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Minutes August 20, 1996CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES' AUGUST 20, 1996 The Council convened into a Closed Meeting on August 20, 1996 in the Civil Defense Room of City Hall. PRESENT: Mayor Miller; Mayor Pro Tem Brook; Council Members Beasley, Cott, Krueger, and Young. ABSENT: Council Member Biles 1. The Council considered the following in Closed Meeting: Ac Legal Matters -- Under TEX. GOV'T CODE Sec. 551.071 1. Considered and discussed possible settlement of City of Denton v. Karvouniaris. e Consulted with attorney regarding status and strategies of RPS/Webber and Barnes v. City and considered mediation or settlement. B. Real Estate -- Under TEX. GOV'T CODE Sec. 551.072 Personnel/Board Appointments -- Under TEX. GOV'T CODE Sec. 551.074 The Council convened into a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, August 20, 1996 in the Civil Defense Room of City Hall. PRESENT: Mayor Miller; Mayor Pro Tem Brock; Council Members Beasley, Cott, Krueger, and Young. ABSENT: Council Member Biles 1. Pledge of Allegiance The Council and members of the audience recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the U. S. and Texas flags. 2. Council considered approval of the minutes of July 9, 12, and 16, 1996. Beasley motioned, Brock seconded to approve the minutes as presented. On roll vote, Beasley "aye", Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Krueger "aye", Young "aye", and Mayor Miller "aye". Motion carried unanimously. 3. Citizen Reports A. Council received a citizen report from Joe Dodd regarding illegal closed meetings regarding the Dell Deal. Mr. Dodd presented the Council with lollipops which represented his feelings that the Council had been played for suckers. He hoped that the attorney's advice regarding Closed Meetings was good advice as the attorney would not be the one going to jail with bad advice. He stated that the Council could not have Closed Meetings to discuss tax implications of a land transfer, to discuss the merit~ or demeritm of the Council forming an economic development City of Denton City Council Minutes August 20, 1996 Page 2 53 district, to discuss a land transfer in which the City was neither the buyer nor seller, and talking about another political subdivision buying the land. The agenda portion of prior meetings included "consider acceptance of a possible assignment on behalf of a 4B non-profit economic development corporation to be formed by the City". If the Council had meetings regarding the County forming a 4B corporation, those meetings were illegal meeting. He had been told that all of those meetings had been preclearedbythe Attorney General's office. That was not true. The Attorney General's Office had no history of, no inclination to and no power to approve illegal meetings. The single voter in the election was on the City's legal staff. If that person had not been on the legal staff, as a private citizen, he would not have known to volunteer for the job of voting there. That person was working as an agent of the City. The City Manager and the City Attorney never should have let that employee serve in that manner. If the District bought TI, it would be taken off the tax roll. If the District sold bonds and the program fell apart, the City would be responsible for those bonds. 2. The Council received a citizen report from Jerry C. Drake regarding concerns for the new economic development district in north Denton. Mr. Drake stated that the first time the Council approved the creation of the economic development district at the old TI plant, no debate was entertained on the subject. He presumed that all of the Council's questions had already been answered before entering the Council Chambers. He knew from watching the video taped minutes of the meeting that the Council was provided with packets of information regarding the creation of this EDP. He read the law and studied the documentation related to the creation of this kind of special district and had many q~estions. How could the City Council endorse a real estate scheme of this nature which ran exactly counter to the spirit of the law which enabled it. The intent of the legislature was to further the public purpose of developing and diversifying the economy of the State by providing incentives for the location and development of projects in certain counties to attract visitors and tourists. The law did not include a big corporation or low paying, high tech jobs. The TI deal was not for tourism as indicated. Dell would not bring tourism to the area and the deal was not in the spirit and intent of the law. He asked the Council to not continue to deceive the taxpayers of the City. Council Member Krueger stated that CDD stood for County Development District. Why was Mr. Drake at the City and not at the County. Drake replied that the Council asked for approval of this District. Krueger stated that the Council held a public hearing and no one spoke regarding the issue. city of Denton city Council Minutes