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Dt�NT N Meeting Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 2:00 PM Work Session Room
After determining that a quorum is present, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas will convene
in a 2nd Tuesday Session on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Work Session
Room at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas at which the following items will be
considered:
1. Work Session Reports
A. ID 15 -1196 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the status of
Denton Municipal Electric's Capital Improvement Projects.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 DIME Capital Improvement Plan update
2. Concluding Items
A. Under Section 551.042 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, respond to inquiries from the City
Council or the public with specific factual information or recitation of policy, or accept a proposal
to place the matter on the agenda for an upcoming meeting AND Under Section 551.0415 of the
Texas Open Meetings Act, provide reports about items of community interest regarding which no
action will be taken, to include: expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; information
regarding holiday schedules; an honorary or salutary recognition of a public official, public
employee, or other citizen; a reminder about an upcoming event organized or sponsored by the
governing body; information regarding a social, ceremonial, or community event organized or
sponsored by an entity other than the governing body that was attended or is scheduled to be
attended by a member of the governing body or an official or employee of the municipality; or an
announcement involving an imminent threat to the public health and safety of people in the
municipality that has arisen after the posting of the agenda.
Following the completion of the Work Session, the City Council will convene in a Closed Meeting to
consider specific items when these items are listed below under the Closed Meeting section of this
agenda. The City Council reserves the right to adjourn into a Closed Meeting on any item on its Open
Meeting agenda consistent with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, as amended, or as
otherwise allowed by law.
1. Closed Meeting:
A. ID 15 -1295 Deliberations regarding Real Property - Under Texas Government Code Section
551.072; Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section
551.071.
Receive information from staff, discuss,
deliberate, and provide
staff with direction
regarding the potential acquisition of
real property
interests
generally
located in
Denton, Denton County, Texas, for the
construction,
expansion
and use
of electric
power transmission lines, beginning at
the North
Lakes Substation
of Denton
Municipal Electric and proceeding east
along Riney
Rd, then
turning
north along
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Nicosia St., then east along W. Hercules Lane and terminating at the Denton North
Substation of Denton Municipal Electric. Consultation with the City's attorneys
regarding legal issues associated with the acquisition of the real property interests
described above where a public discussion of these legal matters would conflict
with the duty of the City's attorneys to the City of Denton and the Denton City
Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State
Bar of Texas, or would jeopardize the City's legal position in any administrative
proceeding or potential litigation. [North Lakes to Denton North transmission route]
B. ID 15 -1296 Deliberations regarding Real Property - Under Texas Government Code Section
551.072; Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section
551.071.
Receive information from staff, discuss, deliberate, and provide staff with direction
regarding the potential acquisition of real property interests located along the east
side of Bernard St. between Eagle Drive to the north and Collins Street to the south,
in the City of Denton, Texas; where discussions had, deliberation, and direction
given in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the
governmental body in negotiations with a third party. Consultation with the City's
attorneys regarding legal issues associated with the acquisition of the real property
interests described above; where discussion of these legal matters would conflict
with the duty of the City's attorneys to the City of Denton and the Denton City
Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State
Bar of Texas, or would jeopardize the City's legal position in any administrative
proceeding or potential litigation. [Eagle Substation]
C. ID 15 -1313 Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code, Sec. 551.071.
Consult
with the City's attorneys regarding
the
present status of settlement
negotiations regarding pending litigation styled:
City
of Denton, Texas v. NRG
Power
Marketing, LLC, Cause No. 15- 01404 -16,
now
pending in the 16th Judicial
District
Court of Denton County, Texas, and
discuss, deliberate and provide the
City's
attorneys with direction and any recommendations regarding such legal
matter.
A public discussion of this legal matter
would
conflict with the duty of the
City's
Attorneys to the City Council under
the
Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional
Conduct of the State Bar of Texas.
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 , 2015 at o'clock (a.m.) (p.m.)
