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Minutes October 25, 1994161 CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES October 25, 1994 The Council convened into the Closed Meeting on Tuesday, October 25, 1994 at 5:15 p.m. in the Civil~Defense Room. PRESENT: Mayor Castleberry; Mayor Pro Tem Brock; Council Members Chew, Cott, Perry, Miller and Smith. ABSENT: None 1. The Council considered the following in Closed Meeting: A. Legal Matters -- Under TEX. GOV'T CODE Sec. 551.071 1. Received a legal opinion concerning the City of Denton's provision of fiber optics service. 2. Considered action in Dawson v. City of Denton. B. Real Estate -- Under TEX. GOV'T CODE Sec. 551.072 C. Personnel/Board Appointments -- Under TEX. GOV'T CODE Sec. 551.074 1. Received legal advice on the selection of the City Attorney. The Council convened into the Work Session on Tuesday, October 25, 1994 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. PRESENT: Mayor Castleberry; Mayor Pro Tem Brock; Council Members Chew, Cott, Perry, Miller and Smith. ABSENT: None 1. The Council received a report, held a discussion and gave staff direction regarding fire protection alternatives. Chew motioned, Perry seconded to defer the item until the 1995-96 budget session. Council Member Cott indicated that the issue may have been discussed many times, but that there was a need to solve the issue now and not wait. Council Member Miller stated that he would like to discuss the item and hoped that the issue was not closed just because the Council had previously discussed it.~ He felt that the Council had not fully explored all of the possible options. Deferring discussion on the item was not an appropriate action at this time. Mayor Pro Tem Brock stated that deferring the issue to the next budget cycle would be many months away and after the next electionJ- 162 City of Denton City Council Minutes October 25, 1994 Page 2 She was concerned about the-time element and felt that there was a need to consider some of the options to examine if they had merit or validity. She was against postponing a discussion of the item. Mayor Castleberry agreed with Council Member Chew as the item had been discussed many times and it was important to mo~e ahead. Council Member Miller asked for a restatement of the motion. Council Member Chew stated that his motion was to defer to the 1995-96 budget. Council Member Miller stated that there would be no action on this item until October of 1995. Chew stated that the issue would be reviewed at the appropriate time when considering the budget when it would not be an emotional issue or political issue and could be looked at realistically. On roll vote, Brock "nay", Cott "nay", Miller "nay", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye" Motion carried with a 4-3 vote. ' 2. The Council received a report and held a discussion regarding street light standard for dusk-to-dawn lighting. Jim Harder, Director of Electric Utilities, stated several months ago the City had received a complaint during the installation of dawn to dusk lighting for off-street parking. The complaint was received from a resident near a church on Teasley Lane. The residents were being disturbed by light scatter from the lights. Staff looked at the street light standards to make sure that the same lighting standards which applied to the actual foot candles were the same as for off-street parking areas. Staff worked on a revised standard which would still meet the foot candle standards to provide the necessary lighting but at the same time address the light scatter problem. The lighting standard was revised to have a horizontal cutoff so that the light fixture would be recessed in the holder so as to eliminate the light scatter. These types of lights were placed on a 30' pole as opposed to the normal 20' pole. When installed at the church, the problem was corrected. Council Member Perry stated that between Carroll Ave. and Bolivar on Headlee and Mimosa Streets, the lights did not shine as brightly as other areas. Harder stated that that was the standard for street parking lighting. The complaint was for off-street lighting which was 163 City of Denton City Council Minutes October 25, 1994 Page 3 adjacent to a resident area and was a different standard. Council Member Cott stated that the lights near the new park which worked the best were the ones away from the moisture at night. It appeared to him that the higher the standard, the. better the illumination. If the vegetation was high, the light was dulled. Harder replied that in the case of off-street parking lighting, there was rarely a vegetation problem. Mayor Pro Tem Brock stated that she had asked for an update on this issue due to a citizen complaint. She was not aware that the City provided this service to the citizens and felt that others might be interested in that fact that the City provided this service. Harder stated that in the last four months, when the city had receive a request for dawn to dusk lighting, staff had gone to the neighbors to inform them of what had been requested. If there were any indications of a problem, staff returned to the requestor and asked him to change to a different light to cut down on the amount of scatter of the light. Mayor Castleberry indicated that there was a fee for this service. Harder replied correct. 