Minutes February 07, 1989402
CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTE~
FEBRUARY 7, 1989
The City Council convened into the Work Session at 5:30 p.m. in
the Civil Defense Room.
PRESENT:
Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins: Council Members Alexander,
Ayero Boyd, Gorton and McAdams.
ABSENT: Mayor Stephens - representing the City in
Washington regarding the Green Belt.
1. The Council considered the Human Resources Committee
funding criteria.
Barbara Ross, Community Development Coordinator, presented the
changes in the funding criteria and stated that the Committee
would like to make a name change to the Human Services
Committee.
Council Member Ayer questioned the last sentence in the
priority criteria regarding the listing of services in such
detail.
After discussion, consensus of Council was to delete that
particular sentence from the paragraph.
Council Member McAdams suggested deleting the listing of target
populations from the priority criteria.
After discussion, consensus of the Council was to delete number
three from the listing of priority criteria.
Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins questioned the wording of the capacity
criteria which would not require an independent audit.
Consensus of
independent
Council.
the Council was to change the wording so that an
audit would be required unless waived by the
2. The Council considered the Community Development Block
Grant Committee funding criteria.
Connie Wells, Chair-Community Development Block Grant
Committee, reviewed the criteria and stated that she and Ms.
Ross were ready to answer any questions the Council had.
Council Member McAdams was concerned with the wording of the
project priority ranking which used "activities" in connection
with several projects.
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Wells replied that that was the wording from the federal
regulations.
McAdams stated that the wanted to be sure and use the funds for
tangible projects not for paying salaries, etc.
Council Member Alexander suggested including wording such as
"see visible results" in the narrative of the criteria.
Consensus of the Council was to proceed.
3. The Council considered plans
Senior Center.
for expansion of the
Steve Brinkman, Director of Parks, introduced Norman Hatfield,
architect for the expansion of the Senior Center. Mr. Hatfield
was involved in the original design of the Senior Center, North
Lakes and Denia Recreation Centers.
Hatfield reviewed the plans for construction with the Council.
He stated that the expansion, when completed, would look as
though the entire building had been done at one time. The
development plan would not interrupt activities at the Center
and would not leave the senior citizens without a place to meet.
Lloyd Harrell, City Manager, stated that the expansion included
a Domino Room which would house 15 tables, an amount larger
than current needs unless the Council indicated to the contrary.
The Council considered the Park Donation Policy.
Lloyd Harrell, City Manager, presented background information
concerning the park donation policy. He stated that developers
had requested that before the City made a mandatory ~park
dedication policy, they be allowed to work for voluntary
standards. The developers felt that they would get sufficient
park land through donations rather than the necessity of a
mandatory policy. The Park and Recreation Board and the
Planning and Zoning Commission had been working together to
develop the voluntary standards. Those standards would be put
in resolution form and developers would be encouraged to follow
those standards.
Carl Anderson, Chair-Park and Recreation Board, stated that the
Board felt that the developers would police themselves and that
the standards were worth taking a twelve month look at for
compliance.
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Council Member Alexander stated that he wanted flexibility
which allowed developers to wor~ with Planning and Parks for
placement of the donated land so that the park land would not
be placed somewhere unusable but rather placed where it
belonged.
Council discussed aspects of the draft including requiring the
developers to develop the infrastructure for tne par~s, the
substitutions of smaller amounts of land in exchange for
development of the park and the necessity to be aware that the
land did not revert back to the developer without being
developed.
5. The Council considered
governing street closings.
the proposed regulations
Roger Nelson, Administrative Assistant, reviewed the current
ordinance which did not have any concrete guidelines regarding
street closings. He presented the proposed regulations which
included that all closing had to be approved by Council,
signatures of all residents/occupants of the block to be closed
must be obtained, the event should terminate in enough time for
clean up to occur before the street was to be reopened,
evaluation of effect of street closing on emergency services
from the Police Chief and Fire Chief be required, a deposit of
$25 for residential barricades, additional requirements for
non-residential closings to include restroom facilities, the
need for a traffic control officer, a set up and take down fee
for barricades, a clean up deposit and an administrative fee.
