’s initial offer is made in writing and includes:
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a. a copy of the landowner’s bill of rights, unless the entity has previously provided a copy
of the statement to the property owner;
b. an offer of compensation in an amount equal to or greater than one of the following:
i. the market value of the property rights sought to be acquired, based on an appraisal of
the property prepared by a certified general appraiser;
ii. the estimated price or market value of the property rights sought to be acquired based
on data for at least three comparable arm’s-length sales of a property;
iii. the estimated price or market value of the property rights sought to be acquired
based on a comparative market analysis prepared by a licensed real estate broker or
certified general appraiser;
iv. the estimated price of the property rights sought to be acquired based on a broker
price opinion prepared by a licensed real estate broker;
v. the estimated market value of the property rights sought to be acquired based on a
market study prepared by a licensed real estate broker or a certified general appraiser;
or
vi. 150 percent of the per acre value for each acre or part of an acre sought to be
acquired, based on the total land value for the whole property out of which the property
rights are sought to be acquired, as reflected in the most recent tax rolls.
c. as applicable, the complete written report, or a brief written summary, that forms the
basis of the amount of the offer of compensation in 5b above;
d. an instrument of conveyance, as applicable; and
e. the name and telephone number of a representative of the entity;
6. Specify the exact terms that must be included in an instrument of conveyance of an
easement associated with the exercise of eminent domain authority;
7. Require the judge of a court in which a condemnation petition is filed or to which an
eminent domain case is assigned to, not later than the 15th calendar day after the date the
petition is filed, appoint three special commissioners and two alternate special
commissioners;
8. Provide that each party shall have seven calendar days after the date of the order appointing
the special commissioners to strike one of the three special commissioners, in which case an
alternate special commissioner shall serve as a replacement for the special commissioner
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based on the order that the alternate special commissioners are listed in the initial order of
appointment;
9. Require the special commissioners in an eminent domain proceeding to schedule a hearing
to occur not earlier than the 20th day or later than the 40th day after the date the special
commissioners were appointed, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties; and
10.Authorize a special commissioners hearing to be held by videoconference at the request of
either party.
H.B. 904 (Bucy) – Election Day Holiday: would designate the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November of an even-numbered year as a state holiday. (Companion bill is H.B.
596 by Sherman.)
H.B. 914 (Hernandez) – Vehicle Parking: would: (1) in order to aid in the enforcement of an
ordinance regulating the operation of vehicles for hire, allow a home rule city to authorize an
employee to initiate the removal and storage of a vehicle operated in violation of its ordinance
without authorization by a peace officer; and (2) in order to aid in the enforcement of an
ordinance regulating parking, allow a city to authorize an employee to initiate the removal and
storage of a vehicle in an area where on-street parking is regulated and that: (a) is parked
illegally; or (b) is parked legally, but has been unattended for more than 48 hours and is
reasonably believed to be abandoned.
H.B. 928 (Sherman) – Sale and Marketing of Catfish: would: (1) define “catfish” as any
species of the scientific family Ictaluridae and not any species of the scientific genus Pangasius,
family Claridae or family Siluridae, including Swai fish; (2) require a food service establishment
that offers a food product for sale to: (a) represent and identify a product as catfish only if the
product contains catfish; and (b) conspicuously identify the type of fish contained in the product
description on the menu if the item does not contain catfish but a fish similar to catfish; (3)
provide that a public health district, the Department of State Health Services, or a county that
requires a food service establishment to hold a permit may impose an administrative and/or civil
penalty against a food service establishment that violates the bill; and (4) provide that the
attorney general, district or county attorney for the county, or the municipal attorney of the
municipality in which the violation is alleged to have occurred may bring an action to recover a
civil penalty under the bill.
S.B. 252 (Bettencourt) – Abuse of Official Capacity: would: (1) provide that a public servant
commits an offense if, with intent to obtain or bestow a benefit or with intent to harm or defraud
another, the public servant intentionally or knowingly misuses non-government personal
property or any other thing of value, including art work, that has come into the public servant's
custody or possession by virtue of the public servant's office or employment by storing or
refurbishing the personal property at government expense, without public benefit; and (2) give
the attorney general concurrent jurisdiction with a local prosecutor to prosecute any abuse of
office offense (i.e., any offense under Chapter 39, Texas Penal Code).
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S.B. 276 (Hinojosa) – Animal Shelters: would require an animal shelter to: (1) quarantine an
animal with an infectious disease until the animal is no longer infectious; and (2) provide notice
to a person who leaves an animal with the shelter to receive veterinary care of: (a) any animal at
the shelter with an infectious disease at the time the person’s animal is brought to or picked up
from the shelter; and (b) an animal at the shelter diagnosed with an infectious disease during the
time the person’s animal is under the care of the shelter.
S.B. 275 (Hinojosa) – Falsely Implying Governmental Affiliation: would provide that: (1) a
governmental unit is entitled to injunctive relief if another person’s use of an entity name might
falsely imply governmental affiliation with the governmental unit; and (2) if a court finds that the
person against whom injunctive relief is sought willfully intended to imply governmental
affiliation with the governmental unit, the court has discretion to enter judgment in an amount
not to exceed three times the amount of the entity’s profits and the governmental unit’s damages
and award reasonable attorney’s fees to the governmental unit.
S.B. 278 (Hinojosa) – Navigation Districts: would, among other things, authorize a navigation
district to act to prevent, detect, and fight a fire or explosion or hazardous material incident that
occurs on, or adjacent to, a waterway, channel, or turning basin that is located in the district’s
territory, regardless of whether the waterway, channel, or turning basin is located in the
corporate limits of a city.
PERSONNEL
S.B. 255 (Menéndez) – Unemployment Compensation: would: (1) provide that a person who
has received unemployment compensation benefits to which the person was not entitled solely
due to Texas Workforce Commission error is not liable for the amount of those benefits; and (2)
prohibit the Texas Workforce Commission from seeking to recover the benefits described in (1).
PURCHASING
H.B. 863 (Romero) – Public Works Contracts: would: (1) prohibit a contractor who is
awarded a public works contract by a public body (including a city) or such contractor’s
subcontractor from improperly classifying a worker employed by said contractor or
subcontractor as an independent contract for the purpose of avoiding to pay the worker the
prevailing wage rate; (2) impose a penalty of $90 to each contractor or subcontractor for each
worker misclassified as an independent contractor for each calendar day or part of the day that
the worker is misclassified; (3) require that the public body include the penalty described under
(2) in the contract; (4) require an audit, by the public body, of the public work contract for
compliance with the provisions of (2) throughout the term of the contract and not later than the
30th day before the date the work is schedule to be completed on the contract; and (5) provide
that payment of wages for a public work may only be satisfied by payment to the employee in
the form of per diem wages.
