Minutes October 20, 199259
CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
OCTOBER 20, 1992
The Council convened into the Work Session at 5:15 p.m. in the
Civil Defense Room.
PRESENT: Mayor Castleberry; Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins; Council Members
Brock, Chew, Perry, Smith and Miller.
ABSENT: None
1. The Council convened into the Executive Session to discuss
legal matters (considered intervention in Dallas County Park Cities
Municipal Utility District v. City of Dallas and City of
Grapevine), real estate and personnel/board appointments.
2. The Council received a report and held a discussion regarding
the University Student Ad-Hoc Committee and gave staff direction.
Jesus Nava, Assistant to the City Manager, stated that the
Committee had met on several occasions and had discussed potential
projects.
Jennifer Blanton, representing TWU and Chair of the Committee,
stated that the Committee would be meeting once a month to discuss
various issues. She suggested that the Committee meet with the
Council near the end of the semester to receive a report on their
progress.
3. The Council received a report from and held a discussion with
Chuck Carpenter, President, Denton Chamber of Commerce, on the
status of the Peterbilt employee relocation.
This item was not considered as Mr. Carpenter was not able to
attend the meeting.
4. The Council received a report and held a discussion regarding
the addition of an Enrichment Program for the Children's Programs
After School Action Site program and the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Recreation Center's Kid Connection program and gave staff
direction.
Lloyd Harrell, City Manager, stated that former Council Member Jim
Alexander suggested adding enrichment activities to the After
School Action Site programs. Staff would be presenting those ideas
to Council for their consideration. In addition there was a strong
need to add an additional staff position, a recreation leader, for
the Children's Program whether the enrichment program was approved
or not.
Alicia Mentell, Superintendent of Leisure Services, stated that
there was a need for a recreation leader in this area. In 1985
there were 25Oparticipants and in the current year there were 400
participants. The Wilson, Sam Houston and Rayzor sites had been
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increased for additional enrollment. Another recreation leader was
needed in order to maintain the current quality of service for the
program. The new position would be funded exclusively from the $10
per month fee increase to participants in the After School Action
Sites. This fee increase was implemented during fiscal year 1991-
92 and had expanded the Recreation Fund's revenue base so that the
addition of a Recreation Leader in Children's Programs could be
adequately supported. Two options for enrichment were explored.
Option 1 addressed the exclusive use of Texas Woman's University
volunteers for implementation. Option 2 proposed 1,040 instructor
hours, reporting to the Children's Programs supervisor to implement
the program, plus the use of TWU volunteers for the MLK Kid
Connection program. Mentell detailed the pros and cons for each
option and a detail of the budget breakdown for the program which
was included in the agenda backup. Possible enrichment activities
included tutoring, arts/crafts, tumbling, and environmental
activities. Activities considered were ones which could be
implemented on site. The program would still be able to be
provided free of a charge to the Kid Connection Program as there
would be no cost for the use of the TWU students. Licensing
requirements mandated that all staff and volunteers working at the
Action Sites have a criminal history check done. The use of the
TWU volunteers would add approximately 36 such checks while the
paid positions would only add approximately 4 checks. There would
be no checks required at the Kid Connection site as it was not part
of the licensed program although it maintained the same standards
as the other sites. Staff was recommending Option 2 for Council
consideration.
Council Member Perry asked for a detail on the budget proposal.
Mentell replied that the formula was:
$5 x 350 participants x 9 months $15,750
1,40 hours x $10 instructor fee [10,400]
Supply costs at $500 x 10 sites [5,000]
Balance of $350 when completed $ 350
Based on the survey results, 100% of the parents surveyed were in
favor of adding an enrichment program. Of %ho~e parents, 70% were
willing to pay $5 or more for the new program.
Council Member Chew asked for a clarification of the first
paragraph on the staff summary report. He had a concern with the
exclusive use of volunteers at the Kid Connection program.
Mentell stated that the Kid Connection program at MLK was a free,
drop-in program with no costs associated. Kid Connection was
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currently beginning its third year of operation as a federally-
funded Community Development Block Grant program. The use of the
TWU volunteers for the program at this one location would eliminate
the need to assess a fee to the Participants in the kid Connection
program.