Council discussion centered on types of administrative fees,
barricade fees, the difference between commercial and
residential closings, the differences in commercial closings,
non-profit versus profit organizations requesting the closings,
allowing citizens to put up and take down the barricades and
the proper time period for requesting the closing.
Consensus of the Council was to include the item on another
work session with comparisons of other cities having such an
ordinance in place.
6. The Council considered a report on the 1989-1994
Capital ImprovemEnts Program.
This item was not considered during the work session.
7. The Council did not meet in Executive Session during
the Work Session.
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The Council convened into the Regular Session at 7:00 p.m. in
the Council Chambers.
PRESENT:
Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins; Council Members Alexander,
Ayer, Boyd, Gorton and McAdams.
ABSENT: Mayor Stephens - representing the City in
Washington regarding the Green Belt.
1. The Council considered approval of the minutes of the
work sessions of January 3 and 5, and the regular meetings of
January 10 and 17, 1989.
McAdams motioned, Gorton seconded to approve the minutes.
Motion carried unanimously.
2. The Council received a citizen's report from Mr. Bob
Woodin regarding the concept for a Farmer's Market in Denton. ·
Mr. John Cooper, County Extension Agent, stated that he would
speak for Mr. Woodin, who was unable to attend the meeting. He
stated that the area farmers had been surveyed and consensus
was favorable for such a market. He had spoken with all but
one County Commissioner and they were all in favor of the
market. The Chamber of Commerce was taking the lead in
facilitating a market. Under the direction of Bob Woodin,
Chairman-Convention and Visitors Bureau Advisory Board to the
Bureau, it was decided that they would act as a sponsor for
applying for grants to fund a market for Denton. It was
intended to present at the meeting, a proposal for submission
the the Texas Department of Agricultural Diversification Board
under the grants program. However, efforts had been stalled in
securing a particular piece of property to act as a matching
portion to the grant. At this point in time, it was requested
that they be allowed to return at a later date when a piece of
property had been located.
Lloyd Harrell, City Manager, stated that with Council's
permission, it would be helpful to have a staff person work
with Mr. Cooper and Mr. Woodin in developing the concept of the
Farmer's Market.
3. The Council considered a report from the '91 Committee
and take any appropriate action.
Jack Miller, Chair-'91 Committee, stated that the Committee was
established after the 1986 bond election which was passed by
the voters, to review during the 5 year span of that program,
the spending of the money to make sure that it was done for
those things that the voters approved. The Committee met
quarterly and at the last meeting of January 25, 1989, they
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reviewed the projects and staff recommendations. The
Committee's charge was not to determine when projects were done
or how they were done, but to make sure %he funds were spent as
the voters had approved. There were three items he wanted to
review with the Council. (1) Library expansion - Council had
requested that the '91 Committee review the proposed expansion
of the library as recommended by the Library Board. It was the
Committee's opinion after reviewing the material from the bond
election, that the courses of action the Board was considering
was in keeping with what the voters had approved. The
Committee recommended that the Council consider the Board's
proposals. (2) The City had some money available as a result
of the State changing its requirement for funding from the City
for certain state highway projects. The amount was
approximately $5 million. There were projects within the bond
issue that had been approved by the voters that did not really
have funding available and the Committee felt it would be a
wise use of the money available to do some of those projects.
Those projects would include building sidewalks for those
streets that were being improved, rebuilt, repaved within the
bond issue projects; buying right-of-way required by the State
for state projects; upgrading certain traffic signals within
the City including upgrading of the signals and computerization
of the signals on the Square including the Locust - Elm -
McKinney intersections; and allocating funds for beautification
as projects were developed.
Public Hearings
A. The Council held a public hearing and considered
adoption of an ordinance amending Article 17 of Appendix B,
Zoning, of the Code of Ordinances relating to signs. (The
Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval).
The Mayor Pro Tem opened the public hearing.
Sam Marino, Beautification Task Force, endorsed the ordinance.
He asked the Council to approve the passage.
