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Minutes May 18, 1993432 CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES May 18, 1993 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 the following= A. Legal Matters -- Under Sec. 2(e), Art. 6252-17 V.A.T.S. 1. Considered action in Lowery v. City of Denton. 2. Considered action in Gamble v. City of Denton. B. 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 a study of the City's Animal Control ordinances and gave staff direction. Catherine Tuck, Administrative Assistant, stated that at the request of the Council several options had been outlined in review of the City's Animal Control ordinances. Ms. Tuck first updated the Council on the Texas Department of Health and the Hartfelt facility. Earlier that.day, Animal Control officers were notified by the Denton Humane Society that animals thathad not been seen before were .out in the run at the Hartfelt facility. The Animal Control officers noted on their log the animals which were in the run and attempted to-report such to the Texas Department of Health. The TDH had been tied up with calls concerning the plague, and Animal Control was unable to reach Dr. Murnane. Staff continued to ask for a written response from TDH to the Mayor's original letter concerning their position and whether they were doing anything or to the info~uation that the Humane Society provided which was also forwarded to the TDH. Ms. Tudk stated that four options were outlined in the backup. The first option outlined an inspection ordinance as part of the permitting process for commercial animal holding facilities which were those that were open to the public. Standards needed to be adopted on which to base the inspections. The ordinance would not address facilities like Hartfelt which considered their facility private, nonprofit and were not necessarily open to the general public or private residences. 433 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page 2 Council Member Brock questioned why Hartfelt was considered a private, non profit organization. Ms. Tuck stated that they were not a business like a pet store or a holding facility like a kennel that opened to the public. Hartfelt denied the City's Animal Control officers access to their facility saying they were a private agency and not open to the public. One must call and make an appointment to look at animals at the Hartfelt facility. Most ordinances from other cities outlined the definition of a commercial facility and did not include a humane organization. Council Member Brock questioned whether anyone could call themselves a humane society and were not required to meet any particular standards or be chartered with the .state. Ms. Tuck stated that as far as she knew, the facilities were not required to meet any standards or be chartered by the state. Option IV outlined a bill before the State Legislature which made revisions to the current Animal Shelter Act. Currently, no permitting for the shelters was in place, and TDH did not even have a list of what shelters were operating. Ms. Tuck stated she was not sure what Denton County required for non profit status as opposed to a commercial organization. Debra Drayovitch, City Attorney, stated that in order to qualify for tax exempt status, any humane society needed to go through rigorous submissions to the IRS. Ms. Drayovitch stated she believed that in the definition of kennel or commercial operation that the exemption was for those that were charitable, non profit organizations that had that kind of funding. Council Member Brock questioned whether a facility could be a private, non profit facility and still not have tax exempt status. City Attorney Drayovitch stated that in legal terms that was possible. Council Member Miller asked that in drafting the ordinance for Option I, it cover the kinds of operations or activities where animals were adopted and not be based on the legal status. Whether a facility was profit or non profit was not as important. The ordinance should be concerned about the safety and health both of the citizenry and animals. Ms. Tuck stated that Noni Kull, the Animal Control staff, and a representative from the Legal staff explored the possibility of drafting the ordinance based on operations and activities and tried to define a holding facility for animals whether the facility was City of May 18, Page 3 C omme rc ~ between adopts definit~ in Optic that adc a privat Council if they Noni Kul Denton City Council Minutes 1993 .al or nonprofit. One problem was how to differentiate citizens with a number of animals and the facility that animals out for profit. Staff determined that the .on was easier to tie to the number of animals as outlined ~n II. The problem with a clear definition was finding one lressed both Hartfelt and the Roselawn situation which was ;e residence holding a number of animals. Member Cott asked if the staff had contacted A & M to see had an experience like Denton's. .i, Environmental Health Services Manager, stated that her training and certification was from Texas A & M, and she had all of their dgcumentation on the legal aspects of animal control. Texas A & M qsually referred animal control facilities to their local health~ontrol agency. Ms. Tuqk stated that staff consulted a number of cities and acquire¢ presentc to proc~ from thc Council had rev, tied to Cott wa~ going t~ have thc Ms. Ku] approxi of cost~ Lloyd H concern: options level a operatic staff t Staff ti it wantE operatic I was ti Council Council County County copies of ordinances from them. If one of the options ~d or any other option was the Council's wish, staff planned ~ed full force. Staff was requesting the general direction City Council and would work out details and wording. Member Cott stated that one page of the back up material ~nues for various years, and he assumed the options were the revenues. Since no costs were reported, Council Member not sure how to read the report. One of the options was produce revenue and generated a cost. Council did not cost currently generated by what city did now. stated that the Animal Control operating budget was lately $66,000 without personal services where the majority were. lrrell, City Manager, stated that the page referred to .ng revenues was not directly tied to any of the four but was included to give Council a feel for the staffing md workload requirements for the current Animal Control ~n. As Council reviewed the four options, Option III gave he tools needed to get at the Hartfelts and Roselawns. Lought that a more limited approach may get the city where d to go without having a major impact on the Animal Control ~n. The real concern was that if Council settled on Option lat the option had a major impact on city operations, and had to make some budget accommodations. Member Cott stated that the back up mentioned that Denton incurred $39,150 in expenses, and he questioned if the fas current on their bill. 435 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 ' Page 4 Ms. Kull stated that there had been some problems in the'past and payments were slow