3. The Council discussed attendance at the UNT and TWU Board of Regents meetings. Mayor Pro Tem Brock Stated that some of the Council had attended a meeting with mayors and city council members from other university cities and discussed experiences in building closer relationships between university and city. One idea which came out of that meeting was to rotate council members attending the Board of Regents meetings which usually met once a quarter. She suggested the Council consider doing that as a routine procedure. She felt that the City had moved closer in a more cooperative relat~.onship with the universities and felt that this procedure would s,~ow the Council's interest in the universities and allow the Council to be aware of issues which might impact the city. She asked if the Council would be interested in attending such meetings. Council Member Cott felt that the mission statements of the universities were far beyond the City of Denton and was not sure what could learned from them. Council Member Miller felt that it was a good point to attend the meetings. 164 City of Denton City Council Minutes October 25, 1994 Page 4 Council Member Perry stated that he had no objection to Council Members attending the meetings in their own rights. There were many contact points between the City and the universities and he did not see the need for a formal schedule to attend the meetings. Mayor Castleberry felt that the relationship between ~he City and the universities was very good and before attending their meetings, felt that there should be some kind of contact to let them know why the Council would be interested in attending their meetings. Council Member Miller suggested having the City Manager talk with the universities to see what their views would be for this type of procedure. Mayor Castleberry stated that the item was listed for discussion only and that Council could not give staff direction. City Manager Harrell asked if the Council would like the item placed on the next agenda. Mayor Castleberry replied yes. 4. The Council discussed the possibility of taking a field trip to view the Internet system at the University of North Texas, and gave staff direction. City Manager Harrell stated that Council Member Miller had asked for the possibility of taking a field trip to view the Internet system. Gary Collins, Director of Information Services, stated that the Internet was a connection of many networks tied together under the sponsorship of the Federal government. TWU and UNT had access to the system. He had talked with Dr. Gandel to have the Council tour the system and Dr. Gandel indicated that he would be available the week of November 7th. Such a tour would last approximately one hour and a half. After discussion, Mayor Castleberry indicated that the tour would be on November ?th at 4500 p.m. if any Council MemDer desired to participate. The Council returned to the Executive Session. The Council convened into a Special Called Session on October 25, 1994 at 7:00 p.m. in the council Chambers. Tuesday, City of Denton City Council Minutes October 25, 1994 Page 5 165 1. Pledge of Allegiance The Council and members of the audience recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Castleberry presented a proclamation for Denton Pharmacy Week. 2. The Council considered an request by William Bolin for an exception to the noise ordinance for Saturday, October 29, i994 at 1215 Knight Street. Joseph Portugal, Assistant to the City Manager, stated that this request was for an exception for Saturday, October 29th. There would be live entertainment and the request asked for an exception until 11:00 p.m. The requestor had taken the time and effort to get the approval of the residents on Knight Street. Council Member Chew asked if all the residents had been contacted. William Bolin stated all adjacent residents and those across the street had been contacted. Mayor Castleberry asked if that included the neighbors at 1215 Knight Street. Bolin replied yes and also included the resident on McCormick. Brock motioned, Smith seconded to approve the exception. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Miller "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye" Perry "nay" and Mayor Castleberry "aye" ' ' · Motion carried with a 6-1 vote. Mayor Castleberry presented the Yard of the.Month awards to: Virgil and Mary Mitchell Jim and Emma Perry Tom and Dalla~ Newell - UNT Health Center Texas Bank 3. Public Hearings A. The Council held a pubic hearing and considered adoption of an ordinance annexing and temporarily zoning .a 68 acre tract located north of Ryan Road and east of Forrestridge Drive (First Reading). (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended aDDroval 3-1). 166 City of Denton City Council Minutes October 25, 1994 Page 6 Harry Persuad, Senior Planner, stated that Council agenda backup included the lengthy minutes from the Planning and Zoning Commission. Staff had had two neighborhood meetings. Services to be provided upon effective date of the annexation included police services patrolling and response to calls; fire and EMS services; street maintenance; environmental health and code 'enforcement; planning and development services; parks and recreation; capital improvement programs; use of all publicly owned facilities, buildings and services such as library services; neighborhood delivery services programs; and CIP participation. Additional services such as the solid waste collection service would be extended within 60 days of annexation. There was a perception that water and wastewater services would be extended automatically but that was not the case. Developers.and landowners were required to pay the cost for the cost of water and sewer main extensions. Major concerns of the homeowners included: (1) Drainage - Because of developments around Forrestridge and Montecito there was an issue of drainage in the area. (2) Existing businesses in the area - Any current business would be a legal non-conforming use and staff would work with the residents to customize the zoning areas which would better suit their needs. After annexation, those businesses would remain as is in the City limits. If destroyed by fire or by a natural disaster of over 50% of the value, it would not be allowed to