Euline Brock, Chair-Planning and Zoning Commission, stated that
the Commission had recommended approval on January 25, 1989 by
a vote of 7-0. There had been much cooperation among several
different bodies including the Planning and Zoning Commission,
the Beautification Task Force, and the Governmental Relations
Committee from the Chamber of Commerce. She urged the Council
to approve the ordinance.
Bill Claiborne, Beautification Task Force, spoke in favor. He
stated that the first impression that was given to outsiders
coming in on the thoroughfares was one of the most lasting
impressions. He felt that there was an overabundance of
portable signs. The proposed ordinance would tighten up the
loop holes in the current ordinance.
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Bonnie Taylor, Beautification Task Force, expressed her desire
for Council for approval of the ordinance.
Mable Devereaux, Beautification Task Force, asked the Council
to approve the'ordinance.
Mitchell Turner, Appendix A Task Force, stated that this was a
step in the right direction and was in favor of passage.
Jack Miller, Governmental Relations Committee-Chamber
Commerce, recommended approval of the ordinance.
of
John Cooper, Beautification Task Force,
proposed ordinance would be an improvement
the current ordinance.
stated that the
in all respects of
Jeannie Morrison, Chair-Beautification Task Force, urged the
Council to pass the ordinance.
Mike Cochran, Beautification Task Force, spoke in favor and
that in the long run, it would be very good for the city.
James Singleton, Pastor-Calvary Baptist Church, spoke in
opposition. He felt that the ordinance would infringe on
people's rights. Small businesses and small churches would be
hurt with this ordinance. Churches should have the right to
put out portable signs for a short period of time announcing a
special event. The ordinance could limit the number of days,
the number of times per year.
Council Member Boyd asked if stake signs could not used instead
of portable signs for the type of announcement Singleton was
suggesting.
Singleton replied that often the stake signs looked worse than
the portable signs and were not as durable.
Lee Donaldson, Pastor of the Vinyard Christian Fellowship,
stated that the sign ordinance would hamper advertising for
growth of the church and cut businesses from growth until they
could afford permanent signs.
Ken Willingham, Metro Portable Signs, felt that portable sign
advertising was better than advertising in the newspaper. He
was opposed to the passage of the ordinance.
Slick Smith, 3-D Sign Co. of Denton, stated that he suffered
the blunt of the self-owned portable signs because those owners
did not take as good of care as he did with his signs. He was
opposed to the ordinance.
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He felt that the City was dictating to small businesses where
they could and could not advertise. He felt an amendment for
churches should be incorporated.
The Mayor Pro Tem closed the public hearing.
Council thanked all those who provided input
hearing and thanked the members of the various
worked on the development of the ordinance.
The following ordinance was considered:
NO. 89-017
at the public
committee who
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AMENDING
ARTICLE 17 OF APPENDIX B - ZONING OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES RELATING TO SIGNS: PROHIBITING PORTABLE AND
INFLATABLE SIGNS: AMENDING THE SIZE, HEIGHT, AND
SPACING REGULATIONS FOR GROUND SIGNS; AMENDING THE
REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO ILLUMINATED SIGNS: PROVIDING
FOR THE LICENSING OF SIGN CONTRACTORS; PROVIDING FOR
PERMITS FOR WIND DEVICE SIGNS: PROVIDING FOR THE
REMOVAL OF ABANDONED SIGNS: PROVIDING FOR REGULATIONS
FOR STAKE SIGNS; PROVIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION OF
NONCONFORMING PORTABLE SIGNS: PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY
IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2,000 FOR VIOLATIONS
THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE: AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
McAdams motioned, Boyd seconded to adopt the ordinance. On
roll vote, McAdams "aye," Alexander "aye," Gorton "aye," Ayer
"aye," Boyd "aye," and Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins "aye." Motion
carried unanimously.
B. The Council held a public hearing on'the proposed
annexation by the City of Denton, Texas of certain property
located along the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. (A-58).
The Mayor Pro Tem opened the public hearing.
No one spoke in favor.
No one spoke in opposition.
