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.
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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