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Minutes November 10, 1987342 CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES November 10, 1987 The Council convened into the Work Session at 5:00 p.m. Civil Defense Room. PRESENT: Mayor Stephens; Mayor Pro Tem McAdams; Members Alexander, Ayer, Boyd and Gorton., ABSENT: Council Member Hopkins in the Council 1. The Council received an overview of the drainage requirements and proposed changes to the CIP Drainage Study. Rick Svehla, Deputy City Manager, stated that the changes would be in compliance with accepted practices. The study gave parameters for problems and structures. Svehla then presented specifics for amount of water on streets during various types of storms. Council Member Hopkins joined the meeting. Svehla then presented the proposed changes 'to the drainage plan. Consensus of the Council was to Continue as presented. 2. The Council received a report regarding the alignment of Woodrow Lane. Rick Svehla, Deputy City Manager, stated that a continuous left turn lane would be feasible instead of a continuous median for Woodrow Lane. He stated that if the concern of the Council was access to the driveways along Woodrow Lane, then the alignment should be without the median. If the concern of the Council was one of the highest safety, then the alignment should be with the median. The projected cost of the project was about the same for the construction of the me~ian as for the construction without the median. He suggested to bid the project without the median and if that turned out to be too costly, then return to the Council with a proposal for a median. Consensus of the Council was to proceed as presented without the median. 5. The Council received a report regarding the hydroelectric project. Bob Nelson, Executive Director of Utilities, stated that Garland, the TMPA Board, and Greenville had not yet approved the amendment to the power sales agreement. He was hopeful that those agencies would approve it in the near future. He stated that staff was recommending the City move ahead on the City of Denton City Council Minutes November 10, 1987 Page 2 hydroelectric project and award a contract for the turbine. Construction had to begin on the project before 1988 and if the City did not proceed soon, it would lose the contract~ If Denton did not do the project, more than likely someone else would. The City would not be in violation of the power sales agreement until the project produced energy and hopefully by then, the amendment would be in effect. Consensus of the Council was to proceed with the project as presented. 4. The Council received a report from the Redistricting Subcommittee. Council Member Gorton stated that the Committee had studied ways to change the City's voting districts to get away from split County precincts. It was the Committee's findings that it was almost impossible to redo the lines without splits or to have unequal populations in the districts. Council Member Boyd stated that the City offered to do the work necessary to break down the County precincts but that the County was not interested. The project would involve not just the City of Denton but the whole County and the County did not want to get involved in such a project at that time. The Committee recommended to keep the City's district lines as they currently were marked. Consensus of the Council was to not change the voting district lines at that time. 5. The Council was to receive an introduction and update regarding the Museum of Natural History/Farm Operation. This item was pulled from the agenda. 6. The Council convened into discuss legal matters, real estate the Executive Session to and personnel and board appointments. More specifically to discuss litigation including Denton County and Flow Hospital vs. the City of Denton and Martin vs. the City of Denton. No official action was taken. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned. JE/~t~I-FER'Wt~'LTEI~S, ~ITY SECRETARY CI~ OF DE//qTON, TEXAS 343