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Minutes July 16, 1997CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTESError! Bookmark not defined. JULY 16, 1997 The Council convened into a joint meeting with the Denton Independent School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday, July 16, 1997 at the Radisson Hotel. PRESENT: Mayor Miller; Mayor Pro Tem Brock; Council Members Beasley, Cochran, and Durrance ABSENT: Council Members Kristoferson and Young 1. Both the Council and Board of Trustees declared that a quorum was present for the meeting. 2. The Council received a report and held a discussion regarding the DISD redistricting. Ray Braswell, Associate Superintendent, stated that the new middle school would be ready for the fall of 1998 and there was a need to redraw the boundaries of the elementary schools. Many hours had been spent on those boundaries with input from the parents of students at the schools. There had been a review of the elementary schools which would feed into the middle schools and then to the high schools. With the new plan, there would be five elementary schools feeding into each high school. Council Member Beasley stated that there had been an article indicating that growth of the DISD was at the bottom of current projections. Albert Thomas, Superintendent of Schools, stated that the growth of the District was about what was expected. Mayor Miller indicated that 3-4% of the growth was in the City limits and that less than 1% was from outside the City limits. Braswell replied correct. 3. The Council received a report and held a discussion regarding the DARE program. Mike Jez, Executive Director of Operations, stated that the DARE program would remain the same this year in the K-6 grades. The PTA felt that the K-2 program should be dropped and added to the 7th and 8th grades. The concept for the DARE program was an extended program for the elementary schools. Council Member Young arrived at the meeting. City of Denton City Council Minutes July 16, 1997 Page 2 Jez continued that there currently was no DARE program for the 6th and 7th grades. It was suggested that a program called GREAT be used for those grades and that DARE then continue with the 8th grade. The Police Department would need input from the DISD on whether to drop the K-2 program and make other adjustments to the program. Questions for such a change would include how to logistically change the K-6 and 3-8 program and how to handle such a transition. 4. The Council received a report and held a discussion regarding the formation of a joint committee to review the impact of zoning changes and development within the City. Ted Benavides, City Manager, stated that Ed Hodney, Director of Parks and Recreation, and Ray Braswell of the DISD would represent the proposed committee. Zoning coordination issues would be considered by the committee and the committee would work on what issues would be associated with the zoning coordination. Thomas stated that a long-term goal of the committee would be to provide procedures to use for long- term growth and planning. Such a plan would provide an idea where schools would be placed in the future. Council Member Young asked where future schools were planned. Thomas stated that a new middle school would be needed near the year 2002. While an exact location was not known at this point in time, it generally would be located in the east part of the District. There was also a need for a new early childhood center close to the present location. Council Member Young asked about the Fred Moore Learning Center. Thomas stated that the program would be for students past early childhood to expand the current program. 5. Mayor's Comments Mayor Miller presented the following comments: issues. Saturday the Council would be participating in an all day meeting regarding planning B. Council was working on the next year's budget. C. A 21-acre park site would be dedicated to the City as the result of a recent zoning case. D. Recent issues concerning the Denton Housing Authority had been resolved. City of Demon City Council Minutes July 16, 1997 Page 3 6. President's Comments President Schaake stated that: A. The DISD was also beginning their budget process B. Congratulations to Mayor Miller on receiving the Pitstick award. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:10 p.m. JACK MILLER, MAYOR CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS JENNIFER WALTERS CITY SECRETARY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS