HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 18 Agenda Questions and Responses November 18 Agenda Questions and Responses
Date Submitted By Type Iltem I ID Number Department Question/Comment Staff Response
11/16/2025 Gerard Hudspeth Consent F 25-1853 Community Services Please provide a bulleted list of services that will be provided by the Tenant based rental assistance will provide for qualified low-income households:
approximately$700K. •Rental assistance
•Security deposits
•Utility costs
11/16/2025 Gerard Hudspeth Consent N 25-1946 Procurement/Tech Services Is there any reduction of cost associated with this purchase(consolidation or Yes,we are able to eliminate three separate services:vulnerability scanning,security incident and
expiring service that will not be renewed)? event monitoring,and threat analysis which represents a$100,000 annual savings. These services will
be consolidated into this new security operations center service.
11/16/2025 Gerard Hudspeth Consent S 25-2005 Procurement/Human Will this purchase reduce the amount we have paid consultants in the past?If While the use of consultants may still be necessary in certain cases,the implementation of this
Resources not,what is the value add? enhanced platform will significantly reduce the City's reliance on external consultants in future years.
The platform provides direct access to both private-and public-sector market data,enabling staff to
proactively monitor market competitiveness and maintain pay structures year over year.
Following the citywide compensation study completed by Evergreen in 2023,staff committed to
evaluating the City's pay structure in smaller annual phases rather than conducting another large-scale
study.Due to current budget constraints,the City has been unable to complete the planned smaller
annual studies.Staff currently utilize PayFactors to evaluate pay for new hires,transfers,promotions,
and routine position reviews.
The new platform will replace the City's existing compensation system and will provide expanded
capabilities to evaluate pay equity and internal alignment,model pay structures,access benchmark
data to support compensation decisions,and generate Total Compensation Statements for City staff.
11/16/2025 Gerard Hudspeth Consent AF 25-2068 Procurement/Environmenta Please provide a sample report or dashboard screenshot. See attached for screenshots of various interfaces provided as part of the RFP.
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11/16/2025 Gerard Hudspeth Work Session A 25-1392 Community Services Is area median income based on pre or post tax income? It is pre-tax(gross)income.
11/16/2025 Gerard Hudspeth Work Session A 25-1392 Community Services Slide 5- please add dollar amount difference between AMI levels. Added to presentation.
11/16/2025 Gerard Hudspeth Work Session A 25-1392 Community Services Page 13-of presentation,please add narrative to help me navigate the slide and Slide 13 is presenting the estimated current Denton Households,their growth by 2030,and their
better understand what it is communicating. tenure and income.
The Texas Demographic Center estimates that by 2030 Denton will gain 8,814 households.Of those,
4,014 are projected to be renters.Of those renters,753 would require a 50%AMI restricted rental unit
and 1,073 would require a 30%AMI restricted rental unit to not be cost burdened.
Among the existing 59,711 households estimated in the 2023 ACS 1-year,HUD's Comprehensive
Housing Affordability Strategy(CHAS)2017-2021 ACS data on rental households and income showed
26,315 are rental households.Of those,1,695 require a 50%AMI restricted rental unit and 5,730
require a 30%AMI restricted rental unit to not be cost burdened.
11/16/2025 Gerard Hudspeth Work Session A 25-1392 Community Services Please add a slide that list the amount of taxes are exempt(city,county&ISD) A backup slide has been added to the presentation.The information from DCAD is below:
•Total 2025 Waived County Taxes:$1,396,203($381,533 HTC only)
•Total 2025 Waived Denton ISD Taxes:$9,062,580($2,476,484 HTC only)
•Total 2025 Waived City Taxes:$4,470,993($1,221,765 HTC only)
•Total 2025 Waived Taxes:$14,929,776($4,079,782 HTC only)
11/16/2025 Gerard Hudspeth Work Session A 25-1392 Community Services Please list apartment projects under construction currently(number of units). As of October,Economic Development data showed 1,974 multifamily units under construction.Two
Housing Tax Credit developments are currently in construction,which total 148 units.
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11/16/2025 Gerard Hudspeth Work Session A 25-1392 Community Services Please list apartment projects that have entitlements/final plans,but have not Roselawn Village apartments(297 units)is near to starting construction.
started construction(number of units).
11/16/2025 Gerard Hudspeth Individual Consideration G 25-1979 Parks Please list public engagement preceding the name change of the park. January 9,2025-virtual public input meeting for park naming applications,February 24,2025 SEDNA
meeting presentation and public input,August 4,2025 public input and discussion at Parks,Recreation
and Beautification Board meeting.
11/16/2025 Gerard Hudspeth Individual Consideration G 25-1979 Parks Please list all the public facilities that are located within Quakertown park. City Hall,Denton Civic Center,Emily Fowler Library,Denton Senior Center,Denton Woman's Club
Building,Civic Center Pool
11/16/2025 Gerard Hudspeth Individual Consideration G 25-1979 Parks What are the future cost associated with this change if approved? The Civic Center Marquee is scheduled for maintenance this FY,and that is the only permanent
physical signage depicting"Denton Civic Center."
11/16/2025 Gerard Hudspeth Individual Consideration H 25-1980 Parks Please provide the history of Popo's connection to the labor site. Popo Gonzalez was the founder of Denton's LULAC chapter,which raised the funds to build the
pavillion on the day labor site.City Council also sought Popo's approval in 1996 for the location of the
facility to be permanently established across from his barber shop.Popo was the contact person for
assistance at the day labor site while his barber shop was located across the street at 216 W Collins St.