H.B. 923 (Reynolds) – Professional Services: would add attorneys to the list of professionals
that must be procured according to the Professional Services Procurement Act.
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TRANSPORTATION
H.B. 934 (Raymond) – Motor-Assisted Scooters: would: (1) provide that a person may operate
a motor-assisted scooter (scooter) on a street or highway only: (a) in a bicycle lane; or (b) on a
street or highway without a bicycle lane if the posted speed limit is 30 miles per hour or less and
the operator complies with certain other requirements; (2) authorize a city to: (a) further restrict
the speed at which and locations a person may operate a scooter; (b) impose a minimum age
requirement for the operator of a scooter; (c) impose higher penalties for a violation of a traffic
law by an operator of a scooter; (d) restrict the locations a person may park a scooter; and (e)
require the operator of a scooter to wear a safety helmet; (3) prohibit a person from using a
scooter to carry more than one person; (4) limit the speed of a scooter to 15 miles per hour if the
person is standing, or 20 miles per hour if the person is seated; and (5) require a person operating
a scooter to yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian.
UTILITIES AND ENVIRONMENT
H.B. 872 (Bernal) – Confidentiality of Government-Operated Utility Customer
Information: would: (1) provide that information is excepted from disclosure under the Public
Information Act if it is information maintained by a government-operated utility that: (a)
discloses whether services have been discontinued or are eligible for disconnection by the
government-operated utility; or (b) is collected as part of an advanced metering system for usage,
services, and billing, including amounts billed or collected for utility usage, except that all such
information is to be made available to that customer or their designated representative; (2) amend
the existing confidentiality provision for personal and utility usage information for government-
operated utility customers by making that information confidential unless the customer requests
that the government-operated utility disclose such information on an appropriately marked form
or other written request for disclosure (Note: current law makes personal information and utility
usage information confidential only if the customer elects to keep the information confidential on
a form provided by the government-operated utility); and (3) provide that a government-operated
utility may post notice of the customer’s right to request disclosure of personal and utility usage
information, along with the form to elect for disclosure, on the government-operated utility’s
website in lieu of sending the notice and form with each customer’s utility bill.
H.B. 884 (Harris) – Local Government Regulations based on Utility Service Type: would:
(1) prohibit a political subdivision from issuing a building permit based on the type of utility
service provided to the project; (2) require a political subdivision issuing a building permit to
ensure that all applicable permits and fees contain requirements and amounts that do not: (a)
exceed the requirements and amounts for the use of other types of utility services; or (b) have the
effect of restricting a permit applicant’s ability to use a specific type of utility service from a
provider that is authorized to provide service; (3) provide that an ordinance, order, or other
regulation adopted by a political subdivision may not restrict a person’s ability to use a specific
type of utility service from a provider that is authorized to provide service; and (4) prohibit a
political subdivision from imposing a fine, penalty, or other requirement based on type of utility
service that has the effect of restricting a utility provider’s authority to operate or serve
customers.
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H.B. 889 (Dutton) – Concrete Plant Permitting: would provide that a representative of a
school, place of worship, licensed day-care center, hospital, medical facility, or a person residing
within 440 yards of a proposed wet batching, dry batching, or central mixing concrete plant may
request a public hearing prior to the construction or permitting of the concrete plant.
H.B. 960 (Allen) – Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Public Meetings: would
require a public meeting for certain permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality that are held on the request of a member of the legislature to be held in the house district
in which the facility or proposed facility is located or proposed to be located.
H.B. 963 (Lozano) – Natural Gas Vehicle Grant Program: would expand the natural gas
vehicle grant program to fund a used natural gas vehicle of model year 2017 or later that is
proposed to replace an on-road heavy-duty or medium-duty motor vehicle, provided that the
model year may not be more than six years older than the current model year at the time of the
submission of the grant application.
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the
Treasury Department, announced today that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will
re-open the week of January 11 for new borrowers and certain existing PPP borrowers. To
promote access to capital, initially only community financial institutions will be able to
make First Draw PPP Loans on Monday, January 11, and Second Draw PPP Loans on
Wednesday, January 13. The PPP will open to all participating lenders shortly thereafter.
Updated PPP guidance outlining Program changes to enhance its effectiveness and
accessibility was released on January 6 in accordance with the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit
Small Businesses, Non-Profits, and Venues Act.
This round of the PPP continues to prioritize millions of Americans employed by small
businesses by authorizing up to $284 billion toward job retention and certain other
expenses through March 31, 2021, and by allowing certain existing PPP borrowers to
apply for a Second Draw PPP Loan.
“The historically successful Paycheck Protection Program served as an economic lifeline
to millions of small businesses and their employees when they needed it most,” said
Administrator Jovita Carranza. “Today’s guidance builds on the success of the program
and adapts to the changing needs of small business owners by providing targeted relief
and a simpler forgiveness process to ensure their path to recovery.”
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“The Paycheck Protection Program has successfully provided 5.2 million loans worth $525
billion to America’s small businesses, supporting more than 51 million jobs,” said Treasury
Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin. “This updated guidance enhances the PPP’s targeted relief
to small businesses most impacted by COVID-19. We are committed to implementing this
round of PPP quickly to continue supporting American small businesses and their
workers.”
Key PPP updates include:
PPP borrowers can set their PPP loan’s covered period to be any length between 8
and 24 weeks to best meet their business needs;
PPP loans will cover additional expenses, including operations expenditures,
property damage costs, supplier costs, and worker protection expenditures;
The Program’s eligibility is expanded to include 501(c)(6)s, housing cooperatives,
direct marketing organizations, among other types of organizations;
The PPP provides greater flexibility for seasonal employees;
Certain existing PPP borrowers can request to modify their First Draw PPP Loan
amount; and
Certain existing PPP borrowers are now eligible to apply for a Second Draw PPP
Loan.
A borrower is generally eligible for a Second Draw PPP Loan if the borrower:
Previously received a First Draw PPP Loan and will or has used the full amount
only for authorized uses;
Has no more than 300 employees; and
Can demonstrate at least a 25% reduction in gross receipts between comparable
quarters in 2019 and 2020.
The new guidance released includes:
PPP Guidance from SBA Administrator Carranza on Accessing Capital for Minority,
Underserved, Veteran, and Women-owned Business Concerns;
Interim Final Rule on Paycheck Protection Program as Amended by Economic Aid
Act; and
Interim Final Rule on Second Draw PPP Loans.
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INFORMAL STAFF REPORT
TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT:
Provide staff responses to City Council questions regarding the potential sale of Gibbons Creek
Steam Electric Station and related assets
BACKGROUND:
During the January 5, 2021 City Council meeting, staff presented a work session report regarding
the potential sale of Texas Municipal Power Agency’s Gibbons Creek Steam Electric Station and
related assets in Grimes County, Texas including a review of the economics of the sale, the key
provisions of the proposed Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) and the associated risks.
