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Minutes April 06, 1993313 CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES April 6, 1993 The Council convened in Work Session on Tuesday, April 6, 1993 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 the following: A. Legal Matters 1. Considered action in Goldfields' claim. 2. Discussed settlement in Hunter vs. Citv of Denton. Bo Real Estate 1. Considered acquisition of an land near Foster Road. option to purchase C. Personnel/Board Appointments 2. The Council received a report and held a discussion regarding alternative methods to appoint members to the City's boards and commissions and gave staff direction. Catherine Tuck, Asministrative Assistant, stated that staff had prepared a policy statement from the Council suggestions made at the last meeting. Included in the information was a proposed process of how the procedure would work. The process was an adaptation of the Dallas modelin which the Council would draw lots to determine which position would begin the assignment process. Tuck'reviewed the drawing process which was included in the agenda back-up. Each Council Member would have 20 appointments with the first member who drew having one extra appointment. The ex-officio members of the Downtown Advisory Board, TMPA, Civil Service, and the Denton Housing Board were not included in the list of boards/commissions. Council Member Miller stated that the policy indicated that the board/commission members could serve three consecutive two year terms. He suggested rewording that sentence to indicate a member could serve three consecutive full te~ms. He suggested taking out the phrase "unless there are compelling reasons to retain members longer". He felt that a prior statement indicating that that was the general practice of the Council would be adequate. Council Member Perry stated that he liked having both phrases included in the policy. 314 City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 2 Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins felt that board/commission members should follow the same requirements as Council Members. Limiting the terms of the board/commission members would open the boards to more citizen participation. The phrase should not be left in as it was a potential for misuse. Mayor Castleberry felt that the terms should be limited to three consecutive terms. Council Member Brock stated that the clause loosened the statements and that it was stronger without it as it should he. Consensus of the Council was to remove the clause indicating "compelling reasons to retain members longer" and to change the terms to three consecutive full terms. Council Member Miller suggested changing the application form by switching the listing of the boards/commissions with the qualifications statement. Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins suggested changing the wording of the qualifications section to read "that make you a good candidate". Council Member Perry asked how often the order would change. Tuck replied that once the positions were drawn, they would be set. Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins suggested proceeding with the policy for the June appointments and draw for the openings rather than for positions. Harrell replied that over time, each Council seat would have the same option to nominate members. Council Member Smith stated that this policy would not result in ward politics as the nomination would not have to come only from a Council Member's district. Tuck raviewe4 the time ~hedule for implementing the poll~y. Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins suggested sending current board/commission members a letter indicating that they would be eligible for nomination for another term and to call the City Secretary's office if they wished to be considered for reappointment. A different letter could be sent to those members who had served three consecutive terms and thus were not eligible for reappointment. Consensus of the Council was to proceed with the time schedule. 315 City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 3 Harrell suggested putting the policy in a formal format and have it adopted by Council at a future meeting. 3. The Council received a report and held a discussion regarding jurisdiction of juveniles charged with Penal Code and other State statute offenses. Sandra White, Municipal Judge, stated that in October 1991 the State Legislature passed House Bill 944 which dealt with the jurisdiction of juveniles charged with finable offenses. Staff's interpretation of the House Bill 944 was that the City, on first time offenses, could transfer the cases to the Juvenile Court. Based on that interpretation, Council gave approval to defer those cases to Juvenile Court. As she understood the procedure, the Juvenile Officers were not filing the cases in Municipal Court and then transferring them to Ju=enile Court. The Police Department was taking the case and presenting the case through the Diversion Program. The Judge wrote a letter to Judge Whitten of Juvenile Court asking how she wanted those cases handled. Judge Whitten felt that it was not the intent of the Legislature to transfer cases for first time offenses and did not know that the cases were being transferred. In approximately October/November of 1992, Judge Whitten noted on some cases that she was not accepting the cases as she did not have jurisdiction over them. A second issue was the new School District policy of zero tolerance. The DISD had talked with chief Jez regarding activities which were occurring on the campuses which were suitable to be filed in Court. The DISD wanted the Police Department to issue citations in those cases. Chief Jez discussed the issue with White but she was not aware that the ages of the children included 10-15 year olds. She was under the impression that it was 17 year olds. White indicated to the Police Department that they would have to differentiate between whether the child was 10-16 or 17 and older as the penalty ranges were different. She also informed the Police Department that there was a dispute as to whether or not the Municipal Court would be handling cases of children 10-16 years old. The DISD had implemented the policy but the Police Department was not ready to implement that policy. Judge Whitten, County Court-at-Law $1, stated that Juvenile Court at the County level had jurisdiction over Class A and B offenses. She did not have initial jurisdiction over Class C offenses. Anytime a case was transferred to her court or if she transferred a case to another court, the receiving judge had the option to accep~ o~ deny ~he tran=f~r. Unle~m a child had two convictions, as provided by the law, she would not accept the transfer. She stated that if the offense were a Class C offense, it had to be handled in Municipal Court. 