The Mayor Pro Tem closed the public hearing.
Cecile Carson, Urban Planner, stated that this was the ~i:st
public hearing dealing with this annexation. Staff was working
with Frank Martino and the area residents regarding a 100'
voluntary annexation. It was hoped that all the necessary
documents would be ready by the time of institution. The next
public hearing would be on February 21, 1989.
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5. Consent Agenda
Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins asked that item 5.A.1. be removed for
special consideration.
McAdams motioned, Alexander seconded to approve the Consent
Agenda with the exception of item 5.A.1. Motion carried
unanimously.
A.
Bids and Purchase Orders:
2. Bid ~9927 - Track Loader/Motor
3. Bid ~9929 - Water Meters
4. Bid ~ 9931 - Fiberglass Streetlight Poles
5. Bid ~9932 - Fire Department Uniforms
6. Bid 99934 - Line Puller Tensioner
7. Bid ~9935 - Bunker Pants and Coats
8. Bid ~9938 - Concrete Mixer Truck
9. Bid ~9939 - Streetlights
10. Bid ~9921 - Ray Roberts Hydroelectric Project
11. Bid ~9922 - Vertical Turbine Pump and Motor
12. P.O. #88793 - J & S Equipment Service, Inc.
- $12,746.89
13. P.O. ~88387 - J & S Equipment Service, Inc.
- $12,269.30
B. Tax Refunds
1. Consider approval of a tax refund for Title
USA/First Union Mtg. Corp. - $929.00
2. Consider approval of a tax refund for Paul
W. Noreen/Ticor Realty Tax Services - $893.61
The Council considered 5.A.1.
Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins asked why the low bid was not being
accepted. She had spoken with the company who made the low
Did, which was not accepted. They had repeatedly bid in Denton
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or wanted to bid in Denton and had asked Mr. Shaw and/or others
they spoke with how to get their foot in the door in Denton.
Mr. Shaw had told them to be the low bidder. The owner stated
that this time they were the low bidder and still were not
getting the bid. She wanted to know why the low bid was not
being accepted and what the legal implications were for not
accepting the low bid.
Tom Shaw, Assistant Purchasing Agent, stated that the items
that were indicated in his memorandum SUCh as the warranty, the
capacity, the hydraulic system, etc. were areas that dealt with
the specifications with the exception of the warranty. The
difference between the low bid and the recommended bid was
$155.50. Other areas taken into consideration such as the
capacity, the hydraulic system, the material that the body was
made of, warranty repair center, weight of the unit and the
cylinders were some of the major items. Pac Mor had bid in the
City of Denton on numerous occasions in which they had not been
the low bid and had bid on numerous ocassions where they had
been the low bid. The City had purchased a front loader and in
the past, a Pac Mor rear loading unit. THey were satisfactory
pieces of equipment. In this particular instance, Purchasing
chose to recommend the Rand bid based on complete
standardization with 7 units currently in the fleet. There was
approximately $8,000 worth of repair parts in stock to keep the
units dependable and on the street. It was the opinion of Jack
Jarvis, Fleet Operations Supervisor and himself that if the
other unit, the Pac Mor, were purchased more money would have
to be spent for additional spare parts. There would be a
possible down time of two-three days if the Pac Mor unit were
purchased while parts were obtained The other unit could be
put back into operation within two-three hours due to
sufficient stock on hand. Shaw stated that he did now want to
be argumentative but he did not make such a statement to the
Pac Mor individual. He did not ever make such a statement
because the low bid was not always the best, responsible bid
for the City of Denton. Numerous bids had been brought to
Council in the past where the low bid was not the recommended
bid. Every attempt was made to do so every time the low bid
met specifications and was in the best interest of the City of
Denton. He had talked with the Pac Mot representative on
numerous ocassions on many different products. At no time did
he ever indicate to the Par Mor representative that being the
low bid would assure him of the business in the City of
Denton. The company had not called on the City of Denton in
eight-ten years and had not responded to City bids. They had
not notified the City in changes in their industry and had not
participated in specification developments. The only contact
they had had with th@ Pac Mot corporation was through Davi~
Trucking Equipment. It was not his intention to cast any
shadows on Pac Mot, they did an excellent job in the industry.
