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Minutes May 04, 1993399 MINUTES CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MAY 4, 1993 The Council convened into the Work. Session of the city of Denton City Council on Tuesday, May 4, 1993. PRESENT: Mayor Castleberry; Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins; Council Members Brock, Chew, Perry, Smith and Miller. ABSENT: None 5:15 p.m. 1. The Council convened into.the Executive Session to discuss the following: A® Be Legal Matters -- Under Sec. 2(e), Art. 6252-17 V.A.T.S. 1. cOnsidered action in Hunter v. City of Denton. Real Estate -- Under Sec. 2(f), Art. 6252-17 V.A.T.S. Personnel/Board Appointments -- Under Sec. 2(g), Art. 6252-17 V.A.T,S. 2. The Council received a report and held a discussion regarding the Human Services Committee recommendations for 1993-94 agency funding and gave Staff direction. City Manager Harrell reviewed the procedure dealing with the recommendations from the Human Services Committee regarding funding for next year. Council received the information from the Committee and then discussed that information during budget discussions. One of the major budget issues would be the level of funding for the agencies. If the Council's level of funding was different from the recommendation of the Human Services Committee, the recommendation would be returned to the Committee for amendment. Dorothy Damico, Chair-Human Services Committee, stated that the Committee's recommendation for funding first looked at funding which dealt with the Block Grant money. The CDBG Committee allocated to the Human Services Committee $100,000 which was to be used for the low income populations. The Committee recommended that three allocations go the City's Parks and Recreation Department for their activities. One was an After School Action Site Program at'the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, another was a summer program at the Fred Moore Park and the third was a s,~mmer program in the Oswley area. The other three recommendations for CDBG services was for a program which involved outside agencies such as the YMCA and CamD Fire. The money would go for fees, supplies, and administrative fees so that the children in the area could participate in the programs. Another allocation from the CDBG money was for AIDSDenton which provided support services for 400 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 4, 1993 Page 2 individuals with AIDS. The last recommendation for CDBG money usage was for the North Texas Community Clinic which provided prenatal and pediatric care for Iow income individuals. Council Member Miller asked if it had been discussed with TWUCares that the proposal indicated that they would not be receiving any fupding this year. Damico replied that it had not been discussed with them once the decision had been made. Questions had been raised during their presentation to the Committee. Council Member Miller asked if they agreed with the decision. Damico replied probably not as they would not be receiving any new money for the next year. Barbara Ross, Community Development Administrator, stated that they had discussed with TWU Cares about their expenditure of funds and ~their slow draw down of past funding during the year. Council Member Miller asked if it would handicap the program if it received no new funds. Damico stated that part of the program was to expand services and if the program did not receive any new funds, it probably would not be able to do that expansion. Ross stated that the program had a balance of $21,000 plus a small balance from the prior year's contract which had not yet been spent. It was felt that not funding them for the next year would not adversely affect their program.' Damico stated that they had sufficient funds to maintain the same .~level of service but probably would not be able to expand. Council Member Smith stated that she had a concern regarding the administration of the AIDSDenton program and asked where they obtained the bulk of their money. Damic0 replied that it was a national organization and that they had questioned the administration of the program. The Board of Directors stated that the problem would be corrected. Council Member Brock questioned if a message might be sent to agencies that they would not be funded if they did not spend their funds i~mediately if TWU Cares were not funded for the next year. 401 city of Denton City Council Minutes May 4, 1993 Page 3 Damico replied that they had not received any negative comments from the Committee regarding' TWU Cares. Comments from the Committee centered on the fact that the-program did not need money this year as much as other organizations did. Damico continued with the Human Services recommendations. She stated that these recommendations were very difficult to make as there were more requests than money available for distribution. The recommendations included: (1) Community Food Room, (2) Denton County-City Day Nursery and the Fred Moore Child care Center, (3) Friends of the Family, (4) RSVP, (5) SPAN, (6) HOPE, and (7) the DISD TRIPS program. Mayor Castleberry asked where the DISD program received their money previously. Damico replied that money was received from various grants but not from the DISD. Mayor Castleberry asked if the grants were not available now. Damico replied that the grant was a start up grant and was no longer available. Council Member Miller asked about the transitional housing for the HOPE program. Damico stated that the program was originally a pilot program but now was a full program. Money had been received from the federal government for the program which ~ook .families who were l%kely to become homeless and assisted them in finding ]obs and dealing with everyday situations. Council Member Brock asked if there were any agencies which had been funded in the past which were not recommended for future funding. Damico stated no but that there had been several agencies which had requested funding for several years. Ross replied that the Police Athletic League-had received prior funding but was not recommended for the next year. 3. The Council received a report and held a discussion regarding the Community Development Block Grant Committee recommendations for use of 1993 program year funding and gave staff direction. 