Minutes January 15, 1997CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JANUARY 15, 1997
The Council convened into a joint session with the Denton
Independent School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday, January
15, 1997 at 12:00 noon at the Radisson Hotel.
PRESENT: Mayor Miller; Mayor Pro Tem Brock; Council Members
Beasley, Biles, and Cott.
ABSENT: Council Member Young
1. The Council Receive a report and held a discussion regarding
the joint City/DISD Planning Group.
Ted Benavides, City Manager, stated that a joint City/DISD Planning
Group would be formed. This group would provide additional
coordination for particular issues dealing with the two groups. Ed
Hodney, Director of Parks and Recreation would coordinate for the
City.
Albert Thomas, Superintendent of Schools, stated that Ray Braswell
would coordinate the issues for the DISD. Time was needed to
coordinate the group and get the proposal.ready for City Council
and ISD approval.
2. The Council received an update and held a discussion on the
new middle school to be built in South Lakes Park.
Dr. Thomas stated that the school would be out for bids on January
23rd. All issues concerning the land had been resolved and within
a month the project should begin. The Acme Brick property was
acquired and the school should open in 1998. This would be a time
of transition to move the sixth grades to middle schools.
3. The Council received an update and held a discussion on the
connector street between Loop 288 and Mayhill Road.
Jerry Clark, Director of Engineering and Transportation, stated
that they were working with the DISD on alternatives to the
McKinney Street entrance to Ryan High School. There was a proposal
for a north entrance at Mayhill Road. This was in the fourth year
of the CIP proposal and included a signal and a new road. It was
felt that this would be a help for economic development in the
area. Design on the road would begin in 1998. A fifth year
project would be to rebuild Mayhill and reconstruct Mills. The
corners of Mayhill Road would also be widened to help address the
access issue.
4. The Council received an update and held a discussion regarding
the status of the city bond program.
Rick Svehla, Deputy City Manager, stated that projects in the bond
issue included Kerley and Robertson Streets drainage, sidewalks in
southeast Denton and the purchase of Loop 288 right-of-way.
Included in the first year of the program was the installation of
traffic signals at Oak/Hickory at Bonnie Brae and turn lanes at
U.S.380, Bell Avenue and Sherman Drive. Included in the second
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year of the program was Nottingham, Mingo Road to Audra Lane with
railroad crossing signals. Later years included a Mayhill/Loop 288
connector and Mills Road.
5. The Council received an update
signals to be installed on McKinney
Kings Row.
and held a discussion on
at Mayhill and Loop 288 at
Rick Svehla, Deputy city Manager, stated that approval was needed
from the State regarding the signal at Kings Row and Loop 288.
Design would begin soon and the signal should be in by March. The
signal at McKinney and Mayhill was a TxDOt signal. The contract
was let in November with 120 days to complete. The signal should
begin work in February with completion seen approximately in late
Spring.
6. The Council received a update and held a discussion regarding
the status of the Development Plan Committee.
Rick Svehla, Deputy city Manager, stated that the Development Plan
committee had been working for over a year on this update.
currently they were working on the concept map. The Committee was
going over the document line by line and probably would not be
finished before February/March. The process would be to receive
public comment, proceed to the Planning and Zoning Commission and
finally go before the City Council. The earliest the process could
be completed would be May but more likely it would be June or July.
7. The Council received a report and held a discussion regarding
building permit activity in Denton.
Rick Svehla, Deputy City Manager, reviewed statistics from the
prior year. It appeared that most of the building permit activity
this year was in the residential area as opposed to commercial.
Some of the building was outside the city limits but was still in
the DISD boundaries.
City Manager Benavides felt that these meetings were a great way to
exchange ideas and information between the two entities. The next
meeting was scheduled for April 16th.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:15 p.m.
J~NiFE~ WALTERS
C~¥ SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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