Pac Mor nad supplied him with two cities as references and as
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noted in his memorandum, one city was extremely dissatisfied
and the other was not very complimentary. Shaw felt that after
talking with the using department, with the fleet operations
people and reviewing the bids as far as compliance with
specifications, that the Rand unit bid by Lone Star Peterbilt
was the best unit for the City of Denton at that time.
Council Member Boyd asked if Pac Mot met the bid specifications
given a certain parameter.
Shaw replied yes, given the intent of the specifications but
that intent must be qualified. Par Mot had not participated
for some time in the specification development. The
specifications had changed over the years with refuse trucks.
If no one informs them that changes needed to be made in the
specifications, they would not be aware of those changes.
Boyd asked if a bid was ever done with spare parts included in
the bid.
Shaw replied that the dollar amount had to be taken into
consideration. In this particular instance, the $155.50 was so
insignificant that standardization would override that. If the
City had been purchasing three trucks, where the dollars could
be split for an inventory, then it would have been economically
feasible to do that. Since only one truck was being purchased,
it was felt that the $155.50 was best spent standardizing the
fleet. There was a method to bid a total cost package where
the truck, the body and the maintenance parts would be bid for
five years. That practice was not really recommended because
it gave the bidders the opportunity to increase the price to
whatever they would like to make.
Lloyd Harrell, City Manager, stated the low bid could do the
job but in trying to evaluate bids submitted to the City, it
was felt that the Rand bid was the lowest and best bid. Not
only because of the interchangeability of parts but also the
details of the unit that makes the Rand unit a better unit.
Debra Drayovitch, City Attorney, stated that there was very
little case law regarding not taking the low bid. It was
basically what a judge and jury would find to be the lowest and
best bid. Based on the poor recommendations from the other two
cities and not meeting specifications along with a superior
warranty, were in favor of the Rand bid.
Council Member Alexander stated that it was important to
remember that the City had to take the lowest and best bid and
not lust the lowest bid. That was the key and in the past, the
Council had rejected the lowest bid because the recommendations
they had and the references were not the best.
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Alexander motioned, Gorton seconded to approve Consent Agenda
item 5.A.1. Motion carried by a 5-1 vote with Mayor Pro Tem
Hopkins casting .a "nay" vote.
6. Ordinances
A. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance
accepting competitive bids and providing for the award of
contracts for the purchase of materials, equipment, supplies or
services.
The following ordinance was considered:
NO. 89-018
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING COMPETITIVE BIDS AND AWARDING A
CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT,
SUPPLIES OR SERVICES: PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF
FUNDS THEREFORE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
McAdams motioned, Gorton seconded to adopt the ordinance. On
roll vote, McAdams "aye," Alexander "aye," Gorton "aye," Ayer
"aye," Boyd "aye," and Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins "aye." Motion
carried unanimously.
B. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance
providing for the expenditure of funds for emergency purchases
of materials, equipment, supplies or services in accordance
with the provisions of state law exempting such purchases from
requirements of competitive bids.
The following ordinance was considered:
NO. 89-019
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS
FOR EMERGENCY PURCHASES OF MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT,
SUPPLIES OR SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF STATE LAW EXEMPTING SUCH PURCHASES FROM
REQUIREMENTS OF COMPETITIVE BIDS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
McAdams motioned, Gorton seconded to adopt the ordinance. On
roll vote, McAdams "aye," Alexander "aye," Gorton "aye," Ayer
"aye," Boyd "aye," and Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins "aye." Motion
carried unanimously.
C. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance
approving an agreement between the City of Denton and the State
of Texas for installation of a traffic signal controller at the
intersection of Loop 288 and Morse Street. (The Citizens
Traffic Safety Support Commission recommended approval).
