Loading...
Minutes March 28, 1989465 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. 466 City of Denton City Council Minutes March 28, 1989 Page 2 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. Ir WA ERS CqTY SECRETARY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS 3071C R PH CITY C~ DENTON, TEXAS