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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS REGARDING A MUNICIPAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO TEX. LOC. GOV’T CODE SEC. 43.0672,
BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND DENTEX LAND, CATTLE AND ENERGY, LP
FOR THE PROVISION OF CITY SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 92.382 ACRES OF
LAND, GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF JOHNSON LANE, SOUTH OF ALLRED
ROAD AND 2.325 FEET EAST OF JOHN PANE ROAD; APPROVING A SCHEDULE OF
ANNEXATION; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (A24-0001 )
WHEREAS, the property owners, Dentex Land, Cattle and Energy, LP (hereafter referred
to as “Owners”), has submitted a petition for voluntary annexation of approximately 92.382 acres
of land in Denton County, Texas as described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein
(“Property”); and
WHEREAS, the City of Denton must first negotiate a written Municipal Services
Agreement with the Owner of the real property subject to a petition for voluntary annexation,
pursuant to Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code Sec. 43.0672, that contains (1) the services that the City of
Denton will provide on the effective date of the annexation and (2) a schedule that includes the
period within which the City of Denton will provide each service that is not provided on the
effective date of the annexation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Denton and the Owner have come to an agreement about the
provision of full services to the Property following the annexation of the Property; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton finds it to be in the best interest of the
citizens of Denton to enter into a Municipal Services Agreement with the Owner; NOW,
THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The findings and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. The Municipal Services Agreement (“Agreement”), made in accordance with
applicable provisions of state law pertaining to annexation, is approved and attached hereto as
Exhibit B and is made a part hereof for all intents and purposes.
SECTION 3. The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized to execute the Agreement
and to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the City of Denton under the Agreement.
SECTION 4. The schedule of annexation attached hereto as Exhibit C is approved and
adopted for this annexation.
SECTION 5. Should any paragraph, section, sentence, phrase, clause, or word of this
Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of this Ordinance
shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and approval.
The motion to approv,e this ordinance was made by 13,€ b_ BeLa and
seconded by diGIt; B/, J , the ordinance was passed and approved by
the following vote n - 2
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Nay Abstain Absent
Gerard Hudspeth, Mayor:
Vicki Byrd, District 1 :
Brian Beck, District 2:
Paul Meltzer, District 3 :
Joe Holland. District 4:
Brandon Chase McGee,
At Large Place 5 :,,/
b/Jill Jester, At Large Place 6:
PASSED AND APPROVED this, the Its’ day of fla 2024
GERARD HUDSPETH, MAYOR
ATTEST:
LAUREN THODEN, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
MACK REINWAND, CITY ATTORNEY
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