CITY SECRETARY
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NOTE: THE CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION ROOM IS ACCESSIBLE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. THE CITY WILL
PROVIDE SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED IF REQUESTED
AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE SCHEDULED MEETING. PLEASE CALL THE
CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 349 -8309 OR USE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES FOR
THE DEAF (TDD) BY CALLING 1- 800 - RELAY -TX SO THAT A SIGN LANGUAGE
INTERPRETER CAN BE SCHEDULED THROUGH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.
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Legislation Text
File #: ID 15 -1196, Version: 1
Agenda Information Sheet
DEPARTMENT: DME
CM/ ACM: Howard Martin, 349 -8232
Date: December 8, 2015
SUBJECT
Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the status of Denton Municipal Electric's
Capital Improvement Projects.
BACKGROUND
In the fall of 2013 the Denton City Council approved the first phase of DME's planned Capital Improvement
Projects to upgrade the City of Denton's aging transmission and distribution electric utility infrastructure.
DME has accomplished several milestones of the project that it would like to share.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. DME Capital Improvement Plan update
Respectfully submitted:
Phil Williams
DME, General Manager
Prepared by:
Smith Day
Compliance Manager
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City Hall
City of Denton 215 E. McKinney St.
Denton, Texas 76201
www.cityofdenton.com
DEN'FON
File #: ID 15 -1295, Version: 1
Legislation Text
Agenda Information Sheet
SUBJECT
Deliberations regarding Real Property - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.072; Consultation with
Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071.
Receive information from staff, discuss, deliberate, and provide staff with direction regarding the potential
acquisition of real property interests generally located in Denton, Denton County, Texas, for the construction,
expansion and use of electric power transmission lines, beginning at the North Lakes Substation of Denton
Municipal Electric and proceeding east along Riney Rd, then turning north along Nicosia St., then east along
W. Hercules Lane and terminating at the Denton North Substation of Denton Municipal Electric. Consultation
with the City's attorneys regarding legal issues associated with the acquisition of the real property interests
described above where a public discussion of these legal matters would conflict with the duty of the City's
attorneys to the City of Denton and the Denton City Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional
Conduct of the State Bar of Texas, or would jeopardize the City's legal position in any administrative
proceeding or potential litigation. [North Lakes to Denton North transmission route]
City of Denton Page 1 of 1 Printed on 12/3/2015
City Hall
City of Denton 215 E. McKinney St.
Denton, Texas 76201
www.cityofdenton.com
DEN'FON
File #: ID 15 -1296, Version: 1
Legislation Text
Agenda Information Sheet
SUBJECT
Deliberations regarding Real Property - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.072; Consultation with
Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071.
Receive information from staff, discuss, deliberate, and provide staff with direction regarding the potential
acquisition of real property interests located along the east side of Bernard St. between Eagle Drive to the north
and Collins Street to the south, in the City of Denton, Texas; where discussions had, deliberation, and direction
given in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in
negotiations with a third party. Consultation with the City's attorneys regarding legal issues associated with the
acquisition of the real property interests described above; where discussion of these legal matters would
conflict with the duty of the City's attorneys to the City of Denton and the Denton City Council under the
Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas, or would jeopardize the City's
legal position in any administrative proceeding or potential litigation. [Eagle Substation]
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City Hall
City of Denton 215 E. McKinney St.
Denton, Texas 76201
www.cityofdenton.com
DEN'FON
File #: ID 15 -1313, Version: 1
Legislation Text
Agenda Information Sheet
SUBJECT
Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code, Sec. 551.071.
Consult with the City's attorneys regarding the present status of settlement negotiations regarding pending
litigation styled: City of Denton, Texas v. NRG Power Marketing LLC, Cause No. 15- 01404 -16, now pending
in the 16'h Judicial District Court of Denton County, Texas, and discuss, deliberate and provide the City's
attorneys with direction and any recommendations regarding such legal matter. A public discussion of this legal
matter would conflict with the duty of the City's Attorneys to the City Council under the Texas Disciplinary
Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas.
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