August 20, 1996 Page 3 Drake replied that the public hearing was advertised in the legal notices section of the paper exactly in accordance with the law. He did not hear about it until the Dallas Morning News carried the story two days before the election. Council Member Krueger stated that notices were posted by law on the doors of Courthouse and did not understand why Mr. Drake was at the City. Drake stated that he was here to ask the Council to get the City out of the deal. It was his right as a citizen to voice his opinion to the Council. Council Member Krueger understood Mr. Drake's feelings and rights as a citizen but it was still a County issue. Drake replied that the City had voted for the issue andhe resented having to justify being at the meeting. Council Member Young asked Mr. Drake what he wanted the Council to do. Drake asked the Council to dissolve the District and re-evaluate the City's position. 'C. The Council received a citizen report from chris Coil regarding concerns for the new economic development district in north Denton. Mr. Coil stated that he had concerns about the CDD and the Council's role in the process. The Bill talked about inhabited land and was designed to give the people a role in the process. It did not mention about the Council or the County being able to make these types of decisions. The voters were supposed to be able to decide whether to create a district or not. This was a scandal. The Assistant City Attorney was sent out to live in a trailer for the minimum days in order to be a registered voter to vote on the issue. He had a concern about zoning of the property which was Light Industrial. He was told from the Zoning Office that the only way an individual could be living there and claim that that was his Dermanent address was to be the owner of the property or an employee of TI. A special use permit could have been issued to allow someone to live there but none was approved. If the property was not zoned correctly, that was not his legal residence. Mr. Drake had admitted that the trailer was not his and he questioned who it belonged to and was Drake paying rent and utilities. This was a city employee and if he was not Daying these, he was receiving a considerable amount of money to either vote a certain way which was illegal or, as a representative of the City, was receiving in-kind contributions which was a conflict of interest. Coil expressed concerns about access to the polling site. The public was not allowed in for any early voting and when they entered the day of the election their licenses and names were taken down. Mr. Drake did not allow access to the polling site on City of Denton City Council Minutes August 20, 1996 Page 4 55 election day and no poll watchers. The public had no access to information regarding this issue. D. The Council received a citizen report from Mark Atkins regarding concerns for the new economic development district in north Denton. Mr. Atkins felt that there might be a possible violation of voting rights. Voting rights were recognized as a fundamental right by the Supreme Court. There had to be a compelling need to set aside voting rights and even if demonstrated, the governmental body had to show that no less restrictive alternative existed. Voting rights were predicated on three principles. Each vote had to count equally, the franchise must be broadly available, and to be a meaningful vote, the ballot must reflect a sufficiently represented choice. In this case, all three were violated and he felt there was a compelling interest to look into this procedure for voting rights violations. E. The Council received a citizen report from Phyllis Atkins regarding concerns for the new economic development district in north Denton. Ms. Atkins stated that she was a small business owner in the City. She had a concern about how the vote on this issue was taken and felt that it needed to be undone. Her concern was from the point of view of a small business owner. She had done a survey regarding this issue and the feeling she received was that any time there was a tax abatement, small business was hurt. When large corporations, which had the m'oney, did not pay the taxes, the small businesses were hurt. F. The Council received a citizen report from Eric Posa regarding concerns for the new economic development district in north Denton. Mr. Posa stated that he was concerned about the County Development District. His main concern dealt with the question of precedence and what precedence had been set by the development of this district and the manner in which it was developed. The ethical and legal manner under which the election was held to create the district was questionable. He was concerned that this might not be the only time this would occur. A single person employed by the City created a district under which substantial tax breaks would be given to a corporation. Money which would be taken out of the tax base. He wanted to warn the Council of a potential problem. When would be the next time the Council would have