316 City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 4 Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins felt that nothing could be determined at this meeting as she felt the DISD should be contacted and there should be a discussion with the Legal Department. White stated that there were two separate issues - one was the issue of transferring cases and the second was the policy of the DISD. Consensus of the Council was to continue discussion of the item at the next meeting. The Council convened into the Regular Session on Tuesday, April 6, 1993 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. PRESENT: Mayor Castleberry; Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins; Council Members Brock, Perry, Smith and Miller. ABSENT: Council Member Chew 1. Pledge of Allegiance The Council and members of the audience recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Council Member Chew joined the meeting. 2. The Council considered approval of the minutes of the Regular Session of March 16, 1993 and the Special Call Session of March 23, 1993. Perry motioned, Smith seconded to approve the minutes. 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 the following proclamations: "Fair Housing Month" t~National Community Development Week" 3. The Council received a report from Jeff Carey regarding the Hydrofest Project. James Flores and Pete Hammerle spoke in place of Mr. Carey. Mr. Flores stated that the Hydrofest would be the opening race of the tour which was billed as the premiere boat race in the nation. Flores detailed the steering committee and the members of the committee. He also displayed a site map which detailed the race 317 City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 5 course on Lake Lewisville and the events which would take place surrounding the Lake. This was a great opportunity to promote Denton County communities. It was expected that the race would generate $10 million in revenue. Race headquarters would be in the Raddison Hotel and the media covering the event would also be headquartered there. A video tape was shown regarding the hydrofest races. Pete Hammerle stated that the race would bring economic dollars to Denton County and to the City of Denton. This was the first city on a ten city tour and would be the first time the racers would see how the other racers had modified their boats. This would bring in an enormous amount of people to the area such as in the hotels in the area. Much work was being done to prepare for the event both in man hours and in-kind sgrvices. The most important factor of the race was that the race would be a safe, family event. He detailed some areas of concern involving wake control and security for other boaters. The race would require 350 buoys and anchors for the route. Eight rescue boats would be on the scene. Mayor Castleberry stated that he was pleased that the event was undertaken and pleased that the Raddison would be the headquarters hotel. 4. Citizen Reports A. The Council received a report from Doug Boydston regarding City expenditures to help repeal civil Service in Stephenville. Mr. Boydston stated that in the budget year of 1991-92 the City authorized the expenditure of $2,000 to be sent to the City of Stephenville to help with their legal costs in regard to repealing Civil Service in that city. As a tax payer, he knew that there were numerous organizationsand projects which would have benefited from that $2000. On behalf of the Denton Police Association, that $2,000 could have bought five or six protective vests for officers. B. The Council received a report from Ken Gold regarding city expenditures to help repeal Civil Service in Stephenville. Mr. Gold read a statement which was presented to the Council and was included in the agenda back-up. His letter detailed the concerns the Police and Fire Associations had regarding the use of city fund~ to help repeal civil Service in Stephenville. It was felt that the expenditure had a strong negative impact on the relationship between public safety employees and the City and the casual manner in which the money was approved. He felt there was 318 City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 6 no effort currently in Denton to repeal Civil Service. He had heard few positive comments regarding Civil Service and had heard many negative comments regarding the current Civil Service in Denton. He was seeking from Council an opportunity to participate in any new discussions regarding Civil Service in Denton. Lloyd Harrell, City Manager, stated that Rick Svehla, Deputy City Manager, had met with Boydston and Gold and reviewed the matter in detail. The action took by the City of Denton was not to help the City of Stephenville repeal Civil Service but was to get a clarification of the law regarding the procedures which would be appropriate if a city wished to repeal Chapter 143. Stephenville voted to adopt Civil Service a number of years ago. A year or two later, the Stephenville Council decided it was not in the City's best interest and led an attempt to repeal Civil Service in that community. An election was called and in the election, a majority of the citizens of Stephenville voted to repeal Civil Service. The City of Denton had absolutely no involvement in that local election or local politics leading up to the City of Stephenville and the citizens of Stephenville holding that election. Following the election, the Fire Fighters Union took the issue to District Court and argued that the way the State statute read to adopt Civil Service a majority of the voters voting in a city election was needed. To repeal took a majority of the registered voters voting to repeal Civil Service. Under those conditions, it would be almost impossible to repeal Civil Service if that stood. The District Court upheld the position as stated by the fire fighters. At that point, the Texas Municipal League entered the discussion as it was felt that it was an issue of state-wide concern. It was felt that if the District Court judgement would hold, a future city would not be able to dissolve Civil Service. Because of the state- wide importance of the matter, the Texas Municipal League sponsored a solicitation of funds to help clarify the issues at the Court of Appeal level to see if the interpretation of the law was valid and if that law was constitutional. That was what the City of Denton contributed to along with a number of other cities. A $2,000 contribution through the Texas Municipal League to clarify that law at the State Court of Appeals. That case was tried and the Court of Appeals ruled that the law Gould not be upheld in that manner and the Stephenville repeal election did stand because a majority of the citizens voting in the election voted to take that action. The Supreme Court would not take up the action of the Court of Appeals. At this date, the law of Texas was that it took a majority of the citizens voting in an election to not only adopt Civil Service but to repeal Civil Service as well. The fire fighters and police officers in Denton had been assured that there was nothing on a current agenda to repeal Civil Service in Denton. 