Prior to and following that presentation, members of the City Council requested information
related to the work session report. This Informal Staff Report combines all of those questions and
staff responses into a single location. Responses to any outstanding questions will be provided in
a subsequent report prior to January 26th when the City Council is scheduled to consider approval
of the APA.
Council question: What are the current TMPA plans/prospects for sale of the remaining 10k acres
of Gibbons Creek land? What is TMPA's current perspective on proposals to create a regional
park?
Staff response: The TMPA board authorized staff to issue an RFQ for brokers for the project last
year. Qualifications were submitted but the final broker(s) have not been selected. TMPA has
retained a ranch and large land real estate expert to provide consultation on when the best time is
to enter the market, who the property should be marketed to and the strategy to bring the land to
the market. The TMPA board has not authorized the sale of the mine properties but have provided
guidance to staff to make all preparations necessary for a sale. The TMPA board has not provided
direction and there have been no discussions by the board of the potential to dedicate any of the
mine lands to parks or other recreational uses over the last 18 months.
Council question: Can staff look over this article and summarize why we would or would not be
vulnerable to the same problems? https://www.texastribune.org/2019/10/30/how-texas-lets-coal-
companies-leave-behind-contaminated-land/?fbclid=IwAR2od7Quq-dG0xN4buz-
ET_VIwB07FZDRQk4pTUKQvoSAQViC3X_koq-X7I
Staff response: Mining and reclamation in Texas are regulated by the Texas Railroad
Commission. The lignite mine adjacent to Gibbons Creek Steam Electric Generation Station
ceased operation in 1996. TMPA has competed 95% of the reclamation activities and has placed
performance bonds against the properties as required by Texas RR Commission. TXRR
Commission is releasing the remaining performance bonds associated with the competed
reclamation this month. The sale of the plant site (6200 acres) does not include any mine
property. Ash from the combustion of lignite and coal was never disposed of in the mine. TMPA
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placed the ash in engineered landfills during the operation of the Gibbons Creek plant. Landfill
site A and F are where the disposal occurred and are part of the sale transaction. The disposition
of the mine property is not part of the posting that will be discussed with the City Council on
January 5, 2021.
Council question: What future earnings does a company, like Charah, see in cleaning up and
redeveloping this site? Are they earnings that the City or any of the four cities could be missing
out on?
Staff response: Charah is being paid by TMPA to clean up the site and any sale of property and
redevelopment revenues they may gain will be based upon how well they clean it up. TMPA is
paying them $36 million. The remediation of coal combustion waste sites is a core competency
of Charah who has a stable of project managers and contractors who have expertise in this
area. Were TMPA to self-perform the decommissioning and remediation, our engineers have
estimated the cost to be as high as $108 million over the next 30 years. TMPA does not know the
economics that Charah believes they can achieve for the redevelopment and sale of the
property. However, the TMPA board, in consultation with the member municipals, outside
environmental counsel, real estate experts and legal counsel believe that the risk/reward trade off
of the proposed sale is in the best interest of the member cities. As shown in the ISR, AIS and the
presentation, the value of the plant site is projected to be $24 million after the site is remediated.
If we assume this price for the sale of the remediated site then Charah’s economics would see
revenues of $36 million plus $24 million = $60 million. TMPA’s self-performance cost (option
3) has net costs of $86.3 including the sale of the property for $24 million. These economic
differences are compelling.
Council question: Is there a correlation between this sale and any potential major coal ash
deregulation?
Staff response: These coal ash regulation (CCR) have been in development for over 10 years at
the federal level. The request by TCEQ to take primacy for the federal regulations is the normal
course of action for federal regulations. By law, when Texas takes primacy for the federal CCR
regulations, the TCEQ will enforce these federal regulations and, if TCEQ determines that
additional requirements are needed that are more stringent than the federal CCR rules, they can
promulgate such new regulations for public comment and subsequent adoption. Rules adopted and
enforced by TCEQ cannot be less stringent than the federal regulations. Thus the public is
protected to the same level as if the USEPA had primacy if not more so.
Council question: What are the implications of the City keeping this land, which includes land
along the Navasota River, to create recreational and environmental opportunities? Additional
information about the Park development can be found here:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-
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3Ddrivesdk&d=DwIFaQ&c=PGEdd_LbwtbJ8FAF3ggtJmXVn0VbaqibWUEPk1jFH8E&r=Tf2-
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IPs3bZ63BMjeAsCSoeCAZwtSOYMjOO4dI-B4&s=b98jlR89ReP0jfxMzLAdCRmybV8lV3Uj-
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Staff response: Were TMPA to keep this property in the public domain and set it up as a park or
natural area, there would be significant ongoing operating and maintenance costs. 24% of those
costs would be the responsibility of Denton and it is not likely that Dentonites would see the benefit
of this parkland due to it distance from Denton. The linked paper does not make any reference to
the statement.
Both Staff and TMPA are unaware of any agreements for this to be converted into a regional public
park. In 2007/2008 The Conservation Fund and the cities of College Station and Bryan, along
with several other entities approached the TMPA board with a proposal to purchase the mine
properties. The TMPA board choose not to pursue such a transaction at the time.
Council question: Does the sale include land that is considered part of the Navasota Ladies’
Tresses orchid?
Staff response: TMPA staff is aware of the presence of the Navasota Ladies’ Tresses. The
population of these orchids are on properties that are not part of the plant sale. They exist only on
the mine property.
Council question: Are there any conservation easements, specifically figure 6 in the report?
Staff response: There are no conservation easements on the plant property that is part of the
sale. Figure 6 in the report depicted areas where the protected orchids are known to exist on the
mine property. There are five (5) conservation easements on the mine property that TMPA
monitors the orchids on. Three of these conservation easements are on leased land that will revert
to the landowner. Two conservation easements are on mine land owned by TMPA. Those parcels
will likely be deeded with restrictions to keep the conservation easements in place.
Council question: The contract and associated documents mention that the EPA has finalized
Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) rules and therefore clean-up expectations. What happens if a
new Federal Level administration increases the regulatory and clean-up requirements of CCR
waste? Are there any provisions in the contract that address this issue?
Staff response: Charah is required to obtain “closure” as defined by the applicable regulations
and to meet any performance bonding requirements imposed by EPA or TCEQ. This contractual
covenant protects TMPA and the member cities from changing regulations and definitions and
requires the Buyer to achieve whatever level of closure required when the remediation is
completed.
Council question: Is there anything in the contract that specifically assures that fossil fuel
extraction processes or processes that entail fossil fuel combustion as a primary aspect of their
operation or for power production will not be done at the site?
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Staff response: No. However, under current EPA and TCEQ regulations, the permitting of a coal
fired power plant anywhere in the United States is virtually impossible. Under the terms of the
Asset Purchase Agreement, no limitations are placed upon the use of the property with the
exception of the remediated CCR units for which there are restrictions.
Council question: Are there provisions that prevent activity at the site that poses potential public
health risks and negatively impacts quality of life for those in the surrounding area, such as toxic
waste, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions?
Staff response: Any future land use, including the development of manufacturing industries will
be subject to the applicable TCEQ and Grimes county regulations. TECQ and USEPA regulations
are developed to be protective of human health and the environment.
Council question: The current contract seems to give freedom to the buyer for 7 of the 10 plots
of land in terms of what they could plan for future development. Are there any provisions in the
contract to assure that the recreational opportunities for camping, fishing and hiking are maintained
or even expanded?
Staff response: No. The APA does not place any contractual covenants to continue the
recreational use of the property.
Council questions: Under the current agreement, the surrounding 10,000 acres owned by TMPA,
which contain previously mined areas and sensitive ecosystems, are not a part of the acquisition.
Would TMPA and the four cities explore retaining the remaining acreage under a conservation
easement?
Staff response: The ultimate fate of the mine properties will be determined by the TMPA board of
directors. The proposed Asset Purchase Agreement in no way reduces the options available to
TMPA relative to the mine properties.
STAFF CONTACT:
Terry Naulty
Assistant General Manager of DME
Terry Naulty@cityofdenton.com
(940) 349-7565
REQUESTOR: Council Member Davis
PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENTS: DME, City Manager’s Office
STAFF TIME TO COMPLETE REPORT: One hour
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Date: January 8, 2021 Report No. 2021-002
INFORMAL STAFF REPORT
TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT:
City of Denton Recycling Drop-off Sites update
BACKGROUND:
At the January 5, 2021 meeting of the City Denton Council, a presentation from a member of the
public mentioned the need to resurrect an additional recycling drop-off site, outside of the two (2)
existing locations at the City of Denton Landfill and at North Lakes Park, to manage excess
programmatic recyclable material from Denton residents and those of surrounding areas. At the
request of Denton ISD, the City of Denton, Solid Waste and Recycling Department, removed a
previously located facility, the Cupboard, from its inventory due to the district’s need to develop
the property. The Cupboard site was located on private property and operated at the benevolence
of its former owner.
In response to the presenter, the mayor provided information that the City was considering
resurrecting a temporary facility at the, new and soon to be open, Development Services Building
(DSB) (F.K.A. the Daybreak Building.) This option, however is not feasible. As designed, the
DSB parking lot will support staff located onsite as well as the development community who must
access and use the facility to permit and discuss construction in the City of Denton. No ancillary
services or access was anticipated as part of the parking lot site design. Additionally, the parking
lot is not situated appropriately to support the location and service of dumpsters or roll-off
containers or access by service vehicles at the site.
While capacity and services at the two remaining facilities have been increased, the replacement
of the Cupboard facility, or other potentially identified third site, and the retooling of remaining
sites had been paused in anticipation of support and direction flowing from the recently launched
Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Strategy (CSWMS.) The CSWMS will provide the city
the data and direction needed to help reinforce, redefine, enhance or eliminate this program based
on the community feedback, council discussion, and the City’s ability to finance and fund any new
program
DISCUSSION:
The City of Denton Recycling Drop-off Sites, located at the City of Denton Landfill and at North
Lakes park, are operated to 1) provide City residents without access to curbside or
commercial/multifamily recycling service an opportunity to divert programmatic recyclable
material and 2) provide residents with curbside collection who have excess programmatic
recyclable material access to additional recycling capacity. . Both sites are open and provide
service to a significant number of non-City residents who may or may not have access to recycling
services as part of their solid waste services. The existing sites are regularly serviced at least three
(3) times weekly to manage the collected recyclables and on an as needed basis, should a container
become filled between scheduled empties. The Solid Waste and Recycling Landfill staff and Valet
Crew inspect and clean the landfill and North Lakes sites (respectively) multiple times daily
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(Monday -Saturday) for litter and illegally dumped materials placed at the site. The North Lakes
Park facility is currently unsecured and is accessible by resident and non-resident customers 24
hours a day, seven (7) days per week.
In the FY18-19 Solid Waste and Recycling budget, funds were made available to relocate the
existing North Lakes Park Recycling Drop-off Site due to planned park improvements (the
construction of an expanded North Lakes Park Tennis Center.) While plans were made to design,
permit, and construct a new recycling drop-off site at an alternate location within North Lakes
park. Given COVID delays and the timing of the completion of the CSWMS, this relocation was
place on hold pending a determination of what a future program may entail
On August 4, 2020, Council received a work session presentation regarding the status of the
relocation as well as a report on the performance of both recycling drop-off sites. While Council
was supportive of this proposal, questions were asked as to whether alternate location(s), at either
surplus city property or greenfield sites, could be identified to support recycling at multi-
family/apartment dwellers. The City has spent several months evaluating opportunities related to
relocating the existing facility focusing on creating the best value for our ratepayers while
equitably addressing the needs of and the potential impacts on the community. The sites that have
been identified, to date, are all, currently, privately owned deficient in access, site screening, and
layout to support a safe and efficient operation for the community and SWR. We continue to
evaluate the City’s surplus property in anticipation of program enhancements coupled with the
release of CSWMS findings and recommendations.
On October 13, 2020, the Denton City Council awarded a contract to develop the City of Denton’s
Solid Waste Management Strategy (CSWMS). The CSWMS will be built upon the needs and
desires of the community coupled with the consideration of regulatory, fiscal, and local impacts
by local boards, committees, and the City Council. Part of the strategy will include consideration
as to how the best manage this sector of the solid waste stream; including the necessity of recycling
drop-off centers, potential enhancements, optimized locations to service existing and future
development. Results of the project should be completed in mid-2021 at which time the City will
work on developing and implementing a plan to affect its findings.
In anticipation of the completion of the CSWMS, Solid Waste and Recycling leadership has
committed to maximizing the operation of the existing Landfill and North Lakes Drop-off
locations to ensure sufficient capacity exists onsite to optimize diversion, minimize onsite illegal
dumping, and promote programmatic education. While actions continue to evolve, steps taken to
meet these goals include:
The anticipated installation (late-January 2021) of an automatic gate at the Windsor Street
access allowing users into the site during park hours (6 a.m. to 10 p.m.). In addition to
limiting access to the recycle drop-off site, this would also help limit access to the City’s
remote control (RC) airplane facility and the south side of North Lakes Park Dog Park.
The purchase and placement (mid-January 2021) of a robust, high definition video
monitoring system to better monitor the site and collect information/evidence to help curb
and enforce illegal dumping violations.
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Additional dumpsters are added to each site during holiday weekends to manage
anticipated increased volumes material presented to manage.
Continuing outreach to Denton multi-family units on opportunities to properly recycle.
STAFF CONTACT:
Brian Boerner
Director of Solid Waste
940-349-8001
brian.boerner@cityofdenton.com
REQUESTOR:
Staff generated
PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENTS:
Solid Waste and Recycling
STAFF TIME TO COMPLETE REPORT:
One hour
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Date: January 8, 2021 Report No. 2021-003
INFORMAL STAFF REPORT
TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT:
Update on DME’s LED Street Light Upgrade CIP project.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On September 17, 2019, the Denton City Council approved an ordinance that funded the upgrade
of all the existing streetlights from High Pressure Sodium (HPS) to the more efficient and effective
Light Emitting Diode (LED) type light. Moving forward, LED lights will be the standard for all
public space lighting installations. The city currently has approximately 10,000 streetlights. The
anticipated duration of the project was to be 3 years.
Upgrade of the lights began in earnest in February 2020. To date approximately 3,200 lights have
been converted to LED.
BACKGROUND:
LED lights have become the industry standard for public space lighting. The lights have a lifespan
that is almost double of the old style HPS and mercury vapor type lights. This reduces maintenance
costs for the City. The new technology LEDs, which are being installed by DME, can be monitored
and controlled remotely. The control system can dim (lower the light intensity) as well as report
lights that are not functioning. The HPS lights relied primarily on citizen reports to identify lights
that had burned out. This led to a significant number of lights being out at any one time. The above-
mentioned factors were key to the Council providing direction to upgrade the light system.
LED light is whiter than the yellow glow of HPS lights. The difference that citizens notice is the
temperature (color). The comments we have received are along the lines of the light is “very white
and very bright”. HPS lights have a temperature of about 2200 Kelvin. The lights are being
installed in residential areas have a temperature of 3000 Kelvin. For minor and major
thoroughfares, the temperature of the lights is 4000 Kelvin. The higher the number the “whiter”
the light. The light color of the LED lights was determined by a test area that DME set up prior to
the selection of the LEDs that are being used. LED lights do not technically have the ability to
emit light that mimics HPS light.
The LED light, while different, does a much better job illuminating the area beneath and around
the fixtures. The increased lighting levels provides additional safety for residents, pedestrians, and
motorists. To that end, DME has accelerated the timetable of the upgrade project. The project,
barring any supply chain issues, should be finished in early 2022 (one year earlier than originally
projected).
The benefits of the increased lighting have caused some residents to reach out to the City to request
help with reducing or redirecting the light. DME has upgrade approximately 3,200 lights across
the city. As a result, residents contacting the City resulted in only 25 streetlights being proactively
dimmed 40%. Since September 2020, DME has, as a standard procedure, dimmed the new LED
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streetlights (residential areas only) 40% which appears to be acceptable to the residents. Nine (9)
residents requested additional measures be taken. DME successfully installed shields on the light
to deflect light away from the residences. DME has no known open issues with any residents
regarding an upgraded light.
STAFF CONTACT:
Chris Lutrick
DME Executive Manager of Operations
(940) 349-7152
Chris.Lutrick@cityofdenton.com
REQUESTOR:
Staff generated
PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENTS:
DME
STAFF TIME TO COMPLETE:
1 Hours
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Council Requests for InformationCouncil Member Requestor DateSummary of RequestStaff AssignedDepartmentComments1Council Member Armintor11/16/20I would like a work session on recording all of our closed meetings, but would first I would like to seethe confidential minutes from the last two closed meetings where minutes were taken.City Manager's OfficeRequest will be presented during the January 12 PendingCouncil Requests Work Session2Mayor Pro Tem Davis12/11/20What would a neighborhood retroactively give up if they became a gated community?Charles RosendahlDevelopment ServicesInformation will be provided in a future Friday Report3Council Member Armintor12/20/20I'd like to request that before the city sells or leaves the old firing range the area site is sampled forlead and other heavy metal, and then cleaned accordingly. If nothing more, the soil testing willserve as a baseline if there are environmental concerns on the property at a later date.Scott GrayFacilitiesInformation will be provided inthe January 8 Friday Report4Council Member Meltzer01/03/21Can staff look into resident's request for speed bumps to slow traffic on Cobblestone Row and EversPark?Becky DivineyPublic WorksInformation will be provided inthe January 8 Friday Report5Council Member Meltzer01/03/21Can staff look into a concern with a business parking a vehicle advertising on the Square?Stephanie BerryLegalInformation will be provided in a future Friday Report6Mayor Pro Tem Davis01/04/21This may be more of an LSR request than an ISR, but staff can decide. What are the current TMPAplans/prospects for sale of the remaining 10k acres of Gibbons Creek land? What is TMPA's currentperspective on proposals to create a regional park?Antonio PuenteDMEInformation will be provided inthe January 8 Friday Report7Mayor Pro Tem Davis01/05/21Could the answers to the Gibbons Creeks questions be incorporated into an updated ISR? Notbefore the meeting, obviously. But to answer future questions as they arise?Antonio PuenteDMEInformation will be provided inthe January 8 Friday Report8Council Member Baker01/06/21Can staff provide another resident information about the US 380/I-35 interchange?Rachel Balthrop Mendoza City Manager's OfficeInformation will be provided in a future Friday Report9Council Member Baker01/06/21Can staff provide informaiton about the old Kings Row substation?Antonio PuenteDMEInformation will be provided in a future Friday Report10Council Member Baker01/06/21Can staff provide a resident information the COVID-19 Vaccine distribution?Rachel Balthrop Mendoza City Manager's OfficeInformation will be provided in a future Friday Report11Mayor Pro Tem Davis01/07/21Do we know when Georgetown Dr. will be repaired after the recent utility work there?Becky DivineyPublic WorksInformation will be provided in a future Friday Report12Council Member Armintor01/08/21What would it take for the City to become an Bird City Texas?Katherine BarnettEnvironmental ServicesInformation will be provided in a future Friday Report40