be rebuilt. To safeguard that situation, staff was recommending to put into place a zoning classification to take care of that situation. (3) Zoning restrictions and quality of life - There were some deed restrictions used by the properties in order to protect land uses in the area. After annexation, the City's zoning regulations would put the City into a position to enforce land use in the area. (4) Well use agreement - Three residents had a right to use a private well in the area until other water was readily available in the immediate vicinity. Wording of the agreement indicated that the right to.use the well would continue until the purchaser had other water readily available in the immediate vicinity. Staff did not feel that the annexation would change the water/wastewater situation. Annexation would not change the availabilit~ of the water. (5) Concern about animals, including ducks, stray'cats, and horses - The current ordinance required that those animals had to be kept at least 200 feet away from a home. According to the Code Enforcement Department, those regulations were only enforced based on a complaint. If a complaint were received, the ordinance would be enforced. (6) Breeding animals in the area - The current ordinance restricted the keeping of breeding animals in the City. Staff was proposing to amend the current ordinance to allow breeding animals within an agriculture district. (7) Concern about maintenance of Ryan Road - There was a proposal to annex that portion of Ryan Road. (8) Existing swimming pools - Staff was proposing an amendment to the City of Denton City Council Minutes October 25, 1994 Page 7 167 current ordinance to require a pool enclosure six months after annexation. Based on the schedule of annexation, a three fourths vote was required in order to continue any further action. The Planning and Zoning Commission had voted 3-1 to recommend continuance. Council Member Perry asked for the number of businesses in the area. Persuad stated that one individual had a wood working shop which he intended to expand after retirement. The customized zoning would take care of those businesses. Whatever was in the area now would be brought into the City and continue to exist. Staff would like to work with the business owners to customize the zoning so that it would not affect them in the future. Mayor Castleberry opened the public hearing. No one spoke in favor. David Carlson stated that the eleven families in the area were against the annexation. He addressed the service plan. Police and fire protection were already provided by the County and they were comfortable with that service. The service plan for water and wastewater was written as though the area was not developed. If the residents wanted water and sewer, they would have to incur the cost of installing the lines. If the other residents did not run City water and sewer, there was the possibility that property resale value might decrease. They had been told that as long as the existing septics worked in the area, they would be able to keep them. If they stopped working and the house was within 200 feet of a sewer line, that house could be forced to hook on to the sewer line. The Service Plan addressed the CIP plan. He was unclear what benefit that might be since the drainage seemed to be corrected with the Ryan Road development. Mayor Castleberry asked if Carlson was aware that the City and Denton County had an agreement~on aL~bulance service and every year both entities had a discussion regarding services'. Some smaller areas 'were thinking of going to a private ambulance service. Carlson replied that he was not aware of that possibility. Mayor Castleherry asked if Carlson or his family used any City parks or recreation programs. Carlson replied that they participated in YMCA activities and paid non-residential fees. 168 City of Denton City Council Minutes October 25, 1994 Page 8 Fred Opaskey presented documents which indicated that he had an air conditioning business. The section of home occupation in the Denton Code indicated that there could be no employment of additional persons and a contractor's shop was ~xcluded in the schedule of uses. The schedule of uses from the Code Book listed that a contractor shop or storage yard had to be zon6d commercial and not agricultural. Staff did not understand that and indicated that he could be annexed as a home occupation. The Denton Code did not allow this since he was a mechanical contractor corporation. How could it be grandfathered in as a corporation. If his business burned more than 50% after annexation, he would not be able to rebuild it. He did not believe in custom zoning and he urged the Council to vote against the annexation. Ray Baker stated that the eleven families appealed to the Council to carefully review all of the issues before making a decision on this annexation. None of the families were in favor of annexation and many were against it for good reasons. Each had built in the area in order to be in a-rural area and had maintained that lifestyle. To some that was a livelihood. Many would be in violation of various City ordinances upon annexation such as the cattle ranch in the area and the veterinarian service. They had been told that the ordinances could be changed but that was not a definite situation. The facts were clear that customize zoning would not change the fact that they would be in violation upon annexation. Property annexation was normally done to ensure the future development of an area. The City had waited 10-15 years too long to annex this area. Stan Ratliff stated that this was not simply a matter of property taxes. If that were so, he would donate his share of taxes to the City in order to not be annexed. The issue was a matter of lifestyle. He was concerned that he would have to spend