319 City of Denton city Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 7 C. The Council received a report from Barbara Coe regarding city action to close the Hartfelt Humane society. Ms. Coe, President of the Denton Humane society, requested an immediate injunction by the City to close Hartfelt. She wanted the shelter to remain closed until an investigation by the Department of Health of the State of Texas verified that they had met compliance with the Animal Shelter Act of the State of Texas. On the 18th of February, 1993, the Texas Department of Health visited the Hartfelt Humane Society and found 16 cases of non-compliance with the Animal Shelter Act. A report was given to the owners of the shelter who indicated that they would voluntarily cease operating as a shelter until such time that they were in compliance with the Statute. On February 26, 1993 the Denton Humane Society received calls from concerned citizens in Denton that Hartfelt was once again operating as a shelter. Animals were seen in the runs outside Hartfelt and a recording on the Hartfelt phone indicated that they were open between 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. for animal adoption. A check with the Texas Department of Health indicated that Hartfelt had not requested a reinspection nor had any reinspection been done to confirm that the noncompliance areas had been dealt with. She presented a folder-of information to Council which was included in the agenda back-uP materials. Coe showed slides of the conditions of the Hartfelt Shelter. She asked the City seek a direct injunction closing Hartfelt until the violations were dealt with. Lloyd Harrell, City Manager, stated that it was a State statute which governed the conditions which had to be complied with for this type of facility. The City's efforts were to work with the State Department of Health to make sure that the State was following through on their enforcement activity regarding this State statute. Today the City had received a faxed copy of a certified letter sent to the Hartfelt Humane Society from the Department of Health. Harrell read several sections of that letter detailing the actions of the Health Department. Hartfelt did not meet the minimum standards and had voluntarily released animals in the shelter. The Department would continue to receive complaints regarding the continued sheltering of animals and would continue to inspect the facility as required by. the Statute. If the shelter continued to shelter animals, the Department would refer the matter to the Attorney General of Texas. Enforcement would include an injunction to close the shelter and criminal penalties. The shelter needed to have a reinspection and pass the reinspection before resuming shelter activities. The Administration and Legal staff of the City had taken the position of working very closely with the Department of Health and the Attorney General's Office to ensure that they were following through on the State statute. There was no local ordinance governing the matter as it was a State statute. 32O City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 8 The City concurred that this was an issue which needed to be addressed and staff felt that the State Department of Health seemed to be moving in prompt fashion and in an aggressive fashion to correct violations. It was the City's plan to continue to work very closely with the two agencies, make sure that they followed up and make sure they were enforcing the statute. If they were not, staff would report back to Council. D. The Council received a report from Willard Simpson regarding various problems with the City. Johnny Thompson, representing Mr. Simpson stated that Simpson had numerous problems with his road, and simple items such as having to pay to have a Denton phone. He did not seem to get anywhere with the City staff and that was why he wanted to come before the Council and address those gri'evances. Mr. Simpson paid City taxes since 1985 and had not received any benefits from the City regarding those taxes. The road by his property was maintained better when it was in the County. Another problem was that the service roads had been changed to one-way roads. His business was termed an "undesirable" business when his property was annexed into the City. Since 1985 he had not received any benefits from being annexed into the City. Mr. Simpson needed to discuss his problems with the Council to work out problems. Mayor Castleberry stated that Mr. Simpson had talked with staff for many years and staff wanted to hear about any further problems he had. Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins stated that she had talked with Mr. Simpson and had talked with City staff regarding his problems. She felt there was a problem with ingress and egress on his property. Simpson needed to talk with staff regarding that problem. The City could not take care of the phone problems. She understood that the Truck Stop was willing to work with him regarding ingress/egress but that he would have to help pay for the road. She suggested Mr. Simpson make an appointment with appropriate staff such as the Deputy City Manager. E. The Council received a report from Paul Belokin regarding traffic patterns on 1-35 service roads. Mr. Belokin stated that when he first built his facility on I35, the service road was not there. Now the roads had been changed to one-way roads. H~ stated that hi~ ~mployees had to go out of their way to get to work due to the one-way service roads. A Highway engineer stated that the one-way system was done for safety reasons. He wanted to expand his facility but did not want to do 321 City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 9 so because be'felt that he would not be able to sell his facility if he wanted to do so in the future due to poor access. There was also a steep incline in the area which was dangerous during bad weather. Mayor Castleberry stated that it was a State matter regarding the service roads. Rick Svehla, Deputy City Manager, stated that an ordinance governing the one-way of the frontage roads was passed in 1983 as part of the rebuilding of I35 from US77 to the County line. When the Highway Department rebuilt I35, they looked at the existing ramps, most of which were built in the late 1950-1960's. The interstate system and federal requirements looked at building one way ramps and changing those roads. The 1983 ordinance did not go into effect until all of the construction