an opportunity to have a major corporation come to the city and would this happen again at another site. The County had the power to add whatever land they chose to the district. What if this was expanded to include other businesses and neighborhoods and how much would this take from the tax base. City of Denton City Council Minutes August 20, 1996 Page 5 G. The Council received a citizen report from Mark Davis regarding concerns for the new economic development district in north Denton. Mr. Davis stated that he was a long term resident of the City of Denton. He was teaching his children how to vote and how to address grievances. The City's action was showing that it was alright to circumvent the electorate and to represent the will of a few over the will of the people. Any time the people were denied say on how their economic future would be decided, the community was given a great injustice. Were the children in Denton being taught that the police were needed at'elections to protect city servants from peaceful citizens, that it was alright to violate zoning ordinances in order to expedite a cause, and a new math as far as taxation went. The actions of Council went beyond the realm of ignorance into the area of willful disregard of office. Dell Computer was a corporation with a Board of Directors whose job was to act in the best interest of the corporation. The city of Denton was a corporation which had a city council whose job was to act in the best interest of its citizens. Davis asked the Council to void the election and to stop giving tax incentives. Council Member Cott asked if Davis had a monthly or quarterly meeting of his organization. Davis replied that he belonged to several organizations. Council Member Cott asked if the speakers here were from a single organization and if so could he attend their meetings. Davis replied that he was speaking on public actions. He belonged to the Denton County Labor Party and all were invited to their meetings. H. The Council received a citizen report from Chuck Norton regarding concerns for the new economic development district in north Denton. Mr. Norton stated that he had served as an election judge for many county elections and felt that the election process was very sacred. The election process should be open to public inspection. The event which happened on August 10th at TI was not an election. County Commissioner Don Hill called it a charade. He was disturbed that members of the City Council, who were elected members, supported that election process. He hoped that Council would revoke the resolution in support of the CDD. It set a bad example for the children on how the democratic process worked. Council Member Young stated that when he was first elected there were not enough jobs in Denton for young people. It was the Council's job to bring in good paying jobs for the City. The Dell deal came with high paying jobs and in order to have Dell, an economic development district had to be created. He believed in open government and he did not like the process from the beginning City of Denton City Council Minutes August 20, 1996 Page 6 as he was told he could not talk about the proposal. As it was not sure that the Dell deal was finished, there was a need to complete the creation of the district. The citizens were kept from knowing what was going on until the end of the issue. This kind of election was not American but with the new bill from the Legislature, it could be done in this manner. This was an attempt to have good jobs in Denton. The mechanism might have seemed un- American but it was done for the good of the city. 4. Public Hearings A. The Council held a public hearing and considered adoption of an ordinance to rezone Lots 6-9, Block A, of the Willowwood Addition from the Multi-Family 2 (MF-2) zoning district to the Single Family 7 (SF-7) zoning district on property located on the west side of Golf Court, north of Willowwood. (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval 7-0.) Frank Robbins, Director for Planning and Development, stated that this case was a result of transferring the zoning map to the GIS system. The 1969 zoning map did not follow property lines in this area. Development had occurred in the multi-family 2 zone. If approved, the single family zoning district would follow the property lines. The Mayor opened the public hearing. No one spoke during the public hearing. The Mayor closed the public hearing. The following ordinance was considered: NO. 96-179 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR A CHANGE FROM THE MULTI-FAMILY TWO (MF-2) ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION AND USE DESIGNATION TO THE SINGLE-FAMILY SEVEN (SF-7) ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATIONAND USE DESIGNATION FOR PORTIONS OF LAND LOCATED WITHIN LOTS SIX THROUGH NINE, BLOCK A, OF THE WILLOWWOODADDITION, LOCATED ON GOLF COURT, WEST OF WISTERIA AND NORTH OF WILLOWWOOD; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2,000.00 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Brock