January 2021 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 New Year’s Day Holiday 2 3 4 9:00 am COE Cancelled 12:00 pm Council Luncheon 5 3:00 pm CC Work Session 6:30 pm CC Regular Session 6 No ‐ 2:30pm Agenda Committee 5:00pm P&Z Work Session 6:30pm P&Z Regular Session 7 8 9 10 11 9:00 am PUB Cancelled – Traffic Safety 12pm HLC 3pm 12 Special Called Council 3:00 pm 13 TIRZ2 11am Cancelled - 11:30 a.m. EDPB Cancelled ‐ 2:30pm Agenda Committee Cancelled - 5:30 pm - AAB 14 11:00 pm - AAB 15 16 17 18 MLK Day Holiday 19 No Council Meeting 20 9:00 am Mobility Committee Meeting - Canceled 21 3:00 pm CoPwD 22 23 24 25 9:00 am PUB 26 10:00 am - CAC 2:00 pm 4th Tuesday Session 27 12:00 p.m. TIRZ No.1 28 3:00 pm Board of Ethics Mtg 29 30 31 41
February 2021 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 9:00 am COE 11:30 am Council Luncheon 2 10:00 am Community Engagement Meeting 2:00 pm CC Work Session 6:30 pm CC Regular Session 3 11:30 am Traffic Safety Commission 4 8:30 a.m. DEDC 12:00 pm Bond Committee 5 6 7 8 9:00 am PUB 9 2:00 pm 2nd Tuesday Session 10 11:00 a.m. EDPB 2:30 pm Audit/Finance 5:30 pm - AAB 11 3:30 p.m. Library Board 12 13 14 15 16 2:00 pm CC Work Session 6:30 pm CC Regular Session 17 9:00 am Mobility Committee Meeting Animal Shelter Advisory 2pm 18 19 20 21 22 9:00 am PUB 23 10:00 am - CAC 2:00 pm 4th Tuesday Session 24 25 3:00 pm Board of Ethics 26 27 28 42
March 2021 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 9:00 am COE 11:30 am Council Luncheon 2 2:00 pm CC Work Session 6:30 pm CC Regular Session 10:00 am Community Engagement 3 11:30 am Traffic Safety Commission 4 8:30 a.m. DEDC 5 6 7 8 9:00 am PUB 9 No Council Meeting 10 11:00 a.m. EDPB 5:30 pm - AAB 11 3:30 p.m. Library Board 12 13 14 15 16 2:00 pm CC Work Session 6:30 pm CC Regular Session 17 9:00 am Mobility Committee Meeting 18 3:00 pm CoPwD 9:00 Community Partnership Committee 19 20 21 22 9:00 am PUB 23 10:00 am - CAC 2:00 pm 4th Tuesday Session 24 12:00 p.m. TIRZ No. No Council Meeting 31 43
Meeting Date1-Dec COVID-19 Update Overview of Construction 17 - Dec
2021 4 - Jan 2021 City Council 2020 Committees
12 - Jan 2021
Internal Audit - Utility Meter Reading
20-1978
Council Requests
20-2094
19 - Jan 2021 No Meeting
26 - Jan 2021
COVID-19 Update
20-2117
ETJ Update
20-1668
2021 May General & June Runoff
elections - locations, dates, and times
20-2399
Parkland Dedication & Development
Overview
TBD
Council Retreat
TBD
Council Requests
20-2095
1 - Feb 2021
Luncheon
Police Department Overview
20-2354
Council Requests
20-2271 Feb 1
2 - Feb 2021
Affordable Housing
Assessment Report
20-1844
Naming for Parks
20-2320
Tax Housing Credit
TBD
Council Requests
20-2272 Feb 2
9 - Feb 2021
Stormwater Master
20-1661
TIRZ Study
20-2182
Council Requests
20-2273 Feb 9
16 - Feb 2021
Loop 288 Building Agreement
TBD
Delegated Authority
TBD
20-21 Utilities Budget and Rates
20-2261
Fund Balance Policy (General Fund,
Internal Service Fund, Utilities
20-2394
Council Requests
20-2274 Feb 16
23 - Feb 2021
Capital Project CIP Update
20-2531
Internal Audit - Utility Payment
Assistance Program
20-2554
Legislative Update
TBD
Parkland Dedication & Development
Ordinance - Fee structure
recommendations
TBD
Council Requests
20-2275 Feb 23
1-March 2021
Luncheon
Joint DISD Meeting
TBD
Council Requests
20-2385 Mar 1
2-March 2021
COVID-19 Update Mar. 2
20-1886
Council Requests
20-2386 Mar 2
9-March 2021 No Meeting
16-March 2021
Council Requests
20-2387 Mar 16
23- March 2021
Council Requests
20-2388 Mar 23
30 -March 2021 No Meeting
Accessory Dwelling Units, and
Screening
DCA19-0011 Construction Code Review (TBD)
Economic Development Incentive
20-2529 July 27
Public Art Right-of-Way Ordinance Follow-up DME Solar Programs
Redistricting Update
June/July 2021
Hartlee Field PID
20-1789 Group Home Code Amendment
Work Sessions Planned - Date TBDFUTURE WORK SESSION ITEMS MATRIX
As of January 6, 2021
Currently Slated Work Session Items
Canvass Runoff Election Results &
44
Street/Intersection From To Closure
Start Date
Closure
End Date Description Department Upcoming
Info/Notes
Public
Meeting
Other
Communication
Department
Contact
Bell Ave at Mckinney St 07/08/21 09/04/21
Water Distribution will be
installing a new water main line
and services.
Water Email Notification, Direct
business contact, N/A (940) 349-7278
Bell Ave at Mingo Rd 06/22/21 07/07/21
Water Distribution will be
installing a new water main line
and services.
Water Email Notification, Direct
business contact, N/A (940) 349-7278
Bell Ave Withers St Mingo Rd 05/10/21 06/21/21
Water Distribution will be
installing a new water main line
and services.
Water Email Notification, Direct
business contact, N/A (940) 349-7278
Bell Ave Texas St Withers St 04/15/21 05/07/21
Water Distribution will be
installing a new water main line
and services.
Water Email Notification, Direct
business contact, N/A (940) 349-7278
Bell Ave Administratio
n Dr Texas St 03/18/21 04/14/21
Water Distribution will be
installing a new water main line
and services.
Water Email Notification, Direct
business contact, N/A (940) 349-7278
Brinker Colarado
Blvd.
I-35 Service
Rd 01/19/21 01/29/21
Concrete Street Panel Repair.
The process starts with
Barricading the failed sections
of concrete pavement, remove
the pavement, and install new
concrete.
Streets N/A (940) 349-7146
Highland Park Bonnie Brae Jasmine 01/25/21 02/03/21
Laying new waterline to the
along Highland Park towards
Bonnie Brae
Engineering NextDoor (940) 268-8946
Precision Dr Airport Rd 1500' north 01/20/21 02/15/21
Wastewater Collections will be
installing a new wastewater
main and services.
Wastewater
W Windsor Dr I-35
Frontage Rd
Winddosr
Farms Dr 01/18/21 01/20/21 Stripping all lanes with new
signs.