money to bring his property up to code and about some code enforcement being done on complaint basis only. He felt that he had been mislead by City staff. Staff had given him a vague assurance about customized zoning for the area. The Planning and ~oning Commission indicated that it might not be possible to do tha~. The City was requi~ed to provide increased levels of service which the Service Plan did not provide for. The residents would receive no benefit for being annexed and he asked the Council to do the right thing and vote no. Ron Crownover stated that he appreciated the Council Members who had taken the time to listen to their concerns. He felt that the proposed annexation would affect each resident in a different manner. He moved to the area to have a simpler style of living in the country. He was a veterinarian and had various animals on his property. Some of those animals would not be appropriate to the City of Denton City Council Minutes October 25, 1994 Page 9 169 City. He also bred horses as part of his veterinarian service. At the Planning and Zoning Commission it had been explained that the area would be zoned agriculture and he would be a grandfathered variance. He was concerned by the comments made by Mr. Drake, Assistant City Attorney, indicating that he would be a nonconforming use for zoning only. There was an illegal nonconforming status available for this situation because they were under nuisance violations of the Code. Drake also told the Planning and Zoning Commission that customizing of the ordinance dealt primarily with zoning and the nuisances such as animals were already covered by City-wide ordinances and there should not be any exceptions even to their sector. Animal Control had been out to view his situation and it appeared that of his eight neighbors, he would be in violation of five of them. He knew that this would be on a complaint basis and that everything would be fine unless there was a complaint. If there was a violation, he then could not do his work. Bob Heilig stated that this annexation would disrupt their lives. He would lose his water service currently provided by a neighbor. He was told that upon annexation, he could hook up to Cit~ water but he would have to pay for the line connection which would cost approximately $35,000. He had spent money on a workshop and garage for retirement income but as he was not currently doing this business, he could not begin it after annexation. The City's answer was to apply for commercial zoning. When he purchased his property, the City had no interest in annexing this area. All the families in the area were in opposition to the annexation as it provided no incentive for them. Rosemary Ratliff stated that she had spoken to ten of the households involved in the annexation and all were opposed to the annexation. She could not understand why the Council would annex the area when all the residents were in opposition. They had been told that they would have to put up a pool fence upon annexation which would cost a great deal of money. The day after annexation, they were told that inspectors would be.sent out, to determine other ways they would be in viol~tion. She was not concerned with the cost of taxes as opposed to the cost to get their property in compliance with City regulations. They would have a severe problem with these necessary compliances. She was concerned about how some questions had been vaguely answered. She asked the Council to vote against the annexation. Tammie Carlson stated that the area had been changed from a crooked line in the City's boundaries to an area with a d~ainage problem. Staff had explained to them that with the improvement currently being ma~e to Ryan Road and the drainage implements which would be 170 City of Denton City Council Minutes October 25, 1994 Page 10 put in place as well as the development in Forrestridge, the drainage issues would be resolved. Staff had told the Council that the area needed to be annexed before any help could be given and that the CIP funding would help. However, the funding was currently allocated through the year 2000. She had a concern regarding grandfathering and the fact that complaints dould destroy their businesses. She was also concerned with the way City staff chose to view the City ordinances and the fact that they did not care that they were enforced on a complaint basis only. The City ordinances were clear on what was lawful. They were currently in compliance and staff was asking them to come into city and break the law as long as no one complained. This did not maintain their quality of life. Ail eleven families were opposed to this annexation and she asked if the Council could guarantee that their lifestyles would not be altered by this annexation. Wayne Ryan stated that he raised cattle on his property and his property would not meet all of the City ordinances if annexed. If someone moved into the area who did not like cattle, he would be in violation of the City's ordinance. He did not need City water and sewer and did not want it. He did not use City parks and libraries. He was satisfied with the fire protection which they received from the Argyle Fire Department. He asked Council to not approve the annexation. Mayor Castleberry indicated that he had speaker cards from Karen Baker, Linda Heilig and Kathy Opaskey who indicated that they did not wish to address the Council but were in opposition to the annexation. Mayor Castleberry indicated that the residents had a list of questions which they wished to be answered. He felt that some of them had already been answered such as a concern for the future of existing businesses. Tammie Carlson asked about the Opaskey business which was a mechanical business which was not permitted in an agricultural zoned area. Acting City Attorney Bucek stated