on I35 was completed which was in 1987-1988. Council Member Miller asked if Council had any leeway in the ordinance or was it mandated by the State. Svehla replied that in order to have the road rebuilt and to rebuild to new specifications, roads had to be changed. Council could have requested not to change the frontage roads and the Highway Department would not have rebuilt the road. The State did not necessarily have to follow municipal law. Council Member Miller stated that by the Denton Regional Medical Center the road was two-way at one time. When the Highway Department put in the signalization, the State indicated that the road would be one-way. It was his understanding that if the City asked to keep the roads two way, the State would not have done the work. It was not debatable. Svehla replied that the State had indicated that if the City wanted the signals, the frontage roads had to be changed. There was a national trend on interstate systems to change two-way frontage roads to one-way. Council Member Miller asked if there was any local jurisdiction for the Council to do anything regarding the problem. Svehla replied no, that the State would ask how the City would propose to change the situation and that would result in a great cost to solve the problem. That was not a feasible alternative. Belokin suggested making the service road two-way for approximately 400 feet which would solve the problem. He was willing to buy land 322 City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 10 and put in his own road, but the owner of the property would not sell the land. 5. Public Hearings A. The Council held a public hearing and considered adoption of an ordinance amending the detailed plan in Planned Development #144 for the purpose of increasing the gross floor area of Building One from 3500 square feet to 4800 square feet, changing the building footprints and amending the landscaping plan on a 1.63 acre tract located on the east side of Bonnie Brae, approximately 800 feet south of University Drive. Z92-031 (The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval). Frank Robbins, Executive D~rector for Planning, stated that this was a minor amendment to a detailed plan approved in January of 1991. One of the amendments was to change the configuration and gross floor area of some of the buildings. Building One increased floor area and landscaping between the property and houses in the rear of the development was thickened. There had been much discussion regarding drainage and the development. The development did not increase the drainage problems in the area. Two problems of drainage in the'area were that the land was very flat so water would stand and the underground storm sewer which could not handle a heavy rain. It would cost approximately $500,000 to rebuild the storm sewer. It was anticipated that the State would do the work in the future. Staff would continue to work with the houses in the east where water stood. The drainage problems were not the fault of the development. The Mayor opened the public hearing. Fred Gossett, representing the applicant, stated that the request permitted the use of the property to a fuller extent. No one spoke in opposition. The Mayor closed the public hearing. Council Member Perry asked what was the drainage problem. Robbins replied that water came from the Rayzor property to the City storm system and went north. When the water got to the east- west storm sewer, it would back up with a ten year rain. To solve the problem would require that the storm pipe be redone. Another issue dealt with the lay of the land. The land was extremely flat. Staff might be able to solve that problem. 323 City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 11 The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-051 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 92-014 TO PROVIDE FOR A CHANGE IN THE DETAILED PLAN FOR PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD) NO. 114 ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION AND USE DESIGNATION; AND IMPOSING A CONDITION FOR 1.63 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF BONNIE BRAE, APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET SOUTH OF WEST UNIVERSITY DRIVE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2,000 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Brock motioned, Hopkins seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Miller "~ye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. B. The Council held a public hearing and considered adoption of an ordinance approving the rezoning of, and a detailed plan for a .758 acre tract from the Single Family-7 district to the Planned Development district on property located at the northwest corner of Collins and Welch Streets for the purpose of a fraternity meeting hall. Z93-003 (The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval.) Frank Robbins, Executive Director of Planning, stated that this was a rezoning from a single family district to planned development for a fraternity but there would be no residential use. This was a former site for a store and a church. The site would be landscaped to city standards, curbing would be installed, the access points to the property would be to City specifications and a sidewalk would be installed. A fence would be built between residences and the property. The ordinance would require 7 trees in area and the applicant proposed 15 trees. Conditions included a maximum occupancy of 120 and no on-street parking would be allowed. The Planning and zoning Commission recommended approval. The Mayor opened the public hearing. Jay Mitton, Chapter Advisor, was available for questions. effort had been made to upgrade the property. Every No one spoke in opposition. The Mayor closed the public hearing. 324 City of Denton City 'C6uncil Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 12 Council Member Brock asked if the hours of operation were a part of the conditions. She asked if there had been contacts with neighbors. Robbins replied that two meetings had been scheduled with the neighborhood plus some outside meetings. The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-052 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FOR .758 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF WELCH STREET AND COLLINS STREET FROM SINGLE FAMILY - DWELLING DISTRICT (SF-7) TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD); PROVIDING FOR THE APPROVAL OF A DETAILED PLAN; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2,000 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Hopkins motioned, Perry 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 held a public hearing and considered adoption of an ordinance with regard to the annexation of 3.85 acres located east of 1-35 and south of Milam