City Manager Harrell stated that an option would be to ask the
Community Development Block Grant Committee for additional funds in
order to use paid employees rather than volunteers at MLK.
Council Member Chew felt that before the program went any further,
that option needed to be explored.
Council Member Perry asked if parents would be able to afford the
additional cost of the enrichment program.
Mentell replied that the current fee was considerably less than
what would be paid in the private sector. The affordability of the
program was possible due to the joint venture with the School
District. The District did not charge rental for the facility,
custodial use or utility charges.· A survey done with the parents
indicated that they would be willing to pay at least $5 more for
the enrichment programs.
City Manager Harrell stated that it would be possible to go back to
sites and discuss with parents the proposal and the associated fee
to get more current feedback on the issue.
Council Member Perry stated that he would like to enlarge the
program and make it available to more children.
Mentell stated that there were license requirements in which the
State limited the number of children at each site. The cap was
dependent on what the State required.
Council Member Brock asked if the scholarships were funded by
adding more to the cost for the other students.
Mentell replied that the budget was broken down to a minimum
participation rate and the other students were not subsidizing the
scholarships.
Council Member Brock asked to what extent the program was self-
supporting.
Mentell reDlied that the Drogram was totally funded through the
recreation fund which meant it was 100% self-supporting.
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Mayor Castleberry asked how many children were served at the King
Center.
Mentell replied that there was a maximum of 50 participants per
day. The program began as a licensed program where the students
had be to registered. That program was not meeting the needs of
the community and the parents asked to have a program where the
students could be on a "drop-in" basis. The program was changed to
accommodate those requests and the first 50 students who came per
day were allowed in the program for that day. The average
participation was approximately 35 students per day. There had
never been anyone turned away from the site.
Council Member Miller asked what was the range of number of
students at the various sites.
Mentell replied that the minimum was approximately 34 and the
maximum was approximately 68.
Council Member Miller asked if the quality of service would be the
same at a larger site versus a smaller site.
Brenda Burton, Children's Program Supervisor, stated that at the
larger sites, staff would work as an assistant to the enrichment
instructor. It may be that the activity would have to be divided
among the group for larger school sites.
Council Member Miller stated that he wanted to be sure that the
same service would be provided at each site as parents were paying
the same amount of fee at each site. He questioned whether a
criminal background check should be done for MLK as was done with
the other sites.
Betty McKean, Executive Director for Economic Development/Municipal
Services, stated that they were unable to do the criminal
investigations in the non-licensed program as staff did not have a
legal access to the system used for the checks.
Council Member Chew felt that a check should be done at all
center~.
Mentell stated that the MLK program was originally a licensed
program but the parents indicated that they did not want the
formality of a licensed center. They wanted a drop-in type center
rather than a formal center.
Council Member Chew stated that he would like to review the formal
feedback from the parents regarding that decision.
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Bur~n stated that n a program was licensed, children in the
program c6u~not mix with children who were not in the program.
At MLK there was a difficulty with the openness of the program and
the other children at the Center. Attendance at the site dropped
when the structure became too rigid so the program was redefined in
order to accommodate the parents and their needs.
Mayor Castleberry stated that there were two or three questions
which Council would liked answered before it made any decisions on
the program. He also asked about the possibility of licensing the
MLK Center.
Council Member Smith suggested a town meeting at the King
discuss parents needs.
5. The Council received a report and held a discussion re~arding
a proposed new route, advertising, and possible service expansions
for public transportation in Denton and gave staff direction.
Catherine Tuck, Administrative Assistant, presented ridership
figures for the elde~ly/handihop r'iders. The figures had increased
steadily over the years until the introduction of the trollies.
The current routes went to many more places and the riders were
able to use the trollies rather than having to use the door-to-door
service. Tuck detailed the current routes and a proposed new route
which would travel near the Denton State School and the Department
of Public Safety building as well as Exposition Mills. She asked
if~Council saw any other Points which needed to be addressed.
Council Member Brock asked if the number of vehicles and the amount
of expenditures would double if there were a back and forth type of
service.