that it would be a non-conforming use and if burned down and was more than 50% damaged, it could not be rebuilt. With a non-conforming use, the zoning did not apply. Council Member Cott asked what it would take to give the residents the guarantee they wanted. Persuad stated that staff had informed the residents that they would be working with them to customize the zoning to meet their City of Denton City Council Minutes October 25, 1994 Page i1 171 needs in the case of a disaster so as to be able to rebuild. There were two alternatives to do that. One was to mark the entire property as a planned development and select those lots to indicate where business would be allowed and what conditions would be allowed. That would insure that the business could continue in the future and protect the environment from a large scale ~xpansion of business uses in the neighborhood. The area would not be zoned commercial as there would be too many uses with that type of zoning. The area would probably be zoned commercial with conditions to limit the kind of uses. Staff would have to work with the residents to determine the size of the businesses, etc. Council Member Cott asked if that would be done before annexation. Persuad stated that it would be done after annexation. Council Member Cott stated that the animal breeding was a difficult concern. Persuad stated that the current ordinance did not allow breeding animals within the City limits. In order to make the ordinance more user friendly, the current ordinance allowed for a farm or ranch within the City limits. Staff was proposing an amendment to allow the breeding of animals within the City limits. There was a potential problem if people within 200 -feet .of the animals complained. In terms of use of the land, there was the intent to customize the use of the land. City Manager Harrell stated that staff had planned to have the amended ordinance before Council prior to the final reading of this annexation. It was felt that this was a problem all over the City where there was agricultural zoning. Carlson replied that Dr. Crownover would stil~ be in violation with animals within 200 feet of homes. Persuad stated that he understood from the Animal Control st~ff that even today if there was a violation, nothing would be done until there was a complaint received. Staff would work with the County and owners of property to resolve that problem. Mayor Castleberry stated that another question was the maintenance of Ryan Road which had been answered. The next question involved the cost to connect to existing sewer lines which had also been answered. Existing drainage problems had been answered. The residents expressed a concern regarding an ~xi~ting w~ll agreement. Carlson stated that it still remained a potential problem for one 172 City of Denton City Council Minutes October 25, 1994 Page 12 resident. Mayor Castleberry stated that it was still a concern because the agreement among the three had a clause that at such time as water was available in immediate vicinity, the agreement would discontinue. The Mayor closed the public hearing. Chew motioned, Perry seconded to continue the annexation process. Council Member Miller stated that this had been a long process and Council had been correct in requesting action because the area was surrounded by the City. It was not a foregone conclusion that the property would be annexed. If the neighbors did not want to be annexed, what would be the benefit for this annexation. He could determine that it would only provide a straight City boundary and would not provide a real benefit to the City. He also felt that this annexation would put more of a strain on the requirement of the City's Fire Department. He indicated that he intended to vote against the annexation as it did not meet the test for the best interest of the City. Mayor Pro Tem Brock stated that the area was close to a busy airport and two busy highways. Originally she felt that annexation was only a matter of time for the area. After looking at the specific problems of the area, she felt that there was no immediate compelling need to annex the area and had a concern with the amendments proposed for some of the City ordinances. She planned to vote against the annexation. Council Member Petty'felt that the quality of life the residents wanted could be enhanced by coming into the City. Staff would work with the citizens to ensure that that quality would continue. On roll vote, Brock "nay", Cott "nay", Miller "nay", Smith "nay", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion failed with a 3-4 vote. B. The Council held a public hearing and considered adoption of an ordinance annexing and temporarily zoning a 263 acre tract located north of Jim Christal Road and west of Masch Branch Road (First Reading). (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial 4-0). Harry Persuad, Senior Planner, stated that this service plan was similar to the previous annexation. A concern of the residents related to barbed wire and staff was proposing to amend the City of Denton City Council Minutes October 25, 1994 Page 13 173 ordinance to allow barbed wire fences in an agriculture district. The current ordinance would also be amended to allow the breeding of animals in an agriculture district. Requirements to build curb and gutter would not be triggered. Residents had expressed concern about the extension of City water and Wastewater lines. Staff had indicated that that it was the responsibility 6f the land owner/developer. The Mayor opened the public hearing. No one spoke in favor. Nedra Mitchell stated that the annexation was not valid at this point in time. The area was already rural with eleven homes on 1,300 acres. Zoning controls already existed in the area with two homes already in the City, five homes in the Airport