but now they were worked out. Council Member Brock asked if the annual revenues on the chart through April 30 of this year were revenues from fines or where did they come from. Ms. Kull stated that the revenues were not fines, but fees for animals that were redeemed from the shelter that had been impounded or for registration of animals. The revenue figure did not include fines. Council Member Brock asked what sort of accounting was done for the fines and where did the revenue go. Ms. Kull stated that fines Were part of the Municipal Court operation revenue and staff would be happy to secure that information. Council Member Perry questioned that if the Council tried to do some enforcement revisions now with the State bill in the legislature was the city liable to run into some problems and perhaps Council should wait to see the results of the State bill. Ms. Tuck stated that the current bill in the legislature required a suspension of the rules to come out of the Senate. The bill needed to come out of the Senate by last Thursday in order for it to be considered in the appropriate way. The bill was not dead yet, but it appeared as if it were not.going to make it. Staff continued to monitor the legislature. The Animal Sheltering Act improved the State's reaction to the kinds of situations encountered in Denton. The Mayor asked if Council felt as if they should wait and see if there were any action by the LegislatUre to enable the Council to make a more educated decision. Council Member Smith agreed with the Mayor and felt the Council needed to fill the holes the Legislature left because she was appalled that there was no licensing or control of places like Hartfelt. Council Member Miller requested a week to week update on the status of the bill and then putting the Animal Control Ordinance options back on the agenda as soon as the city knew what the provisions of ~the State law were!m-~,d what options the city needed to do to coordinate with the State bill to bring the Denton code up to date. The consensus of the Council was to continue to monitor the State 436 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page 5 legislation and to bring the Animal Control Ordinance options back to Council after the decision had or had not been made by the Legislature. In the interim, the Mayor would assist staff in obtaining a written reply to the city's letter and subsequent info~mation supplied to the State veterinarian and TDH. 3. The Council received an update and held a discussion regarding the request from the Town of Copper Canyon to annex a portion of Denton's ETJ and gave staff direction. Rick Svehla, Deputy City Manager, stated that at the end of April representatives from the town of Copper Canyon requested that the City of Denton release a portion of their extraterritorial jurisdiction to Copper Canyon for annexation. At the same meeting, the City of Denton allowed Highland Village to annex within Denton's ETJ which provided % corridor for 2499. Because of the location of Hickory Creek and the area requested, the City of Denton had a difficult time servicing the area with utilities, police and fire. A resolution of Support for the 2499 project from the City of Copper Canyon had been provided as Council requested. Council Member Chew questioned whether the letter of support for 2499 was in hand and part of the official record. Mr. Svehla stated that the City of Denton was provided with a copy of the resolution of support for 2499, and it was a part of the record. The Mayor questioned if there was a possible problem with Copper Canyon not being agreeable to the City of Denton city limits line across the northern portion of the area in question. Mr. Svehla explained that CounciI was being requested to relinquish ETJ authority in one area and that Copper Canyon could not legally annex within the city limits. Council Member Brock questioned whether even with the resolution of support could there be a way Copper Canyon might sabotage the 2499 Droject. Council Member Cott, who was an original member of the 2499 Project Board, stated that the project got sidetracked because of negative people from the City of Copper Canyon. The resolution of support was based on the assumption that there was no change in alignment of 2499 in the future. The Ci't~ of Copper Canyon was allowed to be a member of the 2499 project but contributed no funds to support the project. Mr. Cott stated that unless the-city were certain there was no change in alignment the city needed to refuse the 437 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page 6 request. . Mr. Svehla stated that Copper Canyon had been on record for a long time stating that they did not want the 2499 project in their city. Because of the finalization of the annexation by Highland Village and because the alignment had always been more to the east of Copper Canyon, a gap was established for the 2499 'project. Predetermination of the alignment was a problem because TXDOT and federal funds would not allow it because of the environmental process and other processes required before alignment was determined. Because of the many possible alignments which had been discussed and which could either be in Denton's or Corinth's ETJ, Mr. Svehla felt that Copper Canyon could not sabotage the project. Mr. Harrell stated that from the staff's standpoint that it was advantageous to have everyone in the corral when visiting TXDOT to argue for funding. By getting Copper Canyon on record in favor of the 2499 project, Denton neutralized Copper Canyon's opposition to the project and helped the long range strategy for the project. Council Member Cott stated his concern wasthat previous statements to TXDOT by Copper Canyon were not forgotten. Mr. Svehla stated that some people around the area in question had requested annexation. Copper Canyon was a general law city which only did annexations by request. With the Copper Canyon resolution in hand, Denton could say they had been to the table many times to assist them. Council Member Miller stated that a lot of emphasis had been put on the 2499 project at the Region TranspOrtation Council. The project had gotten good hearings from both RTC and the TXDOT so the 2499 project had been put on the highway system. Funding was available for the studies. Council Member Brock stated that she admired the City Manager's skill in extracting the agreement from Copper Canyon. Council Member Cott asked if Lake Sharon folks still objected'to the 2499 project. Mr. Svehla said that Lake Sharon was not overjoyed and every effort was made to use trees and natural barriers to stay away from the .retreat area. The consensus of~ithe Council was to move ahead with Copper Canyon's request. 