Minutes November 30, 1990CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
NOVEMBER 30,1990
The Council convened into a Special Call meeting at 4:45 p.m.
in the Council Chambers.
PRESENT:
Mayor Castleberry; Mayor Pro Tem Boyd; Council
Members Alexander, Ayer, and Trent.
ABSENT:
Council Members Gorton and Hopkins.
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1. The Council considered approval of a resolution
authorizing the temporary closing of portions of Eagle Drive
and Dallas Drive as provided herein.
Linda Ratliff, Economic Development Coordinator, stated that
the Council had previously approved a resolution to close the
intersection from November 16-December 1 for the purpose of
filming the movie "Mittleman's Hardware" Due to the illness
of George C. Scott, the production company had been unable to
complete the film on schedule. The original resolution
provided that the intersection be closed for 10 days of filming
including two contingent days for bad weather or other
scheduling problems. Barricades had been up for five days and
of those five days, the company had been able to complete one
full day schedule of filming and only a partial filming on the
other four days. All of the scenes possible without Mr. Scott
had already been filmed. Althodgh the closing of the
intersection did cause inconveniences to the citizens of
Denton, there had only been three calls about the barricades so
far. Three staff members had traveled the detour route and all
experience only a slight delay. The requested dates of
December 3-15 provided for twelve days for filming excluding
Sunday, December 9. The barricades would 0nly be up during
actual filming. Two letters had been hand delivered to each
business/resident who signed the original petition for that
intersection. No calls had been received to date regarding
those letters.
The following resolution was considered:
NO.~90-062
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY CLOSING OF
PORTIONS OF EAGLE DRIVE AND DALLAS DRIVE AS PROVIDED
HEREIN; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ayer motioned, Alexander seconded to approve the resolution.
On roll vote, Trent "aye," Alexander "aye," Ayer "aye," Boyd
"aye," and Mayor Castleberry "aye." Motion carried unanimously.
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With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:50 p.m.
BOB CASTLEBERRY, MAY~R
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