4O2 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 4, 1993 Page 4 Curtis Ramsey, Chair-Community Development Block Grant Committee, reviewed the federal guidelines for community block grant money. There were several categories in which federal funding could be expended. Over the last several years, the Committee had prioritized those categories. Housing rehabilitation was the first priority of concern, demolition and clearing activities was second, public facilities and improvements was third and economic activities was fourth. Funding was being proposed to purchase property in the Oswley area for a park. Two public hearings were held regarding the proposal. Council Member Chew asked where the property was located. Ramsey replied Stella and A~enue G. Council Member Brock asked for the total area of the property. Ramsey replied it was approximately one acre. There was also a proposal for playground equipment at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Recreation Center. Council Member BrOck asked if any coordinating had been done with the DISD regarding the type of equipment which would be at the MI/{ Center. Ramsey replied that he was not aware of any such coordination. He indicated that funds were also proposed for Mack Park to replace the metal playground equipment with more suitable types of materials. Other recommendations included community sidewalk repair such as the Morse Street sidewalks, sidewalks at the Fred Moore Park and in the areas of Evers Park School and the recommendations as presented by the Human Services Committee. Council Member Chew asked how many employees were in the administrative office. Barbara Ross, Community Development Administrator, stated that there were five employees in the office. The Administrator, the Housing Rehabilitation Specialist, a secretary, an administrative assistant and a housing inspector. 4. The Council received a report and held a discussion regarding TMPA's debt restructuring and refinancing program and gave staff direction. 4O3 city of Denton city Council Minutes May 4, 1993 '- Page 5 Lloyd Harrell, City Manager, stated that there would' be a special meeting of TMPA on Thursday to make a decision concerning the refunding issues. The various alternatives would be discussed with Council and administrative recommendations with rationale. The most important item was that the Council communicate to the City's Board Members so that they knew how the Council felt on the issue. Bob Nelson, Executive Director for Utilities, stated that TMPA owed approximately $1.2 billion on the Gibbons Creek Power Plant. Over the years as the project had been financed and refinanced and refunded, there had been tremendous pressure to hold rates down as low as possible. TMPA structured the debt so that the City was kept in a bind paying their rates and still trying .to be competitive with its own rates. Denton was currently competitive with other cities and entities in the area. Nelson presented several refunding concepts. The' restructuring needed to be done before July 1, 1993. city Manager Harrell stated that there was complete consensus that even if the debt were not extended past the year 2014, there needed to be some restructuring. If restructuring was not'done, there would be a large increase in payment which would cause many problems. Nelson stated that Denton had looked at its own rates and some of the reserves and determined that it would take approximately a 3% increase per year to reach the 2004 time frame suggested. Some of the cities believed that a power plant should be paid off within 35 years when it started to depreciate. Some of the other cities wanted to hold the cost down and extend the years as much as possible. There was a 2014, 2016, 2019, 2021, and 2024 year plan for debt service. Under the shorter payout, where some of the debt service was-repaid earlier, the rate increased between now and the year 2005 and then leveled out. That rate increase averaged approximately 4.6% for TMPA's wholesale rates. The other scenario represented 2 3/4% per year. Related to Denton's rates because TMPA was approximately 60% of Denton's costs, it would represent a rate increase of approximately 2- 2 3/4% per year for a faster payoff. For a slower payoff, the rate would be approximately 1 1./2% per year to take care of the TMPA debt. Jerry Cott asked the reason for the restructuring. Nelson replied that it was an attempt to solve the strong pike in future years. He presented a comparison of the proposed TMPA refunding options. He stated that with Plan 3, which extended the debt for 3 more years, there would be a total of $400 million in 404 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 4, 1993 Page 6 additional payments. Council Member Miller asked why there was a drop in the last year payoff for the option of year 2016. Nelson replied that it was the last year payoff. Two of the TMPA cities wanted to extend the payoff years while two of the cities did not. Cott asked if all bonds were AA or AA+. Nelson replied that he was not sure that all the bonds were AA. In the 2016 and in the 2019 year scenario, the actual end cash was approximately $8.6 million. Tom Harpool, TMPA Board of Directors - Denton Representative, stated that the restructuring could not be attempted if the rates were not as low as they were. City Manager Harrell stated that staff was requesting direction from Council regarding the issue. One philosophical vieWPoint was to refund but to keep the time frame as short as possible so that the total cost did not increase. Restructure the debt but hold the front end costs as iow as possible. Jim Harder, Director of Electric Utilities, stated that if the debt were stretched out to future years, the Gibbons Creek Plant would be older and more money would have to be spent for maintenance on the plant. If the debt structure were pushed out to later years, it would be compounding the debt service plus the maintenance costs. Nelson stated that he was concerned with the changing technology in the field. If the debt on the plant was