motioned, Young seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll vote, Beasley "aye", Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Krueger "aye", Young "aye", and Mayor Miller "aye". Motion carried unanimously. B. The Council held a public hearing and considered adoption of an ordinance to rezone .82 acres from the General Retail (GR) zoning district to the Commercial conditioned, (C[c]) zoning district. The tract was located on the south side of University Drive, approximately 135 feet east of Primrose and wa~ known as 58 City of Denton City Council Minutes August 20, 1996 Page 7 1815 W. University Drive. recommended approval 7-0.) (The Planning and Zoning Commission Frank Robbins, Director for Planning and Development, stated that this zoning ordinance included conditions which added to the list of uses to be allowed in the general retail district plus deleted some uses from the general retail district. Additional conditions included no additional lighting would be allowed to shine directly on adjoining property or within 25 feet of the property lines. This was an adaptive reuse situation and another condition was that the existing landscaping in front and rear of the property would have to be maintained. The Mayor opened the public hearing. No one spoke during the public hearing. The Mayor closed the public hearing. The following ordinance was considered: NO. 96-180 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR A CHANGE FROM THE GENERAL RETAIL (GR) ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION AND USE DESIGNATION TO THE COMMERCIAL CONDITIONED (C[c]) ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION AND USE DESIGNATION FOR 0.82 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 1815 W. UNIVERSITY DRIVE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2,000.00 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Young motioned, Beasley seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll vote, Beasle¥ "aye", Brock "nay", Cott "aye", Krueger "aye", Young "aye", and Mayor Miller "aye". Motion carried with a 5-1 vote. C. The Council held a public hearing with regard to the proposed annexation of a 29.115 acre tract located north of Blagg Road and east of Geesling Road and gave staff directions~ (A-73) Frank Robbins, Director for Planning and Development stated this was the second public hearing with no action required by the Council. Council had asked to make sure the residents knew of the possible annexation which had been done. The Mayor opened the public hearing. No one spoke during the public hearing. The Mayor closed the public hearing. Consensus of the Council was to proceed with the annexation process. City of Denton City Council Minutes August 20, 1996 Page 8 59 D. The Council held a public hearing with regard to the annexation of a 96.78 acre tract located north of Mingo Road and west of CoOper Creek Road and gave staff direction. (A-72) Frank Robbins, DirectOr of Planning and Development, stated that this was the second public hearing on this petition for annexation. The Mayor opened the public hearing. Dennis Jerke, representing the EDS Corporation, stated that EDS was requesting the annexation of the property for zoning purposes. A zoning application would be made after annexation. The Mayor closed.the public hearing. Consensus of the Council was to continue with the annexation process. 5. Variances .A. The Council consider exaction variances of the following sections of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, for Lots 6-12, Block A, Hickory Creek Estates. The subject property was in the Agricultural (A) zoning district and was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Jim Christal Road and Egan Road, Variances included Section 34-114 (5) providing for perimeter street paving, Section 34-114 (17) providing for sidewalks, Section 34-116 (c) requiring fire hydrants, and Section 34-116 (e) requiring adequate water .capacity for fire protection. (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of all of the requested variances 7-0.) Frank Robbins, Director of Planning and Development, stated that these variances were for property which was located outside the City limits. Exaction variances were those which exceeded any reasonable benefit for the property. These three variances could be voted on as a group or individually. The first two variances dealt with perimeter street paving and sidewalks. The cost of those improvements would be in excess of $175,000 which the Planning and Zoning Commission felt was excessive for the benefit. The cost for the improvements for the fire hydrants and water pressure in excess of $368,000. Brock motioned, Cott seconded to approve the variances as a group. On roll vote, Beasley "aye", Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Krueger "aye", Young "nay", and Mayor Miller "aye". Motion carried with a 5-1 vote. 6. Consent Agenda Brock motioned, Beasley seconded to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. On roll vote, Beasley "aye", Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Krueger "aye", and Mayor Miller "aye". Motion carried unanimously. 