Road. (A-61) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval.) Frank Robbins, Executive Director for Planning, stated that this was the annexation which began in February. This was the first reading of the ordinance. There was a zoning application in process for this property and it was anticipated that the zoning of the property would b e done at the same time as final passage of the annexation. The Mayor opened the public hearing. No one spoke in favor. No one spoke in opposition. The Mayor closed the public hearing. City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 13 325 The following ordinance was considered: NO. (First Reading) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, ANNEXING 3.85 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED EAST OF AND ABUTTING THE 1-35 SERVICE ROAD, SOUTH OF MILAMROAD; APPROVING A SERVICE PLAN FOR THE ANNEXED PROPERTY; APPROVING AGRICULTURE (A) DISTRICT ZONING CLASSIFICATIONAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2,000 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; AND DECLARING 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. 6. Consent Agenda Perry motioned, Chew seconded to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. A. Bids and Purchase Orders: 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Bid $1464 - Water Meters Bid $1470 - pasmounted switchgear Bid $1478 - Utility Truck Bodies Bid $1482 - Utility Tractor P.O. ~33224 - Deloitte & Touche RFP $9970 - Architectural/Engineering Services for the design and construction of a public library B. Plats and Replats Considered approval of the preliminary plat of Lot 8R, Block 3, Wattam Addition, being a replat of the eastern half of Lot 7, and all of Lot 8, a 0.758 acre tract located at the northwest corner of Collins and Welch Streets. (The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval.) 326 City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 14 C. Tax Refunds 2. 3. 4. 5. Avanti Health Systems - $514.88 Hanna Khraish - $5,558.22 Hanna Khraish - $1,024.56 Moore Business Forms - $2,691.26 Dentex Title Co., Inc./ George P. $969.93 Kolb, Jr. 7. Ordinances A. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance accepting competitive bids and awarding a contract for purchase of materials, equipment, supplies or services. (6.A.1. - Bid #1464, 6.A.2. - Bid #1470, 6.A.3. - Bid #1478, 6.A.4. - Bid $1482) The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-053 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. Hopkins motioned, Chew 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. tB'he The Council considered adoption of an ordinance providing for expenditure of funds for purchases of professional services in accordance with the provisions of state law exempting such purchases from requirements of competitive bids. (6.A.5. -P.O. #33224) The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-054 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR PURCHASES OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW EXEMPTING SUCH PURCHASES FROM REQUIREMENTS OF COMPETITIVE BIDS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 327 City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 15 Smith motioned, Chew 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 authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Hidell Architects for professional architectural services relating to the design of the branch library for the City of Denton. (6.A.6. - RFP #9970) The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-055 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH HIDELL ARCHITECTS FOR PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES RELATING TO DESIGN OF THE BRANCH LIBRARY FOR THE CITY OF DENTON; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THEREFORE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. chew 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 authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and Coopers &Lybrand for personal and professional services related to the City's employee health insurance program. Tom Klinck, Director of Human Resources, stated that the ordinance was a request for authorization to have Coopers & Lybrand continue to assist in managing the City's employee health program. The cost was budgeted funds approved by Council. The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-056 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND COOPERS & LYBRAND FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RELATED TO THE CITY'S EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 328 City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 16 Perry 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. E. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance accepting the dedication from Rayzor Investments, Ltd. of a certain lot, tract, or parcel of land situated in the Eugene Puchalski Survey A- 996 and the J. Perry Survey A-1040 Denton County, Texas and containing a total of 6.1496 acres of land, for street and utility purposes. Rick Svehla, Deputy City Manager, stated that this was right-of-way and alignment for Jim Chrystal Road in conjunction with a County road project. The voters had approved the bonds to improve Jim Chrystal Road. The City had asked to help with the design of the road and had helped contract out for construction. The City felt it was appropriate to take advantage of the underpass on Oak Street. Staff had been working with theRayzor estate to obtain the right-of-way at no cost. A concern in the area was to receive access in the Union Camp area. The alignment had been discussed with Union Camp and they were in agreement. Council Member Smith asked if Union Camp would still be able to have the same egress. Svehla replied yes that the crossing at the railroad tracks would be abandoned near Union Camp and the main access to Union Camp would be off Oak Street. Council Member Smith asked if there would be a railroad crossing light. Svehla replied that a standard rail crossing with arms and lights would be built. The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-057 AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION FROM RAYZOR INVESTMENTS, LTD. OF A CERTAIN LOT, TRACT, OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE EUGENE PUCHALSKI SURVEY, A-996 AND THE J. PERRY SURVEY A- 1040 DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS AND CONTAINING A TOTAL OF 6.1496 ACRES OF LAND, FOR STREET AND UTILITY PURPOSES; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 329 City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 17 Smith motioned, .Perry 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. F. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 13 "Food and Food Servicez Establishments" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas; prescribing rules on food service sanitation; providing definitions; requiring permits for the operation of food service establishments and food stores; providing for inspection of such establishments; providing for incorporation by reference of the Texas Department of Health, Division of Food and Drugs "Rules on'Food Service Sanitation" and "Rules on Retail Food Store Sanitation"; and providing for regulation of food handlers and of mobile food units. The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-058 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13 "FOOD AND FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS; PRESCRIBING RULES ON FOOD SERVICE SANITATION; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; REQUIRING PERMITS FOR THE OPERATION OF FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD STORES; PROVIDING FOR INSPECTION OF SUCH ESTABLISHMENTS; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DIVISION OF FOOD AND DRUGS "RULES ON FOOD SERVICE SANITATION": AND "RULES ON RETAIL FOOD STORE SANITATION"; PROVIDING FOR REGULATION OF FOOD HANDLERS AND OF MOBILE FOOD UNITS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUMAMOUNT OF $2,000 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Chew 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. G. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance amending Article II of Chapter 28 of the Code of ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas ("Building Code") to provide for adoption of the Uniform Building Code, 1991 Edition; provide for amendments and deletions to the Uniform Building Code, 1991 edition; and repealing all ordinance~ in conflict herewith. (The Buildin~ Code Board recommended approval.) 33O City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 18 Jackie Doyle, Building Official, stated that the Building Code Board had reviewed the 1991 edition which was the latest edition of the Code and had recommended adoption. Some of the changes in the 1991 Code were handicapped accessibility to buildings and the requirement of smoke detectors in hallways and bedrooms. Other changes were minor. Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins asked if the changes in fire alarm spacing dealt with rental and business property. Doyle replied that it was only for residential uses. Originally the requirement was for smoke detectors to be in hallways providing access to sleeping rooms. Now smoke detectors would be required in all sleeping rooms as well as in hallways providing access to those rooms. The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-059 AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 28 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS ("BUILDING CODE") PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1991 EDITION; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTSAND DELETIONS TO THEUNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1991 EDITION; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000.00 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Perry motioned, Chew 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. H. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance amending Article III of Chapter 28 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas ("Electrical Code") to provide for adoption of the National Electrical Code, 1993 edition; to provide for an amendment to minimum gtandards of work; .providing for an amendment to inspection fees to allow for relnspection fees and after normal working hours inspection fees; and repealing all ordinances in conflict herewith. (The Electrical Code Board recommended adoption.) Jackie Doyle, Building Official, stated that the Building Code Board had reviewed the 1993 edition which was the latest edition of the Code. 331 City of Denton city Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 19 The following ordinance'was considered: No. 93-060 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 28 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS ("ELECTRICAL CODE") TO PROVIDE FOR ADOPTION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1993 EDITION; TO PROVIDE FOR AN AMENDMENT TO MINIMUM STANDARDS OF WORK; PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO INSPECTION FEES TO ALLOW FOR REINSPECTION FEES AND AFTER NORMALHOURS INSPECTION FEES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000.00 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF'; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Smith motioned, Brock 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. I. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance authorizing the Mayor to execute a successive option agreement with Roger C. Sullivan and Roger C. Sullivan Company, a Texas Corporation for the purchase of 134.6 acres of land for future expansion of the City of Denton landfill. Bob Nelson, Executive Director for Utilities, stated that this was an option to purchase 134.6 acres of land adjoining the present landfill. The fee was $10,000 per year for the three year option. The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-061 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A SUCCESSIVE OPTION AGREEMENT WITHROGERC. SULLIVAN AND ROGER C. SULLIVAN COMPANY, A TEXAS CORPORATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF 135.6 ACRES OF LAND FOR FUTURE EXPANSION OF THE CITY OF DENTON LANDFILL; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THEREFORE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Perry 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. J. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance approving settlement in wright v. city of Denton. 332 City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 20 The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-062 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF WRIGHT V. CITY OF DENTON. TEXAS; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 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. 