Minutes Decmeber 11, 1991CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
DECEMBER 11, 1991
The Council convened in a joint session with the Denton Independent
School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday, December 11, 1991,
at 11:45 a.m. in the Trustees Room of the Sheraton Hotel, Denton,
Texas.
PRESENT: Mayor Castleberry; Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins; Council Members
Alexander, Chew, Perry, and Smith.
ABSENT: Council Member Trent
1. The Council held a discussion regarding various issues
relative to the City of Denton and the Denton Independent School
District.
The following items were discussed:
1. Dr. Tim Sonnenberg presented an overview of the facility
consideration item currently before the Board. He reviewed the
study of space needs for the School District and the three options
under consideration for grade configurations.
Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins asked it if had been determined where the new
school might be built.
Sonnenberg replied that the District owned two sites. One was
adjacent to the Ryan High School which was the site of a potential
elementary school. Another site was on Teasley Lane which would
possibly be a site for an intermediate school or a middle school.
The first priority was to build an elementary school. The Ryan
site might not be the best for an elementary school due to the
traffic problems and the concerns of parents having an elementary
school so close to a high school.
Lloyd Harrell, City Manager, stated that the District would
probably have to do a bond election for one of the schools and for
the high school renovation. Did the District have any timetable in
mind for the election.
Sonnenberg replied the bond package would consist of several
components - new construction, a technology package and
renovations. Using January and February to publicize the election
and the issues, a March or April election might be possible.
Mayor Castleberry asked about the option Sonnenberg mentioned of
year-round school. If the District used that option, how long
would it hold off the necessity for new construction.
Sonnenberg replied it depended on the number of tracks the District
used.
2. Council Member Perry suggested looking into the possibility of
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the School District networking with the City when the City was able
to computerize its card catalog. A future idea would be to network
with the two universities which would make for a complete network
of card catalogs.
3. Council Member Alexander suggested finding ways to expand the
quality of what was presented at the After School Action Site
Programs. He suggested using the universities to help with such
activities as gymnastics, computer training, etc. to provide more
than jus~a~fter school service.
4. Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins suggested a committee made up of both
entities to determine if the School District would be interested in
a joint venture to build a new swimming pool in Denton. Would the
District be interested in a joint program such as the District
helping with the operational costs of the pool in return for use by
the swimming team. She suggested the City Manager and
Superintendent discuss the issue.
5. Lloyd Harrell presented an update of the Moore building and
possible uses. He stated that the first steps would be to use a
portion of the Moore building for a law enforcement complex.
Another portion of the building would house Personnel and Data
Processing. Once the Police had moved out of the old City Hall, it
would be converted into a Development Center for Engineering,
Planning and Inspections. After those departments had moved out of
City Hall there would be some remodeling of City Hall.
A question was asked about a possible time frame for a City bond
issue.
Harrell replied that the City was out of money for street and
drainage repairs. There were four buildings which had been
promised the voters which had not been built yet. Those buildings
would probably be built before any new issues. A possible time
frame was a year to a year and a half away before a City bond
election.
A question was asked about lead time for a bond election.
Harrell replied that a minimum time was about 3-6 months.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:00 p.m.
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