not paid off, it would be difficult to update it with new technology. The old coal plants were becoming outdated and if the plant were not fully paid in a timely manner, the funds would not be available to update the plant with new technology. Cott suggested that the ratepayers be aware of what was being done. Harpool stated that with the interest rates going down, it was possible to pay off the debt sooner with less money if the restructuring were not done beyond the year 2014 or 2016. If the restructuring were done beyond the year 2014 or 2016, the debt structure guarantees of the cities continued to be tied down. 405 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 4, 1993 Page 7 Council Member Perry asked if a letter from the City Council wOuld bolster the City's position to maintain the lowest possible alternative for restructuring. Harpool replied that as long as the city's Board representatives were on track with the feelings of the Council, a letter probably was not necessary. City Manager Harrell stated that the city's other Board me, ber, Ray' Stephens, was also aware the Council's position of keeping the restructuring in the lowest possible years. In a related issue, Nelson stated that a study had recently been completed regarding the rate methodology ofTMPA. The Planning and Operating Committee would b~ recommending to the TMPA Board to fix the percentages at 47% for Garland, 22% for Denton and Bryan and 9% for Greenville. Consensus of Council in regards to the restructuring was to stay with the 2016~year alternative if possible and if a compromise were needed to not extend the debt any further out than necessary. 5. The Council received a report and held a discussion regarding a proposed ordinance amending the.loading zone ordinance and gave staff direction. Due to a time constraint, this item would be considered at the May 11, 1993 meeting. 6. The Council received a report and held a discussion regarding a proposed Juvenile Diversion Task Force and gave staff direction. Due to a time constraint, this item would be considered at the May 11, 1993 meeting. The Council convened into the Regular Session at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. PRESENT: Mayor Castleberry; Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins; Council Members Brock, Chew, Perry, Smith and Miller. ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins and Council Member smith 1. Pledge of Allegiance The Council and members of the audience recited the Pledge of Allegiance. 4O6 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 4, 1993 Page 8 Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins and Council Member Smith joined the meeting. The Mayor presented the following proclamations: Drinking Water Week Historic Preservation Week 2. Citizen Reports A. The Council received a citizen report from Dessie Goodson regarding the Hartfelt Humane Society and Denton's animal control ordinance. Ms. Goodson stated that she had a number of complaints to address to the Council. She asked Council if they were aware that Animal Control did not do a proper job regarding stray cats. She knew of four contradicting versions regarding stray cats and dogs especially cats. Animal Control expected the citizens of Denton to place a $25 cage deposit for cats to do the job they were suppose to do. She asked Council if they were aware of all of the complaints received against Hartfelt Humane Society two years ago and how slowly the'Council responded to those allegations. Was the Council aware that Denton's Beautification Act applied only to certain areas of Denton. There could be some clean decent streets and homes if the Act were applied to all areas of Denton especially to Oak and Fry. She asked the Council if they'were aware that they received complaints, suggestions regarding issues and how slowly they responded to those issues. She asked the Council if they were aware of the low attendance to the City Council meetings. Reaction she received was "it was a waste of time", "it was a big joke", and "if an issue was not regarding money, forget it". She asked the Council if they were aware that it took her five phone calls and that she received five different answers in order to be placed on the agenda to speak to Council. She asked Council if they were aware that at the last meeting it took over 30 minutes to explain the EPA issue to one Councilwoman after it had been discussed and explained several times. She asked Council if they were aware that some citizens had no knowledge of who their Council Member was nor a knowledge of what district they were in until election time. She asked Council if they were aware that there was an estimated population of 66,000 and an estimated force of 100 police officers. On duty each shift were six officers which averaged out to one officer per 11,000 to protect the citizens of Denton. This was an obligation of great importance and she believed that the whole community would like an explanation from the City Manager why the citizens were not protected better than this. She asked the Council if they were aware of the convenience and what it meant to 407 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 4, 1993 Page 9 the citizens of Denton to have the SPAN trolley service. With the expansion to Saturdays, the new. routes and changes on the other routes, this service greatly helped the needs of citizens. If it were not for the kind, considerate and respectful drivers, some of the citizens would not make it to their destinations considering Traffic Control's problems with placement of the new trolley signs. Examples of misplaced signs included scripture and Fry, Elm and College, Denton Center, and the Post Office. New trolley signs were needed at Scripture and Ponder, Tia's, Denton Ministries, and Denton Center in the correct place. The brown trolley had to make a u-turn on Dallas Drive and she questioned why the trolley could not go over to the service road.. She felt this was Traffic Control's problem with the placement of the signs. She provided a map to the Council regarding SPAN routes. She demanded something be done regarding the issues she raised. Mayor Castleberry stated that the Council appreciated the issues and that she would be receiving a reply regarding them. 3. Consent Agenda Mayor Castleberry indicated that Item #3.A.1. was pulled from consideration. Perry motioned, Chew seconded to approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of Item #3.A.1. 