8. Resolutions A. The Council considered approval of a resolution endorsing the renovation plan of the Greater Denton Arts Council for the Campus Theater. Lloyd Harrell, City Manager, stated that this was a request of the Greater Denton Arts Council for official Council endorsement of their fund raising event for the renovation plan of Campus Theater. The following resolution was considered: NO. R93-019 A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE RENOVATION PLAN OF GREATER DENTON ARTS COUNCIL FOR THE CAMPUS THEATER; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Perry motioned, Miller 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. B. The Council considered approval of a resolution regarding the support of the Texas Hydrofegt. The following resolution was considered: NO. R93-020 A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE SUPPORT OF THE TEXAS HYDROFEST; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 333' City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 21 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. C. The Council considered approval of a resolution temporarily closing Congress Street between Alice Street and Denton Street on Friday, May 14, 1993. Catherine Tuck, Administrative Assistant, stated this was a request from the Calhoun PTA for their annual event. The only property owner affected was the DISD. The following resolution was considered: NO. R93-021 A RESOLUTION TEMPORARILY CLOSING CONGRESS STREET BETWEEN ALICE STREET AND DENTON STREET ON FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1993; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Hopkins motioned, Perry 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 a resolution relating to the issuance of obligations by the North Texas Higher Education Authority, Inc.; approving the issuance of such obligations and the use of the proceeds of such obligations; and making certain findings in connection therewith. John McGrane, Executive Director for Finance, stated that the North Texas Higher Education Authority was a non-profit corporation which was established under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act for the purpose of issuing debt for student loans. The Authority was sponsored in conjunction with the City of Denton and the City of Arlington. Every time the Authority issued debt, it had to be approved by the City Council. The issUe was for $140 million, $90 million was refunding and $50 million was for new bond proceeds for more student loans. Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins asked about unpaid student loans. The figures in the portfolio indicated that the unpaid forbearance fees went up from $20 million to $107 million in the current year. Kathryn Bryan, Assistant Secretary - North Texas Higher Education Authority, asked if Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins was asking about 33z City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 22 defaulted loans. Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins stated that she was indicating the forbearance loans. Bryan replied that forbearance was not a default. Forbearance was a status that a borrower could request if he was having difficulty paying back the loan but it was an authorized deferment of payment. The interest on the loan would continue to accrue as this was a temporary situation for the forbearance loans. Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins asked about the policies which were in place to try and get payments. Bryan replied that the Authority worked with the borrower as much as possible so that the borrower would not default. If the borrower would default, the Authority would have to file a default claim with the guarantor. The following resolution was considered: NO. R93-022 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF OBLIGATIONS BY THE NORTH TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORITY, INC.; APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH OBLIGATIONS AND THE USE OF THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH OBLIGATIONS; AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. Chew 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. E. The Council considered approval of postponing the regular Council meeting of April 20, 27, 1993; and providing for an effective date. a resolution 1993 to April City Manager Harrell indicated that he had been contacted by the Council that there might not be a quorum for the April 20th meeting. It was proposed to postpone the regular meeting to April 27th. 335 City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 23 The following resolution was considered: NO. R93-023 A RESOLUTION POSTPONING THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 20, 1993 TO APRIL 27, 1993; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Chew motioned, Smith seconded to approve the resolution. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "nay", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "nay". Motion carried with a 5-2 vote. 9. The Council considered an appointment to the Board of Directors of the Upper Trinity Regional Water District. City Manager Harrell indicated that the current position was held by Bob Nelson. Council had been informed that his term had expired and Council needed to make another appointment. Perry motioned, Chew seconded to reappoint Bob Nelson. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. 10. The Council considered an appointment to the Human Services Committee. City Manager Harrell suggested that Council hold this position until the new system was initiated. Consensus of the Council to defer the appointment until the new system for board/co,-ission appointments was initiated. 11. Miscellaneous matters from the city Manager. A. Update on the Fry Street Fair. Mike Jez, Chief of Police, stated the Police Department had started discussions with the Delta Lodge on approximately March 17, 1993. It was the Department's feeling that Lt. Paul Abbott, Special Operations, had scheduled an adequate number of police to cover the event. Those officers would be supplemented with agents from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, the Department of Public Safety, Denton County Sheriff's office, the Denton Police Department Reserve officers and representatives from the Fire Department. The Department's primary concerns surrounded the amount of alcohol consumed on that day by the dense numbers of 336 City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 24 individuals in'the area. It was expected that the locations that had been chosen would create some difficulty as they were in several places. There was a feeling that sometime during the day there would be a strong likelihood that the pedestrian traffic would result in street closures within that neighborhood and that would be done under the current city ordinance which gave the Police Department the authority to do such. The Department was also concerned about the extensive number of noise complaints which would be received. The Department would deal with those complaints as best as possible as they occurred. There probably would be more complaints than could be responded to. The Department would record those complaints so they could be forwarded to Council at a later date. Primary concerns were with the problems of alcohol consumption and traffic congestion. Lt. Abbott had been meeting with area businesses and churches regarding planning activities. The Department had also been working closely with the University to open additional parking for use by participants. Council Member Smith asked where the other locations