Tuck replied that that could not be done at the current time but
was ~ consideration fo~ the future. It would be the next logical
ste~ to reverse the rqutes in the future rather than add another
rou~e. Another issue ~as promotion of the system. Added emphasis
would be given..to promote ridership on the routes. It was felt
tha~!a professional would be most qualified to promote the transit
sysf~m ~d $5,000 had been included in the 1993 grant for
advertising and promotions. Interest letters were sent to both
university marketing departments as well as local advertising
firms. Some specific needs'included new route maps, advertising
spots in the appropriate media, and promotional ideas. A third
area was out-of-Denton trip requests. Before the Cit~ became the
designated recipient of federal transit grant~, SPA/~ ha~ been
serving the entire County with one system. With the 1990 census
figures and the two new urbanized areas,, there were three systems
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within Denton County - the City of Denton, the City of Lewisville
and Denton County (outside Denton and Lewisville) o SPAN had
received requests from a number of Denton citizens (who were 60
years or older) to take them from a Denton origin to a destination
outside of Denton. This service was previously available to the
elderly before Denton became an urbanized area. These requests
were to take citizens to and from employment in the County, to
medical facilities in Lewisville, and to visit friends or relatives
in various areas outside Denton. The Federal Transit
Administration did not prohibit transportation operations from
providing this type of service as long as the origin or destination
was within the Denton urbanized area. The City could not
prioritize or prohibit trips based on the type of destination. The
number of people this affected was approximately 6 and was about 50
trips per month. This included one lady who used the system to get
to her place of employment each day. Since the City could not
prioritize or restrict trips by purpose and since the numbers were
small enough not to disrupt transportation, staff recommended that
SPAN be allowed to continue out-of-town trips. This would be a
temporary measure since a goal of the City and SPAN was to provide
connection points to join the City'Handihop and elderly system with
the County system. This was expected to be in place by the first
of the year.
Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins asked if there were enough vehicles and
enough funds to be able to provide an out-of-town trip for just one
person at any given time.
Tuck replied that if an individual needed to go to Lewisville or a
destination outside of the City, a schedule was set up to work the
out-of-town trip in with another trip.
Due to the time factor involved, the item was continued to the
Regular Session.
6. The Council received a report and held a discussion concerning
assignment of ambulance reimbursements for subscription service and
gave staff direction.
This item was considered during the Regular Session.
7. The Council considered appropriate dates for annual evaluation
sessions for City Council employees.
This item was considered during the Regular Session.
The Council convened into the Regular Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers of City Hall.
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PRESENT:
Mayor Castleberry; Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins; Council Members
Brock, Chew, Perry, Smith and Miller.
ABSENT: None
1. Pledge of Allegiance
The Council and members of the audience recited the Pledge of
Allegiance.
2. The Council considered approval of the minutes of the Special
Call Session of September 29, 1992 and the Regular Session of
October 6, 1992.
Hopkins motioned, Smith seconded to approve the Minutes as
presented.
Council Member Perry asked for an addition to page 21 of the
October 6 meeting. A suggestion by Council Member Chew for future
agendas had been omitted. The suggestion was for a time table for
evaluation of City Council employees.
Hopkins and Smith agreed to amend their motion and second to
include the addition. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye",
Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor
Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously.
The Mayor presented a proclamation for National Pharmacy Week.
The Mayor presented to the Council an award presented to the Zoning
Task Force from the Texas Chapter of the American Planning
Association for Denton mixed used district development.
3. Citizen Reports
A. The Council received a citizen report from a
representative .of the Youth in Government Program regarding their
activities for the day.
Kim Meaker stated the students were able to experience various
positions in City government. They were impressed to see how
effectively the City was run and were impressed with City staff and
the City Council. The students attended the Executive Staff
meeting and held a mock City Council meeting in the afternoon.
They reviewed a parking ordinance, a fraternity 2oning r~u~t and
airport condemnation. Approximately 30 students participated in
the event.
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Mayor Castleberry indicated that this was a YMCA sponsored project
and introduced the YMCA representatives.
B. The Council received a citizen report from Brian Bennett
regarding the Fry Street Fair.