Zoning and all of the homes in the ETJ. Interim usage and services were not equitable and the Service Plan offered leftover service and city codes were incompatible with agricultural usage. The changing of City codes was unfair and selective code enforcement was risky. The Planning and Zoning Commission questioned the validity of the annexation and voted denial of the annexation. Mayor Castleberry temporarily closed the public hearing. Acting City Attorney Bucek stated that the Council had the right to not belabor an item if it was not to the benefit of the City and its residents. The Council could not take a vote on the item until a full public hearing had been held and all speakers done. However, the Council could do a consensus of how the members felt about the item. If the Council was willing to comment, it might reduce the number of presentations in light of the Council,s views. Mayor Pro Tem Brock stated that' on the basis of the earlier public hearing and on the Planning and Zoning Commission,s recommendation, she intended to vote against annexation at this time. Council Mgmber Smith stated that she agreed with Mayor Pro Tem Brock and %/ould vote against the annexation. Council Members Miller, Cott and Chew agreed. Mayor Castleberry reopened the public hearing. Gene Price stated that the major reason people did not want to be associated with the City was the way in which it regulated its citi2en~ fo~ example the use of the American flag and what could be done with property such as trees. Once the Council understood that 174 City of Denton city Council Minutes October 25, 1994 Page 14 and loosened regulations, the Citywould be attractive to people. The Mayor closed the public hearing. Cott motioned, Brock seconded to deny the annexation On roll vote, Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Miller "aye", Smith "aye",'Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. 4. The Council considered a variance to Section 34-114 (17) of the Subdivision and Land Development Regulations for Lot 1, Block 1, of the Fred Hill Addition. The 1.781 acre site was located on the south side of Hickory Street at Bradshaw Street. (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial 5-0.) Chew motioned, Smith seconded to grant the variance due to the fact that the applicant had no other relief other than to seek restitution from the City. Council Member Miller stated that he was sympathetic with the request but still had some questions. He was afraid that the Council would be setting a precedent if approved. Acting City Attorney Bucek stated that only in an identical situation would the City be setting a precedent. If another person came with a similar situation, the City would have to grant that variance also. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Miller "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously. 5. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance approving Amendment $4 to the agreement with the City of Denton and Freese and Nichols, Inc. for professional engineering services for improvements to the Denton Municipal Airport. This item was Pulled from consider'tion. 6. Th~ Council con~iderQd approval of a re~olution congratulating the University of North Texas in achieving their Division I status in football and their acceptance into the Big West Conference. The following resolution was considered: City of Denton City Council Minutes October 25, 1994 Page 15 175 NO. R94-067 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS IN ACHIEVING THEIR DIVISION I-A STATUS IN FOOTBALL AND THEIR ACCEPTANCE INTO THE BIG WEST CONFERENCE. Perry motioned, Smith 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. 7. The Council considered approval of a resolution endorsing the efforts of the National League of Cities and the Texas Municipal League to fully inform our citizens about the impact of federal mandates on our city finances and the pocketbooks of our citizens, City Manager Harrell stated that Council had considered a simila~ resolution in the past. This week was National Unfunded Mandates week. The following resolution was considered: NO. R94-068 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, ENDORSING THE EFFORTS OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES AND THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE TO FULLY INFORM OURCITIZENSABOUTTHE IMPACT OF FEDERAL MANDATES ON OUR CITY FINANCES AND THE POCKETBOOKS OF OUR CITIZENS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Chew motioned, Smith 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 unanimousl¥.~ 8. Miscellaneous matters from the City Manager. The City Manager did not have any items for consideration. 9. There was no official action taken on Closed Meeting Items discussed during the Work Session. 10. New Business The following items of New Business were suggested by Council Members for future agendas: 176 City of Denton City Council Minutes October 25, 1994 Page 16 A. Council Member Perry ~suggested a discussion and information on small businesses ~in the City with regards to economic impact on the city, tax value, and recognition of small businesses. B. Council Member Miller stated that Aaron Br6dy from the KNTU Radio station had mentioned that they were having difficulty with the feed off of the City's sound system. Brody indicated that the equipment to improve the sound system in the Council Chambers would cost approximately $2,000. Brody indicated that he would be willing to provide the specifications and install the system. Miller suggested looking at Brody's proposal to improve the sound system. 11. The Council did not meet in Closed Meeting during the Regular Session. ' With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m. CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS ACC00221