were other than the Fry Street parking lot. Jez replied that the primary event would be an 1800 square foot parking lot behind the Hickory Street Park and Go. Additional activities would be on the parking lot of Otays and additional vending booths would be set up in the area. The Delta Lodge would not be participating in alcohol beverage sales this year but it would be available in the area. A concern, which was a new situation, was that the participants might not disperse as quickly as many clubs would remain open after the event. Officers would stay in the area until the clubs closed. Council Member Miller asked for an estimate of the numbers expected. Was there a way to control the number of people entering the area. Jez replied that he did not know how to stop people from entering the area as it was a public area. The Delta Lodge had agreed to limit the number of people on the parking lot to 2500 people based on the ~e¢o~endation of th~ Fir~ Har~hall. Str~t ~lo~ur~ would inhibit people from entering the area but would not deny them access. Patrols would start early in the day and continue throughout the day. Judgmental issues would have to be dealt with as the day unfolded such as possible street closures or decisions to call out additional police personnel if needed. It was felt that therewas an adequate number of personnel to start the day and additional personnel would be on standby if needed. The Department was not anticipating any significant problems. It was the intent and desire of the Department to establish a positive relationship 337 City of Denton city Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 25 for the event. Council Member Miller asked if the event were sponsored by the Delta Lodge and were they taking any accountability to establish standards of conduct for the event. Jez replied that the Lodge had been cooperative at this point in the planning. Realistically there was very little that the Delta Lodge could do to control the behavior of individuals once they had started consuming any kind of alcohol. Mayor Castleberry stated that when the event was at the Fairgrounds, a provision had been made for additional rest rooms and for clean up after the event. Had this been provided for this event. Jez replied that additional rest rooms would be provided. The security measures that the Lodge took at the Fairgrounds had some negative repercussions. Off-duty officers would be compensated through Delta Lodge. Jez indicated that the Department was having problems getting officers to sign up for the duty and he might have to order them to accept the duty. B. Presentation concerning the vision for Denton - 21st Century. City Manager Harrell indicated that this would be an introduction to the project at this meeting and more specific recommendations would be presented at the next meeting for staff direction. He presented the background history of the formation of the Committee. Council andother agencies had been discussing the need to enter into a community-wide project regarding the future of Denton. The Denton Record-Chronicle was also holding meetings regarding the future of Denton and where Denton should go. A number of people representing a number of institutions came together to develop a plan for the city of Denton. The city of Denton, DISD, Denton Area Chamber of Commerce, the united Way of Denton County, the University of North Texas, Texas Woman's University,and the Denton Record-Chronicle would be the sponsoring agencies. Those agencies would be asked to commit resources and key leadership individuals to the project who would guide the effort and shape the project. This was an opportunity to pull the community closer together and move ahead to make Denton a special place. Council Member Perry suggested that the term"warroom" be taken out of the wording of the document. City Manager Harrell replied that the phrase was now the "impact" 338 City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 26 room or the "vision" room. Council Member Brock replied that that phrase had been adopted from the Rock Hill project. They were in a stronger position and felt they were going to war to redeem their city. Council Member Miller stated that the term "warroom" was from notes from meetings held in January. Council Member Perry stated that it would not be possible for him to submit to another agency which would have control over the Council. He would feel better if the emphasis were on the process of the project. He did not want an advisory group formed which would have advisory, supervisory, legal, or technical monitoring capacity over the Council. City Manager Harrell stated that the proposed group which would continue after the completion of the project would not tell the institutions what duties to do. There would be no legal authority to require anyone to take action. The group would continue so that the plan would not die. The group would continue to meet to allow the institutions to report what they were doing to achieve the vision. Council Member Chew pointed out that this was only a briefing at this meeting. A more indepth study would be done at the next meeting. Carl Anderson, Denton Chamber of Commerce stated that this was an exciting project for Denton. It reflected a continuation of Council's desires when they joined the City Council. The City Manager had done a wonderful job during this process. C. Harrell asked for a small group to work on the Council Planning Session. Mayor Castleberry asked Council Me~ber Miller to help the City Manager and him. 12. There was no Executive Session held during the Regular Session. 13. New Business The following items of New Business were suggested by Council Members for future agendas: A. Council Member Smith reported that cleanup on the Council's Adopt-A-Spot on Saturday lasted only approximately 45 minutes. The area was much cleaner than the first time Council 339 City of Denton City Council Minutes April 6, 1993 Page 27 cleaned the area. B. Council Member Smith reported on events of her recent trip to China. C. Council Member Miller stated that he had attended the opening of the new park and it was a very impressive facility. D. Council Member Brock requested a close monitoring of the situation concerning Hartfelt Animal Shelter. E. Council Member Brock stated that there was still a problem of parking for downtown residents and felt that a discussion was needed. F. Council Member Brock asked for a report regarding the possible use of recycled paper and printing on both sides of the paper. City Manager Harrell introduced Joseph Portugal the new Assistant to the City Manager. 14. There was no Executive Session held during the Regular Session. With no further business, TNIFER~ALTERs Y SE(~/ETARY Y OF DENTON, TEXAS the meeting was adjourned at 10:05 p.m. CITY OF DENTON, TE7 ACC000FC