Public Works
Inspections
NextDoor, Email
Notification (940) 231-9965
Total 8
Street Closure Report
Upcoming Closures
Week of January 11, 2021 - January 17, 2021
Upcoming Closures45
Street/Intersection From To Closure
Start Date
Closure
End Date Description Department Upcoming
Info/Notes
Public
Meeting
Other
Communication
Department
Contact
Amherst Dr Georgetown
Dr Hinkle Dr 09/28/20 01/19/21
Wastewater Collections will be
installing a new wastewater
main line and services.
Wastewater N/A (940) 349-8909
Bell Ave Chapel Dr Administratio
n Dr 01/14/21 03/17/21
Water Distribution will be
installing a new water main line
and services.
Water Email Notification, Direct
business contact, N/A (940) 349-7278
Bell St University Dr Chapel Dr 12/14/20 01/13/21
Water Distribution will be
installing a new water main line
and services.
Water Email Notification, Direct
business contact, N/A (940) 349-7278
Bonnie Brae IH 35E Scripture 06/15/20 03/01/21 North South Water Main Phase
3
Engineering,
Water
Temporary Flagging in
all lanes for pipe
delivery.
Direct business contact (940) 349-8938
Clydesdale Weeler
Ridge
Spainsh
Lane 12/07/20 01/29/21
Concrete Street Panel and
Sidewalk Repair. The process
starts with Barricading the failed
sections of concrete pavement,
remove the pavement, and
install new concrete.
Streets N/A (940) 349-7146
Creekdale Dr Raintree
Way
Riverchase
Trl 12/09/20 02/20/21
Wastewater Collections will be
installing a new wastewater
main and services.
Waste Water N/A (940) 349-8909
Elm Hickory Prairie 05/11/20 02/26/21 PEC 4 Utility Project Engineering Direct business contact (940) 349-8938
Fannin St Welch St Bernard St 12/21/20 01/28/21
Water Distribution will be
installing a new water main line
and services.
Water N/A (940) 349-7278
Ft. Worth Dr. (US 377)IH 35E FM1830 10/17/19 02/01/21
Infrastructure Safety Upgrades
& New Sewer Main Install
(temporary closures)
TxDOT (940) 349-8938
Hickory CreeK Road Teasely FM 2499 10/06/20 02/16/21
Widening of Hickory Creek road
from Teasley to FM 2499 with
an acceleration lane being
constructed on FM 2499.
Project also included drainage
upgrades.
Engineering NextDoor, Email
Notification (940) 349-7426
Johnson Street Daugherty
Street Smith Street 10/26/20 01/08/21
Install new curb and gutter. Mill
off old pavement and install
new asphalt to match the grade
of the new inlets.
Streets
Scheduling conflict with
concrete contractor so
we move the start date
to 10-26-20.
Door hangers (940) 349-7146
Street Closure Report
Week of January 11, 2021 - January 17, 2021
Current Closures
Current Closures46
Street/Intersection From To Closure
Start Date
Closure
End Date Description Department Upcoming
Info/Notes
Public
Meeting
Other
Communication
Department
Contact
March Rail Cat Tail Heron Pond 01/11/21 02/12/21
Concrete Street Panel and
Sidewalk Repair. The process
starts with Barricading the failed
sections of concrete pavement,
remove the pavement, and
install new concrete.
Streets N/A (940) 349-7146
Mistywood Lane Woodhaven Jamestown 10/01/20 02/12/21
Street Reconstruction
Remove and replace curb and
gutter as needed.
Remove old asphalt and
stabilize subgrade.
Install asphalt pavement
Streets N/A (940) 349-7146
Prairie Elm Pierce 06/01/20 03/26/21 PEC 4 Utilities Engineering NextDoor, Direct
business contact (940) 349-8938
Prairie St.Locust St.Elm St.03/23/20 03/26/21
Storm drain improvements, as
part of Pec-4 Ph 1&2
Project. Street closed to thru
traffic.
Engineering Direct business contact (940) 349-8938
Purdue Drexel Syracuse 01/11/21 02/12/21
Concrete Street Panel and
Sidewalk Repair. The process
starts with Barricading the failed
sections of concrete pavement,
remove the pavement, and
install new concrete.
Streets N/A (940) 349-7146
Riverchase Trl Stoneway Dr Waterside Pl 12/09/20 02/20/21
Wastewater Collections will be
installing a new wastewater
main and services.
Waste Water N/A (940) 349-8909
Ryan Rd Roxbury St FM 2181 01/04/21 02/05/21
Contractor will be demoing the
existing drainage and roadway
and then installing drainage
improvements across Ryan RD
at the Hunter's Creek area.
They will also be installing a
new water line to the property
and then repaving this section
of road.
Message boards to be put out
on December 14th 2020.
Public Works
Inspections,
Private
Development
NextDoor, Email
Notification (940) 268-9842
Spencer Road Bridges St.Mayhill Road 12/07/20 02/08/21
Greystar will be placing their
sanitary line along Spencer Rd
for the Elan Denton project.
Waste Water,
Public Works
Inspections,
Private
Development
Pushed back 2 weeks
due to a delay with the
Sanitary Sewer install.
Email Notification (940) 391-6299
Current Closures47
Street/Intersection From To Closure
Start Date
Closure
End Date Description Department Upcoming
Info/Notes
Public
Meeting
Other
Communication
Department
Contact
West Hickory Street Welch Carroll 08/31/20 05/29/21
Construction is set to begin on
West Hickory Street between N.
Welch Street and Carroll Blvd in
September of 2020 and
continue through May of 2021.
Detailed lane closure
information is forthcoming
pending approval of the
contractor's phasing and traffic
control plans.
Atmos, Streets,
Drainage, Water,
Waste Water
8-20-20: Atmos Energy
is currently relocating
gas line on the South
side of W. Hickory
between Welch and
Bernard. Once Atmos
finishes, the contractor
will mobilize into that
same area to begin
construction.
Email Notification, Direct
business contact (940) 349-8425
Western Blvd Airport Rd Jim Chrystal 12/21/20 03/31/21 Westpark Warehouse Phase 2
Public Works
Inspections,
Private
Development
Direct business contact (940) 205-9230
Windsor Hanover Branch
Crossing 08/24/20 08/16/21 Install utilities and road
reconstruction Engineering NextDoor, Email
Notification (940) 349-7426
Windsor Stuart Longfellow 08/24/20 08/23/21 Installation of utilities and street
reconstruction Engineering NextDoor, Email
Notification (940) 349-7426
Total 23
Current Closures48
Street/Intersection From To Closure
Start Date
Closure
End Date Description Department Upcoming
Info/Notes
Public
Meeting
Other
Communication
Department
Contact
Avenue C Chestnut
Street
Highland
Street 12/14/20 12/18/20
Unite Private Networks, and
sub-contractor Verticom,
temporarily closing street to
install fiber optic service.