11/16/2025 Gerard Hudspeth Individual Consideration H 25-1980 Parks Does the city own the property?My search shows that it is owned by TXDot. The site is a TXDOT right of way,managed and maintained by the City of Denton.
11/16/2025 Gerard Hudspeth Individual Consideration H 25-1980 Parks Please list the cost associated with the naming. The cost of potential signage is the only associated expense.
11/17/2025 Suzi Rumohr Work Session A 25-1392 Community Services Please define"market rate"and explain how we calculate it for Denton. Market rate in this presentation is defined as the estimated Median gross rent of a household
according to the 2024 ACS 1-year data by number of bedrooms(Table:B25031)
11/17/2025 Suzi Rumohr Work Session A 25-1393 Community Services Slide 9:If$1.1 million in city taxes is waived for 102 units that are affordable for
Denton,how much in taxes is being waived per unit per year?How much in taxes Per Unit
is being waived per unit per month? Per Unit (Tax-Exempt,RTC,
If$3.4 million in city and ISD taxes are being waived for 102 units that are (All Tax-Exempt RTC Units) Affordable for Denton Units)
affordable for Denton,how much in taxes is being waived per unit per year?How Annually Monthly Annually Monthly
much in taxes is being waived per unit per month?
$342 $29 $3,741 $312
$2,223 $185 $24,279 $2,023
$1,097 $91 $11,978 $998
$3,662 $30S $39,998 $3,333
11/17/2025 Suzi Rumohr Work Session A 25-1394 Community Services Slide 15:Do we currently require a pre-application meeting?What would be the We do not currently require either.
purpose of this meeting?Do we currently require a neighborhood meeting?What
need would this fill that is not currently being met? Staff are proposing to add both of these requirements to ensure that applicants are better prepared at
application and understand the expectations of City Council and residents.The pre-application
conference with Development Services(PAC)identifies potential issues with the site plan.The
neighborhood meeting helps to keep residents informed of potential development in their area.Staff
seek to ensure that all projects the City Council supports are well positioned to successfully complete
the development process and that our community understands the process and projects.
11/17/2025 Suzi Rumohr Individual Consideration C HL25-0003a Development Services What is the 2025 assessed value of this property? $840,000
(cont.)
11/17/2025 Suzi Rumohr Individual Consideration C HL25-0003a Development Services Using the property's 2025 valuation,how much value does the 50%tax 2016-2025 Savings:$16,452.80
(cont.) exemption over 10 years represent? 2026-2035 Savings:$42,725.35
Assumptions:
The value in 2015 was$337,478,and in 2025 is$840,000.This is a 249%increase.
The estimated value in 2035 is$2,090,803,which is a 249%increase from$840,000.
The annual growth in appraised value is kept consistent for each year at 9.54773%.
The tax rate remains constant at the current rate of$0.59542/$100 valuation.
11/17/2025 Suzi Rumohr Individual Consideration C HL25-0003a Development Services Sec.10-128(c)states that the tax exemptions are"a maximum of ten(10) Section 11.24 of the Texas Tax Code states that a city may not repeal nor reduce an exemption without the
(cont.) successive years."Is it possible for a 50%tax exemption to have a shorter consent of the owner.Additional research is needed to confirm if City Council can vary the duration of the
duration than 10 years? tax exemption.Such action would be contrary to historical practice and the applicant has arguably relied
on this length of time,in spending the minimum$10,000 amount to be eligible.Therefore,it is
recommended that City Council to stay with the 10-year time frame.
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11/17/2025 Suzi Rumohr Individual Consideration F 25-1933 Procurement/Customer Slide 2:When did the follow-up review occur?What factors made a 20-year Technology Services performed a review of the application in September of this year and deemed this
(cont.) Service lifecycle more appropriate than a 10-year lifecycle? a specialized system with a 20 year lifecycle. The factors that caused for the change were the
integration of the software,implementation costs,complexity and cost for integrating with northstar,
customer impact to replacing or modifying,and staff time spent on specialized training related to the
support and use of the application.
Additionally,PUB was scheduled to consider this item on Monday,November 17 and was unable to
meet due to lack of quorum.PUB will consider retroactively following Council's review.
11/17/2025 Suzi Rumohr Individual Consideration J 25-1923 Water Utilities Slide 5:What is the interest rate for WIFIA financing?What is the interest rate for The WIFIA program sets its interest rate based on the U.S.Treasury rate on the date of loan closing.
(cont.) TWDB CWSRF financing?What is the anticipated interest rate if we financed Based on current US Treasury rates,staff anticipates interest rates to be approximately 4.50%to
through bonds? 4.75%.U.S.Treasuries are taxable bonds,and therefore have a higher rate than tax-exempt bonds the
City may issue in the municipal market.However,the primary benefit to the program is the ability to
draw funds only when needed(as opposed to issuing bonds all at once)and the deferral of payments
until the project's substantial completion.Additionally,the program can be repaid at any time,giving
the City flexibility to take advantage of other lower-cost financing options at any time.The current
rates for CWSRF as of 11/7 as provided by TWDB for AA-rated entities is 2.12%.The estimated interest
rate to issue bonds is approximately 4.00%.
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