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The following ordinance was considered:
NO. 89-020
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY
OF DENTON AND THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR INSTALLATION OF A
TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROLLER AT THE INTERSECTION OF LOOP
288 AND MORSE STREET; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
McAdams motioned, Gorton seconded to adopt the ordinance. On
roll vote, McAdams "aye," Alexander "aye," Gorton "aye," Ayer
"aye," Boyd "aye," and Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins "aye." Motion
carried unanimously.
D. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance
of the City of Denton, Texas, amending Section 21-9 of the Code
of Ordinances relating to the placement or painting of signs on
public property.
The following ordinance was considered:
NO. 89-021
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AMENDING
SECTION 21-9 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO THE
PLACEMENT OR PAINTING OF SIGNS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY;
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
$500.00 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Gorton motioned,
roll vote, McAdams
"aye," Boyd "aye,"
carried unanimously.
McAdams seconded to adopt the ordinance. On
"aye," Alexander "aye," Gorton "aye," Ayer
and Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins "aye." Motion
7. Resolutions
A. The Council
authorizing the Mayor of
an agreement between
considered approval of a resolution
the City of Denton, Texas to execute
the City of Denton and Sammons
Communications, Inc. granting a license for the use of certain
electrical duct around the proposed Loop 288 and Stuart Road.
(The Public Utilities Board recommended approval).
The following resolution was considered:
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RESOLUTION NO. R89-010
AN RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
DENTON, TEXAS TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY
OF DENTON AND SAMMONS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. GRANTING A
LICENSE FOR THE USE OF CERTAIN ELECTRICAL DUCT AROUND
THE PROPOSED LOOP 288 AND STUART ROAD; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
McAdams motioned, Gorton seconded to approve the resolution.
On roll vote, McAdams "aye," Alexander "aye," Gorton "aye,"
Ayer "aye," Boyd "aye," and Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins "aye."
Motion carried unanimously.
Miscellaneous matters from the City Manager.
Lloyd Harrell, City Manager, presented the following items:
A. The preliminary sales tax receipts was up from
last year and was ahead of budget projections.
B. The report from the '91 Committee was in need of
Council direction:
(1) Was it agreeable with the Council for the Library
to move ahead with the next steps for architectural changes in
the current library and begin looking for property donations
for a future site. Consensus of the Council was to proceed.
(2) Was it agreeable with the Council to utilize
savings from State change in funding for sidewalks in
con]unction with street projects. Consensus of the Council was
to proceed.
(3) Was it agreeable with the Council to utilize
money left over from the 1985 street bond issue for small
street projects and turn lanes. Consensus of the Council was
to proceed but to also look at Orr Street between Boliver and
Locust.
C. Consideration of a report on the 1989-1994
Capital Improvements Program.
This item was not discussed during the work session
and Harrell suggested Council consider the item at that time.
Frank Robbins, Executive Director for Planning, stated that the
purpose of the discussion was to give the Council an
opportunity to give direction on the process and direction on
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the forms to be used to make decisions regarding the CIP
program. The process was started earlier than last year in
order to give input to staff before the ranking went to the
Executive Staff. There would be several new items added to
this year's CIP which included a bond schedule, information on
the final document indicating facility operating costs for
those new facilities such as new recreational facilities, new
libraries, new fire stations in order to get an idea about the
average annual operating costs for those new facilities.
9. There was no Executive Session held during the Work
Session.
10.
New Business
The following items of new business were suggested by Council
Members for future agendas:
A. Council Member Gorton requested a report on the
use of drainage channels for recreational purposes.
11. The Council convened into the Executive Session to
discuss legal matters (discussion of Flow Memorial Hospital
Bankruptcy), real estate, personnel and board appointments.
The Council reconvened into open session and took the following
action:
A. Boyd motioned, Alexander seconded to appoint
Son)a McDade Wesley to the Community Development Block Grant
Committee. Motion carried unanimously.
B. McAdams motioned, Boyd seconded to appoint the
following to the Housing Task Force: Mark Floyd, Birdell
Carstarphen, and Celia Williamson. Motion carried unanimously.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:33 p.m.
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CI~TY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
JA~E HOPKtNS,VMAYOR PRO TEM
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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