4. The Council received a report and held a discussion regarding 438 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page 7 construction of a road from Bonnie Brae Street to a new parking lot for the North Lakes Sports Complex and gave staff direction. Rich Dlugas, Director of Parks and Recreation, stated that the request was for the city to accept a two and one half acre tract of property located north of Windsor and east of Bonnie Brae from Newton Rayzor. Acceptance of the property allowed the city to build an access road from Bonnie Brae into the new sports complex at North Lakes Park. Mr. Dlugas stated that the North Lakes Homeowners Association and residents of the North Lakes area expressed concern over the initial development of the complex and the future 300 car parking lot in which cars exiting the lot ran through the existing 125 car parking lot and-emptied out onto Windsor Drive. Past problems with cars exiting the existing lot and coming down Parkside and through the neighborhood creating a dangerous situation increased with the new lot. The new road created a safer environment. Mr. Dlugas proposed constructing the road with project savings. The road cost was approximately $80,000 and the funds came from three sources~ the road which connected the new lot with the existing lot would not be built for a savings of approximately $28,000~ savings from lighting of fields while keeping at recreational lighting levels as at all other complexes would save approximately $43,000} and approximately $12,000 interest earnings from the 1986 CIP transportation and engineering projects. The Park Board and the North Lake Homeowner Association gave their approval and the interest money from the 86 CIP bond issue had been approved by the '91 Committee. Mr. Harrell stated that the project was one Mr. Dlugas took on which most thought was difficult to accomplish. Mr. Dlugas had done a great job cutting other elements of the program to get the required amount of money needed to build the road. Council Member Chew asked if Mr. Dlugas thought that the road project really took the traffic off of Parkside. Mr. Dlugas stated that signage was needed to direct people to use Bonnie Brae to access the soccer complex. The only entrance to the new pa~king lot was from Bonnie Brae. Council Member Smith applauded the entire plan and expressed concern about any place that had only one route in and out. Smith recommended that the Council accept the dedication of the land for the new road. The Mayor asked if the new road was a drive or was it a dedicated 439 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page 8 street with a name. Rick Svehla, Deputy City Manager, stated that the land was dedicated as a roadway. The Mayor recommended that when the time came to put a name on the street the city consider naming it for Rayzor. Council Member Brock stated that some mistakes were made in the past when the park was divided by an east/west thoroughfare and she felt better that the 300 cars were directed to Bonnie Brae. Council Member Chew stated that it was important to make sure signage was correct so that folks used the new lot. Mr. Svehla stated that in the beginning calling the new road Soccer Field Drive and renaming the road as Rayzor developed the area. The consensus of the Council was to accept the donation of land and to build the new road from Bonnie Brae Street to a new parking lot for the North Lakes Sports Complex. The Council convened into the Regular Meeting 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: 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 April 13, 1993, and the Regular Session of April 27, 1993. Perry motioned· Smith seconded to approve the minutes as presented. On roll vote· Brock "aye", Cott "aye" Miller "aye", Smith "aye" Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. 3. The Council considered a request from Josten's for special permission to perfo~.~ construction work from 5/5/93 - 5/21/93 Monday through Saturday from 7.'00 p.m. - 5:00 a.m. 440 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page 9 Frank Robbins, Executive Director for Planning and Development, stated that Josten's was requesting special permission to perform construction work from May 5, 1993 through May 21, 1993, Monday through Saturday from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m as provided for in Section 20-1 of the Code. Staff gathered neighbors and representatives from Josten's together to visit about the issue. Concern from the neighbors was not so much about noise, but the neighbors wanting to know what was going on. Council Member Cott stated that Mr. Robbins was correct. He believed that what happened was a matter of communication. People who do work after hours needed to consider the neighborhood. Mr. Zack Adcock, 3400 Joyce Lane, from Josten's stated that Josten's should have spoken to the neighbors. Because of all the expansion work done the year before with no complaints, Josten's assumed everything was all right. Josten's was requesting the variance mainly out of concern for the safety of the employees. Workers were trying to work during daytime hours to comply with the ordinance but asphalt and gravel fell on employees. Plastic had been put on the ceiling for protection but caused a potential fire hazard. Smith motioned, Chew seconded approval for special pe~mission to perform construction work. On roll vote, Brock ,'aye", Cott "aye", Miller "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. 4. Public Hearings A. 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 Mllam Road. A-61 (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval 7h0.) Frank Robbins, Executive Director for Planning, stated ~hat the annexation process was initiated back in January by Loves. Council first saw the item in February when staff was directed to follow the approved schedule. This was the second reading of the ordinance with no change in the area to be annexed since initiation of the proceeding. The city had two public hearings, and there had never been any opposition. The ordinance annexed the property, adopted a service plan for how the city provided services to the property, and zoned the property agricultural. The following item on the agenda zoned the property being annexed and the area where Loves Truck Stop was currently to a Commercial Zoning District. The Mayor opened the public hearing. 441 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page l0 No one spoke in favor. No one spoke in opposition. The Mayor closed the public hearing. Council Member Brock stated that on page two in the plan for providing services was discussion of water and sewer main extensions, lift stations, etc. installed by the developer. The plan stated that the developer was entitled to reimbursement of the costs for such facilities from pro rated charges. Ms. Brock asked if the city had not had a court decision or a new state requirement in the last year that made using pro rated charges a problem. Mr. Robbins stated that the service plan outlined was the standard used in all service plans. Thecity's subdivision land development regulations had a provision'for pro rata charges that were repaid to a developer in the situation where the initial developer oversized the line and another developer hooked on. The second developer paid a pro rata charge to the first developer. The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-079 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 MILAM