Mr. Bennett stated that it was not the Fair which he wanted to talk
about but rather the vote taken and the procedure on the vote. The
vote taken in the work session was perceived as premature by the
students. Little or no communication between the City Council and
Delta Lodge was made before the vote was taken. The issue at that
Council meeting was not to be voted on but perhaps the Council felt
it was time for a vote. The students felt the vote was hasty and
lacked communication. The following evening, the UNT Student
Government met and was upset with the City Council. It condemned
the City Council in regards to its action. Bennett felt that the
Student Advisory Committee would be a good vehicle to discuss these
types of issues. The Student Association passed a resolution which
included addressing a letter to the Council regarding its action
and was conducting a petition drive for those who were concerned
with the Fry Street Fair. More citizen reports would be presented
to Council in an effort to continue communication regarding the
issue. He was hopeful that the Council would listen to the
students regarding the issue.
C. The Council received a citizen report from Wayne Tyra
regarding speeders in a mobile home park.
Mr. Tyra was not present at the meeting.
4. Public Hearings
A. The Council held a public hearing to consider a variance
to Sec. 34-114, paragraph 3 of the Subdivision & Land Development
Regulations, pertaining to the dedication of right-of-way along a
public street. The variance pertained to Pacific Street, and was
requested by Dale Irwin, owner of Carroll Park Place II, located
directly east of Carroll Boulevard, south of Maple Street, and west
of Pacific Street. (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended
aDproval).
Frank Robbins, Executive Director for Planning, stated that the
variance was for right-of-way dedication on Pacific Street. The
detailed plan had been approved a number of months ago and the
project had already been through the zoning process from 2-F to
Planned Development. Due to an error in the dimensions of the
land, the variance was being requested for the right-of-way
dedication. If the variance were approved, the preliminary plat
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listed under the Consent Agenda could be approved. If the variance
were denied, the plat would not be considered. All of the criteria
for a variance were met. (1) Granting the request would not
violate any master plans - the variance did not violate any of the
City's master plans. (2) Special or particular conditions upon
which the request was based related to the physical features of the
property - the property was unusual in that it was a small, narrow
piece of land bounded by public right-of-way on three sides and
Pacific Street was a dead-end street serving only a few residences.
(3) The special or peculiar conditions did not result from or was
not created by the owner's or any prior owner's omission - the
unique shape of the property was created by the city when Carroll
Blvd. was constructed. The variance would not change how the
property would be developed. Instead of a 5' right-of-way
dedication, there would be a 5' easement which would serve the same
purpose as the right-of-way dedication.
The Mayor opened the public hearing.
Bud Hauptmann, representing the petitioner, stated that he would be
glad to answer any questions the Council had.
The Council did not have any questions for Mr. Hauptmann.
The Mayor closed the public hearing.
Hopkins motioned, Perry seconded to approve the variance. On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
The Council continued with the Work Session Item #5.
Catherine Tuck, Administrative Assistant, stated that the third
item the Council was considering was trip requests outside the City
limits. Not allowing those requests would affect 6 people with one
requiring two trips per day to and from work. Staff needed
direction as to whether to go outside the City limits for these
trips.
Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins asked how many months or years it would be
until there was a connection with Lewisville.
Tuck replied that it would probably be as close to the end of the
year as possible to complete reorganization of the routes and then
begin county-wide oDeration discussion after th~ first of th~ y~ar.
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Council Member Brock asked for the degree which providing this
service outside city limits would interfere with requests within
the City.
Tuck replied that the degree which SPAN had indicated was not
substantial enough to impose an impediment to Denton citizens. It
was a small number of trips compared to monthly requests.
Council Member Brock asked if there were a possibility of
connecting with County transportation and take those individuals to
a certain point and then the County would take over.
Tuck replied that that was a possibility and would be the most
efficient way to do the trips. In the interest of time, SPAN was
now doing door-to-door service to accommodate the citizen and to be
most cost effective for the vehicle.
Mayor Castleberry asked if the service were not available for the
individual to take him to his employment, would he not be able to
continue to hold the job.
Tuck replied that that possibility existed.
Mayor Castleberry asked that Tuck review the options.
Tuck replied that the options included to continue to go outside
city limits, to have no trips outside city limits, or to provide
the service as an interim solution and work on connecting with the
County system.
Miller motioned, Perry seconded to continue to provide the service
until a problem arose and have staff study a county-wide system. On
roll vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye",
Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously with Council Member Chew abstaining as he was a member
of the SPAN Board of Directors.
Tuck continued .that the final item for Council consideration was
possible future expansions. A suggestion had been made to connect
the Denton system to the Dalla~ =ymt~m through a Park and Ride
operation or through the DART system. Another idea was for a
shuttle service to the DFWAirport. Currently there was a private
system which provided that service. The FTA would require a formal
bidding process which would provide the opportunity for the private
carrier to participate and compete for the service.
Council Member Perry asked if there were any plans for an
underground system in the future and suggested including it as an
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idea for the future.
Council Member Brock indicated that she was interested in continued
investigation for airport service.
The Council returned to the regular agenda order.
5. Consent Agenda
Council Member Chew asked that Item 5.A.1. be pulled for special
consideration.
Hopkins motioned, Smith seconded to approve the Consent Agenda with
the exception of Item 5.A.1. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Miller
"aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and
Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously.
Bids and Purchase Orders:
2. Bid #1415 - Distribution Transformer
3. Bid #1417 - Transformer Oil Testing
4. PC #30267 - General Electric
5. PC #30268 - General Electric
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Plats and Replats
1. Considered a preliminary plat of Lot 1, Block 1, of
the Carroll Park Place Two Addition. The .437 acre
tract was located on the east side of Carroll
Boulevard, directly south of Maple Street, abutting
Pacific Street. (The Planning and Zoning
Commission recommended approval.)
Council considered Item 5.A.1.
Council Member Chew stated that the bids had, from the highest to
lowest, a $15,000 difference and about 30 extra days for the work.
He questioned those figures. Between the lowest bid and the next
lowest bid was approximately a $4,000 difference.
Tom Shaw, Purchasing Agent, stated that he saw no reason to not
accept the low bid of Southwest Industrial. There was a
miscommunication on number of days to complete versus the number of
days to start. Southwest Industrial interpreted it to mean days
until they actually started the project, the other bidders
interpreted it to mean the days until the project was completed.
He had talked with Southwest Industrial regarding the project and
he had no reason to think they would not compl~t~ work in th~
specified days.
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Chew motioned, Smith seconded to approve Item 5.A.1. On roll vote,
Brock "aye", Miller "aye" Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye" Chew "aye"
Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
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Bids and Purchase Orders
1. Bid #1411 - Window Replacement/Visual Arts
6. Ordinances
A. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance accepting
competitive bids and awarding a contract for purchase of materials,
equipment, supplies or services. (5.A.1. - Bid #1411, 5.A.2. - Bid
#1415, 5.A.3. - Bid #1417)
The following ordinance was considered:
No. 92-180
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.
Smith motioned, Hopkins seconded to adopt the ordinance, On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
B. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance providing
for the expenditure of funds for purchases of materials or
equipment which are available from one source in accordance with
the provisions of state law exempting such purchases from
requirements of competitive bids. (5.A.4. - PC #30267, 5.A.5. - PC
#30268)
The following ordinance was considered:
No. 92-181
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR
PURCHASES OF MATERIALS OR EQUIPMENT WHICH ARE AVAILABLE FROM
ONLY ONE SOURCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW
EXEMPTING SUCH PURCHASES FROM REQUIREMENTS OF COMPETITIVE
BIDS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Brock motioned, Smith seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
C. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance approving
the 1992 tax rolls.
John McGrane, Executive Director for Finance, stated that this was
a requirement of the Texas State Property Tax Board to approve the
appraisal rolls which came from the Denton Central Appraisal
District and the tax rolls which took the information from those
appraisal rolls and applied the exemptions and tax rate.
The following ordinance was considered:
No. 92-182
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, APPROVING THE 1992
TAX ROLLS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Perry motioned, Hopkins seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
D. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance
establishing fees for reinspections of food establishments as
conducted by the City of Denton Environmental Health Services
Division.
Lloyd Harrell, City Manager, stated that this item had been
included in the budget discussions and complied with the wishes of
the Council.
The following ordinance was considered:
No. 92-183
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING FEES FOR REINSPECTIONS OF FOOD
ESTABLISHMENTS AS CONDUCTED BY THE CITY OF DENTON
ENVIRONMENTAL 'HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00); AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Chew motioned, Smith seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
7. Resolutions
A. The Council considered approval of a resolution
appointing members to the North Texas Higher Education Authority.