Public Works
Inspections,
Unite Private
Networks
Direct business contact (940) 205-3779
Barrel Strap Road
North of
Hickory
Creek Road
Ocean Drive 09/07/20 01/04/21
This project is to add drainage
upgrades and widen Hickory
Creek Road. It is also adding an
acceleration lane to Barrel
Strap Road.
Engineering NextDoor, Email
Notification (940) 349-7426
Bell Ave Texas St Withers St 11/19/20 12/08/20
Wastewater Collections will be
installing a new wastewater
main and services.
Wastewater Email Notification (940) 349-8909
Club House at Sombrero 11/30/20 12/23/20
Concrete Sidewalk and ADA
Ramps Repair. The process
starts with Barricading the failed
sections of concrete Sidewalk,
remove, and install new
concrete
Streets N/A (940) 349-7146
Collins Dallas Dr.Johnson St 07/20/20 11/30/20 Haven at Daugherty: Pavement
Public Works
Inspections,
Private
Development
N/A (940) 205-9230
Como Lake Windriver Loon Lake 10/05/20 11/13/20
Concrete Street Panel . The
process starts with Barricading
the failed sections of concrete
pavement, remove the
pavement, and install new
concrete.
Streets N/A (940) 349-7146
Crow St Panhandle
St Gober St 12/21/20 01/08/21 New Sewer Line & Water
Services will be installed.
Public Works
Inspections
NextDoor, Email
Notification, Direct
business contact
(940) 231-9965
Diamond Poinsettia Cyrus Way 11/16/20 12/04/20
Concrete Street Panel and
Sidewalk Repair. The process
starts with Barricading the failed
sections of concrete pavement,
remove the pavement, and
install new concrete.
Streets N/A (940) 349-7146
Street Closure Report
Week of January 11, 2021 - January 17, 2021
Completed Closures
Completed Closures49
Street/Intersection From To Closure
Start Date
Closure
End Date Description Department Upcoming
Info/Notes
Public
Meeting
Other
Communication
Department
Contact
Doris McKamy Tripp Tr 10/26/20 11/20/20 Concrete Panel and Sidewalk
repair Streets
FM 2181
City of
Denton/Cori
nth City
limits
Lillian Miller 11/18/19 11/30/20 Street Widening TxDOT (940) 349-8425
Foxcroft Cir Emerson Ln Emerson Ln 03/09/20 12/11/20
Water Distribution will be
replacing the water main and
water services.
Water Intermittent closures N/A (940) 349-7278
Hercules N. Locust Stuart 08/01/20 11/01/20
The road will be closed as a
part of the 2019 Street
construction bundle Project.
Hercules is set to have
reconstruction of the curbs,
gutters and the street.
Engineering NextDoor, Email
Notification, Mail outs (940) 349-7426
Hidden Meadows Trail
Intersection
with Vintage
Blvd
back of
Vintage blvd
right of way
03/16/20 01/01/21
Intermittent closures of this
intersection for construction
activities
Engineering NextDoor, Email
Notification (940) 349-8938
Highland Park Jasmine st Bonnie Brae 12/03/20 12/17/20 boring a new water and sewer
line under the KCS Railroad.
Public Works
Inspections
NextDoor, Email
Notification (940) 268-8946
Kings Row Marrianne 288 10/22/20 11/20/20 Perform full depth base repairs
on Kings Rows.Streets
Completed about 90%
of the work. Equipment
issues so I'm extending
the project to the end of
the week.
N/A (940) 349-7146
Locust St.Prairie Highland 03/09/20 01/01/21
Storm drain improvements as
part of Pec-4 Ph 1&2
Project. East Side ln Closure
Engineering Direct business contact (940) 349-8938
Merlot Riesing Pinot 10/26/20 11/06/20
Concrete Sidewalk Repair. The
process starts with Barricading
the failed sections of concrete
Sidewalk, remove, and install
new concrete
Streets N/A (940) 349-7146
Mills Road N. Mayhill
Road S. Trinity 11/30/20 12/11/20 Perform Asphalt Base Repairs
at various locations.Streets Equipment issues so
and weather delays .Message Boards (940) 349-7146
Mockernut Rd.
Intersection
with Vintage
Blvd.
back of
Vintage
Blvd. right of
way
03/16/20 01/01/21
Intermittent closures of this
intersection for construction
activities.
Engineering NextDoor, Email
Notification (940) 349-8938
Northcrest Rd Foxcroft Cir Emerson Ln 03/06/20 12/11/20
Water Distribution will be
replacing the water main and
water services.
Water N/A (940) 349-7278
Completed Closures50
Street/Intersection From To Closure
Start Date
Closure
End Date Description Department Upcoming
Info/Notes
Public
Meeting
Other
Communication
Department
Contact
Paddock Lipizzan English
Saddle 12/14/20 01/07/21
Concrete Street Panel and
Sidewalk Repair. The process
starts with Barricading the failed
sections of concrete pavement,
remove the pavement, and
install new concrete.
Streets N/A (940) 349-7146
Precision Airport Rd 1500ft north 10/12/20 12/18/20
Water Distribution will be
installing a new water main and
services
Water N/A (940) 349-7278
Roberts N. Bell Brown 10/19/20 11/20/20
Curb and Gutter Repair . The
process starts with Barricading
the failed sections of, Curb and
Gutter remove and install
Curbs.
Streets N/A (940) 349-7146
Roselawn Bonnie Brae Bernard 05/12/20 11/20/20 Bonnie Brae Phase 1 Engineering North Side lane closure NextDoor (940) 349-8938
Shagbark Dr
intersection
with Vintage
Blvd
back of
Vintage Blvd
right of way
03/16/20 12/03/20
Intermittent closure of the
intersection for construction
activities.
Engineering NextDoor, Email
Notification (940) 349-8938
Spring Creek Creek Bend Beechwood 10/05/20 12/18/20
Concrete Street Panel and
Sidewalk Repair. The process
starts with Barricading the failed
sections of concrete pavement,
remove the pavement, and
install new concrete.
Streets N/A (940) 349-7146
Stuart Road North of
Windsor
South of
windsor 09/07/20 11/16/20 Street repairs Engineering NextDoor, Email
Notification (940) 349-7426
Underwood McCormick Ave. B 11/09/20 01/04/21
Road will be closed for paving
and sidewalk construction for
the new Fire Station #3
Public Works
Inspections N/A (210) 563-1599
Vintage Blvd US377 Hidden
Meadows Trl 10/23/20 11/20/20 Bonnie Brae Phase 2 Engineering 10/14/20 NextDoor, Public
Meeting(s)(940) 349-8938
Windsor Stuart E. Sherman 09/07/20 12/22/20 This closure is to reconstruct
Windsor Drive Engineering NextDoor, Email
Notification (940) 349-7426
Total 29
Completed Closures51