60 City of Denton city Council Minutes August 20, 1996 Page 9 A. Bids and Purchase Orders: 2. 3. 4. 5. Bid #1777 - Health Insurance and Actuarial Consulting Services - 2nd year renewal Bid #1924 - Analytical Testing Bid #1926 - Jim Christal Electric Substation Package RFSP #1925 - Automated Metering Pilot System Bid #1929 - Cooling Tower Renovation 7. Consent Agenda ordinances Beasley motioned, Brock seconded to adopt Consent Agenda Ordinances 7.A. - 7.C. On roll vote, Beasley "aye", Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Krueger "aye", and Mayor Miller "aye". Motion carried unanimously. A. NO. 96-181 AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING COMPETITIVE BIDS AND AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES OR SERVICES; PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THEREFOR; AND PROVIDING FORAN EFFECTIVE DATE. (5.A.1. - Bid #1777, 5.A.2. - Bid $1924, 5.A.5. - Bid #1929) B. NO. 96-182 AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING COMPETITIVE BIDS AND PROVIDING FOR THE AWARD OF CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS OR IMPROVEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THEREFOR; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (5.A.3. - Bid #1926) C. NO. 96-183 AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSAL AND AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES OR SERVICES; PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THEREFORE; AND PROVIDING FORANEFFECTIVE DATE. (5.A.4. - RFSP #1925) 8. Ordinances A. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract for professional legal services between the City of Denton and Lloyd, Gosselink, Fowler, Blevins & Mathews, P.C., a Texas Corporation. Bob Nelson, Executive Director for Utilities, stated that the City hired this firm several months ago to assist the City with work related to transmission rates. The rate package had been put together and was before the PUC. The legal aspects were more involved than anticipated and more contract work was needed. The following ordinance was considered: City of Denton City Council Minutes August 20, 1996 Page 10 61 NO. 96-184 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND LLOYD, GOSSELINK, FOWLER, BLEVINS & MATHEWS, P.C., A TEXAS CORPORATION; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THEREFOR; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Cott motioned, Brock seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll vote, Beasley "aye", Brock "aye", Cott."aye", Krueger "aye", and Mayor Miller "aye". Motion carried unanimously. 9. Resolutions A. The Council considered approval of a resolution allowing Habitat for Humanity of Denton to sell items in Civic Center Park on September 28, 1996. Ed Hodney, Director of Parks and Recreation, stated that this was the third year for Habitat 'for Humanity to conduct a fund raising- event in'the Civic Center Park. In prior years, the event was held in the Civic Center and permission was not needed from the Council. Per City ordinance, the organization needed Council approval to sell items in 'the park. The following resolution was considered: NO. R96-038 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A DENTON PARKS ANDRECREATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF DENTON FOR THE USE OF THE CIVIC CENTER PARK ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1996; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Beasley motioned, Krueger seconded to approve the resolution, on roll vote, Beasley "aye", Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Krueger "aye", and Mayor Miller "aye". Motion carried unanimously. B. The Council considered approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the pubic transportation contract with the Texas Department of Transportation for funding public transportation. Joseph Portugal, Assistant to the City Manager, stated that approval of this resolution would authorize an amendment to the fiscal year 1995-96 contract with the Texas Department of Transportation. It allowed the City to spend $26,260 in State funding for vans for the demand response system and extended the time frame to December 31, 1996. The following resolution was considered: 62¸ City of Denton City Council Minutes August 20, 1996 Page 11 NO. R96-039 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NO. I TO THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FUNDING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Beasley motioned, Brock seconded to approve the resolution. On roll vote, Beasley "aye", Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Krueger "aye", and Mayor Miller "aye". Motion carried unanimously. C. The Council considered approval of a resolution supporting the City of Denton remaining in the 817 area code. This item was included in Agenda Item $12. 