John McGrane, Executive Director for Finance, stated that the
Authority had state and federal legislation which enabled it to
issue tax exempt bonds to purchase student loans. Arlington and
Denton had established the Authority. Two of the four positions
for Denton were up for renewal. The current members, Mr. Governor
Jackson and Ms. Neta Stallings, had been suggested to be
reappointed.
The following resolution was considered:
No. R92-061
A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE NORTH TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORITY; AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Hopkins motioned, Chew seconded to appoint Governor Jackson and
Neta Stallings. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins
"aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry
"aye". Motion carried unanimously.
B. The Council considered approval of an interlocal
ambulance agreement between the City of Denton and the City of
Argyle for ambulance services.
John Cook, Fire Chief, stated that Items B through I were
interlocal agreements for small cities contract for ambulance
service. These. were renewal contracts with no changes other than
population figures.
Council Member Miller asked if the subscription service applied to
these cities also.
Cook replied yes.
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The following resolution was considered:
No. R92-062
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTERLOCALAMBULANCE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AI~D THE CITY OF ARGYLE FOR
AMBULANCE SERVICES; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Perry motioned, Chew seconded to approve the resolution. On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
C. The Council considered approval of an interlocal
ambulance agreement between the City of Denton and the City of
Corinth for ambulance services.
The following resolution was considered:
No. R92-063
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AMBULANCE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND THE CITY OF CORINTH FOR
AMBULANCE SERVICES; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Hopkins motioned, Smith seconded to approve the resolution. On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
D. The Council considered approval of an interlocal
ambulance agreement between the City of Denton and the City of
Sanger for ambulance services.
The following resolution was considered:
No. R92-064
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AMBULANCE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND THE CITY OF SANGER FOR
AMBULANCE SERVICES; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Brock motioned, Smith seconded to approve the resolution. On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
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E. The Council considered approval of an interlocal
ambulance agreement between the City of Denton and the City of Krum
for ambulance services.
The following resolution was considered:
No. R92-065
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AMBULANCE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND THE CITY OF KRUM FOR AMBULANCE
SERVICES; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Hopkins motioned, Chew seconded to approve the resolution. On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
F. The Council considered approval of an interlocal
ambulance agreement between the City of Denton and the City of
Ponder for ambulance services.
The following resolution was considered:
No. R92-066
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AMBULANCE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND THE CITY OF PONDER FOR
AMBULANCE SERVICES; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Smith motioned, Hopkins seconded to approve the resolution. On
roll vote, Brock "aye" Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye" Smith "aye"
Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion
carried unanimously.
G. The Council considered approval of an interlocal
ambulance agreement between the City of Denton and the City of
Shady Shores for ambulance services.
The following resolution was considered:
No. R92-067
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AMBULANCE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND THE CITY OF SHADY SHORES FOR
AMBULANCE SERVICES; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Brock motioned, Smith seconded to approve the resolution. On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
H. The Council considered approval of an interlocal
ambulance agreement between the City of Denton and the City of
Hickory Creek for ambulance services.
The following resolution was considered:
No. R92-068
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AMBULANCE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND THE CITY OF HICKORY CREEK FOR
AMBULANCE SERVICES; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Brock motioned, Smith seconded to approve the resolution. On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
I. The Council considered approval of an interlocal
ambulance agreement between the City of Denton and the City of Lake
Dallas for ambulance services.
The following resolution was considered:
No. R92-069
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AMBULANCE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND THE CITY OF LAKE DALLAS FOR
AMBULANCE SERVICES; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Smith motioned, Hopkins seconded to approve the resolution. On
roll vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye",
Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion
carried unanimously.
J. The Council considered approval of a resolution
authorizing an application for a grant to participate in the
National Tree Planting Program, committing local matching funds and
in-kind services to match the amount of the grant.
Bob Tickner, Superintendent of Parks, stated that the resolution
would allow the City to Darticipate in the Small Bu~ine~
Administration's Tree Grant Program which was administered through
the Texas Forest Service. Last year the City received 111 trees
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which were planted in various City parks. This year the City would
receive 70 trees which would be planted in the Civic Center Park
and Evers Park. This year the City would be required to make some
cash contributions as well as in-kind contributions. The money
would come from the Beatification account.
