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CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
MARCH 28, 1989
The Council convened into the Work Session at 5:30 p.m. in the
Civil Defense Room.
PRESENT:
Mayor Stephens; Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins: Council
Members Alexander, Boyd, Gorton and McAdams.
ABSENT:
Council Member Ayer
1. The Council considered correspondence from the State
Highway Department and provided direction to staff.
Lloyd Harrell, City Manager, stated that the City had received
a letter from the Highway Department regarding the speed limit
on I35E through the City. The City had inquired a number of
times about the possible reduction of the speed limit to 55
m.p.h, and had consistently received a response that once the
official census number reflected a population of 50,000, the
State would be willing to reduce the speed limit. However,
based on an increased number of accidents in the area, the
State was now willing to reduce the speed limit from the
Hickory Creek Bridge to I35W. A formal letter was needed to
support the request and staff was asking Council for permission
to proceed.
Consensus of the Council was to proceed.
The Council reviewed the budget questionnaire.
Lloyd Harrell, City Manager, stated that staff was requesting
an early assessment by the Council to gage priorities for the
upcoming budget. He reviewed the questionnaire with the
Council and ask for any changes. Staff would make the
necessary changes and send out the corrected questionnaire with
the next Council packet.
Council Member Boyd asked that the Municipal Court of Record be
added.
The Council reviewed the Council goals.
Lloyd Harrell, City Manager, stated that this was a semi-annual
update of the Council goals. He stated that the goals of
public safety and transportation would be dealt with in detail.
John Cook, Fire Chief, presented the public safety goal. He
reviewed the objectives of the goal which included (1)
lighting, (2) response time, (3) community relations, (4)
policing elections in southeast Denton, (5) public safety
component to minority relations, (6) community watch, and (7)
minority recruitment.
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Rick Svehla, Deputy City Manager, presented the transportation
goal. Main areas of consideration for this goal included: (1)
coordination of transportation planning and development, (2)
coordinate and monitor public transportation in the City, (3)
improve the level of planning and maintenance of transportation
systems, and (4) planning for alternative modes of
transportation.
City Manager Harrell, stated that two goals had been deleted
from the update list, Flow Hospital and a recreation center for
southeast Denton. Harrell briefly reviewed the remaining goals
which included (1) analyze the development process, (2)
Downtown development, (3) energy issues, (4) City
beautification, (5) financing operations, (6) improve city
image, (7) user fees, (8) relations with minorities, (9)
neighborhood identity, (10) interlocal relations/
intergovernmental relations, (11) housing goals, (12) Municipal
Court of Record, (13) space plan, and (14) economic development.
With'no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
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CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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