10. The Council considered nominations/appointments to the City's Boards and Commissions. Council Member Cott nominated Jim Gwilliams to the Cable T. V. Advisory Board. Council Member Young nominated Johnny Stracener to the Pl!!mbing and Mechanical Code Board. Council Member Beasley nominated Charles Ridens to the Traffic Safety Commission. 11. The Council received and considered information on the 1996-97 fiscal year budget and gave staff direction. City Manager Benavides stated that staff had presented Council with recommendations for allocation for the Lalor funds. There would be an item on the September 3rd agenda to award those contracts. There was also some additional information on SPAN, the seizure fund and the library fund. council Member Young asked if the Phoenix Park expansion and the Oakwood Cemetery expansion were going to be considered in the budget. City Manager Benavides stated the Phoenix Park expansion could be budgeted in the General Fund. The Cemetery did not meet the requirements. The State did not allow the City to go into new cemetery business unless the property was adjacent which this particular property was not. There was still capacity in the existing cemetery for the next 10 years. Council Member Young asked for consideration for money to purchase the right-of-way for the extension of Newton Street to Scott Street. Council Member Beasley questioned the amount for a Civic Center bridge. City of Denton City Council Minutes August 20, 1996 Page 12 Rick Svehla, Deputy City Manager, stated that the City had a consultant examine the project. One problem was that if a new bridge was built, it would have to be lengthened as it was in a flood way and would have to be wider. There were also six pipes which would have to be moved. Mayor Pro Tem Brock stated that any bridge built would need to be part of the Park Master Plan. She wanted to make sure it would fit into the plan for the future. Council Member Krueger stated that he was not satisfied with the budget and felt that it needed to be looked at more. There was a proposal for a lowering of the tax rate but not lowering taxes. He asked staff to show him what a 3-5% cut in every budget would do.. What would that do and how much money would it generate. He felt that the employees were not happy with the lump pay which was not increasing their salary. He did not like the idea of a lump pay. He also asked the Council to give serious consideration to removing Main Street from the Lalor funding and fund through the General Fund. He wanted to give the remaining dollars as a percentage rather than a lump sum amount. Council Member Beasley asked what would happen next year with SPAN and its funding. Joseph Portugal, Assistant to the City Manager, Stated that staff was working on a five year strategic plan. council Member Young stated that he agreed with Council Member Krueger's request for a 3-5% cut across the board. 12. The Council considered a request to allow the Mayor to submit to the Public Utilities Commission the City's need to remain within the 817 area code. Gary Collins, Director of Information Services, stated that currently the 817 area code went from Waco to Wichita Falls. It was estimated that the 817 area code would run out of numbers by January of 1998. The Public Utility Commission had two alternative plans to break up the 817 area code to two other area codes. One plan was to create a metro area Fort Worth and all other areas would be in another area code. The second alternative was to have one area code starting at Waco and going north to Fort Worth. There would still be a metro in Fort Worth and another area code at Wichita Falls. In both plans, Denton would not be in the metro area. He had presented the City's position at the Public Utilities Commission's public hearing last week. Krueger motioned, Young seconded to approve a request to the Public Utility Commission to have Denton remain in the 817 area code. On roll vote, Beasley "aye", Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Krueger "aye", Young "aye", and Mayor Miller "aye". Motion carried unanimously. 64 City of Denton City Council Minutes August 20, 1996 Page 13 13. Vision Update Mayor Pro Tem Brock stated that the Entranceway Committee would be having a meeting soon to plan a presentation to the Development Policy Committee so as to avoid duplication of efforts. She had been giving presentations to neighborhood groups and giving out the new Vision brochure which detailed the recommendations of the various Vision groups. 14. Miscellaneous matters from the City Manager. City Manager Benavides did not have any items for the Council. 15. There was no. official action taken on items discussed during the Closed Session. 16. New business The following items of New Business were suggested by Council for future agendas: A. Council Member Young felt that another traffic light was needed on Spencer and Loop 288. 17. The Council did not meet in a continuation of the Closed Meeting. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m. WaLTeRS ITY SECRETARY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS ACC00335