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Minutes November 14, 1988CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES November 14, 1988 A joint session of the City of Denton City Council and the Denton Independent School District Board of Trustees was convened on Monday, November 14, 1988 at 12:00 noon at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, Petroleum Room, 2211 I3S East-North, Denton, Texas. Present: Mayor Stephens; Council Members Ayer, Boyd and Gorton. Absent: Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins; Council Members Alexander and McAdams. 1. A discussion regarding various issues relative the the City of Denton and the Denton Independent School District was held. The following items were discussed: A. University Drive rezoning request - the School District stated that the present zoning for their property on University Drive was currently SF-7 with part of the property zoned for office use. The District would like to rezone the property so that it could be sold. Part of the property could be split so as to maintain a park near the Newton Razor Elementary School. City staff stated that the curb cut issue would have to be dealt with as that area was sensitive to new curb cuts on University. B. Teasley Lane Project - City Manager Harrell stated that he would like to thank the School District for the cooperative effort shown on the joint park site on Teasley Lane. C. New Denton High School - the School District stated that there would probably be a need for a traffic light at the entrance to the new high school as indicated by a traffic study that had been done. The School District was in the process of determining what the State would do to held with the project. City staff stated that the City could probably help with the installation of the traffic light. D. Loop 288 South the School District was concerned about the location of the proposed Loop 288 South extension as to whether it would be too close to the McNair Elementary School. If the proposed location was not changed, the District would like to see coordinated planning for the road so as to present maximum safety for the students at the school. Some suggestions for safety factors included an earthen berm to reduce noise, long turn lanes or an overpass to keep traffic moving, and the possibility of a traffic light to help with the traffic flow now and in the future. 319 32O City of Denton City Council Minutes November 14, 1988 Page 2 E. Joint City/District Swimming Pool - the consensus of the committee working on this project was to allocate $500,000 of future CIP funds for an indoor/outdoor pool. This would be a separate item on a bond issue and the voters would decide whether the issue would be approved or not. The pool would be jointly used by the City and the School District with maintenance costs factored out by use. Part of the funds for the Dond issue would be used to renovate the Civic Center pool. F. Joint City/District elections - the School District would like to again enter into an agreement for joint City/District elections. City staff was in agreement as the joint elections worked very well the previous year. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:15 p.m. C~Y SECRETARY CITY OF DENTONr TEXAS 3010C