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CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL
May 3, 2010
After determining that a quorum is present, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas will
convene in a Special Called Work Session on Monday, May 3, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. in the Council
Work Session Room, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas at which the following item will
be considered:
NOTE: A Work Session is used to explore matters of interest to one or more City Council
Members or the City Manager for the purpose of giving staff direction into whether or not such
matters should be placed on a future regular or special meeting of the Council for citizen input,
City Council deliberation and formal City action. At a Work Session, the City Council generally
receives informal and preliminary reports and information from City staff, officials, members of
City committees, and the individual or organization proposing council action, if invited by City
Council or City Manager to participate in the session. Participation by individuals and members
of organizations invited to speak ceases when the Mayor announces the session is being closed to
public input. Although Work Sessions are public meetings, and citizens have a legal right to
attend, they are not public hearings, so citizens are not allowed to participate in the session
unless invited to do so by the Mayor. Any citizen may supply to the City Council, prior to the
beginning of the session, a written report regarding the citizen's opinion on the matter being
explored. Should the Council direct the matter be placed on a regular meeting agenda, the staff
will generally prepare a final report defining the proposed action, which will be made available
to all citizens prior to the regular meeting at which citizen input is sought. The purpose of this
procedure is to allow citizens attending the regular meeting the opportunity to hear the views of
their fellow citizens without having to attend two meetings.
Receive a report and hold a discussion with Denton County Transportation Authority
(DCTA) representatives concerning DCTA's recent efforts in the provision of public
transportation services in Denton County.
CERTIFICATE
I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at the City Hall of the
City of Denton, Texas, on the day of 2010 at o'clock
(a.m.) (p.m.)
CITY SECRETARY
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AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET
AGENDA DATE: May 3, 2010
DEPARTMENT: Transportation Operations
UTILITIES ACM: Howard Martin, 3149-8-132 SUBJECT
Receive a report and hold a discussion with Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA)
representatives concerning DCTA's recent efforts in the provision of public transportation in Denton
County.
BACKGROUND
Guy McElroy, DCTA Board Member and DCTA staff will provide a briefing to the Denton City
Council on recent and future DCTA activities. The briefing will provide the Council with a
status report on the construction of the commuter rail line including the scheduled launch of A-
train service, status of the New Member Committee, a report on bus operations and the proposed
bus operations facility, upcoming improvements to passenger amenities, update to the
Authority's Service Plan and the upcoming Fare and Service Modification public meetings
scheduled for June and July.
This briefing will also provide the Council an opportunity to formally meet new DCTA President
Jim Cline and allow Council a forum to raise additional questions on DCTA operations and
critical issues.
A-train
• Construction Schedule
• Vehicle Procurement/Delivery
• Rail Maintenance Facility
• Launch of A-train Service
• Impact to Existing Industrial Spurs
New Member Committee
• New Member Policy Development
• Components and Adoption of Revised Policy
• Analysis of Lake Cities Station
Bus Operations
• Ridership
• Bus Operating and Maintenance Facility
• Passenger Amenities
Fare and Service Modification
• Purpose
• Proposed Meetings
• Proposed Implementation of Changes
• Service Plan Update
Respectfully Submitted:
Mark Nelson
Transportation Director