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. Bid #1491 - Demolition and Clearing Work 4. Ordinances A. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance accepting competitive bids and providing for the award of contracts for public works or improvements. (3.A~2. - Bid #1491) The following ordinance was considered: 408 City of Dent~n City Council Minutes May 4, 1993 Page 10 NO. 93-071 AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING COMPETITIVE BIDS AND PROVIDING FOR THE AWARD OF CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS OR IMPROVEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THEREFOR; 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. B. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents and agreements, as required, to obtain funding for the Summer Food Service Program; authorizing the expenditure of funds and administer the program. Alicia Mentel, Superintendent of Leisure Services, stated that this' was a continuation of a program which was started last year. The program was very successful and would be a continuation of the free lunches provided during the school year. Over 14,000 lunches were served last year to approximately 600 children at six sites. The service would be extended to two more sites this summer at the request of the TWU Cares Center and the Oswley Neighborhood Coalition. The item would be on the DISD agenda May 11, 1993 as the DISD would continue to provide the food service as was done last year. Council Member Brock asked if there was any question that the grant would be awarded. Mentel stated that the award was automatic and had been in existence since 1960 and there never had been a time when it had been denied. She anticipated no problem in getting the' program fully funded and no problem with the DISD providing the food service. The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-072 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS AND AGREEMENTS, AS REQUIRED, TO OBTAIN FUNDING FOR THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS AND ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 40'9 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 4, 1993 Page 11 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. C. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance amending ordinance 90-026 relating to rules of procedure for the City Council of Denton, Texas by adding to Section 8 entitled "Creation of Committees, Boards and Commissions" a Subsection 8.3 providing guidelines for nominating citizens. Catherine Tuck, Administrative Assistant, stated that this ordinance would amend the rules and procedures of the Council as discussed at an earlier work session. Thepolicy wording had been changed according to Council's direction. At the next meeting the Council would draw lots to begin the numbering process. Two ads had already been placed in the paper with a good response and there had been many responses for reappointment. Council Member Miller requested a copy of the letter sent out to citizens, a copy of the newspaper ad and a copy of the application form. Lloyd Harrell, city Manager, stated that Tuesday, May 25, 1993 was the tentative date set for the briefing at the Visual Arts Centeri The time for the briefing was 7:00 p,m. and asked if that was an acceptable date for Council. The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-073 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 90-026 RELATING TO RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF DENTON, TEXAS BY ADDING TO SECTION 8' ENTITLED "CREATION OF COMMITTEES, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS" A SUBSECTION 8.3 PROVIDING GUIDELINES FOR NOMINATING CITIZENS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 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. 410" City of Denton City Council Minutes May 4, 1993 Page 12 D. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance amending the 1992-93 Budget of the City of Denton, Texas by appropriating the sum of eleven thousand four hundred and eighty dollars ($11,481) from the unappropriated balance of the general fund and dispersing it among account numbers ($4,043), ($2,438), ) ($500), 100-040- 0026-9103 ($3,500), and ($1,000); and providing for publication hereof. Lloyd Harrell, city Manager, stated that this item had been discussed at the Council's last work session. The budget amendment dealt with funding for revised court procedures. Council Member Brock asked about the status of the fund balance compared to projections. City Manager Harrell replied that the year was very good from both the revenue standpoint and expenditure standpoint. In the revenue category, especially in the sale tax account, Municipal Court fines' were up substantially from budget projections. In addition, the. city would receive a one time Peterbilt settlement from its property tax account. There were no major problem areas as of yet and the City seemed to be in the midst of a good financial year. Harlan Jefferson, Director of Treasury Operations, stated that he did not have a specific dollar amount with him but it was in a positive position so far this year. Council Member Brock questioned if this proposed amendment to the budget would have any negative effects. Jefferson replied that it should not have any adverse impact on the fund balance. City Manager Harrell stated that the Council started every year with a policy decision to keep a certain amount in unrestricted fund balance which was at the 10% level. That money was for unexpected expenditures which might arise during the year. Council Member Miller asked when the new court processes would be implemented. Jefferson replied that the court would begin immediately to work on the backlog of cases from the Police Department. The Legal Department would sort the cases to determine which ones to begin prosecution. 