The following resolution was considered:
No. R92-070
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
NATIONAL TREE PLANTING PROGRAM; COMMITTING LOCAL MATCHING
FUNDS AND IN-KIND SERVICES TO MATCH THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Perry motioned, Smith seconded to approve the resolution. On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
K. The Council considered approval of a resolution
authorizing the Executive Director of Finance to execute documents
necessary to claim unclaimed property on behalf of the City of
Denton.
John McGrane, Executive Director of Finance, stated that the City
had been notified by the State Treasurer's Office that there was an
amount which had been submitted as unclaimed funds in the name of
the City of Denton to be claimed by the City of Denton. The funds
were for Sesquicentennial activities with approximately $1,000 to
be claimed.
The following resolution was considered:
No. R92-071
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO
EXECUTE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO CLAIM UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF DENTON; AND PROVIDIN~ POR AN EFP~CT~V~
DATE.
Perry motioned, Chew seconded to approve the resolution. On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
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L. The Council considered approval of a resolution
requesting that municipalities be allowed to regulate consumption
of alcoholic beverages within certain designated areas of the
municipality.
Mayor Castleberry indicated that this item had been pulled from
consideration.
8. The Council considered appointments of Advisory Board members
to the Downtown Advisory Board, the Electrical Code Board and the
Animal Shelter Advisory Committee.
Mayor Castleberry indicated that Council had discussed the
reappointment of a committee member to the Animal Shelter Advisory
Committee and was now ready to make a formal appointment.
Hopkins motioned, Chew seconded to appoint Jesus Nava to the Animal
Shelter Advisory Committee. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Miller
"aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and
Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously.
9. Miscellaneous matters from the City Manager.
Mayor Castleberry indicated that Council would return to the Work
Session items which had not been discussed earlier.
Work Session Item 6. The Council received a report and held a
discussion concerning assignment of ambulance reimbursements for
subscription service and gave staff direction.
Kathy DuBose, Director of Accounting and Budget Operations, stated
that staff was proceeding with the implementation of the
subscription service. A benefit of the service was that the City
would take insurance assignments and Medicare assignments. Non-
members would be responsible for all of the ambulance bill. Staff
was ready to move ahead with the program and to send out the
applications with the utility bills.
City Manager Harrell stated that he wanted to bring this item to
Council to illustrate how it would now help those individuals on
Medicare but only to those who were signed up for the program.
Smith motioned,Hopkins seconded to proceed with the program. On
roll vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye",
Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion
carried unanimously.
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Work Session Item #7. The Council considered appropriate dates
for annual evaluation sessions for City Council employees.
A suggestion was made to consider the evaluations on the fourth
Tuesday in November which would be November 24th.
Consensus of the Council was to schedule the evaluations for
November 24th.
Lloyd Harrell, City Manager, presented the following item:
A. Reminder of the City Open House which would be held
October 30, 1992. He encouraged the Council to attend if possible.
10. The following action was taken on Executive Session items
discussed during the Work Session Executive Session:
A. Mayor Castleberry asked for a motion to direct the City
Attorney to intervene on behalf of the City in the Park Cities
lawsuit.
Chew motioned, Hopkins seconded to direct the City Attorney to
intervene on behalf of the City in the Park Cities lawsuit. On
roll vote, Brock "aye", Miller "nay", Hopkins "aye", Smith "nay",
Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion
carried with a 5-2 vote.
11. New Business
The following items of New Business were suggested by Council
Members for future agendas:
A. Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins asked for a work session item
regarding the removing of plats and replats from the Consent Agenda
and from Council action. If the Council voted on plats and
replats, it gave the citizens the idea that Council could exercise
action on those items. As long as the plat or replat met State
requirements, the Council had not have the right to deny the plat
or replat.
B. council Member Perry asked for the legal background for
the requirement which stated that the Council could not deny a plat
or replat which met all State requirements.
C. Council Member Brock asked for a work session item
regarding the possibility of changing the procedure for a plat
which was in an older section of the City.
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12. The Council did not convene into the Executive Session during
the Regular Session.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
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