ROAD; APPROVING A SERVICE PLAN FOR THE ANNEXED PROPERTY; APPROVING AGRICULTURE (A) DISTRICT ZONING CLASSIFICATION ANDUSE DESIGNATION FOR THE PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2,000 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Chew motioned, Smith seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Miller "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 rezoning 5.1312 acres from an Agriculture Zoning District and Commercial conditioned to a Commercial Zoning District, with certain conditions. The tract was located on the southeast corner of Milam Road (FM 3163) and Interstate 35. Z93- 006 (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval 7-0.) Frank Robbins, Executive Director for Plannin~,~ stated that the ordinance rezoned the area annexed in the previous ordinance. Essentially, the ordinance had the same conditions and same zoning district as were applied in the area in the ordinance passed 442 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page 11 February 16, 1993. The only substantial difference in the zoning district and the standards or conditions between the current request and the one passed on February 16th was in number two which stated the pervious surface of not less than 80% of the lot. The previous ordinance stated it was 71%. Planning and Zoning recommended approval. One notice was returned in approval of the rezoning from the landowner. The Mayor opened the public hearing. No one spoke in favor. No one spoke in opposition. The Mayor closed the public hearing. Council Member Brock stated that from the back up materials there was not a problem with intensity. Ms. Brock stated that the land use regulations in the city's development plan allowed for more intense centers ina low intensity area. Ms. Brock asked how much more development was possible at the intersection or in the area. Mr. Robbins stated that what was at the intersection now was what the zoning district allowed. On February 16, it was zoned for existing use and no substantial change to intensity allocation. The restaurant had been expanded and renovation of the entire facility had occurred. The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-080 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR A CHANGE OF 3.8543 ACRES OF LAND FROM AGRICULTURAL (A) TO COMMERCIAL (C-c) ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION AND USE DESIGNATION WITH CONDITIONS AND CONSOLIDATING SUCH ACREAGE WITH 1.2777 ACRES OF LAND ZONED COMMERCIAL WITH CONDITION (C- c) PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE 93-022 TO FORM A 5.1312 TRACT OF LAND LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF MILAM ROAD (FM 3163) AND INTERSTATE 3~; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2,000 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Perry motioned, Chew seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Miller "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. The following items were considered out of order. 443 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page 12 7. Resolutions A. The Council considered approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign and submit to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development a Final Statement of Community Development Objectives and Projected Use of Funds. (The Community Development Block Grant Committee recommended approval.) Barbara Ross, Community Development Administrator, stated that the resolution allowed the city to submit the final statement to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Council Member Smith stated that she questioned Ms. Damico at a previous Work Session on the AIDS Denton Corporation. Council Member Smith had been provided information on the management of the organization which called it into question. Council Member Smith asked if there were any way Council could delay action on that one section until the organization was investigated further. Ms. Ross stated that Council could delay the entire statement but not one portion. The city had a deadline of June I to get statement into HUD. COuncil Member Smith questioned the management and board of AIDS Denton, whether or not there was a charter and bylaws, and what sort of organization it was and was it run ina businesslike manner. Ms. Ross stated that AIDS Denton had to have 501(c)3 status in order for the city to contract out with them which meant they had. to be incorporated and have a board of directors. The program funded by the city was specifically the nutrition program and that was the only activity funded. Council Member Miller stated that the recommendation given at a previous work session from the Human Services Committee and coordinated with CDBG was a preliminary report that had not been approved by Council. Ms. Ross stated that the Human Services report given previously included both CDBG recommendations which were in the final statement and the recommendations for general-fund dollars. The CDBG final statement needed to be submitted before decisions were made on the budget. Council Member Miller stated that he did not think final approval had been given for the funds and approving the Final Statement gave approval. 444 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page 13 City Manager Harrell stated that two separate pots of money were coordinated by the Human Services Committee. The general fund portion was a substantial increase over the current budgeted amount. That segment of the request was to be addressed in major budget issues with a dollar determination of how much general fund dollars Council wished to allocate. The Human Services Committee then reprioritized and brought their request back to Council for approval. Block Grant dollars were on different time schedule that required submission by June i and final action on the Human Services recommendations as related to the Block Grant funds. The Block Grant Committee had set aside $100,000 for-social services and asked Human Services to recommend specifics for that money. Ms. Ross stated that the Human Service Committee was aware that the agencies funded with CDBG funds were likely to get approval of their funding ahead of time and some agencies recommended for general fund dollars may not be approved. City Manager Harrell stated that Council had not given any kind of approval for the recommendations from the Human ServiCes Committee and. if Council were inclined to change allocations prior to submittal, they could do so. Council Member chew stated that since the funding for AIDS Denton was for $5,000 for the nutrition program that he hated to see the whole program delayed. Council Member Cott stated that the figures presented were income figures and asked what were the costs involved to administer the programs. Ms. Ross stated that the cost to administer all of the projects was projected to be $175,000. Council Member Cott asked if staff was sure that there were no overruns. Ms. Ross stated that the amount allocated was the amount spent. As the city got to the end of the funds, money spent on the program ceased until