411 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 4, 1993 Page 13 Council Member Smith asked if there would be adequate staffing starting immediately. Jefferson replied that by the time adequate staffing was in place, they would be prepared to begin holding the hearing of the cases. The following ordinance was considered: No. 93-074 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 1992-93 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS BY APPROPRIATINGTHE SUM OF ELEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-ONE DOLLARS ($11,481) FROM THE UNAPPROPRIATED BALANCE OF THE GENERAL FUND AND DISBURSING IT TO ACCOUNT NUMBERS , , 100- 040-0026-9102, , AND ' ; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION HEREOF; AND DECLARING 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. E. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute a release of all claims in the matter of a claim against the city of Denton for an easement. The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-07.5 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, APPROVING AND' AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS IN THEMATTER OF A CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY OF DENTON FOR AN EASEMENT; AND DECLARING 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. F. The Council con~id~rQd .adoption of an ordinance authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and the Upper Trinity Regional Water District for the construction of a transmission line from Denton's existing water 412 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 4, 1993 Page 14 distribution system to Old Alton Road; and authorizing the expenditure of funds in said agreement. Bob Nelson, Executive Director for Utilities, stated that this was a contract for participation to install a pipeline to deliver water in terms of the interim water contract with the Upper Trinity Regional Water District. There would be a 27" inch water line at the corner of Lillian Miller and IH35. This would transfer to a 20" line to Ryan Road. Denton would share in the participation at that juncture. From Ryan Road south to ~Old Alton to Highland Village the pipeline would belong to Upper Trinity. Denton's share of the two oversizings was $262;000. The Upper Trinity Regional Water District had already received bond money from the State of Texas for that project at 6.1% interest fOr 30 years which would result in Denton's share of the ~ayments at approximately $19,500 per year. This would provide an opportunity to have large transmission pipelines in the southern part of the City. When the time came that the Upper Trinity might not need the 18" portion of the line,. Denton could buy it from them at depreciated values. This was a good opportunity for Denton with a low cost and solved some problems in the southern part of the City. The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-076 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND THE UPPER TRINITY REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TRANSMISSION LINE FROM DENTON'S EXISTING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TO OLD ALTON ROAD; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS AS PROVIDED IN SAID AGREEMENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Hopkins 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 un&nlmou~ly. ~ '. G. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the regular municipal election held in the City of Denton on May 1, 1993. Mayor Castleberry stated that each Council Member had received a copy of the proposed ordinance with the returns inserted. He would read Section Two of the ordinance detailing the returns. 413 city of Denton City Council Minutes May 4, 1993 Page 15 The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-077 AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF DENTON ON MAY 1, 1993. Miller 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. 5. Oath of office administered to newly elected Council Members. Jennifer Walters, city Secretary, administered the Oath of Office to Mark Chew - District One, Margaret Smith - District Two, and Harold Perry - District Three. Following that, she administered the Oath of Office to Jerry Cott - District Four. 6. Election of a Mayor Pro TemPore. Council Member Brock nominated Margaret smith. Council Member Chew moved that the nominations be closed. On roll vote for the nomination of Margaret Smith, Brock "aye", Miller "aye" Hopkins "aye" Smith "aye" Chew "aye", Perry "aye" and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. Council Member Chew stated that Ms. Hopkins would be missed and had been an important part of the Council. 7. The CounCil considered approval of a resolution of appreciation for Jane Hopkins. The following resolution was considered: NO. RA93-005 RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION FOR JANE HOPKINS Chew motioned, Smith seconded to approve the resolution. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Cott "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. 4 14 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 4, 1993 Page 16 8. Miscellaneous Matters from the City Manager. Lloyd Harrell, city Manager, presented the following items: A. Staff had received the video tape and other informatiOn from the Denton Humane Society and it had been forward to the State for their review.. B. He had received a call from Senator Carriker's office indicating that House Bill 384 with the Fort Worth amendment was out of the Senate Finance Committee with a "do pass" recommendation. It would now go the Senate for consideration and once passed, would return to the House. If Representative Campbell. indicated that he would accept the amendment, the House could repass the bill. 9. There was no official action taken on Executive session items discussed during the Work Session Executive Session. 10. New Business There were no items of New Business suggested by Council Members for future agendas. 11. There was no Executive Session held during the Regular Session. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m. TyyIFE~ WALTERS SECRETARY OF DENTON, TEXAS BOB CASTLEBERRY, MAYOR/ CITY OF DENTON, TEXAy ACC0010E