another allocation was available. Council Member Brock requested that next year Council have a little more time to investigate the program requests, Ms. Ross stated that CDBG Committee agreed with new procedures for next year. Barbara Adkins, 1213 Locust, representing HOPE spoke in support of the effort of the Human Services and CDBG Committees and asked the 445 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page 14 City Council to consider the pressure on the service agencies not only for new programs but also for the continuation of ongoing programs. The requirement to provide shared or matched funding support from the city or the community ensured, other sources of grant funding availability. HOPE had a continued need for support to ensure five year grant monies continued to come to Denton. The following resolution was considered= No. R93-026 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT A FINAL STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES AND PROJECTED USE OF FUNDS WITH APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATIONS, AS AUTHORIZED AND REQUIRED BY THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Perry moved, Chew seconded to approve the resolution. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Miller "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. B. The Council considered approval of a resolution renaming the Community Development Block Grant Committee as the Community Development Advisory Committee. (The Community Development Block Grant Committee recommended approval.) Barbara Ross, Community Development Administrator, stated that the resolution was for a name change based on the increased.scope of responsibility for funding which required committee advice. The following resolution was considered= No. R93-027 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS RENAMING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE AS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE; AND PROVIDING FOR ANEFFECTIVE DATE. Chew moved, Brock seconded to approve the resolution. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Miller "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. D.. The Council considered approval of a resolution temporarily closing Charlotte Street from Avenue H to a point 446 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page 15 designated by the driveway at 2520 Charlotte Street on JUne 1993. Catherine Tuck, Administrative Assistant, stated that the request for a street closing was the third annual request from the Owsley Coalition-for a family block party on Friday, June 4, from 4-8 p.m. The request included an area of Charlotte Street from 2520 Charlotte Street to Avenue H. Police allowed people in and out of area. The following resolution was considered~ NO. R93-028 A RESOLUTION TEMPORARILY CLOSING CHARLOTTE STREET BETWEEN 2520 CHARLOTTE STREET ~ND AVENUE H ON FRIDAY, 'JUNE 4, 1993; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Brock moved, Chew seconded to approve the resolution. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Miller "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion.carried unanimously. E. The Council considered approval of a resolution temporarily closing North Lake Trail between Bowling Green and Auburn Streets on Sunday, June 13, 1993. Catherine Tuck, Administrative Assistant, stated that the request to close North lake Trail between Bowling Green and Auburn Streets on Sunday, June 13, 1993, from 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. was from the_ North Lake Trail Homeowners Association for an annual block party. The petition included in the back up had the signatures of homeowners along the area requested to be closed~ The following resolution was considered: NO. R93-029 A RESOLUTION TEMPORARILY CLOSING NORTH LAKE TRAIL BETWEEN BOWLING GREEN STREET AND AUBURN STREET ON SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 1~93; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Perry moved, Cott seconded to approve the resolution. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Miller "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. - F. The Council considered approval of a resolution by the 447 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page 16 ~ .... Council of the City of Denton, Texas relinquishing in favor of the Town of Copper Canyon approximately 350 acres of land within its Extraterritorial Jurisdiction so that the Town of Copper Canyon may institute annexation proceedings with respect to such area. Tom Rogers, 821 E. Woodglen Dr., Copper Canyon stated that at the public meeting in Copper Canyon the night before.the BishOp family requested annexation into Copper Canyon. Mr. Rogers stated that Mr. Bishop had originally requested to bring two parcels of land into Copper Canyon. One was on the east side of Bishop Road which was in the area of ETJ released to Highland Village. The request for annexation for that piece of land had been dropped. Mr. Bishop requested Bishop Road and his property west of Bishop Road to be annexed by Copper Canyon. The City of COpper Canyon passed a resolution in support of 2499 as requested by Denton and had supplied a copy to the City Council. Doug Harp, Mayor of Copper Canyon, 940 Rolling Acres Dr., Copper Canyon, extended his appreciation to City of Denton staff members for their assistance. Mr. Harp requested City Council's favorable review of the resolution to be considered. In good faith, Copper Canyon's Resolution 93-4 was prepared and passed. The resolution addressed areas of. common interest and understanding and recognized Copper Canyon's support of FM 2499 through the area recently released to Highland Village. The following resolution was considered: NO. R93-030 · A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DENTON RELINQUISHING APPROXIMATELY 350 ACRES OF LAND WITHIN ITS EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION TO THE TOWN OF COPPER CANYON SO THAT COPPER CANYON MAY INSTITUTE ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH AREA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Chew moved, Miller seconded to approve the resolution. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Miller "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. The Codncil returned to the regular agenda order. 5. Consent Agenda Perry moved, Smith seconded to approve the Consent Agenda. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Miller "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. 448 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page 17 ae Bids and Purchase Orders: 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Bid #1479 - Brush Chipper " Bid #1488 - Roll-Off Refuse Containers Bid #1490 - Irrigation Materials and Controls Bid #1496 - Distribution Transformers Bid #1500 - Insulated Power Cable Bid #1483 - Mozingo Street 8" Water Line and 8" Sewer Line Bid #1484 - McCormick Street Sanitary Sewer P.O. #34357 - Triad On-Site Systems Be Tax Refunds 1. Jimmy Dale Brown - $653.12 6. Ordinances A. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance accepting competftiVe bids and awarding a contract for purchase of materials, equipment, supplies or services. (5.A.1. - Bid #1479; 5.A.2. - Bid #1488; 5.A.3. - Bid #1490; 5.A.4. - Bid #1496; 5.A.5. - Bid #1500) The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-081 AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING COMPETITIVE BIDS AND AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE OF MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES OR SERVICES; PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THEREFORE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Smith moved, Chew seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Miller "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. B. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance accepting competitive bids and providing for the award of contracts for public works or improvements. (5.A.6. - Bid #1483; 5.A.7. - Bid #1484)- The following ordinance was considered: N~.:: 93-082 AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING COMPETITIVE BIDS AND PROVIDING FOR THE AWARD OF CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS OR IMPROVEMENTS; PROVIDING 449 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page 18 FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THEREFOR; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Smith moved, Chew seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Miller "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 Triad OnSite Systems for professional serVices relating to asbestos consulting and project management at Denton Municipal Center (DMC). (5.A.8. - P.O. #34357) The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-083 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH TRIAD ONSITE SYSTEMS, INC. ASBESTOS REMOVAL CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO THE RENOVATION OF THE DENTON MUNICIPAL COMPLEX; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THEREFORE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Chew moved, Miller seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll vote, Brock ,aye", Cott "aye", Miller "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry '!aye". Motion carried unanimously. D. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance repealing Resolution No. R92-028; authorizing the City Manager to sign and submit an amendment to the 1990 Final Statement of Community Development Objectives and Projected Use of Funds submitted June 22, 1990 to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development with appropriate certifications. (The Community Development Block Grant Committee recommended approval.) Barbara Ross, Community Development Administrator, reported that the ordinance allowed the city to provide $100,000, originally set aside for affordable housing, to the Southern Hotel or the Crawford Building elderly project. The Denton Housing Authority received $811,000 from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and $900,000 from' the Federal Home Loan Bank to be used for rehabilitation and new construction. The additional fUnds were requested to assist the Denton Housing Authority to complete some of the common areas in the old hotel building. Council Member Cott stated that the backup stated additional financing was to be obtained from Bank One and First State Bank and 450 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page 19 asked how many dollars were being considered. Ms. Ross stated that the projected cost from a single contractor' was $2.6 million. Council Member Cott asked that in addition to the money all ready raised the city was going to borrow $800,000. Ms. Ross stated that the Denton Housing Authority planned to borrow $800,000 against the housing tax credits. Council Member Cott asked if city taxpayers were responsible for the additional monies borrowed. Ms. Ross stated that the Denton Housing Authority borrowed the funds and the funds were paid back by the sale of the tax credits. The Denton Housing Authority operated the facility as part of the operation of the total Housing Authority and expected to receive Section 8 assistance which provided housing assistance payments for the operation of the facility. The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-084 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. R92-028; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN AND SUBMIT AN AMENDMENT TO THE 1990 FINAL STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES AND PROJECTED USE OF FUNDS SUBMITTED JUNE 22, 1990 TO THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WITH APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATIONS, AS AUTHORIZED AND REQUIRED BY THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Chew moved, Brock seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Miller "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. E. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance amending the 1992-93 budget of the City of Denton, Texas by appropriating the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000)~ from the unappropriated reserve account of the Keep Denton Beautiful Board to account number ; and providing for publication hereof. Cecile Carson, Community Improvement Coordinator, stated that the Keep Denton Beautiful Board over the last number of years had various programs which provided landscaping to various locations City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page 20 451 throughout the community. During the last year one of the programs was to have landscape Adopt-a-Spots. When the budget was prepared for the reserve account under the city's Community Improvement division, staff had not anticipated the popularity of the program and had not budgeted dollars to help in a matching situation. The ordinance before Council and recommended by the Keep Denton Beautiful Board requested $10,000 be transferred from the reserve account which were dollars generated from drop off recycling programs, corporate donations, and membership fees to be used in the landscaping account to work as matching programs with labor and assistance to the groups. Approximately $26,000 remained in the reserve account for funding programs in future years. Council Member Cott asked how long the $10,000 would last. Ms. Carson anticipated that the $10,000 covered six to seven projects of approximately $1200 each. Currently, three projects were to be funded in the next month to six months and three more projects before the end of the fiscal year-. Provisions for the program were made in the next fiscal years budget. The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-085 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 1992-93 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS BY APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000) FROM THE UNAPPROPRIATED B~T.ANCE OF THE RESERVE FUND TO THE KEEP DENTON BEAUTIFUL BOARD TO ACCOUNT NUMBER 631-024- 0806-8964; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Chew motioned, Smith seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll vote, Brock ,aye", Cott "aye", Miller. "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. F. 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 N. H. Meisenheimer Survey A-810 Denton County, Texas and containing 0.561 acres of land, for street'and utility purposes. The following ordinance was considered= NO. 93-086 AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION FROM RAYZOR INVESTMENTS, LTD. OF A CERTAIN LOT, TRACT, OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN 452 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page 21 THE N. H. MEISENHEIMER SURVEY A-810 DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS AND CONTAINING 0.561 ACRES OF LAND, FOR STREET AND UTILITY PURPOSES; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Perry moved, Brock seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Miller "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. G. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance approving rate schedules and service regulations for Texas Utilities Electric Company, providing an effective date therefor, providing conditions under which such rate schedules and service regulations may be changed, modified, amended or withdrawn, finding and determining that the meeting at which this ordinance is passed is open to the public as required by law. Robert Nelson, Executive Director for Utilities, stated that on January 22, 1993, TU Electric filed a petition to increase the rates 15.3% effective February, 26, 1993. On February 6, the City Council approved an ordinance suspending the'proposal for 90 days which was about at an end. The City Council had three options regarding the proposal which included denying the proposed rates or approving the rates, which TU would appeal to the Public Utility Commission, or accepting what the PUC declared and determined as a fair and equitable rate to the 700 TU customers within the City of Denton. Since either option one and two was to be appealed and the city trusted the Public Utilities Commission Judgement in reviewing the fair and equitable rates for TU, staff recommended the city accept what the PUC approved by adopting the proposed ordinance. Mr. Nelson also stated that James Loveday, local manager for TU Electric, was in the audience for any comments or questions. Council Member Cott questioned whether in 1985 when the City of Denton franchised TU Electric and received 3% gross receipts franchise fee, the people in the area served by TU were given a permanent choice of either service. Mr. Nelson stated that some areas were dual certified which meant the customers had a choice of either TU or Denton Municipal Utilities with some areas triple certified with Denton Electric Coop. Council Member Cott suggested that the customers be notified during the same month annually that they had a choice. Mr. Nelson responded that was not done at present, but the policy could be adopted by Council. Current TU customers with a concern for service could petition the Council-to review the certification 453 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page 22 and services. City Manager Harrell recommended the policy be deferred to PUB for discussion and guidance. Brock motioned and Smith seconded that the policy of notifying dual and triple certified customers annually be referred to the Public Utilities Board for consideration.' On roll vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perr~ "aye", and Mayor Castleberr~ "aye". Motion carried. The following ordinance was considered: NO. 93-087 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING RATE SCHEDULES AND SERVICE REGULATIONS FOR TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC COMPANY~ PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THEREFOR~ PROVIDING CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SUCH RATE SCHEDULES AND SERVICE REGULATIONS MAY BE CHANGED, MODIFIED, AMENDED OR WITHDRAWN~ FINDING ANDDETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW~ AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Perry motioned, Brock seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Cott "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. 7. Resolutions A. The Council considered approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign and submit to the U. S. Department Of HoUsing and Urban Development a Final Statement of Community Development Objectives and Projected Use of Funds. (The Community Development Block Grant COmmittee recommended approval.) This item was considered earlier in the meeting. B. The Council considered approval of a resolution renaming the Community Development Block Grant Committee asthe Community Development Advisor~ Committee. (The Community Development Block Grant Committee recommended approval.) This item was considered earlier in the meeting. C. The CoUncil considered approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and the Texas Air Control Board granting a license to the Texas Air Control Board for an air pollution monitoring 454 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page 23 station. (The Airport Advisory Board recommended approval.) Rick Svehla, Deputy City Manager, stated that the license allowed the Texas Air Control Board to establish a pe£manent monitoring site at the Municipal Airport on the northeast side of runway. Howard Martin monitored activities of TACB. After conferring with Denton County officials and city staff, the recommendation was that the Airport was the best site. The Mayor questioned if there had all ready been some monitoring at the airport. Mr. Svehla stated that there had been a temporary monitoring sl~e located on the southeast corner of the airport. The ordinance established a permanent site on the northeast site with a ten year agreement. Council Member Brock questioned whether Council really had a choice whether the city was monitored. Mr. Svehla stated that as TACB established a permanent monitoring site in the county and the airport was the most advantageous for Denton. The following resolution was considered: NO. R93-031 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON ANDTHE TEXAS AIR CONTROL BOARD GRANTING A LICENSE TO THE TEXAS AIR CONTROL BOARD FOR AN AIR POLLUTION MONITORING STATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Brock moved, Chew seconded to approve of the resolution. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Miller "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. D. The Council considered approval of a resolution temporarily closing Charlotte Street from Avenue H to a point designated by the .driveway at 2520 Charlotte Street on June 4, 1993. This item was considered earlier in the meeting. E. The Council considered approval of a resolution temporarily closing North Lake Trail between Bowling Green and Auburn Streets on Sunday, June 13, 1993. 455 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page 24 This item was considered earlier in the meeting. F. The Council considered approval of a resolution by the CoUncil of the City of Denton, Texas relinquishing in favor of the Town of Copper Canyon approximately 350 acres of land within its Extraterritorial Jurisdiction so that the Town of Copper Canyon may 'institute annexation proceedings with respect to such area. This item was considered earlier in the meeting. G. The Council considered approval of a resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Denton to execute, on behalf of the City of Denton, an interlocal agreement with the County of Denton for the provision of services associated with the holding and disposing of dogs and cats for the County of Denton; authorizing City personnel to collect fees associated with all interlocal agreements for services provided by the City pursuant to said agreements. Noni Kull, Environmental Health Services Manager, stated that the ordinance was for the standard agreement the city had with Denton County and the City of Corinth with one change. Denton County requested the city consider nursing animals or those that deliver while in custody be treated as one animal which would not increase the city's expense, burden or care. Council Member Perry questioned whether the charges received were adequate to cover city costs. Ms. Kull replied that the charges were adequate. Council Member Cott questioned whether the city was obligated to take a total' number of animals or any number given. Ms. Kull stated that the city had an agreement separate from the one to be considered that stated that the city handled at least 1500 animals annually if needed. Council Member Cott asked what happened if the county had another situation like Hartfelt with possibly more animals than the city had physical space to accommodate. Ms. Kull stated that the animals were legally the county's property. The county needed to decide if the city needed to try to make room, to dispose of animals, or to .make other arrangements working closely with the Humane Society. Council Member Cott recommended that the city deal only with its capacity and not incur extra expenses under a situation where the 456 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Page 25 contract with the county exceeded the city's capacity. Ms. Kull stated that at the time the city had been able to stay under capacity on almost all occasions. Council Member Cott questioned if the city picked up animals all over Denton County. Ms. Kull stated that animals were delivered to the city and the county contracted only for the holding and disposition of the animals brought to the city facility either by a county animal control officer or a citizen. Debra Drayovitch, City Attorney, stated that the motion needed to reflect that the item was an ordinance and not a resolution. The following resolution was considered: NO. R93-088 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DENTON TO EXECUTE, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF DENTON, AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF DENTON FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOLDING AND DISPOSING OF DOGS AND CATS FOR THE COUNTY OF DENTON; AUTHORIZING CITY PERSONNEL TO COLLECT FEES ASSOCIATED WITH ALL INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CITY PURSUANT TO SAID AGREEMENTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Cott moved, Smith seconded to adopt theordinance. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Miller "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. 8. The Council considered an exemption to the noise ordinance on Saturday, June 19, until midnight for the Juneteenth celebration at Fred Moore Park. Catherine Tuck, Administrative Assistant, stated that the request for exemption of the noise ordinance was made by Willie Hudspeth on behalf of the Juneteenth Celebration Committee for Saturday, June 19, 1993, until midnight. Activities were scheduled to end at 11:00 p.m. and organizers anticipated an hour was needed to clean up the area after conclusion of activities. Juneteenth was co- sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Department. Due to a misunderstanding, the request was for only for Saturday night, but Mr. Hudspeth also requested exemption for Friday night. The Friday request was to be presented to Council on June 1. 457 City of Denton City Council Minutes May 18, 1993 Council Member Brock stated that those involved with the celebration were committed to being out of the parkbymtdnight and felt it important to have the extension to midnight' to get everything put away. -- Ms. Tuck stated that the committee had. requested from the Parks Department an extension of the hours of the neighborhood, park for that night to midnight and the request to Council was Just for noise. Chew motioned, Smith seconded to grant an exemption to the noise ordinance on Saturday, June 19, until midnight for the Juneteenth celebration at Fred Moore Park. On roll' vote, Brock "aye", ,Cott "aye", Miller "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. 9. Miscellaneous matters from the City Manager. . Rick Svehla, Deputy City Manager, reported that the cttyhad been working closely with the Texas Department of Transportation on the Dallas Drive improvement project which included landscaping and a new culvert. Approximately three months ago, staff talked with Council about a median from Teasley Lane back toward new culvert. Conversations with the State indicated the median was impossible because of substantial cost. The exception to the request was a small grass island near the intersection of Dallas Drive and Allegre Vista that the city tried to do in patterned concrete. Last Friday, TXDOT indicated that they were including the island in their project but needed $5,984 from the city for the patterned concrete by Friday. In discUssions with the '91 Committee _the ,~,ht before, the Committee recommended money be spent ~ro~ ;;i;~in~ bon~e. Stafi Planned to proceed with the s=aii isiana unless Council had concerns. LloYd Harrell, City Manager, stated that the budget priority questionnaires passed out needed to be complete and returned by Friday. Mr. Harrell stated that the North Central Texas CoUncil of Governments Annual Assembly and training session for Councilmembers and Mayors was June 4. Mr. Harrell stated that certain Council appointments needed to be made in June and were to be listed on the June I Council agenda. Mr. Harrell announced that the orientation for individuals interested in serving on cityboards and commissions was to be held next Tuesday at the Visual Arts Center at ? p.m. 458 City of Denton city Council Minutes May 18,.1993 Page 27 Mr. Harrell announced that there was a regular meeting on June 1, a work session on June 8, a regular meeting on June 15, no meeting on June 22, and a work session on June 29. 10. There was no official action taken on Executive Session items discussed during the Work Session Executive Session. 11. New Business There were no items of new business to be placed on future agendas. 12. There was no Executive Session held during the Regular Session. With no further business, the meeting adjourned, at 8:35 p.m. DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS CITY OF DENTON, TEXA~ ~ ACC00116